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Public health experts back minumum pricing as Diageo fights on and recruits new drinkers
This is a lesson on the dangers of taking things at face value in the drinks industry. Read on. Continue reading
Environmental Fair 2009, Hunter’s Quay Holiday Village
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Play and Stay – traditional and folk music feis weekend at Lochgoilhead
For anyone aged 12 upwards and interested in traditional and folk music there is a new residential teenage fèis (workshop) at the Lochgoilhead Centre from 27th-29th March. This is a weekend of music and fun, combined with outdoor activities.
The music side is at Lochgoilhead Fiddle Workshop. The outdoor activities are at the Lochgoilhead Centre – the former Scout Centre. The fun is everywhere. Continue reading
Oban success with Secondary Youth Games
Apart from an unfortunate title, Argyll and Bute Council has been supporting physical activity and healthy lifestyles the energetic way by running Secondary Youth Games. Held in Oban, the event involved a variety of sports including athletics, badminton, basketball, hockey, rugby, football, dance, softball, swimming and shinty.
More than six hundred second and third year pupils entered and winners in the various sporting events were:
- Boys Football – Oban High School
- Girls Football –Oban High School
- Swimming – Hermitage Academy
- Basketball – Oban High School
- Orienteering – Islay High School
- Dance – Hermitage Academy
- Badminton – Campbeltown Grammar
- Hockey – Hermitage Academy
- Athletics – Oban High School
- Shinty – Oban High School
- Girls Rugby – Oban High School
- Boys Rugby – Oban High School
- Softball – Lochgilphead High School
One for a wet day – the World Firefighters’ Games
Held in Liverpool, the 2008 World Firefighters’ Games runs from 24th August to 2nd September. Such a great idea – underlining how fit firefighters have to be. Gigha islanders know all about this. They watched the island’s fire crew see off all opposition in short order in the Gigha raft race – the Tarbert Beach Babes (soggy nappies and all), the Olympics and even the Simpsons could make no impact on them at all. Why aren’t they in the World Firefighters’ Games, you might ask? Next year, perhaps? A Scottish first? Could be attractive to sponsors. Practical as ever, Gigha folk were relieved that their fire crew were the fastest people on the island. They’re sleeping better at night now.