Author: Archie Fergusson

Check GRAN CANARIA WALKINhttp://www.grancanariawalkingfestival.com/en/ Great news this weekend as Team Cowalfest announced that Cowalfest Walking And Outdoor Festival has Twinned with Gran Canaria Walking Festival which takes place the 5th –8th November. Cowal Festival committee member Sue Minns visited the Dunoon Community Radio broadcasting studio this morning with Veronica Aleman Diaz Gerente-Managing Director of GranCanaria […]

  The giant redwood at Benmore Botanic Garden,has so far  received the second highest number of votes in Scotland’s Tree of the Year competition. To vote for the Benmore tree in Scottish Tree of the Year visit www.woodlandtrust.org.uk /treeoftheyear   At first place at the moment is the sabal palm or bibby tree at the Royal […]

  With five spectacular walks ahead today and the announcement by Team Cowalfest of the Twinning with the Grancanaria  Walking Festival which takes place 5th—8th November has certainly put a spring into everyone’s steps today.     Starting with activity 17 Cowal Way 2 –Tighnabruaiuch  to Glen—The route is initially along easy forest roads besides […]

It’s the final day of the Dunoon Book Festival!  Yes already where did the time go, still time though to enjoy the last of this the first proper Dunoon Book Festival with six different events. Starting today at 12noon we have a creative workshop at Book Point with Anthea Gage who will show you how […]

Good to see so many Dunoon Community Radio listeners at the Toward Church Concert 2ND October A nearly packed Church audience was treated to a special musical evening with music arranged by and performed by Innellan and Toward churches organist Philip Norris.                           […]

  FRLLY LOOKS AT THIS YEARS EVENT LOOKING AT SOME OF THE MANY WALKS AND LINKS THEM WITH LOCAL MUSIC AND ARTIST  ..Listen in with FRLLY on Today 2pm to 4pm repeated on Tuesday 12 till 2pm

After a fantastic first day It’s day two of the Dunoon Book Festival. So many great events to choose from today including a writing workshop with the ladies favourite Scottish Historical Romance Writer MARAGUERITE KAYE , she will be at the West End Hotel this morning.         Marguerite writes hot historical romances from her home in […]

  Prior to her evening engagement “In Conversation” with Michael Russell at Dunoon’s Studio Cinema Scots Makar Liz Lochhead visited the John Street Broadcasting Studio to chat to Victor and the listeners No stranger to Dunoon Liz was delighted to be here as part of The Dunoon Book Festival hosted by Dunoon Presents and was […]

At 9.00am Some of Team Cowalfest ready to meet and her greet visits at their base at the  SEASONS COFFEE HOUSE just yards away from the Tourist Visitor Information Centre on the Alexandra Parade where they will have members of the Cowalfest committee all week hands on to give out the latest news of events, […]

   For the Fourteenth year always starting this first week of October Cowalfest once again is attracting folk from all over the world to take part in a very unique 10 day festival with guided tours of some of the most spectacular landscapes in Scotland. This annual Walking and Outdoors Festival is one of the […]