• Sport | Braemar Highland Games Centre, Winter & Summer Activities and Kingussie Shinty Club
    Jun 2 2022

    In the final episode of series 1, Cameron meets Joss McGregor at the Braemar Gathering arena and Duke of Rothesay Pavilion. On the western side of the Park, Keith Taylor reflects on his decades-long experience as an outdoor instructor and business owner. Cameron also meets members of Kingussie Shinty (Camanachd) Club to learn about the rules and history of the sport. 

    Braemar Highland Games Centre: highlandgamescentre.org

    Loch Morlich Watersports: lochmorlich.com

    Kingussie Camanachd Club: shinty.com/kingussie-shinty-club

    For more information about Cairngorms Characters, go to: www.thebiglight.com/cairngormscharacters

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    35 mins
  • Storytelling | Highland Folk Museum, Yellow Welly Tours and Secret Strathspey
    May 26 2022

    Cameron visits the Highland Folk Museum in Newtonmore where he meets Liz English and Helen Pickles. He then travels to Braemar for a Yellow Welly Tour with Simon Blackett. Later, Cameron drives to Castle Roy in Nethy Bridge for a Secret Strathspey adventure with Marcus Caldwell. 

    Highland Folk Museum: highlifehighland.com/highlandfolkmuseum/

    Yellow Welly Tours (Simon Blackett): yellowwellytours.com

    Secret Srathspey (Marcus Caldwell): secretstrathspey.com

    Cairngorms Characters is a Big Light Studio production for the Cairngorms National Park Authority and the Cairngorms Business Partnership.

    Music by Hamish Napier. Tunes features are - The Shield Tree from his album The Woods and The Dance from The River.

    For more information, go to: visitcairngorms.com

    Show notes via: thebiglight.com/cairngormscharacters 

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    41 mins
  • Food and Drink | Ghillie Basan, Cairngorm Brewery and Hazelnut Patisserie
    May 19 2022

    Cameron travels to Ghillie Basan's house near Chapeltown to learn some foraging techniques, Aviemore to hear the story of the Cairngorm Brewery and Braemar to visit the Hazelnut Patisserie. 

    Ghillie Basan: www.ghilliebasan.com

    Cairngorm Brewery: www.cairngormbrewery.com

    Hazelnut Patisserie: www.hazelnut-braemar.com

    Cairngorms Characters is a Big Light Studio production for the Cairngorms National Park Authority and the Cairngorms Business Partnership.

    Music by Hamish Napier. Tunes features are - The Shield Tree from his album The Woods and The Dance from The River.

    For more information, go to: visitcairngorms.com

    Show notes via: thebiglight.com/cairngormscharacters 

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    35 mins
  • Nature and Outdoor Activity | E-Bike Safari, Forest Bathing and Cairngorm Reindeer
    May 12 2022

    Cameron travels to Crathie for an e-bike safari with Wild Discovery and E-Guide Scotland, Grantown-on-Spey for forest bathing and Glenmore to meet Tilly Smith and the Cairngorm Reindeer.

    Key facts: The Cairngorms National Park is home to one-quarter of Scotland's native forest; one-third of the UK land above 600 meters; more breeding waders than the whole of Wales and a quarter of the rare and endangered species in the UK. More than half the surviving Caledonian forest, including the largest remaining remnants, can be found in the Park.

    E-Bike Safari with Wild Discovery and E-Guide: wild-discovery.com/tours/esafari

    Forest Bathing (Highland Quiet Life): www.highlandquietlife.co.uk

    Cairngorm Reindeer: www.cairngormreindeer.co.uk

    Cairngorms Characters is a Big Light Studio production for the Cairngorms National Park Authority and the Cairngorms Business Partnership.

    Music by Hamish Napier. Tunes features are - The Shield Tree from his album The Woods and The Dance from The River.

    For more information, go to: visitcairngorms.com

    Show notes via: thebiglight.com/cairngormscharacters 

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    50 mins
  • Introducing: 'Cairngorms Characters'
    May 10 2022

    Cameron Angus Mackay introduces a new four-part series set in the Cairngorms National Park.

    Episode 1 available from 12 May 2022.

    For more information, go to: visitcairngorms.com

    Show notes via: thebiglight.com/cairngormscharacters

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    2 mins