What’s on in Sutherland this weekend and into next week
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28
Whist
Fundraising whist drive at the Kyle Centre, Tongue, on Friday 1pm-3pm. Raffle and admission £3pp. Tea and coffee by donation.
Film Night
Durness monthly movie night at Durness church of Scotland on Friday 7pm-9pm.
Bingo
Brora Bowling Club quiz, raffle and Irish bingo on Friday 7pm. Bar opens 6.45pm. Maximum four per team. Contact Fran on 07534 535 304 to book.
Growing Group
Kyle of Sutherland Growing Group meets at Invershin Community Hall on Friday 7pm-9pm when the topic will be Sharing our Growing Goals for the Season. All welcome; refreshments provided. Contact Jean on: 01863 760190.
SATURDAY, MARCH 1
Coffee Morning
1st Dornoch Girls Brigade coffee morning at the West Church Hall, Dornoch, on Saturday10am-12pm. Donations at the door. Raising funds for the Bear Necessities Charity.
Gaelic Singing
Gaelic singing workshop with Christine Stone at Borgie Forest Cabin on Saturday 9.30am-4.30pm. Email: chair@northcoastconnection.org.uk.
Community Cinema
Timespan Community Cinema returns at Timespan, Helmsdale, on Saturday 11am-1pm followed by an hour of conversation 2pm-3pm. The film to be screened is The Ant and the Grasshopper: from Malawi to the US to fight the climate crisis.
Film Festival
The In-Between Place Film Festival at Lairg Community Centre on Saturday. Refreshments 6.30pm, welcome and introduction 6.45pm, film screenings 7pm, Q&A with filmmakers 8.15pm. To book, call 01549 402050.
Quiz Night
Golspie firefighters quiz night at the Masonic Hall on Saturday 7.30pm. Teams of six; over 18s only; prizes and raffle. In aid of the senior citizens and children’s Christmas parties.
SUNDAY, MARCH 2
Exhibition
A new exhibition entitled Glisk by Bridge House Art students goes on show at An Talla Solais Gallery, Ullapool, on Sunday and runs until March 9. The gallery is open 10am-4pm and entry is free.
MONDAY, MARCH 3
Gardening
Lydia McKay will talk about pruning roses at Edderton Village Hall on Monday 7.30pm. An Edderton and District Gardening Club event. All welcome; refreshments provided. 01862 811381.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5
Walk
Join the countryside ranger for a 5km walk at Faraid Head by Durness on Wednesday 10.30am-1pm. Starts at Balnakeil Beach. Over 18s only. Book on Eventbrite.
Storytelling and poetry
Join poet Cáit O’Neill McCullagh at Timespan, Helmsdale, on Wednesday 10.30am-12.30pm for an exploration of writing and sound recordings celebrating the special relationship between the boglands of Caithness and Sutherland and the birds that depend on it. £10 or pay what you can. Book on Eventbrite. A Lairg and District Learning Centre event.
Place Plan
Lairg Local Plan public consultation at the Kinvonie Suite at Lairg Community Centre on Wednesday 2pm-6pm.
Community Meal
Farr Eats community meal at Strathnaver Hall on Wednesday. The hall will be open from 10am-3pm serving tea and coffee, and meals will be served at 12.30pm. Free but donations welcome. To register your attendance, call 01641 521777.
Talk
Major General Patrick Marriott will give a talk on the Battle of Littleferry 1746 at The Welcome, Station Road, Golspie on Wednesday 7.30pm. A Golspie Heritage Society monthly talk. Donations towards refreshments appreciated.
THURSDAY, MARCH 6
Film
Screening of Oscar Wilde’s celebrated comedy The Importance of Being Earnest at the Macphail Centre, Ullapool, on Thursday from 7pm. Tickets £14/£3 at: tickets.highlifehighland.
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