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Volunteer Development Scotland Ltd. (also known as Volunteer Scotland).
Charity registered in Scotland SC013740 and a company limited by guarantee, registered in Scotland, No. SC106743. Our registered Office is Jubilee House, Forthside Way, Stirling. FK8 1QZ

Strathaven Balloon Festival

Charity registered in Scotland SC046563

Strathaven Balloon Festival began in 1999 when a group of people from Strathaven thought it would be good to generate an exciting public event within the town, to help the local economy. A hot air balloon festival was suggested and, as one of us happened to know Don Cameron of Cameron Balloons, the largest manufacturer of hot air balloons this seemed the ideal choice.

The Strathaven Balloon Festival Committee is a non-profit voluntary organisation and works hard to raise money to cover the costs of the annual festival. The festival now attracts pilots and visitors from all over Europe with over 30,000 spectators attending over the weekend. They are the only balloon festival in Scotland and classed as one of the top 3 balloon festivals in the UK amongst balloon pilots.