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This month The Big Issue - Planning

Since the Government announced last year the need for 20,000 new houses per year, the developers have been inundating us with proposed sites for housing. As we went to print, I saw a post on Houston Community Council’s Facebook page advising that Gladman Developments has submitted a proposal for a residential development with associated infrastructure and landscaping on the site between Crosslee Poultry Farm and Crosslee Bridge, Barrochan Road, Houston. Further details can be found on the Renfrewshire Council website by clicking on Search for Planning Applications and Appeals and entering 18/0572/NO in the search box. It is not yet clear how many houses are intended for the site.

If you are concerned about what’s happening in your village, contact your local Councillors, attend your Community Council meetings, contact the Planning Department directly; make your voice heard!!! Even if you have objected before to any of these developments, please do so again as not all previous objections are carried forward to the new applications.

Bonfires & Fireworks It’s all going off starting on Friday 2nd November with the Fireworks Display in Kilbarchan Park at 7.30pm. Then on Saturday 3rd November we celebrate Bonfire Night with Kilmacolm Knapps Bonfire & Fireworks from 4.30pm, Paisley Fireworks Spectacular from 2pm and Bishopton Scout Group Fireworks at 6.30pm.

Theatre Treats There’s lots to look forward to. In November we’ve got The Carrick Players presenting a Chekhov Double Bill in Kilbarchan Performing Arts Centre, Kilbarchan Drama Group are presenting It’s a Wonderful Life and Kilmacolm Dramatic Society will perform their Pantomime, Sleeping Beauty. Then in December, Johnstone Phoenix Theatre Group will perform Freezin - The Panto in Johnstone Town Hall.

All these groups absolutely love performing, and it is an excellent chance to see some brilliant performances, all in the local area. Please go along if you can - with the costs of hiring venues and performing licences creeping up, your support is much appreciated - and it provides some great entertainment.

Santa Sleigh The annual Santa Sleigh will be going round the villages in December. We’ve got dates in each of our village sections to keep you updated.

Festive Lights There are lots of festive light switch-ons - Paisley is on Saturday 17th November, Erskine on Friday 23rd November, Elderslie and Renfrew on Saturday 24th November, Johnstone Xmas Lights on Saturday 1st December, Bishopton on Sunday 2nd December and Bridge of Weir on Monday 3rd December. As we went to print we did not have details for the other villages.

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Continuing our partnership with Gryffe High School, we enjoyed the company of Brooke Allison during October as part of her work experience. She was a delight to have in the office and I hope she learned a few useful skills while with us.

She certainly heard a few jokes round the lunch table anyway! I used to think this would take too much time to manage, but I now think it is something all local businesses should consider. The youngsters don’t need a big project, just being in a work environment and getting to do a few tasks is all they are looking for to give them an insight into the big outside world.

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local news...............4-13 what’s on ............. 14-19 finance & tech..... 20-23 school news......... 24-28 outdoors............... 33-35 local history.......... 36-37 pet news .............. 38-39

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Teaming up to make it a Spotless September

Public Defibrillator Sites in the Gryffe Area Bridge of Weir & Quarriers

Kilmacolm

 Co-Op Bridge of Weir

 Kilmacolm Golf Club

Volunteers from across Renfrewshire hailed the Spotless September Challenge a success as they took to the streets to make a difference to the cleanliness of their local area. More than 700 inspiring local people, both young and old, took part in more than 20 clean ups as schools, community groups, businesses and volunteers donned their bibs and set out with their litter picker to tidy up their community.

 Old Ranfurly Golf Club

 St Columba’s Senior School

 Country View, Quarriers

Kilbarchan, Johnstone & Linwood

A fantastic 280 bags of rubbish were collected by Renfrewshire Council’s StreetScene team as part of the joined-up approach which the Team Up to Clean Up campaign has become known for.

 The Gate House, Bridge of Weir Leather Works

 Scout Hall, Kilbarchan

Houston & Brookfield

 Onyx Leisure Centre, Linwood

Jake Fulton, Houston Litter Crew, said: “We were delighted to have taken part in the Spotless September Challenge.

Litter picking is such a worthwhile thing to do in support of our community and to be part of a Renfrewshire-wide event makes it all the more meaningful and special. Team Up to Clean Up is a wonderful initiative, which mobilises and assists communities to improve their environment. It creates a sense of momentum, it brings communities together and it allows new friendships to form.”

Litter picks are supported by the Community Wardens who offered advice, encouragement and the equipment to take part as part of the drive to change the behaviour of those who drop litter and fail to take care of where they live.

To close the weekend, a special thank you event was hosted at Paisley Town Hall to pay tribute to the local people who have driven the campaign forward from the grassroots level. Local groups were awarded certificates of appreciation as they gave short presentations on why they’ve taken part and what they have achieved so far.

The Team Up to Clean Up campaign has been allocated £2.5million across five years to make a difference to the local environment in Renfrewshire. As part of the investment an increased programme of road sweeping and gully cleaning is in place, as well six community litter pickers across Renfrewshire and an enhanced Rapid Response Team who deal with roadside litter and local community issues.

For more information on the campaign, what it entails and how to get involved, visit www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/teamuptocleanup.

 Ranfurly Castle Golf Club

 Gym, Birkmyre Park, Kilmacolm

 William Quarriers House entrance to Faith Avenue

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 Carrick Centre Houston  Strathgryffe Squash & Fitness Club (Reception) Village

 Kilbarchan Bowling Club  Spar, Clippens Road, Linwood

 Co-Op Houston

 Brookfield Entrance

 Kilmacolm Library (at rear of New Surgery)

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 Keystore, Spateston  Keystore, Corseford Bishopton  The Cornerstone, Greenock Road  Bishopton Community Centre

SANTA SLEIGH DECEMBER 2018 Houston - 2nd - 7th

Kilmacolm - 8th (lower) & 10th (upper)

Brookfield - 9th

Bridge of Weir - 11th - 15th

Quarriers - 16th

Please note that if bad weather causes cancellation of any night due to a shortage of volunteers these nights will not be rescheduled.

Call for Charities Call for Charities to Apply for £1,000 raised from sales of “Supreme Sacrifice: A Small Village and the Great War” The Bridge of Weir Memorial Society is delighted to announce that sales of “Supreme Sacrifice: A Small Village and the Great War” have been so successful that it is able to fulfil its hope expressed two years ago that all surplus royalties may be donated to a local charity. The small village in the title is Bridge of Weir in Renfrewshire. After receipt of the latest royalties from book publisher Birlinn, the Society’s bank balance was just short of £1,000 and a donor has topped it up to the round figure.

The Society is therefore inviting registered charities with activities or benefits local to Bridge of Weir to apply for the £1,000 with a one-page description of what the funds would be used for, and how this will relate to the local community, ideally in a way that is relevant to the subject matter of the book.

Applications should be made to the Secretary, Janet Birch by email at gorselandsb@aol.com before Friday 2nd November 2018. The proposals will be displayed in “The Bridge”, Main Street, Bridge of Weir from 3rd to 10th November, as part of a Society Exhibition, and the public will be given the opportunity to vote. The winning proposal will be reported at a village joint churches memorial service in Freeland Church on the evening of Sunday 11th November 2018.

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Has Your Double Glazing Steamed Up? Advertising Feature

Established for over a decade Cloudy2Clear windows have become a leading company for glass replacement. Issues with double glazing can often be gradual and may only be noticed during a clear sunny day or during the winter. Why not spend a few minutes checking your home to see if you have any failed double glazing?

Now, you may think you need to replace the whole window including the frames and all the hardware, however Cloudy2Clear have come up with a simple and cost saving solution … Just replace the glass!!

We will send out our highly experienced engineers for a free no obligation quote. Once the quote is completed, we will sit down with you and explain the problem and tell you how we can fix it.

Cloudy2Clear have a wealth of knowledge and are recognised as a Which Trusted Trader, plus our work is backed by an industry leading 25 year guarantee. Cloudy2Clear also replace faulty locks handles and hinges on all windows and doors.

Your friendly local Cloudy2Clear specialist is Peter Brummitt and he services the Wider Gryffe area. So, if your windows are steamed up, broken or damaged give Peter a call for a free quotation on 0800 61 21 118.

Great Scottish Run Success!

Sarah Cameron, Kimberley Cameron, and Tommy Cameron ran the Great Scottish Run for a charity called Radio Lollipop and they raised £1,331. Sarah and Kimberley have been volunteering at the children’s ward at the hospital for a year now and do so one night a week. Radio lollipop relys on volunteers to raise funds so that they can buy games books and toys to give to the children in hospital.

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Glasgow Mural Trail

By Brooke Allison The Glasgow Mural Trail is an award-winning collection of street art made by various artists that can be found all around the City Centre.

With the first mural being produced in 2008, there are still more being added to the streets of Glasgow in 2018. You can find these pieces of art on the walls of buildings and vacant shop units. The murals have been designed so that you can see them all in one easy walking route and it takes around 2 to 3 hours to see them all.

The trail was created to promote the city centre and to provide features to the city that will attract more visitors and tourists. One of the most popular murals in the city is the “Glasgow’s Tiger” which is located next to the River Clyde and was created by the artist James Klinge. 10 of these 25 murals were created by the artist Rogue-One (also known as Bobby McNamara). He has created pieces such as the Hand Shadow Puppets which can be found in a subway underpass near the M8. Rogue-One created this mural to “Brighten up what was becoming an increasingly dingy, although very well used underpass”.

If you would like to follow this trail you can get the app, go to the website, or go into a Tourist Information building and pick up a guide to the trail.

Renfrewshire Winter events Renfrewshire is gearing up for a spectacular winter events season with lots of free fun for all the family.

Paisley will enjoy a special 90’s themed Fireworks Spectacular on Saturday 3rd November.

Featuring a 90s themed Silent Disco, arcade games, face painting and children’s arts and crafts workshops in the Town Hall during the afternoon, as well as a funfair in County Square.

Capital FM DJs will entertain the crowds with a live set before the skies above Paisley Abbey are lit up in a stunning fireworks display which starts at 7pm.

The excitement continues with the annual Paisley Christmas Lights Switch-On two weeks later, on Saturday 17th November. The famous Reindeer Parade will start and finish on Paisley High Street, before Santa opens his grotto in the Paisley Centre.

There will be Christmas family fun in Paisley Town Hall with chocolate-making workshops, face painting, soft play area, craft workshops, as well as of course the chance to meet and greet with Santa. There will be plenty of unique Christmas shopping opportunities too, with the addition of the Urban Market at Paisley Abbey.

Everyone can enjoy the Live Stage, with entertainment from Capital FM and performances from family-favourites Funbox, Princesses of Pop and X-Factor semi-finalists The Cutkelvins, before Paisley’s festive season is officially marked with the annual Christmas Lights Switch-On at 6pm.

The town centre also sees the return of the annual WinterFest event from 24th November, run by Paisley First, and featuring an outdoor ice rink, a Big Wheel and a free festive Nutcracker Trail from Saturday 17th November.

The winter event thrills will also extend across Renfrewshire with Christmas Lights Switch-Ons in Renfrew on Saturday 24th November and Johnstone on Saturday 1st December.

Renfrew will enjoy a day of festive treats and free entertainment before the big Christmas Lights Switch-On and a stunning fireworks display set against the beautiful turrets of Renfrew Town Hall.

Johnstone will have a jolly fun time in Houston Square as the twinkling town centre lights are switched on for Christmas alongside a host of free family entertainment.

For more information about Renfrewshire’s winter events, please visit www. paisley.is.

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Gryffe Valley Rotary ROTARY DONATIONS SET TO EXCEED £250,000 !

In the Rotary year 2018-19, the Gryffe Valley Rotary Club is budgeting to donate £11,320 to charitable causes and this added to the monies spent previously (£239,303) will take the club’s total donations over the twenty-four years since the club’s foundation to a colossal £250,000! Over the years, the donations have been split 40% to International Service and 60% to Community and Youth Services: International: £20,721 has been donated to Emergency Relief, £28,439 to Rotary Foundation (including End Polio) and £47,133 to international projects/ charities (including Mary’s Meals, 500 miles, WaterAid etc).

Community: Donations (£123,314) have included a Wheelyboat, a hoist and adapted dinghy for disabled sailing, a Toy Library, numerous medical and social charities of interest locally, two mobility scooters, annual outings for Young Carers, support for gardening groups and for the hospices.

Youth Services: Most of the Club’s “Youth Service” is in the generously- given time of members who organise the various competitions for local schools (Primary School Quiz, Primary School Photography Young Writer, Youth Speaks and Young Chef). In addition, £19,696 has been spent on the costs of these events and also on the annual Euroscholar project.

Most of these monies have been raised through the club’s fun and fund-raising events. This year those planned are the Curry Night at Shimla Cottage, the Santa Wagon in Brookfield and Houston, the Burns Supper at the River Inn, the Gryffe Valley 10K run, the Car Wash at Beatons, stalls at local shows and raffles at weekly meetings. A big thank-you is due to all the people who support our events and the club members who have enjoyed making them a success.

The club are currently estimating – for input to the Rotary national database the number of man (fun)-days of service that they give on top of these financial donations!

If you are interested to give some of your time and enjoy yourself in the process, please come along to one of our speaker meetings and find out more about Rotary. There is a very varied menu of speakers as demonstrated below. While most of our recent recruits are recently retired people who wanted new things to do with their time, younger working people are very welcome. There is the possibility to form Satellite Groups which meet less often but still offer the networking opportunities and the chance to participate in Rotary projects.

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Gryffe High School Xmas Fayre Wednesday 28th November from 6.30pm to 8.30pm Please come along and support our fundraising efforts whilst enjoying festive music, food and shopping. Munch a delicious Xmas pie and sip a glass of mulled wine as you listen to seasonal music provided by the fabulous school choir. Then browse the fabulous selection of gifts and crafts on offer, including jewellery, candles, handmade elf & fairy doors, personalised wooden Xmas boxes, decorations, pet gifts & homebaking. As always we will have our fabulous raffle, chocolate tombola and an array of fun games to participate in.

Tickets are £3 for adults and £1 for school aged children which includes tea/ coffee/mulled wine & a mince pie or shortbread.

Looking forward to seeing you there.

Christmas Sparkler Ladies’ Lunch Join us at the Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow on Sunday 2nd December for our hugely popular St. Vincent’s Hospice Christmas Sparkler Ladies’ Lunch!

The afternoon will begin with a sparkling drinks reception and the opportunity to browse and shop amongst our exclusive selection of Hospice pop-up stalls, followed by a delicious three-course lunch.

Our host for the afternoon will be the fabulously entertaining Steve McKenna, who will guide us through all the festivities on the day.

Don’t forget to bring your dancing shoes, and take to the floor with our amazing band “Could it be Take That” taking you on a journey through their smash hits from the early 1990’s to the present day.

As we celebrate our 30th Anniversary of offering essential care for countless individuals and families all across Renfrewshire, this is a perfect opportunity for you to support us, and enjoy a glamorous, entertaining afternoon with friends.

For further information or to purchase tickets please call 01505 705635 or email: info@svh.co.uk.

CHRISTIAN AID – Indonesian Tsunami Appeal Along with the 13 other DEC (Disasters Emergency Committee) partners, Christian Aid is making an appeal to help the hundreds of thousands of survivors of the Indonesian Tsunami who are in desperate need of water, food, shelter and health care.

Please give what you can at www.christianaid.org.uk

Fundraising Candle Party Saturday 10th November 7pm for 7.30pm Freeland Church Hall Bridge of Weir Tickets: £5 includes Refreshments Linzi and Muriel Searl are hosting a “Partylite” Candle Party to raise money for DREAMFLIGHT 2019 (www. dreamflight.org). All the commission from sales and money raised during the evening will be donated to this amazing charity.

We really hope that you can join us and help to change a young life, whilst treating yourself or starting your Christmas shopping! Tickets available from Linzi: 07873 828514.

Christmas Fayre On Saturday 10th November, join us for a Christmas Fayre in Aid of Animal Support and Rescue SCIO at Elderslie Village Hall, Stoddart Square, Elderslie, Renfrewshire from 11am to 2pm.

There will be Home baking, Christmas Gifts, handmade Jewellery, luxury baskets Santa will also be popping along on the day.

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Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow 10-year-old Mitchell Strachan has raised £400 for St. Vincent’s Hospice as part of their 30th Anniversary by growing his hair for 30 weeks straight.

Finally getting his haircut this week at First Class Barbers in Johnstone, Mitchell has become the first person since Renfrewshire Provost, Lorraine Cameron, to complete their own 30 Challenge for the Hospice.

St. Vincent’s is a specialist provider of palliative and Hospice care for individuals and families who are affected by life-limiting conditions, as well as bereavement support and counselling for children and young people who have suffered the loss of a loved one, from all across Renfrewshire.

Commenting on the challenge, Senior Fundraiser for St. Vincent’s Hospice (and Mitchell’s Mum), Louise Strachan, said: “This year, as part of the 30th Anniversary Celebrations, we are encouraging people to take on a challenge to raise vital funds for the Hospice, the only rule being that is has to include the number 30. I am so proud of Mitchell for being one of the very first people to not only accept, but stick out the challenge, especially dedicating so much time to it. This was extremely difficult for him, going on holiday during this time and taking part in football practice (when he sometimes was struggling to see through his locks!”

Mitchell, primary six at Howwood Primary, said he wanted to take on the challenge to: “raise as much money as possible for St. Vincent’s, because the people who go there are very sick and need help. Louise added: “More than half the money required to run the Hospice and take care of so many people is generated directly from voluntary donations and fundraising efforts from the community. The 30 Challenge is a fun and light-hearted way that you can do your part to generate vital funds. We can’t do this without your support, so please, take part!”

What do we need you to do?

Undertake your own #30Challenge! Send us a video, or some photos of you doing it either on Facebook or Twitter using the hashtag: #30Challenge. Text “STVH30 £1” (or however much you would like to donate) to 70070 to help us care for people and families affected by life limiting conditions.

Thanks to all our loyal clients old and new in our first year of opening. This month we have a new stylist joining our team... Introducing, Rachael Jamieson.

Rachael is a highly skilled stylist and joins us following an impressive career training and working in the best salons in Glasgow, including Taylor Ferguson and Vidal Sassoon London Academy.

To celebrate, Rachael is providing an introductory offer of £5 off a cut and style dry and up to £20 off all colour services throughout November. Please call the salon to book.

The Big Sing in concert West of Scotland Military Wives Choir Falkirk Junior Gaelic Choir (Under 19’s) Sunday 2nd December 2018 7pm until 9.30pm The Sanctuary, Orchardhill Parish Church, Giffnock G46 6JR All proceeds raised will go towards supporting families impacted by Huntington’s disease Entry £10 - To pay online please contact Linda on 0141 848 0308 or by visiting www.hdscotland.org

Christmas Fayre Join us to help beat blood cancer!

Saturday 17th November from 11am to 2pm Giffnock URC, 163 Fenwick Road, Glasgow G46 6JB Lots of stalls, competitions and tea room. Entry £1.

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New Lease of Life for 138 year old Sugar Tycoon Fountain An historic drinking fountain gifted by one half of the world famous Tate & Lyle partnership is set to be brought back to life.

Inverclyde Council has unveiled proposals to restore the Lyle Fountain in Greenock as part of its £1.9million regeneration plan for the town centre.

Chair of Greenock Regeneration Forum and Depute Leader of Inverclyde Council Councillor Jim Clocherty said: “The fountain was gifted to Greenock in 1880 and has become a local landmark admired by residents and visitors alike. Regeneration is not just about building the new but ensuring we preserve, protect and renew the old. The fountain is a perfect example of Inverclyde’s proud civic heritage and something that deserves to be given a new lease of life.”

Caption: Councillor Clocherty at The fountain in Cathcart Square was gifted the Lyle Fountain.

by Abram Lyle - founder of the Lyle sugar refinery which would later merge with Henry Tate’s refinery to form Tate & Lyle.

A pious man and a strict teetotaller he served as Provost from 1876 to 1879 before moving to London to set up a refinery producing golden syrup. The circular fountain is capped with an ornamental dome featuring the crests of 18 prominent families of Greenock including Ardgowan, Watt and Morton.

Councillor Clocherty added: “We have found that water and electricity supplies to the fountain were disconnected some time ago but we are confident they can be restored. Our history and heritage are hugely important community assets and we will do all that we can to preserve and protect them for future generations.”

SANTA SLEIGH DECEMBER 2018 Houston - 2nd - 7th Kilmacolm - 8th (lower) & 10th (upper) Brookfield - 9th Bridge of Weir - 11th - 15th Quarriers - 16th Please note that if bad weather causes cancellation of any night due to a shortage of volunteers these nights will not be rescheduled.

Winter weather and your eyes

by Kerry Taher, New Vision Opticians With the cold weather, most people will be thinking about scarves for the face and neck, gloves for the hands, hats for the head and warm boots for the feet. But what about the eyes?

Cold winter winds and central heating can cause havoc with the eyes, sometimes leaving them very dry, gritty, red and sore. If you’re suffering then you should keep well hydrated, take Omega-3 daily as this can help stimulate tear production, try a room humidifier and use artificial tears. It’s always best to have an eye examination to determine the exact cause of any problems.

Colds and coughs are very common in cold weather - they can be highly contagious and the germs can very easily transfer from the hands to the eyes causing various eye infections. Make sure to wash your hands (and your children’s hands) regularly to minimise the risk of infection.

Don’t put away your sunglasses yet! Summer is when we traditionally think of wearing sunglasses but they are equally important in winter, protecting our eyes from glare, harmful UV reflections from snow and ice and even acting as a barrier to block the cold air and wind. Snowy conditions reflect much more UV radiation into your eyes, so ensure you have proper UV protection especially when enjoying winter sports such as skiing/snowboarding. Polarised sunglasses are particularly good when driving towards a low sun in wet conditions.

Winter is a good time to have your eyes tested as poor light conditions mean that your eyes have to work harder, making them more likely to feel tired and strained. If you experience any difficulties, eg driving in the dark (one of the most common winter complaints) then it’s a good idea to have your eyes checked. There’s almost always something that can be done to help.

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Remember Loved Ones at Renfrewshire Model Railway Hospice Light up A Life Service Club Exhibition Ardgowan Hospice invites members of the community to remember loved ones by attending its service of remembrance at Westburn Church, Nelson Street, Greenock on Sunday 6th December at 6.30pm.

Join Renfrewshire Model Railway Club for their exhibition at Johnstone Town Hall on 10th & 11th November!

The moving and uplifting service of remembrance will culminate with the switch on of hundreds of twinkly lights on the 60 foot tree, in celebration of the lives of family and friends at this special time of year.

Come along to see a number of model train layouts of varying scales from T gauge to G scale featuring iconic British locomotives. There will also be trade stands buying and selling various model train related items including locos, coaches, wagons, cars, buses, books, dvds, scenic materials etc.

The service will mark the culmination of the Light up A Life Appeal which raises valuable funds to support the hospice. This appeal is an opportunity for family and friends to dedicate a light on a tree and make it shine bright in celebration of light and love. A personal message can be written on a special star either to be hung at home or on the tree in our Day Hospice.

The event will feature our interactive zone where visitors are encouraged to participate in the operation of a LEGO layout and a Scalextric race track. There will also be other layouts to entertain our younger visitors. And for the not so young there will be demonstration layouts showing what can be achieved at low cost using electronics.

The Light up a Life Appeal will open this month (November) and will feature the family of Jennifer Stewart-Shaw who was supported by the hospice and died aged 30 and leaves a daughter age 3, husband, mother, sister, brother and lots of family and friends. Donations can be made online at www.ardgowanhospice. org.uk and forms are also available in the local Ardgowan shop in Kilmacolm.

A cafe will be open where meals, sandwiches and hot and cold drinks are available. The event is being held in the recently constructed Johnstone Town Hall which caters for people with disabilities and it is also all on one level.

World’s Toughest Mudder World’s Toughest Mudder is the most extreme, imposing, pulse pounding, heart-stopping 24 hour obstacle course challenge on the planet which takes place in Georgia, USA and John Watt of GlenMoss Landscapes will be flying out to Atlanta at the beginning of November to take his place with all the top competitors.

Tough Mudder challenges take place all over the country with the World’s Toughest Mudder being the ultimate world challenge which consists of a 5 mile circuit race with 20-25 of Tough Mudder’s biggest, baddest, most insane obstacles to overcome, over 4 obstacles per mile. The 24 hour race will take place on 10th & 11th November 2018. John is hoping to complete between 60 and 70 miles over the course of the 24 hours.

Although John is taking this on as a personal challenge, he is well aware of the challenges we all face on a daily basis and will be raising money for cancer research, to help people with their own personal challenges.

The World’s Toughest Mudder really is the ultimate challenge and we wish John all the best of luck! He will be Supporting the Fighters, Admiring the Survivors and Honouring those no longer here with every step. GOOD LUCK JOHN!!!!

To donate go to : www.justgiving.com/fundraising/john-watt5

Open Saturday 10th from 10am to 5pm and Sunday 11th from 12noon to 4pm.

Entry Adult £5 / Concession £4 / Child £2 / Family (2 Adults and 2 Children) £11. Find out more at www.renfrewshiremrc.co.uk/railway-exhibition.html

Nurse Nicholson Retires This month Kay Nicholson retires after more than 40 years in nursing. She started her training as a children’s nurse at Yorkhill when she was only 17, then quickly got her first job in outpatients at the Southern General.

After having children of her own she moved on to night shift in Geriatrics where she worked for over 20 years, and for the last few years has been assisting surgeons with day clinics for breast cancer and heart problems at the Southern General and new QEH. Kay has always loved being a nurse and helping others, in fact when asked by her son recently how she felt about retiring, she said “I’m not sure, I’ll be sad not to be a nurse anymore” to which he replied “Mum, you’ll always be a nurse”. Whilst her husband joked “I’ll need to hide the Ipad so she doesn’t start booking holidays”.

Nurse Nicholson, the readers of the Advertiser would like to wish you well for your retirement and thank you for all your years of service.

Winter Craft Fair CALLING ALL CRAFTERS! Join us on Sunday 4th November for a Winter Craft Fair at Castle Semple Visitor Centre. If you would like a stall (just £25) then please email Helen with a sample of your work at helen.dowson@clydemuirshiel. co.uk Just like to browse? Put Sunday 4th November in your diary now and pick up some early Christmas Presents. We have some exciting stallholders booked in already!

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Mouth Cancer Action Month

by Sheila Macintyre Practice Owner at Kilbarchan Dental Practice Kilbarchan Dental Practice is once again supporting Mouth Cancer Action Month - a charity campaign which aims to raise awareness of mouth cancer and make a difference by saving thousands of lives through early detection and prevention.

In the UK, more than 7,800 people were diagnosed with mouth cancer last year and globally there are in excess of 300,000 new cases every year.

The number of people being diagnosed with mouth cancer has grown by around a third in the last decade and remains one of very few cancers which are predicted to increase further in the coming years.

Although risk factors such as smoking are heavily linked to the disease, mouth cancer can affect anyone – that’s why it’s so important that we all know what to look out for and what preventative measures we can take: - Don’t leave a mouth ulcer unattended for more than three weeks.

- Don’t ignore any unusual lumps or swellings or red and white patches in your mouth.

- Visit your dentist at least once a year, even if you wear dentures and particularly if you smoke and drink.

- Maintain a healthy diet. Eating plenty of fresh fruit and veg and cutting down on smoking and alcohol consumption will certainly help lower the risk.

- Early detection could save your life. If you notice any changes in your mouth speak to a dentist or doctor immediately.

If you do have any queries about mouth cancer or any other areas of dental health visit us at Kilbarchan Dental Practice, call 01505 704969 or click www. kilbarchandental.co.uk where you’ll find lots more free tips and advice.

5 Marathons in 5 days My dad, Laurence Christie (aged 63 from Bridge of Weir), arranged a charity event to raise money for Stand Up to Cancer in the Cancer Research shop, Linwood. He’s been running 5 marathons over 5 consecutive days with members of the public, staff and friends and family taking small stints to let him grab a drink/help out in the shop with tills etc. You see celebrities doing all these things and getting massive publicity but he’s just quietly gotten on with it and enjoyed every second (well maybe not the chafing).

Erskine Christmas Lights Switch On Friday 23rd November at Bridgewater Shopping Centre, Erskine Santa will lead the procession from Mains Drive shops, Erskine, to Bridgewater Shopping Centre at 6.45pm. Dress up in your Christmas lights, tinsel and bells.

Festivities (Santa, live music, children’s rides, refreshments and more) at Bridgewater Shopping Centre from 6.45pm to 7.45pm. Lights switch on at 7.15pm.

Day one my dad did 22.4 miles averaging 6.1mph, wife Liz and Cancer Research volunteer Chris did 3.8 miles taking the full marathon 1 to 4hours 41mins 30secs. All this at a 10% incline.

Day two my dad did 22.4miles and members of the public and Cancer Research staff made up the rest of the 26.2 marathon taking it to 4hours 52mins and 20secs. Today a wonderful 80 year old survivor happened to be in the store, did a few minutes stint (think he was scared what his wife would say if he did any more) and shared his story. Also at a 10% incline.

Day three my dad had help from a few Houston residents (my friends roped in) meaning he only had to do a mere 13 miles himself of the total 26.2. Totalling 4hours 12mins between them. Today they discovered that the treadmill had been at a 10% incline for the past two days.

Day four my dad did 20 miles with volunteers taking on the other 6.2. 4hours 20mins.

Today I’m taking my children in to “help Grandad out”. So his average speed may be slightly dented (not by the kids, by me). I wanted to give him a big shout-out because we’re all so proud of him. My dad has been volunteering several days a week in the Cancer Research shop during his retirement. He had already begun organising this event when we actually lost a family member to the horrendous disease, so this gives it all the more meaning. My dad is a wonderful example to all and my boys are lucky to have him.

He opened a just-giving page (probably the most surprising achievement that he managed to work out how, heehee) to try and raise some money for this amazing cause. https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/Laurences-giving-page-12

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Bishopton Scout Group Fireworks Display

St Columba’s School Open Days

Christmas Fayre & Coffee Morning

Kidston Hall, High Street, Kilmacolm 2pm - 4pm Short Stories and Poems.

FRI 2 NOVEMBER SING ALONG FILM

Calder Church, Church Street, Lochwinnoch PA12 4AE 2pm Come and Sing along to SUMMER HOLIDAY. Call 07761 114567 for more information.

Elderslie Community Council - 80’s Disco

Elderslie Bowling Club, Stoddard Square, Elderslie PA5 9AS 7pm Come and join us for a fun filled night of Disco fever! We’re hoping people will come along in fancy dress but it is by no means compulsory!

We will be holding a raffle during the evening and hope to raise lots of money towards the park. For more information check out our updated website www.elderslie.org.uk. £5

Fireworks Display Kilbarchan

Kilbarchan Park, Park View, Kilbarchan 7.30pm Hot soup and snacks in the Scout centre afterwards. This is a great family night in the village so come along and join in!

Islay - Queen of the Hebrides - An illustrated talk.

McMaster Centre, Donaldson Drive, Renfrew 7.30pm Gary Turnbull will deliver an illustrated talk entitled ‘Islay - Queen of the Hebrides’. All welcome.

SAT 3 NOVEMBER Kilmacolm Bonfire & Fireworks

Knapps Loch, Bridge of Weir Road, Kilmacolm from 4.30pm Gates open at 4.30pm, bonfire lit 6pm, fireworks at 6.15pm. Police request that people do not stand on the pavement opposite and in the lane up the side of the field. Entry is only £5 (adults) £2 (youngsters). Enquiries to David Wilson 07766 992294.

Paisley Fireworks Spectacular

Bishopton Village 6.30pm Bishopton Scout Group Fireworks display at the RoF Car Park, Bishopton, gates open 6.30pm, display starts 7.30pm. Come and join us for our annual fireworks display. Hot food and drinks available. £2 per person, under 5’s free.

Duchal Nursery Halloween Party

Duchal Nursery School, Kilmacolm 10.30am to 12.30pm It’s going to be a spooky fun filled morning at Duchal!! There will be witches hats, halloween masks, pumpkins and spooky arts and crafts, some games and halloween fun. Open to all families with pre school children. Come along to join in the fun, we can’t wait to see your costumes!

SAT 3 - SUN 4 NOVEMBER Binocular & Telescope Open Day

RSPB, Largs Road, Lochwinnoch 10am to 4pm Looking to choose your first pair of binoculars or a telescope, or thinking of upgrading? Come and meet our friendly and impartial team in the viewing tower, overlooking our lovely reserve, for hands on advice about our wide range of optics! Our binoculars and scopes are competitively priced, with the added bonus that you are helping conservation! For bookings and further information: Email. lochwinnoch@ rspb.org.uk Tel: 01505 842663. Free.

SUN 4 NOVEMBER Winter Craft Fair

Castle Semple Visitor Centre, Lochlip Road, Lochwinnoch 11am to 3pm Join us on for our fantastic Winter Craft Fair and pick up some early Christmas Presents.

We have some exciting stallholders booked in already!

Donations of Warm Clothes for the Homeless

Houston & Killellan Kirk, Main Street, Houston Donations of Warm Clothes for the Homeless

Paisley Town Hall, Abbey Close, Paisley 2pm Paisley Fireworks Spectacular - details TBC.

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St Columba’s School, Kilmacolm 9am - 3pm Junior School, Knockbuckle Road, Kilmacolm PA13 4EQ and Senior School, Duchal Road, Kilmacolm PA13 4AU. There is no better way to experience the true atmosphere of St Columba’s School than to come and see it for yourself. Our Open Days provide the perfect opportunity to see our Early Years, Junior and Senior Schools in action. Please contact Junior or Senior School to arrange a visit and let our pupils show you what makes St Columba’s so special. www.st-columbas.org

TUE 6 NOVEMBER Christmas Card Sale

Kilmacolm Community Centre, Lochwinnoch Road, Kilmacolm 10am to 1pm Christmas Card sale in aid of MND (motor neurone disease).

THU 8 NOVEMBER Solas Bereavement Group

Kidston Hall, High Street, Kilmacolm 2pm - 4pm Solas Bereavement Group.

FRI 9 NOVEMBER Houston and Killellan Kirk

Houston & Killellan Kirk, Main Street, Houston 7pm to 9pm The Big Remembrance Sing (in aid of Solar Lamps for Mwandi) Community singing – all the old favourites from long ago and also up to date. Something for everyone - older and younger. Guest appearances – including Eilidh Grant, St Fillan’s & Houston Primary School choirs. Entry - Donations at the door.

FRI 9 - SAT 10 NOVEMBER The Carrick Players - Chekhov Double Bill

Kilbarchan Performing Arts Centre, 8 Steeple Square, Kilbarchan 7pm A Sketch, a Sandwich and a Swally The Bear - Adapted by Bernard Lawrence & The Anniversary - Adapted by Mary Fairley.

Saturday Matinee @ 1pm. Tickets available online at http://thecarrickplayers.eventbrite. co.uk or from Bobbins Coffee Shop. (£1 booking fee for online tickets) £10.

Kidston Hall, High Street, Kilmacolm 10am to 12noon Kilmacolm Friends of Ardgowan Hospice.

Please come along to our annual Christmas Fayre and Coffee Morning. Tickets can be purchased from committee members or at the door. Any donations of baking or preserves will be gratefully received between 2pm - 4pm at the Kidston Hall.

Gaelic Singing Workshop

Church of the Holy Trinity and St. Barnabas, Back Sneddon Street, Paisley PA3 2AB 9.30am to 1pm Seinn Òrain Gàidhlig (No prior knowledge of Gaelic required) PLACES MUST BE BOOKED IN ADVANCE Contact us by e-mail at fios@ clanngaidhlig.org or telephone 07805 918509.

Organised by ClannGàidhlig community group promoting and developing Gaelic in the local community. £10.

Annual Fall Ball Charity Ceilidh

McKillop Hall, Main Street, Lochwinnoch 8pm Featuring Alastair McCulloch the Coila Band has developed into one of the leading traditional groups in Scotland and is in constant demand at home and abroad. From performances at international music festivals such as Celtic Connections and The Shetland Folk Festival to Hollywood film premières.

Proceeds to Johnstone and Gryffe School Students World Challenge and Lochwinnoch Primary PTA. Entry by ticket only £8.50. Bar, Buffet & Raffle Tickets @ Now and Then and Café Cucina Minucci at the Junction.

Fundraising Candle Party

Freeland Church, Main Street, Bridge of Weir 7pm Linzi and Muriel Searl are hosting a “Partylite” Candle Party in the church hall to raise money for DREAMFLIGHT 2019 (www.dreamflight. org). All the commission from sales and money raised during the evening will be donated to this amazing charity. We really hope that you can join us and help to change a young life, whilst treating yourself or starting your Christmas shopping! Tickets available from Linzi: 07873 828514. Tickets includes Refreshments £5

Kilbarchan Messy Church

Kilbarchan Steeple Hall, Steeple Square, Kilbarchan 4pm to 6pm All Welcome. Children need to be accompanied by an adult.

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Elderslie Village Hall 11am to 2pm In aid of Animal Support and Rescue SCIO. There will be Home baking, Christmas Gifts, handmade Jewellery, luxury baskets Santa will also be popping along on the day.

Muirshiel Visitor Centre, Calder Glen Road nr Lochwinnoch PA12 4LB 10.30am to 1.30pm The last opportunity of the Tag-n-Track season to see our native birds up close! A unique event. MORE INFO: tel 01505 842 882.

SAT 10 - SUN 11 NOV Renfrewshire Model Railway Club Exhibition

Johnstone Town Hall 10am to 5pm Come along to see a number of model train layouts of varying scales from T gauge to G scale featuring iconic British locomotives.

Open Saturday 10th from 10am to 5pm and Sunday 11th from 12noon to 4pm.

Entry Adult £5 / Concession £4 / Child £2 / Family (2 Adults and 2 Children) £11. www. renfrewshiremrc.co.uk/railway-exhibition.html

RYA Powerboat Level 2 Course

Castle Semple Visitor Centre, Lochlip Road, Lochwinnoch 9.30am to 4pm A comprehensive course to enable you to gain your powerboat licence. Practical on the water activities with overnight homework! For more information tel: 01505 842882 or book online. £150.

SUN 11 NOVEMBER Donations of Warm Clothes for the Homeless Houston & Killellan Kirk, Main Street, Houston Donations of Warm Clothes welcome.

Remembrance Services

Various venues There will be a number of events around Renfrewshire and Inverclyde to commemmorte the ending of hostilities.

THU 15 NOVEMBER Outlook

Kidston Hall, High Street, Kilmacolm 2pm - 4pm A Topic of Personal Choice, Dr Peter McEnhill

FRI 16 NOVEMBER Astronomy Evening

RSPB, Largs Road, Lochwinnoch 7.30pm-9pm Come and hear about the stars and galaxies up in the night sky! If the weather is kind to us, we’ll go outside and see some of these wonders for ourselves. The speakers will be from the Astronomical Society of Glasgow.

Please book, as places are limited and due to the popularity of this event, please pay at time of booking. Cost: Adults: £6; Children: £4.80 (RSPB members: £4.80/£3.80). For bookings: Email. lochwinnoch@rspb.org.uk Tel: 01505 842663.

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Paisley Christmas Lights Switch On

Paisley Town Hall, Abbey Close, Paisley 1pm Join Santa, Rudolph and some very special musical guests for Paisley’s annual festive extravaganza.

Calder Church Christmas Fayre

McKillop Hall, Main Street, Lochwinnoch 10am to 12noon Stalls include:- Christmas Stall (cards, wrap & gifts), Home baking, Jewellery & accessories, Books, DVDs & CDs, Toys, Bottle stall (non alcoholic), Bric-a-Brac, Lucky dip and lots more..... Children FREE includes tea, coffee, juice & Christmas goodies. All welcome! £2.

Christmas Fayre

Giffnock URC, 163 Fenwick Road, Giffnock, Glasgow G46 6JB 11am to 2pm Join us to help beat blood cancer! Please come along to this fantastic event - lots of stalls, competitions and tea room. Entry £1.

Bishopton Art Group Christmas Art and Craft Fair

Bishopton Community Centre, Gledstane Road, Bishopton 10am to 3pm Local artists and crafts people will offer a variety of products for sale that will make ideal Christmas presents. Free parking and a 5-minute walk from Bishopton railway station.

Tea, Coffee and delicious home baking will be available during the event. Free.

Practical Conservation Day

Muirshiel Visitor Centre, Calder Glen Road nr Lochwinnoch PA12 4LB 10.30am to 3pm Improve the trees and woodland of Muirshiel Country Park for a day.

Lochwinnoch Wildlife Explorers – Sharks

RSPB, Largs Road, Lochwinnoch 10am to 12noon Come and learn all about sharks. These amazing apex predators have been about since before the dinosaurs roamed the earth! Ages: 5 to 14 years. Please note that all children aged 8 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Booking essential. Cost: £5 (£3 RSPB members) (adults go free). For bookings and further information: Email. lochwinnoch@rspb. org.uk Tel: 01505 842663.

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Various locations Celebrate books and reading wherever you are. Come along to hundreds of events for all ages and spread the joy of reading. Check out our Digital Festival for videos of your favourite authors, our livestream poetry slam and more. Visit www.bookweekscotland.com for full details.

THU 22 - SAT 24 NOV KDS presents Sleeping Beauty

Kidston Hall, High Street, Kilmacolm The Kilmacolm Dramatic Society presents an amateur production of Sleeping Beauty.

Thursday 22nd, Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th November at 7pm inc. Sat matinee at 2.30pm.

Doors open 7pm - performance at 7.30pm.

Tickets available at the Cross Cafe, Kilmacolm or from Rosie Thirde (01505 873088) and on the door. Tickets cost £12 for adults, £8 for children under 14.

It’s A Wonderful Life

Kilbarchan Parish Church Hall, Steeple Street 7.30pm Presented by Kilbarchan Parish Church Drama Group. Tickets £9, school-age £5, are now available by phoning the hotline 704048 and from Bobbins Coffee shop. The production is a play based on the well-known and much-loved film with James Stewart.

FRI 23 NOVEMBER Erskine Christmas Lights Switch On

Bridgewater Shopping Centre, 8 Bridgewater Place, Erskine PA8 7AA 6.45pm to 7.45pm Santa will lead the procession from Mains Drive shops. Dress up in your Christmas lights, tinsel and bells. Festivities (Santa, live music, children’s rides, refreshments and more).

Lights switch on at 7.15pm.

SAT 24 NOVEMBER Renfrew Christmas Lights Switch On

Renfrew Town Hall, Hairst Street, Renfrew PA4 8PF 12noon There’s entertainment on in and around Renfrew Town Hall before the sky is lit up with the festive lights switch on and a spectacular firework display.

Christmas Fayre & Lights Switch On

Elderslie Village Hall 2pm Come and join Santa and the ECC ladies with an array of stalls and entertainment culminating in the raffle at 5pm then outside for carols and the light switch-on at 6pm to round off the day.

CMRP Volunteer Groups Craft Fair

Castle Semple Visitor Centre, Lochlip Road, Lochwinnoch 11am to 3pm The rustic wooden Snowmen, Rudolphs and other decorations will be back! Get down soon as they sell out very quickly. MORE INFO: tel 01505 843271.

SAT 24 NOVEMBER Houston & Killellan Kirk Guild Victorian Christmas Market

West Halls Main Street Houston PA6 7EL (next to Carrick Centre and Village Hall) 10.30am to 1pm Lots of gifts for the children to buy for their parents, grandparents, family and friends too. Don’t miss Santa, he’ll be here to meet you too! Stalls include - Baking, Preserves, Toiletries, Children’s gifts, many under £1 and many more for you to browse.

Bird Feeders

The Cut Visitor Centre, Cornalees Bridge, Greenock 1pm to 3pm Build your own bird feeder and make fat balls for the birds. MORE INFO: tel 01475 521458 or book online.

Houston and Killellan Kirk Bearsden Fiddlers Concert

West Halls Main Street Houston PA6 7EL (next to Carrick Centre and Village Hall) 7pm Tickets includes tea/coffee and shortbread.

BYOB. Contacts: Ina, 612962 and Kate, 613676. £5.

SAT 24 - SUN 25 NOV RYA Level 2 Powerboat Course

Castle Semple Visitor Centre, Lochlip Road, Lochwinnoch 9.30am to 4pm A comprehensive course to enable you to gain your powerboat licence. Practical on the water activities with overnight homework! For more information tel: 01505 842882 or book online. £150.

SUN 25 NOVEMBER Lochwinnoch Community Garden Making Bird Boxes

Lochwinnoch Parish Church 2pm We are encouraging people in the village to help nature in our gardens. Come along and make a bird box for your garden or the village.

Meet at the Community Garden behind the Parish Church at 2pm tea and coffee too!

Bring a hammer if you have one!!.

Donations of Warm Clothes for the Homeless Houston & Killellan Kirk, Main St, Houston Donations of Warm Clothes welcome

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Weekly Memory Café Our Memory Cafe is a wonderfully welcoming place for individuals living with Alzheimer’s, or any type of dementia, their families, friends & carers.

Drop by to find out about Community Activities, Community Support, and professional advice on living with Dementia

Active Communities Hub 16 Quarry Street, Johnstone Every Wednesday from 10.30am -12.30pm Educate - Support - Engage

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Ranger walk around Loch Thom

Scott Gibson Comedy Tour Comes to Lochwinnoch

The Cut Visitor Centre, Cornalees Bridge, Greenock 10am to 2pm Tread the new link path which now makes this a wonderful circular walk. MORE INFO: tel 01475 521458 or book online.

Early Bird Christmas Craft & Gift Fayre

Johnstone Phoenix Theatre Group proudly present “Freezin - the Panto”, the story of the Snow Queen.

At Johnstone Town Hall on Saturday 1st December until Saturday 8th December (including Saturday matinee). Evening shows - doors 7pm / curtain up 7.30pm | Matinee - doors 1.30pm / curtain up 2pm.

Tickets price £14 (adults) or £11 (concession) Book tickets now on 07748 827727 / jptg.tickets@gmail.com Note: Booking number open between 4.30pm & 6.30pm - outwith these times please leave a message.

Gaelic Singing Workshop .

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(No prior knowledge of Gaelic required)

Saturday 10th November 2018 9.30am – 1pm Church of the Holy Trinity & St. Barnabas, Back Sneddon Street, Paisley PA3 2AB Places Must Be Booked In Advance Cost: £10 Contact us by e-mail at fios@ clanngaidhlig.org or telephone 07805 918509 Organised by ClannGàidhlig community group promoting and developing Gaelic in the local community.

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Kilbarchan Guide Centre, Barn Green, Kilbarchan 1pm to 4pm Over 20 stalls filled with gorgeous gifts for all the family including Threepwood Fayre, All things nice and Braw Bricht Jewellery, Thread Bear Inc, Bumble Buttonz and Shirley’s vintage teacup candles and xmas decos.

Come along and bring a friend to browse our stalls and have a chat over a cup of tea or coffee. Can’t wait to see you there! Entry £2/ u12 go free.

Birds for Beginners

RSPB, Largs Rd, Lochwinnoch 11am-1.30pm Workshop ideal for introducing bird watching for beginners to this fantastic hobby! Learn more about common garden birds and pick up tips and advice on wildlife watching techniques. Head out onto our beautiful reserve , then top it up with a hot drink back at the reserve. Binoculars available for hire from the shop! Please book, as places are limited. Cost: Adults: £6; Children: £4.80 (RSPB members: £4.80/£3.80). For bookings and further information: Email. lochwinnoch@ rspb.org.uk Tel: 01505 842663.

McKillop Hall, Main St, Lochwinnoch 7.30pm Tickets: £10 (£8 concession) for sale “Now and Then” the “Junction café” Lochwinnoch On line /www.ents24.com/uk/tour-dates/ scott-gibson Or call 07868 752814

Houston and Killellan Agricultural Society Quiz Night

Houston Bowling Club 7.30pm Ticket price includes a light supper and are available from committee members and Isabelle Stuart on 01505 613479 or e-mail: issistuart@gmail.com £5

FRI 30 NOVEMBER KDS - Scottish Themed Quiz Night

Strathgryffe Tennis Squash & Fitness Club, 51 Fleming Rd, Houston, Johnstone PA6 7EU Scottish themed quiz night on St Andrew’s Day. Full details and tickets can be obtained by contacting John Gilchrist by email: gilchy57@ gmail.com or phone: 01475 540392

SAT 1 DECEMBER Johnstone Christmas Lights Switch-On

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Johnstone Town Centre 12noon There’s family entertainment throughout the afternoon in Houstoun Square, with live music, Christmas activities and a fun fair before the town’s Christmas lights are officially switched on.

Johnstone High Christmas Gift and Craft Fayre

2nd Bridge of Weir Guides Christmas Craft Coffee Morning

Johnstone High School, Beith Road, Johnstone PA5 0JN 6pm to 8pm Jump right into the Christmas spirit at our annual Christmas Gift and Craft Fayre. Plenty to choose from with over 30 stalls, gifts for all the family. We welcome back Liz’s beaded jewellery, Kilbarchan soaps, The wood old days, Gifts to keep and many more..............

Get lucky on the raffle and tombola and join in with a singsong with our school choir. Entry £2/ Under 12 go free (inc tea/coffee).

Gryffe High School Xmas Fayre

Gryffe High School, Old Bridge of Weir Road, Houston 6.30pm to 8.30pm Please come along to our Xmas Fayre and support our fundraising efforts whilst enjoying festive music, food and shopping. Tickets are £3 for adults and £1 for school aged children which includes tea/coffee/mulled wine & a mince pie or shortbread.

THU 29 NOVEMBER Gibb Stuart Late Night Opening

Gibb Stuart Hardware, Main Street, Bridge of Weir 5pm to 8pm Need some time for Christmas shopping?

Come along to Gibb Stuart’s late night openings for extra special discounts and deals on the night! We’re open until 8pm - also on Thursday 6th, 13th and 20th December.

St Machar’s Church, Kilbarchan Road, Bridge of Weir 10am to 12.30pm Please come along and support this fantastic event!

Christmas Fayre

Kilbarchan Parish Church Hall, Steeple Street 10am to 12noon A large variety of gift stalls and the opportunity for children to have their photo taken with Santa. Entrance is £3, which includes coffee, mince pies and shortbread.

SAT 1 - SAT 8 DECEMBER Freezin - the Panto!

Johnstone Town Hall, Johnstone Johnstone Phoenix Theatre Group presents “Freezin - the Panto”, the story of the Snow Queen. Saturday 1st December until Saturday 8th December (including Saturday matinee).

Evening shows - doors 7pm / curtain up 7.30pm | Matinee - doors 1.30pm / curtain up 2pm. Tickets price £14 (adults) or £11 (concession) Book tickets now on 07748 827727 / jptg.tickets@gmail.com Note: Booking number open between 4.30pm & 6.30pm - outwith these times please leave a message

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Carol Service & Lights on - Bridge of Weir

Houston Village general South Mound, Glenartney, St Fillans Dr, Manse Cres, Hagart Rd, Speirs Rd, Glebe Gdns, Four Windings, South St, North St, Fleming Rd, Burnlea Cres, Houstonfield Quad, Houstonfield Rd, Kirk Rd, Kilmacolm Rd, Fields Lane, Cricketfield Lane, Old School House Lane, Barochan Rd

St Vincent’s Christmas Sparkler Ladies’ Lunch

Freeland Church, Main Street, Bridge of Weir 6.15pm. Livery Walk, Bridge of Weir 7pm Carol Service in Freeland Church at 6.15pm with the Primary School Choir, followed by the Lights Switch-On at Livery Walk at 7pm by the village Gala Queen. A few changes to the format this year - details will be posted on the Community Council Facebook page once finalised.

Grand Central Hotel, 99 Gordon Street, Glasgow G1 3SF A sparkling drinks reception, exclusive Hospice pop-up stalls and a delicious three-course lunch, all hosted by Steve McKenna! Get your dancing shoes on and boogie to “Could it be Take That”. Please come along and support us, and enjoy a glamorous, entertaining afternoon with friends. For further information or to purchase tickets please call 01505 705635 or email: info@svh.co.uk.

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Bishopton Christmas Tree Light Switch On Ceremony & Community Carol Singing

Houston Village general Crosslee Cres, Leeburn Ave, Craigholme, Woodside, The Beeches, Birch Gro, Riverside, Broomfield, The Meadows, Brackendene, Crossways, Neuk Cres, Neuk Ave

Bishopton Community Centre, Gledstane Road, Bishopton 6.30pm Carol singing starting at 6.30pm in the community centre with the Christmas tree light switch on ceremony in the Community Centre’s car park. Singers will include children and adults from community organisations.

Refreshments available. Please leave cars at home and walk to the Centre. It is likely to be cold so please wrap up appropriately. Free.

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Psychic Evening Thursday 1st November from 7.30pm SALLY BUXTON is coming to the Old Library Centre, Kilbarchan.

Tickets must be paid by Friday 26th October. Tickets £10. Doors Open 7.30pm for 8pm. BYOB. For tickets and info telephone 01505 706070 email kipcokil@hotmail.com. KIPCO is a charity SCO 31251

Afternoon Tea in the Church

Weir Networking

Amaretto Ristorante and Pizzeria, 60 Main Street, Bridge of Weir 9.30am Breakfast starts at 9:30am with cover charge of £5. Please email colin@magifilms. co.uk or visit our facebook page at https:// www.facebook.com/Weir-Networking350783798430333/. We look forward to welcoming you all. £5.

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St Machar’s Ranfurly invites you to Afternoon Tea in the Church Sunday 18th November 2.30pm to 4.30pm £5 Afternoon Tea with unlimited Tea & Coffee £8 Afternoon Tea with unlimited Tea & Coffee and a Glass of Prosecco Tickets available from the Church Vestibule or by calling (01505) 874319

Kingsley Wood commented:

Celebrating 25 years!!

For 25 years Kingsley Wood & Co have worked hard to provide an effective and personal legal service to you, our clients.

We want to say a big thank-you for your loyalty support and instructions over the years.

Your business is important to us and we aim to keep delivering for you.

Our aim is to provide a first-class personal professional legal service at a reasonable price to individual clients and businesses throughout West Renfrewshire and Inverclyde.

In Bridge of Weir too, Kingsley Wood & Co Letting and Estate Agents complement our legal work by offering a full range of estate agency and property letting services. Why not have a look at our website to find the latest properties to buy or rent?

www.kingsleywood.co.uk

It’s fantastic to have had so much local support and encouragement over the years. I want to thank everyone for that. We look forward to continuing to work with you and develop our business in the future. Since 1993, when we opened our office in Kilmacolm, we’ve advised on everything from intellectual property law and computer software to licensing, planning and property development and from buying or selling your home to court actions and winding up estates.

From our initial focus on providing commercial advice to individuals and small businesses the practice has developed a comprehensive range of legal services including:● House purchase and sale, re-mortgage and security work; ● Wills and Executries, Powers of Attorney, Guardianship and trusts ● Matrimonial work including Separation, divorce, co-habitation and contact Litigation & dispute resolution, debt recovery property disputes and employment law issues; ● Company law, commercial contracts and property matters; business purchase and sale; To keep up to date join us on Facebook https://en-gb.facebook.com/ KingsleyWoodCo/ Keep in touch With best wishes from all of the team at Kingsley Wood & Co

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EVERY MONDAY

1ST & 3RD THURS MONTHLY

Lochwinnoch Community Walk

‘Outlook’

The Cross, Lochwinnoch 10.30am This event will not take place on public holidays.

Gryffe Voices Community Choir

Freeland Church, Bridge of Weir 8pm to 9.45pm Join us to sing pop, rock, folk, show tunes, gospel.

Contact gryffevoices@gmail.com

Strathgryffe Motorcycle Club

The Trust Inn, Kilbarchan, 9pm - 10.30pm Visit www.strathgryffe.org for details.

EVERY TUESDAY

Kidston Hall, Kilmacolm 2pm - 4pm Social activities group for the community in Kilmacolm. Guest speakers, afternoon tea, local issues of interest. Everyone welcome.

Crafty Hobbies

Carrick Centre, Main Street, Houston 7.30pm No previous craft experience necessary. Call Lorna on 01505 612844 for further details.

2ND WEDNESDAY MONTHLY Inverclyde Carers Outreach

Singing for Wellbeing

Cargill Centre, Kilmacolm 11am - 2pm Email enquiries@inverclydecarerscentre.org.uk or call: 01475 735180.

Bridge of Weir Walking Group

2ND THURSDAY MONTHLY

Bishopton Community Centre 6pm - 7.15pm A fun, no pressure choir singing feel good songs.

Outside the Co-op, BoW, 10.30am 1 hour walks. Call Senga on 0141 842 3000.

Bridge of Weir Choral Society

Small Hall St Columba Church, Kilmacolm 7.30pm - 9.30pm All welcome.

Crafty Play Café

Quarriers Village Café, Faith Avenue, Quarriers Booking slots available 10am-12noon; 12noon -2pm; 2pm - 4pm Relax and have a coffee while your children or grandchildren play! Free entry; £2 for kids craft materials (optional)

EVERY WEDNESDAY Knitting Group

Three Sisters Bake, Quarriers 10am - 12noon Knitters of all levels welcome!

Weekly Memory Café

Active Communities Hub, 16 Quarry Street, Johnstone, 10.30am -12.30pm A welcoming place for individuals living with Alzheimer’s, or any type of dementia, their families, friends & carers. Drop by to find out about Community Activities, Community Support, and professional advice.

EVERY THURSDAY

Sòlas Bereavement Support Group

“The lines” are a group of 15 and 16 year old boys who all attend Gryffe High School in Houston. The band members are Michael Macgee (Houston, drums, guitar and vocals) Harry Gallacher (Bridge of Weir, guitar and vocals) Marc Sermani (Lochwinnoch, guitar) and Matthew Kennedy (base guitar).

Hearing Aid Clinic

Their latest gig at Callum’s Cavern Paisley on Saturday 20th October was a huge success. With around 130 paying fans attending. Which apparently was one of the busiest nights at that venue. As well as many more watching live on Facebook.

2ND SATURDAY MONTHLY

All money made from the gig is going towards recording their first ever demo.

They played a set of 20 songs. Most of which were their own songs. Their next gig is at Ivory Blacks in Glasgow on 15th November 2018.

Kidston Hall, Kilmacolm. 2pm - 4pm.

3RD FRIDAY MONTHLY The Bridge, Bridge of Weir 1 - 2pm Hearing aid batteries and hearing aid checks.

‘Brunch & Browse’

St Fillan’s Hall, Kilmacolm 10am - 2pm Soups, baking, tea, coffee, books & lots of stalls

LAST FRIDAY MONTHLY TheTerrace

St Machar’s Ranfurly Church Hall Soups, sandwiches, tea/coffee, biscuits. £4.

LAST SATURDAY MONTHLY Table Top Sale

Linwood Parish Church, Blackwood Ave 11am - 1pm This is a free event. Call 01505 328802 for details.

Weekly Volunteer Group

Get Your Dancing Shoes On The OIR Dance Group meet on a Monday at 1.30pm in the Clark Memorial Hall, Largs. Dancing consists of Ballroom, Sequence, Old Time and Scottish.

All new members are made welcome, so dust off your old dance shoes and come along and join us, come alone or bring a partner.

Contact: Bill Alexander 01475 522043 or Archie Adams 01475 649008.

The Carrick Players

Castle Semple, Lochwinnoch 12.30pm - 3.30pm Conservation Volunteers - adult group. Newcomers always welcome.

A Sketch, a Sandwich and a Swally

Kilmacolm Walkers

The Bear - Adapted by Bernard Lawrence

Chekhov Double Bill

Birkmyre Park Pavilion, Kilmacolm, 10am David 01505 874192 kilmacolmwalkers@talktalk.net

The Anniversary - Adapted by Mary Fairley

EVERY FRIDAY

1ST SAT

When? Fri 9th Nov 7pm - Sat 10th Nov 1pm - Sat 10th Nov 7pm

Singing for Wellbeing

Cargill Centre, Kilmacolm

Where? Kilbarchan Performing Arts Centre

Bishopton Community Centre 2pm - 3.15pm A fun, no pressure choir singing feel good songs.

EVERY SATURDAY Weekly Volunteer Group

10am - 2pm

1ST & 3RD SUN Loch Lomond Shores

10am - 3pm Tel: 07977 179 861

Greenock Cut Visitor Centre 10.30am - 2.30pm Conservation Volunteers, adult group. Newcomers always welcome.

2ND THU & LAST SAT

EVERY SUNDAY

Paisley Cross

Weekly Volunteer Group

10am - 2pm Tel: 01655 770217

Castle Semple, Lochwinnoch 10am - 12noon Youth Volunteer Group - age 14 - 18 years. Newcomers always welcome.

2ND SUN

Houston Litter Crew

11am - 4pm www.kipmarina.co.uk

Co-op Car Park 10am – 11.45am All volunteers welcome and all equipment supplied.

2ND & 4TH WEDNESDAY BoW Senior Citizens Club

Cargill Hall 7 - 9.15pm Tea, biscuits & a raffle each meeting along with entertainment. Contact Sheila Patterson for further information on 01505 690521.

Kip Marina, Inverkip

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Book Week Scotland 2018 Celebrate books and reading Monday 19th - Sunday 25th November.

We’re excited to bring you the 2018 programme for Book Week Scotland. It’s bigger and better than ever, with incredible events taking place across Scotland.

During Book Week, people of all ages and walks of life will come together in libraries, schools, community venues and workplaces to share and enjoy books and reading. They will be joined in this celebration by Scotland’s authors, poets, playwrights, storytellers and illustrators to bring a packed programme of events and projects to life.

Find out how you can get involved below; go to an event near you, hold a reading lunch, organise a book sale and lots more! Visit http://www.scottishbooktrust. com/reading/book-week-scotland/about for full details and events

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SANTA SLEIGH DECEMBER 2018 Houston - 2nd - 7th Kilmacolm - 8th (lower) & 10th (upper) Brookfield - 9th Bridge of Weir - 11th - 15th Quarriers - 16th Please note that if bad weather causes cancellation of any night due to a shortage of volunteers these nights will not be rescheduled.

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In association with M&D events, this Christmas spectacular will help the town get into the festive mood from 24th November, running daily apart from Christmas Day, until Sunday 30th December!

This year’s plans will see the return of the outdoor ice rink, a Big Wheel and an improved continental Christmas market, as the town looks to attract visitors and shoppers from further afield.

Paisley First is also bringing back its successful free festive Nutcracker Trail with 15 Nutcracker Kings spread throughout the town from Saturday 17th November until Sunday 30th December.

M&D Events is currently submitting the necessary consent applications to Renfrewshire Council.

Paisley First Chairman, Graeme McGowan, said: “These will be two great events to showcase everything that Paisley has to offer during the festive season.

“We will also be running our Christmas Golden Ticket competition where visitors shopping and socialising in the town centre will have four chances to win £500 of town centre gift vouchers.

And when it comes to festive shopping we have a lot of fantastic independent retailers as well as national chains throughout the town centre.

“After hitting the shops and enjoying the Christmas entertainment, visitors can take advantage of our many cafes, restaurants and bars.

“Following the success of Jurassic Bricks in the summer, the return of our Christmas events will help cement the town’s reputation as a visitor destination.”

M&D’s Events Director, Douglas Taylor, said: “WinterFest was a great success in Paisley last year and those who enjoyed the festivities made it clear that there was an appetite for it to return.

“We are working with Paisley First to ensure this event will be a great attraction for the local community, who will be eligible for discounted rates, as well as visitors from further afield.”

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Gift Aid – support good causes and get the taxman to help What is Gift aid?

We may not be able to be as generous as Bill Gates, Microsoft founder, in giving millions away to charity, but a little philanthropy is good for the soul. Gift aid is a tax efficient way to make a donation to help charities and community groups where the taxman will add 25p for every £1 you give, and it won’t cost you any extra.

It’s easy to do this. You just complete a form to allow the charity to claim the extra money from the taxman. You need to fill out a form for each charity you support. Y ou can even go back 4 years to claim any tax relief due on past donations.

Paying enough tax to claim

Updates, updates, updates Microsoft’s Autumn 2018 Update did not materialise as expected early last month. When the update installed itself onto Windows machines, user data from a specific kind of folder structure was deleted from a small minority of units. A small minority of half a billion is still quite significant so the brains Redmond have pulled it for now. When the update does come you can expect a significant delay followed by an insignificant change in user environment, if you are lucky you may get a nice new picture to look at on start-up.

I gather Virgin Media are increasing their prices soon. For those of you whom were driven to VM from BT’s copper network (or copper coated aluminium network), there may be a window of opportunity to press for a price reduction on your contract. I understand that, from the moment you receive a letter from VM informing you of such a price rise and up until thirty days thereafter, you are eligible to leave or negotiate terms on your current contract. A popular money saving expert website recommends that you do this as about 80% of hagglers get their way.

Finally, Skype ‘Classic’ is due for the chop. If you are using Skype, then you may need to make the change to Version 8 imminently. This is available free online. The reduced functionality of V8 makes it unpopular with many users but Skype is a Microsoft product and they have a plan, and bigger things to worry about just now.

Your donations will qualify if they are not more than 4 times what you have paid in tax in that tax year (6th April to 5th April). This could be either income tax or capital gains tax. However, the key issue is that to claim tax relief on donations you must have paid enough tax, and you must tell the charity if you stop paying enough tax.

Higher rate taxpayers If you pay tax above the basic rate of income tax (20%), you can claim the difference between the rate you pay and basic rate on your donation. You can do this in one of two ways; • through your Self-Assessment tax return • by asking HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to adjust your tax code Example You donate £100 to charity – the charity claims Gift Aid to make your donation £125. You pay 40% income tax, so you can personally claim back £25 (£125 x 20%).

So why not help a charity get a little extra from the taxman? And all at no extra cost to you!

This information is not financial advice. If you require advice you should consult a professional adviser. The first meeting is normally free and there is no obligation.

Call us for a FREE financial review on 01505 59 50 60 or info@affluentfp. co.uk. Alternatively, pop into the Affluent office opposite Amaretto restaurant on Main Street, Bridge of Weir. www.affluentfp.co.uk

by Carl Melvin, Affluent Financial Planning Ltd

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Orchard Flooring

Advertising Feature

Where beauty meets functionality When choosing a new floor for your home, there are a few things to take into consideration.

For a lot of our clients, having a floor that isn’t going to be ruined by mucky feet, paw prints or spills is a top priority. As well as looking great and tying in with the rest of your fittings and furnishings.

Karndean and Amtico flooring are perfect for any room or situation in the home. They are both waterproof, slip resistant and warm underfoot, as well as being a beautiful and luxurious floor to be proud of.

Both are easy to clean and without the porous qualities of wood and some stone.

They bring the ageless beauty of natural flooring to your home without the hassle. As opposed to some natural products they are also warmer under foot and comfortable to walk on.

Be it a rustic wood effect in the living room or a sleek and modern stone effect in the kitchen, Orchard Flooring can provide expert advice to find the perfect floor for a room.

With a home sampling service why not give us a call and be on your way to a stunning floor from Orchard Flooring who have built their reputation in the Gryffe area for nearly 20 years.

You can contact Scott on 0141 334 8731or 07563 633 432 Email - sjmproducts@hotmail.com website- www.orchard-flooring.com

Inspirational Women visit Weir Networking We have two fabulous speakers for the last Weir Networking event of this year on Wednesday 5th December in Amaretto, Bridge of Weir. Breakfast starts at 9.30am. There is a cover charge of £5. Please email colin@ magifilms.co.uk or visit us at https://www.facebook.com/Weir-Networking350783798430333/ We look forward to welcoming you all.

Rhona Baillie, Chief Executive of the Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice Glasgow Rhona is a highly experienced senior healthcare director with a strong history of redesigning healthcare models and a special interest and education in cancer and palliative care. She started her career in the Bank of Scotland in Glasgow before moving into healthcare. Rhona qualified as a nurse in 1984 and attained RN status in Canada, living and working in Toronto.

In 1995 she graduated from the University of Glasgow with a postgraduate degree in cancer nursing, progressing to a BSc in community health at Glasgow Caledonian University. After working in community palliative care, she took up the first of two project management posts with Lanarkshire Health Board.

During that time Rhona identified a gap in the provision of care in the community, campaigned for Cancer in Scotland funding, and developed a service to support terminally ill patients who wished to die at home. The project received a special commendation by the Scottish Parliament.

She was then seconded to the Scottish Executive Centre for Change and Innovation as a national facilitator within the cancer service improvement programme and worked across Scotland. Rhona was appointed CEO of the hospice in 2008.

Her passion and strong commitment to Glasgow sees her leading a £21million capital fundraising appeal to provide the city with a new hospice.

She is a past chairman of the Scottish Hospice Forum and a former member of the council of The Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care.

Corinne Hutton Corinne Hutto, founder of Finding Your Feet charity and first ever quadruple amputee to climb Kilimanjaro is returning to Weir Networking to share with us her story of the climb, which she completed only weeks ago. We cannot wait to hear about this incredible adventure.

We are thrilled to have such inspirational women coming to speak at our last meeting of the year.

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Gryffe Valley Rotary FUTURE EVENTS Dinner Meetings: • Wednesday 31st October – Tony Fitzpatrick CEO of St Mirren • Wednesday 7th November – Business planning meeting • Wednesday 14th November - Becky Haldane of the Sailors Society Scotland • Wednesday 21st November - Phil Godfrey on awareness and support for people with “Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS)” Santa’s Sleigh: Rotary will be accompanying Santa’s Sleigh on 6th December in Houston and 9th December in Brookfield and raising funds to support Young Carers.

Burns Supper: Saturday 12th January 2019 The venue (the River Inn) is booked and speakers arranged for the first major social fund-raiser event of the new year.

Young Carers: Rotary are once again supporting “thank you” nights out for Young Carers on 28th - 31st January 2019 to The Experience at Hillington for Electric Go-Karting, Laser Tag, and an American buffet. Any young carers who would like to attend are encouraged to contact Pauline (Pauline@renfrewshirecarers.org.uk).

Gryffe Valley Rotary 10K Run: Sunday 19th May 2019 In 2019, the date of the run has been moved by one month to the middle of May. Please save the date! A main sponsor is being sought and local sports clubs and groups will be encouraged to enter teams.

Buying a House in Scotland by Terence Docherty, Head of Private Client at Dallas McMillan Following upon our opening article last month, we have been asked to outline the basic process of buying a house in Scotland, in particular the missives process.

A house is usually the most expensive item you will ever buy, so it is important to consult with your solicitor at an early stage to make sure you get it right.

Your solicitor will formally note interest on the house with the estate agents, just to be kept informed of any developments with the marketing of the house. If you decide to make an offer, having examined the Home Report on the property, your solicitor will send a written offer to the estate agent to include your preferred price, date of entry and other conditions you may wish to include such as your purchase being conditional upon you receiving a mortgage. If your offer is acceptable, the estate agent will phone your

solicitor to confirm but, as most clients are surprised to learn under Scots law there is no contract at this stage. The seller’s own solicitor will send to your solicitor a signed and witnessed Qualified Acceptance which will delete or change some of your clauses in the offer and insert some of their own. There is still no contract in place at this stage. If you accept the Qualified Acceptance, your solicitor will issue to the other side a final formal letter concluding the missives and it is only at that stage that there will be a legally binding contract in place. The contract is made up of these formal missive letters issued by the respective parties’ solicitors.

Once missives conclude neither party can pull out of the contract. Although missives for houses in Scotland are now standardised to encourage conclusion as early as possible, this is not always possible.

LITIGATION TEAM OF THE YEAR Law Awards of Scotland 2018

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You’re Hired!

Abbey Nursery

Local companies are being urged to sign-up to an Inverclyde Council scheme supporting jobs for new graduates.

It’s not just the children who have fun at the nursery but we all like a good time as well and would like to congratulate the Quiz Queens as Trophy Winners at our recent quiz night and also those individual winners of the Plank; Bingo and Marshmallow competitions!!

Up to £9,000 a year is available to firms hiring a local young person who has recently graduated.

The Little Ladybirds have still been having a great time outdoors thanks to the covered play area and the revamped garden area where there is lots of opportunity for exploring, creating and mark making.

Environment & Regeneration Convener Councillor Michael McCormick said: “This is an ideal way to keep local young talent in Inverclyde that also benefits local companies.

“We are working hard to develop a thriving local economy and make Inverclyde an attractive and diverse area for investment.

“Our schools continue to provide many young people with the springboard into further education and schemes like this provide attractive opportunities for them to bring their newly acquired skills home to Inverclyde.”

The wage subsidy is for half of the actual hourly rate payable to a maximum of £9,000 or 52 weeks – whichever comes first – and is available to an Inverclyde employer hiring a recent graduate who lives in Inverclyde.

Posts must be a minimum of 30 hours per week and a maximum of 40 hours per week. Zero hours contracts are not eligible.

Councillor McCormick added: “We only have a limited number of subsidies available so I would urge any employers who are interested to get in touch. They don’t necessarily need to have an eligible person in mind. We can provide support finding a suitable candidate.”

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Our Busy Bunnies meanwhile had a great time recently when they visited Finlaystone Country Park and the children enjoyed walking the nature trails, finding Fairies and exploring the different adventure play parks. The Pirate Ship was a real hit with lots of ‘Ship Ahoy’ role play before everyone moved onto the twisted slide on the wooden Bus and riding on the Train. The open-air picnic in the middle of the forest was a lot of fun as well as discovering wigwam shelters built by other children.

We would like to thank our Parent Group who have supported the Eco Team over the summer and given their time to organise the vegetable boxes and generally ‘sort out’ the planting. We have also been delighted to receive plants and bird boxes which were immediately put to good use and have greatly enhanced our garden area.

Finally, thank you to all the parents who popped in for coffee and a cake and helped raise funds for MacMillan Cancer Support.

McKillop Hall, 9.45am - 11.30am

£2/family fee incl tea & children’s snacks.

Kilmacolm Playgroup

St Columba Church Hall, Kilmacolm, 9.30am - 11.30am

Howwood Baby & Toddler Group

Howwood Parish Church, 10am - 12noon

Kilbarchan Parish Church Tots’ Club Kilbarchan Parish Church Hall, 9.15am - 11.30am

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Kilbarchan Tots

Kilbarchan Scout Hall, 10am-12noon £2 contribution. Tea, coffee & biscuits.

Bridge of Weir Toddlers

Cargill Hall, Lintwhite Cres, BoW

Pop along and see us from 9.30am - 11.30am

Kilmacolm Playgroup

St Columba Church Hall, Kilmacolm, 9.30am - 11.30am

Howwood Playgroup

Howwood Church Hall, 9.45am - 11.35am

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Kilmacolm Toddlers

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

Lochwinnoch Baby & Toddlers McKillop Hall, 9.45am - 11.30am

£2/family fee incl tea and children’s snacks.

Howwood Playgroup

Howwood Church Hall, 9.45am - 11.35am

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Johnstone High Christmas Gift and Craft Fayre

Houston Toddlers

Wednesday 28th November 6pm - 8pm, Johnstone High School,

Howwood Playgroup

Beith Road, Johnstone PA5 0JN Entry £2. Under 12s go free.

Jump right into the Christmas spirit at our annual Christmas Gift and Craft Fayre. Plenty to choose from with over 30 stalls, gifts for all the family.

We welcome back Liz’s beaded jewellery, Kilbarchan soaps, The wood old days, Gifts to keep and many more...Get lucky on the raffle and tombola and join in with a singsong with our school choir.

Working with GHS

We were delighted to have Brooke Allison from Gryffe High School join us last month for a week of work experience. Brooke was tasked with regular office duties including sourcing pre-Christmas events for our diary, photos for our banners and researching and writing up an article for this issue.

It was a delight to have her join us and we hope this will become a regular event at the Advertizer!

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Church Hall, Main Street, Houston

Pop along and see us from 9.30am - 11.30am

Kilmacolm Playgroup

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Langbank Playgroup

Langbank Village Hall, 9.45 - 11.45am For 2.5 - 5yr olds.

Contact Jen Burrows 07947 983025.

Langbank Under 3’s

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

Baby and Toddler Group

Elderslie Kirk, Main Rd, Elderslie, 9.30am - 11.30am

£2 includes children’s snack and tea/coffee.

Lots of different toys to play with. All welcome.

Community Bookbug Sessions

Livingstone Hall at St Columba’s Junior School, Knockbuckle Road, Kilmacolm.

From 9.30 - 10am

1st & 3rd Friday Renfrewshire Inverclyde Twins Club McKillop Hall, Lochwinnoch, 1pm -2.30pm

£3. Bring a mug along for a cuppa.

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Lochwinnoch Primary School This month has been an extremely busy month at Lochwinnoch Primary School.

We had our Macmillan Coffee Morning, which the pupils and parents contributed to by baking lots of cakes and goodies. The afternoon itself was packed with visitors including some special invited guests from Mosswood Care Home. They enjoyed chatting to the children and we raised a HUGE £649. 21. Well done everyone!

The Primary 7’s took part in the Tag n Track programme with Clyde Mursheil.

They learned how the rangers safely catch and tag different seagulls in order to see their travel habits and flight paths. Some seagulls even flew as far as Morocco or Portugal!

Primary 1, 2, 3, 6, 7/6 and 7 took part in a school litter pick as part of Renfrewshire Councils “Clean Up” campaign. We used the litter pickers and bin bags to rid our playground of litter as well as tidying up the side streets next to the school, the car park and the front garden. It is now looking much neater and tidier.

Primary 1 have been very busy learning all about Autumn for their topic.

They were lucky enough to have a volunteer who came in to help them build their very own hedgehog houses. These are very important as they help the local hedgehogs find cosy, dry places for hibernation in the winter.

Primary 7 House Captains attended their first Tea Dance of the year. They enjoyed getting to meet new people and having a chance to dance with the ladies and gentlemen. They also had to showcase their own talents and create a short performance. The talents ranged from clarinet playing, to singing, to a poetry recital and even to a magic show!

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St. Fillan’s Primary School We held our first Fairtrade coffee morning of the school year raising a grand total of £150 and we couldn’t be prouder of our efforts as Fairtrade is an issue that is very close to our hearts.

Our Primary 7 children enjoyed attending a “Fun Run” which was organised by Gryffe High School. Every child took part and we were thrilled when Grace came back having won first place in the girls section.

Four of our children recently organised a “Crafty Kids” stationery stall where they sold a range of pencils, rubbers, pencil toppers and stickers to raise an amazing £60 for a nearby horse charity. We are super proud of their efforts. Great team work!

Our transition programme for our pre 5 children is underway and we were delighted to welcome youngsters from our partner Nurseries Abbey and Gryffe Manor along for a STEM (Sciences, Technologies, Engineering and Mathematics) “Transition Taster” visit. Mrs Kaney, who is our STEM curriculum champion, was thrilled with their enthusiasm and we are looking forward to the children visiting over the next few months.

Three ‘green fingered’ Primary 7 boys helped Jake Fulton from Houston Community Council in planting some pots in the village. The boys were really pleased to be involved in helping Jake keep the area in tip top condition.

As part of our ongoing consultation around the issues of Anti Bullying, the whole school enjoyed a visit from Debbie and Kieran who are ambassadors of the “I Am Me” Scotland Charity. They do great work in highlighting awareness of the issues around bullying, disability and hate crime and each class benefited from a session that was age and stage appropriate. We look forward to another busy few months before the festive period begins!

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Bridge of Weir Primary School Thank you to everyone who came to parents’ night. It was good to share the children’s progress. In addition, your support at the Book Fair will help us buy exciting class novels.

On the subject of books, all classes have been chatting with their teachers about their favourite authors and genres. Each class is to have a brand new reading corner, which we hope will encourage a lifelong love of reading.

We’re looking forward to a visit from the Book Bus to help us choose new titles.

And it’s that time of year again; the Christmas Fayre is on the evening of Thursday 22nd November. There’ll be stalls run by pupils and local businesses. Please come and support them all.

Our school reporters have been busy this month. Here are their efforts: Macmillan Cake by Alice Ferguson (P7b) When pupil, Rebecca Paterson, heard people across Britain were hosting cake sales to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support, she loved the idea and asked to hold one at school. She had lots of volunteers eager to help out. There was lots of preparation. Balloons and bunting were put up. Pupils brought lots of home baking, and the tables were soon covered with a delicious selection of home-baked cupcakes, brownies, pancakes, cookies, and flapjacks. The girls worked hard all day and raised a whopping £180.66. Well done to everyone who helped.

Edinburgh Castle by Tristan Mills (P6) In October, both P6 classes went on a brilliant trip to Edinburgh Castle where they were able to see Mons Meg, one of the largest cannons in the world. It was massive! The pupils all said it was a great experience. They even got to stand in the very room where Mary Queen of Scots son, James, was born.

Science Centre by Alexander Higgins (P4) Primaries 4, 5 and 7 were lucky enough to visit the Glasgow Science Centre for a special school trip. They went on the hamster wheel, played Mindball and even controlled solar panels!

While they played at BodyWorks, they learned about organs in the human body, blood and heart rates, DNA, and stem cells. At Powering the Future, they learned about renewable and fossil fuels, electricity and light. The P4s even got to make batteries in a real-life lab. It was a great day, and everyone agreed they know lots more about science.

Kilmacolm Playgroup Playgroup is enjoying a busy term of learning. We enjoyed the story of the Gingerbread Man and decorated our own gingerbread biscuits and made fantastic door hangers.

We have also been looking at different modes of transport and we have been learning our road safety. We had our own Zebra crossing and the children took it in turns to be the lollipop person enforcing all our road safety rules.

Playgroup is open to all children from 2 years 4months and operates on a Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 9.30am - 11.30am. Spaces available. Please email Kirsty on playgroupmembership@gmail.com for more details. Our baby & toddler group on a Wednesday 10am - 11.30am is open for all new parents /carers to drop in for a cuppa and a chat while your child enjoys a play.

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Duchal Nursery School We’ve had a really busy time recently.

There’s been music, mud, water play, strolls in the park, arts and crafts and baking!

We’ve been introducing the children to some classical music listening to Mozart and Berlioz. They loved making their own music, some loud, some quiet, some fast, some slow. Everyone was amazed at what different sounds can be made, and loved using the glockenspiels. We have even created our very own Duchal Marching Band!

Our wonderful new “mud kitchen” has been a big hit and the children have spent lots of time in our garden being very imaginative and creative playing with it, as well as having lots of water fun with our new outside aqua flow and being arty on our new chalkboards.

Madame, our French teacher, has been spending time introducing the children to French, and they all thoroughly enjoyed their French Breakfast.

We are very lucky to have such talented staff with such diverse experiences which the children are really benefitting from.

We can’t wait for our Halloween Fancy Dress Party on Saturday 3rd November, it’s on from 10.30am – 12.30pm and is open to all families with pre school children – come along for some spooky arts and crafts, Halloween games and lots of fun – we look forward to seeing your costumes!!.

We are currently taking registrations for August 2019, if you would like to find out more and arrange a visit to see us, please get in touch and we can arrange for you to pop in to find out more about what we can offer your child.

Duchal is an independent nursery with our children moving on to various local schools in Inverclyde, Renfrewshire and Glasgow, if you would like to find out more, please come and visit the Nursery to meet the teachers and see our facilities. Contact us on 01505 874358 or email info@duchal. com. Visit our website www.duchal.com and our Facebook page for further information.

Langbank Playgroup What an amazing and fun filled place to be!

At playgroup, children have the opportunity to develop their social skills, independence, creativity, numeracy, literacy skills and many, many more….. What’s not to like, when all of this can be done through play!

The children had great fun developing their creative skills by designing some lanterns for Halloween. They also showed enjoyment while experimenting with a range of malleable activities such as shaving foam and coloured spaghetti with hidden rats, spiders and some other spooky creatures.

Do you have a child aged between 2.5yrs to 5yrs old? Then why not let them come along and experience the fun! Everyone welcome from Langbank and surrounding areas.

Playgroup is held on a Friday morning (term time) in Langbank Village Hall and we currently have spaces for children aged 2.5yrs to 5yrs. If you would like to join us on a Friday morning or for more information, please contact Jen Burrows on 07947983025.

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Students were taught to consider how to hold the drawing tool and the kind of action each movement would make as a result. They learned how to prepare grounds, to add pictorial images whilst considering composition, to distress the paper, to add energy and movement to paper, to work in layers, to subtract and add again through a constant rhythmic process leading to the creation of confident and personal responses - a very productive and informative day indeed!

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The Gift of Giving In the lead up to the festive season, Junior School will be focusing on its charitable work, supporting the Renfrewshire Foodbank and the work of the charity Social Bite. Both charities support those in crisis and need in our own communities in Scotland. To support both of these charities, Junior School will be gathering foods for Renfrewshire Foodbank and Senior School will be collecting for Inverclyde Foodbank. Junior School children will be participating in the ‘Wee Sleep Out’, where the children will spend the night sleeping in the School. Whilst this is not outdoors, the Junior School Hall floor will give a small flavour of the discomfort felt by those who experience homelessness on a daily basis. With Christmas and the time of giving fast approaching, it is important to understand the importance of giving gifts rather than receiving.

Christmas Fayre: Saturday 8th December, 2pm - 5pm - Community Event We are looking forward to hosting a Christmas Fayre at Senior School on Saturday 8th December from 2pm - 5pm. Entry to this family event is free and open to the wider community. If you or someone you know is interested in taking a stall please contact Kay Cameron on kcameron@st-columbas. org who will be happy to book a stall for you and discuss any requirements.

The cost for an L-shape stall (180cm x 120cm) is £35 and we offer free stalls to charitable organisations.

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Junior 3 have been studying ‘The Owl Who was Afraid of the Dark’,

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To further the children’s knowledge of British owls, they ventured to Muirshiel Country Park to learn about the appearance, sounds and habitats of the various owls to be found in Britain. All the pupils agreed it was the best trip they had ever been on! Junior 6 had a fantastic active-learning session to support their WW2 topic. They created Anderson shelters and gas masks and made sandwiches and scones for their VE Day tea party to which parents and grandparents were invited.

There is no better way to experience the true atmosphere of St Columba’s School than to come and see it for yourself. If you missed our Open Morning, you are most welcome to visit our Open Days on Monday 5th and Tuesday 6th November from 9am - 3pm.

Our open events provide the perfect opportunity to see our Early Years, Junior and Senior Schools in action. Families are welcome to visit both Junior School and Senior School to learn from staff about all that St Columba’s has to offer within the classrooms and beyond in our wide range of clubs and societies. You will have the opportunity to meet with the Rector or Head of Junior School and our pupils will take tours of the School to provide you with a first hand, honest perspective on all aspects of life at St Columba’s.

Please contact Junior School on 01505 872768 or Senior School on 01505 872238 to arrange a visit and let our pupils show you what makes St Columba’s so special. www.st-columbas.org

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At Howwood Primary The children have been learning about animals School we encourage and have been out and about on visits. A group our pupils to be of children visited the local vet. They listened to good citizens and a dog’s heartbeat with a stethoscope, found out like to celebrate their about measuring heart rates with the monitor and achievements.

In saw the xray room.

September Lorna Russell, Ruth Bedford We also went by bus to Kelvingrove museum and Eva White and saw some much bigger animals and some organised and ran skeletons. We had a return visit from the popular Zoo ed who brought a their own cake sale. range of small animals and min-beasts. Great fun had by all!

The girls baked enough goodies for the whole school and raised £134 for St.Vincent’s Hospice. We were very proud that they wanted to take on such a task and wanted to do SportScotland’s Active Girls Day something for others.

A primary 6 pupil, Mitchell Strachan, also accepted a challenge to raise This annual event celebrates the money for St.Vincent’s ‘30 Challenge’. Mitchell grew his hair for 30 days amazing work going into girls’ and raised £400 for the charity. A keen footballer, Mitchell managed to sport, the progress around girls’ participation, and the incredible role continue training despite his long locks. An excellent effort! models making it happen. Here On Friday 28th September P7 pupils held a MacMillan Coffee Morning. at Gryffe High, our S3 girls took on This resembled the final of the Bake Off! This amazing effort raised the challenge this afternoon in a £194.25.

‘Girls Only’ session. Here are just The head teacher at Howwood would also like to thank her Renfrewshire some of our recent girls sporting Headteacher colleagues who supported her Macmillan coffee morning at achievements…..The U15 Basketball Tweedie Hall, raising £430 to support the great work done in supporting Girls recorded an away win in the people with cancer.

Scottish Cup against Auchinleck Academy. Our S1/S2 Girls Football teams tasted success at the Renfrewshire Leisure Active Schools League held at Renfrew Juniors. Recent press highlights have shown that former pupils National Golfer Eilidh Briggs and Athlete Rona Welcome Rev. Tytler are still showing their dedication to their sport with top performances as Noonan: The they continue to be an inspiration to all. new minister Vertical Learning Day from Houston and Kilellan Our S1, S2 and S3 pupils were all mixed together for one day to experience the Kirk, Mr. Gary theme of Wellbeing in some of our practical subjects for Vertical Learning Day. Noonan joined They had a Taster of everything, while working as a team outwith the comfort us to celebrate zone of their peers. From Music (linked to physiological moves) to Technical our Harvest Towers, Health Stations, Group Art, Smoothies, Drama and Microbits. S6 Assembly.

A pupils also were a great help with Event Organisation and In Class Support. superb variety of World Challenge Bolivia 2019 team members also baked some lovely cakes freshly harvested for interval.

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items from our polytunnel and food donations were brought in by pupils. Many thanks to all the families who kindly donated. The food items will be delivered to Renfrewshire Foodbank.

Young people in Renfrewshire have their say

The Gardening Club: also presented their freshly harvested fruit and vegetables and shared their gardening knowledge with pupils from Primary 4-7. The leeks they had grown were particularly impressive.

We really appreciate the skills they share with our pupils and the time they willingly give to support our club. A special thanks to ‘Gardening Granny’ Mrs Morrison.

More training on youth mental health in schools and young people being given the tools to help peers who may experience issues, are among ten proposals put forward by Renfrewshire’s Youth Commission.

European Day of Languages: The whole school engaged in a variety of cultural activities to promote European languages. The pupils learned some new vocabulary, sang songs, dressed up and even made some traditional foods to taste.

Other findings revealed that half of young people speak to a parent or carer first if they are experiencing poor mental health and more than half - 57 per cent believe the best place to get information is online,

Woodland Fun: Primary 2/3 have been learning about Woodland creatures and requested to go on an outdoor adventure to find out more. As it was a bit chilly, the Primary 3 children also learned how to make fire using a flint and steel. With the campfire successfully lit the children managed to toast marshmallows. Yummy!

Magnificent Mathematicians! What a wonderful week of maths we had as part of Maths Week Scotland. P2 measured out the ingredients to make bird balls for the birds in winter, P6 planned a trip to Paris on a budget and P7 brought in board games to play with their P1 buddy. Please see our school website to find out more.

Eco News: The Gardening Club enjoyed a trip out to Mr McKelvie’s beautiful garden in the village. We thank him for his kind invitation.

Roofing Works: The roof replacement is taking longer than originally planned due to the Scottish weather! We thank all the staff, pupils and parents for their patience at this time.

The recommendations came after a survey of young people aged 11 – 22 across Renfrewshire, which revealed that 45 per cent believe there should be quicker access to mental health services.

The proposals, which also included using Apps to bring resources into the 21st Century, were put to the Youth Generations Assembly in Paisley Town Hall. Pupils from every secondary school in Renfrewshire were asked for their feedback.

The final recommendations will be presented to professionals working locally with young people experiencing poor mental health.

They will be asked to adopt these within their organisational practice.

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Gateway Community Garden Astronomy Evening Friday 16th November from 7.30pm - 9pm Hear all about the stars and galaxies.

Weather permitting we will get out to look at the night sky for ourselves too.

Booking essential.

Cost: Adults: £6; Children: £4.80 (RSPB members: £4.80/£3.80).

Find out more at: rspb.org.uk/lochwinnoch. Tel: 01505 842663.

Now that winter is upon us our woodland trees are nearly completely stripped of their leaves, revealing the wonderfully twisted, bare branches, and this season’s crisp clean mornings are perfect for walking through the woodland as it crunches underfoot. In the evenings the clear, cloudless nights are perfect for star gazing, as long as you wrap up warmly!

If you would like to discover more about the constellations, stars and galaxies in our night’s sky why not come along to our Astronomy Evening on Friday 16th November at 7.30pm - 9pm? If the weather is kind to us, we’ll go outside and see some of these wonders for ourselves. The speakers will be from the Astronomical Society of Glasgow.

The lack of foliage on the trees and bushes also allows us to get good views of our wildlife as it scurries and flutters about in its search winter food. If you’re a beginner to bird watching, why not join the team at RSPB Lochwinnoch for a Birds for Beginners workshop on Sunday 25th November, ideal for introducing you to this fantastic hobby! Learn more about common garden birds and pick up tips and advice on wildlife watching techniques. After this, we’ll head out onto the reserve to put these new skills into practise and then top it all off with a hot drink back at the centre. You don’t even need your own binoculars, as they are available for hire from the shop!

If you are interested in buying your own binoculars, why not pop along to our Binocular & Telescope Open Day on Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th November, and try out a range of telescopes and binoculars, with knowledgeable staff on hand to help you find the right one for you! Our optics are competitively priced, with the added bonus that you are helping our conservation efforts.

For the kids, we also have our Lochwinnoch Wildlife Explorers group will be running between 10am – 12noon on Saturday 17th November and this month they will be doing Sharks! These amazing apex predators have been about since before the dinosaurs roamed the earth! Ages: 5 to 14 years.

Please note that all children aged 8 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Booking essential. Cost: £5 (£3 RSPB members) (adults go free).

This is open to visitors over the next few months, but due to the unpredictability of the weather over the coming season, the regular Open Days are on hold. For information please call 07952 169341 and for access 07751 461859.

More online at Facebook - Kilbarchan Smile; Habbies2Chat; and Kilbarchan Past and Present. All welcome for a relaxing visit in nature, a change of scene, and gardening tips or swaps etc.

Many thanks for your continuing support. Regular Opening Days will recommence in the spring.’

Kilmacolm Horticultural Society We held the first lecture of the season, in October. Our guest Alan Mackie delighted a full house of members and visitors with his ‘Ramblings of an old Drone’, a light-hearted look at the incredible life of the honey bee.

We learnt a thing or two about caring for the environment too. The Annual General Meeting of the Society will be held on Wednesday 21st November at 7.30pm in the New Community Centre, Kilmacolm. The business matters will be followed by a short interval for light refreshments, plus a special presentation by Kilmacolm’s talented photographer - David Walker - showing his unique style through ‘My Kind of Photography’.

This coming year following the AGM is a celebration of our 140th anniversary, KHS is one of the oldest gardening groups in Scotland, formed in 1879 by gardeners attached to some of the grandest estates in Inverclyde, sharing friendship and gardening tips. We try to maintain their policy today in welcoming everyone with an interest in ‘things that grow’. We invite you to a very special evening on Wednesday 5th December when SAFA floral artist Jane Gordon will demonstrate versions of Flower Arranging with a Christmas theme. There will also be light refreshments, a Christmas Tombola, auction, and other stalls. Come and join us, everyone welcome.

Members free, visitors £2.

For details of membership (£5 annual fee), winter syllabus, outings, flower show, please contact the secretary : Jill Russell 01505 872393.

For more information about the reserve or any of our events, please call 01505 842 663 or email lochwinnoch@rspb.org.uk

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Welcome to Clyde Mursheil Regional Park Pedal the Park Night Rider: This exciting evening cycle will take place on Friday 23rd November, leaving Castle Semple at 8pm. The ride will be 80km. Entry £5 through British Cycling online. Find more information on our website.

Craft Fairs Galore! The season is approaching… We have a winter craft fair on Sunday 4th November with quality handmade items from local crafters. Booked so far are some stunning stained glass and jewellery makers. Plus don’t miss the CMRP volunteer groups’ fair on Saturday 24th November.

Stargazing Evenings Return: The next date is Monday 17th December, book your place online today for just £5 and look forward to an evening of galactic exploration.

2019 Events Save the Date: For those who like to be super prepared pop our 2019 events in your diary now… Pedal the Park is on Sunday 5th May and the second Clyde Muirshiel Walking Festival will take place on Saturday 25th until Monday 27th May! Inverclyde Volunteer of the Year Award: Good luck to Greenock Cut Conservation Volunteer Kathleen on her nomination for volunteer of the year and at the 2019 Nature of Scotland awards.

Clyde Muirshiel Conservation Volunteers: The Park’s conservation volunteers are gearing up for a winter season of hard grafting and Christmas Decoration making! Look out for them at their Volunteer Craft Fair on Saturday 24th November.

New programmes of work online now.

In a Group looking to help make a difference? Or have a few colleagues looking for a team building challenge?

Muirshiel Country Park’s conservation needs you to help us with the woodland management for example work. Please email rangers.castlesemple@ clydemuirshiel.co.uk if it’s of interest.

Ride 63 Community Cycle Club: Look on our facebook group for details of weekend runs. Contact the club by emailing the secretary ridesixtythree@ gmail.com for a membership form.

Tag-n-Track Project update It’s time for the monthly roundup from the Tag-n-Track Ranger Hannah Riley. TnT is funded by Heritage Lottery Fund, Greater Renfrewshire and Inverclyde LEADER and Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park.

Project News With all the terrible weather lately, it will be no surprise to you all that all of our gulls have left Scotland.

We have five gulls in Ireland, one in England and the rest are further south in Portugal. We told you last month that Stuart had returned to Ireland and we were hoping he would travel further south and he has! He flew down to Portugal on the 5th of October and is following almost the exact route that he did last year. Stuart is currently just north of Gibralter therefore it is likely that he is heading back to Morocco, as he did last year, and heading back to his favourite city - Casablanca. “Play it again, Stu!” Luna and Pladda are both in Portugal, however they are taking their time travelling down the coast. They are not too far away from each other with Pladda just north of Figueira da Foz and Luna just south. Many gulls spent the winter in Portugal and the pair’s slow progress may be a sign of them deciding to stay put.

Event News Come along to Muirshiel Visitor Centre for a day of bird ringing on Saturday the 10th of November. It is a chance to see our native wild woodland birds up close. Please pop in and say hello anytime between 10.30am-1.30pm.

Gull adoptions. Looking for that something different or are you interested in supporting our gull project? Gull adoption packs are £25, include sponsorship of one of the gulls, an adoption certificate, factsheet, monthly email updates, your name on our website and a fluffy gull to call your own. Look for details on our website or email us to find out more.

Volunteer with TnT: One of the project’s aims is to train volunteers in the use of our camera traps for 3 month periods. All training will be provided and it is something that only requires a couple of hours a week to collect and go through the footage. Fancy it? Get in touch.

Connect with TnT: Details can be found on the Park’s website www.clydemuirshiel.co.uk/tag-n-track or by emailing tnt@clydemuirshiel.co.uk. The Project has its own Facebook Page which can be found at www.facebook.com/TagnTrack/ Talks to groups can be arranged if you are interested in finding out more about the project and its findings.

Keep up to speed with events and activities taking place on the Park’s Facebook: facebook. com/ClydeMuirshielRegionalPark or Twitter @Clydemuirshiel pages and Instagram pages.

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Brighter Bridge of Weir REMEMBER, REMEMBER… The absence of Brighter Bridge of Weir’s planned Fun Casino night this year threatened to put a dent in the Group’s finances, so thanks to the staff at The Gryffe Inn, who put together an eventful day at the pub with raffles, tombola, cake sales and free samples of their new menu as well as an evening of entertainment.

Thanks to the efforts of the staff, the generosity of their customers the sum of £1004 was raised. Thanks also to the local businesses (too many to mention here) who donated prizes.

Next up for us is preparing for the forthcoming “Festive Season”. Because our aim is to keep Bridge of Weir brighter all year round, we’ll be keeping the growing areas looking at their seasonal best and installing our festive lights in the Woodland Garden. They’ll be ready, hopefully, to coincide with the Community Council’s installation.

Oh, and look out for our Pop Up Shop at the beginning of next month (Saturday 1st, Livery Walk 10am ‘til 1pm). Featuring arts and crafts and sweetmeats made by our own volunteers – be early, our rustic reindeer and planters sell quickly!

Remember, you can follow us and ‘like’ us on facebook.com/brighterbridgeofweir.

Bridge Of Weir Horticultural Society A good attendance of members and guests welcomed our first speaker of the season, David Palmar. David’s subject was “The Flowers of The Hebrides”, where he spent his summer holidays as a boy. Now a retired geography teacher, he remains ever-drawn to the beauties of The Hebrides. Visitors crossing over may see dolphins, seals and otters as well as numerous seabirds and wading birds. David took us to Barra, South and North Uist, Harris and Lewis.

Stretches of white sandy beaches are backed by rich machair grasses interwoven with seasonal wildflowers. The diverse conditions of sandy machair, peaty bogs and tufted moorland support an array of wild flowers, including Pink Common Spotted Orchid and Marsh Orchid, blue Dog Violets and Gentians, Yellow Flag Iris, red Poppies, yellow Birdsfoot Trefoil, red Clover, purple Knapweed, yellow Hawkweed and blue Tufted and Kidney Vetchs. Three heathers: Bell, Ling and Cross-leaved predominate and insectivorous plants such as Sundew and Butterwort can be found. The variety of conditions supports insects, supplies nectar for butterflies and provides ground cover for birds.

Man’s harnessing of the land, through past centuries, can be seen in old crofting strips which run down to sandy beaches and David believes swathes of nettles indicate longgone settlements. Islanders work with wildlife and nature to retain a good balance. “Rafts” are built for birds which nest on tidal lochs. These flexible habitats rise and fall with the water levels and are quickly taken up for safe nesting. Hedgehogs on the Uists are rehomed to the mainland - where their numbers are in crisis - to allow the eggs of ground nesting birds to hatch.

Corn Bunting numbers are recovering, thanks to farmers leaving grain and seed on the land after harvesting.

The November meeting will take place at The Bridge on Thursday 8th November at 8p.m. “The Benefits of a School Garden” will be the subject. If interested, do come along - guests are always welcome!

Gardening tip of the month - it’s not too late to plant spring bulbs such as Crocus, Daffodils and Tulips.

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The 51st (Highland) Kilbarchan November 1918 John Lindsay served in the 10th Argylls, 97th Brigade, 32nd Division in the Great Private Division, which stormed the Sambre Canal in early November 1918. He was the son of David and Jean Jamieson Lindsay, who, in 1905, lived at 5 War Steeple Square. He was 19 when he fell on 6th November 1918 and he is Originally published in 2013 this book is being reprinted by Pen and Sword in November. This year the author has spoken about the 51st at the Pibroch Society’s AGM, at Piping Live and at Lochwinnoch History Society. In November he will take its story to the National Library of Scotland.

buried at Cemetery Cross Roads Cemetery, Fontaine-au-Bois, 8 kilometres north-east of Le Cateau.

Sapper James Muir, Railway Operating Division of the Royal Engineers, was the son of James and Jeannie Muir, who lived at Wheatlands Cottage before later moving to 35 High Barholm. James was operated on in France.

He was then invalided to hospital in Dewsbury, where he died, aged 19, on 8th Novemer 1918. He had been an Assistant Scoutmaster. He is buried in Kilbarchan Cemetery, reference: E 540.

Temporary Second Lieutenant Robert Crawford served in the 12th Highland Light Infantry, which was in the 106th Brigade, 35th (Bantam) Division in 1918. His father William was a draper, at 35 High Barholm. Robert was a victim of the Spanish Influenza epidemic that swept Europe in 1918-1919.

He died at Shorncliffe Military Hospital, Kent on 15th November 1918 at the age of 24 and is buried in Kilbarchan Cemetery, reference: H.299

Duchal Castle & The Siege by James IV

Johnstone History Society

Kilmacolm and in particular Duchal Estate was for a brief period, in the 15th century, right at the centre of Scotland’s affairs of state in a major way and pivotal in evolving the fortunes of the lairds of Kilmacolm.

November 13th is the date of our next meeting and as usual will be held in the Masonic Hall Collier Street at 7.30pm. The subject this month will be “The History of the Victoria Cross “ and telling us about it will be Alex Hall.

Alex has been with us on two previous occasions and gave very informative talks. We hope for a good attendance of members and any visitors will also be very welcome .Everyone is also welcome to join us for a cup of tea or coffee. Our October meeting was very well attended and was enjoyed by all. We also ran our bi monthly raffle and are very grateful to all who donated prizes as we managed to raise the sum of £74 which will go to Society funds .

The lands of Duchal were owned by the Lyle family from at least the 12th century. The family residence was Duchal Castle, which stood on a peninsula of land between the Green Water and Blacketty Water in Kilmacolm parish and was protected by deep ravines through which the rivers flowed.

In 1445, Robert Lyle was created Lord Lyle by James II. His son Robert, the second Lord Lyle was an associate of James III but turned against him, as did many of the Scottish nobles. With Lord Lyle as leader they rebelled against him with his son the future King James IV on their side.

The rebellion came to a head at the battle of Sauchieburn in 1488 which the rebels won and where King James III was killed.

The Museum continues to open Wednesday Friday and Saturday from 10.30am till 4pm. We have a wide selection of books and maps on sale they are also available online at: johnstonehistory.org and can be paid via PayPal.

The new King James IV appointed Lord Lyle as a Justiciar of Bute and Arran. Subsequently, however, Lord Lyle supported an unsuccessful rebellion against James IV and the King ordered him to forfeit his holding as a result. Lord Lyle refused, so James IV ordered his army to lay siege to Duchal Castle and take it. King James IV himself arrived for the last stages of the siege. Big cannons were brought to help Our local camera clubs continually supply us with stunning shots which we subdue the castle including, it is rumoured “Mons Meg”, now preserved use throughout the magazine, sometimes as banners or even front pages. at Edinburgh Castle, although it is unknown if they were ever fired.

If you’ve been inspired, why not join them and maybe see some of your photographs in print!

However the family punishment was short lived as Duchal was restored to Lord Lyle in 1491. All charges against him were dropped and he and Paisley Colour Photographic Club: the King remained friends for the rest of their lives.

Thursday evenings at the McMaster Centre, Renfrew.

The remains of Duchal Castle can be seen today but are very www.paisleycolour.co.uk overgrown and in a hazardous condition. It was replaced in 1710 by Langbank Camera Club: Duchal House, a new family home a mile or so downstream from the Second and fourth Mondays of the month. For more information please Castle to the East of the Green Water. contact Derrick McPherson at A r t i s t ’ s langbankcc1@gmail.com.

Impression of Gryffe Camera Club: Duchal Castle Wednesday night at The Carrick Centre, Houston between 7.30pm and 10pm.

Interested in Photography?

Kilmacolm Camera Club:

Tuesday evening, 7.30pm (October to March) at the Kilmacolm New Community Centre, Room 1.01. For more information contact: Billy Blair, Tel: 873383; Janice Stevenson, Tel 873595. Website: clikpic.com/kilcamclub/

Diaporama Meeting Monday evenings at 7.30pm in the Carrick Centre, Houston. For further information contact Hugh Kerr at 01505 612687 or hughkerr14@gmail.com

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Supreme Sacrifice Bridge of Weir and the Great War 100 years ago this month – November 1918 Lance Sergeant William Neil, 13th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Sapper Robert Jackson, Royal Engineers

By November 1918 there was no vestige of doubt that the Central Powers would be defeated. Yet while the politicians and military elite in Germany struggled to get to the point of discussing terms for an armistice with the Allies, which they knew by then was in truth a surrender, men on both sides continued to die. The German Navy had been planning a break out from Kiel for a final glorious sea battle, but a mutiny by the sailors, soon spreading to other naval bases, strangled that mad idea. A general strike in Berlin on 9th November saw workers’ councils set up cultivating the seeds of revolution. The day before that, Ludendorf’s successor, Groener, had to tell the Kaiser that the army would no longer stand behind him. It was over. The armistice terms would be dictated to a German Republic, not an Empire.

But on the fighting front, William Neil would never know how close he got to surviving the war. The son of a carting contractor in Cornmill House, William had survived being gassed at Ypres, returning home for a month to recuperate, then back to France in June 1915, onwards to Salonika, and returning to France for the final advance in July 1918. On 8th November the 13th Black Watch was charged with taking Semousies, near the Belgian border about 20km south of Mons. Battalion diary records “At the beginning of the advance there was some enemy shelling which caused one or two casualties.” A stark, soulless memorial for the loss of Sergeant Neil, the veteran of four years’ fighting.

Three days later, the eleventh hour of the eleventh month silenced the guns on the Western Front for the first time in over four years. For Henry Williamson, the author of “Tarka the Otter”, his enduring memory was: “No more Very lights going up with their greenish, wavering flare. No flash of howitzers on the horizon. No droning of shells. No machine guns. Just nothing. Silence. “ But for those who thought they had survived the horrors of war, there was to be another hidden danger, the “Spanish Flu”. Probably starting in the troop camp at Étaples, the virus raged through the combatants then spread worldwide, a pandemic that was to kill 50-100 million, far more than the war itself. Robert Jackson, a house painter from Glasgow trained as a railway engineer by the Army, lasted just two weeks in a Rouen hospital, succumbing on 16th November. His wife Elizabeth Andrew, mother of his two children, and the sister of John and Henry Andrew, already lost to the war, was living in Kirkinner Place close to her parents. After the general rejoicing for the armistice, she’d be expecting a letter from her husband with news of his return. But a War Office telegram was delivered to her home with news of his death.

Read more about William and Robert’s lives and untimely deaths at http:// www.bridgeofweirmemorial.co.uk and in the book “Supreme Sacrifice: A Small Village and the Great War” available from www.birlinn.co.uk or Abbey Books, 2 Well Street, Paisley, and other major bookshops or online.

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The Semples of Beltrees, 3 Robert Semple, 3rd Laird of Beltrees (c1595 – 1660s) Robert Semple, 3rd Laird of Beltrees, was born c1595 and most likely spent his early childhood years at Beltrees in Lochwinnoch Parish or in the family house in Paisley. He was well-educated and matriculated at the College of Glasgow in 1613. He married Mary, daughter of Thomas Lyon of Auldbar and had a son, Francis, and a daughter Elizabeth. In 1626, on the death of his father, Sir James Semple, Robert inherited his title and the lands of Beltrees. He lived through difficult times - the Reformation, three Civil wars, and the Commonwealth. He was a staunch Presbyterian and fought as an Officer in the Royalist army in support of Charles I and Charles II. He was instrumental in promoting the restoration of Charles II in 1660.

His main claim to fame, however, is that he was a poet of considerable talent. Unfortunately only three of his works are known to have survived.

His poem, The Life and Death of Habbie Simson, gives a humorous account of Habbie Simson, the famous Kilbarchan piper. It is written in a stanza form which was later to become known in literary circles as the ‘Habbie Stanza’.

This form was used a century later by Robert Burns.

Robert Semple was a contemporary of Habbie Simson and the poem can be regarded as a valuable local history resource. The poem tells of occasions and events where Habbie played his pipes, - the kirkyard on Sundays, weddings, Kilkbarchan Horse Races, St Barchan’s Day Feast, the gatherings of Spearmen, and Clark plays in Edinburgh. Robert Semple’s second surviving work is Epitaph on Sanny Briggs, written in the same Habbie stanza. Sanny Briggs is said to have been nephew to Habbie Simson.

His third work, on a more serious theme, is A Pick-tooth for the Pope or The Packman’s Paternoster. The poem takes the form of a dialogue between a packman and a priest. It was originally written by his father, Sir James Semple, and was augmented and enlarged by Robert. The poem takes the form of a discussion between a simple packman and a priest. Throughout more eight hundred lines of rhyming couplets the packman politely questions the parish priest, whom he addresses as Sir John, on modes of worship and dogma of the Church of Rome - the need for mass and prayers to be in Latin, the Pope as successor to St. Peter, and, what he regards as, undue exaltation of Virgin Mary. Despite the serious nature of the theme an ironic humour pervades the work. It was printed in Edinburgh 1669.

Around 1650, Robert and his family moved from the old hall at Beltrees to Thirdpart in Kilbarchan Parish. Robert appears to have taken an active part in village life. In 1660 he was witness to the baptism of Marie, a daughter of Alexander Hamilton, in Forehouse, Kilbarchan. Robert Semple died later in the 1660s. © 2018, Helen Calcluth, Renfrewshire Local History Forum

NEXT LECTURE: Thursday 8th November, Coats Building Paisley Renfrewshire Local History Forum will hold our next lecture in Room 116, in the Coats Building, University of the West of Scotland (entrance in Storie Street, Paisley) at 7.30 pm on Thursday, 8th November, 2018.

Our speaker is archaeologist, Heather James, from Calluna Archaeology.

Her lecture topic is the recent archaeological dig at Inchinnan and is entitled St. Conval to All Hallows: 1400 Years and Counting.

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Newspapers for Hedgehogs Hessilhead Wildlife Rescue are running short of newspapers. Hedgehogs especially are really messy, and some of the bigger birds in care need lots of newspapers too. If you can drop any off at the centre they’d be really grateful, or perhaps you could start collecting some at work or from friends.

Hessilhead Wildlife Rescue Trust Gateside, Beith, Ayrshire KA15 1HT

Check Bonfires For Hedgehogs As the bonfire celebrations creep up on us, please remember to check bonfires carefully for sleeping hedgehogs before lighting. Every year rescue centres receive numerous hedgehogs with burns from bonfires or fireworks.

If possible the entire pile should be re-sited before being lit, if not possible, use broom handles to lift the base of the pile, and shine torches, looking and listening carefully for any sign of life.

Going to an official organised fireworks display is a far safer option for humans and animals.

You can also help hedgehogs by offering food such as meaty cat or dog food, and water, especially in the run up to their hibernation months.

Please #rememberhedgehogs on Bonfire Night. www.britishhedgehogs.or.uk

Fireworks Fear While Bonfire Night is very entertaining for most of us, our pets don’t appreciate it as much.

Re-homing Pets Can you offer a home to any of our featured pets?

Leo - 9 y/o male Domestic long-hair Leo came to the centre as a stray, with a rather interesting and unique story. He had been spending his days sitting in the trolleys at his local Tesco! He became a bit of a local celebrity in his time there! He isn’t too fond of other animals, just people and supermarkets apparently. However he should be okay with older children who will give him space when he wants it. His ideal home is one with outdoor access (not near a busy road). Is this you? Every little helps.... Couldn’t resist!

Leo

Cardyke Farm, Langmuirhead Road, Auchinloch, Glasgow G66 5LD Telephone: 0141 779 3341

The days leading up to fireworks events can be hugely stressful for all pets, but it’s dogs in partiuclar that are often the worse affected.

This is often the time of year that sees the most pets being reported as missing when they’ve scarpered at the louds bangs of fireworks. Vets see a particular increase in pets involved in road traffic accidents after being spooked.

Not all pets are affected by fireworks but it’s always best to take precautions such as: •

make sure that your dog is inside on Bonfire Night with windows and doors securely closed

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try to provide background “white noise” such as the TV, radio, or music in advance of the fireworks starting to try and drown out the sharp bangs

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take your dog for their usual walk before the fireworks display is set to begin and make sure that they are kept on their lead at all times, especially if you’re in any doubt about whether they will bolt or not at the sound of a firework

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ensure that your pet is wearing ID so that if they do run away there is a greater chance of them being returned to you

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also ensure that your dog is microchipped and wearing a collar with a tag - these are both legal requirements

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comfort your pet if they are acting scared - just like us, our pets seek comfort in numbers, so your presence will be reassuring

It is illegal to buy “adult” fireworks if you are under the age of 18 or to set off fireworks between 11pm and 7am, except on bonfire night when the cut off extends to midnight, and New Year’s Eve, Diwali and Chinese New Year, at 1am.

Even with these rules in place, it’s not uncommon for stray fireworks to be heard beyond the cut off time and after organized events have ended, so try to keep your pet inside at night unless you have a fence that they can’t vault over if they get spooked.

Isa - female Gerbil Isa is looking for a new home after she arrived in our care through no fault of her own.

She is a very sweet little gerbil who is well handled. She likes nothing more than constructing new tunnels in her substrate and rolling around in a sand bath.

Isa

Ideally we are looking for Isa to be homed with another female gerbil so she has some company.

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

Bodie - 8+ y/o male Terrier Cross Bodie is an older boy who is like a puppy at heart and loves to keep active. Living with a family who enjoy walking or outdoor activities would really benefit him. He is looking for an owner that has owned dogs before and is around most of the day to let him settle.

Bodie

Bodie can live with other dogs but not with cats. He loves to be out in the garden playing so having a secure garden with a 6ft fence is a must! A home with children over the age of 16 years old is required.

Don’t let Bodie’s age put you off as he will make a wonderful addition and is still full of beans!

Dogs Trust Rehoming Centre, 315 Hamilton Road, Uddingston, Glasgow, G71 7SL. Open: 12noon - 4pm (inc weekends); 12noon- 7.30pm on Tuesdays; closed: Wednesdays

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Arthritis As the colder weather starts to set in many of us may notice our older pets are a little slower and stiffer.

Arthritis is a painful degenerative condition of the joints caused by erosion of the cartilage in the joint leading to chronic pain and reduced mobility. It is very common in our pets, affecting 20% of adult dogs and 50% of cats over 10 years old.

Arthritis is most commonly seen in older animals but is also more common in certain breeds, in cases of previous joint injury and in overweight animals.

Signs of arthritis can include: • Limping • Reduced activity

Birds for Beginners

• Resenting being stroked in certain areas • Sleeping more • Increased grumpiness

Sunday 25th November

• Withdrawing from interaction with owners/other animals

11am – 1.30pm

• Increased clinginess

Learn all about birds in this introduction to wildlife watching. Head out onto the reserve then finish with a hot drink.

• Chewing or licking joints

Booking essential.

Joint supplements are used to aid flexibility, protect remaining cartilage and help reduce inflammation. Anti-inflammatory medications are used to reduce inflammation and pain. Additional pain relief can be provided in cases of severe arthritis using opioid medications.

Cost: Adults: £6; Children: £4.80 (RSPB members: £4.80/£3.80).

Find out more at www.rspb.org.uk/ lochwinnoch. Tel: 01505 842663.

Lochwinnoch Explorer Group Sharks!

Saturday 17th November 10am - 12noon Come and learn all about sharks!

These ape predators that have been about since before dinosaurs! Ages: 5 - 14 (under 8’s accompanied by adults)

Treatment of arthritis is normally with a combination of medication and lifestyle changes.

Control of exercise routine to provide regular, gentle exercise helps prevent joints stiffening up. Hydrotherapy (controlled swimming exercise) is a good option for some patients.

Weight management to maintain an ideal body weight is an important factor in control of arthritis as being overweight increases the strain on joints.

Ensuring your pet keeps warm and dry and has a comfortable bed to sleep on can also help reduce joint pain. Aids such as orthopaedic foam beds, ramps, steps, low sided litter trays, etc can also help your pet keep comfortable.

Complimentary therapies such as physiotherapy and acupuncture can be used in addition to medication and lifestyle changes.

If you think that your pet may be suffering from arthritis give us a call on 01505 800366 for an assessment, there’s a lot we can do to help.

Booking essential.

Scottish Outdoor Access Code

Cost £5 (£3 RSPB Members)

Find out more at www.rspb.org.uk/ lochwinnoch. Tel. 01505 842 663

If you’re a member of the public wanting to enjoy some fresh air in a local park, or a dog walker, hill walker, mountain biker, horse rider or kayaker, there is information for you and much more. https://www.outdooraccess-scotland.scot/

Do you run a local animal charity?

Gary Turnbull Islay – Queen of the Hebrides an illustrated talk Friday 2nd November from 7.30pm at the McMaster Centre, Donaldson Drive, Renfrew PA4 8LX All Welcome

Pet Fostering Service Scotland Pet Fostering Service Scotland provides a short term emergency care service for pet owners who are temporarily unable to care for their pets.

We’re always seeking more foster homes throughout Scotland.

If you’re interested in fostering dogs, cats or small pets, on a short term basis, please drop us an e-mail at volunteering@pfss.org.uk Visit our website for more info at www.pfss.org.uk or find us on Facebook

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Royal British Legion Scotland Bridge of Weir and District Branch

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A time to remember. Our thoughts on the 11th Day of November will be firmly on 100 years from the end of the First World War. A time for reflection and giving thanks to those who have served their country and those who gave the ultimate sacrifice.

The Annual Remembrance day Parade in Bridge of Weir will meet in the Village Car Park at 2.30pm, setting off at 2.45pm and march to the War Memorial for the Service of Remembrance at 3pm. Back to the car park then onto Freeland Church for tea.

Poppy collection tins are located in commercial premises within the Village we urge you to support Poppyscotland who aim to help as many people in the Armed Forces community as possible. They support people of all ages, where difficulties have arisen during time in the Armed Forces or many years Come and join us at Freeland Church later. They help the families of exon Sunday 11th November at 6.55pm Servicemen and women, including a Special Service The Ultimate Sacrifice partners, widows, widowers and joining people all over the UK for the children.

Last Post 100 years on. Bridge of Weir Primary School Choir and Gryffe We are all inspired by those who have Voices will be joining the churches in gone before us so please support the Bridge of Weir for this service. appeal.

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Now the leaves are falling along with the wind and rain and so the drains are being covered, roads and pavements become slippery. We also have the dark evenings so remember to wear bright clothing if out after dark and it is a good idea to carry a torch to be seen by as much as to see with. Cycle tracks can be particularly risky if using them after dark without lights. So be careful out there.

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A few weeks ago while I was distributing some leaflets in Langbank, I was surprised to see water flowing out a gully on Houston Road and into the next gully and away. This was strange as this was the only water on the road as it had not been raining and wondered if there was a burst water pipe somewhere. Naturally I reported this but it was no surprise to find a flood at this point a couple of week later. I will continue to work to fix this.

We are pleased to announce that after a period of years that BoW Hillwalkers are back on the scene.

Similarly in Bridge of Weir, the recent heavy rainfall again caused the sewer manhole to overflow at the side of Amaretto, and probably further up the Glen also. This is not the first time that this sewer has exceeded its capacity and I have raised the matter with both Scottish Water and SEPA and I will follow this up.

Further development in Bridge of Weir will only exacerbate this situation.

Bridge of Weir Hillwalkers reborn Originally founded in 1985 in the Railway tavern, it is appropriate that the walking group was reborn in Amaretto We intend to run walks on two Mondays per month and to get away most months on a Sunday with a peppering of weekends away in the hills up north (and maybe down south as well).

Speeding traffic is a subject that affects all the villages. In Bridge of Weir, I am expecting the 30 limit to be extended beyond St Mary’s Church on the Johnstone Road. In Bishopton, I am requesting traffic calming on the Old Greenock Road at the entrance to the village from Linburn, and also speed restrictions on Greenock road by the primary school. Langbank roundabout on the A8 continues to be a concern.

Please note my surgery details:

The group is well trained and very friendly. In fact our boast is that the social side of things is just as important.

• Langbank Parish Church Hall - 1st Monday of every month (6.30pm)

We are open to all like minded folk regardless of age, in particular. We cover an area from north Ayrshire into Inverclyde and Renfrewshire. There are no subscriptions so why not come and join us on an outing and see what you think.

• Bishopton Community Library - 3rd Monday of every month (6.30pm)

Contact Alison Johnstone on 01505 874989 or Don Smith on 01505 321720 also Don at donwwsmith@gmail.com We have a Facebook page Bridge of Weir Hillwalkers which will give more information.

• Bridge of Weir Cargill Hall - 2nd Monday of every month (6.30pm) I can be contacted by phone on 0300-300-1291 or by email to cllr.james. maclaren@renfrewshire.gov.uk . Check out my Facebook page for more information and articles www.facebook.com/councillormaclaren Working with you and improving our local area. Please feel free to contact me with any of your concerns, and I am happy to meet with you at a mutually convenient time.

Your Ward 11 Councillors ... for Bishopton, Langbank & Bridge of Weir

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Visitors are welcome at these monthly meetings.

BISHOPTON: Primary School: 1st Thurs at 7.30pm | www.bishoptoncouncil.com BRIDGE OF WEIR: 1st Tuesday of the month, Cargill Hall: 7pm | www.bridgeofweir.org February - June & September - December (October AGM). (No meetings July and August) LANGBANK: Church Hall: 2nd Wed at 7.30pm

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Bishopton Christmas Tree Light Switch On Sunday 2nd December Bishopton Community Centre, Gledstane Road, Bishopton.

The Community Centre car park will be closed to allow the ceremony to take place. It is recommended that motorists should leave their cars at home and walk to the Centre. It is likely to be cold and those attending should wrap up appropriately.

Lynne Hutchison, Chair of Bishopton Community Centre Association said, “Bishopton Community Centre Association is delighted once again to be involved in helping to organise this year’s Christmas tree light switch on ceremony.

The lights will be switched on by a local noteworthy person or persons. I am anticipating that we will have a special seasonal guest making an appearance too.” bishopton, langbank & bridge of weir

Guide Dogs Coffee Morning Success The coffee morning for Guide Dogs on Saturday 6th October was a wonderful success. West Renfrewshire Guide Dog Fundraising Team are delighted to say that they raised over £900 on the day.

A huge thank you to all those who helped, attended, baked and supported in any way. A special thanks to Freeland Church.

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Happy Birthday!!! We are delighted to report that come mid November ‘The Bridge’ will celebrate its Seventh birthday.

Your Support – we are well into the Christmas season and, due to strong customer demand, we have increased our stocks of Christmas Goods. Please make sure you visit ‘The Bridge’ for your packs of Christmas cards, individual cards, wrapping paper, Christmas tags and money gift wallets, etc. Our very popular locally produced Calendar for 2019, showcasing Bridge of Weir scenes, is on sale as is a selection of Diaries for the coming year.

Community Centre - please use the expertise provided within The Bridge. The Hear to Help Service takes place on the third Friday afternoon of each month.

Please visit to obtain free hearing aid batteries. The Citizens Advice Bureau has bookable appointments every second Monday and our MSP, Derek Mackay, and MP, Gavin Newlands, each hold monthly surgeries.

Forthcoming Exhibition - for 2 weeks around the 11th November we are to host a WW1 exhibition to mark the centenary of the end of the Great War. Please visit to see the impact men from your village had during this war.

Post Office – Thinking of buying Christmas gifts - why not send a Gift Card. These can be exchanged in many well known stores. Please ask Donald, Anne or Stuart for details. Please remember the overseas posting deadlines!!!

And finally, as we approach our seventh anniversary, a very big ‘Thank You’ to the residents of Bridge of Weir and to our loyal volunteers who all continue to support us.

As Rev. Marshall said on the day the practice of gratitude was definitely seen for guide dogs. bishopton, langbank & bridge of weir

BoW SWI

On Thursday November 1st we will have a speaker from the Scottish Fire Service. This should be an opportunity to find out more about how we can keep our homes and community safe as well as learning about the work of our fire services.

We meet at 7.25pm for 7.30pm at the Pirie Centre in Freeland Church and look forward to welcoming members and guests for what will be an interesting evening.

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The October Scottish Quiz was a fun evening, with Langbank winning, closely followed by the Bridge of Weir team. The questions set by our Quizmaster, Pauline Simpson were challenging, and everyone left with a lot more Scottish knowledge.

Next month we have a cookery demonstration from Drew Alexander, the Butcher in Port Glasgow, this will be in the Church Hall on Thursday 22nd November at 7.30pm. All are welcome and further details are on the Village notice boards.

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Bishopton Community Centre Association and Bishopton Parish Church have once again organised the free Christmas tree light switch on ceremony and community carol singing. The carol singing will be held indoors starting at 6.30pm. The Christmas tree light switch on ceremony will take place outdoors in the Community Centre’s car park, adjacent to the Christmas tree. The carol singers will include children and adults from community organisations. Song sheets will be distributed for everyone else to join in. Refreshments available.

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Girlguiding Bridge of Weir are on the look out for new volunteers who LOVE ADVENTURE, HAVING FUN and CONTRIBUTING TO OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY.

A fun, no-pressure choir singing feelgood songs every Tuesday from 6pm - 7.15pm and Fridays at 2pm - 3.15pm in the Bishopton Community Centre.

Would you like to be an Owl?

Singing for Wellbeing

If you would like more information, please contact Kim, District Commissioner on kimcowling40@ gmail.com

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LANGBANK PARISH CHURCH: Sunday Services 10am with Sunday School, Crèche 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 No. SC015085.

FREELAND CHURCH SPECIAL SERVICE - Come and join us at Freeland Church on Sunday 11th November at 6.55pm a Special Service The Ultimate Sacrifice joining people all over the UK for the Last Post 100 years on. Bridge of Weir Primary School Choir and Gryffe Voices will be joining the churches in Bridge of Weir for this service.

ST MARY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, Johnston Rd, Bridge of Weir, PA11 3EE. St Mary’s Episcopal Church is a small, lively and mature Christian community. We are united by our belief in Jesus, the One in whom God fully revealed Himself and through whom we have life in all it’s fullness. Come and worship with us.

Our main Service is held on Sundays at 10am. A warm welcome awaits you. Contact: Rev. Heller G. 01505 872961 www.heartlandsec.org/BoW ST MACHAR’S RANFURLY CHURCH: Sunday morning service 10.30am.

HOPE HALL: Sun 1.15pm Sunday School, 4.30pm Gospel Service; Mon 6pm Investigators for Kids, 7.30pm Bible Study and Prayer. www.bridgeofweirchurch. co.uk

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Bridge of Weir Tenants & Residents Association The October meeting of the Bridge of Weir Tenants and Residents Association was well attended, and our thanks go to Cllr. James MacLaren, PC Steven Reid, Housing officer Barry Scott and Warden Brian McLaughlin for their attendance.

The police report showed six crimes committed within the village over the past month, at present one has been solved, but this is expected to go up to five once investigation are finished. The crimes were two thefts, two road traffic offences, one bank card fraud and one under the dangerous dogs act. The Renfrewshire Wardens Service are happy to report that their dog fouling campaign in Mimosa Road and Loch Road seems to have been a success. Increased patrols and posters on lampposts, etc. have helped to bring this about.

The Wardens would like to point out that if a vehicle is abandoned on private land it is not the responsibility of the Council to remove it. All our local Councillors are chasing up separate reports of overgrown foliage all around the village. It’s also the time of year when many streetlights are blocked out by overgrown branches, and we would like to remind residents to get trees cut back on their land if they are causing an obstruction to street lighting.

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An issue that came up at the meeting was the exorbitant costs involved with trying to hire the Cargill Hall for events. Local organisations are finding it almost impossible to hold large events in the village and are either having to use facilities in neighbouring villages, or cancel events. TARA will be contacting Renfrewshire Council and Renfrewshire Leisure over the running of this hall.

The next meeting of Bridge of Weir TARA is on Tuesday 20th November at 7.30pm in the Pirie Centre at Freeland Church. This will be the last meeting this year, so if something in the village is bugging you, be it drains, bins, foliage, etc. Why not come along and air your views. All at welcome. bishopton, langbank & bridge of weir

Christmas Lights Switch-On The Annual Christmas Lights SwitchOn event will take place on Monday 3rd December with a Carol Service in Freeland Church at 6.15pm with the Primary School Choir, followed by the Lights Switch-On at Livery Walk at 7pm by the village Gala Queen.

There will be a few changes to the format this year and arrangements are at an advanced stage, these will be posted on the Community Council Facebook page once finalised.

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Christmas Craft Coffee Morning on Saturday 1st December from 10am - 12.30pm St Machars Ranfurly Church Hall, Kilbarchan Road, Bridge of Weir.

Please come along and support this fantastic event!

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Bridge of Weir CC At the Community Councils Annual General Meeting all Office Bearers were unanimously re-elected. The Chairman in his annual reported welcomed five new members to our ranks following the Interim Election in May. The majority of the Community Councils workload this year has been spent on campaigning for better bus services and on planning matters. There has been no solution to the inadequate bus service in Bridge of Weir and we can only hope the Transport Bill currently progressing through the Scottish Parliament will offer a solution.

In Planning we welcomed the Reporters decision to dismiss the appeal’s for both Kilmacolm Road and the Whitelintgate development. We were delighted to hear Renfrewshire Council had finally approved planning permission for the Bull’s Garage site although we still await construction.

The Chairman thanked the Convener of the Project and Fund Raising Committee for overseeing the installation of the exercise equipment at Ranfurly Park.

Guest speaker at the AGM was Karen Anderson Amenities Manager at Renfrewshire Council she spoke about the Councils proposals for new waste collections due to be rolled out in November.

At the Ordinary meeting which followed the AGM Community Police Officers E O’Hanlon and Stephen Reid informed us there had been eight recorded crimes during the previous month, these included theft by house breaking, road traffic offences, and fraud. They also said that there has been a small increase in bogus workmen in other areas; residents should report any suspicious persons or vehicles by calling 101.

Concerns were raised at the meeting on the condition of the finished road resurfacing works at Warlock Road, Main Street at Amaretto’s and the Georgetown Road by Houston, although out with our jurisdiction used by many Bridge of Weir residents. The secretary will write to the roads department asking if the finished works were acceptable to the Council.

Members of the Traffic Calming sub-committee held a site visit with Drew McNab, Transportation Manager at Renfrewshire Council. At this meeting alternatives were discussed and a final list will be sent by the Community Council to Renfrewshire Council for consideration.

Following the review of community level governance, a new model of Local Partnerships was agreed by Renfrewshire Council in September. These Local Partnerships will replace the previous Local Area Committees. Members of Bridge of Weir Community Council were invited to attend a local event to see how they will work and how we become involved.

The next meeting of the Community Council will take place on Tuesday 6th December at 7pm in the Cargill Hall. bishopton, langbank & bridge of weir

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Recently speeding has been a concern for local residents in both Bishopton and Bridge of Weir. In Bishopton, Greenock Road and Kingston Road have been causing particular concern and while this has been raised with the police, I have also requested that council officers look at any other measures which could be used to make these particular streets safer.

In recent months, I have noticed a big drop in the number of complaints I receive about roads. In Bridge of Weir, the recent resurfacing of Kilbarchan Road has greatly improved another route out of the village and in Bishopton while still underway, the previously rescheduled works on Ferry Road couldn’t come soon enough for many people. Further works are still scheduled for Torr Road and Greenock Road in the coming weeks. While there is still work to be done the investment in our roads and work carried out so far this year, is continuing to make a huge difference.

One road that I have received several complaints about is Warlock Road in Bridge of Weir. During the summer, this road was surface dressed as opposed to resurfaced. Surface dressing acts as a way to prolong the life of the road when repairs are needed, however I am aware that the finish seems to have deteriorated quite significantly in a short space of time. I have requested that the overall quality of this job is inspected and proper repairs are carried out.

Last month I really enjoyed taking part in the shortlisting for Renfrewshire Council’s “Name Our Gritters” competition. Local people really got behind the competition, submitting lots of creative Renfrewshire inspired names and it was really great to be involved in something fun and light hearted. The final shortlist was put to the public at the end of October to vote for their favourites. While I certainly wouldn’t want to be biased, wouldn’t it be great to see “Fridge of Weir” or “The Gryffe Gritter” out patrolling our streets to keep them clear this winter!

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BoW Lace Group

Bridge of Weir Lace Group meets fortnightly on Tuesday mornings (10am - 12noon) during the winter months. If you’d like to try lacemaking we can provide materials & tuition.

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This year’s concert will be on Sunday 16th December in St Columba Church at 7.30pm. Our featured composer this Christmas is John Rutter. We will be singing several of his carols including ‘Rejoice and be merry’, ‘All Bells in Paradise’, and an arrangement of ‘O Holy Night’. The programme also includes ‘Totus Tuus’ by Gorecki and ‘Carol of the Bells’ by Barlow Bradford.

We are looking forward to welcoming the Johnstone Brass Band and the Handbell Ringers from Houston Primary School to our concert. Tickets priced £10 will be available from choir members and at the door.

Bishopton Art Group Christmas Art and Craft Fair

Saturday 17th November, between 10am and 3pm Bishopton Community Gledstane Road, Bishopton

Centre,

Bishopton Art Group will host their annual Christmas Art and Crafts Fair.

Local artists and crafts people will offer a variety of products for sale that will make ideal Christmas presents.

The venue has free parking and is a 5-minute walk from Bishopton railway station.

Admission is free. Tea, Coffee and delicious home baking will be available during the event.

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Duchal Nursery Celebrating 50 years

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Saturday 3rd November 10.30am - 12.30pm Duchal Nursery School, Birkmyre Park, Kilmacolm It’s going to be a spooky fun filled morning at Duchal on Saturday 3rd November. There will be witches hats, halloween masks, pumpkins and spooky arts and crafts, some games and halloween fun.

Open to all families with pre school children.

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Crafty Play Café Every Tuesday, Quarriers Village Cafe Booking slots available 10am 12noon; 12noon - 2pm; 2pm - 4pm Cost: Free entry; £2 for kids craft materials (optional) Sick of softplay? Come along to our Quarriers café every Tuesday when the upper section of the café will be transformed into a children’s play and craft area. Relax and have a coffee while your children or grandchildren play!

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Guide Hut to Hire

A great venue with easy access near to the village centre. Refurbished main hall, additional kitchen facilities and outdoor area.

Perfect for children’s parties, weekly classes and one off special occasions.

Anyone wanting to hire the Guide Hut please contact Roz on 07584 359007.

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Duchal Nursery School is celebrating 50 years with an anniversary ball at Mar Hall on 16th March 2019. This will be a wonderful opportunity to celebrate Duchal Nursery School, which was established in 1967 by a group of local parents looking to give their children the best start in life. The nursery has gone from strength to strength over the years providing hundreds of local children an amazing experience of pre school care. We hope that as many parents, ex pupils and friends of Duchal will join us in the celebrations, for tickets and more information email; fiona905reid@btinternet.com

By Linsey Reith, Chef at Three Sisters Bake, Quarriers Village In response to many customers telling us how stressful they find Christmas dinner, we have listed our top tips below!

For those who want to remove the stress entirely, we have created “Just Add Turkey” - we provide the sides, trimmings and handmade condiments, leaving you to prepare the turkey and enjoy the day. For full details see below or -www.threesistersbake.co.uk/ christmas Delegate! We run Christmas dinner somewhat like a business and allocate different courses to different family members.

Reduce your menu. Life (and Christmas Day) is too short to spend it making 20 sides!

Think outside the box. None of us particularly like turkey so we cook exactly what we fancy, whether that be roast lamb or a homemade curry!

Do dessert in advance: We love a meringue bomb - smash meringues, mix with whipped cream and press into a pudding bowl. Freeze, then remove 20 minutes before you want to serve. Slice and serve with raspberry coulis.

Just Add Turkey is priced at £13.95 per person and includes - homemade turkey gravy; pigs in blankets; rosemary roast potatoes; Three Sisters Bake sage and onion stuffing; brussel sprouts with toasted almonds; cranberry sauce; bread sauce; caraway roasted carrots; honey roast parsnips; creamy mash. Email info@threesistersbake.co.uk to reserve your handmade festive feast!

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KURC Annual Charity Night Kilmacolm Unofficial Running Club’s annual charity night was a runaway success! An 80s Disco, held in the Kilmacolm Community Centre, raised a fantastic £1,350 for the FEAT Sepsis Charity. Members and friends, bedecked in florescent lycra, legwarmers, leotards, denim and lace boogied the night away until the wee small hours. A hot buffet, supplied by the KURCers, helped sustain the enthusiastic dancers!

Prizes went to the best dressed and much fun was had by all. Over the past five years KURC have raised over £10,000 for charity - an incredible achievement.

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The School Pipe Band will be busy on the 11th, Remembrance Sunday. Commencing at 6am at the War Memorial, they will play The Retreat March, WHEN THE BATTLE’S O’ER. They will be part of a National mass bagpipe playing at many locations across the UK. This marks the signing of the Armistice of Compiegne at 6am on the 11th November 1918. The wider community is invited to what is a poignant Tribute to all who died and suffered in the terrible 4 years of WW1 including the deaths of 2,000 pipers. I am quite sure that the villagers would not object to this event being held on the Piazza if the decision was made to hold it there.

Pipe Major Gordon Bruce and the band will then at 10am lead the youth organisations parading from Birkmyre Park to the Church for the traditional 10.45am service. The St Columba’s Pipe Band will then at 12.15pm proudly lead the big parade in Port Glasgow. The school pipe band is a credit to the school, the village and Inverclyde.

The village Bonfire and Fireworks is on Saturday 3rd November at Knapps. Doors open 4.30pm and I remind our various volunteers to come along to help steward. It is increasingly becoming more bureaucratic and costly to run so please support a 50 year old village tradition. Enquiries to myself.

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St Stephens and Port Glasgow High Schools prizegivings were splendid affairs. PGHS invites former pupils to tell of their experiences workwise following school. This year there was a PE Teacher, a top Cop and an MSP. All interesting careers and examples of what can be achieved with hard work and application. KPS parents held their October meeting at the Campus and were given a tour by Stuart Clark the Head of PGHS.

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September Meeting of the Kilmacolm Community Council A special welcome was extended to Frances Fulton who was attending her first meeting in her newly appointed Co-opted Member role.

PC Jamieson reported that in the month of September 2018 a total of seven crimes in the Kilmacolm and Quarriers Village area had been recorded. Included in these crimes was the theft of lead from the Cargill Centre doctors’ surgery roof.

Gladman have appealed the Council decision to refuse their housing application at Knapps and North Dennistoun. It will be considered by written submissions by a Reporter appointed by Scottish Ministers.

Our new Local Development Plan will be submitted to Scottish Ministers on the 18th November. At this stage areas of disagreement will be resolved again by a reporter. The major Local disagreements will be the suggestions for housing sites at Planetreeyetts, West of Quarry Drive , Knapps and North Dennistoun (under appeal) and Carsemeadow in Quarriers. The plan will be adopted in August 2019.

I am afraid the no1 bus service has stopped serving the stops at Quarry Drive and Finlaystone Road. This is a great inconvenience to many older people and I am personally disappointed that a minority parking carelessly caused the buses to be withdrawn from these stops. The service continues to be subsidised by SPT and runs through Quarriers Village.

The grass seed at Birkmyre Park is growing and the drainage is looking good. Some domestic tidying is needed beside the putting green but this will be done. I have received complaints about dog poo on the Park. Again a minority but I have had a case of a Port Glasgow youngster being temporarily blinded by the disease caused by dog faeces. Playing at Parklea does not seem to have affected the Rugby club as they are through to the final of the West Bowl Cup competition where they will play Glasgow University Medics on the 8th December. (I suggested to the Club President, JP McCarroll, that he delays the date by a week until half the students will be off home and unavailable to play!)

The climbing frame at the Children’s Play Area in the Park has eventually been fixed. The Police are monitoring cars with loud exhausts following complaints from elderly residents in the village centre.

Last month there were 7 reported crimes for minor offences.

In the written replies to the concerns passed onto Riverside Inverclyde it was explained that the Kilmacolm Horticultural Society would be involved with the contractor in the improvements to the planting and in the ongoing maintenance of the ‘Village Cross garden’. The plans for cleaning up the memorial water fountain and its ‘relettering’ were yet to be agreed.

My surgeries are 12th November 5.30pm - 6.30pm at St Mary’s Episcopal Port Glasgow and 24th November 10am - 11am Cargill Centre Kilmacolm. I can be contacted on david.wilson@inverclyde.gov. uk 01475 741969, 712727 and 07766 992294.

Unfortunately for those using the No1 Bus service a decision had been made to decommission the No1 bus stops at Quarry Drive and Finlaystone and to have the terminus for the service at the Wateryetts roundabout. The reason for the change was because the number of cars irresponsibly parked on the roads leading to those stops means the buses cannot safely negotiate these roads.

Don’t miss Sleeping Beauty, which Kilmacolm Dramatic Society is performing in the Kidston Hall this November. The panto is directed by Mandy Robinson.

Concerns were raised about the slow progress of the redevelopment of the former Kilmacolm Institute site and the impact this was having on the village. The Chair would write to the developer expressing these concerns and requesting details of the plans and timescales to complete the development.

KDS is delighted that the cast includes several children. Benjamin Ross (who made his KDS debut in A Christmas Carol), his brother Elijah and Patrick McAlindon will all appear on stage, as will children from Terry Ferguson’s dance school. There’s even a special guest appearance from ‘Andy the Highlander’, otherwise known as Andy McAlindon.

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Boogie on in Kilmacolm!

‘Boogie Effect with Jen’ is a new dance class which has started in Kilmacolm. It is a unique and fun fitness/dance class, bringing together the heart pumping fun of ‘boogie’ with the strength and conditioning ‘effects’ of dance technique to create long, lean, strong and healthy bodies that aren’t just the privilege of the pros! Start your Saturday with a boogie in Kilmacolm Guide Hut, Woodrow Avenue, 9.10am - 10am.

For more information call Jennifer Lang on 07709 340675 or visit www.fitsteps.co.uk and www.boogieeffect.com

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KDS presents Sleeping Beauty John Gilchrist once again dons the Dame’s wigs and wonderfully wacky outfits and is joined by a large cast of enthusiastic KDS members. Megan Smith is a delightful Sleeping Beauty, wooed by Kevin Curran as the Prince. Also taking part are Paul Donnachie, Anne Crawley, Julie Gibb, Jude Kent, Claire Fraser, Russell Craig, Ruth Quigley, Caroline Money, Jennifer Craig and Val Crookston.

Our indispensible backstage crew are busily beavering away on brilliant costumes, sound, lighting, props, make-up and stage sets for our latest panto. It promises to be a real treat for all the family, so make sure you don’t miss it. Why not put it in your diary now?

There are three evening performances - at 7.30pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday 22nd, 23rd and 24th November - and there’s also a matinee at 2.30pm on the Saturday. Doors open 30 minutes before each performance. Tickets cost £12 for adults and £8 for children available from the Cross Café in Kilmacolm, from the KDS website - kilmacolmdramaticsociety.co.uk - or from Rosie Thirde on 01505 873088 or on the door.

As always there’ll be lots of prizes to win in the raffles, which help to raise much needed funds for the Society – putting on live theatre is very expensive!

We look forward to seeing you there – oh, yes we do!

KDS Scottish Themed Quiz Night Sunday 30th November, St Andrew's Day, at Strathgryffe Tennis Squash & Fitness Club, Houston Full details and tickets can be obtained by contacting John Gilchrist by email: gilchy57@gmail.com or phone: 01475 540392.

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Chrismtas Fayre & Coffee Morning Kilmacolm Friends of Ardgowan Hospice Saturday 10th November, Kidston Hall, 10am - 12noon.

Any donations of baking or preserves will be gratefully received on Friday 9th November between 2pm - 4pm at the Kidston Hall. kilmacolm & quarriers

St Fillans Choir Concert By Voskresenije Russian Choir on Sunday 18th November at 7.30pm in St Fillan’s Church, Moss Road Killmacolm.

The Community Children’s Choir ‘Angel Voices/Voices+’ are having a Recital Concert on Saturday 27th October in St Fillan’s Church Hall at 7pm – This time our professional musician team who lead the choir are giving a performance too!

Treatments at Sole Solution

Podiatry – Our most popular treatment. Podiatry is a branch of medicine dedicated to the treatment of the foot and lower limb. We have 3 University qualified and Health Care professionals registered Podiatrists at Sole Solution who will provide in-depth foot assessment followed by the appropriate treatment such as removal of hard skin, corns and nail care within our relaxed clinic environment. Leaving you pain free and smiling!

Biomechanics – If you suffer foot pain that is mechanical our Podiatrists will carry out a full gait analysis and assessment of the structure and function of your foot and lower limb to diagnosis any anomalies causing pain/discomfort/ injury. We can then treat most conditions will corrective insoles/orthotics and exercises. For symptom relief we also offer mobilisation and acupuncture.

Mobilisation – As Podiatrists we are fully trained in foot and lower limb mobilisation. Different to manipulation in that we gently and painlessly aim to restore joint mobility and flexibility with passive movement on the deep tissues of the foot. This technique with corrective exercises will stretch, strengthen and stabilise your feet allowing them to function better.

Acupuncture – A treatment derived from ancient Chinese medicine which is used to manage musculoskeletal conditions affecting our bodies. It is used in the treatment of joint and muscle pain where needles are inserted into specific places on the foot, ankle or lower leg, which practitioners call ‘acupuncture points’. A course of 2-4 treatments is normally recommended to receive the full therapeutic advantage.

Warm wax therapy – This treatment can be added to your Podiatry treatment for a luxury experience. Warm wax is applied to your feet from single use sterile pods to the areas requiring intense hydration. The wax rejuvenates the skin and reduces localised inflammation helping with any pain you are suffering.

On the Programme will be songs by the children, recital pieces from Archie Morris on Flute and Piano and solo singing by Helen Knight. The Junior and Senior Choir will be making their contribution of songs from their repertoire. Tickets £5 including refreshments (pay at door). Contact: Maureen Russell 07905-950028 or email: maureenmrussell@hotmail.com Laura

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There is a welcome return visit of the celebrated ‘Resurrection’ Choir Ensemble (‘Voskresenije’ in Russian) from St Petersburg. Conductor Jurij Maruk, has brought together a superb choir has eight professional male and female vocalists.

The repertoire includes sacred music, ballads and traditional Russian folk songs.

Tickets £10 (Pay at Door) Refreshments of wine, soft drinks & savouries. Contact: Maureen Russell: mob. 07905 950028; email: maureenmrussell@hotmail.com

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Kilmacolm Books for Sale Deborah Winters would like to thank villagers who have purchased her books Village Memories and its sequel, Tales of Kilmacolm - memories of the village in the 20th century. The sales of which have raised over £600, which she is donating to two charities. There are still a few copies left! The books are on sale at The Cross Café, Kilmacolm Newsagent and Kilmacolm Post Office, priced £7 each; perhaps suitable for a small Christmas gift, or for friends or family who no longer live locally.

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Grace Church Kilmacolm Ladies Fellowship November meetings, alternate Tuesdays at 2.15pm in the Guide Hut, Woodrow Avenue, Kilmacolm. Tuesday 6th November Margaret Linnie, “Why Nursing?”

Tuesday 20th November Helen P & Barbara H, “Singing Together” All ladies welcome.

Churches in Kilmacolm & Quarriers ... __________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________ KILMACOLM OLD KIRK: Church of Scotland (Charity no. SC009291). www.kilmacolmoldkirk.org.uk. Minister Rev. Dr. Peter McEnhill (01505 873174).

Church services resumed in the Old Kirk on 21st October. Morning services begin at 11am except for November 11th, Remembrance Sunday when it begins at 10.45am. All Welcome. Tea/coffee served after service. Night Kirk, a reflective service will be held on Sunday 4th November at 6pm. Songs of Praise will be held on Sunday 25th November at 7pm. Solas Bereavement Group is held in Kidston Hall on the 2nd Thursday each month at 2pm.

Outlook on the 1st & 3rd Thursdays at 2pm.

ST COLUMBA CHURCH OF SCOTLAND: (Charity no. SC007992) Morning Worship Sundays at 11am. All welcome. Coffee/tea served in the hall after the service.

GRACE CHURCH KILMACOLM: in association with Downavale Free Church of Scotland (Charity No: SCO38274) - Sunday Service at 10.30am in Kilmacolm Guide Hut, Woodrow Avenue, PA13 4QF - all welcome.

ST COLM’S CATHOLIC CHURCH, Smithy Brae Kilmacolm. Rev. Vincent Byrne. Family mass Sundays 10am with children’s liturgy, followed by tea and coffee. Eucharistic service Thursdays 11am. Rosary Tuesdays 6.30pm. Prayer group meets Thursdays 7.30pm. Further information and contact details www.stcolmsparish.co.uk.

All welcome.

BUDDHIST MEETINGS: Buddhism of Nichiren Daishonin. Phone Margaret on 01505 871343.

ST FILLAN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, Moss Road, Kilmacolm, PA13 4DL. Services on Sunday at 11.30am. Wednesday: 10.30am Holy Communion. On the last Sunday of the month at 11.30am we welcome families to come and join us for our monthly Family Service. We are united by our belief in Jesus, who sustains and encourages us in all the ups and downs of life. Everyone is welcome to join us! www.heartlandsec.org/KLM/index.html Contacts: Revd. Heller G.P 01505 872961 / Maureen Russell (Pastoral Assistant) 01505 872905.

MOUNT ZION CHURCH: Rev. Andy Lunn BSc, (01475 791282) Mount Zion Church, Law View Road, Quarriers Village, PA11 3FD. Sunday Worship: 10.30am, Bible Study and Prayer Meetings: Wednesday at 7pm and Friday at 10 am. Please come and invite others: all welcome!

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Old Kirk News After 16 weeks of remedial work, the Old Kirk reopened for worship on October 21st. We were made very welcome by St Columba’s minister and congregation during this time and enjoyed sharing services. Mr Ronnie McDermid gave a short speech on behalf of the Old Kirk, thanking St Columba’s for their hospitality. We were given a great send off by St Columba’s, including a song entitled I’m Going Home set to Dvorak New World Symphony.

A St Andrews Night, proposed for November 30th will not be held. There will be a Christmas Fair on 8th December and a Burns Supper on February 15th 2019.

Outlook ‘OUTLOOK’ Kilmacolm, is a social community group, formulated for friendship and fellowship. It is led by the Community Issues team of Kilmacolm Old Kirk. The group meets in Kidston Hall on 1st and 3rd Thursdays monthly, 2pm - 4pm. Everyone is most welcome.

The varied programme includes invited Speakers, followed by items of community issues for discussion, then afternoon tea is served by our dedicated OUTLOOK team. Tea money is donated monthly to a chosen charity.

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Green Waste collections suspended The garden waste collection service in Kilmacolm & Quarriers will be temporarily suspended for the winter months from Friday 16th November. For the final garden waste collections of 2018, please place your brown bin beside your blue bin by 7am on your regular recycling collection day during week commencing 5th November OR week commencing 12th November. There will be no changes to other bin collections.

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Proposals To Build Houses At Knapp’s Loch and North Denniston in the greenbelt around Kilmacolm Local-residents will be aware that the Gladman Group has proposed building a new housing development on land at Knapp’s Loch and North Denniston on the outskirts of Kilmacolm. A campaign orchestrated by the Kilmacolm Civic Trust and the Kilmacolm Residents Association gave evidence objecting to the application at the Inverclyde Council pre-determination hearing at which Inverclyde Council REFUSED the application unanimously. Kilmacolm Community Council also gave evidence. Gladman have now appealed the Inverclyde Council decision to the Scottish Government which means an independent Reporter will review the application and will visit the sites at some point in the future.

If local-residents wish to protect the Greenbelt around Kilmacolm, it is important that their views are heard. Any individual who submitted an objection to the Gladman application should have been informed by Inverclyde Council of the appeal process and been invited to comment to the Reporter by 23rd October.

The Kilmacolm Civic Trust has submitted a written statement of evidence, prepared by professional planning consultants, to the Reporter’s office and will keep local-residents informed of any developments. We will alert everyone to the date of the Reporter’s visit once known. No questions or commentary may be directed at the Reporter during that visit, but the Kilmacolm Civic Trust intends to ensure that there is a large turnout on the proposed sites, so that the scale of objection may be evident. Further updates will be placed on our website at www.kilmacolmcivictrust.org under “News”.

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Saturday 8th - Lower Kilmacolm Monday 9th - Upper Kilmacolm - Churchhill Rd, Myreton Ave, Belmont Rd, Beauly Cres, Belmont Rd, Churchhill Rd, Cargill Ave, Rannoch Rd, Myreton Ave, Kenmore Rd, Cargill Ave, Churchhill Rd, Lochwinnoch Rd, Whitelea Rd, Whitelea Cres, Whitelea Ave, Whitelea Rd, Victoria Gdns, Nursery Lane, Nursery Grove, Castlehill Rd, Broomknowe Rd, Whitelea Rd, Carruth Dr, Castlehill Rd, Lochwinnoch Rd, Knockbuckle Rd, Knockbuckle Lane, Millburn Dr, Florence Dr

Garden waste can still be recycled at Pottery Street and Kirn Drive Recycling Centres between 8am and 6pm. There will be no changes to your other bin collection arrangements. Brown bin collections are due to resume in Spring 2019. For more details contact the Recycling Helpline on 01475 715901 or visit Inverclyde Council’s website www.inverclyde.gov.uk kilmacolm & quarriers

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St Columba’s School Christmas Fayre

Saturday 8th December, 2pm - 5pm Fun for all the Family Crafts, Gifts & Christmas Baking Santa’s Grotto • Real Christmas Trees Performances by our Junior Choir Christmas Films Games & Surprises Free Entry Please use the Gryffe Road entrance St Columba’s Senior School, Kilmacolm Tel.: 01505 872238

Please note that if bad weather causes cancellation of any night due to a shortage of volunteers these nights will not be rescheduled.

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Kilmacolm Christmas Card “ Winter - Auchenbothie Farm with Aged Yew Tree, - Kilmacolm “.

From an original oil painting by the impressionist James A Wood Kilmacolm.

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Kilmacolm Surgeries Every 4th Monday PC Jamieson, the local neighbourhood officer, will hold a surgery in the Community Centre between 10.30 11.30am. Please pop in and see him if you want to share any concerns or need advice.

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Elderslie Community Council Elderslie Community Council have been busy this month with the installation of 4 railing planters near Stoddard Square on the Main Road. We had a very well attended Quiz night on the 29th September where we raised just over £800 to go towards the play park fund. We have been very lucky in securing another grant from Renfrewshire Council to install a defibrillator in the village, we are very hopeful that we will have this installed by the end of the year.

We would really appreciate your support once again in making our wee village the best that it can be and having a bit of fun along the way. We know that we need community engagement to make a difference in the village so if you can come along we’re sure you’ll have a great evening. Come and join us at Elderslie Wallace Bowling Club on Friday the 2nd November 7pm for a fun filled night of Disco fever! We will be holding a raffle during the evening and hope to raise lots of money towards the park.

We have updated the website where you can see all of our meetings, events and what we are all about and it now has the information for our disco night at www.elderslie.org.uk. It is a work in progress but we are very pleased with how it has come out so far and we’re looking forward to developing it further with the communities’ involvement.’ kilbarchan - howwood - lochwinnoch - elderslie

Christmas Fayre & Lights Switch on Thanks to being granted funds from the Local Area Committee, Elderslie Community Council are in the process of buying new lights for the Village!

Come and join Santa and the ECC ladies in the Village Hall from 2pm on Saturday 24th November. There will be the usual array of stalls and entertainment culminating in the raffle at 5pm then outside for carols and the light switch-on at 6pm to round off the day.

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Scott Gibson Comedy Tour Comes to Lochwinnoch “Anywhere But Here” Friday 30th November 7.30pm McKillop Hall Tickets: £10 (£8 concession)

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Calder Church Christmas Fayre

Calder Church Christmas Fayre will be held in the McKillop Hall, Lochwinnoch on Saturday 17th November from 10am - 12noon.

Stalls include:- Christmas Stall (cards, wrap & gifts), Home baking, Jewellery & accessories, Books, DVDs & CDs, Toys, Bottle stall (non alcoholic), Brica-Brac, Lucky dip and lots more.....

Adults £2 Children FREE includes tea, coffee, juice & Christmas goodies.

All welcome!

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The Lochwinnoch Art Group The Lochwinnoch Art Group had a most enjoyable workshop at the last meeting, Ayrshire artist Gillian Park took the group through a fantastic demo in finger painting in oils, our thanks to Gillian for another great day.

Award-winning comedian Scott Gibson is back on the road with his eagerly anticipated third solo tour

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Our plans to make the park between Lomond Gardens and Queens Road into an accessible park for all are still very much part of our focus. We have applied for grants through many different funding sources and we continue to fund-raise ourselves. Our next one is going to be an 80’s Disco hosted by our lovely friends at Elderslie Wallace Bowling Club once again. The event is on the 2nd November and will start at 7pm, tickets are £5 per person. We’re hoping people will come along in fancy dress but it is by no means compulsory!

Delivered in his breathlessly inimitable style, Photo by Steve Ullathorne Gibson takes you on an epic odyssey that charts the bullheaded adventures and choppy waters of youth. A reflective and blisteringly funny treatise on the escapism and hedonism that travel promises, this is a story about friendship, love, pool parties, travel insurance, pushing your limits, plunging headfirst into the deep and the Greek third-choice goalie.

In recent years, Scott has successfully established himself as one of the best Scottish comedians of his generation, a title that was cemented when he received the Edinburgh Comedy Awards’ Best Newcomer trophy at the 2016 Fringe. He is also known as resident MC for BBC Introduces in Scotland, as host of The Hashtag Show, and for supporting some of the biggest names in comedy on their national tours, from Des Clarke and Daniel Sloss, to Kevin Bridges and Frankie Boyle, who describes Scott as a “natural, gifted, and unapologetic storyteller”.

Scott and comedian Richard Gadd made history at the 2016 Edinburgh Comedy Awards when they became the first Scottish winners to scoop both of the main prizes – Best Newcomer and Best Show – in the same year.  "A big, bold, belter… riotously funny… his storytelling skills are undoubtedly degree-level standard” - The Herald 

"Irvine Welsh meets Billy Connolly” - Evening Standard

 "You need to remember his name because he’s going to be big… an absolute pick of the Fringe” - The Mirror Tickets for sale “Now and Then” the “Junction café” Lochwinnoch On line /www.ents24.com/uk/tourdates/scott-gibson Or call 07868 752814

Churches in Kilbarchan, Howwood, Lochwinnoch & Elderslie ... __________________________________________________________________________________________________ KILBARCHAN PARISH CHURCH: Services continue throughout November at 11am each Sunday, with Junior Church and the crèche meeting in the hall from 10.45am. On Sunday 4th, filled Shoeboxes for the Blythswood 25th anniversary appeal will be dedicated and dispatched to the warehouse in Hillington.

On Sunday 11th, there will be a short service at 10am at the Cenotaph with the organisations, followed by a parade to the church, where the service of Remembrance is at 10.45am, with 2 minutes silence at 11am. Both services will be conducted by Rev Stephen Smith. The Midweek Fellowship is on Wednesday at 10.30am for coffee, followed by a short service, in the small hall. All welcome to all services.

HOWWOOD PARISH CHURCH: Minister Rev May Bell. Sunday Service and Sunday School. 10am each Sunday. Prayer meeting held at 3 Bowfield Way, Howwood, 7.30pm on Tuesdays.

LOCHWINNOCH PARISH CHURCH: Mary Jane Bird. Sunday 11am: Morning Worship and Sunday School. All welcome.

CALDER UNITED FREE CHURCH: (Church Street, Lochwinnoch) Sunday: 11am Morning worship with Sunday School and Crèche. 6.30pm Evening Fellowship group, 7.30pm ABC’s Teen group. Wed 6.30pm - 7.30pm.

SPIRITUALIST CHURCH, Lochlip Rd. All services commence 7.30pm.

ELDERSLIE KIRK: Sunday service every week at 11am. Minister - Rev. Robin Allison. All welcome. Weekly meetings:- Monday Club every week from 12noon - 2.30pm. Light lunch and a varied activity programme. Midweek Fellowship will meet every Wed from 10.30am for Tea/Coffee followed by a short Service of Worship at 11am.

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Lochwinnoch SWI

The November meeting of Lochwinnoch SWI is on Wednesday 21st in the McKillop Hall at 7.30pm.

Valerie Reilly is coming to talk to us and her subject is “Just a Bucket and Spade”. So, it is time for a bit of nostalgia as she describes holidays in the past.

Please remember to bring your cup for tea/ coffee.

We look forward to meeting members and friends to what should be an interesting evening.

For further info contact Elma Richmond tel: 843193 or richmond32@tiscali. co.uk

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Lochwinnoch Community Garden Making Bird Boxes 25th November We are encouraging people in the village to help nature in our gardens. Come along and make a bird box for your garden or the village.

Meet at the Community Garden behind the Parish Church at 2pm tea and coffee too!

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Help Morag and Liz reach 500 (we are at 468!) people through Heart Start to save a life!

In light of the tragic fatality recently on the A737 between Lochwinnoch and Howwood I have written to the Transport Minister at Holyrood calling for the immediate installation of speed cameras in and around the notorious Howwood junction, as we can see the difference on driver behaviour this has had on other road blackspots such as the A9. Holyrood has to act and upgrade the A737 urgently. I have also invited the Transport Minister to the A737 in person to meet local Cllrs to see the challenges of the road for himself.

I am extremely angry that the SPT has decided to cut the McGills 307 Johnstone Train Station to Lochwinnoch service midweek as far as the 11.21pm late bus is concerned, and as promised I lodged a motion at the last full council meeting on 27th September calling on the SPT to do its duty by Lochwinnoch and reinstate the bus. I am delighted to say that my motion was passed unanimously and received all party support. The fight will continue as far as I am concerned.

At the last Leadership Board I extensively questioned the Council Leader with regard to the remit of the new, much welcome, Village Improvement Fund which has a budget of £370k. I received confirmation that it is possible for groups to use VIF monies to try and level more funding to improve village buildings and halls. Accordingly I have been working to get Kilbarchan Community Council to liaise with Council officers about what options may be available, for example from Historic Environment Scotland, especially regarding the upgrade of the much loved Steeple Hall.

My advice surgery in Kilbarchan is on the 2nd Wednesday of the month in the Steeple Hall at 7.30pm, and my advice surgery in Howwood is on the 4th Wednesday of the month in Howwood Village Hall at 6.30pm, then at Lochwinnoch also on the 4th Wednesday of the month in the McKillop at 7.30pm, excluding July and Christmas. But I am also always available to constituents who can call me on 07534 148224, tweet me on CllrAndy4Ward8, facebook me on Independent Voice/Ward9JohnstoneAndVillages, or e-mail me at cllr.andy.doig@ renfrewshire.gov.uk kilbarchan - howwood - lochwinnoch - elderslie

Howwood Parish Church Community Coffee Shop Community Coffee Shop First Friday monthly Howwood Parish Church: 10am - 12noon “In the community, for the community”

Adults £2 Children free.

All welcome.

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Pre-Christmas Craft Fair Saturday 10th November 12noon – 3pm McKillop Hall, Lochwinnoch Free entry and free tea and coffee Come and do some early Christmas shopping. Lots on offer: knitting, pottery, jewellery, handmade felt, crystal and much more! kilbarchan - howwood - lochwinnoch - elderslie

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November – Tuesday 20th: Whist Drive – Catered by Mrs J Burns.

Morag and Liz beside the AED in Lochwinnoch

Would you know what to do in an Emergency?

Everyone welcome! ♥ Every week in Scotland, 70 people suffer cardiac arrest. ♥ More than 3500 people per year in Scotland are treated by the Ambulance Service following a cardiac arrest. ♥ Only one in 20 people will survive. ♥ Without resuscitation, cardiac arrest is always fatal ♥ But, performing CPR could double that person’s chance of survival Heartstart courses are free of charge and it only takes two hours to learn the skills which may someday save a life: ♥ Recovery position ♥ CPR and using an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) ♥ Heart Attack ♥ Choking ♥ Serious bleeding To learn the simple skills that save lives, contact Morag Thow on 07868 752814 to book onto one of our courses: Wednesday 28th November 7pm - 9pm

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Kilbarchan Messy Church Our next M e s s y Church is on Saturday 10th November from 4pm to 6pm in the Church halls. Please note this is a week earlier than usual. Come along and join in the crafts and games and finish by all of us sitting down to eat together. Everyone is welcome, so just remember to bring an adult along with you.

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There are 3 meetings in November, firstly the latest Murder/Mystery play, then the national Telephone Quiz and finally a book review of All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr, set during the 2nd world war featuring a young blind French girl and a German orphaned boy. If you’d like to find out more about NWR and the Kilbarchan group, please contact the website: www.nwr.org.

Your Ward 9 Councillors ... for Kilbarchan, Howwood, Lochwinnoch & Elderlsie

Andy Doig, Derek Bibby, Bill Binks, Emma Rodden | Advice Surgeries: http://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/councillors ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Community Council ...

Visitors are welcome at these monthly meetings.

Community Halls to Let ...

Howwood: Village Hall: 2nd Tues at 7.30pm. | www.howwood.com/community-council.php Kilbarchan, Guide Centre. Tel: 702758.

Kilbarchan: Steeple Hall: monthly at 7.30pm. | www.kilbarchan.info/community_council.html Kilbarchan, Old Library Centre. Tel: 706070 Lochwinnoch: Bowling Club: 1st Tues at 7.30pm

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Lochwinnoch Dementia Friendly News Lochwinnoch Dementia Friendly Village Tea Dance - Friday 5th October We had a fantastic turn out at the tea dance at Lochwinnoch Golf club. There was great dancing and singing to ‘Music Box’. The Lochwinnoch Primary School captains joined in with enthusiasm. Following the fantastic afternoon tea the captains entertained the audience with a selection of poetry, dancing, clarinet playing and magic!!

A huge thank you to the Golf club, Carol and the catering team for the wonderful tea, the keep fit group, dementia friends and the primary captains for all the help with the raffle and clearing up. Lastly, thanks to Councillor Andy Doig and MSP Tom Arthur who came to support the dance.

Dementia Friendly Training Tuesday - 16th October

Christmas Tea Dance Friday - 7th December Lochwinnoch Golf Club

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We’ll help you to stay in your community and live under your own roof, surrounded by your own things continuing to live by your own rules. Our home care services span home help, companionship, personal care and specialist dementia care.

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Note at earlier time of 1pm (Transport from the cross at 12.45pm). Dance and sing to ‘Music box’! Call 07868 752814 for more information. kilbarchan - howwood - lochwinnoch - elderslie

The Annual Fall Ball Charity Ceilidh in McKillop Hall Lochwinnoch Saturday November 8pm - 12am

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Featuring Alastair McCulloch the Coila Band has developed into one of the leading traditional groups in Scotland and is in constant demand at home and abroad. From performances at international music festivals such as Celtic Connections and The Shetland Folk Festival to Hollywood film premières.

Proceeds to Johnstone and Gryffe School Students World Challenge and Lochwinnoch Primary PTA. Bar, Buffet & Raffle. Entry by ticket only £8.50 per person, tickets available @ Now and Then and Café Cucina Minucci at the Junction.

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Early Bird Christmas Craft and Gift Fayre Sunday 25th November 1pm - 4pm, Kilbarchan Guide Centre Over 20 stalls filled with gorgeous gifts for all the family. We welcome back some of our favourites including Threepwood Fayre, All things nice and Braw Bricht Jewellery to name a few. We are excited to introduce new crafters Thread Bear Inc, Bumble Buttonz and Shirley’s vintage teacup candles and xmas decos........ A must see!!

Come along and bring a friend to browse our stalls and have a chat over a cup of tea or coffee. Can’t wait to see you there!

Entry £2/ u12 go free.

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West Renfrewshire Guide Dog Fundraising Team West Renfrewshire Guide Dog Fundraising Team would like to thank all those who participated in the pub quizes on the 10th and 11th October. A special thank you to Fraser and the staff at The Trust and Habbies.

The collection boxes will remain in the local businesses over the next few weeks.

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A good turnout of over 20 attended the training in the Calder Church by Gerry McCoy and Carolyn Irvine from Alzheimer Scotland. There will be more training in the New Year watch this space!!

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We are hoping to continue the appeal to raise £5,000 and name a guide dog puppy ‘Habbie’ over the next year. For any ‘Habbie’ donations please visit: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/kilbarchancommunitypuphabbie If anyone would like to help us at future events, please call Anne 01505 705602. kilbarchan - howwood - lochwinnoch - elderslie

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Meets fortnightly on a Tuesday from 7pm to 9pm at Knit Knax, 37 High Street Johnstone, also weekly Thursday from 2pm to 4pm.

Contact: Pamela 07743 156738 or email bknitting@hotmail.co.uk.

Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month at 7.30pm in Howwood Village Hall. Please feel free to come along - all welcome.

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Despite mounting public concern regarding plans by Renfrewshire Council to reduce grey bin collections to 3weekly, this and other changes are due to be implemented later this month. Questions have also been asked regarding the advisability of introducing changes at the beginning of winter when the weather is at its most problematic, and in the lead up to Christmas when household waste is at its most prolific.

Applications for grants from community groups to the village investment and green space play park funds are now open. I have circulated the relevant guidance and criteria to Kilbarchan, Howwood and Lochwinnoch community councils, and it can also be found on Renfrewshire Councils website.

The issue of funding to Renfrewshire Citizens Advice Bureau was the subject of a recent report to the Councils Leadership Board. Although a funding package was agreed that will enable the Bureau to continue in the short term, uncertainty remains in regard to its long term future, and its ability to respond to increased business, predicted as a result of the roll out of universal credit.

At the same meeting a report was tabled outlining the continued investment in Paisleys cultural monuments and heritage sites. I was concerned that monuments elsewhere in Renfrewshire were not part of the recommendations, and I moved an amendment, which was accepted, that a further report be brought to the December board with details of proposals for Johnstone town and the villages, which should include Kilbarchan Steeple and the Steeple Hall.

The ATM machine in Lochwinnoch has recently been out of action for several weeks which coincided with the breakdown of the mobile bank, meaning that many villagers who do not use internet banking had to travel to Johnstone. This is unacceptable and shows the folly of the decision by RBS to close the bank. Lochwinnoch Community Council is to invite a representative of the bank to a future meeting to discuss how to avoid a repetition.

At the time of writing I have received assurances that following the recent walkabout in Howwood,repairs to potholes in Station Avenue, Hillfoot Drive and Midton Road would be completed by the beginning of November.

My surgeries are on the first Saturday of every month except January and July at 9am in the McKillop institute, at 10am in Howwood Village Hall, 11am in the Steeple Hall Kilbarchan and 12.30pm in Johnstone Town Hall. Meantime please contact me anytime at cllr.derek.bibby@renfrewshire.gov.uk or phone 0300 300 1274 or 07534 156007. kilbarchan - howwood - lochwinnoch - elderslie

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It's A Wonderful Life Kilbarchan Parish Church Drama Group is pleased to present “It’s a Wonderful Life”, a live radio stage play by Joe Landry, produced by special arrangement with Playscripts Inc, original Music and Musical Arrangements by Kevin Connors. This takes place on Thursday - Saturday 22nd - 24th November at 7.30pm in the church hall off Steeple Square. Tickets, £9, school-age £5, are now available by phoning the hotline 704048 and from Bobbins Coffee shop. The production is a play based on the well-known and much-loved film with James Stewart. kilbarchan - howwood - lochwinnoch - elderslie

Christmas Fayre

At Kilbarchan Parish Church on Saturday 1st December from 10am - 12noon in the halls, when there will be a large variety of gift stalls and the opportunity for children to have their photo taken with Santa. Entrance is £3, which includes coffee, mince pies and shortbread. kilbarchan - howwood - lochwinnoch - elderslie

Kilbarchan Parish Tots Club Continues to meet on Mondays from 9.15am - 11.30am. There will be NO club on Monday 19th November to accommodate the Drama group’s production.

SANTA SLEIGH 2018 - HOUSTON/BROOKFIELD Sunday 2nd - South Mound, Glenartney, St Fillans Dr, Manse Cres, Hargart Rd, Speirs Rd, Glebe Gdns, Four Windings, South St, North St, Fleming Rd, Burnlea Cres, Houstonfield Quad, Houstonfield Rd, Kirk Rd, Kilmacolm Rd, Fields Lane, Cricketfield Lane, Old School House Lane, Barochan Rd Monday 3rd - Crosslee Pk, Dunnet Dr, Whirlie Rd, Back o'Hill, Strawberry Fields, Whirlie Dr, Pine Gro, Mill Brae, Crosslee Gdns, Brierie Hills Cres, Brierie Hills Rd, Brierie Lane, Brierie Gdns, Goldenlee View, Brierie Hill Gro, Earlsgate, Brierie Ave Tuesday 4th - Crosslee Cres, Leeburn Ave, Craigholme, Woodside, The Beeches, Birch Gro, Riverside, Broomfield, The Meadows, Brackendene, Crossways, Neuk Cres, Neuk Ave Wednesday 5th - Locher Cres, Locher Gdns, Locher Avew, Locher Way, Locher Gait, Gryfebank Ave, Gryfewood Cres, Gryfewood Way, Gryfebank Clo, Gryfebank Way, Gryfebank Clo, Cunningham Gdns, Crawford Rd Thursday 6th - Netherburn Ave, Netherburn Gdns, Craigburn Ave, Craigburn Pl, Locherburn Pl, Locherburn Ave, Locherburn Gro, Craigburn Cres, Woodburn Pl, Hillside, Hillfoot, Fulton Gdns, Beatrice Gdns Friday 7th - Leman Dr, Leman Gr, Alwyn Ave, Bream Pl, Viking Cres, Cormorant Ave, Forties Rd, Claymore Dr, Piper Rd, Piper Ave, Ninian Ave, Brent Cres, Murchison Rd, Hutton Ave, Hewett Cres, Dunlin Cres, Berl Ave Sunday 9th - Brookfield

Please note that if bad weather causes cancellation of any night due to a shortage of volunteers these nights will not be rescheduled.

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Remembrance Service

On Sunday 11th November, there will be a short service at 10am at the Cenotaph in Kilbarchan with the organisations, followed by a parade to Kilbarchan Parish Church, where the service of Remembrance is at 10.45am, with 2 minutes silence at 11am. Both services will be conducted by Rev Stephen Smith.

Houston and Killellan Agricultural Society Quiz Night Friday 30th November, 7.30pm in J. G. Fleming Bowling Club, Houston Tickets are £5 to include a light supper and are available from committee members and Isabelle Stuart, 01505 613479 or e-mail: issistuart@gmail. com

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Brookfield News ANNUAL SYLLABUS: Residents should by now have received a copy of the 2018/19 Annual Syllabus. This publication provides a variety of useful information, including details of the village clubs/activities, dates of forthcoming events and times of local councillor surgeries. Keep it handy!

See below for details of the programme of events in the Village during December: SUNDAY 5.30pm

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The perfect way to get into the Christmas spirit! Meet at the Village Hall at 5.30pm and join a candlelight procession to the Millennium Garden where our group of village brass players – the Brookfield Brass Necks – will entertain us with some Christmas music prior to the switch-on of the tree lights. Then it’s back to the Hall for some refreshments and a viewing of ‘The Snowman’ on a giant screen!

SUNDAY 23rd DECEMBER: Christmas Carol Service

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A musical celebration of Christmas with the Brookfield Brass Necks leading the carols followed by mince pies and mulled wine. A collection will be made in aid of a local charity.

THURSDAY 27th DECEMBER: Cheese & Wine

2pm

FREE

This ever-popular event is the ideal opportunity for residents, visiting family members, friends and neighbours to get together for a really sociable afternoon between Christmas and New Year.

MONDAY 31st DECEMBER: Hogmanay Dance

8.30pm - 1am

Dance the night away and see in the New Year with live band, DIZZY HEIGHTS. Tickets £12.50 (minimum age 14) available from brookfieldvpa@gmail.com or from any Village Councillor. Bar/Raffle.

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Co-op Houston - Food Bank “Christmas Collection” Weekend Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th December – 9am till 9pm both days Jenny and Margaret will be collecting your food and toiletry donations along with cash donations over the course of the Renfrewshire Food Bank Christmas Collection weekend in our Houston Co-op.

A few items that the Food Bank is always short of....

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Houston & Killellan Kirk - Social Bite Social Bite – Sleep in the Park

● Tinned Potatoes ● Tinned Tomatoes ● Tinned Fruit ● Tinned Creamed Rice & Tins or Cartons of Custard ● Jam ● Litre cartons of orange juice (from the shelf not the fridge) ● Toiletries – shampoo/conditioner, deodorant, men’s shave gel etc *We cannot accept fresh food Jenny and Margaret are looking forward to seeing you all in our Houston Co-op on Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th December 9am till 9pm both days.

Thank you for your kindness... x Jenny Cowan runs the Food Bank donation bins in the Co-op stores in Houston, Bridge of Weir and Kilbarchan.

Jenny can be contacted – JennyMeadows10@outlook.com

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Brrrrrrr…… It is getting cold out there!

Houston and Killellan Kirk are gathering donations, for men and women, of socks, gloves, hats, scarves and winter undies for the Glasgow City Mission and the Simon Community in Glasgow.

Many folk are not able to get enough warm clothing for the winter, and these donations will help keep some vulnerable people comfortable in the cold weather over the next few months.

If you would like to contribute, please contact c.e.morrison@btinternet.com, or leave the items at the Church at any Sunday service in November. houston, crosslee & brookfield

Houston & Crosslee SWI After our great visit to Limetree Larder we look forward to welcoming Mr Jake Fulton on Wednesday 14th November with his interesting talk entitled Bee Happy Houston. Please remember your gifts for Erskine Hospital. Our meeting on 12th December will be our Birthday Party when we will have a Christmas Quiz/Games night.

We meet in the Compass Centre, South Street, Houston on the second Wednesday of each month. Please come and join us, everyone will be made very welcome. If you wish further information please contact, Arlene MacKay on 07932 459994.

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Crafty Friends Crafty hobbies is what we do Come and join our crafty crew Come and learn some crafty makes Followed by some tea and cakes (or biscuits) We are a group of ladies who enjoy making things.

No experience necessary. We just have a chat and do a bit of sewing/knitting/cross stitch or anything you like. We meet the first and third Thursday in the month.

Please come and join us.

Lorna Cairns - 01505 612844. Shirley White - 01505 610721

An intrepid group of 10 from our Kirk are supporting Social Bite in their mission to end homelessness in Scotland within 5 years, by taking part in “Sleep in the Park” on 8th December in Kelvingrove Park. Lead by our Minister, Rev Gary Noonan, the team don’t expect tropical weather, but they believe it will be worth it, if it increases awareness of the fact that very many folk have to sleep out like this every night, in often appalling weather conditions. In taking part they are also raising funds for the Social Bite initiative, particularly as we approach Christmas.

If you feel able, there are ways to sponsor the team through the sponsor forms in the Kirk, or on our Virgin Money giving page: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/ Team/HoustonKirk There is a link to the giving page on the Kirk website: www.houstonkillellankirk.org Do share also on Facebook and Twitter. Together we can achieve Social Bite’s target!

Unfortunately only 7 of the team were available for the photo shoot – but all 10 will be there on the night!!

The Big Remembrance Sing

Houston Kirk Postie A Service For The Whole Community Raising funds for ‘Renfrewshire Home Start’ (Supporting families with young children) For a donation of only 25p a card the Houston Kirk Postie will deliver anywhere in Houston, Crosslee or Brookfield. The Sorting Office, in the West Church Halls, will be open from 10am to 12 noon, and again from 7pm to 8pm, every day from 10th to 13th December.

(Cards may also be taken to the Church on Sunday 9th December).

Delivery is guaranteed not later than 18th December.

Churches in Houston ... ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ HOUSTON AND KILLELLAN: All Services will be led by Rev Gary Noonan unless otherwise stated. Sunday 4th November - Early Morning Communion - 9-45am.

Morning Worship - 11am. Sunday 11th - Morning Worship - Remembrance Day Service - 10.45am. Sunday 18th & 25th - Morning Worship - 11am.

ST FILLAN’S, Main St, Houston: Sun Masses: Vigil (Sat) 5pm, 9.30am & 11am. Weekday Masses: Mon - Sat 9.30am. Rosary: Tue, Thurs & Sat 9.10am.

Exposition: Mon, Wed & Fri 9.05am. Confessions: Sat 10am - 10.30am and after Vigil Mass. Baptism: By arrangement. Parish Priest: Rev. Joseph Burke.

Pastoral Assistant: Sr. Mary Frances Collett, RNDM (Tel 01505 613514). Address: ‘Abbotsfield’, St. Fillan’s, Main St, Houston, PA6 7EL. T. 01505 612046.

E. parish@stfillan.org.uk www.stfillan.org.uk 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.

CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Village Hall, Main Street, Houston PA6 7EL. Rev Geoff Austin (Interim Pastor) Family Service at 10.30am, Creche available.

Communion service first Sunday of the month. Tel 01505 610862. www.houston.nazarene.org.uk

(in aid of Solar Lamps for Mwandi) Friday 9th November 7pm - 9pm in Houston & Killellan Kirk

Community singing – all the old favourites from long ago and also up to date. Something for everyone - older and younger.

Guest appearances – including Eilidh Grant, St Fillan’s & Houston Primary School choirs.

Entry - Donations at the door

Bearsden Fiddlers Concert Saturday 24th November in the West Halls, Main Street, Houston at 7pm.

Tickets £5 including tea/coffee and shortbread.

BYOB. Contacts: Ina, 612962 and Kate, 613676.

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Coffee Shop: - Mon - Fri 9am - 4.30pm Sat, 9am - 4pm MONDAY Yoga (Weekly) @ 1pm - Mary Laidlaw 01505 229112 | Diaporama 12th @ 7.30pm | Houston Show 12th @ 7.30pm | Sewing Group (Weekly) @ 10am - 12noon | Handiwifes 19th R4 @ 7.30pm TUESDAY Paint Pot Tots (Weekly) @ 10am - Dawn Campbell 07789 262350 | Galaxy (own room weekly) @ 4pm - 7pm | Yoga (Weekly) @ 7pm - M/s Lawson 01505 613690 | Councillor Surgery Alison Dowling 20th @ 6.45pm 7.30pm | Councillor Surgery Scott Kerr 6th @ 6.30pm - 7pm | WRADS 13th @ 7.30pm | Elizabeth Benzie 20th @ 10am- 3pm

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Houston & Killellan Kirk Guild Victorian Christmas Market On Saturday 24th November 10.30am – 1pm in the West Halls, Main Street, Houston Christmas Shopping All Done? answer!

For the children, we couldn’t miss Santa, so he will be here to meet you too and listen to your Christmas wishes. Also many gifts for the children to buy at affordable prices.

Our stalls include - Baking, Preserves, Toiletries, Children’s gifts, many Under £1, Knitting, lucky boxes, gift mugs, 2 Luxury Hampers in our Prize draw, Raffles, Competitions, Book Stall, Crafts Stall, and many more for you to browse.

You will love our FREE mulled wine so enjoy! We have hot rolls to tempt you and of course our Tea Room will be ready to serve you with tea or coffee, juice for the children and delicious hot mince pies, all getting you in the mood for Christmas.

THURSDAY Gryffe Quilting Group @ 1.15pm - 3.15pm (21st 10am) | Primary Colours (Weekly) @ 3.30pm – 4.30pm | Crafty Friends @ 7.30pm | Folk Club (Weekly) @ 8pm - iaintdawson@gmail.com 07786 078952 | Councillors Surgery 22nd Audrey Doig @ 7.15pm

SUNDAY Baptist Church (Weekly) @ 11am and 6pm | Vicky Bennett B/Party 25th @ 2pm - 4pm | Caroline Bush Photography 18th @ 10am - 4pm Booking enquiries to: Ian Simpson 01505 612203 Bill Haddow 01505 690693 Stewart Scally 01505 674277 hostbooking@outlook.com or The Coffee Shop

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Over the years as a local Councillor it has been a privilege to serve the people of Houston, Linwood, Crosslee, and Brookfield, villages which all have a wealth of community minded individuals in them. These are too many to name every month but I would like to mention one of them, Mr Jake Fulton. Jake is the Leader of the Houston Litter Crew which organise litterpicks every Sunday morning, and they took part in the Spotless September Challenge for Team Up to Clean Up, organised by Renfrewshire Council. Once again Jake has shown his dedication to the people of Houston so well done.

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What you need to do is come along to our Victorian Christmas Market where you’re sure to find all the little gifts you are looking for. There are lots of gifts for the children to buy for their parents, grandparents, family and friends too.

WEDNESDAY Cricketfield Res 7th/28th | Gryffe Melody Makers 14th/28th @ 7pm | Community Council 21st @ 7.30pm | Gryffe Camera Club (Weekly) @ 7.30pm | Galaxy MH @ 3.45pm

FRIDAY Yoga (Weekly) @ 10.30am - M/s Lawson 01505 613690 | Galaxy Dancing (Weekly) @ 3.30pm - 7pm | M.P. Surgery Gavin Newlands @ 12.30pm – 1.30pm SATURDAY Galaxy Dancing (Weekly) @ 9.30am - 5pm | Councillors Surgery 3rd - Jim Sheridan @ 11.30am | Sarah Bain B/Party 24th @ 6pm - 8pm

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This is an event you cannot afford to miss! Come and join our fun day and listen to music and relax away from the hustle and bustle of High Street shopping.

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Local Painter Comes to the Rescue Following a post on Facebook regarding the sad state of the goalposts in Houston village park, local resident and tradesman James Martin, assisted by his pal Alan, came to the community’s rescue. Together they rubbed down, undercoated and repainted the goalposts - and what a difference it has made, as you can see from the pictures here. Many thanks! And thank you to Jake Fulton of Houston for the update and photos.

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I have worked in the sports and leisure industry for nearly forty years. So it was with great pride and passion that I witnessed the Scottish Womens Football Squad qualify for the Womens World Cup in France next year. I put up a motion at the last full council meeting congratulating the Womens Squad and wishing them every success, I also called on the SFA to reward the success of the Womens team and put more money into Womens football in Scotland. I am delighted that all parties supported my motion.

Warm clothes for the homeless, supported by the Glasgow City Mission and the Simon Community, is a key Home Mission appeal at Houston & Killellan Kirk. We are seeking donations of warm underwear, woolly hats, scarves, gloves & socks to keep these vulnerable men & women warm during the winter months.

Our French conversation groups are still going strong. The age range in the morning group is one year up to 90 years! In the afternoon group our oldest member is 95.

My advice surgery in Brookfield is on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 6.30pm in Brookfield Village Hall, and my advice surgery in Houston is on the 4th Thursday of the month in the Carrick Centre, Houston, at 7.15pm, excluding July and Christmas. But I am also always available to constituents who can call me on 07768 130935, or e-mail me at cllr.audrey.doig@renfrewshire.gov.uk

The Kirk’s Mission Team are confident that those attending the Kirk Services will respond generously by bringing their donations on one of the following Sundays: 4th, 11th, 18th or 25th November.

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We meet in the Fox and Hounds in Houston on Wednesdays 9.30am till 12noon and 2pm till 4pm. If you want to join us just come along. Details phone or text 07463 570464 or email avril. forbes2015@outlook.com.

We look forward to welcoming you.

Your Ward 10 Councillor ... for Houston, Crosslee, Brookfield & Linwood

Audrey Doig, Scott Kerr, Alison Jean Dowling, James Sheridan | Advice Surgeries: http://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/councillors ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Community Council ...

Visitors are welcome at these monthly meetings.

BROOKFIELD: Brookfield Village Hall: 2nd Thursday at 7.30pm February, April, June, August, October and December.

HOUSTON: Carrick Centre: 3rd Wednesday at 7.30pm | houstoncommcouncil@yahoo.co.uk

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Brookfield, Village Hall. Tel: 335562 Houston, Carrick Centre. Tel: 612203 / 331488 Houston, Compass Centre. Tel: Gillian Peters - 07879 407574 or 01505 613759.

Linwood Masonic Hall. Tel: 07825 222944

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Gordon Trophy Winners at Gleddoch The annual Gordon Trophy was won by the team of Roisin Black, John Smillie, and Gary Brown. Gents Captain Michael Donnelly, on the left of the picture, presented the trophy to Roisin and John.

Dance

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Adult Jazz Class

Bridge of Weir Ladies Badminton

Tel: 01505 690757 for further information.

Mondays - Cargill Hall, Lintwhite Cres, 7.30pm

Mondays - Bridge of Weir, 11.30am / 1.45pm

Tuesdays - Strathgryffe Tennis Club, 8pm

Mondays - Bridge of Weir, 10am

Adult & Pre School Ballet Class

Tel: 01505 690757 for further information.

Bishopton Belles Line Dancing

Tuesdays - Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Hall 6.30pm - 8.30pm

Improver class. All welcome. Call David or Mair 07886 034037.

Fitsteps with Jen

Monday - Kilmacolm Guide Hut, Woodrow Ave 6.30pm - 7.30pm Strictly inspired dance/fitness class that allows you to learn the basics of ballroom and latin style in a fun environment. All welcome. Call Jennifer 07709 340675 or f: @ fitstepswithjennifer.

Boogie Effect with Jen

Habits A habit is a routine or behaviour that is repeated regularly and tends to occur subconsciously. For example, brushing your teeth before you go to bed or putting the kettle on when you go into the kitchen first thing in the morning.

We are all creatures of habit, and we all have different ones. The only thing we probably all have in common with them is that we all have some bad ones we could afford to lose.

Bad habits are hard to break, here are my top 5 tips to help you potentially break yours.

Saturday - Kilmacolm Guide Hut, Woodrow Ave 9.10am - 10.00am A unique dance based fitness class, bringing together the heart-pumping fun of boogie with the strength and conditioning effects of dance techniqes to create long, lean, strong and healthy bodies that aren’t just the privilege of the pros! All welcome. Call Jennifer 07709 340675 or f: @fitstepswithjennifer

Athletics Kilbarchan Athletic Club - On-X, Linwood Mondays & Thursdays, 7pm

All abilities welcome. Tel: 07941 686990.

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1. Understand. Understanding why we have bad habits in the first place is important. A lot of them can be formed out of stress and/or boredom. Be conscious about when a bad habit is happening and acknowledge how you feel at that time.

The Shotokan Karate Club

2. Replace, don’t eliminate. You can’t just eliminate a bad habit, you must replace it with a new one that provides a similar but healthier benefit.

For example, if you eat chocolate when you become stressed, it is almost impossible to give that up. You need to insert a new habit to help handle it.

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3. Start small. Be patient. Instead of making big dramatic adjustments, try focusing on one habit at a time and take small improving steps to change it.

For example, you can’t go from having a chocolate biscuit with every cup of tea to absolutely nothing – it won’t last long term. Try changing the biscuit initially to something with less calories in it.

Woodlands Primary, Linwood Mondays & Thursdays - 7pm - 8pm/8pm - 9pm www.linwoodkarate.co.uk

Taekwon-Do - Johnstone Sports Complex Call 07951 365166 for details.

Falun Dafa practice

Thursdays - Port Glasgow Library 5pm - 7pm With five gentle exercises, Falun Dafa is an ancient self-cultivation practice based on the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance.

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4. Remind yourself. When willpower fades we fall into our bad habits.

Often towards the end of the day when you could be at your weakest point.

Set reminders to avoid situations before it is too late.

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5. Change your environment. Changing your route to work to avoid going past the Starbucks or changing your walk round the office to avoid the vending machine will help stop you gravitating towards them as you would usually do. Avoid the triggers.

Football Training - Johnstone High School Tuesdays & Thursdays, 6pm - 9pm

Everyone has their own habits, some good, some bad. Find the ones you want to change and take the steps to do so.

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Greenock Hockey Club

Wednesdays - Inverclyde Academy, Greenock, 6.30pm - 8pm

Contact Liz Baldwin, mobile 07944 607005.

Birkmyre Rugby Club, Kilmacolm Sundays - Youth Rugby Section, 11am 1pm www.pitchero.com/clubs/birkmyre

Keep Fit Zumba Light

Mondays - St Fillan’s Church, Kilmacolm, 10am Tel: 07505 126416 For more information.

Reebok Step Class

Mondays - Freelands Church, Bridge of Weir (Opposite Amaretto), 7pm Tel: 07505 126416 For more details.

Move it or Lose it! FABS Fitness -

more than just a Fitness Class for the over 60’s.

Come and join the fun! To check availability please contact Fiona on 07811 766672.

Tuesdays - Cargill Hall, BoW, 10.30am Tuesdays - West Burn Church, Greenock 2pm Thursdays - Old Library, Kilbarchan, 2.30pm

Pilates classes

Mondays - St Machars Church Hall, Bridge of Weir 9.30am & 10.40am. Kilmacolm Community Centre 6.30pm Tel Yvonne 07786 224367 or yvonne@ clydephysiotherapy.co.uk

Mondays - Kilellan Halls Houston 6.15pm 7.15pm & 7.30pm - 8.30pm For more information or to book a place call Katie on 07972 474965.

Hatha Yoga Classes

Mondays - Tweedie Halls, Linwood, 10.00am to 11,00am Wednesdays - St.Columba Church Hall, Bridge of Weir Road entrance 6.30pm to 8.00pm.

Suitable for both beginners and experienced practitioners. Anyone interested in joining us please contact me at: janicestewart02@gmail. com.

Mondays - Powerleague Paisley, 6pm

Tel: Jim on 01505 874215; or jimbretherton@ aol.com

Call Ali on 07775 578795 for details.

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Strathgryffe Squash Player wins Paisley Pirates European Junior Title John Meehan, a member of Strathgryffe Tennis & Squash club won his first European Junior Squash title, taking the Boys Under 17 Nordic Junior Open held recently in Malmo.

His performance in the quarter finals was watched on a live stream by many Strathgryffe members, when John moved into his first European tour final, up against the U17 top ranked junior in Europe and number 1 seed, another Czech player Marek Panacek.

The final was again streamed live so Strathgryffe squash players, including one in Miami, were able to see John in action as he attempted to bring a European squash title to Houston for the first time.

Despite the best efforts of his opponent John had enough in the tank to take the 3rd game 11-9 and with it his first European title. Not one to rest on his laurels, the day after winning in Malmo John was back on court in Houston passing on his skills as he took a squash camp for the next generation of Strathgryffe juniors.

Paisley Pirates have added a cosmopolitan element to their team with the addition of three foreign players to their ranks for the Scottish National Ice Hockey League season.

Austrian Felix Huber, Finn Sami Harju and Slovak Karol Divok have all Image: Al Goold Photo been signed following a change in the rules which now permit a maximum of two foreign players in any match, the remainder of the team roster made up from the usual local talent.

The club faces tough challenges at Braehead Arena in November with the visits of Dundee Tigers on Sunday 4th November, Dundee Comets the following Sunday (11th November) with Aberdeen Lynx providing the opposition on Saturday 1st December. All Sunday matches commence at 5pm, with Saturday fixtures starting at 6.30pm.

Walk of Hope for Scottish Huntington’s Association

Kilmacolm Golf Club

On 15th September M a r g a r e t Moncrieff and friends did a sponsored Walk of Hope along the banks of the Clyde in Erskine to raise funds for Scottish Huntington’s Association (SHA).

Prestigious Scottish Event “Scottish Women’s County Finals” held at Kilmacolm Golf Club

In mid-September, Kilmacolm Golf Club were delighted to host the Scottish Women’s County Finals comprising the top four qualifying county teams in Scotland playing against each other over 3 days. Two of our own members Megan and Eilidh Briggs were in the Renfrewshire Team and the club were delighted Renfrewshire qualified making it an even more exciting tournament. In challenging weather, Aberdeenshire were worthy winners just holding off the close efforts of the other three teams.

SHA is the only Scottish charity dedicated to helping people affected by Huntington’s disease (HD). A diagnosis of Huntington’s can be devastating news, meaning as it does that you will very gradually become more dependent on care over the course of 15 to 25 years. In addition, it is genetic and every child of a person with the condition has a 50% chance of inheriting the disease. This means that other members of your family may also develop the condition.

All teams highly praised the condition of the course and the warm welcome received in the clubhouse. The Club were very grateful for the support of all the volunteers and supporters for this prestigious event.

In layman’s terms HD is like having motor neuron disease, Parkinson’s and elements of Alzheimer’s – all at the same time.

While there is no cure, there are now real hopes of a treatment but it will be many years before these drugs are available.

Even once treatment is available, the families affected by HD will continue to need the support of SHA.

Kilmacolm Golf Club Ladies

On the Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd September Romy Erskine made her Scottish debut in a U16/14 friendly against Wales at Ratho Park. She lost her Saturday morning foursomes match but bounced back to win her afternoon singles and Sunday single match to be Scotland’s top point scorer. Sadly the team lost but all the girls had a fantastic time.

Macmillan Coffee Morning Thank you to all the ladies for their tremendous support of the Macmillan Coffee morning that was held at the club on Friday 28th September. We had some superb bakers from our ladies members and the final amount raised was an amazing £856.26. Thank you also to Lynda Bradley, the kitchen staff for the tea and coffee supplies and to our wonderful hostesses, Sylvia, Carolyn and Netta, without them the event would never have happened.

Macmillan Cancer Support is such a worthwhile cause and we are delighted we could take part in the Worlds Largest Coffee Morning.

Donations to date amount to £1,500 which is a marvellous result.

Very many thanks to all who contributed. As ever, further donations will still be welcomed directly or at the following JustGiving page https://www.justgiving. com/fundraising/ margaret-moncrieff8

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Items For Sale Baby Equipment Baby changing table in light oak. Approx 78.5cm wide x 57cm deep x 76cm high.

Two shelves for storage (Four wicker baskets included).

Great condition, smoke free home. £25. Tel: 01505 672175.

Phillips AVENT combined baby food steamer and blender with instructions and recipe booklet. Good condition.

Smoke free home. £20.

(Cost £75 new). Tel: 01505 672175.

Potty Chair Mothercare red & pink, VGC, £5. Tel: 07720 299588.

Smoby Rosy Doll, 63 cm long, in good condition with clothes. £10. Tel: 07720 299588.

Clothes & Shoes Men’s light grey suit new without tags +free tie. £60. Tel: 07856 610671.

Brand new brown leather and suede boots. Size 6. £50.

Tel: 07480 560821.

Closet clearout - women’s clothing. Coats, dresses, boots, cardigans, blouses etc.

All good quality. Reasonable prices. Tel: 07480 560821.

Brand new Windsmoor Coat.

Size 18. Tickets still attached.

Cost £300, selling for £100.

Tel: 07480 560821.

Naturalizer women shoes brown low wedge, size 5, New, made in Brazil. £16. Tel: 07856 610671.

Men’s XL lightweight waterproof golf jacket with half zip in black and charcoal. Excellent condition as unworn. Smoke free home. £20. Tel: 01505 672175.

Men’s M&S waxed casual coat in dark green. Size large. As new, smoke free home. £20.

Tel: 01505 672175.

Suzanne Neville Beaujolais wedding dress in ivory silk.

Size 10. Professionally dry cleaned, good condition. £250. Tel: 01505 672175.

Black Jazz shoes, good condition, junior size 11 / 1 2 . £ 8 Te l : 0 7 7 2 0 299588.

Black Jazz skirts, VGC never used, junior size Medium. £10 Tel: 07720 299588.

Pink Leotard, good condition, s i z e 0 0 . £ 5 Te l : 0 7 7 2 0 299588.

Tap shoes pink junior size 9/10 & 10/11. £8 each. VGC. Tel 07720 299588.

Household & Garden Cream brocade lined curtains, width 2 - 106inches x drop 2 - 82inches. £50. Tel: 01505 614503.

Tefal Actifry, unwanted gift. £50 ono. Tel: 07784 578343.

Range Cooker - Used Delonghi range cooker with 6 burner hob. 2 ovens. Larger one fan assisted. 900mm wise.

Full working order recently replaced oven element and function switch. £95.

Pic available. Tel: 07958 914585.

B and Q standard lamp. Height from top of shade is 154 cms. £10. Tel: 01505 872813.

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Tassimo 60 coffee capsules storage system. Black. New. Still in box. £5. Call: 01505 706639.

Kitchen for Sale - Quality Howdens Quaker style kitchen, 100% oak doors, brushed steel handles. Wall and floor units, integrated doors, granite work surfaces included. £400 ono for everything. Pics available.

Tel: 07958 914585.

Antique Fire Surround - Vintage cast iron fire place. Beautiful period design. £260. Pics a v a i l a b l e . Te l : 0 7 9 5 8 914585.

Propagation tent: Hydroponics Grow Tent Bud Dark Room 2.4m x 2.4m x 2m. VGC. £160 new, yours for £80. Tel: 07876 563768.

760 x 760 stone white shower base. Good condition. £15.

Tel: 07876 563768.

760w glass & aluminium shower door. Good condition. £15.

Tel: 07876 563768.

John Lewis shaggy rug, measures 174 x 120. £8.

Tel: 01505 872813.

Howdens full height pull-out larder storage. As new.

Suitable for 500 width full height kitchen unit. Cost £400 each new - selling 1/2 price £200 each. Tel: 07850 126150.

Beautiful ducal pine furniture.

1 double wardrobe with lock, 2 seven drawer units, 1 dressing table/desk. £480 for lot. Will sell separately. Two free bedside units to match if bought as a lot. Tel: 01505 872009.

One large mirror wooden dark frame solid and IKEA. Bathroom cabinet two doors mirrored. £50. Tel: 07943 258312.

Mahogany Glass Fronted HiFi Cabinet, H 30”; D 16”; W 19.5”. New Condition. £30.

Tel: 01505 705288.

2 reclining Arm Chairs, maroon fabric. Excellent condition. £75 each or £120 for the pair.

Tel: 01505 572366.

Two sets of cot bed duvet cover and pillowcases suitable for boys or girls (farm animals on one, giraffe and elephant on the other). Good condition, 100% cotton. £8 for both sets or £4 each. Tel: 01505 672175.

Retro style oak and veneer coffee table from the House

by John Lewis range. Handy shelves and drawers for storage. Approx H38cm x W110cm x D60cm. Excellent condition, smoke free home. £170. Tel: 01505 672175.

Pair of tan leather two seater sofas. Very good condition. £300. Tel: 07950 261902 or 01505 872101.

Beautiful Marks & Spencer mahogany coffee table.

Excellent condition as good as new. Cost £750 sell for £100. Tel: 01505 872213.

2 x 3 seater brown settees. Very good condition. Plain and patterned cushions included.

Size: 3m x 300mm. £300 for both ono. Tel: 07796 225146.

Old fashioned plant stand. £10.

Tel: 07480 560821.

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Steel Dog Guard with Boot Divider. Genuine Mercedes part. To fit Mercedes ML350 model W164 2005-2011.

Excellent condition. £90.

Tel: 07876 563768.

Large table lamp cream; £50.

Tel: 01505 614503.

2 Marks & Spencer 2 seater armchairs.

Excellent condition, as good as new.

Cost £1,000 each would sell for £150 each, collection required. Tel: 01505 872213.

Double, pine-topped Z-bed, with cover. Nearly new. £70 ono.

Tel: 07480 560821.

Sports Raleigh T1 Racer Cycle. 20 years old. Good running order. Offers. Tel: 07784 578343.

Golf clubs - Lynx black cat irons and cobra wood plus practice clubs, bag, caddie car and extras. £325. Tel: 01505 326262.

Exercise bike, basic model, never used. £20. Tel: 07935 519867.

“Carberg” Motorcycle Helmet, “Downtown”, Size Small.

Brand New, Never used. Have a receipt for £80. Will accept £30 ono. In Kilbarchan. Tel: 01505 705264.

Dinesse large Matt black ski/ snowboard helmet. Good condition. £20. Tel: 01505 672175.

Sportplus Fitness Trampoline (erected) with adjustable handlebar. 36 bungee rope design. As new with full instruction booklet. Full width 126cm. Trampoline width 32cm. £40. Tel: 01505 341763.

Pair of water skis Kidder Hotline. £30. Tel: 07876 563768.

Kids Microlite Scooter - excellent condition as good as new.

Ideal for child age 6 -10. Cost £100 would sell for £25. Tel: 01505 872213.

Technical & Games IMac 21.5inch computer with apple magic pad mouse and wireless apple keyboard.

Excellent condition. 1TB hard disk, iris pro, 2.7QC, 8GB ram. Late 2013 edition.

No box. £360. Tel:07896 641167.

Nokia sky box with remote control. £20. Tel: 07856 610671.

Pink Nintendo DS Lite with case and 12 Nintendo games in cases. Good condition. £50. Games are Fashion Design, Imagine Dogs, Imagine Teacher, Zoo Hospital, Cooking Mama, Pippa Funnell 2, Dolphin Legend, Brain Training, Disney Friends, Mario and Sonic Winter Games, Crash Bang and Drawn to Life. Tel: 07508 450305 Other Items Brand new steel car wheel 6JX15H2 and new Jinyu tyre 185/60 R15. Stored as spare wheel only. £80. Tel: 07736 067169.

Caravan items for sale: towing mirror, towing stabiliser, aqua roll 40 ltr, waste master £60 for the lot. Tel: 07983 380358.

Toys Playskool baby Weebles House, box includes House, Wendy Weeble, Waggles the dog, scooter and 3 matching play pieces. £10. Tel: 01505 705288.

Little Tikes 4-in-1 trike in brown and turquoise. Ages 9 months to 3 years. Great condition. £30. Tel: 01505 672175.

Other Items Accessories for Nissan X Trail 2016 T32: Rear boot floor cover (ASSY-LUG 849B8 4CE5A). £20. Rear boot retractable load cover (cream) £50. Both very good condition.

Tel: 07715 089810.

Prism Mercury electric mobility 4 wheel scooter, VG condition, excellent working order. £275 for quick sale. Tel: 07715 089810.

Black & Decker Workmate, perfect working order. £15.

Tel: 07784 578343.

Natural amber bracelet. £25.

Tel: 07856 610671.

Natural amber necklace cognac colour, 85g. £60. Tel: 07856 610671.

Acoustic “Yamaha” FG400 Guitar. Excellent condition. £30. In Kilbarchan. Tel: 01505 705264.

Wanted Items

Local lily grower requires the use of a greenhouse/polytunnel in Kilmacolm area in return for light gardening duties. Tel: Vince 01505 872082.

WANTED. Large plastic plant pots (8-10inches). Will collect Kilmacolm, Bridge of Weir, Houston, Langbank area. Tel: 01475 540423.

Westclox Big Ben alarm clock.

Tel: 07756 981917.

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.

Free Cycle Wooden Mamas And Papas Cot. Very good condition (no mattress). Free to a good home. Suitable from birth.

Three height adjustments.

Smoke free and pet free home. Tel: 01505 871843.

Custom made massage table, portable though rather heavy.

Good condition. Tel: 01475 540666.

Outside storage bench for garden tools - quite large and in reasonable condition. Tel: 01475 540666.

Toddler Bicycle helmets (444 8 c m ) p i n k ( h a v e tw o ) , suits appr. 1-5 yrs old, GC. Tel: 07720 299588.

Toilet trainer seat, white, VGC, (have two). Tel 07720 299588.

Peppa Big DVDs - 8 in total. Tel 07720 299588.

Single “Z” Bed & single mirrored white wardrobe. 3 pronged light fitting in old gold with 3 glass amber shades. Tel: 07989 860019.

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by category Accountants & Financial

Driving Instructors

Home Hardware

Plumbers

Affluent Financial Planning . . 20 CLA Accountancy Services Ltd . . 23 F Christie Accounting . . . . . . 23 Fergusons CA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 GMH Chartered Accountants . . 20 Stewart Independent Financial . . Bk

AL Stewart - Driving School . . 16

Gibb Stuart . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,30,31,32

Education

Home Improvements

St Columba’s School . . . . . . . . 27

3D Garden Design . . . . . . . . . . 35 A O’Hare - Building Services . . 5 Alvic Sliding Wardrobes Ltd . . 22 Apple Tree Gardens . . . . . . . . . 35 CHG Architecture Ltd . . . . . . . 7 Conservatory Conv & Windows . . Bk Instyle Kitchens & Bathrooms . . 19 Kieran Turner Aerial&Satellite . . 3 Nutech Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Orchard Flooring . . . . . . . . . . 22 Scotland’s Bath Company . . . . 12 The Garden Landscape Co . . . . 35

Bell Plumbing & Heating . . . . 23 C Hunter Plumbing Heating Gas . . 15 G Woods Bathrooms . . . . . . . . . 6 GasMan Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 I D Plumbing & Heating . . . . . 48 Jack Murphy Plumbing & Heating . . 40 JDPS All Trades . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The Shower Expert . . . . . . . . . 41

Architectural Services CHG Architecture Ltd . . . . . . . 7 Grid Design Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Automotive Services ABC Taxis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bk AK Vehicle Rental . . . . . . . . . 1 Collins Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Gryffe Garage Motor Engineers . . 59

Bathrooms Affordable Luxuries . . . . . . . 7 Bathroom Solutions by MPH . . 9 G Woods Bathrooms . . . . . . . . . 6 Instyle Kitchens & Bathrooms . . 19

Bedrooms Burndale Workshop . . . . . . . . . 9

Blacksmith & Metalwork McLaughlan Metal Fabrication . . 17

Building Services A O’Hare - Building Services . . 5 Bridge of Weir Roofing . . . . . 10 Clippens Roofing . . . . . . . . . . 3 DJD Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 I & J Building & Roofing Serv . . 2 James Kerr Joiner . . . . . . . . . 14 JBC Joiners and Builders . . . 55 KC Building & Roofing . . . . . . 4 Kilellan Roofing . . . . . . . . . . 13 M Addison Joiners & Builders . . 3 MBS Roofing & Building Contrac . . 20 Old Mill Chimneys . . . . . . . . . 12 SMG Roofing & Building Contrac . . 2 SW Scott - Joiners & Builders . . 16 Taylor Made Joinery . . . . . . . . 37 Thomas McMaster & Son Ltd . . 25

Business Services Hutton Creative Design . . . . . 13

Care Services & Homes Confident Care Ltd . . . . . . . . . 23 Home Instead Senior Care . . . 16

Catering Gadds Gourmet . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Karen Rankin Catering . . . . . . 16

Cleaning & PowerWash CleanDryCarpets . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Come Clean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 DS Cleaning (Windows) . . . . . . 41 Eclipse Deep Clean . . . . . . . . . 3 Fastclean Scotland . . . . . . . . . 13,47 Gryffe Roofing & Cleaning . . 6 KC Building & Roofing . . . . . . 4 Nutech Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Platinum Cleaning Services . . 9

Coffee Shops Three Sisters Bake . . . . . . . . . 43

Computer, Web & Graphic Design ColCom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Computer Repairs . . . . . . . . . . 1 Hutton Creative Design . . . . . 13 M2 Electrical and Data Service . . 17

Electricians Delta Electrical Services . . 7 GasMan Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 JDPS All Trades . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Lamont Electricians . . . . . . . . 3 MAS Electrical & Security . . 2 Russell Milne Electrician . . 49

Fencing Boundaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 McLaughlan Metal Fabrication . . 17

Firewood & Logs LJX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Miller BioFuels Ltd . . . . . . . . 6 Old Mill Chimneys . . . . . . . . . 12 W B Smith & Son . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Funeral Services Beaton Brothers . . . . . . . . . . . 5 John Roach Funeral Directors . . 19

Garage Doors & Gates Powerdoors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bk

Garden Service & Design 3D Garden Design . . . . . . . . . . 35 A Peebles Landscape Contractor . . 33 Apple Tree Gardens . . . . . . . . . 35 CHG Architecture Ltd . . . . . . . 7 Craig Kennedy Gardening . . . . 35 DJD Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Garden Services . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Glenmoss Landscapes . . . . . . . . 35 I & J Building & Roofing Serv . . 2 M&M Garden Services . . . . . . . . 34 MJ Lawnmowers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 R Williams Tree Services . . . 34 The Garden Landscape Co . . . . 35 W B Smith & Son . . . . . . . . . . . 34 West of Scotland Landscape . . 34

Gas & Heating Services Bell Plumbing & Heating . . . . 23 C Hunter Plumbing Heating Gas . . 15 GasMan Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 I D Plumbing & Heating . . . . . 48 Jack Murphy Plumbing & Heating . . 40 Phoenix Gas Services . . . . . . . 1

Glazier 1on1 Double Glazing . . . . . . . . 3 Cloudy2Clear Windows . . . . . . . 5 JayBee Double Glazing Repairs . . 10 TD Cameron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Hairdressers & Barbers Adele Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Arlene Mitchell Hair & Beauty . . 45 Nix Hairdressing . . . . . . . . . . 43

Health, Beauty & Fitness Arlene Mitchell Hair & Beauty . . 45 Bluewater Dental . . . . . . . . . . 25 Brite Dental Bridge of Weir . . 53 Celtic Shamanic Practitioner . . 17 Decorus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Ferringtons Hypnotherapy . . . 26 Kilbarchan Dental Practice . . 13,Bk LaserLight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 New Vision Opticians . . . . . . . 10 NLP Positive Changes . . . . . . . 4 Sole Solutions Podiatry . . . . 45 Sole Therapies . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Corum Property . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Dallas McMillan Solicitors . . 23 Hames Estates . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Kingsley Wood & Co Solicitors . . 1 Lind Letting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Home Interiors

Removals

Burndale Workshop . . . . . . . . . 9 Old Mill Chimneys . . . . . . . . . 12 Orchard Flooring . . . . . . . . . . 22

@ease Removals & Transport . . 8 The Right Move . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Home Security Brookfield Alarms Ltd . . . . . . 51

Gibb Stuart . . . . . . . . . . . .. 29,30,31,32 The Bridge, Bridge of Weir . . 41

Joiners

Roofing

A O’Hare - Building Services . . 5 CLH Joinery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 DJY Joinery Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . 15 James Kerr Joiner . . . . . . . . . 14 JBC Joiners and Builders . . . 55 JDPS All Trades . . . . . . . . . . . 1 M Addison Joiners & Builders . . 3 McGowan Joinery . . . . . . . . . . . 12 SMG Roofing & Building Contrac . . 2 SW Scott - Joiners & Builders . . 16 Taylor Made Joinery . . . . . . . . 37 TD Cameron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Bridge of Weir Roofing . . . . . 10 Bryan Slaven Slater & Plaster . . 23 Clippens Roofing . . . . . . . . . . 3 Gryffe Roofing & Cleaning . . 6 I & J Building & Roofing Serv . . 2 KC Building & Roofing . . . . . . 4 Kilellan Roofing . . . . . . . . . . 13 MBS Roofing & Building Contrac . . 20 SMG Roofing & Building Contrac . . 2 SW Scott - Joiners & Builders . . 16 Thomas McMaster & Son Ltd . . 25

Kitchens

Affinity Family Law Experts . . 3 Dallas McMillan Solicitors . . 23 Kingsley Wood & Co Solicitors . . 1

Affordable Luxuries . . . . . . . 7 Burndale Workshop . . . . . . . . . 9 G Woods Bathrooms . . . . . . . . . 6 Instyle Kitchens & Bathrooms . . 19 JBC Joiners and Builders . . . 55 Taylor Made Joinery . . . . . . . . 37

Locksmiths Arco Locksmith . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Elliott Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Painters & Decorators A Gallagher Painter&Decorator . . 17 Colin Docherty Painter Decorat . . 8 David Kennedy Decorator . . . . 3 James Martin - Painter & Decor . . 3 M&E Painters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Ranfurly Decor . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Pest Control RED Pest Control . . . . . . . . . . 12

Pet Services & Training Leading Petcare . . . . . . . . . . . 39 PetVets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Smart Dog Grooming . . . . . . . . . 39 Suzanne’s Grooming Pad . . . . . 39 Waggys Dog Grooming . . . . . . . . Bk

Plasterers Bryan Slaven Slater & Plaster . . 23 James Kerr Joiner . . . . . . . . . 14 Kilellan Roofing . . . . . . . . . . 13

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Property, Sales & Let

Retail

Solicitors

Special Occasions ABC Taxis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bk

Stoves Old Mill Chimneys . . . . . . . . . 12

Taxis & Minicoach hire ABC Taxis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bk Johnstone TOA Taxi Co . . . . . . 59

Tiling Gordon James Ceramic Tiler . . 16 Scott Russell . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Travel Agents Travel Actually . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Tree Surgeon Branch Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Glenmoss Landscapes . . . . . . . . 35 Kenmore Tree Care . . . . . . . . . 35 LJX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 R Williams Tree Services . . . 34 W B Smith & Son . . . . . . . . . . . 34

TV & Satellite Derek McBride Aerials . . . . . . 24 Kieran Turner Aerial&Satellite . . 3

Upholstery Services Eclipse Deep Clean . . . . . . . . . 3 Fastclean Scotland . . . . . . . . . 13,47

Window Cleaners DS Cleaning (Windows) . . . . . . 41 Fastclean Scotland . . . . . . . . . 13,47 Gryffe Roofing & Cleaning . . 6 Matthews Cleaning Services . . 37

Window, Consv & Repair 1on1 Double Glazing . . . . . . . . 3 JayBee Double Glazing Repairs . . 10 TD Cameron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Window Scene Scotland . . . . . . Bk

December ‘18 Issue

Deadline: 16th Nov. Delivery: 27th Nov.

A to Z

@ease Removals & Transport . . 8 1on1 Double Glazing . . . . . . . . 3 3D Garden Design . . . . . . . . . . 35 A Gallagher Painter&Decorator . . 17 A O’Hare - Building Services . . 5 A Peebles Landscape Contractor . . 33 ABC Taxis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bk Adele Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Affinity Family Law Experts . . 3 Affluent Financial Planning . . 20 Affordable Luxuries . . . . . . . 7 AK Vehicle Rental . . . . . . . . . 1 AL Stewart - Driving School . . 16 Alvic Sliding Wardrobes Ltd . . 22 Apple Tree Gardens . . . . . . . . . 35 Arco Locksmith . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Arlene Mitchell Hair & Beauty . . 45 Bathroom Solutions by MPH . . 9 Beaton Brothers . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Bell Plumbing & Heating . . . . 23 Bluewater Dental . . . . . . . . . . 25 Boundaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Branch Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Bridge of Weir Roofing . . . . . 10 Brite Dental Bridge of Weir . . 53 Brookfield Alarms Ltd . . . . . . 51 Bryan Slaven Slater & Plaster . . 23 Burndale Workshop . . . . . . . . . 9 C Hunter Plumbing Heating Gas . . 15 Celtic Shamanic Practitioner . . 17 CHG Architecture Ltd . . . . . . . 7 CLA Accountancy Services Ltd . . 23 CleanDryCarpets . . . . . . . . . . . 8 CLH Joinery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Clippens Roofing . . . . . . . . . . 3 Cloudy2Clear Windows . . . . . . . 5 ColCom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Colin Docherty Painter Decorat . . 8 Collins Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Come Clean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Computer Repairs . . . . . . . . . . 1 Confident Care Ltd . . . . . . . . . 23 Conservatory Conv & Windows . . Bk Corum Property . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Craig Kennedy Gardening . . . . 35 Dallas McMillan Solicitors . . 23 David Kennedy Decorator . . . . 3 Decorus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Delta Electrical Services . . 7 Derek McBride Aerials . . . . . . 24 DJD Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 DJY Joinery Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . 15 DS Cleaning (Windows) . . . . . . 41 Eclipse Deep Clean . . . . . . . . . 3 Elliott Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 F Christie Accounting . . . . . . 23 Fastclean Scotland . . . . . . . . . 13,47 Fergusons CA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Ferringtons Hypnotherapy . . . 26 G Woods Bathrooms . . . . . . . . . 6 Gadds Gourmet . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Garden Services . . . . . . . . . . . 35 GasMan Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Gibb Stuart . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,30,31,32 Glenmoss Landscapes . . . . . . . . 35 GMH Chartered Accountants . . 20 Gordon James Ceramic Tiler . . 16 Grid Design Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Gryffe Garage Motor Engineers . . 59 Gryffe Roofing & Cleaning . . 6 Hames Estates . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Home Instead Senior Care . . . 16

Hutton Creative Design . . . . . 13 I & J Building & Roofing Serv . . 2 I D Plumbing & Heating . . . . . 48 Instyle Kitchens & Bathrooms . . 19 Jack Murphy Plumbing & Heating . . 40 James Kerr Joiner . . . . . . . . . 14 James Martin - Painter & Decor . . 3 JayBee Double Glazing Repairs . . 10 JBC Joiners and Builders . . . 55 JDPS All Trades . . . . . . . . . . . 1 John Roach Funeral Directors . . 19 Johnstone TOA Taxi Co . . . . . . 59 Karen Rankin Catering . . . . . . 16 KC Building & Roofing . . . . . . 4 Kenmore Tree Care . . . . . . . . . 35 Kieran Turner Aerial&Satellite . . 3 Kilbarchan Dental Practice . . 13,Bk Kilellan Roofing . . . . . . . . . . 13 Kingsley Wood & Co Solicitors . . 1 Lamont Electricians . . . . . . . . 3 LaserLight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Leading Petcare . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Lind Letting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 LJX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 M Addison Joiners & Builders . . 3 M&E Painters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 M&M Garden Services . . . . . . . . 34 M2 Electrical and Data Service . . 17 MAS Electrical & Security . . 2 Matthews Cleaning Services . . 37 MBS Roofing & Building Contrac . . 20 McGowan Joinery . . . . . . . . . . . 12 McLaughlan Metal Fabrication . . 17 Miller BioFuels Ltd . . . . . . . . 6 MJ Lawnmowers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 New Vision Opticians . . . . . . . 10 Nix Hairdressing . . . . . . . . . . 43 NLP Positive Changes . . . . . . . 4 Nutech Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Old Mill Chimneys . . . . . . . . . 12 Orchard Flooring . . . . . . . . . . 22 PetVets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Phoenix Gas Services . . . . . . . 1 Platinum Cleaning Services . . 9 Powerdoors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bk R Williams Tree Services . . . 34 Ranfurly Decor . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 RED Pest Control . . . . . . . . . . 12 Russell Milne Electrician . . 49 Scotland’s Bath Company . . . . 12 Scott Russell . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Smart Dog Grooming . . . . . . . . . 39 SMG Roofing & Building Contrac . . 2 Sole Solutions Podiatry . . . . 45 Sole Therapies . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 St Columba’s School . . . . . . . . 27 Stewart Independent Financial . . Bk Suzanne’s Grooming Pad . . . . . 39 SW Scott - Joiners & Builders . . 16 Taylor Made Joinery . . . . . . . . 37 TD Cameron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 The Bridge, Bridge of Weir . . 41 The Garden Landscape Co . . . . 35 The Right Move . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 The Shower Expert . . . . . . . . . 41 Thomas McMaster & Son Ltd . . 25 Three Sisters Bake . . . . . . . . . 43 Travel Actually . . . . . . . . . . . 3 W B Smith & Son . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Waggys Dog Grooming . . . . . . . . Bk West of Scotland Landscape . . 34 Window Scene Scotland . . . . . . Bk

Pick up a Copy Bishopton: Woodrow’s Store, Library, May’s Coffee Shop Bridge of Weir: Gibb Stuart, Bernie’s Cafe, Lochnagar, The Bridge, Library (Cargill Hall) Erskine: Garden Centre, Library, Sports Centre, Swimming pool

Houston: Co-op, Carrick Centre, Post Office, Newsagent Howwood: Village Store, St Vincent’s Hospice Johnstone: Henderson Kilts, Papa Mac’s, Library Kilbarchan: Post Office, Campbell’s, Newsagents, Bobbins,

Langbank: Finlaystone Visitor Centre Kilmacolm: Newsagent, Cross Café, Gibb Stuart, Library, Community Centre Lochwinnoch: Keystore, Library, Dolce Vita, Castle Semple Centre

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Gourock Bridge Repairs Postponed Essential bridge repairs along a major route through Gourock are to be postponed until January. Inverclyde Council was to have begun work to remove and replace the waterproofing membrane on the bridge on Cardwell Road in October.

Environment & Regeneration Convener Councillor Michael McCormick said: “There will be disruption whenever these works are carried out but the simple fact is the repairs are essential and they have to start sometime. We have received a number of representations and have agreed to reschedule the works to allow people to better plan ahead. Again, these repairs are needed to protect the bridge and increase its lifespan so that more extensive and disruptive work can be avoided and must be completed in this financial year.” Repairs will also be carried out to the existing concrete bridge deck and new kerbs and pavements installed.

MP pledges to back a law to end unsafe pavement parking A survey by Guide Dogs showed that 97% of blind or partially sighted people encounter problems with street obstructions, and 90% of those had experienced trouble with a pavement parked car.

The MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North heard of the difficulties that councils face in trying to tackle the issue with their current powers, and why Guide Dogs is calling for a clear law on pavement parking. To illustrate the problem, the charity asked Gavin to clear the streets of pavement parked cars against the clock on a specially-themed whack-amole game.

Gavin Newlands MP is supporting Guide Dogs’ campaign to make pavement parking an offence, except in areas where local authorities grant specific exemptions. This would give local authorities real power to properly tackle this problem. Guide Dogs Scotland is supporting the Scottish Government’s proposals in the Transport (Scotland) Bill that would prohibit pavement parking in Scotland, except in areas which need a legitimate exemption.

Niall Foley, Engagement Manager at Guide Dogs Scotland, commented: “Cars blocking pavements are a nuisance for everyone, but can be a real danger for people for people with sight loss, potentially forcing them out into the roads to get by. The powers that councils and police have at the moment aren’t sufficient to tackle the problem, and that’s why we are supporting the Scottish Government’s proposals in the Transport (Scotland) Bill for a clear law where drivers cannot park on the pavement unless they’re in a specifically designated area.”

Deer on the road Twice a year, in May-June and October-November, there’s an increased chance of deer running into the road. October-November is the rutting season when deer have only one thing on their minds, and May-June is the time of year when young deer disperse from breeding areas.

• More than 42,000 deer are killed in collisions on the roads every year.

• More than 400 car occupants are injured in accidents with deer.

• Deer present a greater risk than other roadkill incidents because of their large size.

However, if you understand a little about deer, you may be able to change your driving to avoid them, and will have a better idea about what to do if you hit and injure one.

Accidents involving deer peak in May, October and November and the worst times of day are around sunrise and sunset to midnight. Be extra vigilant where you see ‘deer’ or ‘wild animal’ road signs.

A deer can appear almost instantly – nature makes them hard to see and they don’t follow the green cross code. Use your high-beam headlights (without dazzling other drivers) when it’s dark, but dip them if you see a deer, otherwise it may freeze in your path.

Don’t over-react or swerve excessively. It’s safer to continue on your normal track rather than swerving or braking hard to try to avoid a deer. Bear in mind that if you do swerve and miss a deer (or any other animal), but hit something else, it will be very hard to prove that the deer ever existed.

If you do hit a deer, try to stop somewhere safe. Report the accident to the police – they’ll contact someone who can help the injured deer.

In the UK there is a national deer-vehicle collisions project. The Deer initiative is running a study aimed at getting as full a picture as possible of the extent of minor and major traffic accidents involving deer.

If you have information on a deer road casualty or deer-related traffic collision you can report it via the project website. http://www.deercollisions. co.uk/pages/participate.html Find out more at www.theaa.com/driving-advice/safety/deer-collisions

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