Chance to dance at museum fundraiser
A BLACK Isle group inspired to form by a Dutch festival imported to the peninsula will later this month take to the stage of a local hall to boost the coffers of a unique museum.
Clinging to the Wreckage, made up of singers, acoustic guitarists and ukelele players led by local music tutor Wendy Mullery, play "hits everyone knows and loves from the 1960s through to the 1990s".
The family-friendly show at the Gordon Memorial Hall in Rosemarkie on Friday, September 21 aims to encourage members of the audience to join in and sing along and dance.
The group formed in 2016 to take part in the Cromarty version of Gluren bij de Buren (Peeking in on the Neighbours), a concept borrowed from the Netherlands, where people open their houses for an afternoon of music and song. Since then, the band has played at various local venues supporting charities and community projects.
On September 21, the BYOB charity dance from 7pm until 11pm will benefit the nearby Groam House Museum, an outstanding centre for Pictish and Celtic art.
Tickets, which cost £10 for adults and £5 for children aged 16 and under – or £25 for a family of four – may be bought in advance from Groam House Museum and Rosemarkie Spar shop or on the door on the night.
The event is one of a series being organised by the volunteers of Groam House to raise funds for ongoing repairs and renewals following the rapid decline in Highland Council support.
The unique display is focused on 15 carved Pictish stones which all originated in Rosemarkie, an important centre for early Christianity. The pride of the permanent display is the magnificent Rosemarkie cross slab, decorated with Pictish symbols and Christian crosses.