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Jura Music Festival 26-28 Sep 2014

September 12, 2014 by Ron Leave a Comment

September is now upon us and the island of Jura is gearing up for another fantastic weekend of great music and craic. The island comes together with true community spirit to stage this amazing event! Last year's 20th celebratory festival was enhanced by having an extra special concert in the Jura Distillery cooperage early Sunday evening with the mighty Wolfstone. A concert in … [Read more...] about Jura Music Festival 26-28 Sep 2014

Jura Community Shop Open for Business

May 23, 2014 by Ron Leave a Comment

On 26th April the residents of Jura gathered to celebrate the opening of the newly refurbished Jura Community Shop. Carol Wright, whose Grandfather John McKechnie started the first Jura Stores, cut the ribbon of the Community shop and gave a fascinating account of the shop’s history. Carol said, “... it is hoped that the enterprise which my Grandfather began over 130 years ago … [Read more...] about Jura Community Shop Open for Business

Jura Community Store Opening at Easter

April 11, 2014 by Ron Leave a Comment

I have never seen so many builders at work in the centre of Craighouse as we did this week. The reason for all this is that the old Jura Stores building is undergoing a huge renovation. The only things that were left standing were the outside walls. All this is part of the community buyout of the only shop on the island, which took place last year. The Antlers, the café across … [Read more...] about Jura Community Store Opening at Easter

Camping on the Isle of Jura

January 5, 2014 by Ron 2 Comments

The Isle of Jura doesn't have an official campsite, at least not in the way you and I expect one to be: A reserved space with numbered pitches, places to park a motorhome, a shower building, a reception etc etc. That, however, does not mean you can't camp on Jura. First of all you can camp somewhere in the wild, as long as you don't use someones garden, and there is the nice … [Read more...] about Camping on the Isle of Jura

New Isle of Jura Panoramas

January 5, 2014 by Ron Leave a Comment

I have been going through my large collection of Jura pictures and found a few more sets to create some more beautiful panorama images. There were already fifteen large size Jura Panoramas and two new ones have been added today. They turned out to be quite amazing if you don't mind me saying so.The first panorama shows Craighouse from the Pier on a beautiful sunny day while … [Read more...] about New Isle of Jura Panoramas

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