Blairgowrie & Rattray Hub Magazine Winter 2023

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Photo taken by Markus Stitz We had a busy summer in the Cateran Ecomuseum with our current programme of free guided walks and cycles now at an end. Thanks to National Lottery players and our successful application to the National Lottery Heritage Fund, we have been able to offer 24 free guided walks and cycles since March this year which have been attended by around 100 people, building on our work with local communities and visitors to the area. The inaugural Lezyne Cateran Dirt Dash 5050 - a collaboration between the Ecomuseum and Dirt Dash Ltd - saw 52 participants cycle 55 miles (87km) self-supported around the Cateran Trail. Participants ranged in age from 12 to 72 years old and 35 per cent were women. The ‘bikepackers’ set out from Alyth Bowling Club before heading to Kirkmichael, the Lunch Hut and Glenshee where they camped for the night. They then cycled from Glenshee to Glenisla before returning to Alyth the following day. And we’re delighted to announce that following the success of the event, it will return to the area over the weekend of May 4th and 5th next year. Save the date! We also celebrated the social history and cultural significance of Meigle’s intriguing past with more than 100 people attending three events over the course of a weekend. These included a talk from Dr Mark Hall, archaeologist and collections officer for Perth Museum & Art Gallery, who discussed the Pictish sculptures from Meigle, following their story through time and exploring their ongoing cultural significance and their importance to our understanding of the Picts, and Monumental Meigle, a ‘promenade play’ that tells the stories of, and makes modern-day interpretations of, several landmarks and points of interest in the historic east Perthshire village. An audio recording of the play will be available online soon, so watch this space! All of the events that we have held over the past few months have aimed to increase the number of active travel for leisure and regenerative tourism experiences offered by the Ecomuseum, positioning it as one of Scotland’s premier car-free holiday destinations. The events were also part of the wider Museum of Rapid Transition programme, which has been PAGE 52 BRDT MAGAZINE - WINTER <strong>2023</strong>
designed to encourage people to live more sustainably by learning how stories from our past can help guide the story of our future. Our new ‘River Detectives’ initiative is a great example of this in practice. Volunteer community scientists and historians from the Tayside area are working with us - and leading environmental scientist Dr Richard Tipping and landscape historian Christopher Dingwall - on four groundbreaking projects investigating how we managed our rivers, bogs and lochans in the past and how this knowledge might help us take better care of them in the future. If you have a few hours a month to spare this is a great opportunity to do something positive about the climate crisis and learn new skills at the same time - there’s still time to get involved if you would like to. For further information and to be kept upto-date with events and activities, follow The Cateran Ecomuseum on social media, see the website www.cateranecomuseum.co.uk or email thecateranecomuseum@gmail.com to sign up to our newsletter. Photo taken by Clare McMicking NOW BOOKING all things festive! PARTY NIGHTS FESTIVE MENU CHRISTMAS DAY LUNCHES GIFT VOUCHERS www.theangushotel.com/christmas or call 01250 872 455 PAGE 53
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