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The history of Holy Isle on film
2022 marks the 30th anniversary since Rokpa Trust first took over custodianship of Holy Isle. In honour of this, Christian Dutton and his team of hardworking helpers have put together this beautiful…
The Mythical Arran
Corrie Memories
In the theme of stories this issue and Scotland's year of stories 2022, here is another piece of Arran history as brought to us from the Arran Art Heritage Trail. The short…
National Tree Week: The Tree Charter
First published Tuesday, 19 November 2019, Forestry and Land. The Tree Council’s nation-wide celebration National Tree Week is here, taking place on 27th November to 5th December 2021! Back in 2017, the…
The Arranology films and an archaeological dig
An update from the Arran Geopark: Our Arranology films are out! During Spring 2021 we gathered three film crews together with many enthusiastic Arran experts to create three films focussed on the…
Looking for memories – two requests for information
There are two requests for information this month from. Anda Djoehana Wiradikarta is hoping to find out some details about Joan Erskine and Karl Mutch is looking for memories of Agnes Searle,…
And finally…
Why is Brodick not a town? Published in SR Forum 'Cafe' last month in The Scottish Review I have written a trilogy of books set on Arran. Well, in fact, all three…
The “Arranology” Project
The Arranology Project is a new initiative that has evolved through the collaboration between several of the island’s community organisations and ‘–ology’ experts. It brings together their knowledge and love for the…
Request for information on Commando 11 soldiers on Arran
Request for information re Commandos that stayed in Landour Cottage with Walter Marshall in 1940/1 After reading about the Commando 11 on Arran in Jim Henderson's recent series in the Voice, Patric…
Share your West Coast Stories
“The Coast that Shaped the World” is a new, three-year project that is being led by the University of the Highlands and Islands, funded by NatureScot’s Natural and Cultural Heritage Fund with…
The 11th Commando – part 6
11th Commando Black Hackle - Part 6 Marshall, Walters and Burma Forgive me not being a better son to you, By the steps I have cut others will climb, By the bridge…
History repeating itself?
Sent in from Mo khan January 2021. Dippen house caravan, Dippen, Isle of Arran Proof positive that current world events are not as unprecedented as many would suppose.