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Caithness Music Association 51st Music Festival (2005) Winners
Caithness Music Association 51st Music Festival (2005) Winners A photo gallery of the competitors can be found here. Monday 6th June Trophies Rajkovic Memorial Trophy (247) Dunbeath Primary School Miss Mary Webster Shield (228) Watten Primary School Caithness Glass Company Bowl (229) Nicola Love + Alison Smith Castletown Choral Shield (230) Bower Primary School Mrs Boyd Shield (241) Christopher Stone Forbes Craighead Memorial Trophy (243) Philip Todd Robin Mellor Trophy (242) Colin Stone Eric Mcpherson Trophy (13/14) Ruth Potts Wick Accordion & Fiddle Cup (156/157) Douglas MacKay Wick Accordion & Fiddle Club Shield (152/153/156/157) Kenneth Stone Thurso Strathspey & Reel Society Cup (152) Ruth Potts Music Committee Shield (153) Kenneth Stone Buchanan Shield (130/131) Sandi Polson Jack Duncan Memorial Shield (120/121/122) Lyndsay Vines Mentiplay Cup (123/124) Ruth Potts Tuesday 7th June Trophies Henrietta Sinclair Shield (46) Bower Primary School Ferguson Shield (194) Thrumster Primary Alliance Building Society Cup (193) Halkirk Primary Hamilton Shield (187) Bower Primary School Morven Trophy (186) Thrumster Primary Roseburn Cup (197/198) Colin Stone + Robert Beaven Mackay Shield (7/8) Kieran Begg The Stroma Cup (214/215) Eleanor Tunn Edgar Cup (218/219) Aileen Banks Agnes Custer Memorial Shield (22) Ruth Potts Wick Junior Scroll (111) Lynsey Vines + Mark Johnston Manola Harper Cup (102) Anna Fields Katrina Geddes Shield (97/98) Jayne Paterson Johnstone Shield (99) Ruth Potts Tuesday Evening 7th June Trophies Leslie Sheppard Cup (200/204) STRING THING Margaret Green Quaich (77) Audrey Mackinnon Treble Clef Trophy (69) Matthew Todd Margaret Henderson Memorial Salver (203) Caithness Handbell Ringers Wednesday 8th June Trophies Lady Jessamine Harmsworth Shield (56) Halkirk Primary School Mrs E M Miller Cup (54) Caithness & North Sutherland Childrens Choir William Rankin Wilson Cup (48) Miller Academy Steven Trophy (49) Halkirk Primary Grover Cyne Centenary Bowl (210-211) Andrew Mackay Thurso Choral Society Cup (25) Matthew Todd Owen Calcott Cup (24) Kirsten Todd Anita Oberlander Cup (21) Ruth Potts& Karyn Johnston Phillip Sinclair Trophy (19) Matthew Todd Wick Town Improvements Cup (216) Lyndsay Vines Wednesday Evening 8th June Trophies Practice Chanter Shield Primary (143) Shaun Gray Practice Chanter Shield Secondary (144) Aileen Banks Bagpipe Challenge Shield March (146) Jack Cowan Bagpipe Shield Strathspey & Reel (147) Jack Cowan Thursday 9th June Trophies Mrs Mackenzie Cup (39) Canisbay Primary Mount Pleasant Shield (36) Pulteneytown Primary Mabel Dick Shield (37) Lybster Primary Peter Pan Cup (31) Hillhead Primary Mrs J Gill Cup (33) Canisbay Primary Lewry Shield (41) Mount Pleasant Wick Quartercentenary Trophy (185) Ruth Potts & Karyn Johnston Wick Rotary Club Cup (180) Ruth Potts Zelda Chaiken Linekar Cup (177/178) Kirsty Gunn Mark Smith Shield (217) Jack Beaven Thursday Evening 9th June Trophies Lobban Shield (80) Alison Vines & Brian Johnston Margaret Henderson Memorial Trophy (201) The Young Traditionalds Friday 10th June Trophies Flo Dixie Cup (47) Miller Academy The Pentland Cup (212/213) Katie Rose Macdonald Thurso Town Improvements Cup (236) Hazel Banks Field of Noss Quaich (232-236) Katie and Lyndsey Vines John Munro Shield (235) Katie Vines Henrietta Munro Shield (233) Lyndsey Vines Paperweight Trophy (237) Mary Smith Omand Shield (234) Siobhan Clark James M Gunn Dialect Quaich (232) Sarah Gunn Edinburgh Cup (175) Lyndsey Vines Dorothy Cup (220) Katie Vines Masks Of Comedy & Tragedy (224) Kathryn Cartwright Friday Evening 10th June Trophies Thurso & District Round Table Shield (214-221) Eleanor Tunn, Reay Henry Rosie Memorial Shield (9-15) Joanna Harper, Miller Academy Mrs Fred Shearer Bowl (87) Caithness WRI Choir Wick & Pultneytown Mercantile Debating Society Cup (92) Thurso West Church Choir Church of Scotland Presby Cup (93) Melvich Gaelic Choir Thurso Town Council Cup (89) Melvich Gaelic Choir Viscount Thurso Cup (91) Thurso West Ladies Choir.21/11/2004
Exhibition and Sale Raises Over £1400
An exhibition and sale of patchwork and quilting items was held in the Town and County Club, Back Bridge Street Wick, on 20 November 2004. Dr Pat Robertson who is chairman of Diabetes UK opened the Exhibition and Sale which was to raise funds for the Caithness Branch.
Children's Choir Sing at BB Reception
The Caithness & North Sutherland Children's Choir sang at the The Boys Brigade Anniversary Reception in Thurso. Caithness councillors welcomed the Boys Brigade Representatives from all over the UK to a civic reception to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of William Smith founder of the Boys Brigade..
11/4/2004
Easter Festival 2004
Caithness Quilters exhibited in the Easter Festival at the Bridge Street Church, Wick. A photo gallery of the day can be seen here..
New Uniforms For Choir
UKAEA Dounreay have sponsored uniforms for Caithness & North Sutherland Children's Choir, which is run for children from Primary 4 age to Secondary 2. Throughout the year the choir sings at local events entertaining all ages of the community.
21/10/2003
Quilt Draw Winner
The lucky winner of the Charity Quilt drawn on 30 September 2003 was Margaret Maclean, Tullochlea, Bruan. Macmillan Cancer Relief received the grand sum of £1700.00.
4/10/2003
Caithness Quilters at Caithness Heritage Fair
Pictured is the Caithness Quilters display at this years Caithness Heritage Fair..
Caithness Music Festival 2003
A photo gallery of some of the winners can be found here..18/4/2003
Easter Festival Exhibition
The Caithness Quilters exhibited work at the Easter Festival in the Bridge Street Church, Wick. The festival theme this year was quilting and patchwork.
Wildcat Traditional Music - Latest Gigs
Bill Jones & Sarah Wright + Iain Scally The Pentland Hotel, Thurso. 17th April 2003 8.00pm Bill Jones returns to tour in Spring 2003 after her recent international performances in USA, Japan and Holland.
The Glorious Return to Thurso of Three Peace Sweet
Wildcat Traditional Music Association presents the glorious return to Thurso Of Three Peace Sweet Plus The Brotherstons. Saturday 22nd of February 8.00pm at the Royal British Legion Function Hall, Thurso.Wick Pipe Band - A Brief History by the Band Convener Willie Lyall
(Written in 1994 to mark the Band's 75th Anniversary) Since the band was first formed in 1919, we seem to have been a band of several names, several uniforms, and many ups and downs. We have had internal battles, external battles, special meetings, extraordinary meetings, promises and threats, not to mention dramas, which led to fall out and decline.New Baldrick For Wick Pipe Band
On Hogmanay evening the Opera House at Ackergill Tower was the setting for a short ceremony at which the Directors of Ackergill Ltd presented a new baldric, or Drum Major's sash, to Wick RBLS Pipe Band in recognition of the friendly ties which exist between the Company and the Band. Before making the presentation Mrs Arlette Banister invited the Drum Major, Alistair Lamont, to explain to the assembled house guests the origins and purpose of the baldric.
Dances In The Wilds - A New CD From Karen Steven
Karen Steven a Caithness violinist has brought out her next CD with more local connections. Karen says "Two years ago I was asked to represent Caithness and was commissioned by the Highland Festival to compose some music to be performed at their millennium concert in Eden Court Theatre, Inverness.'ARD ROCKIN' In Wick!
Caithness Drugs and Alcohol Forum are delighted with the positive response to their recent 'ARD ROCK event. (5th December in Wick High School hall).
Thurso Pipe Band Visit To Brilon August 2002
The Thurso Pipe Band are back from their trip to Brilon in Germany - the twin town of Thurso. The band were over for four days and played at a variety of venues including the Stadt Festival, an Old folks Home and a church.
Concert In St John's Wick
The Caithness Handbell Ringers were joined in St John's church, Wick by Erica Sinclair on the clarsach, Craig Campbell on the organ and Bruce Gordon on the bassoon for an evening of music that included music by John Denver, Bach and Mozart. The concert also played in St Peters, Thurso on 30 August..
2/8/2002
Quilter's Exhibition in Thurso Town Hall
Running for two weeks until 3 August - Mon - Sat 10.00am - 5.00pm and Sunday 12.00 - 4.00pm. 50p entry and a raffle is being run to win one of the beautiful quilts on display.
Caithness Music Festival 2002
Photo Gallery of some of the competitors: here.6/10/2001
Caithness Quilters At Caithness Heritage Fair
Pictured is a member of Caithness Quilters demonstrating at this year's Caithness Heritage Fair..
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