The Kintyre Forum

Grass has been cut since the last time I looked but hedge and verges are a sorry sight.

Would prefer to see this as well maintained as the white eyesore beside it

Also noted that on passing jeanette.

All we can say it is a disgrace to an area of rememberance for local and visitors alike to see.

We all know how difficult it can be getting volunteers to look after this sort of thing nowadays, JD. Whose responsibility is maiontaining the war memorial? A&B councils?

If this is the councils duty then it is a disgrace to let it fall into such a state. It saddens me when I see this all over Scotland and then look at the pristine manner in which the War Graves and memorials over here in Holland are kept and treated by all generations.

If the council are not willing to finance it then surely those doing community service could be volunteered to clean it up and at the same time might give them a chance to reflect on the fact that if it were not for the names on that memorial then their own lives would be a lot worse today.

How long would it take to run a hedge-trimmer along the boundary and spray a bi of weed killer onto the paths? A couple of hours, maybe?

Wee Toon Ajax wrote:If this is the councils duty then it is a disgrace to let it fall into such a state. It saddens me when I see this all over Scotland and then look at the pristine manner in which the War Graves and memorials over here in Holland are kept and treated by all generations.

If the council are not willing to finance it then surely those doing community service could be volunteered to clean it up and at the same time might give them a chance to reflect on the fact that if it were not for the names on that memorial then their own lives would be a lot worse today.

I agree that this could give offenders on Community Service time to reflect, unfortunately, if this is A & B Council's responsibility then the Community Service squad can't do it as it is taking work away from a paid workforce which Community Service is not allowed to do.

What difference. Back the way it should be

Very neat and tidy, and like you say, back the way it should be.

Lest we forget...

Wee Toon Ajax wrote:If this is the councils duty then it is a disgrace to let it fall into such a state. It saddens me when I see this all over Scotland and then look at the pristine manner in which the War Graves and memorials over here in Holland are kept and treated by all generations.

If the council are not willing to finance it then surely those doing community service could be volunteered to clean it up and at the same time might give them a chance to reflect on the fact that if it were not for the names on that memorial then their own lives would be a lot worse today.

I don't know if it has to do anything with the fact that we were occupied in WO II?

Done a bit of research, and a Scottish division has fought around here in 1944.

You'd never guess I work for a local authority - all I can suggest is that if you don't like the service - NAG your local councillor! It's those guys that set the budgets - granted the council dept maintains the area - but it's all down to money unfortunately. We've had an easy time of it here in Stirling this year!....... hrm....

I have also heard that sometimes, a school class adoptsa monument, and keeps it clean.

Jeanette wrote:Grass has been cut since the last time I looked but hedge and verges are a sorry sight.

Would prefer to see this as well maintained as the white eyesore beside it

It is rather sad to see the War Memorial back to this way as previously posted.

Especially on a weekend when we are seeing 500 runners in the town

Too late for Round Up but not too late for some men on their knees!

4th gen Suthen' wrote:Too late for Round Up but not too late for some men on their knees!

You volunteerin' then, gen'ral?

I must say that I think the Campbeltown war memorial is one of the most impressive war memorials I've ever come across. I have had the honour of laying a wreath there in the past and I hope that it can be continued to be maintained at a high standard.