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Giant Poster Competition
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Friday 25th
Lantern Procession
Muster Argyle Terrace 7pm
Process through woods to sailing club
Launch Lantern Boat to summon the Giant
End by 8.30
Saturday 26th
Giant Welcome
Guildford Square 12pm
Wake the Giant
Parade to Sailing Club 1.30pm
End by 3.30pm
Giant Nite Out
Guildford square 6.30pm
Ceilidh Band, dancing, Film Show
Until 9pm |
Sunday 27th
Tramway Path opening
Port Bannatyne Park 10.30am
Walk with the Giant to Ettrick Bay
Events & Happenings on the way and at the Beach
Ends 5pm
Monday 28th
Farewell with Flags
Craigmore Pier 10.30am
Walk up Canada Hill, Bring your Flags and Banners and wave for Homecoming
Ends 12.30 |
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Get Volunteering
We are still looking for volunteers to help us get organised. If you are interested in helping out over the weekend give us a call: 01700 501 357
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Get Involved
We are still looking for groups who would like to be involved... We are running a series of Banner making workshops... If your group would like to get involved call 01700 501 357 to find out how!
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The Story Behind the Big Man
Many thousands of years ago when Scotland was a rough country of boulders, vast forests and wild beasts , people lived in fear of everything, even the shadows.
Then one day the warmth of the sun was blotted out and they looked up to see two huge birds fighting in the sky. Like giant eagles they tumbled, wheeled and spun in the air until one of the creatures broke away and tumbled towards them. As it grew closer to the ground they saw it was not a bird but a giant man with great wings strapped to his back. When he hit the ground the earth trembled, his wings smashed to pieces, and the populace fled and hid in terror.
Then, driven by curiosity, they ventured out to look at this Big Man. They saw he needed their help and they looked after him, gave him water and food.
In return for their hospitality he helped clear the land of the giant boulders, throwing them into the sea to create islands. He carved out inlets with his bare hands so they could shelter their fishing boats and he chased the nightmare beasts from the forests.
Gradually he recovered his strength and walked the land recovering the scattered pieces of his shattered wings to rebuild them.
Finally he was ready, he tied his pinions to his back and with a great beat of air flew into the sky and was gone.
At first people were sad and missed him, but when they looked around and saw their fields cleared of boulders, the forests safe to hunt in and sheltered havens for their fishing boats. They realised that this was now a land in which they could live and thrive.
The wisest of them even suggested that the Big Man would return to see the country he had helped create. They promised that when he came back he would be welcomed with great celebrations. They wanted the communities to gather together to show him what had been achieved in his absence. These storytellers became The Guild of Watchers, who now await his return.
Image of Kim Bergsagel, Designer of the Big Man, with the Big Man's torso at an embryonic stage.
Credit: Neil Hanna
To learn more about the Big Man and the creators (the Puppet Lab):
Latern making in preparation for the Big Man Walking
