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Having visited Mull in May like most visitors to the island we ended up in Tobermory and stayed at Tobermory Campsite just outside the town.
We liked Tobermory but were surprised to find that there was nothing made of the Balamory connection (Tobermory is where the children's TV programme Balamory was filmed for you without grandchildren or toddlers of your own) as we wanted to get some souvenirs for our grandchildren. Indeed there seemed to be no mention at all of Balamory which made us think that the town was missing out on a great promotional opportunity.
With a lot of 'digging' we eventually found a small shop with some Balamory merchandise and having purchased a couple of things we enquired as to the paucity of such merchandise and lack of promotion of the Balamory connection.
Here is what we were told.
The BBC came along in 2002 - 2005 and filmed some outside scenes for a few weeks. They released associated merchandise for sale which local shops could stock. However some years ago the BBC decided that they would no longer licence such products so the supply dwindled and no more was available. The name Balamory is of course copyright and the BBBC will not sell licences for its use.
So now that most of the old merchandise is sold and with the fact that the BBC will not licence any further use of the Balamory brand, that's it!
I know that our grandchildren would love to visit 'Balamory' so I'm sure that there are thousands of others who would like to.
The shop that still has some merchandise available is right at the end by the harbour but unfortunately I can't remember its name.
KH
We liked Tobermory but were surprised to find that there was nothing made of the Balamory connection (Tobermory is where the children's TV programme Balamory was filmed for you without grandchildren or toddlers of your own) as we wanted to get some souvenirs for our grandchildren. Indeed there seemed to be no mention at all of Balamory which made us think that the town was missing out on a great promotional opportunity.
With a lot of 'digging' we eventually found a small shop with some Balamory merchandise and having purchased a couple of things we enquired as to the paucity of such merchandise and lack of promotion of the Balamory connection.
Here is what we were told.
The BBC came along in 2002 - 2005 and filmed some outside scenes for a few weeks. They released associated merchandise for sale which local shops could stock. However some years ago the BBC decided that they would no longer licence such products so the supply dwindled and no more was available. The name Balamory is of course copyright and the BBBC will not sell licences for its use.
So now that most of the old merchandise is sold and with the fact that the BBC will not licence any further use of the Balamory brand, that's it!
I know that our grandchildren would love to visit 'Balamory' so I'm sure that there are thousands of others who would like to.
The shop that still has some merchandise available is right at the end by the harbour but unfortunately I can't remember its name.
KH