The Isle of Rùm
@isleofrum.bsky.social
The largest of the Small Isles. Wildlife, community ownership, dark skies, and our own breed of pony. 40 odd people trying really hard.
BREAKING Defend Our Juries website taken down as attack on freedom of speech worsens - blocking access to important legal info for protestors. This is what happens when the Government uses anti-terror law to silence dissent. www.wedonotcomply.org <— legal info here instead!
Happy to see @isleofrum.bsky.social and @rumdeerresearch.bsky.social here on BlueSky 💙 We had a wonderful stay on the island in April, every day was magical with crazy skies switching from hail showers to sunshine, sun halos and aurora. And wildlife everywhere; sea + golden eagles, divers, otters...
Calving Team 2025 1st instalment @celestineadelmant.bsky.social Eve Morris @seanofrum.bsky.social @sarah-dobson.bsky.social Prof Josephine Pemberton and Ali Morris @isleofrum.bsky.social
What an amazing day we had. So many people came to our event to celebrate 15 years of community ownership....and many were surprised at the amount we had achieved and our honesty about our challenges. Feeling blessed and still have a ceilidh yet to dance the night away!
Hello there We are celebrating fifteen years of community ownership this year with an afternoon exhibition of all our achievements and a ceilidh in the evening. All welcome!! Come along and show your support for what a small community can achieve against the odds.
One of our newest residents and visitor services manager Elle has a weekly column in @heraldscotland to write about her new life on Rùm. www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
I found a sense of community on this Scots isle I had never experienced anywhere else
Many of us dream about giving up the rat race for a new life in the country but Elle Duffy actually did it. She gave up her job as a journalist in…
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Our final total for the @scottishbirding.bsky.social SOC Highland bird race is 38 species including this grey wagtail. We were hoping for 40 but 38 is quite respectable for a day around Kinloch on Rum in January #birds #ScottishBirding @isleofrum.bsky.social #isleofrum
This year marks 15, that's FIFETEEN,whole years of community ownership on Rùm. We have done a pretty good job considering all the obstacles in our way. We will be celebrating in true small Isles tradition with a ceilidh, a big stone, an exhibition in a tent and lots of stories. All welcome.
Greetings from the Isle of Rùm! We are celebrating our Dark Sky Sanctuary Status with an event on Saturday 18th January All welcome for some guided stargazing, planetarium action and good food.
