West Highland Free Press

2001: Kyle lifeboat fundraiser

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Over 20 people took part in a fundraising pier-to-pier walk last weekend in aid of Kyle lifeboat station. At least £1,500 was raised by the walk, from Kyle pier to Kyleakin pier and back. All the money will go to the lifeboat station. Local hotels and restaurants supplied the food and drink for the walkers, who endured some damp conditions.

2001: Treasury minister in Lewis to discuss grim spending forecast

UK Treasury Minister Danny Alexander was warned last week that deep cuts in public sector spending will have a disproportionate effect on the Western Isles.

The warning came during a very brief visit to the islands by the Liberal Democrat MP who has faced widespread criticism for his role in securing a coalition with the Tories and for agreeing to their proposed cuts agenda.

2001: Trainee gentleman on charity trek

Pawsey has raised £3,250 for two charities

Kelvin Pawsey, who describes himself as “an amateur cyclist and trainee gentleman” left Lewis last weekend after completing a 960-mile solo charity bicycle ride from Folkstone to Stornoway in aid of the Harris Tweed Authority’s educational trust and the RNLI.

Mr Pawsey left from Folkestone’s Sunny Sands inshore rescue boathouse on 31st July. An art technician and a form tutor at a school in Folkstone, he has always taken a keen interest in the RNLI as his great-grandfather was a member of the Rye lifeboat Mary Stanford which was lost with all her crew in 1928. He is also a Harris Tweed fan and has four jackets.

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