The Scottish Government is seeking views on how it should tackle the biodiversity crisis through a new Biodiversity Strategy which will drive this transformation. The consultation is open until 12th September. See below for more details and how to do this. From RSPB Scottish nature notes: Kirsty Nutt 27th July 2022 The Scottish Government is …
By Sally Campbell. Featured image, Greenpeace POW Protect the Oceans. NYC. Credit: greenpeace.org Words can be powerful, but they can also be empty of meaning. When it comes to the global climate crisis, most of us are dedicated to holding politicians to account on their policies – and that they take on board what is …
News from the McLellan Arts team, as we go into week two of the festival: Last Thursday and Friday saw the McLellan Arts Festival start with a bang with outstanding performances of Cicely Gill’s play Sail or Stay playing to packed enthusiastic audiences. They seemed to be thrilled by the set, characters and incidents as …
Arran’s first Children’s Book Festival With Arran Theatre and Arts Trust Wee Mac Arran Friday 9th and Saturday 10th September 2022 A line up of nationally acclaimed authors, poets and illustrators will be performing live over the two days. Friday is focusing on Island schools and nurseries, with public events in Arran Library. Saturday is …
The results of the McLellan Poetry Competition 2022 are here! Below is a list of the winning and commended poems, and the poem awarded first prize is printed too. To read all the winning and commended entries please follow this link. They were announced by judge Hollie McNish as part of the McLellan Art Festival on …
In association with the Arran Festival of Food and Drink Saturday 24th September 2022, from 12.00 – 15.30 Pick your own lunch at Woodside Farm, Kildonan, Isle of Arran Come to Woodside Farm to learn about our truly unique project. Your day will start with a tour of the farm and its market garden and …
Arran’s first ever Festival of Food is taking place from 14th – 25th September! Here is an update from Arran’s Food Journey on all we can look forward to: The Isle of Arran welcomes visitors and locals to attend its inaugural Arran Festival of Food and Drink from the 14th – 25th September 2022. Hosting 24 foodie …
In the run up to COP26, during September, a Climate Fringe Festival became the focus for hundreds of climate based events which were being organised across Scotland. Mirroring Edinburgh’s Festival Fringe, an amazingly eclectic mix of events, performances and climate actions were promoted through the Climate Fringe website. The Climate Fringe Festival is happening again …
Join The Nature Library at Arran Botanical Drinks, Cladach, Brodick Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th September 2022 The Nature Library is excited to be part of the Climate Fringe Festival 2022, a community-led and community-organised series of events taking place across the whole of Scotland, bringing books to two new venues to highlight the importance …
Isle of Arran Concert by Dr. Deborah Nemko: Music of Remembrance and Celebration When music professor, researcher, and pianist Dr. Deborah Nemko performed to standing-room-only crowds on Arran in late 2019, nobody could have guessed it would be the last live event the Arran Jewish Cultural Association would sponsor for over two years. At the …