OWPG: Media News Bulletin Autumn 2018 | Page 12

Roger Butler Island fever R oger continues to write about all aspects of the Scottish islands - he’s been hooked on the Hebrides since a school adventure on board a converted trawler. It was Easter time but the sea was like a millpond and the temperature was positively Mediterranean! Now, years later, he’s experienced all sorts of weather and is used to being left stranded when crossings have to be postponed. Recent articles have looked at remote or lesser-known islands such as Cara (off the Kintyre peninsula) and Hestan (off the Galloway coast); others have explored a ruined village on Colonsay and an historic golf course on South Uist. Forthcoming features include the story of a short but extraordinary Viking Canal, tucked right beneath the Cuillins on Skye, a look at the wild west coast of Eigg and a journey out to the little island of Texa, just off the ragged south coast of Islay. Please get in touch if you would be interested in articles and pictures about the Hebrides. Other magazine features planned for 2019 include walks which help to discover lost canals and little-known industrial archaeology, and plenty of routes over our hills and dales - the Welsh Borders are a particular favourite. Again, enquiries and commissions are welcome. Image Kiloran Bay on the Isle of Colonsay, Inner Hebrides