What’s on in Sutherland this weekend and into next week
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FRIDAY, APRIL 26
Walk
Medieval Pilgrimage walk at Helmsdale today 11.30am-12.30pm. Meet at Timespan at 11.20am. After a 10-minute strength and balance exercise session, participants will walk over the old Telford Bridge to the cemetery where seating and hot chocolate will be provided. The graveyard was the site of the medieval Helmsdale Hospital. Following the walk, a short archive film of the local area will be screened.
Bingo
Bingo at Strathy Hall tonight. Eyes down 7pm. Tea/coffee and raffle. Tickets £2 a book.
Film Night
Dornoch Cinema Club meets at Dornoch Community Centre tonight from 7pm.
Kyle of Sutherland Cinema Club film night at Bonar Bridge Community Hall tonight 7.30pm.
Art Exhibition Launch
Launch of Jane Cooper’s new art exhibition Threigsinn (Abandoned) at Strathnaver Museum Annex tonight from 7pm. Jane Cooper uses maps and archival images to explore the stories of those removed during the Highland Clearances from straths and glens to coastal strips and further afield.
Live Music
Caithness Big Band performs at Reay Village Hall tonight 7.30pm-10pm. Entry by donation. Raffle. BYOB. All proceeds to Arran’s appeal for Anthony Nolan.
SATURDAY, APRIL 27
Car Boot Sale
Car boot sale at Dornoch Community Centre on Saturday 9.30am-12.30pm. Stalls £5. Contact: jaen.rowland@outlook.com
Community Markets
Rogart Development Trust presents the Spring Market at Rogart Mart on Saturday 10am-2pm. Food, crafts and music. Free entry and parking.
Community market at Ullapool Village Hall on Saturday 11am-4pm.
Etching Class
Etching class / drypoint printing workshop with John McNaught at An Talla Solais, Ullapool, on Saturday 10am-4pm. £75pp. Email: charlotte@antallasolais.org
Coffee Morning
Helmsdale Village Hub fundraising coffee morning at Helmsdale Community Centre on Saturday 11am-1.30pm. Music with Geordie Jack; prize bingo; raffle; home baking; teas and coffees.
Music and chat
Sutherland Community Forest Trust presents an evening of music and chat with author and musician Rob Gibson at The Store Bistro and Bar, Bettyhill, on Saturday 7pm.
Social Dance
Social Dance at Bonar Bridge Hall on Saturday 7.30pm-9.30pm. Ballroom and ceilidh. £7.50 pp. BYOB.
Live Music
Multi-instrumentalist Anna Massie performs at Bunillidh Sports Club, Helmsdale, on Saturday 7.30pm-9.30pm.
Live Music
Musician Wee James performs at Brora Rangers Social Club on Saturday 7.30pm. Families welcome. £10 per adult.
Cabaroke
Cabaroke at the Sutherland Inn, Brora, on Saturday from 8pm. A multi-voice tribute show.
MONDAY, APRIL 29
Coffee and Catch-up
Over 60s coffee and catch up with biscuits and cakes at the Kyle of Sutherland Hub on Monday 11.30am-1pm. Booking essential.
AGM
Friends of Clyne War Memorial Association AGM at Brora Community Centre on Monday 7pm. Following the business of the AGM, Edda MaRae ‘Remembers’. Tea/coffee and raffle. Donations welcome.
Growing Group
Kyle of Sutherland Growing Group meets at Invershin Community Hall on Monday 7pm-9pm. Plant and seed, magazines and book swap event.
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