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Public Events at Aigas Field Centre Tel. 01463 782443 www.aigas.co.uk For further details of all events contact [email protected] Highlands - Scotland’s Wild Heart Saturday 16th July 2016, 7.30pm The Magnus House, Aigas Field Centre Come and join us for a Highland launch of Stephen Moss & Laurie Campbell’s fabulous book of the BBC’s recent wildlife documentary, Highlands – Scotland’s Wild Heart. There will be a talk by Stephen and Laurie will show some of his amazing photographs. Light refreshments and a glass of wine will be served. Entry free, but to reserve a seat, please phone 01463 782443 or email [email protected] Visit to Glenkyllachy Lodge Wednesday 20th July 2016 – Places Available Come and join us on a visit to the privately-owned Glenkyllachy garden at Tomatin. At an altitude of 1150 ft, this garden is created round ponds with many unusual trees & shrubs, sculptures and a wondrous wall/folly. Pick up from Inverness Retail Park at 1.45pm. Proceeds shared between The Highland Hospice and Marie Curie Cancer Care. £20 per head includes transport, garden visit and afternoon tea provided by the owner Mrs Emma Mackenzie. For reservations, contact us on 01463 782443 or by email to [email protected] House of Aigas Garden Open Day 26th June 2016 24th July 2016 With Scotland's Gardens in aid of the Highland Hospice. The Aigas garden is set within a fine arboretum of exotic trees planted over 100 years ago. Enjoy the gardens, home made tea and cakes in the House of Aigas, live music and plant stalls. There are also Ranger led guided walks round our nature trails. Garden entry £4. Teas £4 per head. Free entry and tea for children. No dogs please. Garden Open Days run from 2pm - 5pm. Advance booking is not required Public Events at Aigas Mailing List Every year we hold several events for local people here at Aigas. Garden open days, celebrity and expert lectures, cooking demonstrations, book launches and much more. We have a mailing list just for these events and if you would like to be added to the list, please go to our website www.aigas.co.uk and check out the Public Events page. You can click on the link to subscribe to the mailing list. Details of various Sir John Lister-Kaye events can be found on his website www.lister-kaye.co.uk .

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