THE Colwall Ale House and St James Church will be hosts again for the next series of Ale House Talks.

On Thursday,September 11 at 7.30pm, Jonathan Pearce will be presenting the first of four talks in the series: St Kilda or Bust!

Visitors are invited to attend this illustrated talk about how Captain Jonty and his crew spent three days exploring the unique history and wildlife of this dramatic archipelago, the remotest part of the British Isles.

The clear oceanic waters around its islands support a diverse and stunning range of animals and plants while the cliffs are home to the largest colony of seabirds in Europe. T

he sheep, field mice and wrens on the islands are unique to St Kilda.

The last residents were evacuated in 1930, bringing to an end thousands of years of human occupation. They had survived in this seemingly harsh environment by catching seabirds for food, feathers and oil, farming crops and raising livestock.

The archipelago is a spectacular landscape of vertical cliffs and sea stacks, surrounding the safe haven of Village Bay.

In addition to its mixed World Heritage status, St Kilda is a National Nature Reserve, a National Scenic Area, a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a European Union Special Protection Area.

Tickets are £5 and available from John Goodwin's office in Colwall.