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Lochalsh Events / Skye Events
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LATEST EVENTS | Whats on at AROS | LONG TERM EVENTS / ONGOING EVENTS | PICTURE GALLERIES OF PREVIOUS EVENTS |
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| ONGOING & RETAINED EVENTS (some events have pictures of the events and are retained for a week so our weekly visitors can enjoy them) |
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| CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO "FAREWELL TO LOCHALSH" (nice pics of Kyleakin & Kyle with an instrumental soundtrack, an original composition) www.youtube.com/WestendPatrick |
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| CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU IN KYLE MEDICAL CENTRE EVERY WEDNESDAY 10 - 12 AND 1 - 4 |
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| LETS KNIT AND CRAFT meets every Friday from 2 till 4 at Mor Books and Windrush Cafe, Struan. £2 includes tea and coffee. |
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| ZUMBA CLASSES IN KILMUIR HALL EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT |
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| From 7 to 8 p.m. for all levels of fitness. Details, call 01470 552370 |
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| ISLE OF SKYE PIPE BAND EXHIBITION OF PHOTOS IN PORTREE COMMUNITY LIBRARY -till 28th February |
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| 30th January PORTREE HIGH SCHOOL PARENT COUNCIL MEETING |
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| At 7 p.m. in the school. |
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| 30th January SKYE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY AGM |
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| In Tigh na Sgire, Portree at 7.30 p.m. All welcome. |
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| 31st January CROFTING ELECTIONS INFORMATION MEETING |
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| In Broadford Hotel from 18.30 to 19.30 |
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| 1st February KYLEAKIN WRI MEETING IN KYLEAKIN HALL |
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| At 7.30 p.m. featuring a cooking demonstration by Marcello Tully. |
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| 1st February Lochan presents SIMON THACKER - classical guitar virtuoso |
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| In Plockton Hall at 8 p.m. Tickets £9, members £7 and under 18's £3 |
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| 2nd February SKYE/LOCHALSH MS SUPPORT GROUP MEETING |
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| In Church of Scotland Hall, Kyleakin at 3 p.m. Guest speaker Dr John Adamson. |
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| 3rd and 4th February PRE APPLICATION PUBLIC EVENT (PROPOSED FOOD/NON FOOD RETAIL DEVELOPMENT + FILLING STATION) |
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| In Portree Community Centre 10 till 8 (Fri) and 9 till 3 (Sat.) On behalf of CoOperative Group. |
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| 4th February SOUP AND PUDDING LUNCH IN PORTREE PRIMARY SCHOOL. |
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| From 12 till 2. Entry by donation (Hosts Free Church Women for Mission) |
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| 4th February QUIZ NIGHT IN SKEABOST HOTEL |
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| 7.30 for 8 p.m. start. Entry £3 per person, teams of 4 to 6. To raise funds for MacDiarmid School. |
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| 6th February INVERINATE LUNCH CLUB AGM |
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| In the Inverinate Community Centre at 8 p.m. |
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| 8th February KYLEAKIN LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY MEETING IN KYLEAKIN HALL |
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| At 7.30 p.m. with Donald John Maclennan reflecting on his 50 years as a vet on Skye. |
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| 11th February DUIRINISH CULTURE CLUB present MEALS ON REELS in Dunvegan Hall |
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| Entertaining films featuring food & drink Products from all over Scotland. Members free, non members £5. Starts 7.30 p.m. |
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| 25th February KINLOCHSHIEL SHINTY CLUB HOLD A BRING/BUY SALE |
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| In Dornie Hall from 2 p.m. Stalls cost £10. |
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| 17th March DUNVEGAN SPRING FAIR |
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| In the village hall. Stalls £10, to book please call Maressa 01470 521367 |
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| Whats on at AROS |Previous Photo Galleries and Archives |
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| PICTURE FIX IMAGE SERVICE LAUNCHED |
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| A new image enhancement service allowing people to improve the look of their website has just been launched. Typically you would send the images from your website to Picture-Fix and they will brighten, straighten, improve the colour & focus or make them smaller so they can be downloaded quickly from your new-look website. Prices start at £2.50 per image process. For examples of the image enhancement service in action have a look at the website. www.picture-fix.co.uk |
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| ISLE OF SKYE ESTATE AGENTS (IOSEA) |
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| The new IOSEA website has been launched with a new graphical portfolio of property for sale in Skye and Lochalsh. The site also offers plots of land for sale and is crammed with photographs and information on every one of almost 100 properties for sale. web |
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| LOCHALSH BUSINESS DIRECTORY |
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You can now search for accommodation, arts and crafts using your (web enabled) mobile phone. The search for accommodation and results pages are now the correct size for your cell phone.
Find businesses in Lochalsh and the Isle of Skye here |
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| AROS Centre PORTREE, Isle of Skye Tel: 01478 613750 http://www.aros.co.uk |
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NOVEMBER
Thursday 24 November @ 7.30pm. – Book Launch: ‘Skye The Cuillin’ ILLUSTRATED TALK
Saturday 26 November @ 7.30pm. - Fund-raising Ceilidh for ARMS. MUSIC and SONG
DECEMBER
Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 December @ 2.15pm. – ‘Dolphin Tale’ (U-115 mins.) MATINEE FILM
Saturday 3, Sunday 4 and Monday 5 December @ 7.30pm. – ‘Johnny English’ (PG-101 mins.) FILM
Saturday 10 December @ 2.30pm. – ‘The Story of Father Christmas’ CHILDREN’S SHOW & WORKSHOP
Saturday 10, Sunday 11 and Monday 12 December @ 7.30pm. – ‘Contagion’ (12A-106 mins.) FILM
Fri. 16 @ 7.30pm., Sat. 17 @ 2.15pm., Sun. 18 @ 2.15pm. and 7.30pm. and Mon. 19 December @ 7.30pm. – ‘Adventures of Tintin’ (PG-107 mins.)
JANUARY
Saturday 7 January @ 2.30pm. – ‘Mother Goose’ PANTOMIME |
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| LOCHALSH TOURIST GUIDE |
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The new Guide to Lochalsh and Skye has openend at http://www.lochalsh.co.uk Here you will find LOTS of pictures and literally hundreds of things to do when on holiday in Lochalsh. |
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BUY IMAGES OF LOCHALSH & SKYE / SCOTLAND |
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| New website where you can buy high resolution images on-line for immediate download at http://www.highlandsofscotland.co.uk |
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A lovely morning for a Yacht Race between Skye and Lochalsh - a stiff breeze and loads of boats ... here are a few pictures
(Photo by Calco UK Ltd : no copyright for private use)
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ARCHIVE OF PREVIOUS FEATURED EVENTS IN SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
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| PRINCESS ANNE ROYAL VISIT TO KYLE OF LOCHALSH FIRST PICTURES HERE |
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On 4th September Princess Anne arrived by helicopter to the base and thence to the new Kyle of Lochalsh council offices.
She spent half an hour chatting to staff and visiting council officials and then left for Plockton High School see all the pictures here |
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| 1st September ANNUAL RAFT RACE KYLEAKIN TO KYLE FIRST PICTURES HERE |
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| APPLECROSS GALLERY OF IMAGES |
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| A set of 32 pictures from this summer showing the Beallach na Ba ( Pass of the Cattle in the Gaelic) and the road to Applecross web |
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Dolphins playing in the bay between Skye and Kyle of Lochalsh
Duncraig Castle Fun Day Picture Gallery can be viewed here
SWIMMING RACE KYLEAKIN TO KYLE 2006 GALLERY
ROYALS VISIT KYLE HARBOUR 26 July 2006
VIKINGS AT LOCHCARRON GALLERY
THE KYLE GALA PICTURES 2005 - FOR PHOTOS CLICK HERE
THE KYLE GALA PICTURES 2004 - FOR PHOTOS CLICK HERE
THE CHINA CULTURAL EXCHANGE TRIP - PHOTOS OF CHINA
Back by popular demand - the 1999 Kyle of Lochalsh Bentley Motor Club page
The 1999 Dornie Craft Fair |
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