Sunday 13 August saw the return of Tobermory Lifeboat Day which has raised more than £3000 to help train and kit out our volunteer crew, and launch the all-weather lifeboat to those in need
After a dreich start, Tobermory Lifeboat Day kicked off with the Severn class lifeboat, Elizabeth Fairlie Read More

‘Historic tournament returns to the Ross’
Saturday 28th July saw the return of the eagerly anticipated Bunessan 5-a-side football tournament to the Ross of Mull after a prolonged Covid-19 induced absence. Around 100 competitors descended on the ‘Bun-Etihad’, otherwise known as the Bunessan School playing field, with players travelling Read More

Mull & Morvern Agricultural Society were blessed with a warm sunny day for Salen Show on 10th August, and the crowds duly came out to enjoy it. There was plenty to entertain the wee ones, with a bouncy castle and rodeo bull, and laser clay shooting. An Tobar had also Read More

The annual Bunessan Show is known for its friendliness, and this was borne out by the atmosphere at the show ground on 4th August – wherever you looked, you saw animated conversations and happy faces. This was one of the busiest shows for some years, which is very encouraging in Read More

The Mull Half Marathon and 10k took place on the 22nd July and attracted 200 entrants from many parts of the UK and abroad. We had restricted the number to 250 as there was a change of leadership, and after Covid and Calmac problems, we were being a bit more Read More

The International Gathering week for the Clan Maclean culminated with a Gathering at Duart Castle, attended by about 700 Macleans, from Scotland and around the world.
Usually held every five years, the Gathering was postponed from 2022 due to the pandemic.
At Duart, there was a day of festivity with Read More

This year’s games, held on 20th July in Tobermory, marked the 100th centenary of the Mull Highland Games being held at Erray Park (and also 150 years since the first known Highland Games in Tobermory). To mark this occasion Eric Macintyre, himself a member of one of the families central Read More

Grand Opening 1st June 2023
The new building housing the Isle of Mull Chocolate Company was officially opened on 1st June by Ruth Hinks, UK World Chocolate Master.
The chocolate shop, conveniently located opposite Craignure pier, has actually been quietly open since November 2022 – so most locals will already Read More

by Colin MacIntyre / Mull Historical Society
For some time I’d had the ambition to bring my worlds of music and writing together. To me, when making albums and books, the songs and stories feel like they come from the same place. I’ve always written everything myself on my songs, Read More

It’s been quite a year so far for Tide Lines, the ‘folk rock band’ formed in 2016 which includes our own Ross Wilson on keyboards. They have already landed their second UK top 15 album and played to 12 thousand on their subsequent UK album tour. Now they look forward Read More

An ambitious plan to construct a lifesaving helipad at Mull and Iona Community Hospital is coming to fruition, thanks to a £400,000 donation from the HELP Appeal, the only charity in the country dedicated to funding hospital helipads. The funds will cover the entire cost of the helipad.
The hospital Read More