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ISSUE 54 SUMMER 2018 NEWS Scotland The Perfect Stage The stage is set for Glasgow 2018 and Festival 2018 his summer Glasgow and Scotland are once again gearing up to-air access to more than 2,700 hours of entertaining and exciting to take centre stage as a new era in the world of sport gets television coverage as well as radio and digital coverage, ensuring the underway with the inaugural European Championships European Championships will be a truly historic moment. T (2 – 12 August). Paul Bush OBE, Director of Events, said: “The opportunity to host this The Championships will be an opportunity for Scotland to take its exciting multi-sport event for the first time is a direct legacy of Scotland sporting reputation to the next level by helping deliver this new multi- hosting the XX Commonwealth Games and The 2014 Ryder Cup. sport event for the first time with co-hosts Berlin. “We knew heading into those two landmark events that we had a And just like 2014, there will be a cultural programme to complement unique opportunity to establish Scotland as the perfect stage for the 11 days of world-class sporting action. Festival 2018 will bring the events. The planning, delivery and ultimately successes of 2014 best in music, visual art, street dance, theatre and design, uniting gave us the springboard to establish Scotland as a world-leading sport and culture. Glasgow and Scotland will be buzzing with cultural international events destination. events and activities at city-centre Festival sites, cultural venues and “Now in 2018 we’re looking to take it to the next level by utilising our in communities, adding to the action taking place in the 12 venues amazing people, our facilities and natural environment to deliver an across the country. amazing experience for both athletes and spectators while showcasing A potential television viewing audience of up to 1.03 billion from Scotland to a global TV audience.” across the continent is also set to watch the best athletes in Europe, With tickets still available, make sure you are part of this historic if not the world, battle it out to be crowned European Champion. moment by securing yours now at glasgow2018.com/bethere. This is thanks to the European Broadcasting Union providing free- Countdown to The 147th Open he countdown to The 147th Open is on as the world’s oldest and most prestigious professional golf championships returns to Carnoustie after an eleven-year hiatus. Golf fans will get to watch the world’s biggest names in Tthe game compete over the Angus links from 19 – 22 July, including three- time Champion Golfer Tiger Woods, who has confirmed his entry. Woods returns to Scotland having missed the two previous championships at Royal Troon and Royal Birkdale. With tens of thousands of spectators anticipated to make the trip to Carnoustie, along with TV coverage expected to reach more than 600 million homes around the world, including live broadcast on NBC in the United States, The Open is the perfect stage to showcase Scotland, the Home of Golf. Tickets are available at theopen.com. @EventScotNews EventScotland Join our e-newsletter #perfectstage at eventscotland.org 02 Comment EventScotland Highlights EventScotland is working to make Scotland the perfect stage for events by developing an Busy summer ahead exciting portfolio of sporting and cultural events. By directly investing in Scotland’s dynamic events industry through our specific funding programmes, including National, Beacon and for Scotland International Events Funds, we are raising Scotland’s international profile and boosting the country’s economy by attracting more visitors to our shores. Below are just some of the events PAUL BUSH OBE that have taken place in the recent months that have benefited from our support. It’s been a busy few months already for Scotland’s PROCESSIONS events industry 10 June Edinburgh and, as we head into the summer, we again have a full programme of annual and one-off events taking place. The biggest of these is the European Championships, the first major multi-sport event Scotland has hosted since the 2014 Commonwealth Games. For 11 days in August, the spotlight will focus on the 12 venues across the country, including Glasgow’s iconic SSE Hydro, Edinburgh’s Royal Commonwealth Pool, Strathclyde Country Park in North Lanarkshire and the Gleneagles PGA Edinburgh stood alongside the UK’s other capital cities on Sunday 10 June by hosting Centenary Course in Perth and Kinross, as PROCESSIONS, a project commissioned by 14-18 NOW, the UK’s arts programme for the the best athletes in Europe, who are now First World War centenary, and produced by Artichoke. The event was a once-in-a-lifetime fully into their preparations for Tokyo 2020, opportunity to take part in a mass participation artwork to celebrate one hundred years of vie for the title of European Champion. votes for women and saw widespread, intergenerational support from the general public, It will be a great moment for Scotland as politicians, business leaders, artists and sports personalities across Scotland. The procession we co-host this new event with Berlin to of women, girls and those who identify as non-binary wove a tapestry of colour throughout the strengthen our position as a world-leader in city as they walked in solidarity, mirroring the actions of the original suffragette movement. event delivery. The event was unavoidably political and, secured with support from EventScotland, Scottish Government, Creative Scotland and City of Edinburgh Council, it helped to promote Scotland as We also see the return of The Open to an inclusive nation and champion for gender equality. The event was broadcast live on the BBC Scotland. The 147th edition of the world’s alongside highlights of the extraordinary engagement work that took place in communities oldest professional golf tournament at across the whole of Scotland in the run up to the event. Carnoustie is part of a packed summer of processions.co.uk golf events that sees Scotland, the Home of Golf, host nine tournaments. Our programme of events for Scotland’s Cricket Scotland international fixtures Year of Young People 2018 also continues to flourish and I’m delighted to see the 10, 12 & 13 June The Grange Club, Edinburgh industry embracing the co-design element of the year and putting young people at the heart of their planning and delivery. It truly is a great initiative and a wonderful learning opportunity for both young people and experienced event organisers. Our Business Events and EventScotland teams have also been hard at work promoting Scotland as an events destination with successful trade trips to IMEX Frankfurt, The Meetings Show in London and SportAccord 2018. These trips are an essential part of our business as they allow us and our partners to showcase the amazing expertise and facilities we have to an international audience. Finally, I’m delighted to announce that In front of a sell-out crowd, Scotland secured a historic victory over England as international EventScotland recently won silver at cricket returned to Edinburgh. In the first of three international matches played at The Grange the Sport Business Awards 2018 for Club, Scotland beat England by six runs to make cricketing history with their first ever win over Best Business Serving Sport – 20 to 60 their English neighbours. Scotland then went on to play Pakistan in two T20 matches on the Employees. This is great recognition for the Tuesday and Wednesday but were unable to perform the same heroics losing both matches. team’s dedication to continually developing an exciting and varied portfolio of events as The matches were an opportunity to attract cricket fans from North East England and London well as our strong partnerships that ensure to the Scottish capital as well as to promote the sport to new fans within Scottish communities. Scotland continues to be the perfect stage Cricket Scotland received funding from EventScotland to further enhance the marketing of the for events. event in the north of England and London. Enjoy the issue. cricketscotland.com 03 EventScotland Highlights Bonfest 4 - 6 May Kirriemuir Scotland’s annual gathering in celebration of the life and music of Bon Scott saw an international crowd descend on the late AC/DC legend’s birthplace. EventScotland’s funding contributed to improvements to the campsite as well as for staging in Bellies Brae car park, next to the Bon Scott Statue, to showcase young bands as part of Scotland’s Year of Young People 2018. With performances from the traditional line- up of AC/DC tributes and lots more, Bonfest once again provided a fantastic weekend of rock ‘n’ roll with Kirriemuir serving as the perfect backdrop for the festivities. bonfest.com Scotland’s summer of cycling! Scotland has rightly developed a reputation as the perfect stage for cycling events and this summer has been no different. World-class road cycling returned in May with two stages of the OVO Energy Tour Series taking place in Scotland. Motherwell and Aberdeen both hosted men and women’s races for the first time and crowds were out in force in both locations. A few days later in Pitlochry, Etape Caledonia offered a closed road experience with 85 and 40 mile routes available to keen cyclists. Ever a highlight of Scotland’s summer sporting calendar, Fort William once again welcomed the best riders in the world for the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup (pictured). The course maintained its reputation as the best downhill event with a packed Nevis Range audience enjoying the action at the stunning highland location. The Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs, Fiona Diverse CiTay Hyslop, also attended and saw first-hand the impact of the event on the region.