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April 18, 2019

Easter Entertainment this weekend in Ardentinny

Ardentinny has a bright weekend ahead, filled with Easter fun and entertainment. On Saturday night the village hall will be alive with music and song at its ‘O’er the Hill to Ardentinny’ concert. The programme includes flutes, recorders, fiddles, drums, small pipes, whistles, ukuleles, guitars, double bass, electric bass, mandolin, banjo, and vocals. …

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April 9, 2019

Ardentinny Village Hall Newsletter

Download the Spring issue of Ardentinny Village Hall newsletter.

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April 7, 2019

Trout Farm Proposals – the next steps

At Ardentinny Community Council’s meeting of 1 April, agenda item 12 addressed the current position regarding the Dawnfresh Trout Farm proposals for Ardentinny and the Firth of Clyde. Convenor, Neil Robinson, stressed that the well attended public meeting on 11 March was not the official consultation but a pre-consultation meeting to gauge local feeling and …

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April 7, 2019April 7, 2019

Watercolour course at Village Hall

Catriona Darroch's course on the Joy of Watercolour at the village hall. Catriona is an excellent teacher who made it easy for her students to relax and enjoy exploring this medium, even without any previous experience. Bring on the next course! Merle Ferguson

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April 6, 2019April 6, 2019

Final exhibition for Ardentinny ceramic artists

Under the guidance of Ardentinny ceramics artist Bill Williamson, an enthusiastic group of students displayed their creations at a final exhibition in Ardentinny’s Village Hall last month. The 8-week ceramics and sculpture course was held late last year with the mixed-ability group creating a range of pieces from a sculpted bust to hand crafted …

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March 30, 2019March 30, 2019

Fish Farm Opposition grows

There is growing opposition to Dawnfresh Trout Farm proposals for Ardentinny and the Firth of Clyde. As reported in the Largs and Millport Weekly News, The Clyde Mammal Marine Project opposes them for the potential negative effects on local porpoise and seal populations and a petition to stop the proposed Cumbrae fish farms has …

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March 15, 2019March 19, 2019

Ardentinny says NO to fish farm proposal

On 11 March, a special Community Council meeting took place to discuss the proposal by Dawnfresh Farming Ltd. to install a trout farm in Loch Long by the shores of Ardentinny. The meeting was opened by Dawnfresh Farming Director, Alison Hutchins, who explained that they were in the very early stages of community consultation …

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March 3, 2019

Ardentinny Trout Farm Proposal – Community Council Meeting

An Ardentinny Community Council meeting has been announced to discuss the proposed Dawnfresh Ardentinny Trout Farm which is currently at the Environmental Impact Assessment screening stage (EIA) with Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. An outline leaflet produced by Dawnfresh on the proposed trout farm has been posted on the village notice board. …

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