November Funding Alert

Added on 03 November 2017

For information Details of funding available are published monthly November Alert 166

TWO information sessions on Prostate Cancer

Added on 26 October 2017

When:Thursday 26th October 11.45am – 12.15pm or 12.20pm – 12.50pm Where? Civic Centre, East Clyde Street Prostate cancer is very common; 1 in 10 men will develop it, but 50% of men do not know where the prostate is, what is does and what can go wrong with it. The sessions are aimed a...

Mackintosh Club Recital

Added on 24 October 2017

'A Rather Remarkable Afternoon' With Stephen Adam (piano) and Louise Burnett(flute) at the Mackintosh Club , Sinclair Street on Thursday 26th October at 2pm., for 2.30pm-3.30pm Afternoon Tea, including a delicious selection of homemade sandwiches, scones with clotted cream & jam, Macki...

PollutionTest Results

Added on 20 October 2017

In co-operation with Rhu Primary School and using a kit provided by Friends of the Earth, we ran a standard pollution test on the A814 outside the school. The results showed that the level of Nitrogen Dioxide NO2 for the 28 day period from September 1st to September 15th was 23.8 µg/m3 (microg...

Consultation on UK Parliamentary Constituencies

Added on 17 October 2017

This Consultation will be conducted between October 2016 and January 2017. You can read all about in on the website. The documents are too large to download to this website but you can view them by following the external link below. Overall there will be a reduction in the number of Scottish Constit...

A&B Local Development Plan Main Issues Report.

Added on 16 October 2017

Argyll and Bute Council is preparing a new Local Development Plan (LDP2), which will set out its planning and development proposals for the next 10 years from 2020 and a vision for 20 years. The first formal stage of that process is a public consultation called the Main Issues Report. See the Activ...

Weekly News Round-up

Added on 15 October 2017

Click on the link to the Weekly News round- up at the top of this page to read more about Free Home Safety Vist Jobs in Argyll and Bute

Come and meet Bessie

Added on 15 October 2017

Bessie the Play, Talk and Read bus will be winding her away across Argyll and Bute bringing songs, stories and play sessions to children. Everyone’s invited and it’s free of charge. 16th October - Helensburgh Swimming Pool - 10-12 noon and 1-3pm. Find out where else you can catch Bess...

Getting Replacement Food Bags

Added on 15 October 2017

From the end of this month, people will be asked to tie an unused liner to the handle of their outside caddy as a sign to Council workers that they need more liners. A new supply will then be left inside the bin.

Sea Level Rise in the Firth of Clyde

Added on 14 October 2017

The full report of the predicted rise in sea levels has been published. You can download it from on the external link below, or read it online, It is a large document so which ever you do will be slow in certain parts of Rhu and Shandon. Interesting fact: According to the report, the seawall in Sha...

The Country Council

Added on 14 October 2017

The Health and Social Care Partnership in Argyll and Bute have contibuted to a BBC Programme called ‘The Country Council’. The programme will highlight the good work that is going on within Argyll and Bute and will have some excellent examples of integration in practice but it will also ...

One Punch Campaign

Added on 10 October 2017

Police Scotland have lauched a One Punch campaign. You should see the Posters around. The message is very clear!

Funding Alert October 2017

Added on 03 October 2017

For information Details of funding available are published monthly October Alert 165

Newsletter #35

Added on 24 September 2017

If you are on our Mailing list, you should have received the Newsletter yesterday. If you cannot see the banner image and the picture of the BeachCleaners, click 'View this email in your browser' Rhu and Shandon Community Council uses MailChimp to send out information by email. Your email ad...

Harvesting of Timber

Added on 23 September 2017

A useful meeting has been held with Scottish Woodlands to discuss issues involved with the harvesting of timber over the next 18 years from the wood on the hill behind Rhu. The extraction will not start until next Summer but the upgrading of existing paths will start almost immediately and take 6-8...