2011 | The Argyllshire Advertiser News for Lochgilphead, News for Mid Argyll, News for Argyll, News for North Kintyre, News for Inveraray, News for Ardrishaig, News for Tayvallich

Craignish Arts Festival 2011 photos

August 12th,2011%

Craignish Arts Festival in August 2011 included dressing scarecrows,a pirates’parade and an attempt to break the record for the number of people dancing the 51st Highland reel.

Crinan Canal Water Festival 2011

August 4th,2011%

WATER was in plentiful supply as torrential rain fell on revellers gathered to celebrate the Crinan Canal Water Festival on Sunday July 31 2011
Despite the downpour dozens of families,visitors and tourists descended on the canal banks to take part in the event,held for the second time at the weekend.
Organised by the Heart of Argyll Tourism Alliance in partnership with British Waterways Scotland,the event featured a wealth of games and activities including canoeing,sailing,boat building competitions and the ever-popular Dalriada boat challenge.
A host of local food producers kept the festivalgoers warm with hot soup,burgers and butties.

Inveraray Highland Games photos 2011

July 27th,2011%

Inveraray Highland Games,July 2011.

Inveraray Highland Games 2011

July 27th,2011%

Thousands of people flocked to Inveraray Highland Games in July 2011.

Tarbert Seafood Festival 2011

July 6th,2011%

Tarbert Seafood Festival has been hailed a resounding success by all who attended the event,the first weekend of July,2011.
With the sun splitting the sky over two days,people of all ages enjoyed a host of events including;the annual parade,cookery demonstrations,face-painting,musical displays,Highland dancing,and much more.

Crinan Classic Boat Festival 2011

July 6th,2011%

Crinan was a hive activity as the annual Crinan Classic Boat Festival took place.
The event,now in its fifth year,began on June 30 and finished on Sunday,July 3,2011. An informal celebration of wooden sail,motor,fishing and rowing boats,the festival catered for all the family. With a family ceilidh,mini highland games and free trips on the Vic 32,people poured into Crinan to enjoy the hospitality and great weather.

Lochgilphead High School prizewinners

July 1st,2011%

Dozens of pupils at Lochgilphead High School were recognised for their academic and sporting achievements at the school’s annual prize giving ceremony. Parents,friends and community representatives joined students and staff to mark the end of the 2011 academic school year.

Lochgilphead Armed Forces Day parade 2011

June 23rd,2011%

Lochgilphead held an Armed Forces Day,on Saturday June 18,2011,with a parade and stalls on the front green. More than 100 armed forces personnel and veterans lined the town’s streets. Representatives from The Royal British Legion Scotland,Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Association,as well as veterans from across Scotland,including Erskine,attended the event. Sea,army and air cadets were also in attendance.

Argyll College Hair Show,May 2011

May 16th,2011%

From cone shaped dos,to an elaborate fan of peacock feathers,the Argyll College Hair Show certainly didn’t disappoint its audience. Spectators packed into Lochgilphead Joint Campus on Thursday May 12 2011 for the annual event,which this year raised money for the MS Centre in Lochgilphead.

Mid Argyll Music Festival 2011

March 24th,2011%

This year’s Mid Argyll Music Festival has been hailed a success by organisers. Held over seven days,the festival saw adults and youngsters take part in a range of classes from piping,to Scots Verse,and instrumental classes. Although this year’s event saw a drop in numbers,organiser Sheila McCallum said it was ‘without a doubt a success’with preparations now commencing for next year’s event.