Keir and Grace were married in a humanist ceremony at Colonsay Hotel on Saturday 21st February, in a very moving rite conducted by Annie Loughlin, celebrant. The bride was given...
An incredible story arose after the wedding. Seemingly Grace’s mother had been wondering about a dress that she thought of wearing, so she sent a picture to Grace for an...
http://www.colonsaybookfestival.org.uk/ Grateful thanks to our generous sponsors, especially Marine Harvest, CalMac Ferries, Hebridean Airways, Colonsay Brewery, Colonsay Bookshop, Lord & Lady Strathcona and Colonsay Estate.
Colonsay Community Development Company had called an E.G.M. because the majority of Board members had resigned, leaving a bare quorum and an administrative problem which could not be resolved. The...
The 75th anniversary of the tragic loss of the Arandora Star arises on 2nd July 2015, an event in which over 800 individuals perished. The people of Colonsay were profoundly...
http://www.colonsay.org.uk/Events/Festival-of-Spring The festival is organised by the Colonsay Tourism Marketing Group, and kindly supported by CalMac Ferries, Hebridean Air, and our amazing experts, contributors, and walk and workshop leaders who...
Representatives of the company visited Colonsay and gave an update on the situation – the farm should be installed in July 2015 and there should be “fish in the water”...
Readers will remember that the Parish Church has two dangerous windows and has launched an appeal at http://www.colonsay.info/text/Church%20Appeal.htm The progress of the appeal is being regularly updated at that site,...
CHUG met recently with CalMac and looks forward to meeting with Marine Harvest as newcomers to the harbour later this year. Details were circulated to members who missed the meeting,...
Notice of a special App was given in our last issue. Since then over 60 “places of Interest” have been visited, described, photographed and mapped and committee members of the...
Please make a note to participate or sponsor someone... the idea is to climb all of the MacPhees (hills in excess of 300 ft), starting and finishing at a point...
With the help of GRAB, Colonsay Community Council has funded a small leaflet designed by Colonsay beach-litter artist Jane Rose http://www.janerose.co.uk/ The leaflet is to discourage the use of bottled...
A great deal of interesting material is coming to light, and it transpires that at least two old photographs from the album of Susan Carruthers McNeill appear in an album...
Would it be a good thing to restore this building? It would be a brilliant place for birdwatchers and photographers, especially during storms or for night sky photography and observation. ...
The honeymooners are thought to be heading for the south of France, via a week in Jamaica; the Homefield satellite broadband equipment is here and will soon be installed; the...
Recent Posts
Published On: Jul 20, 2018The Front Page – July 2018
Though the not-quite-a-drought time eventually ended, summer did not part, as it might have done,...
Published On: Jun 6, 2018The Front Page – June 2018
The warm dry spell that spread across the whole country in late spring and extended...
Published On: May 3, 2018The Front Page – May 2018
Spring came late this year, but by May calving and lambing were well underway on...