Leigh's

21/06/2024

Apologies we are closed all of this weekend, back to normal next Fri, Sat & Sun 🍔❤️🫶🏻

15/06/2024

Happy Gala Weekend …. hoping folk have fun despite the weather ☔️ British summertime eh 🤪 Here today as normal and tomorrow 10:30-2:30pm closed next Fri, Sat & Sun 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (hoping summer arrives by then 😂)

07/06/2024

Delighted for Dan’s Dark Island to be shortlisted 🫶🏻📚so very well deserved and shall be keeping my fingers crossed for him ❤️ Open today, Sat & Sun as normal 🍔

We’re thrilled to announce the shortlist for the 2024 Bloody Scotland Debut Prize! 📚🌟

📚 Suzy Aspley with Crow Moon (Orenda). A regular attendee of the festival she won Pitch Perfect in 2019 with the idea that became Crow Moon.

🌟 Daniel Aubrey with Dark Island (Harper North). He first attended Bloody Scotland in 2022 when his friend, Sarah Smith, was shortlisted for the debut award and his own debut was just going out on submission.

📚 Allan Gaw with The Silent House of Sleep (SA Press). A medical pathologist by training Allan was a runner up in the 2023 Glencairn / Bloody Scotland short crime story competition and his story – The Last Tram to Gorbals Cross.

🌟 Doug Sinclair with Blood Runs Deep (Storm Publishing). Born in Edinburgh and now living in Armadale, Doug first visited Bloody Scotland in 2014 to attend the Masterclass.

📚 Martin Stewart with Double Proof (Polygon). A former English teacher and middle grade author, Martin supported the festival in 2017 by delivering schools events in Balfron and Stirling.

The 2023 Bloody Scotland Debut Prize will be judged by BBC Scotland’s Arts correspondent, Pauline McLean, New Product Development Manager from sponsors Glencairn Crystal, Kenny Tweeddale and Journalist and author and 2022 Debut Prize winner, Tariq Ashkanani.

On the opening day of the festival, Friday 13 September, the shortlisted debut authors will appear on a Debut Prize panel at Central Library in Stirling chaired by BBC Scotland’s Arts correspondent Pauline McLean.

The presentation of both prizes will take place in the ballroom of The Golden Lion Hotel at 5.45pm washed down with Bloody Scotland cocktails courtesy of Stirling Distillery.

The winners will be interviewed on stage by TV and radio presenter Bryan Burnett after which they will join a procession led by the Stirling Schools Pipe Band to the first event of the evening at The Albert Halls, Stirling

02/06/2024

Thank you so very much for a very busy weekend 🍔 even with more supplies obtained on Saturday we were sold out before closing time ! Your custom and patience is appreciated 🙌 Huge thanks also to Daniel Aubrey for popping past today for a Smoke Stack and signing my copy of his debut novel Dark Island at the same time 😃😍 Delighted the van features in his gripping thriller set in Orkney - the perfect summer read full of twists and turns 📚

01/06/2024

Open as normal today 9am - 2:30pm & Sunday 10:30 - 2:30pm 🍔❤️🫶🏻🌊

31/05/2024

Apologies unfortunately due to illness we shall be closed today ! Hopefully open Saturday and Sunday as normal 🍔❤️

12/05/2024

Thank you very much for keeping us so busy, we appreciate it ! Apologies to those we have been unable to answer the phone too this weekend or missed out on food today. The sun has been shining and it’s strawberry tart season again …. whoop whoop 🙌😆 Dare I say it, it did actually ….. feel like summer …. the heat in the van was tropical 🤪 A reminder that we will hopefully have many hot sunny summer days to come 🤞🏻❤️🌊

24/03/2024

Thank you so much for your trade 🍔 it’s very much appreciated ❤️❤️❤️👌

22/03/2024

Apologies however we shall be Closed today due to the weather !!! ❤️

17/03/2024

Thank you for an incredibly busy Fri - Sun (it went past in a flash) your custom is appreciated ❤️ ❤️❤️

03/02/2024

Open as normal today and tomorrow 😊❤️

02/02/2024

Hoping that we shall manage to be open Sat & Sun if the weather gods allow 😂🙌❤️

27/01/2024

Well we had hoped to be open all weekend …. however Mother Nature has thought otherwise (again). Just a bit too windy to operate safely unfortunately!! Just winter I doot 🤷‍♀️ Roll on spring to ease the cabin fever ❤️

20/01/2024

Unfortunately we shall be closed today and tomorrow, we shall aim to be back next Fri, Sat & Sun. Fingers crossed for better weather although it looks as though we are going from snow to gales ⛄️💨 Stay warm and cosy indoors if you have that luxury. Hopefully we shall see you for business as usual next weekend 🍔❤️

14/01/2024

A massive thank you for an incredible first weekend of 2024 back for us, despite the challenging weather ….. bbbrrr ! Your support and love for our burgers kept us going! (And the layers, hats & Woolies 😂) We truly appreciate each and every one of you who braved the snow flurries and temperatures to grab a bite from our van. Looking forward to serving you all again next weekend Fri, Sat & Sun …… hopefully with better weather!

23/12/2023

Our last day of 2023 done and dusted ( I must be getting old as it seems to have gone by in a flash 😮🤪) Merry Christmas to all of our customers and suppliers alike 🙌 The holidays are another ideal opportunity to say that we are grateful and appreciate each and every one of you …… wishing you a peaceful and prosperous 2024 love from all at Leigh’s🎄❄️❤️ Closed until Saturday 13th of January so that we can all enjoy some time off …… so hanging up the pinnie’s until 2024 🌲❤️🥂

16/12/2023

Apologies however we shall be closed today - open tomorrow 10:30
- 2:30pm as normal ❤️🍔

24/11/2023

Closed today unfortunately ! Open Saturday and Sunday as normal ❤️

19/11/2023

Thank you for your trade !!! Much appreciated ❤️❤️❤️

22/10/2023

Apologies we are sold out ……. so are now CLOSED (1:40pm) !!!! Back next week ….. thank you very much for your trade ❤️

19/10/2023

The van shall be Closed on Friday and Saturday due to blustery Babet 🌊 Stay cosy and warm if you can or enjoy short spells of blowing the cobwebs away …. it’s a bit bracing oot ❤️ We shall be open on Sunday as normal 10:30 -2:30pm 🍔😁❤️

15/10/2023

A memory worth sharing ❤️ A year ago when we were thrilled to be three times Orkney Food and Drink Award Finalists and two times Winners ….wooohooo 🏆🍔🥳 The Awards happen every second year and recognise the finest food and drink producers and eateries in Orkney. Voting was by public vote in which more than 21,000 votes were cast! We’re so proud of our journey, the Orkney produce we use and grateful to those who have supported us along the way 😍❤️ Back to the present and thanks to those who kept us so busy this weekend making it worthwhile braving the weather and being out 🌊❤️

06/10/2023

Closed today sorry ….. just a bit too breezy !!! Open as normal tomorrow 9-2:30pm and Sunday 10:30-2:30pm 🍔❤️

08/09/2023

What a week and what a heat ! 😍 Tomorrow we shall be open 9am - 2:30pm in Finstown as normal ! Tomorrow night we shall be at the Stenness Hall from 9pm for the Liam Muir Dance then on Sunday we are open in Finstown from 10:30 -2:30pm (or earlier if the van is ravaged by hungry hordes before then! ). Stenness Fun Day tomorrow for anyone at a loose end …. sure to be worth a wander !

03/09/2023

Apologies we have closed at ten to 2 …..as we have nothing left !!!!
Thanks for your patience and your trade ❤️

10/08/2023

Job done ✔️ What a show day …. well done to all of those from the Orkney West Mainland Agricultural Society (and friends) who graft hard to make it all happen 🌞🍔🎉 Thank you for your trade at the West Mainland Show today ! We value and appreciate your business ❤️ Thanks to all of our suppliers and other helpers who helped us pull it all together. Not forgetting the girls who did extremely well to keep going in very hot conditions!!!! Till next time Dounby 🙌🚚

09/08/2023

It’s Show time 🤩🥳 looking for prime ORKNEY beef ? Local meat, reared on Orkney by local farmers - your in luck ….. at Leigh’s we think the only choice is to cook and serve local meat daily🤪 Simple!

Fresh, sustainable and local beef 🍔

All set up and in DOUNBY ready for tomorrow’s Orkney West Mainland Agricultural Show

Business as usual, prices as usual 🍔

let’s goooooo 😆

CLOSED ALL WEEKEND to enjoy some time off with family ❤️

25/07/2023

Have loved continuing to follow Chris Walks the UK ‘s journey after Chris and Jet left Orkney. They continued to walk for another 3 years raising funds for SSAFA the Armed Forces Charity. Making a total of six years walking the entire coastline of the UK ! Seeing him on the news tonight in the Finstown car park with the pile of goodies given by the community during his time camping here reminded me how kind everyone was to him and Jet and how blessed he felt to have experienced that kindness!! He was fed well by everyone and had many offers of all kinds of assistance (including an emergency kilt repair) - it was heartwarming ❤️ What a lovely ending to cross the finish line with his partner Kate who he met along the way and their peedie son Magnus - 2 became 4 ❤️ (love a happy ending 🥰) More of Chris’s story and the link to donate can be found here -
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/chriswalks

02/07/2023

Well done to everyone who participated today in the St Magnus Marathon from 5k to 10k, relays then full marathon runners !! (And all the Marshalls and Volunteers who make it happen) Your all amazing 👏🏻🏃‍♀️🏅(especially in todays terrible wind and rain) For one gentleman today was his 115 marathon wow ….. and his most challenging apparently !! 💪🏻 Cheers to our loyal regulars too who find us and pay us a visit where ever we go …..very much noticed and appreciated 🙌❤️

01/07/2023

Wow !!! Thank you for being patient and being prepared to get wet !!!! Big thanks to P & A for the cake …..Sophie and I were a picture when we managed to get through the day and finally indulge …. Yum 🍰 Also huge thanks to Lloyd and co for the cake, sweet treats, magnets and key rings from your Westray trip ! We are very spoiled !!! (And definitely very grateful 😇) Olivia is missing out but shall be living it up in Glasgow !!! (Not forgetting Dora with the card and kind pennies for Brodie’s piggy bank) ***** Sunday regulars ***** please note that’s us parked up at Birsay Hall for tomorrow’s St Magnus Marathon (The UK’s most northerly marathon). Ready to take on a challenge that's not quite a full marathon but still packs a punch? Get those trainers on and join in the 5k run! 🏅(you can still register tomorrow morning) Good luck to all the runners🏃‍♀️❤️ As always happy to be back in Birsay 😍