MONDAY 26TH AUGUST – FRIDAY 30TH AUGUST
TICKETED BOAT TRIPS
(additional boat trips will be available during the Saturday and Sunday)
Sail and Stories – Monday 26 August – 11am and 1pm
Craft Daft on a Raft Ceramic Experience – Tuesday 27 & Wednesday 28 August – 4.30pm – 6pm
Bubbles and Breakfast Cruise – Wednesday 28 August – 11am-1pm
Fish Tea on the Canal – Thursday 29 August – 5-7pm
Spirit Of Alba Whisky Tasting Session – Friday 30 August – 7-9pm.
SATURDAY EVENING CONCERT
31st August 5.00P.M. – 10.00P.M.
LIVE MUSIC STAGE PERFORMANCES AND FIREWORKS
PLEASE NOTE NO DAYTIME ACTIVITY
SUNDAY FUN DAY – 1ST SEPTEMBER
12noon – 5.00p.m.
Create ED, 46 Cowgate, Kirkintilloch, G66 1HN
THESE TOP TIPS – COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE!
COLD WATER SHOCK
This can even happen on a summer’s day. Cold water shock can cause you to gasp uncontrollably and eventually drown. It is your body’s automatic fight or flight response.
HOW TO DEAL WITH COLD WATER SHOCK
– AVOID GASPING, THRASHING OR SWIMMING HARD
– TURN ON YOUR BACK AND FLOAT INSTEAD
FLOATING
Floating will allow you to catch your breath whilst the effects of cold water shock pass. Once you regain control of your breath, you can swim to safety, call for help or continue to float until help arrives.
HOW TO FLOAT
– FIGHT YOUR INSTINCT TO THRASH AROUND
– LEAN BACK, EXTENDING YOUR ARMS AND LEGS
– IF YOU NEED TO, GENTLY MOVE AROUND TO HELP FLOAT
– CONTINUE TO FLOAT UNTIL YOU CAN CONTROL YOUR BREATHING
PARK AND RIDE
Free park and ride services throughout the Sunday afternoon – to and from Lenzie Station for those arriving by train, and to and from Broomhill Depot (Kilsyth Road, Kirkintilloch) – making it easier for people to park on what will be a very busy day!
BetterPoints East Dunbartonshire are celebrating Kirkintilloch Canal Festival with exclusive rewards from 26 August – 1 September.
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Anyone who joins BetterPoints East Dunbartonshire before Wednesday 28th August will be in to win a whisky tasting canal cruise for 2 on Friday 30th August
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Travel sustainably to the Festival on Saturday 31st August or Sunday 1st September to enter a draw for £50
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Plus there’s loads of other amazing rewards that anyone who lives, works or studies in East Dunbartonshire can earn
Download the BetterPoints app and find out more: https://eastdun.betterpoints.uk/…/kirkintilloch-canal…
ART SHOP & GALLERY
Welcome to Kirkintilloch’s newest art shop and gallery featuring the varied works of local artist Seana Doherty. She has handmade fused glass, handpainted lamps, painted glassware, original oil and acrylic paintings, linoprints, ceramics, jewellery, cards, prints and more!
There will be guest makers, freebies, bargain boxes ( who doesn’t love a rummage in a £5 box?) and of course refreshments.
Stop in on your way to or from the Canal Festival.
It’s gonna be a cracker of a weekend!
6 Waterside Rd, Kirkintilloch G66 3HA
From 1.00p.m. – 5.00p.m. Saturday 31st August and Sunday 1st September
PLEIN AIR EVENT
As part of the Canal festival celebrations this year CreateED are running a Plein air event in conjunction with Plein air Scotland and Drumbowie Art. Join us at Kirkintilloch Marina on Thursday 29th August from 10am – 4pm. Participants will then have the option of bringing their Plein air pieces along to our shop on Cowgate (Create ED, 46 Cowgate, Kirkintilloch, G66 1HN) where they can be displayed over the canal festival weekend.
Feel free to hop on over to the Plein Air Scotland Facebook page and click on to the event for further information, or pop into the shop on Wednesday 28th before close of business to let us know if you’ll be joining us – so we can keep an eye out for everyone.
