The Kintyre Forum

It will be the usual fun and games in aid of Children in Need at CGS this Friday. Can this year's S6 organise a total as big as last year's £7400? We might be hit by the current financial situation, but we'll try anyway!

One event will not take place till Monday, but we hope it'll add a fair bit to the total:-

CONCERT in aid of Children in Need
CGS School Hall
Monday 17 November at 8.00 pm Doors open 7.30
featuring
Pipe Band - Choirs - James McCorkindale Dancers - Three Beats in a Bar - Mistaken Four Friends
and a host of other singers and musicians
Admission £4; concessions £2.50; accompanied under-12s Free.
Raffle

We are hoping for a good turn out from the town and surrounding area for this worthy cause.

Looking forward to working for the first time in CGS on Children in Need day - it sounds like there are going to be lots of fun things happening and it's great to see everybody making such an effort. Good luck with raising lots!
The junior wind band have been filmed as part of the bbc's montage of fund raising events so look out for them on bbc on Friday night. They have had to pay a penny for every wrong note they have played over the last 4 band practices......I've had to take out a bank loan for my new wee band member but all in a good cause

The junior band managed to raise £19.73 with their wrong notes so well done to all of them for "owning up"

Total raised today is just over £7,100 but with the concert still to come on Monday and some sponsor money to be collected we are confident of making a grand total of £8,100 when the dust settles. I'm away now to have a shower to get the cream out of my hair. I have loads of photos and will try to post some later. Remember folks - we need a good turn out for the concert!

This event got a mention on BBC Radio 2 this morning.

Only thing is they said that the funds were being raised by the (I quote) "Kintyre Junior Schools Band in GLASGOW".

I understand that the London end of the event gets their information from the regional centres, but you would think that they would be able to give them the right information.

The Junior Band's money went in separately from the CGS total and was submitted by their tutor, who lives in Glasgow, hence the confusion. Well done the Band though! Did anyone see if we got a mention on the telly yet?

yes it came up on the screen a good while ago, very well done to everyone involved

Fantastic concert last night. All credit to the senior students who organised it and to all the talented young folk who took part. With some money from the event still to be counted and some sponsorship from Friday's fun and games still to come, the total raised has now reached £8,427.

Total raised now stands at £8,846. Many thanks to staff of the Argyll and Bute Finance department and the staff and customers of Eaglesomes who have made generous contributions towards our total.

An amazing total WC1 I really thought with the credit crunch it would be hard to beat last year. An awesome achievement

That surprise act last night at the concert was very ........ surprising....

Malky

Yes, I have to agree, it's incredible! What generous people you all must be up there. It's a staggering amount!

Didn't get to see the concert but have been told the "community "singing was a surprise and that the lead singer was "Pure Dead Brilliant"!!!!!!!

Any one record this historical event?

Any one record this historical event?

God forbid!

on yersels!

quick edit: hoora big pockets for such a wee school!

Congratulations to all concerned, a truly magificent achievement.

By my calculations, that amounts to over £15 contributed per pupil in the school - bravo!!!