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July 11, 2010July 23, 2010

Open Morning at Glenfinart Hall – Every Wednesday!

Every Wednesday morning! 10:00am. Open Morning at Glenfinart Hall, Ardentinny. Come along and have a cuppa and a chat. Nearly new books and small gifts on sale. Village Hall members free. Non-members 50 pence. All welcome!

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July 9, 2010July 10, 2010

MoD Police retrieve sunken boat

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. …

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July 3, 2010July 4, 2010

Second cygnet gone

Quite a stormy day on Loch Long today. Sadly it looks like the second cygnet (see photo below taken on Thursday) has now disappeared. Possibly to a Heron or Crow? Until a few days ago there were two cygnets with mum and dad, sadly there now only appears to be the one.

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July 2, 2010July 2, 2010

[Fri. 16:49:20] Waverley running empty

The Waverley late this afternoon on Loch Long. No passengers appeared to be on board. We understand that she had boiler problems at Largs. Can anyone confirm?

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July 2, 2010July 2, 2010

MOD Police examine upturned craft

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

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