Annual General Meeting

Don't forget the AGM is tomorrow, Wednesday 21st April, starting at 7.30pm in the Village Hall, Portgordon
It's an opportunity to hear first hand where the group is heading and of course once the formalities are over then an open forum will take place for all attendees to ask questions of the management team.
It's also a chance to support the Group in its objectives and ultimate aim of regenerating the Village harbour
Please attend if you can

Press Release 12th April 2010

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This latest Press Release ahead of the Annual General Meeting (to be held in the Village Hall. Portgordon on 21st April start 7.30pm) gives a lot of detail on the present position with regards to the Regeneration Scheme - and it's all very positive

Click here for the full Press Release on our main website

Annual General Meeting

These events are a necessary formality in any Groups calendar and are often considered boring - What I will say is I have attended many similar meetings in the past with various organsiations and I know they can get a bit tedious but, maybe I'm biased, this one will get to the point and will most of all will be an opportunity for those attending to get the true picture and a real feeling for what is happening with the Harbour Regeneration Project - so it certainly will not be boring

Please come along if you can

Thanks

PORTGORDON COMMUNITY HARBOUR GROUP LTD.

AGM

Will be held on

Wednesday the 21st of April 2010

at 7.30pm in the

Village Hall, Portgordon.

Everyone welcome.

Come along and hear of the progress being made with our plans for the harbour.

All nominees for office-bearer positions must be notified to the Assistant Secretary by Monday 19th April 2010.

Noel McGuile, Assistant Secretary, 1 Shore Street, Portgordon, AB56 5RW. Tel 01542 839448

Gala Day 2010 Sunday 25th July

This promises to be the best yet so please make a note in your diaries for the event on Sunday 25th July starting at 12.00 noon and ending at 5.00 pm

Only thing we can't control is the weather although we do guarantee a warm welcome.

You may have read in the official 'Blog' that the group did consider making this a two day event but after some debate decided against it. The content is there it's just a question of resources, with manpower being the most critical

It's early days yet but plans are underway to provide something that will appeal to all ages

Please come along if you can

Latest Website Statistics

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Nice to see an increase once again . Best ever viewing figure for March since the site began (please note - these figures refer to the main Harbour Group website and not this 'Blog')

Content on the 'Blog' has been in short supply recently because I've been away

I hope to start adding more in the next few days, 'though I'm still playing cartch-up with a great many things. You know how it is.

Gala Day - Dog Agility Display

picture courtesy John Gardiner

Remember the Dog Agility Display from last years Gala Day

I'm going to ask the Dog Training group to come along again this year. The dogs proved to be one of the most popular attractions. It was a first and one that the committee certainly want to repeat. I'll be getting in touch with the Group and will let you know how I go on.

In the meantime if there are any ideas that you may have to add something to the day then please lets me know via the comments link - nothing will be published without your permission

Portgordon Gala Day and Raft Race Sunday 25th July 2010

At last nights Gala day meeting the date for this years Gala day was fixed and will be Sunday 25th July. The event will begin at 12 noon and end at 5.00pm
Many ideas were discussed at the meeting and it's all looking good so far
Last years event had far more content than any previous year and really the only disappointment was the weather even then the disappointment was short lived because our supporters turned up in force to make it a day worth remembering
We are certainly hoping to make this one the best ever
Please keep looking at the main site for more information regarding the day and also this site will feature 'snippets' of information leading up to the big day

Website Viewing Figures

Thank you for visiting our main website. Last months visitor figures are down on January but well up on February last year. Take a look (remember it's the main website the figures refer to - not this 'Blog)

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Take a look in percentage terms

February

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  2007   275
• 
  
  2008   473 up 71%
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  2009   676 up 42%
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  2010 1107 up 63%

Names discovered

In the last post I asked if anyone could name the men seated by the net mending yard.
I now have this information and they are as follows, from left to right:

1. 
   
   Doddie Innes
2. 
   
   Alec Coull
3. 
   
   Tommy Hendry
4. 
   
   Willie Bain
5. 
   
   Peter Coull

Perhaps you know them?

Here's the picture again

Do you recognise anyone - date is 1953

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Do you recognise anyone? The picture was take by the net mending yard in 1953

This picture would have limited interest because it was taken so long ago. Even so, I'm sure it will bring back memories for some of our former residents that I know look at the site from time to time

Steam Drifters

I've been asked for more information on the Steam Drifters featured on the website home page (and on the 'Blog' last Sunday) I do have more information and will publish it as soon as I can, maybe later today

updated information please click this link

Website Viewing Figures

Below is the latest graph showing viewing figures. January 2010 figure is 1304 which is an increase of 75% on the same month last year (itself a record for the month)

I can only say thank you on behalf of the Group for your interest