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Aliens fly in for Halloween Show

The 2011 Inverness Festivals Winter programme starts Friday 28th October with an event that is expected to see hundreds of children in costume heading to the banks of the River Ness in order to save their city.   "Alien Invasion - Close Encounters of the UFO" will be staged on Ness Islands from 6.30pm until 8.30pm for two nights (Friday 28th and Saturday 29th) and will feature the creative talents of Eden Court Theatre's Outreach Team, Arts in Motion and The Highland Council's Lighting Department and over 100 performers.  

Haunted House In Thurso

THURSO FIRE STATION Presents HAUNTED HOUSE VENUE E&M WORKSHOP RIVERSIDE THURSO ON FRIDAY 28TH October AND SATURDAY 29TH October 7pm till Late!! "You had better bring a friend".  

Wick Gala - A Poem by Isabel Salmon

Wick Gala Isabel (mckay) Salmon.   Div ye ae Week o' long ago Or no 'at long id seems When ae Gala id took pleyce in style Doon on ae bleaching green Ae processiom aye geed through ae toon And up Kinnairdie Gran' We thocht id wiss ae finest sicht Ere seen in all ae lan' Wey had all ae herrin' lassies oot, An' ae owld box kert besides, Boot ae "Dennis"wis ae best o' a' She truly wis oor pride.  

The Occasional Cabaret - At Lyth

Musical Comedy - The Occasional Cabaret in Apocalypse! Saturday, 29th Oct.  8pm, 2 hrs.  

Traditional Scottish Music - TMSA Young Trad Tour

Traditional Scottish Music - TMSA Young Trad Tour, At Lyth Arts Centre Tuesday, 25th Oct.  8pm, 2 hrs.  

Faith Hope and Charity

Dedication service marks return of The Three Virtues - Faith Hope and Charity The return to Inverness of the Three Virtues' statues - Faith Hope and Charity - is being marked with a special ecumenical church service on Saturday 22 October at Ness Bank Church of Scotland, starting at 2 pm.   The 9ft tall statues, each weighing 4.2 tonnes, have been installed on to separate stone plinths with a stone facing at Ness Bank Gardens between Ness Bank and Castle Road.  

The Cooper - A Poem By Isabel Salmon

The Cooper Isabel (mckay) Salmon.   If ye lived ower in Poltney Toon Way back in '22 An' yer faither wis a cooper An' he wisna on ae "broo" Then ye can hould yir head up high An' walk wi' honest pride For ae copper wis a journeyman An expert at his trade Ae coopers they depended Upon ae fishing crew Till catch ae bonnie herring An' keep ae barrels fu' Ae fisher girls were ready Wi' gutting knife in hand To dress the "silver darlings" For export to a foreign land Those days are gone for ever Yet may history relate Tales of Wick in all its glory With the herring in full spate..  

Home Rule - A Poem By Isabel Salmon

Home Rule Isabel (mckay) Salmon.   Oh tell me fit yir mammy said When ye cam oot tae play She said "ye'll keep yir peeny claen Ids no ma washin' day" Then tell me fit yir mammy said When ye geed aff tae school She said "mind fit yir teacher says An' dinna act ae fool" So tell me fit yir mammy said When ye went till yir work She said "Mind ye get there on time An' see ye dinna shirk" Now tell me fit yir mammy said When ye brang hon' yir pay She said "ye'll get a sixpence noo Ae rest on new year's day!".  

Highland Music Day 2011 - Percussion

570 primary and secondary young people from all over Highland were in Inverness yesterday (Thursday 6 October) to take part in the 2011 Highland Music Day.   Organised by The Highland Council, seven venues across the city were used to host workshops for young musicians of strings, brass, woodwind, bagpipes and pipe band drumming, traditional music and percussion.  

Highland Music Day 2011 - Brass

570 primary and secondary young people from all over Highland were in Inverness yesterday (Thursday 6 October) to take part in the 2011 Highland Music Day.   Organised by The Highland Council, seven venues across the city were used to host workshops for young musicians of strings, brass, woodwind, bagpipes and pipe band drumming, traditional music and percussion.