The Kintyre Forum

TOWN HALL WEBSITE LAUNCHED

A new website dedicated to the Town Hall in Campbeltown was launched on Friday 30th September.

http://www.campbeltowntownhall.org provides members of the public with the latest information regarding the Town Hall Project along with regular updates by the newly appointed Town Hall Community Development Worker, Claudia Albrecht.

The website will enable people to have their say and put their ideas forward in creating a 21st Century Town Hall which is built around them and their needs.

Talking about the launch, Claudia said: “The website raises awareness of the Town Hall and enables the people of Campbeltown to have their say on what they would like to see happen to it. The Town Hall is an important asset to the town and it’s extremely important that people’s opinions are heard. I’d also like to say a huge thanks you to Trevor Oxborrow, Director South Kintyre Development Trust (SKDT) for his tireless work in creating the website and to everyone who helped by providing images for the website and helping to pick a domain name.”

The website, http://www.campbeltowntownhall.org is up and running now so why not log on and have your say. The project is funded by LEADER Argyll and the Islands and Investing in Ideas.

For more information contact Claudia Albrecht at claudia.albrecht@skdt.org

TOWN HALL CONSULTATION EVENTS TO BE HELD

An exciting timetable of consultation events has been drawn up to enable people to have their say on the future of the Town Hall in Campbeltown.

The full events diary for October is now available on the newly launched website, www.campbeltowntownhall.org and it is hoped that as many people as possible will go along to these to voice their opinions about the hall and what they would like to see happen to it.

Community Development Worker, Claudia Albrecht, said: “I hope that by attending these events people feel more informed and inspired about the Town Hall. This is one of the most iconic buildings in Campbeltown and it’s important that people stand up and express their opinions about it. These events are aimed at the wider community so it’s important that we get a good turnout for the benefit of the future of the hall and for the town.”

More information on workshops for individual groups will be published at a later date. (under Events)

October's events are as follows

October 2011 Events

Wednesday 5 October 2011

* Argyll FM Radio Live Show
* Live lunchtime radio programme on topical local issues
* 12:00-13:00
* FM Radio, 106.5, 107.1 & 107.7

Saturday 8 October 2011

* Kintyre Agri Society annual October Show
* Farming community event
* 10:00–12:00
* Rhoin Farm

Saturday 8 October 2011

* Southworth Development Company Open Day
* Recruitment Day
* 13:00-16:00
* Argyll College

Sunday 16 October 2011

* Mull of Kintyre Bike Challenge
* Health / outdoor activities related theme
* All Day
* Ardshiel Hotel

Thursday 20 October 2011

* Town Hall Project & AVA
* Joint Event Town Hall Development project & Argyll Voluntary Action
* 10am - 3pm
* Town Hall

Friday 21 October 2011

* Kintyre Initiative Working Group
* Community led economic event
* 10am - 12 noon
* Town Hall

Town Hall Development Project

COMMUNITY CONSULTATION

Please go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Campbeltown_Town_Hall
to complete our community survey and take part in our Christmas Hamper prize draw. THANK YOU for taking the time to complete this survey.

Christmas hamper - Prize draw
All completed questionnaires will be entered into a prize draw for a Christmas Hamper to be held on or around 15th December 2011. If you do wish to take part in the prize draw, please provide your full name and address in question 13. The winner will be informed in writing by 20th December 2011.

Background
South Kintyre Development Trust [SKDT] in partnership with Campbeltown Community Council are exploring the possibility of acquiring the town hall by way of asset transfer. SKDT have employed Claudia Albrecht as community development worker to take the town hall project forward.

This survey is being carried out by SKDT as part of the Campbeltown Town Hall Development project. The Town Hall Development project is funded by Argyll and the Islands LEADER and the Big Lottery Investing in Ideas. The project aims to identify whether the Town Hall could be transferred into community ownership offering services run by the community for the community which are complementary to existing services and financially self-sustainable.

Your voice matters
Your input to this survey is vital as it will help us to establish what community facilities and activities the people of Campbeltown need and want in future. It will also help to decide what future use there might be for the Town Hall and to secure funding for its refurbishment. We are aiming to consult with around 25% of people living in and around Campbeltown to get as broad a view as possible.

What we will do next
The results of the survey will be published in February 2012. Subject to development funding becoming available, we will then consult further regarding those facilities and activities that you, the community, have identified as most important and most in need of improvement to help secure funding from the Big Lottery Growing Community Assets for the refurbishment of the Town Hall.

Collection / Return of survey
Please return your completed form by Friday 9th December 2011 online or to:
• Campbeltown Library, Aqualibrium (Tuesday to Saturday)
• Broom Cottage, Saddell Street
• 3 Harvey's Lane, Burnside Square
• Argyll Voluntary Action, 21 Longrow South

For more information and for copies of this survey in large print please contact us on 01586 552870 or claudia.albrecht@skdt.org

you have an Achnamara WM listed

I suspect this is the North Knapdale WM you have already posted.

This memorial stands at the junction of two roads at the head of Loch Sween. you come in on the B8025 from Crinan. The left hand minor road goes to Achnamara and the ruined castle Sween, the right hand road goes to Tayvallich. this is the continuation of the B8025.