Audio cassette recording by Maggie Campbell of the last sale at the old mart and the opening of the new mart in 2003.
Recordng of the last sale at the old mart in May 2003 and the opening of the new mart in August 2003, with short interviews with various attendees.
Colour photograph of planes on the tarmac at the airport in the 1970s.
Small planes on the tarmac at the airport on a sale day in the 1970s.
First sale at the new mart
Photograph of the first sale at the new mart at Crossapol in 2003.
For many years crofters on Tiree battled to secure funding to replace the old market stance at Crossapol which had very limited facilities. During sheep and cattle sales, the lorries for transporting livestock caused an obstruction on the main road to the west of the island.
Funding for the project amounting to £532,000 was finally secured in December 2002. The funders were Argyll & the Islands Enterprise, Argyll & Bute Council, the Scottish Land Fund, SEERAD, the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, United Auctions, Scottish Natural Heritage and Investors in Society.
The Rural Centre was officially opened on the 21st August 2003. The ribbon at the entrance to the Centre was cut by Donald MacIntyre and Iain MacInnes, the island’s oldest and youngest crofters respectively. The following day saw the first sale of a pen of eight lambs donated by the directors of Tiree Rural Development.
Colour photograph of the first sale in the new mart in 2003.
Lambs in the first sale at the new mart on the day of the opening of the Rural Centre at Crossapol in August 2003.
Colour photograph of Donald Morrison auctioning model cows at the opening of the Rural Centre in 2003.
Donald Morrison auctioning model cows with Sophie Isaacson of Kenovay at the opening of the Rural Centre in 2003.
United Auctions catalogue for the sheep and lamb sale in September 2003.
United Auctions catalogue for the sheep and lamb sale held at the Rural Centre in September 2003.
Colour photograph of Jane Isaacson cutting the ribbon to open the new mart in 2003.
Jane Isaacson of Kenovay cutting the ribbon at the new mart at the opening of the Rural Centre at Crossapol in August 2003.
Colour photograph of Donald MacIntyre of Gott inspecting lambs at the first sale at the new mart in 2003.
Donald MacIntyre of Gott, Tiree`s oldest crofter, inspecting lambs at the first sale at the new mart on the day of the opening of the Rural Centre in August 2003.
Newsletter `An Tirisdeach`, No. 303, 27/9/2003.
Local news including possible lack of funding for the Continuing Care Unit at Taigh a` Rudha, the lambs and sheep sale, the new Care & Repair scheme for the elderly and disabled, the open day at the Rural Centre, the Tiree Wave Classic and news from the school and golf club.
Video recordings of TV programmes about crofting on Tiree, 1985-86
VHS video of recordings of two TV programmes about crofting on Tiree: (1) (Track 3) STV`s `Scotland Today – The Crofter`s Way` recorded in 1985 about crofting in Tiree and featuring Ailig MacArthur of Heylipol, crofters John and Hugh MacKinnon, thatchers Alexander MacNeil and Hector Brown, Jean MacKay of Balemartine and Janice Monaghan of Heanish, crofters Lachie MacKinnon of Parkhouse and Alastair MacInnes of Ruaig, and teacher Margaret MacKay, (2) (Track 3) Extract from Channel 4`s `Edgeland` recorded in 1986 (?) about crofting in the Highlands and Islands and featuring Tiree with Ailig MacArthur of Heylipol and Alastair MacInnes of Ruaig.
Newsletter `An Tirisdeach`, No. 14, 14/11/1990.
Local news including safety fears over the road to the Hynish, fire alarms at Taigh a` Ruadh, the crisis in crofting as sheep and cattle prices plummet, news from the school and from MP Ray Michie.
