Local pair Andy Surridge and Nikki McGovern performed as Tattiebogle at the 8th Arran Folk Festival which included concerts in village halls around the island as well as visits to schools and sessions in pubs. B23twe04
Beef back on menu
It was one of the first acts of the new North Ayrshire Council to ban beef in primary schools and to make sure that an alternative was always offered to secondary pupils after the recent scare. Arran farmers were particularly saddened because they felt that the council was giving the thumbs down to local beef. Soon after the directive, the Arran National Farmers’ Union wrote to the council expressing its concern and confirming its complete confidence in Arran beef.