WIND generated electricity and groceries deliveries by boat are among the everyday challenges of a former Men-ston family now living on a remote Scottish island.

Jill and Nick Noble, and their children, Eilish and Caitlin, moved to the tiny island of Muck last year.

The family came back to Menston during the Easter holidays to visit friends and relatives, and Mrs Noble has written to St John's Parish Church with some of her experiences on Muck.

She said: "The weather here is glorious at the moment, very clear and sunny, with a good stiff breeze so that we have plenty of electricity .

"We have a system known as 'guaranteed hours', which means that a large diesel generator will provide a back-up if there is no wind, but only for a few hours each day."

Mrs Noble said islanders have to call shops on the mainland, to place orders for supplies, which are then delivered when the ferry calls at Muck on its thrice-weekly run.

"It doesn't sound like a lot, but as long as we are organised and keep well-stocked cupboards, we find we rarely run out of anything, and if we do, there is usually a friend or neighbour who will land us what we need," she said.

The family have taken up baking their own bread, and are planning to grow their own vegetables to boost food supplies.