BIG crowds and glorious sunshine made sure the Helensburgh and Lomond Highland Games was a huge success on Saturday.
The combination of Highland dancing, athletics, the ever-popular heavy events, music from the Helensburgh Clan Colquhoun Pipe Band and a huge variety of community and trade stalls made for a memorable day out both for local residents and for those who flocked to the town from much further afield to enjoy the town’s annual celebration of Highland sport and culture.
Sunshine and smiles at the Helensburgh and Lomond Highland Games on June 1, 2024.
Sunshine and smiles at the Helensburgh and Lomond Highland Games on June 1, 2024.
Pam Gosal MSP with Games chairman David Park (left) and chieftain Sephton MacQuire.Chieftain Sephton MacQuire and Games chairman David Park were joined at the official opening by West of Scotland MSP Pam Gosal, who has tabled a cross-party motion at the Scottish Parliament praising the Games’ organisers and the contribution the event makes both to the Helensburgh economy and to the area’s cultural calendar.
Sunshine and smiles at the Helensburgh and Lomond Highland Games on June 1, 2024.
Sunshine and smiles at the Helensburgh and Lomond Highland Games on June 1, 2024.
The Games are renowned for attracting competitors not just from Helensburgh and Lomond but from far beyond, and this year’s event was no exception, with this year’s festivities including, for the first time, a programme of ladies’ heavy events, including the tossing of the caber, the hammer-throw and the tossing of a hay sheaf over the bar – all of them much tougher than they might look to those watching on!
Sunshine and smiles at the Helensburgh and Lomond Highland Games on June 1, 2024.
Sunshine and smiles at the Helensburgh and Lomond Highland Games on June 1, 2024.
Sunshine and smiles at the Helensburgh and Lomond Highland Games on June 1, 2024.
A spokesperson for the Games said: “What a great day we had. Thanks to all our volunteers, helpers, the committee, our various competitors and traders who helped make this year’s Games another fabulous day for us all.
“Hope to see you next year on the first Saturday in June.”
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