Clubs & Schools

Strathgryffe members being put through their paces in an adult circuits class at the club. Whilst the indoor fi tness suites have been closed due to Covid-19 restrictions, the sessions have moved outdoors onto the tennis courts. With a combination of body weight, dumbbells and cardio activities, the sessions give a full body workout. The fi tness suites at Strathgryffe have now reopened for individual exercise. With a comprehensive range of free weight and fi xed equipment, personalised fi tness programmes and personal training available upon request there is something to suit all activity levels. If you would like further information about fi tness at Strathgryffe, visit www.strathgryffe.net or email Fitness Manager James Dare: fi tness@strathgryffe.net

The Houston United FC Girls currently train at Powerleague, Paisley along with the Under 9 girls on Mondays 17:30-19:30. More girls welcome and we urgently need Coaches and other Roles to assist. We will return to Gryffe High from 6 as soon as someone in Education and RL reinstate the School Lets. Get in touch if interested. www.houstonunitedfc.com louisjeffrey@houstonunitedfc.com

Reconnect with your inner farmer and join in LIVE from 14th June 2021.

The annual showcase of the best of food, farming and rural life will go ahead… online and in high defi nition! With the latest technology and the best production team in the country, The RHS will be streaming a thrilling showcase of LIVE show jumping, sheep shearing, livestock judging, cooking demonstrations, dairy championships and lots, lots more from the showground in Ingliston. For updates, follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. See you in the main ring! http://www.royalhighlandshow.org/

Our lady captain Suzanne Smith and the ladies committee have been hard at work planning all our ladies and events competitions. So don’t forget to book you place in the Old Ranfurly Ladies Open competition which will take place on Thursday 1st July cost £18 per couple. Great shot!! Lady It’s a greensomes Captain Suzanne and all ladies are Smith welcome. You can book through Golf Empire. Places fill up quickly so best book early to get your proffered time. Here’s to a great season ladies, enjoy your golf and good luck to all! This month the ladies of Old Ranfurly have been thoroughly enjoying their golf, keenly participating in a range of competitions in spite of some horrendous weather. These have included Stablefords and the Monthly Medal. The inclement weather has in no way dampened ladies’ spirits and we have had excellent turnouts. The Texas Scramble competition attracted a good number of ladies in teams of four who took to the field on Saturday 8 May. This was a four ball competition and we congratulated winning team: B.Clark/ H. Kirkland/ F.Storey/ H. Fleming. Well done ladies. This month also indoors catering was permitted and our catering team were delighted to welcome members back to our newly refurbished lounge area. After a game ladies have been enjoying new menus offering a range of refreshments, snacks and meals. The booking of tables has to be done in advance in compliance with present rules. The ladies knockout competitions are now in full swing with a mix of greensomes and match play. The course is in very good condition with many improvements including new rubber matting at some of the tees where these had become worn. Up and coming events include Ladies Day on Saturday 5 June, the Rosebowl on Sunday 13June and our own Ladies Open on 1 July. Our charities this year are MND, Alzheimer’s and ladies day is also wear it pink. We’re looking forward to lots of golf throughout the summer months. Let’s hope weather is bit kinder to us!! Good luck to all our ladies Lady members enjoying our catering facilities in our newly refurbished lounge area

Lining up to play Claire Provan & Mhari Milne

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The end of the Spring term saw the children taking part in all kinds of Spring and Easter related activities. We currently have a tank of 2 dozen or so very healthy looking tadpoles which the children have watched grow from frog spawn and we eagerly look forward to seeing how they progress over the break. We have also decorated eggs, learned all about magnets and investigated what they can do, made hanging decorations, spring pictures and then the very egg-citing visit from the Easter Bunny with his basket of chocolate treats. After missing last year’s summer term, we can’t wait to make the most of our fabulous park setting and outdoor classroom, with an abundance of activities planned keeping everyone outside and active. New Entries to Duchal: We now offer 6 hours of free care daily (during term time) through the funded nursery hours scheme in conjunction with Inverclyde Council, ensuring Duchal is available to all children in the local area (including those living in Renfrewshire). Please get in touch for more information, we are open daily 8.15am – 6pm, every day during term time, offering greater flexibility of care for parents. As an independent nursery our children move on to various schools in Renfrewshire, Inverclyde and Glasgow, and is a truly nurturing environment for our pre-school children to flourish. Please visit our website for more information – www.duchal.com and find us on Facebook.

If you would like to come and visit the Nursery please get in 01505 874358 or email: info@duchal.com

Sunday 23rd May 2021 Castle Semple Visitor Centre, Lochlip Road, Lochwinnoch.

EVENT NOW FULL! The event starts at Castle Semple Visitor Centre in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire at 8am and will follow a challenging 115km route with approx 1650 meters of climbing through Renfrewshire, Inverclyde and North Ayrshire, the rough boundary of the Regional Park. It is aimed at road bikes but hybrids, e-bikes etc are very welcome. Pedal the Park is supporting CLIC Sargent in Scotland for the third year in a row, helping children and their families affected by cancer in the local area, with over a third of the £20 entry fee going to charity. The remaining funds will go towards Ride63’s target of improving cycling facilities and routes in the OS map 63 area.

Golf – Mackenzie Holmes wins the Caven Trophy

Gleddoch Golf Club was the setting for the playing of the Renfrewshire Golf Union Boys Stroke Play Championship for 2021 as competitive County golf fi nally returned. The Caven Trophy was sponsored once again by Paisley based family run company STRATHAND FIRE AND SECURITY www.strathand.com and we thank them for their continued support of the event. While the weather stayed dry for RGU Competition there was the cold temperature to contend with despite the sunshine. The course as always was a test for those taking part, and with the recent spell of dry weather the course was playing well with fi rm ground and good run available, and the greens were in superb condition. The scoring on the day was however generally poor. This event is now played over 18 holes due to various issues, and the handicap limit was also increased to allow the younger Renfrewshire Boys to experience Competition at a higher level and this produced worthy winners in both events, as it was also decided to present a Net Score prize in addition to the main Scratch competition event. In the Boys Caven Trophy Mackenzie Holmes of Kilmacolm Golf Club was the winner of the Renfrewshire Golf Union Boys Stroke Play Championship with a Gross score of 69, 3 under par giving him his fi rst County Championship. Mackenzie is due to travel to the USA in August to rake up a golf scholarship and this win will sit nicely on his C.V. He played steadily throughout his round compiling halves of 35 and 34 for his 69 total. The lowest net score was won by Jamie Ferguson – Williamwood Golf Club with a net score of 67 playing of a handicap of 19. Interestingly he was in the same 3 man match as Mackenzie, so well done to him. The 8 available qualifi ers in the event go forward to the RGU Match Play Championship for the Boys for the Freedman Trophy being played as always over Kilmacolm Golf Club. The title is currently vacant as there was no competition in 2020 due to the ongoing Covid restrictions, and with home advantage, if available, Mackenzie will be looking to add this title to his 4 Club Championship victories at Kilmacolm. Full results of the Competition can be found on Howdidido at Renfrewshire Golf Union, with the Draw for the Match Play to be confi rmed was player availability is established. The courtesy of Gleddoch Golf Club, the condition of the course and the hospitality that they provided was much appreciated.

In response for a clear need for complementary health support at local community level Health Hub QV will shortly be opening in Quarriers Village. Located in what was the village store, just off Faith Avenue the Health Hub will occupy some 2500sq ft of fully fi tted out modern facilities . The Health Hub will offer complimentary therapies such as Osteopathy, Physiotherapy, Acupuncture, Refl exology, Chiropody to name a few-with more to follow. The Health Hub will also offer Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), Exercise with oxygen therapy (EWOT), Pulsed magnetic fi eld therapy (PEMF) and full body Photo Bio Modulation (PBM). These therapies are overseen by trained professionals, are safe and can be used in addition to other health regimens a person might be following. A particular emphasis will be on improving mobility, reducing pain, and supporting healing for some chronic conditions-greatly helped by improved oxygen levels and PBM . We have much to offer those concerned with pre-diabetes or those with ‘Long COVID’ symptoms. We expect to attract practitioners form further afi eld who are looking to support their patients in the area and who want to extend their own expertise by exploring our complementary therapies. Although the Health Hub will charge for services the intention is to make our therapies affordable. We would particularly like to hear from any individuals who have skills and some time to spare us. A background in some aspect of health care would be helpful but not essential. Please get in touch if you think this could be you. The Health Hub, founders are: Donald Scott ND DO and Julia Scott ND DO, Lilian MacMillan and Jonathan Kennett- all ‘local’ to the area. Any inquires please contact health@healthhubqv.co.uk www.healthhubqv.co.uk

What should you expect when you visit our pools?

We have changing facilities, showers for pre and post-swim use and lockers available. Swimming will be via lanes in an anti-clockwise rotation, and all swim sessions must be pre-booked, which you can do online or over the phone for up to 7 days in advance. Family swims are available at both the Lagoon & On-X Linwood, with children under 5 going free so they do not need to be booked in. In-pool sessions will be 45 minutes, and please do not arrive too early for your session to keep numbers in one area of the facility to a minimum. To ensure everyone enjoys the session, please ensure that you keep your distance in the pool and maintain social distancing at all times. Find out more including pool opening hours here: https://www.renfrewshireleisure.com/swimming-pools/

Gryffe Charities Committee take part in Kiltwalk for ‘Create Paisley’ Well done to the following S6 pupils involved in this - Gwyn, Megan, Gregor, Holly, Iain, Marc, Hannah and Gregor. The money they raised went to ‘Create Paisley’. CREATE is a Paisley based charity that tackles issues such as loneliness and mental health, by giving young people a space to express themselves. The Kiltwalk is an opportunity for our school to raise money during a significantly difficult time for some young people. Gregor says - ‘Recently, the Gryffe Charities Committee took part in this year’s Kiltwalk. We walked 7 miles, raised £540 for the charity Create Paisley, and got a fantastic view from the top of the Gleniffer Braes! Thank you to those of you who donated.’ A fantastic effort.

Castle Semple Sailing Club held a very successful and extremely popular Junior training week during the fi rst week of the Easter holidays. The weather was a little chilly at times with the odd fl urry of snow and late on in the week a gusty day prevented any water based activities but everyone was kept occupied with games onshore. The week was run by the Club’s volunteers Peter (main organiser) and helpers Alan, Jules, Sarah and Yuan very many thanks to all of you for the huge amount of time you gave up to make the week so successful. It was designed to give young people the opportunity to get out on the water , have some fun, make new friends and hopefully spark an interest in sailing. It was the fi rst time sailing for a lot of the juniors and everyone seemed to have a good time with a lot of requests asking when would the next session be run The comment from the volunteers (aged over 20) was - we’re broken need time to recover! But fantastic time was had by all. There are plans for further sessions to be held later in the year, for both juniors and adults. Covid 19 restrictions are easing all the time and hopefully by the time this is published we will be back to a more normal calendar of sailing activities. For more info contact us at www/castlesemplesc.co.uk. E: info@ castlesemplesc.co.uk

Brookfi eld Bowling Club opened again for the new season Under the Covid-19 restrictions, the usual formal opening day was replaced by the wife of the Secretary, Mrs Jean Monks, throwing the fi rst bowl. The green is now open and new members are most welcome. Please contact our secretary, Eddie Monks at 01505 690227 or e-mail: Info@brookfi eldbowlingclub.co.uk