In the Lismore cafe On Saturday 8 June 2013, 30 people sat down to a feast prepared by Beth Campbell assisted by Josie Meddes. They worked tirelessly and the result was great African themed food, great craic, and a beautifully decorated table, It was all to help...
Today our Ulpan class restarted after a break for the Easter holidays. This block will cover Units 61-72 which will take our students up to half way through the whole Ulpan course. The class meets twice a week at our café within the Heritage Centre and covers two...
Twelve children and their parents from the Mid Argyll Great Auks' Club - Kilmartin Museum's young archaeology and wildlife group –visited us on a very sunny April Day. They were lead by Kilmartin’s Education Officers, Julia Hamilton and Kate Moody, guided for the day...
Beth Campbell at the Isle of Lismore café organised an Easter egg hunt for local and visiting children with lots of intriguing clues and many ingenious hiding places throughout the grounds and the building. First prize went to Kirsty from Dollar visiting for the day...
29 March 2013 was a beautiful Spring day for the reopening of the Lismore Gaelic Heritage Centre. Visitors started arriving on the early ferries and there was great interest in the special exhibition - “The Lismore Ploughman” - with one of today’s champion vintage...
Our Gaelic Cafe meets every Saturday at Isle of Lismore Cafe and it’s going well. Some of the Ulpan learners come to compare their homework, practice their pronunciation and just generally have a Gaelic themed get together. We’ve had help from some native Liosach...
On Friday evening 22 March 2013 Dr Iain McNicol MBE. offered an audience at the Heritage Centre an enlightening talk on the Dewar Report into Healthcare in the Highlands. 15 minutes into the talk a 20 hour power cut began, but despite this Iain's flow...
The Heritage Centre runs almost exclusively on volunteer energy and, in preparation for the opening on 29 March 2013 assistant, Curator Lorraine King and Manager Nic Jones held a informative training day for the 19 volunteers who keep the Centre open seven days a...
World Book day at the Heritage Centre was packed with interesting events for all ages. The Lismore primary children came dressed as their favourite characters which included Harry Potter, The Gruffalo, Little Red Riding Hood, Lightning MacQueen, and a cowgirl. They...
The Regional Director of Visit Scotland, David Adams McGilp, visited Lismore on the 1 February with Louise Glen Lee, Argyll and Bute's Lead Councillor for Community, Culture, Customer and Communication, to see for themselves the part the island plays and could play...
The many islanders who volunteer at the Heritage Centre were treated to a very tasty Christmas lunch as a thank you for all their hard work throughout the year. Without this army of willing workers the job of preserving and fostering the island's culture and heritage...
St Andrew's night was celebrated in some style with a Scottish themed, beautifully decorated cafe and an abundance of delicious Scottish food. Beth Campbell's ability to entertain large numbers with seemingly very little effort is already well known as is the coolness...