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

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It’s Showtime!

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What a brilliant start we’ve had to the annual show season for 2022. Having been unable to hold any live events for the past two years, we eagerly anticipated the Kilmacolm and Port Glasgow Agricultural show at the Knapps Kilmacolm. The weather was glorious, the classes were all filled, the tents were up, and the crowds came!

Cover Image: Nosey calf

by Ross Samson (PCPC)

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History

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Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

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gryffe valley rotary

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the Spree Festival

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We’re keeping the show theme going this month with this lovely highland calf on the cover, courtesy of Ross Samson of the PCPC.

Paisley Colour Photographic Club

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Coming Events

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Here’s hoping that the remaining shows in the coming weeks are as well supported. There’s plenty to choose from with Bridge of Weir and Lochwinnoch Gala Days, the Kilbarchan and Houston Agricultural Shows including a Tractor Run through Houston, Howwood Fete and Lilias Day’s Party in the Park.

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To help with traffic control, a minibus was running between the centre of the village out to the showground, and this was well used through the day. Many thanks to the volunteer drivers.

Go to our Coming Events and Village News pages to find out more!

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defibrillator sites

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Lilias Day Party in the Park

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Kilbarchan Show

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schools & Sports

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outdoors

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Scotland’s Garden Scheme

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Sales & wants

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Classified ads

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business directory

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Charity Bungee Jump for St Vincent’s Hospice One for the bucket list?

Our Bungee Jump offers an extremely exciting day out!

Sunday 16th July - Crane Bungee 160ft from the Riverside Museum, Glasgow - raise much needed funds for the Hospice.

As you travel the 160ft height, you will enjoy views of the surrounding areas including Glasgow Harbour.

As you reach the top, you will have a few seconds to prepare before hearing the famous countdown “3,2,1, Bungee!” - then it’s up to you!

For full details contact the Fundraising Team on 01505 705635 or email info@svh.co.uk

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The Kilbarchan Linen Merchants, 4 John How, another Kilbarchan Linen Merchant John How’s forebears had lived at Dampton in Kilbarchan Parish since the middle of the seventeenth century.

They were renowned as surgeons, with eight family members in succession Ruins of Thomas How’s cotton spinning mill at Ballynure, Co. Antrim having practised medicine. John How, however, bucked the trend and set himself up as a linen merchant in the village. He married Mary Barbour, the daughter of Baillie John Barbour, on the 14th February 1767. They had five sons James, John, William, Thomas and Humphrey and two daughters, Janet and Mary.

John How was an influential man in the parish and beyond. He owned numerous pieces of land in and around Kilbarchan village and, as a heritor, he had the right to vote in Renfrewshire parliamentary elections and was a founding member of Kilbarchan General Society in 1765. He was also a founding member of Glasgow Chamber of Commerce in 1783 and is said to have been ‘much esteemed all over the county’.

The minutes of the Chamber of Commerce refer to a letter he sent to them in 1785 concerning the manufacture of silk and linen in Renfrewshire. This indicates that his weavers in Kilbarchan were working in both silk and linen in the 1780s. Like the Speirs, and Barbour families, John How exported his finished textiles to Dublin where he had established premises in the late 1770s.

In the early 1780s John How’s business had been in financial difficulties. In 1781 he sold part of his lands in Kilbarchan to the trustees of Milliken Estate and borrowed £200 in a bond from the Millikens. This appears to have saved his business which continued to operate for the next twenty years.

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John How’s manufactury was a family concern, with his sons learning the textile trade. Three of his sons settled in Ulster where they prospered. James was a bleacher, John became a manufacturer in Belfast and Thomas built a large cotton spinning mill in Ballynure, County Antrim, in 1822 and provided accommodation for his workers.

The mill operated until 1863 when the American Civil War made cotton unobtainable in Ireland. The imposing ruins of Thomas How’s cotton mill still stand on the outskirts of Ballynure today.

John How died in 1812 at the age of eighty-one and is buried with his wife and daughter, Mary, in Kilbarchan Parish Churchyard. © 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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history spot Quarriers in the 1960’s Did you, or someone you know live in Quarriers Children’s Home in the 60’s?

My name was Annette Mackay (now McKee) and I was one of the children’s nurses during this time period.

I have a number of photos, most with names, of the children and I wondered if anyone with connections to the home would like to have any of the old photographs.

If you’re interested in having any of the images please get in touch with me by email: robert999@btinternet.com or call: 01349 861634.

OPen Day Success

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Open day at the Health Hub was a big success with over 60 visitors who viewed our all new facilities and chatted to our practitioners and happy patients. Our recently completed Dance, Yoga, Activities and Seminar Studio was ideal for hosting the event.

We introduced our CRYO therapy unit which does an amazing job on soothing inflammation and pain reduction, in just a few minutes.

It can also be used to improve facial skin conditions and improve collagen levels using a special face mask.

Allyson Ross generated a lot of interest in her Semi-permanent makeup therapies. Resident DDP Yoga instructor Laura Kiani announced new evening sessions. Massage therapies by Lilian McMillan also attracted a lot of interest.

The Health Hub offers drug free, non-addictive, therapies to help with some chronic conditions such as pain and inflammation, sore joints, skin conditions, low mood and energy and other symptoms.

Core therapies include Pulsed magnetic therapy (PEMF), IR and NIR light bed therapy (Theralight 360) and Oxygen with Exercise therapy (EWOT). Also with IR saunas a relaxing option to detox after other therapies, patients are spoilt for choice. Our resident osteopaths are also always available for free consultations.

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Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 In June 2022, Her Majesty the Queen will become the first monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee after 70 years of service. Members of the public, schools and community groups can get involved by marking the occasion in a number of ways.

Renfrewshire’s Beacon Lighting Service will take place outside Paisley Abbey on Thursday 2nd June at 9.30pm.

Over 2,000 beacons are expected to be lit throughout the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man and UK Overseas Territories, and one in each of the capital cities of Commonwealth countries in recognition of The Queen’s long and selfless service.

The beacons will enable local communities, individuals and organisations to pay tribute to her as part of the official Platinum Jubilee Weekend of celebrations from 2nd to 5th June.

In Renfrewshire, the service will begin with a piper playing ‘Dui Regnare’, a unique tune composed for the occasion, at 9.35pm. At 9.40pm a bugler will announce the lighting with a specially written bugle call, entitled ‘Majesty’.

The Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire will light the beacon at exactly 9.45pm to tie in with beacon lightings in other towns and cities across the UK. As the beacon is lit the Paisley Abbey Choir will sing ‘A Song for the Commonwealth’.

As part of the Jubilee year, individuals and community groups can get involved in The Queen’s Green Canopy, a unique tree planting initiative encouraging communities to enhance our environment by planting trees during the official planting season from October 2022 until the end of the year.

With a focus on planting sustainably, the campaign will encourage planting of trees to create a legacy in honour of The Queen’s leadership of the Nation, which will benefit future generations.

Find local events on the Platinum Jubilee interactive map at https://platinumjubilee.gov.uk/events/

A wee day out in Dumbarton Visit the Denny Ship Model Experiment Tank, Dumbarton to discover how William Denny and Brothers’ innovative and experimental approach to shipbuilding made waves in the shipbuilding industry from the 1800s to 1963. · See the world’s first commercial ship model experiment tank, the length of a football pitch · Enter the world of the bygone ship designer in William Denny’s drawing office, and find out how to design your own ship. · Learn about Denny Brothers, builders of the famous Cutty-Sark and inventors of the Denny helicopter, Denny hovercraft and Denny-Brown stabilisers. · Discover ship models, photographs and historic objects in the Propeller shop. Experience the working environment of the traditional model makers, clay moulders and carpenters in 1882. · Try your hand at smoothing and carving a real wax hull model.

Open: Monday to Saturday, 10am – 4pm https://www.scottishmaritimemuseum.org/dumbarton-museum/

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A National Champion from Bridge of Weir Primary School Following on from last month’s report of success in the West of Scotland District Young Writer Competition, which saw entries from Jennifer G (Gryffe High School) and Lana F (Bridge of Weir Primary School) progress to the RGB&I National Final we are delighted to report that Lana has now been declared overall winner (in Great Britain and Ireland!) of the Junior age category. This is a tremendous achievement given the many thousands of entries for the competition from 1,700 Rotary clubs all around Britain and Ireland. In the Gryffe Valley competition alone there were several hundred participants. Her work, on an environment theme, and that of our other top entries will be posted on the Club website www.rotary-ribi.org/clubs/homepage.php?ClubID=1803 Congratulations to Lana and Bridge of Weir Primary School! Lana will receive the National trophy and prize to add to the Club and District awards already received.

Speakers On April 20th, Dr Goutham Ray Consultant Physician at the Royal Alexandra hospital spoke to the club about medical emergencies, focusing on strokes and TIA’s, stressing the importance of prompt medical attention and the greatly improved chances of recovery if attention is prompt. On 4th May Susan Morrison radio presenter gave an entertaining talk on Pastor John Harper from Houston and the sinking of the Titanic on which he perished. On 18th May Dr Rhona Morrison spoke on her career in Forensic Psychiatry and her artistic interests and on 25th May Janice Watt from the Health Board spoke about the Modern Pharmacy. Future speakers include on 1st June Diarmid McArthur – Optician, Musician & Author.

Gryffe Valley Way The signposting of the Gryffe Valley Way is complete. We are grateful to Inverclyde Council, Renfrewshire Council, Clyde Muirshiel Park, Sustrans and private landowners for permission to erect signs.

Temporary signs are in place where permission for permanent posts is awaited.

Efforts have started to publicise this long distance footpath which runs almost 21 miles from near the source of the River Gryffe along most of the length of the Gryffe Valley. The route follows existing tracks, lanes, cycle paths and footpaths across moorland, alongside lochs and the river, through woodlands and farmland. It is suitable for walking and for much of its length for cycling. It is classed as easy walking with generally only moderate gradients but some of the paths can be muddy. With some care, at road crossings and alongside farmland, it is suitable for walking dogs. A leaflet has been published and there are details on the website at https://www.rotary-ribi.org/clubs/page. php?PgID=860660&ClubID=1803

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Kilmacolm Dramatic Society Our Spring Production of Habeas Corpus turned out to be a resounding success. The cast rose admirably to the challenge of a very demanding play and the local community rewarded our efforts with large and appreciative audiences at each performance.

We are so grateful for your continued support.

No sooner is one production closed than plans for next begin.

Our November production this year will be King Arthur - the Panto.

Watch this space for further details.

The Spree festival returns for 2022 Paisley’s popular music, comedy and arts festival is back for its 10th year with a thrilling line-up.

Live events will take place in the iconic Salon Perdu Speigeltent at Bridge Street from Thursday 1st - Saturday 10th September, promising a fantastic 10-day programme for gig-goers.

The festival kicks off with Scottish folk rock favourites Tide Lines with a rousing opening night show packed with soaring anthems. Also performing during the festival is Simon and Oscar of Ocean Colour Scene, ModStuff celebrations, featuring Mod and Northern Soul acts, Tinariwen, Norman Blake, Bernard Butler & James Grant, Barbara Dickson and Rab Noakes, Altered Images to name but a few.

Meanwhile, we are always keen to welcome new members, whether on stage, back stage or front of house.

Every production involves a huge support team - and it’s fun! If you’d like to find out more about the Society and how to get involved, why not check out our website www.kilmacolmdramaticsociety.co.uk Full cast photo from back row are: Iain McDuff, Andrew Hillcoat, Joe Robinson, Linda Lyon, John Watson, Anne Crawley, Claire Fraser, John Gilchrist, Liz Davie, Ruth Quigley & Kevin Curran.

The festival comes to a close on Saturday 10th September with afternoon comedy from Susie McCabe followed by an evening show from exciting Manchester indie outfit The Slow Readers Club.

Tickets for these shows are on sale via www.thespree.co.uk and www. ticketweb.uk More acts for The Spree Festival 2022 are still to be announced.

Photo by David Walker

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Paisley Colour Photographic Club On Thursday 14th April Rod Davis of Ayr Photographic Society judged the Club’s final and prestigious internal competition of the 2021/22 season: the Henderson Competition. For it, photographers have to submit 3 images to be judged as set. Awards are given for the top placed set in the Introductory (uncontested this year), Intermediate and Advanced Sections, with one image selected as the best overall photograph of the competition.

This year’s winning set in the Advanced Section was by Neill Ross for his action based “Focussed”, “Landing Gear Down” and “On The Wire”. In second position was Eddie Middleton with his “Eigg 3 Last Light”, “Eigg 2 Sea Thrift” and “Eigg 1 First Light”. Mark Harris was in third place with “The Organist 2”, “COP26 Red Rebel Brigade” and “Stoneymollan Stag 3”. Eddie and Mark are new and very talented members to the Club. In fourth position was Charles Hamilton with his trademark street portraits “Taif, Trongate”, “John, The Barras” and “The Taxi Driver, Paisley”.

Top set in the Intermediate Section was Douglas Forrest with his beautiful landscapes “And Then Came The Rain”, “Golden Marram 2” and “Low Tide at Luskentyre”.

Douglas’s win combined with his performance throughout the year in internal and external competitions results in a well earned promotion into the Advanced Section for 2022/23.

Douglas Forrest “And Then Came The Rain”

Neil Ross “Landing Gear Down”

The best overall image in the competition didn’t come from one of the placed sets. It is the impeccably timed and keenly observed “Grey Heron With Stickleback” by Jim Murdoch.

On 17th March Gill Williamson, a past president of Eastwood Photographic Club, judged the third and final bimonthly league competition. The final placings over Jim Murdoch “Grey Heron With Stickleback” the three rounds of the competition resulted in Mark Harris taking the honours in first place, myself in second and Mike Cruise in third. In the Intermediate Section, first place went to Fiona McFetridge. Ollie Desforges was second and with David Scott and Douglas Forrest tying in third place. Fiona’s win combined with her performance through the 2021/22 season sees her also being promoted to the advanced section. Winner of the Introductory Section was Andy Kerr.

Fiona McFetridge “Siskin”

In a final bit of news from the Club, recommencement of face to face meetings was finally able to take place from the start of March following almost 2 years on Zoom as a result of the Pandemic restrictions.

Home for the Club is now at its new venue in Renfrew Bowling Club on Sandy Road, having relocated there from Renfrew’s McMaster Centre, where it had formerly been based for many years.

Self-isolation support grants As of 1st May 2022, if someone tests positive for Covid-19 and are employed or self-employed and expect to lose income because they are not able to work they may be eligible for a Self-Isolation Support Grant of £225 to cover loss of earnings.

Changes to the national stay at home guidance restricts the grant to those who have tested positive for coronavirus on a PCR test or are the parent or primary carer of a child or adult who needs to self-isolate as a result of positive PCR test result and will experience a loss of earnings as a result of their requirement to stay at home.

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Contacts are no longer eligible for assistance from 1st May 2022. From this date, the grant award level is £225 to reflect the shorter stay at home requirements.

The Self-Isolation Support Grant is considered taxable income. Those in receipt of the grant will not pay National Insurance contributions on the payment. For more details, and to apply, visit: www.inverclyde.gov.uk/advice-and-benefits/self-isolation-support-grant or www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/article/11690/Self-isolation-support-grant or www.mygov.scot/self-isolation-grant

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Paisley Colour Photographic Club At Paisley Colour Photographic Club’s AGM and Prize Giving evening on 21st April the membership had the pleasure of awarding the richly deserved title of Honorary President to Duncan McEwan.

Bridge of Weir resident, Duncan, has dedicated much of his life to the Scottish amateur photography scene, having first becoming a member of the Club in 1971.

More than half of Duncan’s 5 decades as a Club member has seen him serve in one formal capacity or another, including being President 9 times, Vice President 6 times, a Council member 12 times, External Competition Secretary 16 times, Internal Competition Secretary once, Chairman of the Nature Division of the former Paisley International Exhibition for 8 years and its Overall Chairman for 4 years.

At national level, Duncan has previously been added to the Scottish Photographic Federation’s Roll of Honour for meritorious service to club photography in Scotland as a speaker, judge and for his work with the former Paisley International Exhibition.

His legendary talent as a photographer has also been recognised by Sony (one of the world’s pre-eminent camera and lens manufacturers) with whom he has served as an ambassador.

Duncan was delighted to receive his honorary title, with outgoing President Ken Dow presenting him with a framed certificate and a Scottish Photographic Federation silver medal inscribed with his new title.

Fantastic first Scotland on Tour Event We were delighted to host Louis Rive supported by ‘Archie’ as our first event as part of this year long project to get musicians, venues, sound engineers and others who are part of the Scottish music scene back to performing and earning after the dreadful pandemic.

The Lochwinnoch Golf Club provided the beautiful location for the event and the audience were treated to a wonderful evening of musical talent.

The next SOT event is on Saturday 16th July with the Sandy Brechin Band a wonderful evening of Scottish music. The full years event list is now complete for 2022 for Lochwinnoch Arts Festival with more to come in 2023!

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coming events Events in Late May...

MONDAY 16TH - TUESDAY 31ST MAY Great Gnome Hunt - self-led activity for families RSPB, Largs Road, Lochwinnoch Some of our helpful wildlife loving gnomes have hidden along our woodland trail. Can you help find them? Search for the gnomes along the trail using the special gnome hunting guide sheet available from the visitor centre. Cost: £3 plus entry fees for non-members [Normal entry fees for non-members £3 per adult, £1.50 per child].

SATURDAY 28TH MAY Houston Beer & Music Festival Houston & Killellan Kirk, 13A Kirk Road, Houston, Johnstone PA6 7HW The Fox and Hounds and the Houston Inn are teaming up to bring you the biggest festival Houston has ever seen! £3.

In Your Face Portraits Exhibition Kilmacolm Community Centre, Lochwinnoch Road, Kilmacolm 9am to 3pm From Local artist, Rab Wilson. Please visit: www.inyourfaceportraits.co.uk

The newest Ardgowan Hospice event - It’s a Knockout!!!

Greenock Wanderers RFC, Octavia Terrace, Greenock PA16 7PX Join us for an afternoon of fun, laughs, excitement and more. Registration is £100 per team - that’s just £10 per person and we ask each team of 10 to raise a suggested £1,000 in sponsorship for Ardgowan Hospice.

To enter visit https://ardgowanhospice.org.uk/event/itsaknockout22/ or email: fundraising@ardhos.co.uk

SUNDAY 29TH MAY Bend It Like Bertie Kilbarchan Performing Arts Centre, 8 Steeple Square, Kilbarchan 7.30pm Starring Des McLean and River City’s Jimmy Chisholm. Follow the antics of Denise and Danny in the new comedy play, “Bend it like Bertie” to see if Bertie can help make their wishes come true. Tickets £19.80 (includes booking fee) with £1 from each ticket going to Football Memories Scotland. https://tickets.ents24.com/event/bend-it-likebertie/memorial-hall/2292312?inf=02da603e76797b5b or https:// www.seetickets.com/event/bend-it-like-bertie/memorial-hall/2292312

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SAT 28TH MAY - SAT 25TH JUNE Art Exhibition Paisley Abbey, Abbey Close, Paisley 10.30am to 2.30pm Featuring the work of Audrey Hawthorne.

Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday 10.30am - 2.30pm. Meet the Artist on Saturday 28th May 2pm - 3.30pm.

Registered Charity No. SC007633.

WEDNESDAY 1ST - SUNDAY 12TH Kids self-led activity Wildlife Super Stars RSPB, Largs Road, Lochwinnoch For more information, please call: 01505 842663 or email us on: lochwinnoch@rspb.org.uk .

Facebook @RSPBLochwinnochNR and Twitter @RSPBLochwinnoch

THURSDAY 2ND Paisley & District u3a’s forthcoming speakers Salvation Army, Mill Street, Paisley 2pm Emma Hamilton from the Dog Trust gives a presentation about this organisation. Have fun and it’s free.

Outlook - Platinum Jubilee Celebration Kidston Hall, High Street, Kilmacolm 2pm to 3.30pm A Tea Party of course, plus a Royal Quiz, and short Video of the Queen’s reign, followed by songs at the piano with our special guest Mrs Ann McGown and friends. We look forward to welcoming you and your friends.

TUESDAY 31ST MAY Houston Wild Times Group

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Houston & Killellan Kirk, 13A Kirk Road, Houston, Johnstone PA6 7HW 1pm to 3pm

We can still include your event on our online calendar.

Dementia friendly nature walks & activities. All welcome.

SATURDAY 4TH Houston and Killellan Agricultural Society Show Houston Public Park, Four Windings, Houston Schedules for the Craft and Baking Section are available from committee members, The Village Shop and by contacting Isabelle Stuart e-mail: issistuart@gmail. com or Tel 07508 905298. This is a great family day out don’t miss it.

St Aidan’s Annual Fete St Aidan’s Church House, Tower Rd, Johnstone, PA5 0AD 11am to 2pm Fun for all the family - Bouncy Castle, Beat the Goalie, Wheel of Fortune, Tombola, Jubilee Teas, Big Prize Raffle and much much more.

SUNDAY 5TH Renfrew Gala Day Robertson Park, Longcroft Drive, Renfrew 1pm to 5pm Renfrew’s annual Gala Day, with plenty of free family fun and entertainment in store at Robertson Park!

TUESDAY 7TH Houston & Killellan Kirk Foodbank Donations West Halls Main Street Houston PA6 7EL (next to Carrick Centre and Village Hall)

10am - 12noon & 7pm - 8pm Every Tuesday

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This a major public exhibition by Outspoken Arts Scotland, taking place in the former Co-op department store with 3 massive open plan exhibition floors. It is open to anyone aged 8+ who considers themselves an artist and whose work may be suitable for exhibition. Work can be in any medium, drawing, painting, sculpture, mixed-media, digital art, film, video, photography, performance, or live art with most artwork for sale.

Doors will open to visitors from 26th August until 26th November, Tuesday - Sunday, 10am - 5pm daily. outspokenarts.org/bigartshow

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EVENT INFORMATION:

Please check with the venue/organiser. Where we can, we will update our listings to notify of cancelled, postponed and rescheduled events. Event details may have changed by publication.

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THURSDAY 9TH Solas Bereavement Drop-In Group Kidston Hall, High Street, Kilmacolm 2pm Solas supports everyone who has lost a loved one. It doesn’t matter if it was recently or a long time ago, Solas creates a safe place to talk, to listen and to heal. You will be supported in processing issues of grief and loss by expert speakers as well as each other. For more info call Barbara Marshall on 01505 872417 or email barbara@oochy.com

Houston Hello Drop In Group Houston & Killellan Kirk, 13A Kirk Road, Houston PA6 7HW 2pm to 4pm Drop in group for people with dementia. All welcome.

SATURDAY 11TH Lilias Day ~ Party in the Park Kilbarchan Park, Park View, Kilbarchan 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. No parade this year due to more challenging logistics.

SUNDAY 12TH Traditional Craft Making with Willow RSPB, Largs Road, Lochwinnoch

The Rock of Ages

Event by Historic Scotland and Glasgow

Cost: £37.50 (RSPB members £30) plus 50p booking fee. For more information about the reserve, please call: 01505 842663 or email us on lochwinnoch@rspb. org.uk we are also on Facebook @ RSPBLochwinnochNR and twitter @RSPBLochwinnoch

Castle Road, Dumbarton, G82 1, United Kingdom from 11am - 4pm Once the capital of the ancient kingdom of Strathclyde, this year Dumbarton celebrates 800 years as a royal burgh. But what was life like back then? Join us in the shadow of the rock as we journey back 800 years and beyond.

Will you survive the vicious Vikings and the medieval mayhem?

Advance booking is recommended to avoid missing out. Your ticket will be for the event only, there will be no access to the castle.

Tickets from: www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/whats-on/event Prices: £9 adult; £7 concession; £5.50 child; Family 1 (1 adult + 2 children) £18; Family 2 (2 adults + 2 children) £26; Family 3 (2 adults + 3 children) £31; Free for Historic Scotland members.

Ivan Drever in Concert Carrick Centre, Main Street, Houston, 7.30pm The Carrick Centre Houston plays host to renowned singer/ songwriter Ivan Drever with a selection of songs and guitar tunes from his extensive back catalogue from a career spanning 40 years. As well as his solo work, Ivan has worked alongside many well known Scottish folk musicians , including his son Kris Drever and the world famous fiddler Duncan Chisholm.

WRAES Corseliehill Road, near Houston, PA6 7HU 2pm to 5pm Tranquil 7 acre garden developed since 2012, with farreaching rural views. Formal garden with raised herbaceous borders, woodland walk with 100 different rhododendron species and hybrids. Pond, burnside and cliffside walks,peaceful woodland walk with plentiful seating areas to relax and enjoy the views and tranquillity. £5, children free.

Planning an event?

Ivan’s current tour coincides with the launch of his new album Decade that features contributions from some of his friends including the legendary Piper Ross Ainslie. All songs on the album are penned by Ivan apart from a beautiful soulful version of Snows that melt the soonest.

We can help promote your event for FREE!

Ivan featured in conversation with Liz Clark on Celtic Music Radio’s Album of the week. You can hear him in conversation here: https://dkos.co.uk/ in-conversation-with-ivan-drever/

Send your event details to info@advertizer.co.uk

Don’t miss out!

Tickets £12. Call 01505 229597 or email: thecarrickcentre@gmail.com

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Farmers Markets SATURDAY 4TH Kilmacolm

Kilmacolm Community Centre 10am to 2pm First Saturday of each month. /kilmacolmfarmersmarket

SATURDAY 11TH & 25TH Paisley

The Paisley Centre 10am to 2pm

Remode,43b High Street,Paisley 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. £3.50. Call: 0141 258 1625.

MONDAY 13 - THURSDAY 30 Go Wild! self-led activity for families TH

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MONDAY 13TH Meddle & Mend Workshop

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Robertson Park PA14 8LY 10am to 4pm Second Sunday of each month. /RenfrewMarket

SATURDAY 18TH Bishopton and Dargavel

Bishopton Train Station Car Park 10am to 2pm Third Saturday of each month. /The-Bishopton-DargavelFa r m e r s - M a r k e t 109902924512969

SUNDAY 26TH Erskine Riverside

Erskine Waterfront PA8 7AF 10am to 4pm Last Sunday of each month. /Erskine-Riverside-Market101613198665127

SATURDAY 28TH Gourock Gourock Train Station Car Park 10am to 2pm Last Saturday of each month. /The-Gourock-Farmers-Market112064558070104

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RSPB, Largs Road, Lochwinnoch With a range of wildlife themed challenges that will put your ‘wild skills’ to the test! Explore woodland trails, keep your eyes and ears peeled for the hidden wildlife, look out for tracks and signs, complete your activity booklet and see just how ‘WILD’ you are! £3 plus entry fees for non-members. [Normal entry fees for non-members £3 per adult, £1.50 per child]. For more info about the reserve, please call: 01505 842663 or email us on: lochwinnoch@rspb.org.uk

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Castle Semple Sailing Club This event will be a celebration with partner organisations of para water sports and para cycling. If you are planning to visit, be aware that we expect Castle Semple car park to be busy that day.

Guided Walk- Wildflowers of Lochwinnoch RSPB, Largs Road, Lochwinnoch Cost: Adults £12 (RSPB members £9.50), children £6 (RSPB members £4.50).

For more information about the reserve, please call: 01505 842663 or email us on: lochwinnoch@rspb.org. uk We are also on Facebook @ RSPBLochwinnochNR and twitter @RSPBLochwinnoch

SATURDAY 18TH How Good is Howwood Village Fete Howwood Primary School, 32 Semple View, Howwood PA9 1BT 1pm to 4pm

Come along with all the family, meet new friends, see round your new school, food, fun & prizes.

Online Raffle .... 1st prize £250, 2nd prize £50, 3rd prize £25. Entry via school Parent Pay, £5 per entry, including refreshments.

With craft stalls, bouncy castles, a bar, tea room and much more.

Tickets for the grand draw will be on sale from village groups and committee members - there are some fantastic prizes. If you are interested in having a stall at the fete, there is still space available at a cost of £20. To book your stall or for any other fete enquiries, please contact us via the How Good is Howwood Facebook page.

French Film Night - Amelie

Kilbarchan Show

LochwinnochGolfClubBurnfoot Rd, Lochwinnoch PA12 4AN 7.30pm

Monklands Farm, Roadside Field, Kilbarchan

Gryffe High School, Old Bridge of Weir Road, Houston 6.30pm

Lochwinnoch Arts Festival, in partnership with Scotland on Tour (supporting new concerts across Scotland). For more info visit Lochwinnoch Arts Festival on Facebook. For tickets please go to www.scotlandontour.com/ venue/lochwinnoch-golf-club/

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SATURDAY 18TH Clyde Muirshiel Wheels to Water

Judging of cattle, sheep and horses begins at 10am, entertainment from 11am through to 3pm.

Visit our website.kilbarchanshow.co.uk for full details on all the various activities going on throughout the day. Hope to see you there!

A Village Garden 14 Taylor Avenue, Kilbarchan PA10 2LS 2pm to 5pm This third of an acre village garden in a setting with a borrowed landscape has been improved and enhanced over that time with an extended border, vegetable garden, pond and established orchard. Planted so there is always something out or in flower through the year. June will be a good time to enjoy the David Austin roses, irises and Kalmia, the wildflower strip and summer annuals. £3.50, children free.

WED 22ND - THUR 23RD

CRAIG HEPBURN MEMORIAL GARDEN Linwood High School, Stirling Drive, Linwood PA3 3NB Wednesday (3pm - 6pm)/ Thursday (4pm - 6pm). Our original garden with an outdoor classroom has been expanded to include community raised beds, an orchard, greenhouse and presentation area. We work with all years in the school reconnecting them to the natural world whether it is through growing in our organic garden, encouraging biodiversity or learning about sustainability. £3.50, children free.

THURSDAY 23RD Houston Hello Drop In Group Houston & Killellan Kirk, 13A Kirk Road, Houston PA6 7HW 2pm to 4pm Drop in group for people with dementia. All welcome.

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Robertson Park, Longcroft Drive, Renfrew 10am to 6pm Sample tantalising street food, cooking demos, food & drink stalls, craft market and great entertainment for all the family. A celebration of all things food and drink and a must for foodies. Lots of great entertainment, fun, activities, Clyde 1s Cassi as host and shopping opportunities that will appeal to everyone and make sure it’s a fantastic day out. With kids activities and entertainment throughout, it’s a great weekend for the whole family with lots going on and something for everyone. As Robertson Park is home to a children’s playpark, the festival will also feature Funfair Rides to compliment.

TUESDAY 28TH Houston Wild Times Group

SATURDAY 2ND JULY Sma’ Shot Day

Houston & Killellan Kirk, 13A Kirk Road, Houston PA6 7HW 1pm to 3pm

Sma Shots Lane, Paisley PA1 2HG

Dementia friendly nature walks & activities. 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.

All welcome.

Paisley’s annual Sma’ Shot day event, one of the oldest workers’ festivals in the UK.

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village news ward 11 Contact info:

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cllr james maclaren 0300 300 1291 cllr.james.maclaren@renfrewshire.gov.uk

The results of the local election were of a huge relief to me. I am enormously grateful to those who gave me their first preference vote and just as grateful to those who gave me their second and third votes. All the messages of congratulations have been very moving. I will endeavour to continue the work I am known for.

By the time this magazine drops onto your mat, Bonnie Bishopton will have brought out a number of colourful planters throughout Bishopton. This is a group which I started and it is wonderful to see how they have progressed. In a similar vein Brighter Bridge of Weir continues their good work and much of what Bonnie Bishopton do will be modelled on them.

The council is investing in a number of parks. I am aware of issues with many of the parks in my Ward and what the council won’t sort I am looking for other means to do this. The Horsewood Rd Park in BoW is one of these and the biggest problem is that the council does not own the footpath from the park down The Glen to Main Street. One of my immediate tasks will be to carry out improvements to the path, particularly removing trip hazards. I am keen to form groups of volunteers that will look after the needs of the parks, either hands-on or hands-off. Calling themselves “Friends of….”, they may even be in a position to apply for grants for improvements. If you are interested then please contact me.

As well as newsletters, articles for the Gryffe Advertizer and other newspapers, my Facebook page, I have been looking to start a website for posting my news, however it looks like a blog is the way to go initially. Watch this space as they say.

Surgeries:

6.30pm to 7pm. Langbank Church - 1st Monday of the month; Cargill Hall, Bridge of Weir – 2nd Monday of the month; Bishopton Primary School – 3rd Monday of the month.

The Bridge

Your Local COUNCILLORS

(Opening Hours: Mon – 10am to 1pm & 2pm to 5pm; Tues to Sat - 10am to 1pm)

Father’s Day: Have you remembered FATHER’S DAY which is celebrated on Sunday 19th June?

Purchase a card from our selection to let your Dad know how much he is appreciated.

Shop: For all your purchases of stationery, greeting cards and pocket money toys. Please support The Bridge where our volunteers work hard to meet your needs.

Post Office: 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 details.

Films: We first started showing films at The Bridge in 2012 usually with two films each month.

WARD 9:

JOHNSTONE NORTH, KILBARCHAN, HOWWOOD & LOCHWINNOCH www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/

Cllr Chris Gilmour: cllr.Chris.Gilmour@renfrewshire.gov.uk 0300 300 1289 | 07484 064521

Cllr Gillian Graham: cllr.Gillian.Graham@renfrewshire.gov.uk 0300 300 1268

Cllr Andy Doig: cllr.andy.doig@renfrewshire.gov.uk 07534 148 224

Cllr Emma Rodden: cllr.emma.rodden@renfrewshire.gov.uk 300 300 1431

WARD 10:

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 Robert Innes: cllr.Robert.Innes@renfrewshire.gov.uk 0300 300 1254

Cllr David mcGonigle: cllr.David.Mcgonigle@renfrewshire.gov.uk 0300 300 1287

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BISHOPTON, LANGBANK & BRIDGE OF WEIR www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/

There is no charge but many film goers give a donation and typically we got an audience of about ten for a film show.

Cllr James MacLaren:

During coronavirus lockdowns, films at The Bridge were suspended and we only resumed film shows at the end of last year. Sadly audiences have been very small since our return and that leaves us with a problem. The Bridge needs an annual licence from Filmbank Media to show films at a cost of £149 and we can only justify the licence fee with a larger audience.

Cllr fiona airlie-nicolson:

We do not expect to show any more films this year, but may try again in 2023. If anyone is interested in watching films please leave your name and e-mail address at The Bridge and we will be pleased to keep you advised. is entering its busiest time of the year, and the Group could do with some help. If you As always, we thank you for are a resident who likes what the Group your support - The Bridge is does, why not give them a hand? your Post Office, Shop and

Brighter Bridge of Weir

Community Centre in the centre of the village.

Call Neil on 01505 613043, or Dougie on 07810 722806.

Alternatively, you can message our Facebook page, email secretary@brighterbridgeofweir.org, or visit the website at www.brighterbridgeofweir.org .

More information on page 34.

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cllr.james.maclaren@renfrewshire.gov.uk 0300 300 1291 cllr.fiona.airlie-nicolson@renfrewshire.gov.uk 0300 300 1253

Cllr Colin McCulloch: cllr.colin.mcculloch@renfrewshire.gov.uk 0300 300 1427

WARD 1:

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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What’s on

June ‘22

village hall

Karate:

Johnstone Tora Kai Karate Club. Adults and children welcome (min. age 7 yrs) Instructor - Sensei James Edgar 4th Dan. Registered and licenced with Scottish Karate Governing Body, fully insured and PVG approved. Gradings 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.

Gemma gems_paisley@hotmail.com Class times:

Tuesday 6.30pm - 7.30pm

Ballroom/Latin: Ballroom Basics with Stewart & Jane Wilson. New members welcome. Private/Wedding First Dance lessons available.

Stewart 07710 464 969 Class times:

ballroombasics@live.co.uk

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

brookfieldvillage.org

brookfieldvpa@gmail.com @BrookfieldVPA

Langbank SWI April Dinner The Langbank SWI had a lovely meal at Gleddoch Hotel to celebrate their 70th Birthday.

Many members were able to display their prizewinning crafts from the recent Federation Show and our Renfrewshire President, Christine Kyle, was present to award some Loyalty and Long Service Awards.

The following ladies deserve a special mention.

Marion Dornan, who has been our President, Sue Ramsay, Competition Secretary and Fiona Cumming, Treasurer.

bridge of weir festival - saturday 11th june Gala Day Programme 11.45am

Parade entrants meet at Cargill Hall

12noon

Parade leaves Cargill Hall

12.15pm Parade awards ceremony 12.30pm Pipe band performance - St Columba’s School Pipe Band 12.45pm 2nd Port Glasgow BB Marching Band Performance 1pm

Dance performance from Dancewest Scotland

3pm

Dance performance from Gail Ashley School of Dance

3.15pm

Drawing of the Restaurant Raffle

4pm

End of Gala Day

Parade News (Theme - Great Inventions) Something that has been invented? Something that should have been invented? ... It’s up to you and your imagination!!

Bring your creation to Cargill Hall, Moss Road at 11.45am on Gala Day and wear it/ride it/carry it in the parade all the way to Gala Day. Fantastic prizes.

Best Dressed Shop Window Competition If you run a business on the parade route, it will pass right by your window - please join in this village tradition and decorate your shop window. For the winning window we will make a donation of £100 to the charity of your choice.

Best Dressed House Competition If you live in Lintwhite Crescent, Main Street or Houston Road, Bridge of Weir, the Gala Day Parade will pass by your house. We’d love it if you could ‘do up’ your house and garden for the occasion. Fantastic prizes. Gibb Stuart are donating vouchers for the winning houses!!!!

Restaurant Raffle Almost all the restaurants in the village have donated meal vouchers to Gala Day. Tickets will be on sale at the entrance and the raffle will be held at 3pm. All proceeds to charity.

For information check out our Facebook page or call 0779 165888.

All three ladies have served on the Langbank Committee in their roles for over twenty years.

Sadly no photographs of the evening, but the meal and service from Gleddoch was excellent, and after dinner we all enjoyed meeting some orphaned lambs, courtesy of our President Christine Kyle.

We resume in September and details will be available on our starting date, and the syllabus for the coming year.

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ward 11

Bridge of Weir SWI

cllr colin mcculloch

We ended our spring meetings in April with a mini show and a talk and activity session of exercises we can work on at home. It was a well attended evening and the show had a good range of entries, mainly on a wartime theme. The points prize winners were Mabel MacPherson, Joyce Bennie and Brenda Lindsay.

Joyce was also awarded the Duncan Cup for her Easter Bonnet and the Muirhead Cup for the best clootie dumpling. Pat Allan was winner of the Woodrow Cup for her flower arrangement.

I was delighted to be re-elected in the recent Council Elections. I heartily thank everyone who voted for me and promise to continue to work hard and do my best to represent our local communities. I also offer my congratulations to my fellow ward Councillors on their electoral success.

I will be continuing to campaign for local bus services to come into public ownership, so we can improve services in our rural communities. We need bus services that puts people first and I will be pushing hard for a publicly owned municipal bus company to be set up to improve services across the county.

We must also explore ways of expanding the rail network, restoring the Kilmacolm to Glasgow rail line would help alleviate much of the commuter congestion on the overloaded A737 and M8 each day.

I will also be working on trying to keep any Council Tax rises as low as possible, as the cost-of-living crisis will spare no households as all our bills soar. The money raised locally should be spent as efficiently as possible.

For example, I will be pushing for a review on road surface repairs; one sensibly priced repair is surely better than numerous temporary cheap fixes that end up costing more in the long run.

Active travel is an issue that interests me and I am keen to encourage people to make their journeys as sustainable as possible. The more commuters using buses, trains and bicycles mean fewer car journeys, reducing congestion and our carbon footprint. All new cycle lanes installed must be fit for purpose, ensuring safe access for cyclists and minimal disruption to road users. Together we must all start taking the bold steps to face down climate change in any way we can.

As always, please do get in touch if I can be of any assistance on any issues important to you.

Contact info:

0300 300 1427 cllr.colin.mcculloch@renfrewshire.gov.uk

We now look forward to the start of our next season of meetings beginning on 1st September with a social evening at the Cargill Hall.

Local Publicsites defibrillator DEFIBRILlATOR SITES BISHOPTON

• The Cornerstone, Greenock Rd • Bishopton Community Centre

BROOKFIELD • Brookfield Village Hall (main ent.)

BRIDGE OF WEIR • Co-Op • Old Ranfurly Golf Club • Ranfurly Castle Golf Club • Gate House, BoW Leather Works

ELDERSLIE • Elderslie Golf Club

HOUSTON • Outside Church Hall, Main St • Co-Op • Strathgryffe Tennis Club (Reception) • Old telephone box, Houston Rd, Crosslee • Back of Houston Primary on outside of playground fence

HOWWOOD • Howwood Hall, Station Road • Christ the King Church, Bowfield Rd • The Boarding House (opening hrs)

JOHNSTONE KEEPING YOU CONNECTED

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

KILMACOLM • Kilmacolm Golf Club • St Columba’s Senior School • Gym, Birkmyre Park • Library (rear of New Surgery)

KILBARCHAN • Scout Hall • Kilbarchan Bowling Club

LANGBANK • Langbank Village Hall • Doctors surgery , Station Rd (carpark wall)

LINWOOD • Onyx Leisure Centre • Spar, Clippens Rd • Asda

LOCHWINNOCH • Outside GP Practice, Main St

PAISLEY • Russell Institute

QUARRIERS

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ward 10 cllr alison Ann-dowling I’m delighted to be re-elected as your councillor, I’m truly honoured. I intend to work hard over the next five years on measures to tackle the cost of living crisis and the local issues you’ve told me matter to you and your families.

My priorities include continuing to apply pressure on the council to implement a more efficient approach to road and footpath maintenance, in particular fighting for higher quality patch repairs on our roads and footpaths and faster resurfacing of roads deemed beyond repair. It’s unacceptable for cyclists and drivers that our roads are given patch repairs that seem to crumble in a matter of months. These temporary repairs are a false economy and do little to relieve pothole problems in Houston, Crosslee and in Brookfield. Speed reduction and road safety measures across key travel corridors also remain a key focus. I welcome the announcement of a pedestrian crossing on Houston Road and Neuk Avenue, Houston.

A Proposal of Application Notice has been submitted on behalf of Stewart Milne Homes for the proposed development at land to the west of Barochan Road, Houston. Further proposed housing development in the ward has raised concerns from local people around how roads, schools, GP and other NHS services will cope. My view is that planning permissions to build new developments should be contingent on a commitment to the council to fully assess and address the impact on these services. Additionally, we need to see developers building homes to meet the needs of downsizing elderly populations and starter homes for younger generations who struggle to afford large new builds in villages they’ve called home all their life. An online consultation process for the proposed Stewart Milne development will be conducted over a period of three weeks, I await your feedback and views with interest.

Contact info:

H.O.S.T

What’s on

june ‘22

Coffee Shop Takeaways only Monday - Friday: 10am to 4pm Saturday: 9.30am - 3.30pm Coffee Shop/Centre 01505 229 597

Mon - Fri Gryffe Manor Out of School: 01505 615 438 Dance West Scotland: enquiries@dancewestscotland.co.uk

Booking enquiries:

Bill Haddow 01505 690 693 Stewart Scally 07473 696869 Joe O’Brien 07968 804 776 thecarrickcentre@gmail.com or hostbookings@outlook.com

MONDAY

thursday

DWL R2

4pm

DWL R3

4pm

TUESDAY

Gryffe Quilting Group 9th & 23rd @ 1pm - 3pm 2nd & 16th @ 10am - 3pm Folk Club

DWL MH DWL Priv Class R2

8pm

4.30pm

Move It Or Lose It 10.30am–11.30am

4pm

Cllr Audrey Doig 16th @ 6.30pm

Hazel Connelly Art Class 7th & 14th @ 1.15pm

FRIDAY

Cllr Ann Dowling R1 11am @ 14th

Mr& Mrs McGhee MH

Cricketfield Res Ass. R5

DWL Priv Class

7pm

DWL MH

1.30pm

DWL R2

Community Council 15th @ 7.30pm

Houston Show Reg MH

DWL R3

07976 239 758 cllr.alison.ann-dowling@renfrewshire.gov.uk

DWL R2 Moo Music

3pm 4.30pm - 7pm 4pm – 6pm 9.30am - 12.30pm

9am

3.30pm - 7pm

WEDNESDAY

DWL MH

Houston agricultural Show is back!

The Carrick Centre, Houston

3pm

Natalie Don MSP 3rd @ 12.30pm 7pm

saturday DWL MH DWL R2

9.30am - 5pm 9.30am

IVAN DRAVER IN CONCERT 11th @ 7.30pm

Weekly Centre Patrons PLEASE ADVISE date or time changes due to holidays Check FB for updates in line with Covid 19 Gov guidelines

sunday Baptist Church Gardiner B/Party

11am and 6pm 12th @ 2pm

Jean Burnett B/Party 19th @ 3pm GemmaCowieB/Party 26th@2pm

Houston Hello Come along and mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee weekend on Saturday 4th June at the Houston Playing Fields. Includes the incredible Houston’s Got Talent, Farmers Market Trade Stalls, Horse, Cattle, Sheep, Dog Show and a visit from Larch Green Alpacas!

Schedules for the Craft and Baking Section are available from committee members, The Village Shop or by contacting Isabelle Stuart e-mail issistuart@gmail.com or tel: 07508 905298.

To find out more info please keep an eye on our Facebook page. We can’t wait to host the best field party in Houston! Exciting!

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A drop in group for people living with dementia and for those who support them - please come along for friendship and a chat.

Join us for a cuppa, home baking, different activities and a time to meet friends old and new.

We meet on the 2nd and 4th Thursday each month in the Killellan Halls, Houston from 2pm - 4pm starting 26th May. Contact Frankie Greenwood for details: 07817 210777 E: familyandcommunity.houstonkirk@gmail.com Anyone attending who requires support will need to be accompanied by a care giver as the drop in group is not a care service.

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ward 10 cllr audrey doig I have to express my most heartfelt thanks to the people of Linwood, Houston, and Crosslee Ward, who gave me such a resounding vote of confidence at the recent Council elections. I have had the pleasure of representing my ward now for the last fifteen years and in all that time I have always tried to fight for the interests of my ward and all its residents. I pledge to you all that I will continue to do that to the best of my ability in the coming Council term.

Elections always bring changes and I am delighted to welcome my newly elected running mate, Cllr Robert Innes, to the ward. Over the coming months we will both be visiting the Community Councils in Houston, Linwood, and Brookfield together, so I can introduce him to all office bearers and promote our new advice surgery schedules for us both.

At the last full council meeting, just prior to the elections, there was a major report tabled on the state of local bus services and the various options open to Renfrewshire Council under the Transport Act 2019, including the municipal re-regulation of buses as a possibility. This will be a major issue going forward for myself and Cllr Innes to take up, to ensure that we can get a superior service not only for Linwood, Houston, and Crosslee Ward but also for Renfrewshire as a whole.

As soon as Cllr Innes and I have reconfigured our advice surgery schedules over the next few months we will publish them as soon as possible.

Contact info:

07768 130 935 cllr.audrey.doig@renfrewshire.gov.uk

Lilias Day

Lilias day Line Up Main arena

‘Party in the Park’ Saturday 11th June, 12noon – 5pm

12noon 1pm 2pm 2.30pm 3pm 3.30pm 4pm 4.30pm

This year we’re having a Party in the Park to celebrate the return of Lilias Day! Make sure you come along and join the fun.

As well as all the usual Lilias Day favourites - the food village, craft village, stalls, kids entertainment, zorbing, medieval village, KJ Hawks, arena events, there will be live performances from SambaYaBamba, Clamjamfrie Ceilidh band, RockUs community choir and a full line up of rising stars in the Lilias Day Live music tent. Community Circus Paisley will also be showcasing their juggling and aerial acrobatic skills, with workshops to get everyone in a spin!

Miss Lilias Amber Kissell

Kids Tent 12.30pm Community Circus Paisley Workshop 1.30pm Get Crafty!

2pm Mini Highland Hustle 3pm Franc Karpo’s Magic Show 3.45pm Book Reading Lindsay Littleson 4.15pm Community Circus Paisley Workshop

School Queen Lucy Preiss; Attendants: Abbie Bruce, Alice Waldron, Faith Perry

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RockUs Community Choir Procession & crowning King & Queen SambaYaBamba Grand Tug of War Battle of Kilbarchan with Britannia XIV Football Derby - Kilbarchan v Bridge of Weir SambaYaBamba Prize Giving

Ceilidh Tent 1.30 pm

Dance Display by Gillian Whyte Dance School 2.30pm Kilbarchan Primary Singers 3pm - 5pm Clamjamfrie Ceilidh Band

Lilias Day Live Music Tent Sponsored by Glasgow Guitar Academy 1.30pm Zoe Tait, The LadyBug 2.30pm Adam Dolan, & the Ribena Boys 3pm Archie Collingridge 3.30pm Howlin’ Radio 4pm Martin Kerr 4.30pm Bensider

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School King: Archie Martin; Attendant: Aidan McKellar

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June ‘22 opening Times: 01505 706070

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The old library centre

What’s on

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kilbarchan Monday – Friday: 10am to 12noon & 2pm to 4pm kipcokil@hotmail.com www.kipco.org

MONDAY

WEDNESDAY

Spanish Conversation 2pm - 3.45pm (University of the 3rd Age)

Yoga with Elizabeth 10am -11.30am

Yoga with Kerry 7.30pm - 8.30pm

TUESDAY Craft Group

2pm - 4pm (every 2nd Tuesday)

Book Group

7.15pm - 8.30pm (once a month)

Yoga with Elizabeth 7.30pm - 9pm

thursday Move it or Lose it 2pm - 3pm (exercise for over 60’s)

A lot of work has been done in our garden and can be visited any time we are open. If you would like to make use of the garden space please enquire by phone, email, or in person. Also, if you would like to volunteer in the garden you will be most welcome.

Please note that the Old Library Centre will be closing on Thursday 30th June at 4pm and will re-open on Tuesday 2nd August at 10am.

Please see our website for more details.

The Old Library Centre, 9 High Barholm, Kilbarchan, PA10 2EF Kipco is a Scottish charity, SC031251, and is run by volunteers

Kilbarchan News Kilbarchan National Women’s Register. Our meetings continue every Wednesday evening at 7.30pm on zoom with a varied programme in June: Famous Elizabeths, from genetics to farming, including a farm visit, Glasgow/Paisley Mural trail, and a safari quiz. We are holding a Platinum Jubilee Garden Party, a strawberry tea AGM and we finish the session with a meal out.

We also enjoy face to face coffee afternoons.

The Book group will discuss Big Brother by Lionel Shriver having discussed “I am an Island” by Tamsin Calidas in May. The members of the Walking group continue to enjoy a varied selection of walks in the local area and beyond.

If you’d like more information, please phone 348627 or visit the website: www.nwr.org.uk Kilbarchan Parish Church. Services continue each Sunday at 11am, conducted by Rev. Stephen Smith and coffee and tea are now served once again in the hall after the service. The Sacrament of Holy Communion will be celebrated on Sunday 26th June at 11am. Junior church has also resumed every other Sunday. All welcome. Each service is available to watch by Live Stream by logging on to the church website: www. kilbarchankirk.org All are welcome in the church or online.

Midweek Fellowship. This short informal service is in the small hall on Wednesday mornings, starting with coffee/tea from 10.30am.

Kilbarchan Parish Church Tots’ Club has resumed on Mondays from 9.15am - 11.30am in the hall, off Steeple Square when we have welcomed a good number of tots and babies, aged 3 and under, along with their accompanying adults to enjoy time with all the toys and of course the bouncy castle. The summer party takes place on Monday 27th June at 9.45am. The cost remains £1 per adult and this includes juice/tea/coffee and biscuits.

After the summer break, the club will resume on Monday 29th August.

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I have to express my most heartfelt thanks to the people of Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood and Lochwinnoch, who gave me such a resounding vote of confidence at the recent Council elections. I have had the pleasure of representing Johnstone, Kilbarchan, and Lochwinnoch now for the last ten years and Howwood for the last five years In all that time I have always tried to fight for the interests of my ward and all its residents and I pledge to you all that I will continue to do that to the best of my ability in the coming Council term.

The Council elections have left Renfrewshire still as a Council of Minorities.

At the time of writing this the first Council meeting in the new term is yet to be held, but it looks very much like a minority SNP administration yet again. However to temper that, if all the opposition members vote in unison, they would outvote the SNP by one vote.

At the last full council meeting, prior to the elections, I managed to get a motion approved calling on Renfrewshire Council to investigate the options for increasing the powers of Community Wardens to deal with anti social behaviour. It is not acceptable that anyone should have to suffer this in 2022 so I am determined to give our Community Wardens the increased powers they need to help the police stamp it out.

Surgeries:

second Wednesday of the month, at 6.30pm, in Lilbybank Bowling Club, Johnstone and 7.30pm, at the Old Library Kilbarchan.

On the fourth Wednesday of the month I am at Midton Bowling Club, Howwood, at 6.30pm and 7.30pm, in Lochwinnoch Bowling Club.

Contact info:

07534 148 224 cllr.andy.doig@renfrewshire.gov.uk IndependentVoice/ Ward9JohnstoneAnd Villages CllrAndy4Ward8

Kilbarchan Church Eco Group is delighted to report the success of our recent Eco Forum on Wednesday 4th May. The event attracted 45 attendees and we were treated to two interesting speakers and some stimulating discussion around the presentations. Although most of those attending have an existing church connection, we were particularly encouraged to note representatives from a number of local community and business groups: 

Kilbarchan Primary School

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Kilbarchan Smile

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Renewable Heating Specialist Waste Management Manager from Enva (previously William Tracey) Lochwinnoch Larder

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Lochavor (refillable food containers)

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Clothes remodeller etc.

In addition, we gathered some interesting ideas and contact details from those who attended which we will discuss and consider how best to take forward at our next Eco Group meeting later this month. If you would like to become involved, or have any ideas as to how best we can progress the Eco Agenda within Kilbarchan and surrounding areas please contact our Chairman George Grant at: gm.grant@ntlworld.com The Group wishes to thank the minister, Stephen Smith and all those who attended and supported the event in any way. We are now looking to expand membership of the Group in order to progress our ambition to achieve the Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards as detailed by the Eco Congregation Scotland Environmental Toolkit. In addition we intend to hold a follow up Eco Forum event in the Autumn-details to follow.

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Kilbarchan Show - Saturday 18th June Judging of cattle, sheep and horses begins at 10am, entertainment from 11am through to 3pm.

Watch sheep being shorn, see the Clydesdale Horses, such gentle giants, Birds of Prey from KG Hawks, and learn about the Woodland Trust. Visit the RHET Marquee to find out more about food, farming and the countryside.

It will be so good to see our good friends the vintage tractors, trucks and classic motorbikes back along with their drivers, in addition other farm machinery and artefacts will be on show.

Our Home Craft Marquee opens at 1pm, see the fabulous entries for all kinds of local home baking and craftwork.

Watch the horses and ponies competing in our redesigned showing and show jumping classes for all riders Schedules, entry forms available on our websitewww.kilbarchanshow.co.uk/ Online Light Horse entry and payment opens end of May.

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OUTLOOK

Dementia Friendly Lochwinnoch We had a lovely outing to the Burns Centre in Alloway on Friday 29th April, we were blessed with beautiful weather and the Spring countryside was breathtaking. The group of over 30 were treated to a superb afternoon tea at the centre and a good number also took in the museum and the gardens of the beautiful centre. A special thank you to Jim in the Wee shop for the donation of lovely sweeties for us to eat on the coach trip! We are having our first Tea Dance on Friday 13th of May at Lochwinnoch Golf Club at 2pm and a film show ‘Seven Brides for Seven Brothers’ on Friday 24th June in the Calder church. The group are so happy to be meeting up again and enjoying renewing old friendships.

Howwood Parish Church Hello to all in Howwood and round about. Heading now into summer - hopefully a better year than last year.

We are having a service on Sunday June 5th to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth. It would be very good for as many people as possible from the village to join us.

Our service and Sunday school both start at 10am each Sunday with a cup of tea or coffee and a chance to talk to old friends after the service. Please join us and bring some friends. All are welcome in this place.

OUTLOOK is a social community group led

by Kilmacolm Old Kirk, extending fellowship and friendship and a warm welcome to everyone.

We meet in Kidston Hall at 2pm - 3.30pm with activities followed by delicious afternoon tea prepared by the OUTLOOK team.

2nd June - The Platinum Jubilee Celebration, A Tea Party of course, plus a Royal Quiz, and short Video of the Queen’s reign, followed by songs at the piano with our special guest Mrs Ann McGown and friends.

16th June - Mid summer games, with music, quiz, tombola, - an end of term light-hearted gathering, as we break for the summer holidays.

solas bereavement group The Solas bereavement drop-in group will be meeting in the Lounge of the Kidston Hall, Kilmacolm on Thursday 9th June at 2pm.

As always, this meeting is open to all with no pre-registration required.

Solas supports those from Kilmacolm and surrounding areas who have lost a loved one. It doesn’t matter if it was recently or a long time ago, Solas creates a safe place to talk, to listen and to heal. You will be supported in processing issues of grief and loss by expert speakers as well as each other.

For more information please call Barbara Marshall on 01505 872417 or email barbara@oochy.com

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Bridge of Weir Choral Society is back!

Bridge of Weir Choral Society performed its first concert for over two years at the end of April in St Columba Church, Kilmacolm. It was a source of great joy to the choir, delighted to be back singing with friends after the long break and hopefully also enjoyed by our loyal and supportive local audience.

In January of 2020, preparations were well advanced for a performance of Brahms’ Requiem, in collaboration with Strathaven Choral Society, our conductor Christopher Barr’s other choir, but we all know what happened next and sadly this performance was not to be. As with so much else over the last couple of years, hopes of a restart were raised and dashed a number of times, but in November 2021 we held a tentative few rehearsals, masked and distanced initially and interrupted by the omicron variant until the beginning of 2022, when we made tentative plans for a concert. We chose Vivaldi’s Gloria and Faure’s Requiem, both pieces relatively well known to most of the choir, as we had been unable to rehearse as fully as we normally do – this was no time to be giving ourselves a big challenge! Fortunately no new variants wrecked the plans this time, and the concert was able to go ahead.

Unused to performing, there was a car crash of a dress rehearsal on the afternoon of the concert which spooked everyone, but on the night everyone rose to the occasion and delivered the performance, supported by organist Gordon Cree and soloists Emily Mitchell, Lynn Bellamy and Timothy Edmundson.

Our next event will be the ever popular Christmas Concert, with the usual mix of well-loved carols combining with longer pieces, followed by a classical piece for our Spring 2023 concert. Rehearsals start in September, with a new time and venue – we will be in Kidston Hall, Kilmacolm on Wednesday evenings, with a provisional start date of September 7th at 7pm.

The choir is not yet back at full strength, and we are very keen to recruit new members. There is no audition process, so if you’d like to have a go, please come along. You will be made most welcome. Music is supplied, and there are numerous rehearsal aids available, both online and in CD form, for those who don’t sight read (like most of the existing choir), to allow practice at home between rehearsals. It is hard to convey the satisfaction of having a first look at some big scary piece of music, thinking “Oh Lord, I’ll never manage this” and then finding, six months later, that you do.

For further information, please contact Mary.Leishman@4-consulting.com

Duchal Nursery

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As an independent nursery our children move on to various local schools in Kilmacolm, Bridge of Weir and Houston, as well as Glasgow. If you are looking for a pre-school place and would like more information or to arrange a visit please email: info@duchal.com

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june ‘22

Cafe Opening Times

Monday – Friday: Saturday: Sunday:

Monday – Friday: 10am to 4pm Saturday: 10am to 3pm Sunday: Closed

9am to 10pm 9am to 3pm Closed

Reservations & Takeaway:

Enquiries & Room Hire:

01505 874 663 www.cargillcentre.com

MONDAY Yoga

Pilates 9.30am – 10.30am 10am – 11am

Yoga for Over 60’s

10am–11.15am

thursday

Chair Yoga

11am – 12pm

Pilates

7pm – 10.30pm

TUESDAY Rock Choir Qi Gong

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

Zumba Art Class

Acting For Fun

7pm – 8pm

9.30am – 10.30am 5pm – 8.30pm

Metafit

6.30pm – 7pm

Kettle Bells

7pm – 7.30pm

FRIDAY Kettle Bells

9am – 10am

6pm – 7pm

Moo Music Inverclyde 10am – 11am

6pm – 8.30pm

Singing for Health & Wellbeing 11.30am - 12.30pm

Singing for Health & Wellbeing 7pm-8pm

WEDNESDAY Metafit

6.15pm – 7.15pm & 7.30pm – 8.30pm

Body Balance

Yoga With Janis

Bridge

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Kilmacolm new Community Centre

Centre Opening Times

01505 873 994

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The Cargill Centre

What’s on

9am – 9.30am

Move It Or Lose It 10.30am–11.30am Pensioners Lunch 12.30pm – 2pm

Special Events This Month Carers Week – Carers in the Community Pop Up Stall, 8th June, 11am – 2pm

Friendly Bridge 1.30pm – 2.30pm

The dust has now settled on the local elections. I know many of you were disappointed you didn’t have a vote and I share that disappointment. This election was the first election since I turned 18 that I didn’t vote as I live in this ward. It was not the fault of the three candidates however as we had no influence over the decision not to have an election as that is set out in legislation.

In the recent election nine Labour candidates were elected along with eight SNP, two Conservatives and three Independents, making 22 Councillors in total.

I have been re-appointed as the Leader of the Labour Group and at the time of writing this article I was in negotiations with the other political groups over who is appointed to the various positions in the Council at the statutory meeting on 19th May. I will update you in my next column.

Work has been completed on the £80,000 renewal of the surface of the Multi-Use Games area (MUGA) in Birkmyre Park. The previous painted macadam surface has been replaced by a short pile multi-sport 2G artificial turf, which is more suitable for a wider range of sports, including netball, basketball, tennis and football. This new investment by the Council and the Birkmyre Trust complements other recent investment in the park with improved drainage on the rugby pitches, a new small grass football pitch and the re-establishment of the putting green.

I have received representations from residents in Leperstone Avenue about the problems caused by dog walkers parking in the vicinity of the access to the trail up to Knockmountain. I have asked Council officers to explore options for visitor parking for this local amenity. In the meantime I would appeal to people who use this trail to park further away so as not to inconvenience local residents or leave the car at home if you live nearby.

Surgeries:

Boglestone Community Centre, Port Glasgow on Tuesday 28th June from 6.30pm to 7.30pm.

Contact info:

01475 712 020 (office hours) Stephen.McCabe@Inverclyde.gov.uk 10 Victoria Gardens, Kilmacolm, PA13 4HL

Kilmacolm Civic Trust Kilmacolm Civic Trust has been gathering recordings for their AudioVisual Oral Reminiscences Project.

Although recordings had to be postponed due to Covid restrictions, to date there have been 27 recording sessions with another nine in the editing process. All the recordings capture the essence of the village as it was in times gone by and there are now 19 videos available to view in the KCT online library at https://www.kilmacolmcivictrust.org/ about-kilmacolm/search-our-videos.html The KCT also holds an extensive archive of material relating to the villages of Kilmacolm, Quarriers and the surrounding countryside.

The items have been donated to the Trust over many years by individuals and families past and present who have lived here. It includes postcards, photographs, personal written reflections, press cuttings, books and other publications collection. This will allow Civic Trust members and others, in the UK and worldwide, to search for and access many items online. The aim is to open up the collection in a way that has not been possible before. The Archive is stored in 20 – 30 large

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boxes in temporary locations within the village, and we are actively seeking a permanent secure depository for this physical collection. If you have any suggestions we would love to hear from you. Unfortunately very little has been added to the Archive over the past 15 years, consequently there is very limited new information on village people and activities. Therefore if anyone has any items, historical or modern, that they think might be suitable for the Archive, please contact the KCT Executive Committee and we shall consider its inclusion in the collection.

And finally, a recruitment plea. Very sadly, the Committee have noticed that we have a gradually reducing membership as a consequence of many of us being Senior Citizens. It would be wonderful if all KCT members would talk to younger friends and acquaintances, tell them about what we do and encourage them to join the Kilmacolm Civic Trust. Membership is only £10 per annum. Apply via the website at https://www.kilmacolmcivictrust.org/ join-us.html

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ward 1 cllr david wilson Kilmacolm Primary School had a well attended parent council.

Results of attainment levels at P1, P4 and P7 were shared with the parents and results in Writing, Reading and Numeracy were consistently in the 91% to 99% range. There is, at last, recognition at Scottish Government level that Literacy and Numeracy are prerequisites of a successful education. I hope to see the dumping of the ineffective Curriculum For Excellence in Secondary schools which has caused our decline in International Education league tables.

St Columba’s Pipe Band competed at the Gourock Highland Games and will contend at the major Pipe Band Championships this year, first at the British in Gourock on 21st May. This event is sponsored by Inverclyde Council. All Grade1 bands will be present.

The Scottish Strategic Transport Projects Review has reached its National Report stage.

Some 9 new lines and 16 new Railway Stations were submitted for review, but concentration will be on city connections. This will be a disappointment to those wishing to reinstate the line to Kilmacolm.

The Butcher, the Baker…and the Candlemaker!

Olapip Home has moved to Bridge of Weir.

After two and a half years of making our gorgeous home fragrance products at the home studio in Houston, it was time for more space!

We’ve recently relocated to a beautiful little studio in Bridge of Weir which offers us a much larger workshop area, meeting space and, most importantly, a lovely customer area where you can come to sample the product range and shop.

Over the years our new studio has housed many businesses including an ice-cream business, a dairy, a car garage to name but a few, so it’s lovely to continue the manufacturing workshop tradition of this quirky mews-like space.

We also welcome the return of the ‘shop local’ vibe and it’s encouraging to see new businesses opening in Bridge of Weir adding to the fantastic selection of established shops to become part of a thriving village community. So, the village has the butcher, the baker…and now the candlemaker!

For anyone new to Olapip Home, we’re a hand poured home fragrance business offering ‘a little luxury in a sustainable way’.

All our products are carefully crafted to produce elegant scents for the home or workplace and with citrus, fresh, fruity and floral to oriental, woody and seasonal scents - there really is something for every taste. Our customers rave about the scents, the clean even burn of our candles and no black soot!

We also offer a range of home styling accessories along with gift hampers and gift vouchers - perfect for all your gifting needs.

Significant works are happening on the A8 between Woodhall and Langbank from 8th May to 9th June which may mean diversions at certain times through the village on the 761. The vehicles can be noisy as they will be container traffic for the Greenock Ocean Terminal.

The Planetreeyetts Planning Permission appeal was refused by the Scottish Government, but Taylor Wimpey have appealed this decision to the Court of Session.

Where to find us: Blackhall Mews - a little lane just at the end of Windsor Place next to Good Fortune Chinese and the community garden. There’s on-street parking at Lintwhite Crescent, Main Street and Station Road or we’re just a minute’s walk along from Amaretto.

We look forward to welcoming you.

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We have received some 12 Afghan families in Inverclyde. I suspect we will, at some stage, be asked to accommodate asylum seekers.

The Union of the Old Kirk and St Columba’s Church of Scotland has reached a bit of an impasse and has been referred back to Clyde Presbytery.

I was delighted to obtain grants through SPT transport for Ardgowan Hospice and Port Glasgow Voluntary Transport Group. Both volunteer groups provide an invaluable service to the community.

Contact info: 07766 992 294 01475 741 969 / 722 975 david.wilson@inverclyde.gov.uk

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schools & Sports Kilmacolm Playgroup The children of Kilmacolm Playgroup have had a fun and very busy time over the last 6 months. We provide a wide range of activities to promote physical, creative, imaginative and social development while inspiring confidence and building friendships.

Each week we follow a new theme where the children are encouraged to play, sing and do age-appropriate crafts whilst interacting with children their own age. As part of our varied program the children loved having a visit from some calves that were brought to us by Moovin’ Milk. We enjoyed seeing the animals and got to sit in the big tractor. One of our parents, who is a GP, also came to give us all a ‘Health check’. We had a great fun day looking at x-rays, dressing up as surgeons and trying out various bandages, plasters and stethoscopes.

Kilmacolm Playgroup operates during school term time on Monday, Tuesday & Thursday from 9.30am -11.30am for children aged 2 years and 4 months to 5 years old.

We also have our Toddler group on a Wednesday morning 10am 11.30am, this is a dropin session that you can attend with your children from birth onwards.

If you would like to reserve a space for playgroup in August, or add your child to our waiting list for a future date, please contact us at: playgroupmembership@gmail.com

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Regular Meet Classes Reebok Step Class

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

the Practice of Qi Gong

Kilmacolm Community Centre Tuesday: 2pm - beginners welcome.

Get in touch for more information.

Mary on 07971 277 870 marylaidlaw38@gmail.com

Move it or Lose it!

Gourock, Bridge of Weir, Greenock, Kilmacolm, Houston, Kilbarchan All classes back up and running Classes are aimed at the over 60s.

We focus on Flexibility, Aerobic Kilmacolm Community Centre Wednesdays: 6.15pm - 7.15pm Health, Balance and Strength (FABS) exercises.

7.30pm - 8.30pm www.moveitorloseito.co.uk Thursdays: 9.30am - 10.30am Move-it -or-lose-it-with-fiona Jennifer on 07731 303 709 Fiona 07811 766672 jennifer-mcghee@hotmail.co.uk

Jennifer Sloan Physiotherapy Led Pilates

Clyde Physiotherapy Pilates classes

dance jenba fitness

Kilmacolm GuideHut Mondays 6.30pm - 7.30pm St Machars Church Hall, Bridge of Weir Saturdays 9.10am - 10am Monday: 9.30am / 10.40am / 7pm Fun, friendly & inclusive dance Booking essential. Zoom option fitness classes for all ages and also available. abilities. Booking essential.

Yvonne on 07786 224 367 Jennifer on 07709 340675 yvonne@clydephysiotherapy.co.uk

Zumba

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

Yoga and relaxation

Kilmacolm Community Centre Aimed at the over 60’s Mondays at 10am till 11.15am Bring own mat, blanket, water if needed Mary on 07971 277 870 marylaidlaw38@gmail.com

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Houston Primary News Glasgow Science Centre Primary 6 pupils thoroughly enjoyed their trip to the Glasgow Science Centre.

In class they have been studying the human body and put their knowledge to good use in very many practical activities whilst they were there. They also attended an informative presentation on the Human Body where they learned about digestion and watched some fascinating experiments.

It was a wonderful experience for our pupils, as they have not been on a school trip since before COVID.

Kilbarchan Primary Kilbarchan Primary Wins Euroquiz Regional Final in Renfrewshire The Euroquiz Regional Final in Renfrewshire took place on Wednesday 27th April. The quiz consisted of 4 rounds, focusing on different specialisations. Kilbarchan Primary were victorious after a hard-fought tie break.

Team Kilbarchan are now turning their focus to the Euroquiz National Final in Edinburgh on Monday 13th June. The final will take place in the debating chamber of the Scottish Parliament.

Spring Planters Primary 7 pupils up cycled this planter by painting and personalising it with our HPS logo. They then planted some spring bulbs and now some of them are in bloom. Spring is here!

Diabetes Fundraiser Primary 5 pupils raised an amazing £552 for people who have Type 1 Diabetes. The pupils had to run 100 laps of the playground each day for a whole week. Thank you to all those who donated so generously and supported our very fit pupils.

Defibrillator Houston Primary School now has its very own life saving defibrillator. It is attached to the fence at the back of the school.

The Queen’s Green Canopy The Eco Representatives and Mr Patterson have been busy planting young saplings in our school grounds. The trees were provided by the Woodland Trust and it is part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

Plant a tree for the Jubilee!

Primary 7 Football Team Our P7 mixed team is going from strength to strength. They beat Thorn Primary 1 - 0 and East Fulton 1 - 0 in their most recent matches. The all girl team will play for the first time this session at the end of April.

Digital Well-being Award We have been awarded our Digital Wellbeing award. The validator was so impressed with the whole team and especially enjoyed speaking with our pupils. We shared all the work that goes into keeping our pupils safe online, informing parents and the nurturing ethos of the school.

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Mrs MacKenzie (HT) said, “I am exceptionally proud of our pupils at Kilbarchan Primary. They have been the embodiment of our school values.

They have an intuitive knowledge and understanding of the world and issues around them not just within our own community, but further afield.”

Team Kilbarchan expressed eagerly, “It was an amazing experience and we are elated to have won. It was such a wonderful surprise! We are grateful we were able to compete and enjoyed seeing pupils from other schools. We are looking forward to the final. The experience of visiting the Scottish Parliament is an honour.”

Mrs Doyle (DHT) and Miss Montgomery (CT) added, “The work pupils have put into the quiz has been extraordinary. They have poured hours of hard work both at home and at school into broadening their knowledge and understanding of the history, culture and societal changes in Europe over the past few centuries. This has been such a positive experience for both staff and pupils. We cannot wait to visit the Scottish Parliament on 13th June.”

Wedding Day Bliss One of our class teachers, Miss Schoolar, got married at the Brig o’Doon House Hotel on 9th April. She said it was a beautiful day and that everything went really well. She now loves being called Mrs MacPhee and said that her Primary 1 pupils are all already excellent at remembering her new name.

Primary 1-7 Learn More About Autism On 22nd April, pupils in Primaries 1-7 learned more about Autism at their online whole school assembly. Some children spoke about their experiences of being friends with children who have Autism and others spoke about having family members with Autism. Our assembly ended with one of our pupils reading ‘I am an Aspie Girl’. The pupils in P1-7 enjoyed listening to the information in the book and learning about Autism from other pupils.

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Gryffe PTA Treasure Hunt - Save the date!

Friday 17th June @ 6.30pm Tickets £5 pp including refreshments Tombola’s / Fun Games / Annual Raffle Draw For more info on getting your tickets, visit the school’s social media .

This fun outdoor event comes at the end of the P7 induction week.

Come along with all the family, meet new friends, see around your new school, food, fun & prizes.

Online Raffle:

1st prize £250 | 2nd prize £50 | 3rd prize £25

Entry via Parent Pay, £5 per entry. Draw will take place on the night.

Duchal Nursery St Columba’s Green Blazers and Green Fingers Given our rural surroundings, it is unsurprising that the Great Outdoors has a significant influence on the learning and teaching in our school.

For example, when the Early Years children found a slightly exhausted bumblebee outside, our fantastic Early Year Practitioners were able to turn it into a valuable learning experience. Seeing the bumblebee up close sparked so many questions for the children. As the bee looked “tired”, it made them wonder if bees could yawn. They also wanted to know what bees liked to eat and why we have bees. With so many amazing questions to answer, they are going to do a ‘Bee’ topic to try and find out more.

We always love a visitor to Duchal, but recently we had an extra special visit from a new born lamb who was just a few days old. The children were absolutely mesmerized by her and enjoyed getting such a close up view, hearing about how to keep her safe and well in her early days. It is so important for the children to learn in a variety of ways, not just in a classroom. We are looking forward to our summer trip to Fruin Farm to learn more about farm life.

As the end of year approaches fast, our older children are ready for that next step on to primary school, it has been lovely to welcome teachers from the local primary schools in Kilmacolm, Bridge of Weir and Houston where our children will be progressing to in August.

Before that we have plenty to squeeze in – Sports Day, the Summer Concert and our Teddy Bears’ Picnic as well as the usual fitness sessions with Colin Cox, French with Madame, our topic work and plenty of time outside in the garden and park!

New Entries to Duchal: We now offer free pre school education for 3 – 5yr olds every day (during term time) through the funded nursery scheme in conjunction with Inverclyde Council, ensuring Duchal is available to all children in the local area (including those living in Renfrewshire). Please get in touch for more information, we are open daily 8am – 6pm, offering greater flexibility of care for parents. Please visit our website for more information – www.duchal.com and find us on Facebook. If you would like to come and visit the Nursery please get in touch on 01505 874358 or email info@duchal.com

This all ties in with the work that the Early Years class have been doing about how to look after the planet. They have been creating their own compost, recycling and planting bee friendly flowers.

Further up the school, Junior 5 spent the day at Whitelee Windfarm recently, touring the site and taking part in STEM workshops to understand how renewable energy, such as wind power, works. This was a great experience for all our pupils, who all thoroughly enjoyed their visit.

It’s not just Junior School who are enjoying their time in nature. Mr McLaughlin and his band of dedicated helpers in the Gardening Club have been working hard making sure that grounds at Senior School are looking their best. They’ve been prepping beds, weeding, pruning, and planting and we’re now able to appreciate all the effort that they put in throughout the year.

Hopefully we will get good weather for the remainder of the summer term, as our pupils spend even more time outdoors on Duke of Edinburgh expeditions, John Muir Award activities and much, much more.

Make sure to follow along on our social media channels to find out more.

You can find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

If you are considering a Columban education for your child, please email admissions@st-columbas.org to arrange a tour in-person.

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Abbey Nursery We have kicked off the return of our sports coaching sessions with our new hosts - Superstar Sporty Tots!

The children develop a variety of skills across the weekly themed sessions with both jungle and space being some of the children’s favourite themes so far.

They are able to use their imagination as they are taken on different journeys under the sea, through the rainforest and even into prehistoric environments as they explored the land of Dinosaurs igniting lots of conversation between staff, children and their parents.

Bridge of Weir Primary Getting Back to ‘Normal’...

As restrictions in schools have lifted it has been brilliant to get back to the following:

Clubs: It has been great to be able to restart after school clubs, and what a selection we have on offer: football, athletics, cooking, craft, gardening, Bikeability, STEM, netball, and choir to name but a few. Thank you to all the pupils who enthusiastically attend, with extra thanks to the school staff and volunteers who help out.

Trips: It has been amazing, once again, to finally ‘get out’! Pupils have already been to Kelvingrove Museum, Glasgow Science Centre, Lunderston Bay, and even along to Houston Road park!

P6 swimming lessons have made a come back, as have competitive football games return for girls and boys.

And what a fantastic time the Primary 7s had at Ardentinny Outdoor Education Centre. They enjoyed a wide range of activities from gorge walking and rock hopping, to search and rescue. The great outdoors is a wonderful classroom!

Visitors: We are very much enjoying having visitors back into school. Strathgryffe Tennis Club is offering squash lessons to P5 and we are looking forward to taster sessions in Tae Kwon Do for the whole school. Our Open Doors event was on Thursday 19th May when parents and carers came in and reminded themselves what the school looked like! (It was even a time for us to tidy up!)

This month’s book recommendation ... As we near the time for our submission to the Scottish Book Trust Reading Schools award here is another book recommendation. This month the classroom assistants would like to recommend the author Paul Jennings. They attended a course recently and loved hearing his short stories being read. Check out his work as you will love it too!

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Kilmacolm Golf Club

Brookfield Curling Club Prizegiving

Congratulations to Alexander Farmer who is the 2022 Renfrewshire County Boys stroke play champion. Alexander won the Caven Trophy played at Cochrane Castle with a fantastic display of golf and has now qualified for the Freedman Trophy (the County Boys Match Play Championship) to be played at Kilmacolm later in the year.

Brookfield Curling Club recently celebrated a successful 2021/22 curling season when they held their prizegiving.

Love Quaich 2022 - Marilyn Muir, George Taylor, Moira Galletly, Kate Thornton This was all the more

Our Junior section is showing great strength and depth as our junior team embark on this year’s Newton Shield matchplay league and our younger members, who are just starting out in golf, are playing in the Golf Sixes junior league – which is a fun, team-based competition, designed to give young golfers an early experience of playing for their club and giving them the buzz to want to play more. The future is bright at Kilmacolm Golf Club.

We are delighted with the success of our 2nd Ladies Academy with another group of ladies enjoying an introduction to golf. With group lessons and practice sessions over 3 months the golf bug is definitely spreading around the local ladies, we look forward to seeing their progress over the summer.

Kilmacolm hosted the Renfrewshire Seniors Championship and the Ladies West Vets Spring Meeting in May. The weather made golf a stern test, however the course was looking splendid thanks to the Greens team after a challenging dry spell. Gardeners and greenkeepers were the happy ones when the rains finally arrived!!

We are looking forward to our Open competitions over the summer, these are a great opportunity to play at Kilmacolm, there’s something for everyone with Seniors, Gents, Ladies, Mixed and Junior events for more information please go to our website www.kilmacolmgolfclub.com

significant occasion as there was no curling throughout the pandemic with the club returning to the ice in September last year.

Brookfield Curl at Greenacres Curling Rink near Howwood on Monday evenings and are very keen to encourage new members Harrison Salver 2021 - Ninuk Smith, Suzanne to come and join them in Smith, Kate Thornton, Carol Hughes this great sport.

If you’d like to “Give curling a go” why not contact club Secretary Marilyn Muir 07974 883183 when you will be made most welcome.

Old Ranfurly Ladies Section

Pairs Trophy 2022 - Ken Greer and Debbie Garson

This month once again the ladies of Old Ranfurly have been thoroughly enjoying their golf, keenly participating in a range of competitions in spite of some horrendous weather. These have included Stablefords and the Monthly Medal. The inclement weather has in no way dampened ladies’ spirits and we have had excellent turnouts. On Saturday 7th May the Jean Aitken Memorial Trophy was won

by Lesley Dardis with a score of 65 and Lilias Lamont with a score of 68. Well done and congratulations to both. After their golf ladies can relax in the recently refurbished club house and enjoy refreshments and food courtesy of our excellent caterers Stewart Catering.

Up and coming events include Ladies Day on Saturday 4th June, the Rosebowl Competition on Sunday 12th June and our own Ladies Open on Thursday 7th July cost £18 per couple. It’s a Greensomes competition and all ladies are welcome. You can book through Golf Empire. Places fill up quickly so best to book early to get your preferred time. There will be prizes galore so once again sign up now so you don’t miss out!!

We’re looking forward to lots of golf throughout the summer months. Happy golfing ladies!

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Ranfurly Castle Ladies

Strathgryffe Tennis, Squash and Fitness Club

April was a busy month at the Castle with Competitions in full swing. 12 couples took part in the Coronation Foursomes on 20th April. Rosemary Ogilvie and Evelyn McDermid were the winners with an excellent score of 42 Stableford points. They will now go forward to represent the club in the National event and we wish them luck.

The outdoor tennis season has started with the Dunlop West of Scotland Summer Season 2022. Strathgryffe entered 8 men’s teams and 8 women’s teams offering some great competitive tennis.

Dallas McMillan Solicitors, the main club sponsor, are supporting the Men’s 3rd and 4th Teams, and the Women’s 2nd and 4th Teams. Tactuum are sponsoring the Men’s 8th Team.

Sunday 25th April was a beautiful day and a team of ladies travelled to Elderslie Golf Club for a friendly match. Despite the hosts having a depleted team, due to Covid, they were able to change the format of play and Ranfurly came out the winners. A lovely day was had by all.

The Marie Curie competition was played over 2 days - Saturday 23rd and Wednesday 27th April - 38 ladies competed between the 2 days in very good conditions. The overall winner was Kate Scott (29 handicap) 41 points, runner-up was Loretta Campbell (53 Handicap) 40 points. A big thank you to all who helped raise £151 for the charity.

The May Medals began on Wednesday 4th May. Silver winner was Anne Robinson (14) net 73, Bronze winner Rosemary Ogilvie (23) net 69. 7th May Silver winner Allison Murray (12) net 75, Bronze winner Kate Scott (27) net 70.

Renfrewshire County Ladies Golf Association held the County Championships at Erskine Golf Club on 4th May with 54 ladies taking part. Lesley Robertson of Ranfurly Castle had the best gross score of 75 and best net score of 72 winning the Peggy Clark Trophy. Lesley was also a member of the Renfrewshire Team competing in the West of Scotland Championships held at Glasgow Gales GC on 8th May. The team won the Senior Trophy beating the team from Lanarkshire by 2 strokes.

Congratulations to Lesley on her excellent golf.

Womens 4th Team

In addition, there are numerous friendly matches, the mixed Thursday Evening Club Night, and mixed ladies/gents weekly drop in sessions, there really is something for everyone.

With the outdoor courts in excellent condition there are no excuses for getting out there and enjoying some fabulous summer tennis. For more details visit: www.strathgryffe.net Mens 8th Team

The Greenlees Team began their campaign on Monday 9th May when they were at home to the team from Loudon Gowf. Unfortunately the winner on the day was the weather, with the match having to be abandoned due to exceptionally heavy rain and strong winds. It has now been rescheduled for later in the summer.

The club is planning a fun tri-am stableford competition to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee on 25th May. It seems that a piece of string will be an important piece of equipment and some of the holes will be renamed!

All will be revealed on the day. The golf will be followed by a Right Royal Spread and we are keeping fingers crossed for good weather on the day.

Clyde Windsurfing and SUP Club The Junior section of Clyde Windsurfing Club at Castle Semple Loch launched the season on a breezy Monday night which saw lots of action on the water. It was great to see the Juniors back on the water, supported by Coaching and Safety team, flying about the Loch!

Clyde Windsurfing and SUP (Stand Up Paddleboard) Club run sessions on a Monday and Thursday night at Castle Semple with beginners courses for Juniors and Adults available to book on Saturdays and Sundays over May and June.

For dates of courses to get you on the water or for any questions, pop down to the Loch on a club night to see the action or visit our website for more information or to book a course.

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out & about Bridge Of Weir Horticultural Society Gardening Club This month, members have a special visit arranged to a local garden before it opens to the public. Details of the visit to Wraes have been forwarded to members and plans are underway.

Those who have been before are looking forward to this ‘return visit’ and to seeing again the magnificent shrubs and interesting layout and features in this large garden. If it’s a good day, there will be the bonus of panoramic views over Renfrewshire.

In May the Club held their annual Plant Sale (after a Covid gap) and enjoyed a warm and pleasant morning chatting and selling to passersby.

A wide selection of herbaceous, general shrubs and young plants, nurtured by local gardeners, were on sale along with bedding plants brought on by the community support group at Parklea Nurseries near Port Glasgow. Also available were free pots of Forget-Me-Nots which were handed out to children. This is an easy and reliable plant for gardeners and hopefully growing one will encourage beginners to give gardening a go.

Brighter Bridge of Weir

is entering its busiest time of the year and the Group could do with some help. If you are a resident who likes what the Group does, why not give them a hand? You don’t need any special skills, just a willingness to muck in for an hour or two now and then. You won’t get paid - none of the Group does - but you will get fresh air, exercise and a blether. And it is very rewarding work in other ways.

The Group meets once or twice a week, usually on a Monday morning at 10.30am, and will spend a few hours doing what’s required. During the summer they may go out more often, but there’s no obligation on anyone to attend or to stay for a specific length of time.

At the May meeting members learnt more about local recycling undertaken by “Enva” - specifically the conversion of our brown bin contents into brown gold for our gardens. Currently recycled ‘green compost’ is available for collection or delivery from Enva’s depot in South Lanarkshire but the company is actively looking for sites here in Renfrewshire where this product can be stored and made available to the community.

Meanwhile, all our gardens benefitted in May from the earlier mild and drier Spring conditions. We’ve seen clouds of Cherry and Apple blossom along with luxuriant Camellias and Magnolias or jewel-bright Rhododendrons and Azaleas all looking blooming great.

After a benign Winter and a warm Spring, dare we hope for a hot and sunny Summer? To this end, keep your water butts topped up!

If you’d like to help, you can call Neil on 01505 613043, or Dougie on 07810 722806. Alternatively, you can message our Facebook page, email secretary@brighterbridgeofweir.org, or visit the website at www.brighterbridgeofweir.org . You could even just ask them if you see them out and about!

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The Point of Resolution

Clyde Muirshiel Spring is well underway and the Ranger Service are continuing our seasonal wildlife surveying work around the Park, such as butterfly and breeding bird surveys. We have also been busy re-painting the benches and fences at Muirshiel and edging the car parks across the Park. We continue to deal with abandoned campfires and large amounts of dumped litter; we always ask visitors to remember the Scottish Outdoor Access Code, which means be respectful of other Park users, the landscape and wildlife, and to leave no trace. At this time of year we would like to ask dog walkers visiting the Park to keep their dogs on lead or under close control in order to protect lambs and sensitive wildlife.

Recently, both the Castle Semple Conservation volunteers and the Duke of Edinburgh group volunteers have been hard at work on a wide range of tasks. At Muirshiel they have been removing old tree tubes and cutting down sitka spruce saplings along the trails, plus they gave the area around the visitor centre a tidy up. At Castle Semple both groups have been controlling the growth of invasive plants such as pontic rhododendron and few-flowered garlic (see photo below). The Conservation Volunteers also gave the bins and planters around the Castle Semple car park a fresh paint job.

As part of Renfrewshire Council’s commitment to improve biodiversity in the area, a portion of the playing field at the Lochwinnoch Annexe have been given over to growing native wildflowers. The ground near the River Calder has had some turf scraped - hence the embankments. Wildflower seed from a wet meadow mix was sown and firmed into the scraped areas, with the help from the Primary 5 pupils from Lochwinnoch Primary School.

Bridge of Weir Hill Walkers The BoW hill walkers were back in the borders in late April trekking on one of Scotland’s oldest drove roads up from Traquair - the Minch Moor.

This way has existed for over 1,000 years and was used by Edward I as he marched north. It was also used by Montrose on his retreat from Philipshaugh and by monks from Kelso Abbey in getting between monasteries. Generations of drovers have passed this way with their cattle on the way to market. Now it is part of the Southern Upland way.

It was a fine day albeit with a cold Spring wind but the views soon opened up. En route we passed the Cheese Well where the wee folk expect contributions of cheese morsels (or in these days coins) to be offered at the spring which emerges by the path between two small standing stones.

The route also features the Point of Resolution. Ovals carved into the heather which change shape depending on the perspective. Finally we reached the flat heathery dome of Minch Moor with views all round the Border hills. A friendly fir tree offered shelter for lunch. After the walk we met up at Kailzie Gardens for coffee and cake.

Hopefully May will see some better weather after the first outing had to be cancelled due to rain and high winds. Planned walks include tow in Perthshire.

Emphatic Way Marking

Information about our summer events and outdoor activity courses in the Park are on our website and socials. On Saturday 18th June the Wheels to Water 2022 event will be on at Castle Semple, which will be a celebration with partner organisations of para water sports and para cycling. If you are planning to visit, be aware that we expect Castle Semple car park to be busy that day.

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Kilmacolm Horticultural Society The Plant Sale and Coffee Morning hosted by the Kilmacolm Horticultural Society in May was enjoyed by many members and friends, delicious home baking was provided by the committee and helpers - thank you to everyone who contributed. The raffle prizes were gift wrapped in hampers by the Cross Cafe girls - again many thanks for such generous help. Parklea Branching Out always provide the plants on a sale or return basis - their top quality plants are always a main attraction for the Society’s gardeners and members.

Two years without a fundraising event during lockdown, we are so pleased that the day was a success, we raised £705 to help with the costs of putting on a Flower Show on 3rd September this year, and we hope that the Show will be as big a success as the Coffee Morning/Plant Sale. Thank you everyone for supporting the activities of Kilmacolm Horticultural Society. Membership is a token £5 in September annually, welcome back to our varied agenda for the year ahead.

Sign in to our website www.kilmacolmhorticultural.com for further details. New exhibitor to the Show? - contact our Show Secretary on 01505 872393 for a printed schedule.

We wish you a summer full of sunshine, gardening, or simply enjoying the amazing floral scenery that surrounds us all.

Colourful Kilmacolm Although our bulbs are now a distant memory, we hope that their bright colours helped you through the early months of the year. Inevitably there is always a fallow period between bulbs and summer flowers but for all of us at Colourful Kilmacolm there is still plenty to do, whether holding our AGM, organising our stall at the local Agricultural Show, or tidying up the gardens at Carriages, Market Place and Port Glasgow Road lay-by. Never a dull moment! Our photo shows some of those who recently weeded and cut back at Market Place. Probably the most obvious improvement was getting rid of the weeds and moss between the paving slabs. Late May or early June, depending on whether we have had a reasonably warm spring or not, is when we plant up for summer, so you can check if we have been able to do that yet.

If you have any spare time and enjoy being out in the fresh air, how about coming along to help? You can find information about joining at www.colourfulkilmacolm.org.uk or phone Peter (01505 872448) or Liz (07963 973031).

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Kilbarchan and District Beekeepers It’s that time of the year when beekeepers concentrate their efforts on swarm control and prevention. Inevitably, as is natural for honeybees, some colonies will be in the process of planning or even actioning their intent. And while the Queen is ready to take off with a sizeable number of bees, a new Queen will hatch and take over the job of building up the remaining colony.

Meanwhile, the bees who have gone with the old Queen will be looking for a new home, hence the swarms that can be spotted while scouts search. However, with various techniques and manoeuvres at the disposal of beekeepers a mass exodus can be avoided. To new members of KDBA this can seem a bit daunting, but a good mentor from the club will help with information and experience. In the coming weeks a lot of beginners will be getting hands on experience, though these fascinating creatures never lose the capacity to surprise even long-standing beekeepers.

Signs of a build of honey will also be visible in the hive this month as numbers of foraging bees increase daily and provided the weather is good there will be the first honey to harvest. Hives will be on the increase as new Queens are established and moved to make new colonies with some of the existing nurse bees and foragers. A sharp lookout has to be kept for signs of disease and infestations of varroa mite building up.

Lochwinnoch Community Garden The community garden goes from strength to strength! The garden group are now doing more fruit and vegetables in the garden and supporting others in the village to grow their own! The group are increasing the number of containers and hanging baskets in and around the village and bringing on thousands of seeds and plug plants to fill them. Watch out for our theme of yellow and blue flowers in support of Ukraine! There will also be a plant stall at the Gala on the 11th of June for you to buy plants to help the garden group continue their work. In addition , we were delighted to get support of £2200 from the Community Council for containers plants and soil etc. We continue to keep the War Memorial flowers and containers along with Johnny Mair who keeps the grass beautiful too!

(The small plants will become the yellow and blue flowers for Ukraine, the War Memorial and spring flowers in the garden)

KDBA get contacted quite a lot over the next few months with reported sightings of swarms, the majority of which do not turn out to be honeybees, but bumblebee colonies, especially Tree Bumblebees or white tailed bumble bees or mason bees, none of which we can help with.

If you are interested in beekeeping for yourself, please contact our secretary via helenajbee@gmail.com who will provide more details. Our Facebook page is reserved for members and beekeeping friends, but you can follow us on Twitter @KilbarchanBees and Instagram kilbarchanbeekeepers

How to Identify and Deal with a Honeybee Swarm

wasp

Wasps and honeybees are about the same size, but wasps have alternating black and bright yellow body stripes.

Honeybees are brown, with paler brown or dirty yellow bands on the body. Bumblebees are more rounded and ‘hairy’.

honey bee

If you do think you have Honeybees, and the bees have only appeared within the last few days or are clustered in the open hanging from a branch of a tree or bush, then you have a newly arrived swarm.

Bumble bee While a local beekeeper will do their best to help, there are situations when they can’t - when it is difficult or unsafe. The removal of a free-hanging swarm in the open is usually much simpler. Please bear in mind that beekeepers are not a free pest control service and are giving up their own time to help.

In some situations, you may still have to call in a pest control company.

Details of Local Beekeepers are available via: www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/ or www.inverclyde.gov.uk - search ‘swarms’. Other helpful websites for other types of bees: www.bumblebeeconversation.org or www.masonbees.co.uk Please do not contact the Swarm collectors for any other bees or insects.

RSPB Lochwinnoch We are in June already and the school holidays will be soon. With warmer weather and light nights more folks are getting out and about and enjoying the benefits of the outdoors. The reserve is alive with bright green vegetation, beautiful wildflowers, and butterflies and bees an amazing time to visit the reserve. Our trails are full of life with youngsters all around with blue, coal and great tit, robin, house sparrow, goldfinch to name a few in our woodlands. Our lochs are bursting with chicks, ducklings, and cygnets - you never know what you might spot!

In June we have the longest day of the year, it is called the summer solstice. The name comes from Latin and means ”when the sun stands still” because of how long the day is.

Our shop continues to sell all your bird feeding requirements, binoculars, telescopes, and fancy goods. So why not pay us a wee visit, you can walk our beautiful trails or why not relax with a hot or cold drink in our seating area situated within the visitor centre? Our friendly staff will keep you updated about what’s around the reserve.

Upcoming events: 1st - 12th June ... Kids self-led activity: Wildlife Super Stars 12th June ... Traditional craft making with willow 13th – 30th June ... Kids self-led activity: Summer Scavenger Hunt For more information about the reserve, please call: 01505 842663 or email us on lochwinnoch@rspb.org.uk . We are also on Facebook @ RSPBLochwinnochNR and twitter @RSPBLochwinnoch

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Kilbarchan Smile It’s been another busy month for Kilbarchan Smile. Vegetable planting is well underway at the Gateway Community Garden and everything is enjoying the mild, moist weather and the longer days.

Unfortunately the grass and dandelions also love this weather, but thanks to the kindness of Robbie Gray of Cuillin Landscapes this has been tidied up in the productive part of the garden, leaving a wilderness area for the bees and wildlife to enjoy.

Thanks also to W B Smith Trees and Turf Ltd who have donated two truckloads of wood chippings which we have used to create new pathways around the garden.

The Mary Barbour Garden has now had the seated planters installed and the garden is gradually becoming a fitting tribute to this amazing Habbie.

The Big Spring Clean this year was blessed with glorious sunshine and a good turnout of volunteers, collecting over twenty bags plus various larger items including wooden cladding, footstool and ride on unicorn. As you can imagine, we had a lot of fun while helping to keep the village beautiful.

We are looking forward to meeting everyone at Lilias Day this year, where we will have a stall and hopefully sign up a few more volunteers to the group. In the meantime please feel free to email us at hello@kilbarchansmile. co.uk for more information on volunteering in the village.

Wraes

WRAES Corseliehill Road, Houston, PA6 7HU

near

Sunday 12th June, 2pm - 5pm Admission £5, children free.

Nominated charity: Breast Cancer Care 60%.

Description: Tranquil seven-acre garden developed since 2012, with far-reaching rural views. Only surviving historic 1860 wood planted by Lady Anne Spiers of Houston House for the Wraes, currently undergoing renovation with extensive new tree planting. Formal garden with raised herbaceous borders, woodland walk with 100 different rhododendron species and hybrids. Pond, burnside and cliffside walks, peaceful woodland walk with plentiful seating areas to relax and enjoy the views and tranquillity. A great space for children to run and explore (under supervision). NEW IN 2020 - apple and pear orchard, wildflower meadow and grass maze.

NO 14 - A VILLAGE GARDEN 14 Taylor Avenue, Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire PA10 2LS Sunday 19th June, 2pm - 5pm

Admission £3.50, children free

Nominated charity: St Vincent’s Hospice Limited 30% & Scottish Wildlife Trust Ltd 30%.

Description: Last opened in 2016 this third of an acre village garden is in a setting with a borrowed landscape which has been improved and enhanced over that time with an extended border, vegetable garden, pond and established orchard. Planted so there is always something out or in flower through the year. June will be a good time to enjoy the David Austin roses, Irises and Kalmia, the wildflower strip and summer annuals.

CRAIG HEPBURN MEMORIAL GARDEN Stirling Drive, Linwood PA3 3NB Linwood High School

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Wednesday (3pm - 6pm) / Thursday (4pm - 6pm), 22nd/23rd June

Admission £3.50, children free

Nominated charity: Teenage Cancer Trust 60%.

Description: The Craig Hepburn Memorial Garden and Outdoor Learning Centre is located in Linwood High School. Our original garden with an outdoor classroom has been expanded to include community raised beds, an orchard, greenhouse and presentation area. We work with all years in the school reconnecting them to the natural world whether it is through growing in our organic garden, encouraging biodiversity or learning about sustainability. Winners of the Cultivation Street competition 2020.

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Transport System. Can be hooked up to a bicycle, used as a pram and can be used whilst jogging.

Included are 2 types of interchangeable wheels, baby insert and sleeping bag for sub-zero use. £300 Tel: 07887 582359.

HOUSEHOLD & GARDEN • TV table black glass 2

shelves, length 81 cm (32 inch), height 48 cm (19 inch), width 45 cm (18 inch ) perfect condition (as new). £25. Tel: 01505 337106 or 07776 065179.

• Art Deco l930’s original

octagonal shape mirror wooden back size. Length 66cm (26inch), width 39 cm (15 inch). £15. Tel: 01505 337106 or 07776 065179.

• Set (Nest) of Chinese

lacquered tables 3 tables - main one height 66cm (26 inch), with loose glass top, length 51 cm (20 inch), width 36 cm (14 inch). £30. Tel: 01505 337106 or 07776 065179.

• Art Deco Original

O c c a s i o n a l Ta b l e Octagonal Style Brown wood. One shelve Height 50 cm (20 inch), diameter 46 cm (18 inch). £30. Tel: 01505 337106 or 07776 065179.

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white stone resin, including hi-flow outlet chrome finish. Brand New. £80.

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and Music CDs (a few or a lot). Tel: 01505 329638 or 07765 115347.

• Tilemaster tile adhesive

white ultimate S2 flexible for floors or walls. 2 x 20kg bags. Brand New. £40. Tel: 07551 947132.

• French style painted

bedroom suite. Wardrobe, chest of drawers, two side tables, mirror. Four poster bed. Collection only PA13. £650. Tel: 07808 774209.

• Black glass up to 50inch

TV stand. £25. Tel: 07538 834873.

SPORTS • Gents Apollo midnight

hybrid bike, hardly used, extras. £50. Tel: 01505 872993.

• Ladies Claude Butler

Bicycle, 21 Gears, excellent condition. £95. Tel: 07785 904954.

• Bike - BTWIN 24 inch kids

mountain bike Rockrider 500 black/red. Suitable for age 9-12, cost £200 very good condition, sell for £50. Tel: 07788 917365.

WANTED ITEMS • Local lily grower requires

the use of a greenhouse/ polytunnel in Kilmacolm area in return for light gardening duties. Tel: Vince 01505 872082.

• Old records Wanted 45`s &

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

• Lo o k i n g t o b u y a n y

unwanted football shirts in adults sizes. Preferably Celtic and Liverpool, but open to any. Cash waiting.

Tel: 07983 531321.

FREE CYCLE • FREE treadmill, pick up

Linwood. Good working order. Tel: 07711 333524 after 5pm.

• 4 sets of “Majestic” Royal

Grafton Bone China. 6 cups, saucers & side plates in each set. Free to uplift.

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Compass Centre

01505 615 441 / 01505 612 617

KILBARCHAN Guide Centre

01505 702 758

Old Library Centre

01505 706 070

KILMACOLM Cargill Centre

01505 873 994

Brownie/Guide Hut

07584 359 007

Masonic Hall

01505 873 059

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Accountants & Financial Civil Structural Services Gas & Heating Services Affluent Financial . . . . . . . . . 32 AllBuilt Consultants . . . . . . . 10 CLA Accountancy . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Architectural Services

Cleaning & PowerWash

DS Cleaning (Windows) . . . . . . 18 CHG Architecture . . . . . . . . . . 34 Eclipse Deep Clean . . . . . . . . . 14 Grid Design Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Fastclean Scotland . . . . . . . . . 4 Gryffe Roofing & Cleaning . . 9 Art, Gifts & Flowers Olapip Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 KC Roofing & Building . . . . . . 10 Nutech Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Automotive Services

Collins Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Bathrooms

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McGowan Joinery . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Roofing C Hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 SMG Roofing & Building . . . . . 2 A&M Sandstone . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Gasfit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Taylor Made Joinery . . . . . . . . 4 Bridge of Weir Roofing . . . . . 5 GasMan Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Kitchens Bryan Slaven Slater&Plaster . . 5 I D Plumbing & Heating . . . . . 2 Affordable Luxuries . . . . . . . 9 Clippens Roofing . . . . . . . . . . 6 Phoenix Gas Services . . . . . . . 18 Burndale Workshop . . . . . . . . . 21 Gryffe Roofing & Cleaning . . 9 Wright Gas - Scotland Ltd . . 33 Instyle Kitchens & Bathrooms . . 19 I&J Building & Roofing . . . . . 24 JBC Joiners & Builders . . . . . 4 KC Roofing & Building . . . . . . 10 Glazier 1on1 Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Taylor Made Joinery . . . . . . . . 4 Kilellan Roofing . . . . . . . . . . 4 SMG Roofing & Building . . . . . 2 Cloudy2Clear Windows . . . . . . . 15 Leisure & Recreation Thomas McMaster & Son . . . . . . 28 Hairdressers & Barbers Kilbarchan Agricultural Societ . . 23 Arlene Mitchell . . . . . . . . . . . 10 The Health Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Social Care Quarriers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Nix Hairdressing . . . . . . . . . . 18

Affordable Luxuries . . . . . . . 9 Electricians Instyle Kitchens & Bathrooms . . 19 GasMan Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 MAS Electrical & Security . . 18 Health, Beauty & Fitness Bedrooms Russell Milne Electrician . . 6 Arlene Mitchell . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Burndale Workshop . . . . . . . . . 21 Decorus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Fencing Blacksmith & Metalwork McLaughlan Metal . . . . . . . . . . 29 LaserLight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 McLaughlan Metal . . . . . . . . . . 29 The 1 to 1 Diet with Joan . . 17 Firewood & Logs The Health Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Building Services LJX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 A&M Sandstone . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Old Mill Chimneys . . . . . . . . . 11 Home Hardware AllBuilt Consultants . . . . . . . 10 W B Smith & Son . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Gibb Stuart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Bencairn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Home Improvements Bridge of Weir Roofing . . . . . 5 Funeral Services 3D Garden Design . . . . . . . . . . 37 Clippens Roofing . . . . . . . . . . 6 Beaton Brothers . . . . . . . . . . . 23 A&M Sandstone . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 I&J Building & Roofing . . . . . 24 John Roach Funeral . . . . . . . . . 11 Apple Tree Gardens . . . . . . . . . 37 James Kerr Joiner . . . . . . . . . 13 Garage Doors & Gates CHG Architecture . . . . . . . . . . 34 JBC Joiners & Builders . . . . . 4 Garolla Holdings Limited . . . 3 Instyle Kitchens & Bathrooms . . 19 KC Roofing & Building . . . . . . 10 Powerdoors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Kieran Turner Aerial . . . . . . . 14 Kilellan Roofing . . . . . . . . . . 4 Garden Service & Design Nutech Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Old Mill Chimneys . . . . . . . . . 11 3D Garden Design . . . . . . . . . . 37 Ultimate Windows & Doors . . . 11 Salt and Grit Solutions Ltd . . 34 Apple Tree Gardens . . . . . . . . . 37 SMG Roofing & Building . . . . . 2 Bencairn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Home Interiors Taylor Made Joinery . . . . . . . . 4 CHG Architecture . . . . . . . . . . 34 Burndale Workshop . . . . . . . . . 21 Thomas McMaster & Son . . . . . . 28 Cuillin Landscapes . . . . . . . . . 39 Olapip Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Old Mill Chimneys . . . . . . . . . 11 Care Services & Homes Garden Services . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Confident Care by My Life . . 3 Glenmoss Landscapes . . . . . . . . 34 Home Security I&J Building & Roofing . . . . . 24 Brookfield Alarms Ltd . . . . . . 5 Charity Clearline TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Quarriers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 J Andrews Garden Maintenance . . 39 John’s Gardening Services . . 37 Joiners Childcare Lady Grafters Garden . . . . . . . 38 CLH Joinery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Duchal Nursery School . . . . . . 25 R Williams Tree Services . . . 37 DJY Joinery Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Gryffe Manor Nursery Ltd . . . 31 W B Smith & Son . . . . . . . . . . . 38 James Kerr Joiner . . . . . . . . . 13 JBC Joiners & Builders . . . . . 4

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Painters & Decorators

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ABC Taxis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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Pest Control RED Pest Control . . . . . . . . . . 8

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