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This Month

As we move towards Autumn, it feels like we are still waiting on Summer. Ever the optimist, an Indian Summer lies ahead; fingers, toes, legs and arms crossed!

Meantime, we are pleased to bring you another issue full of local news and events.

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The Shipbuilders of Port Glasgow by © Murdo McLeod

Our front cover image this month is “The Skelpies” which pays homage to the shipbuilders of Port Glasgow, photo taken by Murdo McLeod. There is more detail about the sculpture on page 11.

We are sad to see the Cross Cafe closing its doors after almost 100 years in business. In their final month of September there will be a sale of confectionery and greeting cards as an expression of their deep appreciation.

The Advertizer team wishes Alda and Johanna a happy retirement! You can find some history on the Cross Cafe on page 30.

Another business in Kilmacolm, Sole Solution, has outgrown its current shop and is moving its location to the old Co-Op spot. We have an interview with the owner, Laura Kelly, on page 31.

This month’s walk covers “The Craigie” at Duncarnock Fort, Neilston (page 40).

There’s all this and more in our September issue!

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In this issue...

Affluent Community Fund Glasgow Doors Open Day Festival Sma’ Shot Cottages The Skelpies Spree for all Coming Events Classic Cars At Castle Semple Village News Councillor Details Defibrillator sites Cross Cafe Sole Solutions Schools & Sports Bookshop Book Review Outdoors This month’s WALK - the Craigie Sales & wants Classified ads Business directory

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Afflu󰇪n󰇹 C󰈣󰈩mu󰇳󰇮󰇺y F󰇼󰇳󰈨 Local Bridge of Weir professional services company, Affluent Financial Group has awarded Elderslie based Rays of Hope cancer support group a generous grant from the Affluent Community Fund. The Affluent Community Fund exists to support local charities and community groups seeking funds for development and support projects. The Affluent community fund has awarded more than £25,000 to local groups over the last 5 years Rays of Hope (https://www.raysofhopecancersupport.com/) provides a supportive environment for those dealing with cancer and offers a range of services to improve physical and emotional wellbeing such as exercise classes, a walking group, social activities, therapy, and counselling.

The grant from Affluent will be used to pay for two additional support workers for the next year and will allow Rays of Hope to offer evening sessions for those unable to access services during business hours. Linda O’Malley and her team at Rays of Hope are thrilled with the support from The Affluent Community Fund.

Kitty Stirling, Practice Manager at Affluent stated “We are delighted to assist such an important local community group, and to enable local people affected by cancer to have greater access to the support available from Rays of Hope”

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St 󰈕in󰈝ent’s Hos󰇵ice To󰇴 󰈓eam Renfrewshire charity St Vincent’s Hospice has completed its top team with the appointment of Gillian Green as its new Director of Fundraising and Supporter Relations. Gillian’s appointment completes the new line-up at St Vincent’s after the appointment of a new Chief Executive in April 2021 and the appointment of a new Director of Care and Quality in October 2021 when Susan McCallum joined the team after 17 years at Ayrshire Hospice.

With over 23 years of experience in the charity sector, Gillian began her fundraising career at Children’s Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS) in 1999 and during her time at CHAS developed her strategic and leadership skills, rising to the role of Head of Fundraising Operations. In 2019 she joined Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland (CHSS) where, as Assistant Director of Fundraising, she used innovative ideas to maximise fundraising opportunities.

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Stri󰈝tly Come Pran󰈝in󰇫 󰇯s back!

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Scotland’s Memory Walk Be a hero in purple and join thousands of others for Alzheimer Scotland’s Memory Walk this September!

It’s your walk, your way so gather your friends and family between Friday 16th - Sunday 18th September (or your own date) and choose a location special to you, to walk in memory and honour of loved ones.

We’re asking you to join us across Scotland and beyond to walk and fundraise with friends and family for Scotland’s Memory Walk. Take part as an individual or create a team, whichever you do, every penny raised stays in Scotland.

Get involved on social using #ScotMemWalk

Glasgow & District Branch’s Walk to Beat Blood Cancer Pollok Country Park starting off at the Burrell Collection on September 4th, for an 11.30am start - Or you can take part in our virtual event where you choose the venue and set the targets.

Register at: https://bloodcancer.org.uk/get-involved/fundraisingevents-and-challenges/sports-challenges/glasgow-walk/ To register off-line, walkglasgow@gmail.com to let us know and we’ll email you the registration form.

If you cannot take part but would like to donate, you can do so here: www.justgiving.com/campaign/glasgowwalktobeatbloodcancer2022 We are very grateful for any donations we receive and they all get us that bit closer to beating blood cancer.

Can you help us spread the word? Please share us on Facebook or whatever social media you use. We appreciate any help you can give.

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Glasgow Doors Open Days 󰈋estival 2022

Monday 12th - Sunday 18th September

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A diverse programme of in-person and digital events, celebrating the Glasgow, its heritage and its people.

The city is yours to explore…

Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival is an annual event celebrating the city’s architecture, culture & heritage.

Each September we bring together dozens of participants who throw open the doors of over 100 historic buildings, theatres, museum stores, factories, studios, breweries & more, across the city, to the public, for free.

This year is an incredibly special one for us. We’re celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Glasgow Buildings Preservation Trust, who first founded our festival in 1990.

Look out for lots of events exploring our festival theme – City in Flux. You’ll hear about buildings getting a forward-thinking and climate-friendly makeover, how the arrival of new communities has shaped Glasgow through history, and the vanished streets and wynds that made way for some of the landmarks that we know and love today…

AC󰈉󰉇󰉋D 󰈍os󰇴i󰈝e Annual Art 󰈺󰈁hi󰇨it󰇯on ACCORD Hospice’s Art Exhibition returns - bigger and better than ever before - with new additions for their 40th Anniversary!

Friday 9th to Saturday 17th September Tuesday - Sunday 10am - 5pm / Late Night until 8pm Tuesday & Thursday With special thanks to our Art Exhibition Headline Sponsors Paisley First - Love Local Love Paisley!

We are delighted to be able to bring you this years installment of the ACCORD Hospice Annual Art Exhibition with a few surprises in store!

This is a free event.

The Art Department, 2 - 10 Causeyside Street, Paisley PA1 1UQ

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Sma’ Shot 󰈉otta󰇫es The Sma’ Shot Cottages are a major attraction in the Renfrewshire area, providing visitors with an insight into two distinct periods of Paisley’s weaving history!

Wednesday & Saturday 12noon - 4pm / Fridays 1pm - 5pm Sma Shot Cottages, 2 Sma’ Shot Lane, Paisley, PA1 2HG Free but donations welcome!

On entering from Shuttle Street, visitors immediately step back into the 18th century into the typical weaver’s cottage which was originally built in the 1750s.

The cottage has been matched to written descriptions in histories of the town and has only been altered slightly from original dimensions in the 19th century.

On crossing the yard, you will visit a small row of three cottages, dated 70 years ahead in the 1820s - 1840s, where you can immerse yourself in history as you experience life as a weaver in this historical town during the 19th century.

Come along and join us in our tea room, where we serve beverages and homemade goods and share stories of the past.

We are open April - September, every Wednesday & Saturday 12noon - 4pm and Fridays 1pm - 5pm.

Sma Shot Cottages are owned and run by the Old Paisley Society, a registered charity. Admission is free, however, all donations towards the upkeep of the cottages are gratefully accepted.

The Weavers Cottage is wheelchair accessible, as are the ground floor, garden and the tea room.

Cra󰈭 󰈋a󰇯r & Cafe Paisley Salvation Army are holding another of their popular Crafts Fairs with Cafe on Saturday 17th September from 11am - 2pm!

Come along - there’s something for everyone - a café with refreshments, craft stalls, local artwork - get that unique gift!

Further details and booking tables (£10) contact Janette Howie 0141 883 1918 Paisley Salvation Army, Paisley Corps Mill Street, Paisley PA1 1ND This is a free event

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Beat the Street game is coming to Paisley for the first time!

Beat the Street is a real-life physical activity game that aims to get whole communities moving together by making exercise into a fun competition where participants of all ages can win points and prizes for taking part.

Paisley residents can join in the fun with a game that takes place from Wednesday 31st August to Wednesday 12th October.

Prior to the game, residents will see special sensors called Beat Boxes appearing on lampposts around these areas. Once the game starts, players will hover their card over the Beat Box to start their journey, before walking, cycling or wheeling to the next one to score points.

There will be 69 Beat Boxes placed around the town and players can then clock up active travel miles for their team.

The game is free and open to anyone of any age. Primary school children will be provided with cards and maps via their school and the wider community is invited to collect a free card from a distribution point listed at www.beatthestreet.me/paisley Players can join a school team, a workplace team, charity team or community and the further that participants walk, cycle or wheel, the more points they will win for their team. The teams that top the leaderboards will be in with a chance of winning vouchers for books and sports equipment at the end of the six-week game, with prizes for average points too, so smaller teams are also in with a chance of winning prizes.

Councillor Michelle Campbell, Convener for the Economy and Regeneration Policy Board at Renfrewshire Council, said: “We’re delighted to have been able to bring the competition to the town and look forward to seeing how far everyone can walk, cycle, and wheel in the six-week game.

“Previous games nearby have shown that Beat the Street is a great way of getting children, families and our communities active. Not only that, but the game enables the community to lower its carbon footprint and also brings the community together which in turn improves wellbeing, increases feelings of safety and reduces isolation.”

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For more information on how to play, prizes and where to pick up a free card and map, click onto: www.beatthestreet.me/paisley or search for @BTSPaisley on social media.

Johnstone History Society

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Our members and friends will be pleased to hear our new session starts on Tuesday 13th September 2022. The first speaker will be Alison Cathcart and her subject will be “”Scots of the Southwest and the Plantations in Ulster”. This I think will be an interesting evening so we look forward to a good attendance of members and visitors.

The Museum has continued to open over the summer manned as always by volunteers. This sometimes proved difficult to get cover for people going on holiday. On sale we still have a selection of books maps and pamphlets which can also be purchased on line at johnstonehistory.org and paid via PayPal.

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Calling all Railway Enthusiasts

The 󰉍󰈫elp󰇯es – The 󰉍󰇬i󰇵b󰇼ilders of Port 󰈌las󰇫o󰈟 Front Cover Image ©Murdo McLeod

In 2016 the 86% of local population of Port Glasgow voted in the Port Glasgow Sculpture Competition. In first place was a proposal by the sculpture John McKenna to build two 9-meter-high stainless steel shipbuilding figures at work. It stands today in Coronation Park in Port Glasgow. A truly iconic sight.

If you are interested in the railways of Renfrewshire and the Gryffe area you may be interested in joining the Glasgow and South Western Railway Association. The G&SWRA is a Scottish charity dedicated to historical research into the history of one of the five railway companies which grew in the mid 19th century and many of whose lines are still in use today.

John McKenna was born in Manchester. He studied in Worcester and London then taught in Stafford College. Later he returned to Worcester where he began to make many public art commissions including two for the crown estate. In 2002 was commissioned to create the main artwork on the Cunard Transatlantic Liner the Queen Mary 2. Having run out of space for this large commission, he decided to relocate to Scotland where found a suitable base in South Ayrshire where he was able to create larger public art pieces for which he was to become known.

The G&SWR operated with a triangle loosed formed between Glasgow St Enoch station to Carlisle including Kilmarnock and Dumfries, to Stranraer and back to Glasgow including Ayr, Ardrossan, Largs and Greenock Princes Pier. The line was incorporated into the LMS in 1923, into British Rail upon nationalisation in 1948 and into ScotRail when privatised.

The Skelpies – as it has been affectionally christened by locals - stand in Coronation Park in Port Glasgow between the two lighthouses in an area once known as Devil’s Point. Next door is Ferguson’s Marine – the last shipbuilding company on the lower Clyde.

In its industrial heyday, Port Glasgow was home to many shipbuilders, including: Lithgows, John Wood, Cairds, Hamiltons, Duncans, Lamonts and Fergusons. Europe’s first steam powered boat, The Commet, was built here. Other vessels built here included Tea Clippers, Merchantmen and eventually the Super Tanker – a ship so big it was built in two parts, launched and then joined together once afloat.

We produce an annual Journal and four Newsletters a year for members. We have arranged for the production of model kits in the past as well as arranging field trips – these have included Bo’ness to see progress on the restoration of several preserved G&SWR carriages and rolling stock, Hunterson coal terminal and tour of coal ship, and walks along former lines of the G&SWR including Girvan Harbour, Maidens and Dunure, Johnstone loop line and Ayrshire valley lines.

However, this sculpture is not about the rich shipbuilding families. It is about the riveters, welders and others who put the nuts and bots together and built by hand these immense vessels that were to sail all over the world. The dynamism of this sculpture perfectly encapsulates the energy of these shipbuilders. Significantly, after the first world war, forged in docklands like these throughout the Clyde grew a radical left wing labour movement that was to transform politics in Scotland.

The demise of shipbuilding along the Clyde drove many into poverty. Despite attempts at regeneration, Port Glasgow is still beset with high levels of unemployment and deprivation. People from all over Scotland are making trips to see this towering structure.

The hope is that it will increase much-needed tourism in the area, as the Falkirk Kelpies have done. This incredible monument is an impressive tribute to the area’s shipbuilding past and conveys a real sense of pride in Inverclyde’s working-class heritage.

Meetings usually take place at The Abbey Halls, Lawn Street, Paisley PA1 1HD, but please check on our website for updates www.gswra.org, or email gswratreasurer@outlook.com beforehand.

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1st October - Perth Conference of Scottish Railway Societies in Station Hotel, Perth November 12th - 1.45pm at Paisley Abbey - the White Room upstairs 21st January 2023 - topic to be confirmed 10th February - topic to be confirmed 10th March - AGM & talk on aspects of the G&SWR We also attend the Glasgow model railway exhibition in February each year.

If you are interested in joining the association membership is £15. Contact: The Treasurer at 5 Seabank Avenue, Largs KA30 8EW

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Anyone still using paper £20 and £50 bank notes have until 30th September to use them or deposit them at their bank or Post Office.

After September 30th the paper notes will no longer be legal tender and will be replaced with the new polymer versions.

11t󰇬 Ers󰈫ine Wal󰈫 of Hope Over the years I have received great support from the community in my efforts to raise awareness and funds for Scottish Huntington’s Association (SHA). You will therefore not be surprised to learn that we will again do a sponsored Walk of Hope along the banks of the Clyde in Erskine. This will take place this year on Saturday 8th October at 11am from the Riverside car park - please join us. As the walk was designed to suit people with HD the aim is to walk as much or as little as you wish As you may know, HD is a devastating neurological condition which renders the sufferer increasingly dependent on care over the course of 15 to 25 years. In many cases this care is provided by the immediate family. The condition has been described as a combination of motor neuron disease,Parkinson’s and elements of Alzheimer’s. Sadly,it is genetic and every child of a person with the condition has a 50% chance of inheriting the disease. There are now real hopes of a treatment but it will be many years before these drugs are available. In the meantime, families and children who are affected by HD will continue to need the support of SHA. We seek to raise funds for SHA to enable them to continue to provide a comprehensive support and advisory service to families who are affected by HD. Donations will be welcomed at the following JustGiving page www.justgiving.com/MargaretMoncrieff12

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Scottis󰇬 A󰇼tism 󰈝alls on su󰇵porters This September, we’re throwing open the doors of Corseford School to welcome you to learn more about us, take a look at our school environment, and meet our learners and families!

We offer a combined education and therapy environment for children with complex and additional needs, from primary through to secondary ages. We know every child should succeed in life and we’re strong advocates for Getting it Right for Every Child (GIRFEC).

Scotland’s largest autism-specific charity is looking for people to sign up to its guided walk up Scotland’s 10th highest mountain on Saturday 10th September to fundraise for the charity Two qualified mountain leaders have been arranged to lead a small group of fundraisers up Ben Lawers in Highland Perthshire as part of the ‘Autism Ascent’ fundraising challenge.

To join the walk fundraisers pay a £50 registration fee with a sponsorship target of £150 and they will receive a free Scottish Autism fundraising t-shirt for taking part in the challenge.

Alternatively, fundraisers can do their own mountain-related challenge, including organising their own hillwalk or walking up stairs in their local area or park equivalent to the height of a Munro!

To sign up for the Ben Lawers challenge please visit the Scottish Autism website at: www. scottishautism.org/events/other-events/autism-ascent-challenge-group-hike Karen Wilson, Income Generation Lead at Scottish Autism said: “We are delighted to be organising this challenge to encourage supporters to do an ‘Autism Ascent’ up the tenth highest mountain in Scotland, led by fully qualified and experienced mountain guides.

“Scottish Autism is Scotland’s largest provider of autism-specific services and all funds raised help to provide vital support for autistic people and their families right across Scotland when it’s needed most, including maintaining our Autism Advice Line which has seen calls treble since the beginning of the pandemic.

Pop along and meet our students, teaching staff, care team, and on-site allied health teams to learn about us, our facilities to provide a centre of excellence for children, and to ask your questions! We’re excited to meet you.

Wednesday 28th from 10.30am – 1.30pm Corseford School, Howwood Road, Kilbarchan, PA10 2NT If you have any questions or comments prior to our open day, we’d love to hear from you. You can get in touch by email (communications@ capability.scot) or give us a call on 01555 665041.

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“If you’ve always wanted to climb your first Munro then this is a fantastic way to do this whilst raising money for Scotland’s largest autism-specific charity.”

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SAVE THE DATE! We are able to hold our open day again! Our first one in 3 years. Sunday 11th September from 1pm - 4pm, with lots to do and seebouncy castle, candy floss, tombola, raffle and more. It’ll be an amazing day and we hope to see lots of you there.

A bench has been installed in the Peace Garden at Barshaw Park, Paisley, in memory of past member Dr Stella Gibson who died in April 2020 at the age of 92. Stella joined Soroptimist International of Paisley in 1970 and held the post of President in 1982/83.

She continued to be actively involved in Club activities until deteriorating health meant she had to move into Elderslie Care Home.

A Paisley ‘buddy’ through and through, Stella held posts as Deputy Medical Officer of Health and Public Health Medical Consultant for the area. She had many interests which included travelling extensively, but she was always interested in what was happening locally.

Members hope that visitors to the garden will enjoy the peace and tranquillity whilst sitting on the bench.

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Spree for All - programme returns across Renfrewshire Music fans can enjoy a bumper line-up of gigs across Renfrewshire from 1st – 11th September The packed programme will feature a mix of indoor and outdoor shows, fantastic gigs and open nights across 11 days, with something to suit everyone’s tastes. Paisley venues include The Bungalow, The Cave, The Keg, The Old Swan and Rocknrolla’s.

There’s an afternoon of performances to enjoy at Johnstone Band Stand on Saturday 3rd before live music at The Trust Inn and Habbies Bar and Grill in Kilbarchan that evening.

Lochwinnoch’s Lochbarr Centre will host a Village Live night on Friday 9th, while Lochwinnoch Golf Club, The Three Churches, The Brown Bull and The Corner Bar will stage a variety of shows on Saturday 10th.

There’s a packed weekend of live entertainment in Renfrew at the Victoria Bar on Saturday 10th with performances from top local acts in Robertson Park on Sunday 11th from 12noon – 5pm.

This year’s Spree for All has been programmed by Tommy McGrory of local music charity Loud ‘n’ Proud and Alan McEwan, director of Brick Lane Studios.

Alan McEwan said: “I am absolutely delighted to be involved with what is going to be a fantastic Spree for All again this September. It’s great to be back working with artists in venues across Renfrewshire.

“We have great acts such as Spiders on Mars, The M65s, Berry Tweed and The Chasers and North to Abeline to name a few – and also the wonderful Village Live youth project at our partner venues.

“I would like to thank Morag (Lochwinnoch Arts), Danny (Raptor Studios) and Ali and Jason (Erskine Arts) for helping make this happen.”

Pauline Allan, Events Manager at Renfrewshire Council, said: “We’re really looking forward to welcoming back the Spree for All, which will once again provide a great accompaniment to The Spree festival in Paisley.

Full listings for the Spree for All programme are available online at: www.thespree.co.uk/spree-for-all.

The Spree music and comedy festival is organised by Renfrewshire Council. This year’s events take place from Thursday 1st – Saturday 10th, with tickets available for top shows including Tinariwen, The Bootleg Beatles, Barbara Dickson & Rab Noakes, Horse McDonald, Altered Images, Susie McCabe and The Slow Readers Club.

Saturday 15th – Sunday 23rd October - The Wee Spree for kids and families and coincides with the mid-term break for Renfrewshire schools. For tickets and further details of shows at The Spree and Wee Spree, visit: www.thespree.co.uk

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Thu 25th - Sat 27th August Art Off The Square Kilbarchan Parish Church Hall, Steeple Street Exhibition & Sale of paintings, drawings and sculpture. Opening hours:- Thursday 25th & Friday 26th August 2pm - 9pm Saturday 27th August 10am - 4pm

fri 26th aug - sat 26th nov THe Big Art Show The Art Department, 2 - 10 Causeyside Street, Paisley PA1 1UQ With almost 1,000 artworks in the exhibition with lots of exciting work to see from all ages and experiences, a truly open, inclusive, positive showcase and the largest exhibition of its kind in many years.

Saturday 27 August Paisley farmers market th

The Paisley Centre

sat 27th aug - sun 4th sept largs viking festival Largs Bringing you a full-scale battle plan, including all our festival favourites such as the opening parade and ceremony, live entertainment, fringe events, food and craft market, air displays, axe throwing, full Viking village and ever popular Festival of Fire, with fire procession. As well as the Viking skirmish, burning of the long boat, entertainment, and endinginafabulousfireworkdisplay.

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THURSDAY 1ST - SUNDAY 11TH Spree for All Fringe Festival

SATURDAY 3RD Kilmacolm Flower Show

TUESDAY 6TH Windy Hill Art Club

Renfrewshire

Kilmacolm Community Centre, Lochwinnoch Road, Kilmacolm 10.30am to 3pm

Kilmacolm Community Centre, Lochwinnoch Road, Kilmacolm 6pm to 8.30pm

Entry £2 pp, includes free raffle prize draw. More info available at www.kilmacolmhorticultural.com

Visit www.windyhillartclub.co.uk for info on how to join us, keep up to date with past and future events.

Wildflower Seed Collection

Houston & Killellan Kirk Foodbank Donations

A packed programme featuring indoor and outdoor shows, fantastic gigs and open nights across 11 days.

Full listings available online at: www.thespree. co.uk/spree-for-all

THURSDAY 1ST - FRIDAY 30TH self-led Teddy Bear Hunt RSPB, Largs Road, Lochwinnoch

Muirshiel Visitor Centre, Calder Glen Road nr Lochwinnoch PA12 4LB 10am to 12noon

West Halls Main Street Houston PA6 7EL (next to Carrick

If you go down to the woods today your in for a big surprise. £3.50 per activity pack plus usual entry fees for non-members.

Learn how to sow and propogate the seeds at our polytunnel! Free.

Guided bird walk

Every Tuesday in September.

FRIDAY 2ND Angel Voices’ Community Children’s Choir New Term

Castle Semple Visitor Centre, Lochlip Road, Lochwinnoch 1pm to 3pm

WEDNESDAY 7TH Bridge of Weir Choral Society Rehearsals

St Fillans Church, Kilmacolm 6pm to 7pm

Tour along the lochshore and learn all about the different species that call Castle Semple home. £5.

Singing a variety of music, learn musicality and musical terminology, and experience performing together. Ages 4 to 14 years. For more details contact Maureen Russell - maureenmrussell@hotmail. com or 07905 950028.

SUNDAY 4TH Glasgow & District Branch’s Walk to Beat Blood Cancer

Bat Walk

We’re very grateful for any donations we receive - they all get us that bit closer to beating blood cancer.

Castle Semple Visitor Centre, Lochlip Road, Lochwinnoch 7.30pm to 9.30pm Hunt with our bat detectors and identify the different species on this guided walk lead by our experienced Ranger Service. £5.

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Pollok Country Park, 2060 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow G43 1AT 11.30am

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10am to 12noon & 7pm to 8pm

Kidston Hall, High Street, Kilmacolm 7pm New day, new time and new venue, so hopefully everyone will arrive at the right place at the right time! For further info, please contact Mary.

Leishman@4-consulting.com

Houston & Crosslee SWI Carrick Centre, Main Street, Houston 7.30pm New session. Tea and a catch up.

For more info call 07932 459994.

THURSDAY 8TH MONDAY 5TH - SATURDAY 10TH Drop In: Learn to Meadow at Houston & Killellan Kirk Houston Hello Johnshill Castle Semple Visitor Centre, Lochlip Road, Lochwinnoch 10.30am to 3.30pm Learn how to create a meadow and the aftercare needed. Free, but booking required.

Killellan Halls, 13A Kirk Road, Houston PA6 7HW 2pm to 4pm Drop in group for people living with dementia and carers. Contact Frankie Greenwood 07817 210777 or email: familyandcommunity.houstonkirk@ gmail.com. Also on Thurs 22nd.

Sunday 28th August erskine riverside market Erskine Riverside Market Kilpatrick Drive, Erskine PA8 7AF

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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.

Cla󰇷󰈤󰇮c󰇷 󰈜󰇺 Cas󰇹󰇱󰇪 S󰈥m󰇴󰇱e C󰇧r 󰉍󰇬󰈣󰈟 Classics at Castle Semple will be returning to the shores of Castle Semple Loch on the Sunday 30th October for its 10th anniversary of this highly popular Classic Car show.

The car show is very much aimed at Classic and Historic cars with room for some classic motorbikes also. This year there will be 5 awards. To find out how to enter your vehicle, please email: classicsatcastlesemple@ gmail.com or call Castle Semple Visitor Centre on Mondays or Tuesdays on 0300 300 0200 option 1.

Axe T󰇬󰈦󰈢w󰇯󰇳󰈪 Saturday 10th September at 9am in Manse Field, Glebe Road, Beith, KA15 1EZ Get inspired at this new community event for Central Scotland! Watch award winning international chainsaw carvers, with workshops & games for all. This fun and creative demonstration will provide an inspiring spectator event, with community activities, face painting, a children’s tent, story telling, wood carving workshops, outdoors woodland crafts and loads of family games. We will have live music playing at various times throughout the day too and visitors can enjoy some of the locally sourced produce and food stalls.

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Greenock Light Opera Club (GLOC) presents Shrek the Musical on Wednesday 9th to Saturday 12th November from 7.30pm, including the Saturday matinee at 2.30pm Tickets on sale soon, please check our Facebook page h t t p s : / / w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / g r e e n o c k l o c / p h o t o s / a.571308386255788/517640 Call 0302413217 for more details.

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THURSDAY 8TH MONDAY 12TH - SUNDAY 18TH SUNDAY 18TH Sòlas Bereavement Drop-in Glasgow Doors Open Days Feel-Good Photo-Walk Group Festival 2022 RSPB, Largs Road, Lochwinnoch Kidston Hall, High Street, Kilmacolm 2pm

Kilmacolm

Supporting those who have lost a loved one. Call Barbara Marshall on 01505 872417 or email: barbara@oochy.com

First Saturday of the month /kilmacolmfarmersmarket

FRIDAY 9TH Steve Legg Comedy Night Youth Event

Kilmacolm Community Centre 10am to 2pm

SATURDAY 10TH

Paisley

The Paisley Centre 10am to 2pm / p a g e s / Pa i s l e y - Fa r m e r s Market/207097172654332

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Robertson Park 10am to 4pm Second Sunday of the month /RenfrewMarket

Freeland Church, Main Street, Bridge of Weir 7.30pm Suitable for Primary 7+. For tickets & info call Robin Livingston: 07765 938909oremail:steveleggfreeland@ gmail.com Free admission.

FRIDAY 9TH - SATURDAY 17TH ACCORD Hospice Annual Art Exhibition The Art Department, 2 - 10 Causeyside Street, Paisley PA1 1UQ Tue - Sun 10am - 5pm / Late Night Until 8pm Tue & Thur. This years installment of the ACCORD Hospice Annual Art Exhibition with a few surprises in store! Free entry.

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Bishopton & Dargavel Bishopton Train Station Car Park 10am to 2pm

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Erskine

Erskine Waterfront 10am to 4pm Last Sunday of the month /Erskine-Riverside-Market101613198665127

Lochwinnoch Golf Club, Burnfoot Road, Lochwinnoch PA12 4AN 7pm More info on pg17.

SUNDAY 11TH Lamont Farm Project Open Day Barrhill Road, Erskine PA8 6EZ 1pm to 4pm With lots to see and do - bouncy castle, candy floss, tombola, raffle and more.

Tree Identification Walk Castle Semple Visitor Centre, Lochlip Road, Lochwinnoch 10am to 12noon Walk with one of our rangers to learn all about the woodlands at Clyde Muirshiel, and why they’re so important! £5.

MONDAY 12TH Langbank Camera Club

WEDNESDAY 14TH Advertizer Issue Deadline Please email info@advertizer.co.uk or call the office on 01505 613340

FRIDAY 16TH Strictly Come Prancing

Participants may use any type of camera. All abilities are welcome and everyone will gain something from the experience. Participants must be 18 or over or accompanied by a paying adult over 18. £10.50.

SUNDAY 25TH 50:50 Proms, Langbank Church Langbank Parish Church, Main Rd, Langbank 2.30pm

Ingliston Country Club, Old Greenock Road, Bishopton 7pm Sparkling drinks reception on arrival followed by 2 course meal and fab-u-lous entertainment! £45 per person. t: 01505 705635 ext 303 or 403 www.info@svh.co.uk

WEDNESDAY 28TH Bridge of Weir Senior Citizens’ Association

FRIDAY 16TH - SUNDAY 18TH Scotland’s Memory Walk Be a hero in purple and join thousands of others for Alzheimer Scotland’s Memory Walk! Every penny raised stays in Scotland. Get involved on social media using #ScotMemWalk

Cargill Hall, Lintwhite Crescent, Bridge of Weir Our new session starts with an “At Home” night. Everyone welcome to all or any of our meetings which take place every second and fourth Wednesdays each month.

Membership fee is £12.

Corseford School Open Day

SATURDAY 17TH Craft Fair & Cafe

Corseford School, Howwood Road, Howwood 10.30am to 1.30pm

Salvation Army, Mill Street, Paisley 11am to 2pm

Pop along and meet our students, teaching staff, care team, and onsite allied health teams Get in touch by email communications@ capability.scot or call on 01555 665 041.

Something for everyone - café with refreshments, craft stalls, local artwork - get that unique gift! Further details and booking tables (£10) contact Janette Howie 0141 883 1918. Free.

SUNDAY 18TH Houston & Killellan Kirk Harvest Thanksgiving Service Houston & Killellan Kirk, 13A Kirk Road, Houston PA6 7HW 11am

Clydebank Citadel Band Autumn Concert St Machar’s Church, Kilbarchan Rd, Bridge of Weir 3pm

Interested in photography? This is the club for you. First year membership only £15. Please contact: Derrick McPherson at the club’s email address at langbankcc@gmail.com

Tickets: £5 (including refreshments) Available from Morven Tel: 01505 612286 or on the door subject to availability. All Proceeds to St Machar’s Ranfurly Church Funds and the Salvation Army. £5.

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Featuring the Clyde Coast Strathspey and Reel Society with a programme of toe-tapping tunes which may have us all dancing in the aisles. Donation tickets £5 available at the door on the day.

Langbank Parish Church, Main Rd, Langbank 7.30pm

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Each September we bring together dozens of participants who throw open the doors of over 100 historic buildings, theatres, museum stores, factories, studios, breweries & more, across the city, to the public, for free.

FRIDAY 30TH DropIn:PracticalConservation (Sitka/Rhododendron) Muirshiel Visitor Centre, Calder Glen Road nr Lochwinnoch PA12 4LB 10.30am to 3pm Help find and remove the Rhododendron throughout the park. No booking required. Please wear long sleeved shirts & trousers.

Gloves will be provided. Free.

SAT 1ST - FRI 28TH OCTOBER Halloween Scavenger Hunt RSPB, Largs Road, Lochwinnoch Search along the woodland trail for the hidden Halloween themed items. £3 plus normal entry fees for non-members (£3 per adult, £1.50 per child)

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Music fans can enjoy a bumper line-up of gigs across Renfrewshire in September with the announcement of this year’s Spree for All. The programme, established in recent years as a ‘fringe festival’ to Paisley’s annual The Spree festival, will see live music events take place in the area’s towns and villages in September on the 9th and 10th in Lochwinnoch.

Friday 9th September at Lochbarr Centre from 7pm VILLAGE LIVE featuring: • The Barely Responsible

• Archie

• Klaise

• Shay McDermott

• Leisureland Saturday 10th September at The Three Churches from 6pm • Spiders on Mars - Lochwinnoch Golf Club from 7pm • Fara - The Brown Bull from 9pm • Berry Tweed and the Chasers - The Corner Bar from 8.30pm • Trad and Folk with the CB Jammers

FARA - Saturday 10th September at Lochwinnoch Golf Club Doors open at 7pm Having grown up together in Orkney, we formed FARA in 2014 with the aim of celebrating the music we cut our teeth on whilst creating innovative new music incorporating the influences and experiences we had each absorbed as individuals in the intervening time.

We use our three fiddles and piano to develop new instrumental music drawing on the energetic, driving traditional music we grew up on, alongside songs in four-part harmony. We compose all of our music ourselves, and Orcadian art is at the heart of all our work. The majority of the songs we write use words by Orcadian writers, providing important artistic inspiration and imagery for our music. Our aim is to develop further the cannon of Orkney folk music, making git relevant for the young people with whom it is increasingly popular.

Tickets £14 / £12 available from Now & Then Gifts or online at: www. scotlandontour.com/venue/lochwinnoch-golf-club/ A fantastic turn out to our third Scotland on Tour (SOT) event held at the beautiful Lochwinnoch Golf Club on a fine sunny summers evening with the amazing Sandy Brechin Band.

We also raised over £160 for the Ukrainian Red Cross Appeal. All events will give raffle monies to this cause.

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JOHNSTONE NORTH, KILBARCHAN, HOWWOOD & LOCHWINNOCH

Steve 󰉁e󰈪g 󰈯o󰇲e󰈨y N󰇯󰇫󰇭t

www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/

Cllr Chris Gilmour:

Come along to the Steve Legg’s Comedy Night Youth Event on Friday 9th September at 7.30pm

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

Freeland Church, Main Street, Bridge of Weir PA11 3NR

Cllr Gillian Graham:

His magic has taken him to five continents working at the most prestigious of venues, working alongside top names in entertainment with numerous television and radio appearances. Suitable for Primary 7 and up! Free admission (ticket only required for entry!!)

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

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

For tickets and information contact: Robin Livingston on 07765 938909 or email: steveleggfreeland@gmail.com The youth event is brought to you by Freeland Church

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Councillor Details

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Cllr Emma Rodden: cllr.emma.rodden@renfrewshire.gov.uk 0300 300 1431

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HOUSTON, CROSSLEE & LINWOOD www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/

Cllr Audrey Doig: cllr.audrey.doig@renfrewshire.gov.uk 07768 130 935

Cllr Alison Jean Dowling: cllr.alison.dowling@renfrewshire.gov.uk 0300 300 1419

Following two years of cancelled music events, it is wonderful to have been able to embark on the new series of 50:50 Proms at Langbank Church PA14 6XP. On Sunday 25th September at 2.30pm, the next concert in the series features the Clyde Coast Strathspey and Reel Society who will be bringing along a programme of toe-tapping tunes which may have us all dancing in the aisles…..

Donation tickets costing £5 will be available at the door on the day. Make sure you put the date in your diary now!

Bri󰈧󰈪e of Wei󰇶 Senior C󰇯󰇹i󰈄ens’ Ass󰈝 Our new session will start on 28th September in the Cargill Hall at 7.15pm.

It will be an “At Home” night. Everyone most welcome to all or any of our meetings which take place every 2nd and 4th Wednesday. Membership fee is £12.

Thank you to everyone who kindly sent lovely cards when my sister Irene McCallum passed away in July. She wrote the book “Bridge of Weir Memories” at the age of 90 years and she gave the proceeds to Brighter Bridge of Weir, who kindly asked her to open the wee garden at the Co-op. She also worked tirelessly for SAFFA for a great number of years. Thank you all so much, I have great memories of our lives together from birth in Bridge of Weir.

Alison Noble, Melvaig, Bridge of Weir.

Joh󰇳 “Joc󰈫” Cla󰇶󰈬 Mrs Ann Clark and family wish to thank all friends and neighbours for their flowers, sympathy cards and letters received on Jock’s passing.

Your support has been a comfort to us all.

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/

Cllr James MacLaren: cllr.james.maclaren@renfrewshire.gov.uk 0300 300 1291

Cllr fiona airlie-nicolson: cllr.fiona.airlie-nicolson@renfrewshire.gov.uk 0300 300 1253

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

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INVERCLYDE EAST www.inverclyde.gov.uk/

Cllr Christopher Curley: christopher.curley@inverclyde.gov.uk 07768 460073 | 01475 712370

Cllr Stephen McCabe: Stephen.McCabe@inverclyde.gov.uk 01475 712 020 (office hours)

Cllr David Wilson: david.wilson@inverclyde.gov.uk 01475 741969 / 712727 | 07766 992 294

Thank You

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St Ma󰈛󰇭󰇧r’s Ra󰇳󰈆󰇻rl󰈠 Chu󰇶󰈝h

Autumn Concert performed by the Clydebank Citadel Band on Sunday 18th September at 3pm Tickets: £5 (including refreshments) Available from Morven Tel: 01505 612286 or on the door subject to availability.

All Proceeds to St Machar’s Ranfurly Church Funds and the Salvation Army

Bri󰈧󰈪e of Wei󰇶 S󰉎I Our first meeting of the new session will be on Thursday 1st September at 7.30pm in the Cargill Hall. It will take the form of a social evening with tea/ coffee and cakes. We are looking forward to an interesting programme of meetings for the year ahead and there will be an opportunity on our first evening for our members and guests to put forward their ideas on outings etc. We would be delighted to welcome new members as well as those returning from previous years.

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cllr james maclaren Perseverance pays off. It took a while but the council has done a good job with cutting back the bushes and clearing the drains in the Livery Walk carpark in Bridge of Weir. A big improvement. Something I had been pushing for a while.

The closure of part of Station Road in Langbank has caused confusion it would seem for the council bin collections. It looks like they have realised that they need to do something rather than ignore the issue.

Smaller vehicles should be collecting the rubbish over the next few days. In the meantime, BT extend their closure time for their duct and box installation works. Hopefully it won’t last much longer. Just a pity that it’s not fibre for the whole village they are putting in.

It’s nice to see local organisations receiving grants from the council, but it always seems to be a fight to get the cheques. ‘Bonnie Bishopton’ are looking for their grant money for Christmas lighting - the grant meeting was a couple of months ago and yet no sign of even part of the money required. Fingers crossed that they get all the money required to complete the project in time to order and erect the lights.

At least they can go ahead with some amazing looking benches for the village with other grant money.

A reminder that I have set up a blog page and this can be found on www.cllrjmaclaren.blogspot.com where I will post my reports to community councils and other relevant material. Do let me have your feedback on these.

Surgeries: 6.30pm - 7pm. Langbank Church - 1st Monday of the month; Cargill Hall, Bridge of Weir – 2nd Monday of the month; Bishopton Community Centre – 3rd Monday of the month. No need to book.

Contact info:

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

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Karate: Johnstone Tora Kai Karate Club.

Adults and children welcome (min. age 7 yrs) Instructor - Sensei Tom Lambie, 5th Dan JKA. Registered and licenced with Scottish Karate Governing Body, fully insured and PVG approved. Gradings held on an ongoing basis.

07850 407442 Johnstone Tora-Kai Karate Monday 7.30pm - 8.30pm Thursday 5.50pm - 6.50pm

Lan󰇫󰇩󰇧n󰈫 C󰈜󰈩er󰇧 Cl󰇼󰇩 Langbank Camera Club is ready for take-off this September after the hiatus of the last two years due to the pandemic.

The new session begins on Monday 12th September at 7.30pm in the Langbank Church Hall.

Defibrillator Sites BISHOPTON • The Cornerstone, Greenock Rd • Bishopton Community Centre

BROOKFIELD • Brookfield Village Hall

BRIDGE OF WEIR

Loc󰇧l 󰈑󰇼󰇩li󰈛 • Co-Op

• Old Ranfurly Golf Club • Ranfurly Castle Golf Club • Gate Hs, BoW Leather Works

ELDERSLIE • Elderslie Golf Club

HOUSTON • Outside Church Hall, Main St

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. gems_paisley@hotmail.com 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 ballroombasics@live.co.uk Thurs 7pm - 8pm (Beginners) Thurs 8pm - 9pm (Intermediate) Fri 7pm - 8.30pm (Beginners) Sat 11am - 12.30pm (Mixed Ability)

Yogabellies: Both classes are suitable for all levels of experience including none at all! Limited places available. yogabellieslyndsey@outlook.com Sun 6.30pm - 7.45pm, for Pregnancy Mon 10am - 11am, for Mum & Baby

PILATES:

• Co-Op • Strathgryffe Tennis (reception) The club was established in 2006 and hopefully will continue to be the vibrant, albeit small, friendly club going forward. We are always looking for new members in order to sustain the club. So, anyone living in Langbank, Bishopton, Port Glasgow and the surrounding area is welcome to join at any time. The aim of the club is to promote photography in an informal and relaxed setting.

There are talks and lectures on photography every month. We try to cover all aspects of modern photography, including computer support, to help get the most from that special moment. Members are always on hand to give help and support.

Our meetings are held twice a month from September to May and last approximately two hours.

We have print and digital evenings for members to display their craft by traditional methods (print) and on the big screen, followed by a discussion regarding the images and how they were achieved etc.

If you have an interest in photography, have a camera you can’t quite get the hang of, or want to share your experiences with others and learn from them, then this is the club for you.

Membership is only £15 for the first year. If you require further information, please contact: Derrick McPherson at the club’s email address at langbankcc@gmail.com

COUNCILLOR/MSP SURGERIES

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Cllr Alison Ann-Dowling - Friday 16th @ 10.30am - 11am Cllr Robert Innes - Tuesday 20th @ 6pm - 6.30pm

BALLET:

HeartStart Training Session:

PARK YOGA (weather permitting): An inclusive, flowing vinyasa class inspired by nature suitable for all.

Pre-registration essential. £5 per class - pay as you go. yogabellieslyndsey@outlook.com Sunday from 7.30pm - 8.30pm

recognise a heart attack and a cardiac arrest | help an unconscious person | perform CPR | help someone choking | respond to serious bleeding Please contact: brookfieldvpa@gmail.com to book a place. Anyone who has previously attended Heartstart training is welcome to attend as a refresher.

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HOWWOOD • Howwood Hall, Station Rd •

Christ the Bowfield Rd

King

Church,

• The Boarding House (open hrs) • Howwood Primary School fence

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

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

KILBARCHAN • Kilbarchan Bowling Club

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

LINWOOD • Onyx Leisure Centre • Spar, Clippens Rd

Village Hall, Wednesday 21st from 2pm - 4pm. This free course teaches emergency life saving skills and covers how to:

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• Back of Houston Primary on outside of playground fence

• Scout Hall

Mindful movement practice with Margaret Kytzia, a fully trained pilates & movement practitioner. maggiekytzia@icloud.com 07930 324276 Wednesday 10am - 11am Dance classes for children with The Ballet & Dance Company. Get in touch for more information or to book a trial. suzanne@balletanddanceacademy.co.uk Thurs 3.45pm - 4.30pm (Pre-school) 4.30pm - 5.45pm (P1-P3) Friday 4.30pm - 6pm

• Old telephone box, Houston Rd, Crosslee

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• Asda

LOCHWINNOCH • Outside GP Practice, Main St

PAISLEY • Russell Institute

QUARRIERS • William Quarriers House (entrance to Faith Ave) • Country View

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cllr alison Ann-dowling

I am delighted that Provost Cameron recently took time out of her busy schedule to join me at the opening of the new green gym at Ardgryffe Park. This means a lot to Houston Community Council who worked tirelessly to raise £7,000 to add to the £35,000 grant from the Council’s Green Spaces Fund. This total of £42,000 has made possible this new state of the art green gym.

This green gym really shows how public parks are developing into real community spaces and not just spaces primarily for children to play, although that is obviously still really important. Ardgryffe, and parks like it across Renfrewshire, can offer a real gym experience for grandparents and parents when they take kids to the park.

I called a public meeting in conjunction with Houston Community Council at the Carrick Centre on Wednesday 24th August, in response to the many constituents who have contacted me regarding the potential Stewart Milne housing development west of Barochan Road, Houston.

The openness and accessibility of the green gym means that, at a time when we are all worried about the cost of living crisis, (and for many that might mean the gym membership has to go) then green gyms can fill that health gap at absolutely no additional cost to families. As a former leisure health professional I really think this is the way to go.

All councillors are required to maintain a neutral position on planning applications, to ensure a process that’s free from any conflict of interest that would remove their ability to vote on the planning application should it be called in for a full council vote. Therefore, I won’t give a view on the proposed Stewart Milne development west of Barochan Road, but I have carefully noted the feedback and concerns that constituents have raised with me.

I would also like to stress that the Ardgryffe Park green gym is a testimony to the vision of this current administration which, in the last term of office and in this, will continue to maintain and promote the very important Village Improvement/Green Spaces Fund. This has put money into countless public parks across Renfrewshire which were left fallow for decades.

Surgeries:

Carrick Centre, Wednesday 21st September, 7pm TESCO Linwood Café, Tuesday 20th September, 5.45pm

Contact info:

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

Ho󰇻s󰇹on & Kille󰇱l󰈜󰇳 A󰈪ri󰈛󰇻󰇱t󰇼󰇶a󰇱 Soc󰇯e󰇹󰈠 Quiz Night on Friday 25th November, Houston Bowling Club Tickets £5 to include light supper. For more information contact Isabelle Stuart email: issistuart@gmail.com or Tel 07508 905298.

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I invited a Stewart Milne representative and council planning officials to provide information and answer questions from the public. My aim in holding the public meeting is to make sure constituents have all the information they need to enable them to respond effectively to the planning application proposal when it’s submitted, should they wish to submit their views.

Constituents have raised concerns about building on greenbelt land, particularly land that is still in productive farming use such as the west of Barochan Road site. Concerns about the impact on local infrastructure such as schools, GP services and roads of another housing development in Houston have also been raised.

Residents have also asked questions regarding the impact on Houston’s conservation village status, particularly how the village centre will cope with significant increases in traffic. I have campaigned for a number of traffic safety improvements in the area, including to address concerns about speeding cars using Main Street in Houston. I look forward to seeing detailed proposals as to how these safety concerns will be addressed with additional traffic flows routinely using the local roads.

Contact info:

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

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Gr󰈂ffe 󰈕󰇧󰇱le󰈂 Rot󰇧r󰈂

H.O.S.T

cllr Robert Innes

The Carrick Centre, Houston

Speakers

Coffee Shop

During the summer break, talks were given by two of our members, Andrew Macleman on GPS and Mike Pepper, on the capture of German U-boats, on 24th August Caro Ramsay a local well known crime writer spoke about her life and work and on 31st August member Steven Reid spoke. On 7th September, member Graham Murnane will speak on “Candles and Light Bulb Moments”.

Ronnie Mercer will speak on 14th September.

These meetings are ideal opportunities for people interested in Rotary to come along and find out who we are and what we do. Several people are going to be joining us at these meetings so this is a good time for anyone else to take a look. Just e-mail: gryffevalleyrotary@gmail.com to arrange your attendance.

Takeaways only Monday - Saturday:10am - 5pm during school holidays Shop/Centre 01505 229597 Gryffe Manor Out of School: (Monday - Friday) 01505 615438 Dance West Scotland: enquiries@dancewestscotland.co.uk

MONDAY DWL R3 DWL R2 Handiwives

TUESDAY

Weekly 4pm 4pm 12th @ 7.30pm

Art Class 6th, 13th @1.15pm Gryffe Manor R1 2.30pm DWL R2 4pm DWL MH 4.30pm Yoga Class 7pm Cricketfield Owners Ass. 6th @ 7pm

WEDNESDAY

Moo Music Gryffe Manor R1 DWL MH DWL R2 DWL R3 SWI Cllr Audrey Doig

9.45am 2.30pm 3.30pm 4.15pm 3pm 14th @ 7pm 21st @ 7pm

Move It Or Lose It Gryffe Manor R1 Folk Club MH

10.30am 2.30pm 8pm

THURSDAY FRIDAY

Yoga Class 10.30am DWL MH 3.15pm DWL (Private) R2 19th & 26th @ 1.45pm Mr & Mrs McGhee 9am Natalie Don MSP R1 2nd @ 12.30pm Gavin Newland MP R19th @ 12.30pm Cllr Alison Dowling 16th @ 11.15am

SATURDAY

DWL MH Cllr Robert Innes R5

SUNDAY

9.30am 17th @ 11am

Baptist Church 11am & 6pm (No Eve Service 18th) Carly Hayes B/P MH 18th @ 1.30pm James Cuddihy B/P MH 25th @ 1pm Centre Patrons PLEASE ADVISE date or time changes due to holidays to Centre Management

Booking enquiries: Bill Haddow 01505 690693 Stewart Scally 01505 674277 John McDougall 07735 473645 thecarrickcentre@gmail.com hostbookings@outlook.com

Ukraine Project Following an appeal from the Kyiv Rotary District, the club agreed a donation to a project to rebuild Moshchum Village, north of Kyiv in the Ukraine. Work has started to provide as much accommodation as possible before winter sets in.

Musical Lunch This is taking place on Sunday 2nd October to raise funds for 500 miles - the charity run

by Olivia Giles to provide prosthetic limbs to disabled people in Malawi and Zambia. The venue is St Columba’s School, Kilmacolm (one of our corporate members) and thanks to them and their caterers for their help. Entertainment will be provided by both professional musicians and exceptional local talent, including Gryffe Voices. A similar event before lockdown was very enjoyable.

Tickets may be available if you are quick! Just e-mail: gryffevalleyrotary@gmail.com.

Gryffe Valley Way We are interested to hear from the first people who have walked the full length of the Gryffe Valley Way and indeed anyone who has run it (and their time).

Our next activity is to create a number of Interpretative boards along the Way including at Kilmacolm, Bridge of Weir, the Mill Lade, Crosslee village, and Craigends Estate. We are writing to each of the landowners to request permission.

Anyone with knowledge of the history of these places is invited to contribute and any businesses willing to sponsor a board are invited to get in touch.

Please email gryffevalleyrotary@ gmail.com

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I hope everyone has had a good summer. I have recently had some concerns raised with me regarding the road markings and lack of cats eyes on the road between Brookfield and Bridge of Weir. With the nights soon to be drawing in, residents rightly want this road to be as safe as possible. I am pleased to confirm that officers have confirmed that work to replace the white lines and cats eyes has been scheduled for September. I am glad this work is being carried out soon and I will be monitoring this to ensure the work progresses.

Our local parks were greatly utilised over the summer months. I received some safety concerns from residents of Crosslee regarding the entrance to Whirlie Road Park.

I’m happy to report that officers have confirmed to me that slow markings will be implemented at the junction of Brierie Hill Road and Whirlie Road to increase road safety in the area.

I also recently had the pleasure of visiting Gryffe High School and meeting with Mr Christie the Head Teacher.

I was by no means a star pupil when I was at high school, but as a former pupil at Gryffe High myself almost 20 years ago, it was amazing to see how much has changed in that time. The school is doing really impressive work, I was particularly impressed by the emphasis that is put on school pupils and staff wellbeing. The pandemic has been hard on all of us, but the adjustments and sacrifices that young people at school have had to make have been tough and it is vital that this support is in place for them going forward.

As always please get in touch if you have any local concerns you would like to discuss with me.

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

Ho󰇻s󰇹on & Cros󰈤lee S󰈖I The first meeting of the new session will be on Wednesday 7th September at 7.30pm when we will have tea and a chance to catch up with all that has happened in the Summer. We look forward to welcoming all our members old and new.

We are again meeting in The Carrick Centre, Main Street, Houston on the second Wednesday of every month at 7.30pm. Please come along and join us, you will be very welcome. If you wish any further information please phone 07932 459994.

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Gr󰈂ffe 󰈉󰇧󰈩era Cl󰇻󰇩 Gryffe Camera Club will commence the 22/23 session on the 7th September in the Carrick Centre Houston at 7.30pm The new session has lots of interesting meetings planned with Speakers, practical nights and themed presentations.

New members and visitors always welcome as we encourage the art of photography.

The Club are happy to be the recipient of some Lottery Funding this year to help us encourage Photography in the local area.

The top Digital images of our Annual Competition were - 1st “Tree Frog” by High McMillan.

Joint 2nd “The Photographer”

by Rick Bolton and “Roses in Vase” by Kate Cummings.

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cllr David McGonigle I was delighted to be elected in the recent Council election and am hugely grateful to everyone that voted for me and for all the notes of congratulations.

I will endeavour to work hard on my election priorities.

My priorities are:- Saving greenbelt areas from development, ensuring proper services and infrastructure for new housing developments are in place, investment in improving road surfaces, opposing increases in council tax and tackling antisocial behaviour.

This month a number of constituents have contacted me about antisocial behaviour. This includes increased levels of graffiti, quad bikes on the cycle paths, fly-tipping and vandalism of life belt stations.

I have been working closely with community safety officers at the council and local police officers on these issues.

It was great to attend Brookfield Gala day on Saturday 20th August, thankfully the weather cleared up just in time for the festivities to commence.

Surgeries:

Brookfield Village Hall, 43 Woodside Road, Brookfield.

29th August @ 3pm, 28th Nov @ 3pm, 27th Feb @ 3pm, 28th May @ 3pm

Contact info:

0300 300 1287 cllr.david.mcgonigle@renfreshire.gov.uk Cllr David McGonigle

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New loo󰈬 fo󰇶 St 󰈕in󰈛ent’s Hos󰇵ice!

cllr andy doig This has been not only a long hot summer weather wise, but also a summer recess has seen rising temperatures amongst local residents due to potential planning decisions coming down the pipeline. The Carsewood House planning application in Howwood has caused great local concern there, as has an application by the Bowfield Country Club for an extension. In the case of Carsewood, I have had to get planning officials directly involved to stop the applicant proceeding without approval. I do not look favourably on such tactics.

The Barrhill Crescent site in Kilbarchan is once again the subject of another planning application and key planning considerations there, as with Carsewood, would be the traffic congestion caused at various pinch points, in Kilbarchan and Howwood respectively, if the respective applications get approved. And last, but not least, there has been the appearance of a planning application from Euro Garages to build a filling station and associated services on the land behind the Roadhead roundabout. In the case of the Carsewood House and the Roadhead roundabout application, I liaised with other ward Cllrs to call both applications in to the Board to allow for the fullest scrutiny.

St Vincent’s Hospice, which supports people across Renfrewshire and in neighbouring areas of North Ayrshire, officially launched its new corporate identity this month.

Chief Executive, Kirsteen Murray, said “We had incredibly positive feedback from supporters and team members who saw the new logo and strapline during their development who felt that the new branding exactly reflects what we are as an organisation – the little hospice with the big heart!”.

Chairman Eunice Muir, seen here at the unveiling of the new logo, said “St Vincent’s Hospice has a proud history and is much loved by the communities we serve in Renfrewshire and Ayrshire. The launch of the new identity represents the start of the next chapter in our development”

Please make your views known on all these applications by emailing the Planning Department at dc@renfrewshire.gov.uk

Surgeries:

Second Wednesday of the month at 6.30pm, Lilybank Bowling Club, Johnstone, and 7.30pm the Old Library, Kilbarchan. On the fourth Wednesday of the month they are at 6.30pm, Howwood Bowling Club, and then at 7.30pm in Lochwinnoch Bowling Club,.

Contact info:

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

Kil󰇨󰇧󰈦c󰇬󰈜n Leis󰇼󰇶e If you have always wanted to try a FITNESS, YOGA or ART class then you can be assured of a friendly welcome from our members.

On Tuesday mornings Carol leads a low impact fitness class from 9.30am - 10.30am. This is a Hustle Zero class with 0% of the jump impact but 100% of the fun. Great for core strength and balance.

Our Thursday morning our HATHA YOGA class with Jacqueline meets from 10am – 11am.

ART CLASSES are held on Monday afternoon and then on both Friday morning and afternoon. These are relaxed and informal classes, for the amateur or aspiring artist, led by Ian Richardson (B.A.Hons) who provides friendly guidance and encouragement to help develop skills in your own chosen subject and medium. Come along and try a class – first one free.

For further details contact KilbarchanGuideCentre@ gmail.com or drop by to enquire in person The Guide Centre is also available to hire for private functions. Visit our website www. girlguidingkilbarchan.org.uk for details of our Hall facilities as well as information about joining our Rainbow, Brownie or Guide or Ranger Guide units.

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(Pictured left to right – Hugh Law- Volunteer, Lorna Gillespie -Volunteer, Eunice Muir - Chairman, Iain McMillan – Volunteer and Hospice Ambassador) For more details contact: Georgina McGhie – Georgina.mcghie@svh. co.uk 01505 705635.

How󰇿oo󰈨 Paris󰇭 Kil󰇨󰇧󰈦c󰇬󰈜n Chu󰇶󰈝h E󰈛o G󰈦o󰇼p Chu󰇶󰈝h For the first time, the Eco Group welcomed the opportunity to have a presence at the church Stall in the park on Lilias Day on Saturday 11th June. Despite poor weather, we managed to distribute a large number of flyers and bookmarks and engaged people in conversation about eco issues. There seemed to be interest in better ways to recycle, and saving scarce resources in general. We hope to have a bigger presence at next year’s stall.

Building on the success of our Eco Forum Event in May, we have set a date for our follow up event on Wednesday 26th October and have been in touch with a couple of speakers who have indicated their willingness to support future Eco Forum events - please put the date in your diary and watch this space for further updates.

In the meantime, please continue to support our highly successful “Blister Pack” initiative by bringing your discarded prescription foils along to church. If you are likely to be visiting Largs, Newton Mearns or Rutherglen and have room in your car boot, George Grant will be delighted to hear from you as each of those locations has a Superdrug that is willing to accept our bags of blister packs.

If you become aware of other possible ways in which we can signpost folks to reduce, re-use or recycle, we would love to hear from you. Thank you for your continued support

School has now started, so why not get the kids to come to Sunday School at the church on a Sunday morning?

“Let the children come to me” Jesus said...

The service and Sunday school start at 10am every Sunday.

Please think about it and come along and join us at the Kirk.

On the 9th October we will be having our Harvest Thanksgiving service. As in previous years we are looking for donations of food which we will deliver to the local foodbank. We are living in hard times and all donations will be very well received.

Donations can be handed in to the church from 9.30am on 9th October. Big thank you in advance.

All are welcome in this place.

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Kil󰇨󰇧󰈦c󰇬󰈜n Paris󰇭 Ch󰇼󰇶󰈝h Services continue each Sunday at 11am, conducted by Rev. Stephen Smith and coffee and tea are served in the hall after the service. 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. Junior Church starts at the beginning of September and all children will receive a warm welcome.

The Midweek Fellowship resumes on Wednesday morning 14th September in the small hall, with coffee/tea and chat, followed by a short act of worship.

The Badminton Club starts back on Thursday 8th September from 8pm - 10pm in the large hall. Players of all ages and abilities are most welcome.

The Drama Group has already met and has a couple of things in the planning process. It is hoped to have a Christmas afternoon film show for all ages at the end of November and a performance at the end of March.

Kilbarchan Parish Church Tots’ Club starts on Monday 29th August and thereafter every Monday morning from 9.15am - 11.30am in Kilbarchan Parish Church hall, off Steeple Square. The club is for tots of 3 years and under along with their accompanying adult. The cost is still £1 per adult, including refreshments. We hope to welcome lots of new babies and tots to enjoy the many toys and bouncy castle and for the adults to make new friends.

Renfrewshire Food Bank, supported weekly by Parish church members, has benefitted by over £500 and a large amount of extra food donations as a result of a coffee morning held in the church hall in mid-August.

All details of our different organisations along with contact details can be found on the website: www.kilbarchankirk.org

Kil󰇨󰇧󰈦c󰇬󰈜n Natio󰇳a󰇱 Wome󰇳’s Re󰇫i󰈤te󰇶 Six members of our group are travelling to Newcastle at the beginning of September to attend the National Conference and we are looking forward to meeting lots of fellow members. As a result of the Planning meeting, a full schedule of meetings has been planned until January 2023. During the month of September, we have a talk on ecology, a visit to the Burrell, a discussion evening and a coffee afternoon.

The Book group has a planning meeting in September as well as reading “Atonement” and watching the film together.

The members of the Walking group meet most weeks and find some new areas to explore.

Nationally, there is a digital walking challenge planned for the beginning of October in which we shall be taking part.

We would be pleased to welcome new members. If you’d like more information, please phone 01505 703786 or visit the website: www.nwr. org.uk

The Lochwinnoch Dementia Friendly group aims to reach people with Dementia, their carers or family. In addition, provide social interaction and support for older members of our community and then open to all if numbers allow.

Date for your Diary Fri 16th September - 2 - 4pm Bingo Afternoon Tea Lochwinnoch Golf Club For more information call 07868 752814

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The old library centre kilbarchan

opening Times: Monday – Friday: 10am to 12noon & 2pm to 4pm re-opening on Tuesday

Monday Spanish Conversation 2pm 3.45pm (University of the 3rd Age) Yoga with Kerry (start date to be arranged)

Tuesday

An󰇫e󰇱 Vo󰇯ces’ Com󰇲󰇻n󰇯t󰈂 C󰇭il󰈧󰈦en’s C󰇬oi󰈦 We are excited about welcoming back our choir members for the new term starting on Friday 2nd September at 6pm in St Fillan’s Church, Moss Road, Kilmacolm. We invite children interested in singing to come along for a taster session!

Craft Group 2pm - 4pm (every 2nd Tuesday)

Under the directorship of Anne Lawrence and Michael Hepburn (accompanist), the children sing a variety of music, both religious and secular, learn musicality and musical terminology and experience the discipline and satisfaction of singing and performing together.

Book Group 7.15pm - 8.30pm (once a month)

Rehearsals are on Fridays at 6pm - 7pm in St Fillan’s Hall, Moss Road, Kilmacolm. Ages range from 4 to 14 years.

For more details contact Maureen Russell on maureenmrussell@hotmail.com or 07905 950028.

Wednesday Yoga with Elizabeth 10am - 11.30am & 7.30pm - 9pm (waiting list) Spanish Class 10.30am 12noon (10 week course starting 5th October) Italian Class 2pm - 3.30pm (10 week class starting 5th October)

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

Friday Bridge 2pm - 4pm (starting 30th September) It is intended to run a discussion group on Family History. The class will be conducted by Alex Ritchie from Kilbarchan. It may be that the group may be on offer on a particular evening to suit interested people, starting in October.

If interested please contact the Old Library Centre.

Members old and new will be made most welcome.

The Old Library Centre 9 High Barholm, Kilbarchan, PA10 2EF Kipco is a Scottish charity, SC031251, and is run by volunteers 01505 706070 kipcokil@hotmail.com www.kipco.org

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07484 064521 / 0300 300 1289 Hello Everyone - I hope everyone has had a cllr.chris.gilmour@renfrewshire.gov.uk good summer and has managed to enjoy some relaxation time, although Renfrewshire Council has officially been in recess constituency work has continued apace. Illegally parked vehicles, abandoned vehicles, speeding through built up areas and antisocial behaviour have been just some of the subjects of communication received recently. Taking that into account, I feel it might be worth including these useful numbers in the article, the Police can be contacted by telephoning 101. Renfrewshire Council Antisocial Behaviour Team can be contacted Monday to Thursday 8.45am until 4.45pm and Friday 8.45am until 3.55pm - Tel: 07768 988186. Outwith these times the wardens can be contacted on 0300 300 0380.

On a more positive note I was able to get a preview of the refurbished McKillop Hall in Lochwinnoch and I must say it looked fantastic!!! It now boasts WIFI and a new sound system, plus all the side rooms have been completed to a good standard - suffice to say new bookings have already been taken.

I was also invited by Kilbarchan Community Council to join them in a visit with officers to the Steeple Hall in Kilbarchan during which I was able to climb the steeple and visit all the rooms in the building. I think this reinforced the view that this iconic building really does need significant investment to bring it up to the standard it deserves. This is not the only Hall in Ward 9 which requires significant investment, Howwood Village Hall also requires a lot of work.

Finally, congratulations are in order to Kilbarchan Pipe Band who achieved 3rd place in the world at grade 4b and still in Ward 9, Johnstone Pipe Band World Champions at Grade 3A. Well Done All!

Surgeries:

1st Saturday of the Month times as follows, Lochwinnoch Bowling club 9am, Howwood Village Hall 10am, Kilbarchan old library 11am, and Johnstone Town Hall 12noon.

We had a wonderful day on Saturday 13th August which was our Garden Open Day. The sun shone and we had over 60 visitors to the garden. Everyone was very impressed at the transformation and how the garden looked. There was an optional collection and £100 was raised for St Vincent’s Hospice.

Remember you can come into the garden any time the Centre is open and enjoy the surroundings, have a seat, read a book, have a tea/coffee. You will be made most welcome.

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cllr gillian graham I’d like to start by congratulating our high school pupils and teachers on excellent exam results this year.

Despite the challenges of COVID recovery, pupils and education staff have shown dedication and resilience and the results are thoroughly deserved. For pupils who may be disappointed with their results, remember help is out there. In addition to guidance from teachers, the SQA offers several resources to assist you, these can be found at www.sqa.org.uk”www.sqa.org.uk.

Although the Council has been in recess, ward work continues. I have been dealing with several concerns raised by constituents including various site visits. I visited Branscroft in Kilbarchan and Bridge of Weir Road to see the state of hedges which restrict sight lines for drivers and cover much of the pavement, making walking between Kilbarchan, Bridge of Weir or Brookfield treacherous. I’ve raised this with officers and an inspection is now being carried out and hedgerows cut back to improve matters.

Illegal and inconsiderate parking is an ongoing problem, particularly at MacDowall Street, Johnstone affecting pedestrians and local commuters. I’ve advised the Council’s Wardens of this resulting in an increased presence. Parking on pavements is a Police matter and I’m discussing this with them in relation to consistent hazardous parking in Kilbarchan, Lochwinnoch and Howwood which impacts upon residents with physical disabilities or prams/buggies.

I’m pleased to see the road surface has been improved at Tandlehill Road and Kibbleston Road. However, the road surface entering Howwood needs serious attention - I’ll be seeking an urgent solution from ‘Roads’.

Finally, congratulations to all involved in the Cycle Arts Festival Renfrewshire and the improvements made through their colourful art work.

Surgeries:

1st Saturday of the month: 9am Lochwinnoch Bowling Club, 10am Howwood Hall, 11am Old Library Building Kilbarchan and 12 noon Johnstone Town Hall.

Contact info:

0300 300 1268 cllr.gillian.graham@renfrewshire.gov.uk

Hallo󰈟een Dis󰈝o This will be Kilmacolm Unofficial Running Club’s 6th Annual Charity Night and we have raised over £12,000 for local charities with the previous five events.

Saturday 29th October 7pm -11.30pm Kidston Hall, Kilmacolm £15 per person Bring Your Own Drinks All proceeds go to ‘Calums Cabin’ There will be a Disco, Hot Buffet, Games, prices for Fancy Dress, a Raffle, a Lucky Ticket and Amazon Mystery Boxes for sale.

Tickets available from any running club member, ‘ B e a r d y Beardy’ or call 07719 957876.

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Cargill Centre Kil󰇲󰇧󰈝ol󰇲 O󰇱d Ki󰇶󰈬 Kilmacolm new Community Centre

Monday Yoga with Liz 10am – 11am Yoga with Janis 10am - 11am Kilmacolm Bridge Club 7pm – 10.30pm

Tuesday Qi Gong Art Club

12noon – 1pm 6pm – 8.30pm

Singing for Health & Wellbeing 7pm – 8pm Zumba 6pm – 7pm Bridge 7.30pm – 9.30pm

The Sòlas bereavement drop-in group will be meeting in the Lounge of the Kidston Hall, Kilmacolm, on Thursday 8th September at 2pm.

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

Sòlas 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, Sòlas 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

Wednesday Move It Or Lose It 10.30am – 11.30am Pensioners Lunch 12.30pm – 2pm Friendly Bridge 1.30pm – 2.30pm Pilates 6.15pm – 7.15pm & 7.30pm – 8.30pm Body Balance 7pm – 8pm

Thursday Pilates 9.30am – 10.30am Acting For Fun 5pm – 8.30pm Metafit 6.30pm – 7pm Kettle Bells 7pm – 7.30pm

Friday Moo Music Inverclyde 10.30am – 11.30am Singing for Health & Wellbeing 11.30am – 12.30pm

SPECIAL EVENTS for September

Flower Show, Saturday 3rd, 10am – 3.30pm Mini First Aid - Wednesday 14th, 11am – 1pm and Saturday 24th, 9.30am – 12.30pm For details contact: vicky.moon@firstaid.co.uk Horticultural Winter Talk – Wednesday 21st, 7pm – 9pm

Centre Opening Times Monday – Friday: 9am to 10pm Saturday: 9am to 3pm Sunday: Closed Enquiries & Room Hire: 01505 873994

Cafe Opening Times Monday – Friday: 10am to 4pm Saturday: 10am to 3pm Sunday: Closed Reservations & Takeaway: 01505 874663

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cllr david wilson St Columba Pipe band came third in the World Championships in Glasgow to add to their first places at the UK and European Championships. A credit to the school and the village.

Further success was achieved in the Highers with 20 pupils attaining 5As . Some 30% of the role in the year. As I write results from PGHS and St Stephens have not been forthcoming and I just hope that all pupils achieve the results they need.

As newly appointed Chair of the local Police and Fire and Rescue scrutiny committee, I have held meetings with senior officers. There is a determination to make our streets and communities safe from crime and to apprehend those involved in drugs and violence. The Police and our community warden service work closely together and have an operations meeting every morning to exchange intel. As councillors we have our specific liaison Sergeant who confidentially handles concerns from constituents via ourselves. We receive briefings on being physically safe ourselves and can also refer any libel or slander directed at us, particularly on social media.

I was given wrong information regarding the St James pavement replacement. I reported that the Scottish Government allocated the money in connection with the Quarry Drive housing application. It was the former, but the monies come from their Towns and Villages Fund. We will now be able to get rid of the puddle outside the butchers shop and it is also intended to renew as far as Elphinstone.

Concerns have been raised regarding the frequency of the food bins uplift, it is felt that the biodegradable bags have not been lasting the course. Officers are investigating.

We are consulting on the delisting of Overton Road from the list of public roads. I am supportive of this action and please contact me if you require any further information.

Officers are investigating the feasibility of a skate park for children in the Wee Park at West Glen Road.

Surgery: 24th September 10am - 11am Cargill Centre

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Bri󰈧󰈪e of Wei󰇶 󰈉󰇭oral Socie󰇹󰈠 Bridge of Weir Choral Society will resume rehearsals for the autumn season on Wednesday September 7th at 7pm in the Kidston Hall Kilmacolm, where preparations will start for the new season.

We are actively seeking new members, so if you are interested, please come along. There is no audition process, music is supplied and you can come along for a couple of weeks before joining. The committee will be manning a stall at Kilmacolm Farmers’ Market on September 3rd, so if you’d like to know more, please come along and say hello.

The Spring concert will feature Mozart’s Requiem - if you’ve seen the film “Amadeus”, it’s THAT one.

Our Christmas concert this year is scheduled for December 11th.

A fundraising coffee morning is planned for October 8th in Kidston Hall. For further information, please contact Mary.Leishman@4consulting.com

Kil󰇲󰇧󰈝ol󰇲 F󰇱owe󰇶 S󰇭ow The Kilmacolm Flower Show will be held in the Cargill Centre, Kilmacolm on Saturday 3rd September Doors open to the public at 10.30am and prize giving at 3pm, immediately followed by sale of cut flowers and produce.

Entrance is £2, which includes a free raffle ticket for the Raffle. The exhibitors have worked hard in their gardens during the summer, so come along and admire the variety of Flowers, Pot Plants, Hanging baskets, Vegetables, Novice section and young gardeners section, with Floral Art exhibitors always commended for their skill and artistry.

Please come along and support the Flower Show.

Refreshments available in the Cargill Cafe.

The Autumn Lecture will be held in the Cargill Centre, Kilmacolm on Wednesday 21st September at 7pm. A very special evening is promised, with our guest speaker William Keane showing beautiful photos of Scotland’s landscapes, set to music and if we are very lucky his beautiful violin will be played too. He is a Burns enthusiast, a raconteur, indeed he is a man of many talents.

We look forward to sharing this first lecture of the season with you all. Refreshments will be served.

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Kil󰇲󰇧󰈝ol󰇲 D󰈦am󰇧󰇹󰇯󰈝 Socie󰇹󰈠 Our cast are eager to start rehearsing our upcoming production “King Arthur – The Panto” by Archie Wilson.

Performances are on 24th, 25th and 26th November.

Tickets will go on sale in October. Don’t miss this highly entertaining production and find out if Arthur will be able to conquer the Dragon and take the crown.

Our productions are only possible with the invaluable help and support of those who work behind the scenes. We need help with costumes, set building, sound, lighting, props and front of house. If this is something you are particularly interested in, we’d love to hear from you - particularly with costumes and props. Don’t worry if it’s not something you’ve done before. There’s lots of help and support available .

If you would like further information contact the Director Mandy Robinson on 07719 309960 or by email: joerobinson@ btinternet.com

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cllr Stephen Mccabe Last month I attended the “One Planet Picnic” at the Parklea Branching Out charity in Port Glasgow as part of the Council’s Meliora Festival. It was a great community event with people of all ages enjoying themselves in the sunshine. Parklea is a fantastic local charity that supports adults with additional support needs through training and work experience and I am pleased the Council has been able to secure funding of £1.1m for them so they can expand their activities.

I was also pleased to represent the Council on 13th August at the Butterfly Remembrance service organised by the baby loss charity SiMBA at Gourock Park to honour babies that have been lost by local families during pregnancy. The Council has worked closely with SiMBA to establish a tree of tranquility in the park, which is a beautiful memorial to the babies we have lost. It is there to provide a place of peace and thoughtfulness for parents and families to remember their loved ones.

Work is due to start this month to build a reservoir in Glen Moss, Kilmacolm to reduce the risk of flooding in the centre of Kilmacolm at Market Place. The Council is also tendering for flood prevention measures at Gotter Water in Quarrier’s Village.

The Council’s Environment and Regeneration Committee has approved further funding of £100,000 towards the upgrading of footpaths in Kilmacolm Village Centre. This brings total funding to £175,000. I don’t have a date yet for when this work will start.

At the time of writing part of the main road through Quarrier’s Village – Craigbet Road – was due for resurfacing during the week beginning 22 August. I have been lobbying for this work to be carried out for some time so I am pleased it now has been.

Surgery: Boglestone Community Centre on Tuesday 6th September from 6.30pm to 7.30pm.

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The Cross Cafe, Kilmacolm

Win󰈧󰈠 󰈍ill A󰈦t Clu󰇩 Windy Hill Art Club (the former St Columba’s Art evening class) is now a club rather than a class for like minded artists to meet on a Tuesday evening 6pm till 8.30pm at the Cargill Centre in Kilmacolm.

Since last summer we have already achieved many aims including forging links with the local community. We exhibited flower paintings at the Horticultural Society AGM. Sales of our paintings raised over £200 for their chosen charity, the Ardgowan Hospice.

Dear Patrons, After almost 100 years in business, the Cross Cafe in Kilmacolm will close its doors.

Sadly, Alda and Johanna are now retiring and with no-one to take over “the family business” they have come to the end of an era.

Our club is striving to be multi - dimensional. Primarily creating artwork in a relaxed and friendly environment, we are now adding interest by inviting professional artists to demonstrate. Open to all members and those non members wishing to pay on the evening. Next term we are welcoming award winning local artists, Rosemary Beaton and Denise Findlay to share their skills as part of our events calendar for 2022/23.

“The Girls”, Alda and Johanna warmly and wholeheartedly thank their faithful staff and many friends who have supported them throughout the years.

Our website will be available shortly to browse: www.windyhillartclub. co.uk. Information such as how to join us, past and future events, our art gallery will be available to peruse at your leisure.

They also sincerely thank the whole community for their loyalty throughout these many years!

Speaking of which, one event to be added to your diary now, will be our Art Exhibition on 5th November in the Cargill Centre, Kilmacolm where you are invited to enjoy viewing our artwork, and even purchasing your favourite painting whilst enjoying home baking and refreshments! We very much look forward to welcoming you.

As an expression of their deep appreciation, in their final month of September there will be a sale of confectionery and greeting cards to enable them to reduce the remaining stock levels prior to closure.

A Brief History of the Cross Cafe Bernedetto Pignatelli came to Scotland as a boy in 1902. Later he met Carmela Rossi in Glasgow whom he married. When their family came long they decided they wanted the children to be brought up in the country.

The family came to Kilmacolm in 1924, took over an empty shop which had been a fruit shop and confectioners, which became the Cross Cafe.

Bernedetto and Camela had two boys and three girls, one of the girls being Mafalda, also known as Mabel (Alda and Johanna’s mother).

In 1948, Mabel met Giovanni Jannetta, known as Johnny. They married in 1950 and took over the Cross Cafe from Mabel’s parents Bernedetto and Carmela, who wanted to go back home to Casino in Italy to retire.

Mabel and Johnny went on to have two daughters, Alda and Johanna.

Both Johnny and Mabel have now sadly passed away. Alda and Johanna have carried on running the family business and the rest, as they say, is history!

At The Advertizer, we are sure we can speak for everyone who frequented the cafe, and say that they will be sadly missed.

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Outloo󰈬 OUTLOOK is a social community group led by the Community Issues team of Kilmacolm Old Kirk, offering fellowship and friendship, meeting in Kidston Hall on first and third Thursdays monthly at 2pm. Interesting speakers covering a variety of informal topics, followed by homemade baking, teas/coffees and chat. Tea money is donated to a monthly charity. Our first meeting, on 15th September, will welcome Audrey Ward, from Visibility Scotland.

Welcome back to our loyal friends, and we extend a very warm welcome to anyone new to the work of OUTLOOK.

Sam M󰈛󰈽inn The McGinn family are so sad to announce the passing of our wonderful Samuel McGinn. Sam slipped away peacefully on the morning of Sunday 14th August at the RAH Paisley surrounded by his family.

Despite a number of health issues during his life Sam had surpassed his 90th birthday on 1st August two weeks earlier.

The family would like to take the opportunity to thank everyone for their kind words, cards and support.

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Sole Solution Is On The Move

by Rona Simpson

Kilmacolm has been privy to excellent foot care since 2016 when Laura Kelly and her mum opened their first Podiatry Clinic and shoe shop – now known as Sole Solutions. Laura has built up a loyal customer base and the clinic and shop is wellloved by Kilmacolmians and those from surrounding areas. Having outgrown their premises, they are moving to the old CO-OP spot. I caught up with Laura to ask her a few questions about the move and find out if the village is in for any exciting new experiences.

1. Why did you decide to go into podiatry? Not everyone loves feet?!

I get asked this a lot and it’s not really a straight answer – when I left school I went to university and studied Social Work for two years, however, I didn’t enjoy the course and felt there were too many restrictions on how we could help people, so I made the decision to change course to something hands on and patient focused.

I chose, in the end, to do a Podiatry degree as it seemed likely I would be able to get a job in the field afterwards - either in the NHS or at a private practise.

I found it fascinating. Being an expert in one area really grew my interests in anatomy as a whole and movement of the body. I put everything I had into my studies and qualified with a 1st Class Honours Degree in 2011.

2. What is the best part of your job?

Having had my own business for 8+ years I’ve made so many friends and helped so many people with more than just their foot health, but the real reward is seeing people leave my clinic pain free whether this has been a problem nail or a biomechanical issue. Being able to help someone stay comfortable, fit, active and mobile gives me unmatched job satisfaction.

3. Why are you moving premises?

Starting off in 2016 it was just me and the premises were ample, however we are now a clinic with three Podiatrists and one Foot Health Practitioner and we are very limited in space. We are struggling to meet the demand of the service we provide leading to long waiting times. There are also steps into our current clinic and it has been an issue for our elderly patients which has meant a few now need home visits.

4. You mentioned to me previously that there will be four new treatment rooms, what kind of treatments are you offering?

Podiatry has many aspects. Our treatments range from basic nail cutting and hard skin removal to nail surgery and verruca needling. We treat those who

cannot reach their feet to those who are competing in athletic competitions at the highest level.

As Podiatrists, we are trained in all aspects of foot health, and this can be the removal of a corn to a bespoke insole and exercise programme for abnormal foot mechanics. We have patients from birth (youngest was 3 weeks old) to old age (our eldest customer is 103 years old). A lot of people suffer with foot problems and are too embarrassed to come to see a Podiatrist, but we can honestly guarantee we have always seen worse! I have worked at a drop-in clinic for the homeless so nothing can shock me now.

Our biomechanical assessments are for those with foot pain, and we look at how your feet and legs work and determine where and why you’re in pain, then we can come up with a treatment plan including things like stretches, insoles, acupuncture, strapping and footwear advice. We offer warm wax treatment which is very popular as an ‘add on’ to a routine treatment of hard skin removal as this deeply hydrates the skin leaving them soft and subtle.

We also have Judi Holmes - Sports Massage Therapist and Leigh Sullivan - Beauty Therapist joining us who are both already well known in the area and are excellent at what they do – so that is exciting for us and the village.

5. How long will the move/shop fitting take? Do you anticipate a period of closure while you make the move?

We are very excited about this move and the fit out is well under way. It will take three months to get to the point of being able to move as the premises required a complete strip back to brick and full renovation.

We are aiming to move over one weekend and reopen the new premises without any delay or closures – wish us luck!

6. Are you keeping the shoe shop?

Yes – we are going to be increasing our range of footwear and footcare products/accessories as we now have more space to display and store stock. The shoes and accessories are a nice addition to our clinic services. Our shoes and products are chosen by the podiatrists from brands such as Skechers, Rieker, Caprice, Padders and DB, with all the aspects of a good shoe in mind, but also fashion – no one wants ugly shoes!

7. You mentioned that you are pregnant. How does the timing of the new shop opening coincide with your pregnancy? Who will look after your feet?!

My timing is impeccable as everyone keeps telling me (or I’m mad say some – ha ha!). I’m meant to be going on maternity leave the week after we open, but I’m not sure I’ll be able to stay away as I don’t want to miss out on the fun. The bigger I get, the harder it is to treat my patients, but I can always make everyone tea and coffee and do the cleaning up… or maybe I’ll be the one getting my feet done, followed by a warm wax treatment, massage and a facial!

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schools & Sports Ab󰇨e󰈠 Nurs󰈥ry Our Summer Programme was a huge success with the children this year!

The children experienced a wide variety of learning opportunities and activities across the Summer months including Beach week where they had pool parties, beach themed snacks and of course explored our sandpits collecting shells and investigating real starfish!

Disney week was a hit - we saw some fantastic STEM skills including a fantastic model of Elsa’s Castle in Arendelle built by one of the Grasshopper Children.

Nature week where the babies explored nature and had the opportunity to nap in nature and many other themes across the nursery.

We welcomed our new children who have just started at the nursery and wish our Pre School children the best of luck at Primary School as they begin their new chapter.

Duchal Nursery

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Regular Meet Classes Reebok Step Class

Freeland 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 07505 126416

Jennifer Sloan Physiotherapy Led Pilates

Kilmacolm Community Centre Wednesdays: 6.15pm - 7.15pm 7.30pm - 8.30pm Thursdays: 9.30am - 10.30am Jennifer 07731 303709 jennifer-mcghee@hotmail.co.uk

Clyde Physiotherapy Pilates classes

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

Yvonne 07786 224 367 yvonne@clydephysiotherapy.co.uk

Zumba

It was wonderful to open the Duchal doors again for the first morning of term to welcome all the excited children after the holidays.

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 07505 126 416

dance jenba fitness

Friends reunited and new friendships being forged.

Our new children have settled in seamlessly with the support of the older boys and girls, who are thoroughly enjoying their mentoring responsibilities!

Our topic work is beginning with colours and then moving on to shapes and feelings over the coming weeks as we learn through different activities inside and out, making the most of our outdoor classroom and park setting.

It has been delightful to see some of our recent alumni who have popped in to say hello after school, seeing them in all their different smart school uniforms from Bridge of Weir, Houston and Kilmacolm, our children move on to a variety of local schools.

Kilmacolm GuideHut Mondays 6.30pm - 7.30pm Saturdays 9.10am - 10am Fun, friendly & inclusive dance fitness classes for all ages and abilities. Booking essential.

Jennifer 07709 340675

Move it or Lose it!

Gourock, Bridge of Weir, Greenock, Kilmacolm, Houston, Kilbarchan Classes are aimed at the over 60s.

We focus on Flexibility, Aerobic Health, Balance and Strength (FABS) exercises.

First class free for new members www.moveitorloseito.co.uk Move-it -or-lose-it-with-fiona Fiona 07811 766672

energise with laura

The Health Hub, Quarriers Village Thursday: 7pm - 8pm DDP Yoga Beginner Classes for improving strength, flexibility and balance.

1:1 and private group sessions available. energisewithlaura@gmail.com www.energisewithlaura.com

pilates & movement class with margaret kytzia

Brookfield Village Hall Wednesday: 10am Lochwinnoch Golf Club Tuesday: 6.30pm & 7.30pm Lochwinnoch Bowling Club Thursday: 11am Classes designed to guide you through restorative movements whilst improving strength, mobility & flexibility. maggiekytzia@icloud Margaret 07930 324276

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a weekly, free 2km timed run held at 9.30am on Sunday mornings at Battery Park, Greenock and Barshaw Park Glasgow Road, Paisley PA1!

Please register before your first run. Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in Funworld - please come and join us!

Now open 8am - 6pm each day and offering free funded places Duchal, really is the best place for everyone to start nursery life and take those first steps in early years education. To arrange a visit to see our facilities and meet our amazing teachers who really do make Duchal such a special place please email: info@duchal.com and find out more at: www.duchal. com

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St󰇶ictl󰈠 Beatson Cha󰇶󰇮󰇺y Ni󰇫ht

Over the past 25 years Keep Scotland Beautiful has supported educators and young people in every local authority area across Scotland through the international Eco-Schools programme, with many of them proudly flying the Green Flag to share and celebrate their achievements. The programme aims to take action to tackle climate change and environmental awareness an intrinsic part of the life and ethos of schools. It provides a framework to engage the wider school community in climate action aligned with the purposes of Curriculum for Excellence and Learning for Sustainability.

To complete the Green Flag journey each school has a choice of ten topics to engage with, from climate action, to food and the environment, to litter, to energy. The schools also choose one of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals to link their Eco-Schools work to.

In September, as part of Scotland’s Climate Week, the charity will host a Climate Action Week packed full of live lessons and activities. Schools will be invited to pledge to join a Climate Action Schools network to help Scotland reach Net Zero by 2045.

More information can be found at: www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org/climateaction-schools and www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org/eco-schools.

Join us at SKFitness as we support one of our amazing clients, taking part in Strictly Beatson this October. We’re bringing you a night of fun with a little Zumba, Clubbercise and plenty of dancing (first half, we will take you through some choreography, then second half music from our DJ for you to dance the night away!) – Cold buffet with sandwiches, sausage rolls and cake included!

All proceeds will go to the team’s page for Beatson Cancer Charity.

Team Rek & Roll have under 2 months to learn to dance multiple styles of latin/ballroom dancing before competing with 4 other amazing teams at the Strictly Beatson Cancer Charity competition in the Hilton Doubletree on Saturday 8th October !!!

They are in the capable & extremely patient hands of Warren & Dianne who are leading them every step of the way and making it an exciting adventure, learning new skills whilst having fun & getting a little fitter.

We would be extremely grateful for any support you can give, join us, donate on JustGiving, donate a raffle prize .......

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Bri󰈧󰈪e of We󰇮󰇶 󰈑rima󰇶󰈠 Fantastic Fundraisers and Good Times Ahead We are so proud of our pupils who continue to impress us over and over again with their kindness and compassion. During the summer holidays Primary 4 pupils Alexis and Poppy have been fundraising for charity. Poppy has been busy making loom bands to sell, while Alexis organised a fabulous raffle to raise money for the children’s charity CHAS. Thank you to all the local people and businesses who donated prizes allowing her to sell tickets and raise a fantastic £260. It’s amazing what can be done when we have the heart to get out there and do our bit. Well done girls!

We are also proud to add to our Reading Schools Gold award, with another Gold award from LGBT Scotland for excellent work in promoting equality and inclusion.

We hope we can continue to add to our reputation as a caring and welcoming school.

It was fantastic to welcome over 20 new pupils from different schools in August, as well as all our new P1s. They are settling in well.

This year we look forward to the return of our house system, and the election of P7 house captains and vice captains. Assemblies are back, and we hope to have visits out and visitors in to school. After school clubs will soon get going, hopefully concerts will return, and the choir has been invited back to perform in Princes Square in December.

In our learning we look forward to joining other schools in Renfrewshire to focus on writing through the Talk for Writing programme.

There is so much to look forward to as we anticipate an exciting year ahead!

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Renfrewshire Golf Union Stuart Dickson wins Freedman Trophy - Renfrewshire Boys Match Play Championship The final of the competition was played at Kilmacolm Golf Club on Sunday 14th August and conditions on the day were good for golf with a light wind and a continuation of the recent warm weather with hard running ground.

The final matched Alexander Farmer – Kilmacolm, the holder, against Stuart Dickson – Fereneze and this turned out to be a classic encounter by 2 of the finest boys within the RGU. On the 18th both hit their tee shots left with Dickson finding a poor lie in the semi rough and his second shot went through the green. Farmer was safely on the green in 2 and when Dickson hit a poor pitch and failed to hole his next shot, 2 putts by Farmer was enough to take the match to extra holes.

The 19th was halved in par with Farmer having the better opportunity for birdie after Dickson missed from distance.

On the short 20th both players found the rear left hand bunker with their tee shots, but Farmer took 2 shots to recover while Dickson only just got out, but from about 15 feet holed his putt for par and victory. A tense and thrilling final played in a great spirit by both players with some very fine golf.

St Columba’s The Small School with Big Achievements

In the morning semi-final Alexander Farmer beat his club mate Struan Brooksbank 4/3, while Stuart Dickson beat Ashton McKechan – Paisley by 5/4 both boys conceding 2 and 3 years to their opponents. Quarter Final losers were Hugh Shiels jnr – East Renfrewshire, Ryan Jackson – Elderslie and Ross Anderson -Williamwood.

With a school roll of around 600, our school’s size is its strength.

Renfrewshire Golf Union thanks Kilmacolm Golf Club for their continued support of the event and the Freedman family though Alison Murray for attendance and in presenting the trophy.

It is this knowledge that allows the school to ensure that its educational ethos is borne out in the experience of our young people and, by extension, their exam results. We tailor the curriculum and learning journey to suit each child’s individual needs to ensure that every young person becomes the best version of themselves they can be.

Boys Champion of Champions

Our results once again prove the invaluable benefit of small class sizes, with subjects such as Music, Latin and Art enjoying 100% A grades at National 5. Indeed, pupils studying Music achieved 100% A Band 1 grades across all levels – National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher – in the 2022 exam diet.

Played at Paisley Golf Club in July and once again generously sponsored by Greenlaw Garage, Paisley, on a day when the weather was blustery and damp, the final of the Renfrewshire Golf Union Boys Champion of Champions took place.

There is a similar picture in core subjects, with 67% of pupils achieving an A in Higher English and 60% in Higher Maths.

In the Final Rhys McIlroy – Elderslie faced Stuart Dickson - Fereneze.

In the semi-finals Dickson beat Alexander Farmer – Kilmacolm by 2/1 and McIlroy beat Neil Rainey – Erskine 7/6 In the previous round Stuart defeated Tom Hepburn – Williamwood 2/1 while Rhys defeated Toby Mathers – East Renfrewshire 4/3.

Rhys left in early August to take up a golf scholarship in the USA in Tennessee and we wish him the good luck in this.

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We are an all-through school with many of our pupils having been part of the school community since they were three years old. This means that they are known, not just by name, but by their interests, their strengths, and their achievements.

We are a school with traditional values, but a thoroughly modern outlook.

From the gifted musicians, linguists, philosophers and mathematicians to the scientists, engineers, gymnasts and mountaineers, every pupil in the school aspires to greatness and so many of them achieve on national and international stages. It is frequently said that for a school of our size we ‘punch above our weight’. But it is precisely because of its size that its pupils achieve all they do.

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

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Broo󰈫fi󰈥ld Bo󰇿l󰇮n󰇫 Club Two Bowl Mixed Pairs Even though the weather was not great, members of Brookfield Bowling Club enjoyed an exciting competition for the Helen Stirling Trophy. The picture shows the finalist before their match – (left to right) David Dobson, Helen Dobson, Mary Taylor and Robert Gray. The winners were Mary Taylor and David Dobson.

Brookfield Bowling Club Annual Charity Day Saturday 6th August The format was a balloted mixed triples competition for the Cole Hamilton Salver.

In a lovely sunny day the winning team of David Dobson, Marion Stromberg and Alistair Forsyth prevailed. We then all enjoyed an afternoon tea, provided by the members. The Charity this year was Erskine Hospital and over £500 was raised on the day.

New Members are always welcome at Brookfield Bowling Club - anyone interested please phone 07388 779215 or e-mail brookfieldbowls@gmail.com The annual Gents versus Ladies Competition was held on the hottest day of the year. The Gents were very happy to retain the trophy.

Both the Ladies and the Gents would like to add to their numbers for next year!!

All new members, whether beginner or experienced, will be made most welcome. Phone 07388 779215 or email: brookfieldbowls@gmail.com

Ol󰈧 Ranfu󰇶ly La󰈧ies On Friday 22nd July we held the Captain’s Outing. This year and last we have held our ‘away day’ at home. This did not in any way detracted from the enjoyment!! A good number of ladies took to the field in teams of 3, a tri-am Stableford competition and ladies played for the Captain’s Outing Shield. The weather was fair and most ladies managed to get round dry.

There were 2 awards for this competition and the outright winner was Lana Wilson with an amazing 42 Stableford points. The team award went to: Roberta McTaggart, Lana Wilson, Georgie Pollock Congratulations to our winners. The trophy and prizes were presented by Fiona McFee our current lady captain. Fiona and her team were given a huge vote of thanks for all their efforts and hard work in making the day so successful.

Finals Day was held on 13th August. Fortunately the sun shone all day.

The Bronze Shield finalists were Chantal Robertson and Hazel Kirkland. Both ladies gave

it their very best, but as always someone has to win.

This year it was Hazel Kirkland congratulations and well done Hazel!! The Ladies Championship finalists were Fiona McPhee and Jen Owen. It was a very exciting game and went right to the 18th hole!!

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We are currently in the process of getting a Houston United football team started for the year group entering Primary 2 in August 2022 (born January 2016 and after).

The Club is not restricted to Houston residents or children who go to Houston schools, we are open to all who want to play. It is a Club for both boys and girls and we are really keen to invite any budding Lioness’s along.

Fiona presenting Lana with the Shield

Fiona sustained her 1 stroke lead from 17th hole to win the trophy!! Congratulations and well done Fiona. Formal presentation of trophy will be at Ladies Annual Dinner later in the year.

Hous󰇹on Uni󰇹ed – 2016 Team

And it is not just kids we need any Dad’s or Mum’s who might be interested in helping out will also be welcomed - No football ability/ coaching experience required!

Lana, Roberta & Georgie with their prizes

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Kilmacolm Golf Club

Ranfurly Castle Ladies

It’s been a busy time out on the golf course in Kilmacolm. With our youngest members enjoying a summer of golf camps led by our team of Professionals, inter club matches for our Seniors, Ladies and Gents teams, fun friendly competitions, open events and our club championship qualifiers, as well as social golf!

July and August are always busy months at the Castle and 14th July saw 96 entries in the Ladies Open Day. The winning team were all members of Old Ranfurly with a score of 61 points and consisted of Lilias Lamont, Fiona Daly and Georgie Pollock with a better inward half over the second team, consisting of Margaret Gray, Linda Anderson and Lana Wilson - also from Old Ranfurly!

The raffle was well supported and £510 was raised for Alzheimer Scotland.

A huge congratulations to our Men’s Newton Shield Team who were the overall winners after some hard fought matches in particular the final against Ralston. It was a great achievement, well played to all involved throughout the season.

Our ladies Greenlees team is also enjoying success on the course and are in the perfect position to be promoted to division 2 next year after some dominant wins, with 2 more matches to go.

The Ladies Open once again was a popular event for our visiting ladies, a large field enjoyed the course in glorious sunshine, and posted some impressive scores. Congratulations to Linda Jack and Fiona Allison both from Dumfries & County Golf Club who took first prize, just ahead of Janet Harkness and Elspeth Howie both from Skelmorlie. Well done to all the players we hope you enjoyed the course and the hospitality at KGC and look forward to seeing you again next year.

Alexander Farmer and Matt Clark both had a fantastic run in the Men’s Scottish Amateur Championship, both qualifying to the match play stage getting to the last 16 and last 8 respectively, another great achievement.

Meanwhile Mackenzie Holmes, during his return from America, just missed out on winning the U21 Men’s Faldo Series Championship, losing after a sudden death play off, however he is rewarded with a trip to Abu Dhabi for the Europe Grand Final later in the year. Well played and good luck in the finals.

Our Club Championship Weekend is all set to be a great showcase of golf, with our Men, Ladies, Seniors and Juniors all battling out to become Champions, good luck to all those in the finals stages.

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The 12th of August was the Ladies Invitation day and this was played in the most amazing hot weather. The invited guests enjoyed both the golf and the beautiful views from the course. 3 pairs finished with 44 points so the prizes were decided by looking at the better inward scores. 1st pair Helen Abram and Nicky Stirrup, 2nd pair - Julie Will and Angela Ferguson, 3rd pair - Joy McLeod and Shirley Morran.

The West Renfrewshire League team played their final match at Renfrew Golf Club on the evening of 28th July. The weather was a bit mixed and unfortunately the team lost to the home club. This means that Ranfurly have won 2 matches and lost 2, so await to hear whether they will remain in the same division for next year.

The Gillies Trophy was played on August 10th with Rosemary Ogilvie the winner on 42 stableford points. The Vets Trophy was played on 17th August with Vivien Howe the winner also having 42 points. On both occasions Alison Templeton was the runner up with 39 and 37 points!

The Bronze Champion for the year is Gillian Donaghy having beaten Kate Scott in the final. Congratulations.

The David Reid Memorial Mixed Open was held on Sunday 7th August with a full entry. 1st couple were Angela and Hunter Patterson, 2nd were Captain Stevie Scott and Chris Minto and 3rd prize went to Jim and Rosemary Ogilvie.

All three couples are Ranfurly Castle members - home advantage playing a part!

The raffle on the day was supporting Brain Research UK and raised the wonderful sum of £4,530. A very big thank you to everyone who supported this by donating prizes and buying tickets.

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The 󰈌󰇮󰇳󰈪󰈥r Ca󰇹 󰈉󰇭󰇮l󰈧󰈦󰈥n’s Bo󰈢󰈫󰈤h󰈣󰇴 Bo󰈢k 󰉊󰈥󰇽i󰇪󰈟s There’s a Be󰈜r in Y󰈢󰇼r 󰈈o󰈢k

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Tom Fletcher ISBN: 9780241466636

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Penguin Random House Children’s UK

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A brand new ‘Who’s in Your Book’ story from bestselling author Tom Fletcher. Bear is feeling very sleepy, he needs to get ready for bed, but he might need some help! Help Bear pop all the bubbles at bathtime and give the book a shake to make those bubbles get super-duper bubbly! A fun interactive picture book that will help children develop a night-time routine. Age 2+

Everything 󰈂ou Kno󰇿 a󰇩out Mini󰇨ea󰈤t󰇷 i󰈤 Wrong!

From the 2022 Book of the Year (children’s fiction) winner at The British Book Awards comes While the Storm Rages.

The Second World War is looming and before Noah’s dad leaves to fight, Noah makes him a promise; he will take care of his mum and their pet dog Winn while his dad is away fighting. It isn’t long following his father’s departure before Noah hears that he is to be evacuated to Cornwall, not only that, the government are advising people to have their pets put down in readiness for the chaos of war. Noah is heartbroken and refuses to allow Winn to suffer that fate. Strong-willed Noah goes on the run and not just with Winn! With his friends and their pets in toe they take on the dangerous journey of trying to save their pets during the brink of war. An emotional roller-coaster of a story for 9+ readers.

The U󰇴󰇵er Wor󰇱d Femi Fadugba ISBN 9780241505618 Penguin Randon House Children’s UK

Dr. Nick Crumpton Illustrated by Gavin Scott ISBN 9781839942037 Nosy Crow Ltd Uncover the truth about minibeasts in this fantastically illustrated book of myths and facts. Bees have been buzzing about for at least 100 million years and everyone knows that once a bee stings you they die..right? Wrong, in fact it is only the seven species of the Apis Honeybee that are affected and even then it only actually affects the females! There are over 20,000 species of bees around the world so almost all bees don’t die after they sting a person! What about eating spiders in your sleep??? Well, you’re going to need to read the book to find that one out.. A perfect gift for any minibeast lover!

Soon to be a Netflix film starring Academy Award winner Daniel Kaluuya. If you had the chance to change your future would you take it? Esso is a teenager who trouble just keeps finding. When Esso is running for the bus he jumps in front of a car to try and save a little boy from being hit; in doing so he has an out of body experience leaving him with the ability to see glimpses of the future.

Something terrible is going to happen and it’s just hours away from happening..

Only one person can help him but she hasn’t even been born yet! 15 years into the future Rhia has spent her life moving between foster homes and is desperately looking for answers as to who she is and where she came from. Esso and Rhia’s fates must collide, but in doing so a race against the clock becomes a race against time itself. This sci fi, time twisting thriller is a must read for young adults 14+. Author Femi Fadugba studied at Oxford University where he published in Quantum Physics, the book contains diagrams throughout and you might not have found maths interesting before, but you certainly will after reading The Upper World.

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It might have changed a bit since the time of writing this. Last year, Sustrans announced their plan to create a new path through the Woodland Garden. It was to be completed by the end of March this year, but in the event, it was still awaiting the topsoil a couple of weeks ago.

When that’s delivered, Brighter Bridge of Weir will begin to recreate the Woodland Garden. A few new trees and shrubs, some woodland plants and a ‘managed wildland’ section for native flora and fauna (and maybe a couple of other features, too). With luck, most of that will be in place by the end of this month and there will be an ever-changing, (mostly) self-sustaining urban woodland for us all to appreciate.

We may be heading into Autumn, but Brighter Bridge of Weir aims for a colourful village all year round. If you like what we do and could help the Group, even for just a couple of hours every now and then, please get in touch. You can contact us through our Facebook page, or website www.brighterbridgeofweir.org or phone Neil on 01505 613043, or Dougie on 07810 722806.

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out & about The wildflowers are dying back to make way for mushrooms, toadstools and other types of fungi and the leaves start to turn brown, orange, golden and red. It’s time for some of our birds to migrate for warmer climes - our swift, swallow and osprey to be replaced by our winter migrant’s whooper swan, goldeneye, goosander and wigeon. The autumn is a great time to enjoy all the colours of nature, there are still lots of beautiful things to look out for during a walk along our woodland trails. As well as our September events listed below, we are also taking part in Renfrewshire’s Open Doors Day on the 17th & 18th September, 10am – 4pm free entry.

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

Acti󰇾itie󰇷 a󰇺 Lochwinnc󰈢h N󰈜ture Reser󰇾e Teddy 󰈈e󰈜r 󰈮un󰇺 If you go down to the woods today your in for a big surprise. Our reserve has been taken over by teddy bears can you help us to find them all?

1st to 30th September - £3.50 per activity pack plus usual entry fees for non-members.

Feel-Go󰈢d 󰈑ho󰇺o-Walk Join Becky Duncan of Open Aye for this outdoor photo walk and connect to nature, inspire your creativity and leave feeling good!

Sunday 18th September - 11am - 12.30pm - £10.50 Participants may use any type of camera, from mobile phones, to SLRs, whatever they feel comfortable with. All abilities are welcome and everyone will gain something from the experience. Participants must be 18 or over or accompanied by a paying adult over 18.

Bridge Of Weir 󰈍󰈢rti󰈛u󰇱tur󰈜󰇱 Society The Garden Club’s Garden Festival took place recently. We will include details next month.

Our recent GQT evening was a light-hearted, productive hour when members aimed to bamboozle the learned panelists with their queries. Crispy twigs were blamed on the contrary weather conditions - but remember, plants with healthy roots, which are kept moist and nurtured, are likely to recover. Whilst we save water and store rainwater in butts, the wily gardener will use tap water on his tomatoes and avoid airborne spores spreading to his greenhouse. Leaves with mildew should be picked off, or picked up, and placed in the recycling bin for general waste - not garden waste where it will spread further.

We donated our heavy trestle tables to Galgael Trust in Govan. This charity aims to rehabilitate people through projects working with wood. The trestle tables may not be turned into boats, a recent venture, but their long history and value is not yet over.

The Society was contacted by Emma, the Early Learning & Childcare Officer at BoW Primary. Plans are underway there to develop a smallscale sensory garden and Emma requested guidance on how best the children can create a beautiful flower garden. Their aim is to build stronger relationships within the community whilst deepening children’s learning and understanding of their place in the world.

We visited the site, had an informal chat with Emma and ran through the basics, reflecting the layout and aspect of the site, and will keep in touch. We meet on the 8th September in Freeland Church Hall at 8pm. We will review the vicissitudes of this year’s growing season and plan the Group’s next programme.

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The Walk... ‘The 󰈉raigie’ duncarnock fort walk

by Rona Simpson field. Head to the gate at the bottom of the field where areas of woodland meet. Go over or through the gate and head east towards a fisherman’s hut adjacent to Glanderston Dam. The Craigie will be ahead. Walk along the edge of the dam. Before you reach the road pass through a gate on the right which takes you to the embankment beside the dam. Continue along until you reach a footbridge over Aurs Burn. At the other side follow a path alongside a row of trees. They should be on your right hand side.

At the end of the row cross a wooden stile and turn left and follow a path around the base of the Craigie. Follow the path up and take a right at a fork to ascend steeply to a the summit.

You are now on top of what was once an iron age fort. Take a moment to think about all that happened here thousands of years ago and admire the views over Glasgow and towards the Campsies in the distance.

Photo: © Mark Klimek / Glanderston Dam. Map attribution: ©Gillian’s Walks

Difficulty: Mostly considered easy Starting Point: Neilston Train Station Distance: 5 miles Archaeological Interest - An Iron Age Fort is thought to have been constructed on top of the Craigie. Archaeologists believe it was probably occupied in later prehistory between 1200 BC and AD 400 and may have been reused between AD 400 and AD 700. Evidence of single earth and stone ramparts were found and it is thought that much more evidence will be preserved below ground. In 1958 prehistoric pottery was found along with a fragment of worked shale. There are also remains of a rig and furrow cultivation system which suggests the area was reused in early medieval times. (Historic Scotland) Geology Spot - The strange shaped Craigie is thought to be a volcanic plug which is when an object or hill is created when magma cools and hardens on a vent within an active volcano.

The Route - From the Train Station walk towards High Street. Once on high street take the second street on the left (Kirkton Road). Wander along this quiet lane for about 1.5km. Continue post Loanfoot Farm and reach the Springhill Road junction. Cross the road and go through a gate into a

Descend the same way as you climbed until you get to the gate at the grassy embankment. Go through the gate and turn right onto a road then turn left to reach Glanderston Road. Walk along this road for about 450m until it meets Springhill Road. Go right along Springhill Road for 700m or so just passing the bridge over the railway line. Take as small road parallel to the railway which meets with Springhill Road again and continue for just over a kilometre until you meet a roundabout.

Turn right onto Kirktonfield Road and at the end of the road turn left onto Main Street.

You should be able from here to make your way back to the Train Station at the start of this walk.* [*Not able to get out this month, so this route was abridged and adapted from the excellent Gillians Walks www.gillianswalks.com]

Kil󰇨arch󰈜n & District Bee󰈬eeper󰈤 As󰇷oci󰈜ti󰈢n

Har󰇽e󰈤t Time in Kil󰇨archan

Bees like the temperature in their hive to be a constant 35 degree Celsius and as long as they have access to water they can cool the hive down. On warm summer days bees would be out collecting pollen and nectar, but in extreme heat they turn their focus to gathering water and are well able to adapt. If the hive gets overheated, the bees will collect droplets of water and pass them on to bees in the hive. The moisture will then be spread over empty cells while the bees fan their wings hard and as it evaporates it cools the hive, almost like their own air conditioning.

We have been busy keeping the areas in the village that we look after well watered and weeded.

The summer blooms are now beginning to fade making way to the promise of dazzling autumn colours as the nights start to draw in.

The fruit and vegetables have been harvested in the Gateway Community Garden with amazing crops of Winter preparations are also under way with bees receiving Fondant or sugar syrup to blackcurrants, raspberries, replace the honey stores we’ve taken from them, to enable them to survive colder months carrots, peas to name just a as a colony. Autumn feeding gives colonies what they need to produce the bees that will few. survive during the 6-7 months from Autumn through winter and into early spring.

September in the garden If you are interested in beekeeping , contact our secretary via helenajbee@gmail.com. We means Tattie Harvest time have a Facebook page which is reserved for members and beekeeping friends, however, and planting up our winter you can follow us on Twitter @KilbarchanBees and Instagram via kilbarchanbeekeepers vegetables.

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Cl󰈂󰈨e 󰉄uir󰇷󰇭iel Re󰇫i󰈢n󰈜l Par󰈬 We still have some events coming up within the next month, please check out our website and social media channels for more information and how to book for our events.

Over the last few weeks, the Ranger team, the Estate team and our volunteer groups have been busy repairing the path up Windy Hill at Muirshiel Country Park. This has involved bringing in large quantities of pathing materials across the moorland by digger. The staff and volunteers have then been laying the materials and repairing the path drainage, often in sweltering weather conditions. The Ranger team would like to thank the visitors to the park for their patience while the work has been going on, and to those who thanked the staff and volunteers for their hard work.

The Rangers have been seeing plenty of summer wildlife while out and about doing our wildlife surveys and patrols. Dragonflies have been very noticeable during the recent hot weather; we have been seeing plenty of the large and colourful Common Hawkers, and the smaller and subtle Black Darters. We were also pleased to see the family of Swallows nesting at the Muirshiel visitor centre successfully fledged 5 young. They have been giving great views hanging around the centre before they set off back to Africa for the winter.

We continue to deal with fire damage from disposable BBQs and with 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 farm animals, ground nesting birds and other sensitive wildlife.

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Up󰈛omin󰇫 E󰇾ent󰈤 in September Bat 󰈖al󰈬 Friday 2nd - 7.30pm - 9.30pm at Castle Semple Country Park Lochlip Road, Lochwinnoch PA12 4EA - £5

Bird󰈤 󰈢f C󰈜󰇷󰇺le Sem󰇵le Lo󰈛󰇭 Saturday 3rd - 1pm - 3pm at Castle Semple Country Park Lochlip Road, Lochwinnoch PA12 4EA - £5

Wildfl󰈢wer Seed 󰈉o󰇱le󰈛󰇺ion Saturday 3rd - 10am - Midday at Muirshiel Country Park Calder Glen Road, Lochwinnoch PA12 4LB - Free

Dro󰇴 In: Learn 󰇺o Meado󰇿 a󰇺 J󰈢hn󰈤hil󰇱 Monday 5th to Saturday 10th - 10.30am - 3.30pm at Castle Semple Country Park Lochlip Road, Lochwinnoch PA12 4EA - Free (booking essential)

Dro󰇴 In: Pra󰈛󰇺ic󰈜l Conser󰇾󰈜ti󰈢n (Sitka/Rhod󰈢󰈨endron)

Friday 30th - 10.30am - 3pm at Muirshiel Country Park Calder Glen Road, Lochwinnoch PA12 4LB - Free

Tree Identifi󰈛a󰇺ion Wal󰈬 Sunday 11th from 10am - Midday at Castle Semple Country Park Lochlip Road, Lochwinnoch PA12 4EA - £5

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Bridge of Weir Hillwalkers It has been a busy few weeks for the BoW group. Mid July saw eight of us in the Austrian Alps at Mayrhofen for a week of walking at altitude in searing heat under clear blue skies. The group managed six walking days and managed to party a bit at night in our best tradition.

Upon return to home shores, a smaller party went back down to the Borders where the highest peak, in the Southern Uplands, The Merrick, was climbed on a day of fine views.

Into August and a very large turnout walked from Loch Lomond to Arrochar and Loch Long via Glen Loin. That walk was a bit swampy in places and we wound up the day with refreshments in the front garden of one of our favourite howffs, the Village Inn in Arrochar.

Good to see the new members joining in and new faces who wish to stretch their legs are most welcome. We are a pretty sociable bunch!

Lochwinnoch Community Garden The pandemic changed the emphasis to growing more vegetables and soft fruit for the community and individuals with their own raised beds. In March 2020 Lochwinnoch Food Committee was established - this was a grassroots group looking at local food provision. It included a Community Larder which delivered weekly food parcels for vulnerable and isolating households locally.

The Community Garden and the Larder started to work together with the Garden supplying fresh seasonal vegetables including potatoes, brussel sprouts, kale, tomatoes, leeks, onions, cucumbers, courgettes, broccoli, beetroot, lettuce and more!!

In September 2021 the Food Committee joined local charity LEAP and the Larder evolved in to a drop-in pantry for all. The aim of the Larder is to provide dignified food provision, tackling food insecurity in a rural village where the nearest food bank is ten miles away and reducing the shocking waste of food going to landfill that was still viable for consumption. A lot of the produce is surplus food from supermarkets which is otherwise being thrown out by supermarkets.

But locally grown produce from the Community Garden is perfect as it is food provided without food miles or packaging or carbon emissions from industrial processes. The Larder and the garden continue to work together from their neighbouring spaces within the heart of the village. Later this year the Larder will launch a Community Fridge.

The Larder now also has a Seed Library - this is part of Diggin’ It, another LEAP project which support people to grow their own food from their own homes. The initiative is about empowering people to grow their own food, but it is also a wellbeing project which focuses on the many benefits of gardening for better mental health. The idea being developed is to share skills for community seed saving which will allow local growers to stock the Library, and can cultivate locally grown crops which have evolved for the local climate. Seed could also be shared across a network of Scottish Seed Libraries as there are currently no commercial producers of vegetable seed in Scotland. The Community Garden and community members can freely access the Library for organic vegetable seeds. In 2022, the Library will also stock wildflower seeds which will help support biodiversity and pollinating insects.

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