Across the Loch

2025 sees the 50th anniversary of the opening of Kilmodan Primary School in the Clachan of Glendaruel , in Argyll, Scotland.    This brought together two small primary schools in the ColGlen area.   In the view of one of the contributors to this special episode of the local podcast for  Colintraive and Glendaruel  this also helped  bring the two neighbouring communities together, a  process which...

In this edition of the local podcast for and about Col Glen - the communities of Colintraive and Glendaruel in Argyll - Kirsty and Michael talk about the successful and popular horticultural project , the ColgGlen Growers with chair Malcolm Beveridge , look back to what has been on during a busy summer , discuss the  recent Producers' Market  and the annual Skiff Regatta and look forward to t...

This  episode of the local podcast for  the Argyll communities of Colintraive and Glendaruel sees Kirsty and Michael interviewing "Gramps"  - long time Glendaruel resident Martin McFarlane - who, having beaten prostate cancer is a strong supporter of the local NHS.   So strong in fact that he is fundraising for Sir Chris Hoy's Prostate charity by undertaking  a 60k bike ride this Se...

Last Sunday saw a small earthquake in Glendaruel - literally according to the British Geological Survey.   And whilst Michael heard and felt it, Kirsty didn't !  So the latest episode of the podcast for Colintraive and Glendaruel in Argyll, Scotland starts with a bang, and goes on to consider community resilience, the upcoming Argyll Rally  (which has divided local opinion) and the continuing...

In this episode Andrew Barker, Chair of the Ruel River Improvement Association talks about the innovative  work being done  to increase the stock of salmon and sea trout and to restore the River Ruel , mindful of the fact that seventy years ago angling was the key tourism offer of the area.   Michael & Kirsty also talk about the after effects of Storm Eowyn, give a run down of future events in...

The start of another year and the latest episode of the local podcast for the community of Colintraive and Glendaruel  features the remarkable story of Colonel Hardin Burnley Campbell, who lived at Ormidale by Loch Riddon  and who, in  1907,  went around the world in 40 days, 19 hours and 30 minutes , capturing headlines and  a world record which he held for four years.    However his wife and dau...

Kirsty and Michael introduce  the eighth edition  of the local podcast for Colintraive and Glendaruel in Argyll , Scotland which has been running now for a full year.    This episode  includes an interview with local resident and community activist Rosalyn McKenna who is  working , in her day job , on improving access to the Argyll Collection, a unique cultural resource intended for the young peop...

Kirsty and Michael recorded the latest episode of the local podcast for Colintraive and Glendaruel on a beautiful Autumn day and their chat this month takes in an improvement in the weather, a need for more local people to serve on the Community Council, a preview of the new Kyles Community Cinema programme,  a reminder that the ColGlen Growers lunch (the local harvest festival as Kirsty puts it)...

In the latest episode of this  podcast for , and about, Colintraive and Glendaruel in Argyll Kirsty McLuckie and Michael Russell talk about local events and concerns including  an upcoming meeting to discuss the Argyll Rally and its impact on the area.    Water is also a theme this month, with an FOI request revealing an astonishing number of bursts on the mains supply to both communities and an e...

From local D Day lunches, through the upcoming Argyll Rally - and some local concerns about lack of consultation regarding road closures - to an interview with Ronnie MacVicar, Manager of the long established and  successful  ColGlen Shinty Team  , this latest episode of "Across the Loch" is a (largely)  election free zone.   The podcast also features the  regular "What's On&qu...

Spring is late in coming to Colintraive & Glendaruel this year  so after a wet and windy winter, Kirsty and Michael talk weather and specifically the effect it may have on local tourism following  the closure of part of the Cowal and Loch Lomond Way, a long distance path founded locally but suddenly blocked by fallen and uprooted trees.    They also discuss   the impending threat to the future...

The outside broadcast feature in this episode is a conversation about the future of Colintraive Kirk,  involving those who have exciting plans for the building.    Kirsty and Michael also talk about the recent  plethora of TV Chefs in  Cowal,  look into (!)  the increasing  menace of  potholes and enthuse about the possibility of a new publication about the area , 25 years on from the original Col...

The second episode of the local podcast for Colintraive & Glendaruel in Argyll, Scotland.   Kirsty McLuckie and Michael Russell tackle a range of local issues including the bus service (with a little audio account of a bus trip to Dunoon) and the Cowal Way.    The episode also includes information on upcoming events and the podcast can be contacted on acrosstheloch@gmail.com   Email Kirsty &am...