Watch the Video
See the Pictures
Christmas Fayre
Last year's event
Keeping it Green
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Aragorn, the European Eagle Owl from Kirkend Nursery in Whiting Bay will be there, too.
The Jazz Café Band
Arran Brew
Vivace
Robyn & Amie
Cordon Bleu
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Santa's Sparkle on the Shore 2011
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Great Entertainment
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A Visit from Santa
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Santa flew in from the North Pole especially for the event. The high winds didn't stop
him from landing his sleigh on the hotel roof and then he settled into a big armchair beside the fire
in the hotel lounge while all the local children came to visit him.
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Festive Food & Drink
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All food and drink was hand-prepared from the finest local ingredients by the
Glenisle Restaurant's own chefs in the hotel and on the barbecue set up on
the hotel terrace.
Choose from...
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Hamburgers made from Scottish beef |
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Hot Dogs from local Arran sausages |
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Specialty barbecue on Sunday |
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Barbecued roast beef rolled in mustard in a roll with horseradish
Barbecued roast pork with stuffing and salad in a roll
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Vegetarian options available in the Glenisle Bistro |
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Home-made mince pies, ginger bread and shortbread |
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Home-made mulled wine |
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Speciality Christmas Coffees |
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Arran beers |
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Arran whisky |
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plus a full range of soft drinks |
All meats are supplied by Arran Butchers
All buns and rolls are supplied by Wooleys, Brodick
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The Best of Arran
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The very best of Arran crafts and produce was on sale under the marquees.
There were...
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Isle of Arran Distillery - selling the island's own, award-winning whiskies |
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The Curtain House - soft furnishings & Christmas decor |
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Island Cheese - local Arran cheeses, deli & hampers |
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The Old Byre - hand-made Scottish woollen products |
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Kirkend Nursery - home-made jams from their own fruit plus a range of candies and sweets |
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Bunty's - home accessories, gifts & Christmas decorations |
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Cladach Pottery - hand-made local ceramics |
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Studio 4 - beautiful, hand-made local jewellery |
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Friday's Child - selling a variety of gifts and novelties |
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Arran Asia - ethnic clothes, silver jewellery & incense oil burners |
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Island Porcelain - porcelain ware |
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Island Treasure - handbags, gold & silver jewellery |
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The Red Door - handbags, gifts, jewellery & toys |
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Alexander's - clothing, stocking fillers, hats, gloves, ice grippers and more |
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Hearts & Crafts - Handmade gifts and Christmas decorations. All made on Arran. |
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Creeler's - smoked fish items and hampers |
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Arran Tip to Toe - Neal's yard organic beauty products and complimentary hand & arm massage |
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Adele's Cupcakes - gorgeous specialty cupcakes |
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Diane's Gifts - soft toys, Christmas items and gifts |
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The Boathouse - small toys, stocking fillers, handmade decorations |
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High winds meant that not all the marquees could be used. This meant
that we had quite a bit less space than planned and there was not enough room for all the
stalls listed above. We thank those that couldn't come for their understanding and flexibility
in the face of the bad weather.
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Last Year's Event
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Here is a video of the 2010 Christmas tree lighting show. This is the one that started it all!
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Our first Christmas Tree Lighting Event was staged on 5th December 2010. Given that we had
a giant Christmas tree growing in the hotel gardens it seemed like a good idea to
give it its full due with full Christmas decorations. Add the expertise of Glasgow-based
theatrical pyrotechnics company Hands-On and you end up with something pretty spectacular.
Technical Details
- There are 48 metres of icicle lights comprising 1920 individual lights.
- 1200 lights on the building
- 160 metres of lights wrapped around tree trunks
- 6 colour change spotlights
- 10 floodlights
- 2300 lights on the Christmas tree
Who did what
- David Boyle - all wiring and electrics. Great thanks to David and his entire team for the huge amount of work they put in.
- Hands-On, Glasgow - the pyrotechnics and the fireworks
- Blether Video, Glasgow - great thanks for producing the video that you see above
Keeping it Green
The first question many people would ask is whether it is responsible to light up a large garden at a time when we all need to be
cutting back on energy usage in order to control carbon emissions.
Luckily, lighting technology is moving so quickly that
we can now enjoy the Christmas lights and still be
environmentally responsible. All the lights we have used are either LED or 'A' rated, meaning that the entire garden display uses less
electricity than the three older style floodlights which used to be on the front of the hotel. LED technology had moved on
immensely in the past few years so that they can now be used for normal interior lighting as well as for things like Christmas
lights. They last for years and use very little electricity which helps us still have great Christmas lights without having
to worry about the carbon footprint.
See you in 2012 when the event will be bigger and better. Don't miss it!
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