The shortlist for the UK Town of Culture 2028 competition has been announced and sadly Pitlochry didn’t reach the final 15. Nearly 400 applications to the inaugural competition were received, many of which were from Scotland – clearly demonstrating both this country’s extraordinary cultural heritage and the strength of the competition! While we’re disappointed not […]
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The team behind an exciting new short film that was filmed in Pitlochry last month has praised the local community for their support of the project. Caterhaugh is a short film by Schillaci Malmond, who grew up in Pitlochry, and has been described as a ‘dark, modern fairy tale’. The film is being made and produced
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The 2025 Heartland Festival was hugely popular with attendance numbers of around 12,000 people – including 2,500 children – over the course of a sunny weekend in June. We were delighted to have been involved in supporting the event again this year, with many of our Trustees volunteering in various capacities. It was also great
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Pitlochry Community Action Trust (PCAT) has been awarded £29,640 from the UK Government through the United Kingdom Shared Prosperity Fund to support the Pitlochry Town Hall Group (PTHG) explore a possible community asset transfer of the historic listed building. The initiative is one of several across the UK benefitting from funding for local investment as
An asset review in Pitlochry undertaken by Perth and Kinross Council has raised concerns about the future of Pitlochry Town Hall. Dating back over 120 years, Pitlochry Town Hall has served as a crucial hub of community activity for local residents and visitors to the town for generations. It provides a wide range of community groups and organisations, as well as individuals, with
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Exciting news from Pitlochry Festival Theatre…Thursday evenings see the start of a new drama club. Classes will be open to pupils and students from Pitlochry High School from Primary 5 to 3rd Year. This is the first of many new initiatives we hope to hear of, in getting the town and its young people to
