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Six woodland crofts approved by the Crofting Commission

Six woodland crofts approved by the Crofting Commission

23/01/2024

Two and a half years after submitting an application to the Crofting Commission, South West Mull and Iona Development is exci ...

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Work from Anywhere Chief Executive Officer Opportunity

Work from Anywhere Chief Executive Officer Opportunity

22/01/2024

South West Mull and Iona Development (SWMID) is looking for a Chief Executive Officer to lead us in a critical and exciting t ...

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Bunessan Housing Meeting - 5th February 2024

Bunessan Housing Meeting - 5th February 2024

18/12/2023

We had a great response to our housing needs survey for the proposed West Highland Housing Association (WHHA) development in ...

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New affordable housing proposed in Bunessan!

New affordable housing proposed in Bunessan!

17/11/2023

We are very excited that, after working with them for a number of years, West Highland Housing Association are looking into t ...

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SWMID Annual General Meeting January 2024

SWMID Annual General Meeting January 2024

30/10/2023

All residents are welcome to our Annual General Meeting on Saturday 20th January, 11.00am at Creich Hall! (N.B. This is resc ...

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Our Forest Masterplan - what do you think?

Our Forest Masterplan - what do you think?

08/06/2023

If you missed our Open Day or would like to see our plans in more detail, please see below a link to our full Forest Masterpl ...

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Open Day at Tiroran Community Forest

Open Day at Tiroran Community Forest

10/05/2023

Everyone is welcome to join us for an Open Day at Tiroran Community Forest on Sunday 4th June, 12pm to 4pm. We are creating ...

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Extraordinary General Meeting

Extraordinary General Meeting

23/03/2023

Extraordinary General Meeting on Saturday 1st April 2023 at 11am, Creich HallSWMID is seeking the approval of community membe ...

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Making Biochar at Tiroran Community Forest!

Making Biochar at Tiroran Community Forest!

12/01/2023

We're very excited to be buying a specialist kiln to produce biochar at Tiroran Community Forest, thanks to a grant from the ...

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SWMID Annual General Meeting January 2023

SWMID Annual General Meeting January 2023

09/01/2023

All residents in the South West Mull and Iona area are warmly invited to attend our Annual General Meeting on Saturday 28th J ...

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Creel of Stories Online Premiere Invitation

Creel of Stories Online Premiere Invitation

11/11/2022

The moment you have all been waiting for! In collaboration with Alasdair Satchel (Struthach Films and What We Do in the Winte ...

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Forestry and Sawmill Worker needed!

Forestry and Sawmill Worker needed!

23/09/2022

We are delighted to announce that, thanks to grants from the Prince's Countryside Fund and Scottish Forestry, we are setting ...

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Business Development Manager opportunity!

Business Development Manager opportunity!

25/07/2022

South West Mull and Iona Development is excited to be recruiting a Business Development Manager to maximise the economic pote ...

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Cliabh an t-Seanachais - Premiere at Creich Hall Saturday 23rd July

Cliabh an t-Seanachais - Premiere at Creich Hall Saturday 23rd July

20/06/2022

We are very excited about our upcoming film premiere at Creich Hall on Saturday 23rd July at 7pm! Cliabh an t-Seanachais - t ...

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Annual Plant Swap at the Community Garden!

Annual Plant Swap at the Community Garden!

03/05/2022

We are delighted to be hosting the Annual Plant Swap again at the Ross of Mull Community Garden on Saturday 28th May. If you ...

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Mountain Bike Trail Building - still places!

Mountain Bike Trail Building - still places!

28/04/2022

There are still places available on our very exciting Mountain Bike Trail Building Courses run by B1ke - leaders in the arena ...

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Tiroran sawmill market research survey!

Tiroran sawmill market research survey!

31/03/2022

Do you use timber products - whether for your business or at home? Would you be interested in buying FSC timber that has been ...

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Seaweed Processors

Seaweed Processors

21/03/2022

We are looking for four seaweed processors for 6 to 10 days in May to help with processing our first sugar kelp harvest from ...

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Garden Gatherings and Small Plot Gardening

Garden Gatherings and Small Plot Gardening

14/03/2022

Join us for these great events at the Community Garden! Garden Gatherings: Wednesday 16th March and Thursday 7th April 10.30 ...

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Mountain Bike Trail Building Course

Mountain Bike Trail Building Course

11/03/2022

We are very grateful to the Scottish Forestry Community Fund for a boost to our mountain bike trail plans at Tiroran Communit ...

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Cliabh an t-Seanachais - Creel of Stories

Cliabh an t-Seanachais - Creel of Stories

08/03/2022

We are delighted to announce that, as part of the Year of Stories 2022, we are hosting three events in the summer and autumn ...

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Islands Infrastructure Fund boost for Aird Fada Seaweed Farm

Islands Infrastructure Fund boost for Aird Fada Seaweed Farm

28/02/2022

Thanks to the Scottish Government's Islands Infrastructure Fund, Argyll and Bute Council are funding the development of our o ...

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Community Garden Update

Community Garden Update

14/02/2022

It's a chilly time to be in the garden but Faith and Lorraine are still there for weekly sessions, with some hardy volunteers ...

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Aird Fada Seaweed Farm - growing well for the community!

Aird Fada Seaweed Farm - growing well for the community!

10/02/2022

At community-owned Aird Fada Seaweed Farm in Loch Scridain, the 6km of Saccharina Latissima (Sugar Kelp) that we seeded in Oc ...

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Bendoran - groundworks finally starting.

Bendoran - groundworks finally starting.

08/02/2022

It was a joy to see TSL Contractors arrive on site at Bendoran to begin the initial groundworks that we need to make the site ...

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Great news for our Woodland Crofts!

Great news for our Woodland Crofts!

03/02/2022

We are delighted that, after many years of work and delays, we now have an advertisement in the Oban Times for registration o ...

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SWMID Annual General Meeting

SWMID Annual General Meeting

07/01/2022

It's time for our Annual General Meeting! Open to all residents in the South West Mull and Iona area - please join us via Zo ...

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Part-time Administrator (Maternity Cover) needed!

Part-time Administrator (Maternity Cover) needed!

12/11/2021

Due to some very happy news we are looking for an Administrator to work on a part-time basis covering maternity leave. Based ...

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Tree planters needed at Tiroran Community Forest!

Tree planters needed at Tiroran Community Forest!

09/11/2021

It's replanting season and by the end of March we will have planted another 28,825 trees in the clear fell areas of Tiroran C ...

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Welcome to Leigh Eisler

Welcome to Leigh Eisler

01/11/2021

We are delighted to be welcoming Leigh Eisler to our growing staff team! Leigh is our new Highlands and Islands Enterprise ...

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Graduate Placement Opportunity - Aird Fada Project Officer

Graduate Placement Opportunity - Aird Fada Project Officer

27/09/2021

We are very excited to have been awarded funding through the Highlands and Islands Enterprise Graduate Placement Programme! T ...

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Seed collecting at Tiroran Community Forest

Seed collecting at Tiroran Community Forest

17/09/2021

In collaboration with the Woodland Trust, our community forester and three volunteers spent a day at Tiroran Community Forest ...

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Please help us to raise funds for our polytunnel!

Please help us to raise funds for our polytunnel!

30/08/2021

To support the growth of our young community garden we are raising funds to buy a polytunnel to shelter plants and people! T ...

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One Planet Picnic at the Community Garden

One Planet Picnic at the Community Garden

26/08/2021

We would love you to join us for a One Planet Picnic at the community garden on Thursday 2nd September, 12 - 2pm!  Bring you ...

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First Birthday Celebration on Saturday 4th September at the Community Garden!

First Birthday Celebration on Saturday 4th September at the Community Garden!

19/08/2021

The Community Garden is one year old and we warmly invite you to celebrate with us on Saturday September 4th, 1.00 to 4.00pm! ...

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Garden Gathering on Thursday 26th August

Garden Gathering on Thursday 26th August

18/08/2021

Join Emily and Faith for a cuppa and a chat in the peaceful setting of our community garden.Take time to observe how the wild ...

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Community Garden seeks pizza oven builder!

Community Garden seeks pizza oven builder!

17/08/2021

We are delighted by the beautiful produce growing in the Community Garden, some of which has been supplied to Linda Cameron f ...

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Pottery Wind Chime Workshop at the Community Garden!

Pottery Wind Chime Workshop at the Community Garden!

29/07/2021

All welcome to come along to the Community Garden to make a pottery wind chime for your own garden. Thursday 12th August, 10 ...

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People in the Forest photo competition

People in the Forest photo competition

30/06/2021

We are delighted to announce the winners of our "People in the Forest" photo competition! Our Primary School winner was Orla ...

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Willow hideaways; a seat with a view; and bikes, bridges and berms

Willow hideaways; a seat with a view; and bikes, bridges and berms

28/06/2021

It seems that there is always something new at Tiroran Community Forest! Three new willow structures can now be found in the ...

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Aird Fada Seaweed Farm - infrastructure installed

Aird Fada Seaweed Farm - infrastructure installed

23/06/2021

It's fantastic to see that our seaweed farm at Aird Fada, Loch Scridain, has now been installed.  Thanks to a grant from the ...

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Busy times at the Community Garden

Busy times at the Community Garden

22/06/2021

There is so much happening in the Community Garden at the moment that it's impossible to keep up! From fairy doors hiding in ...

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Getting out on the water - Watersports at Bendoran!

Getting out on the water - Watersports at Bendoran!

21/06/2021

We are delighted to see the development of two new local organisations based at community-owned Bendoran! B-WAC Bendoran Wat ...

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What's happening at Bendoran?

What's happening at Bendoran?

20/06/2021

In October 2019, South West Mull and Iona Development (SWMID) purchased the old Bendoran Boatyard site near Bunessan on behal ...

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Owning Our Future Podcasts

Owning Our Future Podcasts

14/06/2021

Towards the end of 2020 Alasdair Satchel, perhaps best known on Mull for his What We Do in the Winter podcasts, interviewed a ...

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Plant Exchange at Community Garden

Plant Exchange at Community Garden

21/05/2021

We are delighted to be hosting the Ross of Mull and Iona Organic Growers (ROMIOG) plant exchange at our Community Garden on W ...

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Our new website is live!

Our new website is live!

02/05/2021

Here at SWMID we are completely overexcited about finally launching our brand new website, developed with the fantastic team ...

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New Covid Crisis Fund

New Covid Crisis Fund

04/02/2021

A partnership Crisis Fund has been established between Ross of Mull & Iona Gala, South West Mull & Iona Development, ...

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Grant for Community Garden

Grant for Community Garden

21/01/2021

After many hours of hard labour the Ross of Mull Community Garden site is ready for the next phase – preparing for the growin ...

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