Le Chèile / Together

Le Chèile / Together is a library and community project exploring people, places and connectedness in the Western Isles.

This concluding episode gives a round-up of how the wider Le Chèile Together project played out, alongside some discussion on each postcard/podcast, and an insight into some of our in-person ceilidhs across the Western Isles. 

Join hosts Lewis Hou (Director, Science Ceilidh), and Fiona Rennie (Photographer, Artist, Producer) as they talk to Kathleen Milne (Libraries Manager at Leabharlainn nan Eilean Siar [Westerns Isles Libraries]), and Prof. Sarah-Anne Munoz (Division of Rural health and Wellbeing, University of the Highlands and Islands).

This part of the project has now drawn to a close for now, but feel free to get in touch to find out more and/or if you have any ideas to build on this yourself? Share your own thoughts about what ‘together’ means to you, and what you learnt about your community and yourself during lockdown by getting in touch and sharing on social media on #LeCheileTogether

In today's episode we discuss the final topic prompted in the postcards from the Western Isles Libraries asking folk to share what their hopes are for their local communities in the next five years.

We are joined by Sarah Maclean (Bùth Bharraigh), Kathleen Milne (Libraries Manager at Leabharlainn nan Eilean Siar [Westerns Isles Libraries]), Dr. Ania Zubala and Prof. Sarah-Anne Munoz (both from Division of Rural health and Wellbeing, University of the Highlands and Islands).

Share your own thoughts about what you'd like to see in your own local communities in the next five years by getting in touch and sharing on social media on #LeCheileTogether

In today's episode we discuss another of the topics in the postcards from the Western Isles Libraries asking folks to share what libraries mean to them.

In today's episode we discuss another of the topics in the postcards from the Western Isles Libraries asking folks to share a special place to them.

We are joined by community members Marri Morrison - from North Uist Historical Society CEUT, and Mary Harman from Benbecula. Also joining in the conversation are and researchers Sara Bradley (Division of Rural health and Wellbeing, UHI), who looks at connections between outdoors and health, and Sarah Bowyer - (NHS Scotland and PhD from UHI, Division of Rural health and Wellbeing) sharing reflections on the meaning of place for Western Isles residents from Uig as shown in her doctoral research.

Share your own thoughts about what ‘together’ means to you, which places are special to you, and how do they make you feel well by getting in touch and sharing on social media on #LeCheileTogether

In todays episode we discuss what we've learnt about our community and ourselves during lockdown, along with Agnes Rennie (Chair of Urras Oighreachd Ghabhsainn), Magaidh Smith (volunteer co ordinator of the community arts group Cabraich) and researcher Dr. Liz Ellis (Division of Rural health and Wellbeing, University of the Highlands and Islands).

Share your own thoughts about what ‘together’ means to you, and what you learnt about your community and yourself during lockdown by getting in touch and sharing on social media on #LeCheileTogether

Le Chèile / Together is a library and community project exploring people, places and connectedness in the Western Isles.

Le Chèile / Together is a library and community project exploring people, places and connectedness in the Western Isles.

This introductory episode gives an insight into the podcast, as well as an overview of the Le Chèile Together project as a whole.

Join hosts Lewis Hou (Director, Science Ceilidh), and Fiona Rennie (Photographer, Artist, Producer) as they talk to Kathleen Milne (Libraries Manager at Leabharlainn nan Eilean Siar [Westerns Isles Libraries]), and Prof. Sarah-Anne Munoz (Division of Rural health and Wellbeing, University of the Highlands and Islands).

Share your own thoughts about what ‘together’ means to you, and what you learnt about your community and yourself during lockdown by getting in touch and sharing on social media on #LeCheileTogether