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Can anyone provide any detail on the planned Jubilee Celebrations in the town on Saturday 2nd June 2012?

We will be having a parade/procession leaving castle hill primary school at 1100hrs. Sound of Kintyre Machrihanish dunes pipe band will be leading the parade followed by RBLS Campbeltown Branch, Army Cadets, Sea Cadets, Fire Cadets, Girls Guides, Brownies and Rainbows. The parade will go down Main Street, along Hall Street and finish at on the esplanade near Jock's boat where the Campbeltown Brass Band will play the National Anthem. If any individual/group wish to join us can they please be at Castlehill primary school at 1030hrs. Everyone is welcome to join the parade.

Down on the esplanade beyond the putting green will be the stalls with local charities and groups. There will also be a centre arena marked off where the pipe band and brass band will play before we have a tug o war competition. Anyone wishing to put a team in for the tug o war please let me know on the day. There will also be a beer tent for a wee bit of refreshments.

It is hoped that the RNLI and the RN Sea king helicopter will be able to do a display for us but that is yet to be confirmed.

If anyone needs any more info please let me know.

George Rahman wrote:The parade will go down Main Street, along Hall Street and finish at on the esplanade near Jock's boat

George the Espalnade is where the memeorial is I assume you mean down the Prom.

Sorry your right. Down the prom. Sun must be getting to my head.

what time is it expected to go on until George?

George Rahman wrote:The parade will go down Main Street, along Hall Street and finish at on the esplanade near Jock's boat

For people not in the know, who and what is Jocks boat ?

Pete.

Children's play area on Kilkerran Green near the ferry terminal. It looks like a boat.

Thanks for that WC, but why is it called Jocks boat ? Why not Tims or Bobs ?

Pete.

odds wrote:Thanks for that WC, but why is it called Jocks boat ? Why not Tims or Bobs ?

Pete.

Because Tim or Bob didn't build it

Things are shaping up for a great weekend for the town. As well as the MOKRUN event (750 runners), the almost sold out Songwriters Festival there is Jubilee Celebrations and on Saturday afternoon at the Meadows there is a kids football festival as Campbeltown hosts teams from Islay, Tarbert, Lochgilphead and Oban. Who says nothing happens in Campbeltown!

George thanks for the info - hopefully cover the event for the forum. Regards

I agree that the town has done well to put something on this weekend, but why doesn't any of the local organisations ever talk to each other???? For the first 5 months of the year there is very little on then we have about 6 different events on in the one weekend!!! Surely it could be arranged that these events are run at different times and all will be well supported rather than each event being half supported. I would have liked to have gone down the front to the stalls etc, but my son was playing in the footie tournament so that is where I went.

300968 wrote:I agree that the town has done well to put something on this weekend, but why doesn't any of the local organisations ever talk to each other???? For the first 5 months of the year there is very little on then we have about 6 different events on in the one weekend!!! Surely it could be arranged that these events are run at different times and all will be well supported rather than each event being half supported. I would have liked to have gone down the front to the stalls etc, but my son was playing in the footie tournament so that is where I went.

Its a good point and I felt we also missed out on the celebrations yesterday which as a a family would be good. The football festival wasn't something that was planned months in advance and was only suggested as a possible date following the trip to Lochgilphead on the 21st April. Then we looked ahead and with agreement of Lochgilphead Soccer Centre went for 2nd June 2012. We thought it was a good date and co-incided with the MOKRUN/Song Writers Festival but wouldn't affect these. At this point we didn't know anything about the Jubilee Celebrations and when we did find out we broached the subject to be told it started in the morning at 11am and wouldn't affect our plans. Anyway, did anyone get any pictures as I was too busy at the football too

is it true that many shops are closed Monday and Tuesday in honor of the Jubilee? If so, after such a busy weekend with some people still lingering it sounds a bit odd? Are there celebration happening on Monday or Tuesday that warrant closures? I would imagine with extra visitors in town they would be better open? Or at least only Tuesday off if necessary? Maybe I am just droll (well nevermind thats a given!)

odds wrote:Thanks for that WC, but why is it called Jocks boat ? Why not Tims or Bobs ?

Pete.

I always believed it was affectionately known as "Jock's Boat" called after Mr Shields that used to have the wee boats in the sixties?

Just after the boat was built someone sprayed "jocks boat" on the ground in front of it. ie graffiti. So since then it's been known as Jocks Boat.

This may well have been in homage to Jock and his wee boats but I don't think so.

We are opened Monday and Tuesday and we also opened for a few hours on Sunday seeing there was a lot of visitors in the town.