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Exciting 75th Year Concert .......... 3 School's Leading Role .................. 4 Brothers Sing On! ......................... 5 Tree-mendous Project .................. 6 'Let's Get More Playing'............... 7 Oar-some School Lessons ............. 8 Grand Office Designs ................. 10 New Date for Babcock 10k ........ 11 Top Tips ....................................... 11 Help Save Jog Network ............. 12 Top Marks for Football Club ..... 14 What's Up Doc?........................... 14 Green Light for Park Plan .......... 17 Easter Feature ..................... 18&19

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Exciting 75th year concert Milngavie Music Club is celebrating its 75th anniversary year with a “very special and ambitious event” this month.

players come from the orchestra of Scottish Opera. Kemp will conduct his Milngavie Tales against the backdrop of a commissioned film.

Hugh added: “Last summer the Waitrose store in Milngavie nominated the project for national funding from the John Lewis Partnership’s ‘Music Matters’ fund and against stiff competition from other community music projects all over Britain, Milngavie Music Club’s application was awarded a grant of £1000.

The final concert of the 2016-17 season on April 21 will take the form of a collaboration between the club and Music Co-OPERAtive Scotland (MacOpera), with East Dunbartonshire Children’s Chorus and East Dunbartonshire Youth Choir.

The starting point for the project is the classic spoken drama-withmusic, The Soldier’s Tale, by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky, which was first performed in 1918.

The Soldier’s Tale is a Faustian parable about an itinerant fiddle-playing soldier who meets the devil and trades his violin for untold wealth.

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called Milngavie Tales, created for the event by local composer Peter Kemp.

Stravinsky’s drama forms the second half of the programme. In the first half, the two children’s choirs will be accompanied by the professional musicians of McOpera in a new series of songs

Hugh Macdonald, from the music club, said: “The tales told by the songs are about episodes from Milngavie’s history, from the Antonine Wall to the 1930s with the Bennie Railplane and the 1950s with the Craigend Zoo.

So, there’s a strong educational element for the young people, not only in learning and performing the music, but also in learning about the history of their own community.”

Renowned conductor Sian Edwards will conduct the Stravinsky work with professional actors and McOpera, whose

“This was one of only 36 projects in the country to be successful. The project is also being supported by East Dunbartonshire Arts Council, and Enterprise Music Scotland.”

The Soldier’s Tale and Milngavie Tales is being performed at Cairns Church on Friday April 21 at 8pm.

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Left to right: Linzi MacKell (Principal Teacher), Cllr Manjinder Shergill, Brian Keegan (SCQF), Carolyn Sinclair (Principal Teacher), George Cooper (Head Teacher) with pupils from Bearsden Academy

Bearsden Academy will benefit from new opportunities after being named an ambassador for the national qualifications framework.

The top ranking secondary school was recently welcomed on to the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) School Ambassador Programme.

At an inauguration event at the school SCQF Consultant Brian Keegan presented headteacher George Cooper with the school ambassador plaque.

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Vice-convener of the Council’s Education Committee, Councillor Manjinder Shergill, said: “Once pupils begin to explore the opportunities the SCQF offers they will start sharing their experiences with friends and family until more and more people within the community gain a better understanding of the fl exible learning pathways available to them.”

people of all ages. It also assists employers, learners and the public to understand the full range of Scottish qualifications, how they relate to each other and how different types of qualification can contribute to improving the skills of the workforce.

Mr Cooper added: "The school’s status as an SCQF Ambassador School is something we are taking very seriously. Our next step is to promote wider pupil and parental engagement with the framework. The aim is to provide yet more opportunities for our young people in order that they may succeed both now and in the future.”

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The special birthday event, entitled Brothers Sing On!, will take place on April 22 at New Kilpatrick Church, Bearsden, and will be led by their charismatic conductor of 18 years, Bryan Marshall.

The choir dates to 1957 when a few members of Westerton Bowling Club were unable to enjoy their sport on a wet afternoon and instead they gathered around the club’s piano for a sing-song.

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Residents and volunteers took part in a tree planting event recently in a bid to encourage greater biodiversity in Westerton Park.

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Despite wet weather, many people turned out in February to help with the planting of a number of fruit trees, including apple, plum, damson and cherry, alongside cobnut and hazel trees. Several ornamental species, including acer and ironwood, were also planted.

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Kim Kilgour, treasurer of Bearsden West Community Council, said: “It was fantastic to see many members of the Westerton community, Cairnhill Woods Group, the Community Council and Mugdock Park Volunteers come out to help on what was a rather dreich day.

In other news in Westerton, local people are being encouraged to attend Bearsden West Community Council meetings in the Community Hall on Maxwell Avenue at 7.30pm on the last Wednesday of each calendar month (except July and August).

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A local tennis club has launched a fund-raising scheme in the hope of installing two new mini courts for players aged under 10.

Westerton Tennis Club aims to build two new “red courts” to supplement the tennis offering they already provide to the local community.

John Moore, from the club, says: “The courts are mainly for budding players under the age of 10 and the intention is to encourage more parents and children to come down and play and develop their game at Westerton.

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Ormond Design, owned by Jennie Ormond, worked with Julia Grant Interiors, of Glasgow, on the fourmonth project to create a unique open plan office for travel firm Macs Adventure, which is owned by a Milngavie businessman, Neil Lapping.

The offices, in Glasgow’s iconic Skypark building, are a quirky take on the traditional workplace. The brief was to reflect the company’s core values of adventure, fun and innovation while providing a vibrant space where people want to come to work.

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Macs Adventure moved into the offices earlier this year. Company founder Neil said: “Everybody loves it and there's been a lot of excitement about the space and how it's come together. Julia and Jennie have fulfilled the design brief perfectly and our offices reflect the company's personality and values, which was something we were determined to achieve."

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To show support you should email: David Callum, Clerk to the Committee at HealthandSport@ parliament.scot, entitling the email: ”A Submission to the Holyrood Health and Sport Committee Inquiry – re jogscotland.”

Jog Scotland Milngavie are appealing for people to support the bid to keep jogscotland going

Local people are being called on to back a growing campaign to help to reinstate financial support for jogscotland.

The country-wide jogging initiative has suffered cuts as part of wider funding shortfalls at Scottish Athletics. But without adequate funding the organisation, which has helped thousands of people to discover the physical and mental health benefits of jogging, the network could be in jeopardy.

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The campaigners are requesting that people email Scotland’s Health and Sport Committee to show support for jogscotland and also to share any stories that

Jogscotland headquarters are delighted to see the support for the organisation.

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From left to right: Craig Brown, Brian Simpson (MFC), Caroline Diaz (MFC), Elaine McManus (MFC), Jacqueline Simpson (MFC) and Jim Fleeting

Milngavie Football Club is delighted to have been presented with the Scottish Football Association (SFA) Legacy Award.

The legacy award is the highest level of award for a community club on the SFA Quality Mark Scale.

The accolade was handed to Milngavie FC by former Scotland manager Craig Brown and Jim Fleeting, director of Football Development for the SFA, at a special ceremony in Cumbernauld.

playing their part, including the coaches, volunteers, parents, guardians and, of course, the players. We are very grateful to them all.”

The club was also presented with the SFA Cultural Diversity certificate at the same ceremony.

Caroline said: “Our club goes from strength to strength and currently we are looking for Caroline Diaz, who runs Milngavie more coaches to join our girls’ FC, said: “We are extremely proud section and our 2010s teams." to achieve this top level award.

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We have expanded provision of “early years” nursery provision at Baljaffray & Milngavie nurseries and introduced “wrap-around” nursery provision for 50 weeks a year to support employability and our families across our different communities at: • Castlehill Nursery, Bearsden • Clober Nursery, Milngavie And finally we’ve seen 925 New affordable houses across East Dunbartonshire.

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Calendar of events Saturday 1st Milngavie Makers Market 71 Station Road, Milngavie 11am, Lots of exciting things on offer.

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Great Gatsby Themed Event Boclair House 7pm, A three-course meal, a welcoming glass of Prosecco and entertainment. www.boclairhousehotel.co.uk More information on page 32

Art at the Grange 2 Grange Ave, Milngavie G62 8AQ THU 27: Preparing for Art in the Big School (p3), 3:30-5:30pm. TUE 25, WED 26 and FRI 28: Preparing for Art at High School (p4-7), 3:30-5:30pm. WED 26 and FRI 28: High School Art, 6:30-8:30pm.

FRI 28: Portfolio Preparation, 6:308:30pm. Adult Classes. SAT 8 and 22: Drawing and Painting. WED 26: Purely Pastels, 7-9pm. TUE 25 and THU 27 and FRI 28: Drawing and Painting, 7-9pm, 12:30-2:30pm. MON: Life Drawing, 7-9pm. www.artatthegrange.com

Sunday 2nd Girls 8-18 Benenden Tennis Festival David Lloyd Glasgow West End 242 Netherton Road, Anniesland, Glasgow G13 1BJ Enjoy David Lloyd Glasgow West End for 14 days for only £14! Available to purchase between 1-17 April 2017 and will run for 14 days consecutively.

TandCs Apply. 0141 586 9093 www.davidlloyd.co.uk/glasgowwestend

Charity Car Boot Sale Arnold Clarke Car Park 7am, All proceeds go to charity.

Bearsden Tennis Club, Jubilee Gardens 2-4:30pm, A tennis fun day for girls age 8 - 18 of all levels of ability (beginners to club players). Free. Bring your friends, equipment provided.

Meet new friends, try out the game, and enjoy some fun activities as well as social play. www.bearsdenltc.co.uk

Have a Go Longbow Mugdock Country Park 2pm, Take a shot at medieval archery with the Green Hollow Bowmen in the Walled Garden. 0141 956 6100

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Monday 3rd Margaret MacBain Dance Classes Cairns Church Hall 11am. mar.macbain@ntlworld.com

Camp Indy

Evening Dementia Carer Group Bearsden Dementia Resource Centre 7pm, Receive support from staff and meet others in a similar situation, and share ideas, management tips and techniques with other carers.

0800 975 2131

Kelvinside Academy 3-7 April. American Style Summer Camp. www.campindy.co.uk

Tuesday 4th

Also running on 10-13 April

Milngavie Enterprise Centre 9:30am, An opportunity to offer carers one-to-one legal advice courtesy of Karen Wooton and Katie Ratcliffe, both solicitors with Morisons Solicitors.

Spaces limited, must be booked in advance. www.carerslink.org.uk

Bumps and Bundles Bearsden Baptist Church Parent and toddler group meets every Monday that isn't a holiday.

0141 563 7830 or 07982 248764 www.bearsdenbaptistchurch.com

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Legal Matters Clinic

Milngavie Town Hall 5.30pm, for improvers and 7.15pm for the advanced. All welcome.

0141 563 8223. pfe263@gmail.com

Cherry Ladies Keep Fit Baljaffray Parish Church 10-10:45am, Over 60s exercise class.

0141 942 1283 Weekly, also on a Wednesday

The Milngavie and Bearsden Historical Society St Andrew's Church, Park Road, Milngavie 7:30pm, Speaker will be Dr. Joan McAlpine and the subject ”Mrs. Isabella Elder, Glasgow's Greatest Benefactor”. jsabirrell@hotmail.com

Antonine Bridge Club Bearsden Ski Club 7pm, new members and visitors welcome to this friendly club.

0141 942 8262 www.bridgewebs.com/antonine

Bearsden Carer Cafe The Station, Bearsden 10:30am, Chat with other carers over coffee, make new friends and find out about other avenues of support. www.carerslink.org.uk

Tuesday 4th Beautiful Beasties and Bar hill Mugdock Country Park 1pm, Enjoy a walk up onto Bar hill Roman Fort with the Ranger Service and then explore the woodlands for a whole host of minibeasts, including marvellous millipedes and wonderful woodlice. Fun for all the family.

Booking essential.

Call: 0141 956 6100

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Scottish Country Dancing Beginners / Improvers

Mugdock Country Park 7:30pm, Showgirls Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw travel to Paris, pursued by a private detective hired by the suspicious father of Lorelei’s fiancé, as well as a rich old man and other admirers. Booking essential.

0141 956 6100

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Westerton Hall, 82 Maxwell Ave, Bearsden G61 1NZ 7:30pm, If you would like a bit of fun, fitness and friendship, come along to a beginner's class in Scottish Country Dancing. 07902 127370 www.rscdsglasgow.org

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What's On Calendar | April 2017 Mixed (Beginners welcome) Scottish Country Dancing Class

Chair Yoga Milngavie Enterprise Centre 11am, Yoga offers many benefits, from reduced stress to improved strength and flexibility. Chair yoga is a gentle style of yoga you can do from a (mostly) seated position that also incorporates the breathing and mindbody benefits of a traditional class. www.carerslink.org.uk Weekly

Acorn Bridge Club Court Room, Milngavie Town Hall 7pm, A friendly club which welcomes new members. 0141 942 7232 Weekly

Carers Choir Milngavie Enterprise Centre 1:30-3:30pm, The choir is led by Bryan Marshall, who already leads a number of other local choirs. There are no auditions, just the opportunity to enjoy singing and meet up with other carers in a fun environment. www.carerslink.org.uk

Milngavie Town Hall, Station Road, Milngavie 7:30pm, You will be taught by a teacher from the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, accompanied by live music. You don't need a partner but a pair of soft shoes would be helpful. 07902 127370 www.rscdsglasgow.org Weekly

Breathe Easy Waitrose Community Room 2pm, Do you have a long-term lung condition? Join us for friendly sharing and support.

Milngavie Mindfulness Drop-in Milngavie Enterprise Centre 2pm, No need to sign up in advance, simply drop in and practise some meditations under Jon’s guidance.

Please note, however, that as there is no teaching involved, the dropins are suitable only for those who have already attended the 4-week mindfulness course. www.carerslink.org.uk

Walk – Cross Border Ramble Mugdock Country Park 11:20am, Get out and about, enjoy the fresh air and improve your health as you join this Ranger-led walk on good paths from Bishopbriggs to Possil. Booking essential.

0141 956 6100

Weekly

Thursday 6th John McCusker Fraser Centre, Milngavie 7:30pm. tickets.jmconcerts.co.uk

Creepy Crawlies and Camouflage Mugdock Country Park 10:30am-12pm and 1:30-3pm, Calling all 8-12 year olds! Join the Ranger Service to learn all about camouflage and explore the woodlands for animals that like to remain hidden!

Cost £5. Booking essential.

0141 956 6100

Argentine Tango Classes

Weekly

Ladies Circle Cyan Restaurant, Stewart Street 7pm, Betsy Barclay’s monthly meet up, a meal followed by entertainment.

0141 942 5241

Tango in Milngavie Milngavie Sports Club 7:30-8:30pm, No experience required, just come down and tango.

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Friday 7th BADMINTONscotland Allander Leisure Centre 7pm, Weekly Badminton club.

0141 445 578 8437

Milngavie Tennis Club 7-8pm, All welcome. No need to bring a partner, just yourself and learn how to tango. 07980 8322207 firedance100@hotmail.com

Wednesday 5th Bearsden Boys’ Brigade Killermont Parish Church, Ranch Drive Meetings crammed full of challenges, games, activities such as sports, crafts, music and working toward getting your badges. 6-7pm, Anchor Boys, P1, P2, P3. 7:15-9pm, The Junior Section, P4, P5, P6. 7:159:30pm, The Company Section, P7 to 18yrs.

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Allander Sports centre 11am, Badminton, table tennis and soft tennis with a swim included. Just turn up!

Burnbrae Beer Festival

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St Andrew’s Church 2-4pm, A style of dance done in a circle or semicircle to musical accompaniment. Open to men and women of any age and fitness level, no partner required. www.circledancingforall.org.uk

Forever Active (55+)

Cairns Church 6:30pm, Bearsden Chess Club meets every Tuesday till end April. All Junior and Adult levels welcome. www. bearsdenchessclub.weebly.com Mugdock Country Park 10am, Make a silk painted card with Elizabeth. Age 5+ parental supervision required. £2 per card. Drop-in session.

0141 956 6100

Circle Dancing

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Haggis Cup

Milngavie Flower Club

Mugdock Country Park 1:30-3:30pm, Join the fun with Scottish writer Jo Hall and JoJo Gnome at Mugdock Country Park. For 'JoJo Gnomeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Easter Story Fun'. Hear springtime JoJo Gnome stories, plant some magic seeds and make Easter eggs dance in a film!

All tickets ÂŁ5.50. An adult must accompany children to the event and stay with them. (Adults require a ticket). Tickets bookable in advance.

0141 956 6100

West of Scotland Rugby Club, Bearsden 9am, Presentations and after party will be held at Malones Bar Glasgow, Sauchiehall Lane, Glasgow. It's sure to be a great day. Entries sought from both men's and women's teams!

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Milngavie Town Hall 7:30pm, Tonight we welcome Mrs Ann Morgan who is visiting our club from Morecambe. The title of her demonstration is "Bring Me Sunshine". elbirnam@btinternet.com

Bishopbriggs Carers CafĂŠ Bishopbriggs The Avenue Bar and Restaurant 10:30am, Make new friends and find out about other avenues of support. www.carerslink.org.uk

Woodland Adventure

Get your Hands Dirty Meet the Ranger in the Reserve car park off Merkland Drive, Kirkintilloch, G66 3SF 10:30am-12pm, Wear your wellies and help take care of Merkland Local Nature Reserve. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

0141 956 6100

Rod Clements and Ian Thomson Fraser Centre, Milngavie 7:30pm. tickets.jmconcerts.co.uk

JoJo Gnomes Easter Story Fun

Mugdock Country Park 2-3pm, Warning: this activity involves getting mucky and having fun!

Come along on a fabulous woodland adventure with the Forest School Ranger. Woodland activities for 8-12 year olds. Booking essential.

0141 956 6100

Adjusting to Change Milngavie Enterprise Centre 11am, Being a carer often requires us to adapt to new challenges and learn new things that we never had to do before. This change can also affect the relationships we have with the person we care for and other members of our family and friends. www.carerslink.org.uk

Craft Workshop

Monday 10th Make and Decorate an A5 Notebook or Decorate a Photo Frame

Milngavie Carer CafĂŠ

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CafĂŠ Alba has gone from strength to strength since it

A refreshed menu accompanied the relaunch with choices ranging from breakfasts; toasties; fish and chips to artisan focaccia sandwiches; chicken enchiladas and much, much more! Whether you visit for a light snack or a full meal CafĂŠ Alba is sure to have something you will enjoy.

With a TripAdvisor certificate of excellence for over five years, the cafĂŠ truly has some of the best food and service in Milngavie. Why not come down and see for yourself? The team look forward to welcoming you.

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Mugdock Country Park 2-4pm, Celebrate all things springlike and join in with all the cracking activities! Remember to bring decorated eggs for the competition and hard-boiled eggs for the rolling race and egg assault course. Free.

0141 956 6100

Bearsden Burgh Hall TUE: Yoga for All, 10-11am. TUE: Yoga for Men, 7-8pm. THU: Pregnancy Yoga, 6:30-7:30pm. contact@yogawithmanjulika.co.uk

Lesser Town Hall, Milngavie 2pm, About Time â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The History of the Clock. www.allanderprobus.co.uk

opened, with a firm focus on fresh produce and quality food.

Easter Eggstravaganza

Yoga with Manjulika

Probus Club of Allander

Having served the community of Milngavie for the last eight years the team embarked upon a major refurbishment, the vision of 60 minute makeover and local design favourite John Amabile. The family centric cafĂŠ in the heart of Milngavie now has a warmer more inviting feel.

Sunday 16th

Mugdock Country Park 10am-12:30pm and 1-3:30pm, Mini frames ÂŁ1.50, Notebooks ÂŁ2.50, Frames ÂŁ2.50. Suitable for all ages but parental supervision is required as there will be scissors, glue and small items for decorating available to all. Drop in and join in.

0141 956 6100

Thursday 13th

CafĂŠ Alba, Milngavieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premier cafĂŠ/restaurant has relaunched with a new look for 2017.

St Andrew's Church Hall 7:30pm, Bring along your small spare buttons and turn them into a decorative heart. Tea/coffee provided but please bring your own lunch. 0141 946 9184

Milngavie Enterprise Centre 10:30am, Come and chat with other carers over coffee, make new friends and find out about other avenues of support. No need to sign up, just drop in. www.carerslink.org.uk

Monday 17th A Pop-up Guided Tour and Performance Mugdock Country Park 2pm, Join the East Dunbartonshire Children's Chorus and Youth Choir at the Walled Garden on their tour across East Dunbartonshire visiting sites featured in their latest musical celebration of local tales and heritage. Listen out for the tales and songs of Charlie the Elephant at Craigend Zoo, the Romans of the Antonine Wall, the Water Treatment Works and the Bennie Railplane amongst others. Written

by Peter Kemp as part of their 10th anniversary celebrations, with Music Co-OPERAtive Scotland and the Milngavie Music Club. Free.

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Tuesday 18th

Thursday 20th

U3A Monthly Meeting

NTS Bearsden and Milngavie Members’ Centre

St Andrew’s RC Church, Upper Hall, Bearsden 11am, John Blease will give an illustrated talk on ‘Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands’. Visitors and prospective members welcome. The U3A is an organisation for retired people which has a wide range of activities run by the members themselves.

07592 501648 www.u3asites.org.uk/bam

Milngavie Town Hall 7:30pm, We are delighted to have Simon Skinner the Chief Executive of the NTS come and speak to us at our AGM. We are privileged that Simon will keep us up to date with current proposals for the NTS. This is a very important meeting when new committee members are proposed and elected; you will also hear about our finances and the donations we have been able to make from fundraising events. annsmacleod@gmail.com

Westerton Male Voice Choir

Archie Fisher

New Kilpatrick Church, Bearsden 7:30pm, Brothers – Sing On! A nostalgic night of song as we proudly celebrate 60 years of singing. £10 and included Afterglow refreshments.

0141 931 5039 www.wmvc.scot

Fraser Centre, Milngavie 7:30pm. tickets.jmconcerts.co.uk

Milngavie Dementia Group Milngavie Carers Link 10:30am, Do you have a relative with a diagnosis of dementia? Come along to our friendly support group. www.carerslink.org.uk

Friday 21st Bearsden Flower Club Bearsden Golf Club 7:30pm, Floral demonstration by Marilyn Halliday from Cumnock. All welcome.

0141 942 4152

Become a Castle Steward Volunteer Info Session

Saturday 22nd Rhinns of Kells Rhinns of Kells 7am, A superb 21km, 1250m ascent/ descent following the long undulating ridgeline over the peaks that make up the Rhinns of Kells, from Coran of Portmark in the north to Meikle Millyea in the south. www.milngaviemountaineeringclub.org

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Allan Taylor Fraser Centre, Milngavie 7:30pm. www.tickets.jmconcerts.co.uk

Monday 24th Drama Workshop Lower Lesser Milngavie Town Hall 7:30pm, Kilmardinny Players is running a drama workshop on performance skills led by the Scottish Community Drama Association’s Carole Williams. cdowers@virginmedia.com

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Bearsden 9am, The Drive it day classic car tour will make its way through Bearsden. www.classic-car-tours.com

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Location TBA You don’t need any specialist equipment – just your waterproofs and a bottle of water! At the end of the walk you will have an opportunity to enjoy a tea or coffee at the café and have a chat with other carers. Booking essential. www.carerslink.org.uk

Cairns Church, Milngavie 8pm, The club begins its 75th Anniversary celebrations with a concert that pairs Stravinsky's classic musical drama The Soldier's Tale with a new song-cycle for children's choirs called Milngavie Tales. ken.brown@10ntlworld.com

Mugdock County Park 10am, Ranger-led hands-on task to benefit Mugdock’s green places. 16+, no experience necessary. Booking essential. Free.

0141 956 6100

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Mugdock Country Park 10am, TrailFest are offering another RunWHERE? training day with Gary Tompsett of Adventure Buddy to offer a navigation course designed to cater for trail runners who are venturing a little further from what they see as their usual safe furrow. This is aimed at those new to finding their way or anyone needing to revisit longforgotten navigational skills. www.trailfestscotland.com

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Meet in Gavin’s Mill Car Park 6:30pm, Help clean up Lennox Park and surrounding areas of Milngavie, organised by Milngavie in Bloom.

Tabards, litter picks, gloves and green bags will be provided. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Please wear strong footwear. Greggs bakery will supply treats.

Bearsden Tennis Club, Jubilee Gardens, Bearsden G61 2RT. 10-12.30, On-court fun for all. Mini Tennis for ages 4-10. Junior Tennis for 11-16 and Rusty Rackets for adults keen to play but not played for a while! Equipment provided and coffee shop too! Just turn up!

07841 392699 www.bearsdenltc.org.uk

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Mugdock Country Park 2pm, Mugdock Castle is open to visitors at weekends between June and September and relies on dedicated castle steward volunteers to staff the facility and inform visitors of Mugdock’s history. We are looking for additional volunteers to come on board, so pop along and have a chat with us, no experience necessary.

0141 956 6100

Big Spring Clean

Bearsden LTC Open Tennis Day – Tennis for FREE

Sunday 23rd

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Men Behaving Dadly

Saturday 29th

Allander Evangelical Church 9:30am, A great place for dads and pre-school children (0-3yrs) to play, socialise and re-energize! With delicious bacon rolls for dads and snacks for kids. www.allanderchurch.org.uk

Basket in a Day Mugdock Country Park 10am-3pm, Participants will learn to weave a small traditional willow basket in the lovely setting of the Osprey Room by teacher Joan Campbell. Price £45 which includes material and plenty of notes.

Beginners-Advanced training.

0141 563 5996 joan.campbell1@ntlworld.com

Florence Foster Jenkins Mugdock Country Park 7:30pm, The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice.

Booking essential. 0141 956 6100

Wednesday 26th Really Useful Things Updated Milngavie Enterprise Centre 11am, This includes information about your rights as a carer and also the help and support that is available to you. www.carerslink.org.uk

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Thursday 27th Mugdock Mountain Movie Night Mugdock Country Park 7pm, Showing a selection of outdoor adventure movies including snow sports and mountain biking. Chunky Monkeys is open for food and drinks beforehand. £5. 0141 956 6100

Crafty Carers Group Milngavie Enterprise Centre 1:30pm, Bring along your knitting, sewing, crochet, card-making kit or anything else ‘arty and crafty’, or just come along and join us for a cup of tea and a blether. www.carerslink.org.uk

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Start of the West Highland Way, Bearsden 6am, 53-mile Ultra Trail Marathon through Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. www.highlandflingrace.org

Bearsden Art Club Annual Exhibition Lillie Gallery, Station Road, Milngavie 10am, The Annual Exhibition this year begins on 29 April and runs until Thursday 25 May and will be showing the best of our members' work completed during the past year. info@bearsdenart.org.uk

St John’s Renfield Church 7pm, Cameron Murdoch (organ/ piano), Gary Blair (piano accordion), Moira Docherty (soprano), Colin Mackay (organ/piano), Elspeth Mackay (cello) and Allan, Amy and Marisa from Bearsden Fiddlers. In aid of Beat Bowel Cancer, The Brain Tumour Charity, Alzheimer Scotland and Pancreatic Cancer Action. £10.

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Legal Matters | April 2017

Bigger and longer Milngavie Week

Legal Matters with Gill Bowman BA LLB

This month: WHAT IS STALKING? Under the terms of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010, the offence of stalking is a course of conduct which causes fear or alarm. The conduct itself is wide ranging.

Section 39 of the Act provides that it can include following someone; contacting, or attempting to contact a person; publishing a statement relating to, or purportedly originating from, someone; monitoring electronic communication, including e-mails; spying; giving unwanted gifts and generally acting in a way that may cause fear and alarm.

Many people wrongly assume that the alarming conduct must have taken place over

a prolonged period of time in order for it to be viewed as stalking. However, it really only has to have taken place on two occasions. The crime is taken seriously by the Scottish courts and, if convicted, could result in the accused receiving a prison sentence of up to five years, together with a significant fine. No person has to put up with this type of behaviour and as well as criminal sanctions there are also civil remedies available to anyone who requires to be protected from a stalker. Anyone who considers they are being subjected to this type of abuse should contact the police or their solicitor for further advice.

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The week will start with the Highland Games and may finish with the Classic Car Show on the 17th. However, organisers believe there may be events that “spill over into Sunday”.

Wilson Blakey explains: “There are already so many events – and more being planned for this bigger and better Milngavie Week – that we are probably going to add an extra Sunday to the week.”

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Councillor Anne Jarvis, Chair of the East Dunbartonshire Leisure and Culture Trust said: “These new facilities refl ect the commitment of the trust and the council in promoting library, leisure and cultural services in Bearsden and the surrounding areas.

“The library offers a new children’s area, public WiFi, laptops for learning, a meeting pod for learning activities, archive access and quiet study,

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I would urge everyone to come along and see for themselves.”

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Local News | April 2017

Cheers to BEER FEST

Senior Savvy with Suhail Rehman

We are delighted to announce that your community magazine has launched a Facebook page.

This month: Dementia Awareness Dementia is a subject very close to our hearts at Home Instead Senior Care. The majority of our lovely clients have some form of Dementia and our specially trained CareGivers bring comfort and peace of mind to the many families we provide care for.

This year Dementia Awareness Week 2017 takes place from May 29th till 4th June. We fundraise regularly for dementia charities and this year we are organising two major events in partnership with our fantastic CareGivers to raise money for Alzheimer’s Scotland.

The first event is our ‘Raise the Roof Party’ which is being organised by our Senior Caregiver Lisa Blackburn. The party will take place at Hayston Golf Club in Kirkintilloch on Saturday 22nd April from 7pm onwards. This will be a fun filled night with DJ, Raffles, great auction prizes and a hot buffet all included in the

ticket price of only £10. All proceeds from this event will be donated to Alzheimer’s Scotland. For tickets please contact Lisa directly on 07547 634737.

We are also proud to announce the return of Memoryfest this year. Last year’s hugely successful classic rock event raised over £2,000 which was donated to Dementia UK and Alzheimers Scotland.

The special event was the brainchild of Stephen and our Caregiver Cathy Dodgson, a local couple from Chryston, who both have first-hand experience with dementia after Stephen’s father was diagnosed in 2013.

This year Memoryfest will take place at Club Bliss in Kirkintilloch on the evening of Sunday 30th April. The event will again be themed around classic rock with local bands and for more information on tickets please call our office on 0141 942 8684.

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A local festival will celebrate an array of lesser-known beers and ales this Easter The Burnbrae Beer Festival 2017 takes place at the popular pub and restaurant on Milngavie Road, Milngavie, from April 7 to 17.

There has been a very fast growth in the number of smaller breweries and the production of craft beers and ales across the UK and this 10-day event offers the opportunity to sample a variety of drinks.

To keep track of the event see Burnbrae Beer Festival 2017 on Facebook or contact www.eating-inn.co.uk/house/ burnbrae-bearsden.

The Community Magazine page will allow you to be updated with events, information and stories on a more regular basis and simply by going on-line.

To stay informed you should “like” and follow the page at www.facebook.com/Community MagazineBearsdenandMilngavie.

We will still be producing and delivering our popular monthly Bearsden & Milngavie Community Magazine, while the Facebook page is the place for up-to-theminute information.

Followers of the page can add their own posts and updates and we will be operating a moderating system to ensure they are useful, current and relevant to the communities.

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Did you know that Bearsden is home to Scotland’s leading foot and ankle clinic? Can you tell one podiatry clinic from another?

Do the terms chiropodist and podiatrist spell confusion?

Foot Medic Podiatry is Scotland’s leading foot care clinic offering a number of unique services and providing a massive scope of expertise to their clients.

Podiatrist and Director of the clinic, Ciaran Canney explains “People are often confused between chiropody and podiatry.

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to see us. We tend to get the will have you coming back because problems that others just you want to, and not just can’t fix or those patients because you need to”. who have exhausted all Do you only offer specialist other treatment options. medical services?

But what is it that Pain can get the better of Liz Tytler Nikki McGrath Podiatry Assistant makes Foot Medic us all sometimes and we “In addition to the advanced Bsc (Hon) MChs Pod services so unique? understand that. That’s why services, we also offer those feel good factor treatments. The “We have made significant investment our primary goal is to reduce it, increase activity levels and get people Medical Pedicure (Medi-Pedi) has to the care of our patients. Our back doing what they love”. been very popular. It encompasses services range from ordinary foot everything you would normally care, to custom moulded insoles and So not just another, ordinary expect to happen with routine care of orthotics, shockwave therapy - for podiatry clinic then? nails and skin. It’s enhanced with an healing enhancement, diagnostic amazing herbal foot soak, and warm “Absolutely not! Everything we do ultrasound and surgical excision of wax therapy, perfect of dry skin and painful corns or verruca. Steroid and here is for the benefit of our patients and to make them happy, feel better, sore joints, followed by an indulgent joint injection is another service foot massage”. and reduce pain. No matter we provide which isn’t widely if its the complimentary To find out more about available meaning we can fresh brewed espressos, the the full range of services help people with heel comfortable atmosphere, available please visit the pain or painful arthritic or the warm welcome Foot Medic website, follow conditions including you’ll receive, we are sure on social media or call bunion pain.

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Amy, originally from Bishopbriggs, has released three albums and sold more than five million records worldwide, including 1.5 million in the UK. Local Amy MacDonald has released her fi rst studio album in fi ve years and is suppporting it with a 13-date UK tour

World acclaimed local artist Amy Macdonald has embarked on a new 13 date UK concert tour following the launch of her latest album.

The album, Under Stars, was released in February and is Amy’s first studio album since 2012. The Milngavie singer has also announced a 13-date tour for 2017, including three

Scottish concerts and one at the prestigious Royal Albert Hall in London.

Amy revealed her latest album has been her longest in production. She said: “It’s been about two and a half years in the making and while, at the time, I wanted things to happen quicker now that it's fi nished I'm glad I’ve taken the time.

“The album feels like it's had the TLC that it deserves.”

She said: “I feel so proud of the songs and I am so pleased with the record. There are so many incredible moments and I really feel this record features some of my best work.

“I'm excited to fi nally share it with my fans and I believe there is so much that will also appeal to new fans."

The UK tour opened in Bristol on March 28 and closes at Aberdeen Beach Ballroom on April 13. The London concert is on April 3, while Amy will play Edinburgh Usher Hall on April 5 and Inverness Ironworks on April 12.

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BoWs and arroWs fUn Eight staff at your Community Magazine enjoyed an archery session with the Clyde Arrows at Milngavie & Bearsden Sports Club.

They discovered it’s a fun and highly accessible sport with challenges and rewards for all ages and abilities. The have-a-go archers played in pairs, shooting a 60-inch target face on the outdoor pitch at a distance of 10 metres.

The knock-out competition was won by Stuart Mainland, the magazine’s Director.

He said: “It was a great afternoon and something new and different to try. It worked really well as a staff afternoon trip.”

The Clyde Arrows was founded almost 30 years ago in Clydebank and has since moved to the local sports club. The nonprofit, volunteer club now has a membership of around 80 members, including senior, junior and disability sections.

There are two indoor ranges and an outdoor range where

POLISHING Staff of your Community Magazine had a great afternoon out at Clyde Arrows

members can shoot recreationally or to compete.

The club includes Scottish National Squad archers, a former Commonwealth Games archer and West of Scotland champions past and present.

Callum Yuill at the club said: “We are a fully governed and affi liated club to Archery Great Britain (AGB) and Scottish Archery Association, with a thriving membership and fun atmosphere. We’re friendly and welcome anyone with open arms to try archery. It’s a club for all.”

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Bearsden’s Boclair House Hotel is thrilled to receive a host of accolades as it looks forward to celebrating its first birthday this month.

The luxury hotel, which is part of the Manorview Hotels and Leisure Group, has been named Romantic Hotel of the Year, as well as the Boutique Hotel of the Year, in the regional Glasgow and Clyde category of the annual Scottish Hotel Awards.

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The hotel, on Milngavie Road, also added another accolade to its growing list of awards when it was named Wedding Hotel of the Year at the Prestige Awards.

Boclair House fought off strong competition against such acclaimed venues as Sherbrooke Castle Hotel in Glasgow and Brig O’Doon House Hotel in Ayrshire.

Fallon Cowley, group operations director of Manorview Hotels and Leisure Group said: “Boclair House Hotel only opened last year after a massive refurbishment programme and I’m delighted to see it winning awards already. This is welldeserved recognition.”

Now Boclair House Hotel has further reason to celebrate with its first birthday party taking place on April 1. A Great Gatsby themed event will be held in the Grand Ballroom starting at 7pm. A percentage of proceeds from the party will support Glasgow-based charity Cure Crohn’s Colitis.

Tickets are £49 per person or a table of 10 for £450 and include a three-course meal, a welcoming glass of Prosecco and entertainment. See www.boclairhousehotel.co.uk

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NOVEMBER 2014

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At The Kitchen Depot, we have always prided ourselves in our family values, on always being prepared to do whatever it takes to ensure that our customers are treated exactly as we would like to be treated ourselves - with courtesy, consideration and professionalism.

But lest we ever become complacent, we actively encourage ongoing feedback - here's what Mr Lee Sanderson has to say:

"The most incredible thing about The Kitchen Depot has been your sky-high levels of customer service. Too often a company will promote customer service as a core value, only to reveal a hollow promise when they don't live up to it."

Mr Sanderson continues: "My favourite retailer is John Lewis because I know that they will do whatever they can to put something right if it goes wrong. The Kitchen Depot has performed to the same high standard."

"To favourably compare a small family business to Britain's most respected retailer is not something that I do lightly but you are well worthy of the comparison."

Well, thanks for that, Mr Sanderson - please excuse us while we blush with pride.

When it comes to looking after our customers, The Kitchen Depot is never knowingly undersold.

The Kitchen Depot 51 Watt Road, Hillington Industrial Estate G52 4Ry Tel: 0141 891 4884 Also at Dumbarton & East Kilbride

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www.thekitchendepot.co.uk