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Gryffe Valley Rotary Club
Cllr James W.H. MacLaren
MeMBership
CoVid-19: As I write this article, I am pleased to say that I have my appointment for the vaccine which I will be getting and I hope that everyone will take up the offer. We have to wait and see if it will be mandatory to have the vaccine for events like holidays, or to have a letter of exemption. CleVens road footpath: As an update on the Clevans Road footpath, you may be aware that the council has agreed to put in new drainage along Clevans Road between Donaldfield Road and Golf Course Road including repairing and tarmacking the footpath. This will make a much safer route for pedestrians accessing the Donaldfield Estate and beyond. Hopefully this will be finished by the time you read this.
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There has been a good response to the campaign to diversify the club by finding new members. Four new members joined at the meeting on 3rd March (A first for the club on Zoom): Dr Les King a retired engineer, Dr Astrid Koenig a surgeon, Dr Thorsten Koenig a trainee minister, and Matt McElroy a retired teacher. A fifth new member- Councillor James Maclaren – will be inducted shortly. Several further initiatives are being investigated around attracting local business people. Watch this space! If you are interested, please email gryffevalleyrotary@gmail.com and we will talk to you about the opportunities which Rotary brings. support for Young people
litter piCKing: A big thank you to everyone who has joined the Team Up To Clean Up group. All you litter pickers, and I include myself in this, are making a huge difference to our environment. For anyone else who wants to join in, we have free litter picker and green bags available to get you started. ContaCt: No surgeries at present but I hope they will be starting up again soon. 07534 148794 / cllr.james.maclaren@ renfrewshire.gov.uk Working with you and improving our local area. Please feel free to contact me with any of your concerns. If there is something that you would like me to write about more often then please drop me a line. It is always good to get feedback, particularly of the positive kind.
Youth speaks The Gryffe Valley Rotary annual public speaking competition could not be in public this year! However, undeterred, seven teams from St Columba’s School, Kilmacolm recorded their speeches which were then judged by members of the Renfrewshire Speakers Club from the comfort of their own homes. The winners of the Senior category were team “Chilli Chips”, who debated the issues around “Social Media is a hindrance to personal development”. In the Intermediate category the winners were “There is no “I” in Team”, debating “Foods with high sugar content should cost more”. The Runners-up were “The Cosmonauts”, discussing “We should abandon Earth and colonise another planet”. We are very grateful to everyone who participated in Youth Speaks this year …. The competitors, the Judges and the St Columba’s staff.
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