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Contents Look Back at 2015.......................... 3 B&M Youth Orchestra.................... 4 80s Fundraiser................................. 5 Local Masters.................................. 6 Sporting Awards............................. 7 Local Businesses......................... 8&9 National Trust...............................10 Vets Notes and Pet Stories..........11 U3A................................................12 Allander Indoor Bowling Club....14 What's Up Doc?............................14 Milngavie Marathon Group........16 B&M Fair Trade Group.................17 New Year, New You Advertising Feature............. 18&19 The Ferio Saxophone Quartet....20 Household Tips.............................20 Legal Matters................................20 Looking Ahead to 2016...............28 Joan Fleming.................................30 Art at The Grange........................31 Scottoiler Sport Solutions Ltd.....32 Charity Concert.............................33 White Lily Fund............................33

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TAKING A LooK bACK AT 2015

Stories of club and group launches, personal successes and innovative ideas were told during a year of your Community Magazine.

The fi rst magazine of the year highlighted a new group for men called Men Behaving Dadly.

Matthew Edmonds created the monthly meet up for dads and their pre-school kids at Allander Evangelical Church.

In February, we reported on another newly launched group, the Supper Troupers and Trippers (STaT). A news item also revealed the winter fun – and mud – of Glasgow Mountain Bike Club, which rides out from Milngavie and Bearsden Sports Club.

In March, we fi rst heard about the launch of a Making the Most of Milngavie survey when Callum

Christie called for “interesting and practical” ideas. Mugdock Country Cycles also opened for business.

April brought an announcement of the Mugstock Festival. It was the dream of Alan Govan and he asked locals for help.

May’s magazine revealed three local people pushing their limits for charity, including Clayton Cumming, who was taking part in the Glasgow KiltWalk; Jamie Aarons, who hoped to race a quadrathlon; and Stewart McAulay, who would climb Kilimanjaro.

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Sambhav Chadha in June. The 11-year-old was one of only three youngsters in Scotland to be awarded a gold medal in the UK-wide Primary Mathematics Challenge.

September with a new meeting place in Milngavie.

The month for Mugstock arrived in August and after many months of planning and hard work the event took place at the country park. We also told for the fi rst time of the growth of the University of the Third Age (U3A) groups.

and we told of a long-standing street vegetable competition and the innovative business of Nikki Th’ng called Class4kids.

While in October, kids were getting messy with the launch of Messy Monsters in Milngavie.

A local Alzheimer’s Scotland initiative was keen to hear from In July, we revealed a new sport volunteers to help with a Rugby called footgolf had arrived in Memories programme and the Milngavie at Hilton Park Golf Jog Scotland Milngavie Club, while another footballing fi rst came in the shape of Walking group launched.

Football sessions at Milngavie FC. November was our fi rst birthday

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MAKE A NoTE: JoIN bMyo ROOFING CLADDING GUTTERS GREAT SOUNDS: The Bearsden & Milngavie Youth Orchestra is a very friendly and inclusive place for children to come along to enjoy playing an instrument

Budding young musicians can start the New Year on a high note by joining long-standing Bearsden & Milngavie Youth Orchestra.

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As the local orchestra celebrates its 40th year, children are being encouraged to come along to play. There are four sections to choose from: String Orchestra for younger string players; Wind Band for younger to intermediate wind and brass players; Concert Orchestra for intermediate string players; and the full Symphony Orchestra.

Started in 1976 by violin teacher

Anna Moffat, the aim of BMYO is to give the opportunity for children to play as part of a full orchestra, but without the stress of having to audition.

There are only a few requirements for children before joining. They need to be aged eight and have a year’s experience of playing their instrument or can play to grade one level.

Currently, there are just over 100 members in the orchestra although there is capacity for up to 150 children. BMYO perform a number of concerts each year.

Susan McEwan, BMYO secretary, says: “The orchestra is a very friendly and inclusive place for children to come along to enjoy playing an instrument. We ask for some experience of playing purely to ensure the children don’t feel overwhelmed.

“This month is a great time for children to join us because we begin rehearsing new material for the Easter concert.”

Susan adds: “It is a great orchestra to be a part of and we are immensely proud of the children who work hard to make our shows a pleasure.”

BMYO is run by the parents of members. The fi rst two sessions in 2016 are on January 7 and 14 at 7pm at Boclair Academy, Bearsden. After that, the orchestra reverts to its normal meeting place at Douglas Academy, Milngavie. New members can turn up on the night or fi nd out more at BMYO.org.uk.

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When Jane Paterson heard about the work of local charity Yogability she decided to volunteer her help with the group classes. carers and their families. Jane says: “When I found out about the fantastic work of Yogability I decided I wanted to help in any way I could. I contacted the founders Helen McGinn and Debbie MacNab to see what I could do. Since then I have been attending group classes to help Yogability provides free yoga classes to children and adults with with their one-to-ones.

“I have found it to be such a special needs, as well as their A year later she became a trustee – and now Jane, of Bearsden, is behind an event to raise muchneeded funds for Yogability.

The Bringing Back the 80s Disco takes place on February 19 at Westerton Bowling Club from 7.30pm until midnight.

Jane became a trustee of the charity last January and knows how much Yogability relies on fund-raising to keep the service going. She says: “When I was out with friends one night we decided we would organise a local disco and raise funds for Yogability.”

Tickets, priced £5, are available by messaging Yogability on Facebook or emailing helen@ yogabiity.org.uk. Also see www.yogability.org.uk * Helen also teaches adult yoga for all abilities through her Helen McGinn Yoga classes. She has started two new evening class in All Saints Church Hall, Drymen Road, Bearsden, from 6.30pm9pm, £30 for six-week block.

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The 1500m champs is the second of two national events to be held in Scotland each year and is for adult swimmers, who are known as “masters”.

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She bettered her entry time by 50 seconds to clock 21.41.13 in her 1500m freestyle race but was beaten into second place by only six seconds by the winner, Laura Reid of Scotia ASC in Bishopbriggs.

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Eddie Riach was the only swimmer in his male age 60 to 64 category. This mattered not because his time of 20.48.96 beat everyone in the age group below and all bar one in the age group below that.

Fergus MacLean swam a rapid 19.27.37 to win his 45 to 49 age group and to finish second male overall.

Coach John Archibald, of Milngvaie, said: “Our swimmers did us proud and swam smartly in an event that’s notorious for overexuberant blow outs.

“I witnessed class acts all round.”

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Since moving into Cyan in Milngavie in October, the membership to Betsy Barclay’s Ladies’ Leisure has escalated with over 50 coming along. We meet on the first Thursday evening of each month, enjoy fine dining followed by entertainment such as beauty demos, lingerie fashion show, string quartet, Acker Bilk style band and many more from now until June. We aim to provide a feel good evening of friendship and fun for ladies who like to socialise.

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TOp spORTiNG AWARDs its members and volunteers being recognised. The club has created a collaborative mind-set to training and racing, providing options for a wide range of members.”

HARRIERS: Members of Garscube Harriers being presented with the Award for Development Club of the Year by the Lord Provost of Glasgow

Two local clubs – and athletes – were rewarded for their dedication, athleticism and hard work at the Sports Council for Glasgow Awards.

Athletics club, Garscube Harriers, took home a clutch of accolades.

They won the Club of the Year Development Award and were commended in three categories, Darren McGowan as Junior Volunteer of the Year; Del Young for Outstanding Individual Performance and Debbie Martin-Consani for Outstanding Individual Performance Senior International.

Meanwhile, XS Taekwon-do won

the Club of the Year Performance Award.

The annual Sports Council for Glasgow Awards recognise clubs for their work in developing and growing sport across Glasgow.

Accolades were presented in 13 categories at a ceremony held at Glasgow City Chambers late last year.

After the event, Jill O’Neil, president of Garscube Harriers, said: “It’s fantastic to see the club,

Darren, 18, who joined Garscube aged nine is a keen competitor and for the past two years has been assisting the coaches with the club’s growing number of junior athletes.

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Del, 32, has been with the club less than a year but has already shown what can be achieved with regular and focused training and a positive and enthusiastic mindset. Among many race wins are the Garscube Gallop 7K, Dunlop 10K and the Killearn 10K and Milngavie Trail Race on the same weekend.

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Anne says: “We are so pleased that Margaret has agreed to give another talk for our group. She is much in demand as a speaker and our members very much enjoyed her talk last time.

“Margaret is a tutor at The Centre for Open Studies and she also leads tours of Glasgow. She has an incredible encyclopedic knowledge of Glasgow, including its history, people and buildings.”

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ThE RISE AND RISE of U3A Outings Group has recently formed specifi cally to organise day trips to places of cultural interest.”

Other new groups include La Vie Française – a French conversation and outings group for fairly fl uent French speakers. A Spanish Conversation group is also in the process of being set up.

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If you are looking for a way to stay active during the winter months why not try indoor bowls?

Allander Indoor Bowling Club (AIBC) provides a welcoming environment for all ages, men and women, to enjoy this competitive game.

members became the Scottish Senior Singles Champion to add to the gent’s Senior Fours Scottish Championship in previous years.

Members play a league system from Monday to Friday, starting at 10am until 6.30pm. A game lasts for two hours and teams comprise three of four players.

“However, not all members seek serious competitive matches and AIBC provides friendship and fun from the game, notably on Thursdays and Fridays and on Saturday evenings.”

From January to April, AIBC competes in the Glasgow and District Indoor Bowling Association leagues for both male and female players, as well as a mixed knock-out competition.

James adds: “The game of bowls keeps the mind active and provides good exercise for players. We would like to see new people joining us in 2016.”

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and cancer, obesity shortens lives. It can lead to arthritis, indigestion, gallstones, infertility, depression and sleep apnoea. Only last month warnings were issued to obese women about the risks of miscarriage and premature birth in pregnancy. We are running up a huge bill with the NHS as a result of the impact of these diseases.

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“If runners have completed a 10k or two they might be keen to enter a half marathon or a full marathon. We’re here to offer a weekly training run that is focused on both distances.”

Meeting at 9am at Costa Coffee – and leaving sharp at 9.05am Alistair Haydock, who founded – the runners follow routes the group, say: “It’s in January that everyone pledges to become around Milngavie and Bearsden, fi tter and for people who run it’s including the waterworks and the West Highland Way. all about fi nding the The group, which heads out for an “early bird” run each Sunday from the town’s precinct, was formed in October. The group now has around 20 regular runners and they hope to gain more members as people make plans to become fi tter in 2016.

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Members of the group have a few 2016 races in the diary including four runners doing the Greater Manchester Marathon in April, fi ve taking on the Edinburgh Marathon in May and two entered for the Berlin Marathon in September.

Two runners in particular have showed great improvements in their running since joining the group. Alistair says: “One runner, David Cooke, has gone from running very little to his fi rst half marathon in 20 years while another member, Neil Semple, has shown great progress and will be doing his fi rst marathon in Edinburgh. We’re a friendly and inclusive group and the aim is to get in the training miles and to enjoy running socially each week.”

The group is an informal training club and people run at their own risk. To fi nd out more join Milngavie Marathon Group on Facebook.

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This year, the group hopes to focus more on educating people in the local area about “why� Fair Trade is so important.

Sue Milne is a founding member and volunteer with the group, which recently heard that the Fair Trade Town status had been renewed for both Bearsden and Milngavie. She explains:

“We’ve done a lot of work behind the scenes to gain the Fair Trade status for both communities. This involves, among other things, proving that businesses stock and use Fair Trade products.

There’s also an educational side to our campaigning, to increase awareness of the products and to get people to buy them in preference to others. This has been successful in many ways.�

For example, Sue tells of the children who come along to the Fair Trade events and immediately recognise the logo. She adds: “From nursery school age they know about Fair Trade and tell their parents to make Fair Trade choices. This is fantastic.�

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Sax of the best Milngavie Music Club will start 2016 in style with their January concert at Cairns Church.

The Ferio Saxophone Quartet will be playing on January 22 from 7.30pm to 9.30pm.

The young quartet are graduates of the Royal College of Music and formed in 2012 with a “mission to expand the repertoire of exciting new music for four saxophones”.

They have since gained great acclaim and have won the prestigious Royal Overseas League Competition. Their programme includes Glazunov's Saxophone Quartet. Op 109.

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Tickets for the concert, which is supported by the Tunnell Trust, cost £12.

School pupils can enter the event for free. See www. milngaviemusic.org

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JANUARY 2016 | What's On Calendar St Paul’s Lunch Club St Paul’s Church of Scotland, 1 Baldernock Rd, Milngavie 12-1pm, After the Christmas break the Lunch Club reopens.

We serve home-made soup, a variety of rolls and delicious home baking all in a warm friendly environment. At £2.50 a bargain break in the middle of the day

Calendar of events Monday 4th Bumps and Bundles Bearsden Baptist Church Open to all mums-to-be, parents and carers of babies and preschool toddlers. 0141 563 7830 or 07982 248764.

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Sunday 3rd Conic Hill Conic Hill, Balmaha 9am, A short walk from the Balmaha car park following mostly the West Highland Way footpath but could include a more interesting scramble. The Oak Tree Inn awaits on the return to the car park. Walk: 2 Hours. www.MilngavieMountaineeringClub.org

Charity Car Boot Sale Homebase Car Park 7-11:30am, Every Sunday, come along and sell your unwanted items. The fee for parking your vehicle goes to charity. Cost £10 per car, £12 for small vans and £15 for larger vans

Dementia Group Bearsden Alzheimer Scotland, 49 Milngavie Road 7-9pm, If you care for someone with dementia you are welcome to come along to this evening group and meet others who may be in a similar situation to yourself. www.carerslink.org.uk Spiritual Awareness Development Group Cardross 7:30pm, For more info email info@okeko.org 07411 181 177 (meets every Monday) Carers Cafe The Inn, Bearsden 10:30am-12:30pm, Come together to chat with other carers, swap tips on caring, make new friends and find out about other avenues of support. www.carerslink.org.uk

Tuesday 5th Milngavie Choir Cairns Church 7:30pm, Choir restarts after the festive break, and will continue every Tuesday unless otherwise stated. www.milngavie-choir.btck.co.uk

Wednesday 6th Mixed Ability Art Class St Andrew's Church, Bearsden 11am-1pm, This class is aimed as a mixed ability class and will appeal to anyone who wishes to experiment with a variety of media including drawing (pencil, charcoal, conte & pastels) and painting (gouache & acrylics).

Running until March 9th, (16+). www.edlc.co.uk

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Creative Painting Cairns Church Hall, Milngavie WED (10 week course), 1:15 - 3:15pm & THURS (10 week course), 1:30-3:30pm, Suitable for students of all abilities who would like to develop their own painting style through the use of these most varied and expressive materials, including watercolour, gouache and acrylic.

A wide variety of techniques, approaches and subject matter will be covered - both traditional and experimental - from “wet on wet “ to “impasto” and much in between. (16+). www.edlc.co.uk

Thursday 7th Argentine Tango Classes Milngavie Tennis Club 7-8pm, Weekly classes that are open to everyone with no experience required. No need to bring a partner, just yourself and learn how to tango. firedance100@ hotmail.com or call 07980 8322207 Daybreak New Kilpatrick Church, New Hall in Bearsden 1:30-3:30pm, We offer opportunities for people with dementia to socialise and enjoy crafts, board and card games, singing, conversation and reminisce in a caring and supportive environment. Weekly.

Transport can be arranged with escorts provided by our team of volunteers. 0141 942 6963 or morven.white@yahoo.co.uk

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What's On Calendar | JANUARY 2016 Parent Group ASDA Bishopbriggs 10am-12pm, Are you the parent/ guardian of a child or young person aged up to 19? If so, you are welcome to come along to any of our Carer Cafés, however this particular group is especially for you! Come along for coffee and chat with our volunteers and other parent carers.

Sunday 10th Early Morning Mountain Biking Bearsden Baptist Church 8am, Do you like cycling about in the great Scottish outdoors?

Novices or experts all welcome.

Fun for blokes of all ages. It’s fun, it’s friendly, it’s muddy! For additonal details, email David Cameron at dalhalvaig@gmail.com

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Monday 11th Friday 8th Mind that Song Bearsden Cross Church, 61 Drymen Road, Bearsden, 2-3:30pm, A service provided by Alzheimer Scotland which uses singing to bring people together in a friendly and stimulating social environment. Tea and coffee is provided. Contact Alexandra Lang on 0141 946 0966 or alang@alzscot.org.

Antonine Bridge Club Kilmardinny House 7pm, Weekly, new members are welcome to this friendly bridge club. More information at www.bridgewebs.com/antonine

(Runs Every Monday)

Monday 11th Drawing & Paintings Lillie Art Gallery 2-4pm, The combination of patient tuition of traditional and not so traditional drawing skills, demonstrations and the opportunity to experiment makes this class ideal for absolute beginners. Step by step introduction to those who are just starting out. 6 week course, running until February 15 (16+).

Friday 8th Carers Cafe Milngavie Carers Link 10:30am-12:30pm, Come together to chat with other carers, swap tips on caring, make new friends and find out about other avenues of support; as well as having a coffee and a slice of cake.

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Saturday 9th Art in Kirkintilloch The Barony Chambers, Auld Kirk Museum 11am-1pm or 2-4pm, SmART will take you on a journey about ideas, art, materials and objects. Work with our real-life artist Shielagh every week and create some awesome artworks.

(7-11years). www.edlc.co.uk (10 week course concluding March 19th)

Carers Cafe The Avenue Bar & Restaurant, Bishopbriggs 10:30am-12:30pm, The Carers Café is a monthly get together where you can come together to chat with other carers, swap tips on caring, make new friends and find out about other avenues of support; as well as having a coffee and a slice of cake.

Milngavie & Bearsden Historical Society St Andrew's Church, Park Road, Milngavie 7:30pm, relocated, the Speaker will be Professor Roy Burdon and the title The Art of Forgery when the skill of the art forger will be revealed. Visitors are welcome £4.

For more information please visit the website www.mbhistorical.org

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Calendar of events

Monday 11th Bridge in Bearsden Milngavie Town Hall 5.30pm For improvers and 7.15pm for the advanced. New members will be very welcome to join in. pfe263@gmail.com or 0141 563 8223.

Multi Arts Milngavie Community Education Centre 3:30-5pm, Do you love making up characters, designing cartoons/ comics or writing funny stories?

This fantastically fun afterschool gang of cool creators is for you!

Come along to our club and work with our real life artist/ designer/storyteller. 6 week course concluding February 16th (7-11yrs). www.edlc.co.uk

Wednesday Wanders Tesco Car Park, Milngavie 9:30am, Involves a pub lunch or similar form of refreshment, so packed lunches or snacks don’t need to be carried. New walkers are welcome to come for 2 walks after which, if they wish to continue walking with us, then they must become a member of the Ramblers. 0141 339 9990 www.bearsdenandmilngavieramblers.org.uk (Also Wednesday 28th)

Wednesday 13th Young Adult Group Location TBC 7:30-9:30pm, Our Young Adult Carers have been busy coming up with suggestions for their monthly meetings and activities.

This event is bowling.

Tuesday 12th Beginners' Scottish Country Dancing TUE 12, 19 & 26: Westerton Hall, 82 Maxwell Ave / WED 13, 20 & 27: Milngavie Town Hall, Station Road, 7:30-9:15pm 7-8:30pm, 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.

07902127370 www.rscdsglasgow.org.

Thursday 14th

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Dementia - A little help from your friend at Carers Link Milngavie, Carers Link 11-2pm, If you are new to caring for someone with dementia, we don't want you to have to learn the hard way. And if you have been caring for some time, well, it's always good to have new ideas. heather@carerslink.org.uk

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Active Arts Park Centre, Kirkintilloch 12-2:30pm, Enjoy this short, low level walk in the Kirkintilloch area, led by our trained Walk Leader/arts tutor. Collect some skills in photography or simply absorb the atmosphere each week, then return to Park Centre and create some expressive drawings/photographs inspired by your walks with the guidance of a professional artist in a relaxed environment. This course is suitable for anyone wanting to become active or recovering from a health issue or to get a little active. 4 week course concluding February 3rd. (16+) www.edlc.co.uk Parent Group Milngavie Carers Link 10am-12pm, Are you the parent/ guardian of a child or young person aged up to 19? If so, you are welcome to come along to any of our Carer Cafés, however this particular group is especially for you! Come along for coffee and chat with our volunteers and other parent carers. www.carerslink.org.uk

Making the Most of Milngavie Public Meeting Town Hall, Milngavie 7pm, For anyone interested in hearing more about the Action Plan. Residents of Milngavie will be encouraged to help prioritise the themes and project ideas contained within the Action Plan.

All are welcome and encouraged to attend this final part of a unique consultative process. The Community Action Plan can be viewed online and downloaded for print at www.milngaviedt.co.uk Painting The Barony Chambers (The Auld Kirk Museum), Kirkintilloch 10am-12:30pm, Suitable for those who have some experience in oil painting or who have attended a previous course. Students will explore the fundamentals of painting, and experimentation of colour, tone, mark making and composition. There will be an emphasis on students developing their own personal visual language and style. 10 week course concluding March 17th.

(16+). www.edlc.co.uk

Saturday 16th Dollar Law Dollar Law, Peebles 8am, A shortish 5 hour walk up a Donald followed by a watering hole in Peebles. www.MilngavieMountaineeringClub.org

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What's On Calendar | JANUARY 2016 Early Years Milngavie Community Education Centre 10-11:30am, A series of Saturday mornings filled with gentle song, dressing up and poetry with a dash of arts and crafts.

Each workshop will be inspired by beautiful French fairy tales and songs. Learn the stories, characters and places with a sprinkle of imagination to help support this multi-sensory experience. Parent/guardians are invited to help get creative and introduce their wee ones to French and creative play 8 week course concluding March 5th. (46yrs). www.edlc.co.uk

U3A Monthly Meeting St Andrew’s Church Hall, Bearsden 11am, Lynn O’Hara will give a talk about Childline, the telephone helpline for children.

For U3A members only. www.u3asites.org.uk

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Monday 18th Bouncing Back Kirkintilloch 11am-2pm, Are you caring for someone and feeling a bit flat, washed out or frustrated? Would you like to be able to bounce back better and be more resilient to the pressures of caring for someone? If so, this session may be just the ticket. heather@carerslink.org.uk

NTS Bearsden & Milngavie Members’ Centre Milngavie Town Hall 2:30pm, Sights & Sounds of Glasgow - History of the City up to 1700 with Margaret Anderson This talk by our renowned speaker follows on from her fascinating talk last year on The Tobacco Barons and is a not-to-be missed event. annsmacleod@gmail.com

Wednesday 20th Tuesday 19th Creative Writing Community Room, Waitrose, Glasgow Road, Milngavie 6:30-8:30pm, Bring along your own work and get feedback from a professional writer and members of the writing workshop. This is the chance to focus on taking your work in progress to the next step or possibly even competition.

For those looking for ideas and inspiration to get started, exercises in both poetry and prose will be offered. If you work best with a deadline, your tutor will give guidance regarding relevant competitions and publishing opportunities. 6 week course concluding on February 23rd.

(16+). www.edlc.co.uk Short Break Location TBC 10:30am-11:45am, Shared Care Scotland will be hosting this LIVE webcast and the focus will be on breaks for carers. Short-breaks or respite care is short term care that helps families take a break from the daily routine and demands of the caring situation. carerslink.org.uk

Drawing & Painting Woodhill Evangelical Church, Bishopbriggs 6:30-9pm, We will be using everyday objects, plants and flowers to develop drawing and painting skills, with plenty of inspiration from art history.

Working from life, and starting with drawing materials we will explore line, form and composition. 6 week course concluding February 24th. (16+).

Digital Arts St Andrew's Church, Bearsden 3:30pm-5pm, If you’re into iPads, stop motion photography and all things digital, come and learn how to become an animation expert at this fun after school course. Write your own plots and scripts, do lots of drawing to make scenery and props, and film and produce your own movie!

At the end of the course you will have a DVD of movies 6 week course commencing February 24th. (7-11yrs). www.edlc.co.uk

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Calendar of events Thursday 21st Dementia Group Milngavie Carers Link 10:30am-12:30pm, Each month we offer carers a chance to catch up with other carers who support someone with dementia and to cover the topics that you REALLY want answers to when caring for someone with dementia, such as Daily Life, Friends and Family, Who Can Help? Looking After Me, Understanding Dementia and many more. For more detail please visit carerslink.org.uk

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Monday 25th Carers Cafe Smith’s Hotel, Kirkintilloch 10:30am-12:30pm, Make new friends and find out about other avenues of support; as well as having a coffee and a slice of cake. www.carerslink.org.uk

Wednesday 27th

Saturday 23rd

Rabbie Burns' School Days The Theatre, Mugdock Country Park Milngavie Music Club 2-4pm, Ever wonder what Rabbie Cairns Church, Buchanan Street, Burns' was like in school? Was Milngavie he a cheeky chappy? Good at 7:30pm, Ferio Saxophone Quartet football? The class joker? Enjoy These four young virtuosi began this fun packed show with music the year in style by winning the and song and join Rabbie & his prestigious Royal Overseas League trusty pal Tam on one of their Competition. Their programme many adventures. This show will includes Glazunov's important entertain, educate, amuse you, Quartet as well as cult composer meet the boy that went on to be Philip Glass mesmerising the world's most known poet and Concerto. Supported by the the man who put Scotland on the Tunnell Trust. For more detail map. office@mugdock.org please visit www.milngaviemusic.org (Also on Sunday 24th)

www.carerslink.org.uk

Volunteer Recruitment & Information Event Milngavie Enterprise Centre 10am, If you are interested in volunteering with Carers Link, please come along and find out more about our opportunities. sharon@carerslink.org.uk

First Aid Training Location TBC 10am-3pm, Basic first aid training, including how to perform CPR and how to deal with choking and minor injuries such as cuts and sprains. carerslink.org.uk

Meet & Geek Kirkintilloch Baptist Church 11am-1:30pm, Have fun, meet new people and learn about computers carerslink.org.uk

Saturday 30th Men Behaving Dadly Allander Evangelical Church 9:30am, A great place for dads and pre-school children (0-3yrs) to play & socialize www.allanderchurch. org.uk

Sunday 31th Creag Tharsuinn Winter Climb Creag Tharsuinn (Cowal) 7am, A long ridge rising steeply above the forested Garrachra Glen in the heart of the Cowal peninsula. www.

MilngavieMountaineeringClub.org

Minions Charles Theatre Bar 11am, Minions Kevin, Stewart, and Bob are off on a big journey to find a new boss. 0141 956 6100

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Young Adult Group Location TBC 6:30-9pm, Our Young Adult Carers have been busy coming up with suggestions for their monthly meetings and activities.

This event is an information session from the job centre.

Autism Support Milngavie Carers Link 10:30-12:30pm, Helping parents encourage spontaneity and creativity in their children using sensory art at home. carerslink.org.uk

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Nightlife | JANUARY 2016

Want a wide range of entertainment to suit your mood and taste? Look no further than the Community Magazine's guide. Whether testing the old grey matter at a quiz, tickling your tonsils at karaoke or hitting the dance oor, we have the list to inspire you.

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Den 128 Drymen Road, 0141 942 7272 ď Ź THU : Quiz ď Ź FRI : DJ ď Ź Varity of music played

The Burnbrae Milngavie Road, 0141 942 5951 ď Ź Extensive range of whiskies in a relaxed atmosphere

44 Main Street, Milngavie, 0141 956 7290 ď Ź WED: Nova Scotia Folk Club (7:30pm-12am) ď Ź THU: MM@TC Film Club (7:30pm-12pm) ď Ź SUN: Kids Mantinee (11am–1pm) ď Ź SUN 3: Russell McNeil ď Ź SAT 9: Blues Intensive ď Ź SUN 10: McKenzie Garvity ď Ź FRI 15: Alan Parker ď Ź SUN 17: Nae Spring Chicken ď Ź FRI 22: Twist of Fate ď Ź SAT 23: Download ď Ź SUN 24: Perfect Stangers ď Ź FRI 29: Flat Liners ď Ź SAT 30: Jail House Jock ď Ź SUN 31: Michael Keenan ď Ź Contact bar for further details

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878 Boclair Road, G62 6EP, 01389 621968 ď Ź Country Pub ď Ź Contact bar for further entertainment details Station Road, Milngavie ď Ź A relaxed pub atmosphere with good food and drinks ď Ź Contact bar for further information

S T R AT h b L A N E Kirkhouse Inn Glasgow Rd, 01360 771771 ď Ź Live Music

Carbeth Inn Stockiemuir Road, 01360 770002 ď Ź Food served / Beer garden ď Ź Classic pub full of history ď Ź Contact bar for further information

Blane Valley Inn 54 Glasgow Road, Blanefi eld, , G63 9BP, 01360 770303 ď Ź Quiz Night every Thursday from 9pm onwards, cash prizes. ď Ź Live Music ď Ź Children Welcome ď Ź Contact bar for further information

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Happy New Year to all our readers and we hope you all have a great 2016.

We are looking forward to bringing you our monthly magazines, fi lled with news and stories about local people, groups, clubs, activities and businesses.

We are always happy to hear from people who have news and information about our local communities.

Perhaps your group is keen to recruit for new members, or you have set up a new club or a club member has won an award.

Senior Savvy with Suhail Rehman

This month: Make 2016 a good one...

The New Year is now in full swing and hopefully your resolutions are too. Many of you may be trying to keep active, save more money or spend more time with loved ones, but one resolution we can all make is to stay healthy and safe at home. Your home is where you should feel most secure and now is the perfect time to carry out a few quick checks: Here are some top tips for safeguarding you and your home: 1. Change the battery in all of your smoke alarms and set yourself a reminder to then check they are working properly once a week.

potentially having the code, there are a few people who could get to know your code through the year. Therefore by changing the code every January, it will reduce the risk of unauthorised people getting their hands on your keys.

3. It’s always handy to have a list of any medication you take with your doctors contact details on display where someone can easily fi nd it in case of an emergency.

Falls are the most common accident to occur within the home; so to lessen the risk of trips and slips, make sure to get any loose carpets or rugs fi xed and keep fl oor space clutter free.

In particular, we like to write about great human interest stories so please don’t be shy with your news.

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FIND THE PERFECT LUXURY KITCHEN AND BATHROOM AT

CMC HOME IMPROVEMENTS This month sees the opening of a new kitchen and bathroom showroom in the West Dunbartonshire area.

The family-run business has opened the showroom to showcase their extensive range of bespoke and high quality kitchens and bathrooms at Broadmeadow Industrial Estate in Dumbarton.

Now customers can make the conveniently located showroom their first port of call when thinking about having a kitchen or bathroom installed.

There is a wide variety of doors, worktops, sinks, taps, flooring, wet wall panels, tiles and ceilings to choose from and to suit all budgets.

CMC offer the complete kitchen and bathroom service.

A team of dedicated and professional staff manage the entire project for you from the stripping out and disposing of rubbish to electrics, plumbing and plastering.

All kitchens are made to measure and designed to fit any size and shape of room. The 18mm colour-coded carcasses have soft-close hinges on doors and drawers as standard.

Calam McCrorie is the owner

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of CMC HOME IMPROVEMENTS and has been installing kitchens and bathrooms for 15 years in the local area. He says: “I want the experience of having a luxury kitchen or bathroom installed to be as enjoyable for the customer as it is for me and my team who take great pride in their craftsmanship.

“I am very proud of the work my team and I do and I personally oversee that each project is finished to a high standard.”

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JoAN’S hAPPy SCRIbbLINGS A life-long enjoyment of “scribbling things down” led to Joan Fleming becoming a published author in her retirement.

To date, the Milngavie author has penned two novels and is now working on the third in her romantic fi ction series entitled The Magic of Mull. Joan’s fi rst novel, What the Future Holds, was e-published by Tirgearr Publishing in July 2014. It was shortlisted for the Joan Hessayon Award of the Romantic Novelists’ Association in 2015.

Bearsden Academy – and has lived in the area for 40 years. She says: “Ever since I was young I’ve written stories. I’ve also entered short story competitions and was encouraged, when my own children were young, by good feedback from the magazine, the People’s Friend.”

Her second book, Spirit of the Island, was e-published in November and has received good reviews with fi ve-star ratings on Amazon.

Joan was formerly a teacher of modern languages – for some years at

Joan had entered a story competition with the Dundeebased magazine and although she did not win the editor visited her in Glasgow to offer tips on becoming a published writer.

Unfortunately, a busy family and work life got in the way of Joan’s writing hobby and only when she took early retirement did she focus again on writing. Joan joined the Erskine Writers and took the lead from other people in the group who were already published.

Joan says: “I love writing. I enjoy the process of it and I rarely struggle with the discipline required to write daily.”

The Magic of Mull series was originally inspired by Joan’s late husband’s connection with the Scottish island. Joan says: “My husband spent a lot of time visiting Mull as a child and when we married we continued to holiday on the island. I have always loved the place.”

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ART fRoM ThE hEART “I had an idea a couple of years ago to start an art school and now it has come to fruition in a spectacular fashion. We started with just six students and now have 70 and a waiting list in some areas.

ART FOLK: The students and staff celebrating the opening of Art at The Grange exhibition in Cyan Restaurant and Bar.

“The anniversary exhibition reveals some of the amazing artworks that have been created and also shows the general public some of what we do at the art school.”

Cyan owner David Cowan has given his support to the exhibition. Sharon says: “David was vey happy to host the exhibition in Cyan, his bar and restaurant. The offi cial exhibition Two Milngavie businesses got together to host opening was also a great success an exciting art exhibition to celebrate the second thanks to David and his staff, who ensured that staff and anniversary of a popular art school. students of Art at the Grange had an enjoyable and memorable excited to have the exhibition in Art at The Grange and Cyan Bar Milngavie and it is proving to be a evening.” and Restaurant are delighted great draw for local people.” to be displaying – and selling – Art at the Grange, in Grange original art by students and staff Artworks are by a range of artists, Avenue, Milngavie, is accepting from the art school and gallery. including Ashleigh Bysouth, Lynn bookings for classes commencing The exhibition will be in place at Howarth, Iain Mcaulay, MarieJanuary 29. Call 0141 384 2655, Cyan in Stewart Street until mid Claire Redman, James Skelton see www.artatthegrange.com or January.

Smith and Yvonne Taylor. visit the Facebook page. Cyan Bar and Restaurant can be contacted Art at the Grange founder Sharon Art at the Grange is a dream on 0141 956 1325. come true for Sharon. She says: McCahill says: “We are really

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The system attaches to a bike and takes over the chain maintenance process, automatically delivering the exact quantity of fresh lubricant on to the chain exactly when required.

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Nick Muddle, sales director for the company, says: “The affects of lubricant on a bike chain might seem a small part of the overall picture of riding a bike but if you can obtain perfect lubrication at all times you will increase efficiency and maximise

performance. We have been doing lab and environmental tests with Napier University. The results are fantastic.”

The tests have concluded that cyclists can expect to see a gain of up to 12W in performance and a saving of six minutes and 58 seconds over a cycling distance of 160kms. In addition, ensuring that a bike chain is properly lubricated lengthens the chain life and gives smoother gear changes.

Nick believes the new system will be attractive to enthusiastic amateur cyclists and professional riders alike. He says: “Riders will always be looking for that next thing – a product that is evidenced as offering performance advantages. We are hopeful that it will be something that the pro teams will be keen to try. I don’t think it would be unrealistic to see the system being

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£800 ChARITy CoNCERT booST concert in the Community A brilliant charity concert held in November in Magazine.

Bearsden has raised the generous sum of £800 “Lots of people spoke to me for Home-Start Glasgow North. about reading it and I'm sure it helped with our great turn-out Fiona credits the article in this Fotheringay Chamber Orchestra on the night, when we raised the played at Bearsden Baptist Church magazine about the concert as fantastic sum of £800. and the cheque for money raised helping to boost See Bearsden Baptist Church at audience numbers. was handed over to the charity, www.bearsdenbaptistchurch.com which provides volunteer support She says: “I want to say thank you and Home-Start Glasgow North at for vulnerable young families, by for including an article about the www.homestartglasgownorth.

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It is hereby agreed that: the placing by the Advertising Client of an Advertisement is deemed to be acceptance of these Conditions of Acceptance of Advertising. All advertisements in this publication must not contravene the Standards. Insertion of Advertisements and/or Editorial is strictly at the discretion of the Publisher. The Publisher shall not liable for any loss or damage incurred by the Advertising Client as a result of any failure, negligence or omission by any party in the course of the distribution or circulation of the Publication in which the Advertisement is scheduled to appear.

In the event of any error, misprint or omission by the Publisher in printing of an Advertisement, the Publisher will either re-insert the advertisement, adjust the cost or provide a refund. This does not apply if the Advertisement has been already been approved by the Advertising Client prior to the publication. The total liability of the Publisher for such an occurrence shall not exceed the amount of a full refund for that particular Advertisement.

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Readers are reminded that when purchasing items or services advertised in the Publication that the Publisher cannot be held in any way responsible for the quality or correctness of the items or services included in the Advertisement.

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