John Gibson – “John Trombone” – of Glenside, Shannochie, died at home after a short illness on 5th March. His contribution to the rich musical culture of Arran cannot be underestimated. John moved to Arran from Nottinghamshire on leaving teaching in 1999. He bought the Glenside farmhouse as a base for a new life in …

Lynn Gray Ross, 76, of Brodick, Isle of Arran, passed away on October 14th, 2022. She was born January 11th, 1946 in Kilmarnock to Tom and Ruby Ross. Lynn’s early years were spent surrounded by her extended family in post-war Kilmarnock, Scotland. At age 11, her parents made the decision to emigrate, landing in Fair …

Doug Scott – Obituary 29 May 1941 – 7 December 2020 By Alice Maxwell Doug Scott, one of the world’s most famous mountaineers, died in December 2020 aged 79. He conquered most of the world’s great climbing destinations and often climbed alongside Chris Bonington, Joe Talisker and Dougal Haston, as well as the two climbers …

The anthropologist, anarchist and activist, author of “Debt: The First 5000 Years” and “Bullshit Jobs”, has died at the age of 59. His openness, originality and optimism will be hugely missed. By Jonathan Moses, writing in OpenDemocracy on 7th September 2020 I first met David in the makeshift living room of a building we’d stolen. …

John Metham Roberts 2nd April 1939 – 18th May 2018 John Roberts was born in Salford on April 2nd, 1939. He was the eldest son of Oscar Cedric (known as Jimmy) and Maude Roberts. He was born a twin, though his twin died at birth. As the war made Salford a potential bombing target, John …