Category: Ardentinny Community Trust

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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On Wednesday 8th September Ardentinny Community Trust Directors made a self-funded visit to Bute Produce, Rothesay's community garden. There, Project Manager, Billy Miller and Horticultural Co-ordinator Chris Helm, took them on a tour of the garden, explaining how the project had evolved. They then kindly hosted a Q&A session with a view to sharing their invaluable experience. The Bute Produce project is based on the following guiding principles: - health - education - social values & social inclusion - environment - employment - affordability The site is a 6 acre field which was provided under licence by Mount Stuart Trust and the project is currently funded by

Continue readingWalled Garden group visits Bute Produce

Out of a certified Voter's Roll of 160, which includes residents who elected not to appear on the public register, 112 surveys have been returned. Votes in favour of a community purchase = 85 Votes against a community purchase = 23 'Don't know' = 3 Abstention = 1

Continue readingUpdated results of the Walled Garden Survey

Ardentinny Community Trust meeting minutes of 25 July, 2010. A copy has also been posted on the village notice board.

Continue readingArdentinny Community Trust EGM meeting minutes 25/07/10