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What do you value about Loch Etive?

Loch Etive ICZM meeting next Tuesday night -15th June 2010
Dear all
This is just a quick reminder that the Loch Etive ICZM meeting next Tuesday night will not just be focussing on Aquaculture and the second part of the meeting will focus on What you value about Loch Etive.

June 9, 2010   Posted in: Agriculture, Bonawe, Community, Community Council, Environment, Etive, Event, North Connel  No Comments

North Connel and District Horticulture

It was a great afternoon, yesterday, at the Plant Sale with just about all the plants being eagerly scooped up within the first half an hour, leaving plenty of time for all to leisurely enjoy Fiona’s renowned home baking and teas. Once again, superb, and so efficiently assisted by many helpers.

May 16, 2010   Posted in: Barcaldine, Benderloch, Bonawe, Community, Environment, Event, Hobbies, North Connel, food and drink  No Comments

Ardchattan satellite view now in greater detail on Google

Google Earth and Google Maps now have more detailed satellite views of the parish as well as Street view pictures.

April 19, 2010   Posted in: Barcaldine, Benderloch, Bonawe, Business, Community, Community Council, North Connel, Roads, oban  No Comments

Beach Cleans around Ardchattan this spring

Achaleven Primary School : – 19th April  ~~~~   contact Marian Fisher 01631 710529
North Connel Guides : – April 25th  ~~~~ contact Christine Campbell 01631 559386
Taynuilt PTA – : April 25th  ~~~~   contact Moira Carswell 01866 822767
Ardchattan and Bonawe – : April 29/30th and May 5th  ~~~~  contact Susan Bland 01631 750147
If you want [...]

April 18, 2010   Posted in: Bonawe, Children, Community, Environment, Etive, Event, Family, Nature, North Connel, Recycling, Schools  No Comments

Fruit, Veggies and Self-sufficiency in Ardchattan

There is a growing interest in the Ardchattan community, which is reflected in the wider media, in being more self-sufficient from our gardens and the local area.
Our locality is not the easiest place to grow in, whether it be fruit, vegetables, herbs, flowers, or produce other kinds of food like eggs and honey. However many [...]

April 5, 2010   Posted in: Barcaldine, Benderloch, Bonawe, Community, Family, Hobbies, North Connel, Recycling, food and drink, sustainability  2 Comments

Loch Etive meeting – Natural and Historic Environments

The third meeting of the Loch Etive ICZM was all about the Natural Heritage and also the Historic Environment.
background to ICZM
There was a useful run down of how the process is working for those of us who had not been able to get to the previous meetings, and feedback on some queries raised at the [...]

April 5, 2010   Posted in: Benderloch, Bonawe, Community, Environment, Etive, Event, History, North Connel  No Comments

Ardchattan – up close and personal

Having, for years, only had a fuzzy topographical coverage by google maps, it seems that we have now joined the rest of the UK.
Google Street view has just been updated, now covering around 95% of the country, they say.

March 12, 2010   Posted in: Barcaldine, Benderloch, Bonawe, North Connel  3 Comments

Local Development Plan – Ardchattan needs YOU !

What are YOUR personal priorities for the place you live in ?
Argyll and Bute are starting a long period of consultation with us all to find out what we want and need in our local communities. The LDP website is here
If we want them to prioritise the money in the right places for us HERE, [...]

March 10, 2010   Posted in: Barcaldine, Benderloch, Bonawe, Community, Community Council, Creran, Elderly, Environment, North Connel, Renewable Energy, Roads, argyll and bute council, sustainability, transport  No Comments

Community Council meeting – Tues 9th March

The next Ardchattan Community Council meeting is next Tuesday at North
Connel village hall. The meeting starts at 7.30 pm
you are welcome !
Do you have any issues, concerns, problems and niggles about whats happening in Ardchattan — Barcaldine, Benderloch, North Connel, Bonawe and all points between.
For last meetings minutes visit the Ardchattan Community Council website

March 5, 2010   Posted in: Barcaldine, Benderloch, Bonawe, Community Council, North Connel, Village Halls  No Comments

Is this the largest ship that has sailed into Loch Etive?

Is this the largest ship that has sailed into Loch Etive?
MV Amanda, a Dutch registered General cargo ship built in 2005, visited Bonawe Quarries last week.
Pictures show her passing under Connel Bridge and moored off Achnacree Bay.
The Ship was loaded with 1500 tonnes of aggregate for a customer on Mull and as far as Ennstone [...]

February 11, 2010   Posted in: Bonawe, Business, Industry, transport  No Comments