PLOCKTON AND LOCHALSH

The annual Blythswood Appeal for filled shoeboxes in Lochalsh was again a success with 74 boxes sent to Romania in December.

The annual bonfire and fireworks display on November 5 attracted a large crowd. The food was organised by Sue Atkinson and raised £740 and the bucket collection took in £1,169.17.

At Hogmanay, the bonfire and fireworks were held as usual and the bucket collection raised £235.

Deaths in Lochalsh during January included Helen Anderson and Alec Walker, both of Kyle. Sympathy is expressed to sorrowing relatives.

Plockton Sailing Club was sorry to hear of the death of Colin Weir, as a recent donation from the Weir Foundation Trust helped the club to buy a new rescue boat last year.

Plockton villagers were sorry to hear of the death of M C Beaton, the author of the Hamish MacBeth series.

The community of Glenelg and Arnisdale raised £794.50 for the Earl Haig Poppy Fund.

The door-to-door collection was helped by two quiz nights and a pool night in the Glenelg Inn, as well as surplus from a cancer fundraiser held in memory of Doug Watkins, who was in the armed forces for many years.

So the total for Lochalsh, Glenshiel, Glenelg and South Skye (Broadford) was £5,046.50.

The annual meeting of the Plockton and District Horticultural Society was held in Plockton Hall on January 23. Seventeen members attended and treasurer Sheila Harvey submitted a satisfactory report with a profit of £805.73 over the year.

All the office bearers were re-elected. Matt Wakeford stood down from the committee as he had left the district.

Lizzie Bird and Gill Coe were elected to the committee.