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Argyll and Bute Council · 4 March 2025
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Argyll and Bute Council
Comhairle Earra-Ghàidheal Agus Bhòid 
Executive Director:  Douglas Hendry 
Kilmory, Lochgilphead, PA31 8RT
Tel:  01546 605522
DX 599700 LOCHGILPHEAD
24 February 2025 
NOTICE OF MEETING 
A meeting of the ROTHESAY COMMON GOOD FUND will be held ON A HYBRID BASIS IN THE
FYNE HOMES BOARD ROOM, 11 VICTORIA STREET, ROTHESAY AND BY MICROSOFT
TEAMS on TUESDAY, 4 MARCH 2025 at 12:30 PM, or at the conclusion of the Bute and Cowal
Area Committee at 10.00am, whichever is the later, which you are requested to attend. 
Douglas Hendry
Executive Director 
BUSINESS 
1. APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR 
2. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE 
3. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST 
4. MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE ROTHESAY COMMON GOOD FUND, HELD
ON TUESDAY 3 DECEMBER 2024 (Pages 3 - 4)
E1 5. END OF PROJECT MONITORING 
Bute Arts Society (Pages 5 - 8) 
E1 6. NEW APPLICATION 
Bute Arts Society (Pages 9 - 28) 
The Common Good Fund will be asked to pass a resolution in terms of Section 50(A)(4) of the
Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 to exclude the public for items of business with an “E” on
the grounds that it is likely to involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in the
appropriate paragraph of Part I of Schedule 7a to the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. 
The appropriate paragraph is:- 
E1  Paragraph 6  Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person
(other than the authority). 
Rothesay Common Good Fund 
Public Document Pack

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Councillor Reeni Kennedy-Boyle Councillor Liz McCabe
Councillor Peter Wallace   
Contact: Stuart McLean, Committee Manager - 01436 658717

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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE ROTHESAY COMMON GOOD FUND HELD ON A
HYBRID BASIS IN THE QUEEN'S HALL, DUNOON AND BY MICROSOFT TEAMS 
ON TUESDAY, 3 DECEMBER 2024 
Present: Councillor Reeni Kennedy-Boyle (Chair) 
Councillor Peter Wallace  
Attending: Stuart McLean, Committee Manager 
Having noted the absence of Councillor McCabe, the Committee Manager
advised that the Rothesay Common Good Fund meeting was inquorate. 
The Committee Manager further advised that following a decision made by the
Council at the meeting on Thursday 21 April 2016, a delegation had been
given to the Executive Director with responsibility for Legal and Regulatory
Support (or his representative) to determine applications in consultation with
Ward 8 Members, and the decision recorded is on that basis 
1. APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR 
The Trustees agreed to appoint Councillor Reeni Kennedy-Boyle as Chair for the meeting. 
2. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE 
There were no apologies for absence. 
3. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST 
There were no declarations of interest intimated. 
4. MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE ROTHESAY COMMON GOOD FUND,
HELD ON TUESDAY, 4 JUNE 2024 
The Minutes of the meeting of the Rothesay Common Good Fund, held on Tuesday 4
June 2024 were approved as a correct record. 
The Rothesay Common Good Fund resolved in terms of Section 50(A)(4) of the Local
Government (Scotland) Act 1973 to exclude the press and public for the following item of
business on the grounds that it was likely to involve the disclosure of exempt information
as defined in Paragraph 6 of Part 1 of Schedule 7A to the Local Government (Scotland)
Act 1973. 
5. NEW APPLICATION 
(a) Story Wagon Community Interest Company 
The Trustees gave consideration to an application from the Story Wagon
Community Interest Company. 
Decision 
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The Trustees agreed to award an amount of £2,000 to the Story Wagon
Community Interest Company, subject to confirmation that all licensing
requirements had been secured to the satisfaction of the Committee Manager. 
(Reference: Application by Story Wagon Community Interest Company, dated 13
November 2024, submitted) 
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