Our news

Date	Title
Feb 15 2008	Website upgrades - watch out for potholes! The Mr Big website has been transferred to a new upgraded system

Aug 2 2007	Report of Monkey Business at the Strathy The Strathspey & Badenoch Herald writes about the UK Songwriting Contest

Jul 16 2007	It's Monkey Business for top UK songwriting competition! Recognition for another of the songs written for the children of Carr-Bridge Primary School and featured in Hey, Mr Big!

Nov 18 2006	Oxford College sends news of Hey, Mr Big around the globe The latest College Record for Wolfson College, Oxford includes a 5-page article on the Jamie Fund and the associated celebration of Jamie's life

Nov 14 2006	Hey, Mr Big! spreads further south Seven more shops from Forfar in Angus to Linlithgow in Lothian put Jamie's book on the shelf

Jul 2 2006	Web provider upgrade offers new pointer to the Mr Big Group Visitors to the Community Kit site can now find the Mr Big Group amongst the links to existing users of the service

Jun 11 2006	The Valhalla Triangle marks its world premiere! Episode one of the comedy radio series will be broadcast on station WHFB and over the internet tonight

Jun 4 2006	Are you ready for The Valhalla Triangle?? The generosity of US radio group Minds Ear Audio Productions introduces an entire new source of income for The Jamie Fund

Apr 3 2006	Spring brings a new round of book distribution The Landmark Press lend a hand once more

Dec 24 2005	Christmas marks a whole year of book selling It is a full 12 months now since the publication Hey, Mr Big!

Dec 1 2005	A BIG thank you to the Cairn Hotel Another local business proves that where there is a will there can be a way

Nov 8 2005	Hey, Mr Big! on Grampian TV The regional TV station for the North of Scotland reports on the big book selling effort

Oct 24 2005	Hey, Mr Big! scores a notable on-line news story Hi-Arts posts a progress report on the book on its web-based Highlands & Islands Arts Journal

Oct 22 2005	E-Bay offers a new, on-line option for buying Hey, Mr Big! The world's most popular internet auction site opens the door for on-line ordering and payment

Oct 16 2005	The Sunday Post points to the good times as well as the sad Hey, Mr Big! receives another full-page feature in a Scottish national newspaper.

Oct 14 2005	Hey, Mr Big! in Scotland Magazine Hey, Mr Big! is amongst the books reviewed by another international circulation magazine

Aug 14 2005	Can you help put books on the shelf? "Creative distribution" of Hey, Mr Big! spreads the book further afield.

Jul 16 2005	Hey, Mr Big! goes out on the road Local businesses in Carr-Bridge rally round to sweep away some of the biggest distribution hurdles.

Jul 11 2005	Two years have passed We mark the second anniversary of Jamie's accident with hope for the future.

Jul 9 2005	Song for Jamie wins a runners-up merit prize for poetry News has arrived that Hold on to the smiles has been selected amongst the Top 100 Poets in the Forward Press competition for 2005.

Jul 8 2005	Hey, Mr Big! now available off the shelf at many more local outlets Stocks of books have been delivered today to a range of popular visitor centres in the area around Carr-Bridge.

Jul 1 2005	The Scots Magazine serves up the first published book review Hey, Mr Big receives a very favourable write up in the July issue of this icon of Scottish life and culture.

Jun 29 2005	The Mr Big Group holds its first AGM The not-for-profit community group set up to oversee the funding and publication of Hey, Mr Big! reviews the progress and plans for the future.

Jun 28 2005	Carr-Bridge Primary marks the arrival of "The Jamie Bench" Rev David Whyte leads the children in a prayer of dedication for the new bench around the tree that Jamie planted in 1998 when he was in P2.

Jun 15 2005	Inspiring life celebrates The Jamie Fund David Gasking's invited article on the Jamie Fund and Hey, Mr Big! gets a double spread in this motivational publication from Red Arc Media.

Jun 1 2005	Cover-to-Cover in The Scottish Field magazine Hey, Mr Big! is one of the books selected to be featured on the Cover-to-Cover page of the new look magazine.

Apr 12 2005	Hey, Mr Big! passes the all-important "break-even" point Income from 3 months of book sales plus grants has now covered all self-publishing and printing costs for the fund-raising project

Apr 10 2005	Hey, Mr Big! on Speysound Radio Local radio presenter Helen Cook announces plans to feature a book review interview on her Sunday evening show The Bridge

Apr 7 2005	A Big Thank You to Kingswood Baptist A highly successful coffee morning and sale brings in more than £200 for the Jamie Fund.

Mar 18 2005	Fund raising efforts for the Jamie Fund from afar Grandma and Grandad's local newspaper, the Watford Observer, reports on Hey, Mr Big! and the Jamie Fund

Mar 1 2005	The Scouts pass on the news about Hey, Mr Big! The news item that previously featured on the Scouts website is reproduced in Scouting Magazine.

Feb 10 2005	Ottakers and Waterstones bookshops help to spread the word Two of Inverness's largest book shops are putting up posters and handing out order forms for Hey, Mr Big!

Jan 28 2005	The SSPCA sets up a photo shoot for Heiki, 12 weeks old The Inverness Courier manages to combine a new puppy, Hey, Mr Big! and the Gang Show all in one story

Jan 12 2005	Mr Big gets the full-page treatment in The Herald A Scottish national newspaper features a selection of extracts from Hey, Mr Big!

Jan 7 2005	The BIG delivery arrives - Mr Big, BIG time! 34 boxes of books arrive, amidst a continuing flurry of media interest.

Jan 6 2005	Hey, Jamie Man - Dad's on the radio! Hey, Mr Big! makes the news on Moray Firth Radio, following a further article in the Press & Journal.

Jan 5 2005	Hey, Mr Big! in the Scottish Daily Mail A fortuitous sequence of links leads to coverage in the national press.

Dec 20 2004	Real books. Hey, Mr Big! in print! The first sample printed copies of the book arrive in a snowy Carr-Bridge.

Dec 18 2004	Mr Big hits the on-line book shelves! The first listings for Hey, Mr Big! have begun to appear on the major UK and US on-line book sites

Dec 16 2004	The Strathy heralds the approach of Hey, Mr Big! With the first printed books just days away, the Strathspey & Badenoch Herald begins to spread the word in and around Carr-Bridge.

Dec 10 2004	The Scottish SPCA regret the loss of a junior member The Scottish Society for the Protection of Animals include an item on Jamie and Hey, Mr Big!,

Dec 9 2004	Hey, Mr Big! goes on-line for advance orders US publishers iUniverse add the book to their lists for advance orders and the Mr Big website follows suit.

Dec 1 2004	Jamie is featured by the Scout Association The Scout Association recognises Jamie as one of its own in a website item.

Nov 26 2004	Detective writer Lin Anderson investigates Mr Big The author of the best-selling Rhona MacLeod novels Driftnet and Torch offers her advance review of Hey, Mr Big!

Nov 25 2004	A BIG hand all round for Tricky Ricky Well-known Scottish magician Tricky Ricky McLeod points the way to the Mr Big website

Nov 21 2004	The Mr Big website really takes shape The introduction of a section of interesting and fun links for children completes the essential outline of the website

Nov 12 2004	A tale of two covers Hey, Mr Big! goes into production with kind endorsements front and back.

Nov 9 2004	Alexander McCall Smith provides first review of Hey, Mr Big! The well-known author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency expresses his approval for the proofs of Hey, Mr Big!

Nov 5 2004	Hey, Mr Big! enters the final lap Book and cover proofs for Hey, Mr Big! are now available to view on-line

Oct 18 2004	Hey, Mr Big! approaches the last lap iUniverse confirmed today that they now have everything they need for the preparation of the final proofs of Hey, Mr Big!

Oct 6 2004	Disney give the go ahead for Kermit and friends to join in Disney Corporation have kindly given their permission for the use of a Muppet song on the final page of Hey, Mr Big!

Sep 21 2004	Hey, Mr Big! is awarded "Editor's Choice" The manuscript of Hey, Mr Big! has been selected for the iUniverse.com "Editor's choice" programme with a score of 265 out of a maximum 275 in the publisher's editorial review process.

Aug 29 2004	Hey, Mr Big! hits the road at last The manuscript of Hey, Mr Big! has set out on its journey, following on-line submission to iUniverse.com

Aug 27 2004	Welcome news on grants opens the way for publication The Mr Big Group receives confirmation of a Small Community Grant to secure the funding package for Hey, Mr Big!

Aug 20 2004	Wallace & Gromit team up with Mr Big Aardman Animations have agreed to the use of personal quotes from Nick Park and pictures of Wallace & Gromit in the book Hey, Mr Big!

Aug 19 2004	A tremendous funding boost from Europe Moray Badenoch & Strathspey Enterprise confirm the award of a grant to the Mr Big Group from the European Union

May 27 2004	The Mr Big Group is here! The Mr Big Group arrives as a not-for-profit community group

Jan 17 2004	The Jamie Weekend continues with fun for all the family A programme of community activities in the Carr-Bridge Village Hall takes the total raised for the Jamie Fund to over £5000

Jan 16 2004	The Jamie Weekend opens with a BIG salute to a true hero Carr-Bridge turns out in force to celebrate their happy memories of Jamie and to honour Andrew Dale for his courage.