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Rural Round Up 57
The Grantown Try Tri This triathlon, to be held on Sunday 3rd September 2006, is an opportunity for people to try out this sport in a fun and friendly atmosphere.
Open to anyone aged between 8 and 80, the triathlon involves swimming, cycling and running.
Located in the Cairngorms National Park, the Grantown Try tri allows individuals and teams of all ages and fitness to participate in the sport. Combined with the Motor Mania Day and Cairngorms Farmer's market, it is a great day out for friends and family too. The distances are not too far - a pool swim of 300m, bike ride (road bike or mountain bike) of 14km (this is a bit hilly) and a flat run through the town and woods of just 4.5km.
If you feel that this is too much for just one person - enter as a team of 3 with one swimmer, one cyclist and one runner. Most of all participants enter to have fun.
To find out more information as well as enter onlne see http://www.try-tri.co.uk/ or call 01479 872824.
Rambling On
The Forth and Tay Disabled Ramblers enjoy monthly outings to explore the Scottish Countryside. Excursions have included visits to Lochawe Meadows in Fife, Killin,Perthshire, Loch Ness and the Pentland Hills.
Their next ramble is on August 27th for a local outing, with a visit to Falkland Estate on September 10th. Contact heather@ftdr.com
Highland Disabled Ramblers also organise events throughout the year.
Excursions are planned to Portmahomack on 16th September and Fort Augustus on October 17th. For more information contact: Highland Disabled Ramblers, Reiff, Balnabeen, Culbokie, Dingwall
Tel: Michael or Marian on 01349 877195
E-mail: admin@highland-disabled-ramblers.org
Farm Borrowing
Figures published by the Scottish Executive show that farm borrowing has remained static since 2005.
Information collected from banks and building societies estimated that advances to farms at the end of May 2006 stood at £1,322 million. This represents an increase before inflation of £24 million (1.8 per cent) on the 2005 figure. In real terms the level of borrowing has remained similar in 2006.
The figures include advances to agricultural contractors and livestock salesmen. However, advances to farmers account for 96.4 per cent of the total. Some 86.5 per cent of the advances to agriculture are to owner-occupiers.
Bee Warm
Bees like their nectar warm reports the BBC News website .
Research by Professor Chittka and co-authors Adrian Dyer, Heather Whitney, Sarah Arnold and Beverley Glover from Cambridge University's Department of Plant Science reveals that bumblebees prefer to visit warm flowers and can use colour to predict the bloom's temperature.
The researchers say the bees might use warmer blooms to help maintain their body temperatures and save energy. The study is published in the journal Nature.
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- 7-Aug-2006
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