Welcome to the Jungle

As a follow up on last weeks post about the cancellation of the Spot the Barrel competition, I would like to thank the people that responded to my appeal about the money not being refunded by Roland. Everyone of you were perfectly happy with the proposed idea although I realise there were only a few. In the end I received a little over fifteen responses from who a few wish to remain anonymous. I guess the money will be refunded as planned since the information on the Spot the Barrel Website is still the same as last week, although.....

There has been a slight change, and as already mentioned on the website, today was the day that the name of the new hotel would be announced and Roland kept his promise. He is delighted to announce that the name for the new Islay hotel in Port Ellen is "The Jungle"

Update: As you can read in the comments there might be a change of plans. One of the reasons could be that it turns out that the Celtic supporters end at parkhead is referred to as 'the jungle', something the Rangers fans on Islay could have a problem with. The name "The Jungle" has now been removed from the Spot the Barrel Website, which might suggest that another name has been chosen. I also received an anonymous email from someone who lives in Port Ellen. continue reading......

THE JUNGLE: come on this is totally unacceptable, even with kathleens sense of humour, but saying that there is NO humour in THE JUNGLE, i have known kathleen for years and years and this has taken the biscuit. When they said they were having a guessing competition for the naming for the hotel i was expecting something unusual, something original, something quaint, but THE JUNGLE which has NO reference to islay or its surroundings is totally unacceptable and unjust to ALL the people of islay and especially to the people of PORT ELLEN. have they done research into the old firm divide in scotland, and especilly PORT ELLEN, do they want the locals, and i myself am not football orientated.

PLEASE RECONSIDER KATHLEEN AND ROLAND you have to make this work, WE WANT A NEW ISLAY HOTEL so call it just that ISLAY HOTEL.

Ron: Thanks for sending me your comments and I must say I like the name Islay Hotel much better too.

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