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Scottish Islands Explorer Magazine

Description: UK's only magazine devoted to exploring the islands of Scotland. With six annual publishings in full colour.

Newest Review: ... are crofters, some work for the National Trust for Scotland, which owns the island,others nurse or teach the children at Fair ... more

... Isle Primary School. Philip was also working as a deck hand on the ferries and was a member of the fire brigade. Every two months in those days Philip would post a CD of the magazine to a printing firm in Wales, which produces page layouts on screen, these were then e-mailed back for the owners to proof read. When they were satisfied with the finished product, the magazine would be printed. This is where it all began on windswept Fair Isle in a small workshop in the back of their home. Fantastic! As the readershi...more

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Scottish Islands Explorer Magazine- brilliant! (797 words)
by - written on 10/11/08 (Very useful, 139 readings)
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Are you a lover of wild and remote places or do you dream of one day of escaping to somewhere quiet and serene? -well if so I have the magazine which will take you there from your armchair. I have a passion for The Scottish islands and have visited most of them and was delighted when I saw an advert for a magazine totally devoted to them. It was the year 2000 and the first issues were being launched from Fair Isle by Linda Grieve and Philip Welch. These were initially in black and white and were little more than a few pages of news and stories. At this early stage there were 50 subscribers. Fair Isle is a small island between Orkney and Shetland ... Read the complete review