On 22nd September, local Arran lady Sarah Thomson will be running the Scottish 10K in Edinburgh raising funds for British Heart Foundation in memory of one of her best friends, Neil McNicol, who sadly died before his 60th birthday last year. Sarah has set up a Just Giving page to help raise money for the …
A weekend of walks, talks, and activities celebrating the island’s unique geology, organised by the Arran Geopark Project This year’s Geofest is taking place over the weekend of 13th – 15th September Tickets available from Facebook or Eventbrite Arran is well known for it’s exceptional geology. The Arran Geopark project aims to explain, protect and …
By local MSP Kenneth Gibson In a speech to the Technology, Entertainment. Design (TED) Summit in Edinburgh on 24 July, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon MSP advocated for a focus on policies that promote wellbeing and not just economic growth, to help address the rise of alienation and disaffection from politics. In a world of growing …
The dementia charity Playlist for Life and researchers from the Centre for Dementia Prevention at Edinburgh University are visiting Arran for an evening event, on Monday 9th September at 7pm in Brodick Hall. Andy Lowndes from Playlist for Life told the Voice, “I will be visiting Arran as ‘The Music Detective’ talking about Playlist for …
Crafts and Company (the team behind the 52 Stitched Stories community project) has joined with some extra helpers to fund-raise for Macmillan Cancer Support. We are also working with two local venues to offer people different options. The first is on Friday 27th September 10-1pm at The Shore, Whiting Bay. Come along and make a …
Independent Arts Projects, with Arran Theatre and Arts Trust, presents Eaten by Mamoru Iriguchi Whiting Bay Hall Saturday 28th September at 2pm The award-winning performance artist, Mamoru Iriguchi, is back out on tour this autumn with Eaten, a show for children aged 6 yrs+ about food, eating and being eaten! Tickets are £5 from Arran …
Please join us for a recital and talk in Lamlash featuring Deborah Nemko, pianist and professor of music at Bridgewater State University, USA. “Music in the Time of Anne Frank” focuses primarily on Dutch Jewish composers who suffered at the hands of the Nazis. This programme celebrates the piano compositions by Leo Smit, Daniel Belinfante, …
The Arran Horticultural Show took place on 13 August 2019. Here are some photos of winners receiving their prizes and the winning exhibits! Photos courtesy of Mairi Simpson. Thanks!
After the very successful launch of her newest book at the Glenisle Hotel in July, local author Alison Page has been busy out on tour with The Tattoo Tourie. Alison says, “It’s been a very busy but wonderful July. Launching The Tattoo Toorie was a highlight and my CC selfie frame has been so popular …
In this article, local MSP Kenneth Gibson discusses the issue of depopulation in rural and island communities and talks of the ways in which the SNP government aims to address this. Ivan Minguez Guillem, an Associate at the Local Government information Unit, Scotland, has started an interesting discussion on what he describes as “The puzzle …