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obviously couldn’t let the month pass without mentioning September 18th. By our next issue in October, we will know whether Scotland will be a country in its own right or will remain a part of the UK. It’s certainly not for me to sway your judgement - all I would say is that this is a once in a lifetime decision and not to be taken lightly. Whether you are a definite ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ or still undecided, I urge you to make the effort on that day to exercise your right and cast your vote. I would hate to think the future of Scotland was in any way resultant from apathy.

You have to be registered to vote by midnight on Tuesday 2nd September. There is still time to register and you can download a form at www.aboutmyvote.co.uk Not quite as momentous as September 18th, but our September issue, no 240, marks 19 years of publishing the Gryffe Advertizer. We’ll need to have something special planned for our 20th anniversary next year - whether it be in Scotland.co.uk or Scotland.com.

Hope you like our front page picture taken by one of our readers. This was the Red Arrows on their fly-past for the Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony. Once they had flown over the stadium they then headed over Houston, Bridge of Weir, Quarriers and Kilmacolm and ultimately to their landing destination of Prestwick. I was gutted I missed the fly-past, but I’ve seen lots of photos and it is just aweinspiring.

And carrying on that theme, anyone who was around Kilmacolm on 14th August might have seen the Spitfire buzzing around that afternoon. Again, I was in work and missed it but my hubby, who was on the garage roof working that day, said it was f-f-f-f-fantastic (grrr)!

Finally, did anyone spot our Linda from the office who was in both Opening and Closing ceremonies? She said the experience was wonderful and, again, a once in a lifetime opportunity!

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25th Anniversary Celebration Accordion Concert 1989-2014

Come along to hear the Akkordeon Club Niederkassel & the Brian Laurie Accordion Showband at Paisley Town Hall Friday 10th October at 7pm.

This will be fabulous evening of music from two orchestras both playing the accordion! It features a programme of true variety and diversity, including pieces from Musical Theatre, Pop, Traditional Scottish, German and Classical. The 2 orchestras have shared a very special friendship since they first performed together in 1989. They meet up every 2 years, alternating between Niederkassel, a suburb of Cologne and Paisley.

On every visit the two orchestras spend a week together and host 2 joint concerts each time. The Brian Laurie Paisley Accordion Showband has played in Germany and in the USA where the band was the guest performance at the American Accordion Championships, as well as playing in Disneyworld Florida.

B r i a n ’ s showband is exciting to watch and encompasses all ages from primary age children to retired adults.

Many family members, parents and their children, brothers and sisters play together making this an unusual and innovative orchestra.

Come along and have a great night of entertainment! Don’t miss out on this concert at the Paisley Town Hall with all tickets available for £5. Please call 0141 887 9827 or email briglin2@yahoo.co.uk for tickets. Tickets can also be ordered & collected from The Brian Laurie Paisley Academy of Music, 3, East Lane Paisley PA1 1QA, weekdays between 3.30pm – 8pm.

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Travel blog

by Maureen Horton of Travel a la Carte

Fifty Shades of Purple

As summer comes slowly to an end we can all reflect on warm days and balmy nights enjoyed whether home or away.

On our annual pilgrimage to Provence, we took a drive through the Lavender fields on the Valensole Plateau and were awe struck at the intensity and vibrancy of colour....

Mile after mile of purple as far as the eye could see, interspersed with fields of golden wheat - their shafts swaying gently on the breeze.

The lavender grows in rich red fertile soil and is at its absolute best between mid June until mid July when it is then harvested.

On stopping for a photo opportunity, we were amazed by the constant droning sound of the busy bees going about their work of pollination, thankfully leaving us well alone.

We meandered up to the picture perfect village of Moustier St Marie in Haut Provence, one of France’s most beautiful villages perched in an exceptional setting, surrounded by the awesome Gorges of Verdon and the stunning Opal coloured Lake St Croix. The village is famous for its rich history of ceramic craftsmanship and the faience is renowned for its fine decoration. After a stroll round the village, we spent a special moment in the beautiful Bastides du Moustiers an Alan Ducasse hotel, where the ambience was peaceful and refined and the cuisine superb.

Ahhhh I can feel the sun and the heat!

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LOCAL news Red Arrows over Bridge of Weir

Red Arrows photo from Gerry Mooney - This was taken in Bridge of Weir after the Red Arrows flew over the Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony.

Please Give Blood Tuesday 9th Sept:

Linwood Sports Centre, Brediland Road - 4pm-7.30pm St Mirin’s Cathedral Parish Hall, Incle Street, Paisley - 2pm - 3.45pm & 5.15pm - 7.30pm

Thursday 11th Sept:

Erskine Community Sports Centre, Kilpatrick Drive - 2pm-3.45pm & 5.15pm-7.30pm

Friday 12th Sept:

Johnstone Recreational Hall, Greenhead Avenue - 2pm-3.45pm & 5.15pm-7.30pm

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Donating Bus at Morrison’s Supermarket, Johnstone - 9.30am11.30am & 1pm-3.30pm If you prefer, you will always be welcome to drop in to give blood during the opening times listed below at 8 Nelson Mandela Place, Glasgow G2 1BT Opening times: Monday: 11am - 4.30pm Tuesday: 11am - 4.30pm Wednesday: 11am - 7pm Thursday: 11am - 7pm Friday: 9.30am - 4.30pm Saturday: 9.30am - 2.30pm

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Red Arrows over Ayr

And this one was taken by Mo Ferrington as the Red Arrows flew back to Prestwick following the Commonwealth Games Ceremony.

Memorial - Bridge of Weir & 1st World War - 100 years ago this month James Miller Stirling Smellie , Royal Navy and Thomas James Spink, 1st South Wales Borderers James Miller Smellie was born in Falkirk in 1892, the only son of James Smellie and Annie Salmond Miller.

By the time James was born, his father had died. Annie married William Forsyth in 1896 but he died in 1900.

Annie Forsyth became the post mistress at Bridge of Weir after 1911.

In 1912, James joined the Royal Navy. On 30th July 1914, he was posted to HMS Cressy as an engine room artificer.

The armoured cruiser HMS Cressy. With the equally slow and elderly cruisers Aboukir and Hogue, was on patrol off the Dutch coast on 23rd September 1914. HMS Aboukir was first to be torpedoed by the German submarine U9 at 0620 hrs. Her sister ships attempted to pick up survivors, believing she had struck a PHOTO: HMS Cressy mine, presenting easy targets. Hogue was sunk at 0655 hrs. Then, at 0720 hrs U9 fired two torpedoes at Cressy. One just missed but the other hit her on the starboard side. The damage was not fatal until a third torpedo ruptured the boilers in the engine room. She sank within thirty minutes.

1459 men were lost from the three ships including the 22 year old James.

Thomas James Spink was born in 1888 in Walsall, the youngest son of John William Spink and Sarah Pricee.

In 1903, John William Spink, journeyman currier, now in 4 Windsor Place, Bridge of Weir, married Sarah McDade.

By 1911 Thomas had joined the British Army and was in South Africa with the South Wales Borderers.

He arrived in France on 13th August 1914, nine days after the war began and was involved in the rapid retreat from Mons, and the Battle of the Marne before the two opposing armies fought each other to a standstill at the Aisne and dug in to trenches that lasted for the duration.

The battalion War Diary for 26th September reads: “The most ghastly day of my life and yet one of the proudest because my Regiment did its job and held on against heavy odds. At 4.15am Germans attacked. D and A Companies in the trenches. B and C hustled up to support, and soon the whole place alive with bullets.”

86 men and four officers of the 1st battalion were killed in the engagement, including 26 year old Thomas Spink.

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Lochwinnoch & Howwood Heart Start Community British Heart Foundation New Dates for September and October

We now have four more dates available for the two hour course. Residents from both villages can attend any course.

• Tuesday 16th September 7-9pm Lochwinnoch Masonic Lodge

• Wednesday 24th September 2-4pm Bowfield Hotel and Country Club Howwood

When the going gets tough Renfrewshire Mums get selling!

Over 400 Renfrewshire mums and families last month took part selling and saving in their local Paisley Jack & Jill nearlynew baby & kids market, and many more will be getting ready for more smart savings at this month’s Jack & Jill Market on Saturday 20th September, 10.30am-1pm, at Paisley Lagoon Leisure Centre.

Local Mum of 3, Claire McNaughton, is the newly appointed Marketing & Events Manager running the monthly community market in Renfrewshire to help local mums and families reduce the cost of raising children. “I have always been a dedicated Jack & Jill shopper and have saved a fortune on buggies, toys, cots, and clothes over the past few years. When my youngest daughter Ruby-Mae was born prematurely at 28 weeks it was important to me to be able to get quality preemie clothes for her, as they are expensive new and not widely available in high street shops. It is so rewarding now to be able to help other mums to save on quality items for their kids just as I do.”

Thrift has become the new cool as research shows that it now costs £90,000 to raise a child up to 11 years, an increase of 15% over the past 5 years. It’s no wonder mums have beefed up their selling and bartering skills in a bid to make and save money. Stalls can be booked at Jack & Jill Markets across Scotland at: www.jackandjillmarket.co.uk Contact: Claire McNaughton, Marketing & Events Manager, The Jack & Jill Market Email: renfrewshire@jackandjillmarket.co.uk, Tel: 07804 200426, Facebook: www.facebook.com/jackandjillmarket

Renfrewshire Carers Centre

Renfrewshire Carers Centre is a charity which supports all unpaid carers throughout Renfrewshire. We depend upon fundraising to help top up our income.

On Saturday 26th July we had a fun day and balloon race at the Carers Centre. We are one of the Provost’s 4 nominated charities and she came along to release the balloons. The balloon that travels the furthest will not only get it’s owner a prize but a prize will also be going to the person that finds it and phones it in.

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• Tuesday 21st October 7-9pm Bowfield Hotel and Country Club Howwood • Wednesday 29th October 2-4pm Lochwinnoch Masonic Lodge If you are inserted in attending contact Morag on morag.Thow@gcu.ac.uk 01505 843183

Langbank Camera Club

The club’s first scheduled meeting of the new 2014/2015 season will be held on Monday the 8th of September at 7:30pm in the Langbank Church halls.

Over the coming months we will be providing more details of what’s on during the 2014/15 season, so keep reading the Advertizer. The competition topic for the September meeting is “Sculptures”.

If you have an interest in photography, at any level, please do come along to our monthly meetings. We are a friendly group of enthusiasts, with differing skills and experience, who are keen to improve their photography and learn new techniques.

The club’s website provides more information about us and it also gives you the opportunity to view the many excellent and interesting images produced by our members. Website address: www.langbankcameraclub. weebly.com. If you would like to contact the club please email Derrick McPherson at langbankcc1@gmail.com

Business as usual at Glasgow Airport

Following on from the games I was invited along to Glasgow Airport to have a catch up with the management team and also see the new terminal building. Staff at the airport were still buzzing from the success during the tournament and I was reassured, following the recent announcement that Glasgow Airport is for sale, that jobs at the Airport were secure.

Amanda McMillian, Managing Director at the Airport was keen to share that they had experienced growth over the period of the games and also that another airline was expanding their existing flights from the airport.

Diageo, Shield hall

The Diageo plant at Shieldhall is going through a period of sustained change. Following the announcement that there was to be a review of the logistics on site, and an impact on jobs, I met with Adam Mair, Operations Director to discuss my concerns. I am reassured that there are investment and growth plans in place and the interests of all staff are being considered.

I still expect a positive outcome to the operations consultation.

Construction Skills Visit – Inchinnan

I visited Construction Skills College in Inchinnan to hear of the future plans. I remain convinced that having control of skills, employment and training in Scotland is the best way forward to meet our needs. Trade and apprenticeships skills are vital for the workforce of the future.

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Enjoy knitting or crocheting?

Come along to ‘Knuts4Knitting’ at Rennie’s Bar, Collier Street, Johnstone, fortnightly on a Tuesday from 7pm - 9pm.

Contact Pamela on 01505 336374 or email bknitting@hotmail.co.uk for further information.

Cabaret

Saturday 20th September from 8pm til late in the RBLS club in Bridge of Weir starring JIM McMAIL who will be performing the RAT PACK. Tickets £10 on sale at the bar or on night at the door.

Accord Hospice CHALLENGE

We are having a September challenge for businesses / organisations/ individuals to get involved in this healthy challenge of walking 100,000 steps in a week.

Step up to this challenge and you could win an annual membership for Prolife Gym in Paisley.

OPEN MEETING

There is open meeting at the Hospice on Tuesday 23rd September at 7pm for anyone interested in undertaking an overseas challenge on our behalf. Over the past 12 years we have held six major challenges which have collectively raised over £100,000. We are now looking at organising another event and would welcome anyone interested in finding out more about where you can go.

For further information contact us on 0141 581 2000 or at fundraising@accord.org.uk

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Basement Sale

St Vincent’s Hospice, Midton Road, Howwod Sat 20th Sept, 10am-4pm

Exclusive one-of opportunity to buy furniture and nearly new clothing direct from the Hospice and at the same time raise lots of lovely money for local patients and their families being cared for at the Hospice. Pop in for a free hot drink (don’t forget to bring the voucher please).

Paisley Colour Photographic Club

The 2014-15 session of PCPC commences on Thursday 4th September.

The Club meets on Thursday evenings, 7.30pm until 10pm from September through to the end of April.

Meetings take place at the William McMaster Community Centre, Donaldson Drive, Renfrew PA4 BLX. As ever, a quality, interesting, informative and varied syllabus has been compiled with a balance of presentations and competitions encompassing all popular aspects of photography. Along with a number of our own members there will be lectures from a spectrum of Scottish based photographers and visits from Jane Black and John Chamberlin from England and Margaret Salisbury making the journey to join us from Wales. One of the highlights is the visit of renowned natural historian, internationally respected and well published photographer Laurie Campbell who will deliver the 3rd Winifred Brown Memorial Lecture. Teachins and outing are also arranged.

Perhaps most of all there is the friendly camaraderie of like minded enthusiasts.

highlighting the many events of Scotland’s Year of Homecoming and especially the excitement and atmosphere of the hugely successful Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

However most of all this session there will be the opportunity to share and enjoy images

Family Ceilidh St Mirin’s Cathedral Halls, Paisley Friday 19th September - 7.30pm till late

Join us for a Jig with ‘The Reel Stramash’ ceilidh band at St Mirin Cathedral Hall in Paisley . A great night out for all the family. To buy your tickets contact us on 0141 581 2000 or fundraising@accord.org.uk

Ladies Night for St Vincent’s Hospice

Enjoy a special Ladies Night with free draw raffle, Irish bingo, pie & peas at Spateston Bowling Club on Friday 17th October, 8pm until late, only £6 per ticket. Call Liz Ruthven on 01505 705635 or info@svh.co.uk

Greenock Philharmonic Society

The choir will resume on Monday 1st September at 7.30pm.

Our first night will be an open night, so bring a friend if you can. We will sing Messiah in the first half of the rehearsal. The second half will be a social event.

As well as our usual Xmas concert our Spring Concert in March will include a new work specially composed for us by our exciting conductor Alejandro De Palma Garrido.

We would love to welcome new members in all sections. Find us on Facebook or our website www.greenockphilharmonichoir.com

Somerled and the Battle of Renfrew Conference Saturday 4th September in Renfrew Town Hall.

Application forms and further information on our website at www.rlhf.info

New members and visitors are assured of a warm welcome.

For information and details of the coming session please refer to www. paisleycolour. co.uk

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ON the road

Abolition of the Vehicle Tax Disc

From 1st October 2014 you will no longer have to display the paper tax disc on a vehicle windscreen. However, to drive or keep a vehicle on the road you will still need to pay vehicle tax and you will still get a renewal reminder when your vehicle tax is due to expire. This applies to all types of vehicles including those that are exempt from payment of vehicle tax.

If you have any remaining months left on your current paper tax disc from 1st October 2014, you can either remove the tax disc from your vehicle or display the disc until it expires.

From 1st October 2014, when you buy a vehicle, the vehicle tax will no longer be transferred with the vehicle. You will need to get new vehicle tax before you can use the vehicle. You will be able to tax the vehicle using the New Keeper Supplement (V5C/2) part of the vehicle registration certificate (V5C) online or by phone - 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Alternatively, you may wish to tax the vehicle at a Post Office.

You can check the tax status of any vehicle online. This can also be used for rental vehicles. For more information, visit the website at www.gov.uk/ government/news/vehicle-tax-changes

Road closures: PAISLEY - Underwood Rd: Tue 02 Sep to Wed 03 Sep, 2200hrs to 0600hrs both nights. Maintenance works to take place on the railway bridge. Local access maintained at all time.

HOUSTON - Fleming Rd: Sat 30 Aug to Wed 03 Sep. Resurfacing works from South St to Burnlea Court.

BRIDGE OF WEIR - Lintwhite Cres: Mon 01 Sep to Fri 05 Sep. Resurfacing works from Saint Mungo Court to Main Street.

HOUSTON - Magnus Rd: Wed 03 Sep to Sun 07 Sep. Resurfacing works from Barochan Road to Forties Road.

HOUSTON - South St: Sat 13 Sep to Wed 17 Sep. Resurfacing works from Houstonfield Quadrant to Main Street.

BRIDGE OF WEIR - Mimosa Rd: Mon 08 Sep to Fri 12 Sep. Resurfacing works from Loch Road to Mill of Gryffe Road.

PAISLEY - Canal St: Mon 25 Aug to Sat 06 Sep. Urgent sewer works taking place for a maximum period of 12 days. Contraflow in place to keep traffic moving. Restrictions: banned right turn from Wardrop Street into Canal Street, and banned left turn from Neilston Road into Canal Street.

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Until Sat 6 September Art Exhibition

The Bridge, Main Street, Bridge of Weir Local artist Gordon Adams is having an exhibition and sale of his paintings of Scottish scenes in The Bridge until 6th September.

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Mon 1 September The Pitiless Storm

Carrick Centre, Main St, Houston 7.30pm

By Chris Dolan, starring David Hayman. Tickets £14 from www.pitilesshouston.eventbrite.com or www.fairpley.com The performance will be followed by a question and answer session with David Hayman.

Thu 4 September Somerled and the Battle of Renfrew Conference Renfrew Town Hall

Application forms and further information on our website at www.rlhf.info

Fri 5 September

Bat & Moth night

Bag and Accessories Evening

8pm – late Bring a torch! AND 10am-12noon Saturday (Moths). In the evening (Friday) we’ll have an interesting presentation on bats, followed by a walk out with bat detectors and the experts. The next morning, we’ll check the moth trap and see what it is the bats around the reserve like to eat!

All bags will cost £5, and the £1 entry will include a free raffle ticket for great prizes. Come along and enjoy a glass of wine and nibbles whilst browsing the large selection of accessories and good quality bags of every shape, size and colour.

RSPB Largs Rd, Lochwinnoch 8pm to late

Sat 30 August Bridge Of Weir Horticultural Society Flower Show British Legion Club, Bridge of Weir

There must be something growing in your garden or indoors and there’s bound to be a class for you.

Bring it along and we will help you with staging.

You can contact our Show Secretary and she will give you a Show Schedule. Just ring her on 01505-612898. Meanwhile - good gardening.

Langbank Village Hall 7.30pm

Liz Parsons Wind Farms & Birds An Illustrated Talk McMaster Centre, Donaldson Drive, Renfrew 7.30pm

Come along for this interesting illustrated talk.

All welcome.

Sat 6 September

Woodlands Day Nursery

The Butts, Houston Road, Houston 2pm to 4pm Please telephone 01505 613134 for further information.

Sat 30 - Sun 31 Aug Binocular & Telescope Demo RSPB Largs Rd, Lochwinnoch

An opportunity to choose from a wide range of competitively priced binoculars and telescopes, including RSPB brand, with the added bonus that 100% of the profits goes directly to helping conservation. FREE advice available all weekend.

Sun 31 August

Kilmacolm Flower Show

New Community Centre, Kilmacolm 11am Admission is free to members, £1 to non members. Exhibits in Cut Flowers, Vegetables, Pot Plants and Planters, Novices, Floral Art and also of course Homebaking. Show schedule available from Jill Russell, 01505 872393.

BB Annual Coffee Morning Church Hall, Main Street, Houston Tea, coffee, and home-baking. You will be able to enjoy such varied attractions as Tombola, Games of many kinds including console games, and the bottle stall among many other attractions.

Referendum Coffee Morning 2014 Paisley 10K and Fun Run

Cargill Hall, Lintwhite Crescent, Bridge of Weir, 11am to 1pm

The 10K starts and finishes in the centre of Paisley and as one of four ‘Heart Towns’ in Scotland, all proceeds from the day will go to British Heart Foundation (BHF) Scotland.

Have a drink and a chat with local campaigner.

We are asking for donations for Renfrewshire foodbanks, so if you could bring something with you i.e., tins, biscuits, rice/pasta, cereals etc., we would be most grateful.

Paisley Town Centre

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Wed 10 September Renfrewshire and Inverclyde Games Society (RIGS)

Café bar at Amarettos, Bridge of Weir 8pm

Wild Night

Finlaystone Country Estate, Langbank Stay a night in the woods bring - food, sleeping bags, tent, outdoor clothing and waterproofs.

Enjoy a chat round the camp fire as the kids are entertained by our Rangers. Pre-Booking Essential - Adults £7.50 Child £5. Please email info@finlaystone.co.uk or check www.finlaystone. co.uk if you would like further details.

Sat 6 - Sun 7 Sept Renfrewshire Doors Open Day Various Venues Your chance to get into buildings - Scotland’s annual celebration of built heritage including local churches and fire stations, as well as Paisley Abbey and Sheriff Court plus Glasgow Airport and St Mirren Park.

Sun 7 September

We are a friendly group of board and card game enthusiasts who meet every fortnight on Wednesday evenings. For more information or to let us know you will be attending, please call Keith on 07789 501605.

Fri 12 - Sat 13 Sept

Waiting - Three Plays, Three Directors, One Link Websters Theatre, 416 Great Western Road, Glasgow G4 9HZ 7.30pm

Karen Herbison, one of the new owners of Bernie’s Cafe Deli, is directing one of a trio of plays she has written! Tickets are only £13 (that’s for all 3 plays and includes booking fee!) and are available on Cottiers website or through their box office (0141 357 4000). For more information visit: www.punch-productions.com/waiting.html

Sat 13 September Wild Science (autumn)

RSPB Nature Reserve, Largs Road, Lochwinnoch 12noon to 3pm Come and try out some fun experiments using Mother Nature’s own chemicals! This event is particularly suitable for families, though all are welcome. Cost: £5 or £2 for RSPB members. For further information and booking, please contact the reserve: Email: lochwinnoch@rspb.org.uk Tel. 01505 842 663

Wood Spirit Carving

Greenock Cut Visitor Centre, Cornalees Bridge, Greenock 1pm to 3pm Lean how to safely carve a wood spirit. Safety gloves will be supplied. £12 per person. Call 01475 521458 for further information and to book.

Sun 7 - Sat 13 Sept Wildlife Explorer Group: Beetlemania

RSPB Nature Reserve, Largs Road, Lochwinnoch 10am to 12noon Ages: up to 14yrs (under fives must be accompanied by a parent/guardian). Cost: £2.

Email: lochwinnoch@rspb.org.uk Tel. 01505 842 663.

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Cross Café Kilmacolm Celebrates its 90th Birthday Port Glasgow Rd, Kilmacolm PA13 4ET

A day of celebrations. We have lots planned including a treasure hunt for children, a raffle & music just to name a few events on the day. We also have a Facebook page for you to keep up with our plans and going on’s - Please ‘like’ us!

Scotland’s Gardens’ Plant Sale St Fillan’s Church Halls, Moss Road, Kilmacolm 10am to 12.30pm

As well as plants of all sorts for sale and very reasonable prices, there will be the renown home-made teas for a small charge. Entry is free but donations are always welcome for this good cause.

Nearly New Baby Sale

Main St Columba Church Hall, Bridge of Weir Road, Kilmacolm 10am to 12.30pm All welcome. Come and grab yourself a bargain.

Proms In The Park

Glasgow Green 7.30pm to c 10pm Katherine Jenkins, one of the UK’s biggest selling classical artists, will headline this year’s celebrations. Joining the line-up is the internationally acclaimed American tenor Noah Stewart. The Red Hot Chilli Pipers, described as bagpipes with attitude, will also be performing.

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Eat Lochwinnoch Food Fayre The McKillop Institute, Lochwinnoch 10am to 3pm

Over 400 Renfrewshire mums and families last month took part selling and saving in their local Paisley Jack & Jill nearly-new baby & kids market, Stalls can be booked at Jack & Jill Markets across Scotland at: www.jackandjillmarket.co.uk

A showcase of local food producers and sellers, including meat, fish, fruit, veg and ice cream.

Big WoW Weekend

RSPB Lochwinnoch 10am to 4pm The Windows on Wildlife Project is nearly 2 years old. Come along and find out about all the animals we have been filming in the park. Wily weasels, bouncing badgers, rampaging roes and more. Call 01505 842882 X20 for details.

After Dark Guided Walk

Castle Semple Visitor Centre, Lochwinnoch 7.30pm to 9.30pm Come along and join our nocturnal guided walk into the woods where we will see what mammals, birds and insects come out when we all go to bed.

Torch and stout footwear advised. Call 01505 842882 X20 for details and bookings.

Basement Sale

St Vincent’s Hospice, Midton Rd, Howwood 10am to 4pm Exclusive one-of opportunity to buy furniture and nearly new clothing direct. All in aid of local patients and their families being cared for by St Vincent’s Hospice.

Cabaret

RBLS Club, Bridge of Weir 8pm to late Starring JIM McMAIL who will be doing the RAT PACK. The tickets are £10 and are on sale at the bar and on the night at the door.

Sat 13 & Sun 14 Sept

After Dark Guided Walk

Doors Open Day

Come along and join our nocturnal guided walk into the woods where we will see what mammals, birds and insects come out when we all go to bed.

Torch and stout footwear advised. Call 01505 842882 X20 for details and bookings.

Inverclyde Open Doors Day will welcome visitors.

Please see our advert on page 17 of this issue.

LEAP - Car Club – Electric Vehicle Launch

Various venues around Inverclyde

Sun 14 September Duck Race

Finlaystone Country Estate, Langbank 1pm to 3pm

Pick your duck and flow him down the rapids prizes for the winners. In addition to public events we also organise various activities for children’s parties, scout & guide groups or corporate events. We would be pleased to discuss your requirements further and would be pleased if you email us at info@finlaystone.co.uk

Castle Semple Visitor Centre, Lochwinnoch 7.30pm to 9.30pm

McKillop Institute, Lochwinnoch 11am to 3pm

If you are interested in being taken for a drive in the electric car or just having a look, please come along, no need to make an appointment.

Contact Mike on 01505 842530 or mike@ myleapproject.org

Sat 20 - Sun 21 Sept Beachwatch Big Weekend

Lunderston Bay, Cloch Road near Gourock From 1pm onwards

Big WoW Weekend

The annual big beachwatch clean up! Help record data and help protect our coastline by contributing to the national survey. Call 01475 521458 to book.

The Windows on Wildlife Project is nearly 2 years old. Come along and find out about all the animals we have been filming in the park. Wily weasels, bouncing badgers, rampaging roes and more. Call 01505 842882 X20 for details.

Sun 21 September

Castle Semple Visitor Centre, Lochwinnoch 10am to 4pm

Fri 19 September

Organ Recital Series

Thomas Coats Memorial Church, Paisley 3.30pm Matt Edwards, Director of Music, Thomas Coats Memorial Church. Entry is free. CCTV will allow the audience to see the console and the performer. Www.musicattcm.org.uk

Bart’s Bash

Castle Semple, Lochwinnoch

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Take part in this sailing open day with Clyde Muirshiel and Castle Semple Sailing Club. For further information go to www.bartsbash.co.uk

Wed 24 September

Family Ceilidh

St Mirin’s cathedral halls, Paisley 7.30pm to late Join us for a Jig with ‘The Reel Stramash’ ceilidh band. A great night out for all the family. To buy your tickets contact us on 0141 581 2000 or fundraising@accord.org.uk

Kilbarchan Community Nursery Meadside Avenue, Kilbarchan 6pm

Are you a past parent, committee member, staff or pupil, or do you know someone that is? Get in touch at admin@kilbarchancommunitynursery. org.uk, we’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Renfrewshire and Inverclyde Games Society (RIGS)

Café bar at Amarettos, Bridge of Weir 8pm If you have any questions or would like more information then please call Keith on 07789 501605

Fri 26 September World’s Biggest Coffee Morning Visit the website at http://coffee.macmillan.org.uk where you will find a coffee morning near you!

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Lochwinnoch Community Walk 10.30am, The Cross, Lochwinnoch

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Knitting Group

Three Sisters Bake, Quarriers 10am - 12noon

Knitters of all levels welcome!

Line Dancing Bishopton Primary School 7pm - 8.30pm

All abilities welcome. Call Mellissa on 07970 396212.

Come And Sing Handel’s “Messiah”

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Weekly Volunteer Group Castle Semple, Lochwinnoch 12.30pm - 3.30pm

Conservation Volunteers - adult group.

Newcomers always welcome.

Directed by George McPhee Paisley Abbey on Sunday 28th September.

Rehearsal: 2.30pm (entry from 2pm).

Performance: 7pm. Singers £15 adults, students/school pupils £5. Audience £10 at the door. Singer places will be allocated on a first come basis to enable the conductor to achieve as balanced a choir as possible. NB Scores will not be provided on this occasion. There will be no formal dress code. Information for singers on how to apply and pay etc. Can be had at 0141 848 1392 or from proutley@talktalk.net

Sun 28 September Come And Sing Handel’s “Messiah” Paisley Abbey Performance 7pm

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Citizen Science - Seed Collection

Johnshill Field, Lochwinnoch 2pm to 4pm Collect some wild flower seeds and help regenerate native meadows. Improve your ID skills, learn propagation and stratification techniques. Call 01505 842882 X20 to book and for further details.

Fri 3 October St Vincent’s Hospice Dinner Quiz Normandy Hotel, Renfrew

3 course dinner for just £35 each. Book now with Heather on 01505 705635 or heather.mcarthur@ svh.co.uk

Sat 4 October Kilmacolm & Quarriers Christian Aid Coffee Morning St Columba Church Hall, Kilmacolm 10am to 12noon

Stalls include Homebaking, Jams, Jewellery, nearly new Gifts, and paperback Books and a sale of pictures.

Brighter Bridge of Weir Fun Casino Night

British Legion Club, Bridge of Weir Tickets are on sale soon at £5 per head (or can be purchased at the door on the night).

Caledonian Fiddlers Fiddlers’ Rally Friday 28th November at 7pm in Paisley Abbey Tickets- £8 available from: the Abbey Shop (10am-3.30pm Monday to Saturday) the Abbey office (0141 889 7654) or at the door.

LEAP Youth Education

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Cargill Centre, Kilmacolm 10am-2pm (“The Square”)

1st & 3rd Sunday

Loch Lomond Shores

10am-3pm Tel: 07977 179 861

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Paisley Cross

10am-2pm Tel: 01655 770217

3rd Saturday

Paisley Cross

From August through to March 2015 10am-2pm Tel: 01655 770217 LEAP are offering a series of FREE Erskine Garden Centre pilot projects for young people to 10am - 2pm Tel: 0141 814 4626 take part in if they live in, Kilbarchan, Lochwinnoch, Bridge of Weir, Howwood and/or attend one of the following schools: Johnstone High, St Benedicts High, Linwood High or Gryffe High School.

Recycle or Dye! - A Clothing Re-design and Upcycling Project, work with designer Niki Taylor of The Top Project to redesign, upcycle and make new garments from old.

Whether building a portfolio or simply inspired to design and make clothes - come along and learn skills in design and construction.

Conservation Volunteers, adult group.

Newcomers always welcome.

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Weekly Volunteer Group Castle Semple, Lochwinnoch 10am - 12noon

Youth volunteer Group - age 12 - 18 years.

Newcomers always welcome.

Bridge of Weir Messy Church Bridge of Weir 4pm - 6pm

Please just turn up but if you have any questions, contact Catherine Daly on 07980 649377. We look forward to feeding everyone that turns up!!

1st & 3rd thurs monthly

‘Outlook’

Kidston Hall, Kilmacolm 2pm-4pm

Social activities group for the community in Kilmacolm. Guest speakers, afternoon tea, local issues of interest. Everyone welcome.

2nd Wednesday monthly

Inverclyde Carers Outreach Cargill Centre, Kilmacolm 11am-2pm

Email enquiries@inverclydecarerscentre.org.uk or call: 01475 735180.

3rd Friday monthly

Hearing Aid Clinic

The Bridge, Bridge of Weir 1-2pm

Personnel are at The Bridge for the issue of hearing aid batteries and hearing aid checks.

2nd Saturday monthly

‘Brunch & Browse’

St Fillan’s Hall, Kilmacolm 10am-2pm

Home made soups, home baking, tea, coffee, books & lots of stalls. Great value! Disabled access. £4.

last saturday monthly

Table Top Sale

Linwood Parish Church, Blackwood Ave 11am-1pm

This is a free event. Call 01505 328802 for details.

Loops and Cycles - A Cycling and Animation pilot project combining cycle journeys, animation and filmmaking. Working towards a screening event at Create Paisley’s Wee Red Dot Youth Film Festival in November and bike building workshops early Spring 2015.

Bridge of Weir Main Car Park 9am - 1pm

Musical Evening

Music and song from the well- known Christian men’s choir, Father’s Song, and will also feature Maureen Wise, a missionary with UFM Worldwide. www.stcolumba.info

Spaces are limited - please contact LEAP Youth Development Worker, Gillian Steel as soon as possible if you are interested at gillian@myleapproject. org, or telephone on 01505 842530.

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Project Crosscut - A Woodwork and Carving Project using specialist carving tools to develop green woodworking skills and a knowledge of sustainable sources to make boxes, spoons and other stuff. Working towards more ambitious projects like skateboard or boat building.

Cafe Forage - Four workshops in foraging involving scheduled rambles to collect and understand what can and can’t be collected for eating. Dates T.B.C. Please contact LEAP for details.

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Weekly Volunteer Group

1st Sunday monthly

Car Boot Sale

Setting up starts at 8am, sale from 9am. To rent a car space please call 01505 615992. £5 per pitch. Free entry.

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These free monthly talks provide an interesting insight into various natural history topics.

Shang-A-Lang

Jongleurs On The Road

The story of three forty-something Scottish women on their way to a 70s revival to see the Bay City Rollers. Prepare for laughs, tears and a fabulous soundtrack!

World famous comedy club Jongleurs return to the beacon for one night only! This performance may contain strong language and adult content.

Thursday 4th September - 7.30pm, Paisley Town Hall, £12 (£10 conc)

Thursday 4th September 8pm - £10 to £12 Jimmie Macgregor’s Gathering

Hugely influential in the folk music revival, he toured the world appearing in countless venues from The Albert and Festival Halls, to the smallest Folk clubs.

Friday 5th September - 7.30pm - £12

Friday 5th September, 7.30pm, Paisley Arts Centre, £12 (£10 conc)

The Flint Street Nativity

Greenock Players present this warm, witty, funny play about children for grown ups where adults play the children. Written

by Tim Firth who also wrote Calendar Girls performed by the Players in 2012. Original lyrics are set to the tunes of the usual Christmas carols.

Doors Open Day 2014 Scotland’s annual celebration of built heritage - take a look through the keyhole at some of the area’s best buildings Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th September - All day - Various venues

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Beacon Arts Centre

Thursday 4th September, Paisley Museum, 7.30pm. Cost: FREE

One of the great institutions of traditional Scottish music, Battlefield Band are a group of world-class musicians fusing both ancient and contemporary music.

Thursday 18th - Saturday 20th September - £8 to £10 Shang a Lang

Celebrate the official re-reopening of Paisley’s much-loved Grand Fountain with a Victorian-themed Garden Party.

Take a step back in time to the days of the Bay City Rollers, with memorable fashion and unforgettable music.

Shang-a-Lang is the perfect girls’ night out laced with laughs, tears and a fabulous soundtrack - a cross between a Scottish Shirley Valentine and Shameless.

Saturday 6th September, Noon to 4pm, Fountain Gardens, Paisley

Sunday 21st September - 7.30pm - £10 to £12

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Battlefield Band

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The Garlands

Scottish Diaspora Tapestry

An energetic guitar driven four piece resplendent in kaleidoscope shirts the band stormed onto the live London music circuit, gathering many followers and admirers along the way.

Tapestry documenting the impact Scots have had across the world - in town for two weeks only Saturday 6th to Monday 22nd September, Anchor Mills, Paisley

Saturday 27th September - 7.30pm - £5

Educating Ronnie An astonishing true story of Joe, who takes a gap trip to Uganda and befriends local boy Ronnie.

Sunset Song

Marking a hundred years since the start of the First World War, Sell a Door Theatre Company revives Alastair Cording’s faithful adaptation of Lewis Grassic Gibbon’s classic ‘Sunset Song’, recently voted Scotland’s most popular novel of all time.

Thursday 11th September, 7.30pm, Paisley Arts Centre, £10 (£6 conc)

Lorna Reid Lorna and her award-winning musicians share a laidback and swinging evening of classic bluesy-jazz and originals Thursday 18th September, 7.30pm, Paisley Arts Centre, £10 (£6 conc)

Mon 29th - Tues 30th Sept -7.30pm Matinee Tues 1pm - £10 - £12 THE BEACON ARTS CENTRE, CUSTOM HOUSE QUAY, GREENOCK, PA15 1HJ INFO@BEACONARTSCENTRE.CO.UK TELEPHONE: 01475 723723

Kris Drever and Eamonn Coyne

These two highly gifted musicians produce a unique take on traditional music.

Sunday 21st September, 7.30pm, Paisley Arts Centre, £10 (£8 conc)

Booking: 0300 300 1210 or online at www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/webcontent/home/services/ leisure+and+culture/events

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with Colin Fyfe of Colcom Microsoft made Update 1 for Windows 8.1 a mandatory update last month.

What this means is that Windows 8.1 based PCs will need to have a further ‘1’, ‘Update 1’, installed before they will receive any further updates from now on.

If you have not made the jump to 8.1 yet (that’s just the first ‘1’), and many have not, now may be the time to put four or five hours aside, (broadband speed depending) and do so. Pop the kettle on.

The process starts with a visit to Updates in the Control Panel, and allowing or forcing any outstanding updates to install. On completing all the available updates and restarting the computer, you can visit the green ‘Store’ tile in the start screen. You should notice that the first download says Windows 8.1. Go ahead; you are probably a third of the way now.

Once you have 8.1 proper, you may notice the beginnings of old familiarity with a ‘Start button’ of sorts. Right click it to find Control Panel again and click on updates to find 8.1, update 1. More waiting awaits you.

Windows 8.1 Update 1 makes the Metro interface a little more palatable although you will probably still find yourself on the Desktop, using a thirdparty app such as Classic Shell, to bring back the Windows 7-style Start menu. Still, on the rare occasion that you find yourself thrust into the new Metro interface, Update 1 makes the whole experience feel a little less you’re being brutally plucked out of one operating system and unceremoniously dumped in another. So that’s good.

One thing for those looking for a new computer just now, I would recommend that you double check that 8.1 is installed. I notice a lot of Sony kit on the shelf is frozen back in time on Windows 8 and as you can see, updating is no scoosh.

I am in the Kilmacolm Community Centre on Monday 1st September from 9.30am til 12noon offering advice and help with your tech. Come along and say hi.

Gryffe Camera Club We are looking forward to starting our 2014-2015 syllabus on Wednesday 10th September, meeting in the Carrick Centre, Houston at 7.30pm. Any new members will be made most welcome, and have the fantastic opportunity to learn all sorts of hints and tips to improve their photography whether you are a complete beginner through to the more advanced. Please don’t think that you must have a top of the range DSLR and a full set of lenses to join us; any camera will take a photograph! If you are interested in learning more about photography then you can gain many skills from our members who have many years of experience in all subjects, from Macro to Landscape, Studio to Street photography and much more!

We have guest speakers on some nights, who give us inspiration as well as sharing their secret techniques.

In addition to our varied syllabus, members have the opportunity to join specialist workshops which meet to learn more specific aspects of photography from basic techniques and camera settings, particular interests such as Wildlife photography, right through to editing your images using computer software. For the more advanced photographer we have the opportunity to team up and compete against other clubs in various competitions throughout the season, as well as taking part in our club league, competing against each other in either the beginners or advanced sections. We firmly believe we have something for everyone!

Winning images from last season include Knapps by Bill Crookston, Manfred’s Snack by Tony McNamara and Hidden Within by Helen Teese.

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Kilmacolm Camera Club It’s nearly time for a new season of the Camera Club. We start up again on Tuesday 30th September, with a bumper bundle of goodies for our 201415 Syllabus. Members have been digging out their Canons, Nikons, smart phones and Box Brownies (no – they’re not a biscuit!) in anticipation.

Club members have not been idle during the summer months. Some of us have been out and about with our cameras. Our opening night traditionally includes a section where members (and new members, we hope!) can share images taken on holiday, or just pictures that they feel proud of.

Shown here are some shots taken during the summer months.

So please update your diaries with (1) the date – Tuesday 30th September; (2) the time – 7.30pm; (3) the venue – Room 101, KNCC. Come along and enjoy the chat (and the tea and biscuits!).

Contacts: Billy Blair, Tel: 873383; Janice Stevenson, Tel 873595.

Caring for Your Smile We all know that brushing your teeth is good for them, but do you know why?

Brushing your teeth for 2 minutes at least twice a day prevents plaque building up on your teeth. Plaque is a film of bacteria that can coat your teeth and is a major cause of gum disease, tooth decay and cavities. Regular brushing and flossing also helps to prevent bad breath.

Last month we highlighted that your choice of toothbrush is important, but so is a good toothpaste.

Most of the leading brands offer a range of toothpastes and we recommend that you read the packaging and choose one with the right concentration of fluoride. For adults that would be at least 1,350ppm fluoride. Specially formulated toothpastes in a range of child-friendly flavours are also widely available, just make sure you use one that is appropriate to your child’s age. In some cases your dentist will recommend a higher concentration if they think you need it.

Make sure you brush all the surfaces of all your teeth using small circular movements. After brushing, spit out any excess toothpaste, but don’t rinse your mouth with water or mouthwash. Children up to the age of at least 7 should be supervised when brushing. A pea size amount of toothpaste is sufficient for children aged 3-6 with just a smear of toothpaste for the under 3’s.

In addition to your toothbrushing regime, using a mouthwash that contains fluoride can help avoid tooth decay. For maximum effectiveness do this at a different time from brushing, such as after lunch and don’t eat or drink for 30 minutes afterwards. In general we don’t recommend mouthwash for children under the age of 12.

If you have any queries regarding oral health or tooth brushing specifically don’t hesitate to visit us at Kilbarchan Dental Practice, call us on 01505 704969 or click www.kilbarchandental.co.uk where you’ll find lots more free tips and advice.

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Inverclyde Recent Events Inverclyde Leisure ran in aid of the local hospice.

Lots and lots of people, kids and their pets came along for a day filled with fun. The local Provost Robert Moran started off this race and it was a great success.

An Affrican-Carribean Carnival took place in Paisley on 9th of August.

This was funded by Renfrewshire Council and Councillors Jim and Maureen Sharkey as well as MSP Neil Bibby came along to take part in the parade.

Renfrewshire and Inverclyde Games Society (RIGS)

Renfrewshire and Inverclyde Games Society (RIGS) is a friendly group of board and card game enthusiasts who meet every fortnight on Wednesday evenings at the upstairs cafĂŠ bar at Amaretto in Bridge of Weir. The games we play offer a wide variety of themes and styles and can cover anything from building a city, toppling a Mexican president or promoting your family to the top in medieval Strasbourg. Above all these are games where you are in control of your moves and your decisions are central to your game.

Please feel free to come along and discover this exciting social and interactive hobby.

Our meetings in September are on the 10th and 24th at 8pm in the upstairs cafĂŠ bar at Amaretto in Bridge of Weir and if you have any questions or would like more information then please call Keith on 07789 501605. If you intend to come along then please also let us know, using the same phone number, so that we can ensure that there is a good supply of games.

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The Inverclyde Sea Cadets are looking to recruit new members and show kids all over what a great time you can have in the water. Local Councillors helped

out on the day and were share to share the fun and frolics in the water. Anyone looking to join the Sea Cadets are welcome to contact Mr Hearl on the facebook page for more information.

Greenock and the Clyde came alive for the Common Wealth Flotilla.

It was a great occasion and people from all over lined the coast from Greenock to Glasgow to be part of this historic day.

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Machar’s Ranfurly bishopton, langbank StChurch Guild & bridge of weir RagBag Recycle Bin - Langbank There is now a permanent RagBag Recycle bin sited in the school car park of Langbank Primary School for any of your unwanted textiles (no duvets or pillows). Any money raised from this will go to Langbank Playgroup. If anyone has any items and is unable to get to the recycle bin please call Jacqueline on 01475 540728. Thank you in advance.

Langbank SWRI

Please note the first meeting of the 2014/5 session will take place on the 25th September at 7.30pm in The Village Centre, Middlepenny Road. We will hold an `open` Coffee Evening, raffle and an added attraction will be a visit from Denise Winton, Image Consultant with `House of Colour’. Please remember the date 25th September.

We look forward to seeing members, visitors will be most welcome.

Coffee Morning

The Guild commences the new Session on Monday 6th October with a musical evening and harvest supper. We meet on the first and third Monday of each month and all are welcome. We have an interesting syllabus so come along and join us for an evening of friendship and fellowship.

Bridge of Weir Messy Church Returns on Sunday 7th September at the earlier time of 4pm until 6pm. We look forward to welcoming everyone back and would love to see some new faces. The theme will be Harvest and “The feeding of the 5000”.

Undecided about the referendum? Then come along to our coffee morning, have a drink and a chat with local campaigners.

We look forward to feeding everyone that turns up!! Please just turn up but if you have any questions, contact Catherine Daly on 07980 649377.

Cargill Hall, Lintwhite Crescent, Bridge of Weir, PA11 3BN - Saturday 6th September between 11am and 1pm.

Hearing Aid Centre

We are asking for donations for Renfrewshire foodbanks, so if you could bring something with you ie., tins, biscuits, rice/pasta, cereals etc., we would be most grateful.

DERA - Donaldfield Estate Residents Association

The first open meeting of association took place in The Bridge on the 10th June. The committee were able to report good feed back from the mail shot to all residents.

Members present raised further areas of concern regarding the state and maintenance of the roads, pavements and grass area in the estate.

A further newsletter has been emailed to all who responded with an email address to the secretary, Alison Ross. (alisonross256@btinternet.com) Facebook page www.facebook.com/DERA1044 At the next meeting, the committee will report on progress from the meeting with the roads department.

Date for your diary: Open Meeting - Tuesday 7th October at 7.30pm in The Bridge, Bridge of Weir.

Personnel are at The Bridge from 1pm to 2pm on the third Friday of every month for the issue of hearing aid batteries and hearing aid checks.

Bridge of Weir Community Council Trust everyone enjoyed the delightful summer weather, it was wonderful to see so many residents make use of the village parks.

Members of the Community Council have been busy throughout the summer planning the enhancement of our Christmas Lighting display working alongside engineers from Renfrewshire Council and representatives from the supply company and we hope to provide a much improved display.

The Chairman and Vice-Chairman visited the War Memorial to survey the improvement works. They identified a number of outstanding issues ranging from railings not replaced where the wall coping was renewed, lettering missing from the Memorial itself and railings detached from frames, these and a few other matters were passed onto Councillor MacLaren to forward to the appropriate Council Officer.

The Community Council has objected to a planning application for a dwelling house in the garden ground adjacent to 30 Houston Road, the objection is based on this building would deprive tenants of the flats use of the garden ground, the close proximity to the primary school, crossing point and bus stop. If approved this development would create a precedent allowing owners of flatted tenement properties to build in gardens causing areas to be over developed.

Two delegates are to attend the Living Streets Community Street Audit Training Conference, their remit will be to identify resources that would enable possible improvements to many of the private pavements and access routes within the village.

We fully support LEAP in their bid for further funding from the Climate Challenge Fund. This would allow them to continue the excellent service they have brought to the village and surrounding areas.

Many residents commented on the local press coverage of the Queens Baton Relay not including pictures of Bridge of Weir. The Community Council website is currently displaying photographs of the day and can be visited on www.bridgeofweir.org The next meeting of the Community Council will take place on Tuesday 2nd September at 7pm in the Cargill Hall.

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Queens Baton Bearers Sam Judge Rory McAllister (far right) cheering on his Auntie Sam who was proud to be a commonwealth games baton bearer recently in Bridge of Weir.

The Bridge BRIDGE OF WEIR Calendar 2015

A must buy for 2015 – The Bridge of Weir calendar. After last year’s successful production, another local calendar has been produced with the invaluable assistance of members of the Paisley Colour Photographic Club.

The calendar is an apt gift for friends in far flung places as well as providing a colourful addition to local homes.

The hanging A4 sized calendar incorporates 12 colourful photographs of scenes/landmarks around Bridge of Weir and Quarriers Village along with a diary section to note all your important dates.

The calendar will be on sale in The Bridge, 63 Main Street Bridge of Weir from Monday 8th September at a cost of £5.75.

Andy Girvan “It was a great honour and a day that will live long in the memory” is how Queen’s Baton Bearer, Andy Girvan, summed up his experience. A “cheerie-whatever-theweather” postman for over 30 years, he was nominated in recognition of his huge contribution to the community.

We wish him a long and very happy retirement.

Andy went on to pass the baton to Lynne Gordon (a resident of Warlock Road, who continued with the baton through Bridge of Weir.

Christmas Cards

A variety of Christmas cards including individual “Greetings from Bridge of Weir” cards, packs designed by local artist, Alison Bannerman and Traidcraft cards will be available from the end of September.

Hearing Aid Centre

Personnel are at The Bridge from 1pm to 2pm on the third Friday of every month for the issue of hearing aid batteries and hearing aid checks.

The Bridge – Your Community Centre Shop

As well as our stock of Stationery items and very popular Greetings Cards we have a selection of gifts produced by local craft workers. After browsing enjoy a cup of coffee in the café and take time to appreciate the art work on display.

(Opening Hours: Mon – 9am to 5pm (PO closed 12 noon to 12.30pm); Tues & Fri – 1pm to 5pm; Wed & Thu – 10am to 2pm; Sat – 9am to 1pm)

Medal Bearer Craig Gibson of Bridge of Weir was a medal bearer for the swimming and 10m diving platform ceremonies at the royal commonwealth pool.

Fiona McEwan Bridge of Weir’s Fiona McEwan, Vice-Chairman of Commonwealth Games Scotland carried the baton in Spean Bridge, Inverness-shire where she has family connections.

Four generations are pictured at the Commando Memorial – Fiona with her aunt and uncle, Angie and Louie Cameron, who reside in Roy Bridge and her daughter and grandson Deirdre and Ewan Robertson who travelled from Houston to share in the celebrations.

Fiona’s daughter Kirsteen Miller carried the baton in Bishopton and son-in-law Craig Robertson in Houston. Both were badminton bronze medallists at the Manchester Commonwealth Games in 2002.

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With summer over for another year it’s time to begin planning next year’s holiday and where better to start than with a treat for you?

Autumn is the perfect time to start a course of safe and effective IPL treatment for permanent hair reduction.

Imagine next summer with silky smooth legs, Bikini line & underarms!

With my September offer you can have a course of 6 treatments and only pay for 4!

Say goodbye to ingrowing hairs, shaving rash & stubble for good.

Laserlight is conveniently located in Bridge of Weir.

Book now to take advantage of this great offer.

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Bridge of Weir Choral Society Come and Sing!

If you love singing why not come along and join Bridge of Weir Choral Society as we warm up for our new session at 7.30pm on Tuesday 2nd September. No auditions are necessary- just a desire to enjoy singing and making music with others, so come along and join us.

Bridge of Weir Elderly Forum Our next session commence on Tuesday 9th September at 2pm in the RBLS Hall, Bridge of Weir. All are welcome. We meet on the second Tuesday of each month.

Erskine Farmers Market Bringing the best of Scottish produce to Erskine. Fresh from the wilds and ready to be selected by you, feast on a wonderful array of meats, game and fish. With delicious cheeses, preserves, gluten free baking and more, there is something to suit all tastes. Located at the Erskine Garden Centre on the third Saturday of every month, free parking is also available.

BoW Senior Citizens’ Association Our session commences on Wednesday 24th September in the Cargill Gall, Bridge of Weir at 7.15pm with entertainment. Our meetings are held on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month and a warm welcome is extended to anyone who is over 55.

Some parents in Bridge of Weir have asked if there are any plans to change the catchment area for Gryffe High School. I don’t know how this rumour started but I am more than happy to quash this. There are no plans to review the catchment area now or anytime in the foreseeable future.

Bridge of Weir Gardens and Allotments Society has done an absolutely fantastic job transforming the overgrown patch of land at the rear of The Bridge on Main Street into a demonstration garden – with all of the work done by volunteers.

Brighter Bridge of Weir, again a group of willing, able and hardworking volunteers also do a fantastic job and had the village looking beautiful for Gala Day and the Commonwealth Baton Relay.

Work to improve and restore the War Memorial is now complete. I was humbled to attend the multi-faith service to mark the centenary of the start of World War 1 in St Mirin’s Cathedral with Bishop Keenan, Mgr. Tormey and Rev Kenneth Gray from Freeland Church.

It has taken some time but I am pleased the overhanging tree in Churchill Drive in Bishopton has now been cut back and high vehicles can pass safely. I have asked the council to cut back the growth on the pathway along Ferry Road to make it safer for pedestrians and to help with sightlines for traffic.

Over 800 S1 pupils have taken advantage of the Council’s offer to open a new iSave Credit Union Account with a £10 credit. To help combat the scourge of payday lenders and to promote ethical saving the council has offered all S1 pupils a credit union account with a £10 deposit. Getting young people involved with credit unions can develop good savings habits that will hopefully last a lifetime. If you are a pupil in S1 and have not taken up the offer, please do so. You can access more information at www. renfrewshire.gov.uk/isave or by calling 0141 618 2527.

Surgeries: 4th Monday - Langbank Primary School from 6pm, Bishopton Library from 6.45pm. 4th Wednesday Cargill Hall, Bridge of Weir from 6.30pm.

Contact: phone 0300 300 1295 email cllr.michael.holmes@renfrewshire. gov.uk

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We are a friendly group who meet on Tuesday evenings from September to April in the Lower Hall of St Columba Church, Kilmacolm and we always welcome new members. We usually stop for a ‘cuppa’ and a chat half way through practises as the social side is as important to us as the singing!.

This year an exciting programme of music is planned which includes something for everyone. The December concert will range from Bach’s Magnificat to ever popular Christmas songs and carols, while favourite opera choruses from famous composers such as Verdi and Bizet and a performance of Karl Jenkins “The Armed Man” are promised for April.

In May this year, members of the choir had the honour of performing in a joint concert with the prestigious Westminster Chamber singers from the University of Westminster, Salt Lake City USA. Our musical director is Christopher Barr who in 2012 was awarded the National Youth Choir of Scotland Student conductor Bursary which allowed him to study under Christopher Bell as the Assistant conductor of the National Boys Choir of Scotland. Recent achievements include conducting the world premiere of Ken Johnston’s “Flodden 1513” with Stirling Schools Choirs and NYCoS Stirling Area Choir as part of the Cappella Nova Stirling 500 festival; directing choral workshops for Glasgow Spring Sing and the amaSing Festival and off stage conducting for Scottish Opera’s production of Gareth Williams “Elephant Angel”. During the Commonwealth games he was chorus master for the Glasgow UNESCO City of Music Nicola Benedetti Secret Flashmob project and workshop leader at the ‘Jump, Swim, Run’ family session as part of the BigBigBig Sing at Glasgow Green.

In October, Christopher will be the assistant conductor for the London Festival of Male Voice Choirs at the Royal Albert Hall, London.

If you are interested in joining us, please just come along to St Columba Church, Kilmacolm at 7.30pm on 2nd September or contact our president, Alison McAuslane on 01475 520280.

More information at www. bridgeofweirchoralsociety.org.uk.

Bridge of Weir Embroiderer’s Were you inspired by the Tapestry of Scotland Exhibition in Paisley?

Would you like to learn more about creative textiles and embroidery this winter?

If so, then come along to the talks and workshops hosted by Bridge of Weir Embroiderer’s Guild. We meet at The Bridge on first and third Wednesday evenings each month at 7.30pm. For novices or those who wish to develop their skills we ‘Take a Stitch’ teaching a new stitch and its variations prior to the main session on the first Wednesdays. We also run day classes and the coming programme includes 2 embroidery workshops and one on Boutis. These are popular and book up quickly.

We have recently celebrated our 30th Pearl anniversary and each member stitched a petal for the flower shown.

Our first meeting is on September 17th and will include the AGM. If you wish to know more please come along or call Christine on 01505 704354 evenings please.

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And so summer time nears to an end and the children have returned to school and families look back over a great season of summer weather.

Was it the fact of schools starting back or Hurricane Bertha that brought a change in the weather?

In Dargavel Village, Bishopton there is some confusion about the ‘shared surface’ roads. I still remain to be fully convinced but apparently, shared surfaces are a long established international road use system, which has been growing in popularity in this country for many years. It means that pedestrians, including children on bikes etc., have priority over vehicles on these roads. The proposed signage which will warn road users in Dargavel will be triangular with a picture of an adult holding a child’s hand and the words “Pedestrians in Road Ahead”. A traffic order is also being sought to make the 20mph speed limit signs circled red (compulsory) rather than green (advisory).

On another roads related issue, the extension of the footpath to connect Dargavel to Ingliston Country Club via the bridal path, has been agreed

by Roads officers. They will investigate possible sources of funding and will keep me advised.

The Railtrack work on the fencing on Middlepenny Road has me puzzled. I note that the crash barrier has been ‘refreshed’ but the new fencing behind it seems very flimsy. I have been trying to find out why that particular type of fencing was erected. In the meantime congratulations to the local landscapers, who are making a great effort to improve the appearance of the area, which also makes it at least feel safer.

Lots of good work has been going on in the villages. Thanks to all the community councils, residents associations and other groups for all their good works to make our environment so much brighter. I am also pleased with the hedge cutting on the A761 between Bridge of Weir and Brookfield. Hopefully something the same can be done on the A8, but we need the dirt scrapped from the pavements so grass and weeds cannot get a hold.

Dog Fouling is still high up in the Top Ten list of complaints. Please note that many “No Dog Fouling” signs on lamp posts display an old phone number.

If you try phoning this number you will be told the correct number to call.

The correct number for the Community Safety wardens is 03003000380.

Hopefully it won’t be too long before the old signs are replaced with new ones. By the way, 0300 numbers are charged at the same rate as 01 and 02 telephone numbers, so you are not charged any more than when we had 0141 numbering. The council does not generate revenue from having these telephone numbers.

As always, I appreciate all your suggestions on how to improve our lot.

Some good ones in recently include revised lining on the roads to keep traffic moving.

Surgeries: Bridge of Weir - 1st Tues of the month Cargill Hall 11am – 11.30am. Bishopton/Langbank - 2nd Wed of the month Bishopton Community Library 6.15pm - 6.45pm.

Working with you and improving our local area. Please feel free to contact me with any of your concerns, and I will be happy to meet with you at a mutually convenient time.

Contact: email cllr.maria.brown@renfrewshire.gov.uk, phone 03003 001259 or mobile 07534 148734.

Contact: phone 0300-300-1291, email cllr.james.maclaren@renfrewshire. gov.uk. Check out my Facebook page for more information and articles www.facebook.com/councillormaclaren

Art Display and Sale In the Bridge, Bridge of Weir Fundraising for the Beatson Cancer Charity In February and March this year, the Advertizer reported on Bridge of Weir girls Katie and Judith Beattie, and the very successful art exhibition they organised at the Skypark centre in Glasgow.

At the start of her final year as an art student, Judith had been diagnosed with Leukaemia, and had to defer her studies, to undergo an intensive programme of chemotherapy. Through this time when Judith was so ill, the treatment and support she received inspired the family to put something back. Their first campaign raised £1,500 for the leukaemia charity The Anthony Nolan Trust.

This was followed by the Art Exhibition. The inspiration came from local artist and Gryffe High pupil Ferran Hart, who organised a sale of his own works in a Glasgow gallery and generated a considerable sum of money for Teenage Cancer Trust.

Judith called upon her Art Student classmates to each donate an artwork to the cause. At this time, Judith was still very ill, and was an in patient at the Beatson in Glasgow. Twin sister Katie acted as event organiser, and media coordinator.

The exhibition raised in excess of £13,000. The incredible support provided

by Teenage Cancer Trust, Skyparks, the media, the volunteers, the generosity of the art students, local and internationally acclaimed artists who contributed their work, meant that the event had no overhead costs. Every last penny was donated to Teenage Cancer Trust.

If you missed all of this excitement, there is another chance to view some of the works and even take home your very own art treasure.

From Monday 8th September until the beginning of October, works will be on display and for sale in the Bridge. Contributions will include works by local artists, Alan Black, Ferran Hart, and Judith Beattie. Entry is free. Please feel free to come along and have a look.

All proceeds will be donated the Beatson Cancer Charity.

Opening hours: 9am–5pm Monday & Saturday, 1pm–5pm Tuesday & Friday, 10am–2pm Wednesday & Thursday

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This year, we are in St Fillan’s Church Halls, Moss Road, Kilmacolm on Saturday, 13th September from 10am-12.30pm. As well as plants of all sorts for sale and very reasonable prices, there will be the renown homemade teas for a small charge. Entry is free but donations are always welcome for this good cause.

Cross Café 90th Birthday Celebration Saturday 13th September

Please come along and help us celebrate our special day.

We are running a children’s treasure hunt throughout the day. Come into the Cross Café on the day and collect an entry form.

There will be two age groups, 4 years to 7 years and 8 years to 11 years. A correct winning entry from each age group will be drawn at 4pm with each lucky winner receiving a gift.

We are also holding a raffle in aid of the MS Society, a great charity close to our hearts.

We have loads of fantastic prizes, star prize being a Sony 32” TV donated by WJ Fillshill Ltd!! Raffle tickets can be bought from the Cross Café at any time. The draw will take place after the children’s prize draw.

We will also be holding competitions through out the day, guess the amount of sweeties in the jar & guess the weight of our special celebration cake.

To help our celebrations along we are very lucky to have entertainment provided throughout the day by the Riverside Youth Bank, St Colomba’s Pipe band and of course our Juke Box, come and put on a tune.

Look out for our sweetie cart and ice cream cart, lots of sweet treats to be had!

Thank you Douglas and Adrienne Rae of Owlcroft, would like to sincerely thank all relatives, friends and many warm hearted residents of Kilmacolm, Greenock and beyond who sent us cards, letters or flowers following our horrific experience of having our house totally gutted by fire. Happily we were not at home at the time which was very fortunate indeed. However we were unfortunate that all keepsakes gathered over the years were destroyed in the fire.

It is at times like this that one is thankful for concerned family and friends who are all sharing our burden. The devastation caused by the fire we are told will take around one year before the house will be habitable again.

To all who have contacted us over the last two weeks, many, many thanks.

I never knew that we had so many friends!!

God Bless you all.

Douglas & Adrienne

The Cross Café is having its 90th birthday bash on the 13th September in the Piazza. Alda and Johanna are the beating heart of the village and provide an alternative meeting place to the Cargill Centre. If I wish to know what is going on in the village and collect concerns for me to action, I make for the Café!

The Lights Out ceremony on the 4th August at the Wellpark Mid Kirk, the town Kirk, was a full house. The service started at 10.30pm with the hymn “Onward Christian Soldiers” and finished at exactly 11pm with us extinguishing our candles. There was a both rousing and melancholic medley of songs performed by Inverclyde Voices and further readings and songs. As a commemoration of the centenary of the start of the First World War it was most poignant and reverent.

The twinning signs with the French village of Merignies have now been positioned at the main entrances to the village. Thanks are due to Inverclyde Council roads department for their alacrity in calling in favours to have them competed .

We have seen major carriage way improvements on roads throughout the village including Lochwinnoch, Churchill, the A761, Auchentiber and West Glen Roads. I am often asked about white lining and can confirm that this is done by contractors, who are in great demand in the West of Scotland, and we collect jobs and have the white lining completed when there is sufficient for several days work.

I attended the Official Opening of the £10.5m upgrade of the International Arrivals at the Terminal Building at Glasgow Airport. Under the management of BAA and its Chief Executive Amanda MacMillan the Airport is going from strength to strength, in spite of competition from Edinburgh and Prestwick, though it has more or less seen off the latter. Glasgow Airport and its environs is one of the top ten employers in Inverclyde and it concerns me that the Scottish Government withdrew support for the Glasgow Airport Rail Link but is now putting £15m support into Prestwick. Security at Glasgow is one of the very best in the country, as regular customers will endorse, 99.6% of passengers wait less than 10 minutes in the queue.

I understand from local residents that the contractor who delivered the human waste on a nearby field has been given 21 days to remove it from the field. Where the offending substance is going, I do not know, though I suspect it will have trouble finding a good home.

Surgeries: 29th September - Cargill Centre 11-12noon.

Contact: phone 01475 741969 and 712727, email at david.wilson@ inverclyde.gov.uk or mobile 07766 992294.

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Clubhouse Turns To Church In a day when we see many churches being turned into furniture showrooms, bingo halls and dance studios, it’s a remarkable thing to see a clubhouse being turned into a Church. This bucks the trend. Yet it is what has happened in Quarriers Village, Inverclyde, this year!

Twelve months ago Morton FC announced that they were moving their training facility out of Quarriers Village. For several years the footballers had been a familiar sight in the village, running up the main street or practising on the field near Hattrick Farm. Meanwhile, for the last ten years, the congregation who had moved out of the former Mount Zion Church were as good as invisible.

After the closure of the Church in 2004 the congregation continued meeting to praise God and pray in “temporary accommodation” in Bethesda’s training rooms, which were used during the week by Quarriers Staff. In those years not a Sunday went by without the ‘real’ church, that is, the people, gathering together. However their accommodation had the disadvantage of not looking like a Church, and it was unavailable on weekdays. Morton’s clubhouse, on the other hand, had the advantage of looking like a church! The minister of Mount Zion, Pastor Andy Lunn, often walked around it thinking “This would make a great wee Church”. He even asked Quarriers for the use of the building, but was told that Morton had the prior claim.

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Sole Solution Podiatry clinic has now been open in Kilmacolm for 6 months - and what a 6 months it’s been! The opening hours have had to double to accommodate the demand and they now sell a large and varied selection of footcare products from the clinic.

Laura quotes “It’s been fantastic meeting the residents of Kilmacolm and the surrounding villages and providing them with the highest quality of podiatry care and advice. The loyalty and repeat custom has really been second to none and allowed this service to exist” Laura, owner/podiatrist at Sole Soltuion, would like to thank all her existing clients and looks forward to welcoming new customers also.

To find out more or make an appointment - phone: 01505 615996 / 07772 233494.

Website: www.sole-solution.co.uk

Imagine Andy’s joy, therefore, on hearing that the football club were moving out. In January the Church Council signed the lease and Andy received the keys. He, with others from the congregation, spent much of the next few months restoring the building to its former glory. They turned the wet room into a classroom, demolished a partition wall, replaced floors, installed more panelling, painted, varnished and waxed all the walls and woodwork, and finally moved in in April. It was still ‘work in progress’ until the official dedication weekend in June and now the building is a fully functioning church much to the joy of the very faithful congregation.

To see what’s been done, feel free to drop in anytime you see the door open.

Sunday morning services are at 10.30am, and anyone is welcome

Kilmacolm-Mérignies Twinning: Road-Signs Go Up!

It’s official, Kilmacolm is now proudly twinned with the village of Mérignies near Lille in northern France! A big thank you must go to Inverclyde Council for being so prompt in putting up the twinning signs at the entry to the village on the Bridge of Weir and Port Glasgow Roads.

The period following the signing of the twinning agreement in France on 12th July has been a busy one for the twinning committee. We held our debriefing meeting on 5th August and will meet again on 9th September to finalise the twinning calendar for 2014-2015. Our aim is to reach and engage all sections of the local community in what is clearly a fantastic opportunity to enrich the cultural, social and economic life of Kilmacolm and the surrounding area.

We are equally aware of the importance of maintaining and reinforcing our links with our French friends through regular communication and to this end we have set up monthly skype meetings with the twinning team in Mérignies! We’ll be in touch again very soon !

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Kilmacolm Choir ‘Rocks’ into its 4th year!

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Kilmacolm Rock Choir started in September 2011 and is getting ready for a rock n’ roll 4th year. The choir has grown steadily in size since it started and now boasts 40 members who meet on Tuesday mornings at the Kilmacolm Community Centre. As well as learning to sing well known feel-good, uplifting songs, Rock Choir Leader Jennifer Sim says ‘in fact its much more than just members enjoying the singing element, the choir is

Coffee Morning Kilmacolm and Quarriers Christian Aid committee are holding their Annual Coffee Morning on Saturday 4th October, this year the venue is St Columba Church Hall, Kilmacolm. 10am - 12noon. Stalls will include homebaking and jams, costume jewellery, nearly new but unwanted gifts and paperback books in good condition. We shall also be holding a sale of pictures, framed or unframed. If you can help the committee in any way with contributions to the stalls, or with help on the day, please contact Jill Russell, secretary, on 01505 872393.

Christian Aid’s work in the world has an ongoing urgency, please support our fundraising event.

Bridge Classes

Open Doors Day

At Kilmacolm’s Cargill Centre, starting Wednesday 10th September, 7.15pm – 9 15pm

Saturday 13th Sept

This class will be suitable for beginners and for those who have played a little and who wish to return to the starting point.

The first lessons will be very basic but soon progress to a level suitable for everyone and for those who wish to revise and reach a good standard by the end of the course .

There will be an initial 12 week course followed in early 2015 by a further 10 weeks finishing at Easter 2015. This should be sufficient to allow players to be able to play more in order to make further progress.

For further information call 01505 872345.

Afternoon Bridge Friendly Afternoon Bridge for all levels of players. Starting on Wednesday September 17th at The New Community Centre, Kilmacolm. From 2-4pm.

No partner needed, very friendly and informal. For more information call Eleanor on 01 505 871 957.

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As part of Inverclyde Open Doors Day St Fillan’s Episcopal Church, Moss Road, Kilmacolm will be welcoming visitors on 13th September between 2pm and 4pm. There will be flower displays, artefacts on show, and a nice cuppa with home baking. (free entry)

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also very such a social gathering. Most of the choir stay on for lunch after rehearsals in the Community Centre Café.” Whilst many of the members hail from Kilmacolm, Bridge of Weir, Brookfield and Houston some travel from Lochwinnoch, Dalry, Beith and Elderslie for their weekly get together.

The last 9 months have been very busy for the choir with events and performances, most of which raise money for local charities. Members of the Kilmacolm Rock Choir have performed at a range of community events including the Inverclyde Sports Personality Awards, they have performed to raise money for ‘HappyDayz’ Charity in Dunoon, the Elderslie Parish Church, and at the Lochwinnoch Arts Festival raising money for SUDEP (Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilspey). Larger scale performances took place at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh where 700 Rock Choir members performed a surprise flashmob at half-time during the Scotland vs Japan match. In June this year ‘The Choir That Rocks’ Summer Concert was a sell-out at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall with 500 members singing together. Jennifer who leads the choir, helped to organise a trip for members to Abbey Road studios in London this year. “This was the most fantastic experience and everyone who came along made the most of their time in London. Recording at the world famous studios was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.” The trip also raised over £800 for McMillan Cancer Care.

Rock Choir also took part in some filming for the BBC 3 musical drama ‘Glasgow Girls’. “It was a real honour to be asked to take part in this film and although the producers only needed a very small choir for 2 scenes, the members were given the opportunity to become ‘extra’s on set which was very exciting for everyone!”

Following an accident between an Audi A3 and a Subaru in the Cargill car park, Kilmacolm at 4.30pm on Thursday 17th April 2014, would anyone who witnessed the incident please phone 07833 459651. Many thanks.

Mission Fund AGM The Annual General Meeting of the Kilmacolm Mission Fund will be held in the small hall of St Columba Church Kilmacolm on Monday 15th September at 8pm. All welcome.

Jennifer is looking forward to the new term starting on Tuesday 16th September 2014 and is inviting anyone who would like to give Rock Choir a try to come along for a FREE taster session. All you have to do is book on-line via the website www.rockchoir.com or tel 01252 714276.

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OUTLOOK OUTLOOK - the social community group in Kilmacolm, formulated for friendship and fellowship, includes in its programme invited Speakers, afternoon tea, with items of community issues for discussion. The group is led by a team from the Old Kirk, held In Kidston Hall on 1st and 3rd Thursday afternoons monthly, from 2pm to 4pm.

On Thursday 4th September the Topic will be ‘Reflections, Stories and Songs from the First World War’ with an invited guest from the Royal British Legion. On Thursday 18th September we will welcome visitors from the Embroiders Guild and the Knitting Group for a talk and display of their skills.

Plus afternoon tea, activities, and friendly conversation. On Thursday 2nd October we limber up for Keep Fit Aerobics - as gentle or as strenuous as you wish.

OUTLOOK is a welcoming group open to everyone - please join us.

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Baton Bearer Jackie Fallon Kilmacolm Jackie Fallon was lucky enough to carry the Baton through Kilmacolm.

Although it was raining that day spirits were not dampened and the crowds turned out to cheer her on. Jackie is pictured with her family.

Kilmacolm Village Art Class Come September, we are about to start our 6th year and the class continues to go from strength to strength. Our 18 enthusiastic members, from various surrounding villages, meet during the winter months on a Friday morning in the Kilmacolm Village Centre, and with the aid of our excellent tutor/adviser are all making good progress. We incorporate “workshops” with visiting artists; as a group/ and independently visit other local Art Exhibitions and on the social side have an annual lunch plus our bi-annual inhouse exhibition for family and friends.

At this point in time the class is full, but we do run a waiting list.

Secretary RUTH LAMONT, tel.

872368.

St Columba’s Bridge Class 2014-2015 Starting Tuesday 9th September at 7pm.

This class will be suitable for beginners and for those who have played a little and who wish to return to the starting point.

The first lessons will be very basic but soon progress to a level suitable for everyone and for those who wish to revise and reach a good standard by the end of the course .

There will be an initial 10 week course followed in early 2015 by a further 8 weeks and possibly another 5 weeks after Easter.

This should be sufficient to allow players to be able to play more in order to make further progress.

For further information call 01505 872238 or 01505 872345.

Last month I attended the service at Greenock’s Wellpark Mid Kirk Church to commemorate the start of the First World War. During the poignant ecumenical service I don’t mind admitting shedding a few tears. A list of 1,800 unfortunate souls from Inverclyde who lost their lives in WWI was shown on a large screen in the church, though it is thought there could have been more who died as not all names were known. The night came to a close with us processing outside with lit candles to remember those who died, were injured and the families who were affected in their loss.

My wife and I were able to go to Glasgow twice during the 11 days of Commonwealth Games events, once attending an evening athletics session at Hampden and another day just to visit, have a meal and soak up the atmosphere of it all. Team Scotland were fantastic with the country ending up a very credible fourth place on the medal table with a record bursting 53 medals. Really well done to all our athletes and those who support them.

The Games were a fantastic advert for Glasgow and Scotland and was due to superb organisation by the Games committee, Glasgow City, the Scottish Government and everyone involved in supporting the games. We will also never forget the Clydesiders, those 15,000 volunteers who carried out an array of jobs to ensure everything ran smoothly. I know I was glad of their help as they helped guide us in the right direction around the city. Much revenue and prestige was raised from the Games and I am convinced a long lasting legacy will have been gained from them being held in Glasgow and Scotland.

Recently I have again received complaints of speeding motorists on Port Glasgow Road in Kilmacolm. Can I please urge drivers to stay within speed limits.

Surgeries: Friday 5th September at Boglestone Community Centre from 5pm to 6pm and Monday 15th at Clune Park Resource Centre from 1pm to 2pm.

Contact: phone 01475 712727, mobile 07747 765 839 or email jim. macleod@inverclyde.gov.uk or writing to me at Inverclyde Council, Municipal Buildings, Greenock, PA15 1LY.

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Gryffe Scottish Country Dance Club start their new term on Thursday 18th September in the Kilbarchan Guide Centre, 8pm. £3 per night. New dancers or old hands, all welcome to come along and join the fun. Further information from Les Lambert 01505 704398.

The Old Library Centre After the volunteers enjoyed a month’s holiday in the glorious summer weather The Old Library Centre has re-opened. The classes in Yoga and Pilates have already started. Some places are available in classes for Pilates on Monday morning and on Wednesday afternoon. The Yoga on Wednesday morning also has a few spaces and a new evening class will be held on Wednesday evenings. Computer classes will be held on Tuesday afternoons and Thursday mornings starting in the first week of September. These classes are limited to l2 places. If you are interested in attending any of these classes please contact the Centre our details are below.

Brookfield Knights and KIPCo have an exciting programme of musical events arranged for the Autumn. The hobby interest groups such as Bridge, Craft, Family History and Book Club are starting their Autumn sessions and would welcome new members. The Centre’s website gives information on these and all our activities.

The Board wish to express their grateful thanks to all the supporters who so generously give the Centre an annual donation. Donation letters are sent out, on request, to people who wish to keep the Centre functioning.

Our thanks also go to the many people who contribute by attending the variety of events which take place in the Centre. The team of volunteers who give of their time to help is absolutely invaluable and essential to the viability of the Centre. One of the less obvious activities of the Centre is the ‘drop in’ reading room. This room is a pleasant place to meet others, to have a comfortable seat, a chat and a cup of tea or coffee. The Centre is open to everyone. After over l0 years of being open, it is still a surprise to find that some people do not know what activities are on offer within the Kilbarchan Facility. This summer our visitors have been from as near as Elderslie and as far away as America and Australia. Do visit the Centre, you will be made welcome.

The Old Library Centre, 9 High Barholm, Kilbarchan. www.kipcokil.com Open l0am-12noon and 2pm-4pm, Monday to Friday.

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Kilbarchan East Church Drama group rehearsals are now underway for November’s production of - yes, you’ve guessed, Hi de Hi, the well-loved comedy, which will be a family show complete with fun competitions!!

More details about tickets to follow in October.

Since being elected to Renfrewshire Council in 2012, one of the main priorities identified by villagers has been the need to resurface the main road through Kilbarchan and I have consistently advocated for this to be done. Following work on sections of the road over the last two summers, I can now report that work should be completed by the end of October on Shuttle Street between Church Street and the Meadside Avenue junction and from Low Barholm to Burnside Terrace.

At the time of writing, work on Easwald Bank between Tandlehill Road and St Barchans Road is imminent. I am delighted that despite limits on funding these major works on the main road in Kilbarchan are being delivered.

I know many Kilbarchan constituents will recall that last summer, a theft of copper cables from the Glentyan power sub station caused a power surge and consequently damage to household appliances in nearby homes. Recently I was dismayed to hear of a similar theft in the Tandlehill/Kibblestone Road area which resulted in a loss of power to some homes. I have therefore written to Scottish Power to demand that they review safety and security issues at the sites for which they are responsible I have also contacted the Police to ask that they also investigate and monitor the situation to prevent the individuals responsible from repeating such reckless behaviour.

Like many people, I can’t say I’m the biggest fan of the multinational banks that created the last financial crisis. I therefore understand that many residents are rightly angry about the decision of RBS to close its Lochwinnoch branch. A bank which was bailed out by UK taxpayers in 2009 who now own 82% of it, has a social responsibility and should reconsider its decision. Given the many representations from all quarters including my own I hope that by the time the Advertizer goes to press RBS will have done so.

Surgeries: Saturday 6th September and Saturday 4th October at 9am in the McKillop Institute, Lochwinnoch and 10am in the Steeple Hall, Kilbarchan.

Contact: email cllr.derek.bibby@renfrewshire.gov.uk or phone 07534 156 007.

Lochwinnoch SWRI

We hope everyone has had a summer filled with sun, fun and games, with the success of the Gala Day, the Baton relay through the village and the amazing “Games” in the city. To keep the momentum going, Lochwinnoch SWRI cordially invites the ladies of the village to come along and join “The Rural” on the third Wednesday of each month at 7.30pm in the McKillop Hall. A varied syllabus of talks and demos has been arranged for the coming months.

If you are not too sure exactly what the Scottish Women’s Rural Institute is and does, please go to http://www.swri.org.uk/ and all will be explained.

Our first meeting is on Wednesday 17th September, 7.30pm, McKillop Hall, when Hayley Douglas of Castle Semple Visitors Centre will be giving us a glimpse through “Windows on Wild Life”, to keep us up-to-date with what is happening with the wonderful birds, animals and wild flowers right on our doorstep.

The competitions are: 1 - Jar of Orange Curd; 2 - Arrangement using; 3 - fresh flowers.

The competitions are all just a bit of fun and certainly not compulsory!!

We look forward to welcoming old and new members.

For further information contact Elma Richmond at richmond32@tiscali.co.uk or phone 01505 843193.

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LEAP Community Consultation 2014 LEAP would like to say a big thank you to everyone who took part in our recent Community Consultation. We had 263 responses in total to our survey which is a fantastic response.

Overall your feedback was very positive: 95% of you said you would support the continuation of LEAP and 94% said you would recommend LEAP to friends and family. You asked us for more communication, more follow up advice and visits, and more information on local services. We will address these issues and the survey feedback will shape our future direction and application for further funding.

We have published a full report of the consultation findings on our LEAP website: www.myleapproject.org/community-development/communitysurvey-2014-result/ or you can obtain a paper copy from any of our LEAP offices. We are also following up contacting anyone who indicated they would be interested in one of our services. Our lucky winners of a Fairtrade Hamper are: Clare Hipkiss (Kilbarchan), Sandy McKenzie (Bridge of Weir) and Anne Braekkan (Lochwinnoch). Enjoy your hampers!

I am pushing Renfrewshire Council to try and help resolve the historic problem of the Kilbarchan overflow, which means that under certain conditions residents in Station Road and Churchill Place, in particular, end up with raw sewage coming up through their drains. Habbies have suffered this for too many years and its high time the infrastructure was brought up to standard.

Its goodbye to Eilish of Sheridan’s Stores in New Street, who has served Kilbarchan for many years and who is moving on.

I always found Eilish very friendly and helpful, especially to the pensioners of the village, and I wish her all the best for the future. I also welcome the new owners and hope the Store thrives under their stewardship.

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Lochwinnoch residents are asking valid questions about what the shape of postal services will be in the village if the service moves into the Spar Shop at the Cross. Questions about access and space are top of the list, so at the last meeting of Lochwinnoch Community Council I gave them a contact for Spar at Scottish level so that we can get definite answers and maintain a Post Office service in the village worthy of the name. Although I am in favour of renewables in principle it’s a NO from me to the current wind turbine application at Castle Hill, Lochwinnoch.

This is in the Regional Park and I believe this would undermine the amenity of the Park so I have lodged an objection to this.

My advice surgery in Kilbarchan is on the 2nd Wednesday of the month in the Steeple Hall at 7.45pm, and my advice surgery in Lochwinnoch is on the 4th Wednesday of the month in the McKillop at 7.30pm, excluding July. I am also available to constituents who can call me on 07534 148224, or e-mail me at cllr.andy.doig@ renfrewshire.gov.uk.

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Doors Open in Kilbarchan Kilbarchan East Church will be open for visitors on Renfrewshire Doors Open weekend on Sunday 7th September from midday -4pm.

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During September our Sunday morning services continue as we work towards a united charge.

Kilbarchan NWR The group re-commences in September with a speaker on the Tapestry of Scotland and a topical discussion. For further info contact the website: www.nwr.org.uk

Kilbarchan East Church Tots’ Club The club resumes on Monday 1st September in the church hall from 9.15-11.30am. All tots from birth-3 years are very welcome along with an accompanying adult! There are lots of toys to play with and for the adults, very good company and a chance for new Mums to meet others. The adults pay £1 for coffee and biscuits.

Eat Lochwinnoch Food Fayre

7th Sept - 11am East Church; 14th Sept - 11am West Church; 21st Sept - 11am East Church; 28th Sept - 11am West Church

This year, Scottish Food and Drink Fortnight runs from 6th – 21st September.

There will be many events during this time to celebrate Scottish produce (see their website for more details www.scottishfoodanddrinkfortnight. co.uk).

All services will be conducted by the Rev. Stephen Smith. Crèche, Junior Church and Bible Class/FEWsion have all restarted and you and your children will be made most welcome any Sunday.

As part of this, Eat Lochwinnoch will be holding their next Food Fayre on Saturday 13th September, 10am-3pm, outside The McKillop Institute, Lochwinnoch.

The Midweek Fellowship restarts in the West Church Session House on Wednesday 3rd September at 10.30am. Come along and join us for tea and chat followed by a short informal act of worship at 11am.

Wester Highgate Farmhouse Icecream will be returning - hopefully they’ll bring more of their tablet icecream which sold out last time! Gowanlea will also be bringing fruit, veg and plants. If you are looking for meat, fish or cheese, Heritage Meat & Game will be the stall to visit.

Both the East and West Churches and halls will be open on Doors Open Day on Sunday September 7th from 12noon to 4pm. All buildings are steeped in history and well worth a visit.

This year both Guilds are joining together as Kilbarchan Church of Scotland Guild. Our meetings will be on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at 2.30pm. Our first meeting will be in the East Church Hall at 2.30pm on Tuesday 30th September when the Rev Stephen Smith will talk on the Guild theme ‘A World to Serve.’ The Guild is open to men as well as women and we would be pleased to see any new members as well as previous members of both Guilds.

There are still a few stalls available for community groups. If you would like to book, or know of a local (within 25miles) food business that might be interested in attending our events, please contact susie@myleapproject. org.

Kilbarchan – Car Club Launch Now we have our electric vehicle, LEAP are launching the Car Club in Kilbarchan, moving one of our Ford Fusions to be sited in the Ewing Street car park.

Weaver’s Cottage The Commonwealth Games brought many extra visitors to the National Trust for Scotland’s Weaver’s Cottage in Kilbarchan. In exceptional weather these two couples from England had a friendly discussion over the likely uses to which the stone object in front of them might be put. If you would like to see it and find out what it is and witness the famous loom in action, take the opportunity in September, as the Weaver’s Cottage closes for the winter on Tuesday 30th September.

The Bannockburn Commemorative tartan rugs, scarfs and ties have been selling well - they will make unique presents and are available in the shop in the Weaver’s Cottage.

Electric Bike Fancy an alternative to driving, but think cycling is too much effort? Just need a bit of extra oomph when you’re cycling?

LEAP have a new electric bike for members of the community to try out to see if this could be an option for you. Our new electric bike will be at the Electric Vehicle launch in Lochwinnoch on 20th September, and if you would like to try this for yourself, please bring proof of your address and we’ll let you take it for a short spin.

We will also be taking names for those who want a longer hire of the electric bike to try it out for a bit longer.

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If you are interested in joining, our first 15 members in Kilbarchan will receive membership for only £15 – a saving of £45. Car Club Coordinator, Mike will be at KIPCo in The Old Library Centre every Friday morning between 10am and 12noon if you want to have a chat about the Car Club, or join up! If that time doesn’t suit you, please contact him on 01505 842530 or mike@myleapproject.org.

LEAP Car Club – Electric Vehicle Launch Saturday 20th September 11am – 3pm, Lochwinnoch

At last the charging point for electric vehicles has been installed at the McKillop Institute in Lochwinnoch, so we are able to launch our lovely Nissan Leaf electric car as part of the Car Club. The official launch will take place between 11am and 3pm on Saturday 20th September at the McKillop. If you are interested in being taken for a drive in the electric car or just having a look, please come along at any time to the McKillop Institute car park between 11am and 3pm – no need to make an appointment. Our Car Club Coordinator, Mike and Project Development Officer, Diane will be there to answer any questions you have, and even sign you up if you want to join the Car Club on the day. We look forward to seeing you there – and please note you don’t need to live in Lochwinnoch, if you have an interest in seeing an electric car, please come along.

If you are thinking of joining the Club (either on the 20th or at any time), contact Mike on 01505 842530 or mike@myleapproject.org, who will advise what documents etc you need to bring with you.

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Gryffe Valley Rotary Speakers The variety of topics addressed by speakers at Gryffe Valley Rotary never ceases to amaze! Over recent weeks members have heard a topical talk about WW1 graves in France, the inspirational story of a severely injured athlete who became an international para-triathlete, something of the work undertaken by the Prince’s Trust to support young people, some insights into the murky workings of the energy supply industry in the UK, the problems arising from a wide range of different addictions, and some unfortunate tunnel incidents arising from our inherited Victorian railway infrastructure.

Two topics highlighted the current pressures on local government funding.

Firstly Fiona Catterson (Head of School) and Suzanne Green (Classroom Assistant) from Corseford School. Fiona gave an update on the great work being undertaken to help children with spina bifida to achieve their full potential. Suzanne covered her work in the after-school club and during the summer breaks. Pictures and videos showed the range of facilities at the school (including a “magic carpet” and a new multi media room) with the specialist staff working with the children to their obvious delight and enjoyment. They also thanked Gryffe Valley for the equipment provided for disabled sailing at Castle Semple which the children had hugely enjoyed and benefited from. A truly inspirational story of dedicated specialist staff with first class facilities and equipment – what a crying shame that it seems that they have spare capacity for more children but there is insufficient funding to allow them to attend.

Secondly, founder Peter McKerrell from Colourful Kilmacolm came along to thank the club for their donation and to give a progress report on their work around the village. Planters have been planted in the new Piazza and at Birkmyre Park and provide a colourful spectacle thanks to the willing effort from a band of volunteers. Colourful Kilmacolm followed on from Brighter Bridge of Weir in helping to protect and enhance our local environment – one wonders what will be the next alliterative village nametag. Halcyon Houston, Brilliant Brookfield, Lovely Lochwinnoch? The mind boggles!

New name for Johnstone street Councillor for Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, and Lochwinnoch Ward, Cllr Andy Doig, has successfully persuaded Renfrewshire Council that a new street in Johnstone town centre, created as a consequence of the new Johnstone Town Hall project, be named Parker’s Way after the late Derek Parker, former journalist, folklorist, and historian, who died a few months ago.

The proposed street will be very close to the new Johnstone Library which is part of the exciting Town Hall development. The old Library, which was a second home for Derek as he spent hours there researching his articles and books, was also on the same site, so it seems appropriate that a street is named after him very close to where he penned some of his most memorable work.

Cllr Doig told The Advertizer: “Parker’s Way was the name of his newspaper column so, for a street or lane which acts as a passage way between Church Street and the historic Houston Square, that name seems to resonate with me as one which his friends and family across Johnstone and the Villages would easily recognise as being associated with the late Derek Parker and his memory.”

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Howwood WRI

Meet in Howwood Village Hall at 7.30pm

Tuesday 16th September

Walter Scott Cruises on Loch Katrine by Mr Gordon Allan Competition - Water inspired photography. Hostesses - Anne McCallum & Elizabeth Lawson.

Vote of thanks - Margaret Jamieson.

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& elderslie I heard the Commonwealth baton going through the village was a great success. I missed it as I was on holiday but through the wonders of Facebook I saw how busy the streets were so, well done Howwood.

It seems we won’t be getting a new Post Office any time soon. The Post Office management wrote to me recently basically saying as there was nowhere to base one they were putting any plans on hold for the time being. That is a pity as I feel this is yet another service being withdrawn from the village.

We are no further forward with an increase in bus services through Howwood but we will continue to argue the case.

Some good news though, the new car park at the sports centre based at Johnstone High School is now open and will now make a big difference for users of the facility.

The council recently agreed to take part in the City Deal. This is a partnership between the UK government, the Scottish government and local councils. £1 billion pounds have been committed to the improving infrastructure, creating thousands of jobs including additional help for young people and transport links. This is a long term project but I am sure many people from Howwood will benefit.

As I write this the weather is pretty miserable and with the kids back at school, the summer is coming to an end. With the referendum in September it will bring to a close a very long campaign. I have spoken to many people in the village about this and have heard a variety of views. I am sure the people of the village will turn up in huge numbers on 18th September to have their say in this momentous decision but, whatever the result, I do hope we all as Scots work together to improve our country.

Surgeries: 4th Thursday of the month at 6pm in the Village Hall.

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houston, crosslee & brookfield Houston Play Park Houston Play Park Improvement Group are delighted to be one of 4 charities selected for the Bank of Scotland Community Fund. Residents can vote for HPPIG in BOS, Bridge of Weir and other Inverclyde branches, by SMS text, twitter or FB. The winning charity will receive £3000. If we were lucky enough to win we would use the funding to purchase equipment for Phase 2. The equipment planned for phase 2 will be unique with some pieces being the first to be installed in Renfrewshire Parks. We wish our park to be All Inclusive allowing children with disabilities to join in the fun and have a safe place to play. We hope any equipment installed in Phase 2 will give children in Houston a fabulous play area and encourage children from other villages to visit Houston and enjoy the facilities.

Voting starts on 2nd September 2014 at 9am. We will be advertising throughout Houston via FB and posters in local amenities.

Please vote for us to help Houston children get a fun play park.

City Deal - A special meeting of the full council was recently held to approve a major investment programme in the Clyde Valley, known as the City Deal. This has involved Renfrewshire Council working alongside our colleagues in surrounding local authorities and alongside the UK Government to thrash out a huge investment programme which the Scottish Government have now also signed up to support. In total over £1billion of investment to support economic growth will be earmarked for the region and it is estimated that 29,000 jobs could be created. This is fantastic news for the area and demonstrates what can be achieved when all layers of government work together on priorities such as economic development.

Sport and pitches strategy - As Depute Convener of Sport, Leisure & Culture I am delighted to be working hard on the development of Renfrewshire’s Sport Strategy and alongside this our plan to invest £5million in upgrading pitches in the area. Details will be announced this month.

Traffic Issues - Traffic safety concerns in Crosslee have existed for some time and myself, the Community Council and others have raised these a number of times. I was pleased to secure the continued placement of the driver feedback sign on Houston Road, however, there have been two accidents on the bridge and it seems this is becoming a regular occurrence.

Furthermore, I have been contacted by a number of parents who remain very concerned about the lack of a complete pavement on Whirlie Road - a popular route for taking children to school and also to access the fantastic new play park. I requested senior officials consider what could be done to remedy this and I am pleased that they will resource the completion of this pavement and they will now consult on the specifics of their plans.

Planning - Many villagers will be aware of a series of planning applications which have been submitted following the Scottish Government’s approval of the Local Development Plan and it’s associated zoning of green belt land as suitable for housing. An exhibition by the developer Stewart Milne Homes will be held in the Carrick Centre on 2nd September between 12.30 and 8pm relating to an application for a significant housing development on the land adjacent to Strathgryffe Tennis Club. Readers may be aware I objected. Both to this aspect of the Local Development Plan and also to the application to build at Lonend.

To keep up to date with local issues and my work for the area, feel free to ‘like’ my Facebook page at: Www Facebook.com/CouncillorStuartClark Surgeries: Thursday 4th September, 7pm, Linwood High School, Tuesday 16th September, 7pm, Tweedie Hall, Linwood, Wednesday, 17th September, 6.30pm, Carrick Centre, Houston.

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Patricia MacKinnon - Baton Bearer Houston Patricia was a competitor at the 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.

She ran the 100 meters and also ran the first leg of the 4x100 meters relay. The record of 45.46 secs still stands today 44 years old Scottish National record.

She is also the last girl to break the record in Scotland in 1967 for the 100 yards in a time of 10.8 secs which will never be broken as we now run in meters!

Sunbeams Sunbeams enrolment will be on Tuesday 2nd September 6.30-7.30pm in the village hall in Houston. Open to primary 1 and 2 girls, priority will be given to those in Houston Primary and St Fillan’s Primary. Any queries contact Caroline Kirkwood: 07704185964.

HOST - The Carrick Centre, Houston What’s on September 2014 Monday to Friday Woodlands After School 01505 615438 MONDAY - FairPlay 1st 7.30pm; Gym Class R Hart 07734 714131; Diaporama 8th 7pm; Yoga starts (weekly) 1pm Mary Laidlaw 01505 842877.

TUESDAY - Paint Pot tots (weekly) 10am D Campbell 07789 262350; Council Planning Exhibition 2nd 12.30/8pm; Yoga (Weekly) 7pm M/s Lawson 01505 613690.

WEDNESDAY French Class 3.15pm F McDevitt 0141 886 282; Galaxy Dancing (weekly) 4pm Laureen 07989 055148; Gryffe Melody Makers 10th/24th 7pm; Cricketfield Res. Assoc.10th 7pm Houston Community Council 17th 7.30pm; Councillors Surgeries 17th 6.30pm THURSDAY - French Class F McDevitt 0142 886 282; Crafty Friends 4th/18th 7.30pm; Folk Club (weekly) 8pm FRIDAY - Galaxy Dancing (weekly) 4pm SATURDAY - Galaxy (weekly) 9.30am

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SUNDAY - Baptist Church 11am & 6pm Booking enquiries to Ian Simpson 01505 612203 or Sandy Young 01505 331488 or The Coffee Shop

Houston & Crosslee SWRI We look forward to welcoming all members, past and present, and any visitors to the first meeting of our 85thyear on Wednesday 10th September.

Our speaker will be David O’Riley, who will talk on the work of the Hessilhead Wildlife Rescue Trust. He will bring goods for us to purchase.

We meet in The Compass Centre, South Street, Houston at 7.30pm.

The Handiwves will meet on Monday 22nd September in the JG Fleming Bowling Green. Please note the new date.

Visitors will be made very welcome at our meetings. Please telephone Elaine Johnston on 01505 324827 or email jemjohnston@tiscali.co.uk for further information.

Diaporama We’ve had a super summer with some good weather and lots of great events locally. Hopefully this will have created good photo opportunities that will be made into AVs for our coming session.

We start back on Monday 8th September at 7.30pm in the Carrick Centre, Houston. Our first meeting is a get-together to catch up on what has been happening over the summer and to check the programme for next session.

Visitors and new members are always welcome.

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Summer must be almost over!

Yes all the signs are there at Houston and Killellan Kirk as the BB have already enrolled Anchor, Junior and Company Section members.

Annual Coffee Morning - Saturday 6th September, 10am till 12noon in the Church Hall.

Tea, coffee and home-baking are to be anticipated and breakfast rolls will also be on sale. You will be able to enjoy such varied attractions as tombola, games of many kinds including console games, and the bottle stall among many other attractions.

In fact, all the Kirk’s many organisations are stirring for a busy season ahead. Details of opening meetings and plans will follow next month!

Public Exhibition of Houston Housing Proposals

The Harvest Thanksgiving Service will take place on Sunday 21st September, although let’s hope there will be plenty of fine late summer weather to enjoy before then.

We are already alerting artists to be ready for the Art Exhibition and Sale, to be held on Saturday 1st November. Up to 4 paintings are invited from local artists. We look forward to another fine display of local artistic talent!

A public exhibition about proposals for housing on land to the north and east of Fleming Road in Houston is to be held in the village’s Carrick Centre on Tuesday 2nd September.

The site is already allocated for housing in the Renfrewshire Local Development Plan (LDP) which is expected to be adopted soon. The development will plug the gap between the rear of houses on Burnlea Crescent and the access to the tennis and squash club further to the west.

Now the developer behind the proposal, Stewart Milne Homes, is preparing detailed plans for the site and the exhibition will provide the opportunity for local people to view and comment on these before any planning application is formally submitted to Renfrewshire Council. As well as viewing the detailed proposals people will be able to speak with representatives of the company and the design team.

The Carrick Centre is conveniently located on Main Street in Houston and the exhibition will be open from 12.30pm until 8pm on the day. It is hoped that people will come along and find out more about what is proposed.

There will be an opportunity to leave written comments at the exhibition or to submit these at a later date.

Renfrewshire Council’s summer recess is now over and the normal cycle of meetings commenced on the 18th August.

A report seeking approval to consult on a proposal to revise the current catchment arrangements between St Fillan’s and Our Lady of Peace Primary Schools was discussed at the Education Board on the 21st August. If approved, after full consultation, this would now allow all denominational pupils living in Houston to attend their local denominational school (St Fillan’s PS) and eliminates an anomaly that has been present for many years since the realigning of the catchment area for Gryffe High and Houston PS to include all Houston pupils.

I was invited along to the official opening of the new Tweedie Hall and Linwood library on Thursday 14th August and this new facility along with the Tesco store and ancillary shops has transformed this area of Linwood.

Have you registered to vote in the Referendum on 18th September? If not you have to be registered to vote by midnight on Tuesday 2nd September. A registration form can be downloaded from www.aboutmyvote.co.uk The next meeting of the Houston,Crosslee, Linwood, Riverside and Erskine Local Area Committee is scheduled for Tuesday 2nd September.

Surgeries: 2nd Tuesday of the month in Brookfield Village Hall from 6pm to 6.30pm then in Houston Village Hall from 7pm to 7.45pm.

Contact: phone 01505 610018, email: cllr.allan.noon@renfrewshire.gov.uk or call Renfrewshire Council on 0300 300 1265.

Art Sale & Exhibition Sat 1st November, 11am- 4pm Houston & Killellan Kirk

Local Artists are invited to exhibit at an Exhibition & Sale of local artist’s paintings to be held in Houston & Killellan Kirk, North Street, Houston, in support of the Kirk’s Extension Fund.

Artists will be restricted to a maximum of 4 paintings and space will be allocated on a first come basis.

To exhibit please contact jan@cranstoun.com (Tel: 01505 612795) or angelamacleod@live.co.uk (Tel: 01505 610847)

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OUTDOORS news It’s the Bee’s Knees Part of Brighter Bridge of Weir’s philosophy is to encourage the diversity of wildlife in the area and, as well as brightening our village, selecting the right types of plants and flowers can help us with that. We’ve noticed a considerably increased amount of bee activity around some of our projects recently and this is good news.

Bees are responsible for pollinating more than a third of Britain’s food crops. But last year experts estimated that 30% of the UK’s bees did not survive the winter. And that continued a worrying trend of annual decline since evidence was first gathered in 2006. It is believed that there are various causes including use of pesticides, large-scale agricultural practices, habitat erosion, and weather. Steps are being taken by various agencies to address these matters, but we can all help.

All of the keen gardeners among our volunteers are using fewer pesticides and organic, species-directed weed killers. Many are planting known bee-friendly plants in their own gardens. Bees are now a protected species, but right now they need more than protection - they need encouragement, too.

And now for something completely different. On October 4th, Brighter Bridge of Weir is holding a Fun Casino Night in the British Legion Club. They held one last year and it was declared a great success - so much so that this year’s event will be even bigger. The event is run by the professional croupiers of Pink Cocktails Fun Casino, and they really are Fun with a capital ‘F’! Tickets are on sale soon at £5 per head (or can be purchased at the door on the night), and that gets each entrant £5 worth of Fun Casino chips for the Blackjack and Roulette tables, and all money raised goes to Brighter Bridge of Weir. Now that’s a win win, surely? More chips can be purchased on the night. There is no cash involved (other than the purchase of Fun Money to buy additional chips). At the end of the night prizes will be awarded to those with the highest value of chips. By the time this issue of the Advertizer is distributed, more details will be available throughout the village and on Brighter Bridge of Weir’s website and Facebook page. See you there!

As we look back on a wonderful July and August, the weather brought visitors in large numbers to the estate.

Our children’s play areas were certainly put through their paces, especially the pirate ship and our new under 6 playarea.

Our gardens have shot into bloom with visitors coming from far and near to spend a relaxing few hours strolling through the gardens and enjoying refreshments in our tea room. Opening times for the tea room are weekends 10am to 5pm David, our Head Gardner, has been hard at work ensuring the plants and shrubs receive plenty of water in the hot July and August sun.

The Rangers have been delivering a host of entertaining and educational events to nurseries and school children attending the estate and our Mini Beast hunt, Den building, Scavenger hunt and first Nature walks have been enjoyed not only by school parties, but also those having birthday parties at the estate. Beowulf have been a fantastic addition to our various events especially our Pirate Day.

Volunteering in the garden

We are constantly recruiting volunteers to help in the maintenance of the garden, propagation of plants, and watering duties. Our volunteers have many different reasons for volunteering: to gain experience and training in horticulture, to gain general work experience; (improving job prospects and employability), to improve communicational, organisational, and people skills, to de-stress, or simply because they have a love of plants, gardening and fresh air. All age groups can apply to become volunteers, if you would like to join our team on a regular or casual basis, then please approach me in the estate or call reception for more details. Many thanks go to all our present and previous volunteers; your help is greatly appreciated.

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Kilbarchan Beekeepers Assc

General Beekeeping - At this time of the year, the honey flow has come to an end and there is a smaller group of plants providing essential sustenance to the Honey Bees, and the colonies are starting to slow down their reproduction. Most beekeepers will have taken any surplus honey off the hive and extracted it. Plants flowering at this time of year beneficial to pollinators are Japanese Anemones, Asters, Michaelmas Daises, and Dahlias.

Five Simple Steps To Help Bees - (source https://www.gov.uk/government/

news/bees-needs-public-urged-to-supportpollinators) The public are being urged by the Environment Department (Defra) to take five practical steps to protect all our bees and other pollinating insects.

Defra’s Guidelines are: 1. Grow more flowers shrubs and trees; 2.

Leave patches of land to grow wild; 3. Cut grass less often; 4. Avoid disturbing or destroying nesting or hibernating insects; 5. Think carefully about whether to use pesticides

New Beekeepers - By late summer those who have shown an interest in beekeeping have their first colonies of bees. Two of a few new KBA Beekeepers are shown the evening they received their own bees. Above right, Elaine Porteous, and right Susie Kennedy.

Interested? - KBA meet during the winter months in the Steeple hall at 7.30pm.

If you are interested in beekeeping you will be more than welcome to join us.

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Colourful Kilmacolm We do hope you have been enjoying the flowering plants in the Piazza and at Birkmyre Park, but even as the good summer weather has helped the plants look their best, our committee is looking ahead and planning the next phase. As part of this preparation, we will be applying for further funding and to back up our bid we have to state how we measure our success. It would be easy to say ‘Lots of people have told us they like our displays’, but we felt we needed to have something more accurate than anecdotal comments, and so we recently conducted a survey of 100 people in the centre of the village.

Reference has been made before in these pages to differing views held by local residents and so we tried to canvass a cross-section of the community.

Of the 100 questioned, 4 disliked the Piazza displays (3 strongly) and 96 liked them (84 strongly). Some respondents mentioned that they had initially had reservations about the planters, but had been won round by our displays. Taste is of course a very subjective matter, but a 96% approval rate is surely a reasonable measure of success.

Do remember that if you want to have a say in what we do, our membership is open to all and we will listen to your views. We were delighted recently to see wedding photographs being taken beside the planters by a party holding their reception in the Cargill Centre.

Our latest photos and information can be viewed on our website, www. colourfulkilmacolm.org.uk. To find out more contact Peter (01505 872448) or Diane (01505 872611).

9th September Preparation of Honey and Wax for the KBA Honey Show; 14th October Practical Microscopy Evening; 11th November KBA 2014 Honey Show; 9th December AGM; 13th January Beekeeping DVD’s; 10th February The Role of the Bee Disease Inspector and Bee Disease Update; 10th March Integrated Pest Management and Queen Rearing.

If you are interested in beekeeping for yourself or the whole family, anyone is welcome. Contact Ian Craig, the KBA Secretary on 01505 322684 or email beekeeper30@btinternet.com

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‘Walk About a Bit’

Since the first walk in 2003 hundreds of members and friends of the Health Walking Groups in Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde & North Ayrshire have taken part. The event showcases the year round partnerships between the Feeling Fitter Networks and the Regional Park. The route is 10 miles or 16 km long and follows the current cycle track route 7, the historic line of the Paisley Canal and provides stunning views of the local countryside.

Registration for the walk is from 9.15am at Paisley Canal Station Restaurant and the walk starts at 10am, reaching Castle Semple for approximately 3pm. There will be qualified walk leaders accompanying the group from start to finish.

There will be water stations and rest points every 2 miles, namely in Elderslie, Johnstone, Kilbarchan and Howwood. For those that feel a 10 mile walk is a bit much there are plenty of exit points along the way to get the bus or the train home. Once the walk reaches Clyde Muirshiel’s Castle Semple Centre there will be FREE refreshments plus a medal to celebrate your achievement.

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Race 2 the Games – the good feeling continues!

Castle Semple is set to become the first RYA Hansa class training academy this month when top RYA coaches will come to share training tips and hold courses for those promising individuals – some of whom took part in R2tg.

Partnership with Spinal Injuries Scotland (SIS)

On 15th August we launched the first 12 week partnership programme with SIS. The programme is run using ‘Celebrate’ funding from the National Lottery.

Be Part of the Games Legacy

Try out an outdoor activity course at Castle Semple or book a taster session for you and your friends! See www.clydemuirshiel.co.uk for details.

Photo Competition Summer Category – Your vote needed!

Simply visit the Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park facebook page and click ‘like’ on the entries in the ‘summer’ album. Closing date for autumn images is 26th Oct.

Summer Holiday Happenings

Thank you to everyone who took part in our summer holiday family fun events, the Rangers and Outdoor Activity staff were so busy! There are still lots of interesting events to come with Doors Open Days, wood spirit carving and the Beachwatch big weekend for example.

Ride 63 Club News & Ride Out Info!

More info on when they’re going out on their Facebook. Email the Secretary at ridesixtythree@gmail.com to become a member or email the Park at routes@clydemuirshiel.co.uk for more information.

Duke of Edinburgh Programmes

We’re currently working on new opportunities for 14 – 25 year olds, no matter what their ability, to do their Duke of Edinburgh at Clyde Muirshiel.

Look on our website for details.

Regular Events If you would like more information about taking part, please contact the Renfrewshire Sports Development Team on 0141 889 1110. The Centre at Castle Semple is open Monday to Sunday all season from 10am - 5pm with gift shop, cafe and lots of information on walks and wildlife, events and activities.

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Mondays (put not public holidays) - Lochwinnoch Community Walks meet 10.30am at The Cross, Lochwinnoch. Weekly Volunteer Groups - Newcomers always welcome! Thursdays Castle Semple Conservation Volunteers, Adult group, from 12.30pm - 3.30pm. Saturdays Greenock Cut Conservation Volunteers, Adult group, 10.30am - 2.30pm. Sundays Castle Semple Young Volunteers, 12-18 yr olds, 10am – 12noon

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Windows on Wildlife

The Windows on Wildlife Project aims to bring people closer to wildlife, gaining a unique insight to the furry & feathered inhabitants of Castle Semple Country Park. Project Officer Hayley Douglas gives us an update.

Event updates - September sees the return of the After Dark guided Walk. This was such a popular event last year that we have decided to hold two walks. The first will be on 13th September and the second on 20th September. Come along and join our nocturnal guided walk into the woods where we will see what mammals, birds and insects come out when we are heading to bed. Torch and stout footwear advised. The walk takes place between 7.30pm and 9.30pm, starting at Castle Semple Visitor Centre. Booking is FREE, but essential and you can do so by calling 01505 842 882 Ex 20. The final Big WoW Weekend takes place on Saturday 13th at RSPB Lochwinnoch and Sunday 14th at Castle Semple Visitor Centre. This is a drop in exhibition which allows you to have the chance to view unseen footage of the animals and birds found in Lochwinnoch as well as having a chance to see what equipment the project uses. It runs between 10am and 4pm, hope to see you there.

Wildlife News - The badger cubs, Rough and Tumble, have all of a sudden appeared to have grown up. Isn’t it amazing how that happens! They are now about ¾ grown and their muzzles are no longer short and stubby. One also appears to have a bumpy bit on its muzzle which makes it easy to ID even when I can’t see its full face. Although they are growing up they will probably stay around the sett at least until Christmas and they still rely on their parents. There has been a bit of a flea outbreak at the sett, but badgers are very clean animals and know how to deal with this. They have been filmed removing the bedding from their main sett and have for the meantime moved up to their satellite sett. This move will interrupt the flea development cycle so they should be back at the main sett soon. It’s nothing to worry about though as fleas only become a problem for sick badgers.

Barn Owls in the Regional Park seem to be having a fantastic season so far with 19 chicks at five nest sites. This is great news as numbers went down after the snowy winters of 2010 and 2011. If you see a Barn Owl you can report the sighting to The Barn Owl Trust who are conducting a nationwide survey www.barnowlsurvey.org.uk You may have noticed that the greylag goose goslings are getting really big and I have started to put their rings on. We also have our own wee swan family at Castle Semple with two little cygnets. The male has been busy chasing the other swans away and that’s why not many swans are being seen at Castle Semple at the moment, but don’t worry I’m sure they will be back.

Kilmacolm Flower Show

At the new Community Centre, Kilmacolm, on Saturday 6th September - doors open at 11am. Admission is free to members, £1 to non members - support the Kilmacolm Horticultural Society in its 135th anniversary year. Exhibits in Cut Flowers, Vegetables, Pot Plants and Planters, Novices, Floral Art and also of course the popular Homebaking section. Children of primary school age have a special corner, plus submitting entries to their Picture Gallery. Prizegiving is at 3.30pm. With the Sale of flowers and produce immediately following the Awards. Exhibitors can bring along their entries 6pm-10pm on Friday evening, or prior to the judging at 8.45am on Saturday morning. A show schedule and entry form from Jill Russell, the show secretary, on 01505 872393.

Our first lecture of the winter season is on Wednesday 15th October and we are delighted to welcome Jane Gordon, a skilled florist and member of the Scottish Association of Flower Arrangers. Her demonstration is entitled ‘A Spirit of Adventure’, make a note in your diaries now for this top-quality event, venue is the Kilmacolm Community Centre.

Wild Food Foraging at RSPB Lochwinnoch If you fancy doing something a little different this autumn, check out the wild food foraging event at RSPB Lochwinnoch!

On Sunday 5th October from 11am – 1.30pm, we’ll be exploring the reserve to see what other uses some of the plants we see every day, can actually be put to. This will be a great opportunity to discover some of the tasty ingredients that you can find in the great outdoors. There will even be a chance to make something yummy and sample some tasty treats prepared earlier, all using a variety of ingredients found on the reserve itself.

Pop down and give it a go – everyone’s welcome!

Places are limited, so please book (tel. 01505 842 663).

Cost: £5 (£2 for RSPB members).

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Scottish Animal Week Would you like to help raise funds to care for Scotland’s abused, abandoned and injured animals?

Inverclyde Feral Cats Visit our website at www. inverclydeferalcats.org, Email for details at: inverclydeferalcats@gmail.com call: 07860 847257.

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If so, we’re looking for fundraising volunteers during Scottish Animal Week, which runs from 1st-6th September. We need people to shake a collection tin in their local area, either by carrying out door to door collections during the Monday and Friday or collecting on their nearest high street on Saturday 5 t h September.

Chief Superintendent Mike Flynn said, “As an animal welfare charity, we receive no government or lottery funding, which means we depend on public donations to continue our vital work.

Rescue Centres Dogs Trust Glasgow: 0141-773-5130 - www.dogstrust.org.uk Hessilhead Wildlife Rescue: 01505-502415 - www.hessilhead.org.uk Johnstone Cat Rescue: 01505 337321 Renfrewshire Cat Protection: 0141-876-4133 www.renfrewshire.cats.org.uk Scottish SPCA: 0141-882-1688 - www.scottishspca.org These centres are always on the lookout for donations and fundraising.

If you can help, please get in touch with any of the centres above.

“During Scottish Animal Week we have opportunities to fundraise throughout the country. Even if someone can only spare an hour or two to shake a collection tin, their help would be greatly appreciated.

“It’s something we always say because it’s true - every pound and penny raised really does make a difference and helps give animals in desperate need of our help a second chance in life.”

For further information, please contact fundraising@scottishspca.org or call 03000 999 999 (option 4).

Dental Disease

leads to inflammation of the gums, called gingivitis, and if left unchecked progresses to periodontal disease.

Dental disease is one of the most common medical conditions seen in veterinary practice, with over 80% of dogs and 70% of cats older than three years having some degree of dental disease.

Periodontal disease leads to formation of pockets around the tooth attachments and gum recession. It is a painful condition and can result in tooth loss. Infection in the mouth around the teeth can also enter the blood stream and spread to other organs, most commonly the heart and liver.

Signs that your pet has dental disease include bad breath, a painful mouth, difficulty eating, loose teeth, tooth loss, pawing or rubbing at the mouth, inflamed or bleeding gums, yellow or brown tartar on teeth, increased dribbling of saliva and teeth chattering. Your pet may display one or more of these signs.

The best way to prevent tartar build up and hence prevent periodontal disease is to brush your pets’ teeth, ideally on a daily basis. It is important to use a dog/cat toothpaste that is safe to be swallowed (human toothpaste contains fluoride and should not be used in pets). There are also special chews and treats which can help reduce plaque and tartar and some pet foods are specially formulated to assist in plaque removal. There are also additives available for food or water which can help reduce the build up of plaque.

The most common form of dental disease seen in dogs and cats is periodontal disease. This is inflammation and infection of the tissues surrounding the teeth. It is due to an accumulation of plaque and tartar on the teeth. Plaque is formed when bacteria present in the mouth multiply on the tooth surface forming a biofilm. If allowed to remain on the tooth surface the plaque thickens and becomes mineralised forming tartar. The accumulation of tartar

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Once tartar has formed a scale and polish under general anaesthetic by a veterinary surgeon may be necessary to remove the plaque and tartar. A dental hygiene plan using one or more of the products described above should be instituted after a scale and polish to help prevent recurrence of the problem.

For further information contact Petvets on 01505 800366.

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Re-homing Pets

Can you offer a home to any of our featured pets?

Domino

Domino is a lovely young lad of only around 10 months old.

He is white with some black patches. He is a friendly boy who is looking for a new home where he can go outdoors. He is a bit of a lap cat. Ref: SQ

Teddy

Teddy is a gorgeous young 4 year old ginger and white male. He is a friendly boy who would like a new home where he can go outdoors. Ref: KK To contact the Renfrewshire Branch on 0141 876 4133.

Lisa

11-13 week old female Guinea Pig. Lisa is a lovely girl who likes to play hide and seek and munch away on her food. She is looking for a new owner who will give her the love and attention she deserves. Lisa will need daily handling to ensure she is a confident and friendly little lady.

Ronald

Ronald is a male rat - age unknown.

Ronald is a nice boy who arrived in our care through no fault of his own and is now looking for a new home to call his own. He enjoys tunnels to run through climbing areas to explore and a hammock to laze around in.

Johnstone Cat Rescue We are struggling to cope and would appreciated any help you can give with fundraising.

Please call Sheena on 01505 337321 for further information on how to assist

Wildlife Crime

If your pet has g o n e missing & you would like to place a notice in The Advertizer, please call 01505 613340 or email info@advertizer. co.uk. We can also put updates on our website & Facebook. This service is free of charge!

Strathclyde Police has a team of Wildlife Crime Officers who, as part of their normal policing duties, specialise in investigating wildlife-related crimes. If you wish to report a suspected wildlife crime and/or speak to a Wildlife Crime Officer, please contact: Your local Police Office or Strathclyde Police HQ, 173 Pitt Street, G2 4JS or call 0870 050 1999.

To contact the centre about any animals, please call 03000 999 999 or visit www.scottishspca.org/rehoming

Toby

Border Collie Cross male about 2 to 5 years old. Toby is a fab boy who is full of fun and energy! He loves to play games like fetch and hide and seek! He also loves kongs!

Toby needs a secure garden with a calm, quiet home to help him settle. Someone who is willing to help him with his training with some dog experience would benefit him. He can live with children who are 16 years old or over.

Hebe

A female crossbreed about 2 to 5 years old. Hebe is a lovely wee girl who is full of beans! She loves to be on the go playing games and getting lots of exercise. Hebe needs an active home to give her the exercise she needs and loves. She is a typical terrier type so needs a home with someone who has experience of owning terriers to help her settle. She can live with children who are 14 years old or over and needs a secure garden of her own to play in.

Dogs Trust Rehoming Centre, 315 Hamilton Road, Uddingston, Glasgow, G71 7SL. Open: 12noon - 4pm (including weekends); 12noon- 7.30pm on Tuesdays; closed: Wednesdays All rehomings are subject to a successful home visit.

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SCHOOLS news Woodlands Day Nursery Woodlands would like to welcome all the new children and the return of those who have been off nursery during the summer holidays. Rising 5’s wished a fond farewell to their children moving onto school, both children and staff enjoyed when they revisited, looking very smart in their new school uniforms. Rising 5’s are now welcoming children moving from the Tweenie Room and as they continue to enjoy new experiences, they have also the opportunity to learn French with their very own French tutor Elspeth. To start this month, the children will be covering their chosen topic of ‘All About Me’ in which they will be talking about themselves, families, pets and where the live.

The Tweenies have enjoyed their Summer programme during the holidays and this month’s topic is also ‘All About Me’ as they too welcome new friends to the room.

The travelling Teds ‘Tommy’ and ‘Tilly’ might even visit their homes at weekends to share the children home life. The Babies have completed their summer programme and had a fantastic time during the active week. They had great fun during the nature week making beautiful mini beasts, yummy spider cakes and had lots of fun at the ‘Ugly Bug Ball’. The highlight was ‘Messy Week’ in which they participated in lots of colourful mess including body painting, rainbow slime and making magical colours using water guns. Everyone is now looking forward to continuing to explore the local woodland area and watching the transformation it changes into Autumn colours. The babies will also enjoying getting physical with Rachael from the Song and Dance Factory who has returned to the nursery with her toy dog named Rover who has taught the children how to sit, lie down and roll over.

The Out of School Care have had a glorious summer, packed full of exciting trips and activities. They have now welcomed their existing children back and enjoying building new relationships with our new P1 children who have settled in nicely to their schools. During this month, the children will be focusing on mindmapping in which they choose new topics of interest to help plan activities throughout the coming months as well as elections starting for children to join Woodlands Eco Schools Group and Children’s Council.

Kilbarchan East Church Tots’ Club The club resumes on Monday 1st September in the church hall from 9.15-11.30am. All tots from birth-3 years are very welcome along with an accompanying adult! There are lots of toys to play with and for the adults, very good company and a chance for new Mums to meet others. The adults pay £1 for coffee and biscuits.

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Kilbarchan Community Nursery The Nursery has enjoyed a well earned summer holiday and would like to use this opportunity to thank many local business for their support over the last year. As a community nursery we need to fundraise around £6000 each year just to make ends meet.

We would like to say a massive thank you to Bobbins, The Glenleven, The Trust and Papa Macs who all donated several prizes to our fundraising events.

Our thanks also go to E Williams Butchers, Twisted Willow Florist, Andy Stark Photography, Newfield Chemist, The Cutting Crew, Room 19, QT Fitness, Patricks - Johnstone, Robert Shaw Mortgages, The Bowfield Hotel and Sheridans Newsagents. They all donated some brilliant raffle prizes and helped us to raise nearly £6,500.

A huge thanks also go to our parents who supported our fundraising events and had a lot of fun along the way. All our new children are settling in well and hopefully we’ll have lots of fun activities for all the family throughout this year too.

2014 sees Kilbarchan Community Nursery celebrate its 30th birthday!

Started in 1984 by a group of parents in the village, the nursery was originally placed on the site of the old school and moved into their current home in June 1999. Thirty years on, the nursery is still going strong, still run by a committee of parents, and is a well-loved and valuable community resource that looks after so many of our youngest Habbies.

At 6pm on the 19th September, we will be celebrating at the nursery and we’d like to invite you to join us for our birthday bash! We’re especially keen to share our birthday celebrations with those that have a special connection to the nursery. Are you a past parent, committee member, staff or pupil, or do you know someone that is? It might be time to dust off the old profiles, look out your nursery memorabilia and have a giggle at some old photos. Contact: admin@kilbarchancommunitynursery. org.uk, we’re looking forward to hearing from you!

regular groups

every monday

Kidston Kids Playgroup, Stay & Play Kidston Hall, Kilmacolm 9.45am11.45am Preschool children from Birth

Lochwinnoch Baby & Toddlers McKillop Hall. 9.30am-11.30am £2/family fee includes tea & children’s snacks.

St Columba Playgroup St Columba Church Hall, Kilmacolm, 9.30am-11.40am

every Tuesday

Bridge of Weir Toddlers Cargill Hall, Lintwhite Cres, BoW Pop along and see us from 9.30-11.30am

Baby Social Three Sisters Bake, Quarriers Vill. 11am Meet mums, drink coffee & eat cake.

St Columba Playgroup St Columba Church Hall, Kilmacolm, 9.30am-11.40am

every Wednesday Kidston Kids Playgroup, Stay & Play Kidston Hall, Kilmacolm 9.45am11.45am Preschool children from Birth

St Columba Toddlers St Columba Church Hall, Kilmacolm, 10am - 11.30am For children from birth to 3 years.

Lochwinnoch Baby & Toddlers McKillop Hall. 9.30am-11.30am £2/family fee includes tea and children’s snacks.

every Thursday Houston Toddlers Church Hall, Main Street, Houston Pop along and see us from 9.30-11.30am

St Columba Playgroup St Columba Church Hall, Kilmacolm, 9.15am-11.40am

every Friday Kidston Kids Playgroup, Stay & Play Kidston Hall, Kilmacolm 9.45am11.45am Preschool children from Birth

Langbank Under 3’s Church Hall, Langbank 10am-11.45am For children from birth to 3 years

1st & 3rd Friday Renfrewshire Inverclyde Twins Club McKillop Hall, Lochwinnoch 10-11.30am £3. Bring a mug along for a cuppa.

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St Columba’s School Prizegiving

We were delighted to have Mr Jamie Andrew, a former mountaineer, as our guest of honour at Senior School Prizegiving and to welcome Mr Sam Wilding, author, to Junior School Prizegiving.

St Columba Church Playgroup and Toddlers Come along to Playgroup and share in the fun and friendship like these two. It’s a great opportunity for children to explore the wider world, try different toys and activities plus make friends for nursery and school. We have a busy Autumn term planned covering knowledge of colours, shapes and the Autumn season so lots to learn and try out with our experienced and qualified Playleaders. As usual our numbers are healthy so please don’t delay if you are looking for a two year old space. Contact us to get your name down. Visits welcome at any time stcolumbachurchplaygroup@ gmail.com

SQA Results

The Rector congratulates candidates and their teachers on this year’s results. At Advanced Higher achievement is at its highest ever with 59.8% of results at grade A. The pass rate at Higher is just over 91% which is lower than our average. The new syllabuses and National 5 examinations presented a tremendous challenge to teachers and pupils; the outcome is among the best ever for a Senior IV year group

with a pass rate of 97.4% and over 80% of results achieving As.

Community Classes

We will be offering a range of classes starting in midSeptember, including Art, Spanish and Creative Writing (for both adults & children). For full details please visit the www. st-columbas.org/community

Langbank Playgroup Langbank Playgroup is back and looking forward to a busy year!

We have lots of children returning for their pre-school year who will support the younger ones starting so it’s going to be a lovely time of learning and friendship. We will have the usual favourite resources and activities plus trips and visitors in our cosy hall next to the swingpark. All children from Langbank and the surrounding areas welcome from 2.5yrs to school age and it’s a great opportunity for carers to make friends too.

The group is regulated by the Care Inspectorate and employs two qualified and experienced Playleaders, meeting on a Friday morning in term-time. For further details please contact our Chair, Jacqueline on 01475 540728.

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Our toddler group runs on Wednesday’s between 10am and 11.30am for children from birth to 3 years, and is a great chance for your little ones to try out different toys and make new friends and for parents and carers to have a cuppa and a chat, we always look forward to welcoming new faces to the group.

Please contact our Toddler secretary Beth for more information on thebbles@hotmail.com We have lots going on over the next few months with a nearly new baby sale on Saturday 13th September from 10am -12.30pm in the Main St Columba Church Hall on Bridge of Weir Road. Sheila Galvin is coming to take photos at the end of September and our Christmas Fair will be on Saturday15th November. Keep up to date with future events by liking us on Facebook - St Columba Playgroup & Toddlers Kilmacolm for further information.

Kidston Kids Five families enjoyed a free trip to the Commonwealth Games thanks to the 2014 Community Grant. A great time was had by all and Aaron Blair Campbell even managed to get his cap signed by some of the winning athletes!

As part of the grant, our children also enjoyed a summer workout with the Sticky Kids. Parents and friends have been getting fit too with an energetic Zumba and Ballroom night.

The evening was so successful that Lindsay has agreed to hold a regular class each Wednesday in the Kidston Hall from 3rd September.

If you would like your child to enjoy the benefits of being a Kidston Kid come and join us every Monday, Wednesday or Friday morning in Kidston Hall, Kilmacolm 9.45am-11.45am. All children aged 0-5years welcome. Please support Kidston Kids by signing up with www. easyfundraising.org.uk and select Kidston Kids as your chosen charity.

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Gryffe High School Fifty S4 pupils progress with their Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award and about twenty S5 and S6 pupils are also working towards a Silver Award.

The pupils embarked on a teambuilding day at Erskine by the River Clyde. For their second walk, the pupils were on location at the Greenock Cut where they were developing their map reading, orienteering and teambuilding skills.

The pupils worked hard in all kinds of weather, sun, rain and hail!

Several Gryffe staff accompanied Duke of Edinburgh trainers and the pupils seemed to thoroughly enjoy the experience.

The photo shows new S4 pupils enjoying a well deserved rest after getting to grip with putting up their tents. They were on Expedition Practice at Clyde Muirshiel Country. Photograph – Mrs M Stark

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We are a group of S4 pupils who have been taking part in this social enterprise for the past 6 months and are planning to open a cinema in our school for the public to use with the funds we have recently just won in a National enterprise competition. Obviously there will be a small charge to customers however it will still be substantially cheaper than the local cinemas in this area.

The cinema will be opening for its premier on Friday 19th September with a Robin Williams tribute night.

We plan on showing Mrs Doubtfire and will be selling snacks, popcorn and juices throughout the night. The tickets will cost £2.50 and the sweets will work as a Tuck Shop. Because this will be our opening night there will be some special promotions on offer for snacks etc. Doors open at 3.30pm and the assigned movie will begin at 4pm.

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Bridge of Weir Messy Church

Strawberry Field Nursery

Bridge of Weir Messy Church returns on Sunday 7th September at the earlier time of 4pm until 6pm. We look forward to welcoming everyone back and would love to see some new faces.

We have all been enjoying the beautiful sunshine.

All or vegetables and flowers that we planted earlier are all blossoming.

To tie in with the common wealth games we took a walk up to the village to see the Queens torch.

When we arrived back at nursery we drew pictures off Clyde and made flags to hang around the nursery. We have being doing a variety of races and obstacle courses that we completed over the games.

When the new term starts 18-3yrs will being doing a topic about fruit and vegetables. The 3-5yrs will be developing our mud kitchen.

The theme will be Harvest and “The feeding of the 5000”.

We look forward to feeding everyone that turns up!!

Please just turn up but if you have any questions, contact Catherine Daly on 07980 649377

Renfrewshire Witch Hunt at Greenbank House On Saturday 27th July, RWH1697 helped to animate the wonderful Greenbank House and Gardens in Clarkston.

A National Trust for Scotland initiative, the day involved Northlight Heritage, Renfrewshire Local History Forum, Glasgow Archaeological Society and community based organisations in an archaeology and heritage day.

It was an appropriate event from a Commonwealth Games perspective as there can be few other properties or projects with links to the tobacco and slave trades (with all the uneasy implications and associated history). Glasgow Merchant Robert Allason built Greenbank House in the 1760’s. With one brother owning a tobacco plantation in Virginia and another based in Nigeria supplying slaves to work on the plantation, the three brothers had the perfect triangulation of merchant wealth built on the trafficking of people and drugs.

In the 21st Century, we don’t tend to dwell on the dark side of Glasgow’s wealth but it is perhaps divine justice that Robert Allason and his wife died in the early 1800’s, bankrupt and penniless having been tricked out of money by the brothers.

RWH1697 actors animated the dining room, parlour and conservatory inside the house, as well as the fabulous grounds complete with fountains and flower gardens.

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Zoo lab came to visit us with some exotic creatures including a tree frog, snake, a giant snail and a tarantula! Now the holidays are over we are welcoming our children back with the addition of lots of new children.

The nursery will have an open week from the 8th September and we would like to invite anyone to come along and see some of the activities that take place in the nursery.

Out-of-school care

We have just concluded our school holiday care program.

The highlight for many of the children was cheering the Queens Commonwealth baton through Houston. The baton carriers, David Milligan and Tricia McKinnon, were enthusiastically welcomed by the boys and girls of both the Nursery and out-of-school School.

With the schools now back the next holiday club will take place the 18th September. Both St Fillans primary and Bridge of Weir Primary are being used as polling stations for the independence referendum, so we will be open to accept children displaced on this historic day. Anyone needing ‘extra’ day care should phone Sam on 01505 615315.

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SPORTS news

Houston Soccer Academy Houston Soccer Academy kicks off the new season on Saturday 23rd August this year and we are always looking for new recruits (boys & girls) between the ages of 4 and 9 to the Academy.

The sessions are focused on ensuring the children improve their technical ability, but in a fun and non-pressured environment.

The Academy is a non-commercial entity and we only ask for £2 per session towards equipment upkeep.

Zumba and Ballroom Fitness Class

We ask that all children wear appropriate football kit including boots and shin guards.

Kidston Hall, Kilmacolm

T h e Caty Meiklejohn photographs Player of the Year show our “Player of the Year” Awards for season 2013 – 2014 which were presented at our annual Gala Day on 24th May”.

Wednesdays, 7.30pm beginning Wed 3rd September

BOW Ladies Badminton

Player of the Year was Caty Meiklejohn with Sam Barrett this season’s Young Player of the Year.

The new season will start on Monday 1st September at 7.30pm in the Cargill Hall, Lintwhite Crescent.

We welcome new players. We are of mixed ability. 7.30pm 9pm Mondays from September to March.

Jim McBride former UEFA Referee kindly presented the Trophies & Medals.

For more information call Bill Broadley on 01505 690834 or email: bill.broadley@btinternet.com Our website can be found at: www.

Sam Barrett houstonsocceracademy.co.uk Find Houston Young Player of the Year Soccer Academy on Facebook

Karate Club open for business!

The Shotokan Karate Club has relocated into Woodlands Primary School in Linwood.

Training nights will remain the same (Monday & Thursday), however we have brought forward the training times following your feedback, therefore training on both nights will commence at 7pm and conclude at 9pm.

The school is at the centre of the Linwood community, and I would hope that this might encourage new students, given the accessibility of the venue, and perhaps bolster our younger age groups which have suffered somewhat last year. Look forward to seeing you there!

“Congratulations to our triples team of Tom Mclees, Andy Gemmell and David Burns in winning the Renfrewshire Bowling Association triples competition last month.

It has been a magnificent summer for bowling culminating in the successes of the Scottish team at the Commonwealth Games.

Kilmacolm Bowling Club welcomes new members of all ages, why not come along and give it a try?

Why not come along and try our free family taster sessions every Saturday morning in May between 10am - 12noon at Park Road, Kilmacolm, PA13 4DS

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Kilbarchan Athletic Club On-X, Linwood, 7pm All abilities welcome. Tel: 07941 686990.

5-a-side Football Powerleague Paisley 6pm Tel: Jim Bretherton 01505 874215; or jimbretherton@aol.com

Br of Weir Ladies Badminton Cargill Hall, Lintwhite Cres, 7.30pm

Callanetics Brookfield Village Hall, 7.15pm

Strathgryffe Motorcycle Club The Trust Inn, Kilbarchan 9pm10.30pm Visit www.strathgryffe.org for details.

The Shotokan Karate Club St Benedict’s High School, Linwood, 7.30pm to 9pm.

Check out our website at www.linwoodkarate. co.uk

every Tuesday Bridge of Weir Walking Group Outside the Co-op, BoW 10.30am 1 hour walks. Call Senga on 0141 842 3000.

Gryffe Badminton Strathgryffe Tennis Club, 8pm

every Wednesday Greenock Hockey Club Inverclyde Academy School, Greenock, 6.30pm-8pm.

Contact Liz Baldwin, mobile 07944 607005

Callanetics Brookfield Village Hall, 5.15pm, 6.15pm & 7.30pm

every Thursday Kilbarchan Athletic Club On-X, Linwood, 7pm All abilities welcome. Tel: 07941 686990.

Kilmacolm Walkers Birkmyre Park Pavilion, Kilmacolm 10am

Kilmacolm Bowling Club

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Walk in and around Kilmacolm. Tel: David Goddard 01505 874192 or email kilmacolmwalkers@talktalk.net

Callanetics Brookfield Village Hall, 9.15am & 10.30am

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Old Ranfurly Golf Course Ladies Summer Golf

Ranfurly Castle Golf Club Our annual open day was held on Thursday 7th August. 96 ladies played in lovely sunshine and many compliments were received about the course.

Winners were Denise Baldwin and Michelle Anderson from Hilton Park GC with 40 points, 2nd were Helen Abram Ranfurly Castle and Liz Crichton from Kilmacolm, 3rd were May

Hughes from Lanark and Janice Paterson from Drumpellier and 4th were Julie Will from Troon Ladies and Pat Pennel from Ranfurly Castle. Our nominated charity was St Vincent’s Hospice and vice captain Vicky Rennie was delighted to present Anne Adams from the Hospice with a cheque for £450.

Birkmyre girl selected for Scotland U19 squad Birkmyre and Gryffe HS player Siobhan McMillan has been selected to represent Scotland in this years U19 7’s competition at the Sainsbury’s School’s games. This is the second year that a Birkmyre player has represented Scotland at the games and we hope that some of last year’s U15’s will step up to the mark next season. Siobhan’s younger sister Louise represented Scotland last year, but was deemed by the SRU to be too young to play this year. Hopefully Louise will be able to join Siobhan in the U20 squad later this year.

The School games runs over three days this year and will be held in Manchester, more information at www.2014schoolgames.com

The Ladies Section have enjoyed lovely Summer golf. Our Ladies were not put off by the leaden skies and heavy rain. 39 ladies donned their waterproofs and all teams completed the course and came in with very damp score cards but very big smiles. First Prize went to Jen Owen and Jim Clark, 2nd were May and Billy Hunter and 3rd prize went to or lady Captain Moira Galletly and her partner Captain Jack Halkett . A great time was had by all!

In sharp contrast, our Ladies Open was played in lovely weather. Fifty one couples played and our raffle for breakthrough cancer raised £576. The winners were Denise Cowan and Maureen Cook (Ranfurly Castle) who were first out and their score of 39 points remained in the lead for the whole day. Alison Thompson (Old Ranfurly) and Jane Cowan (Gourock) were runners up with 38 points. Well done to Birgit Clark and her team for organising a very successful day.

Mrs Birgit Clark (Past Captain), and her Ladies Open committee presenting a cheque for £576 to Breakthrough Cancer.

Sporting Blog

by Lesley Handley Get Out Strong, Commit July saw Glasgow host the Commonwealth Games and Scotland upped their performance to win a record 53 medals!

Some people I spoke to or train with were not really taken in by the Games, whereas others watched every minute of it they could either on TV or in person. However, nearly everyone I spoke to appreciated the athleticism that was involved.

Most of the athletes that walked out to perform had amazing physiques, a desire to do their best and had a 100% commitment level. Athletes don’t train or prepare for things for 4 weeks, 6 weeks or 12 weeks, they prepare their whole lives! They also centre their goals around athletic performance, not aesthetics. Their physique develops purely as a byproduct of them committing to their training and fuelling their bodies appropriately with nutritious foods.

The highlight of the games for me was watching the 800m silver medallist Lynsey Sharp. The bold runner was in hospital till 5.30am the morning of her race, and emotionally told reporters at the finish line that the last year had been filled with hurdles, but she was determined to overcome them. Written on her hand was the phrase “GET OUT STRONG, COMMIT”. And that’s exactly what she did.

You don’t have to be an athlete to have the same viewpoints and training principles. Fitness and nutrition shouldn’t be a 4, 6 or 12 week stint; it should become a permanent lifestyle change, as that is when you gain the most out of it. You shouldn’t always set aesthetic goals – set a performance one and let the weight loss and muscle gain happen regardless.

GET OUT STRONG AND COMMIT can apply to you! You are going to face obstacles, they are going to test your resolve, and honestly, many people tend to give up and quit. Next time you feel that happening to you remember those 5 words, reset your goal and keep going!

For any help or advice on nutrition or Personal Training contact me on 07512 355 877 or e-mail lesley_personal_trainer@hotmail.co.uk

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Kilmacolm Golf Club Congratulations To Gus Burns and Megan Briggs on winning Club Championship. Gus won his first Club Championship with a narrow and hard fought victory over Calum Morrison, emerging victorious on 17th green.

In Ladies Championship, Megan retain her Championship by defeating Ladies Captain Lynda Bradley on 16th green.

Both matches produced great golf in very windy and testing conditions, and all players should be proud of their efforts.

See web page for full details http://www. kilmacolmgolfclub. com/other-information/ n e w s / c l u b championships-finalsday/

Last chance to Enter

there are still a few morning and afternoon tee times for the Kilmacolm Golf Club Mixed Foursomes to be held on Sunday 14th September. The format is greensome stableford and the entry fee is £15 per couple. If you are interested please email Sara Bishop at sara@eastcoastlets.co.uk or go onto the club website and look for “open events” Kilmacolm Golf Club http:// www.kilmacolmgolfclub.com We look forward to welcoming you.

Quarriers United FC

QUFC 2002s are entering their first competitive season as an 11-a-side team in the Paisley & Johnstone District League and we are looking to add to our squad. We are interested in players across all positions, but particularly anyone with goalkeeping experience.

We train on Tuesdays and Fridays in the Kilmacolm/ Quarriers/Port Glasgow area and play on Saturday mornings. If interested, please contact Andy McNair, 07894 557840; E a_m_mcnair@hotmail.com.

Born in 1996 or 1997?

Quarriers united are looking for experienced players in all positions to join their current squad. If interested, call Stewart Cumming on 0780 349 7051.

Successful Summer for Strathgryffe Girls Two young Strathgryffe players have been in winning ways over the summer with an impressive tally of domestic singles and doubles titles between them at both their respective age groups and in the Ladies categories.

Anna Daisley (15) has won Under 16 singles titles at the Newlands Open, Giffnock Open, Scottish Closed and West of Scotland Open adding three U18 titles from the same tournaments and winning a senior title at the Whitecraigs Easter tournament. She is now ranked in the top 30 in the UK at U16 level. Katherine McPhie (16) has also had a good summer winning an U18 title at the Giffnock Open and finishing runner up at the Newlands Open.

She also picked up the Ladies title at Giffnock.

The girls have combined to win several doubles titles as well.

Both girls train out of Strathgryffe Tennis and Squash Club in Houston and their coach, Derek Brown, commented, “Both have shown great commitment to their sport and thoroughly deserve their successes.”

Glasgow 5k Big Fun Run Bellahouston Park, Glasgow G52 1HH Saturday 11th October at 11am Run for fitness, run for charity, run for fun...just run!! There’s no pressure, just some easy moves and lots of laughs. It’s all about getting involved, having fun and enjoying the whole experience of the day. The events aren’t timed so what’s motivating Big Fun runners is getting together with friends & family (under 5s run for FREE), doing something healthy, raising money for a worthwhile cause & enjoying the great outdoors.

Enter now at the website www.bigfunrun.com/glasgow

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Strathgryffe’s autumn coaching programme will begin in September. Any non member children or adults are welcome to attend. Free taster adult sessions are also available.

Please email derekbrown@strathgryffe.net for more information or tel: 01505 615301.

Gryffe Badminton Club Gryffe Badminton Club welcomes new members.

We are a social friendly club meeting on a Tuesday evening 8pm - 10pm at Strathgryffe Tennis Club, Houston starting on 2nd September through to the end of March.

Any further information please telephone Alan on 01505 614276.

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Castle Semple Sailing Club Commodore’s Trophy A total of 11 boats, comprising 5 GPs, 2 enterprises, Vortex, Vago, N12 and the “mighty” RS Vision took part in the racing (plus the “Babe Magnet” hovering at the back of the fleet). We managed the obligatory 2 races before lunch although the first race was a shortened course as the wind more or less dropped away. The GPs had a tough competition between them with Peter, Paul and Arthur vying for lead position.

Once most of us were enjoying soup made by the Commodore himself, no less, and very tasty it was too (Fiona is now relieved of her soup making duties!) and other goodies, there was a sudden cry from the pontoon that the “Golden Ticket” had inexplicably broken loose and was on a free ticket of its own down/ up the loch. Fortunately the “mighty” Vision was close at hand to perform rescue duties which was lucky as Paul’s disinterested comment was “oh someone will get it” . Since Paul was close to leading the racing he wasn’t quite sure if it was sabotage or not.

Bart’s Bash at Castle Semple Sailing Club

Our club is delighted and excited to be taking part in Bart’s Bash.

After an excellent lunch If you would like to sail at our venue on September 21st then begin your the racing resumed, for event registration by clicking the “Sign Up to Sail Here” button on the website the final 3 races, which - http://www.bartsbash.co.uk/club/castle-semple-sailing-club were short due to lack of wind, which was proving If you have any questions about the race, please try the FAQ’s page as a to be somewhat indifferent starting point, or ask for more details at the club. leading to only one capsize - no prizes for guessing who but he had been It costs £5,000 per day to run all the services at St Vincent’s Hospice, providing abandoned at the specialised care for all those affected by life-limiting illness. We need your last minute by support and we value your support; get a FREE running vest when you run for St his crew and the Vincent’s Hospice. Or call us for banners, balloons, buckets and stickers if you capsize was brief are holding an event in aid of local patient care at St Vincent’s Hospice. Contact 01505 705635 or info@svh.co.uk.

Run for St Vincent’s!

robbing the rescue boat of its only customer of the day. The so called “mighty” Vision managed to cause chaos at the start line in race 4 causing several boats to be over the line including Peter, however, Paul obviously hadn’t paid Brian enough as Peter (with various crews - Fiona - Donnie) was the overall winner and Paul with new member Stuart was runner up. Congratulations to all.

As always many thanks to those who helped in providing the food, safety boat duties and race management and for making the day so enjoyable for us all. www.castlesemplesc.co.uk

Flotilla on Parade The Flotilla for the Commonwealth Games started off in Greenock and finished in Glasgow. 250 little boats took part and followed one of the Calmac ferries and two of the Clydeport ferries to Glasgow.

Photographs by Rosie Jake Photography

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community council

Visitors are welcome at these monthly meetings.

BISHOPTON: Primary School: 1st Thurs at 7.30pm www. bishoptoncouncil.com BRIDGE OF WEIR: Cargill Hall: 1st Tues at 7pm (June, September and October (AGM) www. bridgeofweir.org BROOKFIELD: Brookfield Village Hall: 7.30pm in February, April, June, August, October and December on the 2nd Thursday of the month.

HOUSTON: Carrick Centre: 3rd Wed at 7.30pm www. houstoncommcouncil@yahoo.co.uk HOWWOOD: Village Hall: 2nd Tues at 7.30pm. www. howwood.com/community-council.php KILBARCHAN: Steeple Hall: monthly at 7.30pm. www. kilbarchan.info/community_council.html KILMACOLM & QUARRIERS: Last Tues at 7.30pm, Kilmacolm Cargill Centre (NB: No meetings: July or Dec) www.kilmacolmcc.co.uk LANGBANK: Church Hall: 2nd Wed at 7.30pm LOCHWINNOCH: Parish Church: 1st Tues at 7.30pm

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• Bridge of Weir, Freeland Church. Tel: 612245 • Brookfield, Village Hall. Tel: 320497 • Houston, Carrick Centre. Tel: 612203 / 331488 • Houston, Compass Centre. Tel: 615441 / 612617 • Kilbarchan, Guide Centre. Tel: 702758.

• Kilbarchan, Old Library Centre. Tel: 706070 • Kilmacolm, Cargill Centre. Tel: 873994 • Kilmacolm, Brownie/Guide Hut. Tel: 873488 • Kilmacolm, Masonic Hall. Tel: 873059 • Linwood Masonic Hall. Tel: 07825 222944 • Please add your community hall details to our list - email to info@advertizer.co.uk

councillors

RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL: www.renfrewshire.gov.uk Ward 7 - Johnstone South, Elderslie & Howwood Cllrs John Caldwell, John Hood, Stephen McGee and Iain McMillan Ward 8 - Johnstone (North), Kilbarchan & Lochwinnoch Councillors Derek Bibby, Andy Doig and Christopher Gilmour Ward 9 - Houston, Crosslee, Brookfield & Linwood Councillors Stuart Clark, Audrey Doig, Anne Hall and Allan Noon Ward 10 - Bishopton, Bridge of Weir & Langbank Councillors Maria Brown, Mike Holmes and James Maclaren

INVERCLYDE COUNCIL:

church lists BRIDGE OF WEIR Freeland Church: Rev KN Gray BA BD. Morning Service 10.30am. Crèche, Sunday School, Lynx and Cornerstone. Eveing Service 7pm www.freeland.org.uk St Mary’s Church Scottish Episcopal Church: Delighting to praise God; Showing Christ’s love; Growing in faith. Services Sundays at 10am. We have a regular cycle of prayer for those who live and work in Bridge of Weir.

The dates of prayers for local roads are as follows: 7th September - Kelso Avenue, 14th September Kenbank Crescent & Road, 21st September - Kilallan Avenue, 28th September - Kilbarchan Road. For further information, to ask for special prayers, or in pastoral emergency, please call the Rector on 01475705378 S t M a c h a r ’s R a n f u r l y Church: Rev Suzanne Dunleavy BD DipEd. Sunday services 10.30am. Hearing aid loop system. www. stmacharsranfurlychurch. org.uk All welcome.

Hope Hall: Sun 1pm Sunday School, 4.30pm Gospel Service; Mon 6.30pm Investigators for Kids, 8pm Bible Study and Prayer.

From the Baha’i writings: “Blessed is he who preferreth his brother before himself.”

For details of meetings call 615641.

ELDERSLIE

Elderslie Kirk: Sunday service every week at 11am.

Minister - Rev Robin Allison.

A l l w e l c o m e . We e k l y meetings:- Monday Club every week from 12noon 2.30pm. Light lunch and a varied activity programme.

Midweek Fellowship will meet every Wednesday from 10.30am for Tea/Coffee followed by a short Service of Worship at 11am.

HOUSTON

Houston Baptist Church at Carrick Centre: 11am Family services with SS for children age 5-12; 6pm Eve Service; Mid-week Home Bible Study; For more information contact; Rev D Snelson 01505 612722.

Houston and Killellan Kirk: www.houstonkirk.org 31st August 9.45am Early Service: The Sacrament of Holy Communion. 11am Morning Worship Cradle Roll and Sunday Club Rededication Service.

Please note there is NO EARLY SERVICE on the first Sunday of Sept. 7th Sept - 11am Morning Worship led by the Worship Team.

14th Sept -11am Morning Worship. Re-Dedication of 1st Houston Boys Brigade and Girls Brigade. 21st September - 11am - Harvest Thanksgiving Service.

Church of the Nazarene: Village Hall, Main street, Houston. PA6 7EL. Rev Benito S Coetzee. Family services at 10.30am with full toddler, children and youth activities running concurrently with the service.

Youth meets at 6.30-8pm on Sundays. Word and Table Quiet Service held from 9am - 9.30am every 3rd Sunday. Visit our website: www.houston.nazarene. org.uk

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Parish Priest: Rev Daniel J McLoughlin, Dip.Th.,MA Pastoral Assistant: Sr Mary Frances Collett, RNDM ( Te l 0 1 5 0 5 6 1 3 5 1 4 ) .

“Abbotsfield”, St Fillan’s, Main St, Houston, PA6 7EL. T: 01505 612046, F: 01505 610556. E: parish@ stfillan.org.uk. www.stfillan. org.uk

HOWWOOD

Howwood Parish Church: Sunday Service will start at 10am and there will be a prayer meeting at 3 Bowfield Way on Fridays at 7.30pm.

KILMACOLM

St Colm’s Catholic Church: The Very Rev William Canon McDade – Sunday morning family mass 10am.

Kilmacolm Old Kirk: Church of Scotland (Charity no. SC009291). www.kilmacolmoldkirk.org. uk. Minister Rev Dr Peter McEnhill (01505 873174).

Morning Worship - Sundays 11 a m , a l l w e l c o m e Sunday School & Crèche available.

St Columba Church of Scotland: (charity no SC007992) Minister Rev Douglas Cranston.

Morning Worship Sundays at 11am. Wednesday break 10.30am. Thursday Bible Study 7.30pm – 8.30pm.

Thursday Prayer Meeting 8.40pm – 9.15pm.

Gospel Services: Scout Hall, Kilmacolm - Sundays 4.30pm, Thurs 7.30pm.

S t F i l l a n ’s E p i s c o p a l (Anglican) Church: Sundays 11.30am

LANGBANK

Langbank Parish Church: Rev Andrew McLean.

Sunday Services 10am with Sunday School, Creche and young people’s group, the Welcomers. Tea/coffee after the service. Church service starts at 10am.

Come along and meet in the Hall from 9.50am. Charity registered in Scotland, No SC015085.

LOCHWINNOCH

Lochwinnoch Parish Church: Rev May Bell.

11.30am Morning Service with Sunday School and Crèche.

Calder United Free Church: (Church St Lochwinnoch) Sunday: 11am Morning worship with Sunday School and Crèche.

6.30pm Evening Fellowship group, 7.30pm ABC’s Teen group. Wed 6.30pm7.30pm.

QUARRIERS

Mount Zion Church: Law View Road, Quarriers Village. Rev Andy Lunn BSc, 10.30am with Junior Church and Bible Class.

www.inverclyde.gov.uk Ward 1 - Inverclyde East (P.Glasgow, Kilmacolm and Quarriers Village) Cllrs David Wilson, Jim MacLeod, Stephen McCabe and James McColgan

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sales & wants Items For Sale Baby Equipment Mamas and Papas bouncing activity cradle complete in box £10. Tiny love baby gym play mat complete with hanging toys, headrest and musical mirror £7. Galt Playnest doughnut inflatable ring in farm design. £7. All freshly laundered and perfect condition. Tel: 01505 690824.

Safety 1st tandem pram, bought in April this year no longer required as older child prefers to walk. Excellent condition £40.

Tel: 01505 704208.

Baby feeding chair, full adjust to high, low and fold away tray.

Hardly used. £30. Tel: 07517 447946.

Marmet Duchess Coach built carriage pram, British Racing Green colour. New tyres 2012.

Pram tray, bag, New mattress (Mothercare) - never used, pillow, sheets, pillowslips, cover and quilt. Circa 1969 £175ono.

Tel: 01505 614837.

Clippasafe Walking Harness and Reins Pink (3 pairs) and Clippasafe Wrist Link Pink, all as new, £2 each. Tel: 01505 874870.

Stair gate Lindam white, fits opening from 75 cm - 100 cm, wall mounted. VGC. £20. Tel: 01505 874870.

Britax Baby Safe Car Seat black, height adjustable, suitable fr birth until appr. 2 yrs old, 5 point safety harness works with 3-point seat belt, Britax Babysafe Belted Base or Britax Babysafe Isofix Base. Excellent conditions. £25. Tel 01505 874870.

Mothercare car seat universal 0-13 kg/9-18 kg. £15. Tel: 01505 874870 .

Two Red/pink Mothercare potties incl. Child toilet seat £5 each good condition. Tel: 01505 874870.

Mothercare Tikk-tokk nanny panel playpen. As new. Smoke free home. Cost £99 - sell for £60. Tel:01505 690636.

Portable Toilet and trainer seat from Potette plus. Blue. Includes 1 absorbent liner & hygienic carry bag. Has been used for a couple of emergencies! £3. Tel: 01505 350283.

2 Twin First Wheels Black Carrycots. Immaculate condition. £30 each or £50 for both. Tel: 07702 865176.

Britax First Class Si First stage car seat. Used but in good condition. Never been in an accident. £25. Tel: 07702 865176.

Britax 1st stage ISOFIX base.

Great condition. £40. Tel: 07702 865176.

Fisher Price Sit To Stand Giraffe.

Excellent condition. £12. Tel: 07702 865176.

Fisher Price Bounce and Spin Zebra. Great condition. £12.

Tel: 07702 865176.

My First Ready Bed. In The Night Garden. As New £12.

Tel: 07702 865176.

Lindam Pink Folding Bed Rail.

Great condition. £12. Tel: 07702 865176.

Clothes & Shoes Tap shoes, silver, size 7 & 8 child. £2 each. Tel: 01505 842260.

Leotards, pink, 1 x size 00, 1 x size 1. Tel: 01505 842260.

10 bags of boys & girls baby clothes - birth to two years. £5 or £10 per bag. Tel: 01505 614837 Fine cotton/cashmere gents pullovers. V neck, shoulder patches. Sizes 40, 42 & 44”. £20 each. Can be seen at Lochnagar Cafe in Bridge of Weir. Email: raeside02@ yahoo.co.uk Beautiful brand new Topshop dress. Gold top, navy bottom.

Size small. £10. Tel: 01505 690486.

Hollister Jeans. Fits size 8.

31” length. £10. Tel: 01505 690486.

Sequence Topshop Skirt. Brand new size 8. £25. Tag still on. £10. Tel: 01505 690486.

Black velour juicy couture zip up hoodie. Gold writing on back.

Size small. £10. Tel: 01505 690486.

Small pink Hollister hoodie.

Excellent condition. £7. Tel: 01505 690486.

Girls black quilted jacket from Next. Age 15. Excellent condition. £10. Tel: 01505 690486.

Household & Garden Chester drawers white with glass top Height 39.5” width 36.5”.

Exc cond. £50. Tel: 01505 614503.

Morphy Richards Turbo Steam Iron. £7. Tel: 01505 872813.

Brand new artemis beige leather armchair unused from Harvey’s. Cost £400, sell £190.

Buyer uplift . Tel: 07974 781769.

Miele S2710 upright vacuum cleaner in excellent condition, 1800w with swivel neck, long cable. With spare bags and operating instructions. £50. Tel: 01475 540363.

Ikea chest of 3 drawers. £20. Tel: 01505 871282.

Mahogany wardrobe VGC. £50.

Tel: 01505 871282.

Unique handmade Chesterfield 2/3 seater sofa, terracotta. £150ono. Buyer Uplifts. Tel: 01505 614837.

Teak wardrobe combination set, mirror with light, 3 drawers, top cupboard, Glasgow made SAKOL circa 1972. £150ono Buyer uplifts. Tel: 01505 614837.

Large mirror with gilt frame. £25.

Tel: 01505 612726.

Chest of drawers SAKOL circa 1972. Suitable for children’s or guest single room. £50ono Tel: 01505 614837.

3 seater settee/couch plus chair.

Retro style. Excellent condition. Free to good home.

Buyer collects. Tel: 01505 613033.

New pine kitchen table & 2 high stools with high backs. £35.

Tel: 01505 612726.

Glass fronted cabinet. £10. Tel: 01505 612726.

Ironing board (BELDRAY) with cover Length 45” width13” Height Adjustable. £10. Tel: 01505 872813.

Titan SF10N1 10” Table Saw. As new condition - Used Once. £50. Inchinnan. Tel: 0141 8122566.

Lawn Mower, Flymo Ultra Glide.

Unwanted gift. Used twice.

Still under guarantee. £80.

Tel: 01505 615272.

Pure teak garden furniture. 4 chairs & table. Good condition. £60 ono. Tel: 01505 842711.

Pro Performance Grass Strimmer, new condition. £20. Inchinnan. Tel: 0141 812 2566.

Guitar Stand - A-frame, black metal, padding on arms. £10.

Tel: 01505 872442.

Bar stools - set of four - cream leather with backs, swivel, 4 st/ steel legs & footrest. £60ono.

Tel: 01505 872442.

Electrical & Gas Zanussi Counter-top Freezer. £50. Tel: 01505 228607.

Heated seat cushion for car - 12V plugs into lighter socket, black. £10 Tel: 01505 872442.

Modern coal effect flames electric heater new condition..£50. Tel: 07974 781769.

Pets Dog Crate, Large, easy to assemble, black wire with tray.

As new £30. Tel or text: 07549 525453.

Dog Crate, Small, easy to assemble, black wire with tray.

As new £15. Tel or text: 07549 525453.

Dog Ramp, Tri-fold, easy to fold and slip resistant. £30. Tel or text: 07549 525453.

Dog restraint harness for car, suit medium dog. £5. Tel: 01505 872442.

Sports Golf Irons 5-SW Graphite. £30 Tel: 01505 325877.

BMX Muddy Fox Chros bike. 20 inch. Blue in colour. Hardly used and in exc cond. £45ono.

Tel: 07702 643731.

Riding Boots (Dublin) Size 11 child’s. £5. Tel: 01505 842260.

Riding skull cap, 58cm. £5. Tel: 01505 842260.

Boys cycle. Gears, susp. 8yr to 10 yr. £20. Tel: 07517 447946.

Manual powered treadmill. £40. Brand new. Tel: 01505 613195.

Apollo fs24 bike in red and black.

18 gears, full suspension. In great condition, hardly used.

Would suit age 8 - 12. years. £40. Tel: 01505 612006.

Boys bicycle, est for ages 9 to 14 - £40 Raleigh MadMaxx, 18 gears, full suspension, red. Tel or text: 0790 887 9043.

Dunlop Sport Achilles bike, 24 inch for 9-12 yr old. Dual Suspension 15 speed twist grip gearing. Exc cond £25ono.

Tel: 07702 643731.

Boys Bicycle, est for ages 8 to 12 - £30 Virus Brawler, 18 gears, front suspension, Silver/Blue.

Tel or text: 0790 887 9043.

Ladies golf clubs. Full set of irons. £15 Tel or text: 0790 887 9043.

Yachting equipment. 2 sailing suits, heavy weather, fitted with safety harness, 1 Simpson Lawrence, red, size adult small. VGC. £50. 1 Musto, yellow, size adult large. GC. £50. Tel: 01505 705731.

2 sailing suits, lightweight, crane.

Both medium, yellow jackets, black trousers. VGC £30 each.

Tel: 01505 705731.

Sailing boots, 1 pair size 7, blue £10. 1 pair yacht master boots, blue, size 5 and 1 pair yacht master boots, blue. Size 7. £10 each. 2 yachting harnesses, unused, £15 each. Tel: 01505 705731.

Emsmorn Ladies Bowling Skirt.

Size 14/30”. Grey. 4 Pleats.

Excellent condition. £10. Tel. 07914 310916.

Handle bar bag for bike - black, zipped pockets, clear pocket for holding map. £5. Tel: 01505 872442.

Toys/Games/DVD Chad Valley 2 in 1 Swing. Still in box unwanted gift. £30 (rrp £40). Tel: 07702 865176.

ELC Blossom Farm Play mat.

Excellent condition. £10. Tel: 07702 865176.

Glat Toys Inflatable play nest.

Great condition. £10. Tel: 07702 865176.

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UP TO £200 ....... FREE £201 to £500 ..... £5.00 £501 to £1000 ... £10.00 OVER £1000 ..... Call for details.

Use our Sales & Wants form below and post to The Gryffe Advertizer, Neva Place, Bridge of Weir, PA11 3PN. or email your items to info@advertizer.co.uk The Business Advertisements (Disclosure) Order 1977

NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS The Law requires that Advertisers selling goods in the course of a business MUST include the word Trader, Dealer, Agent, Breeder or appropriate wording in the Advertisement to distinguish from private advertisers.

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Inflatable Swim seat stage 2 (Age 1-2). Great condition. £5. Tel: 07702 865176.

Silver Cross dolls carriage pram, colour navy with bag, mattress, pillow, sheets, covers etc.

Circa 1975. £100ono Tel: 01505 614837.

Red policeman’s electric tricycle.

Suitable for toddlers 2-5 years.

Perfect condition. £40. Tel: 01475 540066.

Red electric car + spare battery.

Suitable for toddlers 2-5 years.

Perfect condition. £40. Tel: 01475 540066.

WeeRide Classic Front Mounted Children’s Safest Bike Seat, Ages 1-4, VGC x 2, bought for £90 sell for £45 each 01505 - 874870.

Scooter Boys beginners Age3+ Lightening McQueen Free to collect. Tel: 01505 350283.

Bricks Trolley Mothercare good c o n d i t i o n £ 1 0 Te l : 0 1 5 0 5 874870.

Skylanders bundle including 46 characters plus game for both Wii and Xbox 360. £65 ono.

Tel: 01505 610540.

Other Items Yamaha PSR-170 Electronic Keyboard, hardly used. 61 keys, 7 step lesson, 100 voices, 100 styles & 100 songs.

Large LCD. Mains or battery.

Ideal for any level. £40. Tel: 07803 908037.

Fish Mate 2500 P-UV pressurised UV+B10 pond filter. New, still boxed. £50. Tel: 01505 612474.

Clearance - PC, keypad, webcam, 2 speakers, Epson printer. £30. Tel: 01505 325877.

225/65 R17 102t m+s continental crosscontact LX tyre 4-5mm. £30. Tel: 01505 331982.

Vinyl record turntable, excellent condition, hardly used. £20. Tel or text: 0790 887 9043.

Singer Electric sewing machine and table. Circa 1960. £50ono.

Tel: 01505 614837.

Dress-up witch’s broom - free to a good (small) witch! Ideal for Halloween Tel: 01505 872442 Large Florist box of silks and artificial flowers. Offers. Tel: 01505 614837.

Artificial Christmas Trees and decorations. Offers. Tel: 01505 614837.

Duet piano stool. Circa 1975.

Wylie & Lochhead marked. £50ono. Tel: 01505 614837.

Cabin trunk, blue with woodband. £50ono. Tel: 01505 614837.

Motorbike helmet - Lazer. £20.

Motorbike boots, size 7. £5.

Tel: 01505 705731.

Pink Ice Watch in Beautiful case.

Worn once. £10. Tel: 01505 690486.

Beautiful small pink ‘Guess’ bag.

Brand new. Suitable for child or teenager. £10. Tel: 01505 690486.

Laptop cushion tray - from Ikea, black with grey padding. £5.

Tel: 01505 872442.

Guitar - 3/4 size, wood, suits beginner/child. £10 Tel: 01505 872442.

Wanted Items Old records Wanted 45`s & LP`s CASH Paid. Tel: 07710 777571.

Cash paid for Music CDs ( a few or a lot ). Tel: 0141 882 5594 or 07765 115347.

Yamaha DT 175 MX & DT 125 MX. Yamaha RD 250, 350 & 500 - running or not. Cash waiting. Free collection. Tel: 07951 227767.

Cash paid for Copy of book Castles and mansions of Renfrewshire and Buteshire by AH Millar. Tel 01505 331094.

Motorcycle, any age, size or condition considered. I will pick up promptly and pay cash if its of interest to me. Tel: 07972 803870.

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FRIDAY 19 SEPT OCTOBER ‘14 ISSUE: • Deadline: 19th Sept • Delivery: 3rd Oct • NOV ‘14 ISSUE: • Deadline: 17th Oct • Delivery: 31st Oct

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business directory by category Accom/Hotel & B&B

Business Services

Cawley Hotels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Laptop and PC Repairs . . . . . . 24 Red Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Accountants & Financial Affluent Financial Planning . . 24 AMI Financial Solutions Ltd . . 23 Cheetham & Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Fergusons CA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Fiona Christie Accounting Serv . . 24 Stewart Independent Financial . . 22

Architectural Services Architectural Drawings . . . . . 14 BOW Design Architect . . . . . . . 14 Casa Homes & Gardens Architect . . 7 Grid Design Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Art, Gifts & Flowers Crafts of Calder Gallery . . . 16

Auctioneers & Valuers Collins and Paterson Auctionee . . 2

Automotive Services AK Vehicle Rental . . . . . . . . . 1 Chips Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Collins Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Gryffe Garage Motor Engineers . . 13

Bathrooms Affordable Luxuries . . . . . . . 7 AT&B Tiling & Bathrooms . . . . 3 Bathroom Solutions by MPH . . 11 G Woods Bathrooms . . . . . . . . . 6 GWM General Works . . . . . . . . . 31

Bedrooms Burndale Workshop . . . . . . . . . 39

Blacksmith & Metalwork Iron House Stoves Limited . . 5 McLaughlan Metal Fabrication . . 12

Building Services A O’Hare - Building Services . . 5 BOW Stone Works . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Bridge of Weir Roofing . . . . . 6 DJD Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 DLN Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 GWM General Works . . . . . . . . . 31 I & J Building & Roofing Serv . . 2 James Kerr Joiner . . . . . . . . . 4 Kilellan Roofing . . . . . . . . . . 14 M Addison Joiners & Builders . . 3 MBS Roofing & Building Contrac . . 12 RPH Joinery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 SMG Roofing & Building Contrac . . 16 SW Scott - Joiners & Builders . . 14 Taylor Made Joinery . . . . . . . . 6 Thomas McMaster & Son Ltd . . 49

Care Services & Homes Confident Care Ltd . . . . . . . . . 12

Catering Gadds Gourmet . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Karen Rankin Catering . . . . . . 16

Cleaning & PowerWash AL Domestic & Office Cleaning . . 14 CleanDryCarpets . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Come Clean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 DS Cleaning (Windows) . . . . . . 16 Gryffe Roofing Services . . . . 15 MattVac Carpet & Upholstery Cl . . Bk Nutech Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Old Mill Chimneys . . . . . . . . . 3 Platinum Cleaning Services . . 5

Coffee Shops Bernie’s Cafe Deli . . . . . . . . . 28

Computer, IT & Web ColCom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Computer Repairs . . . . . . . . . . 1 Laptop and PC Repairs . . . . . . 24 Red Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Driveways A&G Driveways . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bk

Driving Instructors Alistair Stewart - Driving Ins . . 14 Crosslee Driver Training . . . 5 Dave Wright Driving Instructor . . 3 Paul Ferguson - Confidence . . 7

Electricians Bell Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Delta Electrical Services . . 32 GasMan Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 JDPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Lamont Electricians . . . . . . . . 3 MAS Electrical & Security . . 2

Entertainment Fair Pley Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Inverclyde Council Doors Open . . 17

Fencing Boundaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 McLaughlan Metal Fabrication . . 12

Firewood & Logs W B Smith & Son . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Framing Crafts of Calder Gallery . . . 16

Funeral Services Beaton Brothers . . . . . . . . . . . 37 John Roach Funeral Directors . . 3

CONTENT OF THE GRYFFE ADVERTIZER CANNOT BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT PRIOR CONSENT FROM THE PUBLISHER The Gryffe Advertizer is a magazine published by The Gryffe Advertizer Ltd

Advertising throughout The Gryffe Advertizer: Definitions: “Standards” means the British Code of Advertising Practice and the provisions of any law applicable to advertising including, but not limited to, the Trade Descriptions Act, 1968, the Consumer Credit Act 1974, the Control of Misleading Advertisements Regulations 1988, the Financial Services Act 1986, the Business Advertisement (Disclosure) Order 1977 and all amendments and replacements.

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 be 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 the 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 approved by the Advertising Client prior to publication. The total liability of the Publisher for such an occurrence shall not exceed the amount of a full refund for that particular Advertisement.

• The Advertising Client agrees to indemnify the Publisher in respect of all costs, damages or other charges falling upon the Publisher as the result of legal actions or threatened legal actions arising from the publication of the Advertisement, or any one or more of the series of Advertisements, published in accordance with the copy instructions supplied to the Publisher.

• 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.

Editorial throughout The Gryffe Advertizer: The opinions of the Contributors to this Publication are not necessarily the official views of the Publisher. The Publisher reserves the right to edit or refuse any material submitted for publication.

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Garage Doors & Gates

Painters & Decorators

Powerdoors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bk

A Gallagher Painter&Decorator . . 18 Clyde Coast Décor . . . . . . . . . 6 Gary Forbes Painter Decorator . . 4 Ian Livingston Decorating . . 14 James Martin - Painter & Decor . . 3 John H Barney . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 John Morgan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 M&E Painters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Ranfurly Decor . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Garden Service & Design 3D Garden Design . . . . . . . . . . 44 A Peebles Landscape Contractor . . 44 Apple Tree Garden Design . . . 42 Care & Repair Gardening Servci . . 44 Casa Homes & Gardens Architect . . 7 Craig Kennedy Gardening . . . . 43 DJD Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 DMG Garden Services . . . . . . . . 44 Garden Services . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Glenmoss Landscapes . . . . . . . . 43 I & J Building & Roofing Serv . . 2 MJ Lawnmowers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 R Williams Tree Surgeon & Grou . . 45 W B Smith & Son . . . . . . . . . . . 42 West of Scotland Landscape . . 44

Gas & Heating Services A&J Plumbing Heating & Gas . . 16 C Hunter Plumbing Heating Gas . . 10 GasMan Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 I D Plumbing & Heating . . . . . 31 John McKay Gas & Heating Eng . . 5 Mackie Plumbing & Heating . . 18 Phoenix Gas Services . . . . . . . 1

Pet Services & Training All About The Dogs . . . . . . . . . 47 Auntie Jacquie’s Dog Grooming . . 46 Kilmacolm Dog Training Classes . . 46 PetVets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Smart Dog Grooming . . . . . . . . . 46

Plasterers Bryan Slaven Slater & Plaster . . 5 Charlie Orr Plasterer . . . . . . 5 James Kerr Joiner . . . . . . . . . 4 Kilellan Roofing . . . . . . . . . . 14

Plumbers

1on1 Double Glazing . . . . . . . . 3 JayBee Double Glazing Repairs . . 14 TD Cameron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

A&J Plumbing Heating & Gas . . 16 C Hunter Plumbing Heating Gas . . 10 G Woods Bathrooms . . . . . . . . . 6 GasMan Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 I D Plumbing & Heating . . . . . 31 JDPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Mackie Plumbing & Heating . . 18 Shower Expert . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Hairdressers & Barbers

Property Management

Arlene Mitchell Hair & Beauty . . 33 Ashes Hair & Beauty . . . . . . . . 34 JRS Hairdressing . . . . . . . . . 30 Nix Hairdressing . . . . . . . . . . 34

DLN Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Glazier

Health, Beauty & Fitness Arlene Mitchell Hair & Beauty . . 33 Ashes Hair & Beauty . . . . . . . . 34 Beginners Yoga - Sara Marijuan . . 52 Clyde Physiotherapy and Pilate . . 54 Decorus Beauty . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Divah Beauty Salon . . . . . . . . 41 Ferringtons Hypnotherapy . . . 33 Healing Rooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Kilbarchan Chiropodists . . . . 37 Kilbarchan Dental Practice . . 35 LaserLight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 NLP Positive Changes . . . . . . . 2 Renfrewshire Leisure . . . . . . . 51 Sole Solutions Podiatry . . . . 33

Home Hardware First Domestics . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Gibb Stuart Ironmongers . . . 20,21,43 MS All Trades Limited . . . . . . 4

Home Improvements Casa Homes & Gardens Architect . . 7 Conservatory Conversions . . . Bk Ideal Flooring Service . . . . . 11 Orchard Flooring . . . . . . . . . . 37

Home Interiors Baytree Interiors . . . . . . . . . 5 Burndale Workshop . . . . . . . . . 39 Classique Window Blinds . . . . 6 Old Mill Chimneys . . . . . . . . . 3 The Furniture Barn . . . . . . . . . 33

Home Security Bell Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Brookfield Alarms . . . . . . . . . 10

Joiners CLH Joinery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 DJY Joinery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 James Kerr Joiner . . . . . . . . . 4 JDPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 M Addison Joiners & Builders . . 3 McGowan Joinery . . . . . . . . . . . 16 RPH Joinery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Saltire Joinery . . . . . . . . . . . 4 SMG Roofing & Building Contrac . . 16 SW Scott - Joiners & Builders . . 14 Taylor Made Joinery . . . . . . . . 6 TD Cameron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Woodburn & Beattie Joiners . . 18

Kitchens Affordable Luxuries . . . . . . . 7 Burndale Workshop . . . . . . . . . 39 G Woods Bathrooms . . . . . . . . . 6 GWM General Works . . . . . . . . . 31 Taylor Made Joinery . . . . . . . . 6

Locksmiths Arco Locksmith . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Elliott Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Houston Locksmiths . . . . . . . . . 3

Property, Sales & Let Corum Property . . . . . . . . . . 25,26,27 Dallas McMillan Solicitors . . 23 Kingsley Wood & Co Solicitors . . 1 Lind Letting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Removals @ease Removals & Transport . . 8 The Right Move . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Restaurant & Bars Cawley Hotels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Retail Gibb Stuart Ironmongers . . . 20,21,43 The Furniture Barn . . . . . . . . . 33

Roofing Bridge of Weir Roofing . . . . . 6 Bryan Slaven Slater & Plaster . . 5 Gryffe Roofing Services . . . . 15 I & J Building & Roofing Serv . . 2 Kilellan Roofing . . . . . . . . . . 14 MBS Roofing & Building Contrac . . 12 RPH Joinery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 SMG Roofing & Building Contrac . . 16 SW Scott - Joiners & Builders . . 14 Thomas McMaster & Son Ltd . . 49

Solicitors Dallas McMillan Solicitors . . 23 Kingsley Wood & Co Solicitors . . 1

Special Occasions ABC Taxis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bk

Sports Clubs & Events Renfrewshire Leisure . . . . . . . 51

Taxis & Minicoach hire ABC Taxis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bk Alpha Taxi Company . . . . . . . . . 13 Johnstone TOA Taxi Co . . . . . . 3

Tiling AT&B Tiling & Bathrooms . . . . 3 G J Tiling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Gordon James Ceramic Tiler . . 4 Kerr McAuley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Scott Russell . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Travel Agents Arlene Donald . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bk Travel a la Carte . . . . . . . . . 3

Tree Surgeon Branch Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Glenmoss Landscapes . . . . . . . . 43 LJX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Purple Tree Care . . . . . . . . . . 45 W B Smith & Son . . . . . . . . . . . 42

TV & Satellite Derek McBride Aerials . . . . . . 2 Kieran Turner Aerial&Satellite . . 3

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Upholstery Services P Thomson Upholstery . . . . . . . 38

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