Arrochar, Tarbet and Ardlui Heritage

Web Site Progress - Friday 5th March 2010 \|Guest Book\|Site Map\|Search\|Sponsors\|Friends \|
Here are the most recent additions and updates - the most recent at the top. Hover your mouse over a link below and a wee popup will describe the page and the latest updates or additions. Heritage Evening - Wednesday 24^th March Village Hall – Elizabeth Carson – 'Schooldays' If you were at Arrochar School up to 1960 or so, would you let me have any memory you would like to share with the Heritage Group in March ? If so please come along!
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Plus we've added various images into the Heritage Trail Photos and People pages... too numerous to mention here! We're also planning a quarterly EMAIL update - if you would like to receive this please send a blank email to group@arrocharheritage.com and we'll add you to the list. We're really pleased to say that The Heritage Group are Regional Winners of The Nationwide Community & Heritage Awards 2008. And we won the joint first prize in the ForArgyll awards for the best Heritage Web Site - visit ForArgyll.com for more info...
Currently we are working on 'The History Of Farming In Arrochar and Tarbet', 'Arrochar Doctors' and 'The Arrochar Primary School 1950 onwards'. If you have any pictures or knowledge please contact us. Please bookmark our site and return regularly. If you have any suggestions or pictures or stories etc. to Contribute please Telephone or Email Us - we'd love to add your contribution to the site. We can also provide a CD version of this site for people with no internet access. EMAIL US or call us if you would like to order one for someone. Click HERE to bookmark this site!