Some Key Events in and about Kenmore

Perthshire Cycling Festival 2009

Saturday 16th May 2009, 11am – 4pm, Victoria Park, Aberfeldy - Entry free to all.

Perthshire Cycling Festival is a one day community event, which aims to encourage more people to get on their bikes for utility trips and for leisure. It is held on the weekend of the Etape Caledonia 16th and 17th, a large scale cycle event in Highland Perthshire, in fact Britain’s only closed road event for ordinary cyclists! There will be large number of cyclists around that weekend, with their families, who come along to the Festival and cheer them on, there is a great atmosphere.

For the 2009 Etape weekend other ideas so far include:-

• A 12K fun run for charity along the core path network between Wade's Bridge in Aberfeldy and Kenmore Bridge.
• A village festival in Kinloch Rannoch.
• Exploring the idea of a time trial for elite cyclists up the UK's steepest and longest continuous climb at Glen Quaich on the Saturday.

38th Kenmore Highland Games

Wednesday 1st July 2009 - Kenmore Sports Field - 5.30pm-9.30pm
Admission - Adults £5, OAP's £3, Children Free

This is a very popular evening Highland Games held in a unique and beautiful setting. It is fantastic fun and activities include heavy and track events, highland dancing, hill race, tug o' war, trade stalls and events for adults and children. The pipe band display is provided by the Robert Wiseman Daries Vale of Atholl Junior Pipe Band and this year the special events is the throwing the "Tirine Stone". Weighs 101lbs, the record is 165 inches. (The Games are organised by Kenmore & District Sports Association)

Menzies Clan Gathering and Castle Menzies

There has been an annual Gathering held every year since 1957 when the parents of the present Chief, David Menzies of Menzies, held the first meeting and resurrected the Menzies Clan Society. This meeting took the decision to buy the Castle.

This spectacular sixteenth century castle, restored by the Menzies Clan Society welcomes visitors. Seat of the Chiefs of Clan Menzies for over 400 years and importantly situated, it was involved in the turbulent history of the Highlands and here Bonnie Prince Charlie rested on his way to Culloden in 1746. Architecturally fascinating, it is a splendid example of the transition between earlier rugged fortress and later mansion house.

Castle Menzies stands north of the River Tay at Weem on the B846, one and half miles from Aberfeldy Open from 1st April (or Easter) to mid October. 10.30 a.m. - 5 p.m. (Sundays, 2 - 5 p.m.)

The Menzies Clan Gathering is held on the 6th to 9th August 2009, the 4 day programme includes as Golf Tournament, Reception and Clan Supper, Ceilidh, Highland Games and much more. For the full programme click on to Clan Menzies website.