THE
A MORE COLOURFUL SHOPPING EXPERIENCE, EVEN IN MONOCHROME?
CARRADALE GOLF CLUB
THE SECRETARY IS DR. R.J.ABERNETHY,
THE ARCH, TORRISDALE
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FURTHER INFORMATION IS ON PAGE 6.
ISSUE 219 FEBRUARY 2011
ABC COUNCIL QUOTE: “There are grants of up to 80% available towards the cost of
repairing shop-fronts in the Conservation Area, and restoring them to their original historic
appearance. Many shops in Campbeltown still retain some original features which will be
retained and enhanced. Works will include: removal of inappropriate fascia and advertising
and replacement with an approved design; redecoration if it is part of the renewal scheme;
and the removal of paint from stonework”. For three commentaries see page 5.
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MORE NOVEMBER EVENTS
FLOODS AND FIREWORKS
Photos courtesy of Johnny Durnan.
ANTLER DEADLINES
WHY ARE ANTLER DEADLINES WELL
BEFORE THE DISTRIBUTION DATE?
(1) The Antler needs to be delivered to sub-
scribers before the month starts.
(2 days)
(2) Allow for 2nd class delivery
(2 days)
(3) The Postal Officer needs to find time to fold
an Antler into 90 A3 envelopes, put a label
on the front, stamp it and take it to the post
office (when it is open) Thursday-Monday
(4 days)
(4) The Antler needs to be collected from
Krisp Print and distributed to 23 agents
(1 day)
(5) The Antler needs to be with Krisp Print a
week for printing
(7 days)
(6) The Editor needs at least two days to fit
articles and pictures into the space availa-
ble which must be in mutiples of 4 pages,
and to commit them to a PDF disc
(2 days)
TOTAL 18 days. Therefore the last day for
submissions is around the -
12th of the preceding month (not 15th)
Hopefully on a Thursday when the Editor
visits Campbeltown for a week’s essential
shopping -
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CARRADALE GUILD WALK RAISES £1,030
SATURDAY 15TH NOVEMBER
THE OPEN MEETING: 15 NOVEMBER
The Secretary, Carol Abernethy, opened the
proceedings with a reading and prayers, after
which she introduced the entertainers for the
evening; Lachie Paterson, Les Oman and
Shelagh Cameron.
Les played his guitar and sung some well
selected songs. This was followed by Lachie
showing a variety of slides, videos and films of
Carradale and the surrounding areas from the
early 20th century up to the 1960s. Some
were of the fishing, including the shark facto-
ry, but many other videos were of holiday
makers. It was fascinating to see how busy
Carradale had been at this time and how
fishing changed when the Harbour came into
being with boats not having to moor at Water-
foot. Lachie also included a short film of
Tarbert which Shelagh enhanced with her
singing. After refreshments Lachie showed
his own recent photographs of the remaining
Carradale ring-net fishermen. Les brought the
evening to a conclusion with a well known
song, the audience joining in with the chorus.
Mary Macalister Hall thanked all three guests
for an excellent evenings entertainment.
THE CHRISTMAS FAIR
This took place on Saturday, the 27th of No-
vember in Carradale village hall and was
Charles McMillan and Mark Charlwood com-
pleted their sponsored walk along the shore-
opened by the Minister, the Rev. John line from Skipness Memorial to Carradale
Vischer. All the usual stalls were in operation, Memorial in aid of the Erskine Hospital. The
tombola being the most popular with an excel- two completed the task in eight hours fifty five
lent array of prizes. The guessing games also minutes covering 19 miles of shore walk. The
did a good trade. Although the number of chaps said it was a bit tough going on some
participants was fewer than normal, possibly stretches with the ground very wet and boggy
due to poor weather, the amount raised was after the recent bad weather. They were met at
£800. Thanks are due to the hard work by the the War Memorial by family and friends.
committee, members of the Guild and the
Photos and report courtesy of Johnny Durnan.
many other contributors. M.P.
The prizewinners were - CARRADALE GOLF CLUB
Treasure map: Janita King. Although the numbers attending were down
Tablet squares: Margaret Richardson. this year, an excellent evening was had for the
The weight of dumpling: shared by Pat Laud, Annual Dinner/Dance. The Carradale Hotel
Isabel McConnachie and Moira Foreman. laid on a very good buffet with a wide variety of
Weight of Christmas cake: Keith Campbell. choice. The evening was preceded by the
Number of lollipops: Jenny Vischer. annual match when the Captain’s team
Number of items in hamper: Mo McCormick. (winners) v President’s Team took place. The
monthly draw including the Snowball prizes
CIRCLING AVALON was drawn and the winners were as follows: -
The ‘apple’ of the Carradale Fleet was called November December
into service to transport its owner and skipper 1st £30 R. Caddick Miss H Campbell
to attend a hearing in Central Scotland in mid 2nd £18 Miss E. Neilson G. Semple
December. The sincere hope was that they 3rd £12 Mrs S. Bannerman Mrs D. Headrick
were not courting trouble in the decidedly 4th £ 6 Miss L. Semple Mrs J. Allan
criminal weather. Unfortunately the court de- SNOWBALL
cided that Avalon would need to ‘re-turn’ in 1st £150 D. Macalister Hall
February - Avalon (probably from the Welsh 2nd £100 Mrs E. Naismith
word afal, meaning apple.) 3rd £ 50 J. Paterson J.S.I
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grants has always been one of hard work and recalled by a soldier of the Great War?
integrity; those who came to the Britain’s aid
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showed a dedication to the task in hand rare until the greasy oil floats on the top. Remove this by
even among those from the homeland or the blotting up with a piece of 4 x 2 flannelette. Place this on
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and were prepared to volunteer their services. ration Me. These are potatoes. Squeeze out the greasy
The Czechs, the Poles and those who oil from the 4x2 into a frying pan and gently fry the
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and among fishing communities in Scotland. cooked. Reheat the Me. ration and serve the whole on
Even well established descendants of those cold enamel plates."
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with them the national traits.
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Ramensky’, now on sale for a remarkably low price of £9.99. tolerable, even liked, by wet, cold and hungry men
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CARRADALE PRIMARY SCHOOL Santa and his elf arrive by fire engine
CHRISTMAS PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION & CONCERT
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all parents for attending and
supporting our School Exhibition and Christmas Concert. I hope you all
enjoyed it! The wonderful sum of £146.00 and £333.05 was raised.
CHRISTMAS LUNCH
The wonderful Christmas Lunch, cooked by Mrs Sheena Ramsay,
raised £96. A truly wonderful, festive feast enjoyed by all!
CHRISTMAS TREE
Thanks to Mrs Angela Arkell for the kind donation of the Christmas
tree. I am sure that if you saw the tree you will agree that it looked
lovely in the corner of the hall.
CHRISTMAS MAIL
Another big thank you to Mrs Angela Arkell and her ‘posties’ for
delivering Christmas cards. The school received a donation of £275
from the above venture.
CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations go to Tabitha Broach who was awarded a ‘Highly
Commended’ in the Road Safety Classroom Calendar Competition.
Well done, Tabitha.
As we approach the end of a very eventful and successful school
year, I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very Merry
Christmas and a peaceful and prosperous New Year.
Yours sincerely, Mrs A.M. Elliott, Head Teacher
CHRISTMAS CONCERT PICTURES & COMMENT BY J.D
Just some quick shots of the childrens concert. This was an excellent
performance by the school children, from the nursery to p7, I would say
this was the best showing I've seen as yet. They were very talented
and witty and had the audience of over 80 people in stitches at times.
There was a grand raffle of prizes and hampers were made up and
distributed to the elderly of the village. The headmistress Mrs Elliot
thanked everyone,the audience,parents,staff,those who donated raffle
prizes and hamper contents,all who helped on the night and not
forgetting the children. Well done. For those not at the concert,it was
videoed and a CD of the nights entertainment will be available
shortly,contact the school to purchase.
Shepherds, royalty and angelic voices in abundance

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‘C.H.O.R.D.’ & SHOP FACES
In the 1950s and 1960s the Council in Norwich
supported a scheme to brighten the city shop
fronts - a rash of pale colours spread through-
out its conservation area. Other towns and
cities followed suit. Campbeltown caught up in
the late 1980s and has recently extended its
conservation area.
This has focused attention on shop fronts
which were outside the original area. As a result
traders in parts of Longrow have now been
warned that they need permission to change
their colour scheme or style of lettering
Several years ago a well-known and re-
spected Campbeltown architect, Harry Eccles,
tried to persuade HIE to cut red tape, reduce
permission costs and approve a complete
scheme for the Town. Some shop owners
weren’t persuaded. Others went into an earlier
scheme and instead of paying £500 for paint
ended up paying 25% of schemes costing up to
£5,000.
With two new businesses opening in
Longrow during the last few months and anoth-
er with new management, house owners seek-
ing advice on solid fuel heating do not need to
travel to Oban or Glasgow to see a wide range
of wood or mixed fuel stoves. Ladies could be
persuaded to buy something attractive and
different in clothing and accessories from what
used to be the toy shop, and hardware shop-
pers can now purchase a range of DIY products
together with traditional items from what used
to be McNair’s shop.
All three shops have added to the quality of
shopping already in Longrow, but, unfortunate-
ly, without planning permission for their inter-
esting facades, two traders have been warned
of fines up to £1,000 if the shop fronts were not
returned to their original state. The final ques-
tion is a matter of taste. Does changing colours
really make for conservation or is it down to the
designers personal preference? How
‘conserving’ is substituting a mid-tone blue for a
mid-tone red - some of us ‘see red’ when told
to do things when the justification is a little
suspect and possibly unnecessarily expensive.
Finally how does one find out what a shop’s
‘original historic appearance’ was in terms of
colour and graphics, unless the McGrory collec-
tion contains accurate coloured pictures well
before colour photography was invented. Struc-
turally little has been done to correct nineteenth
and twentieth century changes to earlier build-
ings, so the only significant alteration is to col-
our - which is where ‘Zena’s’ and the
‘Blacksmith’s Shop’ join the now not quite so
attractive ‘Eaglesham’s’ in showing the way
forward (and backwards). F.
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THE ‘WEE TOUN’ VIEW
THE CONSERVATION AREA
REGENERATION SCHEME & THE
TOWNSCAPE HERITAGE INITIATIVE
Campbeltown has been successful in at-
tracting grant assistance from two separate
heritage based regeneration schemes. The
first, which has been active since 2007, is
part-funded by Historic Scotland, and is
one of their first Conservation Area Regen-
eration Schemes (CARS).
The other project is a Townscape Her-
itage Initiative (THI) part-funded by the Her-
itage Lottery Fund (HLF).Both are grant
schemes administered by Argyll and Bute
Council and are part of the Campbeltown
Town Centre Regeneration Project.
The process is designed to generate
sustainable improvements to Campbel-
town Town Centre's Conservation Area in
an effort to make it a better place to live,
work and visit. It will involve the preserva-
tion and refurbishment of a number of key
historic buildings in the town centre which
will remove dereliction and decay, and im-
prove the overall image of Campbeltown.
It is anticipated that new uses will be
found for old buildings including the provi-
sion of new housing, tourist facilities and
commercial enterprises.
INFORMED COMMENT
It seems that some of the traders in the
newly extended preservation areas decid-
ed not to heed the advice issued to them by
Council officers in the last three years, and
went ahead and altered their frontages or
buildings regardless of the legal implica-
tions. One can understand their desire to
improve their premises immediately and
avoid the inevitable delays in following the
correct procedure, but the Campbeltown
Project Officer, explained to the Editor that
even if traders and shop owners do not
wish to take the ‘grant’ route, because of
feared design restrictions or increased fi-
nancial commitment, officers working on
the scheme are more than willing to help
them achieve an attractive compromise
which would be inexpensive, in keeping
with conservation guideline and acceptable
to the local authority. Of 50 projects in
Campbeltown only 10 have gone ‘all the
way’ though the approved main stream
grant process, the others have been
helped to reach a compromise satisfactory
to the authority, building owners and to
trading tenants.
Interested parties should contact the Town
Centre Regeneration Office on 01586
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THE ABC WEB-SITE VIEW
C.H.O.R.D. - TOWN CENTRE
REGENERATION PROJECTS
Argyll and Bute Council has agreed to an ambi-
tious and forward-looking programme to assist
regeneration and economic development in five
of it’s waterfront towns - Campbeltown, Helens-
burgh, Oban, Rothesay and Dunoon. In Novem-
ber 2008, the Council unanimously agreed to
allocate more than £30 million to the pro-
gramme, since named ‘CHORD’ The multi-mil-
lion pound initiative will see major improvements
to the town centres and waterfronts of all five
towns.
The schemes in each town are:
· Campbeltown – improvements to the town’s
heritage and conservation sites through the
Campbeltown Town Centre Regeneration
Project, the re-development of the existing
marina and the regeneration of the Kinloch
Road area (£6.5million).
Ÿ Helensburgh – developing a more sustaina-
ble traffic management system in the town
centre and redeveloping the West Bay Es-
planade between Colquhoun Square and
William Street (£6.66million).
Ÿ Oban – assess the viability of creating a
marina facility in Oban, and constructing an
Oban Development Road to provide new
routes around the town centre and unlock
development opportunities (£6.9million).
Ÿ Rothesay – deliver a THI for the Rothesay
Town Centre Conservation area, and reno-
vate and improve Rothesay Pavilion
(£2.4million).
Ÿ Dunoon – redevelop and create a vibrant
and attractive waterfront (£8.3million).
For information about the management of the
programme, you can access the details of the
meetings on the ABC web-site Minutes, Agen-
das, Meetings. For information about the devel-
opment of the projects in the five towns, you can
access details of the meetings and the Outline
Business Cases put forward here.
Each of the CHORD projects, with the ex-
ception of the Campbeltown THI, are now enter-
ing into the preparation of a Full Business Case,
i.e. progressing through the various stages of
design and firming up on benefits / costs. The
Campbeltown THI has already progressed
through this stage and is now in the implemen-
tation stage.
The consultancy services that we require for
this work varies – with some being undertaken
in house and perhaps calling in expertise as
required – others will wholly be procured exter-
nally. In each case the Scottish Government’s
Procurement Portal will be used.
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KILKERRAN GRAVEYARD
CAMPBELTOWN
Many Kintyre residents have already had a
chance to enjoy one of Angus Martin’s infor-
mation-packed tours around the historic
gravestones in Kilkerran Graveyard and to
read his first anecdotal book recording details
of the life and families of some of those in-
terred there. Kintyre Civic Society in associa-
tion with the Grimsay Press published on 18th
December a sequel to this book entitled Kilk-
erran Graveyard Revisited, which comprises
anecdotes based on a further selection of the
graves. George John Stewart of the Oyster-
catcher Gallery has again provided a number
of illustrations (some of them light-hearted),
and a map to enable you to pilot your way
round the graveyard to find the graves de-
scribed. The book went on sale in Campbel-
town shops from 18th December onwards at a
price of £10.95.
A further publishing venture which also
appeared on 18th December, is a CD entitled
“Old Kilkerran Cemetery, Campbeltown,
Argyll: a record of the monuments therein”.
The CD gives details of over 1,200 monu-
ments of various sizes commemorating some
4,500 souls interred in the cemetery. Index-
es allow you to search under any name ap-
pearing on the stones, including maiden
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names, and an image of the wording on the
gravestone will appear. David and Florence
McEwan of Campbeltown had compiled the
details in 1984-85 into seven shorthand note-
books, but these were not easily accessible
until Ann Boulton transferred the records on to
computer, and 4D Teaching Tools (proprietor
Adam Ford) was approached to design an
interactive CD to enable the information to be
handled in a manageable form. Copies are
available from local bookshops at a price of
£13.50. Although this is very much a research
tool for the family history specialist, it provides
fascinating snapshots of Campbeltown’s past.
Kate Singleton.
KINTYRE FAMILIES
In January Angus Martin sent the Editor a
copy of his most recent book, ‘Kintyre Fami-
lies’, a fascinating insight into the occurrence
of local and national surnames, invaluable to
‘ancestor hunters’ and of general interest to
those without family connections in Kintyre
who wish to be sure of their ground before
trampling on community relations.
Packed, as usual, with facts accumulated
over the years through patient research, the
author lists over 286 family names and a
variety of sub-sects.
In its 78 pages, the reader can trace local
family connections and the extent of influence
on the male line through the introduction of
blood from familiar and unfamiliar sources.
This valuable addition to the Kintyre ar-
chive costs £5, including p&p, and can be
obtained from the author at 13 Saddell Street,
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Following the publication in the Antler some
months ago of information about burials in the
Waterfoot Cemetery, the following Brackley
details are from Harold A. Ralston through the
Argyll & Bute Council web-site. Photographs
of the gravestones are available from Mr Ral-
ston whose e-mail address is http://www.
ralstongenealogy.com. Burials in the last few
years may not be included but could be added
in the near future.
??, Malcolm, Flo & Bessie 688
ANDERSON, Carol d.2003 35 yrs 981
ANDERSON, Margaret d.2001 92 yrs 818
ARKWRIGHT, Rose Emmeline d.1998 91 yrs 692
ARMSTRONG, Alan 682
ARMSTRONG, Grace Semple, d.1920, 70 yrs 746
ARMSTRONG, Janice 682
ARMSTRONG, Lea 682
ARMSTRONG, Mary H., d.1951, 75 yrs 683
ARMSTRONG, Neil 682
ARMSTRONG, Tom Jackson Semple d.1993, 61 yrs 682
ARMSTRONG, Tom Semple, d.1967, 80 yrs 683
ARMSTRONG, William T., d.1922, 79 yrs 746
BABER, Lewis 893
BAKER, J. A. Argyll, d.1953, 70 yrs 614
BANNATYNE, Mary, d.1922, 70 yrs 773
BAXTER, James, d.1925, 43 yrs 645
BAYLEY, Doris Kirkland, d.1967, 59 yrs 852
BELL, Christine 912
BELL, Gordon, d.2000, 52 yrs 912
BIRD, Joan, Hannah, d.1969, 43 yrs 850
BLACK, Lachlan, d.2004, 78 yrs 970
BLACKIE, Adam Laidlaw, Henderson, d.1989, 77 yrs 974
BLUE, Angus, d.1971, 89 yrs 819
BLUE, Elizabeth, d.1977, 69 yrs 724
BLUE, Flora, d.1993, 79 yrs 649
BLUE, Isabella, Paterson, d.1996, 85 yrs 916
BLUE, Mrs. William, d.1939 650
BLUE, Sarah, d.1971, 85 yrs 819
BLUE, William, d.1958, 79 yrs 649
BOYCE, Colin, Edward, d.1989, 47 yrs 930
BOYCE, Suzanne930
BOYD, Jenny Adam, d.1925 600
BOYD, Jenny Adam, d.1925 599
BOYD, Roderick MacSwan, d.1976, 74 yrs 730
BRACKLEY, CEMETERY 588
BROCK-DOYLE, Daniel, d.1991, 86 yrs 943
BROWN, Agnes, d.1930, 82 yrs 615
BROWN, Agnes, d.1938, 81 yrs 713
BROWN, Andrew, d.1978, 69 yrs 900
BROWN, Angus, d.1975, 90 yrs 653
BROWN, Annie, d.1891, 64 yrs 738
BROWN, Catherine, d.1932, 52 yrs 617
BROWN, Christine, d.1950, 89 yrs 685
BROWN, Douglas 900
BROWN, Isabella, d.1933, 88 yrs 615
BROWN, Jeanette 900
BROWN, Jessie, d.1978, 83 yrs 884
BROWN, Jessie, d.1986, 71 yrs 949
BROWN, Margaret, d.2000, 80 yrs 653
BROWN, Neil, d.1969, 88 yrs 839
BROWN, Robert, d.1934, 91 yrs615
BROWNIE, Agnes, McDougall, d.1985, 62 yrs 953
BROWNIE, Donald, d.1934, 6 yrs 641
BROWNIE, Frederick Alex., d.1992, 67 yrs 640
BROWNIE, Frederick, A., d.1963 641
BRUCE, Donald, d.1898, 54 yrs 766
BRUCE, James, d.1850, 48 yrs 766
BRUCE, Mary, d.1911, 73 yrs 594
BUCHANAN, Angus, d.1951, 77 yrs 672
BUCHANAN, Angus, d.1964, 59 yrs 851
BUCHANAN, Callum 672
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BUCHANAN, Callum, d.1989, 87 yrs 671
BUCHANAN, Catherine 924
BUCHANAN, Elizabeth, d.1975, 66 yrs 823
BUCHANAN, Jean 738
BUCHANAN, Jean, d.1938, 73 yrs 648
BUCHANAN, John, d.1911, 84 yrs 738
BUCHANAN, John, d.1964, 64 yrs 835
BUCHANAN, Peter, d.1970, 66 yrs 823
BUCHANAN, William, d.1976, 66 yrs 889
BURNS, Mary, d.1986, 76 yrs 900
CAIRNS, Nellie 805
CAIRNS, Sarah, E., d.1988, 59 yrs 944
CAMERON, Archibald, 615
CAMERON, Donald, 594
CAMERON, Donald, d.1954, 76 yrs 701
CAMERON, Katherine, d.1957 615
CAMPBELL, Richard, d.1853, 59 yrs 814
CAMPBELL, Agnes, d.1891, 68 yrs 745
CAMPBELL, Agnes, d.1891, 68 yrs 780
CAMPBELL, Alexander 821
CAMPBELL, Alexander, d.1863, 53 yrs 809
CAMPBELL, Alexander, d.1926, 76 yrs 680
CAMPBELL, Alexander, d.1956, 78 yrs 681
CAMPBELL, Alexander, d.1981, 66 yrs 960
CAMPBELL, Alistair, d.1985, 84 yrs 969
CAMPBELL, Amy Harris, d.1966, 76 yrs 625
CAMPBELL, Andrew, d.1948, 60 yrs 694
CAMPBELL, Annie McKinven, d.1990, 83 yrs 671
CAMPBELL, Annie, d.1997, 90 yrs 824
CAMPBELL, Archibald, d.1947, 74 yrs 711
CAMPBELL, Barbara, d.1966, 82 yrs 700
CAMPBELL, Catherine, d.1952, 85 yrs 711
CAMPBELL, Christina Masterton d.1965, 75 yrs 696
CAMPBELL, Christina, C., d.1970, 68 yrs 868
CAMPBELL, Christina, d.1955, 43 yrs 700
CAMPBELL, Christina, Dunn, d.2001, 75 yrs 869
CAMPBELL, Colin, d.1980, 76 yrs 852
CAMPBELL, Colin, d.1994, 61 yrs 910
CAMPBELL, David 982
CAMPBELL, David Archibald, d.1976 676
CAMPBELL, David, N., d.1997, 80 yrs 957
CAMPBELL, Donald 676
CAMPBELL, Donald, d.1961, 69 yrs 616
CAMPBELL, Dougie 676
CAMPBELL, Dugald John, b. 1970 d.1990 676
CAMPBELL, Dugald, d.1947, 61 yrs 647
CAMPBELL, Dugald, d.2002, 58 yrs 980
CAMPBELL, Dugald, M., d.1981, 78 yrs 868
CAMPBELL, Dugald, P., d.1976, 67 yrs 871
CAMPBELL, Duncan, Alexander, d.1963, 58 yrs 821
CAMPBELL, Eliz. McKinnon, d.1982, 74 yrs 684
CAMPBELL, Eliza Tina, d.1972, 86 yrs 664
CAMPBELL, Euphemia, d.1930, 19 yrs 711
CAMPBELL, Euphemia, d.1966, 85 yrs 681
CAMPBELL, Flora Rutledge , d.1954, 55 yrs 629
CAMPBELL, Flora, d.1941, 69 yrs 659
CAMPBELL, George, d.1952, 68 yrs 700
CAMPBELL, Hugh d.1928, 44 yrs 680
CAMPBELL, Isabella 834
CAMPBELL, Isabella, d.1948, 58 yrs 588
CAMPBELL, Isabella, d.1986, 81 yrs 654
CAMPBELL, James, Lee, d.1967, 73 yrs 845
CAMPBELL, Jean 676
CAMPBELL, Jean, d.1969, (stillborn) 676
CAMPBELL, John Alexander, d.1967, 62 yrs 684
CAMPBELL, John Colin, d.1936, 76 yrs 663
CAMPBELL, John James, d.1956, 62 yrs 679
CAMPBELL, John, Colin, d.2004, 60 yrs 901
CAMPBELL, John, d.1946, 18 yrs 694
CAMPBELL, John, d.1947, 8 yrs 684
CAMPBELL, John, d.1978, 67 yrs 901
CAMPBELL, John, J., d.1972, 59 yrs 677
CAMPBELL, Katie, d.1941, 57 yrs 614
CAMPBELL, Keith 935
CAMPBELL, Keith, d.1925, 66 yrs 588
CAMPBELL, Lizzie P., d.1975, 62 yrs 677
CAMPBELL, Maggie, d.1957 609
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CAMPBELL, Marie 957
CAMPBELL, Mary, d.1950, 92 yrs 741
CAMPBELL, Mary, d.1956, 58 yrs 675
CAMPBELL, Mary, d.1972, 67 yrs 875
CAMPBELL, Mary, d.1974, 73 yrs 608
CAMPBELL, Mary, d.1981, 87 yrs 870
CAMPBELL, Moira 935
CAMPBELL, Morag 857
CAMPBELL, Richard, d.1853, 59 yrs 732
CARLING, Sarah Ann, d.1922, 63 yrs 628
CARMICHAEL, Archibald, erected1855 769
CARRICK, Margaret, d.1892, 59 yrs 752
CHARLWOOD, Anthony 906
CLARK, Christina, d.1966, 73 yrs 665
COGHILL, Francis, Gillespie, d.1999, 71 yrs 911
COLVILLE, Elsie, d.2001, 83 yrs 830
CONLEY, Annie, d.1967, 79 yrs 683
CONLEY, Dan, d.1993, 75 yrs 946
CONLEY, Elizabeth, Patterson, d.1969, 37 yrs 864
CONLEY, John, d.1978, 93 yrs 899
CONLEY, Lamont, d.1992, 69 yrs 946
CONLEY, Margaret, d.1966, 82 yrs 645
CONLEY, Robert, d.1992, 96 yrs 875
COOK, Angus A. P., d.1964, 50 yrs 603
COOK, Angus, d.1952, 87 yrs 718
COOK, Catherine S., d.1926, 19 yrs 603
COOK, Catherine, d.1996, 97 yrs 879
COOK, Christina M., d.1966, 90 yrs 603
COOK, Christine M., d.1926, 72 yrs 603
COOK, Donald A., d.1983, 79 yrs 603
COOK, Donald B., d.1915, 45 yrs 603
COOK, Donald, d.1908, 81 yrs 748
COOK, Donald, d.1929, 29 yrs 718
COOK, Duncan M., d.1935, 27 yrs 603
COOK, Margaret, d.1888, 65 yrs 739
COOK, Mary, d.1885, 14 yrs 748
COOK, Matthew M., d.1939, 34 yrs 603
COOK, Polly, d.1910, 14 yrs 718
COOK, Willie, d.1912, 10 yrs 718
COUTTS, Annie, d.1956, 56 yrs 647
COWAN, Isabella 813
CRAIG, William, d.1975, 79 yrs 706
CRAWFORD, Donald, d.1978, 78 yrs 708
CRERAR, Elspeth, Maude, d.2000, 78 yrs 937
CRERAR, Janet, d.1964, 87 yrs 631
CRERAR, Mary, F. G., d.1994, 80 yrs 929
CROSS, Christina 689
CROSS, Georgengus, d.1952, 66 yrs 690
CURRIE, Flora, d.1922, 70 yrs 779
CURRIE, Janet, d.1918, 59 yrs 588
CURRIE, Margaret, d.1942, 81 yrs 596
DE-VOY, John, d.1977, 55 yrs 892
DODS, Andrew, d.1976, 78 yrs 885
DOUGALL, Elizabeth J., d.1952 6428
DOWNIE, Annie Campbell, d.1976, 77 yrs659
DOWNIE, Arch.Paterson, d.1971, 70 yrs 659
DOWNIE, James Alexander, d.1957, 85 yrs 659
DOWNIE, Jenny, d.1993, 85 yrs 658
DRUMMOND, Flora, d.1949, 70 yrs 707
DUNCAN, Annie, d.1922, 38 yrs 587
DUNN, Mary, Aitchison, d.1963, 79 yrs 839
DURHAM, Charlotte, Wilson, d.1989 832
FENTON, John, d.1924 608
FERGUSON, Daniel, McD., d.1994, 74 yrs 914
FERGUSON, Donald 774
FERGUSON, Duncan, d.1873, 38 yrs 776
FERGUSON, Hugh, d.1854, 51 yrs 775
FERGUSON, John, 775
FERGUSON, Margaret, d.1960, 79 yrs 787
FINLAYSON, Williamina, Ann, 955
FISHER, Alexander, d.1967, 61 yrs 849
FISHER, Catherine, d.1918, 49 yrs 612
FISHER, Duncan, d.1966, 85 yrs 662
FISHER, Duncan, d.1970, 54 yrs 867
FISHER, Euphemia, d.1986, 66 yrs 662
FISHER, Janet, Rankin, d.2003, 59 yrs 849
FISHER, Mary, d.1947, 70 yrs 701
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FISHER, William, McQueen, d.1992, 84 yrs 916
FLEMING, Elizabeth 867
Flora& Stanley 697
FORSYTH, Mary, d.1906, 34 yrs 718
FORSYTH, Samuel 805
FORSYTH, William, d. 805
GALBRAITH, Agnes, Stewart, 843
GALBRAITH, Alexander 739
GALBRAITH, Alexander, d.1912, 58 yrs 741
GALBRAITH, Alexander, d.1966, 79 yrs 664
GALBRAITH, Alexander, d.2000, 86 yrs 626
GALBRAITH, Alisdair, d.1941 644
GALBRAITH, Annie C., d.1969, 69 yrs 656
GALBRAITH, Annie, d.1990, 84 yrs 858
GALBRAITH, Archibald, d.1905, 25 yrs 741
GALBRAITH, Archie, d.1945, 19 yrs 664
GALBRAITH, Betty, d.1994, 80 yrs 940
GALBRAITH, Catherine, C., d.1981, 86 yrs 975
GALBRAITH, Charlotte 625
GALBRAITH, Colin, Campbell, d.1992, 70 yrs 869
GALBRAITH, Elizabeth, d.1919, 58 yrs 608
GALBRAITH, Elizabeth, J., d.1964, 65 yrs 825
GALBRAITH, Jemima, d.1942, 50 yrs 660
GALBRAITH, Jenny M., d.1955, 52 yrs 655
GALBRAITH, Joan, d.1998 644
GALBRAITH, John, A., d.1961 644
GALBRAITH, John, C. C., d.1988, 77 yrs 945
GALBRAITH, John, d.1902, 84 yrs 739
GALBRAITH, Margaret G., d.1954 698
GALBRAITH, Margaret, 899
GALBRAITH, Mary, C., d.1996, 79 yrs 881
GALBRAITH, Mary, d.1923 644
GALBRAITH, Mary, d.1973, 90 yrs 589
GALBRAITH, Richard, Harris, d.1995, 77 yrs 887
GALBRAITH, Robert, d.1935, 54 yrs 620
GALBRAITH, William Cook, d.1969, 80 yrs 740
GARRIOK, Agnes 604
GAVIN, George J., d.1982, 59 yrs 729
GEE, Richard, d.1980, 17 yrs 897
GILCHRIST, Archibald, d.1819, 41 yrs 779
GILCHRIST, Archibald, d.1935, 86 yrs 779
GILCHRIST, Duncan, d.1855, 42 yrs 779
GILCHRIST, Margaret, d.1885, 71 yrs 808
GILCHRIST, Mary, d.1945, 75 yrs? 779
GILCHRIST, William 779
GILLIES, Catherine, d.1967, 43 yrs 728
GILLIES, Christina, Galbraith, d.1997, 70 yrs 970
GILLIES, Duncan, d.1964, 67 yrs 728
GLEASON, Peggy Campbell, d.1995, 75 yrs 647
GOODWIN, Janice 980
GORDON, Edith, Mary, d.2001, 86 yrs 878
GORDON, George R., d.1960, 67 yrs 633
GOSLING, George, d.1971, 59 yrs 831
GRAHAME, Cathie 917
GRAHAME, David, d.1994, 55 yrs 917
GRAHAME, Katriona 917
GRAHAME, Mhairi 917
GRANGER, William, D. 870
GRAY, Hugh, d.1967, 85 yrs 727
GREENSHIELDS, Marion, d.1959, 84 yrs 702
GREENWOOD, Joanna, Wallace, d.1996, 37 yrs 972
GREENWOOD, Nicholas 972
GUEST, Kate Helen, d.1974, 69 yrs 601
HARRIS, Amy Cooper, d.1925, 78 yrs 663
HAWLEY, Elizabeth, d.1990, 79 yrs 840
HENDERSON, Archibald, d.1924, 76 yrs 610
HODGE, Norman, G., d.1964 828
HOEY, Robert, d.1962, 62 yrs 840
HUNTER, Norma, E. 915
HYDE, Janet 978
HYNDMAN, Elizabeth, d.1962, 90 yrs 752
HYNDMAN, Flora Jane, d.1961, 87 yrs 752
HYNDMAN, Mary, d.1956, 87 yrs 672
HYNDMAN, Peter 753
HYNDMAN, Peter, d.1919, 84 yrs 752
HYNDMAN, Robert, C. 752
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IRVING, Violet, d.2000, 88 yrs 666
Isabella, d.1916, 70 yrs 759
JOHNSTON, Margaret, d.1983, 73 yrs 6018
JOHNSTONE, May, Alice, d.1995, 83 yrs 934
JOHNSTONE, Norman, d.1992, 83 yrs 934
KELLY, Mary, d.1939, 58 yrs 649
KELSO, Mary, d.1915, 98 yrs 797
KERR, Elizabeth, d.1826, 26 yrs 749
KERR, George Patrick, d.1983, 70 yrs 749
KERR, James, d.1879, 22 yrs 749
KERR, Julia, d.1871, 5 yrs 749
KERR, Thomas, d.1858, 4 yrs 749
KERR, Thomas, d.1895, 75 yrs 749
KERR, Thomas, d.1933, 72 yrs 749
KETLEY, Philip, Stuart, d.1998, 90 yrs 948
KINLOCH, Janet Simpson, d.1993, 85 yrs 658
KNIGHT, E. M. (Hazel), d.1989, 74 yrs 965
KNIGHT, Stephen, Victor, d.1985, 33 yrs 967
KYDD, Eliza 637
KYDD, John, d.1940, 76 yrs 637
KYLE, Clair, d.2000, 98 yrs 920
LAING, Herbert 656
LANG, James, d.1942, 77 yrs 705
LANG, Jean, d.1963, 61 yrs 704
LANG, Margot, Glasgow, d.2004, 82 yrs 914
LAUD, Patricia 947
LAUD, Peter, d.1992, 63 yrs 947
LEANORD, Alasdair, d.1947, 6mnths 666
LEIBBRANDT, Jo 952
LEIBBRANDT, Stuart, d.1998, 70 yrs 952
LEITCH, Neil, d.1950, 77 yrs 685
LIVINGSTON, Colin, M., d.1987, 75 yrs 963
LIVINGSTON, Helen, J. M., d.1983, 93 yrs 963
LIVINGSTON, William, Murray, d.1997, 83 yrs 963
LIVINGSTONE, Archibald, J., d.1960, 71 yrs 833
LIVINGSTONE, Margaret, d.1914, 55 yrs 593
LOUDON, George, d.1990, 78 yrs 925
LOUDON, Nan, d.2003, 91 yrs 925
MacALISTER, Angus, d.1969, 64 yrs 858
MacALISTER, Brenda 921
MacALISTER, Donald 921
MACALISTER, Jane 847
MacALISTER, John, d.1998, 76 yrs 921
MACALISTER, Lachlan 847
MACALISTER, Robert Mauchline, d.1968 in infancy 847
MacALPINE, John, McKay, d.1973, 79 yrs 817
MacALPINE, Nancy 817
MACCALLUM, Alick, d.1944, 69 yrs 667
MACCALLUM, Duncan, d.1989, 77 yrs 667
MacCALLUM, Flora, d.1992, 80 yrs 923
MacCONNACHIE, James Walter, d.1995, 74 yrs 639
MACCORQUODALE, Alexander, d.1950, 62 yrs 612
MACCORQUODALE, Annie, d.1937, 44 yrs 612
MACCORQUODALE, Cath. Morrison d.1969 613
MACCORQUODALE, Catherine, d.1969, 68 yrs 612
MACCORQUODALE, Duncan, d.1937, 74 yrs 612
MACCORQUODALE, Mary, d.1908, 18 yrs 612
MacDIARMID, Christina, I. 873
MACDONALD, Angus, d.1963, 80 yrs 637
MacDONALD, Calumina, d.2003, 87 yrs 936
MACDONALD, Christina, d.1967, 68 yrs 848
MACDONALD, Colin, d.1993, 63 yrs 966
MACDONALD, Donald, d.1979, 84 yrs 687
MacDONALD, Malcolm, M., d.1993, 76 yrs 853
MacDOUGALL, Alexander, d.2003, 95 yrs 923
MACDOUGALL, Annie, d.1919, 64 yrs 610
MacDOUGALL, Arch. Galbraith, d.1914, 1yr 589
MacDOUGALL, Mamie, M., d.2003, 87 yrs 945
MacDOUGALL, Marg. Galbraith, d.1998, 76 yrs 589
MacDOUGALL, Marion T. S. 626
MacDOUGALL, Matthew, Neil, d.1980, 8 yrs 903
MacDOUGALL, Neil, d.1973, 92 yrs 589
MACFARLANE, Annie 956
MACFARLANE, John Ian, d.1986, 57 yrs 590
MACFARLANE, John, d.1929, 45 yrs 590
MACFARLANE, Robert, 591
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MACFARLANE, Robert, d.1925, 6 yrs. 9mnths 590 C.H.U.G.
MACFARLANE, Walter McIntosh d.1942, 21 yrs 590 CARRADALE HARBOUR USERS GROUP
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A FURTHER REPORT
MACGREGOR, Duncan 613 Several further meetings have been held with
MACGREGOR, Gregor 613 interested parties since the last report
MACGREGOR, John C., d.1985 613 (November 2010).
MACINTOSH, Duncan, d.1980, 80 yrs 825
MACINTOSH, Janet, L., d.1955, 59 yrs 616 The principal discussion has taken place with
MACINTOSH, John, d.1945, 46 yrs 675 Argyll & Bute Council. This has concentrated on
MACINTOSH, Margaret, d.1982, 84 yrs 822 1. The council's thoughts on a future local
MACKAY, Isabella, d., , 11 yrs 768
MacKAY, Jessie, M., d.1970 838
management structure for the harbour area.
MACKAY, Richard 768 2. The council's legal responsibility when hand-
MACKENZIE, Jane, d.1965, 76 yrs 635 ing over to some form of management part-
MACKENZIE, Margaret, d.1943, 91 yrs 643 nership.
MACKINNON, John, d.1972, 62 yrs 873
3. The financial makeup of any agreement
MACKINNON, Murdo, 834
MACLEAN, Annabella, d.1973, 78 yrs 623 between a Carradale based management
MACLEAN, Annie, d.1932, 74 yrs 765 group and ABC
MACLEAN, John, d.1977, 72 yrs 818 4. The acquisition of accurate figures for in-
MACLEAN, Lachlan, d.2004, 93 yrs 977 come derived directly from Carradale Har-
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MacLEAN, Peter, MacNab, d.1972, 65 yrs 872 bour over the last few years so that
MacMILLAN, Angus 713 meaningful financial plans can be formulat-
MACMILLAN, Anne, d.1968 765 ed.
MACMILLAN, Annie, d.1968, 72 yrs 669
MacMILLAN, Archibald 792 Also it has been agreed that the present
MacMILLAN, Campbell 792 committee will produce, in the immediate fu-
MacMILLAN, Charles 792 ture, a consultation document for ABC which
MACMILLAN, Christina, d.1955 765 sets out a 5 year redevelopment plan leading to
MACMILLAN, Christina, d.1955, 61 yrs 690
MacMILLAN, Colin, d.1961, 54 yrs 829 a long term 25 year development proposal. It is
MacMILLAN, Daniel 792 vitally important that these documents receive
MACMILLAN, Dolly, d.1988 765 the support of the village community before
MACMILLAN, Donald, B., d.1964, 78 yrs 822 being put before ABC. Towards this end local
MacMILLAN, Donald, d.1956, 75 yrs713
MacMILLAN, Donaldina, d.1988, 85 yrs 872
consultation will be sought and a public meet-
MacMILLAN, Duncan 713 ing held before any submissions are made.
MacMILLAN, Duncan, d.1819, 72 yrs 792 Marcus Adams.
MACMILLAN, Elizabeth, d.1977 765
MACMILLAN, Ettie, d.1948 765
MACMILLAN, Flora, A., d.1942, 49 yrs 633
MACMILLAN, Flora, d.1975 765
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NOVEMBER RAINFALL
By the law of averages the rain had to come,
and it came with a vengeance. The first fort-
night was exceptionally stormy, wet and a lot
colder. By the 13th we had accumulated
195mm (nearly 8 inches.) The statistic of 40
mm on the 8th was the highest daily rainfall
we have ever recorded here in Grogport. This
was understandably the case as over the 48
hours Nov 7/8th the barometer reached a
record low. Lower than we have ever recorded
in the lifetime of our record keeping anywhere
in the UK since 1973. By the 19th the total
rainfall for the month had risen to 215mm.
Would it never stop raining? people
asked, but it did calm down and the period
between the 20th and the 26th was cold, but
surprisingly it was a seven day dry stretch
when no rainfall was recorded.
The last ten days in November were bitter-
ly cold and raw, with driving northerly, north
easterly or easterly winds bringing exception-
ally low temperatures and snow falls but
thankfully these did not prove as severe or as
disruptive as in other less fortunate parts of
the country. Carradale School did not close,
and the B843 north of The Glen was still
passable with care.
Trace rainfall recordings at the end of the
month brought the monthly rainfall total to
218mm. The dry second half of the month
meant that the November total rainfall figure
was below average for the month, as the
average is 227mm (with a range of between
141mm in 2008 and 305mm in 2006.) Amaz-
ingly and so far, with just one month to go, this
still puts 2010 as the year with the lowest
rainfall since the year 2000.
DECEMBER RAINFALL
Winter dug even deeper in December and
many additional records were broken. Rainfall-
wise it was our lowest rainfall total for any
previous December. We recorded just 72mm-
easily December’s lowest total (previous range
being 116mm (2002) and 325mm (2006).
Up until Boxing Day we had barely had
anything other than trace recording with the
total just 21mm. A sudden rise in temperature
and heavy rain brought the thaw and a read-
ing of 36mm in the rain gauge on the 27th and
the month ended with readings of 5,7,3mm on
the 28th/29th and 30th completing the
month’s total. We recorded our lowest ever
sub zero temperature ever -6 degrees and this
was even with the warming influence of our
close proximity to the sea here in Grogport.
Places in Carradale and the local inland glens,
we know, recorded even lower temperatures.
Also record breaking certainly for us was the
prolonged and sustained sub zero night-time
DIY
Tiling
Joinery
Fencing
Decking
Shelving
Decorating
Path laying
Domestic repairs
Dry-stone walling
Flat-pack assembly
and, for a time, daytime temperatures over
the last seven weeks. So this winter of 2010 THE WIZARD OF OZ
will be remembered for many years to come FROM THE CARRADALE GOAT WEB-SITE
that is unless these conditions are repeated in
subsequent years and, horror on horror, be-
come the norm!
RAINFALL STATISTICS
With so many records broken this year as
given in my monthly reports; it must come as
no surprise that here in Grogport, 2010 was
both the driest and coldest since 2000 and for
many years prior to our record keeping.
Certainly national statistics and weather
gurus tell us it’s the coldest prolonged winter
spell for a generation at least. Though per-
haps not the driest for a comparable period
nationwide, as here in Kintyre, we were fre-
quently and unusually, experiencing in 2010
less rainfall than other parts of the country. Despite the bad weather all went well for the
local drama club with their Christmas panto-
But 2010 will surely be etched on mime ‘Wizard of Oz’. Friday night’s perform-
everyone’s memory as beginning and ended
ance was down on last year with the snow, but
in Arctic conditions snow and icy roads. For all was made up for on the Saturday afternoon
those statistically orientated rainfall totals for
and night shows.
the past 10 years are recorded below. They
show a widening Annual Rainfall range What makes panto's is the crowds on
1390mm in 2010 to 2253mm in 2004 (55 which all showings they were in fits of laughter
inches to 90 inches). and joined in supporting the goodies and boo-
ing the baddy. The adults and children were
The weather never fails to amaze and be great and the costumes really made the show
of interest. It’s not surprising that it continues
stand out. Being part of the stage crew it was
to be a frequent topic of conversation. fun seeing them perform throughout the re-
My closing question must of course be hersals and the amount of effort put in by all.
“What will 2011 bring?” M.L. ‘The Wizard of Oz’ was produced by Mary
Ten year totals: year-mm-inches Macalister Hall and stage managed by Tony
Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Leighton, Donald Macalister Hall and Johnny
mm 1617 2189 1696 2253 1997 Durnan. The prompt was Carol Abernethy, the
Ins 65 88 68 90 80 musical director was Stuart Irvine, sound ef-
fects were by Margaret Leighton and the ward-
Year 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 robe mistress was Nicola Holt - thanks to all
mm 2050 1535 1783 1901 1390 others whom may have helped out.
Ins 82 61 71 75 55 To crown it all Mary Macalister Hall and
Gail McIntosh both celebrated their birthdays,
Mary her 65th, ( I think that’s what it said on the
NETWORK cake :)......Congratulations to both of you.
The Network Tearoom will re-open on Mon-
day 17th January 2011, 11am. to 4 pm Comment & photos courtesy of J.D.
Closed Wednesday and Thursday. José
POPPY COLLECTION
Edna Paterson would like to thank Betty Mac-
Gregor, Mary McMillan, Neenie, the staff and
owners of both village shops for their efforts
with this year’s Poppy Collection; the amount
raised was £354.70.
EKCC MINUTES
.
Apologies to those readers who enjoy reading
the EKCC minutes. At the time of going to
print on Thursday 13th January 2011 the
minutes of the November and December
meetings in 2010 had not been received.
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SCAM CHECKS
BARCLAYCARD & MASTERCARD
KEEPING YOU INFORMED
Sent in by Leonard McNeill of West Loch
Fyne Community Council, but issued by
The Wiltshire Constabulary
‘This has been passed on via another Force
area through our own Fraud Department In
Wiltshire Constabulary, and it is a very con-
vincing SCAM. We have been asked to dis-
seminate the information as widely and as
quickly as we can through Neighbourhood
Watch, School Safe and others’.
‘This one is pretty slick since they provide
YOU with all the information, except the one
piece they want. Note, the callers do not ask
for your card number; they already have it.
This information is worth reading. By under-
standing how the VISA & MasterCard Tele-
phone Credit Card Scam works, you'll be
better prepared to protect yourself.. One of
our employees was called on Wednesday
from ‘VISA’, and I was called on Thursday
from ‘MasterCard’. The scam works like this:
Person calling says, "This is (name), and I'm
calling from the Security and Fraud Depart-
ment at VISA. My badge number is 12460.
Your card has been flagged for an unusual
purchase pattern, and I'm calling to verify.
This would be on your VISA card which was
issued by (name of bank) did you purchase an
Anti-Telemarketing Device for £497.99 from a
Marketing company based in London ?" When
you say "No", the caller continues with, "Then
we will be issuing a credit to your account.
This is a company we have been watching
and the charges range from £297 to £497, just
under the £500 purchase pattern that flags
most cards’.
‘Before your next statement, the credit will
be sent to (gives you your address), is that
correct?" You say "yes". The caller continues
- "I will be starting a fraud investigation. If you
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baby changing facilities. Functions catered
for. We now deliver takeaways. Free delivery
on food orders over £10 in the Carradale area.
To book a table in the restaurant ‘phone Sue or Penny on 01583 431431
or e-mail us at info@theglencarradale.wanadoo.co.uk
Web address: www.theglenbar.com
Open 12.30pm to late every day except Tuesday
Food served 12.30 - 2pm & 6pm - 8.30pm.
have any questions, you should call the 0800
number listed on the back of your card (0800- PARCEL SCAM
VISA) and ask for Security. You will need to WARNING FROM ROYAL MAIL AND THE
refer to this Control Number. The caller then TRADING STANDARDS OFFICE
A card is posted through your door from a
gives you a 6 digit number. "Do you need me
to read it again”?’ company called PDS (Parcel Delivery Service)
saying they were unable to deliver a parcel
‘Here's the IMPORTANT part on how the
and you need to contact them on 0906
scam works the caller then says, "I need to
verify you are in possession of your card."
5511911 (a premium rate number).
He'll ask you to "turn your card over and look DO NOT CALL THIS NUMBER.
for some numbers." There are 7 numbers; the If you do you will start a recorded message
first 4 are part of your card number, the next 3 and you will be billed £315. So if you receive a
are the security numbers that verify you are card from PDS recycle it or contact police.
the possessor of the card. These are the
numbers you sometimes use to make Internet HIBERNATION
purchases to prove you have the card. The by Robert Giddings
caller will ask you to read the 3 numbers to Over the yellow autumn leaves
him. After you tell the caller the 3 numbers, A late white butterfly slowly glides,
he'll say, "That is correct, I just needed to As if it looked, as if it sought for
verify that the card has not been lost or stolen, Summer and something else besides.
and that you still have your card. Do you have But the mists rise on the spider’s weaving
any other questions?" After you say, "No," the The whistling migrants flock and go,
caller then thanks you and states, "Don't hesi- And half the world’s round head is plunging
tate to call back if you do", and hangs up You Into the cap of cold and snow.
actually say very little, and they never ask for Into the blackening glint of frost
or tell you the Card number‘. The drifting myriads flutter on,
‘But after we were called on Wednesday, With one last hope, with one last question,
we called back within 20 minutes to ask a Seeking the sun. they know has gone.
question. Are we glad we did! The REAL VISA
The many die; and the few remaining
Security Department told us it was a scam and In rusty barns fold up their wings
in the last 15 minutes a new purchase of
Yet they, whom Spring’s green light releases,
£497.99 was charged to our card. Long story Carry the tint of new-born borne things.
- short - we made a real fraud report and
closed the VISA account. VISA is reissuing us Sent in by Lily Cregeen
a new number. What the scammers want is (after receipt from Wendy Byford.)
the 3-digit PIN number on the back of the card.
Don't give it to them . Instead, tell them you'll
call VISA or MasterCard directly for verifica-
tion of their conversation. The real VISA told
us that they will never ask for anything on the
card as they already know the information
since they issued the card! If you give the
scammers your 3 Digit PIN Number, you think
you're receiving a credit. However, by the time
you get your statement you'll see charges for
purchases you didn't make, and by then it's
almost too late and/or more difficult to actually
file a fraud report’.
‘What makes this more remarkable is that
on Thursday, I got a call from a "Jason Rich-
ardson of MasterCard" with a word-for-word
repeat of the VISA scam. This time I didn't let
him finish I hung up! We filed a police report,
as instructed by VISA. The police said they
are taking several of these reports daily! They
also urged us to tell everybody we know that
this scam is happening’.
If you have been affected by this scam or if
you need advice please contact Royal Mail
Fraud on 929 7239 6655.
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KINTYRE VERMIN
& PEST CONTROL
VERMIN/PEST CONTROLLER: Proprietor DONALD KELLY
Telephone/Fax: (01586) 810391 Mobile: 07977 327751
Strathmore, Drumlemble, Campbeltown, Argyll PA28 6PW
SERVICE & SUPPLIES
(N.P.T.A)
Prompt & Efficient Attention
NOT FOR BREAKFAST
RAMORUM SPREADS
Ramorum disease, caused by the pathogen
Phytophthora ramorum (P.ramorum), has
been confirmed in Japanese larch trees in
a forestry plantation on the Craignish penin-
sula in Argyll. About 1.25 hectares (3.1
acres) of the trees are being felled as part
of measures designed to prevent further
spread of the disease. P. ramorum was first
detected in Britain in 2002, and although it
had been detected in Scotland in a number
of plant and shrub species, including rhodo-
dendron, it had never previously been
found in trees here.
Even in England and Wales it had initial-
ly affected only a small number of trees, and
usually only trees standing close to heavily
infected Rhododendron ponticum plants
that are found in many woodland areas.
The most vulnerable area is western Scot-
land, because the disease thrives best in
wetter climates. It can be spread in mists,
watercourses, air currents and water
splash, on boots, vehicle tyres and equip-
ment, and by the movement of infected
plants.
The symptoms on Japanese larch trees
include wilting shoot tips and needles turn-
ing black and falling prematurely, and can-
kers that bleed resin can appear on the
branches and upper trunk. However, ramo-
rum disease of larch is more difficult to
identify in winter because larch trees shed
their needles in the autumn, although tell-
tale resin bleeds can still be visible on the
trunks. Anyone who suspects their larch
trees in Scotland might have ramorum dis-
ease is required to contact the Tree Health
Diagnostic & Advisory Service (DDAS) of
the Forestry Commission’s Forest Re-
search arm at Northern Research Station,
Forest Research, Roslin, Midlothian, EH25
9SY; tel: 0131 445 2176; email:ddas.nrs@
forestry.gsi.gov.uk.
P. ramorum is a ‘quarantine’ organism
under European Union law, and its suspect-
ed presence must be notified to a relevant
authority (Forestry Commission, Scottish
Government, Fera or the Welsh Assembly
Government). It was first found in Britain on
a viburnum plant in a nursery in 2002. It can
kill many of the plants and trees that it
infects, but symptoms vary according to the
species. It also infects bilberry (Vaccinium
myrtillus, known as blaeberry in Scotland),
an important ground-cover plant of wood-
land and heathland environments. One site
on Arran has been identified with infected
blaeberry, and action has been taken to
eradicate the pathogen there.
OPENING TUESDAY
TO SUNDAY
WINTER
OPENING TIMES
11 am - 2.30pm.
Evening meals:
6pm - 8pm
Please pre-book
lunches
Tracy & Fiona would like to welcome you to the Ashbank Hotel, Carradale
Now fully licensed - drop in for a drink or two.
En-suite rooms with sea & golf course views
New Lunch & a'la carte menu every 2 months - Eat in our newly contemporary
restaurant or cosy lounge. Daily specials - Sunday Lunches
Monthly theme nights - Indian, Italian, Chinese & Tapas.
Take away menu plus all items from the main menu, just order before 1 pm
Parties, Events & Outside Catering available to suit your needs
E-mail: ashbankhotel@tiscali.co.uk Internet: www.ashbankhotel.com
For further details please call 01583 431 650
TREE-MENDOUS THANKS
To Mr Strang, Mr Hopkins and their helpers for
the erection and decoration of this year’s
Christmas trees in Carradale & Saddell.
CHRISTMAS QUIZ
The Christmas Quiz was held this year in a
festively decorated Village Hall on Wednesday
29th December. It was hoped that holding the
event between Christmas and Hogmanay
would attract more people and indeed an en-
CROSSAIG LODGE couraging 14 teams took part.
Special local Winter offers We were particularly pleased to see
younger people in some of the teams.
Bed & breakfast only £10pp Most favoured rounds were those entitled
When you book for dinner Christmas, Homes, Dance and What is?, prov-
LUNCH 12 till 2pm ing once again that seemingly unprepossess-
Minimum 4 people £19.95 ing and weird sounding categories… often
prove popular and are answered well. In the
DINNER 6 till 7.30pm £22.50 Music category, which featured TV signature
B.Y.O.B tunes, the tunes were often recognised but the
Please book as we are a very recall of the Programme title did on occasions
small restaurant prove more elusive! Least liked were the sec-
tions on Trees and Sport. Most teams scored
Please phone, e-mail or around 75% … very commendable; and the
drop in for menu details top three teams scored over 88% a very
Tel: 01880 760369 knowledgeable and brilliant total.
e: info@crossaiglodge.co.uk It proved a close run contest with a tie
We are two miles north of Grogport breaker question needed to differentiate be-
tween 3rd & 4th places. This was won on the
tie break by visiting team the ‘Surrey Sassen-
achs’ over a local team ‘Quartet’ who ran in 4th.
‘Orbiteers’ with 91 points were 2nd, and
the overall winners, by just a single point, with
a total of 92, were ‘Junior Biscuit’ an Abernethy
family team made up of Gordon, Laura, Bobby
and Caitlin.
Congratulations to all four of them. They
each received a mug appropriately filled with
Quality Street chocolates. Chocolates too, for
the second and third placed teams, and also for
the ‘B team’ a group who with three young peo-
ple and just one adult performed very creditably.
Judging by the comments afterwards it
was well received and had proved an enjoy-
able evening. Thank you to all those who
helped run the event, and to all those that
participated. M.L.
PLANNING APPLICATION
Reference: 10/01862/PP East Kintyre Commu-
nity Council Proposal: Renewal of bay window
in the west elevation. Location: Carradale
House, Carradale, Campbeltown, Argyll &
Bute,PA28 6QQ Applicant: Mr Colin Burgess
Please contact the Editor at Benbecula, Waterfoot, Carradale House, Carradale, Campbeltown,
Carradale, Campbeltown Argyll PA29 6QX Argyll And Bute, PA28 6QQ Agent: Tom Grant
Tel: 01583 431281 Partnership Campbeltown 41 Longrow, Camp-
e-mail: geoffreyf.page@homecall.co.uk beltown, Argyll Development Type: 01 - House-
holder Development Grid Ref: 180670 - 637794
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8am to 1pm & 2pm to 5pm. Thursday 8am to 1pm.
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Try our freshly baked morning rolls, crusty bread, tea bread
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SOUTH KINTYRE
SENIORS' FORUM
MEETING HELD ON
11 NOVEMBER 2010
IN CARRADALE VILLAGE HALL
PRESENT: George McMillan [Chair], Mar-
garet Turner, Ailsa Stewart, Janet Russell,
E McDonald, Jean Miller, Marjory Gillies,
Mary & Geoffrey Page. APOLOGIES: Ian
Teesdale. The Chairman read the minutes
of the October meeting:
MATTERS ARISING -
HAZELBURN LUNCHES: the Chairman
referred to the correspondence between
the Secretary Ian Teesdale and the Chief
Executive of Argyll & Bute Council, Sally
Loudon concerning the sudden withdrawal
without consultation of the Hazelburn
lunches. Mr. McMillan had received a fur-
ther letter on the matter from Alison Hunter,
Area Manager of Resources for the Mid
Argyll, Kintyre and the Isles Area, which
said that the decision had been taken
against a background of reduced financial
circumstances; there was no budget to con-
tinue subsidising the Hazelburn lunches
and the related transport costs to the extent
of £11 per person per week. The Council's
view was that residents using this service
could obtain a meal in Campbeltown for the
same or less money; only three residents
attending the lunch had a Social Work as-
sessed need. Although a £2 meal contin-
ued to be available at Lorn and Lowland
Church on Fridays and a similar scheme
costing £2.25 operated at the Salvation
Army Citadel on Tuesdays and Thursdays,
cover at the Woodlands Hostel had been
withdrawn and the Red Cross no longer
operated a meals service. Questions were
asked about 'Meals on Wheels', and wheth-
er the school meals service could cover on
Mondays and Fridays. After further discus-
sion it was decided to invite Alison Hunter
to a meeting in 2011 to make a presentation
on the services available to the elderly and
to answer questions on particular aspects
of Argyll & Bute Council's activities.
CHIROPODY: There were mixed reports
on the availability of the NHS facility. Some
members had no difficulty in obtaining treat-
ment while others were unable to get on the
list. Ailsa Steward said that the three-month
interval between treatments was too long.
OTHER NHS. ISSUES: Mrs Turner ex-
pressed the view that she was surprised to
find that the health service staff working at
weekends continue to be paid double time
even when off sick, and given the bank staff
employed would receive similar payments,
it was time that the payments were re-
viewed. She added that in relation to
changes in funding under the Better Neigh-
bourhood and other similar Council
schemes it seems that there was more than
a tendency to direct funding towards chil-
TOM GRANT
PARTNERSHIP
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dren and away from pensioners. She made it
clear that while she supported those children
and families with care needs, there was a
need to extend schemes for the elderly and
handicapped.
FUTURE ACTIVITIES. It was thought that the
Secretary was still involved in contacting a
member of the Salvation Army to attend a
future meeting, for the Police Station to be
open for a group visit and for the Red Cross to
attend the AGM.
SURGERY PATIENT GROUP
MINUTES OF CARRADALE SURGERY
PATIENT GROUP AGM
MONDAY 29TH NOVEMBER 2010
1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE: These were
received from Josephine Blount, Alan Briggs,
Mary-Ann Gosling and Paul Murphy.
2. MINUTES OF LAST AGM: These were
read and approved - Proposed by Dr Elder,
seconded by E Black
3. MATTERS ARISING FROM MINUTES: Dr
Elder commented that there had been no
change in the ambulance situation from last
year. He was aware that any extra resources
put into the ambulance service were being
directed towards upgrading ambulances to
2-man crews. He also stated that although in
theory District Nurse cover was as stated in
the minutes, in practice things were not quite
as documented. Things were quiet in Car-
radale at present compared to the workload of
the community nurses in Campbeltown, and
Jacquie McGougan was therefore working 1
or 2 days each week in Campbeltown. Howev-
er a community nurse was still always on call
if required in Carradale between 9 and 5.
Following last year's request to be able to
submit prescription requests by e-mail, this
was now in place with the practice receiving 2
or 3 such requests each month.
4. FINANCIAL REPORT: Accounts for the
year to Nov 10 were presented. Income com-
prised £40 in donations, £0.46 interest, £1000
grant from the Wind-farm Trust and £1035
from Carradale Surgery towards the cost of a
new ECG machine. £300 had been paid to the
Red Cross for transport during 2010 and a
new ECG. bought for £2035, leaving a bal-
ance of £773 in the funds. There followed a
discussion regarding continued funding for the
Red Cross patient transport. It is understood
that funding from the Council for the Red
Cross minibus will again be under question in
March 2011, although no request for further
letters of support had as yet been made. It
was felt that we should assume it would be
continued and as the transport is vital to many
in the community, a further application for
funds should be made to the Wind-farm Trust
in Spring 2011. It was also agreed that the
Patient Group would hold a fundraising ven-
ture towards the costs in the form of a hamper
raffle during Red Cross week in May. It is
hoped that items for the hamper will be donat-
ed by members of the group and other patients,
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41 Longrow,
Campbeltown
Argyll PA28 6ER
Tel: 01586 554727
Fax: 01586 551727
24 Argyll St.
Lochgilphead
Argyll PA31 8NE
Tel: 01546 603050
5. CHARITY FUNDRAISING: Staff at the practice
had recently donated items for a hamper which
had raised £115 for the "Wear it Pink" Breast
Cancer Campaign and planned again to put to-
gether a Christmas Hamper for funds for Children
1st. It was suggested that posters advertising
these fund-raisers would alert patients they
should bring money with them as not everyone
has change with them when coming to the surgery.
6. HEALTHCARE CHANGES Dr Elder outlined
various changes locally including the planned
reduction of beds at Campbeltown Hospital and
the change of Southend and Muasdale practices
to salaried doctor posts. At the moment one post
at Muasdale and the post at Southend are vacant
and cover is being provided by locums. Oban
Hospital is also undergoing a process of re-de-
sign. The reduction in beds arises from more day
case operations and patients being discharged
sooner to care in the community.
7. PATIENT TRANSPORT: To highlight the diffi-
culties practice staff encounter when handling
requests for patient transport, Dr Elder drew at-
tention to extracts from a document sent by the
Ambulance Service giving guidelines and criteria
for eligibility for such transport. These had also
been highlighted in the autumn surgery newsletter
8. ADOPTION OF GROUP MEMBERS FOR
2010: Mr J Henderson was elected as a new
patient representative (Proposed by G Mclntosh,
seconded D Maccormick). J Blount, V Cannell,
M-A Gosling and J P Murphy had intimated they
were happy to continue as representatives and
were re-elected. As proposed last year D.N. J
McGougan was now joint trustee of funds.
9. AOCB: As the wintry weather had contributed
to the poor turnout at the meeting, it was agreed
that the AGM would be better earlier in the year.
An amendment to clause 3 of the constitution to
read "Patient members of the group shall be
elected at the group's AGM which will be held
annually in September" (rather than November)
was proposed by V. Cannell, seconded by E.
Black and carried unanimously by those present.
The opportunity to become part of a wider
forum of Patient Participation Groups did not ap-
pear to have been taken up. In an effort to allevi-
ate the problem of long waits of over an hour at
some surgeries, reception staff were now aiming
to inform patients if they anticipate this happening,
and offer waiting patients the option to go home
and be contacted to come back at the end of
consulting.
(As the normal timings of surgeries and the timing
of public holidays over Christmas 2010 would
result in there being no GP consulting time at
Carradale after the open surgery at 3.30pm on
Christmas Eve until Thurs 29th, there will be an
extra open GP surgery at Carradale on Wed 28th
Dec 2010 at 9.30am. Similarly there will be an
extra open surgery on Wed 5th Jan at 9.30am.)
There being no other business raised, the
meeting was closed at 8.30 pm. No date was set
for a further meeting but the secretary should be
contacted if it is felt appropriate to call one.