The Saltire Gathering update

We have found it increasingly difficult to secure sufficient funding for the launch of The Saltire Gathering Festival, which was due to take place in May of 2026. Despite significant interest and enthusiasm for such a Festival in Scotland, we have been unable to date to develop the festival in line with the timeline required to create a festival of note.

A strategic decision has been made to move the festival from Summerhouse Festivals Ltd, the company created to manage the festival, to Louise Hunter, Festival Director, and owner of Summerhouse Media Ltd – an international events company. It is hoped that funders will be open to working with a company with an eighteen-year track record.

I am planning to attend the Stone Mountain Games this year and would be very happy to meet up with any COSCA members there.

Madam Pauline Hunter of Hunterston

(NB: Article from COSCA – The Claymore Newsletter June 2025)