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LOCAL NEWS FOR: • BRIDGE OF WEIR • BROOKFIELD • HOUSTON • HOWWOOD • KILBARCHAN • KILMACOLM • LANGBANK • LOCHWINNOCH • QUARRIERS

No.322:

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A change of perspective...

Hopefully, the first thing you’ll notice this month is our revised page size layout.

Cover Image: Swans at the Knapps

by Douglas McNicol

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During lockdown we moved to an online edition and the 210x210 layout suited viewing on a PC screen or tablet. When we started back in print we stayed with the smaller magazine in the interim.

However, hopefully things are moving toward normality and we are running an A4 magazine this month.

We’d love to hear your views on this month’s larger A4 format versus the smaller “lockdown version”.

We are more than delighted to hear that, all things being well, the Kilmacolm & Port Glasgow (Knapps) and the Kilbarchan Agricultural Shows will be going ahead in 2022. Lilias Day will return, sadly without the parade through the village, but at least making a welcome comeback. Also, the Bridge of Weir Gala Committee is hoping to gather some more volunteers with a view to bringing back this wonderful part of village life for 2022.

The Scottish Local Government Elections will take place in May 2022 - make sure you are registered to vote! For more information visit your local authority website or https://www.gov.uk/registerto-vote.

We like to think we give you all the news and events for the local area. But if there is anything we are missing please drop us a line.

Our next issue will cover April, so please make sure we get all your details in plenty of time. The deadline will be Wednesday 16th March 2022.

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In this issue...

Local Shows 2022 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 06 Weaver’s Cottage opens ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 08 Local History ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 10 Defibrillator sites ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 12 Village News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 12-23 Local Councillors ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 14 Brookfield Village Hall ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 15 Host - Carrick Centre ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 17 Kilbarchan Guide Centre ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 20 Cargill Centre ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 23 Coming Events ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 24-27 Schools & Sports ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 28-33 Regular Meets ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 33 Out & About ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 34-39 Walk the Kilpatrick Hills ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 36 Interview with Niall Traynor ~ ~ ~ 39 Sales & Wants ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 40 Classified Ads ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 41 Advertizer Ads Directory ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 42

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Register to vote in Scotland The 2022 Scottish local elections are due to take place on 5th May. Individuals must be registered to vote by midnight twelve working days before polling day (19th April).

The electoral register lists the names and addresses of everyone who’s registered to vote. You need to be on it to be able to vote in elections and referendums.

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aged 14 or older for Scottish Parliament and council elections

You only need to register once - not for every election. But you do need to register again if you change your:

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You can apply for a postal vote at https://www. mygov.scot/apply-postal-vote where you can download an application form. Quicker and easier is to register to vote online at https://www.gov.uk/ register-to-vote. It usually takes about 5 minutes.

You can register to vote when you are:

Reinventing stamps for the future Royal Mail will be adding unique barcodes to all their regular ‘everyday’ Definitive and Christmas stamps. Each barcoded stamp will have a digital twin and the two will be connected by the Royal Mail App. The unique barcodes will facilitate operational efficiencies, enable the introduction of added security features and pave the way for innovative services for our customers.

Definitive stamps are the stamps that will be very familiar to most people. They feature the profile of HM The Queen. The barcodes match the stamp colour and sit alongside the main body of the stamp, separated by a simulated perforation line. The new barcode is an integral part of the stamp and must remain intact for the stamp to be valid.

Non-barcoded stamps will be phased out but will remain usable until 31 January 2023. Customers are encouraged to use their non-barcoded stamps before this date. Alternatively, non-barcoded stamps can be exchanged for the new barcoded version through Royal Mail’s ‘Swap Out’ scheme.

The ‘Swap Out’ scheme will open on 31 March 2022. Forms will be available via a variety of channels, including local Customer Service Points; the Royal Mail website and via our Customer Experience team.

Customers will be able to use a Freepost address. Further details will be announced shortly. https://www.royalmail.com/sending/barcoded-stamps

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Ranfurly Castle Golf Club Ladies AGM The Ladies section held their AGM on Saturday 8th January and, despite the restrictions still in place due to covid, there was a good turn out. Gillian Donaghy had her last time in the chair before welcoming Morag Cunningham as the new Lady Captain for 2022. Morag told the ladies that she was honoured to hold the post and would do all she could to make the coming season as successful as possible and fun for everyone. The Trophies from the 2021 season were then presented to the winners.

The Club is looking forward to an improvement in the weather before the start of the playing season when the Ladies will hold their 1st Competition on Wednesday 16th March, which is the 5 Club, 12 hole stableford and everyone is hoping for a good year of golf.

Local shows make a comeback!

We’re delighted to let you know about some of the local shows making a welcome comeback following the last couple of year’s restrictions!

The Knapps Show We’re back! Save the date - Saturday 14th May at the Knapps, Kilmacolm. Schedules available soon. Trade/Craft applications open on our website : www.kilmacolmshow.org/

Kilbarchan Agricultural Show Happy to confirm our Show date for this year will be Saturday 18th June, Roadside Field, Monkland Farm, Kilbarchan PA10 2PT, will keep you updated as plans progress.

Meetings After another break due to Covid, regular meal/speaker meetings recommenced in our new venue the Fox and Hounds from 2nd February, with most also accessible on Zoom.

Prior to Christmas meetings included Carl Melvin from Affluent Financial Planning speaking on Pension and estate planning and we are grateful for their £500 donation to our charity projects. On Zoom, Jim Dorward gave his regular update on railways covering recent weather related accidents and decarbonisation of Scottish Railways. In January, Dr Astrid Koening spoke about the Palliative Care project at Mulanji Mission Hospital Malawi and our 2nd on-line Burns Supper was held with a great selection of speakers, musicians and singers.

Saturday 23rd April - 9am - 9pm, Manse Field, Glebe Road, Beith

2nd February saw Allan Gilfillan speaking of his experiences as a naval architect on Clydeside, 9th February was a Members Business Meeting and 16th February a Valentines Dinner in the Fox and Hounds for members and partners. 23rd February was Rotary day and we were addressed by Dave King, Editor of Rotary magazine.

See the kids show jumping, always good to watch. This is a great day out for all the family. Fantastic show for the kids to get out on their ponies and have fun. Beith Show is run by Beith Farmers Society, please come along and support them!

March meetings include, on 2nd March, Dr Astrid Koenig speaking on her experiences of the NHS and Dutch and German Health systems and Alec Galloway, Stained glass artist and painter on 16th March. In between these, there will be a panel discussion on our strategy for support to the local community.

www.facebook.com/beithshow

Our delayed Charter Dinner to celebrate 25 years as a club is proposed for the 30th March.

www.kilbarchanshow.co.uk/

Beith Show

Party in the Park

Other Charitable Activities

After 2 years of no Lilias Day, the Lilias Day committee are absolutely delighted to bring you Party in the Park on Saturday 11th June!

Santa’s Sleigh in Merchiston and Brookfield in December raised money towards the outing in May for Renfrewshire Young Carers which we are funding at a total cost of £2,000, aided by the donation from Affluent Financial Planning.

The event will bring all the fun of Lilias Day with a few new additions to help us party. There will be music from Samba Ya Bamba, ceilidh dancing and lots of new entertainment for the kids. We’ll also have our Lilias Day favourites; the epic tug of war, the music tent showcasing up and coming bands, the food village, stalls and, of course, our favourite Lilias Day characters.

The only downside is that we won’t be able to hold the parade this year due to more challenging logistics. We know this will be disappointing for many of you, but we promise to come back bigger and better next year!

In addition, contributions have been made to Marys Meals (£500), End Polio Now (£1,000) and Rotary’s own charity Rotary Foundation (£600)

Corporate Membership We welcome new corporate members who would like to be associated with Rotary and the charitable work we carry out. Gibb Stuart Hardware are the latest corporate member and we welcome Sandy back to the club! Corporate Membership offers opportunities to network with members and support our work. Anyone interested in Rotary can contact us through our web or Facebook page or email gryffevalleyrotary@gmail.com .

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Weaver’s Cottage, kilbarchan opens again We are delighted to be reopening the Weavers Cottage from 5th March, and welcome visitors once again!

At this traditional Kilbarchan weaver’s cottage we’ll transport you back to a time when hand-woven textiles were the pride of Scotland’s weaving industry.

Weaver’s Cottage vividly re-creates the living and working conditions of a typical handloom weaver. With low ceiling beams and period furniture, it helps give an insight into life before the Industrial Revolution.

Opening Hours: First weekend of each month Saturday & Sunday 10am - 5pm (last admission 4pm). Keep your eyes peeled for seasonal events throughout the year!

We have introduced an advance booking system to help manage visitor numbers and maintain safe, social distancing. Members can book for free and non-members are able to pay when booking. Please note that if you do not book in advance, there is no guarantee that we will be able to accommodate you.

Tickets are on sale now and can be prebooked at https://www.eventbrite. co.uk/e/advance-booking-weavers-cottage-tickets-257895691957

St Vincent’s Hospice Are you looking for a Renfrewshire Charity Partner for 2022?

Choose your local Howwood Hospice and help support people with life shortening illnesses and their families.

Contact Louise Strachan on 07436 817582 or email Louise.Strachan@svh. co.uk

With over 20 years experience in fashion and several years spent in the wedding industry - I discovered my love for fascinators.

Creating bespoke millinery for customers, whether it be for a wedding, special occasion or Handmade Fascinators and Hatinators day at the races led me to create Fascination.

07540 077 402 info@fascination-fr.co.uk At Fascination you will find a selection of handmade fascinators www.fascination-fr.co.uk and hatinators ready to wear, or why not request a complimentary appointment for a one to one consultation at the studio for a customised bespoke design. Here you can try on different shapes to ascertain your requirements. It is recommended at this stage to bring along your outfit so that we can discuss colours, materials and suitable styles.

If you live further afield a telephone or video call can be arranged and colour swatches sent.

Most designs are mounted on a silver or gold metal headband which provides easy coverage, even with fine hair. Or if preferred, smaller designs are available on a comb.

I look forward to helping you create your finished look for that special day!

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Old Ranfurly Ladies Burns Supper Burns Supper

Art Show is On! 18th-19th March - Cargill Centre, Kilmacolm Everyone has missed so much over the past few years, so this is something special to look forward to in the village centre.

On Friday 21st January the Old Ranfurly Golf Club Ladies Section held the first Burns Supper in 2 years. There was an excellent turnout with the traditional menu provided by our excellent Stewart Catering and entertainment provided by Davie Christie and Claire Hastings. The toast to the lassies was given by Brad McClure and Stephanie Watson gave a very entertaining reply to the ‘toast to the lassies’

This year there are lots more paintings, partially because the Art Show had to be cancelled due to unprecedented times, plus a few new artists have joined the group, adding different styles and subjects.

An excellent evening - let’s hope many more to follow.

Open Friday 10am - 5pm & Saturday 10am - 4pm. Entry £1 for adults, children free

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Some of the artists are influenced by the beauty of the local scenery, city centre, others focus on figurative work along with colourful flowers, not forgetting the drama of the sea and sky. A few in the group are passionate about animals, dogs, cows, hedgehogs and horses. You will discover both modern and contemporary colourful art originals, oils, acrylics and water colour all ready to hang.

One of the artists says ‘there’s something for everyone’.

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Local history The Kilbarchan Linen Merchants, 1

April 2022 Deadline: 16th March 2022 The Kilbarchan Linen Merchants

The Speirs Family In the mid-eighteenth century, long before Kilbarchan was renowned for the weaving of tartan, a number of Kilbarchan entrepreneurial families, the Speirs, Barbours, Hows and Houstons, became prosperous linen merchants. They engaged local weavers, most of whom worked looms in their own homes, and marketed the finished textiles. By the end of the century, these early manufacturers of quality linen had diversified their interests and their weavers worked mainly in silk and cotton.

By the1740s Alexander Speirs and his brother Allan had built up a successful manufactory as linen merchants and bleachers. In 1742 Allan Speirs was the first of the village merchants to introduce the fine lawn and cambric, woven in Kilbarchan, to Dublin markets.

The partnership also carried out bleaching work for local cloth manufacturers, including Kerr, Pollok & Co. in Paisley.

Alexander married Margaret Barbour, the sister of another Kilbarchan linen merchant, Baillie John Barbour. After the deaths of Alexander Speirs and his brother Allan, Alexander’s sons Allan and Alexander continued to run the family manufactory and business continued to prosper. This Allan, like his uncle of the same name, attended to the sales and export side of the business. Sadly he had an unfortunate end, breaking his neck in a fall from a horse in Paisley. He was succeeded by his younger brother, Alexander. It is said that Allan left a very considerable inheritance, to his younger brother, making Alexander (jun.), the sole owner of this very successful business. At the age of thirty Alexander Speirs was a wealthy young man. In 1775 he bought the lands of Glentyan and Glentyan Corn Mill from James Black of Penneld.

Under this Alexander Speirs, the family textile manufacturing business continued to prosper and by the 1790s his weavers were working mainly in cotton. Alexander was an ambitious man and was keen to improve the quality of his muslin. In 1792 he purchased fine finished quality cotton yarn from Robert Owen (later of New Lanark), the manager of Mr Drinkwater’s cotton spinning factory, Bank Top Mill, in Manchester. Alexander Speirs’s first woven piece of exceptionally fine quality muslin, regarded as ‘the greatest curiosity of British manufacture’, was sent as a present to Queen Charlotte, the wife of George II.

In the1790s Alexander Speirs was a very wealthy man. He built Glentyan House, the prestigious mansion house which stands on the estate today. He was also keen to diversify his interests and invest in the new cotton spinning industry. This appeared to be an astute financial move and would guarantee a supply of cotton yarn for his weavers. In 1792 in partnership with Robert Barr, a Paisley muslin manufacturer, and brothers James and John McIlwham, manufacturers in Anderston, Alexander Speirs invested in the establishment of a large cotton spinning mill at Crosslee. The building of Crosslee Mill was an ambitious project. It was to be the largest cotton mill in Renfrewshire and took three years to build, partly because of the length of the lade.

This 2,000 metre long lade can still be followed along the north bank of the Gryffe from Bridge of Weir to Crosslee.

Crosslee Mill Lade But his fortunes were about to change. His untimely and overambitious investment in Crosslee Mill and the vast expense in the rebuilding of Glentyan House resulted in his financial ruin and he died a poor and broken man. He did not leave a will and there is no known gravestone erected to his memory in the village. ©2022 Helen Calcluth, Renfrewshire Local History Forum Further information on the Speirs, Barbours, Hows and Houstons is contained in “Kilbarchan and the Handloom Weavers” (Chapter 3, pp 31-42) published by Renfrewshire Local History Forum, available at www.rlhf.info

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Meddle & Mend Workshop Learn how to give old items of clothing some TLC or a complete makeover at ReMode’s ‘Meddle & Mend’ workshops ... focusing on mending, repairing and upcycling!

Come along to our garment mending workshop where you can get help repairing and upcycling your clothes.

So often in our culture when something gets stained, damaged or we lose interest wearing it, it gets stuffed to the bottom of a drawer, or worse, thrown away!

At ReMode we can show you multiple mending techniques or ways to give new life to an old piece of clothing.

Reducing waste and making things last longer contributes to a healthier environment.

No experience necessary, all equipment provided.

Masks must be worn throughout the workshop and we politely request that participants take a lateral flow test before attending.

Limited capacity, booking essential.

Monday 14th March, Monday 11th April, Monday 9th May, Monday 13th June. £3.50. Call 0141 258 1625 for further information or to book.

Johnstone History Society The March meeting will be on Tuesday 8th of the month in the Masonic Hall Collier Street at 7.30pm. This month we will be starting with a short AGM which will be followed by a talk from our secretary Valerie Reilly. On this occasion her topic is “The History of Garden Gnomes”.

Having such an intriguing topic we look forward to a good attendance of members and visitors and everyone will be made welcome. Our January and February meetings were well attended and both proved to be enjoyable evenings. The Museum continues to open Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 10.30am till 4pm. The Museum is manned by volunteers, so if you have a few hours to spare and would like to help, as much or as little as you are able, please speak to one of the volunteers. We have a wide selection of books, maps and pamphlets for sale and a card machine is now available for purchases. These items can also be ordered online and paid using PayPal at “ johnstone History.org “. Masks and hand sanitising are still expected.

Walk for Health Planning work continues on this project to encourage walking locally in the knowledge that walking is good for both physical and mental health.

We are grateful to Renfrewshire Council who have awarded us a grant towards the cost of implementing signposting, brochures and a website.

10k Run We are pleased to confirm the Houston 10K Run is scheduled for 22nd May (Covid permitting!) and application details will be available shortly.

School Competitions Successful competitions have been held for Young Chef, Youth Speaks and Young Writer and thanks are due to member John Douglas and to the staff and pupils of St Benedicts, St Columbas and Gryffe High for helping and competing.

Anyone interested in Rotary can contact us through our web or Facebook page or email gryffevalleyrotary@gmail.com .

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Local Public DEFIBRILlATOR SITES BISHOPTON • The Cornerstone, Greenock Rd • Bishopton Community Centre

BROOKFIELD • Brookfield Village Hall Main Entrance

BRIDGE OF WEIR • Co-Op • Old Ranfurly Golf Club

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• Ranfurly Castle Golf Club • Gate House, Bridge of Weir Leather Works

Bridge of Weir Gala Day has been a popular part of village life for as long as many of us can remember. After being cancelled for the last 3 years the Bridge of Weir Festival Committee is delighted to be able to announce that Gala Day will happen again this year on Saturday 11th June.

The Committee

ELDERSLIE • Elderslie Golf Club

HOUSTON • Outside Church Hall, Main St • Co-Op • Strathgryffe Squash & Fitness Club (Reception)

The Festival committee has transformed several times over the years. This year has seen some pretty drastic changes, including the retirement of most of the previous members. We owe a huge debt of gratitude to past committees who have worked so hard to make the Gala Day the success it has been - they are a very hard act to follow! However follow them we must, and we now have a duty to ensure that the gala day continues, a responsibility we take very seriously.

• Old telephone box on Houston Rd, Crosslee

Going Forward

• The Boarding House (opening hours)

Gala day can’t happen without people helping to organise it. We do need people who are willing to give up a couple of hours once a month to come and help renew this village institution. Perhaps you run a group or a business in the village, maybe you and your children miss the gala day and would like to be a part of the planning process. Perhaps you think that committees are only for old people – we need the input of young people too. Whoever you are we would love to welcome you to the festival committee. It isn’t such a hard job if lots of us are willing to help!

HOWWOOD • Howwood Hall, Station Road • Christ the King Church, Bowfield Rd

JOHNSTONE • Keystore, Spateston • Keystore, Corseford • Johnstone Town Hall • Scottish Fire & Rescue, Thorn Brae

KILMACOLM

Committee Meetings Committee meetings are on the last Tuesday of each month at 7pm in Hope Hall. We are grateful to Hope Hall for the free use of their facilities.

• Kilmacolm Golf Club

Enquiries to:

• Gym, Birkmyre Park

info@bowfestival.org.uk

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• St Columba’s Senior School • Kilmacolm Library (rear of New Surgery)

KILBARCHAN

The Bridge 63 Main Street, Bridge of Weir

• Scout Hall

www.thebridgebridgeofweir.com

The Bridge is your Post Office, Shop and Community Centre in the centre of the village (Opening Hours: Monday: 10am - 1pm & 2pm - 5pm; Tuesday - Saturday: 10am - 1pm) Spring is upon us and already we are planning for Christmas 2022! Alison Bannerman is working on our much acclaimed Christmas card and members of the Paisley Colour Photographic Club are taking photographs for the 2023 Calendar.

• Kilbarchan Bowling Club

LANGBANK • Langbank Village Hall • Langbank Doctors surgery , Station Rd, carpark wall of building

LINWOOD

Greetings Cards... Due to strong sales we are continually restocking our selection of cards for all occasions.

• Onyx Leisure Centre

Mother’s Day: 27th March - Send your love and good wishes in a card from our selection.

• Spar, Clippens Rd

Easter Sunday: 17th April - Brighten up someone’s day, especially this year, by sending an Easter Greetings card from our colourful display.

• Asda

Post Office... The usual postal services are provided during opening hours.

Are you struggling to find a gift for a special occasion? A gift card which can be exchanged in many outlets may be the answer. Please ask Donald, Alison or Fiona for more information.

PAISLEY • Russell Institute

QUARRIERS

Hearing Aid Batteries continue to be available.

• William Quarriers House (entrance to Faith Ave)

Cinema... A film will be shown at 7pm on the 1st Thursday of the month. Please call into The

• Country View

Bridge for more information.

Thank you for your support over the last number of challenging months. We look forward to serving you soon.

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ward 11 Cllr Colin McCulloch Hopefully by the time of you reading this article, we will be taking ever bigger strides towards a return to normal life. The pandemic has proved the greatest challenge to face the country since the Second World War and we have all been impacted by it some way. I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has played their part to help us get through it, keyworkers, volunteers and ordinary citizens alike. We’re not out of the woods yet, but hopefully happier days lie ahead of us.

BUDGET: The Council will vote on its budget on 3rd March. I will not support any budget that does not protect the most vulnerable in our communities and which does not invest substantial sums into our local infrastructure and services. I hope the Scottish Government funding settlement with Councils will truly reflect the level of ongoing funding and investment needed to restore more than a decade of cuts and avoid the need for excessive rises in Council Tax bills.

PLANNING: Planning issues continue to dominate the local political discourse, with a contentious residential development application at Station Road in Bridge of Weir rejected by the Communities, Housing and Planning Board at their most recent meeting. It is important that we protect the Sustrans route in its entirety, to leave open the possibility that the railway could return in the future. We must do all we can to minimise the number of car journeys and sustainable, affordable public transport will be key to doing that. I will continue to lobby those who will listen as to the benefits of publicly owned public transport that connects all communities and contributes towards combating climate change.

ENERGY COSTS: The cost-of-living crisis continues to mount, and I am worried that as energy bills soar many of our fellow citizens will face desperate choices between eating or heating their homes. If you are 3rd Saturday of the month struggling to make ends meet, please get in touch with local advice Cargill Hall, Bridge of Weir bodies such as the Citizens Advice 10am Bureau who can offer advice on a Bishopton Primary School range of issues such as personal 11am debt, fuel poverty, housing issues No surgeries in July or December and employment disputes. Help is out there; please get in touch if you cllr.colin.mcc@renfrewshire. need further assistance. gov.uk

Surgeries:

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Bridge of Weir Seniors Forum Members A special general meeting will be held on Tuesday 5th April at 2pm in Freeland Church Hall, Bridge of Weir to discuss the future/ dissolution of the group.

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Your Local COUNCILLORS WARD 9:

Cllr James MacLaren ROADS & BINS: Potholes and missed bins have filled my mailbox from Bridge of Weir and Langbank residents in the last month. Hopefully your bins have now been emptied but if not then please send me an email or call me and I will get straight onto it. Sometimes a problem collection just keeps reappearing and I have to ask why, why, why?

It is a similar situation for the roads with potholes that appear right next to a newly laid tarmac road and you just think, would another six feet have broken the bank? Could that not have been foreseen? Then the trouble is that once they start filling the hole you just know that that pothole will be back again in just a few weeks. I am happy to report potholes or faulty street lights but please be specific as to where or which one it is when you email or call me. Street lights should have a number on the pole but not every one has this but one can usually work out the number, or say the house it is in front of.

BROADBAND: After the recent Langbank Community Council meeting I learnt that one of the members could not get a strong enough broadband signal to join the Zoom 6.30pm - 7pm meeting. Coming from a village in Cargill Hall, Bridge of Weir Scotland’s Central Belt I found this 2nd Monday of the month quite unacceptable and I raised the issue of poor broadband in Bishopton Primary School 3rd Monday of the month Langbank at the planning board meeting.

I would welcome Booking not necessary correspondence from villagers 0300 3001 291 on the subject as I intend to do c l l r . j a m e s . m a c l a r e n @ something about this. renfrewshire.gov.uk

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JOHNSTONE NORTH, KILBARCHAN, HOWWOOD & LOCHWINNOCH www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/ Cllr Derek Bibby: cllr.derek.bibby@renfrewshire.gov.uk 0300 300 1274 | 07534 156 007 Cllr Bill Binks: cllr.bill.binks@renfrewshire.gov.uk 0300 300 1423 | 07976 239 881 Cllr Andy Doig: cllr.andy.doig@renfrewshire.gov.uk 07534 148 224 Cllr Emma Rodden: cllr.emma.rodden@renfrewshire.gov.uk 300 300 1431

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HOUSTON, CROSSLEE & LINWOOD www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/ Cllr Audrey Doig: cllr.audrey.doig@renfrewshire.gov.uk 07768 130 935 Cllr Alison Jean Dowling: cllr.alison.dowling@renfrewshire.gov.uk 0300 300 1419 Cllr Scott Kerr: cllr.scott.kerr@renfrewshire.gov.uk 0300 300 1424 Cllr James Sheridan: cllr.james.sheridan@renfrewshire.gov.uk 0300 300 1425

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BISHOPTON, LANGBANK & BRIDGE OF WEIR www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/ Cllr James MacLaren: cllr.james.maclaren@renfrewshire.gov.uk 0300 300 1291 Cllr Natalie Don: cllr.natalie.don@renfrewshire.gov.uk 0300 300 1426 Cllr Colin McCulloch: cllr.colin.mcculloch@renfrewshire.gov.uk 0300 300 1427

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INVERCLYDE EAST www.inverclyde.gov.uk/ Cllr Christopher Curley: christopher.curley@inverclyde.gov.uk 07768 460073 | 01475 712370 Cllr Stephen McCabe: Stephen.McCabe@inverclyde.gov.uk 01475 712 020 (office hours) Cllr David Wilson: david.wilson@inverclyde.gov.uk 01475 741969 | 01475 712727 | 07766 992 294

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ward 11 Cllr Natalie Don As we enter into Spring, I hope you are all well and looking forward to the lighter nights and hopefully, warmer days.

1st Friday, 1st Saturday BISHOPTON HEALTH CENTRE: I & 3rd Friday in March was extremely pleased last month Booking by appointment only to receive confirmation of a new healthcare facility to be built in 0131 348 5085 Dargavel, with construction starting natalie.don.msp@ parliament.scot in summer 2023. This new-build health centre will complement the existing Bishopton Medical Practice which will see an expansion this summer. With need growing for increased health provision within the area, this is great news for local residents. This is an issue that I have been working on throughout my time as a councillor so I am extremely glad NHS GG&C have now acted on these calls.

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CYCLE LANES: Within Bridge of Weir, I can confirm that I am continuing to raise concerns around the temporary cycle lane between Bridge of Weir and Houston. While I believe a permanent, well built cycle lane could be a very positive thing for this stretch of road, the bollards that are there just now are not fit for purpose. I am continuing to raise this with the Council and enquire about a longer term, more appropriate solution.

SCAMS: I have been extremely concerned to hear increased reports of scamming locally. Most recently, a scam involving fraudulent bank calls and false police officers has been reported in the Bridge of Weir area.

While this specific incident happened in Bridge of Weir, I urge residents across all areas to stay vigilant to this kind of fraud. If you’re unsure whether an officer is legitimate, please call 101 for verification.

Bridge of Weir SWI Our February meeting was a very informative talk by Dr Callum McHugh on the applications of Forensic Science. He was able to make a technical subject very accessible, including several colourful demonstrations.

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The Cargill Hall in Bridge of Weir will host the SWI Federation Show on the weekend of 19th March. The hall will be open on Friday 18th in the morning for entries to be delivered by exhibitors. We hope as many people as possible will come to the hall on Saturday to view the crafts and skills on display and the prizewinning entries. The hall opens at 10am on Saturday 19th and refreshments will be served as well as a raffle. The show is open until 3pm.

The show was delayed due to COVID and we are delighted that at last we can display the range of talents amongst our members from across a wide part of the west of Scotland. We will offer all visitors a warm welcome.

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Village Hall

brookfieldvillage.org

brookfieldvpa@gmail.com @BrookfieldVPA

New Karate ClasS:

Johnstone Tora Kai Karate Club. Adults and children welcome - minimum age 7 years. Instructor - Sensei James Edgar 4th Dan. Registered and licenced with the Scottish Karate Governing Body, fully insured and PVG approved. Gradings are held on an ongoing basis.

07920 192439 or Class times:

Johnstone Tora-Kai Karate Facebook page.

Monday 7.30pm - 8.30pm Thursday 5.50pm - 6.50pm

Zumba®:

A total workout, combining all elements of fitness: cardio, muscle conditioning, balance and flexibility, resulting in boosted energy and a serious dose of awesome each time you leave class.

Gemma gems_paisley@hotmail.com Class times:

Tuesday 6.30pm - 7.30pm

Ballroom/Latin:

Ballroom Basics with Stewart & Jane Wilson.

New members always welcome. Private/Wedding First Dance lessons also available.

Stewart 07710 464 969 Class times:

ballroombasics@live.co.uk

Thursday 7pm - 8pm (Beginners) Thursday 8pm - 9pm (Intermediate)

Our next meeting is on March 3rd at 7.30pm at the Cargill Hall when Karen Anderson will be speaking about Recycling in Renfrewshire. We are pleased to be able to resume our in person programme.

SWI Federation Show

Brookfield

What’s on

Friday 7pm - 8.30pm (Beginners) Saturday 11am - 12.30pm (Mixed Ability)

Yogabellies: Both classes are suitable for all levels of experience including none at all! Limited places available.

Lyndsey yogabellieslyndsey@outlook.com Class times:

Sunday 6.30pm - 7.45pm, YogaBellies for Pregnancy Monday 10am - 11am, YogaBellies for Mum & Baby

Grateful Thanks:

The Lamb family of Stanley Drive would like to extend their thanks and appreciation for all the kindness shown and support given in recent weeks following the sad loss of their beloved Allana in December 2021.

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ward 10 Cllr Audrey Doig NEW HOMES: It is with pleasure that I can inform constituents that the new street name for the new housing development on the site of the former Crosslee train station is Stationhouse Drive. At least this alludes to the historic site of the old station in some way, and is a recognition of local history.

6.30pm FUNDING: Bids are now open for Brookfield Village Hall local organisations in the Houston, Thursday 17th March Crosslee, Brookfield, and Linwood areas to apply to the Council’s new Linwood TESCO Café Thursday 24th March Climate Challenge Fund, this is for projects which tackle climate Booking not necessary change and with the total fund being 07768 130 935 £50,000, local projects can apply for cllr.audrey.doig@ up to £3,000. Local Government renfrewshire.gov.uk is not as awash with cash as many believe but I genuinely think it is fantastic that local authorities are trying to meet the climate emergency which is coming down the track. Details can be found on the Renfrewshire Council website at renfrewshire.gov.uk/ community-climate-fund.

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New gym set for Ardgryffe Park in Houston Villagers in Houston will soon be able to get active outside as a new fully inclusive, interactive outdoor gym is added to Ardgryffe Park.

The new gym equipment will cater for young and old, including people of all abilities, and users will even be able to connect to an app which will monitor performance and encourage continued use.

The project is being delivered after Houston Community Council were granted £35,000 following their application to Renfrewshire Council’s Green Spaces, Parks and Play Areas and Villages Investment Fund. Having already raised £7,000, this funding will allow a supplier to be appointed and work to start on the gym ahead of the summer months.

Councillor Marie McGurk, Convener of Renfrewshire Council’s Communities, Housing and Planning Policy Board, said: “I’m delighted that we’ve been able to support yet another project that people have told us their community needs. This fund was created to deliver real change for local people and ensure that they could take forward ideas which they know will make a difference to where they live.

“More than £2million will be committed from the fund and it has seen projects completed across Renfrewshire and created lasting relationships between the Council and the community. I look forward to seeing the new gym in Ardgryffe Park when it’s installed and I’m sure it will be a huge boost for parkgoers in Houston.”

Since its inception in 2018, 66 projects have been completed in Renfrewshire in almost every community, ranging from new play parks and community gardens to outdoor gyms and new nature trails.

The fund has encouraged the formation of new constituted community groups, created new play areas for young people and families, and made clear environmental improvements to local green spaces across Renfrewshire.

The fund is now fully subscribed so cannot accept new applications for funding.

For more information, visit: www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/GreenSpacesFund.

Over the last few years many local organisations have benefited from the monies provided by the Villages Local Area Partnership, which takes its representation from both local Cllrs and the Conveners of Community Councils, and which determines which local bodies are to benefit. The next schedule of LAP’s begins in April so I would urge local organisations which normally apply to get their applications in.

PLANNING: The planning officers are to meet representative of CALA Holmes who now own the Woodend House site, where they have controversially cut down most of the trees at that site, which were formally protected by the planning permission which the Scottish Government granted CALA on appeal. I take a very dim view of developers who disregard the legal permissions under which they operate and I hope the planning officers take appropriate action.

Houston & Crosslee SWI On Wednesday 9th March we are having an interesting, illustrated talk on “The Attic Treasures of Dunrobin Castle”. In April our meeting on Wednesday 13th will be our AGM and Spring Show.

We are meeting this year in The Carrick Centre, Main Street, Houston on the second Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm. Please come and join us, you will be made very welcome. If you would like further information please phone 07932 459994.

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MARCH ‘22

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MONDAY

thursday

Sewing Group

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Handiwifes

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Diaporama

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Gryffe Quilting Group 1pm & 3pm (3rd & 17th at 10am) 4th Cancelled Crafty Friends

4pm Folk Club

TUESDAY Yoga 10.30am Mags Young 07781 872 147

DWL Private Class

DWL R2

8th at 7pm

Elizabeth Benzie SWI 22nd at 10am

WEDNESDAY Community Council

16th at 7.30pm

DWL MH

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MOO MUSIC

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Camera Club

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Womens Institute 9th at 12.30pm & 7.30pm

Weekly

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Move It Or Lose It

Hazel Connelly Art Class 1.15pm

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3rd, 17th, 31st at 7.30pm

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MP Surgery 11th at 12.30pm – 1.30pm Gavin Newlands MP Surgery

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Cllr Surgery 5th at 11.30am – 12pm Jim Sheridan

sunday Baptist Church

11am & 6pm

Mr/Mrs Graham P/Party

6th at 1.30pm

Siobhan Vosloo B/Party

13th at 1pm

Jenniffer Brechin

20th at 1.30pm

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A new dementia friendly group organised by Froglife and in partnership with Houston and Killellan Kirk is starting in Houston.

The “Houston Wild Times Group” will meet on the last Tuesday of every month between 1pm - 3pm at Houston and Killellan Kirk, and will go on a nature walk around Houston and do some nature inspired tasks and crafts (indoors if the weather is not good!). The group will be a great place to chat about our local heritage, meet new people, share stories, discover new skills and help support us to stay healthy and active.

If you or someone you know is living at home and has a dementia and you would be interested in finding out more about the Nature Walks please get in touch with Louise Smith on 07985 566381 or Frankie Greenwood on 07817 210777.

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Howwood Parish Church Things are starting to look a little brighter on the Covid front.

Getting much lighter at night. The Women’s Guild has started back again.

They meet at the Church Hall on a Monday Afternoon at 2.30pm.

Any ladies of any age who would like to come along to see what is happening please do so.

Very interesting meetings and a good time to be had and make good friends.

Do come along on a Sunday at 10am for a warm welcome.

All are welcome in this place.

ward 9 Cllr Andy Doig CROSSING PATROLS: The After School Club based at the Scout Hut in Kilbarchan contacted me recently regarding the axing of the School Crossing Patroller at Kilbarchan Cross. This was due apparently to staff shortages but I have written an email to the Chief Executive and Head of Environment asking them to retain the Crossing Patroller at the Cross, given that there are up to twenty children use the 2nd Wednesday of the month

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service to cross to the After School Club, as well as the high volume of pedestrians who use no less than five local businesses in and around Kilbarchan Cross. I am genuinely in fear for the lives of constituents unless Councillors act, it is so bad that on one day a passing police car put on its lights to allow the children to cross to the After School Club.

HALLS: All four ward Councillors recently attended a meeting of Howwood Community Council to talk specifically about the state of Howwood Village Hall, and the fact it is not fully open to the public. On behalf of the village and at the request of the Community Council all four Cllrs have signed a collective letter to council officers calling for a site visit. In the 2018/2019 Budget I negotiated an upgrade of the kitchen facilities at the Howwood Halls, and was pushing the administration on an action plan for the Hall in November 2019, prior to the Covid pandemic. Now we are emerging from the pandemic we must see action to upgrade Howwood Village Hall.

ELECTION VENUE: There will be a break with tradition at the forthcoming local elections in May as Lochwinnoch residents will be voting at the Community Annexe, rather than the McKillop, as the latter is not due to be finished until at least June. Like all Lochwinnoch residents I am looking forward to the day when the McKillop can be re-opened once again.

Lilybank Bowling Club, Johnstone 6:30pm Old Library, Kilbarchan 7:30pm 4th Wednesday of the month Howwood Bowling Club 6:30pm Lochwinnoch Bowling Club 7:30pm No surgeries in July or December 07534 148 224 cllr.andy.doig@renfrewshire. gov.uk IndependentVoice/ Ward9JohnstoneAnd Villages CllrAndy4Ward8

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ward 9 CLLR BILL BINKS CLYDE MUIRSHIEL: An agreement for the future governance of Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park (CMRP) has been approved and adopted by the Infrastructure, Land and Environment Policy Board. It will be overseen by two new groups. CMRP (Renfrewshire) Liaison Group and Renfrewshire/Inverclyde CMRP Liaison Group.

0300 3001 423 07976 239 949 cllr.bill.binks@renfrewshire. gov.uk

The Renfrewshire Group team will be made up of: Ward 9 elected members, 2 elected members of the ILE Policy Board, a Lochwinnoch Community Council member, a residents’ association Representative (as applicable), 2 representatives from locally based businesses within ward 9, the Council’s Chief Economic and Regeneration Officer who will chair the group, and other council officers as appropriate and invited by the Chair.

The Renfrewshire/Inverclyde CMRP Liaison Group will be made up of two elected members from the each of the two authorities together with senior officers from both councils. The first group will meet Quarterly while the second group twice a year. This is very welcome news and I feel sure that the residents in Lochwinnoch and visitors will be heartened by the agreed changes.

VILLAGE HALLS: The Chair, Millar Leon, of Howwood Community Council convened a meeting with the four ward 9 councillors in frustration at the way Renfrewshire Leisure (as the letting agents of the village hall) has continually refused a request to hold HCC meetings in the building.

The outcome of our meeting with HCC is that I have been commissioned to write a letter, to be signed by the four ward council members, to our new Chief Executive, Alan Russell explaining the frustration and lack of interest that Renfrewshire council is fulfilling their obligations to the long-promised upgrade to the village hall and their unwillingness to accommodate the wishes of the residents of Howwood. We wait with bated breath for a positive response.

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ROADS: Consultants were appointed at the end of last year by the Council to assess speeding issues and the option of reducing speeding limits to 20 mph within the villages of Howwood, Kilbarchan and Houston. I understand that a “story book” will be published of their findings with recommendations. We live in hope!

PARKS: Kilbarchan are proceeding quite nicely in their objective to improve the village park. I was pleased to help endorse a donation from the Glasgow Airport Flight Path Fund of a donation of £2,000 towards the purchase and installation of some very attractive metal seats for adults and children. Hopefully further donations will be applied for in the future as things progress.

It is perhaps not widely known but the Flight Path Fund Committee is totally independent of the Airport itself and any decisions made regarding donations rests with the Committee. The airport are simply the donators and hosts to the fund.

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Kilbarchan

What’s on

MARCH ‘22

Guide centre leisure classes

All Guide Centre activities are fully up and running for 2022. Our popular daytime classes are as follows:

Art Mondays

1.30pm - 3.30pm

Fridays

10am - 12noon or 1pm - 3pm

Informal classes for the amateur painter or aspiring painter under Iain’s experienced and friendly guidance.

FITNESS Tuesdays

9.30am - 10.30am

Low impact class, Hustle Zero, 0% of the jump impact, 100% of the fun. Great for core strength and balance Wednesdays

10am - 10.50am

For mature movers, as Tuesday, but at a slower pace Thursdays

10am - 11am

YOGA with Jacqueline

Enquiries: KilbarchanGuideCentre@gmail.com or drop by in person All classes follow current Covid guidelines

Collette Green awarded an M.b.e.

Not all heroes wear capes, some wear uniforms.

We would like to acknowledge a resident of Kilbarchan, who is not only a wonderful mother and partner, but also a great friend, daughter, and sibling. This note is dedicated to Chief Petty Officer Colette Natasha Green who has recently been awarded an M.B.E. for her contribution to the Queen Alexandra’s Royal Naval Nursing Service.

Colette has an impressive career history. Before serving in the Navy, Colette served in the R.A.F. as a military nurse. Her nursing role took her to Afghanistan where she cared for casualties injured during front line duties.

After Afghanistan she was posted to Defence Medical Services Whittington, where she trained other nurses. She then went on to become the Deputy Head and eventually the Head of Department in the Royal Centre of Defence Medicine in Birmingham.

We are very proud of everything that she has accomplished. She has cared for and proudly served her friends, family, and country.

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Kilbarchan Parish Church Sunday Worship Our regular Sunday worship continues at 11am and the numbers attending continue to grow towards pre-pandemic levels. On Sunday 7th March there will be an All-Age Service for folks of all ages and it is hoped to have more of these in the coming months. We hope to welcome you to all of our services.

The recent announcements by the Scottish Government have eased Covid19 restrictions significantly, but we continue to base our priorities on ensuring that all attendees feel safe and comfortable when attending worship. Although social-distancing rules have been removed, we continue to advise attendees to occupy designated locations in the church, at least 1 metre apart and this has been welcomed by many. The Government’s requirement to obtain contact details from all attendees has been discontinued, but we shall continue to record the names of attendees, to assist with the Test and Protect scheme should the need arise. We no longer ask attendees to book a place in advance. The wearing of masks indoors remains a Government requirement, unless you have an exemption.

By the time this issue of the Advertizer reaches you we shall have resumed serving teas and coffees following Sunday Worship. We know how valuable this can be in rebuilding community spirit.

We have recently installed cameras and a new sound system in church, which enable our services to be “streamed” online. You can watch the service live or catch up at a later time via the church website https:// kilbarchankirk.org or on Youtube. An audio-only version of each service is also available for those unable to view the on-line service.

As a result of the introduction of this new service, the on-line “Reflections” facility, which was started at the beginning of the Covid lockdown in 2020 has now been brought to an end. We are immensely grateful to all those who contributed to these “Reflections” which proved to be so popular.

Resumption of other activities - In line with the easing of Covid restrictions, many of the church and non-church organisations have resumed their regular meetings and activities within the church and hall. We all look forward to the time when concerns about Covid no longer impact on what we would regard as “normal” life. The Tots’ Club will not resume until after Easter at the earliest, when there is no longer a requirement to have a door open. The Guild meets on Tuesday 8th March at 2.30pm in the hall, when the speaker will be Gordon Wilson from the P.S. Waverley. The AGM will take place on Tuesday 22nd March. All welcome.

Kilbarchan National Women’s Register Our main meetings continue every Wednesday evening at 7.45pm on Zoom but we are now meeting in person for coffee every second Friday.

Our weekly Zoom topics include: “A favourite piece of art which you would take from a gallery”. Does birth order affect one’s life? Talk about a state of America - the national country is USA in 2022 -, and “an item of news which has recently caught your eye.” We are also joining a tour of the forgotten parts of Central Station and finally a day trip to Edinburgh when we shall visit the portraits of survivors of the Holocaust, in the Queen’s Gallery, which were unveiled on Holocaust Day recently. March is certainly a month to look forward to!

We also have our Book Group and in March we shall be watching the 2020 update of the film “Rebecca” and discussing the book. Future books include: Songbirds, Big Brother and I am an Island.

We have recently started a Walking Group and, weather permitting, will enjoy walks most Mondays, either morning or afternoon - and coffee if wet!! Please visit our website: www.nwr.org.uk for more info or phone Fiona on 348627 if you’d like to join the group

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ward 1 - inverclyde Cllr Christopher Curley ROADS: Following a motion brought to Inverclyde Council by myself and Cllr MacLeod, I am pleased to see that the recent Environment and Regeneration Committee meeting has decided to introduce 20mph speed limits in Town and Village centres and around schools. I believe that this will have a positive impact on Kilmacolm in particular, but I would like to see it rolled out further in the future.

PLANNING: I welcome the recent decision by the Renfrewshire Communities, Housing & Planning Policy Board to reject the application to build housing on the former Gryffe Valley railway line to Kilmacolm which closed in 1983. I believe that the proposal was detrimental to active travel. I also consider that it is also very important to protect legacy railway infrastructure so enabling it to brought back into use.

The rejection of this planning proposals is especially pertinent given the recently published National Strategic Transport Projects Review which highlighted the need to improve active travel routes between towns and the proposed Glasgow Metro to Glasgow Airport, which would be the first stage in getting a rail link along the Gryffe Valley.

Any rail link along the Gryffe Valley will be a long way off, but it is important that we continue to make the case for it to be included within any Glasgow Metro proposals. It is also important that we pursue 6pm - 7pm better bus links along the Gryffe Boglestone Community Centre Valley, with greater connectivity to 23rd March & 20th April the rail network, to give residents Kilmacolm New Community Centre more options than the car.

30th March & 27th April LOCAL ELECTIONS: The local elections will be held on the 5th of Booking not necessary 07768 460 073 May. In case I do not get a chance before the election, I would like to 01475 712 370 take the opportunity to say it has c h r i s t o p h e r. c u r l e y @ been a great honour and privilege inverclyde.gov.uk to represent Ward 1 Inverclyde @Ward1chriscurleySNP East over the last 5 years.

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ward 1 - inverclyde Cllr Stephen McCabe BUDGET: At the time of writing this column Councillors on the Council’s Members’ Budget Working Group were still deliberating on the hard choices we faced in balancing the Council’s budget for the new financial year beginning on 1st April. Following a real terms reduction in our funding from the Scottish Government the Council was left with a recurring deficit of around £6m on our general fund. The options available to us to close this deficit in 2022/23 were cuts to services and jobs, increased charges for some services, an increase in Council Tax and the short-term use of reserves. I will report on the outcome of our deliberations next month.

Kilmacolm Community Council The hectic festive period is now well and truly over. The Kilmacolm Community Council welcomed our first village ‘Elf’ in December and we hope to establish this as an annual bit of festive fun. Thanks to all who hosted the wee fella in the run up to Christmas. Our Christmas raffle raised £682 for local charities – Inverclyde Women’s Aid, Ardgowan Hospice & Inverclyde Toy Bank.

Thanks to all who participated in our online survey regarding the use of local parks. This has provided valuable feedback for future proposals and improvements.

The KCC would also like to remind you that the Kilmacolm and Port Glasgow 187th Annual Show will take place at the Knapps, Kilmacolm on Saturday 14th May. Our focus now moves to Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee weekend at the beginning of June. Events are currently under discussion and we hope to reveal details soon. We do, however, expect to have something on in the village on Friday 3rd June.

The next meeting of Kilmacolm Community Council will be on Tuesday 29th March at 7.30pm in the Cargill Community Centre. Residents of the village are welcome to attend.

Should you wish to contact the Community Council, please email secretary@kilmacolmcc.co.uk

CRUISE TERMINAL: Last month I paid a visit to the Council’s new cruise terminal in Greenock, which is now taking shape and is due to be completed later this year. I was also there to promote our restaurant partner Buzzworks who will be opening a new restaurant in the terminal under their Scotts brand. This will add a top class restaurant to Inverclyde’s food offer and at the same time create around 70 new jobs.

SCULPTURE: If you have been through Port Glasgow recently you will have seen that the new ‘Shipbuilders of Port Glasgow’ sculpture has been erected. While the sculpture cost significantly more than originally budgeted for and took much longer to create than planned, which is not uncommon for such unique works of art, there is no doubt that it is a magnificent tribute to the many generations of local people who worked in our yards.

ROADS: The Council’s annual roads investment programme is due for approval at the Environment & Regeneration Committee on 3rd March. I have been lobbying hard Boglestone Community Centre to have Craigbet Road, which runs Tuesday 15th March, 6:30 - 7:30pm through Quarrier’s Village, and 01475 712 020 (office hours) a number of roads in Kilmacolm Stephen.McCabe@ included in the programme. Further Inverclyde.gov.uk major investment in carriageways 10 Victoria Gardens, and pavements throughout the Kilmacolm, PA13 4HL ward will be a priority for me.

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Inverclyde garden waste permits STARTS MARCH 2022 Inverclyde residents can purchase permits online via the council website at £32 per brown bin.

Collections will take place at the same time as blue bin household recycling collections.

Garden waste collections take place from the spring through to November and will start this year on week commencing 14th March and week commencing 21st March, depending on residents’ regular recycling collection day.

To buy a permit visit www. inverclyde.gov.uk/garden-waste or call the Garden Waste Helpline on 01475 714555.

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ward 1 - inverclyde Cllr David Wilson

ROADS: Complaints continue about speeding in the village, particularly on the main access roads. Police maintain that an average of 24mph entails self-enforcing speed limits, meaning speed cushions as the Cargill Centre, Kilmacolm Police are unlikely to enforce 20mph 2nd March, 11am - 12noon limits. All main roads in the village are Boglestone Community Centre being measured and the 34.8mph 11th March, 2pm - 3pm average speed on the Port Glasgow Road is positively dangerous. I am Booking not necessary

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pressing for action by the Council as soon as possible.

07766 992 294 01475 741 969 / 722 975

FUNDING: As a member of the david.wilson@inverclyde. gov.uk EU the UK received some £2b in Structural Funds to assist economic development. The UK Government is now distributing funding of some £2.6b direct to Councils. As leader of the Conservative group on Inverclyde Council, Iain Stewart, the Scottish Office Minister has asked to meet me in late January to discuss the distribution of funds to Inverclyde.

They want shovel ready projects as well as long term spend.

What’s on

MARCH ‘22

The Cargill Centre Kilmacolm new Community Council

Centre Opening Times

Cafe Opening Times

Monday – Friday:

Monday – Friday:

10am to 4pm

Saturday:

10am to 3pm

Saturday:

9am to 10pm 9am to 3pm

Sunday:

Closed

MONDAY Yoga

9.30am – 10.30am

9.30am – 10.30am

Pilates

Yoga With Janis

10am – 11am

Art Class

11am – 12pm

Acting For Fun

5pm – 8.30pm

Metafit

6.30pm – 7pm

Kettle Bells

7pm – 7.30pm

Chair Yoga Bridge

7pm – 10.30pm

TUESDAY Rock Choir Qi Gong

10am – 12pm 12.30pm – 1.30pm & 2pm – 3pm

Zumba

6pm – 7pm

Embroidery Group 10am – 12pm

MAINTENANCE: Many roadside drains and gullies are clogged up with leaves, the batteries on the 30mph signs keep running out and Smithy Brae has various matters that need fixed. I understand that negotiations on the Institute are still progressing slowly.

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TV FILMING: I am starting to get a few moans about the filming of Shetland. It is swings and roundabouts, some businesses do well out of the presence of the crew, others not. We do wish to be hospitable for such a good series but perhaps it has run its course in Kilmacolm? I look forward to the reality.

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Yoga

Yoga With Mary

Art Class

TRAVEL & ENVIRONMENT: Glasgow Airport is a major employer in Inverclyde and Renfrewshire and I was sorry to hear that traffic was down from £8m to £2m in 2021. A truly shocking figure with financial and employment implications. It must be said that the lack of a four nation policy by the Scottish Government on air travel put GLW at a disadvantage compared to airports down south. There was a significant change in the activity of wildlife around the environs, with for instance geese numbers as much as 4,000. “The miracle of the Hudson” exemplified that geese and 737s do not mix. COP 26 brought 76 heads of state, their national carriers and their entourage to the Airport. One delegation had 55 vehicles meeting the delegates.

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CROSSING PATROL: We are really missing Eddie from his road crossing duties at the junction of Gryffe and Lochwinnoch Roads. We have advertised twice to no avail. If interested please contact me and I will put you in touch.

LOCAL ELECTIONS: With the local elections coming up on the 5th of May, I would like to take the opportunity to say it has been a great honour and privilege to serve my constituents over the past 15 years. I have ideas on what I would like to see happen in the future and would welcome suggestions.

Sunday:

10am – 12pm

FRIDAY Kettle Bells

9am – 10am

Moo Music Inverclyde 10am – 11am Art Class

10am – 12pm

6pm – 8.30pm

WEDNESDAY Metafit

9am – 9.30am

Move It Or Lose It 10.30am–11.30am Pensioners Lunch 12.30pm – 2pm Friendly Bridge 1.30pm – 2.30pm 6.15pm – 7.15pm & 7.30pm – 8.30pm

Body Balance

Enquiries & Room Hire: 01505 873 994

Reservations & Takeaway: 01505 874 663 www.cargillcentre.com

7pm – 8pm

Outlook Group The OUTLOOK group organised by Kilmacolm Old Kirk meet in Kidston Hall on first and third Thursdays monthly.

We offer fellowship and friendship and a warm welcome to everyone, all are welcome. A delicious afternoon tea is provided by the team, with homebaking, tea and coffee served.

3rd March: Spices and Fashions with our guest Indu Maini. Indu will share her knowledge of Indian spices with us, many of us have enjoyed Indu’s recipes; but at this meeting she will also bring along for display her beautiful saris and jewellery. A real treat.

17th March: Gentle Keep Fit with our guest Grace who runs regular classes for the Fitness League. Today her exercises will be as gentle or as active as you wish, with popular music to keep your feet tapping.

We look forward to welcoming you to OUTLOOK.

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Wednesday 5th January - Saturday 19th March

West Halls, Main Street, Houston PA6 7EL

Future Paisley Exhibition Unit 27-28, Piazza Shopping Centre Central Way, Paisley PA1 1EL Wednesdays to Saturdays, 10am to 4pm (except public holidays)

Battery Park Junior Parkrun The Battery Park Eldon Street Greenock PA16 7QG 9.30am Open to everyone, free, safe and easy to take part in. We encourage people of every ability to take part. Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in Funworld.

Please register before your first run: www.parkrun.org.uk/ batterypark-juniors/

Barshaw Junior Parkrun Barshaw Park, Paisley 9.30am Open to everyone, free, safe and easy to take part in. We encourage people of every ability to take part. Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in the Rowantree café.

Please register before your first run: www.parkrun.org.uk/barshawjuniors/ More information on pg 33

TUESDAY 1ST Foodbank Donations

Future Paisley Exhibition provides a look at Paisley’s past, present and future, showcasing the exciting collection of transformational projects currently happening in Scotland’s largest town! We’re a small town with big ideas and we’re looking for more. This is a free event. For more information, visit: paisley.is/featured_event/future-paisley-exhibition/

Monday 28th February - Sunday 6th March About Us Paisley Abbey, Abbey Close, Paisley 7pm to 9.15pm - shows last 25 mins (public preview 28th February) ‘About Us’ is a spectacular open-air event that combines live shows and multimedia installations exploring our infinite connections to our planet, the wider cosmos and each other. If you’ve ever looked up in awe at the night sky and wondered how you’re linked to the stars beyond, this is the show for you. This is a free event. For more information, visit: Aboutus.earth/

Tuesday 1st - Saturday 5th March

(next to Carrick Centre & Village Hall)

10am - 12noon & 7pm - 8pm Donations collected every Tuesday during the month Further details on the Kirk Facebook and our website: www.houstonkillellankirk.org

SATURDAY 5TH Scottish Arts & Crafts Fair Geilsland Country Estate, Wardrop Street, Beith, KA15 2EY 11am to 4pm 40 stalls filled with thousands of quality hand-crafted items at affordable prices, it’s a great place to buy unique gifts & cards for Mother’s Day, or just to treat yourself! As well as visiting the craft fair, you can enjoy a walk in the grounds and lunch in Mocha JaK’s.

The craft fair, the grounds and the cafe are all dog friendly too!

WEDNESDAY 9TH Howwood Curling Club

The Ticket Meister by Peter McDougall

Bowfield Rd, Howwood, PA9 1DE

Beacon Arts Centre, Custom House Quay, Greenock 1pm A Play, A Pie and A Pint return to Beacon Arts Centre! Williejohn is The Ticket Meister, a man with a gift. He has an eye for the vulnerable, the mentally-dishevelled, and the hapless lost souls of the streets; he’s a professional people user and user-er... Pies and pints served from 12noon included in ticket price. Suitable for ages 16+ 01475 723 723 www.beaconartscentre.co.uk/events/the-ticket-meister-by-peter-mcdougall Entry £15

Looking for new members to join our friendly curling club. Great way to keep fit and socialise. Anyone interested is welcome to come along and try. All necessary equipment provided.

More information on pg 32 Contact Lachie Carmichael: lachiedcarmichael@hotmail.com 01294 823 643 Entry £7

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EVENT INFORMATION:

Check with the venue/organiser. Where we can, we will update our listings to notify of cancelled, postponed and rescheduled events.

WEDNESDAY 9TH Houston & Crosslee SWI Carrick Centre, Main St, Houston 7.30pm Illustrated talk on “The Attic Treasures of Dunrobin Castle.”

Please come and join us, you will be made very welcome.

07932 459994

THURSDAY 10TH Solas Bereavement Drop-in Group Kidston Hall, High Street, Kilmacolm 2pm Lost someone you loved? The Solas Bereavement Drop-in Group supports those from Kilmacolm and surrounding areas who have lost a loved one. Get in touch for more information.

Barbara Marshall 01505 872417 barbara@oochy.com

Bridge of Weir Horticultural Society Gardening Club Freeland Church, Main Street, Bridge of Weir 8pm ‘Sow & Tell’ is an interactive session on sowing and growing on seeds.

Our gardening expert will be on hand to answer questions.

SUNDAY 13TH Beatson Cancer Charity’s Annual Glasgow Ladies Lunch The Hilton, Glasgow G3 8HT 12noon Arriving to a cocktail reception, you and your guests will enjoy a delicious two-course meal with a half bottle of wine and an afternoon packed full of entertainment! Tickets: Tables of 10 at £550 (£55 per person) susan.brodie@ beatsoncancercharity.org 0141 212 0505

MONDAY 14TH Meddle & Mend ReMode, 39 High Street, Lochwinnoch, PA12 4DA 7pm to 9pm Come along to our garment mending workshop where you can get help repairing and upcycling your clothes.

No experience necessary, all equipment provided.

Limited capacity, booking essential.

More information on pg 11 0141 258 1625 remodeyouth.org/whats-on/ Entry £3.50

WEDNESDAY 16TH Advertizer Issue Deadline If you would like anything published in our next issue, please contact us. Don’t miss out! info@advertizer.co.uk 01505 613340 www.advertizer.co.uk

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Farmers Markets SATURDAY 5TH Kilmacolm Farmers Market Kilmacolm Community Centre 10am to 2pm First Saturday of each month. www.facebook.com/ kilmacolmfarmersmarket

SATURDAY 12TH & 26TH Paisley Farmers Market The Paisley Centre 10am to 2pm www.facebook.com/ p a g e s / Pa i s l e y - F a r m e r s Market/207097172654332

SUNDAY 13TH Renfrew Farmers Market Robertson Park PA14 8LY 10am to 4pm Second Sunday of each month. www.facebook.com/RenfrewMarket

WEDNESDAY 16TH Kilmacolm Horticultural Society Spring Meeting Kilmacolm Community Centre, Lochwinnoch Road, Kilmacolm 7pm Annual Spring Bulb competition, postponed ‘Bring and Buy Sale’ in support of the Ardgowan Hospice fundraising event and more.

Everyone welcome. Refreshments served, but with current guidelines observed.

More information on pg 36 Jill on 01505 872393

Third Saturday of every month. w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / T h e Bishopton-Dargavel-FarmersMarket-109902924512969

SUNDAY 27TH Erskine Riverside Market

Little Luxuries Scotland Spring Pop Up Shop Enjoy some complimentary drinks and nibbles and browse our unique Mother’s Day, Easter and homeware gifts including tableware, floral arrangements, soft furnishings, candles and much more. Please contact us for full details and to book your browsing slot!

Stephlittle1973@gmail.com @littleluxuriesscot 07729 172321 little_lux_scotland

FRIDAY 18TH - SATURDAY 19TH Art Show

Saturday 26th March

Kilmacolm Community Centre, Lochwinnoch Road, Kilmacolm 10am to 5pm Modern & contemporary colourful art originals, oils, acrylics and water colours all ready to hang. This show has something for everyone.

More information on pg 9 Entry £1 adults, children free.

SATURDAY 19TH Bishopton and Dargavel SWI Federation Show Cargill Hall, Bridge of Weir Farmers Market Bishopton Train Station Car Park 10am to 2pm

Friday 18th - Sunday 20th March

Paisley Gin & Fizz Festival 2022 Coats Paisley, High Street, Paisley PA1 2BA 1pm to 11pm Expect the very best as we work together with local distillers and other service suppliers from around the Scotland. Meet the distillers, chat, sample and even buy a bottle or two of your favourites to enjoy at home. For tickets visit: www.tickettailor.com/events/myginfestivals/602283/

10am to 3pm

Come along and view the crafts and skills on display and the prizewinning entries. Raffle and refreshments.

More information on pg 15

SUNDAY 20TH Easter Craft and Gift Fayre

Erskine Waterfront PA8 7AF 10am to 4pm

Guide Centre, Barn Green Kilbarchan 1pm to 4pm

Last Sunday of each month. www.facebook.com/ Erskine-Riverside-Market101613198665127

20+ stalls of beautiful gifts and crafts all together right on your doorstep.

Entry £2 or item donation for Renfrewshire food bank.

Friday 1st - Saturday 30th April Lambing Experience Muirhouse Farm, Kilmacolm, PA13 4TH Do you want to see behind the scenes of quality Scotch lamb production? A warm welcome awaits you from the MacDougall family in our busy lambing shed. Watch and learn about sheep husbandry including lambs getting to their feet for the first time and drinking from their mothers. Meet the working sheepdogs, pet lambs and hopefully see a live birth.

More information on pg 3 KilmacolmFarmTours.co.uk

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SATURDAY 26TH Sense Scotland Ladies Lunch Grand Central Hotel, 99 Gordon St, Glasgow G1 3SF Tickets £55pp or table of 10 for £500. To book, or for further info, fill out the online booking form: fundraising@sensescotland.org.uk

Renfrew Meets Broadway Renfrew North Church 7.30pm An evening of your favourite songs from Stage and Screen. Matinee: 4pm, Evening: 7.30pm Tickets: £6.

Box Office: 0333 666 3366 www.jazzhandsglasgow.co.uk/ box-office

SUNDAY 27TH Mother’s Day Mother’s Day is on a different day every year, depending on when Easter is, so make you sure that 2022 isn’t the year you forget!

Lochwinnoch Arts Festival Weekend 18th-20th March Friday 18th Live Comedy - Alan Bissett’s ‘More Moira Monologues’ Doors open 7pm, Lochwinnoch Golf Club. £10

Saturday 19th Craft Fair & Little Coffee Caravan 12noon - 3pm,Lochbarr.Free Entry Live Music - The Rose Room & Juniper Three Doors open 7pm, Lochwinnoch Golf Club. £14

Sunday 20th Book Launch with Q&A: Leeanne Elizabeth Clark My Journey Through Life: The Real Me! 11am & 2pm, The Shop @ No8. £5

Clocks go forward!

Includes tea/coffee. Tickets from The Shop @ No8

1 hour at 1am

Live Comedy - Stuart Mitchell

The clocks change on the last Sunday of March,moving forward by one hour. This marks the beginning of British Summer Time (BST).

Doors open 7pm, Lochwinnoch Golf Club. £10

TUESDAY 29TH Houston Dementia Friendly Nature Walks and Activities Houston & Killellan Kirk, 13A Kirk Road, Houston, PA6 7HW 1pm to 3pm Last Tuesday of every month.

Chat about local heritage, meet new people, share stories, discover new skills, and stay healthy & active.

More information on pg 17 Louise on 07985 566 381 Frankie on 07817 210 777

Tickets and more information available from Facebook and Now & Then facebook.com/groups/ LochwinnochArtsFestival/

Thank You! Lochwinnoch Arts Festival had a fantastic evening at the Whisky Galore screening. Due to the generous sponsorship from local business support, we were able to raise £525 for the Lochwinnoch RNLI branch.

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schools & Sports Regular Meet Classes Reebok Step Class

Kilbarchan Primary School News Burns Celebration Primary 1 to Primary 7 enjoyed our Burns celebration day. Some pupils did Scottish themed talents / acts for their own class and some performed for our online Burns assembly. The children really enjoyed watching all of everyone’s talents. “We ate shortbread and drank Irn Bru. It was very delicious and the shortbread was very lovely.” (Isla-P6)

Burns Celebration - Kilts Pupils in various classes enjoyed wearing kilts that were generously given for the day by Emelia D’s mum. The pupils thoroughly enjoyed getting to choose and try on the kilts. A huge thank for giving the school a loan of the kilts. “It was especially fun when we were wearing the kilts during the Robert Burns assembly.” (Finlay-P6)

New Outdoor Learning Area Our Primary 2 and Primary 7 pupils have been thoroughly enjoying reading together in our new outdoor learning area at the front of our school. This is all thanks to our Primary 7 pupils last session who collaborated with Mrs MacKenzie (Head Teacher) to assess quotes and choose the features of this area. This was part of a garden project that the P7s participated in, in order to obtain the John Muir Award. They focused on the front and back gardens. They dug up the vegetable boxes and planted lettuces, green beans, potatoes, carrots and flowers and they also built and painted pallet planters. A big thank you to everyone that has helped make this a beautiful learning area!

New Saplings Our excellent Parent Council has managed to acquire 30 saplings from the Woodland Trust. We are hoping that the saplings will arrive at the beginning of March. A couple of our classes will then have an opportunity to plant them in the area between the all-weather pitch and the nursery.

We have chosen that area as the drainage there would suit trees. Thank you to all our Parent Council members. Our pupils will learn about repairing the planet and improving the environment of our school through participating in this work.

Freelands Church,Main Street,Bridge of Weir (Opposite Amaretto) Tuesday: 6.45pm Miss the Original Reebok Step Class? Then come along for fun, fabulous music, full body workout, feel fantastic!

Limited spaces available.

Mo on 07505 126 416

Jennifer Sloan Physiotherapy Led Pilates

Kilmacolm Community Centre Wednesdays: 6.15pm - 7.15pm 7.30pm - 8.30pm Thursdays: 9.30am - 10.30am Jennifer on 07731 303 709 jennifer-mcghee@hotmail.co.uk

Yoga and relaxation

Kilmacolm Community Centre Suitable for all ages over 16 to no upper limit!

Mondays at 10am till 11.15am Bring own mat, blanket, water if needed. STARTS 28th February.

Mary on 07971 277 870 marylaidlaw38@gmail.com

the Practice of Qi Gong

Kilmacolm Community Centre Tuesdays: 2pm Get in touch for more information.

Mary on 07971 277 870 marylaidlaw38@gmail.com

Chair Yoga

St Machars church hall, Bridge of Weir Monday: 9.30am/ 10.40am/ 7pm Booking essential. Zoom option also available.

Yvonne on 07786 224 367 yvonne@clydephysiotherapy.co.uk

Kilmacolm (KNCC) Monday: 11am All the benefits of a yoga class including breath work, movement and relaxation, but seated and working within your own abilities in a small group.

Fiona on 07824 344 158 glenmoss_soap@hotmail.com Yoga with Fi yoga_with_fi

Zumba

Move it or Lose it!

Clyde Physiotherapy Pilates classes

Freelands Church, Main Street, Bridge of Weir (Opposite Amaretto) Monday: 10am Come along, have fun to fantastic music and feel FAB. All fitness levels welcome.

Mo on 07505 126 416

ENERGISE WITH LAURA!

Thrive, Castle Terrace, Bridge of Weir DDP Yoga Classes for improving strength, flexibility and balance.

Wednesday: 10am - 11am Mum & baby class 11.15am -12.15pm Beginner friendly class Thursday: 7pm - 8pm Beginner friendly class 1-1 slots also available energisewithlaura@gmail.com www.energisewithlaura.com

Bridge of Weir, Kilbarchan, Houston, Kilmacolm, Greenock and Gourock Easy to follow exercises for the over 60s which can be done seated or standing.

Focusing on flexibility, aerobic health, balance and strength (FABS) exercises.

Classes are suitable for men and women. Booking Essential!

Fiona on 07811 766 672 www.moveitorloseit.co.uk moveitorloseitwithfiona

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Bridge of Weir Primary School Bridge of Weir Primary School Values Reading Small Month – Big Challenge – Joint Reading Challenge February might be the shortest month of the year, but that doesn’t mean we didn’t achieve some big goals. We set our pupils, families and staff the challenge of reading as many books as possible….we called it ‘Small Month – Big Challenge!’

Every time someone finished a book, a ‘target ticket’ was placed in our Big Read box.

At the time of writing, 259 tickets had been collected – our target is 1,000!

Did we do it? See our social media for updates.

Shelf Talkers We are delighted that one of our parents, Aileen Jeffrey, has asked us to partner with her in her fabulous new children’s bookshop, ‘The Ginger Cat’.

So far, we have helped in the creation of ‘Shelf Talkers’. These beautifully written and illustrated recommendations of favourite books made by the Bookworms Reading Leadership Group. You can see them for yourself at ‘The Ginger Cat’ bookshop in Kilmacolm, and perhaps treat yourself, your children, or your grandchildren to a new book while you’re there.

P5 and 6 are also looking forward to a visit from local author Lyndsay Littleson to talk about her new book, The Rewilders, and we are grateful to Aileen for organising this.

Book Recommendation This month our pupils recommend the ‘Kid Normal’ books by Greg James and Chris Smith. These are fun books about Murph Cooper and his friends, the Super Zeroes, and their unusual talents. These are recommended for anyone who does not yet love reading – guaranteed to get you hooked!

Other Just in case you think we are only interested in reading, we also have lots of other exciting things going on including Coding Workshops, Poetry Workshops and even learning Mandarin!

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Duchal Nursery Duchal Nursery was set up in 1967 and ever since has been a vibrant part of the community, so it was with delight that the children have had the opportunity to visit one of our newest members of the community – ‘The Ginger Cat’ Children’s Bookshop which has been a welcome addition to the village.

The children were totally entranced by the wonderful Jo James from Musicland as she read to them and ignited a passion for reading amongst us all. If you haven’t had a chance yet, please do make sure you pop in and have a browse!

It was so nice for the children to be out in the village again, smartly walking in their red Duchal coats reinforcing their road safety knowledge as they went!

Celebrating other cultures and festivals is an important part of our year at Duchal. It’s been busy couple of weeks celebrating Burns Night and the Chinese New Year of the Tiger there’s been a real variety in our snack table ranging from oat cakes to jasmine rice and plenty of new Mandarin words being perfected!

With the arrival of spring our next topic will be “Baby Animals”. There is sure to be much excitement and fun getting involved with this and we will also start our gardening for the year with some outdoor planting.

There is still time to apply for a funded place for those children turning 3 from August 2022. If you are yet to apply for funding please do get in touch, we would be delighted to welcome you for a visit so you can find out more. Cross boundary applications are also welcome.

A forward thinking independent nursery, Duchal is open 8am – 6pm daily during term time with our funded hours of 8.30am – 2.30pm. Please visit our website for more information – www.duchal.com and find us on Facebook and Instagram to keep up to date with all our latest activities. If you would like to come and visit the Nursery please call 01505 874358 or email: info@duchal.com

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BoW United football Labyrinth Construction Ltd are proud to announce their sponsorship of the 2007 Bridge of Weir United football team. Owner Stephen Hambly presented the team with new soft-shell training jackets, for which the players are grateful. Thomas McGown, who plays as left back, commented “they’re really good, keep us warm and dry, and we look like a proper team at matches” The team are currently in the fourth division of the Paisley and District League, with hard work at training providing 9 wins and 3 draws so far.

St Columba’s School This term we are celebrating achieving the Rights’ Respecting Schools Bronze Award which recognises a school’s achievement in putting the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child into practice.

External assessors read our Action Plan which was written by pupils, and agreed that our work shows that we are “Rights Committed”. Our journey towards the Silver Award has now begun with Children’s Rights regularly featuring in our assemblies and elsewhere throughout school.

As part of our work towards becoming a Rights Respecting School, we aim to strengthen attitudes towards inclusion and equality. This term a number of initiatives are helping to raise awareness of discrimination. Our local Schools Liaison Officer delivered talks to pupils in Senior I to Senior III focusing on Hate Crime, and in the Junior School Mrs Duncan led an Assembly on equality, inclusion and discrimination. In a Senior School Assembly dedicated to Holocaust Memorial Day, fourth year pupils appealed to the School with these powerful words: “World War II showed us the extreme side of what happens when a racist or discriminatory ideology is given room to grow: we can never let this happen again. We must take these awful events and try and learn from them. We must challenge racism and prejudice of all forms because sadly, such ignorant ideas are so engrained in our society that we must take every chance we get to stand up for each other. We owe it to the people of these genocides to try and build a better community and a better society in order to honour their legacy. As a world, we must strive for better. As a Rights Respecting School, we must strive for better. But simply put, as people, our common goal should be equality and the journey to achieve that starts with you.”

Congratulations to all the staff and pupils across the school – from both Junior and Senior School – who have been involved in driving forward this initiative.

Our School Magazine will be published online by the end of February, so please keep your eyes out for it on or website and social media. The magazine features stories from all over school and offers a window into our wonderful community – including some of our very best ambassadors: our former pupils!

We are always thrilled to hear from Columbans who have gone out into the world and triumphed in their own way by following their hearts and their heads.

If you are considering a Columban education for your child, please do not hesitate to email admissions@st-columbas.org to arrange a tour inperson or online. st-columbas.org

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Abbey Nursery Houston This month children at the nursery have been enjoying a wide range of new activities, starting with our Salvador Dhali portrait which sparked the children’s curiosity and they questioned why the picture in our art area looked funny. This inspired them to look more in depth at abstract art and create their own masterpieces. The snail by Henri Matisse seemed to be a firm favourite which led us to a greater focus on nature throughout January in our Grasshopper Room.

Our Eco School committee have been improving our commitment towards biodiversity by installing a wormery, bug hotel and squirrel café in our garden areas. The children are beginning to learn about caring for different animals and the process of decomposition as a result.

Our little adventurers took part in the RSPB Big Bird Watch 2022 where we monitored the distinct types of birds seen in our nursery garden and even made special Bird watching Binoculars for our friends.

With a large focus on nurture and attachment over the recent months alongside settling new families and children into nursery life, we feel this picture sums up the excellent bonds that they are all beginning to make at Abbey.

Please note that we expect to have spaces available for new children from July this year if parents want to reserve a place.

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Young Strathgryffe Players Enjoying Fun Competition Young tennis players at Strathgryffe pictured recently enjoying a fun matchplay session at the club. The club runs organised, coach-led, matchplay every week on a Saturday afternoon for children of all playing standards and is a great way for players to learn to play the game.

Strathgryffe’s Easter holiday children’s coaching camps are now open for bookings. Suitable for children aged 3-16, open to members and non-members. Full day, half day and early drop off available. For further details go to: https://clubspark.lta.org. uk/StrathgryffeLTC/Coaching/Camps

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Ranfurly Castle Golf Club

Old Ranfurly Ladies Section Presentation Last month one of our long standing club members, Maureen Mitchell, was honoured and thanked for her services to the Greenlees Team over many years. During that time she took the team from division 3 to division 1.

Maureen has been a member at Old Ranfurly for many years and has held a number of committee posts including both lady captain and secretary. Golf is a family affair for her and for many years she was involved in Renfrewshire County golf and along with her husband Billy were course raters. We wish Maureen all the best and many more years of happy golfing.

8.30am on a Sunday morning seems very early, but that was the meeting time for the Club Captains Drive in! Out going Captain Brian McLaughlin welcomed Steven Scott as the new Captain and presented the Badge of Honour to him before the drive in took place. The crowd gathered at the 1st tee to watch Stevie, Morag and Junior Captain, Ramsay Mcleod, drive up the fairway before playing in the Captains Quaich Competition. The weather on the day was mixed and congratulations go to Alan Gordon who returned the winning score.

The Club is looking forward to an improvement in the weather before the start of the playing season when the Ladies will hold their 1st Competition on Wednesday 16th March, which is the 5 Club, 12 hole stableford and everyone is hoping for a good year of golf.

Despite the winter weather it has been busy time with members enjoying the course which is in fantastic condition for this time of year. The Greens Team have been working very hard and with enthusiasm to maintain and improve the course ahead of the spring and the start of the playing season.

The greens have been continued to be hand cut and rolled on a weekly basis, some of the tees have been rested to encourage new growth and areas of gorse and self seeded trees have been removed. Hopefully there will be no further periods of cold weather and the course will be set to be in fantastic condition for the season opener in March.

We are delighted to be able to hold all of our Open Events this year, starting with the Seniors Open in June, and the Gents, Ladies, Junior and Mixed Opens later on in the summer. These are a great opportunity for non members to come and experience playing our course, we look forward to welcoming some of our local non members. Please check our website for further detail www.kilmacolmgolfclub.com We recently held a really successful Burns Supper Club with a superb menu delivered by our great chef Neil. With further supper clubs, rugby specials and other events planned over the coming months in addition to our fortnightly Friday Fish Supper there is plenty happening at KGC.

Kilmacolm Golf Club

Here’s to the arrival of spring and the start of the golfing season!

Howwood Curling Club - Come & try Come & Try on Wednesday 9th March at 6pm Howwood Curling Club are always looking for new members to join our friendly curling club which meets at Greenacres, near Howwood. It’s a great way to keep fit and socialise with people in a friendly atmosphere with club members coming from Renfrewshire, Glasgow and North Ayrshire. We are now looking for new players to play for the 2022/23 season.

We have organised this Come & Try session and anyone interested, whatever your age or ability, is welcome to come along and try out curling, no experience necessary. We provide qualified coaches to give you the tuition you need. You will also meet with our club members and get to play.

We will invite you to our closing bonspiel for the 2021/22 season on the 6th April if you continue to be interested. All the equipment you need will be provided. The cost on the night for ice is £7.

Please contact Lachie Carmichael if you wish to attend.

E: lachiedcarmichael@hotmail.com

T: 01294 823 643

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Junior Parkruns

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2km junior timed runs around the world. They are open to everyone and are safe and easy to take part in.

Suzanne has worked in the leisure industry for the last 25 years, from teaching many fitness classes, to personal training and designing gyms. 7 years ago she left her job in gym design, and set up a local business, SK Fitness – Simply Keep Fit. The move was to enable her to focus on family first, having two young children, and establish a personal training business in her local community.

The events take place in pleasant parkland surroundings and we encourage people of every ability to take part; from those taking their first steps in running to Olympians; from juniors to those with more experience; we welcome you all.

The support of the local community has been invaluable, and allowed the business to run successful PT sessions, classes and boot camps. Across the years they have also supported local charities and organised events to raise money for them.

Please register before your first run: www.parkrun.org.uk/

The time has come for the business to expand, and will soon operate from the ex Pro Shop at Ranfurly Castle Golf Club. Suzanne is absolutely delighted to be working with the club and hopes to have a strong relationship with members and staff, with an estimated opening time of end Feb/ beginning March 2022.

Junior Parkrun is a weekly, free 2km timed run held at 9.30am on Sunday mornings at Battery Park, Greenock and Barshaw Park Glasgow Road, Paisley PA1 - These are free events!

The aim is to have fun. Please come along and join in whatever your pace!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in Funworld and the Rowantree café - please come and join us!

What you doing in 2022?

Simply Keep Fit at the Castle will offer 1:1 and 2:1 fitness sessions, as well as small group training, and golf fitness programmes. There are new packages available, and all fitness levels will be welcome. Chloe will be our newest addition to the team.

Mountain Biking! Whether it’s to give it a go for the first time, build up your points for the national series overall title, or just to watch this exciting sport, the Scottish Cross Country (SXC) Mountain Bike Series offers everything from Taster events for novice mountain bikers to full on Elite racing, and everything in between.

They will be running a series of six events across Scotland, so come along to sample the most fun and challenging mountain biking Scotland has to offer - here’s where they’re heading:

Find out more at: www.sxc.org.uk

• Sunday 27th March - SXC event , COMRIE CROFT, PERTHSHIRE • Sunday 24th April - SXC event 2, LOCHORE MEADOWS COUNTRY PARK, FIFE • Saturday/Sunday 7th/8th May - BMBS round 3, DRUMLANRIG CASTLE, DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY • Sunday 5th June - SXC event 3, CATHKIN BRAES COUNTRY PARK, GLASGOW • Saturday/Sunday 23rd/24th July - British Cycling XC championships, GLENTRESS FOREST, SCOTTISH BORDERS • Sunday 21st August - SXC event 4/Scottish Cycling XC championships, ABERFOYLE, STIRLINGSHIRE They’re also looking for a few new fresh faces to join the SXC team of volunteers. There aren’t many better ways of putting something back into your sport and the team will make sure you always have decent coffee to hand!

Fancy it? Get in touch on FB or info@sxc.org.uk - they’d be delighted to hear from you.

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out & about £50,000 for Renfrewshire’s Community Climate Fund Community groups in Renfrewshire are being invited to come forward with projects and initiatives that will support the area’s ambitious aim of becoming net-zero by 2030.

Applications are now open for Renfrewshire’s Community Climate Fund where local organisations can bid for up to £3,000 for projects which respond to the climate emergency and help build resilience within communities from the impact of climate change.

A total of £50,000 has been allocated from Renfrewshire Council’s Climate Change Action Fund and grants will be targeted towards

Next Deadline...

April 2022 Deadline: 16th March 2022 groups where funding will make a significant difference to community participation in climate change aims.

Projects likely to be considered include community gardens, food growing initiatives, improvements to biodiversity, hosting of climate change awareness raising events, equipment or tools for green projects or active travel initiatives – but all ideas are welcomed for consideration.

Any community or voluntary organisation with a constitution and a bank account can apply and the Council will support individuals with ideas to engage with a local group that may support their proposal.

Successful applicants will require to show an understanding of local need, outline how their project aligns with the area’s climate change ambitions, be inclusive and ensure a partnership network is in place to signpost people to additional support.

All applications for funding should be submitted by 14th March 2022 via: www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/communityclimate-fund For more information, visit: www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/climatechange

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Brighter Bridge Of Weir Tree Surgery In May 2018, Brighter Bridge of Weir arranged for some trees to be planted in Gryffe Grove, in the centre of the village.

Kelsi Cameron was one of several children who each got the chance to plant one. She was devastated when, 3 three years later, contractors accidentally cut down her tree during grass-cutting.

Renfrewshire Council agreed to replace the tree with one at the same stage of development as the original, though it took a while to find. The replacement arrived in January - immediately followed by storms Malik and Corrie!

As soon as the weather abated, Brighter Bridge of Weir contacted Kelsi’s parents and Operation Transplant swung into action.

Although the winds had eased, it was a cold and wet morning on Saturday February 5th, but Kelsi was determined to be involved. Accompanied by her mum, dad and wee brother, Kelsi planted the new tree in the same place as she had almost four years ago. Her mum, Carol-anne, said, “She is so chuffed with the tree. Thank you so much Brighter Bridge of Weir - I have one happy girl!”

BRIDGE OF WEIR HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY We’re back! The Gardening Club will hold its first meeting on Thursday 10th March at 8pm in our new venue, Freeland Church Hall. The larger venue will enable us to hold demonstrations and spread out so everyone is comfortable.

We will start with a hands-on demonstration “Sow & Tell” which will be an inter-active session on sowing and growing-on seeds until they are established and ready for planting out. Our gardening expert Alan, Crawford not Titchmarsh, will be on hand to answer questions.

Increased energy prices will soon hit gardeners - larger plug plants will cost us more and so will young plants brought on in Holland and shipped over. Now may be the time to look at seed packets, marvel at the energy contained therein and grow our own plants.....

Also, gardeners should consider local nurseries before placing orders online and thus see before they buy. Locally sourced plants will be acclimatised to our weather conditions and obviously will not be damaged or wilted, as can happen.

March will continue to be affected by the North-South divide experienced last month but here we can expect more settled, milder and drier weather. Hopefully, this mixed bag of conditions will not prevent gardeners getting out and on with their Spring chores. The soil is likely to be cold and wet but clearing weeds, digging over borders and top dressing with Blood, Bone & Fish will improve soil structure in readiness for the season ahead.

Our April meeting will take place on Thursday 14th April when Enva Recycling will elaborate on the murky mysteries of composting the contents of our brown bins. Details of our Plant Sale on Saturday 7th May and a Garden Outing on Thursday 12th May will be confirmed soon. Members will receive full details of the new programme, starting this month through to October, via the Newsletter.

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The Walk...

Kilpatrick Hills and Duncolm

by Rona Simpson

Difficulty: Medium – steep and boggy/very muddy in places Distance: 9-10 miles if you go to top of Duncolm. About 6 if you do shorter loop via The Slacks.

Public Transport Accessible: Train at Old Kilpatrick Station Point of interest: Great views over the city Wildlife to spot (potentially): Waterbirds, Sparrowhawk, Osprey, Otters and Red Deer

The Route: Start: Kilpatrick Hills Car Park. Walk back out of car park and follow road under the A82. Pass the gasworks and turn right at the junction with sign ‘Path – Kilpatrick Hills’. Follow tarmac path uphill crossing a cattle grid. Keep following tarmac road. As you climb you are rewarded with great views of the Erskine Bridge and the Clyde.

Keep right at the Gavinburn Cottages.

Pass through a gate into moorland leaving views behind. Keep on walking and you will meet Loch Humphrey (Fished for perch and trout by local angling club.) Follow the main track as it curves left. Keep on as the track becomes a path. It’s boggy in places here. Follow the path along a ridge. A smaller hill on the west is Little Duncolm.

Keep on over another dome (Middle Duncolm) and down the other side or take the path that skirts the edge of this hill on the northwest side. Both paths eventually meet and you will see the main Duncolm rise up ahead.

Follow the path to the top climbs up until the trig point is reached. Great views here on a clear day of the Campsies, Loch Lomond and further mountains. If you need to get Osprey by Yathin S Krishnappa back quickly, retrace steps the whole way. If not, retrace steps until just after Humphrey’s loch. Take a left under the pylon and follow the slope up towards a fence. Follow this fence line until it reaches the trig point of The Slacks. Here are wonderful views of the city.

Clydebank from Kilpatrick Hills

To return, follow a path that crosses a stile. Keep going over many boggy, heathery slopes.

Going a bit tough here. When path forks, stay on left-handed, main path. Quite soon cross a drystone wall. Soon more amazing views of the Erskine Bridge. Follow the gently westerly path down the hill until you meet the main track again. Turn left onto this and continue back to Old Kilpatrick.

Delay Garden Spring Clean RSPB Lochwinnoch It’s officially spring on 1st March. (I know it’s hard to believe, considering in February we have had high winds, rain, and weather warnings.) If you have been visiting the reserve, you will have seen carpets of snowdrops as you walk our trails. Did you know that snowdrops are one of the earliest signs of spring? And that they are mentioned in myths and legends, they symbolise hope and purity? It’s not just snowdrops that appear in spring: our male songbirds switch into breeding mode. If you take a wee walk along our trails early morning you will hear beautiful birdsong to lighten your day. Spring also heralds the arrival of our summer migrants to the reserve: swifts, sand martins and swallows to name a few. We want to welcome our human visitors too. Our young visitors can take part in our Spring Scavenger Hunt running through March. Did you know we also have a natural play area, fairy path and acoustic play area? If you have never visited us before, why not come to our open day in March? For both events keep an eye on our social media for more information. Our reserve shop is open where you can pick up all your bird feeding requirements, gift for a loved one or even a new pair of binoculars as a wee treat for yourself.

Please don’t SPRING into your garden clean up too soon.

Wait until temperatures are consistently above 10oC (50oF).

Many butterflies, bees and other pollinators are currently wintering in dead leaves and hollowed out stems of last year’s plants.

Please let them BEE!

For more information about the reserve: 01505 842 663

@RSPBLochwinnochNR

lochwinnoch@rspb.org.uk

@RSPBLochwinnoch

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Kilbarchan & District Beekeepers Association In mythology bees were the messengers of the gods and their honey was a source of wisdom. But while our belief in the Greek gods may be no more than history, there’s no doubt that bees are still as clever and amazing as ever. Just as they have done for thousands of years, Queen bees are responding to the season and setting about their crucial work of brood rearing. With spring upon us the number of young bees will be increasing by the hundreds this month. Depending on the weather, especially the temperatures, honeybee Queens may have started producing some eggs again around Christmas and now they will be really picking up the pace.

That means our beekeepers are back on their toes too, ready for a new season. Of course, all this fresh activity is still dependent on weather. Sadly, not all the hives will have survived the winter, but for those that have, early sources of pollen and nectar are crucial. Just as we enjoy the sight of flowering bulbs or blossom for bees it means spring’s larder is open again. Snowdrops, aconites, winter heather, alder and hazel are all useful sources of pollen, while crocus provides abundant amounts for colonies that are building up their numbers.

Pollen is the only source of protein for honeybees and it also provides minerals, lipids and vitamins. Like all animals, bees need ten essential amino acids for building tissue which must come from pollen. So provided the temperature is at least around ten degrees bees will be out collecting. Meanwhile our beekeepers will be checking the hives to ensure that at the end of winter, and at the start of another possible cruelly cold spring, there are still enough stores or supplementary fondant or sugar to ensure their bees will make it through spring.

Leaving it to chance or mythology isn’t an option these days.

If you are interested in beekeeping for yourself, please contact our secretary via helenajbee@gmail.com who will provide more details about our association and how to join. We have a Facebook page which is reserved for members and beekeeping friends, but you can follow us on Twitter @KilbarchanBees or via Instagram ‘Kilbarchanbeekeepers’ Images courtesy of Helena Jackson

Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park Throughout the last few months our Estate team, alongside our Rangers and Volunteers have been hard at work carrying out repairs to our paths. The waterfall trail at Muirshiel Country Park has been fully refurbished and widened for easier access. The plan for them is to carry on through the country park and refurbish all of our main trails!

Our volunteers have been carrying out some general maintenance on the drainage in Parkhill woods. This must be kept on top of so that the paths are properly drained which keeps them in top condition. Another task that our volunteers helped with was the removal of sitka spruce trees from the country park. Sitka spruce are removed as they are a non-native species and by removing them it gives us the space required to plant native trees which encourages more native wildlife to the park.

In February, our rangers worked on taking down old damaged bird boxes and replacing them with new ones. They also put up some extra new ones around the park to ensure that they are suitable to be nested in over the next few months.

Next Deadline... For April Issue 16th March 2022

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Kilmacolm Horticultural Society The Spring meeting of the Kilmacolm Horticultural Society will be held on Wednesday 16th March in the Community Centre, at 7pm. Firstly we will welcome Peter McKerrell, chairman of the successful Colourful Kilmacolm team, for an insight into the work involved in producing attractive floral displays throughout Kilmacolm each year. Secondly, the annual Spring Bulb competition. Bring your entries along on the evening, we hope for a good display from our members. Judging and presentation of the Jimmy Whittet trophy will be awarded by Peter.

Finally, and importantly, the postponed ‘Bring and Buy Sale’ in support of the Ardgowan Hospice fundraising event. The principle is a simple one - Bring your donations to the sales tables. Bring your purse. Browse the tables for bargain purchases. Buy until the tables are empty. Thank You. (Donations to the tables could include Flowers/Plants, Homebaking/Jams, Unwanted gifts/of quality. Craftwork/Artwork. Small toys/puzzles. Sorry, no books.) We hope to show massive support all for the benefit of Ardgowan Hospice who have continued their invaluable work despite the difficult circumstances of the recent times.

We look forward to holding this trio of special events, everyone is most welcome. Refreshments will be served, but with current guidelines observed for your safety. For more information - phone Jill on 01505 872393.

Try the Out There Award Are you aged 18-26 and keen to learn the skills to explore Scotland on foot?

The Out There Award has been designed to kick-start your journey into the outdoors, while helping you meet people, boost your CV and build confidence along the way. It’s for everyone, regardless of your background, experience, location or budget.

It’s not a formal qualification and you’re not being assessed! It’s all about taking part, learning skills and having fun in the process. We make sure we provide a welcoming and fun atmosphere for participants. Most people don’t know anyone when they turn up, so don’t worry if you’re signing up alone!

The award is split over two non-consecutive days, with between four and eight participants per award scheme.

Day one focuses on outdoor skills, then on day two you will enjoy a group challenge walk, planned and led by you and your fellow participants. Each

Grow your own veg with Kilbarchan Smile Have you ever fancied growing your own fruit and vegetables but don’t have the space? Why not adopt one of our raised beds at the Gateway Community Garden in Kilbarchan?

We still have a few small or large beds available for adoption this spring, some of which are waist height.

We would endeavour to support you throughout, but planting and ongoing care would be your own responsibility and you will naturally be able to enjoy the fruits (or vegetables) of your labour.

So if you are interested in taking a step towards self-sufficiency, but lack the garden space necessary, please drop us an email at hello@kilbarchansmile. co.uk or text/ phone Francesca on 07952 169341and we can discuss how you can start growing your own produce while enjoying the positive effects of being part of this special garden project with fresh air, gentle exercise and good company to name but a few valuable benefits.

day is designed to break down the barriers that sadly stop many young adults from enjoying the outdoors.

Everyone who completes the award receives: •

A full year of Ramblers membership

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A Ramblers starter pack, including a Ramblers neck buff

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An Out There Award certificate

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Access to exclusive member training and away weekends

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And 1,000 Young Scot Reward points

When you’ve completed the Award, we’ll help you meet up with your friendly local Young Walkers’ group, using your free Ramblers membership. We’ll link you to our great network of like-minded people, who lead amazing walks across Scotland.

Sign up for upcoming Out There Award events at https://www.ramblers. org.uk/get-involved/out-there/out-there-award.aspx

The Dog Lover Show It’s all about the dogs… and it’s back on 2nd and 3rd April at the Glasgow SEC. Every day from 10am to 5pm there will be non-stop thrilling fun with agility, tricks, and stunts that will have you on the edge of your seat. Don’t miss out on all the action! The main stage is sponsored by Seresto Flea and Tick Control Collar and expect our best main stage yet!

The Dog Lover Show is Scotland’s biggest dog show, which means it will be packed with lots of goodies for your dog including treats, toys, health products and every kind of accessory imaginable. With a whole host of new products to discover, shopping for your best friend has never been so much fun. 2022 exhibitors list will be updated weekly.

Are you thinking about adopting a dog? Let some of Scotland’s favourite dog charities show you who is waiting patiently for their forever home.

These worthy charities are where you could be meeting your new dog and helping to support these amazing charities in the process. Check out the dog rescue charities who will be attending the show you can help and support.

We look forward to seeing you in 2022 at our new venue in Glasgow!

Tickets available to buy online.

Find out all about it at https://www.thedoglovershow.co.uk/

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Interview with...

Wildlife Gardening Scotland’s Niall Traynor

by Rona Simpson Can you tell us a wee bit about your background and how you came to create/found wildlife gardening Scotland?

My grandparents are nature lovers. When I was very small, my grandfather and I would walk the Fife coast identifying wading birds, he paid my membership to RSPB’s Young Ornithologists Club. I remember first studying the photographs and years later reading the text of David Attenborough’s ‘Life on Earth’ when visiting my grandparent’s home in the 80s.

I studied Zoology and then Forestry Management and spent 10 years working for various environmental charities managing nature reserves and greenspaces for people and wildlife. The pandemic and the birth of my son in September 2020 helped me decide to start my own business; turning people’s gardens into miniature nature reserves using the traditional techniques learned in my career managing large areas of land.

Do you feel disheartened by the state of nature declines? What can be done?

To help insects and birds you need a wide variety of wild-type (as opposed to garden cultivars) native plants – the most insignificant seeming native species can support far more species of insects than the showiest of garden centre plants. Mixed native species fruiting hedges create fantastic complex habitats capable of supporting hundreds if not thousands of invertebrate species and a wide range of birds.

The species most in need of gardener’s help is the hedgehog. Hedgehogs eat a wide range of invertebrates found in soil, leaf litter and decaying wood.

These features were once found in most gardens, but hard landscaping, herbicide, slug-pellets, synthetic grass and ‘brown’ garden waste bins have destroyed these features in many gardens thanks to a condition named ‘Ecological Tidiness Disorder’ by Benedict Macdonald in his excellent book ‘Rebirding’. This loss has led to numbers declining from 30 million in 1950 to possibly as few as 300,000 now. Piles of grass and woody trimmings in quiet corners of your garden will provide the food and shelter our few remaining hedgehogs need.

Using pesticides in gardens has widespread unintended consequences beyond the target species and there is always a simpler and more environmentally friendly way to achieve better results. Most ‘pest’ species are happily eaten by birds, mammals and amphibians that will visit your garden if you provide habitat for them. Native trees and flowers have evolved intimate relationships with the species that eat and live on them, these are not pests, they are part of a healthy ecosystem.

What is your favourite month?

I love getting out meadow cutting in October with my trusty Austrian Scythe. It’s hard work, but great exercise.

What has been the most rewarding aspect about gardening with nature and wildlife in mind? How has your garden changed?

I visit my subscribed clients once per season so I can tackle jobs when they will be least obtrusive to wildlife. As I think most gardeners will say it’s the changes and developments over time that are most exciting and seeing these changes as well as hearing my clients tell me of new species they have noticed or increases in existing species in their gardens is very rewarding.

My garden is tiny, receives little sun and also doubles as my workshop, but I have 3 small ponds, various piles of sticks and mostly native species. I had blue and long-tailed tits successfully raise chicks last year.

That was wonderful to see!

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ITEMS FOR SALE HOUSEHOLD & GARDEN • John Lewis Bronze Curtain

rail expands to 9ft 6” with rings and brackets. £95.

Tel: 01505 872813.

• Single bed, 3’ wide, black

and silver metal frame, wooden slats, 8” quilted mattress. VGC. £30. Tel: 07746 880749 .

• Solid wood dining room

• Jiffy Residential Steamer

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WANTED ITEMS

pressing unit to the clothing trade. Cost £246, sell for • Cash paid for Vinyl Records £150. Tel: 01505 872813. and Music CDs (a few or a lot). Tel: 01505 329638 or PETS 07765 115347.

• Large Chipmunk Cage, • Local lily grower requires unused. £40. Tel: 0141 the use of a greenhouse/ 589 1976. polytunnel in Kilmacolm area in return for light SPORTS gardening duties. Tel: • Ladies Bike - used only Vince 01505 872082. twice. £40. Tel: 07549 • Old records Wanted 45`s & 313285.

LP`s CASH Paid. Tel: 01505 OTHER ITEMS 873958 or 07710 777571.

• 4 x mini winter alloys/tyres.

Exc. cond. no puncture or damage 15” 4 STUD. £120.

Tel: 07885 100077.

sideboard: W 45“ x D 20” with display top H 44”- 3 shelves, glass doors (Java from Forrest Furnishing) Cost £1,200, sell £500 ono.

Can sell separately. Tel: • Corgi Classic Limited 07900 477277.

Edition Scammell Scarab • Double bed headboard with Barrel and Figures set. and bed base (no mattress) Certificate and original box.

Single Two Door Wardrobe £30. Tel: 07763 466490. with two drawers at the bottom. Size: H199cm x • Model Railway Track, Gauge 1. £65. Tel: 0141 W83cm x D55 cm; Bedside 589 1976.

Table with three drawers H28cm, W17cm, D18cm. • Junior Accordion with case. £130. Tel: 07549 313285.

Exc. cond. Open to any sensible offer. From smoke • J e w e l l e r y m a k i n g & pet free home. Tel: 01505 equipment, plus lots of 873735 Kilmacolm. costume jewellery for sale at reasonable prices. Tel: • Ikea Lycksele Lovas 2-seat 01505 842558. sofa-bed in natural. Size: W: 142cm; D:100cm; H:87cm. • A variety of Art / Painting Exc. cond. Bought for £249, Books, many by famous will sell for £99. Tel: 07901 artists. VGC. Offers 962407. accepted. Tel: 01505 • White Chest Freezer- good

842558.

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Chipworks www.chipworks.co.uk/

identibase www.identibase.co.uk/

MicroChip Central www.microchipcentral.com/

MyPet mypethq.io/microchip-search/

National Veterinary Data Service nvds.co.uk/

Protected Pet www.protectedpet.com/home

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KC Roofing & Building . . . . . . 2 W B Smith & Son . . . . . . . . . . . 35 JBC Joiners & Builders . . . . . 16 Gibb Stuart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Affluent Financial . . . . . . . . . 19 Nutech Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . 17 West of Scotland Landscape . . 37 McGowan Joinery . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Little Luxuries Scotland . . . 11 SMG Roofing & Building . . . . . 18 CLA Accountancy . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Platinum Cleaning Services . . 16

Architectural Services AllBuilt Consultants . . . . . . . 17

Stark Exterior Solutions . . . 8

Councillor

Gas & Heating Services

C Hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Gasfit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Taylor Made Joinery . . . . . . . . 30

Kitchens

CHG Architecture . . . . . . . . . . 22 Scottish Labour Party . . . . . . 22 GasMan Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Affordable Luxuries . . . . . . . 31 I D Plumbing & Heating . . . . . 2 Burndale Workshop . . . . . . . . . 13 Grid Design Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Cycle Repair Phoenix Gas Services . . . . . . . 25 JBC Joiners & Builders . . . . . 16 Spokes Bikes Ltd . . . . . . . . . . 33 Art, Gifts & Flowers Taylor Made Joinery . . . . . . . . 30 Fluffy Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Glazier Driveways Little Luxuries Scotland . . . 11 A&G Driveways . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 1on1 Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Leisure & Recreation Cloudy2Clear Windows . . . . . . . 3 Azure Pool Services Ltd . . . . 7

Automotive Services

Electricians

Collins Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Delta Electrical Services . . 22

Bathrooms

GasMan Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Affordable Luxuries . . . . . . . 31 MAS Electrical & Security . . 14 Russell Milne Electrician . . 23

Bedrooms

Burndale Workshop . . . . . . . . . 13

Blacksmith & Metalwork McLaughlan Metal . . . . . . . . . . 17

Building Services A&M Sandstone . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Hairdressers & Barbers Arlene Mitchell . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Kilmacolm Farm Tours . . . . . . . 3

Fencing McLaughlan Metal . . . . . . . . . . 17

Firewood & Logs

Locksmiths

Nix Hairdressing . . . . . . . . . . 23 Arco Locksmith . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Health, Beauty & Fitness Arlene Mitchell . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Farm Tours

Kilmacolm Farm Tours . . . . . . . 3

LaserLight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Eckory Locksmiths . . . . . . . . . 14 Elliott Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Painters & Decorators

SK Fitness Simply Keep Fit . . 33 A Gallagher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Andrew Hay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Home Hardware Gibb Stuart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Home Improvements AllBuilt Consultants . . . . . . . 17 LJX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 3D Garden Design . . . . . . . . . . 37 B Hughes Builders - Houston . . 11 Old Mill Chimneys . . . . . . . . . 29 A&M Sandstone . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Bencairn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 W B Smith & Son . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Apple Tree Gardens . . . . . . . . . 37 Bridge of Weir Roofing . . . . . 13 Funeral Services Brookfield Custom Cabins . . . 15 Brookfield Custom Cabins . . . 15 Beaton Brothers . . . . . . . . . . . 3 CHG Architecture . . . . . . . . . . 22 Cherry Picker for Hire . . . . . 35 John Roach Funeral . . . . . . . . . 21 Kieran Turner Aerial . . . . . . . 10 Clippens Roofing . . . . . . . . . . 27 Nutech Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Garage Doors & Gates I&J Building & Roofing . . . . . 25 Garolla Holdings Limited . . . 13 Renfrewshire Handyman . . . . . . 2 James Kerr Joiner . . . . . . . . . 29 Stark Exterior Solutions . . . 8 JBC Joiners & Builders . . . . . 16 Garden Service & Design KC Roofing & Building . . . . . . 2 3D Garden Design . . . . . . . . . . 37 Home Interiors Kilellan Roofing . . . . . . . . . . 4 Apple Tree Gardens . . . . . . . . . 37 Burndale Workshop . . . . . . . . . 13

James Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Bridge of Weir Roofing . . . . . 13 Bryan Slaven Slater&Plaster . . 17 Clippens Roofing . . . . . . . . . . 27 Gryffe Roofing & Cleaning . . 11 I&J Building & Roofing . . . . . 25 KC Roofing & Building . . . . . . 2 Kilellan Roofing . . . . . . . . . . 4 SMG Roofing & Building . . . . . 18 Thomas McMaster & Son . . . . . . 19

Solicitors Kingsley Wood & Co . . . . . . . . . 4 Lindsays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Special Occasions ABC Taxis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Fascination by Francesca Rossi . . 8

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Plasterers

Tiling

Bryan Slaven Slater&Plaster . . 17 Gordon James Ceramic . . . . . . . 30 James Kerr Joiner . . . . . . . . . 29 Kilellan Roofing . . . . . . . . . . 4

Plumbers

Tree Surgeon Glenmoss Landscapes . . . . . . . . 37 Kenmore Tree Care . . . . . . . . . 34

C Hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 LJX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Gasfit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 R Williams Tree Services . . . 34 GasMan Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 W B Smith & Son . . . . . . . . . . . 35 I D Plumbing & Heating . . . . . 2

TV & Satellite Clearline TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Kieran Turner Aerial . . . . . . . 10

Upholstery Services Eclipse Deep Clean . . . . . . . . . 14 Fastclean Scotland . . . . . . . . . 4

Window Cleaners DS Cleaning (Windows) . . . . . . 19 Fastclean Scotland . . . . . . . . . 4 Gryffe Roofing & Cleaning . . 11

At@ease Removals . . . . . . . . . . 28 Matthews Cleaning Services . . 14

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M&E Painters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Old Mill Chimneys . . . . . . . . . 29

Old Mill Chimneys . . . . . . . . . 29 Bencairn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Little Luxuries Scotland . . . 11 Pool, Hot Tub & Spa SMG Roofing & Building . . . . . 18 Brookfield Custom Cabins . . . 15 Old Mill Chimneys . . . . . . . . . 29 Azure Pool Services Ltd . . . . 7 Taylor Made Joinery . . . . . . . . 30 Cherry Picker for Hire . . . . . 35 Home Security Thomas McMaster & Son . . . . . . 19 CHG Architecture . . . . . . . . . . 22 Brookfield Alarms Ltd . . . . . . 19 Property, Sales & Let Cochran Dickie . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Garden Services . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Clearline TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Cleaning & PowerWash Corum Property . . . . . . . . . . . . Bk Glenmoss Landscapes . . . . . . . . 37 DS Cleaning (Windows) . . . . . . 19 Hames Estates . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 I&J Building & Roofing . . . . . 25 Joiners Eclipse Deep Clean . . . . . . . . . 14 CLH Joinery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Kingsley Wood & Co . . . . . . . . . 4 J Andrews Garden Maintenance . . 35 Fastclean Scotland . . . . . . . . . 4 DJY Joinery Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Lindsays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Lady Grafters Garden . . . . . . . 35 Gryffe Roofing & Cleaning . . 11 James Kerr Joiner . . . . . . . . . 29 R Williams Tree Services . . . 34 Removals

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Fascination by Francesca Rossi . . 8 1on1 Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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