Perfect Days is the latest film from German director Wim Wenders of Paris, Texas fame. Film review by Jack Weir
Ardgay Girl by local author Lily Byron is a journey back in time, a dive into Highland life in the post-war era. Review by Liz Treacher
Here you will find the solutions to the three sudokus, wordsearch, codeword and kakuro published in the last issue of the paper edition.
We are planning on organising an event in June to celebrate our 20th Anniversary with a variety of drop-in events
A community screening of the documentary Riverwoods: An Untold Story followed by a Q&A session was held at Bonar Bridge Hall in March.
The 2023-2024 season has been very successful, with numbers for both junior and adult members on the rise.
An overview of the many activities that have taken place locally in the last months, facilitated by our local Active Schoools Coordinators
Primary school children in our area have been taking part in group activities representing their schools this term
Discover what’s on in the Kyle of Sutherland and nearby. A selection of events, concerts, walks and talks for all ages and tastes.
In the weeks before Christmas KoSDT delivered support to families and young people facing financial hardship across Sutherland
The KoSDT Board and Management are reviewing the Trust’s current operations and planning its strategic direction for the next five years
As the improvement of the grid ramps up, there are limited numbers of skilled professionals available to work on behalf of landowners
SSEN will present plans for the 400kV substation at Loch Buidhe, alongside an update on overhead line proposals (D1 and C1 corridors)
Thursday 6 June marks the 80th anniversary of D Day. To mark this there will be National commemorations across the UK.
The first ever Repair Cafe & Jumble sale was very popular, with a long queue outside the hall with people waiting for the opening!
Gaelic, Norse, Brittonic? A look into the history 
and origins of place names in and around our area. Names relating to fire.
The Kyle of Sutherland area in 
images throughout the year. Striking colours of a morning sky, looking towards Dornoch Bridge. By Glenys Munro

Perfect Days

Perfect Days is the latest film from German director Wim Wenders of Paris, Texas fame. Film review by Jack Weir

When the fire was the 
focus of the kitchen

Ardgay Girl, by Lily Byron I f you have read and enjoyed Cider with Rosie by Laurie Lee, you will love Ardgay Girl (Byron, 2023) [...]

Andrew Carnegie’s legacy

The “richest man in the world” at the turn of the century, Scottish-born American industrialist Andrew Carnegie purchased his beloved Skibo castle in 1898 and [...]

Sudoku, Wordsearch, Codeword and Kakuro solutions

Sudoku solutions Wordsearch Solution Codeword solution Kakuro solution

The Bird-Watcher’s Guide to the Colonels of Sutherland

The upper echelons of Rosehall society in 1977 were dominated by military retirees here to ply the fishing in Sutherland’s rivers, and to this observer [...]

Making plans for 2024

2024 marks 20 years since Gearrchoille Community Wood was set up as an organisation to take ownership of the woodland on behalf of the community [...]

Planet sutherland update

Planet Sutherland update: talking about resilience The word Resilience has so many different meanings and connotations. What does it mean to you? It could mean [...]

Riverwoods film screening

Riverwoods: film screening and Questions & Answers session at Bonar Bridge Community Hall Organised by The European Nature Trust On Friday 1st March, a well-attended [...]

Early frog action

Common frogs are one of the only six native species of amphibians found in Scotland. They come to ponds to breed during the spring and [...]

An extraordinary season for Ardgay Badminton Club

The 2023-2024 season has been very successful, with numbers for both junior and adult members on the rise. In January, we held our second Pub [...]

Active schools, active kids

An overview of the many activities that have taken place locally in the last months, facilitated by Active Schoools Coordinators Elissa Stevenson and Julie Cleghorn. [...]

Kids’ Chronicle

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Spectacular waterfalls

Waterfalls are often seen as symbols of nature’s raw power and beauty. With Atlantic salmon travelling through the Kyle of Sutherland river systems to return [...]

SCM: mental health empowerment through strength training

Tucked in between tall trees in Spinningdale, and overlooking the scenic Dornoch Firth, we find SCM Studio Fitness. Shona MacInnes talks about her background and [...]

What’s on

What's on 24 March from 10:30am Sun Rosehaugh Estate organised by sutherland walkers group Start OS 27 728 568. Fortrose to Avoch via Rosehaugh Estate, [...]

The cost 
of food

Everyone is aware of the impact that inflation has created in our lives over the past few years. This has had a significant effect on [...]

Bonar Bridge Kitchen Garden

It’s been great to watch the Kyle of Sutherland Development Trust Kitchen Garden starting to take shape over the past few weeks. We now have [...]

Kyle of Sutherland Development Trust Christmas Support

In the weeks before Christmas Kyle of Sutherland Development Trust (KoSDT) delivered over £54,000 of support distributed to families and young people facing financial hardship [...]

Kyle of Sutherland Development Trust Funding summary 2023

Kyle of Sutherland Development Trust has now received decisions on all the funding bids that were made by the Trust on behalf of the community [...]

Future strategic direction

Now that Falls of Shin has been sold the feeling of the KoSDT Board and Management is that we need to review the Trust’s current [...]

Keeping up with demand

Extensive upgrades of existing electricity transmission infrastructure, together with hundreds of miles of new overhead lines are being planned as part of the National Grid [...]

SSEN to hold a consultation event in Bonar Bridge on 18th March

SSEN Transmission will present plans for the planned 400kV substation at Loch Buidhe, alongside an update on overhead line proposals (D1 and C1 corridors) at [...]

80th Anniversary of D Day

Thursday 6 June marks the 80th anniversary of D Day, the largest naval, air and land operation in history. To mark this there will be [...]

Royal British Legion Scotland

Creich & Kincardine with Lairg & Rogart Branch of the Royal British Legion Scotland hosted the final whist drive before Christmas in Bonar Bridge, a [...]

Ardgay & District Community Council, in abeyance

Four out of five Ardgay & District Community Councillors resigned in February, with only one Councillor remaining, Samantha Kane. As a result of the resignations [...]

Interim Creich Community Council elections

Voters are encouraged to return the postal ballot papers mailed in February 2024. The Highland Council informed voters that ballot papers need to be completed [...]

Argday Stores & Highland Cafe’s 10th Anniversary

Ardgay Stores & Highland Cafe, unofficially ‘Ardgay Shop’, opened its doors for the first time in December 2013, at a time when there were very [...]

Ardgay Hall Jumble Sale success

The first ever Repair Cafe & Jumble sale at the hall was very popular, with a long queue outside the hall with people waiting for [...]

The Salt & Salmon Company at Falls of Shin

Young entrepreneurs Tom Bannerman and Annie Rose Munro speak about their plans for the new Salt & Salmon Co at Falls of Shin, opening in [...]

Fire

Gaelic, Norse, Brittonic? A look into the history 
and origins of place names in and around our area The river Evelix, from the Scottish Gaelic [...]

Natural assets and exercise

Spending time 
in nature has physical, mental and emotional health benefits With longer days and warmer weather, this season there will be more opportunities to [...]

Dornoch Firth

The Kyle of Sutherland area in 
images throughout the year. Send yours to news@kylechronicle.co.uk Striking colours of a morning sky in May. Taken from Spinningdale, [...]

Windfarm Benefit Funds

between £2,000 and £10,000+ SSE Achany Community Fund Application form Complete and return to David Shearer, Community Fund Manager by email or contact him by [...]

Clubs & Societies

Contact clubs and groups organisers to see if their activities are taking place and when they will resume.   Adult Choir email Appalachian Step Dancing [...]

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