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See more sport in the Campbeltown Courier,October 5 2012,also available on line at www.campbeltowncourier.co.uk/digital Comments are closed Campbeltown Courier Sport Archive campbeltown,courier,football,fun fours,Oban,sport  Ruth McLean THE Courier’s Ruth McClean will soon be saddling up for her biggest challenge of the year – a cycle from London to Brussels in aid of Kidney Research UK. Continue reading Courier’s Ruth pedals for Kidney Research UK Comments are closed Campbeltown Courier News Archive brussels,Campbelotwn,courier,cycle,kidney,london,research,Ruth mcLean
Norman Beaton,Argyll Community Housing Association’s (ACHA) chairman for the past five years,stood down at the association’s annual general meeting in Inveraray. Norman has chaired ACHA’s board of management since the association’s successful stock transfer in November 2006 and,prior to that,he led the organisation in its shadow form,including the successful stock transfer ballot in 2005. The association’s rules preclude anyone from standing for more than five years at a time. At the conclusion of the association’s annual general meeting Norman was presented with a commemorative plaque recognising his service from ACHA’s new chairman Bill McIntyre and colleagues,Lesley Lindsay and Gillian McInnes,who had all worked with Norman since the start. Comments are closed Campbeltown Courier News Archive acha,campbeltown,chairman,courier,down,five years,norman beaton,stands
Comments are closed Campbeltown Courier News Archive campbeltown,courier,kintyre,mail,Mid Argyll,royal mail,west coast motors THERE was a great turnout of for the first lantern parade workshop at Aqualibrium last week. More than 30 adults and children turned out to take part in the workshop which was funded from Make a Splash money,given to community councils for the MOK Fest,but Campbeltown never used theirs,so the money was put toward the Christmas lights switch on event taking place later this month. Comments are closed Campbeltown Courier News Archive aqualibrium,campbeltown,chrisrtmas,courier,lantern,lights,make a splash,workshop Pupils from Port Ellen Primary School on the Isle of Islay are celebrating winning an exclusive visit from an acclaimed children’s author. Port Ellen Primary School was selected at random from all schools participating in the ScottishPower Story Swap Shop initiative to win a prize of a visit from author Vivian French. Pupils and staff are looking forward to meeting the author today (Tuesday,November 1),when they’ll learn about her books and her love of writing. The Story Swap Shop,now in its third year,is a national reading challenge run by ScottishPower in partnership with the Edinburgh International Book Festival. It encourages primary school pupils across Scotland to swap books with classmates in exchange for a 50p donation to charity. Port Ellen Primary School pupils raised £100 from their Swap Shop which was donated to Aberlour,the nominated charity for 2011. Aberlour is a Scottish charity which helps over 6,000 vulnerable children and young people in Scotland every year. A total of 2,335 pupils from schools across the country took part in Swap Shop this year,raising a total of £1,042 for Aberlour. Kate Brown,primary teacher at Port Ellen Primary School,said:“The pupils and staff were so surprised when we heard we had won. The children had a very successful Swap Shop and really enjoyed taking part. To win a visit from such a popular author is an extra added bonus. “ScottishPower Story Swap Shop is a great way to involve and encourage children with their reading. Our pupils from primary 1 right up to primary 7 are all eager to meet Vivian and hear about her books. This visit will be a real treat for our school.” Vivian French has a great love of the Scottish islands and has written over 60 children’s books ranging from pre-school titles to those loved by early teens. During the late 90s,Vivian was heavily involved in groundbreaking Scottish project,The Readiscovery Book Bus,which toured schools throughout Scotland where she established a very devoted readership,and was inspired to write even more stories for her fans. Comments are closed Campbeltown Courier News Archive author,campbeltown,courier,islay,port ellen,primary school,story swap shop
Lorne Cousin,who is originally from Campbeltown,now stays in America teaching pipe bands and pipers in California. To find out more about Lorne’s award,see this week’s Campbeltown Courier,November 4 2011 or on line at www.campbeltowncourier.co.uk/digital Comments are closed Campbeltown Courier News Archive bagpipes,california,campbeltown,courier,cousin,lorne,pipe band,piper ENTRIES are now being taken for the next Mull of Kintyre 10k and half marathon on June 3. The organisation for MOKRUN 2012 is now firmly underway,with the date set to coincide with the Queen’s Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend. There will be a limit of 750 runners available and it is likely to sell out fast so enter soon to avoid disappointment. As per previous years there will be no reserve list and entry fees will be kept the same as 2011 –£20 for the 10k and £22 for the half marathon. Ceilidh tickets and Pasta Party tickets can also be purchased online. There will also be two junior events on race day with entry forms and more information found on www.mokrun.com. Comments are closed Campbeltown Courier News Archive 10k,2012,campbeltown,courier,entries,half marathon,kintyre,mokrun,Mull
The event is not affiliated to any club,being organized and marshalled by members of both JogScotland and Campbeltown Running Club,and even those who are members of neither. The races are open to anyone wishing to participate and there are five separate runs,usually on the last Tuesday of the summer months from May to September,each one covering a distance of three miles. This year’s race venues and individual winners were as follows: May,Pennygown:winner Susan Graham;June,Barr Glen:winner John McGeachy;July,Chiskan:winner Alix Geyer;August,Westport:winner Cameron Campbell;September,Campbeltown:winner Catriona Wilson. Most of the runners,helpers and organisers gathered at the White Hart to hand out this year’s trophies,and to celebrate another successful series. There were three winners’ categories—female winner,male winner and overall champion. The Female section results were as follows:1 Alix Geyer,2 Elaine McGeachy,3 Jackie Fulton;the Male section:1 Cameron Campbell,2 Neil John MacPhail,3 Tommy Morran. The overall champion was also Cameron Campbell who amassed more points than Alix,over the five races. Comments are closed Campbeltown Courier News Archive awards,campbeltown,ceremony,courier,jogscotland,runners,running club,wee toon,winners | We want your Stories,Videos,Photos! Send online click here (text,photo and video) Newsdesk 01586 554646 Campbeltown Courier Main and Longrow South Campbeltown Argyll PA28 6AE Terms and conditions apply click here  Scan to Get our E-Alerts | |||
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