Carlton Resource Solutions Ltd are proud to announce their headline sponsorship of the spectacular Enchanted Castle event which will be held from 23rd to 27th November 2011 at Crathes Castle in Banchory, Kincardineshire.
Please come along and experience an enchanting evening in beautiful Royal Deeside featuring a stunning display of light and sound installations whilst walking the trails at one of Scotland's most popular visitor attractions.
Highlights include:
• Storytelling sessions for children and adults
• Fire breathers and jugglers
• Wandering magicians
• Childrens enchanted craft activities
• Royal Deeside larder-food producers marquee
• Crathes Christmas shop
As a local provider of personnel to the Oil and Gas and Renewable industry, Carlton Resources Solutions Ltd recognise the importance of supporting local businesses and are delighted to be able to sponsor an event that will bring together so many visitors from near and far at a magical time of year.
Digital Photography Competition –
Winners Announced
Carlton Resource Solutions Ltd is pleased to announce the winners of their Digital Photography Competition entitled "The North East's Natural Beauty". The theme of the competition encompassed anything from landscape shots to wildlife or the sky at night and we invited the residents of Aberdeenshire to send us photographs that encapsulated the natural beauty of their surroundings.
The competition was split into two age groups of 15 and under and 16 and over. The winners of each category were selected by Logan Sangster and his team at Deeside Photographics and by the management team at Carlton.
Under 15 Category
1st Place – Image 25 by Sandrine Neill - Reflections on the River Dee
Sandrine has won a New Digital Camera, donated by GM Events
2nd Place – Image 51 by Louise Jastrzebski – Banchory
Louise has won a Family Membership for the National Trust for Scotland, donated by GM Events
Congratulations to Sandrine and Louise.
A total of 20 images from this category will be showcased at Crathes Castle Restaurant.
16+ Category
1st Place – Image 2 - Tracey Guthrie - Sunset in Drumtochty Glen Tracey wins a Family meal at Milton Restaurant in Crathes and B&B at the Raemoir House Hotel
2nd Place – Image 19 - Ross Young - The Waters of Feugh Ross has won a £250 Family Portrait Experience, donated by Deeside Photographics
Congratulations to Tracey and Ross.
A total of 20 images from this category will be showcased at The Milton Gallery.
Daniel Hyland, Engineering Recruitment Team Lead at Carlton Resources, "We ran the photography competition in association with the Enchanted Castle and we received some fantastic entries in both of the categories. We are delighted to be showcasing the top 20 winning entries in The Milton Gallery at Crathes for the 16 yrs + competition and at the Crathes Castle restaurant for the 15 yrs and under competition. The photographs will be on show from Friday 18th November and we look forward to awarding the prizes to our winners at a presentation very soon."
As a local provider of personnel to the Oil and Gas and Renewable industry, Carlton Resources Solutions Ltd recognise the importance of supporting local businesses and are delighted to be able to sponsor an event that will bring together so many visitors from near and far at a magical time of year.
Winning Entries
| Under 15 Category | |
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1st Place: Sandrine Neill. "Again, a favourite from all the judges, a nice moody shot of our local river, nice light and reflection- taken at a good moment !" |
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2nd Place: Louise Jastrzebsia. "Beautiful light captured in this woodland shot- thought it suited the competition perfectly. Liked the colouring again." |
| 16+ Category | |
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1st Place: Tracy Guthrie - Drumtochty Glen. "this is a really nice atmospheric shot, with the low winter sun and reflection caught nicely- a keen favourite with us all, also liked the muted colouring in it." |
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2nd Place: Ross Young - Bridge of Feugh. "again, lovely shot, good use of slow exposure, with some digital enhancement used to create a really nice modern image of this well photographed bridge." |
| See our competition winners receiving their prizes and the Enchanted Castle grounds here. |
