Persistence pays off for Arran junior sailors
After attending lessons every week for six weeks, 14 S1 and S2 pupils from Arran High have gained their Start Sailing award with Arran Junior Sailing.
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Leisure
Gaelic Tree Alphabet completed at craft day
Volunteers enjoyed a day of arts and crafts in the Geopark information centre at the Lochranza Centre last Saturday.
Leisure
Visiting wheelchair user takes to the water to experience adaptive rowing
Arran Coastal Rowing Club (ACRC) provided wheelchair user Debbie North with an unexpected opportunity to participate in the sport of coastal rowing thanks to their adaptive rowing team.
Leisure
Corrie Film Club is back
There has been no Corrie Film Club since March 2020 but the doors will be open again and the cameras rolling on Sunday October 17
Leisure
Many birds on the move during migration
The weather in September was almost identical to August in terms of mean temperature and rainfall. In comparison to last September, it was warmer and drier.
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Charity bike ride raises cash for CHAS
A retired plumber has raised over £4,000 for Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS) by cycling 56 miles round Arran.
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Arran knitters rally to call for bonnets for babies
Knitters from all over Arran have responded to a call for knitted hats for newborn babies after a call from Queen Elizabeth University Hospital’s maternity unit.
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A new ceilidh band is born
There will be a family ceilidh in Whiting Bay hall on Friday October 15, courtesy of the recently formed Arran Ceilidh Band.
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Exhibitions at Saltwater Gallery
A new art gallery on Arran is gearing up for their second show.