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Community library reopens
Cove’s library has reopened today (Saturday October 20) after being closed for several weeks. Because of refurbishment work at Cove Burgh Hall the library closed on August 29, but it will be open until...
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Is this Scotland’s most creative place?
Villages on the Rosneath Peninsula have been shortlisted in Scotland’s national Creative Place awards. The Creative Scotland project, now in its second year, offers £50,000 for the winners in three...
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£850 for hall as it gets set for Christmas
Recent events have raised over £850 for Cove Burgh Hall, which is now gearing up for Christmas. A closely-fought quiz raised £281.60, while the dance night with John Findlay brought in £136 for the...
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End of the Rainbow for former community centre?
Proposals to turn a former community centre into housing have been submitted to planners. Once the village school, the Rainbow Centre in KIlcreggan was handed back to Argyll and Bute Council in 2010 by...
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War Horse and Skyfall set for burgh hall
Steven Spielberg’s epic War Horse is being shown by Cove and Kilcreggan Film Society on February 14. Nominated for six Academy Awards, the acclaimed adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s story was widely...
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Fair trade, film and quiz scheduled
Coffee, questions and cinema are being hosted by Cove Burgh Hall in the new days. A fair trade coffee morning will run from 10am to 12 noon this Friday (February 22), with home baking, coffee and tea...
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The flavour of the Fringe at Cove
A new three-day festival is being launched on the Rosneath Peninsula next month. The Cove Fringe promises a series of four events, with something for all the family. The events start on Friday March 8,...
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Heist and Les Mis at Cove
Crime drama The Heist and recent box office hit Les Miserables will bring Cove and Film Society’s season to an end. Next Thursday (April 11) Gene Hackman and Danny Devito star in David Mamet’s 2001...
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Who Do You Think You Are star in lunch date
Alistair Moffat, founder of the Britain’s DNA website and a regular contributor to TV’s Who Do You Think You Are, will give a lunchtime talk at Cove Burgh Hall next weekend. The award-winning writer...
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Sea Change returns for midsummer
The second Sea Change festival is being held in Cove and Kilcreggan next weekend to coincide with midsummer. There will be events for all ages in Cove and Kilcreggan from Friday June 21 to Sunday June...
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Local hearing to decide on wind farm
A public hearing will make the final decision on plans for the UK’s biggest community wind farm. More than 2,500 people have made comments on the Cove Community Wind Farm, so Argyll and Bute...
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£5,000 for Stay and Play group
A play project based in Cove and Kilcreggan has been given a £5,000 payout from the National Lottery. Stay and Play was awarded the sum from the Communities and Family Fund. The group, which meets from...
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Blues and blooms at the burgh hall
Cove Burgh Hall’s summer maintenance period will come to an end with a lunchtime blues concert this Sunday (July 28). Harmonica Lewinsky will be playing from 1pm, with doors opening at 12.30. Tickets...
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Players appealing for new members
Do you fancy a share of the local limelight? The Peninsula Players are looking for new members. Martin Campbell, a member of the group, said: “We are keen to hear from people to assist on stage, back...
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£10,000 lottery payout for burgh hall
A £10,000 lottery boost has been given to the volunteers who run Cove Burgh Hall. The grant from the Big Lottery Fund’s Awards for All programme, when added to a similar amount raised by the hall team,...
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Blooming good show!
Cove Burgh Hall was packed last weekend for the annual RNLI Flower Show, which raised £1,519.14 for the charity – £150 more than last year. Prizewinners are listed below: The Dorothy Geddes Trophy,...
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Royals and slaves in store for the Lit
A commando-trained chaplain will be the first speaker in Cove and Kilcreggan Literary Society’s 2013-14 season. Rev Simon Beveridge, who has also competed in amateur horse racing, earning the nickname...
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Busy start to autumn at burgh hall
Plays, pints and coffee will feature at Cove Burgh Hall in a packed fortnight of entertainment. A highlight of the year is the 12th Cove and Kilcreggan Real Ale Festival, on Saturday September 28....
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Best ever big screen experience for film society
A new blu-ray projector will mean better big screen quality than ever before in Cove and KIlcreggan Film Society’s new programme. The season starts this Saturday (October 5) with full HD screenings in...
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Ale festival a record-breaking success
The 12th real ale festival at Cove Burgh Hall was a sellout success, breaking all records. An amazing total of 1,220 pints of ales in 17 casks (two more than last year) were all sold out by 6.45pm – as...
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