The Uig Chessmen, found here on Traigh Uig in 1831, are returning to Uig for a single day on 13 September 2011. To mark the occasion, Uig Community Centre and the Comann Eachdraidh are raffling a Berserker.
Read more →Some of the Chessmen will be on display in Uig on 13 September 2011 and in honour of this very special occasion, an Uig bard has written a welcome.
Read more →The Comann Eachdraigh Uig AGM was held last week in the community centre, with tea and cakes and a slide show, at which our chairman John Maciver paid tribute to […]
Read more →By all accounts, this much snow in November is unheard of. [nggallery id=61]
Read more →It’s time to revive the Airigh Trail, and organise some sheiling walks. We should really do an epic walk to the remote ones, as the Comann Eachdraidh did, with Finlay […]
Read more →Maggie Smith and John Murdo Macdonald have recently produced a DVD of songs of Uig, an excellent record for which the Comann Eachdraidh is grateful. The DVD can be purchased […]
Read more →Our next members’ excursion with Seatrek is to Kinlochresort (weather permitting), departing Miavaig at 10am on Thursday, 13 August. A potluck picnic will be organised (optional, of course) and where […]
Read more →[singlepic=844,580,233,,center] A number of archaeological finds collected by the McVean family in Uig and handed to Museum nan Eilean for Treasure Trove are on loan to Uig Museum and currently on display. […]
Read more →Thursday 23 July 10am-4pm to Bernera Bheag !this week Thursday 13 August 10am-4pm Members of the Comann Eachdraidh are invited to join us for one or both of our days […]
Read more →The Museum will be open from this week, on Wednesday, Thursdays and Fridays, 12-4pm, for the rest of May. Full summer opening, Monday through Saturday, 12-5pm, will begin on 1 […]
Read more →Our AGM went well. The whole committee stood again and was re-elected (John Maciver, Finlay Maciver, Donald Macaulay, Donald Maciver, Teen Anne Murray, Sheila Henderson, Fin Morrison, Anna Stewart, Donald […]
Read more →The Museum will be open over Easter weekend: Friday 10th, Saturday 11th and Monday 13th, from 12 to 4pm. Outside these times and until we open daily for the season […]
Read more →We’re now offering an exclusive range of high-quality t-shirts for men, women and children, with Uig references and Gaelic sayings. The wisdom runs from Is coma le gaol càit an […]
Read more →At the Uig Celebration dinner and ceilidh on Friday, there was an Uig quiz, compiled by Teen Anne Murray. Twenty questions; this site may help you with some of them […]
Read more →Here’s a new thing to keep the regulars entertained: a sliding timeline showing the latest news, pictures, video, comment, opinion and ramblings on a whole raft of Hebridean websites, including […]
Read more →[singlepic id=381 w=610] This article was written by Elly Welch and first appeared in Events. Thanks to Elly for permission to reprint and for the photo of John Macaulay with […]
Read more →Better late than never… last month CE Uig hosted a contingent from North Lochs Historical Society, who came for a tour of the museum, a cup of tea and a […]
Read more →The Rose was built c1905 by John Macaulay, boatbuilder, of 19 Brenish. She was first taken to Kneep, then Reef, and latterly belonged to a consortium of Valtos men. In […]
Read more →This week the Comann Eachdraidh was pleased to welcome Mr and Mrs Jack Duncan from Michigan, USA, on their first visit to Uig. Jack is the great grandson of “An Irish”, Calum […]
Read more →Please join us on Saturday 9 August for an (unguided) walk to the Morsgail Beehives (NB131199) under Sgalabhal. A little information here. Time and weather permitting, we may take in other […]
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