DISTRICT NEWS
ARDCHATTAN
The next meeting of Ardchattan Community Council will be held on Thursday October 4 at 7.30pm at Barcaldine Primary School.
BENDERLOCH
Budding writers can share their work at an open mic Wurdplay session on Tuesday September 25 at 7.30pm in the Reading Room at the Victory Hall as part of this year’s Bookends Festival, which starts on September 22. Go to bookends.scot for a full what’s on.
KILMELFORD
Dates for the diary at Kilmelford Community Hall include a parish lunch and produce sale on October 3 from noon to 2.30pm. Coming up on October 31 is a Hallowe’en party from 6pm to 9pm, followed by a craft fair on November 4 between 11am and 3pm, and a quiz and supper night on November 9 at 7.30pm.
LOCHAWE
The A85 Lochawe resurfacing work will be taking place from Sunday October 14 to Friday October 19 with nightly road closures from 7pm to 7am and again on Monday November 5 to Friday November 9 with work being undertaken during the day from 7am to 7pm with convoys in place.
MULL
Grab your partners for an authentic barn dance at Pennyghael Community Hall on Mull. Pennyfest is on Friday September 28 starting at 7.30pm and running until late with music from Rock and Reel. Stevie Nick’s Ulavault is taking charge of the catering. Tickets are available from Pennyghael Stores, The Creel at Fionnphort and MacDonalds Filling Station at Salen.
EASDALE
Easdale’s World Stone Skimming Championships is on Sunday September 23. Anyone of any age and any level of skill can enter. Each competitor is allowed three skims using specially selected Easdale slate skimming stones.
For a skim to qualify, the stone must bounce at least three times – and it is then judged on the distance achieved before it sinks.
Registration is at Easdale Island Community Hall from 10am until 1pm on the day or when entrants get to 350. The competition starts at noon. Go to stoneskimming.com to find out more.
TAYNUILT
Money raised at a whist night at Taynuilt Village Hall on Friday September 21 at 7.30pm will go to the Brownies group. Anyone who has never played before can turn up 15 minutes earlier to be taught. Entry is £3 for adults and £2 for children. Refreshments and home baking are included.
TOBERMORY
Shoppers were due to hand plastic back to the manager at Tobermory’s Co-op on Saturday as part of a peaceful protest at supermarkets’ excessive packaging.
FIONNPHORT
Fèis Mhuile has a meeting on Monday September 24 at 5pm at the Columba Centre in Fionnphort to organise and discuss the fundraising dance in November and Fèis Mhuile 2019. Anyone is welcome, even if they’ve not been to a meeting before.
Creich Community Library is now open every Wednesday at Creich Hall in Fionnphort from 4pm to 6.15pm.
CONNEL
Connel Community Children’s Parties Committee is holding a bingo night tomorrow (Friday September 21) to raise money for this year’s Hallowe’en and Christmas parties for the children in the village. The event starts at 6.30pm (eyes down 7pm) in Connel Village Hall and the entry price includes refreshments. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
For more details check out www. facebook/connelcommunitychildrensparties
STRATHFILLAN
Strathfillan Community Council has been told there were more than 30 calls made to the police in the area in the past month.
The breakdown of figures show that 11 calls were made for road traffic collisions, while another six were received for other road-related incidents.
There were three calls for assistance, four for concern calls, three regarding fires, one mountain rescue, two for animals, one for theft and one for found property.
The one theft, which has since been resolved, happened when someone drove off without paying for fuel. It was amended over the phone.
The figures were revealed at the monthly Strathfillan Community Council meeting.
The police representative said: ‘There has been a high number of foreign tourists in hire cars on the roads, as I am sure you will be aware.
‘The unusually high number of road accidents has been the result of unfamiliarity of the roads and being on the opposite side.
‘There have been a large number of wing mirror strikes which, albeit minor, are still classed as a road accident.’
The police officer added: ‘Outside the area, we have had a couple of thefts of diesel from remote areas so can I ask you to be vigilant re strange vehicles in forests.’