Tag: churches
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Homeward Bound
Well I had my wish and walked, carefree, on Westport beach. I picked up a heart-shaped stone as a memento, and gazed across at the coast of Antrim, the Emerald Isle glistening out of dissipating mist. As soon as I’d realised I was up against 4 locals—all knowledgeable about the area, intimately connected through kith…
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Hallowe’en!
With Polling Day on Thursday 2nd November 2023, this coming Tuesday it’s once more into the Twingo heading for South Kintyre—but this time via Arran. With the winter timetable, there’s a three-way ferry from Lochranza calling at Tarbert and Portavadie, which suits me fine. The plan is to drive down on Wednesday—also known as All…
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Contenders
To be honest, when I saw on the WCIVF website (after total radio silence on Twitter though it may have all been happening on Facebook) that there were 4 other candidates for the South Kintyre by-election on Thursday 2nd November 2023, I was actually relieved. Firstly, because I do believe in democracy and having someone…
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Sea Change in Campaign Plans
I’d planned to take the ferry to Campbeltown, do some leafleting and talk to folk, take the bus up to Tarbert, stay overnight, sail over to Portavadie, ferry back to Tarbert, bus down to Campbeltown and more leafleting, up and down from Portavadie again then a final day in Campbeltown before taking the ferry back…
Standing for Freedom in South Kintyre 