24/08/2026
Exciting news from the Hebrides People Visitor Centre (the old Seallam in Northton) - significant funding to redevelop the display space and provide student/researcher accommodation! Very happy to have joined its board to help shape the future of this key heritage asset for South Harris.
See Hebrides People Visitor Centre for further info!
And in the news ....
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3ekk2wj77xo
https://www.bbc.co.uk/naidheachdan/sgeulachdan/cwyezln43yyo
https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/hebrides-people-visitor-centre-to-close-ahead-8-25m-redevelopment/
Hebrides People Visitor Centre in Northton, Harris, will close on 20 August 2026, reopening in April 2028, with its genealogy service continuing throughout.