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We have 2 tickets for this years IRN BRU CARNIVAL courtesy of our friends at the Park Weekly News. To win the tickets tell us At which Glasgow venue is the Irn Bru Carnival taking place from the 18th December 2009 till the 10th January 2010? You can text us on 07751236995 or email us on dunooncommunityradio@yahoo.co.uk or drop your answer in our post box located in Remax office.

The winner will be announced on Monday night and invited to the studio on Tuesday to collect their tickets.

1st DECEMBER 2009 ON 97.4 FM

DUNOON COMMUNITY RADIO BROADCAST LIVE

At long last, we are very pleased to announce that Dunoon Community Radio will make its first offical live ‘On Air’ broadcast on Tuesday 1st December.
To begin with we will be broadcasting between 6pm and 10pm every midweek evening, and longer at the weekend. This will increase as volunteers are trained and more come on board. As we finalise details they will be published here.

No Fuss to Start

We have decided that the inaugural broadcast will not be accompanied by a fanfare of publicity, media hype, celebrity apperances and fireworks. This is mainly due to the lack of space but we are sure the presenters will make enough noise themselves.

Where we Will do it From
We are very pleased to tell you that, after much negotiation we have secured the use of a Luxury Penthouse, we wish! To be honest it is more of a very posh loft conversion, well actually it’s the corridor of a very posh loft conversion in the Argyll Business Centre situated above RE/MAXs’ office.
Douglas and Victor have been put on strict diet, so should they be joined at the broadcasting desk by slim ones like Tony, Andy and Fiona there will be room for everyone.
Due to the size of the corridor and in consideration to the other business’s we will be unable to have people ‘dropping in’ to the studio, however, please do not let this deter you in contacting us if you wish to volunteer, make a request or know of an item that you think we should be broadcasting. Just drop us an email

To The Rescue
All this has come about thanks to the generosity of Marco Pellici, who on learning that we were in danger of losing our Ofcom Radio Licence; as we had not been able to secure premises, came to the rescue and gave us this space without which , truthfully we would not be going on air.
Once we had the studio sorted Gibson’s did a stirling job racing against the clock to install equipment into our transmitter site. We must also say a big thank you to Head Teacher Sylvia McQuarry and Janitor Callum at Dunoon Primary School for their assitance and paitence. Dick Walsh for his calm and quick reaction in a crisis and for all the folk within Argyll and Bute Council who helped out.

But Last of All,
The BIGGEST thank you, is to you for staying with us and supporting Dunoon Community Radio over the last few years with your comments, ideas and more recently your input through the web site.
To those folk have talked to at our roadshows, lectures and as invited guests speaking to various groups and organisations.We have taken on-board your comments of the kind of radio you wish to listen to and are sure you will keep us on the right tracks.
To the Dunoon Observer and Argyllshire Standard who have chronicled our progress over the last few years and kept the public aware of us, we thank you.
We hope that many of you will join us here at Dunoon Community Radio as volunteers either as individuals or a group. Remember the only qualification required is you enjoy listening to the radio! We look forward to meeting up with you in the future to join us on this adventure that is Dunoon Community Radio.

Congratulations to LIZ LANSBURGH who won our recent competition to guess what our frequency would be. We hope she will be able to join us live on air when we start broadcasting to receive her prize of a pair of Cinema Tickets, kindly donated by Studio Cinema, DVD’s, CD’s and other goodies.
To find out when this will be, and when you can hear us, watch this space!

it was announced today at the Mod in Oban, that Dunoon have been successful in their bid to host the 2012 Mod. The event has always been a success when held in Dunoon and it is great to hear it will be returning. Keep an eye on here or in the local newspaper for information on how to get involved as the work will be starting soon!

The 2009 Royal National Mod got under way in Oban on Friday night with the opening ceremony attended by various dignatries including Culture Secretary Mike Russell. The competitions began on Saturday with fiddlers, pipers and children; and I am pleased to report that 2 of Cowals youngsters where successful with Arlene Mackecknie from Strachur winning the Bronze Badge in the Fiddle Open under 13 playing a slow gaelic air and march, strathspey reel competition. While Iona Cairns from Dunoon Grammar School also won a Bronze Badge in the Sabhal Mor Ostaig Silver Medal Poetry Recitation for under 13 learners.

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

A report and pictures of Sunday’s events are available on the Roadshows Page, full results can be found on the Swamp Soccer site www.swampsoccer.co.uk

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An enthusiastic audience gathered at the Hunter’s Quay Dolphin Leisure Centre’s Lyle Suite on Thursday 7th May to enjoy an evening of memories of the US Holy Loch Base. The event was held as part of the Holy Loch Communities Homecoming Celebrations with guest speakers: Lord George Robertson, former NATO Secretary General; the Right Honourable Brian Wilson, former British Government Minister, both of whom grew up in Dunoon; Robert McSeveny former local businessman and Gordon Trapp who was Dunoon Provost 1965-68.
Dunoon Community Radio where invited to record the speeches for prosterity, which we were only too happy to do so and shall shortly have them available here for you to listen to.