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Your Pictures, October 19 2018

The seasonal sharp autumn weather followed what seemed like a week of rain and a particularly dreich Saturday.

FROM OUR FILES, October 19 2018

October 20, 2018

Campbeltown’s Andrew McCaig was a Scottish winner in GrandMet Trust’s annual Awards for Achievement,

Down memory lane, October 19 2018

October 20, 2018

Half-a-century ago in 1968 huge advertisements for BEA filled the Courier.

Down memory lane extra October 26 2018

October 20, 2018

The Maternity Hospital at The Roading and The Cottage Hospital at Witchburn combined at Campbeltown Community Hospital.

Down memory lane extra, October 19 2018

October 20, 2018

Spindrift – The poetry of a ‘New Generation’ was published by Angus Martin in 1968.

Dance the day away at seniors tea dance

October 19, 2018

The tea dance will be in the St John’s Masonic Lodge next Saturday October 20 from 2.00 to 4.30pm.

Westport wanderers waveline walk

October 18, 2018

All walkers must register with committee member before setting off and sign in on completion.

Duo’s classical guitar and soaring soprano

October 18, 2018

They capture the mood and dynamic of songs with enormous ease.

Highland Parish helper

October 18, 2018

Cold rain did not put off coffee drinkers who packed a Kirk Street hall coffee morning.

Musical maestro voice coach’s choir callout

October 17, 2018

Rock or pop singers or wannabes neededat Peninver village hall next Monday October 22 at 7.15pm.

Coffee and crafts

October 17, 2018

The Salvation Army’s Burnside Hall should be buzzing at its October coffee morning tomorrow.

Mairi Semple fund boosts its coffers

October 16, 2018

the Mairi Semple Fund for Cancer Relief and Research, which celebrated its 40th anniversary last year, raise £520.76 after expenses.

Fundraisers

Westport wanderers waveline walk

October 18, 2018

All walkers must register with committee member before setting off and sign in on completion.

Highland Parish helper

October 18, 2018

Cold rain did not put off coffee drinkers who packed a Kirk Street hall coffee morning.

Coffee and crafts

October 17, 2018

The Salvation Army’s Burnside Hall should be buzzing at its October coffee morning tomorrow.

Mairi Semple fund boosts its coffers

October 16, 2018

the Mairi Semple Fund for Cancer Relief and Research, which celebrated its 40th anniversary last year, raise £520.76 after expenses.

Coffee and bakes at Highland Parish

October 13, 2018

The advice is to go early to avoid disappointment. As the old saying goes: ‘You snooze, you lose.’

Golf lotto jackpots roll over

October 13, 2018

Dunaverty and Machrihanish Golf Club’s lotto results

Coffee morning surprise

October 13, 2018

Raising money for the Mairi Semple Fund for Cancer Relief and Research.

Trio’s head shave of the century

October 6, 2018

Mr Graham Snr. said that it was decided to bill the event as: Head Shave of the Century as their combined ages added up to 104.

Baoding balls add Oriental element to St Kieran’s fundraiser

October 5, 2018

Small enough to hold both spheres in one hand, they are also known as exercise balls, health balls, meditation balls, and medicine balls.

Elderberries boost Macmillan fundraising

October 4, 2018

Norman Stewart played a range of golden oldies before Lorna Hume performed as a solo singer at the Macmillan fundraiser,

Gallery

Somewhere over the rainbow

August 29, 2018

All the colours of the spectrum.

Grogport features in Lochgilphead’s Jolomo show

August 6, 2018

His work has been purchased by celebrities including Madonna, Sting, Simon Le Bon and Gregor Fisher.

Glasgow festival promotes Argyll and Bute

August 2, 2018

Wild About Argyll is the face of Argyll and the Isles Tourism Co-operative Ltd (AITC), which works at a local and national level promoting Argyll and the Isles as a must-visit destination.

Clachan seeks art show exhibits

August 1, 2018

Photography, craftwork, sculpture and floral art is welcome, as well as drawings and collage.

Peploe painting loaned to Campbeltown

June 21, 2018

Frank Chinn the museum’s temporary curator said: ‘The painting is deceptively simple but it is the simplicity of a master who can reduce a complex living subject to a few brush strokes.’

Designer pens plans for art shows

August 27, 2017

Mr Russell said: ‘There used to be a vibrant art scene in Campbeltown with shows in the town hall and work by artists such as Rosslyn Oman.’

Young folk night’s pipes, dance, strings and brass

August 18, 2017

Claire McFadzean, provided a constant flow of information as she introduced the 15 acts with notes about their musical achievements.

Parents scrum down in mini rugby fest

June 29, 2017

Parents relived their glory days, at the end of the afternoon, watched and filmed by the young players.

Mini Meadows rugby festival

June 28, 2017

Youngsters from Kintyre were joined by oval ball experts from Mid-Argyll and Lochgilphead.

Telly addicts bloomed into floral artists

June 24, 2017

The three day show blossomed in Clachan from last Friday to Sunday.

Holiday West Highland

Bute benefits from Bluebird banshee

July 22, 2018

Speed seeker Donald Campbell, used his jet-engined hydroplane, Bluebird K7 to become, in 1964, the only man to hold land and water speed records in the same year.

Holiday West Highland

March 29, 2018

The latest magazine is packed full on news and great ideas of places to visit this spring.

Music

Dance the day away at seniors tea dance

October 19, 2018

The tea dance will be in the St John’s Masonic Lodge next Saturday October 20 from 2.00 to 4.30pm.

Duo’s classical guitar and soaring soprano

October 18, 2018

They capture the mood and dynamic of songs with enormous ease.

Musical maestro voice coach’s choir callout

October 17, 2018

Rock or pop singers or wannabes neededat Peninver village hall next Monday October 22 at 7.15pm.

Singing, signing and a string quartet

October 14, 2018

The occasion also launched the bright new T-shirts displaying the Hands and Hearts logo.

Scottish quiz song success for Alison

October 14, 2018

The quiz launched during MOK Fest resulted in entries from as far as Aberdeen, Stirling and Northern Ireland.

Bid to track down telephone tunes

October 13, 2018

Potentially as many as 120,000 people annually may listen to the music.

An orchestral night to remember

October 8, 2018

‘It was a wonderful concert by one of the country’s finest orchestras at the top of its form.’

The Blues family’s golden oldies rock the masonic

October 6, 2018

Tommy and Stewart Blue lifted the club’s rafters.

Songs and a Scone with the BBC SSO

October 6, 2018

Musicians from the BBC SSO accompany a diverse Kintyre choir at Campbeltown Town Hall.

Reazon’s Hallowe’en spooky set

October 5, 2018

Reazon may make a monster mosh, as they take the highway to hell en-route to devil gate drive for Hallowe’en.

Nostalgia

FROM OUR FILES, October 19 2018

October 20, 2018

Campbeltown’s Andrew McCaig was a Scottish winner in GrandMet Trust’s annual Awards for Achievement,

Down memory lane, October 19 2018

October 20, 2018

Half-a-century ago in 1968 huge advertisements for BEA filled the Courier.

Down memory lane extra October 26 2018

October 20, 2018

The Maternity Hospital at The Roading and The Cottage Hospital at Witchburn combined at Campbeltown Community Hospital.

Down memory lane extra, October 19 2018

October 20, 2018

Spindrift – The poetry of a ‘New Generation’ was published by Angus Martin in 1968.

FROM OUR FILES, October 12 2018

October 15, 2018

Mamma Mia! has been the hit of the summer at The Campbeltown Picture House.

Down memory lane, October 12, 2018

October 14, 2018

The movie can be seen here: www.campbeltowncourier.co.uk/2018/10/09/sailing-to-campbeltown-1962/

DOWN MEMORY LANE, Bulleted Bellochantuy is front page news

October 11, 2018

The other reported that many children, including evacuees from Glasgow, were playing on the beach at the time.

Sailing to Campbeltown 1962

October 9, 2018

A piece of 8mm footage from 55 years ago showing a trip to Campbeltown.

FROM OUR FILES, October 5 2018

October 7, 2018

They also got the chance to ‘have a go’ with a length of hose and seemed to thoroughly enjoy their day.

FROM OUR FILES, September 21 2018

September 24, 2018

There was a fantastic roar from a section of the marquee as the announcement was made that the band had gained a gold award.

Outdoors

Your Pictures, October 19 2018

October 21, 2018

The seasonal sharp autumn weather followed what seemed like a week of rain and a particularly dreich Saturday.

Your Pictures, October 12 2018

October 13, 2018

‘I could not help but pause to appreciate this beautiful scene.’

Reeling in ring-net fishing memories

October 11, 2018

The bus will be on The Esplanade in Campbeltown next Tuesday and Wednesday from 11am to 4pm.

Kintyre Way maps out its future

October 9, 2018

Mr O’Hara asked for a meeting with the Kintyre Way’s board to discover how he might help.

YOUR PICTURES, October 5 2018

September 28, 2018

September has created some golden opportunities for Kintyre ‘rainbow’ photographers.

Campbeltown dancer is Argyllshire’s best

August 30, 2018

Linzi is the first Campbeltown winner the adult Argyllshire Championship, which was introduced in 2012.

Highland dancers Cowal show success

August 28, 2018

Young Kintyre dancers pirouetted to trophy triumphs at the biggest Highland games in the world.

Walk with the Courier: Knock Scalbert fort

August 26, 2018

An Ordnance Survey trig marker crowns Knock Scalbert’s highest point 216m (708ft) from which there are magnificent views in all directions.

Lurchers lap up Argyll cycle tour

August 24, 2018

Jack said he reckoned the Cotswolds would be harder than the day’s run on the B842 up the east side of Kintyre.

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