Towards Cam-allt and PhotoAchintee. by Peter Teago Teago AN CARRANNACH The General Interest Magazine of Lochcarron, Shieldaig, Applecross, Kishorn, Torridon & Kinlochewe Districts NO: 369 October 2018 £1.00 Applecross War Memorial After four years of planning and fundraising, our Memorial is now up and soon to be dedicated. Most communities throughout Britain erected memorials to remember and honour their men who made the ultimate sacrifice during both World Wars. Unlike most of its neighbours in the Highlands, Applecross never built a formal memorial. The idea of building a monument has been mooted on and off over the years. In 2014, the impetus to rectify this anomaly came with the centenary of the outbreak of WW1 in 1914. A small group of us gathered together to begin fundraising - no mean task given the size of the community. The Memorial and stone seat have been built by Andrew MacKenzie (Loch Dubh Stone, Lochcarron). The Memorial stone is polished Torridonian Sandstone - part of the Applecross Formation. It sits overlooking Applecross Bay just off the Cruary car park. Kenny MacBeath has done the groundwork which provides disabled access. Very special thanks and appreciation should be given publicly to Andrew and Kenny for providing Applecross with such a beautiful and fitting memorial. Fundraising has been only a part of the work involved. Invaluable information about Applecross men and their families was vital to the research needed to identify and, sadly, confirm their deaths. This would not have been possible without the extensive information on those who served in both wars - men and women - put together by Alistair and Catriona McCowan of the Applecross Historical Society. We would like to put on record our sincere thanks to all who supported us in our efforts. Without your help and encouragement this project would not have been possible. In particular, and in no specific order, we (Continued on page 2) 1 (Continued from page 1) AN CARRANNACH would like to thank the Applecross Trust for their generous help - both financial and practical. Alfie Published by An Carrannach Society, Lochcarron. Edwards deserves special mention for his Chairperson: Joanna Macpherson charitable donations and support for the project. Deputy Chair Roger Cundiff Judith (Applecross Inn) for her unwavering and generous help - given freely over the past four Editorial Content Material for publication must be emailed to Michelle Teago at years. And, of course, all of you who have [email protected] or a phone supported us by attending our various functions call to 01520 722688 and Strupags - you all know who you are and we Sub Editor Joanna Macpherson thank you most sincerely. Area Representatives: There will be a formal Service of Dedication for the Memorial on Sunday 11 November - this year Applecross: Lenore Small 01520 744 337 marking the centenary of the Armistice 1914. All are welcome and we hope to see as many of you Kishorn: Carol Cocks 01520 733 213 there as possible. Full details of time and venue in Shieldaig: Lucy Kerr 01520 755 368 Torridon: November’s edition of An Carrannach. Features: A Word from the Church/On Reflection Gardening – To be confirmed By Jane Ashley and Caroline Wales Nature Notes – Hatty Arthur – 01520 722 551 Email: [email protected] Advertising: [email protected] Local Rate: Entertainments, Sales, Services, Trade Whole Page £28, Half page £18, Quarter page £10 Out of Area Rate: Please email us for prices Mailing: Hilary “Post” Rooke Distribution: Anthea Zell Treasurer: Alec Cormack Mackays Cottage Strathcarron IV54 8YX 01520 722603 [email protected] Insertions: Births, marriages, deaths, acknowledgements. 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The views expressed by contributors are NOT necessarily those of the Society. 2 WEATHER RECORD - SLUMBAY AUGUST 2018 Max Temp Min Temp Rainfall in Date: in oC in oC inches 1 17.30 14.00 0.15 2 19.40 14.90 0.35 3 16.30 12.50 0.13 4 15.30 12.10 0.08 5 16.20 1.80 0.31 6 15.30 11.10 0.10 7 15.70 10.70 0.24 8 15.90 9.80 0.38 9 14.40 8.90 0.28 10 15.90 8.00 ----- 11 17.90 10.80 ----- 12 17.20 12.40 0.24 13 16.70 13.10 0.01 14 15.90 12.80 0.15 15 15.10 11.10 0.31 16 16.10 10.30 0.44 17 14.80 11.80 0.05 18 15.70 8.30 ----- 19 19.10 10.60 ----- 20 18.70 8.40 ----- 21 17.10 10.90 0.57 22 15.30 10.20 0.17 23 14.80 8.60 0.53 24 15.00 8.90 0.41 25 15.80 8.60 0.02 26 13.20 9.20 0.29 27 16.60 11.20 0.01 28 14.30 9.90 0.21 29 15.30 7.10 0.06 30 16.50 4.80 0.01 31 19.20 7.10 0.02 TOTAL AUG 2018 5.52 RUNNING TOTAL 2018 37.24 TOTAL AUG 2017 8.05 RUNNING TOTAL 2017 46.15 3 CHURCH OF SCOTLAND APPLECROSS, LOCHCARRON & TORRIDON Charity No: SCO32334 Times and Places of Worship for October 2018 7th October Lochcarron 10.30am Torridon Community Hall 1.00pm 14th October Lochcarron 10.30am Shieldaig 1.00pm Applecross 1.00pm 21st October Lochcarron 10.30am Kinlochewe 1.00pm 28th October Lochcarron 10.30am Applecross 1.00pm Shieldaig 1.00pm Minister Rev. Anita Stutter Tel. 01520 722783 Email [email protected] ALL ARE WELCOME All Saints (Scottish Episcopal) Mission FREE CHURCH LOCHCARRON & (part of the world-wide APPLECROSS Anglican Communion) You are welcome at our services invites you to its monthly service in Lochcarron Church Street IV54 8YP Kinlochewe Sunday 11am and 6 pm Harvest Festival (Crèche and Sunday school) Sunday 7th October 2.30pm Midweek Wednesdays 7.30pm (Kinlochewe Church of Applecross Camusterrach IV54 8LU Scotland building) 3 pm every Sunday Celebrant and Preacher: Other events as intimated. Revd Pam Shinkins Scottish Charity SC038169 Everyone made welcome Rev M. Florit 01520 722999 Further info: (01445) 781346 [email protected] (Scottish Charity Number: SCO04655) www.freechurch.org 4 Next, harvest is a sign of God’s intention for human co-operation. Every single thing we eat ON symbolises the unity of human work and effort. Every apple we eat, every loaf of bread, every glass of milk, every bag of crisps – the list is REFLECTION endless - is a symbol of the commercial, industrial and agricultural network of human endeavour in our world. What would be on our dinner tables if we could only rely on what is in October is traditionally the month when the our gardens? Church gives thanks for the harvest with a Of course, harvest is also a symbol of the unity special service. My favourite harvest hymn of the world, for the unity of human endeavour has always been ‘We Plough the Fields and stretches right across it and our shopping Scatter’ which is almost the only one which baskets would be very boring without the doesn’t also have another agenda. Instead it co-operation of nearly every nation. This actually allows us to sing several verses, plus should sometimes be a matter of shame, a rousing chorus, in a simple expression of because we are enjoying food grown by men gratitude for God’s gifts. and women who work for a pittance. Our plenty Of course, a Harvest Festival service is an is their poverty. opportunity to give thanks to the architect of Creation who fashioned the earth so that it The unity of the world blesses aid workers who yields food for us to eat and with whom we co care for so many of the poor and neglected of -operate with good husbandry, intelligent our troubled world. It blesses those politicians agriculture and appropriate storage methods who show vision and conviction to bring justice to make sure there is a plentiful supply. and peace to all, and it blesses all who Thanksgiving there certainly must be, but contribute in so many ways toward equality symbols also help us to celebrate. and freedom for all God’s people. Simple thanksgiving must always be a part of First, harvest is a symbol of the unity of the Harvest Festival for our lives depend on a seasons, for all four must work together, a bountiful God who provides our daily bread. good harvest relying on them all playing an But Harvest must also speak of more than equal part. Thus, if our Winter doesn’t bring gratitude. It symbolises the unity of human enough snow and rain to seep through the endeavour and of a world deliberately ground and fill reservoirs the Spring growth fashioned within the purposes of God, to draw will be limited. If summer has less sun than nations together in inter-dependence and we expect then the grain won’t ripen, and this create the potential for peace. year with too much sun the yield will be much reduced as the quality of seed will also be Reverend Heather Widdows impoverished.