Creatures of the night at Bowling Club
Many thanks to MaryJane for supplying the photos of Ardentinny's very own crypt-kickers at the Bowling Club's annual Halloween Party.
Creative buzz at village hall
Ardentinny's village hall has received a welcome injection of creative activity as part of its renewal programme, following its recent threat of closure. This comes by way of a ceramics and sculpture course donated and run by renowned local ceramicist Bill Williamson. The 8-week course is attended by a mixed-ability group, all enthusiastically working …
Ardentinny Renewables Trust – Funding Application Decisions
Ardentinny Renewables Trust met on the 20 August to discuss and decide on its first funding applications. Click here to download the Minutes.
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Possibility of additional hydro projects in Ardentinny
Co-Hydrover Ltd. and Partners are studying the possibility of operating two additional hydro electric projects in Ardentinny, i.e., at the Coull Burn and Old School Burn, the latter being the burn beside the village car park and presumably so-called because of its proximity to the original Old School, i.e., Glencairn Cottage.
Regarding The Coull Burn Project, the contractor, Robert Brakes who was also representing his project partner Co-Hydrover, recently met with members of the Village Hall Committee along with Dougie Menzies, Chair of Ardentinny Renewables Trust. The object of the meeting was to discuss the possibility of erecting a pole on village hall land in exchange for a cheaper electricity tariff for the hall.
The turbine would be situated on Forestry Commission land, for which they will receive 20% of the project’s profits and the proposal is to connect to the grid by bringing an underground cable across the road and connecting it to a pole to be erected on village hall ground. In exchange, the hall will receive a reduced electricity tariff while the turbine is running, as will proprietors of other property through which the cable runs. Continue reading “Possibility of additional hydro projects in Ardentinny”
Ardentinny Renewables Trust receives first tranche of community funds
Members of Ardentinny Renewables Trust (ART) will already be aware that the first tranche of funds, i.e., £5322.78, from the Hydrover hydro scheme, has been received by the Trust and funding applications for its use are invited. Applicants must first be resident within the Ardentinny Community Council area and be members of ART. Funds applied …
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