Thanks to Gloria for sending the pictures. Looks like everything went well. The Gurnmeister noticed that CLIC Sargent were making use of the Parkdean facilities early on Saturday afternoon and that the Nairn Fire Brigade were present. It looked like fun but no camera was to hand. By accident the Gurnmeister later came across the duck race, once again without camera, the opportunity to capture the Angling Associations finest with landing nets full of yellow plastic ducks passed by. It might have helped if some information had been available online to remind the more digitally minded amongst us that a wonderful opportunity to take pictures of our local ducks surrounded by plastic invaders was nigh. Does anyone fancy starting up a What's On website or blog? I'm sure the citizens of Nairn would appreciate it very much and it would give more exposure to worthy events such as the CLIC Sargent duck race.
Info on the Nairn's official site is still rather sparse. 'Details coming soon' is the eternal claim of Nairnscotland.co.uk for the weekly events though an annual event's page seems to have some info.
A few other bitties in from fellow Gurnites still to go up but in the morning perhaps. The Gurnmeister is now relaxing having discovered a special 4 for £5 special offer for Pear Cider in a local off-licence. Maybe Iright still has a thing or two though or perhaps we've all peaked for the weekend.
Sleep well dear Gurnites.
No idea it was going on either. Yet another example of poor communications!
ReplyDeleteThe event was featured in The Nairnshire Telegraph a few weeks back but I forgot to write it in my diary.
ReplyDeleteI’m afraid, on past experience organising charity/fundraising events, when you organise something in Nairn in it has to go into the Nairnshire either on the week it’s happening and/or the week before. People just don’t see or remember things otherwise. I know we all talk about the dead wood press etc but for event organising not everyone is living and breathing the internet like many of us do. Some people still live in the real world! Lots of posters about the town help too.
ReplyDeleteI just hope no-one chucked in any bread for the plastic ducks!
ReplyDeleteAs D I Reee said the duck race was featured in the Nairnshire and there were numerous posters around the town, but some shops refused to display them. I agree it should have been advertised in the local paper but the charity refused to pay the cost. If I had known that sooner I would have paid it myself and that would have been my donation.
ReplyDeleteYou should have advertised the event in the Gurn Nairn Quine :)
ReplyDeleteI will next time Mrs Mae Bee - especially if the local what's On gets going on here!
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