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of the South Kintyre Seniors Forum in
the Guide Hall on Thursday the ninth of
September were told that the Hazleburn
lunch club was to be wound up with
immediate effect. The surprise an-
nouncement was met with incredulity by
those who regularly use this facility, performed by Clare Hume & directed by Jane Dunbar
which, together with the Salvation Army
weekly session, relieves single and eld-
erly pensioners of the need to cook a ‘Shirley Bradshaw, nee Valentine, put-upon-mother -
main meal on two days of the week. St. Joan of the fitted units, packs her bags and heads
Fortunately the Salvation Army low cost for the sun. The note on the kitchen table reads -
meal remains at but the shock and un- "Gone to Greece, back in two weeks!" This play by
sympathetic announcement by a repre- Willy Russell follows Shirley, a woman alone, on her
sentative of the Social Work journey of self-discovery. This simple yet brilliant
Department of Argyll & Bute Council left idea has been worked into a wonderfully moving
those enjoying their customary meal comedy.’
bewildered, especially when they were
told that the only possibility was that the
SATURDAY 9th OCTOBER
cost would rise to £17. The Centre in 6.30 for 7.00 pm
Limecraigs Road was, and may still be,
under threat. TICKETS £25.00
These harsh and sudden cuts follow Includes a sumptuous three course
Cartooning golfers? See page 2. the short-sighted withdrawal of toilet buffet and performance. Make a night of it
facilities at a number of places through- and book a room - special rates
CARRADALE GOLF CLUB out the County. The Council’s stated STAY & PLAY - PLAY & STAY
THE SECRETARY IS intention to consult everyone about the
DR R. J. ABERNETHY, nature of reductions in expenditure was To book contact
THE ARCH, TORRISDALE
PA28 6QT. TEL 01583 431321
obviously an attempt to persuade voters 01583 431223
to sympathise with difficult decisions at
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IS ON PAGE 3.
Other comments are on page 3.
For further information contact The Secretary, Dr R. Abernethy Head Office: Greenock Road, Bishopton PA7 SAP Tel: 01505 862010.
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greatest benefit. I’m keen to know from our communities, our council-
ARGYLL & BUTE COUNCIL lors and our staff where they think we could do things differently and
BUDGET CONSULTATION 2010-2011 more efficiently.
Difficult choices for difficult times
This is the first time we’ve opened up our budget process to
‘OPTIONS TO CONSIDER’ consultation, which I hope reflects both the severity of the challenge we
‘Argyll and Bute Council is setting its budget for 2010-11 and beyond. face and also a new approach from the council towards being more
The current economic climate means we face big budgets challenges. open with our residents.
The council will have less money to spend next year than it had this
While we have to make difficult choices these difficult times present
year. Our current forecast shows the shortfall is likely to be between
us with an opportunity. We can redesign our services so they are
£9m and £13m. While the council is taking steps to become more
appropriate for users now and in the future.
efficient this level of savings cannot be made through efficiency alone.
We need to look at all the services we provide and will have to make I hope you will share your thoughts on the budget with us and that
some difficult choices about how we provide them in the future. The together we can make good decisions for our future.”
budget pages tell you more about how we are doing this and how you HOW THE BUDGET IS CURRENTLY SPENT
can get involved.’ The graph shows how our budget is currently shared out across each
MESSAGE FROM THE COUNCIL LEADER, DICK WALSH. service. Education
“Argyll and Bute Council stands at a financial crossroads. Efforts by the receives the biggest
UK Government to reduce national debt by cutting public spending share of the budget,
mean the council will have less money to spend on the service we followed by social
deliver. This means we have to find ways of delivering quality work. Together these
education, support for vulnerable people, transportation, roads, waste areas account for
collection and housing by spending less. more than half of the
council’s overall
It would be wrong of me to pretend that we can continue to provide
spend. Payments
all of the services we do at the minute. It would also be wrong of me to
made to the police
suggest services in the future will be provided the same way as they
and fire services are
are now. As a council we have to take a long, hard look at our services
not set by the council
and the way we deliver them and ask ourselves some difficult
but are paid for from
questions. And as a council it’s our responsibility to listen to what our
council tax. The
communities want us to do on their behalf.
council must also
So, as we stand at the financial crossroads I want to know what continue to pay
direction you think the council should take. We need to make the interest and repay-
difficult decisions together so we’re confident the services we deliver ments on money it borrows to finance major projects such as schools
are the most important to our community and, if we choose not to and roads. The next graph shows how the council’s budget is shared
deliver some services any more, that the impact will be reduced. out on different cost areas: The biggest single cost to the council is the
I hope you’ll take this opportunity to share your thoughts on how salaries of 4,500 full time equivalent staff. The salary bill is £121.8m.
the council should spend its budget. I want to know if you think we ‘Payments to others’ covers payments to private companies for
should absolutely protect some services, even if that means making services they provide the council such as residential care and benefits
bigger cuts to others. for housing and council tax. The council currently generates around
£44m (equivalent to 16% of the total expenditure) by charging for
This leaflet gives you an outline of where the council gets its money
services such as parking or leisure facilities. This also includes paying
from and where we currently spend it. As we develop the budget for
grants such as housing benefit subsidy.
2011-12 I hope to hear from residents about their priorities. And if you
don’t feel you have something to say I hope this process of inviting your Average spend per head Scottish aver- Difference needed to
input and including your opinions in our budget will reassure you that Service area
of population (£) age (£) meet average
the council is doing everything it can to take the right economic route,
Education 1,098.34 928.32 -£15.4m
both for our communities and with our communities.”
Roads and transport 131.49 76.46 -£5m
MESSAGE FROM CHIEF EXECUTIVE, SALLY LOUDON.
“Council budgets are often controversial. What many people don’t Planning and develop-
51.93 45.72 -£0.60
realise is the huge range of services councils provide and how those ment
services are funded. Council tax only goes some way towards funding Recreation and sport 53.04 73.29 +£1.8m
the council’s services. The remainder is made up of grants from central
government. We know those grants are going to be cut and so we’re Libraries 16.57 23.22 +£0.6m
planning our response. We need to think now about how we will deliver Culture & heritage 17.68 25.34 +£0.7m
services in the future when we don’t have as much money at our
disposal. Children and families
113.81 133.98 +£1.8m
care
We’ve already taken steps to make our organisation as efficient as
possible. We’re looking at our staffing levels and reviewing services to Older people care 291.71 243.5 -£4.4m
identify how we could work differently, with the aim of reducing our total Waste management 149.17 102.33 -£4.2m
spend by 15% . That’s more than £30 million.
Environmental services 53.04 27.3 -£2.40
While I’m confident the council’s finances are in good shape it’s
important the money we have is used in the areas which will have the Housing support services 122.65 49.95 -£6.6m
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Keeping Sue’s comments in mind and looking 3. Ensure appropriate services are responsive
CORRECTIONS, at SSE’s map it is difficult to confirm any and available when required.
APOLOGIES & AN HOAX distance without stating where measurements 4. Ensuring high quality service to patients and
AMONG THE MISTAKES IN LAST are taken from and which tower is considered families.
MONTH’S ANTLER! closest; it depends where you stand and in 5. Ensure that day surgery is the norm and
Many thanks to Eva MacDonald and Wendy which direction you look. Whatever the actual inpatient stays are available when required.
Vandome for reminding the Editor and readers distances its certainly far too close and too A number of sub-groups are reviewing
that Raymond Harvey’s Care & Repair mobile large to be received without serious criticism.
detailed information and compiling draft plans.
number is 07786 544886. Perhaps it is time to have a ‘find the most The two main sub-groups (Bed Utilisation and
Unlike teenage girls who constantly mistakes’ competition and publish the name of Theatre & Endoscopy) have been brought
change their names depending on their cur- the most astute reader - if there is one. At least together to develop an overall Action Plan, the
rent favourite programme TV character, Wil- it will establish if there are those who read main elements of which are as follows:
liam ‘Wum’ Semple reminded me that Neil everything that’s published. a) The development of patient pathways for
MacDougall’s name has never been Matthew, medical/surgical patients - this includes
despite being called ‘Donna’ for most of his CAMPBELTOWN PLANS reviewing patient transport to and from the
life. PUBLIC DROP-IN TO FIND OUT MORE hospital and the involvement of social ser-
ABOUT ROADS AND REGENERATION vices where appropriate. The main aims
Kenneth Semple pointed out that the
Friday, 20 August 2010 12:06 are to maximise patient safety and manage
215th issue was dated September 2009, not
‘The event was held at Campbeltown’s town patient lengths of stay so that people don't
2010 - although time passes more quickly as
hall on Wednesday the 11th August and was have to stay in hospital any longer than
we get older it looks as though for some of us
dovetailed with ACHA’s Customer necessary.
the clock is going into reverse.
Involvement Day, being held at the same
On the subject of viruses Colin Burgess b) Development of a joint acute Assessment
location.’
says that Highland Fuels warning about virus- Unit – consideration of the benefits of intro-
‘Just over 120 people attended the event ducing a medical/surgical assessment fa-
es is itself a hoax and advises readers to open
to get an update on ambitious proposals for cility in one of the wards to increase
http://home.mcafee.com/virusInfo/virusprofile.
Campbeltown. The projects discussed by the efficiency in assessing, diagnosing and
aspx?key=266978. A list of ‘hoax virus’s’ can
members included: traffic management treating unplanned admissions to the hos-
be found at - http://home.mcafee.com/virus
proposals, Kinloch road regeneration, ACHA pital.
info/virushoaxes.spx.
proposals for Park Square, Campbeltown c) Reviewing the ward structure - consider-
He said that Microsoft, McAfee, Norton are
Marina and town centre regeneration.’ ation of the numbers of in-patient and day
huge organisations with teams of people con-
stantly scanning the web looking for new ‘The traffic management proposals were of case beds required in future.
threats and generally have a resolution to particular interest to those attending the d) Ward staff skills review - to ensure the
such problems within hours. The best solution session and many queries were answered in hospital has the right number of staff with
is invest in good anti-virus software which is terms of the impact on parking. The feedback the right skills, able to be used flexibly
updated continually. from attendees was encouraging given that throughout the site.
the Council had taken on board comments e) Development of day case surgery - com-
Beattie Burnside also noticed the warning
received through the Traffic Regulation Order pleting the pilot of an extended day case
about the 'Olympic Torch' virus in the last
consultation process and now proposes a unit on Ward A. In future more surgical
edition of the Antler. She consulted her profes-
more flexible approach of prohibiting parking patients will be treated as day cases so that
sional computer expert and he suggested
only when the largest of loads from the wind they can return home after surgery rather
looking at the same two web-site given by
turbine factory are being transported.’ than having an overnight stay.
Colin Burgess. Beattie advised readers not to
forward the 'alert' message to friends; doing ‘Councillor Semple, Chair of the f) Reviewing endoscopy services - simplifying
this gives the hoaxer access to active email Campbeltown CHORD Project Board said, “I the admission and treatment process to
addresses where unwanted spam emails can am happy to see another good turnout of local improve patient experiences and improve
be directed. She added that the following people keen to engage with the proposals. operating theatre throughput.
words are a tell-tale sign of an email hoax” - The public have responded positively and g) Reviewing theatre procedures - considering
""This is the worst virus announced by planners have been receptive to the how improvements may be made to the
CNN//Snopes (or other well recognised media comments made. We will continue to keep management of theatre sessions, the staff-
presenters), it has been classified by Microsoft people updated as developments progress” ing of theatre & the patient experience
as the most destructive virus ever.** This virus before, during and after an operation.
was discovered by McAfee yesterday, and LORN & ISLANDS h) Development of pre-assessment proce-
there is no repair yet for this kind of virus. This
virus simply destroys the Zero Sector of the
HOSPITAL REDESIGN dures - to ensure that patients are effective-
ly screened prior to surgery, that
This is the second newsletter detailing the
Hard Disc, where the vital information is arrangements are in place to ensure pa-
progress that is being made in the redesign of
kept.""*Microsoft does not classify viruses!!* tient stays in hospital are limited to what is
in-patient services at Lorn & Islands Hospital.
Finally Waterfoot’s Sue Harris picked up the clinically necessary and to minimise the
The project now has real momentum with
challenge about the proposed Machrihanish number of patients who fail to attend for
engagement from staff as well as valued in-
wind-farm. She pointed out that the communi- surgery.
volvement from the public & staff partnerships.
ty council’s minutes quotes a distance off- i) Reviewing the range of surgery performed -
1. Maximise the efficiency and effectiveness of in particular working with the Belford Hospi-
shore of 2 miles, (1 kilometre = 0.621371192
in-patient and day-case beds across the tal, Fort William, to look at options to sup-
miles) contrasting with the Goverment’s Stra-
hospital. port the continued provision of urology
tegic Environmental Assessment of 0.9km and
2. Look into the number of beds required and services locally.
the SSE’s statement of 2km.
their make up within or between wards.
David Whiteoak (Locality Manager)
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dised in housing and other benefits by those supply a vital service or function for their own
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JACQUETTA MEGARRY, EDITOR OF have them. As the last day is long (and of OS Explorers (sheets 357 and 356 at
THE MAGAZINE ‘RUCKSACK RAMBLES,’ wonderful) I would recommend staying at 1:25,000); cover price £15.98, discounted
COMMENTS ON A PARTIAL TRANSIT IN Ormsary Farm B&B which is on the trail about price £14; marked up show route discrepan-
JUNE 2010 3 miles before the end. It was our favourite cies. The Guide and the maps are available
Three friends and I have just returned from the B&B, with nice rooms and by far the best on the Internet and from: Rucksack Readers,
Kintyre Way. We took 6 days and had an breakfast, and stopping here gives you a Landrick Lodge, Dunblane. FK15 0HY E-mail:
excellent time. In Tarbert we left our car out- break and a rest before walking the last miles info@rucsacs.com Telephone 01786 824696
side the Struan House B&B where there is a of road in reverse when you come back from
nice, recently opened restaurant (no problem dinner at the pub in Southend, having been
at all). We also recommend the Cafe Barge in given a lift to get there. Using a taxi to carry
the harbour for excellent and unusual healthy your bags is handy and efficient but expen-
food at reasonable prices. sive, so I would recommend asking each of
We benefited from weeks of drought so your B&Bs whether they will pick up/drop off
none of the dreaded bogs materialised except bags. Several did, either free or for a lower
just at the bottom of the hill near Amod Farm price, which helped a lot.
on the last day. The OS map makes the loop One comment: in Carradale we could not
here look unnecessary and we considered a get local seafood in the restaurants. Appar-
short cut, but the landowner has put up some ently the whole catch is sold for export and
serious fences, so we stuck to the way- local restaurateurs have to beg and plead for
marked route. By the way, as the ever-helpful limited and occasional supplies. This is not
Ranger Owen pointed out, the Way is not good for local tourism (not to mention the
quite correctly marked on the OS map here - planet) so I hope there will be a campaign to
e-mail and he will send you a corrected map. do something about this.
B&Bs were good, views magnificent (clouds THE CARRADALE DIVERSION IN EFFECT
permitting) and it was lovely and quiet. Thank you Owen, and thanks to Rucksack
SINCE SEPTEMBER 2009
Readers - we had a terrific time.
Our only criticism would be the amount of
road walking. Even the "forest tracks" have OWEN PAISLEY COMMENTS SPONSORED WALK
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a close relation to tarmac. In fact we skipped “Pleased to hear that you had a good time on cheques for £814.00 were presented to Mac-
the full day's walk in the middle because of your walk. I was surprised to read your com- millan nurse, Kitty Millar, and the ladies rep-
this, taking a bus from Carradale to Campbel- ment about the seafood in Carradale as I resenting the Mairi Semple fund. Once again
town, hanging out there for a while and then a know that the Carradale Hotel and Dunvalan- many thanks to all who supported us in this
later bus to Machrihanish. Way-marking is ree both serve locally sourced seafood every year’s walk. Next year’s walk will be on the
excellent except for a couple of turns on the night. We've also re-routed the path at Amod 26th of June at 5.00am.
last day (no problem in clear weather) and I farm so it now curves down the hill and avoids Many thanks, José.
the boggy section you mentioned. The new
route is way-marked and much better than the
old one”. D.McNAIR
& SON
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.LETTERS TO THE EDITOR DON’T FORGET GAZA witness account of a terrifying sequence of
events. She did not make sweeping statements
ARMED FORCES DAY This was the message that brought together and made it very clear what she knew to be true,
32 people in St John’s Cathedral Hall, Oban what she had not witnessed, and what was
Dear Editor, on the evening of Sunday August 15, to meet
Just a quick e mail to let you know that some conjecture.
Theresa McDermott of the Free Gaza
people in and around Lochgilphead wish to movement. But her quiet integrity was convincing, as
set up a group to help organise a big event she told us about the boarding of the small
She was talking about the convoys of little launch on which she was travelling (not the one
for Armed Forces Week in 2011. A meeting
ships (and some larger ones) which have on which several people were executed by the
of all interested parties is to take place on been attempting to break the long Israeli
Wednesday 1st September at 8 o'clock in Israeli commandos), about her arrest, detention
blockade of the Palestinian territory of Gaza, and subsequent deportation. Details like the
the Campbell Street Centre Lochgilphead. taking in relief supplies by sea. A postal violence to which injured people were subjected
We, the interested parties wish this to worker, Theresa came from Edinburgh that at Ben Gurion airport, as they were being taken
involve all in Argyll and Bute but mainly in evening as the guest of Oban Concern for to the planes, or the way that all consular
Lochgilphead as this is the Headquarters of Palestine, a group of Argyll residents who contact and legal support (though at hand) was
Argyll and Bute Council. It is hoped that this share an interest in Palestine, a friendship denied to the protesters, shocked Theresa’s
event will be family orientated and perhaps with its people and a deep concern for their audience. We are very grateful for the chance to
over a week end if there is enough interest. welfare. We have committed ourselves to hear her, and although she said ‘I’m not
learning as much as we can about the courageous – just stubborn’, many of us felt that
We are waiting confirmation of the dates tensions between Israel and Palestine, and to
for the 2011 Armed Forces Week and once it would take great courage to be planning,
listening to those who are working for peace already, another peace convoy, in the autumn,
this is ascertained definite plans can be put with justice. to take relief supplies to Gaza.
in place. The main Armed Forces Parade in Readers of this article may remember
2011 is to be in Edinburgh , so the event seeing members of this group holding a vigil For more information about the convoy see
here will be on the weekend before or after at the Clock Tower in Oban early in June, after freegaza-scotland.org For information about
dependent on Edinburgh Date. a peace convoy was attacked on May 31, with Oban Concern for Palestine see www.
If anyone is interested but cannot attend the loss of at least nine lives. You may even wordpress.ocpalestine.co.uk
have signed our petition to our government, Jan Sutch Pickard
the inaugural meeting please call Betty
Rhodick on 01546602205 or e-mail her at asking for an investigation.
elizabethrhodick @btinternet.com or Brian Theresa, who was on that convoy, took us,
Christie on 01546603177 or brianchristie through her account, into the heart of the
@ymail.com. action: in international waters, the Israeli
boarding of the ships and the subsequent
We look forward to having a successful violence could be described as an act of
project and thank you for taking the time to piracy. One thing that was impressive was the
read this moderation of Teresa’s language. She stood Please contact the Editor on 01583 431281
Regards, Betty Rhodick. e:mail geoffreyf.page@homecall.co.uk
before us without notes and gave an eye-
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