Holiday family activities continue with walk

The programme of free summer activities for families of school-age children in Blairgowrie and Rattray continues this week with a walk up Knockie in the east Perthshire town.

The weekly sessions, which are taking place every Wednesday during the school holidays, have been organised by the town’s Proactive Communities group working with Perth and Kinross Council (PKC).

The free sessions are part of Proactive Communities’ Blairgowrie and Rattray Independent (BaRI) Food Project – which aims to tackle food poverty, food waste and food education in the town.

The BaRI Food Project, working with PKC, Tesco and the Cooperative’s Fareshare scheme, offers a range of different subsidised services available to everyone in the town.

And as part of the summer activities programme, families have already enjoyed meeting huskies from Bowland Trails on the outskirts of Blairgowrie, sports activities with Active Schools coordinator Caroline Lawrie and crafting with volunteers from Nest Creative Spaces in the town.

On Wednesday this week, volunteers from Blairgowrie and District Hillwalking Club will lead two groups up Knockie Hill overlooking Blairgowrie at 10.30am and at 11.30am.

Those taking part will be able to enjoy spectacular views of the town from the top of the local landmark and enjoy a picnic lunch at the recently revamped viewing point. This event is open to everyone.

On Wednesday, July 28 – again working in collaboration with the team from Nest – there will be an opportunity to make name signs for a new bird box trail which is being created as part of Blairgowrie and Rattray’s efforts to become the first biodiversity town in Scotland.

There will be two sessions, one at 10.30am and one at 1.30pm, both of which will be held in the garden at Rattray Hall on Balmoral Road.

And Rattray Tennis Club is hosting two tennis sessions for families to try their hand at the sport.

These take place on Wednesday, August 4, at 9.30am and 10.30am.

And then on August 11, the bird boxes – complete with their name signs – will be hung in Davie Park and Lochy Park creating the new trail.

Those taking part also will be able to enjoy a special picnic to mark the end of the programme of events.

To book a space on any of the free activities this summer, send an email to email barifood@ discoverblairgowrie.co.uk