A Paralympics hero will be the guest of honour at the Gordonstoun school’s Junior Highland Games this weekend.
The 28th instalment of the annual extravaganza will take place between 11am and 5pm on Saturday. And the organisers have announced Paralympic gold medalist, Steve Bate MBE, will act as chieftain for the event.
Mr Bate will bring along his own medals to inspire the pupils when they go for glory on the sports fields, and will hand out prizes to winners at the end of the day.
Mr Bate has Retinitis Pigmentosa, which has left him with a 10% field of vision, but he won two golds and a bronze medal at last year’s summer games in Rio.
The 39-year-old, from New Zealand, worked for Lossiemouth-based charity Outfit Moray for eight years before moving to Manchester.
A total of 11 teams, with competitors coming from many parts of Scotland, will take part in the traditional games.
They will face off in caber tossing, haggis hurling, piping, pipe drumming, highland dancing, Scottish country dancing and tug o’ war contests.
Principal of Gordonstoun, Lisa Kerr, said: “We’re looking forward to welcoming lots of local people to this super event.”
Ewan MacGregor, chairman of the Junior Highland Games at Gordonstoun, added: “There will be a wide range of activities and things of interest for all age groups.
“This is my third year in charge and I can honestly say it is one of the more intimate and fun games events in the area.”
Alongside the competitions, there will be bouncy castles and singing and dancing spectacles.
Proceeds will go to the Forres Osprey Trust and Moray Women’s Aid charities.
The event will take place on the Gordonstoun Junior School playing fields, and entry and parking are both free.
