Rebecca Martin, who has given Furnace so much fun with her video of Spock dancing at Neil’s 80th birthday Party (below) and her videos made to promote Auchindrain Museum, is away in Ireland. For Visa reasons, she’s had to leave the UK for six weeks - but she’ll be back. In the meantime, we;re tracking [...]
Time to start planning now. The Furnace Flicks has come up with a fun December show - Mamma Mia, a great feel-good movie full of Abba songs. Song sheets will be on hand for singalongs and dressing up is obligatory. So get the thinking cap on and the sewing machine out. And guys - it [...]
[ November 1, 2008; ] There will be two Fancy Dress Discos in Furnace Village Hall on 1st November. The first one - from 2.00pm - 4.00pm, will be for kids (Entry £2, profits to the Furnace Youth Project) and will have a disco and a prize for the best costume.
The adult disco in at 8.00pm (Entry £4, profits to [...]
[ October 3, 2008 to October 5, 2008. ] October 3rd to 5th sees a great new development in Furnace - a Seafood Weekend at The Furnace Inn. Bound to be a popular event, booking ahead is advised and probably necessary. Phone John and Julianne on 01499 500200 - an easy one to remember.
Inveraray & District Pipe Band has been declared Champion of Champions in the juvenile grade of the Pipe Band Championships in 2008. They won the World Championships in the grade - their first time in it as they came up from the Novice section last year - and they won the grade again at the [...]
[ September 26, 2008; 8:00 pm to 11:30 pm. ] The Furnace Inn is running a Pub Quiz on Friday night (26th September) at 8.00pm for an 8.30pm start. Some people are eating in the pub beforehand and a drink or two won’t be out of the question. It helps to deaden the pain when you don’t know the answers.
There are two more pub [...]
[ September 25, 2008; 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ] Thursday 25th September at 7.30pm is the next combined meeting of Furnace Community Council and Furnace Amenity Association. The agenda will include: Hall improvements; future fund raising; The Furnace Flicks; The Youth Project; other activities.
Chris McLean who, with Nora, will be moving house away from the village (but will still be involved with developments) has been selling some surplus effects at a car boot sale at Quarry Point - for Hall funds. Mike Masters has been given surplus apples from a bumper crop at Minard Castle and is selling [...]
And if you doubt it, take a look at this.
A working party armed with spades, concrete slabs, a wooden seat and Charlie Brown’s pick up did some heavy work to leave the Leacainn Walk in good order for the Autumn. Linda Biggar - the most frequent - as well as the fastest - walker on the route and, with Alec Campbell, a regular repair [...]
