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1 Round & About • February 2021 £1 Mun cuairt air Volume 27 No. 8 February 2021 Muile agus Eilean Idhe Silver Linings News, Views and Reviews, Happenings, Events and Occasions. Providing a living snapshot of life on Mull, Iona and surrounding areas since 1991 2 Round & About • February 2021 Round & About wants to hear from YOU! ROSS KIRSOP During the COVID-19 pandemic Plumbing & Building we are looking for content preferably of a cheerful nature! 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We have some news from the Royal Mail continues to increase Round medical practice about the roll-out of Covid-19 postal rates with alarming vigour, vaccinations (p.5), and positive vibes from the Mull forcing us to increase our overseas Highland Games Committee (p.6), plus many other contributions, including on p.12 the first in our new subscription prices as of this month. & series of stories by Felicity Hansen of Dervaig. For UK subscribers, we have taken Mull Community Council has seen some changes, the decision to retain the price of with a return to Billy McClymont as convenor, £35 annually for the time being, About while Andrena Duffin has been co-opted back in however please be aware that cop- News, Views and and takes on the role of secretary again. ies will from now on always be sent Reviews, Events & A decision looks imminent on the way forward with by second class mail, so may take a Occasions for Mull Craignure pier - Argyll & Bute Council is currently few days longer to arrive. running an online consultation (see page and Surrounding Areas 5) regarding both medium and long term THR E ED BOOK telephone directory: solutions. There is a clear preferred option We have decided in light of Covid-19 to delay the Published & Printed by for medium term, which is to 'do the mini- next edition of the Red Book until 2022. Round & About mum' as opposed to adding an extension. This means that classified entries and ads will remain Rehmor Croft, Bunessan, There is still time until 7th February to the same - effectively giving those businesses with Isle of Mull PA67 6DL make your voice heard if you have a dif- an ad an extra year of advertising free of charge. ferent view! Now read on, Janna However, there will be an update of domestic Telephone/Fax phone numbers only in March 2021 in time for 01681 700710 The theme for our March issue will be Easter - if you have an entry to add or change please e-mail: editor@ 'RESILIENCE' let us know by 6th February 2021: Send us your thoughts/ stories/ photos roundandaboutmull. on that or any other subject! 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Joint Pain Qualified, experienced and fully insured. Post Operative Rehabilitation Contact Liam Griffin for a free quotation. T-07732 510502 [email protected] [email protected] online and telephone appointments also available W-www.treeworksoban.co.uk 5 Round & About • February 2021 Covid-19 Vaccine for Mull & Iona Future plans for Craignure Pier: We are all looking forward to the Covid vaccination cam- Consultation paign starting on Mull. Hopefully by the time you read this Argyll and Bute Council is considering options to secure the we will have started on the first priority group of the over future of Craignure ferry terminal and anyone interested, 80’s. We have already vaccinated some of the most vulner- whether a Mull resident, business or visitor, is being encour- able as well as health and social care staff. This will be one of aged to give their thoughts through a consultation. the biggest public health programmes ever undertaken on the Plans being developed will cover not just the long-term fu- Island and we plan to deliver this at speed as soon vaccines ture of the pier, but also what needs to be done now to make become available. In total we have over 5000 vaccinations to sure it can continue to operate in the medium term. complete including first and second doses. In the last week The pier was built in the mid 60s and is now coming to the end in January we will take delivery of our first 200 Astra Zen- of its useful operating life.