Climb one of Scotland’s iconic peaks in the company of an experienced mountain ranger with a small group of fellow walkers on Saturday 27 April 2019. The Torchlight Challenge Ben Lomond/Ben Lawers/Goat Fell, Saturday 27 April 2019, Registration Fee: £15 The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) is holding its popular Torchlight Challenge at the end …
A report from local MSP Kenneth Gibson In February, the SNP Government announced that the Eurasian or European beaver will be added to the list of European Protected Species of Animals, protected under Scottish law. This means that from 01 May 2019, shooting will only be allowed under licence, which will be managed by Scottish …
A report from Patricia Gibson, MP for North Ayrshire and Arran While it appears that the UK Parliament is struggling to get anything done due to a pre-occupation with Brexit, MPs continue to address important issues affecting their communities, unrelated to our membership of the European Union. Last week I participated in a debate about …
A message from the Rat Race team about the forthcoming Ultra Tour of Arran – Following the major success of the inaugural Ultra Tour of Arran in 2018, Rat Race Adventure Sports will again stage the audacious 100km off-road running challenge on the Isle of Arran on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th April 2019. On …
Celtic Cousins tour – Dremmwel play Scotland in May 2019 Arran is very fortunate to be the first stop on the Scottish Tour of the innovative Breton folk band ‘Dremmwel’, with a concert planned for 11th May at Corrie and Sannox Village Hall (7.30pm, BYOB). The name means ‘horizon’ and the band’s six albums since …
By John Kinsman, Coastwatch St Monans, Fife Longhope Lifeboat Crew Remembered 50 Years On Eight men died when the Longhope lifeboat capsized on March 17th 1969 after setting out late in the evening from Hoy in Orkney. To help the Liberian cargo vessel Irene, which was adrift in a fierce storm. The lifeboat, a 47 …
The film showing on Sunday 28th April (the 4th weekend this month) is Happy End ( Director Michael Haneke. 2017. Germany. 1hr 50min. Cert 15) Master auteur Michael Haneke (Amour, The White Ribbon, Hidden) returns with a biting satire on bourgeois family values set in the shadow of the European refugee crisis. Featuring a cast of …
The Loch of the Green Corrie by Andrew Greig We came to know it, a little. It kept its best fish hidden under glassy water, behind silver backing of the long day’s clouds. We cast and retrieved by that mirror till the Green Corrie reflected only three bodies of light, filling and emptying themselves. That …
East Asian Tofu Recipe A vegan recipe contributed from the Arran Supper Club, which proved very popular at the East Asian evening they held at the start of February: 3tbsp soy sauce 1tbsp Mirin (Or honey/ agave syrup) 1tsp sesame oil 2tsp finely grated ginger 1tbsp neutral flavoured oil (canola or rapeseed are good) 1.5tbsp …