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Helensburgh & Lomond Highland Games

The Helensburgh & Lomond Highland Games takes place at Helensburgh Rugby Grounds, Rhu Road Higher Helensburgh, on 14th June 2009, from 10am until 17:00, with the official opening at 12:00.
The 2008 Games were the first to be held in Helensburgh for 36 years and attracted over 5,000 visitors from as far a field as South Africa, Namibia, Japan, Australia and North America to name a few.
The 2009 Games will be even bigger than in 2008, with more attractions for children & adults alike, including the paintballer, climbing wall & beer keg carry, as well as the Heavy Events, Hill Run, Athletic Events, Highland Dancing, Scottish Backhold Wrestling, Pipe Bands, the Clann an Drumma band, & over 40 stalls. We are also introducing a Heavy Event championship for Primary School children which starts at 10am as does the Highland Dancing.
We have kept our entry prices the same as last year:- Adults £3, Children 15 & under & Concessions £1, Family Ticket £7.
Why not visit our stalls in Highland Way, Sports Corner, Food Court and Kids Corner, over 40 in total from the fine food available at the Gourmet Kitchen, Craigard Restaurant, Rosslea Hall Hotel and Rugby Club BBQ, to the Bonnie Faces (Face Painting) & Kilmartin Museum, Clan MacAulay & Clan Colquhoun, a day to remember will take place at the Helensburgh & Lomond Highland Games on Sunday 14th June 2009, see you there.

The Helensburgh & Lomond Highland Games has over 100 years of history behind it and in this the year of Homecoming Scotland should be a priority for lovers of highland Games, History and the outdoors alike.
The Games in Helensburgh first took place at Larchfield Park (behind where this years Games will be held) in 1898, the Games continued until 1905 and didn’t take place again until 1924 again held at Larchfield with over 4,000 attending, the next Games were not held until 1949 this time at Camis Eskan Farm with 15,000 attending on the day, we are not sure if Games were held in 1950 or 1951, the 1952 Games at Camis Eskan attracted 14,000, this was the last real Highland Games to be held in Helensburgh until 2008, when the present Games committee brought the Games back to the town for the first time in 56 years with over 5,000 attending on the day.
The aim of our Games committee is to provide a Highland Games worthy of attracting crowds as big as they were at the 1949 and 1952 Games, with the help of visitors from home and abroad this can and will be achieved.
Our Chieftain is Diarmid Iain MacAulay, Chief of Clan MacAulay, who owned the land (Ardencaple) in ancient times where the Games are now held, including the once magnificent Ardencaple Castle (see our website for further historical information). The Clan Colquhoun bought the land in later times, eventually building the town named after the his wife, Helensburgh.
The 2009 Games have more athletic events than in 2008, with the 200m, 800m and 1,600m having been added to the 90m, Hill Run, Primary school relays and Inter-club relays. The Hill Run is a 7.7km run rising 354 metres to the top of Tom na h-Airidh which can be seen from the Games arena.
Our Heavy Events will be even bigger with 15 giants taking to the arena to do battle for the overall championship, the highlight of the 2008 Heavy Events was our own Neil Elliott lifting the 100kg Maglashon stone from floor to chest 7 times in the given 75 seconds, Neil will be trying to better his 2nd overall placing from 2008 at this years Games.
With over 40 stalls, there is surely something for everyone to eat, drink and buy, Helensburgh Rugby Club are running the beer tent and BBQ, there will be a kick the bucket, pillow fight and beer keg carry to challenge the best.
Entry Prices are the same as last years – Adults £3, Children 15 & under & Concessions £1, Family Ticket £7.
Put the date of the Helensburgh & Lomond Highland Games in your diary – Sunday 14th June 2009
Additional information can be sought from our website:- www.helensburghandlomondgames.co.uk or from the Games Secretary Ian MacQuire – Mob +44 (07835 403 508) E-mail ian.macquire@live.co.uk .