The Uig community in Lewis has planned a series of events to mark the centenary of the Iolaire disaster which claimed 10 local lives – six of them from the village of Cradhlastadh alone.
On Hogmanay, Uig children will light lanterns in the houses which now stand on the croffs to which the 10 men never returned. They will remain lit until sunset on January 2. The war memorial will be illuminated with appropriate maritime colours, allowing it to be viewed from all directions as a ship.
There will be a special Iolaire commemorative service in the Church of Scotland, Langabhat, at 3pm on New Year’s Day at which a pulpit fall, beautifully created by Cathy MacDonald, originally from Enacleit and now of Inverness, will be dedicated.