Archive for June, 2010

Over 150 people attended a public meeting on 15th June to discuss the likely impacts of the proposed offshore wind farm at Skerryvore. Tish MacKinnon, chair of the Tiree Community Development Trust, led the meeting and Lloyd Gudgeon, the Trust’s Manager, made a short presentation. Ralph Thornton and Morna Cannon from the developers Scottish Power… »

There could hardly have been a better way for Tiree RFC to have ended their first full season than to have had four of our players represent Argyll and Bute against Uddingston RFC’s touring U16 and U17 sides. It has been an excellent year that has seen the number of pupils attending the rugby club… »

As past and present members arrived for the lunch they were welcomed with a complimentary drink from the hotel. They were able to peruse the display set up with photographs and articles of events spanning the fifty years. When everyone was seated, the president, Caroline Maclean welcomed the group. After the meal, Caroline talked about… »

On Saturday 29th May the island hosted the 5th annual Tiree 10km Fun Run. Over 200 people took part with ages ranging from the youngest babies pushed in prams to the eldest runners in their seventies! The day was a fantastic success with plenty of visiting runners commenting on how beautiful the island was and… »

Members of the Tiree Workshop were given an interesting insight into the work of an Argyll-based charity by the co-founder when he visited the island recently. Mr John Challis told the workshop group, which meets in the business centre each Friday, how eight containers of medical equipment, agricultural and other humanitarian aid are shipped to… »

As part of the Skills for Work programme Ruaridh Munn and Ewan Brown have been helping at The Reef Reserve since 2009. The help they have given includes building a stock bridge over a burn – ensuring easier accesss for cattle to different parts of the reserve, providing new areas of nesting habitat by raking… »