SKYE WEEK 2024-what a week! We made it to the finish line.
It really was a fantastic week despite the weather being more than a little challenging, but you all stuck with us and embraced it nevertheless.
So many people to thank that helped our wee group bring all of this to fruition, so I am just going to list you all here. So very grateful to live in a community that pulls together when asked. You are all amazing and the entire week simply could not have happened without you all working alongside us or coming out to support us at every event.
Planning will begin for 2025 around September, so if you would like to be involved in any way at all, please contact us via this page. Let's make 2025 another year to remember!!
Contributors & Supporters:
Portree & Braes Community Trust,Isle of Skye Distillers, Jans, Portree Community Centre, Skye Events, Skye Gym, RNLI Portree, Ace Target Sports, Stardust Boat Trips, Portree Hotel, 1820, Isles Inn, The Pier Hotel, Tongadale Hotel, Las, Seall Events Skye(for bringing Elephant Sessions), Skye Sailing Club, Radio Skye for amazing coverage all week, Skye & Lochalsh Young Carers, Limelight Event Services, Lucky2bhere, Relish, Friends of Portree Hospital, MacKenzies Bakery, Braes Community Hall, Misty Isle Makes, Talla Bhreacais, Glendale Community Hall, Minginish Community Hall, Skye & Lochalsh Archive Centre, Isle of Skye Ice Cream Co., Fort William Bouncy Castle Hire, Portree Community Panto Group, Mod Ionadail an Eilein Sgitheanaich, Portree Community Allotments, Neil MacLean (for organising the Tug of War), Portree Football Club.
Performers and Parade participants:
LMPA Academy - Lorayne McLucas Performing Arts Academy,Skye Wind Band,Fèis an Earraich(Ceilear), Trail West,Sian,Isle of Skye Pipe Band,Skye Youth Pipe Band, Dannsairean An Eilein Sgitheanaich, SkyeDance,Ailsa May Dance,Portree Line Dancers, Meena's Bollywood Babes, Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Phort Rìgh,Portree Primary School, Guides, Rainbows & Brownies, Cadets, Crossroads, Highland Hospice, Ceitidh Douglas & Angus Gilpin, John & Kate Masson, Ali Macfarlane,Iain Cormack,Portree Gaelic Choir, The Mackenzie & The Wilson families, Brian Strachan & Richard Hendry(Sound engineers), and Skye Circus Skills
Huge thank you to all local eateries, pubs, hotels, Local businesses and charities, Community groups, Local churches and community halls who very kindly supported us this year. We hope to reach out to more of you for SKYE WEEK 2025.
So many volunteers to thank that helped with set ups, take downs, stewarding, general running around, we cannot thank you all enough. Without you none of these events could take place. Personal thanks coming your way.
Special thanks to Heckie Cormack for creating our website for the digital programme, also to Lauren Nicdhomhnaill for assisting with social media. Janice Machugh for sewing ribbons for medals(at last minute), and Robyn Harris for being on hand helping all week.
Big thank you to Portree Fire Station for being in attendance for the kids at the Gala day and to Royal Bank of Scotland staff from Portree for being in attendance and for all the help at the gate on the gala day. Much appreciated.
Grateful thanks to all of the departments within Highland Council that assisted us throughout the process, thanks to David Castle & Kirk Moir for furnishing us with signage and bollards, to our local Police Scotland team who were very supportive of all our efforts, our Ward Manager and our Local Councillors too. Thank you all.
Final thanks to everyone in our communities who supported or participated in every event. Your enthusiasm was very much appreciated.
If we missed anyone from the above list, please message us and we will update immediately with our sincerest apologies. We do hope that we took note of everyone here.
See you all very soon.