isles of britain

[smurf]

the answers are all islands in england , scotland , wales and ireland
26 in the beginning remove red from wimbledon game
34 this was rubbish until three or four did the twist
55 two dectectives , the second loses his direction at the end
69 included in this island is a beautiful valley
71 a place to drink beer from the 4th to 8th sept 2012
77 lead weight
thank you for any help clues or???

[paddywak]

55 Blakeholme
69 Ulva

[owllady]

26) Coquet

[Famous5]

34 Find another word for rubbish and swap letters 3 and 4
71 Check out beer festivals in the county where this quiz originates
77 Lead weight as you would have on a piece of string when wallpapering

[Baldric]

Re 77, as far as I know Plum(b) Island is in New York, not heard of one in UK.

[julia-mag]

Baldric, Have you referred to the list of islands as specified by the setter? It is sentence 2 in the rules.

[smurf]

thank you all