Posts by JannaRA
Jamie’s Atlantic Row
Jamie Howard, who was brought up on Gometra and lived for many years on Ulva, intends to take on the ‘Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge’ (aka ‘The World’s Toughest Row’) beginning in December 2023 – attempting a solo row of over 3000 miles, across the Atlantic from La Gomera in the Canary Isles to Antigua in…
Read MoreFèis Mhuile 2023
So good to be back after a 2 year covid induced break! We couldn’t have held the Fèis this year without the very generous sponsorship from local companies – Inverlussa, Scottish Sea Farms and Bakkafrost. These innovative businesses not only provide important employment opportunities on the island, but they are also incredibly generous when it…
Read MoreNew Year Shinty
The first day of 2023 dawned with sunshine and the welcome return of the New Year Shinty match on Ardalanish beach, which attracted quite a throng to partake of hot soup and other delicacies and wish each other a Happy New Year. Indeed a fair few actually took part in the Shinty, watched with envy…
Read MoreTireragan Trust
Wetlands and Peat Restoration Project Tireragan is 625 hectares of naturally rewilding land on the southwest tip of the Ross of Mull. It was fenced off from livestock 25 years ago and as a result has a unique and impressive amount of biodiversity. (see www.tireragantrust.co.uk for photos) The Trust, a group of volunteers that manages…
Read MoreFerries – Time for Action!
Last month we printed a letter from myself to Scottish Transport Minister Jenny Gilruth in which I pointed out that the designation of MV Loch Frisa as the core vessel on the Oban-Craignure route is an absolute scandal and that since both CMAL and CalMac are wholly owned by the Scottish Government, in my opinion…
Read MoreSanta Dash
Well done to all the young Santas who turned out on Sunday 18th December from as far away as Australia, to brave the wind and weather for getting Santa fit for Christmas again. It was great to see you all and thank you to the Santa elf helpers for being here today. Also a huge…
Read MoreHansel and Gretel
The return of the Tobermory pantomime after 5 long years met with huge acclaim and almost raised the roof of the newly re-furbished Aros Hall, running for 4 nights from 13th – 16th December. This year’s choice was ‘Hansel and Gretel’, and NOMADS put on a fantastic show, in spite of being beset by countless…
Read MoreNational Mòd 2022
The Royal National Mòd was hosted by Perth this year, 18 years since it was last held there. Although there was a mòd held in Inverness last year, it was a much smaller and very different mòd, with only a few children’s competitions actually in person (most of them were online competitions) and no choral…
Read MoreBid goes in for School Campus
Argyll and Bute Council (A&BC) has now submitted a business case and funding application to the Scottish Government’s Learning Estate Investment Programme (LEIP) for a new school campus on Mull. The submission will now compete for funding against a number of other local authorities across Scotland before Scottish Government Ministers announce the successful bids in…
Read MoreMacKinnon delivers Golden Rally Win
Paul MacKinnon restored island honour with his fourth Beatson’s Building Supplies Mull Rally win, when the sell-out 50th running of the event reached the Tobermory finish shortly after two o’clock in the morning on Sunday 16th October. Celebrating the half-century of Britain’s most popular and arduous event, the route and the rally certainly lived up…
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