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August 5, 2021

Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki

In the shadow of the Royal Navy's nuclear weapons’ depot (RNAD), Coulport, we remember those who lost their lives (214,000) in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. There will be several commemoration events throughout the country, the nearest of which are: Friday 6 August in Glasgow at 12 noon at the Peace Tree at …

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November 23, 2020

HM Naval Base Clyde Off-Site Emergency Plan

The published version of the HM Naval Base Clyde Off-Site Emergency Plan can be found on Argyll and Bute Council’s website https://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/sites/default/files/clyde_off-site_emergency_plan_-_may_2020_-_published_version.pdf. with specific reference to the Coulport installation on pages 20-23.

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October 24, 2020

The Ardentinny Archives: Feb 2008 – O’er the Hill to Ardentinny was a yellow submarine

13 February, 2008. Last Thursday, long-standing Ardentinny resident, Jim Robinson, alerted us of a yellow submarine beached in the Knap area of Ardentinny, and kindly provided a photograph. Apparently Blairmore resident David Rankin had discovered & reported its position both to Jim and the Ministry of Defence. We went along to investigate. As can be seen from …

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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 6, 2020

Peaceful Remembrance – Hiroshima and Nagasaki 75th Anniversary

In the shadow of WMD at RNAD Coulport, we remember the hundreds of thousands of people killed by the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. Faslane Peace Camp will hold a special vigil at 4 p.m. on the 6th August at the North Gate of Faslane Naval Base.

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