Category: Leisure
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From our Files – October 6, 2023
TEN YEARS AGO Friday October 4, 2013 Developer shows interest in buying Clock Lodge A commercial developer has expressed an interest in buying the Clock Lodge in Lochgilphead and leasing the Grade B listed building to the community. The Advertiser this week learned a developer, whose identity has not been revealed, is in discussions with…
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Corrie Film Club presents…
Corrie Film Club’s October offering – Ali and Alva.
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Shiskine ladies learn about Kilpatrick clachans
Shiskine Women’s Institute held its first meeting of the winter session this month with president Evelyn Hamilton welcoming a good turnout of ladies to hear a talk on the Kilpatrick clachans given by Angela Cassels.
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Arran u3a meetings resume with entertaining double bill
The Isle of Arran u3a monthly meetings resumed last Thursday with a double bill of enjoyable talks.
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Photograph of the Week, October 6 2023
Martin McDaid from Glasgow took this stunning photograph while he was working in the area.
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Arran joins Macmillan world’s biggest coffee morning
CalMac staff took part in the world’s biggest coffee morning when they staged at Brodick ferry terminal last Friday.
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Grave found of Brodick gunner killed in airwar over Denmark
The war grave of an RAF gunner has been discovered in Denmark.
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Quick thinking James helps ratify rare bird as sooty shearwater
Bird Notes by Jim Cassels Sooty shearwaters breed across the cold-water areas of the southern oceans from southern South America and the Falkland Islands to Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand, where the largest colonies occur. The world population has been estimated at 20 million birds. After breeding, sooty shearwaters make a huge clockwise migration into…
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Photograph of the Week – October 6 2023
Iona Barr took this photo of the CalMac ferry Hebridean Isles steaming past Easdale on a sunny September day with the small island of Insh in the background. If you have a photo you would like to share with our readers please send it to editor@argyllshireadvertiser.co.uk with your name, address and details of where it…
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Arran Banner 20 years ago – week 40
Saturday October 4, 2003 A new adventure playground was opened at Brodick Castle and Country Park this week. Nicknamed “the beast”, the huge complex structure of rope bridges, metal chutes and a wooden tower, replaces the previous structure which had been there for 20 years. Trying out the new playgound are a group of…