Yes indeed, the sad news of the destruction
of the Clachan (or the Macs, as it will
forever be fondly remembered by those who
can still remember it) will be greatly
missed by a wide cross-section of Stornoway
society. For instance, where will the
Stornoway Society of Hard Men (Hon Pres Jo*
Ell**t) now hold their meetings? Where will
the Broadbay Slack Womens Club now meet to
exchange knitting patterns? And where will a
whole generation of underagers now meet to
discuss how much they had to drink last
weekend.
It will also be missed by members of the
AGOFR scene, as the Clachan was the venue
for the final round of the 2002 Annual AGOFR
Inter-band Drinking Competition.
Sad days indeed. Maybe some one should write
a song about it. Maybe called 'Smoke on the
Water with that dram please' or something.