• Easter on Colonsay

    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...

  • Chocolate Eggs in Church by Alastair Scouller

    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...

  • Church Exhibition

    Published On: Apr 1, 20160.5 min readCategories: Church

    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...

  • Church of Scotland Renovations

    Published On: Jun 1, 20151.6 min readCategories: Church

    Following an architect’s inspection, two Georgian windows at the church were condemned, creating a serious financial challenge for the tiny congregation.  It was decided to launch an appeal for funds,...

  • The Church Windows Appeal

    Published On: Apr 1, 20151.1 min readCategories: Church

    There is plenty happening on that front, but your support is needed.  The appeal for funds is struggling and not much over halfway mark as yet – over £4000 is...

  • Arts & Crafts Exhibition 2016

    Published On: Apr 1, 20150.8 min readCategories: Church, Events

    An exhibition of handicrafts will be mounted in the Parish Church to run from mid-March until the end of SpringFest 2016; all items will have been donated by their creators...

  • Church Windows Appeal

    Published On: Mar 1, 20151.8 min readCategories: Church, Community News

    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,...

Recent Posts

  • Published On: Jul 20, 2018

    The 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, 2018

    The Front Page – June 2018

    The warm dry spell that spread across the whole country in late spring and extended...

  • Published On: May 3, 2018

    The Front Page – May 2018

    Spring came late this year, but by May calving and lambing were well underway on...

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