Across the Loch Episode 8 - 26th November 2024

Kirsty and Michael introduce  the eighth edition  of the local podcast for Colintraive and Glendaruel in Argyll , Scotland which has been running now for a full year.    This episode  includes an interview with local resident and community activist Rosalyn McKenna who is  working , in her day job , on improving access to the Argyll Collection, a unique cultural resource intended for the young people of  the area which owes it existence to two visionaries, the remarkable wrier Naomi Mitchison and  Argyll art adviser Jim Tyre .   In a new history feature Michael  explores the national contribution  of the distinguished and influential Maclaurin family  which had Glendaruel roots  whistle the two presenters muse on Christmas food, the prospects of a cold winter and the possibility of a tourist tax for Argyll & Bute whilst also giving a rundown of the various events and celebrations in ColGlen this December. 

Email Kirsty & Michael at acrosstheloch@gmail.com with comments and suggestion for this local ColGlen Podcast