Come along to Shoreline for a relaxing workshop & make your own beautiful handcrafted journal, exploring Japanese Stab Binding, 10 am – 12:30 pm. Your tutor Corinna Krause will guide you through the process. Choose from a selection of stunning Nepalese handmade paper.

Cost: £35. Full tuition & materials included.

Booking through Corinna @sollasbooks and on receipt of payment. There are a maximum of 8 places.

Gaelic Coffee Morning 10.30 am – 12 pm

Looking to try something new, improve your fitness or get back into squash in a fun and friendly environment? Why not come along to a new introduction to squash and squash fitness sessions at Uist Squash Club?! Join on Monday 3rd, 10th, 24th and 31st March. 7 – 8:30 pm. £5 per person.

For further details and to confirm you’re coming contact Mhairi on 07725 995 260

Join Simon Mclaughlin, RSPB Site Manager for his talk ‘Western Isles – A Unique Home for Wildlife’ at 7 pm.

Join the Beacon for their monthly cash bingo night, first Wednesday of the month! Eyes down @ 7:15 pm.

Drink and snacks available.

Calling all budding gardeners. The registration for Cothrom’s SVQ Level 1 and 2 qualifications in Horticulture opens on Thursday, 6th March at 10 am at Cothrom. Join for a year of hands-on learning and grow your skills from packet to plate.

Cidsin Ceilidh at Cnoc Soilleir, Daliburgh, from 1 pm to 2 pm. Live music, tea, sandwiches and cakes.

The Scottish Community Coalition on Energy and Scottish Community Alliance invites you to share your views and discuss how the Scottish Government guidance could affect your community, to feed into the consultation, 2 – 4 pm.

Sign up via the Eventbrite link.

Craft, knit and natter at Howmore Church Hall, 2 – 4 pm.

Knit and natter at Taigh Sgire Sholais 2 – 4 pm.

If you live in Uist and would like to meet up with other like minded people living with neurological conditions, or you are a carer, come along to Ceann na h-Airigh for a catch up over coffee, tea and delicious baking, 11 am – 12:30 pm. This is the first of a regular Neuro Hebrides Cuppa and Catch up in Uist. Come and and enjoy good company and hear about their plans.

Soup and sandwiches at Howmore Church 12:30 – 2:30 pm.

Sgioba Dràma Uibhist leis ‘Am Fear Carach’ agus luchd-ciùil. 7.30f. Tiogaidean air an doras: £8 / £4

Sgioba Dràma Uibhist presents ‘Am Fear Carach’ with local artistes and National Mod prizewinners. 7.30 pm. Tickets on the door: £8 /£4

For women of all ages, 10 am – 4 pm.

Join for conversations with women from Afghanistan and The Linda Norgrove Foundation. Celebrating women in Uist and asking – how are our voices heard? Local – National – Global.

Lunch and Refreshments provided.

Booking essential. Contact iwduistegmail.com

Grand Opening of the Claddach Kirikibost Centre’s Preloved Shop, 11 am until 2 pm. Thereafter, the opening hours will be Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 10 am to 2 pm.

Tea & Cakes at Daliburgh Thrift Shop from 11 am – 1 pm.

Daffodil Tea in aid of Marie Curie – Scotland, 12 – 2 pm.

Children’s activities and disco at Eriskay Hall, 2 pm to 4 pm. Games and dances for all ages. Tuckshop and teas. £2 entry.

Sgoil an Iochdair Family Ceilidh 7 – 9 pm. Entry by donation.

Leasanan Gàidhlig airson Luchd Ionnsachaidh air Dimàirt 25 agus Dihaoine 28 den Ghearran agus Madainn Chofaidh Ghàidhlig Disathairne 1 dhen Mhàrt airson luchd Ionnsachaidh agus Fileantich. 11 m – 12 f.

Two Gaelic lessons for beginners and learners on Tuesday 25 and Friday 28 February and a Gaelic Coffee Morning 0n Saturday 1 March.  The lessons will be in the Nurse’s Cottage with an experienced teacher.

North Uist Agricultural Society AGM, 8 pm. All welcome, please come along.

Safe Families Western Isles Information Evening, 6:30 – 7:30 pm.

Safe Families Western Isles support families with children aged 3-15 through their volunteers Family Friends & Host Families.

Join Southend Community Hall for the annual general meeting at 7pm. They are looking for new members to join the committee. Come along and be part of something that benefits our community. Help keep our community hall running strong!

Talks on Thursdays – Singing in the Brain – How & Why do Birds Sing? 7:30pm.

Birdsong is beautiful, and a delight to hear. But how and why is it produced? What does birdsong mean, or do? Come and find out as Rupert delves into what lies behind our springtime songsters’ tunes. Refreshments available (by donation)

For booking/further information please email info@grimsay.org or text/ring 07842 963428

BOOK IN ADVANCE, PLACES LIMITED

Crofting for the Future In-person Training Course – Griminish; Friday 14th and Saturday 15th March, 9:30 am – 5 pm.

This course is suitable for both new entrant AND experienced crofters.

Have you been asking yourself:-

• How can I prepare for changes in agricultural policy?
• How can I make my croft more sustainable:- economically & environmentally?
• How do I adapt to changing weather patterns?
• What resources are available to support me?

Please head to the link for more information / tickets.

Grimsay Folk Live Music Club, 7 – 9 pm.

Entry by donation.

St Mary’s Whist in aid of WICCI Uist & Barra, 8 pm. Donations of baking and prizes will be greatly appreciated. All welcome!

St Patrick’s Day Irish Country & Western Dance, 9:30 pm – 1 am.

Fundraising Event to help raise funds for upgrading the hall

Cash event

Secondhand Book Sale, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm, to raise funds for the John Love Reading Room at Ceann na h-Àirigh.

Daliburgh Coop Trolley Dash in aid of Sgoil Dhalabroig P7 School Trip.

£5 a ticket

Max 2 minutes

• No Alcohol, Cigarettes or Gift vouchers
  £300 max spend
• 1 of each item

Spinning in Uist will meet at St Mary’s Hall, Griminish, Benbecula, from 1 pm to 3 pm. All are welcome. Members £2 donation, and spectators are free.

Beetle Drive in Taigh Sgìre Sholais, 6 pm.

Macmillan Cancer Support North Uist Branch’s AGM will be on Tuesday 25th March at 7 pm. New members welcome!

Kids’ Disco at 7 pm in Eriskay Hall.

Family Country and Western Night hosted by Nollie & Company from 7.30 pm to 10.30 pm at Balivanich Hall. Entry by donation. Licensed bar. There will be an over-18s dance from 10.30 pm to 1 am.

Following the success of Climate Hebrides’ in-person courses, they are hosting free, online sustainability training over the next few weeks!

31st March: A full-day session covering all five modules

Easter Quiz Night in Taigh Sgìre Sholais, 7 pm.

Talla presents ‘Back to 90s’, 21:30 pm – 1 am.

£10 entry. £5 if over 40.

Licensed bar. 18+ only (ID required). Cash only.

11am start. Whether you’re chasing a PB or just want to soak in the incredible scenery, this is your opportunity to fall in love with running all over again. Running is for everyone—no matter your pace, you belong at the start line. Sign up now: https://www.entrycentral.com/benbecula-half-marathon

Artie’s Singing Kettle for the first time in North Uist, 10:30 – 11:30 am.

Please head to the link for more information/booking.

Artie’s Singing Kettle is making its debut in South Uist, at 3 pm. The show will be bringing a unique blend of nostalgia, music, and fun that promises to enchant audiences of all ages. This much-anticipated event was originally scheduled for Cnoc Soilleir but because of unanticipated demand is now to be staged in Southend Community Hall.

Ceòlas Summer School 2025 will take place in South Uist from Sunday 6th to Friday 11th July.

Please head to the link for more information/booking.

11- 19 July – Sollas Week 2025

Annual Show of crofters livestock, produce and home industries. A great family day out. 11am – 4 pm.

EDF 2025 – 25/26 July ’25!

Secure your tickets via the link.

Join Stòras to celebrate 10 years of Lochboisdale Marina at Fèis Ghasaigh 2025 ~ 2nd & 3rd August. More info to follow…