‘LATEST NEWS’
Cargo special delivery special guest: Bernard MacLaverty
We’re delighted to announce that our “Cargo special delivery” event will feature special guest Bernard MacLaverty, author of novels, screenplays, television plays and adaptations… His novel Cal was made into a film starring Helen Mirren, while the film version of Lamb starred Liam Neeson. Our Special Delivery event also features local writer Allan Wilson, whose first book “Wasted [...]
Milngavie Medley: new events!
Our Milngavie Medley includes a series of music, dance and storytelling events running all day Saturday 10 September in the precinct . We’ve got some new, fun events to add: Fun Medley Sneek Show stiltwalkers will be performing as as Bouncing Buccaneers from 11am to 1pm. Twist the Balloon: The Balloon Guy will be in [...]
Raffle, tombola and lucky dip
Wow! We spent the evening sorting out the prizes last night and are really quite excited. 170+ tombola prizes and malt whisky, Perrier Jouet Champagne and ladies and gents designer sun glasses among the raffle prizes. Raffle tickets will be on sale in the precinct during festival week and at selected events. Tombola is also [...]
JAMES ROBERTSON UPDATE
Tickets are selling fast for James Robertson at 3pm on Tuesday 6 September at St Andrew’s Church. Don’t rely on getting a ticket at the door – buy your tickets now to avoid disappointment.
Not quite the Bennie Railplane – but it gets you to Milngavie!
Festival Fans in Edinburgh, don’t forget: there’s a direct train service from Waverley to Milngavie, leaving every 30 mins. The train stops at Haymarket, Edinburgh Park, Uphall, Livingston North, Bathgate, Drumgelloch, Airdrie and Coatbridge Sunnyside, and then the usual stops in Glasgow: High Street, Queen Street, Charing Cross, Partick, Hyndland, Anniesland, Westerton – even Bearsden and Hillfoot! [...]
The Bennie Railplane – Milngavie 1, Springfield 0
We’re very excited about the Community Art Project. It’s a chance for everyone to help create an artwork representing Milngavie’s heritage, in the form of the Bennie Railplane. No special artistic skills required – there’ll be expert help on hand. But spare a thought for the Simpsons and their fellow citizens of Springfield, USA, who [...]
Scott McIntyre – Jake and Dixie: Super Magic Lightning Boy
Super Magic Lightning Boy is just a good, old-fashioned, rip-roaring story about a boy and his imagination; playing in the back garden, being a hero and getting rid of baddies. It’s a Hollywood blockbuster in the head of a five-year-old.” – bring your 4-7 year olds along to join in the fun with Scott McIntyre [...]
CRIME NIGHT SOLD OUT!!
Tickets for our Champagne, Fish, Chips and Crime night have sold out in record time this year but we still have tickets for lots of other great events. Why not spend the whole day in Milngavie on Saturday 10th and hear John MacLeod, Robert Douglas and Sally Magnusson? We’ve lots of music and entertainment in [...]
Crime night update
Tickets for this year’s crime night with Christopher Brookmyre and Mark Billingham are selling out at record speed. Only 20 left (14 on-line and 6 at Art Forum). Act fast if you’ve not got yours yet!
Badger the Mystical Mutt
Come and meet Badger the Mystical Mutt, who will be popping into Milngavie town centre on Saturday 10th September and will be at Milngavie bookshop at 12.30pm for a reading and book signing. Badger the Mystical Mutt, by local authors McNicol & Jackson, is the first in a series of illustrated children’s stories for 5- [...]
