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• 25 March 2009

  COAST ANNOUNCES BUILDING WRAP DESIGN WINNER!

  

  After a fantastic response and some high quality applications to the open competition to find a design to wrap the former Glazier’s building on Bridge Road in Banff for COAST Festival in May, organizers have announced that the winning artist is Gabrielle Reith.

  Gabrielle has submitted a bold image which celebrates a very special and unique feature of the area, a portion of which can be seen here (see attached image). The design will be revealed in full when it is enlarged and printed onto close mesh fabric to ‘wrap’ the former Glazier’s building in time for the start of COAST 2009 on 22nd May.

  Gabrielle was born and brought up in the Aberdeen area. She studied Fine Art (Drawing and Painting) at Gray’s School of Art, graduating with an honours degree in 1998.

  After graduating with a sell out degree show she has since exhibited in many prestigious venues throughout Britain, has worked on commissions for both corporate and private clients and has had work published.

  COAST Festival of the Visual Arts will be taking place for the second year running in Banff & Macduff over the holiday weekend of 22nd to 25th May 2009. The Festival, which is supported by Aberdeenshire Council, Scottish Enterprise and EventScotland, seeks to deliver a nationally and internationally important annual visual arts festival to attract increased visitors to the Banffshire Coast. More information is available from www.coastfestival.org.uk.

  Category: National Events
• 25 March 2009

  Scottish Riders Poised for Action to Launch Fort William’s ‘Global Gravity Gathering’

  

  Biking stars kick-off Nissan UCI Mountain Bike World Cup 2009

  Two of Scotland’s top mountain biking stars today (Monday 23 March) officially launched the UK leg of the Nissan UCI Mountain Bike World Cup 2009, encouraging families, fans and enthusiasts to head to the Highlands ‘for a piece of the action’ at this year’s event.

  Downhill riders Ruaridh Cunningham and Ben Cathro descended on Edinburgh’s rugged Calton Hill to mark the launch of ticket sales for the award-winning fixture, which returns to the scenic slopes and gruelling terrain around Fort William for an eighth year on the June 6 and 7, 2009.

  Ruaridh and Ben will be among more than 400 international biking stars set to head to the Highlands for the World Cup’s ‘Global Gravity Gathering’, a showcase of world-class Downhill and 4Cross biking competition. This year’s event also features two brand new elements set to wow the crowds and give them a taste of the action.

  The Cross Country Sprint is a new, crowd-pleasing race set on a fast and exciting short course that will showcase the cream of British biking talent to spectators. Also new for 2009 is the World Cup Bike Test, where fans and enthusiasts can put the latest bikes through their paces on the World Championship XC course in the Leanachan Forest.

  With up to 20,000 fans expected to flock to this year’s event, spectators are urged to buy their tickets early either via FortWilliamworldcup.co.uk or by calling 01397 705 825 between 9am-5pm.

  A weekend adult pass is £32.00, 6-17 year olds pay £16.00 and children aged under six go free. Single day passes and family tickets are also available. Please visit FortWilliamWorldCup for full details.

  Category: International Events
• 25 March 2009

  Magic Weekend to feature Supporters’ Tag tournament

  

  An exciting Supporters’ Tag Rugby League tournament will be staged over the forthcoming Magic Weekend in Edinburgh.

  The tournament – organised by the RFL - will feature 16 teams in total, including sides made up of fans representing all clubs in the engage Super League plus a Scottish Select side and a side representing the NHS.

  Significantly each team will feature one or two Rugby League legends who have strong club connections. Former Welsh internationals Alan Batmen (Warrington) and Kevin Ellis (Crusaders) have already confirmed their involvement as has Gary Mercer (Leeds Rhinos), Chris Smith (St Helens) and former Man of Steel Paul Sculthorpe (St Helens).

  The Tag Tournament will be staged on Saturday 2 May on pitches adjacent to Murrayfield Stadium. It will start at lunchtime and come to a conclusion in time for everybody involved to see the first match in the seven game spectacular.

  Supporters will wear the same kit as the professional clubs they represent and play in teams of six-a-side. The usual Tag Rugby League rules will apply with games lasting 10 minutes each way.

  For more information about opportunities to get involved in Tag Rugby League and modified forms of the sport visit TheRFL.co.uk

  Category: International Events