magbrin
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Happy New Year!
It is at this time of year we are all making plans for the summer (at least those of us who are not skiing or lingering in the Spanish winter sun).
We have decided on the Midsummer weekend for the Highland Gathering, which will be a party to celebrate our 5th Anniversary of hosting meets and gatherings at Brin. It is hard to believe that this will be the sixth year ………………… thirteen “wild” events have already washed under the bridge, as it were!
We will be inviting members of different forums. It will be informal, and free, and you can join in as little or as much as you like. Generous donations for the Cairngorm Mountain rescue team are accepted – last year, in total, we donated over £1,100. The main thing, though, is that I am hoping that we will get lots of old friends who came to some of the earlier meets, as well, as more recent visitors and new faces. We will limit numbers, if we think that there are going to be too many, so book early to avoid disappointment. I already have four signed up – even before the thread is posted!
The dates: 18/19th – 22nd June.
The Venue: Brin Herb Nursery, IV2 6XD
Activities: The main event will be a BBQ and bonfire, probably on the Saturday night. There are opportunities for walks, bird watching, cycling, or just soaking up the summer sun, and of course meeting friends, old and new, not to mention eating and drinking. A Saturday trip to Inverness is popular with shopping addicts (on the service bus – bring your bus pass, if you have one!) and it is likely that there will be a trip to the pub – although The Dores Inn has changed hands, and I am not sure what the situation with the community minibus will be at that stage.
More details will follow in due course, and if you have any queries let me know. But in the mean time I look forward to seeing you all.
All the Best and safe travels
Margaret
PS. We are not setting the date for the minimeet at this stage, but are likely to set a late September/early October date about the time of the Gathering.
It is at this time of year we are all making plans for the summer (at least those of us who are not skiing or lingering in the Spanish winter sun).
We have decided on the Midsummer weekend for the Highland Gathering, which will be a party to celebrate our 5th Anniversary of hosting meets and gatherings at Brin. It is hard to believe that this will be the sixth year ………………… thirteen “wild” events have already washed under the bridge, as it were!
We will be inviting members of different forums. It will be informal, and free, and you can join in as little or as much as you like. Generous donations for the Cairngorm Mountain rescue team are accepted – last year, in total, we donated over £1,100. The main thing, though, is that I am hoping that we will get lots of old friends who came to some of the earlier meets, as well, as more recent visitors and new faces. We will limit numbers, if we think that there are going to be too many, so book early to avoid disappointment. I already have four signed up – even before the thread is posted!
The dates: 18/19th – 22nd June.
The Venue: Brin Herb Nursery, IV2 6XD
Activities: The main event will be a BBQ and bonfire, probably on the Saturday night. There are opportunities for walks, bird watching, cycling, or just soaking up the summer sun, and of course meeting friends, old and new, not to mention eating and drinking. A Saturday trip to Inverness is popular with shopping addicts (on the service bus – bring your bus pass, if you have one!) and it is likely that there will be a trip to the pub – although The Dores Inn has changed hands, and I am not sure what the situation with the community minibus will be at that stage.
More details will follow in due course, and if you have any queries let me know. But in the mean time I look forward to seeing you all.
All the Best and safe travels
Margaret
PS. We are not setting the date for the minimeet at this stage, but are likely to set a late September/early October date about the time of the Gathering.
