Ballater SWI

02/10/2026

Tickets are selling fast for our Musical Bingo night 🎸🎉 - book yours here: https://www.ticketsource.com/ballater-scottish-womens-institute/late-breakers-musical-bingo-evening/2026-11-06/19:30/t-jxjrnkq

Our 'open night' this year is 'Musical Bingo' it is a fundraising evening and open for everyone to attend. With a live band there is even dancing at the end!! Great prizes and raffle! Tickets available online or to collect from Rowan Jewellery,1 Victoria Road, Ballater. Some tickets may be available at the door- we will keep you posted. Its bring your own booze and snacks! It is a great fun evening 😀.
Everyone welcome. Prices on poster.
Come and join us 😊
Ballater & Crathie Community Group
SWI Aberdeenshire Office
Scottish Women's Institutes

30/09/2026

We are very much looking forward to seeing everyone 21st October, come along and show your support for this wonderful charity!

Remember your headbands!!

Nikki will have tickets available for the musical bingo night for anyone who still needs one (or two!!)

See you soon!!!

Scottish Women's Institutes
Ballater & Crathie Community Group
SWI Aberdeenshire Office

18/09/2026

We would like to thank everyone who attended our opening night on Wednesday.

We were absolutely thrilled to welcome 49 members with more coming! Lots of new faces which we are so excited about!!

We did a painting craft, enjoyed prosecco and fine pieces, and heard all about the forthcoming schedule.

We would particularly like to thank Frances McCarthy our treasurer who dealt with the influx superbly well, and a special mention to Isla Rattray who had the biggest baptism of fire in the back kitchen and with Ivy's help managed to get everything done.

The committee catered this event, and we think it was well received 😁

We very much look forward to seeing everyone for our October meeting on Wednesday 21st at 7.30pm for a talk from Mrs Murray's Cat and dog home.

Please remember to get your tickets for our Musical Bingo - November 6th in Victoria Hall. Tickets online or buy in person from Rowan Jewellery.

Thank you all again!! X

Ballater & Crathie Community Group
Scottish Women's Institutes
SWI Aberdeenshire Office

09/09/2026

Our 'open night' this year is 'Musical Bingo' it is a fundraising evening and open for everyone to attend. With a live band there is even dancing at the end!! Great prizes and raffle! Tickets available online or to collect from Rowan Jewellery,1 Victoria Road, Ballater. Some tickets may be available at the door- we will keep you posted. Its bring your own booze and snacks! It is a great fun evening 😀.
Everyone welcome. Prices on poster.
Come and join us 😊
Ballater & Crathie Community Group
SWI Aberdeenshire Office
Scottish Women's Institutes

08/09/2026

We look forward to seeing everyone!!
Ballater & Crathie Community Group

06/08/2026

Dear ladies, we are hoping some of you may wish to put in some entries for the Garden Festival.
Its a wonderful local event which deserves our support!

17/06/2026

Ladies, we are planning an SWI table at the Golf Club fundraising bingo evening on 26th June, please get in touch if you would like to join us!!
They support us with our fund raising bingo evening, let's support them!! 😁
Contact Nikki or Sue (Frances is away)
Ballater & Crathie Community Group

22/05/2026

We had the best time on our visit to Invercauld House. The view is phenomenal!

We would like to thank the staff and garden designer Caz Osborne for her informative and very friendly tour of the gardens.

We would also like to thank you all for giving us your time and expertise and of course the peppermint tea and shortbread!! The parmesan crisps were heavenly 😍

We cannot show the house or statuary on social media, so hope you all enjoy this reminder of our visit.

Swi season is now finished for 25/26 and we look forward to 26/27 ,commencing in September.

Thank you ladies!

Ballater & Crathie Community Group
SWI Aberdeenshire Office
Scottish Women's Institutes

17/05/2026

REMINDER!!! 🌹🌸🌲
Tuesday 19th May, meet at the church at 6.15p.m
Our visit to Invercauld House Gardens. 🚶‍♀️🌺🌼🌷
We will try to car share as much as possible as there is limited parking.
Its not too late if you haven't signed up to come and join us!
Ballater & Crathie Community Group

11/05/2026

Dear ladies,
we would like to thank everyone who attended our AGM on 15th April. We were delighted that so many members attended for our last meeting of the season.
For the AGM,
We enjoyed a welcome address from our president Ellie Kinghorn.
Apologies were received.
We confirmed the minutes, and discussed any correspondence.
We heard the secretary's report from Sue Rutherford.
The treasurer's report was given by Frances McCarthy.
The ballot was collected and processed for the new committee.
The new committee took office.
Trophies were presented.

Cup Winners for our 2025/2026 season are as follows.
Mary McPherson Quaich - Sue Rutherford
Marjorie Gordon Cup - Frances Mc Carthy
Presidents Cup - Jenny Mc Millan

We would like to thank the ladies from Campsie and Glassel SWI who counted the votes.

The committee for 2026/2027 is as follows

President - Ellie Kinghorn
Vice President- Rosalyn Luffman
Secretary- Sue Rutherford
Treasurer- Frances McCarthy
Press Officer- Nikki Grant
Competitions - Ros Luffman
Raffles - Katrine Reid assisted by Alison Hunt

Our new committee members are Isla Rattray, Fiona Henderson, Ros Luffman and Alison Hunt.

Standing down from the committee are Gill Main and Catherine Mitchell - we cannot thank them enough for all their hard work and support. Thankfully they will still be joining us at the meetings.

We enjoyed a glass of prosecco, a wonderful spread by our much appreciated hostesses, and a fun quiz from Rowan Jewellery which everyone enthusiastically took part in. (Everyone did very well!)

We would like to heartily thank all our wonderful members old and new. Ballater SWI is a vibrant, fun, welcoming association, and we could not do it without the active participation of our committee and members. Even more new members this year, thank you all for joining in.

We have our trip to Invercauld House Gardens to look forward to on Tuesday 19th May. Meet at the church at 6.15p.m.

The committee will be busily working on our schedule for 2026/27 which begins on Wednesday 16th September 2026.

Aberdeenshire Federation SWI
Scottish Women's Institutes
SWI Aberdeenshire Office
Ballater & Crathie Community Group