AWARDS for heroism, fund-raising through fashion and a remarkable performance by a young Helensburgh Highland dancer all feature in our latest look through the Advertiser's archives.
Come with us on a stroll down memory lane as we take you back to just a few of the stories that were making the Helensburgh headlines this week in 2008...
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Christine Wylie was honoured by the Chief Constable of Strathclyde Police for helping bring a criminal to justice.
Christine was on duty at Helensburgh's Royal Bank of Scotland branch when she smelled a rat on the day a 79-year-old customer attended to withdraw a considerable sum of cash.
The man said a workman had brought him to the bank, saying he needed the cash to finish a repair to the man's roof. Christine told the bank's CCTV operator to phone the police who took care of the situation.
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YOUNGSTERS strutted their stuff for charity at a spectacular fashion show in Helensburgh in aid of Save the Children.
Brave volunteers took to the catwalk to show off some of the latest trends while raising cash for children in need.
Money raised at the glamourous event went to Lewis's Legacy — a project set up in memory of Helensburgh schoolboy Lewis McLachlan.
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A talented five-year-old dancer took more than baby steps in a top competition when she won her first major trophy.
Colgrain resident Erin Ferguson, who had been dancing since the age of two, won a trophy, shield and cup at the BATD Annual Festival held recently in Helensburgh’s Victoria Halls - attended by dancers from all over Scotland.
We caught up with Erin and her dance teacher Miss Agnes Stewart - while gran Alice Ferguson admitted the family was thrilled at Erin's "remarkable achievement".
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Shoppers flocked to the United Reformed Church in Helensburgh for a Loch Lomond Craft Association fair.
Organiser Frances Mackay said: “There were 15 different types of crafts on sale so there was plenty to choose from. We always try to get a good mixture of all types of crafts.
“We filled the hall with stalls and it was never empty of people. The United Reformed Church is a very handy location and the congregation were excellent.”
Among the crafters selling their creations was Linda Forteath (above), who brought along a beautiful selection of silk scarves.
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Spring was definitely in the air in Rosneath as green-fingered families flocked to the village to admire the spectacular array of plants and flowers at Kilarden.
Owners Carol and Jimmy Rowe opened their 10-acre woodland garden to the public as part of the Scotland’s Gardens Scheme, with visitors following up their walk in the grounds with an afternoon tea at St Modan's Church. The proceeds were divided between the Friends of St Modan’s and charities supported by the Scotland’s Garden Scheme.
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Primary pupils from across Helensburgh and Lomond battled it out in an inter-school tag rugby tournament.
The unique game, which provides a non-contact exciting introduction to the popular sport of rugby, went down a treat wth around 100 pupils from around the area, including a team from Rhu Primary (above). Argyll and Bute’s Active Schools programme organised the event, and the Advertiser’s photographer caught every tag and turn
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