Issue - meetings

Apologies for Absence

Meeting: 11/08/2025 - Cowal Transport Forum (Item 1)

Apologies for Absence

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Minutes:

The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting.

 

Apologies for absence were intimated on behalf of Councillor Gordon Blair, Ian Woodcock Transport Scotland, Allan Comrie SPT, Richard Hadfield Transport Scotland and Kirsty Taylor-Walsh Macbrayne’s.

 

Forum members raised concerns that there was no representative from Argyll and Bute Councils Roads Department.

 

Action

 

The Chair agreed to liaise with Roads and Infrastructure Services regarding their representation at future meetings of the Cowal Transport Forum and to invite the new Head of Service to attend a future meeting of the Forum.

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Meeting: 09/05/2025 - Cowal Transport Forum (Item 1)

Apologies for Absence

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Minutes:

The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting.

 

Apologies for absence were intimated on behalf of Councillors Gordon Blair and Audrey Forrest, Sophie Marshall and Bart Simonis Police Scotland, Ewan Tait, Scotrail, Graham Revill, Hunters Quay Community Council, Simon Stuart, Timber Transport and Michael Breslin.

 

Forum members raised concerns that there was no representative from Argyll and Bute Councils Roads Department. The Chair agreed to liaise with Roads and Infrastructure Services regarding their representation at future meetings of the Cowal Transport Forum.

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Meeting: 29/01/2025 - Cowal Transport Forum (Item 1)

Apologies for Absence

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Minutes:

The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting.

 

Apologies for absence were intimated on behalf of Councillors Yvonne McNeilly and Ross Moreland; Sophie Marshall, Police Scotland; Richard Hadfield, Transport Scotland and Kirstie Reid, Strachur Community Council.

 

Forum members raised concerns that there was no representative from CalMac at the meeting.

 

Action

 

The Chair to liaise with CalMac regarding their representation at future meetings of the Cowal Transport Forum.

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Meeting: 07/10/2024 - Cowal Transport Forum (Item 1)

Apologies for Absence

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Minutes:

The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting.

 

Apologies for absence were intimated on behalf of Councillor Audrey Forrest and Graham Revill, Kilmun Community Council.

 

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Meeting: 18/06/2024 - Cowal Transport Forum (Item 1)

Apologies for Absence

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Minutes:

The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting and advised that he was delighted to be returning as Chair to the Forum, following the recent change in the administration in the Council, and he will continue the ongoing good work of the Forum. The Chair also stated that he wished to pursue a meeting with the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and that he would be providing rolling updates to the Forum going forward.

 

Apologies for absence were received from:

 

Councillor Ross Moreland

Ronald McAlister, Bute Ferry Group

Neil Stewart, West Coast Motors

Ian Woodcock, Transport Scotland

 

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