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🗓️ 14 August 2019
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Mark revisits the island of Ulva a year after it was transferred into community ownership
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0:35.7 | You're listening to Out of Doors from BBC Radio Scotland. |
0:43.3 | Hello and welcome. I'm Mark Stephen. |
0:46.0 | Right now I'm sitting on one of the most westerly points on the island of Mull. |
0:51.5 | In front of me there is a jetty. |
0:56.5 | There are one, two, three yachts moored up there at the moment, pleasure craft, a couple of tourist boats, another one out in the |
1:01.3 | bay there. The sun is actually just setting directly in front of me, so the water looks as if |
1:06.1 | it's just thousands of points of light. And just just about 150 maybe 200 metres away |
1:11.5 | I can see on the island there |
1:13.7 | a wee cafe called the Boat House |
1:15.8 | that's on the island of Ulva |
1:18.3 | Now Ulva's interesting because just over a year ago |
1:20.9 | it was bought out for the community |
1:22.8 | It's great to see you all here on this wonderful day |
1:25.8 | and I'd just like to say welcome to the community owned Ireland of Ulva. |
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