It was a pleasure to work with Visit Scotland to entertain Andrews in St Andrews as part of their St Andrew’s Day marketing campaign. Andrews, Andres and Andreas from across Europe were invited to come and experience a flavour of what Scotland has to offer, and discover more about the home of their namesake, and Scotland’s, Patron Saint.

We were incredibly lucky to experience some great weather for the filming. 10 degrees and bright sunshine at the end of November was the best we could hope for, and led to a great day for all on West Sands Beach.

The guests enjoyed the best of what St Andrews and Scotland had to offer. They were immersed in Scottish scenery, culture, cuisine and, of course, experienced some of the amazing activities Scotland offers. From golf to learning the bagpipes, fun was certainly had by all.

As part of their Scottish adventure, Reel Time arranged an historic Highland Games for them.  This introduced them to caber tossing, putting the Scots stane and the Scots hammer throw.  The guests rotated around activities as teams, and cheered on their fellow clan members as they experienced the different events.  To ensure they got the most out of the experience they were instructed by a former world champion and the current under 25 champion at Highland Games.

It was great to be able to help Visit Scotland to raise the profile of St Andrew’s Day further afield, and introduce people to some great Scottish hospitality and traditions.

Watch the full Visit Scotland video that includes our Highland Games experience.

If you would like more information about our Highland Games and Scottish team building experiences, then please get in touch.

Reel Time Events has been involved in welcoming a group of senior event professionals to Scotland as part of the ISES Global Events Summit, a partnership between the International Special Events Society, VisitScotland Business Events and the IMEX Group.  The invited guests from across North America were treated to 3 nights of some of Scotland’s finest venues and locations with Roddy developing an Scottish rapport with the guests.  Roddy was waiting at Edinburgh Airport to welcome the group after their visit to IMEX Frankfurt and escort them to their bus by bagpipes, introducing them to the sound of the pipes first hand before the group travelled to Gleneagles for the afternoon. Roddy also met the group for their tour of Edinburgh Castle, giving the guests a chance of a photo opportunity in one of Edinburghs iconic venues.

For the guests’ gala dinner, held on the Royal Yacht Britannia, Reel Time Events organised kilt outfits for the gentlemen and tartan sashes for the ladies.  Particularly for the gentlemen it was a chance to immerse themselves in Scottish culture and experience the liberation and freedom that comes from wearing a kilt, feeling the breeze between the knees!  With an instructional demo from Roddy and a helping hand during the drinks reception held at the Sheraton Hotel, all of the guests made their way to the Royal Yacht proudly wearing their tartan for the final evening of their adventure.

All photographs courtesy of Simon Williams

It was a pleasure to meet all of the guests invited to our fair nation by VisitScotland, hopefully we will have the opportunity to entertain them and their guests in the future.   If you are planning a conference and would like your delegates to experience a true taste of Scotland then please contact us for a tailor-made experience for your group.