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Isle of Eigg
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115 or so people on our community-owned, beautiful and welcoming island which generates its own electricity from wind, sun & water. #nature #culture #community
www.isleofeigg.org
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August 6, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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AFFORDABLE #HOUSING Scotland’s community housing, land & development bodies have launched a new Community Led Housing Alliance to help tackle the national housing crisis and enable communities everywhere to thrive.
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July 7, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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We're very proud of our Tree Nursery, and will be showing it off with tours every Monday this summer. Once a month it's Trees and Tunes - first off Eilidh Shaw on 9 June (here's a taste of Eilidh's music youtu.be/5oBebtbT9TY?...)
Buy trees & book tours at treenursery.isleofeigg.org/shop
June 2, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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Still time to register for this summer's Fèis Eige (9th-11th July)! 🎶🪗🎻 🎶

Please submit a Fèis Eige application form here: feiseige.wordpress.com/application-... by Mon 2nd June of possible or email feiseige@isleofeigg.net with any queries.

Further info available at feiseige.wordpress.com
May 30, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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QUICK! Summer Solstice cancellation for Sweeney's Bothy. Saturday 21st to Saturday 28th June.
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May 19, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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28 years ago they said it would fail... we beg to differ 😎 Come and see some of Eigg's groundbreaking projects and enjoy our famous hospitality as we celebrate 28 years of #CommunityOwnership😊
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May 9, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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Eigg in May is full of the scent and beautiful blue of the native Scottish bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta). You can buy Eddie's Eigg Croft bluebell seeds from Isle of Eigg Shop, Arisaig Marine, West Highland Tea Company, Eigg Craft Shop or online at eddieseiggcroft.com
May 8, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Explore Eigg's crystal clear waters abundant with marine life with Eigg Guiding Co. Five day all-inclusive Snorkle Expedition in May and September (June's already full, sorry) £700 per person.
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May 6, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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Eigg's crofters & Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust have been exploring how #communityownership can strengthen & grow #crofting. Read @epybus.bsky.social report on how collaboration & support can secure Eigg's crofting future
bit.ly/FutureCroft
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April 24, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Next Friday, 4th April, marks 28 years since Eigg's offer to buy the island into community ownership was accepted. Simon Fraser was at the legal helm of that bid. His memory and what the buyout meant will be celebrated in the Simon Fraser Lecture. www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/event/trusti...
Poster advertising the event called Trusting People to be Wild: Inspiration from Eigg and beyond. In 1997, the Scottish Wildlife Trust became a founding member of the Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust, one of Scotland’s first community buyouts. Over the last 28 years, this partnership has seen Eigg thrive as a beacon of community empowerment and environmental action. Scottish Wildlife Chair Kenny Taylor has been part of Eigg’s community ownership story since the start. In his Simon Fraser lecture he will reflect how community led wildlife conservation creates positive futures for people and planet. How nature, culture and community combined can deliver political change in Scotland and beyond. People from Eigg's community celebrating the start of Eigg's community ownership journey. 4th April 2025 marks 28 years since the Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust’s offer to buy the island into community ownership was accepted.
March 28, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Eigg has 16 kids, but no play area to enjoy or share with our many visiting children. We'd like to build one next to our shop and tearoom, so while our 99 adults do adult stuff, kids can have fun. Please help if you can. Thanks
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March 23, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Gleidhibh ur n-aite an-diugh!
Book your place at Fèis Eige today!!
APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!
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January 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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After nearly a month being in dry dock with engine trouble, our Small Isles ferry MV Lochnevis is on her way home to Mallaig. It's been a difficult month for festive travelling & bad weather, but we & the brilliant CalMac team in Mallaig have made it thru. Here's to 2025!
January 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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Get creative on Eigg this year!
Join Laurie King and basket makers from All About Willow, Catherine Davies and Pascal Carr, for a creative retreat on the beautiful Isle of Eigg.
For more information visit www.laurieking.org/weave-gather-make
January 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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Nollaig Chridheil agus Bliadhna Mhath Ùr dhuibh uile. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all, from the Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust and everyone here on Eigg.
December 24, 2024 at 8:59 PM
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Watching winter skies from the coziness of Laig beach bothy www.eiggtime.com/laig-beach-bothy
December 22, 2024 at 9:48 PM
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Our rarest bird has flown. John Chester, a legend who loved Eigg, its flora, fauna, family and friends. This intro, from the book which celebrated his life as Eigg's wildlife warden and the 25+ years of records he kept, captures him perfectly.
Drawing of a middle aged man with binoculars round his neck and wearing an outdoor jacket. The text below reads Bird identification - Chester john This rare local species occurs on the Scottish island of Eigg but migrates sporadically in search of other avian species. Ideally suited to its habitat, this diminutive bird walks everywhere, covering vast areas each day. Its plumage is usually drab, but it exhibits brighter feathers when performing its courtship dance on Ceilidh nights. May be difficult to observe when surrounded by clouds of pipe smoke. Diet mainly fried food, pies, cheese and cake and visits the local waterhole at dusk for McEwan's Export. Voice best described as moaning. Status - Endangered May require a captive breeding programme to avoid extinction. It has been a privilege to have observed this bird from our hide next to his roosting place.
December 21, 2024 at 11:22 AM
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Update by top tree dog Kobi, from Gift Tree central's sofa in a storm.
December 16, 2024 at 7:00 PM
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Our normal CalMac ferry is broken, so today’s hour and a bit crossing to Mallaig is on the Spanish John. Glam name, but a wet & salty alternative ⛴️
December 14, 2024 at 12:17 PM
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Holly Gift Trees are grown from seed on the Isle of Eigg. Evergreen Holly is connected with immortality, and a symbol of fertility and regeneration. In Gaelic, Holly is chuilinn. Your Christmas gift will support the work of the Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust. bit.ly/EiggTreeShop
December 12, 2024 at 9:52 AM
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Each of our Christmas tree gifts comes with the story of the tree's origins and tradition. Our Sessile Oak gift tree is grown from seed on the Isle of Eigg. In Celtic lore and mythology the Oak is associated with strength, resilience and self-confidence. bit.ly/EiggTreeShop
December 8, 2024 at 11:03 AM
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Open Call for Bothy Project Creative Residencies on Eigg. For practitioners in visual art, craft & design, music, literature, performance & those working across disciplines or in collaboration.
Application deadline: 12 January 2025, midnight. More info at buff.ly/4fZxM2M
December 4, 2024 at 11:41 PM
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HOGMANAY! Is going to be magnificent 💃🎶 🕺
December 3, 2024 at 9:01 PM
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Looking for that perfect Christmas gift?!
How about an ethical gift that will keep growing and give a lifetime (or more) of enjoyment?
An EIGG GROWN TREE
Choose from Hazel, Holly, Oak, and Wych Elm
bit.ly/EiggTreeShop
Photograph of a holly sapling in a small hessian gift bag. In the background is the peak of Eigg's highest hill, An Sgurr. It is a sunny day with blue sky and autumnal bracken on the hillside.
December 2, 2024 at 11:02 PM
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Tombola - an hour in. Many many tickets sold and prizes won. Yet STILL, the top prize soft close toilet seat hasn't gone. Bet you wish you were here!
#ChristmasFair #SchoolFunds #TombolaFrenzy
November 30, 2024 at 7:39 PM