It was, said Rosie Curtis, chairman of West Ardnamurchan Community Council, in her speech which opened Kilchoan’s magnificent new playpark,”the day we thought we’d never see!” It’s taken eleven years, from the time that Highland Council closed the village’s playground, to raise the money and build, not a replacement, but something very much bigger and very special...
Read MoreOpening of the Kilchoan Community Park
This group photograph brought together some of those who worked so hard to complete the project and those who are the main beneficiaries – the children. But there is one thing that is different about this playpark, and it was noticeable that people were already beginning to talk about it as the Kilchoan ‘Park’: it’s just as welcoming for adults as it is for children, with places to sit, paths to stroll along, marshy areas to encourage wildlife, and a small burn running through it.
Read MoreHIGHLAND ROMANCE FOR KATE WINSLET
The ceremony was kept under wraps, with only a handful of close friends aware that Kate and Ned, 33, were marrying. A spokeswoman for the actress said she was married in the Catskills in upstate New York with a very few close friends and family present, including Kate’s two children from her two previous marriages. The newlyweds were offered the use of Necker Island, the Caribbean property owned by Ned’s uncle, Sir Richard Branson, but are thought to have opted for the stunning Ardnamurchan Peninsula...
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