Baby alpaca is born at Bellevue
Meet the newest member of the Bellevue Farm family … a baby alpaca. Mum Granada surprised everyone at the Currie’s Blackwaterfoot family friendly farm when the baby boy was born last Wednesday. Mum and...
View ArticlePauline Muir – she lived to serve
Mrs Pauline Muir, who was for many years the Arran tourist officer, died last month. She was 98. The post Pauline Muir – she lived to serve appeared first on Arran Banner.
View ArticleArran gets its own testing centre
Arran it to get its own COVID-19 testing station which will open shortly. The post Arran gets its own testing centre appeared first on Arran Banner.
View ArticleNumber crunching
Leader column The post Number crunching appeared first on Arran Banner.
View ArticleYoungsters in plea to save nature club
There is little likelihood that the Young Naturalist Club will be able to meet anytime soon at Brodick Castle and country park. The post Youngsters in plea to save nature club appeared first on Arran...
View ArticleBrodick is back in bloom
In these abnormal times when we are limited in who and how we can interact with each other it was a pleasure to see volunteers from Brodick Improvements Committee out last Saturday planting up the main...
View ArticleArran Banner 20 years ago – week 25
Saturday June 24, 2000 Lamlash Primary School pupils had a visit from a seven-foot penguin this week. Penguin Pete is the brainchild of Strathclyde Police and he was visiting the island as part of a...
View ArticleLockdown birthday bonanza
A bit of a treat this week with five birthdays for the price of one - and all of them in the same P1/P2 class at Brodick primary. The post Lockdown birthday bonanza appeared first on Arran Banner.
View ArticleSurvey finds Arran just about ready to open for visitors
Survey finds mood of the island kinder More than half of Arran residents believe the island should open for visitors in the next two months. That is one of the main findings of The Arran Recovery...
View ArticleHigh flying birds in lockdown
Bird Notes – May by Jim Cassels The first half of May was dry with the little rain there was in the second half including a storm during the weekend of May 23. In comparison to last May, this May had...
View ArticleClub draw winners
Winners of the £50 prize in the Brodick Improvements Committee 200 Club for June were Hazel and Gregor McPherson from Brodick. The May winners of the Lochranza and Catacol 200 Club draw were : 1 Kate...
View ArticleAnnouncements – June 19, 2020
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT BULLOCH – The family of the late Martha Ravey Bulloch (née Sillars) of Hamilton Terrace, Lamlash wish to acknowledge the many expressions of sympathy and the kindness shown to us...
View ArticleAn unexpected guest at The Douglas
At this time of year The Douglas Hotel car park would be bustling with activity. But this year it lies quiet and deserted for now – which at least attracted one unexpected visitor. For a pair of common...
View ArticleNew manager
Shiskine Golf and Tennis Club are looking for a new manager. In an advert in the Banner this week the club say this is a unique and exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and highly motivated...
View ArticleCelebrating 50 years of the Arran lifeboat
A brief personal reflection by Miller Crawford Arran lifeboat was born exactly 50 years ago on June 28, 1970. When the RNLI decided to place a modern lifeboat back on Arran (Kildonan Station had gone...
View ArticleNicola rides at Ascot
Arran jockey Nicola Currie was in action at Royal Ascot last week. The post Nicola rides at Ascot appeared first on Arran Banner.
View ArticleWork resumes at council house site
Construction firm Ashleigh (Scotland) Ltd is now back on site to complete the new COVID-19 site set-up in line with Scottish Government guidance. This will ensure all safety measures are in place...
View ArticleCaution sounded on schools return
Education chiefs and school heads in North Ayrshire had to go back to the drawing board this week after the surprise announcement by education secretary John Swinney that schools in Scotland should go...
View ArticleSupport your local shops as they open their doors
Arran will see the biggest easing of lockdown restrictions next week when many shops on the island reopen their doors to welcome customers back. The post Support your local shops as they open their...
View ArticleThought for the week – week 26
Thought for the week The post Thought for the week – week 26 appeared first on Arran Banner.
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