Posts by JannaRA
Local Mòd
The Mull Mòd took place this year on the 8th and 9th of September in Tobermory. We had a record number of entries, with an estimated 300 children competing (once choirs and action songs were taken into consideration) on the Friday, and over 120 adults on Saturday. Because of the huge amount of entries, we…
Read MoreTobermory Lifeboat Day 2023
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 Ramsey, arriving alongside the pontoons…
Read MoreBunessan 5’s
‘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 from across Mull, Iona, Oban and…
Read MoreSalen Show 2023
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 laid on a special attraction…
Read MoreBunessan Show 2023
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 these post-Covid times, when many…
Read MoreMull Half Marathon & 10k
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 cautious about numbers. As it…
Read MoreMaclean Gathering 2023
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 local produce stalls, local makers,…
Read MoreHighland Games Centenary
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 to the games over the…
Read MoreIsle of Mull Chocolate Company
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 know that as well as…
Read MoreIn my Mind there’s a Room
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, and so I fancied the…
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