This Is Islay ThisIsIslay

This episode launches Season 3 of our community podcast celebrating the people, places and events of Islay and Jura.

This episode focuses on the people of Islay, and specifically "What makes someone an Ileach?"

Greig Barker interviews Islay High School students, Russell Pollock speaks to Samantha MacArthur and the podcast team gathers various views on the subject.

We would like to thank Islay High School students Diura Paterson and Matthew Campbell, and Glasgow University student Samantha MacArthur for their participation in this episode.

We would also like to thank those Facebook users who responded to our posts.

Podcast team: Greig Barker, Jean MacLellan, Tom O'Farrell, Russell Pollock, Glen Roberts, Jolyon Thurgood.

Support from Islay High School and Studio facilities much appreciated.

In this episode, Sharon Jones, on her third visit to Islay together with husband Mike, contributes her own recording to our podcast series. She relates her experiences travelling the highways and byways of Islay by e-bike. This episode was recorded, by Sharon, in September 2023.

This is our very first Leap Day episode.

In this episode, Lars Weitbrecht, a traveller from Germany shares his discovery of Islay whisky, the Islay landscape and the Islay community, in conversation with Jolyon Thurgood. This episode was recorded in September 2023.

In May 2023, Jolyon interviewed Fiona Kalache MBE who manages Mid Argyll Youth Development Services, known as MAYDS. In this role, Fiona provides support and guidance to the programmes offered on Islay by the Mactaggart Youth and Community Outreach Services (MYCOS). MYCOS was formerly known as MYFOS and the Mactaggart Cyber Cafe in Port Ellen, but offers a broad range of services and activities for young people and other islandwide community groups.

Note: This is a companion episode to the interview with Lynn Johnstone, also with MAYDS, focussing on Mental Health Support and first released in October 2023.



More information can be found at:

http://www.mycos.org.uk/ and https://www.mayds.org.uk/ and by following MYCOS on Facebook at @MYCOS

This episode features Glen in conversation with Lynn Johnstone, part of Mid-Argyll Youth Development Services (MAYDS), focussing on the mental health support she provides at Islay High School. More information is available at https://www.exchange-counselling.com/ .

The Independent Newspaper for Islay and Jura, the Ileach, was founded in 1973. To mark the occasion, Glen Roberts sat down with current editor Brian Palmer and past editor Calum Murray to discuss all things Ileach, and in particular the role of this publication in the local community.

The Ileach is published fortnightly, with print editions of the Ileach available on Islay and Jura, and through UK and worldwide subscriptions by post. Electronic (pdf) subscriptions are also available. More information at ileach.co.uk .