There is currently a consultation open on the forestry in the South of Arran, with a date set for a meeting at Whiting Bay Hall on 24th March. The area includes Carn Ban, Glenashdale Falls, Giants Gra...
Just how abundant were Arran’s seas? In this latest episode of The Incoming Tide podcast, COAST Co-Founder Don McNeish is joined by Arran local, Fiona Laing, to tell the story of the fish that s...
I first wrote about Community for Voice for Arran in January 2024 prompted following discussions on the Arran Development Plan in that there were 3 strands with three groups looking at the 10 year pla...
Finland: The Happiest Country in the World with Lesley Riddoch plus Q&A Friday 6th March, starting 7pm in Whiting Bay Hall Imagine a place where happiness isn’t just a feeling, but a way ...
Winter’s Awa Noo the snaw creeps fae the braes And is gaen: Noo the trees clap on their claes Ane be ane: Yonder owre the windy muir Flees the craw; And cries into the caller air, Winter’s awa...
A wee preview from the team at the McLellan Book Festival, with news on the writers who are currently confirmed to join this biannual festival. Looks set to be a very exciting and inspiring line up ...
If Arran were fully in charge of shaping its own future, what would success look like? On 21 March, we’re inviting islanders to come together and begin creating a Thriving Arran Portrait — a share...
Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS), the national development body for museums and galleries in Scotland, is calling on people to get in touch about living heritage practices to include in the new Living...
By Alice Maxwell I would like to give my views on the concept of competition within the arena of music education, views which are shared by (among others) the composer Bela Bartok[1], a wide variety...
In July this year it will be 100 years since Whiting Bay Public Hall opened. To celebrate this event Whiting Bay Memories group, in conjunction with the Hall Committee, will be staging a free exhibiti...