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Tree of the Year 2021 winner is a hawthorn tree that stands alone on the coastline of the Solway Firth (Scottish Gaelic: Tràchd Romhra) in Kippford, Dalbeattie in Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland. The annual competition is organised by woodland conservation charity The Woodland Trust. Their aim is to highlight how trees for are vital for our landscapes and essential in the fight against the climate and nature crisis we are facing.

Shared via the Celtic League. Christmas and New Year card greetings in all the Celtic languages. Issued by the Breton branch of the Celtic League.

Michael Yellowlees from from Birnam in Perthshire, Scotland, along with his Alaskan husky Luna, have trekked the width of Canada from the Pacific to the Atlantic to raise money to rewild the Scottish Highlands. They started their 5,000-mile journey in March and have so far raised over £40,000 for Moray-based rewilding charity Trees for Life. The money will go towards planting trees and restoring the natural habitats of the ancient Caledonian Forest, which once stretched across Scotland.

Talking of his journey Michael said:

The article below was published by the Celtic League followig the recent Inquest conclusion in regard to the sinking of the Breton fishing boat Bugaled Breizh:

"FAMILIES REMAIN UNCONVINCED BY BRITISH INQUEST CONCLUSION SINKING OF BUGALED BREIZH AN ACCIDENT

Queen's University is in the city of Belfast (Irish: Béal Feirste) in the north of Ireland (Irish: Éire). Close to the University is Queen's Elms Village that provides accommodation for students. A tower block, now demolished, once stood in the village. It is the site of a story of a haunting that once terrorised a student allocated room 611 in the block 40 years ago. It has been the subject of reports in the Belfast Telegraph and BBC Northern Ireland over recent days. Needless to say the approaching of Halloween always sees an increase in reports of ghost stories.

The Royal National Mòd (Scottish Gaelic: Am Mòd Nàiseanta Rìoghail) 2021, held at Eden Court Theatre in Inverness (Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Nis), has been described as a "huge success". The event, that celebrates Gaelic song, music and poetry, had to be postponed in 2020 due to the Covid pandemic. However it went ahead this year between October 8-16, in a hybrid version.

Media release Culture Vannin:

"Who will be your choice for the RBV award for Manx culture? 

25 November 2021

Information and attached photographs from the 'Yes Kernow' tea:

"Chy an Mor roundabout was extremely busy in terms of traffic during Sunday 24th October, 2021 and so we were pleased to put on a successful visibility action there.

The support received from passing motorists was incredible and it seemed that many were aware that we were due at the location having read about us on social media.

London Manx Society (Manx: Yn Cheshaght Manninagh Lunnin) will be holding their Mhelliah Service at St Bride's Church in London's Fleet Street on Monday 18th October 2021. A Mhelliah is a traditional Celtic harvest festival that remains popular on the Isle of Man, and is celebrated annually by London Manx Society. In his novel 'The Manxman', a 1894 novel by the Manx writer Hall Caine (14 May 1853 – 31 August 1931), he describes the Mhelliah festival:

In 2014 a haul of Viking-era treasure was found in a field in Galloway (Scottish Gaelic: an Gall-Ghaidhealaibh) by a metal detectorist Derek McLennanin. It was the richest collection of rare and unique Viking-age objects ever found in Scotland. Since the find detailed conservation work has been carried out on the collection of over 100 artefacts by the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Èideann).