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A charity based in Moray (Scottish Gaelic: Moireibh), Trees for Life, is working with Rewilding Europe, 20 landowners and six other organisations on a project to rewild an area of more than 500,000 acres in the Highlands of Scotland. Trees for Life have the aim of Rewilding the Scottish Highlands (Scottish Gaelic:  Ath-fhiadhachadh na Gàidhealtachd).  They state their objective as "a revitalised wild forest in the Highlands of Scotland, providing space for wildlife to flourish and communities to thrive".

The Castle of Old Wick is a ruined castle that stands on a narrow promontory above the North Sea near the town of Wick, Caithness, Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Ùige, Gallaibh, Alba). It is thought that a fortress was built here by Earl Harald Maddadson in the 1100s, although the ruins that can be seen today probably date to the 14th century. Harald Maddadsson (Old Norse: Haraldr Maddaðarson, Gaelic: Aralt mac Mataid) (c. 1134 – 1206) was Earl of Orkney and Mormaer of Caithness from 1139 until 1206.

Kernow

20 Mis Gwyngala 2021

'Kernow Matters' (KMTU) has received the following release from the Cornish patriots of 'Yes Kernow' who have been very active throughout Cornwall this Summer drawing huge support.

One of our 'Kernow Matters' team happen to be driving west on the A30 at Innis Downs near Bodmin at the time and we attach a photograph taken from her car.

We thank our comrades at 'Yes Kernow' for their sterling efforts and also in further strengthening ties with Scotland, Wales, Ireland and Brittany with whom we share similar ambitions.

The Manx General Election was held in the Isle of Man (Manx: Mannin) yesterday on 23 September 2021. The election is for members of the 'House of Keys' (MHK’s), which is the directly elected lower house of Tynwald (Manx: Tinvaal), the parliament of the Isle of Man. The Manx-language name of the House of Keys is 'Yn Kiare as Feed' meaning 'The Four and Twenty', as the House has 24 members. Most elected members do not represent a political party and stand as independents.

‘The financial impact of tourism in Cornwall: an assessment’

We are very pleased to enclose a link to a short on line paper prepared by that great Cornish academic, Doctor Bernard Deacon, who has, with others, been taking an objective look at some of the wilder claims made by those who financially benefit from tourism in Cornwall. 

As we all know, these claims are often picked up and run in the mainstream media who accept such assertions without proper investigation.

In 1965 a memorial chapel was built as a memorial to the drowned Welsh speaking village of Capel Celyn. Capel is Welsh for chapel, while celyn is Welsh for holly. The memorial chapel is now reopening after having conservation work undertaken. The work was carried out by Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water and began in July 2020. Capel Celyn was located to the north west of Bala in Gwynedd, in the Afon Tryweryn valley in the north of Wales.

It has been reported in the Financial Times on Monday that the much derided idea of building a bridge between the north-east of Ireland and Scotland have been scrapped. The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson had promoted the idea which had various estimates of cost varying from a minimum of £15 billion to £33 billion. The feasibility of the controversial idea had also been questioned with warnings about the depth of the Irish Sea and the presence of dumped munitions which would cause problems for any crossing.

In the history of the Earth there have been at least five significant ice ages. Approximately twelve epochs of glacial expansion have occurred in the past one million years. The last ice age known as the Last Glacial Period (LGP) ended about 20,000 years ago. Glaciers extended over much of northern Europe and covered many of what we now call the Celtic nations.

TOM MAZZONE SPRINTS TO SAINT PIRAN'S FIRST UNION CYCLISTE INTERNATIONALE (UCI) VICTORY

It was a big day in northern France as Saint Piran took their first win as a UCI Continental team.

And, coming a week to the day before the start of the Tour of Britain, the timing couldn’t have been better.

Stephen Bradbury, Ross Holland, Steve Lampier, Tom Mazzone, Ollie Maxwell and Jenson Young were among the 106 starters lining up for the 179km UCI (1.2) Grand Prix de la Somme

The Scottish National Party (SNP) and Scottish Greens have published details of their new power sharing agreement. The co-operation arrangement states that the two political parties will work together to provide "effective and responsible leadership for Scotland for this session of the Scottish Parliament, in the interests of Scotland, of the people who live in Scotland, and of future generations".