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Consultation on the future of Vale of Leven Hospital
Conditions and performance at the Vale of Leven Hospital have been a matter of serious concern for some time. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde have now issued a consultation document on the future of the hospital – ‘Vision for the Vale of Leven Hospital’.
This was welcomed by Argyll and Bute Council’s Executive Committee has welcomed at a meeting in the Council’s HQ at Kilmory in Lochgilphead on 22nd January. Members look forward to receiving more information as the consultation progresses. They also expressed their commitment to assist and participate in future discussions on this.
Council Leader, Councillor Dick Walsh, says: ‘The move towards strategic planning for the hospital as a whole, rather than planning for the individual parts and services separately, is most welcome.
‘Clearly there are some issues which require further clarity on how they will impact on users, specifically the people of Argyll and Bute. Likewise, feedback on the progress and viability of the Unscheduled Care Model would be welcome at an early stage of implementation.
‘The issues relating to services for Adult Acute Mental Health services will also no doubt present challenges to NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde but I look forward to working alongside them in order to obtain the best possible outcome for the people who rely on the Vale of Leven Hospital and the vital services it offers’.
Editorial Footnote: The word ‘vision’ should probably be awarded protected status as it is at serious risk of abuse.
Alba String Quartet, Council Chambers, Kilmory
At 7.30pm on Saturday 24th January, the Alba String Quartet will play a concert at Kilmory Council Chambers, Lochgilphead. This is the start to the Mid Argyll Arts Association Sprin season and is hosted by Argyll and Bute Council.
Kilmory Home Farm Project hit by mystery blaze in farm buildings
Premises at Kilmory Home Farm, close to the the HQ of Argyll and Bute Council at Kilmory in Lochgilphead, were substantially damaged by a mysterious fire in the early hours of last Saturday. Four appliances from the area fought the blaze. Investigations as to the cause are continuing.
The premises passed into public ownership in 1974 and have been left unused and derelict by the Council since the last tenant died in the early 1990s.
The local community, anxious to see the buildings regenrated and playing a live role in community life, formed the energetic Kilmory Home Farm Project with proposals centred on arts, leisure and environmental activities and facilities.
Argyll & Bute Council has indicated willingness to transfer ownership of the buildings to the project but, to ensure proper asset management – which is ironic, given how long the Council itself has left the premises to rot - has now commissioned a study to examine alternative uses.
The extent of the damage to the buildings by this fire can be nothing other than a serous blow to the Kilmory Home farm project.
Alba String Quartet at Kilmory Council Chambers, Lochgilphead
At 7.30pm on Saturday 24th January, the Alba String Quartet are in concert at Kilmory Council Chambers, Lochgilphead. The Quartet were the Tunnell Trust Winners in 2008 and the programme they are playing includes work by Haydn, Britten, David Fennessy and Ravel.