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Article published 31/07/2023

Scotland and UK Press activity

We work closely with Scottish and UK media to raise awareness of our work to promote the Outer Hebrides to visitors, and how we offer support for the industry. Some of the most recent highlights include: 

Read all our press releases on our media toolkiit

Hear from Stornoway iCentre

We’ve seen a lot of cruise ships in the harbour over the past few weeks. It’s nothing compared to how it'll be next year when the Deep Water Port opens, and it's been delightful meeting people from all over the world. Often they're on their way to Iceland, Kirkwall or Lerwick.

The HebCelt festival took place directly behind us (but across the water), so it was wonderful to see the town gearing up. Bunting suddenly appeared everywhere, and the shops were full of musical inspired windows. It’s such a joy.

We're expecting a wide range of people into the iCentre over the remainder of the summer, and we look forward to welcoming all our visitors. 

Pop in and say hello!

Our team of welcoming and knowledgeable staff are always on hand to help you, and your visitors. Pop in and say hello to our iCentre teams – they'd all love to hear from you.

Find and contact Stornoway iCentre

Scotland's Year of Stories evaluation

The results from the latest Themed Year, Scotland’s Year of Stories 2022, have now been published. Our new report highlights the significant benefits it brought to Scotland and its communities.

Over 1.4 million people attended a total of 201 funded events which were designed to share and celebrate Scotland’s stories.

Find out more about the full impact of Scotland's Year of Stories 2022 with key insights, learnings and results.

Read the full evaluation

Future Themed Year

We asked for your help to scope out options for a future Themed Year. Our Themed Years celebrate the very best of Scotland and its people.

The survey is currently closed.

More details to follow.

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