PREPARATIONS are continuing for a series of events for the centenary commemoration of the Iolaire disaster in the Western Isles.
A total of 201 island sailors, returning from the First World War, died in the early hours of January 1, 1919, when the Iolaire sank after running aground on the rocks off Holm on the east coast of Lewis. It remains the worst maritime disaster during peacetime in the UK.
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has agreed to host a community event on the evening of December 31, 2018, and a formal civic event on January 1, 2019.