Category: Glenfinart Walled Garden

Ardentinny Community Trust (ACT) is grateful to Virginia Sumsion, Marketing and Events manager, Loch Fyne Oysters, for the opportunity on 19th and 20th May to present an information stall at Fyne Food Fair and sell raffle tickets in aid of the restoration of Glenfinart Walled Garden. It was a very fine event indeed with great …

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The Ardentinny Village Hall was thriving with people and produce, Sat 5th May 2012. They came together for a day of celebration and consultation following the recent purchase of the Glenfinart Walled Garden by the Ardentinny Community Trust, on behalf of the community. As well as locals, the event attracted people from across Cowal including …

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Two years to the day when two members of Ardentinny Community Council raised the possibility of buying the derelict, hidden walled garden of the old Glenfinart estate, the community has achieved just this. On 28th March this year the title deeds were handed over to Ardentinny Community Trust (ACT) This was just in time for …

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Arentinny Community Trust goes bag packing at Morrisons in Dunoon and find that the public mostly know about the Garden project  and are delighted to have it happening in Cowal.  Merle Ferguson provides some tips for future bagpacking… Having had a great day on Saturday at Morrisons supermarket, Dunoon bag packing for the Walled Garden …

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Members of Ardentinny Community Trust warmly welcomed MSP Mike Russell and local Councillor Ron Simon to the Glenfinart Walled Garden in Ardentinny. The local MSP and Councillor congratulated trust convener, Dennis Gower, on the Trust agreeing the purchase of the garden from the Forestry Commission, a purchase that has been made possible with funding from …

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