AUGUST 2013
The
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The Voice of Balquhidder, Lochearnhead, Strathyre & St Fillans
2013 Balquhidder, Lochearnhead & Strathyre
Highland Games
Bob Gibbons, one of our popular Patrons and a keen supporter of our Games at Lochearnhead over many years, has the charming habit of perambulating around the arena as the day goes on, asking simple questions that our foreign visitors can easily understand and to which responses come easily. Is this your first visit? Where have you come from? Bob and I chatted later and he reckons 75% of our spectators were from abroad or visiting Lochearnhead for the first time. That’s a great boost for our villages - and tourism in general; it makes all our volunteers’ efforts worthwhile. And I hardly need to add that everyone enjoyed the day immensely. Report continued on Page 14
Photography © Richard Harris