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October 4, 2015October 4, 2015

Popup ‘SolidarityStudio’ promotes #RefugeesWelcome

As part of Amnesty International's Refugees Welcome campaign, ardentinny.org created a popup '#SolidarityStudio' at Saturday's Glenfinart Walled Garden Harvest Fair. In support of the #RefugeesWelcome message, a steady stream of visitors were photographed with a background of refugee images kindly provided by photographers @BartVanEijden and @Xandra_Photo. Each was presented with a complimentary souvenir print. The images were …

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September 18, 2015September 18, 2015

Community Council notice board ban on 38 Degrees refugee poster

The following has been posted on Ardentinny’s Community Notice Board: “The notices about refugees produced by a political activist group “38 degrees" have been removed by members of the Ardentinny Community Council. This noticeboard belongs to and is administered by the community council, which, by the definition of Argyll and Bute Council, has to remain …

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July 17, 2015July 17, 2015

Glenfinart Walled Garden hosts first wedding

Ardentinny's historic Glenfinart Walled Garden last week marked a milestone as a wedding venue. Clair Tierney and Derek Nelson chose to exchange their vows within the grade 2 listed walls of the century-old garden which was bought by the community of Ardentinny in 2012. Set beside the only beach in Loch Lomond and the Trossachs …

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June 13, 2015June 13, 2015

Ardentinny D-Day Memorial plaque unveiled

On 6th June 2015 Tony Rodaway, nephew of D-Day veteran Billy Rodaway, travelled to the site of HMS Armadillo in Ardentinny to unveil a memorial plaque dedicated to Harry Smallman, Ken Oakley and all Royal Navy Commandos who participated in the planning and execution of the D-Day landings in 1944. The short ceremony and memorial plaque also …

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December 12, 2014

Ardentinny Community Council visits RNAD Coulport

It was reported at the December Ardentinny Community Council meeting that 4 members of the Community Council committee (CCc) visited RNAD Coulport at the invitation of the Ministry of Defence. The Convenor reported that the meeting came about in recognition of the understanding between Coulport and Ardentinny over the past years and to discuss items …

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