Articles from September 2009

Local fundraiser Helen Smith and her excellent Fundraising Team; who last year raised £2445 for the Breast Cancer Care Charity are looking to better that this year with the help of local artist Cecil O’Bree.
Cecil, whose art is highly sought after, is to donate an original piece of his art to assist Helen and her team in their fundraising. the lovely picture is seen below.

A repeat of last years very popular Table Top Sale will take place in the function suite above Sinbad’s Bar on Saturday 3rd October between 12 noon and 4pm. And then on Saturday 17th October from 7.30pm until 1am there will be a “Pink Party” at the same venue. To make sure everyone has a good time Dunoon Community Radio will be there to preside over the fun, game and shananigans.

The sun shone well at least it stayed dry, with all the rain we have been having recently, there was lots of crossed fingers and prayers on the run up to Cowal Games starting with our Roadshow on Saturday the 22nd we even managed some sun though it did get a bit blustery at times. With a good mix of entertainment it certainly seemed to keep the audience happy. Then came Kirn Gala on Wednesday, rain all morning looked ominous but the weather reporters did get it right and at 3.30pm it started to brighten up and a couple of light showers later on failed to dampen the mood. Then it was the time for Cowal Games, history states that if it is dry for Rothesay it will be wet for Cowal so thinks weren’t looking good, however, the morning was dry although the afternoon did bring showers interspersed with bright spells of sun. Reports on the Argyll Gardens Roadshow and Kirn Gala are on the Roadshows page, some pictures from Cowal Games are on the Cowal Games Page

Councillor Dick Walsh and Tina Stark lend Douglas a hand at Kirn Gala