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The Scottish Isle of Jura off the west coast of Scotland

Archives for September 2009

Jura Passenger Ferry Under Threat

September 20, 2009 by Ron 5 Comments

Back in January I wrote that the Jura Passenger Ferry service between Tayvallich and Craighouse Jura, on a trial basis for three years, was rewarded a gold medal at the annual Argyll & Bute Excellence Awards in the 'Vibrant Communities' category. When the ferry started its services around easter … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Transport Tagged With: ferry, travel

Duncan Buie and Paddy Boyle

September 7, 2009 by Ron 4 Comments

Gavin sent me a couple of links to websites that contain information and an image of Paddy Boyle and Duncan Buie, good friends and both sadly passed in 2007. Although I never met any of them in person I think it's good to mention them here on this blog. They played an important role in the life of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: people, snippets

Jura Videos by Andrew Dubber

September 3, 2009 by Ron Leave a Comment

Andrew Dubber posted quite a few Jura Videos on Vimeo, a Youtube lookalike with a somewhat higher quality video. Apparently Andrew visited the Isle of Jura in spring and created some very interesting videos of the island. In the next weeks I will try and post more videos from Andrew but I will start … [Read more...]

Filed Under: video Tagged With: distillery, island life, video

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