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Aerial spraying to resume [Update 13 Aug. 09:25]

admin — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 21:56:20 +0000

13 Aug. Additional update from Mr. Russell Lamont, FCS:

1. The spraying is to control the spread of bracken.

2. The spraying is being undertaken on Forestry Commission ground, which is tenanted by Mr Marshall.

3. Product being applied – Asulox.

4. As I have already indicated in this instance FCS were unaware of the operation prior to it being undertaken. If this operation takes place in the future we have indicated we must be informed. This information will be conveyed to the community.

12 Aug. We have received the following from Mr. Russell Lamont, Environment Manager, Cowal & Trossachs Forest District:

I understand you have been informed that the helicopter operations highlighted on your web site, dated 8th August, were being undertaken on behalf of David Marshall.

We were unaware of the work and temporarily suspended the operations until we were satisfied that all the relevant paperwork was in place. I can confirm all the necessary requirements have been met and we are content to allow the operations to continue.

I have been informed this may be as early as 13th August, depending on the weather.

8 Aug. A helicopter (reg no. G-WEGO) could be seen over Cnap Reamhar (the hill behind Ardentinny village) on Sunday afternoon in what appeared to be aerial crop spraying. Hopefully the Forestry Commission will be able to provide us with more details on this shortly.

MoD Police retrieve sunken boat

admin — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:38:32 +0000

The retrieved boat on Sandy Beach

Thursday evening saw the retrieval by Ministry of Defence Police of the cabin cruiser which sank at its Ardentinny mooring on July 1. The unmanned boat took on water and sank in around 70 feet of water. We understand that the craft slipped its mooring last Sunday and drifted across to the Coulport side of Loch Long.

The boat owner hopes to repair and refloat the cruiser as soon as possible. He would like to express his appreciation to the police for their help and assistance during the two hour operation.

With the help of a tractor, the boat was righted on Friday afternoon.

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MOD Police examine upturned craft

admin — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 11:24:20 +0000

MOD Police checked out the upturned cabin cruiser earlier this morning.

Sinking craft

admin — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:38:06 +0000

Update Sunday 4 July: The craft finally sank today.

This cabin cruiser moored at Ardentinny sank in the bay early this afternoon. No one was on board at the time.

Ardentinny opens its gardens

admin — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 21:28:12 +0000

Ardentinny's gardeners - Freda & Barry Waldapfel and Eileen Connell

The Shore Villages of Kilmun, Strone, Blairmore and Ardentinny this weekend participated in Scotland’s Gardens Scheme. Ardentinny opened two of its most beautiful private gardens to the public.

Eileen Connell and Freda & Barry Waldapfel’s gardens received a stream of visitors throughout the 2-day event, with all proceeds going to the Gardens Scheme charities. Well done to all three!

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[Fri. 18:27:42] Clean palette.. Jean moves on

admin — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 21:08:10 +0000

Stalwart of Ardentinny’s arts and crafts scene for the past 16 years, bowler, dancer, bridge player, gardener and outdoor enthusiast, Jean Grimes leaves her many Ardentinny friends next week for pastures new. An accomplished artist, Jean is pictured here with one of her most recent canvases.

On behalf of the village, we wish her continued good health and happiness. Come back and visit us often!

More Day in the Life here.

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Ardentinny blaze destroys caravan

admin — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:38:20 +0000

The remains of the caravan.

Fire engulfed a mobile home at Glenfinart Caravan Park early on Friday morning. The caravan which we understand was recently up for sale, was completely destroyed. One local resident said “I was awoken at around 1.30am on Friday morning by a bright light outside the window, I immediately phoned the emergency services, however the fire service had already been alerted. It really looked a ferocious blaze”.

Police were unable to comment.

Thursday morning's blaze could be seen from Ardentinny.

Young drinkers in stone throwing incident

admin — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:33:40 +0000

Some 20+ young people partied at Sandy Beach.

Police stopped and boarded the Ardentinny to Dunoon 485 bus late on Friday June 4 after an Ardentinny resident reported stones being thrown at her window. A group of young people in a number of cars was noticed earlier in the evening drinking on Sandy Beach. The resident said that several stones were thrown at her window late on Friday. When she went to investigate she received verbal abuse from a group of mostly drunk girls. A Police spokeperson confirmed that the last bus had been stopped but none of the alleged offenders were on the bus and could not be found. They may have got in to a car or cars or gone in to someone’s house. If anyone has any information on the incident, they should contact Dunoon Police on 01369 763060.

Our communities and The National Park

admin — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:39:08 +0000

National Park CEO Fiona Logan addresses the packed hall.

The 70 plus attendees at the Kilmun Community Council’s meeting of the 8 June could have been forgiven for thinking they were at the wrong meeting. Many had come along in response to a letter from the KCC, in the local Dunoon Observer, inviting the attendance of anyone interested in the debate as to whether or not Kilmun should remain in the National Park. In addition, it stated that the meeting would also be attended by the Park’s CEO and Director of Planning to discuss the benefits of being within the Park.

However, it was made clear by the KCC Convener, Ms Sue Minns, that this was a normal Community Council Meeting and not a special meeting called to address any particular issue. The agenda had been adjusted slightly to enable Fiona Logan, National Park Authority CEO, to leave early but otherwise it was business as usual, albeit with some input from their NPA guests.

‘Business as usual’ was nevertheless illuminating. Kilmun Community Council has various important issues of concern in which the Park has involvement to a greater or lesser degree. These include the Finnartmore Housing Development; the proposed Forestry Commission road junction in to Midge Lane; the location of the proposed wind farm; and the proposal to designate Kilmun a conservation area.

From an Ardentinny perspective, there appeared to be two common threads of concern in dealings with the National Park Authority. First, complaints about mixed messages, a lack of and poor communication between the Park and the Community Council.

This also arose at the Ardentinny Public Meeting on the 26th January at which Gordon Watson, Director of Planning and Rural Development, had apologised and said he hoped lessons would be learnt in the way the Park responded to responses and concerns raised by the community. Second, poor consultation procedures and the apparent disregard for the views expressed by residents in the consultation process.

Despite Fiona Logan’s assurances that they wanted to consult and work with communities, not against them, there was an expressed feeling of disbelief. For example, one Ardentinny resident cited the situation where the Ardentinny community had participated in the consultation process, saying where they would like additional housing in the village, only to find that the Park proposes to build them where they specifically don’t want them to be built.

While we in Ardentinny are still concerned about the outcome of the Park’s proposed housing development south of Lochview which will be decided by the National Park Board on the 23rd of June, we are encouraged to have the prospect of acquiring the Glenfinart Walled Garden and turning this into an exciting and viable community project.

We wish Kilmun Community Council, and the residents it represents, every success in dealing with the challenges they face.

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The letter in last week's Dunoon Observer from Kilmun Community Council.

Scottish Classic Racing at Ardentinny

admin — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 19:22:20 +0000

Sunday 6 June saw the annual Scottish Classic Racing Club championship take place at Glenfinart, Ardentinny.

Click for the results.

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[14:10:50] Moto gift-wrapped