Ardnamurchan Area Blogs
Blogs (web logs) provide an ideal opportunity to explore the traditions, culture and wildlife of Wild Lochaber. We have put together a collection of local blogs and provide the titles and text snippets to give a taste of each entry with direct links to the main blog entry on the host website. We hope you will find time to explore the full articles and further information on the host blog sites.
Please feel free to contact us if you have any suggestions for blogs you would like to see here.
The Adventures of Algy
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8 years ago today, on 13th March 2012, Algy presented his very first adventure here on Tumblr.And today, 8 years later, after an extended gap owing to the indisposition of his assistant, Algy is back once again! This time he hopes to continue his adventures regularly.So please stand by to help Algy...
Simon Willis
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Summary: the stem is superb; the seat post is either brilliant or a drag, depending on the type of riding you do. Here's why.Last year I wrote to Redshift sports and asked if I could demo their Shockstop stem, make some videos and take some photos. Off-road riding gives me pain in my...
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I was recently asked to explain the different types of social media to a friend who wants to start using it to promote aspects of his business. This is what I wrote. Social Media’ is a catch-all term for very different types of media, each of which needs a specific approach.1. Twitter -...
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Borrowed, Lynskey Helix“…and if so why?” A pair of questions I was recently asked on my YouTube channel.Good questions and the answer was too long for a comment. Two years ago we visited my friends in Frances. He allowed me to ride his winter bike - a Lynskey Helix - during our...
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This is an old idea, rejuvenated for a new era of cycling. My initial thoughts are that its pretty good.Redshift Sports make a few niche cycling products and have sent me a couple of them to test. You can see the first test in the video below.The first is this suspension stem - a stem...
Sunart Community Company
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Moving on After three an a half years with the Community Company Izzy Baker will be leaving us at the end of March as she has secured a new role as Warden at the Glenborrodale RSPB Reserve. The Board wish Izzy the best of luck and are especially grateful for her enthusi-asm and hard work which...
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Moving on After three an a half years with the Community Company Izzy Baker will be leaving us at the end of March as she has secured a new role as Warden at the Glenborrodale RSPB Reserve. The Board wish Izzy the best of luck and are especially grateful for her enthusi-asm and hard work which...
West Ardnamurchan Community Council
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WEST ARDNAMURCHAN COMMUNITY COUNCIL (WACC) DRAFT MINUTE OF THE MEETING HELD AT KILCHOAN COMMUNITY CENTRE ON MONDAY 10 FEBRUARY 2020 AT 7PM 1. Welcome and apologies Present: Rosie Curtis (RC), Chair; Jessie Colquhoun (JC), Vice...
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WEST ARDNAMURCHAN COMMUNITY COUNCIL (WACC)DRAFT MINUTE OF THE INAUGURAL MEETING HELD AT KILCHOAN COMMUNITY CENTRE ON TUESDAY 29 JANUARY 2020 AT 7PMIntroduction:This meeting started with the formal convening of the new session of WACC, following the usual 4-yearly disbandment and re-election of CC...
The Sunart Diaries
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Storms Ciara, Dennis and now Jorge have rather interrupted my early spring tasks and I’ve been trapped indoors as the wind howls and the rain hammers down. In between the weather I’ve been tree planting and rhododendron bashing but I’ve also had ample time to complete a solar...
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Wordless Wednesday posts are images from Ardnamurchan and the surrounding regions – Sunart, Morvern, Ardgour, Moidart and the Rough Bounds. No description is necessary but further details may be provided with the linked full-size image. I will try and ensure they were photographed in the...
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Many years ago we used to holiday year after year in rental cottages on the banks of Loch Sunart. If the weather is fair – and in May and late September it often is – it’s a great place for a family holiday. One of my lasting memories is sitting on the terrace enjoying a [...
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Wordless Wednesday posts are images from Ardnamurchan and the surrounding regions – Sunart, Morvern, Ardgour, Moidart and the Rough Bounds. No description is necessary but further details may be provided with the linked full-size image. I will try and ensure they were photographed in the same month...
Ardnamurchan Estate
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The post Bingo is Back! appeared first on Ardnamurchan Estates.
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We are sorry to have to say that Mingary Castle will be closed to everyone for the foreseeable future. The post Mingary Castle appeared first on Ardnamurchan Estates.
Otter Adventures
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Sea kayaking around Ardnamurchan Point is, occasionally, a calm affair and a trip to be savoured. Mostly it is a rough, wild place exposed to the ravages of the North Atlantic storms. Picking the right day to kayak around ‘The Point’ is crucial unless you like your paddling to be...
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A little understanding of what the weather can do to the tides does help explain what occurred last night. It was not simply a case of a ‘very high tide’ – the weather conditions played a significant part in causing the flooding. Storm Brendam being the principal culprit this time...
Ardtornish Estate and Gardens, Self catering holidays Scotland
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Scottish Government under fire for “empty rhetoric” on green energy Small hydro operators have warned that they are facing major economic uncertainty unless Scottish ministers take urgent and permanent action to reduce punitive business rates being imposed on the sector. Operators...
Craigard Croft
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The UK terrorist police think I'm a potentially violent extremist because my white hair, hearing aids, poor eyesight, poorer memory, dodgy knee and the occasional corn on my right foot. Why?...Because I support the aims and activities of Extinction Rebellion along with many other white haired...
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I have always been lucky, my mother once told me...." If you fell in the harbour you'd come out dry with your boots full of fish".Forty years ago I was lucky to be given a Winston Churchill Scholarship to visit the USA to find out about the development of sustainable agriculture. I travelled from...
