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From Highland Games to Makar Sankranti: Representing And Recording Scotland’s Diverse Traditions
Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS), the national development body for museums and galleries in Scotland, is calling on people to get in touch about living heritage practices to include in the new Living…
Save the Date! Whiting Bay Memories Exhibition
In July this year it will be 100 years since Whiting Bay Public Hall opened. To celebrate this event Whiting Bay Memories group, in conjunction with the Hall Committee, will be staging…
Autumn archaeological workshops
The South West Scotland Archaeological Research Framework (SWSARF) is holding two workshops in the coming weeks, one on Arran and one in New Galloway. They are keen to speak to islanders and…
New book published on unknown Arran luminary
Contributed by Jim Henderson ARCH HERETIC UNKNOWN GENIUS. J.M.ROBERTSON. Author Martin Page of London. Copyright 30.11.2024. Contains 592 pages priced at £20.00 + £4.00 postage. Anyone interested in purchasing a copy, please…
Notes from The Arran Naturalist
A very pertinent piece by the late Alison Prince writing in 1990. Reflecting on the coming of the Year 2000, it echos, or rather precedes, the similar themes and issues that define…
Book review: Arran to Canada – One Way
Contributed by Voice Reporter Although this book has adorned Arran bookshelves for a long time, a little bit of local history now, by itself, it deserves a closer look. It sails through…
Brodick Country Park: The Story
The summer is an especially busy time for the NTS Rangers at Brodick Country Park. They do an amazing job - from monitoring vegetation and bracken bashing in Glen Rosa, to organising…
The Duchess Harbour, Lamlash Bay
Historical information provided by Jim Henderson Lady Anne Hamilton was the daughter of Sir James Hamilton and Lady Mary Fielding, born at the palace of Whitehall in London. In 1650 Anne became…
D-Day, A Torridon Mountain Adventure, and a Tragic Accident
In June 1944 (as we were being reminded many times last month) the biggest military operation in history took place. D-Day. The Allies moved in to finalise the rescue of Europe from…
May Day for Keir Hardie
May Day, the 1st of May - the day that commemorates the struggles of working folk and the labour movement in general. Perhaps the perfect day to remember a great Scotsman -…
The Arran Naturalist revisited
Notes from The Arran Naturalist, the Journal of the Arran Natural History Society. Issue 8. 1985. Featured image shows original artwork from the front cover, by Lesley Williamson.
A Lamlash Golf Club commemoration
Voice for Arran readers may know that Jim Henderson of Lamlash acts as secretary for the Voice and has done for many years, but Jim has also been secretary for many years…