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Stornoway Saltire Celtic Supporters Club Curry/Quiz night, Stornoway Sea Angling Club, Friday 30th Sept. Teams of 4. Celtic Supporters members £8, non members £10. Raffle for The Leanne Fund, in aid of Cystic Fibrosis. All welcome.
Mod Gold Medal Concert, Sat 1st Oct, Caberfeidh Hotel, Stornoway. Featuring island Gold & Traditional Medalists. £10 entry.
Drainage info session for crofters. Advice of CCAGS support, potential pollution problems. Wed 5th October. 4pm, Marybank Mission House. Phone 01851 703103.
Start date for Tarbert Sunday ferry 26/9/11
As reported by Hebrides News last week, ferry Operator Caledonian MacBrayne (CalMac) has announced it is to timetable a service between Tarbert, Harris and Lochmaddy, North Uist, on Sundays during the winter.
The ferry already sails between Tarbert and Lochmaddy on a Sunday during the winter
as a repositioning run, but up until now has not taken fare-
Cal Mac says that following representations by some Harris residents and a consultation with the local community, it will make the run part of its winter timetable starting on October 23, 2011.
In addition to providing indirect access to and from Skye from Harris on a Sunday, it reduces the need for ferry travellers to travel across the Sound of Harris from Leverburgh to Berneray and also provides a useful back up to that service, which is prone to tidal, as well as weather, disruptions.
The form says the change is “economically attractive” because there are no additional costs in providing the service and it creates an opportunity to generate revenue to offset the existing costs.
The timetable will operate on a Sunday as follows:
Depart Tarbert 09:00 Arrive Lochmaddy 10:45
Depart Lochmaddy 11:15 Arrive Uig 13:00
Depart Uig 14:15 Arrive Lochmaddy 16:00
Depart Lochmaddy 16:15 Arrive Tarbert 18:00
These services will be available to book in the next few days.