A memorial shinty match for the Reverend Kenny MacLeod will take place at View Firth Park, Thurso where Caithness take on Sutherland on 29 September 2012.
Kenny “Nostie” Macleod, as he was affectionately known, played shinty for Kinlochshiel, Lochcarron and Aberdeen University.
He established Thurso Junior Shinty Club in 2006 and he was a co-founder of Navar Athletic Shinty Club a couple of years later. This move brought senior shinty to Caithness for the first time since the Dounreay team of the 1960s.
Many will recall the 2010 Mod Cup match when Kenny captained Caithness to victory over and Sutherland at Bignold Park, Wick. Kenny was presented with the famous trophy by his good friend, then MSP John Farquhar Munro. The memorial shinty match will be a re-run of that 2010 Mod Cup clash between Caithness and Sutherland and it is the first time the sides have met since the Mod Cup match.
Kenny was minister at Thurso Free Church and also took midweek sessions at Helmsdale. He passed away in April 2012, aged just 52.
It is fitting that Kenny is remembered in this way as shinty was a great passion of his. Admission to the game is free but donations can be made to the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Care Centre.
Throw up is at 3pm.