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All change!
Welcome to the new Voice for Arran in its monthly ‘magazine’ form. We’re thrilled by the number of people who have sent us articles and photographs, and this wealth of contributions has…
‘Community’ Theatre – or not?
When the new High School was built, Jim Tulips, then NAC’s PPP liaison officer, asserted that it would feature a ‘Flagship Community Theatre’ for use by Arran people. That was very welcome…
Choir News
from Douglas Hamilton The Lochranza Choir again performed in Whiting Bay Church in November, with our guests Martainn Skene on cello and Kerrie Calder on flute, both of whom also made valuable…
Return visit of astonishing accordion player
When Djordje Gajic – pronounced Georgie Guy-ic – played in Brodick Hall last year, heavy snow meant that the audience was small. A lot of people regretted that they had missed it,…
Local MP attacks Government over bankers’ Bonuses
Katy Clark, MP for North Ayrshire and Arran, has condemned the Government’s failure to take action to prevent excessive bonuses from occurring in the banking sector. The Government admitted in the past…
A Day in the Dark.
Do we mean, any Arran day in February? No, this is Corrie Film Club trying something new. We are inviting everyone who loves film and has the stamina to come and join…
Margot Sandeman exhibition in Glasgow
An exhibition of Margot Sandeman’s paintings is to be held at The Lillie Art Gallery, Milngavie, Glasgow. It is open from Tuesday, January 18th to Wednesday, March 16th, and also features the…
Bookshelf
We ask readers to send us a note of any book or books they like a lot. No need for a detailed review – a couple of lines to say what’s good…
Book review
Team Twenty Ten by George Korankye is a fantasy thriller with a radiographer as its hero, ably assisted by his intrepid pharmacist wife. In a scenario where a new form of flu…
Great websites
Same idea – if you have a favourite website, maybe you’d like to share it with other people. So far, we have the following: www.topdocumentaryfilms.com is a great website. It provides a…
From Lamlash to Canada in 1829
Jim Henderson of Lamlash continues his story of how the Clearances caused so many Arran residents to emigrate to the Megantic County of Canada. Here, he gives some of the background to…
How to buck the trend – one good American bank
Uniquely in the US, the State of North Dakota owns its own bank. Quakers introduced public banking in their original colony of Pennsylvania, but North Dakota is the only state to have…