Fareweel to a Force

Dennis Gower during filming of Beechgrove Garden
A quiet but veritable force! Dennis Gower (above, during filming of Beechgrove Garden) and Merle Ferguson are heading to pastures new but many in Ardentinny will remember their considerable contributions, not least their extended hand of friendship! Merle (right) with Anna Williamson raising funds for the Walled Garden Though ‘retired’ for a while now, Dennis …

Ardentinny’s maritime icon awaits new owner (updated 22 Oct, 21)

Photographed, sketched, painted and filmed many thousands of times through the years by visitors to our village, she's one of Ardentinny’s most famous landmarks.  The fishing boat Girl Sharon was, until recently, a working vessel, trawling for langoustine in Loch Long and beyond. Built in 1970 by Smith & Hutton Boatbuilders, Anstruther and with her …