Campbeltown and Kintyre Community Project - AQUALIBRIUM

[oorly gourlay]

FAO Ranald.
Is that Tommy Newlands at the back right of the prize winners photo and was he a prize winner

[Ranald]

Aye it's Tommy.

He was a runner-up in the open section of the competition as far as I can remeber.

[Ship called Dignity]

HEard this will not opem until March 2005 now.

Anyone know better?

[Nancie]

March 2006 was confirmed by Councillor Colville at last week's community council meeeting.

Nancie

[Ship called Dignity]

Any particular reason? - was supposed to be November 2005

Anything mentioned about the football park on Kinloch Road when that is opening? Or does anyone care? - as BJ says Fitba, Fitba, Fitba!

Still find it strange that money was pumped into a new football surface on Kinloch Green when the Aqualibrium doesn't even have any changing facilities - where are teams supposed to change?

Anyway, early morning rant over - christ I am sounding like Gen Jack O'Neil!

Night night....

[Ship called Dignity]

So nobody cares?

[John S]

Hi Davi,

At the risk of inflaming the local sports fraternity, do you not think that we could do a lot better with our green space in the centre of town than put pitches on it? Our parks department is the best in the whole of Argyll and do the town proud with summer blooms, could they not turn this space into a park everyone could enjoy which could be a focal point for events and activities?

There is the Meadows View Sports Facility is that not a better place to have all our pitches?

[Nancie]

So nobody cares?

Apparently no one does care, David. Five places on community council and only one person put in nomination papers. How about some of those who have plenty to say on the forum coming forward to ask all these questions of the councillors in public?

Nancie

[oorly gourlay]

I agree with John S regarding Kinloch Green as the Meadows is now more than ample space for football etc although I would leave enough space at Kinloch for a 7 aside pitch for the local residents. If the parks department were given free rein I am sure that they could turn the green into an area for the town to be proud of and a focus for the community.

Nancie, I may be wrong but you seem to be the only Community Councillor who is posting on the forum. While many of us do care, we have other committments and are involved in a range of diverse sports and other committees that take up our time. I am sure that you take on board the many sensible posts on the forum and relay them to the CC and I would imagine that this also applies to the District Councillors assuming they are aware of the web site. After all, it is their electorate who are posting.

[Jeanette]

John
That sounds like a good idea. It would then be used year round for all the residents.

Nancie
Sorry to hear about there only being one paper returned, Would have been better to have some new faces on the CCC as well as us old ones.

Jeanette

[Nancie]

Jeanette

Four nomination papers were issued but only one returned. I agree, we need new faces.

Oorly

I am also a member of a range of committees, as are most of the other community councillors, and I feel this gives them a feel for local opinion on a variety of issues. We can coopt or nominate people from particular groups but not until we have filled the places for core members. We will be looking for new core members again and hopefully will get a better response the next time. Two vacancies remain in both Campbeltown Central and East Central.

Nancie

[bubbly jock]

we have other committments and are involved in a range of diverse sports

It's hard tae have your say on local issues from the Clubhouse Oorley and then complain when things are naw suiting you. It's only once a month. Go on make Nancies day. She's waiting.

Toon seats are going begging?!?!. You should all be ashamed of yersells I think I'll need to move back doon.

Seen you in the courier this week, Surely you'll manage tae find time tae get into the Community Council sometime in the next twenty five years.


bubbly

[oorly gourlay]

Hopefully I can survive the magnificent seven years until retirement and then I'll consider serving on a council

[Kintyre Lad]

Hi Davi,

At the risk of inflaming the local sports fraternity, do you not think that we could do a lot better with our green space in the centre of town than put pitches on it? Our parks department is the best in the whole of Argyll and do the town proud with summer blooms, could they not turn this space into a park everyone could enjoy which could be a focal point for events and activities?

There is the Meadows View Sports Facility is that not a better place to have all our pitches?

So Summer Blooms constitute our parks department as being the best in Argyll? While I whole heartedly agree the flower displays in the town are quite stunning, and long may it continue, I am sure a number of sports clubs would argue that the parks are just getting worse and worse - Hillside Park, Quarry Green , Meadows Playing Fields and Kinloch Green are far from ideal. The quaryy green was one of the finest well drained parks in Campbeltown and have you looked at Kinloch Green lately??? What is happening with it? DP is right - no-one does seem to care about Kinloch Green.

I agree with you John that the Green should be the centre piece park of the town but this can be achieved with a mixture of facilities. The Green side of the town need this for their kids too.

[Ship called Dignity]

So nobody cares?

Apparently no one does care, David. Five places on community council and only one person put in nomination papers. How about some of those who have plenty to say on the forum coming forward to ask all these questions of the councillors in public?

Nancie

Any update on this Nancie?