Posts by JannaRA
Late Release of Winter Timetables
Consultation on this year’s winter timetable for the Craignure-Oban service began months later than it should have, due to uncertainty surrounding the closure of Uig whilst it is upgraded in preparation for the arrival of Hull 802. Although draft timetables were apparently in circulation within CalMac as early as July, none were shown to the…
Read MoreMendelssohn on Mull Festival
This year’s festival took place a little later than usual, from 19th-23rd September, but was well worth waiting for. We were treated to works by Beethoven, Britten, Elgar, Glazunov, Haydn, Janacek, Mozart, Tchaikovsky and of course Mendelssohn, played as usual by a mixture of young classical musicians and their mentors, the members of the Doric…
Read MoreA Story of Survival
In late January my friend Jane was strolling along a beach on Iona, looking for plastic washed up amongst the seaweed when something odd caught her eye. My `phone rang. “Joyce, it`s Jane. I`m on the beach and I`ve found a turtle.” “A what?” “A turtle, and it`s alive and I don`t know what to…
Read MoreMull Local Mòd
After three long years, the Mull Provincial Mòd finally returned to Tobermory, bringing together soloists, choirs, fiddlers, pipers and bards, young and old, fluent Gaelic speakers and learners alike. The mòd was all set to go ahead in 2021 but had to be cancelled at the last minute due to an increase in covid cases…
Read MoreSheepdog Trial
The Mull & Morvern Sheepdog Society held its annual open sheepdog trial on Thursday 25th. August at Gruline Fields by kind permission of Donald & Jamie MacLean of Knock Farm. We would also like to thank Mark Cherry for the use of his Blackface and Mule sheep, that behaved impeccably and produced some excellent runs…
Read MoreSalen Show 2022
This year’s Salen Show was back to full strength, after a brave effort in 2021, when the Mull & Morvern Agricultural Society staged a ‘livestock only’ show – one of the few agricultural shows to go ahead that year. The show ground was buzzing, with locals and visitors alike keen to mingle and experience what…
Read MoreTobermory Lifeboat Day
Thunderstorms didn’t deter the crowds of locals and visitors at Tobermory RNLI’s first Lifeboat Day since 2019 on Sunday 14 August, which raised nearly £5000 to help save lives at sea After the storms had passed through, the day kicked off with the Tobermory Severn class lifeboat, Elizabeth Fairlie Ramsey, arriving at the pontoons with…
Read MoreEagle Chick dead from Bird Flu
Concerns are growing over the impact highly pathogenic avian influenza HPAI, also known as bird flu, might have on Scotland’s iconic white-tailed eagle population after a dead chick on Mull tested positive for the disease. In mid-July, 19 chicks were on the verge of fledging from nests in Mull which would have been just one…
Read MoreBunessan Show 2022
Bunessan Show on Friday 5th August was a brilliant day – the weather was almost perfect and everyone was so pleased to be back meeting up again at the Show. Visitor numbers were the highest for some time. The crowd was no doubt attracted by the excellent entertainment on offer – the ever popular Mark…
Read MoreThe Return of the Games!
What a joy to be back amongst the crowds enjoying the Mull Highland Games on 21st July of this year! Last year’s Gathering was a bold effort, and a credit to the organisers under Covid restrictions, but the full Games Day with competitors and visitors from all over cannot be beaten. This was evident right…
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