COLONSAY MISCELLANY
SPECIAL NOTICE: There is a new, additional winter service on Saturdays so we are offering 5 day breaks in our 3 star and 4 star properties.
Call 01951 200320
Important forthcoming events include:
COLONSAY FESTIVAL OF SPRING 2012 - this is an amazing affair, with walks, talks, instruction and general celebration of the wonders of nature and the rich historic and architectural heritage of the island. See details.
CEOL CHOLASA 2012 - this is held in September, a very successful and hugely popular festival of traditional music. See details.
Ferries have a useful facility - when making a reservation, be careful to give your mobile phone number; if you do, you will be advised by text message if any disruption is anticipated.
NATURALISTS: a ten-year project of conservation and enhancement at Colonsay Glebe is now entering Year Two and all friends and visitors are invited to assist in cataloguing all types of wild-life within its confines. Everything from common flowers to rare water-beetles, fungi, trees, mosses, lichens, butterflies, birds - the aim is to produce a very comprehensive species list for this small but varied area. The best part is that we are starting with a blank page, a tabula rasa - so, if you wish to help, please collect a map and record sheet from the Post Office, the Bookshop or the CalMac office; for more information contact Kevin Byrne byrne@colonsay.org.uk
WEATHER AND NATURE NOTES - updated weekly
Colonsay now has redhot BT Broadband... up to 8 gb in theory, and certainly some people are on 6 gb. If you have ever wondered about relocating to Colonsay, this might overcome any remaining doubts! Free WiFi is provided in all three of our own properties.
Maghnus Byrne from Colonsay has opened a new business in Hong Kong - "Island Junks". Magnificent traditional craft with all modern equipment and full safety certification - available for charter by the hour or by the day, tailored to meet your needs. History, geology, wildlife, architecture and educational parties can be catered to, as well as corporate hospitality, picnics and expeditions to remote anchorages.
In March 2011, a possible fish-farm has been proposed by Marine Harvest which has the potential to create six full-time jobs; and a major wind-farm is under consideration, to be sited somewhere off the southwest coast of Oransay.
Maghnus and Geaspar Byrne from Colonsay climbed the Matterhorn in August and raised £5,000 for "Mary's Meals". Iit is a brilliant charity and every penny counts. For more information on the Matterhorn, the charity and to make your donation, please go to the link below: