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The future of a village hall. The future of a community.
On Friday 15th October a Public Meeting was held to discuss the future of the village hall in light of all, bar one, of the current committee having resigned. The Chair explained to the 28 attendees the necessity to find volunteers to take over the running of the hall in this unusual situation. An initial …
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Ordnance Survey map 1855-1882
A fascinating historical map from 1869 showing Ardentinny and Glenfinart walled garden can be viewed here.
Blairmore Pier presentation to retiring Waverley Purser
[HTML1] After the last Loch Long sailing of the season on Saturday 16 October, Friends of Blairmore Pier Trust Chairman, Captain Alistair McLundie, presented Waverley Purser Jim MacFadzean with an honorary Trust membership to mark his retirement. Jim, who leaves the Waverley after some 23 years, will be sadly missed by all the regulars. We wish him …
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Dragons vote for Glenfinart Walled Garden Winner
Ardentinny Community Trust Convenor, Dennis Gower, came away a winner from the Dragons Den at the Annual Conference of Argyll and Bute Social Enterprise Network (ABSEN) in Campbeltown last week. Pitched against nine other projects, he emerged victorious with a £500 grant from Firstport for the Glenfinart Walled Garden Project in Ardentinny. The Dragons in …
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