There is no doubting the importance of community, and at the weekend the Oban community did its town proud as more than £13,000 was raised at this year’s sellout Ryan MacPhail memorial dinner.
According to Alan and Amanda MacPhail, who organise the annual event in memory of their son, the winning formula this year was down to the introduction of a raffle rather than the usual auction.
The speakers were no doubt a huge draw, too, with former Manchester United, Rangers and Northern Ireland star Jimmy Nicholl, the former Celtic and Scotland player Tosh McKinlay and John McKelvie, a retired policeman and football referee, taking part.