Category: Nostalgia
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From our Files, November 3 2023
A look back at the Courier’s archives from 10, 25, 50 and 100 years ago
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From our files – November 3 2023
TEN YEARS AGO Friday November 1 2013 Ghost hunters meet at Auchindrain A group of brave ghost hunters at Auchindrain Ancient Township spent Saturday night ‘making contact’ with former workers on the farm in the name of charity. The volunteers spent a chilly night with psychic Gayle Bennett using an Ouija board, séance and voice…
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Kilmory Church closure sees a link with history broken
The congregation of Kilmory Parish is loyal and proud of its church and the close-kit community around it. However, on Sunday it will become the fourth, and final, Church of Scotland to close on Arran this year as part of a restructing plan. Here Hugh Boag looks back at its long history. Kilmory Parish Church…
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From our Files: November 2, 2023
A look back at the Lochaber Times archives from 10, 25, 75 and 100 years ago.
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Author seeks information on Campbeltown Boys football fixture
The author of a book about Kilmacolm Football Club is seeking information about a 1980s clash the club had with the now defunct Campbeltown Boys Football Club
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From our Files, October 27 2023
A look back at the Courier’s archives from 10, 25, 50 and 100 years ago
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From our Files – 27.10.23
TEN YEARS AGO Friday October 25 2013 On top of the world A Tayvallich teenager has followed in the footsteps of Cheryl Cole and Gary Barlow by climbing to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money for charity. Lorna Unkles, who was joined on the trek by her dad Hans, climbed the 5,896 metres…
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The bells toll for Lamlash Parish Church
Standfirst Lamlash Parish Church will close its doors for the last time on Sunday October 29. Of all the churches closing on the island, it is the most important with a rich history and many unique features. Hugh Boag looks back at the church’s 137 years of worship. Main story There are many unique features…