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Fantastic Klezmer music in Brodick
The six players comprising She’koyokh, which the Guardian called, ‘the inspirational Klezmer band’ will be hitting Brodick in all their exotic glory on Saturday 19th March. They perform a dizzy mixture of…
Theatre now – and theatre then
In response to last month’s feature on the High School theatre, Laura Selkirk, herself a prominent personality in Arran’s theatrical scene, sends us a list of comparisons between the current facilities and…
The Duellists at Corrie Film Club
On Sunday March 13th at 8.00 in Corrie Hall, the Film Club will be showing The Duellists. Made in 1977, it was Ridley Scott’s first film, and swept to instant success at…
NAC U-turn on 4-day school week
The desperation of North Ayrshire Council to save money became starkly evident earlier this month when it proposed to reduce the Primary School week to four days instead of five. Lambasted by…
Councillor speaks out on cuts
Following our report on the disappointingly curtailed budget ‘consultation’ held in Brodick Hall before Christmas, Tony Gurney, SNP Councillor for Arran and Ardrossan, has sent us a letter of strong disagreement with…
St Valentine’s Day Menu
by Assja Baumgärtner Showing your beloved that you still love him (or her) doesn’t have to cripple your bank account. A celebration meal can do the trick very nicely, without financial panic.…
On Whatever
Alison Prince I read the other day about a man whose horse fell off a mountain. He was riding it at the time, so things might have been a bit sticky, but…
Salvation From the Sea?
Climate change is the biggest challenge of the 21st century, and the main culprit is the excessive CO2 output caused by the burning of fossil fuel. Scientists have found that Nature itself…
Poem of the month
chosen by David Underdown The Rabbits of Skomer by Maggie O’Dwyer I could lie in your voice, float in it, drift out to sea, hang off your soft vowel sounds, make a…
The Machine Embroidery Group
On Wednesday mornings a few people gather in the Rangers Centre at the Castle with their sewing machines, fabrics and threads to do Machine Embroidery. It all began after an Arran Visual…
Walking on the Wild Side: Winter’s coastline
Lucy is a mountain leader and wildlife guide with a passion for wild places. In the first of a series about walking and wildlife on Arran, she describes a favourite coastal walk…
Surprises about hen harriers
Of all discoveries made by British hen harrier enthusiasts in recent times, that made by Don Scott in Northern Ireland was the most surprising. To an unsuspecting world he quietly revealed the…