North Berwick Highland Games

Hi, a couple of the marquees are up at the moment but most set-up has come to a halt while we wait on the heavy rain relenting. Parts of the site are starting to cut up.

Hopefully tomorrow’s forecast for a sunny, dry day is accurate. We could also do with a drying wind. The way things are just now, we will have to limit quite severely on-site car parking.

If you are thinking of coming from the Edinburgh area, or passing through/round Edinburgh please consider using the Saturday frequent bus and rail services. Trains are every 30 minutes after 9am. Pick up Service Bus 111 at the rail station in the town, it will drop you off at the site as will the regular service buses from Edinburgh. If you are coming up the A1 from the South, consider popping into Dunbar and picking up the regular Service Bus run by Eve Coaches.

In the run-up to this week’s Games the town is awash with Toppers.

That’s sailing boats to you and me. They started arriving last Thursday and comeptition started on Saturday. They’ve not had the best of wind (as opposed  to weather) so far this week. Some of the crews held a ‘highland games’ last night, not a proper one, to the disappointment of a few – instead of tossing the caber they tossed a drainpipe.

For all the latest info on the event please read their daily blog and thanks for the link guys.

The short range weather forecast suggests there may be some light rain on the day but we hope for the best.

The majority of arrangements are in place and the park will start to be made ready on Wednesday.

The Heavy Events have 6 competitors signed up with one women coming along to demonstrate that women can participate in this event too – using slightly different weights etc.

Also, we will have a tug-of-war competition taking place about 1pm.

Please note we are no longer accepting stall holder entry forms as the available space is full.

We are around 50 entrants for all levels of competition in the Pipe Band categories, this is down on previous years. All prize ceremonies relating to these competitions will be completed or truncated in order that the March Down of the Pipe Bands to the High Street commences at 6pm at the latest.

Entries to the Heavy Events and Solo Piping will still be accepted at the moment.

Please note that this year’s parade by the Pipe Bands from Recreation Park down East Road, into Quality Street then along the High Street will commence at 6 pm at the latest.

After much discussion we have decided that this year’s Heavy Events will be conducted under SHGA rules instead of scottishathletics rules.

The entry form is available on the Donwloads page.

The entry form for this year’s Highland Dancing competition is now available from the Downloads page.

Please go to the Downloads page to find various application forms.

Due to a shortage of volunteers to help organise the Games we are unable to provide a craft tent this year.

Our apologies to anyone who has already applied for a space in a craft tent.