

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Talk by Alistair Balfour - 1969 Third Commonwealth Expedition
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 26 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 pm (+00:00)
- **Event Description**: In 1969 these young people drove 15,000 miles from Scotland to India and back, through Afghanistan, over the Khyber Pass. They were taking part in the Third Commonwealth Expedition, involving 500 people, 20 buses and a series of concerts held in Istanbul, Tehran, Kabul, Lahore, Delhi and Jaipur. 
One of them is still here to tell the tale…..what it was like travelling the Silk Road in the largest peacetime expedition through Central Asia since 1945. 
Come along and hear Alastair Balfour present the story of their  memorable adventures ……..

Cost £3
Free Refreshments
Venue - Fornighty Hall
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/forres/talk-by-alistair-balfour-1969-third-commonwealth-expedition/200029810344743
- **Event Categories**: trips-adventures, Concerts, Music, Entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 8

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029810344743?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=forres-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Forres
- **state**: SC
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Fornighty Hall Nairn
- **lat**: 57.531653680985
- **long**: -3.7872791290283
- **full address**: Fornighty Hall Nairn, Forres, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Ardclach Heritage Project (https://allevents.in/org/ardclach-heritage-project/24208911)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 26 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 pm (+00:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fornighty Hall Nairn, Forres, United Kingdom
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Ardclach Heritage Project
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** trips-adventures, Concerts, Music, Entertainment
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Talk by Alistair Balfour - 1969 Third Commonwealth Expedition ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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