Year Of The Light Events

Download the full Programme of Events (PDF 920KB) for a full listing of events organised to celebrate the Year of the Light and visit this events page for updates. 
 

Date	Event	More Info
1 February 2011	Spectacular Musical Firework Display at the Signal Tower Museum.
18 February 2011	RSCDS Year of the Light Dance, 7.30pm. Contact Heather Lockhart. Tel: 07974 663 474.
10 March 2011	Professor Roland Paxton Lecture - Bell Rock Lighthouse Design and Construction 1806-1811, Angus College.
18 March 2011	'Let There Be Light' - stories, readings, music and song about the Bell Rock and other Scottish lighthouses. Venue: Annie Gilruth Hall, Auchmithie.
19 March 2011	Jazz at Hospitalfield - a jazz concert to celebrate the bicentennial of the Bell Rock Lighthouse. Venue: Hospitalfield House, Arbroath.
All the year round, weather permitting	Bell Rock Boat Trips Around the Bell Rock Lighthouse. Contact Alex Smith. Tel: 01241 874510. Mobile: 07752 470621. Web: www.sea-angling.net
4 June 2011	Angus Glens Walking Festival: Year of the Light Walk. The walk starts at the Signal Tower Museum which was built as a support base for the Bell Rock Lighthouse.
12 June 2011	Ecumenical Church Service and Dedication of the Memorial Plaque at the Signal Tower.
18 June 2011	Arbroath Sailing and Boating Club's Cruise and Racing Regatta. For further details, visit  the Arbroath Sailing and Boating Club website or email the club.
16 July to 24 August 2011	Year of the Light Art Exhibition. Arbroath Library, Hill Terrace, DD11 1AH.  For further details, contact 01241 872248. FREE admission.
16 and 17 September 2011	'Follow the Light - a Variety Show with a Nautical Theme'. The Webster Memorial Theatre, Arbroath. Tickets will also be available from The Webster Memorial Theatre, 64 High Street, Arbroath DD11 1AW. Tel:  01241 435800. To see the full programme, click here (PDF, 120 KB).
Friday 11 November 2011, 7.30pm for 8.00pm – Midnight	Year of the Light Ceilidh Venue: The Meadowbank Inn, Montrose Road, Arbroath, DD11 5RA. Tickets will be on sale soon priced at £10.00 each. Children welcome (must be accompanied by adult/s).	More...
Thursday 24 November 2011, 7.30pm	Bell Rock Lighthouse - An illustrated talk by Professor Roland Paxton of Heriot Watt University Venue: East and Old Hall, Chapel Street, Forfar Adults £7, Children £1. All welcome.	More...

 

THEMED EVENTS

The annual Seafront Spectacular, Seafest and Bell Rock Blues events will have a Bell Rock Lighthouse theme within their 2011 events.

Find out more about this extraordinary feat of engineering - the Bellrock Lighthouse.  More about the Bellrock Lighthouse  

From boat trips to variety shows, there is something for everyone in the the Events Programme.

Featured Event - Year of the Light Ceilidh - Finale Event

           

 

 

Find out how you can get hold of the exclusive Year of the Light commemorative items. More on the Commemorative Products

 

 

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