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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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May 14, 2015June 19, 2021

Community Council requested to consult local authority on damage compensation and monitoring of radioactive emissions

At Ardentinny Community Council’s April meeting a local resident requested the following action from the Community Council as part of its remit "to help make public bodies aware of the opinions and needs of the community it represents." The request was made in the context of past events at HMNB Clyde and RNAD Coulport. For …

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August 28, 2014February 24, 2023

Spraying of knotweed (updated)

Ardentinny Community Council recently funded the training of a local volunteer to spray Japanese knotweed. Spraying took place on 24 August, according to signs placed in the beach path area. However, these signs are no longer there and so we have written to sites the Community Council Convener to request the name of the pesticide …

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December 28, 2012January 5, 2024

Road Kill Ardentinny – Is it Necessary?

Sadly, wildlife fatalities around Ardentinny continue. Earlier today a pheasant was mown down near Angle Cottage on the road along the Glen. One has to wonder how these incidents occur. Pheasants in the area are particularly tame. They can frequently be seen wandering by the side of the road and, at times, on the road. …

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April 7, 2012April 7, 2012

‘Procedures protect’

This was the quote made by Community Councillor Bill Williamson at Tuesday night's meeting of Ardentinny Community Council. He was quoting his late father-in-law, Walter Muir, who himself was the Community Council's first Minute Secretary. The context was a discussion regarding the need for Ardentinny Community Councillors to consider and bring to the table their …

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