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About Us

About Us

liveArgyll was established by Argyll and Bute Council and is a company which is limited by guarantee, governed by its articles of association. This charitable company (charity number SC047545) is fully incorporated and commenced trading on 2nd October 2017. Agenda and minutes from our board meetings can be viewed at the bottom of this page.

There are a wide range of services being delivered within the Trust for the benefit of local residents and visitors: Libraries, Leisure Facilities, Active Schools, Archives, Halls, Sport Development, Museum, Community Centres, Community Lets and Community Learning.

The Board

The Board is made up of three independent board members, three councillors and an employee representative.

The employee representative is currently vacant.

Councillors

Councillor William Sinclair
Councillor

William Sinclair
Councillor Fiona Howard
Councillor

Fiona Howard
Councillor Maurice Corry
Councillor

Maurice Corry
Councillor William Sinclair

Councillor

William Sinclair

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Councillor Fiona Howard

Councillor

Fiona Howard

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Councillor Maurice Corry

Councillor

Maurice Corry

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Independent board members

Andrew Nisbett
Chair of liveArgyll

Andrew Nisbet
Mairi Coleman
Vice Chair of liveArgyll

Mairi Coleman
Board Member

Benjamin Jones
Andrew Nisbett

Chair of liveArgyll

Andrew Nisbet

Andrew is a former President of Helensburgh Cricket and Rugby Football Club, where he played both cricket and rugby for the first teams. He is also a former Chair of Helensburgh Savoy and has performed in a number of their productions and with the Dorian Choir. His working life was spent in the design, management and delivery of public services, both as a senior manager for public sector organisations and as a private sector consultant working for and advising local authorities.

Mairi Coleman

Vice Chair of liveArgyll

Mairi Coleman

Mairi is a Head of HR in the Banking Industry. Originally from Lochgilphead she’s worked in Financial Services for 15 years in the UK, USA and Europe. Mairi is passionate about her home in Argyll, and looking forward to working with the Trust to improve and develop services for the communities across Argyll and its Islands.

Board Member

Benjamin Jones

Ben is a chartered tax advisor and chartered certified accountant with 20 years experience in accounting and finance.  He is a senior tax manager at a Big 4 accounting firm where he advises Scottish businesses and private clients on their business and tax affairs.  Originally from the South Coast, Ben has lived in Kintyre for four years and is enthusiastic about applying his skills to liveArgyll’s delivery of a broad range of services across the region.

Meet liveArgyll Management Team

Senior Management Team

Kevin Anderson
General Manager

Kevin Anderson
Alex Edmonstone
Commercial Operations

Alex Edmonstone
Paul Ashworth
Service and Support

Paul Ashworth
Kevin Anderson

General Manager

Kevin Anderson

As head of paid service the General Manager is responsible for the strategic leadership of the organisation, acting as an ambassador for the Trust while ensuring the successful and effective delivery of all charitable and strategic objectives, ensuring that resources are deployed and managed constructively.

Alex Edmonstone

Commercial Operations

Alex Edmonstone

Paul Ashworth

Service and Support

Paul Ashworth

The Commercial Manager is responsible for providing management and direction in relation to all commercial activities. Key areas include the development and growth of products and business partnerships, the maximising of membership growth and retention, the development of events and the strategic management of the marketing team.

Management Team

Commercial Operations

Robert Judge
Area Operations Manager
Kintyre & Islay

Robert Judge
Colin Crichton
Area Operations Manager
Helensburgh & Lomond

Colin Crichton
David Campbell
Acting Area Operations Manager
Bute & Cowal

David Campbell
James Allan
Active Schools and Sport Manager

James Allan
Marius Huysamer
Property & Projects Manager

Marius Huysamer
Vacant
Events and Leisure Development Manager

Vacant
Robert Judge

Area Operations Manager
Kintyre & Islay

Robert Judge

The Area Operations Manager for Kintyre & Islay is charged with the safe and efficient operations of Aqualibrium, Campbeltown 3G Pitch, Victoria Hall, Campbeltown Library, Tarbert Library, Kintyre Community Education Centre, and the Campbeltown Museum in Kintyre, as well as Ramsay Hall and the Mobile Library on Islay. They will help develop and deliver the vision, values and strategic objectives of the Trust in partnership with key stakeholders.

Colin Crichton

Area Operations Manager
Helensburgh & Lomond

Colin Crichton

The Area Operations Manager for Helensburgh & Lomond is charged with the safe and efficient operations of Helensburgh Pool, Victoria Halls, Helensburgh Library, Cardross Library and Rosneath Library. They will help develop and deliver the vision, values and strategic objectives of the Trust in partnership with key stakeholders.

David Campbell

Acting Area Operations Manager
Bute & Cowal

David Campbell

The Area Operations Manager is charged with the safe and efficient operation of Riverside Swim and Health Centre, Rothesay Swimming Pool and the newly refurbished Queens Hall, along with Libraries and Community Education Centres in Dunoon and Rothesay. This includes the responsibility for staff, health and safety, budgets, building operations, business operations and customer service.

James Allan

Active Schools and Sport Manager

James Allan

James leads the Active Schools and Sport Team and manages the two Bikeability Co-ordinators in Argyll and Bute. 

The team delivers Active Schools programmes, football development, gymnastics classes, Community Sport Hubs and a range of holiday activity programmes across the area.  The team also supports the development of the Cycling Scotland, Bikeability programme across schools.

Marius Huysamer

Property & Projects Manager

Marius Huysamer

The Property & Projects Manager is responsible for the day-to-day management of property maintenance, strategic asset management planning, project management and the coordination of Health and Safety management within liveArgyll.

Vacant

Events and Leisure Development Manager

Vacant

Management Team

Services and Support

Christine Smith
Company Accountant

Christine Smith
Gillian MacFarlane
Senior HR Officer

Gillian MacFarlane
Senior Governance and Administration Officer

Diane McMillan
Community Learning Manager and
Adult Learning Team Leader

Rhona Grant
Christine Smith

Company Accountant

Christine Smith

Gillian MacFarlane

Senior HR Officer

Gillian MacFarlane

Senior Governance and Administration Officer

Diane McMillan

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Community Learning Manager and
Adult Learning Team Leader

Rhona Grant

In charge of the day-to-day management of the Community Learning Services for Adult Learning and Youth Services within liveArgyll. Rhona has direct leadership responsibilities for the Adult Learning Team and the Adult Literacies and Numeracy Team across Argyll and Bute.