Arran Banner 20 Years Ago – week 44, 2003

Saturday November 1, 2003

Following a career as a nursery nurse, Dorothy Campling retired with her husband to Arran 15 months ago. She has now finished her post graduate diploma in counselling. 01_B44TYAAB01_23_Dorothy_Campling

Well-known face on Arran Mike Lunan is retiring as a financial advisor. This will free him up to concentrate on his other job as convener of the Rail Transport Users Committee. 01_B44TYAAB02_23_Mike_Lunan

Gordon Bunyan and John Hendry hard at work at the Corriegills road end where they are planting 8,000 daffodil bulbs to replace those previously planted there as part of the Marie Curie Fields of Hope campaign. 01_B44TYAAB03_23_daffodil_Corriegills

More than 40 people visited the drawing room at Brodick Castle to enjoy an Elizabethan evening. The concert, organised by Moira Starks, included music, singing, poetry and spoken word. 01_B44TYAAB04_23_Moira_Starks_castle

Some weird and wonderful harbingers of Hallowe’en in the children’s fancy dress competition at Arran Heritage Museum. 01_B44TYAAB05_23_AHM_halloween

Craig Masterton has joined the music department at Arran High School as the peripatetic instrumental instructor. As part of his role, he will visit all the primary schools on the island. 01_B44TYAAB06_23_Craig_Masterton