Archive for July 13th, 2009

As a community retailer it is appropriate that we involve the community Tiree High School pupils take on star status to perform the ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open the revamped Co-op store on Tiree. The children, from left, Frazer MacNeill, Kara Rennie, Michael MacDonald, Lewis MacDowall and Rory Kavanagh, were presented with a donation… »

I will be continuing Iain MacKinnon’s good work of the last year, dealing with the access and conservation issues that affect Tiree. Overnight Camping Sites Part of my remit is to identify suitable overnight camping sites around the island to cope with the increase in campers and campervans. I am interested in hearing from anyone… »

Staff from two acclaimed eateries on Tiree were the recipients recently of One Hundred Thousands (100k) Welcomes, a customer service training programme delivered by Argyll College. The Elephant’s End restaurant in Kirkapol and the Cobbled Cow tearoom in Crossapol are both renowned for a warm welcome and quality fare, and customers can continue to be… »

The 1872 Education Act took control of schools from the churches and set up new School Boards. On Tiree there were two Parish schools, in Heylipol and Kirkapol, and six others scattered around the island. In 1873, the headmaster of Heylipol School reported that the new Board was at loggerheads: “Very unfortunately for those who… »