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Identifying the structure A couple of hundred yards past Barfillan Farmhouse on Kilallan Road (walking from Houston towards Kilmacolm) you’ll see in the undergrowth, to the left, the building in the photo. It’s in the shape of a half-cylinder segment and strongly built with a double (longwise!) thickness of brick. From the road it looks about 6 feet high on the outside (just over 4 feet high on the inside). The back of it disappears into the bushes, but it might be 30 feet long. It’s obviously quite old and hasn’t been used for a long time. At a first guess it may have been a pigsty; but it seems to be too long and cramped for that. Imagine trying to clean it out! Can any of our readers confirm what it is? Email us on info@advertizer. co.uk if you know.
Anna’s song for Joe Wicks Anna has written and recorded a song in tribute to her hero Joe Wicks and has already, through donations and downloads, managed to raise some funds for NHS Charities Together. Obviously we’d like to raise even more, so a little publicity would be fantastic! Anna is seven-years-old and attends St Columba’s Junior School in Kilmacolm. As part of the school’s curriculum, she does Joe Wicks’ PE workout on YouTube every day. One morning, Joe complained that he would like some music to play but he couldn’t (due to copyright issues). At that point, Anna decided to write a song for Joe! As well as the “Joe Wicks” chant, she wrote lyrics referring to some of Joe’s favourite exercise moves and the impact Joe has made around the world. The video can be viewed on YouTube (https://youtu.be/jJeUj9Ua3jw). Donations can be made via a Facebook Fundraising page by clicking the link below the YouTube video. As well as donating, we’ve been encouraging people to share the video on Facebook, Twitter, etc. using hashtag #pewithjoe and hopefully, one day, it will reach Joe! The song is available on Spotify, Amazon Music, iTunes and most other major platforms. The track can also be downloaded at www.annamcg.bandcamp. com All proceeds will be donated to NHS Charities Together.
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