Arran Banner 30 Years Ago – week 47, 2023

Saturday November 20, 1993

 

Runner-up Lindsay Wheeler of Corrie with junior chess club organiser Charles Todd and Brodick Library chess competition winner Euan Kerr of Brodick. 01_B47ANTYA01_23_Lindsay_Charles_Euan

Natalie Broadis and Teresa Brookes have their Duke of Edinburgh bronze awards and are nearing achieving their silver awards. The two just need to complete their service section and will do this by running an orienteering course at Brodick Country Park. 01_B47ANTYA02_23_Broadis_Brookes

Poppies and wreaths were laid at war memorials around the island on Armistice Day. Walter Marshall of Lamlash trained on Arran as part of the 11th (Scottish) Commando and he joined other islanders to reflect on the wars. 01_B47ANTYA03_23_Walter_Marshall

Arran has a new Church of Scotland minister. The Reverend Bill MacMillan is the new minister for the parishes of Kilmory and Lamlash. Reverend MacMillan moved to Arran with his wife Jean and their black labrador dog. 01_B47ANTYA04_23_Bill_MacMillan

Pier staff Bobby Macrae, port manager Robbie Brown, Duncan Taylor, Iain MacDonald, Moira Small, Ian Miller, Donald McNiven and Julia Stewart at the new Brodick pier ticket office and passenger waiting area. 01_B47ANTYA05_23_Brodick_Pier_staff

Lamlash Primary School pupils listen spellbound to storyteller Paraig MacNeil who visited schools on Arran as part of a visit organised by Cunninghame Leisure Department. 01_B47ANTYA06_23_Paraig_MacNeil