We have covered many stories happening in Helensburgh and Lomond from the opening of the new skatepark at the waterfront, a chat with Luss boxer Hannah Rankin before heading into the ring and the Hill House project reaching an exciting new stage.
But what was happening in and around the town 15 years ago this month?
![Helensburgh Advertiser: Kind-hearted staff at Boots the chemists raised over £330 for cancer research. They staged a string of events to boost funds for the Eve Appeal charity, which helps fund research into ovarian cancer. Workers held a staff tea party, tombola, lucky dip and a creativity competition. Prizes for the event were donated by employees and members of the public.]( "Helensburgh Advertiser: Kind-hearted staff at Boots the chemists raised over £330 for cancer research. They staged a string of events to boost funds for the Eve Appeal charity, which helps fund research into ovarian cancer. Workers held a staff tea party, tombola, lucky dip and a creativity competition. Prizes for the event were donated by employees and members of the public.")
Kind-hearted staff at Boots the chemists raised over £330 for cancer research. They staged a string of events to boost funds for the Eve Appeal charity, which helps fund research into ovarian cancer. Workers held a staff tea party, tombola, lucky dip and a creativity competition. Prizes for the event were donated by employees and members of the public. (Image: Newsquest)
![Helensburgh Advertiser: The Legends of Snooker event which starred Steve Davis, Jimmy White and Clydebank’s own John Rea, was attended by 400 people from all over the West coast of Scotland and involved a huge organisational task for the team at the Advertiser’s sister paper the Clydebank Post. Operations manager, Rhu woman Lorna Scobie, was ably assisted by her staff and a team of volunteer sponsors who all worked together to make the event the huge success it turned out to be. Among those were Helensburgh businesses Let’s Party, the Buffet Shop, Kilcreggan woman Aileen Jane Mulllen, make-up-artist and body painter, and Addict Audio Events.]( "Helensburgh Advertiser: The Legends of Snooker event which starred Steve Davis, Jimmy White and Clydebank’s own John Rea, was attended by 400 people from all over the West coast of Scotland and involved a huge organisational task for the team at the Advertiser’s sister paper the Clydebank Post. Operations manager, Rhu woman Lorna Scobie, was ably assisted by her staff and a team of volunteer sponsors who all worked together to make the event the huge success it turned out to be. Among those were Helensburgh businesses Let’s Party, the Buffet Shop, Kilcreggan woman Aileen Jane Mulllen, make-up-artist and body painter, and Addict Audio Events.")
The Legends of Snooker event which starred Steve Davis, Jimmy White and Clydebank’s own John Rea, was attended by 400 people from all over the West coast of Scotland and involved a huge organisational task for the team at the Advertiser’s sister paper the Clydebank Post. Operations manager, Rhu woman Lorna Scobie, was ably assisted by her staff and a team of volunteer sponsors who all worked together to make the event the huge success it turned out to be. Among those were Helensburgh businesses Let’s Party, the Buffet Shop, Kilcreggan woman Aileen Jane Mulllen, make-up-artist and body painter, and Addict Audio Events. (Image: Newsquest)
![Helensburgh Advertiser: A well-known actress made a return to the stage in a local theatre company’s latest production. Penny Shaw, who lives in Arden, treaded the boards in her debut role with Dumbarton People’s Theatre (DPT) . She took a role in DPT’s production of Jake’s Women by the popular American playwright Neil Simon — author of The Odd Couple and Barefoot in the Park as well as a host of other award-winning works. The play, which draws on Simon’s experiences from his first and second marriages, tells the story of Jake a writer who finds it difficult to engage with the real people in his life. Instead, he prefers to live in a fantasy world, where he conjures up women from his past to help him deal with his present problems.]( "Helensburgh Advertiser: A well-known actress made a return to the stage in a local theatre company’s latest production. Penny Shaw, who lives in Arden, treaded the boards in her debut role with Dumbarton People’s Theatre (DPT) . She took a role in DPT’s production of Jake’s Women by the popular American playwright Neil Simon — author of The Odd Couple and Barefoot in the Park as well as a host of other award-winning works. The play, which draws on Simon’s experiences from his first and second marriages, tells the story of Jake a writer who finds it difficult to engage with the real people in his life. Instead, he prefers to live in a fantasy world, where he conjures up women from his past to help him deal with his present problems.")
A well-known actress made a return to the stage in a local theatre company’s latest production. Penny Shaw, who lives in Arden, treaded the boards in her debut role with Dumbarton People’s Theatre (DPT) . She took a role in DPT’s production of Jake’s Women by the popular American playwright Neil Simon — author of The Odd Couple and Barefoot in the Park as well as a host of other award-winning works. The play, which draws on Simon’s experiences from his first and second marriages, tells the story of Jake a writer who finds it difficult to engage with the real people in his life. Instead, he prefers to live in a fantasy world, where he conjures up women from his past to help him deal with his present problems. (Image: Newsquest)
![Helensburgh Advertiser: Friends of Duchess Wood mounted a “spring watch” event as leaves in the wood burst forth, flowers reappeared, insects buzzed and wildlife flourished. Visitors were offered guided tours of the wood, dipping for all the wriggly things that could be netted out of the streams for detailed examination on shore and a glimpse of the range of activities carried out by the Friends of Duchess Wood. A tented display base was set up close to the plaque which declares Duchess Wood as a local nature reserve.]( "Helensburgh Advertiser: Friends of Duchess Wood mounted a “spring watch” event as leaves in the wood burst forth, flowers reappeared, insects buzzed and wildlife flourished. Visitors were offered guided tours of the wood, dipping for all the wriggly things that could be netted out of the streams for detailed examination on shore and a glimpse of the range of activities carried out by the Friends of Duchess Wood. A tented display base was set up close to the plaque which declares Duchess Wood as a local nature reserve.")
Friends of Duchess Wood mounted a “spring watch” event as leaves in the wood burst forth, flowers reappeared, insects buzzed and wildlife flourished. Visitors were offered guided tours of the wood, dipping for all the wriggly things that could be netted out of the streams for detailed examination on shore and a glimpse of the range of activities carried out by the Friends of Duchess Wood. A tented display base was set up close to the plaque which declares Duchess Wood as a local nature reserve. (Image: Newsquest)
![Helensburgh Advertiser: A Rosneath nurse told of her life-changing experience as a medical volunteer in a poverty stricken African nation. Amy McMurtie has just returned from a three-month stint as a volunteer in the Zambian province, Livingstone, treating patients and helping with community projects such as teaching and building a school. Amy spent each day working with patients in local clinics or in St Joseph’s Hospice treating the terminally ill.]( "Helensburgh Advertiser: A Rosneath nurse told of her life-changing experience as a medical volunteer in a poverty stricken African nation. Amy McMurtie has just returned from a three-month stint as a volunteer in the Zambian province, Livingstone, treating patients and helping with community projects such as teaching and building a school. Amy spent each day working with patients in local clinics or in St Joseph’s Hospice treating the terminally ill.")
A Rosneath nurse told of her life-changing experience as a medical volunteer in a poverty stricken African nation. Amy McMurtie has just returned from a three-month stint as a volunteer in the Zambian province, Livingstone, treating patients and helping with community projects such as teaching and building a school. Amy spent each day working with patients in local clinics or in St Joseph’s Hospice treating the terminally ill. (Image: Newsquest)
![Helensburgh Advertiser: A Faslane-based medic was recognised for helping boost the skills of nurses in Afghanistan. Natalie Chinniah used her military medical training to help teach trauma skills to nurses at a hospital in the treacherous Helmand province capital, Lashkar Gah. She was presented with a certificate from Royal Navy chiefs after her efforts saw 12 Afghans graduate with new skills. The work her team carried out will allow the region’s Bost Hospital to operate its own ambulance service.]( "Helensburgh Advertiser: A Faslane-based medic was recognised for helping boost the skills of nurses in Afghanistan. Natalie Chinniah used her military medical training to help teach trauma skills to nurses at a hospital in the treacherous Helmand province capital, Lashkar Gah. She was presented with a certificate from Royal Navy chiefs after her efforts saw 12 Afghans graduate with new skills. The work her team carried out will allow the region’s Bost Hospital to operate its own ambulance service.")
A Faslane-based medic was recognised for helping boost the skills of nurses in Afghanistan. Natalie Chinniah used her military medical training to help teach trauma skills to nurses at a hospital in the treacherous Helmand province capital, Lashkar Gah. She was presented with a certificate from Royal Navy chiefs after her efforts saw 12 Afghans graduate with new skills. The work her team carried out will allow the region’s Bost Hospital to operate its own ambulance service. (Image: Newsquest)
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