What is needed?????

[ionnsaigh]

Open up the lighthouse to paying guests. Have a yearly story telling competition apply to one of the leading booksellers for advice ( Borders)

Ionnsaigh, there was a discussion in the past about the lighthouses, and the fact that Robert Louis Stevenson's family built at least 3 of them in the area, which I found very interesting. Seems to me that would be a good theme.

http://www.kintyreforum.com/viewtopic.p ... =stevenson

Thank you Bobbie very interesting- My mate works with the northern lighthouse board on the Pole Star, he has some great tales- thanks again very kind.
Ive just read a news report re, Pastor Hagee and the Cornerstone Church- any info?

[Bobbie En Tejas]

Large church 15 or 20 minutes from me. His name is as familiar to me as any of the other prominent people in san antonio, but I'm not sure anything about his preaching or what the news report would have said.

[ionnsaigh]

Large church 15 or 20 minutes from me. His name is as familiar to me as any of the other prominent people in san antonio, but I'm not sure anything about his preaching or what the news report would have said.

Ta- I wont go into the article as it would veer way off thread

[Buzz Lightyear]

ion/Sweltered/Dadalus

PLEASE LOOK AT THE TITLE OF THIS THREAD!

It is about Campbeltown not Drumchapel!

I am getting sick of the petty fights between you guys, if you cant stick to the thread then take your cheap jibes at each other elsewhere.

Mods/admin please take note

[Mod 5]

Buzz - tidied up the thread a bit - Lots of good ideas on here, you're right to keep the topic on track

[big tony]

turn the whole town into a theme park, you could go and play slides on the wet floors in tesco and the co-op, then play dodgems with the dog crap all the way down the longrow, if you are driving you could spend hours playing "park the car" a joy for all the family.

on a good day you could wander down the front and watch some locals re-enact that great scottish tradition of"it's your turn to buy the cairry oot", then after a game of putting wander on down to the paddling pool (no paddling allowed) be careful to first relieve yourself at the beautiful silver bogs, as you won't be able to make use of the toilet facilities further down as there aren't any!!!

a visit to the local graveyard is worthwhile, where as well as having a look at the tribute on the hill to those that gave their lives during the war you can count the stones that have been upended for health and safety reasons.

should the weather not be to your liking, you can shelter in one of several cafe's, where the staff will treat you to a famous campbeltown look should you dally too long over your cup of tea, without even buying a toastie!!!!!!

a visit to the heritage centre is worth a minute or two of your time and soon you will be able to squeeze past council employees at their desks for a visit to the museum, fancy a swim? well lets hope nobody has crapped in the pool, forcing them to shut it for the day, or take a trip to the new library, watch out for the buckets!!

a walk along the esplanade to dalintober, counting the sanitory towels and condoms floating serenly in the famous campbeltown loch, the smell of the seaweed and piss filling the air, mmmmmmmmmmmm

a trip to the island maybe? a look at the newly restored painting, where your every step will be monitored on cctv because they never caught the ned that vandalised it, now everybody will get the oppertunity to be treated like a suspect!!!!

campbeltown, pride of the clyde!!! and you know what? theres nowhere better, a beautiful town, just a soon as they get rid of the criminal minority thats getting shipped in from elsewhere!!!!

BADA BING!!!!

[jambojarv]

Big T

Well you certainly know how to sell the place! Me and the Missus were planning a long Christmas shopping weekend in New York but you have painted a picture with words there and i think it's going to have to be a long weekend in Campbeltown for the pair of us now! Get your application into Visit Scotland now, for a job writing brochures!!! Lol

[ionnsaigh]

I have read a few posts on here.

Everyone is debating/arguing/putting points across.

What does campbeltown need to make it go forward, make it sustainable & most importantly how do we do it?

One way would be to look at other areas who have experienced similar problems there is no need to be insular.

[EMDEE]

Big Tony

You could write that sort of thing about the undesirable aspects of any place, even prominent tourist resorts.

[ionnsaigh]

Big Tony

You could write that sort of thing about the undesirable aspects of any place, even prominent tourist resorts.

Hear hear

[Sweltered]

Big Tony

You could write that sort of thing about the undesirable aspects of any place, even prominent tourist resorts.

Eh, but this is not about any place, it's about Campbeltown, are you suggesting that these things are acceptable because the are found in other places too?

[EMDEE]

I am saying that it is inevitable that there are undesirable aspects of life in any community, and in this respect Campbeltown is no exception. We are already aware of these things.

[Sweltered]

I am saying that it is inevitable that there are undesirable aspects of life in any community, and in this respect Campbeltown is no exception. We are already aware of these things.

so they shouldn't be discussed then?

[Sweltered]

I have read a few posts on here.

Everyone is debating/arguing/putting points across.

What does campbeltown need to make it go forward, make it sustainable & most importantly how do we do it?

One way would be to look at other areas who have experienced similar problems there is no need to be insular.

I agree, Campbeltown can learn from other areas, the current trend of looking at everything through rose coloured glasses is not helping.

[EMDEE]

No, you're putting words into my mouth.

They should certainly be discussed, but when all of them are put together in one diatribe, it gives a very wrong impresssion of the town in general.