http://arnish.islandblogging.co.uk A view of Lewis for the world Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:08:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en With reference to Victor Meldrew's (of One Foot in the Grave fame) favourite exclamation in mind, I clapped eyes on this article on Hebrides News. I find this unbelieveable. But it's coming from a reasonable reliable source, so I assume it to be true. Eishken Estate owner Nicholas Oppenheim proposes to ... http://arnish.islandblogging.co.uk/2010/03/17/eishken-windfarm-10/ Went to Ness on Tuesday afternoon, with the dual purpose of visiting the Heritage Centre in Habost (where the Comunn Eachdraidh has its base) and checking the cemetery, which is about a mile down the road towards the sea. The Heritage Centre is open for only a few hours a day ... http://arnish.islandblogging.co.uk/2010/03/11/visit-to-ness/ Spoke to someone from the St Kilda Centre Development Group earlier this week. The website for the centre has gone live, which (as Lewis based blogger) I would like to highlight. The centre is to be constructed on cliffs overlooking Mangurstadh, on the road just north of Islibhig. It has also ... http://arnish.islandblogging.co.uk/2010/03/05/st-kilda-centre-4/ I attended a meeting at the Uig Community Centre in Erista this afternoon. Two academics from Edinburgh were explaining their new theories on an alternative location for the initial find of the Lewis Chessmen, Mealista. There was also information on the 93 pieces that currently reside in the British Museum ... http://arnish.islandblogging.co.uk/2010/03/04/lewis-chessmen-2/ Able Seaman DONALD MURDO MACIVER Domhnull Angie Iain Choinnich Last address in Lewis: Lochganvich Son of Angus Lewis MacIver and Marion MacIver, of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis. Service: Royal Naval Reserve Service number: LT/JX400546 Date of death: 5 July 1944 at the age of 20 Lost off Harwich when HMT Ganilly was sunk ... http://arnish.islandblogging.co.uk/2010/02/27/information-wanted/ Over the past few weeks, a number of issues have crossed the public agenda which have failed to endear Comhairle nan Eilean Siar to its populace. In general terms, when people are elected to serve in public office, they sometimes have to take decisions that may not be popular. It ... http://arnish.islandblogging.co.uk/2010/02/24/faith-and-confidence/ Today, I took advantage of some gloriously sunny but cold weather to pay a visit to the RSPB reserve at Loch na Muilne, just north of Arnol. There were no birds at the loch, as it was frozen. The only living things moving at the village were starlings, geese, sheep, ... http://arnish.islandblogging.co.uk/2010/02/22/arnol/ [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Stornoway Town Hall before the changes"][/caption] [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Stornoway Town Hall after the changes"][/caption] It was announced last night that the proposed changes to the Town Hall interior, with certain modifications, were recommended for approval by Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. This ratification is likely to happen ... http://arnish.islandblogging.co.uk/2010/02/18/townscape/ A storm swept over Stornoway and the Island of Lewis on the evening of Sunday [1 October 1882], and between eight and nine o'clock at night a perfect hurricane raged from the south-west. It was soon observed that the force of the gale told upon the ships in the harbour, ... http://arnish.islandblogging.co.uk/2010/02/13/the-hurricane-of-1882/ That is, in a word, how Comhairle nan Eilean Siar must be feeling right now. Plans to upgrade Stornoway Town Hall running into mounting opposition, including from within its own authority (see two posts back). And a few days ago, its plans to fill in part of the Inner Harbour ... http://arnish.islandblogging.co.uk/2010/02/10/thwarted/