Author: Colin Smeeton
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Arran Banner Golf – week 50, 2023
Lamlash Golf Club No scores due to bad weather cancelling golf. Fixtures: Sunday December 17, Lamlash vs Whiting Bay friendly at Lamlash 10.30am start. Thursday December 21, Yellow Medal, 12noon start. Tuesday December 26, Boxing Day game, 12noon start. Wishing all members and friends a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Corrie Golf…
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Get in early to book for Arran Mountain Festival
The much sought-after bookings for the Arran Mountain Festival, which will take place between May 17 to May 20 next year, go on sale on Monday December 18, with some of the events likely to be snapped up shortly after going on sale.
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Carers champion thanks all of North Ayrshire’s unpaid carers
North Ayrshire Council’s carers champion, councillor Nairn McDonald, has issued an open letter expressing his support and thanks to all of the unpaid carers in Arran and across North Ayrshire.
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Nan McMurdo Memorial Fund is wound up but her legacy lives on
The Nan McMurdo Memorial Fund has dispensed all of its funds, however the legacy that it has left behind and the help that it continues to provided, will continue well into the future.
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Weary ferry action group committee signal intention to stand down
“Looking forward, Arran Ferry Action Group needs new direction and impetus. We feel we have reached a limit to what we can achieve. The solutions lie with the politicians in Parliament. We need them to act.” After four years of campaigning in the face of being stonewalled and ignored by politicians and other relevant bodies,…
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Have your say on council house rent
Council house tenants are being urged to have their say on proposed rent levels which come into effect in April next year.
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Little egrets eye up the island during exceptional birdwatching month
Bird Notes for November 2023 by Jim Cassels.