MW 2018 - WHAT'S ON DAY TO DAY
Friday 8thth June
Flower Festival - St Andrews Church 10am-4pm (also 9th June)
All local churches contributing astonishing flower arrangements, to raise money for charity
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Folk Concert with Kris Drever- Milngavie Town Hall from 7:30pm - tickets avaliable from The Iron Chef
Kris Drever in Concert, organised by Milngavie Folk Club.
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Milngavie Art Club Annual Exhibition-
Lillie Art Gallery - Throughout June
The famed annual art exhibition is again on display in the Lillie
Saturday 9th June
Highland Games - West of Scotland Rugby Ground 11-5pm Traditional Highland Games – caber-tossing; haggis-hurling; bagpipe-playing; Scottish dancing; fairgrounds; onsite catering; trade stalls and displays - FREE FUN for the whole family.
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Fitsteps with Ian Waite of Strictly Come Dancing - Milngavie Town Hall - 10.30am – 12.30pm - Tickets £20 avaliable from eilidh@hotmail.com all monies raised to benefit 'Funding Neuro'
Guided Heritage Walk - 'Craigton Woods - ancient or not' -11.am (one hour) - Booking is essential 956 3541
Book in advance, limited to 15
Dr Jim Dickson as guide to old landscape
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Young Art Experience - The Lillie - 10am -4pm - FREE Workshop led by skilled art tutor Jen Binnie for teenagers aged up to 17yrs. - Collaborative project aimed at creating an art installation using print methods working to create an art installation at the Lillie. Book at the Lillie from 2nd June, numbers limited to 12 young people. FREE - No experience required
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Live Music @ The Lillie - Lillie Art Gallery 10.00 – 4.00 (closed for lunch 1 – 2)
Young musicians in the morning and folk, jazz and Americana in the afternoon. FREE entry
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Flower Festival - St Andrews Church 10am-4pm (also 8th June)
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Coffee Morning/Day - Friendship House - tea, coffee and home baking in St Andrews Church Hall 10am - 4pm
Sunday 10th June
Car Boot Sale - Tesco Car Park - 7am -12noon - Over 20 stalls in the relocated Car Boot Sale at Tesco all morning, Proceeds to CRUK (Cancer Research UK)
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Childrens Treasure Hunt -
Milngavie Precinct all morning - Age 7 and under 11am-12pm & Age 8 to 11 12-1pm - Pick up your quiz sheet (£1.00) from the McCarthy and Stone shop and find the clues around the precinct to win a prize.
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Tennis Tournament - Milngavie Tennis Club - 1pm-4pm -To enter contact info@milngavietennisclub.com for more details
Monday 11th June
Cat & Dog Show - Milngavie Community Library and Education Centre
Dog Show - Registration 6-6:30 - hosted by Bearsden Dog Training Club – categories include puppies; senior dogs; best in show. Bring your own dog. FREE entry
Cat Show - Registration 6-6:30 - For school age children. Cats must be in carriers – categories are kitten; adult; senior; rescue and best in show. FREE entry
- Goodie Bags provided by Creature Comforts, Cats Protection Stall, Creature Comforts stall and face painters, Trophies for winners, lots of rosettes and goody bags for all.
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Yoga Demonstration - Sports Direct Fitness Milngavie 2pm-3pm - Hosted by Manjulika A FREE yoga session, maximum 20 people, “first come first served”
STARTS TODAY & ON ALL WEEK
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Display of Finalists in the Photography Competition - Marks & Spencer Foyer
Photography exhibition of the ten finalists in this year’s photography competition. Do you agree with the judge?!
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Spot the Error - The return of the popular competition for young people (adults keep out of it!). Buy your entry form (£1.00) from the McCarthy & Stone PopUp shop, then go round the precinct and find the 20 items that should not be in these shop windows.
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Primary Art Exhibition - Local shop windows - All Primary Six pupils in local schools have submitted art work to be displayed in shops throughout the precinct. Come and spot everyone’s work.
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QUIZ AND RAFFLE - available from
Rotary Stall and McCarthy & Stone PopUp shop
Buy your Quiz Sheet (£1.00 )on Scottish place names and be the winner. All sheets are also entered into a raffle (First Prize a bottle of Glengoyne 10 year old malt whisky)
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Wednesday 13th June
How to get your Book Published - Milngavie Library - 2:30pm-4pm - Hear from authors A.C Clarke, Myra Duffy, Joan Flemming, Michael J Malone, Leela Soma & Palo Stickland as they describe their experiences in getting their work published, including short readings. Raffle of signed copies of books. FREE
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Pond Dipping - find out about Nymphs and Leeches - Milngavie Library and Education Centre 6:30pm - 7:30pm -Mugdock Rangers show children (accompanied by an adult) how to dip for everything from nymphs to leeches. FREE
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Thursday 14th June
Debating Competition - 1.30pm
The final of the high-quality P7 and S1 debating competition. Members of the public welcome to come and listen to the speeches and questioning. FREE entry
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Children's Essay Competition - Published inMilngavie and Bearsden Herald
Read the winning essay in the 500 word “flash fiction” for second and third year pupils in todays’ local paper. The topic is 'My life without a smartphone'
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Craft Demonstration - Fraser Centre 2-4pm
Come and watch members of local craft groups show you how to be creative in a range of crafts – embroidery, knitting, weaving, spinning and dying, silk painting, jewellery, painting. FREE entry
Friday 15th June
Pond Dipping find out about the Tiny Creatures in the Riverbed - 6:30pm-7:30pm - Allander water – Clober Road car park - hosted by Mugdock Rangers
Food Assembly Taster Session - 4pm-6pm - Fraser Centre - As well as the usual sale of food, stall holders will be offering FREE tasting of their produce.
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Saturday 16th June
Classic Car Show - 10am-4pm in the precinct. Hosted by Milngavie BID with over 70 classic cars and a wide range of stalls and activities throughout the day
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Duck Race - From Precinct Depart at 2.45pm Sponsor your plastic duck (£1.00) from Rotary Stall at Highland Games, McCarthy & Stone PopUp shop and stall at Classic Car Show. Ducks travel down the River Allander from Tesco at 3.00pm to bridge in Lennox Park. Proceeds to charity
Free Kids' Events -Fraser Centre 1.30 – 4pm
Bring your under-5 to take part in Jo Jingles music and movement (1.30 – 2.30), and then Gymboree play and learn (2.45 – 3.45). FREE
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Musical Performances - Mugdock Road in Precinct 10am - 4pm
A very wide range of musical performance by local musicians including jazz, choirs and folk throughout the day.
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Monday Swing Band concert - 7:30pm – 10pm - Town Hall Performance by the “Monday Swing Band” in an informal setting. (Interval 8.30-9.00). Dancing possible
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Floral Walk around Milngavie and plant stall by Milngavie in Bloom in Milngavie Precinct
Milngavie in Bloom sale of plants and walk round town centre to see the work of this award-winning group.
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Youth Football Festival - West of Scotlnd Rugby Club. 9am - 6pm
Open days for all community. Matches on seven pitches for teams in all age groups. Sessions run by coaches. Additional activities for all the family.
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Craft drop-in St Andrews Church Hall 11am – 3pm Come and learn how to do block printing of greeting cards, led by the Dorcas Group. £5.00 donation
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Throughout the Week
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Quiz & Raffle
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Spot the Error
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P6 Primary School Art Exhibition
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Photography Competition
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Art Exhibition
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500 word flash fiction essay
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