Archive for December, 2009

Tiree Christmas Parties Committee held their Senior Citizens’ Party in An Talla on Saturday 12 December. Iain Cameron, Chairperson, started off proceedings by warmly welcoming everyone and thanked his committee who fund-raised throughout the year and all those who contributed in any other way in making the Christmas Functions so successful. Mrs Janet Brown, Balephuil,… »

More than a dozen members of Tiree Parish Church guild spent several hours filling shoe boxes with presents and wrapping them with Christmas paper before sending them off to children and poor adults in Eastern Europe. The women worked tirelessly in the Resource Centre and filled an estimated 70 boxes for the recipients with items… »

On the 16th of December pupils from the School treated us to Some great Christmas performances. So, for those that missed the entertainment, here’s a “highlight reel” in the form of some… »

Moragann and Daisy Heading For 2010 Regatta The first boat-builder course organised by the Tiree Maritime Trust has been successfully completed and the second is due to start on Friday 4th December with a third planned for January. A fabulous work-shop has been set up in the auction ring at the Rural Centre and Adam… »

At the start of September, we went on a school trip to Glencoe with Mr Campbell, Miss Davies and Will Wright. On the first day, we climbed to the top of Stob Coire nan Lochan, which is about 1200m high. We were exhausted by the time we got to the top, were battered by strong… »

Matt Updates Us On His Memorable Day Did you enjoy it? Upon reflection, very much so; at the time, mixed emotions were felt! The course took us through the 5 Boroughs of New York: Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Manhattan. To be honest, my recollections are a bit hazy but some of the… »

After public consultation, the votes are in on implementing a scheme for motor homes/campervans visiting Tiree, which would ensure that the number of these vehicles arriving on the Island would be restricted to the number of overnight parking sites available for them. The public vote found an overwhelming majority in favour of this scheme. The… »