by Rachel Carruthers | Dec 16, 2024 | Leisure, Libraries
Leisure Aqualibrium Leisure Centre Christmas Eve 07:00 - 14:00 Christmas Day and Boxing Day CLOSED Friday 27th December Gym 07:00 - 19:00 / Pool 08:00 - 16:00 Saturday 28th December 08:00 - 15:00 Sunday 29th December 08:00 - 15:00 Monday 30th December Gym 07:00 -...
by Rachel Carruthers | Nov 20, 2024 | Libraries
It’s Mobile Libraries Day and we would like to spotlight the invaluable service provided by our Mobile Library Driver, David Protherough. Since 2015, David has been the driving force behind our mobile library, navigating the beautiful landscapes of Islay and Jura....
by fiona | Jun 11, 2024 | Archives
Included in a recent donation was a memorial written by Ormidale in 1798. We have serialised this so you can read through at your leisure – enjoy! Below we bring you, bit by bit, a memorial that Ormidale wrote in 1798 laying out his grievances against his brother...
by fiona | Jun 10, 2024 | Archives
We hold a very detailed letter from James Colquhoun dated April 6th 1857 to the then town clerk of Helensburgh explaining how the town got it’s name. The transcription is as follows: 10 Cambridge Square, London, April 6th 1857 Sir, I now enclose for the Magistrates a...
