This is farming land and there’s barely a farm in Scotland which is viable without EU subsidies. “The economy of the Highlands and Islands is a very fragile one,” he says, “and Brexit will make things worse. Mike Mackenzie, a local builder and MSP for the SNP until 2016, has lived here with his family for 40 years. And then there’s the world stone-skimming championships, which have been held for more than 20 years and attract almost 1,000 visitors and competitors. The community hall nearby is the focal point for music festivals during the spring and summer months.
The Puffer itself, during 10 years of nurturing by Cafferty, annually wins a clutch of awards for its food and drink. This is an island that punches well above its weight. Tony, Britt and Henry Doughty-Godchaux, who moved to the island after reading about it in the Observer. It’s such a secure yet open environment and we know that he’ll reap the benefits as he grows up.” “How many other places exist where children can play for hours under the collective supervision of the other islanders who instinctively keep an eye on them? There’s no crime here. “He loves it and the local school is excellent,” says Britt. They feel it has been a good move for six-year-old Henry. The consequences of Brexit were also beginning to become apparent and Scotland seemed like such a progressive place.” There had to be something better even if it meant having to make some sacrifices, including financial ones.
In London we felt we were running up a down escalator. “When we read the article we just felt that now was the time to make the change. “I’ve always believed that everything happens for a reason,” says Tony, a paediatric nurse from London. They had been living in London when they read an article in the Observer over Christmas 2015 about how this tiny Scottish island was trying to attract people to make a home and a future here. They arrived two years ago with their son, Henry. Two of the freshest arrivals who have just started to experience the close-knit life on Easdale are Tony Doughty-Godchaux and his American partner, Britt.
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