How do you pick a winner from over 1,000 contestants? In Pippa’s conversation with Heads of Education, Jennifer Crockett and Wendy Brownlie, hear about the incredibly difficult task that was presented to our Coronation Flag Competition Judging Panel when primary school pupils all over ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ and Bute took part in the competition to design a flag to mark the coronation of King Charles III. To find out more about the winning entries and view the designs, please see our news release - Roxanna wins Coronation Flag competition.
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¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ is full of great people and here I take the opportunity to promote some of the incredible activity that goes on and to make visible some of the efforts that can go unnoticed.
Thank you to everyone who participated and for the difference you are making for ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ and Bute.
Pippa Milne
Chief Executive
If you have any ideas about subjects we can cover on any future podcasts please get in touch with us at workingtogether@argyll-bute.gov.uk
Rising costs of food, energy bills, rent and mortgages, means that more and more people are struggling to cope. In an update to which brought together representatives from various support organisations that offer help for individuals and households struggling with the cost of living, here Pippa chats with three members of the multi-agency Financial Inclusion and Advice Group (FIAG) – David Logan, Mandy Sheridan and Fergus Walker – about the work undertaken by the FIAG along with up-to-date advice on the wide range of help available. See also our Cost of Living Support webpage for more information.
Supporting population growth and retention in ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ and Bute is crucial for the area’s economic development, and highlighting the employment opportunities for young graduates kick-starting their careers is one avenue for achieving this.
Here Pippa chats with the Council’s Settlement Project Support Officer, Milly Leggett, along with graduates Nathan, Beccy, Kris, Ian, Lyall and Sanata, who are all working for ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ and each have a different story to tell about how they came to be here.
The Council recently pledged a new £6.1 million investment in the Rothesay Pavilion project to transform the A-Listed Art-Deco building into a 21st Century multi-purpose facility. Listen in to Pippa in conversation with Julie Tait, Rothesay Pavilion’s Executive Director, along with the Council’s Fergus Murray (Head of Development and Economic Growth) and Ross McLaughlin (Head of Commercial Services), to hear all about this iconic building and why its restoration is so important, not only to the Isle of Bute, but also to ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ and Scotland as a whole.
The is set out in a funding brochure produced by Rothesay Pavilion Charity, the social enterprise which will run the building as a thriving concern when refurbishment works are complete.
Have you ever considered cycling the 1,000-or-so miles from Land’s End to John O’Groats? In this week’s podcast, Pippa chats with Sharon Delle-Piane, Catering Manager at Tobermory High School, and her cousin, Marjorie Nelson, who are about to embark on this challenge to raise money for the Beatson Cancer Charity. To follow their progress and to make a donation, please go to the page.
Hear about the work of the Scottish SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) in ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ and Bute and across Scotland in Pippa’s conversation here with SSPCA Chief Executive Kirsteen Campbell and local inspector Yvonne Sloss, first published in April 2022. For more information on the Scottish SPCA, or for advice on looking after your pets during the current cost of living crisis including the new Pet Aid scheme, please visit .
We kick start 2023 reflecting on a very successful past year for Dunoon Grammar, during which they were crowned World’s Best School for Community Collaboration by T4 Education. Listen here to Pippa in conversation with Head Teacher David Mitchell and Principal Teacher Paul Gallanagh about the school’s recent achievements.
The ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ and Bute Community Planning Partnership is currently reviewing and developing a new Outcome Improvement Plan for 2024-2034. Pippa chats here with members of the Partnership about the top priorities for improving lives in local communities.
To find out more, please see Community Planning.
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Pippa, along with other council officers and elected members, recently completed training. But what does it mean? Tune in to Pippa’s conversation with Jamie Joyce, Project Officer with the social enterprise ACT (¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ and the Isles Coast and Countryside Trust), who delivers the training in ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ and Bute.
If you are interested in Carbon Literacy training for yourself or your organisation, please visit the or feel free to contact Jamie directly via jamie@act-now.org.uk
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As we approach International Women’s Day, listen to Pippa in conversation with mother-and-daughter team, Helen and Morgan Dick from The Blairmore Café, a small family-run business on the shores of Loch Long near Dunoon. You can find The Blairmore on Facebook and Instagram or visit their .
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