With the speaker unable to visit, Arran Historical Society members enjoyed a social evening and discussed their upcoming excursion writes Norma Davidson.
Unfortunately, the May speaker, Mhairi Hastings, from Dumfries, was unable to talk on the History of Savings Banks.
Having set off on a wet and windy morning, she consulted the CalMac website en route which intimated that, due to high winds, no ferries were sailing to Arran, despite the Caledonian Isles having run to timetable.