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May 29, 2023May 29, 2023

Police bomb disposal attend incident at Ardentinny

An area around a beach path at the side of Loch Long was taped off by police early this morning. A police bomb disposal team arrived at the scene at 8am and could be seen on the path. A small explosion was heard in the village at 8.30am. We will update this story when we …

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October 25, 2021October 25, 2021

Proposed licensing scheme and Ardentinny’s holiday homes

With foreign holidays this year being off the radar for many vacationers, Ardentinny, along with many parts of Scotland, has seen a sizeable increase in the number of holidaymakers visiting the village. Indeed now, almost into November, much of the self-catering accommodation is still fully occupied. Ardentinny has a total of approximately 112 dwellings. Reviewing …

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February 20, 2021May 19, 2023

End of the line for Ardentinny’s phone box

Last Tuesday saw another of Ardentinny's familiar landmark functions disappear from the village. After the closure of Ardentinny School in 1997 and the church in 2018, this week another little piece of history was lost as the village's only telephone box was unceremoniously loaded on a truck, destined for the scrapheap. The box, while …

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October 11, 2020October 11, 2020

Couple rescued from Loch Long inflatable dinghy

On Saturday evening MOD Police from Coulport rescued a couple from their inflatable dinghy in Loch Long. It would appear that they had been on a fishing expedition in their small Explorer 5 inflatable. The couple did not appear to be wearing lifejackets. According to contributor Jonathan Hart on the Ardentinny Facebook Forum, the two …

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August 11, 2020December 6, 2022

Ardentinny beach – the big clean-up (updated 13 August)

Discarded barbecues, pizza boxes, drinks cans and the associated rubbish of the modern camper deposited in a bright yellow skip, alongside overflowing bins, was the result of the hottest weekend so far this year at Ardentinny beach. Saturday and Sunday's warm weather brought with it an influx of overnight beach visitors complete with tents and …

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What's On in Ardentinny?

Tuesday, June 6, 2023. 7:00pm.
Ardentinny Community Council Meeting & AGM
Village Hall, Ardentinny

Saturday, July 29, 2023. 11:00am.
Village Hall/Outdoor Centre Summer combined event
Outdoor Centre & Ardentinny Beach.
The village hall has been liaising with the outdoor centre prior to the Christmas break, for those that are unaware the outdoor centre is celebrating its 50^th anniversary this year with this in mind we have decided to band together and run a large summer event over one day at the outdoor centre and on the beach area. More details for this will follow, however to make the event happen we do require a number of volunteers to help us coordinate and run certain parts of the day. If you would like to volunteer, then please email dee at ardentinnyvillagehall8@gmail.com .

Tuesday, September 5, 2023. 7:30pm.
Ardentinny Community Council Meeting
Village Hall, Ardentinny.

Sunday, October 1, 2023. 12:00pm.
Harvest Fair at Glenfinart Walled Garden
Glenfinart Walled Garden
Details to follow.

Tuesday, December 5, 2023. 7:30pm.
Ardentinny Community Council Meeting
Village Hall, Ardentinny.