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Remembering Festubert ………….. 3 Days To Go! | |
12 May 2015 Cuillin FM will be on hand to broadcast the Festubert Commemoration from Pairc nan Laoch, Portree on Saturday 16 May 2015. A weekend of special commemoration events take place to mark the centenary of the Battle of Festubert, one of the earliest and most appalling of all the battles in World War 1, and shinty will play a major part in over the three days. Many lives were lost, including in the shinty playing communities of Portree and Kingussie and the clubs have come together to remember the fallen.
Local Radio station Cuillin FM will be live on air from 11am until around 5pm. They will provide live coverage of all three shinty matches:
Match commentary will be from Alasdair Bruce with summaries from Lochcarron boss Ross Brown and Drew Millar. There will also be a series of interesting interviews broadcast throughout the day. Cuillin FM is broadcast on 106.2 in the Portree area and 107.2 outside Portree. It is also available online at www.cuillinfm.co.uk
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