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Happy New Year 2005 At Wick Street Party
Christmas Day In Caithness Like The Christmas Cards
 These
scenes from Bilbster near Wick and Lybster show what it was like
on Christmas day all over the county. since then a mixture
of snow, sleat and rain with most of the snow disappearing very
quickly in the day or so after Christmas.
Caithness.org Takes A Look In On Glasgow At Christmas
The shopping mecca in Scotland is still Glasgow with its numerous shopping
malls old and new. George Square is lit up and the shopping centres
compete to have the best decorations. Many of the streets around the
centre are covered in lights and the ice skating in the square gets more
popular each year with an even bigger rink set up for the holiday period
this year.
UKAEA Children's Christmas Parties
Some
three hundred children of UKAEA staff were recently entertained, in three
separate age groups, in the Pentland Hotel, Thurso. The event was
organised and supervised by Kirsten Johnson and a group of volunteers
drawn from her colleagues at Dounreay. The cost of the events was met from
the site director’s fund. Each event featured the usual games,
followed by loads of food. At the end, Santa took time out of his hectic
seasonal schedule to pay a visit and handed over a gift to each child. A
disco was an added attraction for the older age group.
Northern Nashville Country Music Club Christmas Parties
 The
Northern Nashville Country Music Club held their annual Christmas bash at
Thurso's Royal British Legion on both Friday and Saturday night's. Both
events were as normal, a huge success. A surprise visit from Santa helped
add festive spirit to the delight of the crowd. The well known local band
Kate Bain and Candy played to rapturous applause before the James Quinn
Band took centre stage. James, who is the son of the ever popular
Brendan Quinn played blistering sets including material from his new cd
called "Beautiful Day". This is his first album of what is sure to be many
more and features fourteen tracks. James, also accompanied by Brendan went
down a treat, he's certainly not an act to miss and is bound to be back in
the near future.
Lybster Pensioners Christmas Party
 Around
130 folks sat down to an excellent meal on the evening and were
entertained by a variety of artistes who gave freely of their time. Dance
music was supplied by John Dunbar, songs sung by Ceilia MacDougall, dances
came from Leona MacNab and Shirley Eyers provided the pipe music. Fancy
dresser Andy Macrae was a hit when he went dancing with Gerry Henderson! A
certain Mr S. Claus also appeared on the evening and distributed presents
to all.
Caithness FM Toys Annual Appeal - Another Successful Year
 This
year's Caithness FM (our local radio station) toy appeal has been a
tremendous success. CFM would like to thank all thier listeners who
contributed and a special thanks to BT Global Services fundraisers who
raised £600 which was split between 5 local charities, the toy appeal
being one of them. A special thanks also to the Dounreay charities
Fund for once again contributing a great many toys to the appeal.
The toys will be delivered to the social work department in WIck by local
contractors, G&A Barnie and the social workers will ensure that the toys
are distributed in time for Christmas. Caithness FM are delighted
with this years response and hope that we will be able to organise more
local collection points for next year to make it easier for listeners to
make their donation.
Mother and Toddler Christmas Party
Baptist Church, Wick
14 December 04
Santa At Playbox Wick
11 December 04
Argyle Square, Wick - Fun Day
Biggest Hogmanay Party In The
North
31 December 2004
The Wick H.A.P.P.Y. committee finalised arrangements for the
big New Year Party in Market Square. After last years
cancellation due to bad weather fingers are crossed that it will
all work out this time. This will be the third big hogmanay
street party the group have organised the first being at the
millennium and then in 2002.
The entertainment this year includes -
Local Bands - Revolution, Communique
Scottish Band
Wick Pipe Band
Longest Strip The Willow
A stall will be serving hot and cold drinks, mince pies etc.
the party starts at 10.30pm and goes on until around 1.30am
finishing with Auld Lang Syne
It is hope that Caithness.org and Doug Mackay will once again have
a web cam in place looking in on the Market Square.
Carol
Concert - Wick Old Parish Church 22 December
More Lights At Lybster
Putting Up Lybster Christmas Lights
Wick Fun Day For Christmas
Saturday 27 November 04
Wick Fun Day 2.00pm
Umbrella Parade Pipe Band and Santa Sleigh
From Wick Police Station at 1.15pm
Switching on Christmas Lights and Tree
Children from schools and elsewhere will parade with decorated
umbrellas. Younger children are welcome to join the parade
with their own decorated umbrella's
Saturday 27 November 04
Thurso Fun Day
Saturday 20 November
Thurso Switch On Christmas Lights 4.15pm
St john's Square
South School, Wick
Christmas Fayre
Saturday 4th December 2004 11am - 1pm.
The children from Nursery to P7 are industriously producing superb
quality craft items to be sold - beaded bracelets, Christmas cards
and decorations, floral arrangements, placemats and coasters as
well as local view notelets.
A whole school Enterprise project to raise money for school funds.
We will be having a Santa's Grotto,Christmas Trees on sale in the
carpark, school calendars can be purchased as well as time to be
entertained by the choir and recorder group over a soup and
sandwich lunch!
Saturday 11
December 04 2.00pm
Santa's Grotto Thrumster
The Emperor's New Kilt -
4, 6 ,7 , 8 December 2004
- Lyth Arts Centre
 Based
on Hans Christian Anderson's wonderful story of The Emperor's New Clothes.
Wee Stories present the Emperor's New Kilt, a festive musical comedy for all the
family. The story takes place on the
extraordinary island of Kiltie, an island that lies far out on the horizon in
the North of Scotland, an island that only clever people can see. Kiltie is ruled by a very
powerful man, and the entire island and everything on it is his empire (even the
sheep and the wool on their backs): so he is the emperor, but because this is
Scotland, everyone calls him the Laird! The main day where seats are
available is 4 December. Other dates mostly have been pre-booked by
local schools but it is worth checking for seats that may be available on
other dates. A sure seasonal hit.
Pantomime
Thurso Players Present Mother Goose
15, 16, 17, 18 December 2004 7.30pm
Matinee on Saturday
Thurso High School
Tickets from MacBeaths Jewellers, Traill St. Thurso
Wick Players - Allo Allo
Assembly Rooms, Wick
!0, 11 and 13 December
Tickets on sale Moray Street Club Roms on 27 November 2.00 -
3.30pm and at Polteney News from 29 november
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