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TEN YEARS AGO FRIDAY APRIL 27 2007 Gigha girls to the rescue
MEET Gigha’s very own battalion of Bo-Peeps.
When new born lambs have been orphaned, abandoned or need a bit of extra help there is no shortage of volunteers to help out on the Isle of Gigha.
Blacky, Snowdrop and Cuddles have been getting lots of TLC from, back row: Bethany, Catriona and Serena and front: Mercedes, Hollie, Tori, Georgia and Eilidh.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO FRIDAY MAY 1 1992 Explosives found on beach
HAZARDOUS explosives washed up only yards away from a seaside caravan park in Kintyre were destroyed by a Royal Navy disposal team on Tuesday.
On Wednesday morning, coastguard teams from Campbeltown found more of the phosphorous-coated explosives on the shoreline north and south of Point Sands Caravan Park, Tayinloan.
The origin of the explosives is uncertain.
The Royal Navy explosives disposal team, from Rosyth, were, on Wednesday afternoon, searching the shoreline 10 miles either side of Point Sands for any more undetonated explosives.
It was ensuring that any phosphorous sticks found were properly disposed of.
A Clyde Coastguard spokesperson warned members of the public not to touch the mustard-yellow explosive sticks, which are between one and two inches in diameter and one or two feet in length.
FIFTY YEARS AGO THURSDAY MAY 4 1967 A test for the council
WHEN Campbeltown’s new Town Council meets for the first time on Friday, it will have to make a decision calling for an exceptional amount of insight and wisdom.
The question will be whether to lease the slip at the New Quay to a local marine engineer or to an outside company.
But the choice is not as simple as it sounds.
The outside firm is a new company being formed jointly by Thames Launch Works Ltd of Twickenham and Ferguson Brothers Ltd of Port Glasgow.
This is the company which is planning to open a boatyard at Trench Point.
For the Trench Point venture, the firm is receiving well over £25,000 in grants from the Highlands and Islands Development Board and the Board of Trade.
It is also having a site provided, on very favourable terms, which has been bought specially for the project by Argyll County Council.
All this is being done for the company because it promises to bring employment to an area where jobs are needed.
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO SATURDAY APRIL 28 1917 Campbeltown spring holiday
THE LOCAL spring holiday on Wednesday was favoured with ideal weather, the day throughout being all that could be desired for a holiday.
Bright sunshine in the morning caused a big exodus of the townspeople to the country, and, while there were slightly dull intervals during the day, the sun again shone forth strongly in the evening, and many came home from the seashore and fields deeply tanned, the first “coating” for the season.
A special service of trains was run to Machrihanish, and that favourite resort was visited by a large number of the townspeople; brakes from the Royal Hotel stables ran to Bellochantuy and Glenbarr and were well patronised; there were many private hires; and picnic parties could be seen dotted all over the district, particularly on the Askomil side.
Cyclists were also out in force, scouring all the roads in the district, and ramblers were more numerous than usual some walking to Westport crossing the sands to Machrihanish, and completing the round by walking into the town.