Welcome to the Carrbridge Community Website

CARRBRIDGE LIVE 2008

Thursday September 18 - Saturday September 20

Following the huge success of last year's annual Carrbridge Live Festival, this year's event takes a new twist with an innovative and exciting programme providing an eclectic combination of comedy, the best of traditional music and international street artist performance. Popular stand up comedian Bruce Fummey will be taking the stage with his own brand of historical humour hot from a fourth successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe.
The Young Trad Tour 2008 provides a showcase concert with the cream of the new generation of Scottish musicians featuring the five finalists of the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year Award.
And although there is no street carnival this year, the programme takes yet another turn with "Let's...Circus" with a colourful showcase of international street artist performers featuring the famous Balloonatic, voted as one of best and funniest acts to appear on the popular TV series, Britain's Got Talent.

Carrbridge Community Arts Projects
Info. Line
+44 (0)1479 841 211
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO
carrbridgelive@aol.com

THE GOLDEN SPURTLE

For winners and photographs of the day’s events and forthcoming events - visit the Golden Spurtle web site ...

IAIN BEAG MACANDRA

Learn a little of the heroic folk of Carrbridge.......
Visit our History page for more details

CARVE CARRBRIDGE

A gathering of some of the top chainsaw carvers from across the Uk and beyond. Stalls, sideshows, live music, grand auction and quick carve. A fun day out for all the family
CarveCarrbride for details of 2007 winners and other associated information

SUNDAY 16th SEPT 2007
CARRBRIDGE FILMS PREMIERED....

HAG OF THE BRIDGE
The film was shot in and around Carrbridge

The DVD of the 'Hag of the Bridge' is now available - priced at only £5. The DVD contains all of the outakes and deleted scenes.
Order online here...........

ABOUT CARRBRIDGE

Nestling in the very heart of the Scottish Highlands is the delightful age-old village of Carrbridge. . .

The Old Bridge at Night

The first of the Scottish ski villages, the history of this small but lively community dates back many hundreds of years with its past reflected in the curved arches of its ancient packhorse bridge - the oldest stone bridge in the Highlands.

Surrounded by spectacular mountain and moorland scenery and within easy reach of a host of exciting tourist attractions, Carrbridge has a great deal to offer both summer and winter visitors.

Among the attractions which have helped put Carrbridge on the map is the Landmark Forest Adventure Park with its wild water coaster, steam powered saw mill and tree top trail set in an ancient pine forest.

The village also has its own pony trekking centre, challenging nine hole golf course and bowling green while there is the opportunity right on the doorstep to try out any sport or outdoor activity.

While the best of Scottish skiing can be found on the nearby snow capped tops of Cairngorm, there is a seemingly never ending list of activities from mountain bike riding and watersports to golf, fishing, clay pigeon shooting, hill walking, bird watching and climbing.

Carrbridge, which is also renowned as the home of both traditional and contemporary Celtic music and song, also provides an ideal base for exploring other areas of the Highlands from the Highland capital of Inverness to Loch Ness, the Malt Whisky Trail, Royal Deeside, the Moray Coast and the West Highlands and Skye.

ABOUT THIS WEBSITE

Here you will find all we can think of to plan your trip to the area in advance. Or if you live here, you will be able to stay on top of community events via Whats On and the COMMUNITY PAGES

In particular, visitors will find information about accommodation offered in the village. Hotel, Guest House, Bed and Breakfast (B & B), Self Catering and Bunkhouse accommodation are all available in Carrbridge.

MTB at nearby Ardverikie Lodge

The wide range of activities, along with the beautiful scenery and the famous hospitality, are among the many reasons people come here and are probably among the reasons you are reading this page. We have a comprehensive list of activities all available in Carrbridge.

In the Wider area, including the Cairngorms National Park, the list expands indefinitely--your imagination, initiative and drive are the only limits--and for a good idea as to some of the possibilities out there you can follow the links from our Links Page

Of course you don't need to go anywhere else! If you're just trying to get away from the hustle and bustle of everyday modern life, Carrbridge offers the tranquility of a traditional highland village along with some of the comforts of modern life. Here you will find a more than adequate range of places to dine and shops to stock up on supplies and souvenirs.

CONTRIBUTORS

Community and Visitors alike invited to submit photos and text of community and business interest

As part of the new push to develop the Community's online presence we're requesting lively and ongoing submissions from the public for inclusion in these pages.

Got a good story from your last visit to Carrbridge?

How about getting some pictures from the next event at the Village Hall?

Maybe, write something up about Carumba, the Village's Carnival Samba group?

Come on, with all the Bloggers out there around the web, surely we've got some budding journos, writers and photographers around these parts!

Click here to submit your efforts to The Editor

Photographs for the site so far provided by the following. . .

James Ross, a Carrbridge native and perennial photographic chronicler of the area
 
View more of James's work at James Ross's Photo Galleries on pbase.com
 
Roy Brown, Web site desiger and developer, responsible for both the Golden Spurtle and Carve Carrbridge web sites has contributed kindly to our community site.
 
Archie Lang, a local MTN Bike enthusiast and member of the Carrbridge Crew of riders who explore the local trails on Wednesday evenings throughout the year.
 
View more of Archie's work and find out the schedule for mountain bike rides in the area at Cairngorm Images
 
Helen Dudleston.
 
Carrbridge Community Arts, a dynamic and innovative local community group involved in organising a mixed programme of art activities and local events. Find out more here

These photographs are displayed here by kind permission of the photographers who retain copyright in the respective works and all rights provided therein.

COMMUNITY NEWS

VILLAGE HALL LUCKY NUMBER DRAW...

August 2008 Winners -
1st - Danny Fullerton
2nd - Shona Paterson
3rd - Kim Clark

Dates for your Diary

Much more deatils on our What's on Page.

NEWSWORTHY

Please save a valuable Carrbridge Asset - 'Carr-Bridge Ahead (CBA)' - we urge all to read the following PDF filess

CBA Minutes NOV 2007 (PDF)
CBA Assoc Memo (PDF)

50 YEARS AGO

1958 CARRBRIDGE SKI QUEEEN

WHERE IS SHE NOW?

We have the names of all the people in the photo except the "Queen".
Do you know the "Queen" - visit our History page for a larger image and more details

Carr-Bridge News" Wins Award

Carr-Bridge News was voted the runner-up in the 2007 Community Newsletter of the Year in the Cairngorms National Park. Editor Carol Neely was presented with the Highly Commended Cairngorms National Park Shield at the Second Annual Cairngorms & Moray Newsletter & Websites Awards Dinner at Tomintoul on 18th May 2007

Cairngorms National Park

Proud to be associated with the Cairngorms National Park Authority.

At Our Station 14/04/2007

The Union of South Africa Gressely A4 and The Great Marquess K4 - More Details

EARN CASH FOR OUR COMMUNITY..........

VILLAGE HALL ACTIVITIES

The Village Hall hosts a range of different activities throughout the year....
SEE THE VILLAGE HALL PAGE FOR FURTHER DETAILS

VILLAGE HALL 200 CLUB

Get your (PDF) Form here. or from the Community Page.

COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING, MINUTES & AGENDA

NEXT MEETING....
Carrbidge Village Hall
Thursday 25th September 2008 at 7.30pm

View the Minutes and Agendas - You can also find details of the 2006 Community Council Report.....
View Details

Read all about it
May 2007 Newsletter...

Go here to get your copy