Our 2025 Gathering was a huge success. We had visitors from near and afar. These events are always so good for meeting new friends are re-kindling old connections.
This year, Merlin was accompanied by Kate Brandram..............
................and also his son Richard and his family (Camilla, Cecilia and Eliza. It was fabulous to have them all with us!
Our tent was clearly THE place to be as the Lord Lyon popped in too
We managed to get a group shot at one stage of the afternoon - if you recognize yourself, do send me your name, so we can add names to the image:
Below you will find a gallery of images from the games. We hope it brings back happy memories!
Pam Playing the bagpipes!
Saturday evening, after the games, we held a dinner at the Banchory Lodge. Excellent food, good company and great to hear conversations from many parts of the world
Sunday is Castles Day
Sunday morning we met at Delgatie Castle. Those who wanted to explore the castle and grounds arrived early, and then we had a wonderful lunch, catered for by Joan, Melanie, and her husband Chris.
Here we join Merlin on a tour of the castle:
And here is a lovely selection to remind you of the lunch, castle and gardens.
Finally the day concluded with a trip to Old Slains Castle and New Slains Castle. For those that have never been, we have a video of Alan giving a tour and history of the castle (apologies for the lack of video quality).
...... and after the tour, a Highland Tea, provided by the current owner of the land, Nicky Elrick
