(As at Midnight 24th December) Nominations have now closed.
Below is the final list of all those nominated – and a very interesting document it is. It shows the spread of activity across Argyll, it shows the hot spots and it says a lot about where Argyll’s strengths lie.
All categories are hotly contested – and the one with most nominations was Best Achievement for Argyll. This indicates a great well of recognition and respect for the many significant achievements and achievers in Argyll.
Most of the action today was in supporting nominations but there were still quite a few new nominations. At this stage it is unlikely that a new nomination will have time to gather enough nominations to make the final – but the nomination itself runs a flag up a flagpole for good work done.
- Finalists – those with the highest number of nominations – will be announced by 9.00am tomorrow (24th December).
- Online voting will open at 9.00am on 25th December and close at midnight on 31st December.
- Overall winners in each category – and the two special awards made by For Argyll itself – will be announced sometime in the afternoon of 1st January 2010.
Best Achievement for Argyll
- National Mod, Oban
- Eilidh Steel
- Inveraray& District Pipe Band
- Islay Blog
- Mull of Kintyre Half Marathon and 10k Run
- Lochgoilhead Fiddle Workshop
- Islay Energy Trust
- Coming Home (in Lismore Homecoming)
- Stuart Liddell
- Helensburgh Heroes
- AnElephantCant
- Arrochar and Tarbet Community Trust
- Jan Brown
- Joy Dunlop
- Tobermory Christmas Lights
- Ceann an Tuirc Male Voice Choir
- Will Bonniwell
- Mid Argyll Triathlon
- Walk Islay
- Walking Theatre Company
Best Tourism Initiative
- Homecoming Scotland
- Fiddle Fok / Lochgoilhead Fiddle Workshop
- Cowal Tourism Forum
- Visit Kintyre
- Easdale Island Brochure
- Jura Passanger Ferry
- Spying Tonight Murder Mystery (Walking Theatre)
- Proposed multi-functional Community Campus at Arrochar
- Mull Eagle Watch
- Joy Dunlop
- Outback Gallery, Islay
- Oban
- Islay Car Hire
- Mull of Kintyre Half Marathon and 10k
- Walking Theatre Company
- Sadie Dixon-Spain
- Mull of Kintyre Half Marathon and 10k Run
- Seafari Adventures
Best Environmental Initiative
- Islay Energy Trust
- Islay Birding
- Luing Atlantic Islands Centre initiative
- Seil Natural History Group
- Seil Community Garden Project
- GRAB Trust
- Arrochar Community Garden
Best Community Initiative
- Lochgoilhead Fiddle Workshop
- Helensburgh Heroes
- Finlaggan Centre Development (Islay)
- 3 Villages Hall in Arrochar
- Lismore Homecoming
- Eilean Easdeal
- Port Ellen Primary School Blog
- Seil Community Garden Project
- Biomas boiler at Strachur Memorial Hall
- Seil Natural History Group
- Luing Atlantic Islands Centre initiative
- Taynuilt Gaelic Choir
- Tobermory Christmas Lights
- Islay and Jura Swimming Pool
- Lorn Market Initiative
- Mull of Kintyre Half Marathon and 10k
Best Homecoming Event
- Feis Ceann Loch Goibhle’s St Columba Ceilidh Trail
- Joint Concert in Islay: Glasgow Islay Choir with Coisir Ghaidhlig Ile
- The Hidden Jewel, Dunollie Homecoming
- Islay Festival & Homecoming Parade
- Inveraray Bluebell Festival
- Spirit of the West at Inveraray Castle
- Homecoming Lismore Week
- The Flight of the Arctic Tern
- Argyll Gold Concert
- Oban Hogmanay party 2008/9
Best Major Event
- Royal National Mod Oban 2009
- Mull of Kintyre Half Marathon and 10k
- Walk Islay
- Inveraray Highland Games
- Easdale World Stone Skimming Championships
- Mull of Kintyre Music Festival
- Islay Beach Rugby
- Islay Festival / Feis Ile
- Inveraray Bluebell Festival
- World Swamp Soccer Championships at Strachur
- Helensburgh Heroes
- Cowal Pipe Band Championships
- Mid Argyll Triathlon
- Education 2020 Unconference
- The Hidden Jewel, Dunollie
- The Cowal Games
Best Community Event
- Helensburgh Christmas Festival of Lights
- The Calor Village Of The year party at Arrochar
- Islay Bards evening at Ionad Chaluim Chille Ile (Islay)
- Islay Beach Rugby
- Mull of Kintyre Half Marathon and 10k Run
- Succoth Family Day
- Lismore Homecoming
- Easdale World Stone Skimming Championships
- Seil Island Community Hall
- Inveraray Bluebell Festival
- Strachur’s Stars in your Eyes
- Helensburgh Heroes
- The Atlantic Islands Festival
- Meur Chruachain pre Mod ceilidh
- Finlaggan Centre Extension
- Christmas Fayre Benderloch
- Mid Argyll Triathlon
- The Walking Theatre Company
Best Arts Programme
- Lochgoilhead Fiddle Workshop
- Royal National Mod, Oban
- Easdale Island Community Hall
- Islay Pipe Band
- Dunollie House Homecoming Programme
- Disconnect Festival, Inveraray
- Cowal Open Studios
- Atlantic Islands Festival
- Meur Chruachain summer and winter ceilidhs
- Disconnect Festival, Inveraray
- Jura Visitor Evenings
- Argyll Arts Trail
- Mull of Kintyre Music Festival (MOKfest)
- The Islay Book Festival
Best Activity website
- Islay Wilderness Guide
- Mull of Kintyre Seatours
- Kintyre Forum
- Seil Natural History Group
- Arrochar and Tarbet
- Islay Birding
- Islay Shipping Blog
- Wild Isles – ‘Mull & Iona wildlife website. eagles to otters – oysters to whales – its the business’
- Mid Argyll Triathlon & Cycle Club
- Seafari Adventures
Best Wildlife Website
- Loch Lomond Bird of Prey Centre
- Islay Birding
- Islay Birds
- Seil Natural History Group
- Wildlife for Kids
- Nature Notes from Argyll
- Mull Eagle Watch
- Wild Isles
Best Community Website
- Arrochar and Tarbet
- Kintyre Forum
- Isle of Lismore
- Easdale Island
- Islay Blog
- The Carradale Goat
- Argyll Communities
- Lochgoilhead Fiddle Workshop
- Helensburgh Heroes
- Dunoon Peeps
- Helensburgh United Reformed Church
Best Local Newspaper
- The Ileach
- Helensburgh Advertiser
- Argyllshire Advertiser
- Dunoon Observer
- Oban Times
- Campbeltown Courier
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Can I nominate Columba Ceilidh Trail – Feis Loch Goil.
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Of course, Barbara. Just click on the Nominations button at the top right of the front page and fill in the form that appears. Scroll down until you find the Category in which you want to nominate the Columba Ceilidh trail. It was a Homecoming event, so you might wish to consider that category.
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I tried to vote yesterday but couldn’t get on to the site. This seems to be happening more and more. How many other potential voters are being lost?
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A nomination for the Kintyre Forum!
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its a sad state of affairs when the isle of bute has nothing to shout about in 2009 are the people of this isle so wrapped up in them selves . next year but will be nominated for some thing i promise
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That’s what we want to see, Iain. There’s a huge amount of activity and initiative on Bute – but it needs to be known and recognised as it deserves. Go for it.
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Ceann an Tuirc Male Voice Choir for best Achievement for Argyll
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I vote for Ceann an Tuirc,
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There are 3 items from Bute that I can think of…
Bute Highland Games. One of the biggest ( for visitors ) independant games in Scotland.
Bigman Walking…was a great success over the 2 days and bought in hugh numbers of visitors to the island….
and I do not need to mention the fantastic achievement that has been Callum Cabin.
The problem with Bute is that we just do not blow our trumpet at all !
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Time to start blowing it, Mark. There’s so much going on in Bute that the rest of Argyll will enjoy and benefit from knowing about. We cover what we get hold of – Big Man Walking was a fabulous event – and If Bute folk email us information on anything and everything, we’ll make sure our audience hears about it. Use the Contact email on the website or ring 01499 500677 and we’ll be straight back to you.
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