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A PARAMEDIC from Tarbert has been rewarded for her services to charity.

Lynne Clark,who has raised thousands of pounds for charities such as Tarbert 999,is this year’s Tarbert Post Office Citizen of the Year.

Speaking of the moment she found out she had won,while volunteering at a senior citizens event in Tarbert Village Hall,Lynne said she was taken completely by surprise when postmaster Duncan Henderson arrived to announce the winner.

See the full story in the Argyllshire Advertiser,May 18 2012 or on line at www.argyllshireadvertiser.co.uk/digital

FAMILIES across Mid Argyll came out in force to support the annual Red Cross Coffee morning on Saturday,May 12 2012.

One of three events held in Lochgilphead to mark Red Cross Week,the coffee morning raised £470 for the international charity.

See the Argyllshire Advertiser,May 18 2012 for more from the weekend’s events around Mid Argyll.

Also on line at www.argyllshireadvertiser.co.uk/digital

A NEW boating festival,Tarbert Traditional Boat Festival,has been planned for the Loch Fyne village this summer.

The sixth festival scheduled for the summer,it will be another welcome boost to the village economy and tourist trade.

For all the details see this week’s Argyllshire Advertiser,May 18 2012 or on line at www.argyllshireadvertiser.co.uk/digital

Carnasserie Castle

MORE historic landmarks in Mid Argyll could be listed as a scheduled monument as Scotland’s leading authority on archaeology visits the area.

Historic Scotland will be in Kilmartin this week to visit two prehistoric rock-art sites that may be added to the country’s list of scheduled monuments for the first time.
Pics attached.
1 –Carnasserie Castle in Kilmartin is a scheduled monument
2 -Kilmartin Glen could become home to more scheduled monuments as Historic Scotland assesses sites in the area next week.

See the Argyllshire Advertiser,May 18 2012 or at www.argyllshireadvertiser.co.uk/digital from the same date.

Kilmartin Glen