Join the Arran Rangers for the last of the planting season! Wednesday May 3rd, 10am – 4:30pm Are you wanting to make a difference and give something back to the environment and the planet? If so, why not join us for a day of native tree planting on Glen Shant. You’ll be helping us establish …
From wildlife watching and coastal walks to airy scrambles on towering granite ridges – Scottish Hillwalking at it’s best! The very popular 2023 Arran Mountain Festival is taking place on the weekend 12th – 15th May. There’s a fantastic range of walks and events, from mountain running and navigation skills, Gaelic in the mountains, and …
Taking place from Thursday 11th to Sunday 14th May, this year’s McLellan Poetry Fringe Festival has a really exciting line up. Read on to find out what the 2023 programme has in store and details of how to book. McLellan Poetry Fringe Festival 2023 Opening Night Join us for the opening night of the McLellan …
The Arran Visual Arts annual Art Exhibition will be held in Corrie Hall from Saturday 27th May to Wednesday 31st May 10.30am to 4.30 pm each day. ALL WELCOME. Arran Visual Arts run one exhibition a year, which attracts more than 600 visitors who vote for their favourite art work in the “People’s Choice” …
Under the cherry blossoms strangers are not really strangers (Translation by Zoria P. K.) Goes out, comes back— the love life of a cat. (Translation by Robert Haas) All the time I pray to Buddha I keep on killing mosquitoes. (Translation by Robert Haas) Kobayashi Issa (1763 – 1828) …
Come to Whiting Bay Hall on 27th May for the Fiddlers’ Fling – a concert by young folk from around Ayrshire playing traditional music. Tickets from Arran Active and on the door.
By Sally Campbell “It’s profiteering not wage rises, that has led to greedflation” (Larry Elliott The Guardian 20/04/23). Our grocery bills are rising at the fastest rate since 1977. Global food commodity prices are dropping and so are global energy prices so why are junior doctors and nurses being told they are inflating prices? What …
“SIX YEARS OF FAILURE” – SCOTTISH LABOUR MSP CALLS OUT FM OVER ARDROSSAN HARBOUR 12th April Scottish Labour MSP Katy Clark has called on the Scottish Government to take Ardrossan Harbour into public ownership, blaming the Scottish Government for “endless delays” and “squandering taxpayers’ money” since Humza Yousaf signed off its upgrade six years ago. …
Foraging Japanese Knotweed: A Controversial Delicacy By Zoe Hughes, Wild Food Arran, 21st April 2023 Japanese knotweed, a plant with a notorious reputation for being invasive and destructive, has sparked a heated debate among foragers, environmentalists, and property owners. This seemingly unstoppable plant has been labeled as one of the world’s worst invasive species by …
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