By Nicky Saunter published on 3rd December 2021 on the Rapid Transition Alliance website It is about time the UK government got to grips with retrofitting existing housing to scale up home energy efficiency across the country. One way to do this would be to establish a one-stop shop on every high street; offering trusted …
Arran Community and Voluntary Service has developed a Community Transport pilot scheme to help support the health and wellbeing of the community. The transport will be provided by volunteers and is available for people needing to attend appointments such as doctors, hospital and dentists as well as offering them the opportunity to go to local …
An update from COAST’s winter newsletter: Next spring COAST is due to take delivery of our very own custom-made vessel. The boat, which is being built by Phantom Marine in Great Yarmouth, will be a 9m catamaran with an array of special additions to enable research, citizen science, diving and education. The projected benefits to …
The draft Arran Local Island Plan and sample 2022/23 Annual Action Plan is now available to view at https://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk/business/islands-recovery-renewal.aspx Sarah Baird, Senior Officer (islands) would welcome final comments on the draft documents and would appreciate receiving examples of case studies or projects you are involved in, further island actions relating to economic, community and environmental …
The next Corrie Film club will be on Sunday January 9th at 7.30pm. The film showing will be Tulipani: Love, Honour and a Bicycle (Holland 2017. Mike van Diem. 99 mins Cert 15) After losing his farm to the 1953 floods in Holland, a Dutch farmer cycles to the Puglia in Italy to grow tulips. …
Winter Solstice Blessings 2021 awake at 4.am give big thanks for my warm safe bed sleep a welcome visitor most nights count my blessings not sheep to fall deeply into bliss excited this day to mark the return of the light to be alive to do so with a fire in my hearth hope in …
Sent in by John Kinsman, operations manager at Coastwatch St Monans, east Fife. Featured image shows recent storm at St Monans. Coastwatch busy Coastwatch St Monans have had a very busy 2021. The station which celebrates its 10th year in 2022 carried daily lookout duties and foot patrols every day during the pandemic keeping seafarers …
Grilled courgettes with goats cheese Sent in by Anne Kinsman Ingredients 5 large courgettes diagonally sliced 2 tablespoons extra olive oil 1 or 2 garlic cloves finally diced 100g (3 and half oz) soft Goats cheese 30g (1oz) pine nuts roasted Salt and pepper Method 1. Brush the courgette slices with one tablespoon oil and …
December photos thanks to John Campbell