Halkirk Highland Games

Tug 'O War winners Inverness with event sponsors Babcock Dounreay Partnership



Sinclair Patience




Mike Pockoski, USA, just fails at a record height of 37 feet with the 16lb sheaf




Rusty Price, USA, just fails at 37 feet




Dumbarton & District pipe band play on Bridge Street




A record 14 cyclists battled it out on the 200m track




The cyclists jostle for position




200m race




Sam Grammer, USA, in the 56lb weight for distance, wearing a pink kilt for breast cancer awareness




Murray Gunn in the hammer event




Dumbarton and District pipe band led by Thurso's Drum Major Willie Angus




Alistair Gunn in the hammer event




Over 40s veteran's race. David Blackwood and Jay Mackay getting beat by the ladies.




Chieftain John Thurso MP with the U15-U18 piping champion




Mike Pockoski, USA, won all 3 Scottish Championship medals and was the overall heavy champion

 The weather held for the Halkirk Games yesterday and a record breaking crowd of approx. 5,000 packed the Recreation Park for 9 hours of action packed events. The piping started at 10am and the record breaking international field of 15 "Heavies" finally finished the sheaf tossing at 7pm.

Rusty Price, USA. broke two records in the shot putt events and Thurso's Andrew Raeburn broke two local records in the long jump and hop step & leap. Rusty Price and Mike Pockoski cleared 35 feet in the sheaf tossing, believed to be a ground record. They just failed at 37 feet.

I was on the microphone and could only take photos now and again.