Posts by JannaRA
Bunessan Easter Runs
With the forecast of Storm Dave for Saturday night into Sunday afternoon, we came very close to postponing the annual Bunessan Easter Sunday Fun Runs but knowing that the folk of the Ross of Mull are hardy souls, the decision was made to continue as planned. This proved to be the correct decision as it…
Read MoreBalamory is Back!
“The most hotly anticipated reboot in history”, said the Scotsman. Yes, back by popular demand is the classic children’s tv series, Balamory. Filming took place over a very wet couple of weeks last summer, and on 17th April production company Lion TV were back to premier Balamory 2 in Tobermory, and to thank everyone on…
Read MoreMull Choir at the Pan Celtic
The Isle of Mull Gaelic Choir travelled to Carlow, Ireland, the week after Easter this year, to attend and compete at the Pan Celtic International Festival. The five-day annual festival celebrates the music and culture of Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Isle of Man, Brittany and Cornwall, with competitions, workshops, displays, ceilidhs and performances. Mull Choir last…
Read MoreOption agreed for Gribun solution
The Council’s Environment, Development and Infrastructure committee agreed on 19th March that the preferred option for making the B8035 at Gribun safe to re-open would be to scale the rockface at the areas most prone to rockfall. Members also agreed to recommend to the Policy and Resources Committee that the £500,000 required to conduct this…
Read MoreWellness Day in aid of All-Weather Sports Hall
A-WISH for Mull Campaign Monthly Update Island Wellness Day Our first big fundraising event in the campaign for an All-Weather Indoor Sports Hall was an Island Wellness Day. Very many thanks to all those who helped with the organising. Our apologies for not mentioning people individually, there were just so many giving a hand. There…
Read MoreRetiring MV Isle of Mull
As we have reported in the past, CalMac is of a mind to retire our main vessel, MV Isle of Mull, as soon as the long-awaited Glen Rosa finally escapes from Fergusons shipyard and is put into service. This is currently expected to happen in the autumn of 2026, so we could lose our boat…
Read MoreFèis Mhuile 2026
This year’s Fèis weekend was held in Bunessan from 5th-8th February. The event was the biggest we can remember – with 67 children participating. The event caters for all ages with Fèis Bheag for 3- to 7-year-olds, children from P3 upwards being offered two choices of music lessons over the weekend, and there was also…
Read MoreUlva House: From Ambition to Action
Since Ulva House came into community ownership as part of the Ulva buyout in 2018, North West Mull Community Woodland Company (NWMCWC) has been working to bring this important historic building back into use. The recent BBC Scotland programme Banjo and Ro’s Grand Island Hotel has prompted reflection on that journey. While every project is…
Read MoreNew Year Shinty
This year’s shinty on Ardalanish Beach attracted a good crowd in spite of the bitterly cold wind on New Year’s Day – around 80 folk gathered for hot soup and cake, and around half of these took part in the shinty match. Team captains as in previous years were Rob Claxton-Ingham and Rutger Emmelkamp, who…
Read MoreNew Ferries: What is Proposed
December saw the first round in CMAL’s ‘community engagement’ regarding new vessels for the Oban-Craignure route. In spite of the weather meaning multiple changes to the day/time for the drop-ins on Iona and the Ross of Mull (which incidentally was not initially intended to have a drop-in!), the event in Fionnphort was well attended, and…
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