by Nat Higginbottom | Jun 22, 2020 | Daily News
“Wherever you can help, your NHS needs you” Back in March this year, I sent a tentative email to the Western Isles Hospital offering to return to work to help out regular staff who were preparing for a Covid-19 influx to the hospital. At the end of last month, I... by Nat Higginbottom | Jun 22, 2020 | Daily News
When I became the minister in Bernera 12 years ago I was ably, prayerfully and seriously supported by the elders in the church. It was easy to remember their names for the three of them had the same name – Fionnlagh or Finlay. This ensured that I could not go too far... by Nat Higginbottom | Jun 22, 2020 | Daily News
The opening of the bridge, through the eyes of a 10 year old. I’ll never forget the feeling of excitement on the morning of Wednesday 22nd July 1953. Today was the day that Bernera was no longer going to be an island, it was finally linked to the mainland by a... by Nat Higginbottom | Jun 22, 2020 | Daily News
Neil Macleod was an illegitimate son of Roderick, the last of the Macleod chiefs of Lewis. Roderick had three legitimate and five illegitimate sons who, before and after his death, fought between themselves, and later with the new lords appointed by King James VI in... by Nat Higginbottom | Jun 11, 2020 | Daily News
‘Connected Communities’ is a term that we have come to know over the past few years. It speaks of communities effectively linking and interacting with one another more closely, more intimately and more inter-relatedly. That is what was seen last Tuesday, as the... by Nat Higginbottom | Jun 10, 2020 | Daily News
What on earth is a Bernera girl doing in a Carloway choir, you may well ask? I was fortunate enough to be invited along by our lovely Angela from Lundale, who had been in the choir for a few years, when I moved back home from Inverness after 31 years living away. I...
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