Changes to Ardentinny Community Council
At Ardentinny Community Council’s AGM earlier this month a new committee was formed. Val Kennedy resigned as Convener after “at least 10 years” in the post and was replaced by Roy Harrison. Marian Norris remains as Vice Convener, as does Malcolm Bartley as Treasurer. Eileen Connell was elected Secretary. Non-office bearers are existing community councillors: Dennis Gower, Val Kennedy and Bill Williamson. Neil Robinson fills a vacancy, having been appointed uncontested in the recent By-Election.
Harvest Fair welcomes the visitors
What has now become an annual event, last weekend’s Glenfinart Walled Garden’s Harvest Fair celebrated another year of garden produce and progress.
The garden’s resident horticulturalist/gardener Franziska Schmidt and her amazing groups of volunteers excelled themselves in what has been a difficult year, weather-wise, for all local gardens.
Delicious apple juice was pressed from the orchard’s apples and soup from the vegetable garden provided warm and welcome sustenance.
The ubiquitous tea tent show-cased local baking skills and a variety of stalls provided additional interest.
There was also plenty for the kids from story-telling and jousting with the Green Knights to decorating their pots with Potter Bill.
Live music kept everyone upbeat and a very successful day culminated in raising approximately £1500.
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Popup ‘SolidarityStudio’ promotes #RefugeesWelcome
As part of Amnesty International’s Refugees Welcome campaign, ardentinny.org created a popup ‘#SolidarityStudio’ at Saturday’s Glenfinart Walled Garden Harvest Fair.
In support of the #RefugeesWelcome message, a steady stream of visitors were photographed with a background of refugee images kindly provided by photographers @BartVanEijden and @Xandra_Photo. Each was presented with a complimentary souvenir print. The images were also shared to social media via Twitter and Facebook.
Visitors also generously donated to Amnesty International (£41.65) and Scottish charity Glasgow Asylum Destitution Action Network (GLADAN) (£41.81).
The following is a selection of the images. Click photo to enlarge.
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Larach Quarry Blast – 6 October
Forestry Commission Scotland has advised us of a blast being carried out at Larach Quarry as detailed below:
Date: Tuesday 6th October 2015
Time: Approximately 1300hrs
Restricted access: 0800 to 1700hrs
Temporary avoidance zone: 1100 to 1500hrs. All times are local.
OS X (Eastings) 215880
OS Y (Northings) 692226
Nearest Post Code PA23 8SG
Lat (WGS84) N56:05:14 (56.087265)
Long (WGS84) W4:57:39 (-4.960820)
Lat,Long 56.087265,-4.960820
Nat Grid NS158922 / NS1588092226
mX -552235
mY 7540318
Mapcode GBR 04.NFJZ
The quarry is 180m above MSL, the blast zone is 750m radius or 0.404967 nautical miles and maximum height of 100 metres.