The Ardentinny Archives Archives

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 18, 2020

The Ardentinny Archives: August 2007 – Flower & Crafts Show

On Saturday 4th August, 2007 Ardentinny Village Hall Committee put on their Annual Flower Show. Attendance was remarkable, with parking spilling across to a neighbouring field, and the standard of exhibits and displays were judged to be outstanding. There was a wide array of vegetables, pot plants and cut flowers on show, together with a …

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October 7, 2020October 4, 2020

The Ardentinny Archives: Sept 2007 – Capsized catamaran off Ardentinny

A small sailing catamaran, with a father and his son aboard, capsized in the blustery conditions off Ardentinny, Loch Long on Monday afternoon (24 September, 2007). The father and young son were unable to right the capsized craft and their predicament was spotted by an onlooker on shore, who contacted the Coastguard Helensburgh's RNLI Lifeboat …

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