Mull Highland Games' happy centenary

Crowds from as far away as Australia, Canada and the States headed to Mull to wish the island's Highland Games a very happy centenary.

 

"attachment_988402" "" "300"] Oban High School Pipe Band entertains the crowd at Mull Highland Games.
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Twelve athletes from Victoria in Oz took part in events on the field from relay to high jump, joining competitors from across Scotland and Mull itself.

 

"attachment_988405" "" "300"] Highland dancers impressed judges at the 2023 Mull Highland Games.
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Watching the challenges for hotly-contested trophies and prizes was a 50-strong family reunion of Tagues, MacMillans and MacLeans aged from just four to an 87-year-old who gathered to join in the celebrations last Thursday.

 

"attachment_988414" "" "300"] Tagues, MacMillans and MacLeans gathered for a huge family reunion at Mull Games with some travelling from Canada and America for the occasion.
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Games chairman Willie Hume said the special centenary occasion at Tobermory's Erray Park drew in a bigger than ever crowd.

 

"attachment_988420" "" "300"] North Connel's Gregor MacDonald was first past the post in the kilt race at Mull Games.
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"Our Centenary Games went very, very well with a bigger than normal crowd because people wanted to come and celebrate our 100th year. A lot of hard work has gone on behind the scenes in the run up to the event as well as on the big day itself and putting it all away for next year again. A big thank you to everyone who helped organise it, took part and those who supported us by coming along to enjoy it. We couldn't have done it without them.

 

"attachment_988423" "" "300"] Long leaps at Mull Games.
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"The sun shone for us after a few early showers and there's been a lot of very happy faces. We look forward to seeing them again next year."

 

"attachment_988426" "" "300"] Caber tossing was just one of the heavy weight events on the Mull Games field.
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The 100 years marks when the event restarted after the Second World War. This year also notches up 150 years after the first recorded holding of the games on the island.

 

"attachment_988435" "" "300"] Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance responds, on average, to two time-critical emergency call outs every day. Its mascot was at Mull Games collecting donations from wellwishers.
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Games President Andrew Kain added: "Here's to the next 100 years!"

 

"attachment_988441" "" "300"] Oban's Murdo Masterson in full swing at Mull Games in the heavy weights section.
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Games secretary Florence Kain said there was a great number of entries for the 100th year, particularly in the Highland dancing section.

 

"attachment_988444" "" "300"] Athletes from Australia's Victorian League joined competitors from all over Scotland on the events field at Mull Games 2023.
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Four-year-old Lucy Clark from Inveraray stole the crowds' and judges' hearts, winning first place in all four of her Highland dances, while Gregor MacDonald from North Connel flew to the finish line in the kilt race.

 

"attachment_988450" "" "300"] Girl power in the girls' race at Mull games.
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Oban's Murdo Masterson put on a good show along with other heavy weights including Tobermory's Karina Benish Alexander who was the only female competitor in that section.

 

"attachment_988459" "" "300"] Andrew Nicol from Inveraray and Allan Hamilton from Edinburgh were joint winners of the high jump at Mull Games.
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Scots-born John Hilditch, who has lived in Australia for the last 38 years and brought nine of the Oz athletes over to the games on a tour of similar events around the UK, said: "We've had a ball in Mull. Nowhere can compete for hospitality and surroundings."

 

"attachment_988477" "" "300"] Eric Macintyre who produced a commemorative book marking Mull Game's 100-year journey presents a trophy to Adult Highland dance winner Rachel Walker from Fettercairn.
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Eric Macintyre who produced a commemorative book marking Mull Game's 100-year journey presented prizes to joint high jump winners Allan Hamilton from Edinburgh and Andrew Nicol from Inveraray, adult Highland dance winner Rachel Walker from Fettercairn and Korri McMillan from Campbeltown who took first position in the 15 years and under Highland Dancing premier section.

 

"attachment_988489" "" "300"] Eric Macintyre Korri McMillan from Campbeltown with her trophy for coming first in the 15 years and under Highland Dancing premier section at Mull Highland Games.
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Caption: On the winning podium are Barcaldine's Luna MacLean with Inveraray's Lucy Clark who took overall first place in the six-years-and-under Highland dance section, and Dunbeg's Emily Lord.

 

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