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Scottish Thistle Awards 2012 Regional Finalist
The Oban 2011 event is in the final three for the Best Sporting Event Award in the Central South West Regional finals.
Winners will be announced on 23rd May at the Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow and will be shortlisted for the national finals in November.
The 2009 event won the National award, so let’s keep our fingers crossed for a repeat performance.
07th May 2012 Read more...
2015 World Orienteering Championships coming to Scotland
British Orienteering awarded the 2015 World Orienteering Championships
At a press conference today the International Orienteering Federation announced that British Orienteering will host the 2015 World Orienteering Championships. There was competition to stage the event with Sweden submitting a strong bid; however the strength of the British Orienteering bid won favour with the IOF.
The Championships will be based in Inverness during August 2015 and will utilise the world class terrain along the Moray coast and in the Cairngorms National Park. The Scottish 6 Days will run in parallel to the Championships and will bring 5000 competitors to the area boosting the local economy by an estimated £2 million.
28th Mar 2012 Read more...
Oban 2011 event up for award
The Oban 2011 event was in the final three for the Event of the Year, in the Sunday Mail & sportscotland Scottish Sports Awards, facebook page.
The other two finalists were the Walker Cup and the Davis Cup Tennis.
The award ceremony took place on Thursday 1st December at the Glasgow Thistle Hotel, and the Walker Cup won the award.
01st Dec 2011 Read more...
History of the Scottish 6 Days book
A Few Surplus Maps, compiled by John Colls on behalf of the SOA and the 6-Day Company (all sales’ proceeds are for the benefit of the Scottish 6 Days), tells the story of the event from its beginnings in 1976 to the present day. With 216 full-colour, A4 pages the book is a coffee-table adornment as well as an entertaining read and work of reference.
Download a FREE sample chapter, Royal Deeside 1983, including a table of contents.
28th Oct 2011 Read more...
Moray 2013
28th July - 3rd August
Whisky country and much, much more
True, it is home to dozens of the finest distilleries in Scotland, including many of the most famous, but it also has wonderful sandy beaches, fast-flowing and beautiful rivers, moors and mountains, including the superb Cairngorm National Park.
17th Aug 2011 Read more...
Scottish 6 Days wins prestigious award
At the end of October, the Scottish 6 Day event - Tay 2009 - won the Thistle Trophy in the “Events & Festivals (National) Award” category. The finalists in this category were the ‘Loch Ness Marathon’ and ‘Etape Caledonia’. The Thistle Awards recognise and celebrate excellence in Scottish tourism.
15th Nov 2010 Read more...
