May is Canna 10K month here in Canna! We had a record number of trail runners - 74! The run went extremely well and we were blessed with a bit of sunshine and dry conditions. The runners start at New House, go out along to Tarbert field before coming back along the road and over the bridge to Sanday, out around to St Edwards and back along the shore road to the finish line at the Farm Square. The fastest runner completed it in just over 38 minutes. Very impressive!
The BBQ afterwards was popular and Dod, David and Rebecca did a brilliant job of ensuring everyone got their tasty treats and got their energy back. There was then some downtime for people to explore the island - many folk took to Sanday Beach for a post run dip in our cool, azure, Hebridean waters.
Doors for the ceilidh opened at 7pm and The Shearing Shed was soon jumping and dancing to the tunes of the Eigg Ceilidh Band. One runner described his experience of the ceilidh as “bonkers”. John Angus played the pipes in the interlude before the raffle bonanza took place. Prizes included “Rent a Ranger” walks, stays at Tighard, meals at Cafe Canna and even guinea pig cuddling!
All the feedback we have received from our runners and visitors has been really positive and we can now enjoy a short breather over the summer months before we start planning for next year!
Ranger Tom did the first of his organised beach cleans. We managed to get about 20 bags of marine litter picked up in a few hours and the bags were taken along to our designated marine litter skip. There are more organised beach cleans coming up over the coming months so if you are visiting Canna, please feel free to join in with those. Dates and information will be up on the Canna website soon. There is now a marine litter bin at the Canna Community Shop where visitors can put items picked up from the shore during their visit if the notion takes them. It all helps!
Various projects are now moving along apace here in Canna. Canna House Project is now at the internal fixing stage and over the summer, the collections team will begin the process of taking things back to the house. The new Visitor Hub is taking shape too with windows and doors now installed. Electricians have been on site connecting everything and prepping for final fixes including a new PV array which will be on the roof adding extra energy into the Canna grid.
The fields are now full of rapidly growing lambs and semi-tired looking ewes. The lambs are skipping about and playing in small flocks delighting everyone. The calves are coming on too and the Red Beltie calves are proving a real hit!
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