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The flamboyant Lady Meux

The flamboyant Lady Meux

Lady Valerie Meux was probably one of the most eccentric persons to have stayed in the area. She had a high phaeton pulled by zebras, a roller skating rink at home and collected almost 2,000 Egyptian artifacts. She and her husband Sir Henry Meux were tenants of Alladale in

When the landscape  has feelings

When the landscape  has feelings

Gaelic, Norse, Brittonic? A look into the history  and origins of place names around our area A stream falling into the Einig, a tributary of the Oykel, is called Abhainn Dubhach, the ‘sad or gloomy river’. Lamentation Hill in Culrain takes its name after Montrose’s defeat in 1650. A

Kyle Chronicle #8

Kyle Chronicle #8

Another round

Another round

Release date (UK): 2021 | Country: Denmark / Sweden / Netherlands | Running time: 116 min | Genres: Drama, Comedy | Director: Thomas Vinterberg | Starring: Mads Mikkelsen Thomas Bo Larsen. | BBFC 12A  By Jack Weir Thomas Vinterberg’s latest film is a complex and realistic depiction of drinking culture, skilfully demonstrating both the highs and the

A Story of Survival

A Story of Survival

The new wilderness, by Diane Cook by Liz Treacher, Author Looking for something original and captivating with a touch of the dystopian? The New Wilderness (Harper, 2020) by Diane Cook could be the next book for you.  Diane Cook is an American writer based in New York. The New Wilderness

History of Ardgay SRWI

History of Ardgay SRWI

By Phyllis Hannah 2020 saw the closure of Ardgay Scottish Rural Women Institute, the very first to open in the area in 1918, followed by Culrain/Invershin one year later in 1919. The following account is adapted from an article by Phyllis Hannah published in a recent issue of SRWI

200 years of Post Office (Part 1)

200 years of Post Office (Part 1)

A look at the long history of our Post Office services in Ardgay and Bonar Bridge. From horse-drawn mail to the arrival of trains, and from motorbikes to postbuses. (Part 1) By Donald Brown & Silvia Muras The first Post Office was opened in Ardgay in 1820, and was named