SATURDAY’S packed street party blending Oban Charities Day and the Queen’s official 90th birthday celebrations has been hailed as a great success, writes Sandy Neil.
Lord Lieutenant Patrick Stewart presented the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service to the Oban Winter Festival Committee. From left to right: Karen Mackie, David Smith, Pamela Lockhart, David Finlayson, Eleanor MacKinnon. The other members, not present, were Louis Barrow, Tara Coggins and Kyle Lockhart.
John Lloyd of Oban Lions Club, which organises Oban Charities Day, said many of the 46 charities present had reported their highest takings ever at the annual event.