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May 5, 2015October 3, 2018

Defibrillator installed in Ardentinny

Thanks to contributions from the community and various fundraising activities, Ardentinny now has an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) attached to the wall of the 'Ferry House' at the slipway (opposite Ardentinny Outdoor Centre). The AED is for public use and has full instructions on its use via a screen and audio. The user simply follows the operating …

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April 26, 2015

Tighnabruaich Rural visit Glenfinart Garden

A beautiful sunny day greeted the ladies from Tighnabruaich Rural earlier in April when they visited Glenfinart Walled Garden. Accompanied by volunteers Anna and Lynn, the group were given a guided tour of the garden as well as an overview on its history. Glenfinart Walled Garden is open to the public every Saturday and Sunday 12 - 4pm. Entrance is free.

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April 26, 2015

A visit to the garden

Last Thursday we visited Glenfinart Walled Garden for the first time this year. We were welcomed as usual by the folks already working in the garden. It was Lynns’ first time at the garden so she was shown round and saw from the photographs how much the garden has changed over the past few years since the …

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April 12, 2015

Nursery Field to be leased for grazing

At the recent Ardentinny Community Council meeting, Forestry Commission Scotland representative, David Robertson, reported that the land, commonly known as the 'nursery field’, is to be leased for grazing and that stock fencing will soon be erected around it.

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April 12, 2015

Easter Eggstravaganza at Walled Garden

Despite a chilly start to the day, people arrived early for the Forestry's Easter Eggstravaganza at Ardentinny's beach on Easter Monday. Glenfinart Walled Garden was open to all with the tea tent selling drinks and home baking from 11a.m. By 2.40p.m. they were sold out as there was a constant stream of appreciative customers. The children, parents and grannies thoroughly enjoyed …

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