• Published On: Sep 25, 201712.2 min readCategories: Uncategorized

    On the Front Page this month: height of the summer season, a briefing of island news, and sporting events come to the fore   Height of the Summer Season August...

  • Published On: Sep 25, 20177.4 min readCategories: Uncategorized

      On the Front Page this month: ceilidh season begins, a briefing of island news, and the return of the Colonsay Rugby Festival     Ceilidh season begins July sees...

  • Published On: Jul 14, 20177.9 min readCategories: Uncategorized

    On the Front Page this month: busy season continues, a briefing of island news, and our postman retires, again?     Busy season continues The island usually takes a breath...

  • Published On: Jul 14, 20172.6 min readCategories: Uncategorized

    The aim of the project was to bring the Colonsay & Oransay community, particularly those most vulnerable to isolation, together over the quiet winter months to celebrate the islands’ heritage....

  • Published On: Jul 6, 20173.2 min readCategories: Uncategorized

    Colonsay’s Spring Festival, which centres on the creative arts and nature, was held in the first three weeks of May. The first half of the festival featured a wide variety...

  • Published On: Jun 3, 20172.9 min readCategories: Uncategorized

    The Front Page – 31st May   On the Front Page this month: a busy start to the season, a briefing of island news, and our postman retires.    ...

  • Published On: May 21, 20173.1 min readCategories: Uncategorized

    Colonsay’s Spring Festival, which centres on the creative arts and nature, began as the Book Festival closed its doors on the last weekend in April, with the Old Waiting Room...

  • Published On: May 2, 20173.7 min readCategories: Community News, Events

    As the doors closed on the 6th Annual Colonsay Book Festival on the last Sunday in April, it marked the end of another successful chapter in life of what has...

  • Published On: Apr 27, 20174.3 min readCategories: blog, Church, Events, Horticultural

    Eastertide and the island throws off its Winter weeds, welcomes regular and new visitors, and sees the year’s first flush of social sporting events, set of course in the context...

  • Published On: Apr 27, 20172.8 min readCategories: Church, First Person

    Easter is not really for the children … So runs the second verse of a poem by Steve Turner, comparing the two great Christian festivals of Christmas and Easter. And...

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