Have you heard about Here To Hear You?
It’s an opportunity for people to have a conversation with their council’s leadership and share their views on the big issues for the place where they live.
The Here To Hear You series of community conversations is taking place all over ɬ – and it’s coming to Lochgilphead on Tuesday 23 September 2025.
People in Lochgilphead are invited to come along and talk with ɬ Council Leader, Cllr Jim Lynch and Chief Executive, Pippa Milne, about what’s important to them locally.
The conversations are part of a commitment made in ɬ Council’s strategic Priorities. Jim and Pippa are visiting communities across ɬ and its islands to engage with communities at grassroots level and using what they hear, and the knowledge shared, to help make local life and services better.
“Communities and their council have a couple of key things in common. We’re both adapting to considerable challenges and changes, and we’re both committed to ensuring local life is as vibrant and successful as we can make it,”
said Jim.
“There are areas of common ground as we consider together in conversation the places where we all live. There will be ways of working together we’ve not yet thought of. We believe that hearing straight from you is one of the best ways for all of us to make the most of what we have in common.
“We particularly want to hear from people who may not otherwise have a chance to speak up but who have plenty to share. Hearing directly from you is the priority for us. What you have to say will help us shape our services, meet other priorities and, we hope, find ways of working together and adding our voice to yours where it counts. We’re looking forward to good, constructive conversations with as many local people as possible.”
Details for the event in Lochgilphead are below. The event is free, but please sign up in advance at the link below. Doors open at 5.45pm, the conversation starts at 6pm and is expected to finish around 7.30pm. Please bring along a mobile phone if you can to take part in an interactive session.
Lochgilphead: Tuesday 23rd September, Community Centre, Manse Brae – sign up at
You can also share any questions or thoughts in advance by getting in touch at workingtogether@argyll-bute.gov.uk – please put Here To Hear You Lochgilphead in the subject line.
