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19th January 2012

Bit of a Blustery One!

Whew - the New Year certainly got off to a dramatic start. Trees down, roofs blown off, electricity and phone lines kaput! There was a fair bit of windblow damage in the community forest so there will be a bit of clearing up to do - however, the amazing Polytunnel withstood a gale force batttering and none of the portacabins blew away - so not too bad in the grand scheme of things.

Anyhow, Happy New Year to you all - look out for some exciting events coming in the spring and lots of updates about your amazing Community Forest.

21st December 2011

Xmas is coming!

Having weathered the storms and the snow in the past few weeks, we find ourselves winding down for Xmas on site. Mince pies abound plentifully washed down with copious mugs of tea to keep us all warm.

The team will be taking a break over the Xmas period to recharge their batteries and come back fighting fit and bouncing with energy in the New Year. There are lots of exciting events planned for the first three months of 2012 so pop back regularly and keep updated about all our goings-on!

Merry Xmas and a Happy Hogmanay - and heres to a cracking 2012!

28th November 2011

Festive Fun was had by all!

Our last market of 2012 was held on 26th November and a festive time was had by vendors and customers alike. With a fine selection of crafts and amazing food and produce, shoppers were spoilt for choice. And those in need of taking some time out from shopping could relax and take in the festive atmosphere with a cup of tea and a slice of delicious home baked cake. The refreshments at this market were ably handled by the Kyles Allotment Group who also manned two tables crammed with produce and preserves and gardenalia!

Watch out for more market dates from April 2012 onwards - shopping locally is a great way to support local small businesses and producers as well as a great way to cut your carbon footprint. And you get an interesting and delicious array of food and produce - much more fun than the supermarket!

22nd November 2011

Smart Kids!

After our recent visit to the school to talk about Car Sharing and ways to help the planet stay healthy, we now have a big bundle of excellent posters reflecting the kids views about how cool it is to car share.

All the fantastic artwork will be on display at the Xmas Market on 26th November at Kames Recreational Hll, 10am to 1pm - pop along to admire the work of the talented youngsters from Tinny Primary and find out more about the Cowal Car Share website, Fuel Efficient Driving Lessons, allotments and whats going on up in the forest!

11th November 2011

Youngsters Go Green!

Another trip to the school - this time to talk to the kids about the schools carbon footprint and the new KCFC car sharing initiative (see link below!). Our erstwhile and magnificent Carbon Savings Project Office, Sara Maclean, spent an inspirational morning with the kids and asked them to help us spread the green message locally by designing an image or a slogan or even a poem about what car sharing might mean to them, the community or even the planet.

We cant wait to see wht they come up with!

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1st November 2011

Pumpkins!

This Halloween KCF invited the pupils at Tinny Primary school to take part in a Pumpkin Carving Competition, which was judged by local artists and KAG stalwart, Grace Donnelly.

The school reported that much fun was had in carving all sorts of spooky, gruesome, inventive and artistic designs on to the pumpkins. All pupils that took part received a special certificate of merit and the wiiners got a well deserved book token!


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