Category Archives: Press & Publicity

Colintraive Village Hall reopens

Posted on May 3, 2013 by admin

Congratulations to the Colintraive Village Hall Committee for perservering and coming up smelling of roses (and paint and sawdust at times too!). A wonderful team effort with contractors, volunteers and funders creating a really wonderful space. The Grand Opening is … Continue reading →

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Our Community Forest Project Officer is here!

Posted on April 2, 2013 by admin

We’re delighted to welcome Mark Chambers to our community. Mark will be working with us for at least two years bring forward all the elements in our Business Plan for Stronafian Forest. Mark will be spending the first couple of … Continue reading →

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A Wood of Our Own

Posted on February 28, 2013 by admin

Yesterday (27th February 2013) CGDT was invited by the Forestry Commission to make a presentation on our acquisition of Stronafian Forest at their quarterly “Wood of Our Own Event”.

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Afforestations of Delight

Posted on February 22, 2013 by admin

Colintraive and Glendaruel Development Trust (CGDT) have purchased Stronafian Forest and are now recruiting for a dynamic Community Forest Development Officer.  CGDT are delighted to confirm that they have now purchased Stronafian Forest on the Cowal Peninsula, Argyll. The forest, … Continue reading →

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Our “Scruffy Men” hit the headlines!

Posted on March 19, 2012 by admin

ForArgyll.com, always one to support a community taking initiative, has an article publicising the forthcoming fashion show in the Glen Village Hall supporting Kilmodan School. We particularly like the quote from Kirsty McLuckie, ” … you may see some neighbouring … Continue reading →

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Kilmodan Primary School Nominated for the Employability Across Learning Award

Posted on March 5, 2012 by admin

Kilmodan Primary School’s Market Garden and Tearoom project has been nominated for the award for Employability Across Learning Award. The text of the nominated reads as follows: [Colintraive and Glendaruel is] a tiny community; the clachan that the school is … Continue reading →

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Glendaruel Kiosk goes National!

Posted on November 7, 2011 by admin

TV and newspapers all wanted to know more about the Adopt a Kiosk scheme and Heather Munro’s idea to house a defibrillator in one of ours. Brilliant stuff! Here’s the BBC Story & Report Here’s the Scotsman story Here’s the link … Continue reading →

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Presentation to LACPG in Cowal Courier

Posted on November 3, 2011 by admin

New local news website Cowal Courier has a report on the presentation CGDT’s chair Charles Dixon-Spain recently made to the Local Area Community Planning Group regarding our plans for Stronafian Forest and a medium scale community Windfarm. The presentation, which … Continue reading →

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CGDT Stall at the Colintraive Village Fete a Great Success!

Posted on August 8, 2011 by admin

If you were down at the Colintraive village fete on Saturday, and if you had a chance between the duck racing, wellie wanging, rat splatting, cake buying, ice cream licking and Scottish dancing, you might have seen Sandra and Russell … Continue reading →

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CGDT Newsletter Published this Weekend

Posted on August 3, 2011 by admin

Improved communication has been a recurrent theme in feedback from the community so this weekend, to coincide with the Colintraive Fete the Development Trust is publishing its first quarterly newsletter. Have a read, let us know what you think.

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