People in Oban have been tying ribbons to the railings of a former school as part of a campaign to save the building from bulldozers.
A housing association wants to knock down Rockfield in the town centre to make way for flats.
But many local people want to save the building and turn it into a cultural centre for the community.
“Ribbon Riot” organiser Fiona Campbell-Smith of Duncraggan Road, Oban, is a former school captain of Rockfield.
She is behind a 1,496 signature petition calling for the building to be saved.
Ms Campbell-Smith has put signs up by the school railings explaining the significance of the ribbons and encouraging people to join the campaign.
Around 200 ribbons have already appeared and she expects to see many hundreds more.
Ms Campbell-Smith said: “I have put up signs to say what the ribbons are for. No doubt the council will not be happy that I have put the signs up on council property. But if they want to make an issue of it then they are just going to make themselves look even more stupid than they already do.
“This Ribbon Riot will in time show the overwhelming support from the people of Oban to save Rockfield.”
The signs say: “Demonstrate your determination to save this old Oban building by tying a ribbon.
“Don’t let Rockfield be sold for £1 and then be demolished.”
Tying her ribbon to the school railings, former pupil and teacher Catherine MacDonald, 80, of Cardingmill, Oban, said: “Rockfield has stood there for many years and it has produced a lot of good people. It was a very good school and I don’t think it should be just knocked down and discarded. I would like to see it saved and used by the community.”
Rockfield, still owned by Argyll and Bute Council, has been boarded up since the school relocated to the joint campus on Soroba Road seven years ago.
Argyll Community Housing Association (Acha) received a £50,000 grant from council’s strategic housing fund, for a full options appraisal and feasibility study for the site.
Following the study Acha proposed to buy Rockfield for £1, demolish it and invest £5million redeveloping the site and building 37 flats for rent.
But specially formed Oban Communities Trust contacted the council to make an offer to buy Rockfield, and redevelop it as a cultural centre and community nucleus.
The council has asked the trust for more information about its proposals and is due to make a decision on the future of Rockfield at the Oban Lorn and the Isles area committee meeting on September 10.