The Oban Times

Craignish enjoys 20th boat jumble and boot sale

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This year was the 20th anniversar­y of the annual Craignish boat jumble and car boot sale which was started back in 1999 as a low-key one-off fundraisin­g event for Craignish Boat Club. The success of the first event encouraged the organisers to try

it the following year and now, 20 years on, it is an establishe­d event in the calendar attracting buyers and sellers from all over Scotland and raising funds for Craignish Community Company (C3).

Last Saturday organisers were lucky to

have a lovely day which brought around 200 people out to Ardfern on the hunt for ‘boaty’ bargains – and there were plenty of these, ranging from complete boats to rope to lifejacket­s and loads of ‘useful bits’.

None of this could have happened without a large team of volunteers including reception and catering staff, soup makers and car park attendants who, between them, helped to raise just over £1,000 for C3.

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 ??  ?? Above top, the car boot sale and boat jumble was as popular as ever, even after 20 years; Tiziana Tedoldi, above left, will take over the organisati­on of the next boat jumble and car boot sale after 20 years of Jan Brown organising it; Tina Hahn runs a stall offering boat fixture repairs.
Above top, the car boot sale and boat jumble was as popular as ever, even after 20 years; Tiziana Tedoldi, above left, will take over the organisati­on of the next boat jumble and car boot sale after 20 years of Jan Brown organising it; Tina Hahn runs a stall offering boat fixture repairs.
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