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Those of you familiar with my Youtube video Dumbarton Ghost Town will have noticed my reference in the first frame to the EDAW Action Plan which was adopted by West Dunbartonshire Clowncil in 2000. The thumbnail here (double click to view) is my favourite part of the plan which is the “interpretation guide”. [...]
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Brilliant event last night. Well organised, wonderfully supported (I doubt if many more folk could have squeezed in). Most importantly over £4000 was raised for Bobath Scotland.
The “headline” band were Cortez and it was a little bit of a shock to learn that two of Cortez line up are sons of an old friend of [...]
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After months of meticulous planning, Castle Rocks Rock and Blues Bash goes ahead tonight at Dumbarton Masonic Hall. We are all looking forward to a nice big cheque being handed over to Bobath Scotland who help children with cerebral palsy. The event was the brain child of Allan Sneddon to whom the successful outcome of [...]
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After posting the item below, news reaches me that at last night’s council meeting the SNP and independent George Black along with SSP member Jim Bollan voted through £10,000 funding for a feasibility study into opening up High Street Dumbarton to traffic once more. The decision I am sure is not unrelated to this week’s [...]
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Anyone looking in from West Dunbartonshire will need no introduction to the weird and wonderful world of council politics in that part of the world. I have documented various of their bizarre policies and decisions, for example Cick Here to see a posting I made last year on the vox blog. This week because of [...]
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Another gem from the pet emporium yesterday.
Customer - “I’d like a dog coat please”
Assistant - “Certainly, which size?”
Customer - (apparently taken aback by the question) ”Do they come in different sizes?”
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A couple of weeks ago I publicised a charity event Castle Rocks which I’m taking part in (with Harmonica Lewinsky). The event on March 1st is in aid of Bobath, a charity which helped my friend’s wee boy, Fraser Williamson who died in November, and was originally scheduled to take place at the Strathclyde Homes Stadium [...]
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An actual conversation in my shop today.
Customer - How much are they £11.99 cat carrying boxes?
Assistant - Er £11.99!
Customer - Would my cat fit in that?
Assistant - What size is your cat?
Customer - It’s nine
Assistant - Yes but what size?
Customer - Just the normal size of a nine year old cat.
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Dumbarton Bridge at 2:15 this afternoon.
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