Alison Jones, Isle of Coll
Coll Community Hall and Bunkhouse have gone the extra mile for the community. Coll is different from other islands - our businesses aren’t just seasonal, we are open all year round to serve locals and tourists.
Pippa Milne, Chief Executive, Argyll & Bute Council
For me, Argyll has to be the best place to have been in lockdown. Needless to say I had to keep working but to do this from a fantastic location, often sitting outside with my laptop and being able to walk the dogs at 6am every morning along the Crinan Canal and not even having to think about social distancing helped a lot.
Emma Clark, Islay
Owner of Glenegedale House shares her special story about the Islay community spirit. During lockdown, I worked as part of the ‘recovery group’ which supported the Isle of Islay in coping with the pandemic. As travel providers weren’t going to be taking anyone who showed corona symptoms, we had to, as a business, think of ways we could deal with it on the island.