
The Scottish Games Association of Delaware Inc.
Will Present the 46th Annual Colonial Highland Gathering
at Fair Hill Race Track Maryland on May 17, 2008
8:30 am to 5:00 pm
Massed bands between 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm
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CHANGE IN VENUE – Friday night 6:00 PM
May 16th piping competition
FROM the Howard Johnson’s on 896
TO the Newark United Methodist Church
See map under Schedules and Map
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4 Course Prix Fix "Traditional Scottish Dinner"
Starting Promptly at 6:30
Friday, May 16, 2008 at the Fair Hill Inn.
See PDF Menu
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GRADE 1 PIPE BAND COMPETITION
THE COLONIAL HIGHLAND GATHERING AT FAIRHILL
will host a Grade 1 Pipe Band competition this year—the first
on the Eastern Seaboard for a number of years.
Come and give them your support!
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2008 Special Guest Competitor
Name: Gregor John Edmunds
Age: 30
Sign: Taurus
Height: 194cm / 6' 4.5"
Weight: 138kg / 21stone 12lbs / 306lbs.
Birthplace: Dundee, Scotland
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3 times and current Scottish
Highland Games Champion
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3 times European champion,
current World Highland Games champion
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Former Scotland's Strongest Man
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Finalist at World's Strongest Man, 8th place in premier year of
strong man competition
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Video for the 2007 Fair Hill Scottish Games by Lou Angeli.
Video available from Google video (Running time: 3:46) |
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Hotels for 2008
Newark Hotels - convenient to I-95 and also about 8 miles from Fair Hill
Sleep Inn – Host Hotel
630 S. College Avenue, Newark
(302) 453-1700
Reservations made by May 1st
Rate for Scottish Games of DE $59 plus tax
Homewood Suites by Hilton - Host Hotel
640 South College Ave.
Newark, DE 19713
(302) 453-9700
Reservations made by April 14th
Rate for Scottish Games of DE
Suites range from $119 to $189 plus tax
Can sleep 5-9 people
Embassy Suites - Host Hotel
654 S. College Avenue, Newark
(302) 368-8000
Reservations made by April 25th
Rate for Scottish Games of DE $119 plus tax
Howard Johnson Hotel & Suites
1119 South College Ave. (Route 896 & I-95), Newark
(302) 368-8521
1-800-I GO HOJO reservations
Quality Inn
1120 S College Avenue, Newark
(302) 368-8715
1-800-441-7564
Super 8 Motel
268 East Main Street, Newark
(302) 737-5050
1-800-800-8000
Elkton Hotels - convenient to I-95 and about 8 miles from Fair Hill
Knight's Inn
262 Belle Hill Road, Elkton, MD
(410) 392-6680
1-800-843-5644
Hawthorn Suites-Elkton
304 Belle Hill Road
Elkton, MD 21921
Phone: 410-620-9494
Fax: 410-620-9445
Elkton Lodge (no web site)
200 Belle Hill Road, Elkton, MD
(410) 398-9400