This year’s Gaelic Learner of the Year has been named as Christina Mackenzie (above), an administrator at Pròiseact nan Ealan (National Gaelic Arts Agency) in Stornoway.
The award, presented at the Mòd in Oban, recognises a Gaelic learner who has made significant steps to fluency.
Christina, who was born to Gaelic speaking parents in Stornoway during the 70s, did not study Gaelic as a schoolgirl and chose to study jewellery at Cardonald College, Glasgow.
She then trained as a goldsmith and designer for 14 years, gaining a gold medal industry award for her work.
It was in 2011, when Christina decided to return to Stornoway, that she enrolled on a Cùrsa Comais course at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, spending a year there immersed in the Gaelic language.
Lewis woman is named Gaelic Learner of the Year
14 October 2015