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Section Four EVENTS SECTION ONE - Page 2 www.hebevents.com 05/07/18 - 01/08/18 Providing a lifeline of Mile of Pennies challenge for befrienders welfare and support to efriending Lewis, a local organisation Befriending Lewis currently support about Bworking to tackle loneliness and sixty one-to-one befriending relationships and fishermen and their social isolation in our community, will be have another dozen matches currently being attempting to build a MILE OF PENNIES this established. Over 100 people are supported families month! through the group befriending programme which offers monthly activities such as Fish’n The group invites you to come along to Chips lunches, activity/games/craft sessions, Tesco in Stornoway on Saturday 14th July to minibus trips around the island, music and help them achieve this. Befriending Lewis staff VOLUNTEERS WANTED movement sessions, fi shing trips and anything and volunteers will be at the store from 8am that folk might enjoy! We are looking for volunteer support; would you like to join – 10pm, asking everyone to contribute at least us? Ways you can help are by: one penny towards the target. Recent evaluations identifi ed that people involved with Befriending Lewis felt that Becoming a volunteer welfare worker, providing admin If they can complete a mile with pennies, the service had signifi cantly impacted their support or helping with fundraising and other practical they will raise around £800 and with donations lives – with 97.5% of people saying that they ways. For more information, call us on 01851 704424 or of larger value coins they could raise up to felt less lonely and isolated because of their £20,000! email: [email protected] involvement with the project – many stating 1 Quay Street, Old Custom House, Stornoway, HS1 2XX And if you don’t carry cash, that’s ok - they that it was “a lifeline” to them. A Charity founded in 1881. Registered Charity England & Wales No. 232822. Registered Charity Scotland No.SC039088. can take debit/credit card donations and add Benefi ciaries of Befriending Lewis may the coins for you! be any age from 18+ and their loneliness or Befriending Lewis receive their main funding social isolation may stem from any number from the Big Lottery and are additionally of reasons: geographical isolation, physical funded by The Corra Foundation, Horshader or mental health problems, disability, Development Trust, Third Sector Hebrides, the Muaithheabhal Trust bereavement. To support the service, please come along to Tesco and the Robertson Trust. and bring your spare pennies to help them achieve that mile! They also rely heavily on donations and fundraising for additional Befriending Lewis have a fantastic pool of motivated volunteers of funds to enable them to provide the wide range of services that they all ages and from all walks of life , which allows them to make the offer to people suffering from loneliness and isolation. befriending matches that can make all the difference to people’s lives. 6yhqhv 6yyhHTQ7Q6 The service is always looking for new volunteers, and not just as Befrienders. Also required are minibus drivers, passenger assistants, T tr Ivpr volunteers to support at group activities and potential fundraisers. There’s a place for everyone at Befriending Lewis. If you are interested in getting involved please contact info@befriendinglewis. org.uk or call 01851 702632. ! "# # # ! % ' B @ D= F ! @ ' ! &# # ### @ # # \ ! < ! ' ++#---+.#---#/9 LMF " #$%##&' #(%&$& ;#< L;F ) $%#&& =<>!! L' ! ! !!! LOFF " [ $%&'% ($$)'( %@ F! * *"+" * D D= F! M?+" ?AP +-?A! 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The newspaper will appear on Wednesday August 1st EVENTS is published by Intermedia Services (Stornoway) Church House, 16 James Street, Stornoway HS1 2QN Tel: 01851 705743 05/07/18 - 01/08/18 www.hebevents.com EVENTS SECTION ONE - Page 3 60 years of Lewis Crofters celebrated By Eilidh Whiteford The early 1960s proved a tough time for Lewis Crofters Ltd, with deep trading diffi culties seeing n February 1955 a meeting was held in manager Malcolm Gillies resign in September The 60th Reunion (1957) donations IStornoway to discuss the idea of setting up 1963 in a bid to cut costs. a crofters co-operative in Lewis. In July 1958 By December 1966, then manager Ken Bethesda Care Home & Hospice General Manager: Carol Sommerville left of centre and Kathleen Lewis Crofters Ltd became a reality. And July Macdonald took action and called for the creation MacDonald Representative Pancreatic Cancer (SKIG2SKIG) each collecting a cheque of £300 from Iain N 2018 sees the Crofters invite all to celebrate of a large modern shop, with general goods for Morrison (left) and Alex Murray representing 60th Reunion (1957) that took place in the Stornoway Golf six decades of the community co-operative sale alongside all the original crofting provisions. Club 22nd September 2017 by hosting a 60th Anniversary BBQ and In May 1972, the late Dr Alasdair Fraser is Exhibition. elected committee chairman; and in 1974 a new “It’s shaping up to be a great day,” said Caitlin shop and premises on Island Road – where the MacIver, Lewis Crofters. “We’re using all the local Crofters still remains today – was opened to the Furniture and Interior World butchers for the BBQ and we’ll also have mussels, public. as well as local baking, teas, coffees and beer. Expanding further, in 1978 a town-centre “The celebration is an open invite and a thank premises was purchased on Cromwell Street, you to all our loyal suppliers and customers refurbished and opened in December of that year Tpxvsurirs v r throughout the years, so we look forward to seeing – lasting until 1992 when the shop was closed everyone there!” and the building rented to the then Western Isles hqvr v qrvts Running from 11am to 5.30pm on Friday, July Tourist Board. r !rh 13th, on display at the anniversary celebrations That year the Lewis Crofters also purchased will be an exhibition of photos and artefacts their Island Road home, previously leased from looking back at crofting in the islands over the Highlands and Islands Enterprise; and with the years. turning of a century, in November 1999, Lewis And Caitlin and the Crofters’ team ask anyone Crofters Ltd reported turnover had passed the with any interesting photographs or old tools they £1million mark for the fi rst time. wish to lend to the exhibition to get in touch. The fi rst years of the 21st century has seen “We’ll also be selling our new special Lewis Crofters continue to succeed and expand, edition Crofters Sandwick Bay Candles,” Caitlin with refurbishments to both shop and yard taking continued. “They have a lovely Machair Flowers place. scent and it’s great to be able to team up with And as 60 years of Lewis Crofters Ltd is another local company like Sandwick Bay Candles celebrated, the team prepare for yet another to create something like this as a special edition.” expansion, with the purchase of a new storeroom, A special edition scented candle would soon to be put into action, nearby its Island Road not have been in the minds of those at the fi rst home. meeting back in 1955; but it highlights just how “We started as a community co-operative the crofters co-operative has developed, moved and we always aim to continue operating as with the times, and diversifi ed to ensure its a community based co-operative, offering the 9vhhqirqrhqsyy htrshyvh rrvpyqvtr sh success over half a century later. crofters of Lewis and Harris the most affordable ivttr htrhhvyhiyryphyyTvrirq hqyvvt htrhhvyhiyr