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 of the Glen Village Hall  for whilst  the British Gas CEO earned £8.2 million last year, this  tiny hall run by volunteers and used by local clubs , is in difficulty  largely because of Scottish Gas electricity bills  of £1500 a month and more.  Finally  Kirsty talks to Claire Banner about taking over, with her husband Joe, the Colintraive  Hotel just a few short months before the pandemic struck in March 2020  and how she views lockdown four years on, with the hotel once again a thriving  and welcoming venue for visitors and locals alike.   

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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 ColGlen Millennium book.     PLUS  the usual "What's ON' Guide.  

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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 [email protected] 

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