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Arran Through Time – a review
Arran Through Time – A collection of articles about people and events associated with the Isle of Arran. By James Henderson Arran Through Time is a newly published collection of articles about…
Notes from The Arran Naturalist
From Issue 5 of The Arran Naturalist, Journal of The Arran Natural History Society, published in Spring 1981. With permission to reprint by ANHS.
News from the McLellan Festivals
Also gearing up for their forthcoming events in August and September are the McLellan Festivals. A deadline coming up this month though for the McLellan Poetry Prize. If there are any talented…
Arran Open Studios 2026
Arran Open Studios and preview exhibition are once again taking place this summer. The key dates for your diary are: Preview Exhibition, Brodick Hall, Friday 10th – Monday 13th July 2026 The…
Arran Eco Savvy is looking for Foodshare volunteers
Are you passionate about stopping good food from going to waste? An incredible network of over 50 volunteers help keep our Arran Food Share scheme running every single week. Volunteers collect surplus…
Chicks now hatching on Brodick beach
It’s bird nesting season and the Arran Natural History Society has been reporting over the last few weeks on the ringed plovers and oyster catchers nesting on Brodick beach. Members set up…
Invitation to the opening of the new Brodick tennis courts
A message from the Brodick Tennis Club: We are delighted to announce plans for the official opening of the tennis courts in Brodick are well underway. Please join us if you can.…
Spring photos
Photos sent in by Jim Henderson and John Campbell
Poem for June
Arran Haiku Crushed grass in the thirties. Anextinct bird, Avro Anson,drills soft clouds over Arran. Bharrain, Bhreac, Tarsuinn,Nuis, Goat Fell. They madehuge clouds trickle down quiet glens. Whiting Bay. Full cupsof rhodedendronwaited…
Seabed recovery in the South Arran MPA
New research shared by COAST about biodiversity and seabed recovery in South Arran's Marine Protected Area, article by Shanna Hanbury at Mongabay.com The South Arran MPA is an example of the remarkable…
Arran Environment Week
It will have been hard to miss if you are on social media, but particularly for Voice readers on Arran!… Monday 2nd March is the start of Arran Environment Week, a festival…
Palestine Action: why the High Court ruled against the government, and what it means for the future of protest
The High Court has ruled that the UK government’s proscription of the group Palestine Action was unlawful. This is a welcome decision for advocates of free speech and the right to protest,…