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Arran Ferry Action Group Annual General Meeting
Minutes of the public meeting held at 2pm at the Ormidale Pavilion, Brodick, on Saturday 26th November 2022 Present: Sally Campbell, Sam Bourne, John Ford, Chris Attkins, Jan Attkins, Ian Relf, Peter…
Science and the Parliament November 2022
INNOVATION
I will fight ‘morally indefensible’ austerity
A statement from Katy Clark MSP last month on the situation facing the people of North Ayrshire (and all over the UK) this winter: West Scotland MSP Katy Clark has described Tory…
Islands research survey
Island connections and return migration survey - Kirsten Gow Taking part I am looking to speak to islanders, former islanders, and people with island connections as part of my research. Want to…
COP27 Arran Climate Justice Action
On Saturday 12th November
Katy Clark MSP surgery in Brodick
Don’t Pay Day of Action
We demand a reduction in energy bills to an affordable level. We will withhold payment together if we are ignored. We will take this action when we reach 1 million pledges to…
Labour MSP calls on new PM to launch Marshall-style plan for the economy
The following statement from Katy Clark's office on 5th September has turned out to be an interesting piece of political foresight, given that what Katy Clark calls for is exactly what Liz…
September ferry news from Katy Clark MSP
“ENOUGH IS ENOUGH” ON ARDROSSAN HARDBOUR DELAYS 22nd September Scottish Labour MSP Katy Clark today called on the Scottish Government to take “urgent compulsory measures” to make progress on the delayed upgrades…
A rates levy for second homes?
An article from the Scottish Community Alliance on June 28th, 2022, based on a recent piece in The National In a non-binding poll, 93% of residents from the Yorkshire holiday town of…
Dream Island Home Nightmare
When you visit a house that you hope to live in, you begin to imagine a future there. You’ll maybe even fall in love with it, convincing yourself that you’ve found ‘home’…
Smart phone use and the internet amongst the over 65s
Last week Arran CVS organised workshops on Social Media, run by Ross McCulloch of Third Sector Labs. My interest was spiked by the Covid crisis when shops on Arran started to demand…