THE GATHERING 2009.

Monday 25 August 2008

THE GATHERING 2009.

THE GATHERING 2009.

THE GATHERING 2009 is set to be the largest gathering of Scottish Clans ever assembled.
The Gathering will take place at Holyrood Park Edinburgh on the 25th and 26th July 2009 to celebrate the Homecoming Scotland 2009 initiative.
Expecting around 8,000 clan members and Members of St Andrews and other Scottish societies around the world the numbers are sure to swell.
The Gathering will be shown throughout the world and it's importance cannot be conveyed without deep research.
The year 1822 saw Sir Walter Scott's Royal Pageant bring so many clans together.
Readers may be interested to know Clan Donald is the worlds largest clan where in the United States Scottish heritage is just as important as Moms Apple Pie.
The Parade of clans along the Royal Mile in Edinburgh will be with us for evermore and could possibly never happen again to those living. Those in the Clan Parade will be those who have bought the original passport.
Clan members and their families can represent the 45 million who have Scottish ancestry around the world simply by purchasing a passport and participate in the parade of clans along the Royal Mile.
The commemorative passport comes in three types;
Gold - Silver - Bronze.
The passports are also entry tickets for the weekend and include;
Two days of Highland Games.
A seat on the castle esplanade for the Clan Pageant.
A place in the Clan Parade.
In the year which celebrates the 250th year of the birth of Robert Burns, The Gathering 2009 is a must for Scottish blood lines throughout the world to consider their visit to Scotland during the 25th and 26th July Homecoming Scotland 2009 year.
Full and comprehensive information can be found at;
http://www.clangathering.org/

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Homecoming Scotland 2014 - ALL ROADS LEAD TO HOME

ALL ROADS LEAD TO HOME First Minister, Alex Salmond celebrates Scotland at launch of ‘exceptional’ Homecoming 2014 programme An all-star concert to herald the opening of the Ryder Cup, a huge flotilla to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Forth Road Bridge, Europe’s biggest brass band festival and a thrilling re-enactment of the Battle of Bannockburn are just some of the spectacular events that will form Scotland’s 2014 Year of Homecoming, it was announced today. Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond officially unveiled the first phase of the year-long programme of events at Hopetoun House, near South Queensferry, alongside Mike Cantlay, Chairman of VisitScotland. VisitScotland and EventScotland are working in partnership with the Scottish Government to deliver Homecoming 2014 - an opportunity for communities nationally and internationally to explore Scotland and celebrate the very best of Scottish culture. Around 100 events were unveiled at the launch, with hundreds more expected to be unveiled over the next few months. This includes many new events, established events which will have a new homecoming element for 2014 and those that have joined through the partner programme to benefit from in-kind marketing. The five themes for Homecoming 2014 - active, food and drink, creative, natural and ancestry are all represented. Brand new events include the John Muir Festival in East Lothian to herald the opening of the John Muir coast to coast route, the Forth Bridges Festival to mark its 50th anniversary, a spectacular Ryder Cup Opening Concert, the Findhorn Bay Arts Festival in Moray, the World Sheepdog Trials in Tain and the European Festival of Brass based in Perthshire. Many existing events, including Hogmanay, Edinburgh Festivals, the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival, the Edinburgh Mela Festival, the Royal National MOD, the Turriff Show, the East Neuk Festival, the Outdoor Orkney Festival and Tweedlove Bike Festival will receive funding for new and exciting Homecoming additions to their planned programmes for 2014. With around 50 million people around the world claiming Scottish heritage, diaspora and clan-related events form a key part of Homecoming. These include around 30 events, including the celebrations to mark the 700th anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn, the Aboyne Highland Games, the Inverness Highland Meeting 2014, the 10th Clan Munro International Gathering, the Dunfermline Bruce Festival and Piping Live!. An events fund of £3m will provide a stunning all-year-round programme of activity to complement the Ryder Cup and Commonwealth Games and it will be backed by a £1.75m marketing campaign by VisitScotland which will promote Homecoming 2014 at home and abroad.

HOMECOMING SCOTLAND - VISIT SCOTLAND OFFICIAL ACCOMODATION TELEPHONE BOOKING NUMBERS.

Visit Scotland Contact Centre have set up two "Hotline", telephone numbers for booking accommodation for overseas visitors and U.K. based residents.
The Visit Scotland Contact Centre telephone numbers have been set-up especially for Homecoming Scotland 2009 overseas visitors and U.K. residents. These numbers are also for every day tourists to our beautiful Scotland wishing to find the best holiday accommodation guided by the Visit Scotland reputation.
The telephone numbers will inform the enquirer about all types of accommodation including costs, and can give general information on all aspects of anything Scottish.
Overseas visitors please telephone;
0044 1506 832121 which is a direct line.
U.K. residents please telephone local rate;
0845 2255121
http://www.visitscotland.com
For more general information to Homecoming Scotland events;
http://www.homecomingscotland2009blog.com/HOMECOMING_SCOTLAND_2009_EVENTS_PROGRAMME.htm
PLEASE NOTE THERE IS A TRAVEL PLANNER FOR LOCAL SCOTTISH TRANSPORT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE.