Published On: Apr 1, 20163.5 min readCategories: Community Development, Community News, Events, PoliticsCOMMUNITY TO GAIN NEW LAND POWERS. More than 40 island residents gathered in the Village Hall on Tuesday, 23rd March, to hear all about new powers granted to them by...
On the 10th and 12th March two fundraisers were held, organised by Rosalind Jewell, to raise money for Positive Action in Housing & Syria Relief. The former was a cake...
“A father and his two sons are lost at sea. Keep busy, eh? Hope we’ll get a body, mebbe. The widden spoon. A knock on the door wi a wooden...
On Wednesday 16th March the community was warmly welcomed to a preview of the Arts & Crafts Exhibition at the Parish Church, Scalasaig with refreshments provided by Gavin & James...
The dates for this year's festival are Mon 25th April to Sun 15th May 2016 This will be the sixth year that the Spring Fest has been staged ...which means...
WILD ISLAND. A year in the Hebrides" by Jane Smith. Have you ever listened to Corncrakes calling on a star-lit night? Have you crossed the Strand to Oronsay, wading through...
Not long now until the fifth Colonsay Book Festival which will take place on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th April. Opening with our first ever Fringe event, rapper and performance...
I think most peoples perception of the undoubted beauty of Colonsay is limited to daylight , but, as a semi-nocturnal person by way of profession, I have always enjoyed being...
A beautiful church service was held in Colonsay Parish Church on Thursday, 4th February, to give thanks for the life of a very special Colonsay lady, Mrs Peggy Clark. It...
With regards to the upcoming Scottish Parliament election the Corncrake will attempt to feature statements from different candidates. This month we have a short piece from current Argyll & Bute...
This month’s song suggestion came from Seumas McNeill (I know the word nepotism is coming to mind at this point but no one else submitted pictures or songs this month!...
Island residents will recall the catastrophic house-fire which occurred in December 2013 in the house occupied by Trevor and Yasmin Crowe. One of the issues raised after the calamity was...
Seumas McNeill, Port Supervisor for Caledonian MacBrayne Ferries, has announced the hours during which the Pier Office will be open: DAY OF THE WEEK OPENING HOURS Monday/Diluain 09.00-14.00 and 16.30-19.30...
This month’s photo comes from Morag Grant. Morag’s Instagram account - @momag93 - has been growing a bit of a fan base over the last couple of years as she...
Unicycle! - A full non-stop circuit of Colonsay by unicycle... has this been done before?! (OK, we own up, there was an ice cream stop at the shop). Uphill sections...
The Corncrake is published to keep all our friends in touch with life on the island and invites contributions. Brief genealogical and related queries are also welcome from Colbhasachs overseas, as are...
No, we can't beam one of our handsome reporters into your living room just yet. However, due to our dogged determination to keep up with technological advancement, we've come up...
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