Posts by JannaRA
September Sessions
Friday 19th of September saw the start of the very first “Ross of Mull September Sessions”, a live music event centred around Bunessan with the aim of all profits being donated to Fèis Mhuile to help encourage the next generation of young, local, traditional musicians. There were various artists performing in the Bunessan Inn over…
Read MorePaul MacKinnon Storms to Victory
Paul MacKinnon and co-driver Paul Beaton secured an impressive fifth victory on the Beatson’s Building Supplies Mull Rally running on the weekend of 10th October, leading from start to finish across a challenging new route in the north of the island. The local hero produced a near-flawless performance across the 140 competitive miles to win…
Read MoreGribun Road Closure 1930
This isn’t the first time there has been a major problem on the picturesque road leading from the shores of Loch na Keal into Glen Seilisdeir. Back in 1930, the road had to be closed because of a major landslide at the burn above Ballochmore (towards the top of the hill leading into Glen Seilisdeir).…
Read MoreMull Local Mòd
The Mull Provincial Mòd was one of the busiest and most successful yet. With over 250 junior competitors on Friday, we needed 11 venues across Tobermory to accommodate all of the competitions. It was a very wet day, but spirits were not dampened and the youngsters competed in solo, poetry, conversation, duet, instrumental and choral…
Read MoreMull Rally Changes Route
The rock fall at Gribun has given the Mull Rally organisers a significant headache for the 2025 route. The stretch from Kinloch to Knock offered 3 stages, none of which can now practically be delivered. With the loss of those stages, the distance to the Ardtun stage would not be tenable for competitors, so regrettably…
Read MoreHospital becomes Wedding Venue
Mull & Iona Community Hospital in Craignure hosted an unusual event on Tuesday 5th August, when Scunthorpe couple Iain and Lisa Whitaker got married there! They had planned to hold the wedding at Duart Castle, having visited in 2024 and felt it was a stunning location. However fate stepped in and poor Lisa slipped on…
Read MoreBalamory re-visited
Beloved Balamory stars to return to iconic children’s series Filming is now underway in Tobermory for the new version of Balamory – this was scheduled for Tuesday 29th July – Saturday 9th August. Along with a host of new characters, original stars will reprise their roles when the revamped series airs next year on CBeebies…
Read MoreFerry Protest in Craignure
On Sunday 13th July, around 60 people took part in a well-natured protest at the head of Craignure Pier. The event was organised by Tobermory local Michelle Devlin, owner of the Pier Café. After many months without the MV Isle of Mull (due to the decay of her emergency evacuation slides), the protest was prompted…
Read MoreWorld’s Most Sociable Rugby 7’s
We couldn’t have asked for a better day for the Mull Rugby 7’s; the ‘Most Sociable Sevens in the World’ and now, arguably, the sunniest and swankiest! Picture the scene – the sun is splitting the sky from first sunrise before 5am; our home ground, Garmony, sits in the most picturesque spot, with the ‘Sound…
Read MorePS Waverley visit to Salen Pier
The visit of the PS Waverley to Salen Pier was the icing on the cake following the pier’s 18 year restoration… We were approached about 18 months ago by the Waverley team for them to visit, which is when planning started. The visit of the Waverley, the last seagoing paddle steamer in the world, on…
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