1 October 2021 Issue 2447 © ULLAPOOL NEWS
Her Royal Highness, the Princess Royal presenting the 2021 Young Gamekeeper of the Year award to Jamie Renwick (centre), Ullapool, watched on by Scottish Gamekeepers Association Chairman, Alex Hogg, at the GWCT Scottish Game Fair. Pic credit to Ian Jacobs.
HIGHLANDER NAMED SCOTLAND’S BEST YOUNG GAMEKEEPER
A Highland gamekeeper who developed enduring respect for the nation’s deer through his farmer father has been named Scotland’s Young Gamekeeper of the Year 2021. Jamie Renwick, 21, from Ullapool, received his trophy from Her Royal Highness, the Princess Royal, on Friday at the GWCT Scottish Game Fair in the grounds of Scone Palace.
The prestigious award celebrates the future of the gamekeeping profession in Scotland and has been presented by The Scottish Gamekeepers Association (SGA) since 2008.
Jamie fought off competition from gamekeepers, deer managers and river ghillies nationwide to land the prize after being selected from the shortlist by the SGA award steering group.
Raised on a farm in Ross and Cromarty, he was introduced to deer management as a 13 year old by his dad, Scott, a sheep farmer. Upon leaving Ullapool High School, he undertook a Modern Apprenticeship in Gamekeeping and Wildlife Management at North Highland College UHI in Thurso, also completing a National Certificate. During a work placement at Invermark Estate in Angus in 2016, he impressed his peers so much he is still there, 5 years on. He now works his own beat on the estate in the Angus Glens, splitting his time between grouse and deer management, which remains a passion.
“I have known of other people to win this award but I never really thought I would do the same. I am surprised and very honoured,” said the talented youngster, who was unaware that he had been nominated. The 2021 award is a significant one within the game sector.
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Winners of the Ceilidh Place Coffee Poem Competition
We feel honoured that the fantastic, great George Gunn agreed to be the head judge for our Coffee Poem Competition and help us choose the winners.
The Ceilidh Place is delighted to announce the winners of our Coffee Poem Competition. Thanks to all participants for taking the time to write such lovely poems, and the courage to send them in. We enjoyed reading your poems very much and would like to thank everyone from the bottom of our hearts!
The winners are
1st Lisa Macdonald with Coffee? Thank you./ Cofaidh? Taing. (Glen Lyon Coffee subscription)
2nd Dougie Beck with The Bench at Loch a’ Chàirn (Ceilidh Place Voucher £ 50)
3rd Lorraine Thomson with West Coast Roast (Ceilidh Place Voucher £ 25)
And an extra prize, a £ 10 Book Token, goes to 11-year old Finlay for his cheeky and witty poem.
Coffee? Thank You
The morning dawns fair.
The hilltops rise on an early mist;
The breeze lifts your day
And mine.
Your task begins early:
The women’s nimble, knowing fingers
Find ripe cherries in glossy foliage
In the shade before noonday.
My addled brain suffers
Near constant sleep deprivation –
The late-night overload of written demands.
Let us not glamorise burnout.
But let us acknowledge
Your harvest.
It keeps me going,
Gives me the comfort of
A flickering stove, a shiny floor,
A well-worn wooden table,
A friendly face over the tall counter
And smooth cream on sharp, hot ebony.
Cofaidh? Taing.
Mullaichean nam beann air a’ cheò,
A’ mhadainn a’ dùsgadh le cothrom;
An oiteag a’ togail do latha
’S mo latha-sa fhèin.
’S i d’ obair a thòisich gu tràth:
Corragan comasach nam mnathan
Air lorg nan sirisean àlainn abaich
Am measg dhuilleagan dubh-ghorm.
Tha m’ inntinn fo leòn,
A’ fulang le cion foise is gainnead taimh
Rè oidhche nan sgrìobhaidhean iomadh-chuspaireil riatanach.
Cha mholamaid an claoidheadh,
Ach togamaid fonn air meas do bhuaine
A bheir dhomh beannachd:
An teine blàth, an t-ùrlar gleansach,
Na bùird air seann-fhiodh sgròbte,
Cairdeas thar a’ chunntair
Agus bàrr milis geal os cionn stutha theth gheur eabonaich.
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My names Finlay Gamble
I’m no allowed a coffee
I’m just a 11 year old
Ma Maw says a milky coffee
Or a cheeky little latte
As long as it’s a decaf
She is always really happy
The warm feeling in ma belly
On a cold rainy day
In my favourite mug
Oh I do love a coffee
They come in different flavours
And they smell really good
*****
Her Royal Highness, the Princess Royal presenting the 2021 Young Gamekeeper of the Year award to Jamie Renwick (centre), Ullapool, watched on by Scottish Gamekeepers Association Chairman, Alex Hogg, at the GWCT Scottish Game Fair. Pic credit to Ian Jacobs.
HIGHLANDER NAMED SCOTLAND’S BEST YOUNG GAMEKEEPER
A Highland gamekeeper who developed enduring respect for the nation’s deer through his farmer father has been named Scotland’s Young Gamekeeper of the Year 2021. Jamie Renwick, 21, from Ullapool, received his trophy from Her Royal Highness, the Princess Royal, on Friday at the GWCT Scottish Game Fair in the grounds of Scone Palace.
The prestigious award celebrates the future of the gamekeeping profession in Scotland and has been presented by The Scottish Gamekeepers Association (SGA) since 2008.
Jamie fought off competition from gamekeepers, deer managers and river ghillies nationwide to land the prize after being selected from the shortlist by the SGA award steering group.
Raised on a farm in Ross and Cromarty, he was introduced to deer management as a 13 year old by his dad, Scott, a sheep farmer. Upon leaving Ullapool High School, he undertook a Modern Apprenticeship in Gamekeeping and Wildlife Management at North Highland College UHI in Thurso, also completing a National Certificate. During a work placement at Invermark Estate in Angus in 2016, he impressed his peers so much he is still there, 5 years on. He now works his own beat on the estate in the Angus Glens, splitting his time between grouse and deer management, which remains a passion.
“I have known of other people to win this award but I never really thought I would do the same. I am surprised and very honoured,” said the talented youngster, who was unaware that he had been nominated. The 2021 award is a significant one within the game sector.
*****
Winners of the Ceilidh Place Coffee Poem Competition
We feel honoured that the fantastic, great George Gunn agreed to be the head judge for our Coffee Poem Competition and help us choose the winners.
The Ceilidh Place is delighted to announce the winners of our Coffee Poem Competition. Thanks to all participants for taking the time to write such lovely poems, and the courage to send them in. We enjoyed reading your poems very much and would like to thank everyone from the bottom of our hearts!
The winners are
1st Lisa Macdonald with Coffee? Thank you./ Cofaidh? Taing. (Glen Lyon Coffee subscription)
2nd Dougie Beck with The Bench at Loch a’ Chàirn (Ceilidh Place Voucher £ 50)
3rd Lorraine Thomson with West Coast Roast (Ceilidh Place Voucher £ 25)
And an extra prize, a £ 10 Book Token, goes to 11-year old Finlay for his cheeky and witty poem.
Coffee? Thank You
The morning dawns fair.
The hilltops rise on an early mist;
The breeze lifts your day
And mine.
Your task begins early:
The women’s nimble, knowing fingers
Find ripe cherries in glossy foliage
In the shade before noonday.
My addled brain suffers
Near constant sleep deprivation –
The late-night overload of written demands.
Let us not glamorise burnout.
But let us acknowledge
Your harvest.
It keeps me going,
Gives me the comfort of
A flickering stove, a shiny floor,
A well-worn wooden table,
A friendly face over the tall counter
And smooth cream on sharp, hot ebony.
Cofaidh? Taing.
Mullaichean nam beann air a’ cheò,
A’ mhadainn a’ dùsgadh le cothrom;
An oiteag a’ togail do latha
’S mo latha-sa fhèin.
’S i d’ obair a thòisich gu tràth:
Corragan comasach nam mnathan
Air lorg nan sirisean àlainn abaich
Am measg dhuilleagan dubh-ghorm.
Tha m’ inntinn fo leòn,
A’ fulang le cion foise is gainnead taimh
Rè oidhche nan sgrìobhaidhean iomadh-chuspaireil riatanach.
Cha mholamaid an claoidheadh,
Ach togamaid fonn air meas do bhuaine
A bheir dhomh beannachd:
An teine blàth, an t-ùrlar gleansach,
Na bùird air seann-fhiodh sgròbte,
Cairdeas thar a’ chunntair
Agus bàrr milis geal os cionn stutha theth gheur eabonaich.
*****
My names Finlay Gamble
I’m no allowed a coffee
I’m just a 11 year old
Ma Maw says a milky coffee
Or a cheeky little latte
As long as it’s a decaf
She is always really happy
The warm feeling in ma belly
On a cold rainy day
In my favourite mug
Oh I do love a coffee
They come in different flavours
And they smell really good
*****
