Uig Shop’s new mystery van

Fresh notes and old stories from Uig Historical Society, Isle of Lewis

By sarah | January 17th, 2010 | Category: News & Events | No Comments »

From the Scotsman, 17 January 2010:

THE owners of one of the remotest shops in the country were celebrating yesterday after a “mystery millionaire” bought a new £16,000 delivery van to ensure the community does not run out of stock.

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We have to do with the past only as we can make it useful to the present and the future.
Frederick Douglass

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events

Uig Museum & the Tearoom open Monday to Saturday, 12-5pm.

20 Aug 10 Buffet/Ceilidh Night at Uig Community Centre withthe Woodlands Ceilidh Band. 7.30pm; £15/£6. All welcome. POSTPONED.

31 Aug 10 Illustrated Talk and Tea with archaeologists from Durham University, on the Uig Landscape Project. Uig Hall, 7.30pm, free. POSTPONED.

Gaelic Wisdom

Chan fhaodar a’ bhò a reic ‘s a bainne òl.

You cannot sell the cow and sup the milk.

Fresh Notes

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A Little Extra Hardship in Groningen

Murchadh Ban

An Airman at Aird Uig, 1959-61

Uig School, mid 1970s

Fresh Comments

John Maclean on Uig School, mid 1970s:
No4 could be Iain Macleod(Bob) from Crowlista , No 7 is Norman MacRitchie(T...
Lawrie Dickson on audio: Working at RAF Aird Uig:
I was stationed at RAF Aird Uig from early February 1958 until October 1958...
John Macdonald on audio: Working at RAF Aird Uig:
I'd be fascinated to read Mr Smith's father's notes on life at "The Camp". ...

Contact Info

Comann Eachdraidh Uig
Uig Community Centre
Crowlista, Isle of Lewis HS2 9JD
(44) 01851 672456
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