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News & Events

Winter programme
Summer activities
Any other news or events

Meetings will now be held on a Wednesday so we don’t clash with other events held in the Seòmar Chruinneachaidh or the old cafe next door. The start time is usually 7.30pm, unless otherwise stated in the programme. Our usual venue is the Conference Room/Seòmar Cruinneachaidh at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig shown as SMO in the programme below. From time to time we use other venues – if so, these will be specified on the programme. Monthly meetings are free to members, while the entry for non-members is usually £3.

Winter Programme 2016/2017

Saturday September 10 NB New Date
The Great Book of Skye Vol 2 - presentation by Norman Macdonald and Cailean MacLean of this newly published sequel.. 7.30pm . Sabhal Mòr Ostaig.

12 October
AGM followed by ‘The Sleat-Airor connection’ with Ishbel Coy and Innes Grant. SMO

16 November
The Battle of Glenshiel -- a talk by Rule Anderson, National Trust for Scotland Ranger, Kintail.SMO

14 December
Viking Thing Sites - more of them and more about them.”a talk by Charles Barrington. SMO

18 January
Transport and travel themed Bring an Object Night– Your chance to tell a story, show a photograph or talk about an interesting object you might have, related to travel and transport in the past if possible. SMO

22 February
War stories – a look at some aspects of Sleat and the First World War. SMO

22 March
POSTPONED New Date and topic to be confirmed


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Spring/Summer Activities 2017

May 28 Archaeology Walk in Strathordle with Martin Wildgoose. Meet at 10.30am at Cill Chriosd. Probable length 2-3 hours.

June 6 Film of the Battle of the Somme. 7 30pm at Talla Dhonaidh Chaimbeul, SMO. Shot and screened in 1916, this was the first feature length documentary about war. It was shot by just two cameramen, between 25 June and 9 July 1916, and covers the build-up and opening stages of the Battle of the Somme. While definitely a propaganda film, it is filmed and presented in the style of a documentary. It was created to rally civilian support, particularly for the production of munitions, and British soldiers are portrayed as well-fed, respectful to prisoners and well-looked after. The film shows wounded and dead soldiers including some distressing images of communal graves. (Taken from the Imperial War Museum notes)

September 18 Guided Walk round the site of the Battle of Glenshiel, with Rule Anderson, the NTS Ranger. Meet at 2pm at the battle site. A follow on from his talk last November

October 8 Work party at Capistal with the Tormore Volunteers. Join us between 10am and 4pm. Martin Wildgoose will be helping us survey some of the buildings abandoned in the early 1800s. We will also be clearing clearing the site - cutting bracken, removing brash left by the tree cutters etc. Bring a packed lunch.

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Other Events

See the Community Trust website (www.sleatcommunitytrust.co.uk) for a listing of all events in Sleat.

Saturday, 29th April Treasure Trove Finds Day at the Museum of the Isles, Armadale

(see http://www.clandonald.com for more information)

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