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Whiting Bay 100 years
WHITING BAY MEMORIES 100 Years
Free Exhibitions
11th 12th 13th July 2026
Celebrating a centenary of Whiting Bay Public Hall and our village
Lots to see with things to do, fun to hear
and exciting to view.
100 years of Whiting Bay Hall Exhibition
- The history and the people who made it happen
- The official opening and the building
- Drama
- WRI
- Events and hall users across the years
100 Stitched stories wall panel for 100 years of the hall
- Memories, events and the hall history are all represented on 100 individual panels which have been designed and stitched by a group of stitchers over the past two years.
- 100 Years of Whiting Bay
- 1926 Village Map & 2026 Village Map
- Take a walk through the village in 1926
- Look at the 1930s includes The Boys’ Brigade
- Whiting Bay at War in 1940s
- 1950 Beach fun, Bus Shelters, Building, Bowling and Busy lives.
- 1960’s The Times They Are A-Changin’
- A tour of the village in the 1970s
- 1980s Fun Days
- Golf Club Centenary and things we could do in the 90s
- Millenium and beyond go digital
- Musical Memories & Memorabilia
- September Weekends
- Arran Junior Singers
- Arran Music Festival
- The Arran Banner > the early years and Whiting Bay News
- Happy Ever After
To Do
- Try your hand at Whist
- Play some retro games
To Hear
- Choose to hear recordings from local singers
- September Weekend Film with music
To View
- The September Weekend Film
- 2009 Raft Race Film
To Smell !
- Enjoy the smell of peat smoke in 1926
To Touch Have a close look at some of our interesting artifacts
To Purchase
A Framed Souvenir Picture of Whiting Bay Hall
- With a beautiful poem By Artist James Taylor
- A 100 Stitched Stories souvenir booklet
Our Memories Café will be available during the three days (excluding Saturday evening)
The exhibition is free but we are happy to accept donations for the next 100 years of Whiting Bay Hall.
Whiting Bay Memories would like to thank the Arran Community Council for awarding this two-year project Funded by Scottish Power Renewables’ Beinn an Tuirc 3 Windfarm.
Thank you to Arran Heritage Museum for our items on loan.
All the people who have visited us and shared memories and stories, brought images and memorabilia along. Those who have contributed in any way especially all our amazing facebook group. THANK YOU ALL.
Whiting Bay Improvements Fun Weekend will be the same weekend so there will be something for everyone to enjoy.
We look forward to seeing you in July
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 