Veterans pause charity cycle at Commando Memorial
VetRun180 is supporting the ride logistically, setting up campsites for the riders and providing cooking facilities and food.
Lochaber
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Volunteers tackle post-lockdown rubbish clean-ups on Ben Nevis
In addition to the events above there is also the Friends of Nevis AGM (Friday, October 30) and the Autumn Litter Pick (Sunday, November 22).
Oban
The Extra Mile – Be inspired!
Get ready to be inspired! Our one-off publications celebrates the places to go, things to see and all the natural beauty that Argyll and the Isles has to offer. In Going The Extra Mile you will find lots of ideas of where to go for day trips, short breaks and longer staycations, all here on your doorstep. Enjoy!
Lochaber
New project at Kishorn Port and Dry Dock
The vessel arrived at Kishorn Port on August 1 for an undisclosed period of time.
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Lewis ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of VJ Day
A wreath laying ceremony will take place after the presentation.
Lochaber
Book to be published to mark 150th anniversary of The Nicolson Institute
Mr Smith, who retired from full-time work 10 years ago, has been working on the book more or less continuously for four years.
Lochaber
Smiles on the menu as Caol lunch club welcomes back members after five months
Throughout the lockdown, the kitchen in Caol Community Centre has been kept busy making sandwiches and preparing food boxes for distribution to members and the wider community which will continue for as long as is needed
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Alasdair makes second attempt to deliver football strips to Tanzanian youngsters
Point and Sandwick Trust also provided a couple of footballs for the school in Africa, a combined primary and secondary.
Lochaber
Lochaber shinty groups benefit from new funding
Lochaber District Shinty Memories Group, which services the whole Lochaber
area, has been awarded the maximum grant of £1,000 to enable them to
produce six Shinty Memories Newsletters over the next year.
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This week in 1745: Rebellion is in the air…
The Seven Men of Moidart – the Prince’s companions – were commemorated in the mid-1800s by Robertson MacDonald, the owner of the Moidart Estate at the time. He planted a row of seven beech trees in a field on the shore of Loch Moidart.