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Exciting News for 2025/6
A new project announcement for a New Year
We are delighted to let you know that our recent funding appliction to Arran Community Council has been successful, and their continued support is very much appreciated. Arran Community Council is funded by Scottish Power renewables Beinn an Tuirc 3 Windfarm.
A 2-year Community Project from Whiting Bay Memories group.
Whiting Bay 100 years – 2026 is a Social History Project to explore the village across the decades from 1926-2026
Concluding in July 2026 with an exhibition, and celebration of 100 years of village heritage for;
Whiting Bay Village Hall Centenary. July 2026
We will capture a timeline of the village in 1926 and with your help 2026. Present a historic picture of the evolution of the village and of family life and work across those decades.
2025-6 Our members creating 100 stitched stories of the hall, will work to complete 100 panels and transfer them to produce one large fabric exhibition wall hanging for the Village Hall to mark the Centenary. Plus a written presentation of the wall hanging.
Stitchers will be offered 5 supporting skills workshops during 2025
A Souvenir Booklet of the Stitched Stories Project to mark the Centenary will be produced for our EXHIBITION in July 2026.
Join in and help us, we need you!
The group meet each Monday in Whiting Bay Hall 11am -1pm
We have planned some specific dates for Drop in days when we will be pleased to welcome you with a coffee and hear your memories and stories, see your pictures or any pieces of the giant puzzle of the village and districts over the past 100 years you can offer. In addition we are always happy to share any information too.
There are some weeks we will have plans away from the hall, so please check here or village noticeboards or our facebook group for drop in dates. If these dates do not match your visit, just contact us and we will arrange something suitable.
100 Stitched Stories Stitchers meet 1st Monday of each month. Contact us to receive monthly emails and workshop details. (Open to all)
Our diary to date includes:
Monday 3rd February> Stitched Stories and Memories Drop in.
Monday 3rd March> Stitched Stories Workshop details to follow
- Monday 10th March
- Project Launch DROP IN – ALL WELCOME 11am -1pm
- Meet the group.
- Come along and find out more about this exciting project. Share your stories, pictures and memories of Whiting Bay, any decade and memory over the past 100 years. Help us build our village map and put people in places.
Monday 7th April > Stitched Stories Workshop details to follow tbc
Monday 14th April > Drop In- All Welcome. Come along and share your memories of Whiting Bay, any decade and memory, bring pictures we would love to see them.
Easter Monday April 21st> Sorry No Meeting
Monday 5th May > Stitched Stories Workshop details to follow tbc
Monday 26th May > Drop In- All Welcome. Come along and share your memories of Whiting Bay, any decade and memory, bring pictures we would love to see them.
The memories group wish you all a very Happy New Year.
Coming Soon
The Vikings at Kingscross
A Tale and A Trail
A Day working in Coopers
The Royal Bank
Memories 100 Stitched Stories
Come along and find out more about this project, no skills required, all welcome.
Please Note, Normal drop in meetings will be limited on this day.
AGM Sunday 12th May 2024
November News
Whiting Bay Memories group meet each Monday 11am to 1pm. Everyone is welcome to join us. Become a new member and enjoy regular meetings of coffee and chat about the village. Who knows what stories you will hear! Drop in when you are next on Arran
Last meeting of 2023 is December 4th Memories group with 100 Stiched Stories Christmas Special.
January 8th 2024 > Drop in and join the group with our Heritage Tales and Trails Project. All welcome including well behaved dogs. You can enjoy finding out more about this project and read the first of our tales here
Thank you to everyone who has come along to any of our events or joined us on Monday mornings during this past year, we have really enjoyed your company, your stories and look forward to seeing you again soon.
Last but not least, a big “Thank You” to all our stichers especially Fiona Doubleday who does a wonderful job as project manager of 100 Stiched Stories
Lynn Jones demonstrates felting & tells us the history of felting to the stitching group
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Monday 22nd May 2023
AGM
Whiting Bay Lesser Hall 11am
All Welcome.
Come along and find out what we have done during the past year. We have been very busy!
Here all our forthcoming plans.
Be entertained with a short film.
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Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th July
click on the above link for more details.
EXCITING NEWS
Whiting Bay Memories Group are delighted to share the we have recieved National Lottery funding for our community project
The Story of Whiting Bay
A huge thank you to everyone who plays the National Lottery which allows groups like our to grow as a group and strengthen our community.
Our funding allows us to re-establish the group following our Covid interrupted break, and deliver an wonderful community project.
- Our group meetings begin in Whiting Bay Hall on Monday 16th May 10.30am
- ALL WELCOME Drop in every Monday from 10.30 am
- Daily online activity here https://www.facebook.com/groups/453396894696278
- Together we will Find, Capture and Share
- The Story of Whiting Bay
- SAVE THE DATES 16th & 17th July
- Interactive Exhibition
There will be group meetings throughout the year and more events will be planned.
Further details later.
NEWS
Our village DVD “Welcome to Whiting Bay” is ready!
First batch will be available to purchase
In the village £10
- Sunday at the Raft race
- Thursday 18th July at Whiting Bay Market 11am – 2.30pm
- Thursday 25th July at Whiting Bay Market 11am – 2.30pm
- Thursday 1st August at Whiting Bay Market 11am – 2.30pm
- Thursday 8th August at Whiting Bay Market 11am – 2.30pm
Order online from this website
- Cost is £12.50 which includes postage and package
Whiting Bay & Districts Memories
Welcome to our official group. We are normally known as Whiting Bay Memories, but our districts are included in the official group title and especially in our memories.
You may know us better from previous activities in the village.
July 2016 Whiting Bay Memories Reunion
A Celebration of Whiting Bay Past and Present May 2019
Bunting Making 2018/19
Banner Making with Whiting Bay Primary School
Whiting Bay Memories facebook group
This popular group now has over one thousand members! members are invited to contribute their pictures, ask questions, share their memories and enjoy lots of interaction.
To advance the group, the organisers decided to formalise it, and allow our contributed items to be made more accessible to all. Also to allow a more indepth look at the village, to compliment our facebook group and deliver some of our benefits on a more regular basis. In summary we decided not to leave our memories in boxes for a couple of years! Now we look forward to sharing more memories with you through this site.
In March 2019 we constituted our group, with the following objects;
Object:
The object of the group shall be to advance the education of the local community and interested general public in the history and social history of the village of Whiting Bay and it’s Districts on the Isle of Arran (KA27)
To preserve the village heritage by the collection and compilation of writings, memories, memorabilia, photographs, records, items, artefacts and writings of local historic interest and to preserve, protect and retain the articles for community use and enjoyment.
Whiting Bay Memories 