Well spring was almost in the air as the temperatures rose and thoughts of working out in the garden were becoming more appealing but this last week has put a stop to that as the temperatures plummeted and snow is lying on the hills again! Apologies for the lack of news but really there hasn’t [...]
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As part of Climate Week, we’re having an Eigg Electric Day! Sunday 20th March Come and find out how our community Electricity scheme works! You can choose between a short or a long tour followed by soup, a slide show and a chance to ask questions at the Tea Room. 11.00am Meet at [...]
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Kicking of 2011 with a few incredibly worthwhile campaigns for you to sign up to….. Half of all fish caught in the north sea are thrown back overboard dead! Go to www.fishfight.net for more information and sign the petition. Along with campaigning to look after our fish, we do need to look after our fishermen too…! The stornoway [...]
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We would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your support throughout 2010 and to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and all the best for 2011….!!
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Damian Helliwell has been the first to take on the challenge of building a straw bale house here on Eigg. It is a welcome sight for a born and bred to come back to the isle and with him he has single handedly built an amazing building. There has been many a challenge for Damian along [...]
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Thank you, to everyone who voted for us – on Thursday evening, the Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust won the Environment category of the Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland Awards. This is the 13th year of the Awards, so it felt somewhat fitting that 2010 marked 13 years since the community buy out of our island. [...]
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Well, snow snow and more snow… in November too, all very unusual for us on Eigg but oh what fun it has been! School has been closed, so a long weekend has been had sledging to our hearts content, building snowmen and wiping the tears away when through the fun we suddenly realise how cold the fingers [...]
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I have managed to resist the hibernation… just.. as the weather has been stunning throughout the short daylight hours we get. We had extreme gales which stopped the boat sailing on a couple of occasions but when the weather calmed it was replaced with the first frost! It was only a light frost, on the [...]
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It has been all go here despite the fact that the clocks have changed and the automatic feeling kicks in of wanting to hibernate until April. We have had to fight hibernation for now whilst voting goes on for the Glenfiddich awards and deciding who will take the risk of attending the ceremony with the [...]
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We’re very chuffed to have been nominated for a Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland Award. If you’d like to vote for the Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust, or maybe suggest to a friend or two that they could, just click on the link below The Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland Awards gives the public the opportunity to [...]
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