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Loch Frisa now in service
The replacement for the Coruisk MV Loch Frisa is now in service on the Craignure-Oban route. If not already, then the Coruisk will soon be heading for Mallaig to resume services to Armadale. The Loch Frisa will operate the Craignure-Oban route all-year round, and will be based in Craignure. This should give us the ‘Island…
Read MoreIsle of Mull Sportive
Sunday 5th June 2022 The Isle of Mull (Cycle)Sportive returned this year and celebrated its 10th year anniversary with a bumper entry field of nearly 500. We had 355 riders on the day. They set off in glorious sunshine and all returned in glorious sunshine. We couldn’t have asked for a better day weather wise!…
Read MoreFerry Re-Naming Ceremony
Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL) has renamed the newest fleet member from MV Utne to MV Loch Frisa. A small renaming ceremony was hosted in Craignure on Monday 6th June to thank those who have aided in bringing the vessel into service. Attendees included former Argyll and Bute councillor Mary-Jean Devon, children from Ulva and…
Read MoreAn Tobar and Mull Theatre announces its first ever Patrons
Golda Rosheuvel (Queen Charlotte in Bridgerton) and Nicky Spence, the Scottish Tenor currently presenting Anyone can Sing on Sky Arts have been announced as the first ever patrons for the Isle of Mull based venues An Tobar and Mull Theatre. Chief Executive & Artistic Director, Rebecca Atkinson-Lord, said: “I am delighted to welcome Golda and…
Read MoreMull Highland Games Art Prize
Mull Highland Games Art Prize 2022 with selected 2d entries going forwards to the national Highland Art Prize to be held at the Royal National Mòd in Perth This is an alert to all artists that the competition entries will be displayed and judged in Tobermory during the days before the Games on Thursday 21st July…
Read MoreBunessan Easter Runs 2022
After the absence of the last two years, due to the COVID restrictions, it was great to be able to hold the Bunessan Easter Runs: the main Road Race; the Loopy Run and the Children’s Fun Run on Easter Sunday, 17th April. However, with the ‘double whammy’ of a poor forecast for the day, and…
Read MoreSurvey – do you want a new ferry ticketing system?
Recently we wrote to Transport Minister Jenny Gilruth and Islands Minister Mairi Gougeon, urging them to ensure that as is required by the Islands Act, an Island Community Impact Assessment (ICIA) is used to examine CalMac’s booking system. The current first-come-first-served system has unfairness built into it. Island residents cannot plan every shopping trip, family visit,…
Read MoreMull Highland Games SCIO
I am pleased to inform that Mull Highland Games SCIO is now a registered charity; number SC051615 as from 25th February 2022. Our charitable purposes are: F – the advancement of citizenship or community development G the advancement of the arts heritage, culture or science H – the advancement of public participation in sport I…
Read MoreNew Physiotherapist
Meet newly appointed Physiotherapist Fiona Gray The Physiotherapy Team at Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership has recently welcomed physiotherapist Fiona Gray to the team. Fiona will be living and working on the Isle of Mull. Her role will involve assessing and treating patients who have problems relating to pain in muscles, spine…
Read MoreFifty Years of Mull Museum
On 2nd February 1972, a group of about twenty people gathered in the Spinning Wheel Café in Tobermory to discuss the possibility of starting a museum. An encouraging speech from the chairman for the evening, Angus MacIntyre got things underway. It was agreed to form the Mull & Iona Folklore Museum and Duncan MacQuarrie was…
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