So much has happened in Helensburgh and Lomond already this month, from Domino's getting the green light for a store in the town, a new project seeking the views of residents about safer travel and more yellow weather warnings.
But what was happening in and around the town 20 years ago this month?
In the February 12, 2004 edition of the paper, we reported people in Helensburgh celebrating musical achievements, a Rosneath dad being called to service in Iraq and primary school pupils fundraising for an animal shelter in Dumbarton.
Whose faces do you recognise in the photos below?
![Helensburgh Advertiser: Helensburgh pair Patrick and Emily Cassels were among the winners at the Inverclyde and Renfrew Music Festival in Greenock. Thirteen year-old Patrick performed in the Scots fiddle (unaccompanied) 15 years and under category and played his own choice of Slow Air, Strathspey and Reel. He was first in class and scooped the Angus MacGilp Quaich. Twelve year-old Emily Cassels was first in class and won the junior piano solos for 13 year-olds and under. She played Jeremiah Clarke’s Ayre and Greaves’ Oh the Blue Old Duke of York, and took home the MH Todd Trophy.]( "Helensburgh Advertiser: Helensburgh pair Patrick and Emily Cassels were among the winners at the Inverclyde and Renfrew Music Festival in Greenock. Thirteen year-old Patrick performed in the Scots fiddle (unaccompanied) 15 years and under category and played his own choice of Slow Air, Strathspey and Reel. He was first in class and scooped the Angus MacGilp Quaich. Twelve year-old Emily Cassels was first in class and won the junior piano solos for 13 year-olds and under. She played Jeremiah Clarke’s Ayre and Greaves’ Oh the Blue Old Duke of York, and took home the MH Todd Trophy.")
Helensburgh pair Patrick and Emily Cassels were among the winners at the Inverclyde and Renfrew Music Festival in Greenock. Thirteen year-old Patrick performed in the Scots fiddle (unaccompanied) 15 years and under category and played his own choice of Slow Air, Strathspey and Reel. He was first in class and scooped the Angus MacGilp Quaich. Twelve year-old Emily Cassels was first in class and won the junior piano solos for 13 year-olds and under. She played Jeremiah Clarke’s Ayre and Greaves’ Oh the Blue Old Duke of York, and took home the MH Todd Trophy. (Image: Newsquest)
![Helensburgh Advertiser: A weekly event in Helensburgh raised an amazing £9,500 for a worldwide charity which also funds services in the local area. The British Red Cross ran a library sale on Wednesday afternoons and volunteers Brenda Miller, Kate Moos and Margaret Gilbert were thrilled to have made such a large contribution to the charity’s coffers. The trio said they wanted to thank everyone for their support.]( "Helensburgh Advertiser: A weekly event in Helensburgh raised an amazing £9,500 for a worldwide charity which also funds services in the local area. The British Red Cross ran a library sale on Wednesday afternoons and volunteers Brenda Miller, Kate Moos and Margaret Gilbert were thrilled to have made such a large contribution to the charity’s coffers. The trio said they wanted to thank everyone for their support.")
A weekly event in Helensburgh raised an amazing £9,500 for a worldwide charity which also funds services in the local area. The British Red Cross ran a library sale on Wednesday afternoons and volunteers Brenda Miller, Kate Moos and Margaret Gilbert were thrilled to have made such a large contribution to the charity’s coffers. The trio said they wanted to thank everyone for their support. (Image: Newsquest)
![Helensburgh Advertiser: Loch Lomond Young Farmers held their annual variety performance at Dumbarton’s Denny Civic Theatre. The popular show was said to be a great success and the cast included a range of young people from all backgrounds.]( "Helensburgh Advertiser: Loch Lomond Young Farmers held their annual variety performance at Dumbarton’s Denny Civic Theatre. The popular show was said to be a great success and the cast included a range of young people from all backgrounds.")
Loch Lomond Young Farmers held their annual variety performance at Dumbarton’s Denny Civic Theatre. The popular show was said to be a great success and the cast included a range of young people from all backgrounds. (Image: Newsquest)
![Helensburgh Advertiser: Lomond school pupils performed an a-moo-sing night of Scottish entertainment for two evenings for people in Helensburgh. The night featuring the J4 and J5 kids included a traditional pantomime called Jock and the Beanstalk.]( "Helensburgh Advertiser: Lomond school pupils performed an a-moo-sing night of Scottish entertainment for two evenings for people in Helensburgh. The night featuring the J4 and J5 kids included a traditional pantomime called Jock and the Beanstalk.")
Lomond school pupils performed an a-moo-sing night of Scottish entertainment for two evenings for people in Helensburgh. The night featuring the J4 and J5 kids included a traditional pantomime called Jock and the Beanstalk. (Image: Newsquest)
![Helensburgh Advertiser: Cheque it out — caring Rosneath Primary pupils raised £591 for an animal home in Dumbarton. The primary four and five pupils held a fun day in which they took part in a sponsored dance and organised a toy sale. The school thanked all the parents who donated toys to their fundraiser.]( "Helensburgh Advertiser: Cheque it out — caring Rosneath Primary pupils raised £591 for an animal home in Dumbarton. The primary four and five pupils held a fun day in which they took part in a sponsored dance and organised a toy sale. The school thanked all the parents who donated toys to their fundraiser.")
Cheque it out — caring Rosneath Primary pupils raised £591 for an animal home in Dumbarton. The primary four and five pupils held a fun day in which they took part in a sponsored dance and organised a toy sale. The school thanked all the parents who donated toys to their fundraiser. (Image: Newsquest)
![Helensburgh Advertiser: When Scottish Water worker Douglas Smith was called up for service in Iraq last February, little did he realise he would still be there a year later. Douglas, 42, spent eight months in Iraq as part of a TA contingent, in support of the regular army. He was working to repair the water services of southern Iraq, which were in a chronic state. But when it was time to return to his family and job in Scotland, the authorities in Iraq decided the Rosneath dadof-two was still needed to help rebuild the country’s water infrastructure.]( "Helensburgh Advertiser: When Scottish Water worker Douglas Smith was called up for service in Iraq last February, little did he realise he would still be there a year later. Douglas, 42, spent eight months in Iraq as part of a TA contingent, in support of the regular army. He was working to repair the water services of southern Iraq, which were in a chronic state. But when it was time to return to his family and job in Scotland, the authorities in Iraq decided the Rosneath dadof-two was still needed to help rebuild the country’s water infrastructure.")
When Scottish Water worker Douglas Smith was called up for service in Iraq last February, little did he realise he would still be there a year later. Douglas, 42, spent eight months in Iraq as part of a TA contingent, in support of the regular army. He was working to repair the water services of southern Iraq, which were in a chronic state. But when it was time to return to his family and job in Scotland, the authorities in Iraq decided the Rosneath dadof-two was still needed to help rebuild the country’s water infrastructure. (Image: Newsquest)
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