Retirement of Neil Nicolson, Portree, Skye
The photograph is courtesy of the family of George Dey. George took many forestry photographs in his forestry career and many of those are now shown on this web site. Check under ‘Groups’ and George Dey Collection.
The large crowd gathered to wish Neil well and celebrate his retirement from the Forestry Commission. There is almost too many to identify with many faces half hidden but numbers have been added and Grant Macintosh (Inverinate) has done a valiant job and provided a great number of names:
1. Graham MacBryer (Forester - Eynort)
2. Shona Reid (Hamish Reid’s Daughter.)
3. Ewan Ross (Forest Craftsman - Dunvegan)
4. Margaret Ross
5. ??
6. Ruairidh Bain (Forest Craftsman -Portree)
7. Donnie MacDougall (Head Forester –Skye)
8. Sophie Bain
9. John Alex MacLean (Forest Craftsman – Portree)
10. ??
11. Angie Macaskill
12. Neil Macaskill (Tractor Driver – Portree)
13. Willie Sutherland (Ranger – Portree)
14. Marina MacDonald.
15. ??
16. Bill Miller (Winch Operator – Eynort)
17. ??
18. Elsie Anderson
19. ??
20. ??
21. Calum MacDonald (Ganger – Portree)
22. Christine(Toots) Macfarlane (Clerkess – Portree)
23. Dolagh Reid.
24. John Alex MacLean's Wife - First name?
25. David Robertson (Chief forester – Skye)
26??
27. Jean Robertson.
28. Isa Nicolson.
29 Neil Nicolson (Ganger – Portree)
30 Catriona MacDougall.
31. Chris MacDonald (Ranger – Skye)
32. Hamish Reid (Forester – Broadford)
Can someone name the rest?
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