The Pop Shop

Do you aspire to run an enterprise that positively impacts the environment and your community? 🌱

We have a fantastic opportunity coming up this October!

Explore how to develop income-generating products and services that are beneficial to people and the planet. 🌎

Who is this for?

👉 People running small charities and looking into how to generate more income.
👉 Women starting a new business around care or health challenges.
👉 Small businesses who'd like to develop new services or grow.

What's involved?

We’ll come together as a small group for two meetings in October.
📆 Thursdays 17 and 24 October
⏰ 9.30am to 3.30pm
📍At the Queen’s Hall, Dunoon
🍴Lunch provided by Coorie Cooks

This opportunity is fully funded, which means that it is free to participants.

Sign-up by Friday, 4 October! 👉 https://i.mtr.cool/qorkhzjafz

We’re working with Dunoon Community Development Trust and the Social Enterprise Academy to offer this free programme to local people with enterprising ideas that will have a positive impact on our community.

We love showing fellow gardeners and growers our new drinks flavour garden at the back of the POP shop. 🌱🌸🍹🐝

☀️ Yesterday, thankfully, the weather was kind and we showed a group of Clyde community growers around a very sunny Dunoon Goes POP garden.

🍹 We tasted some of our limited edition Rhubob pop and looked at all the flavoursome plants.

🍽️ The group also enjoyed a delicious lunch and chat in the Dunoon Burgh Hall terrace garden.

🥕 And a visit to the Dunoon Community Development Trust community growing project Grow Food Grow Dunoon at Struan Lodge.

Thanks to Martin and Dunoon Community Development Trust for organising. And to our visitors, including Inverclyde Shed Grow 73 South Kintyre Development Trust Organic Growers of Fairlie Branchton Gardening Club Murshiel Lane and others for making the trip to Dunoon.

We are delighted to be one of Dunoon Community Development Trust partners for Second Hand September in Dunoon!

If you are running a social enterprise or involved in the reuse and circular economy, read more here 👉 https://i.mtr.cool/jfhpaewmjs

And you may be interested in this event next week 👇

Too Good to Waste
📆 Tuesday, 10 September
⏰ 6pm to 7.30pm
📍 Online

Meet our speakers who will be sharing their expertise and discussing how social enterprises can create community-based solutions that repair, repurpose or reuse items that are too good to waste. 🙌

MEET THE SPEAKERS

🧸Sam Moir from the early years reuse enterprise Merry-Go-Round Glasgow

🚲 Jamie Joyce from rural bike enterprise reCycle with Act

🌱 Hannah Clinch from Social Enterprise Academy and Dunoon Community Development Trust, and the POP shop.

💻 This is an online Microsoft Teams event hosted by Dunoon Community Development Trust and the Social Enterprise Academy.

🛠️ About Second Hand September in Dunoon 🚲

Second Hand September Dunoon is a partnership project led by Dunoon Community Development Trust It is designed to spark ideas and inform the development of a Local Place Plan for Dunoon. Our lead partners are Oxfam Dunoon Argyll and Bute Third Sector Interface The Pop Shop and Social Enterprise Academy

This work is funded by the The Scottish Government Investing in Communities Fund, Argyll and Bute Council Supporting Communities Fund, Act Argyll and Bute Climate Action Network and The National Lottery Community Fund Scotland

Did you buy our deal for three bottles of Rhubob Dunoon Goes POP syrup? Haven't collected your second bottle yet? 🍹

👉 Your second flavour, Rhubob & Orange, is here in the fridge at the POP shop ready for collection.

We are open most days, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. Making a special journey into town, you can email us at [email protected] to check that we'll be here.

See you soon!

And thanks to everyone who came along to our collection event on 24 August – do let us know how you are enjoying your second rhubarb syrup!

Rhubarb is one of our favourite plants here at Dunoon Goes POP. As you have probably guessed by now! ❤️

It grows well in our Dunoon gardens, thriving in our cool winters and mild and wet summers. Its tangy flavour makes a refreshing pink drink.

Rhubarb also has a fascinating history of smuggling, international trade monopolies and pudding making.

You can read more about how rhubarb came to be a staple garden edible and pudding favourite in our latest blog article 👉 https://i.mtr.cool/lurlkvxhuo

Why are we researching POP ingredients? The history of the ingredients we use in our soft drinks is fascinating! We're particularly keen to learn:
🌍 Where our ingredients originate from,
⚓How our ingredients came to be used by Britain to build its Empire and what we can learn from this.
📍Any connections the plant has with Dunoon and Cowal.
🍹Interesting food or drinks making heritage stories, and there are many!

A local freelance opportunity for someone passionate about the arts and young people 👇

We're looking for someone who is passionate about the arts and culture to join our team!

We have secured funding from Young Start (part of The National Lottery Community Fund) for a two year project called "ARTMIX" which will deliver a creative hub here at the Hall for young people aged 8 to 24 years.

"ARTMIX" has a range of aims and objectives, which will include developing Saturday Art Clubs and after school sessions, and we are looking for an experienced Project Coordinator who will be responsible for delivering the overall programme.

Interested?

Full details on this freelance role are available on our website - click the link for info:
https://www.dunoonburghhall.org.uk/project-coordinator-post-artmix/

We'll see you tomorrow! Did you buy our three bottles of Dunoon Goes POP deal? Your next bottle of Rhubob syrup will be ready for collection tomorrow, Saturday, 24 August🍹

🍹Pick up your second bottle of Rhubob POP syrup
🫖 Make a cup of herbal tea
🌱 Explore our new drinks flavour garden.
🍊 Learn more about Dunoon Goes POP

Come along to our first Dunoon Goes POP Rhubob pick-up event:
👉 Saturday, 24 August
👉 11am to 3pm
🌱 POP shop, 28 Hillfoot Street, Dunoon, PA23 7DS. We'll be out the back in the garden and workshop.

If you bought our three-bottle deal, your second bottle of rhubarb Dunoon Goes POP syrups will be ready for collection on Saturday, 27 July. Our three bottles of POP deal is sold out, but we will have a few bottles of Rhubob & Orange for sale at this event.

Can’t make it? Don’t worry, we can keep your drink in the fridge at the POP shop for you to pick up when you can. We are open most days Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

Each month from July to September we will issue each buyer of our three-bottle deal with a new rhubarb flavour to try.
🧋 July: Sweet Rhubob & Custard
🍊 August: Zingy Rhubob & Orange
🫚 September: Spicy Rhubob & Ginger

Read more about why we're making Rhubob POP
https://i.mtr.cool/zcdtoksnqi

❓What is your earliest memory of tasting rhubarb?
🥣 Is it the sweet and sticky rhubarb crumble served with lashings of thick and gooey custard?
❤️ Or maybe it is savouring sugar-dusted rhubarb and custard-boiled sweeties from a paper bag?

“Dipping rhubarb stalks into a big bowl of sugar in my neighbour’s garden stands out most to me,” says Hannah Clinch, avid rhubarb grower and co-founder of Dunoon Goes POP.

“When I think about rhubarb, it is always with the ‘and custard’ on the end,” says Manda Forster, master mixologist and co-founder of Dunoon Goes POP.

Our Dunoon Goes POP founders talk about their earliest memories of eating rhubarb in our latest blog 👉https://i.mtr.cool/rfolsnzujo

We'd love to hear your memories. Do share in the comments 👇

Are you running or thinking of setting up a social enterprise? Do you run a reuse and repair business? POP shop members and the freelance and small business community may find some interesting opportunities to chat, learn and share ideas this Second Hand September, Dunoon. 👇

Second Hand September comes to Dunoon! 🚲🛍️🛠️🧵🩳

This September, Dunoon will celebrate reuse and repair in and around the town. Second Hand September is an annual event pioneered by Oxfam that draws attention to the benefits that reusing items brings to our communities.

We are teaming up with Oxfam, the Social Enterprise Academy, POP shop enterprises and Third Sector Interface to run a series of events in Dunoon.

Our four-week programme of activities includes
🎉 Launch event for our secondhand and reuse sector
🛍️ A £20 fashion challenge
👚 Second Hand September fashion show at the Queen's Hall
🚲 Too Good to Waste, an online talk with social enterprise experts
🪡 Make-do-and-mend workshop

Browse the programme ➡️ https://i.mtr.cool/fgrsihbkqi

Second Hand September Dunoon celebrates the people, charity shops and businesses who make up the reuse sector here in our town.

“By bringing people together who work or volunteer within the reuse, and those who are interested in reuse and sustainability, we will explore the sector’s impact and how we can grow the circular economy in and around our town,” says Ann Campbell of Dunoon Community Development Trust.

🛠️ About Second Hand September in Dunoon 🚲

Second Hand September Dunoon is a partnership project led by Dunoon Community Development Trust It is designed to spark ideas and inform the development of a Local Place Plan for Dunoon. Our lead partners are Oxfam Dunoon Argyll and Bute Third Sector Interface The Pop Shop and Social Enterprise Academy

This work is funded by the The Scottish Government Investing in Communities Fund, Argyll and Bute Council Supporting Communities Fund, Act Argyll and Bute Climate Action Network and The National Lottery Community Fund Scotland

We are delighted to be one of the partners in Second Hand September, coming to Dunoon this year. More info on what's all involved is coming soon!

Would any of our creative members or community love to showcase their skills in the £20 Fashion Challenge? Love to rummage around secondhand shops and create imaginative outfits? This challenge is for you 👇

🛍️ Love charity shops? Love sustainable fashion? You will love the £20 Second Hand September challenge!

We’re looking for 10 teams of local people and 10 teams from Dunoon Grammar School to create a new look from secondhand materials sourced in Dunoon.

Your final look will be displayed at our Second Hand September fashion show at the Queen’s Hall, Dunoon, on Wednesday 25 September.

🪡 Use your creativity, making skills and eye for style.
👗 Curate a new look inspired by a theme of your choice.
💶 Each team will receive £20 to spend in local charity shops.
👨‍👨‍👦 Teams can be any size.
🧵 Access make and mend tips.
🎖️A prize will be awarded for the best look voted by the audience at the show.

Do you love rummaging around charity shops? Are you obsessed with finding vintage clothing or altering clothes? Join the £20 fashion challenge.

Register your interest by Monday, 2 September. ➡️ https://i.mtr.cool/vtmcqlohtt

Read more here ➡️ https://i.mtr.cool/zothwnggmp

Your team’s place will be confirmed by 6 September.

🛠️ About Second Hand September in Dunoon 🚲

Second Hand September Dunoon is a partnership project led by Dunoon Community Development Trust. It is designed to spark ideas and inform the development of a Local Place Plan for Dunoon. Our lead partners are Oxfam Dunoon, Argyll and Bute Third Sector Interface, The Pop Shop and the Social Enterprise Academy

This work is funded by the The Scottish Government Investing in Communities Fund, Argyll and Bute Council Supporting Communities Fund, Act Argyll and Bute Climate Action Network and The National Lottery Community Fund Scotland

Calling all Dunoon Goes POP customers! Your next bottle of Dunoon Goes POP Rhubob syrup will be ready for collection this Saturday, 24 August🍹

🍹Pick up your second bottle of Rhubob POP syrup
🫖 Make a cup of herbal tea
🌱 Explore our new drinks flavour garden.
🍊 Learn more about Dunoon Goes POP

Come along to our first Dunoon Goes POP Rhubob pick-up event:
👉 Saturday, 24 August
👉 11am to 3pm
🌱 POP shop, 28 Hillfoot Street, Dunoon, PA23 7DS. We'll be out the back in the garden and workshop.

If you bought our three-bottle deal, your second bottle of rhubarb Dunoon Goes POP syrups will be ready for collection on Saturday, 24 August. Our three bottles of POP deal is sold out, but we will have a few bottles of Rhubob & Orange for sale at this event.

Can’t make it? Don’t worry, we can keep your drink in the fridge at the POP shop for you to pick up when you can. We are open most days Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

Each month from July to September we will issue each buyer of our three-bottle deal with a new rhubarb flavour to try.
🧋 July: Sweet Rhubob & Custard
🍊 August: Zingy Rhubob & Orange
🫚 September: Spicy Rhubob & Ginger

Read more about why we're making Rhubob POP
https://i.mtr.cool/zcdtoksnqi

What's cooking at the POP shop? 🧑‍🍳 It's our Rhubob & Orange zingy Dunoon Goes POP syrup! 🍊🍋

Manda and Hannah were back in the Dunoon Burgh Hall kitchen last week, with some extra help from Walter, to make the second batch of our rhubarb-flavoured POP syrup.

We're so proud of this sweet and citrusy syrup, which will be ready for collection from Saturday, 24 August. Come along to the collection event or collect it from the POP shop, 28 Hillfoot Street.

Our next collection event 👉 https://i.mtr.cool/mjygbblpen

🍹Why are we making rhubarb POP? 🍹

We're making 150 bottles of commemorative rhubarb-flavoured syrups to celebrate 150 years of the Dunoon Burgh Hall. The flavour is inspired by Dunoon Burgh Hall architect Robert 'Bob' Bryden.

Your purchase also supports Dunoon Goes POP and POP shop enterprises CIC.

👏 Thanks to 👏

All of the local people who donated their home-grown rhubarb. And to everyone who is supporting this project through your purchase or kind words. Thank you!

Dunoon Goes POP is supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund Scotland and local partners, Dunoon Community Development Trust and Grow Food Grow Dunoon

Lots of things happening in and around Dunoon. 🥳
Remember to add your events and activities to the What's On Dunoon website. This is a fantastic marketing resource for local freelancers, community organisations and small businesses.

You can attract more people to your events. And by contributing, you help to share all of the wonderful events that local people are running. 👇https://whatsondunoon.co.uk

Have a lovely weekend out and about in Dunoon.

No matter the weather, there's always something on in and around Dunoon for everyone to enjoy.☔☀️

If you haven't done so already, pop down to see the West Bay Wonder outdoor exhibition before it finishes this Saturday.

On Saturday 10th (11:00-15:00), Castle House Museum are hosting a family fun Cowal Games Celebration Day. Enjoy craft activities and a Cowal games quest interactive trail. This event is free (donations welcome).

On Monday 12th (13:00-16:00), Dunoon Foodbank will be running their weekly craft group. Come along for free and join in.

On Wednesday 14th (13:00), Dunoon Bothy Project. have their weekly led bike ride. This is free, but booking is required.

For more information about these events, plus many more, visit www.WhatsonDunoon.co.uk

Your next bottle of Dunoon Goes POP Rhubob syrup will be ready for collection on Saturday, 24 August🍹

🍹Pick up your second bottle of Rhubob POP syrup
🫖 Make a cup of herbal tea
🌱 Explore our new drinks flavour garden.
🍊 Learn more about Dunoon Goes POP

Come along to our first Dunoon Goes POP Rhubob pick-up event:
👉 Saturday, 24 August
👉 11am to 3pm
🌱 POP shop, 28 Hillfoot Street, Dunoon, PA23 7DS

If you bought our three-bottle deal, your second bottle of rhubarb Dunoon Goes POP syrups will be ready for collection on Saturday, 27 July. Our three bottles of POP deal is sold out, but we will have a few bottles of Rhubob & Orange for sale at this event.

Can’t make it? Don’t worry, we can keep your drink in the fridge at the POP shop for you to pick up when you can. We are open most days Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

Each month from July to September we will issue each buyer of our three-bottle deal with a new rhubarb flavour to try.
🧋 July: Sweet Rhubob & Custard
🍊 August: Zingy Rhubob & Orange
🫚 September: Spicy Rhubob & Ginger

Read more about why we're making Rhubob POP
https://i.mtr.cool/zcdtoksnqi

That’s us now completely sold out of our Rhubob pop!!! Thanks to everyone for supporting our first ever Dunoon Goes POP sales 🥳🙌🥰

We only have three bottle deals left! Three!

The local support for our first-ever Dunoon Goes POP soft drink syrup sales gives us a huge boost! Thank you. 🙏

Fancy trying our rhubarb syrups? You can buy our three limited edition delicious Rhubob POP syrups for just £20. 👉 https://i.mtr.cool/jbgqyuntur

💡 Inspired by Robert 'Bob' Bryden, Dunoon Burgh Hall architect.
🌱 Crafted by local people (People of Place) using Dunoon-grown rhubarb.
🍊 With a dash of vanilla, a hint of ginger or a citrus zing.
😄 Rounded off with a splash of community spirit!

3 delicious rhubarb flavours over 3 months.

Each month from July to September you will receive a new rhubarb flavour to try:
👉 From July it's sweet Rhubob & Custard
👉 From August try our zingy Rhubob & Orange
👉 From September enjoy spicy Rhubob & Ginger
​​
​Refill your bottle each month at the POP shop

🍹Why are we making rhubarb POP? 🍹

We are making 150 bottles of commemorative rhubarb-flavoured syrups to celebrate 150 years of the Dunoon Burgh Hall.

Your purchase also supports Dunoon Goes POP’s community-based sustainable and heritage-inspired drinks-making in Dunoon.

👏 Thanks to 👏

All of our Dunoon growers who donated rhubarb from their gardens.

Dunoon Goes POP is supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and local partners, Dunoon Community Development Trust and Grow Food Grow Dunoon

Rhubarb illustrations by illustrator and POP shop member Walter Newton

The rhubarb patch at TopShop Dunoon on the corner of McArthur Street and Alexander Street is in full bloom. 🌱 🌼 We love to see our new rhubarb growers rhubarb in situ!

Did you receive a rhubarb from Dunoon Goes POP? We'd love to see or hear how yours is doing. Send us your pics or share a wee pic or update in the comments 👇

There are over 20 new rhubarb growers in and around Dunoon through our Dunoon Goes POP project.

Browse our rhubarb growers' Green Map of Dunoon 👉 https://i.mtr.cool/yyxwrasrvz

WHAT IS DUNOON GOES POP?

Dunoon Goes POP is a heritage-inspired soft drinks enterprise based at the POP shop in Dunoon. We want to bring soft drinks production back to Dunoon in a way that minimises our impact on the planet and maximises our positive impact on the community.

Thanks to National Lottery players, we have funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to help us work towards a socially enterprising approach to local soft drinks production.

This project is also supported by Dunoon Community Development Trust and Grow Food Grow Dunoon

We only have three bottle deals left! Three!

The local support for our first-ever Dunoon Goes POP soft drink syrup sales gives us a huge boost! Thank you. 🙏

Fancy trying our rhubarb syrups? You can buy our three limited edition delicious Rhubob POP syrups for just £20. 👉 https://i.mtr.cool/jbgqyuntur

💡 Inspired by Robert 'Bob' Bryden, Dunoon Burgh Hall architect.
🌱 Crafted by local people (People of Place) using Dunoon-grown rhubarb.
🍊 With a dash of vanilla, a hint of ginger or a citrus zing.
😄 Rounded off with a splash of community spirit!

3 delicious rhubarb flavours over 3 months.

Each month from July to September you will receive a new rhubarb flavour to try:
👉 From July it's sweet Rhubob & Custard
👉 From August try our zingy Rhubob & Orange
👉 From September enjoy spicy Rhubob & Ginger
​​
​Refill your bottle each month at the POP shop

🍹Why are we making rhubarb POP? 🍹

We are making 150 bottles of commemorative rhubarb-flavoured syrups to celebrate 150 years of the Dunoon Burgh Hall.

Your purchase also supports Dunoon Goes POP’s community-based sustainable and heritage-inspired drinks-making in Dunoon.

👏 Thanks to 👏

All of our Dunoon growers who donated rhubarb from their gardens.

Dunoon Goes POP is supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and local partners, Dunoon Community Development Trust and Grow Food Grow Dunoon

Rhubarb illustrations by illustrator and POP shop member Walter Newton

Lots going on in Dunoon this weekend 👏

Come along to our outdoor market on Saturday. See you at Argyll Gardens, Dunoon town centre, 10am-3pm. If you are travelling to visit us from over the water, you'll find our market just a short few minutes walk from the passenger ferry, or a 5 minute drive from the car ferry with parking nearby.

There are also other fun events happening in the town this weekend. The Dunoon Burgh Hall has an amazing family fun day with aerial flying and circus skills 11am-3pm on Saturday. And The Pop Shop on Hillfoot Street has an open day where you can buy their first rhubarb pop with rhubarb grown by locals and all produced locally with an interesting historical twist. Pop into the Pop Shop Saturday 11am-3pm to find out more.

Are you heading down to the fantastic Dunoon Presents outdoor market this weekend? 🛍️
Swing by the POP shop, after your market visit. We're holding our first Rhubob syrup pick-up event. With added extras! And everyone is welcome🍹

🌱 Browse our plant and bric-à-brac sale
🫖 Make a cup of herbal tea
🌱 Explore our new drinks flavour garden
👨‍🌾 Buy some high-quality RocketGrow compost
🍊 Learn more about Dunoon Goes POP
🍹Pick up or buy your first bottle of Rhubob POP

Come along to our first Dunoon Goes POP Rhubob pick-up event:
👉 Saturday, 27 July
👉 11am to 3pm
🌱 POP shop, 28 Hillfoot Street, Dunoon, PA23 7DS

If you bought our three-bottle deal, your first bottle of rhubarb Dunoon Goes POP syrups will be ready for collection on Saturday, 27 July. If you haven't yet bought your three bottles of POP, this is your chance to do it in person, while stocks last.

Can’t make it? Don’t worry, we can keep your drink in the fridge at the POP shop for you to pick up when you can. We are open most days, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

Each month from July to September we will issue each buyer of our three-bottle deal with a new rhubarb flavour to try.
🧋 July: Sweet Rhubob & Custard
🍊 August: Zingy Rhubob & Orange
🫚 September: Spicy Rhubob & Ginger

https://i.mtr.cool/vatcntsxef

Come along to our Dunoon Goes POP bottle collection and sales event with added extras this weekend! 🥂🍹

🍹Pick up or buy your first bottle of Rhubob POP
🌱 Browse our plant and bric-à-brac sales
🫖 Make a cup of herbal tea
🌱 Explore our new drinks flavour garden.
👨‍🌾 Buy some high-quality RocketGrow compost
🍊 Learn more about Dunoon Goes POP

Come along to our first Dunoon Goes POP Rhubob pick-up event:
👉 Saturday, 27 July
👉 11am to 2pm
🌱 POP shop, 28 Hillfoot Street, Dunoon, PA23 7DS

If you bought our three-bottle deal, your first bottle of rhubarb Dunoon Goes POP syrups will be ready for collection on Saturday, 27 July. If you haven't yet bought your three bottles of POP, this is your chance to do it in person, while stocks last.

Can’t make it? Don’t worry, we can keep your drink in the fridge at the POP shop for you to pick up when you can. We are open most days Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

Each month from July to September we will issue each buyer of our three-bottle deal with a new rhubarb flavour to try.
🧋 July: Sweet Rhubob & Custard
🍊 August: Zingy Rhubob & Orange
🫚 September: Spicy Rhubob & Ginger

https://i.mtr.cool/vatcntsxef

Thanks to Local Hero Cafe Argyll Vintners Ltd Mr Red’s Gin Bar and all of the other local businesses and people for supporting with their purchases, messages of support and enthusiasm! 🥰🫚🥤🍹🍋🍊🍎

Wondering what this is all about? Read our latest news story on our milestone moment for Dunoon Goes POP! 👉 https://www.popshop.scot/post/dunoon-goes-pop-bottle-sales-open-for-the-first-time

How's your rhubarb growing? 🌱

There are over 20 new rhubarb growers in and around Dunoon through our Dunoon Goes POP project. We'd love to see and hear about how your rhubarb is doing! ❤️

Here are a few of our 2024 community growers:
Clyde Cottage Nursery Local Authority in partnership with CC Voluntary
Dunoon Primary School Patchwork Nursery ELC Kirn Primary School TopShop Dunoon Dunoon Burgh Hall
Ardnahein Care Home

Browse our rhubarb growers' Green Map of Dunoon 👉https://i.mtr.cool/azplatusmw

Add your rhubarb patch to the map 👉 https://i.mtr.cool/cpumqcziag

WHAT IS DUNOON GOES POP? 🍹🍸

Dunoon Goes POP is a heritage-inspired soft drinks enterprise based at the POP shop in Dunoon. We want to bring soft drinks production back to Dunoon in a way that minimises our impact on the planet and maximises our positive impact on the community.

Thanks to National Lottery players, we have funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund Scotland to help us work towards a socially enterprising approach to local soft drinks production.

This project is also supported by Dunoon Community Development Trust and Grow Food Grow Dunoon