Aviemore World Cup Weekend Goes Ahead as Planned

Perhaps a little smaller but just was well rounded as ever The Tartan Army will be returning to Aviemore for their own World Cup weekend celebrations this July.
From the 1st through until the 4th of July The Cairngorm Hotel will be acting as hosts to the Tartan Army with a programme of live music planned throughout the weekend.
The programme is mapped out below with something happening from Thursday evening right through to Monday morning. So whether you’re looking for a two, three or four night break Aviemore in the first week of July could be your first option.
Wristbands for the Tartan Army World Cup Weekend are available to buy online and will give discounts and great deals at visitor attractions and restaurants throughout the area with proceeds going towards.....
Registration for this year is £5 per adult and free for children and entitles members to discounted tickets as outlined above. Anyone who purchased the original £15 ticket will be refunded the difference directly into their PayPal account

Programme of Events
THURSDAY 1ST JULY
Registration opens from 6pm through til 9pm
Evening entertainment in the Cairngorm Hotel in Aviemore with Andy Chung
FRIDAY 2ND JULY
Registration open from 10am - 10pm!

• 9.00am – World Cup Weekend Golf – 18 holes of golf at The Macdonald Spey Valley Golf Course. Pre booking required.
• 4pm - First World Cup Quarter Final of the weekend
• 8.30pm - Second World Cup Quarter Final of the weekend
• 10.30pm -   Tartan Army Rocks Off – Live music for The Cairngorm Hotel World Cup Weekend with Ted Christopher

SATURDAY 3RD JULY

• 10am – Organised Tartan Army Mountaineering to the top of Cairngorm (okay the funicular railway will take us up most of the way but it sounds healthy!) Pre Booking Required and subject to numbers.
• 4pm - Third World Cup Quarter Final of the weekend
• 7pm – 8.20pm – Get Steamin’ Return trip on Strathspey Steam Railway includes complimentary drink and traditional Stovies and will be back in time for the next match with live entertainment at Glenbogle Station. Maximum 100 available.
• 8.30pm - Fourth World Cup Quarter Final of the weekend
• 1030pm -  The Aviemore “Ferry” Night – watch out for the very best in traditional and contemporary live favourites with Scottish music to dance the night away to live from The Cairngorm Hotel

SUNDAY 4TH JULY

• 12 noon - THE "KILTED 5-A-SIDE WORLD CUP and Kilted keep-uppie competition with the world champion. Can Turriff Tartan Army retain their trophy?
• 10pm – Farewell Entertainment in The Cairngorm Hotel

For more information contact The Cairngorm Hotel in Aviemore

Scotland's Greatest Team?

STV want The Tartan Army's team for the final show in their Scotland's Greatest team this week. Vote is now open and closes Thursday at 2pm. Point your friends and colleagues to the Facebook fanpage and they can vote as well!

Simple process takes two minutes and remains anonymous. Remember it's a 4-4-2 with keeper and manager!

Travel Information for Czech Republic

Wee email through from Passport Travel about information on travel packages for the Czech game. You can download the PDF Booking form or visit their website www.passporttravel.co.uk.

If you have any information on other packages or travel plans for any of the qualifiers let us know and we'll publish then here and on Facebook.

Tartan Army Ski Bums Wanted...

We like this one lots...

CairnGorm Mountain is attempting to set a world record for the largest number of kilted skiers/snowboarders skiing down a piste at once. The attempt will take place on Saturday 6th March at 11am and all money raised will be split between Maggie’s Highland and the Badenoch & Strathspey Schools Skiing Programme.

They are aiming to have 600 kilted skiers and snowboarders ski in a single consecutive line from the Ptarmigan Top Station at CairnGorm Mountain all the way down to car park level.

In a press release Ian Whitaker, Chief Executive at CAirnGorm Mountain said, “Snow conditions this winter are so fantastic at CairnGorm Mountain that staff wanted to celebrate the skiing from top to bottom in a memorable way that would also involve the public. So far this year we have held two torch light descents but the “CairnGorm in Kilts” world record attempt would be unique to Scotland and Scottish Skiing. We hope that our customers will embrace the fun and also know that they are raising money for two great local causes.”

Participants should be competent intermediate / advanced skiers or snowboarders capable of skiing slowly and steadily from the top station down the Traverse, Coire Cas, Zig Zags and the lower slopes without stopping. (World record attempts require the line to be consecutive and a moving single line.)

To register your participation please go to the CairnGorm Web site and sign up using this link - Kilt

Impossible is Nothing - apart from the sale date...

The new Scotland strip has been unveiled but so far no details have been released officially about when the SFA plan to sell them. What is clear is that the online marketing department at the SFA has gone up a few gears with the launch of a new Facebook site for Scotland fans and if you want to be first to know about the launch of the strip you can leave your email address on the SFA site.



Leave your opinion on the strip here or on Tartan Army Facebook page

Tartan Army Tickets for Scottish Golf Show

The Scottish Golf Show returns to Glasgow next month for its fifth year and, courtesy of the show's organisers, TartanArmy.com have 10 pairs of tickets worth £24 a pair to give away.

All you have to do is make sure that you're a Tartan Army Fan on Facebook by the 8th of March and you will automatically have a chance to win a pair of tickets courtesy of show organiers Bunkered Golf Magazine

The show has firmly established itself as the perfect way to tee-off the new golfing season - and this year's event is set to be the biggest and best yet. Taking place over three days, from March 26 to 28 at the SECC, the show is a great day out for the whole family. And visitors don't have to be hard-core golfers to enjoy it as there really is something for everyone. The event is also fully interactive so the Scottish Golf Show is all about putting the latest great gear in the hands of show customers.

This year's show features a 31-bay indoor driving range featuring equipment from all of the game's biggest brand names where you can try their latest products before you buy. There will be a huge shop - the biggest of its kind in the country - which will be operated by Europe's No.1 golf retailer, American Golf.

Visitors will also be able to get free lessons from PGA professionals while there will also be opportunities to practise short game skills and putting at large range areas operated by Callaway Golf. For those with a sharp competitive edge, there will be loads of competitions to enter, including a long-putt challenge and long drive and nearest-the-pin simulator contests.

Throw in trick shot shows, plus over 100 exhibitors from across the golf industry and you've got everything you need for a fantastic day out.

To find out more, visit www.thescottishgolfshow.com and tee off your 2010 season in style. To book tickets in advance call 0141 353 2222. Show times are 9.30am to 6pm on Friday, 9.30am to 5.30pm on Saturday and 9.30am to 5pm on Sunday.

Happy Birthday Denis Law

Seventy years young, we'd like to wish Denis Law many belated happy returns. We thought about a wee bit of Jonathon Watson footage as a tribute but decided against it and featured Wembley '67 when the Lawman scored.

Ah those happy memories.