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August 5, 2019August 19, 2019

Hiroshima and Nagasaki Commemorations

In the shadow of WMD at RNAD Coulport, we remember the hundreds of thousands of people killed by the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. Remembrance vigils will be held at Faslane on Tuesday 6 August and Friday 9 August; a commemorative gathering will be held at Castle Street alongside Princes Street, …

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August 3, 2019August 21, 2019

…and the heavens opened

Torrential rain is not usually something that deters the hardy locals and visitors to Argyll from enjoying themselves, and last Sunday's Big Picnic at Glenfinart Walled Garden, Ardentinny was no exception. Although, as expected, the garden had a smaller attendance than usual, the event was still a great day out. Despite the challenging weather (which …

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July 25, 2019August 19, 2019

A Night at the Opera

On Saturday night Ardentinny was the fortunate host to a preview of Aria Alba’s latest production. Following their opera residential at Ardentinny Centre, we were invited to an 'open rehearsal' of Bellini’s La Sonnambula This was no picturesque pastoral village in Switzerland, the original setting of the opera. Instead, Dr. Nell Drew, Director of …

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July 17, 2019

Ardentinny banners vandalised and stolen

Two village banners promoting Glenfinart Walled Garden's Big Picnic event and AFFtheClyde were vandalised overnight between Tuesday 16 and Wednesday 17 July. Both banners were located on the Ardentinny village road sign at the side of Loch Long. The PVC banners were ripped to shreds with what appears to be a very sharp knife. The …

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July 7, 2019

Emergency Planning

It was reported that Ardentinny's community emergency plan is still at the preparation stage. At the last Community Council meeting on 1 July, CC secretary, Alistair McLundie said he planned to have it ready in time for the forthcoming winter. Meanwhile HM Naval Base Clyde’s Off-Site Emergency Plan "is currently under review to ensure that …

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