Inverbeg Raft Race

With the busy summer season drawing to a close, Inverbeg Holiday Park played host to an end of season fun day. The afternoon kicked off with children's events and followed by the hotly contested Inverbeg Raft race.

Luss Estates Plays host to 250 School Children

Over 250 pupils from local schools took the classroom to the countryside this week to learn about Food and Farming.  The two-day educational visit was organised by The Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET), in co-operation with Luss Estates and members of the local agricultural community.

Tighness Footpath

 

Luss Estates employees spent the best part of a week repairing the Tighness footpath near Arrochar. This is part of the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park core path network and had been damaged by machinery during timber operations in 2010. The path has now been repaired and some additional seats have been added for walkers to rest and take in the spectacular views of Loch Long and the Arrochar Alps to the west.

 

Some of Scotland's most iconic and picturesque pathways have been formally recognised in a map charting over 455 miles of paths in Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park. The Core Paths map features horse, cycle, dog walking, community, circular and nature lover paths and includes the long distance route the West Highland Way. The Tighness path links the village of Arrochar to the surrounding path network running above the village, running parallel to the West Highland Railway line for some distance.

Luss Highland Games - 2011

The Luss Highland Games is a very special event for the Clan Colquhoun, and this year it was hosted by Mr Patrick Colquhoun, elder son of the chieftain, Sir Malcolm Colquhoun. Accompanied by his wife, Mr Patrick Colquhoun led the pipe band through the historic village of Luss, long known as "the prettiest village in Scotland," and headed to the Luss Games Field to officially start the 2011 Highland Games.

Luss Games - 2nd July

Loch Lomond's oldest traditional Highland games return to Luss on Saturday July 2^nd 2011 continuing a tradition dating back to 1875.

Inveraray & District Pipe Band will kick off proceedings as they march from Luss Pier to the Games Field, before the varied programme of events, competitions and entertainment commences.

The Games will also be a special day for the Clan Colquhoun, one of the oldest in Scotland. Every year members from across the world descend on Luss as their Chieftain ‘gathers' the clan before officially announcing the games open.　

Re-Stocking Loch Lomond

Luss Estates continues to support the Loch Lomond Angling Improvement Association (L.L.A.I.A) with their stock enhancement efforts on Loch Lomond and its tributaries, with juvenile salmon and sea-trout. L.L.A.I.A. is spending some £30,000 this year on their stock enhancement programme and Luss Estates has recently made a £2,500 donation towards the programme.

 

Luss Primary School Saved

Luss School has been saved for the foreseeable future! Argyll & Bute Council announced that, in light of the comments made by the education secretary, Michael Russell, all school closures have been stopped. The decision was taken at the council meeting on June 14 where members agreed to stop the consultation process. The decision comes following advice, given by the cabinet secretary for education and lifelong learning, to the Scottish Parliament, on Thursday 9 June, that the current schools consultation legislation is "defective."

Luss Clears Loch Lomond Litter

Luss Estates Company have agreed to help tackle the litter problem on the western banks of Loch Lomond. They have teamed up with Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park with a litter picking project worth £10,000 over the year.

Luss Estates employees will be picking litter from the fields and lay-bys along the stretch of the A82 from Bandry Bay to Inverbeg, including the notorious Suie Field.