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August, 2008

Well done Tayvallich on funding success

Saturday, 30th August, 2008 | Community News, Transport | None

And our ferry may have played a part in it. The Tayvallich community, at the other end of our new link to mainland Argyll, has just got almost £200,000 from BIG Lottery toward their buy-out of the shop, post office and cafe in the village. The ferry from there to here has brought both of [...]

Grants up to £800 available to improve private water supplies

Friday, 29th August, 2008 | Community News | None

The Environmental Health department of Argyll and Bute Council is offering non-means-tested grants of up to £800 to people with private water supplies who are interested in improving them. Phone 01546 604131 for details and enquiries or go to the Private Water Supplies page of the Council’s website.

Seafood Extravaganza for Cancer Research

Thursday, 7th August, 2008 | Community News | None

Seafood Extravaganza tonight - 7th August. All locally caught produce - lobster, langoustine, scallops, squat lobster and mackerel…to raise funds for Cancer Research.

First two days in August - Civic Reception, great media coverage - and the regatta

Wednesday, 6th August, 2008 | Community News | None

The first of August was our Civic Reception in celebration of the first ferry direct to mainland Argyll for thirty six years. The Herald - in half a page of coverage of the event - has noted that a MacBrayne’s ferry called at Craighouse Pier for the last time in 1972. For Argyll has another [...]