What’s on in Sutherland this weekend and into next week

FRIDAY, JUNE 14

Screen Machine

Mobile cinema the Screen Machine will be at Durness on Friday and Saturday; at Bettyhill next Monday and Tuesday and at Lairg on Wednesday and Thursday. To see what films are being screened and to book tickets, visit www.screenmachine.co.uk

SATURDAY, JUNE 15

Community markets

Tain community market at Rose Garden on Saturday 10am-2pm.

Lairg community market at Lairg Community Centre on Monday from 1.30pm.

Clothing Fair

Lohbroom and Ullapool Trust Re-Love clothing fair at Ullapool Village Hall on Friday 2pm-8pm and Saturday10am-4pm. Refreshments. Bring along old or odd socks and learn how to create something beautiful from them.

Bracken brash

Bracken brash at Ledmore and Migdale Woods on Saturday 10am-1pm. Help revive an area of young woodland through tidying up the old planting and bashing broom and bracken. Meet at the large layby on the A949 at the west end of the oakwood. For more information contact site manager Ross Watson on 07585 995300 or rosswatson@woodlandtrust.org

Coffee Morning

Coffee morning and raffle at Old School Cafe, Embo, on Saturday 10am-1pm. In aid of Embo senior citizens’ Christmas gift fund.

Learning Exchange

Natural heritage learning exchange at the Kyle Centre, Tongue, on Saturday 11.30am-3.30pm. An invitation to meet coastal community groups to hear and be inspired by how they have joined with residents in their areas to learn about and care for nature. A fun and insightful interactive session. All welcome.

Table Top Sale

Table top sale with afternoon tea at Rosehall Village Hall on Saturday. Raffle and tombola. In aid of the Four Seasons Club.

Marie Curie Tea Party

Tea Party in aid of Marie Curie at Broomfield, Rogart, on Saturday from 2pm. All welcome. Entry by donation.

Films Gu Leor

Films Gu Leor is screening The Big Picture’s documentary Why Not Scotland? at Melness Community Hall on Saturday 6.30pm for 7pm. A founding member of the Scottish Rewilding Alliance, the Big Picture is calling for Scotland to be the world’s first Rewilding Nation. Refreshments and the opportunity for a discussion afterwards.

Quiz Night

Community Care Assynt quiz night at Lochinver Village Hall on Saturday 7pm. Maximum four per team. £5 pp. Trophy for winning team. All proceeds to Community Care Assynt. Contact the Assynt Centre to book a table. 01571 844144.

SUNDAY, JUNE 16

Vintage car rally

Vintage, historic and classic car and motor cycle rally at Tain Links on Sunday from 10am.

Live Music

Singer, guitarist and songwriter Kris Drever, from Orkney, performs at the Ceilidh Place, Ullapool, on Sunday from 8.30pm. Book via ticketsource.

MONDAY, JUNE 17

Dementia Friends

Interactive dementia workshop at Bettyhill Library on Monday 10am-11.30am. Learn what it is like to live with dementia. The workshop will be delivered by Isobel Stevenson, dementia advisor Alzheimer Scotland. Email: istevenson@alzscot.org or ring: 07818 538683.

TUESDAY, JUNE 18

Nature Walks

Join the countryside ranger for a guided nature walk ‘Nature Bites - Bees and Butterflies and More’ at Ullapool on Tuesday 10.30am-12pm. You will learn about the importance of polliators, how to find them and how to survey them. Book via Eventbrite.

Join the countryside ranger for a 5km guided walk to the Bone Caves, Inchnadamph, on Tuesday 11am-2pm. Meet at the Bone Caves car park, 4km south of Inchnadamph. For more information, contact Donald Mitchell on 07766 475388 or email: donald.mitchell@highlifehighland.com

THURSDAY, JUNE 20

Nature Walk

Join the countryside ranger for a ‘Molehill to Mountain’ walk at Lael High Forest Route, near Ullapool, on Thursday 10am-12.30pm. The first walk in a series that sees your reach increasingly higher heights until a Munro is tackled in the autumn.

It is recommended that you check with organisers in advance to ensure that the events listed are going ahead as planned.

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