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AERATED WATER MANUFACTURE IN TAIN Margaret Urquhart writes about the history of the first water works in the town. p10
PHOTOS: TAIN GOLF CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS
PICTURE HOUSE CLEAN UP
The results and winners of this year’s Tain Golf Club championships, in pictures. p12
A successful gathering of local volunteers helped to clean up the Picture House as part of the ongoing project. p22
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IN THIS ISSUE Tain Community Council minutes Local news / notes Patrick Vickery writes Aerated Water Manufacture in Tain Tain Golf Club news Football Memoirs in Print Through the Lens with Mark Janes Nostalgia with Alex Graham Tain Task Force Tain & District Field Club Picture House Clean Up Tain Tennis Club Local Football
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TAIN COMMUNITY COUNCIL MINUTES Minutes of the virtual meeting of the Community Council of the Royal Burgh of Tain, held on Monday 31 May 2021 at 7.30pm. Present: Mr N Munro (Chair) Mr G Amos (Vice Chair) Mr D Macrae Mr G Holdsworth Mr A Mohan Ms S Smith Mr Louden (Councillor) Mr Rhind (Councillor) Ms A Woodwood (Scottish Fire & Rescue) Apologies: Ms Elaine Houliston The notes of the virtual meeting held on 26th April 2021 were approved by Ms Smith, and seconded by Mr Amos, subject to Mr Akeroyd’s name being spelt correctly throughout the minutes. MATTERS ARISING Item Old Folks Party – Mr Amos has an invoice to be paid from the Old Folks Party 2020 – he will deliver the invoice to Mr Macrae. Parking on Mansfield Estate – HC to deal with this item by sending letters to the offenders. HIGHLAND COUNCILLORS’ REPORTS Mr Louden reported that he had attended a Climate Change Meeting and a Corporate Resources Committee meeting. There is a backlog of work to be done. He is trying to come up with ways of investing to save HC money. There
are new yellow lines on Tower Street – the stones are dangerous on the road. Apparently, there are other pots of money that could fund repairs. Councillor Robertson has been pushing for a Burgh Officer, as well as Councillors Louden and Rhind. Mr Rhind reported that there had been damage done by lorries to the pavements. Housing/Roads have done some work on repairing the potholes. The improvements to King Street car park is continuing – there will be some loss of parking spaces. The Rose Garden Project will be starting next week, then the Community Market, then the Project will be finished. Mr Rhind noted that it is a disappointment with regard to the treatment of the playparks – although there are some swings back. The Grass Cutters are doing a great job. Weedkilling around the trees is unsatisfactory. The Conservation Area is Tain will be formally extended. There is a multitude of travelling people on the Links and there will be discussions with them. HC are looking at methods to fix each pothole in 6 minutes. There may be 25 homeless houses in the Mansfield Estate – Mr Rhind to speak to the Housing Officer about this matter. Discussion – HGvs/vans causing congestion and damage to the streets. COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. Ms Woodward from the service gave her background and that she came into post 2 weeks before lockdown. She is the Station and Area Commander. There may be staff changes due to retirement in the Tain Station. She indicated that there was more on-line learning due to COVID. Ms Woodward is going to send fire reports through to the Community Council. It is understood there were no fire fatalities this year in Ross-shire – Ms Woodward to send notes to the Community Council. A discussion on car safety ensued and Mr Rhind to get back to BEAR Scotland to say there are still accidents at the A9 junctions. There is going to be free training for bike drivers, lorry drivers, etc in Invergordon. Normal activities in school will resume when the Scottish Government allows. Sarah Mackenzie – Farm Jones Academy and GroForGo – noted Mrs Mackenzie was called away. CHAIR’S REPORT Mr Munro reported he was stepping down as Chair at the AGM as he will no longer live in the Tain boundary. Mr Munro paid tribute to the Community Councillors, the Secretary, and the Highland Councillors. He indicated that Tain was a good town, and that the CC is a good group to maintain and grow the area. VICE-CHAIR’S REPORT Mr Amos and the Highland Councillor’s paid tribute
to Mr Munro as Chair of the CC. FINANCE AND TREASURER’S REPORT Mr Macrae reported that that there was no change to the finance since last month. Currently 1,486 in the current account. Mr Macrae thanked Mr Louden for auditing the accounts and he will make the adjustments to them for the Old Folks Party costs. LETTERS High Street Road Closure. Communication has been received regarding a road closure due to the Community Market on 19th June – Mr Macrae declared an interest. PLANNING MATTERS Erection of showroom and workshop building with associated parking/ formation of access road and service yard area/ change of use of land to community allotment use – Strawberry Lea, Knockbreck Gardens – after discussion it was agreed to email the concerns of the CC about the entrance in that as long as it was left alone between the A9 and Jamie Stone’s that would be acceptable. UNEXHAUSTED REMITS Beinn Tharsuinn Community Company. 3 applications for the Beinn Tharsuinn Fund have been received – Made in Tain (Mr Munro and Mr Louden declared an interest in this item and would not take part in the discussions), Book and Arts Festival (Mr Macrae declared an interest and
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would not take part in the discussions), and Knockbreck Primary School Bark for Playpark (Mr Macrae declared an interest and would not take part in the discussions) . After discussion, it was agreed to fund the 3 projects for 500 each, plus a letter of support for the Book and Arts Festival. Mussel Fishery – a survey has been undertaken, but the results are not known as yet. Green environment - Woody Braes not looking good. Waiting for the HC Engineer to come and look at the area. 3-8 Campus – it was noted that the building looked amazing. It was asked what would happen to Craighill Primary School, and it was noted that it will be demolished and used for housing. A.O.B (TDDT) Mr Macrae reported there was a good attendance at the Community Market last month and the next one is 19/6/21. There is some teething problems with the Easter Ross Peninsular website but are trying to get them resolved. A Food Festival is being held on 30/6/21. It is hoped that the scaffolding will go up on the Old Picture House on 14/6/21. TDDT have asked for a community clear up on 12/6/21. A member of TDDT has moved on. Sarah Mackenzie is staying on the board, but not as Chair. AGM – the AGM will be held before the June monthly meeting next month. The date of the next meeting is Monday 28th June 2021.
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TAIN COMMUNITY STREET MARKET TDDT enjoyed a brilliant day in June, holding the first street market of the year. Weather was kind to them, and it only started to rain after the event. With 36 stalls, it had its largest turnout yet of stall holders, with over 700 people through track and trace. These included a large array of goods from Fabricated garden furniture, home baking, photography, Candles, Specialist teas to wax melts. There were also fundraisers running for Clic Sargent and East Sutherland Rescue Association. St Duthac Book and Arts Festival had a book stall to raise funds for their forthcoming festival, as did Made in Tain, to raise awareness of their impending re-opening after Covid restrictions forced closure of the premises. Also there were some members of Gizzen Briggs
who were delighted to be able to play together again for the first time in over a year. A spokesperson for TDDT said; “Thanks to volunteers on the day who helped with the setup, the raffle, the street closure, marshalling the traffic, teas/coffees bacon rolls etc. Market could not go ahead without those volunteers. Stall holders reported good sales with a number selling out of their produce.”
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A new Food & Drink “Feastival” event was held in Duthac Centre Carpark on June 30th with local food and drinks vendors and a BBQ of local food on offer to a large crowd of people in attendance. Food and drinks were provided by stalls from Zepice, Mieles Ices, 3 Caballeros, Blazin pizza, Longhorn Beef Catering, White cottage baking, Tagliotello, Glenmorangie and Balblair.
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HEALTH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Golfer Cameron MacDougall had a moment to remember on June 25th when hit a “HOLE IN ONE” at Tain Golf Club. Quoted on Tain Golf Club’s Facebook page, Cameron said, “I flushed a 4 Iron with just enough check on the ball to slow it up and drop in the hole.”
TAIN AND DISTRICT MEDICAL GROUP IMPORTANT UPDATE COVID 19 VACCINATION CLINIC FOR 18 TO 39 YEAR OLDS - SATURDAY 3rd JULY 2021
TAIN MUSEUM NOW OPEN Tain & District Museum and Clan Ross Centre is now open to visitors for 2021, initially between the hours of 10am and 4pm. For more information on admission prices and other info please visit their new website at tainmuseum.org.uk
NHS Highland will be bringing the Jabbernaut to the Tain Health Centre car park in Tain on Saturday 3rd July from 10.30am to 4.30pm. This will be a DROP IN clinic for patients registered at Tain & District Medical Group ONLY in this age category who have not already had their first vaccination. There will be no invitation letters, so please just turn up on the day. If you already have an appointment for Inverness, you can still attend this dropin clinic. This is not a practice run clinic so please direct any queries to NHS Inform. Date of birth ranges for this clinic – Age 40 and over - If you are registered with Tain
& District Medical Group and you were born on or before 31.3.1981 you should contact the practice directly on 01862892203 for your first covid vaccination. You should NOT attend this clinic Age 18- 39 If you are registered with Tain & District Medical Group and you were born born between 1.4.1981 - 31.3.2003 you should have heard from NHS Highland for your vaccine, you can attend an appointment in Inverness OR this dropin clinic on 3.7.21 Age 18 and under. If you are registered with Tain & District Medical Group and you were born on or after 1.4.2003 you should NOT attend this clinic. We are awaiting information on what happens for people newly turning 18 since 1st April. TAIN AND FEARN AREA MEDICAL PRACTICE FINAL CALL FOR PATIENTS AGED OVER 40 FOR 1ST
VACCINATION This is a final call for everyone aged over 40 who have still not had their first Covid vaccination to get in touch to book an appointment. We have exhausted our options for contacting patients and have left numerous messages on landlines and mobiles along with sending texts and letters with no response. With the exception of patients who have informed us that they are working away or are not able to attend at the moment, we will mark the records of any patients who have not responded as declined at the end of the month and no further invitations will be sent. We are coming to the end of our organised clinics for this age group, which started in May, and it may be that you will have to obtain your vaccination elsewhere if you have not booked an appointment with us.
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IN MEMORY DOUGHERTY (PORTMAHOMACK) Suddenly in his home 11 Chapel Place, Portmahomack on Sunday 20 June 2021, Robert “Bobby” Macfarlane Dougherty, dearly loved son of Robert and the late Nan and loved by all the extended family and friends.
MACKAY (TAIN/ARBOLL) Peacefully in the loving care of the staff and surrounded by his loving family in Innis Care Home, Tain on Sunday 20 June 2021, Fraser Mackay, formerly of Windyedge, Arboll, Tain dearly loved father of Andrea, Paul, Peter and Andrew, dear fatherin-law of Scott, Fiona, Lisa and Laura, loving granda of Connor, Alyssa, Hamish, Ailagh, Erin and Mason and loved by all the extended family and friends.
FERRIER (KILDARY) James passed away suddenly at home, 22 Parkhill, Kildary on Monday, 14 June 2021, aged 56. James, born on 25 January 1965, was the much loved son of the late Annie and Jim Ferrier. He was father to Aimee and brother to John, Norman, Alexander and the late Brian Fraser. He will be sadly missed by all and particularly by his nephews and nieces.
FRANZONI (PORTMAHOMACK) Peacefully in Raigmore Hospitl, Inverness on Sunday 6th June 2021, Elide
Franzoni, 3 Rockfield, “Italian Touch”, Portmahomack, much loved partner of Ugo and loved by all the extended family and friends.
NICHOLSON (BALINTORE) Peacefully in Raigmore Hospital, Inverness on Saturday 5 June 2021, Wilma Ross Mackintosh, 9A Park Street, Balintore, beloved wife of John, a loving sister of Kathleen and Marnie, a dear sister-in-law of John, dearly loved aunt of Simon and Tracey and loved by all the extended family and friends.
MACFARLANE (PORTMAHOMACK) Peacefully in Raigmore Hospital, Inverness on Wednesday 2 June 2021, Dennis Macfarlane, 4 Harbour Street, Portmahomack, beloved husband of Kathleen, dearly loved father of Sheila, Denise and James, loving grandad, great grandad and loved by all the extended family and friends.
MACLEAY (ARDGAY) Peacefully in her home, Montrose Cottage, Ardgay on Friday 25 June 2021, with her daughter Lesley by her side, Kathleen Maclennan Fraser, aged 91 years, beloved wife of The Late John Macleay, a loving mother of Ian and Lesley, a dear mother-in-law, sister and sister-in-law, a much loved granny, great granny, aunt and loved by all the extended family and friends.
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MISC. NOTICES BOOK AND ARTS FESTIVAL PLANNED FOR SEPTEMBER The new St Duthac Book and Arts Festival planned for the 23rd to the 27th September is actively raising funds for the event, and the organising group are holding a fundraiser on Tain High Street on Friday 2nd July 10am - 12pm. They will have a stall with pre loved books and some bric a brac. All are welcome to come and support the stall. The group are appealing to the public seeking pre loved books that are ready to be passed on. On the Tain Community Facebook page, they said; “Please bring your pre loved books, or let us know, we will happily collect, we will be delighted to have them for the pop up bookshop
we plan to run over the festival dates. Look forward to seeing you on Friday the 2nd.” PRIMARY TEACHER RETIREMENT Knockbreck headteacher Jane Mackay led the tributes to retiring teacher Mrs Brennan last month with a post shared on Facebook “A huge thank you to Mrs Brennan for 32 fantastic years service to Knockbreck Primary School. As a school we will all miss her so much and have appreciated her hard work and dedication. I know you will all join me in wishing her the very best retirement.” Also saying goodbye to Knockbreck this summer is Mrs Macaskill, who moves to Dingwall after over ten years as a teacher and as depute headteacher.
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MESSAGE FROM CLLR. DEREK LOUDEN
PATRICK VICKERY
A PANDEMIC FROM ANOTHER TIME, A SILLY ASS AND WHISKY IN THE GINGER Yesterday has gone. We all belong to tomorrow. Despite that, I have a yesterday tale from the depths of the past. A man separated from today by a chasm of time. A snapshot of George.
My usual monthly surgery is cancelled at present. Please feel free to contact me at any time on: 01862892734 07876774412 Or via email at LoudenDW@aol.com Happy to help any local resident with any problem at any time. Anyone can phone at any time with any request.
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George was born in Skibbereen, Southern Ireland, in 1844, just prior to the start of the Great Famine. A dangerous time to be alive. Mortality rates were high. As a child he experienced the devastating effects of famine, cholera and typhus fever in a place that would become one of the worst affected areas in Ireland, a town steeped in pestilence. In 1847, when George was three years old, an American called Elihu Burritt visited the town and wrote the following: ‘I took my first walk through this Potter’s Field of destitution and death.’ On his second day he commented ‘… we proceeded together to visit a lane of hovels at the other side of the village. ..the wretchedness of this little mud city of the dead and dying was of a deeper stamp than the one I saw yesterday…’ Just outside Skibbereen, at the Abbeystrewry graveyard, there’s a famine burial pit containing the remains of 10,000 unidentified victims whose bodies, due to sheer weight of numbers, were thrown in. No names. No coffins. No ceremony. Doctors were the heroes of the hour, much as the NHS is today, and accorded
immense respect and gratitude for attempting to stem the tidal wave of death and debilitation, so perhaps a professional career in medicine was a natural choice for an aspiring young man such as George who choose to embrace hope and enlightenment over doom and despair. Life is an elevator, and George elevated himself. George kept a diary, a link from the past to the present, a reach back in time. His first career step was to become an apothecary, while also travelling back and forth from Skibbereen to Cork on a regular basis for medical studies. An apothecary dispensed medicines and undertook medical duties, much as a pharmacist would do today, as well as practicing surgery, dentistry and offering medical advice. George was frustrated by his lack of medical knowledge as an apothecary and was keenly aware that treating patients was more often a matter of luck and ingenuity than skill. He expressed these frustrations in his diary. “A very miserable day. Called up to see a man who had a fit at the other end of town, and as I cannot yet overcome my dislike to visit and take upon myself responsibilities owing to my great ignorance of medicine, I did not manifest any hurry. When I went down word was brought to me that the man
was dead……Went up to Cork by 10.45 train, returned by seven, commenced dissecting brain, took stock of pecuniary affairs and find myself heavily in debt as my account book will show. Day dry but very cold. Read 2nd Chapter Matthew.” (December 11th 1869) In today’s world George would be amazed by the advances in medical science across all disciplines. If you have ever had a tooth removed, then the following is testimony to how lucky we are to be born into an age where pain relief is the norm and dentists are skilled practitioners in the art of extraction. “Business pretty fair today, had extreme difficulty in drawing an upper molar tooth. I think if allowed a proper set of instruments in the (Apothecary) shop the difficulty in drawing teeth would be much lessened.” I dread to think what tools he employed, though no doubt he was adept at improvising. In those days improvisation was an important part of the profession. His diary gives an insight into the man. On Sunday January 9th 1870 he remarks that he consumed a delicious apple pie worthy of note. He also mentions ‘a very curious woman’ called Mrs McCannard. “Mrs McCannard dined with us today, a very curious
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sort of woman. Must have been sentimental in her youth, uses an infinite number and variety of words and appears to have of them an inexhaustible fund from which she is continually drawing. I feel tonight that I might have spent this blessed Sabbath much better than I have done. Read 8th chapter, Matthew, God have mercy upon me a miserable sinner.” (Sunday December 12th 1869) I guess we’ve all had evenings like that, although I have never topped them off with a bible reading. George was clearly keen on the bible. Religion was an important part of his life. A glass of home-made blueberry hooch would be more my thing. I particularly like the following diary entry as it reminds me of my late father who would utter ‘silly ass’ when appropriate. In Biblical context it refers to a donkey, mentioned in both Matthew and Luke, though no doubt Jesus, like my father, came across a few ‘silly asses’ in his time - and not just donkeys. ‘Went to church today. Mr Lombard preached. Subject – the sending for the Ass by our Saviour.’ (Sunday January 23rd 1870) George eventually settled in Kinsale, County Cork, where he practiced successfully as a doctor and was held in high esteem by his patients. Shortly after qualifying in 1871 he married Ellen, his cousin. Together they had eleven children, although sadly four died in infancy. Marrying your cousin and high infant mortality were common in those days. Nothing unusual.
As is so often the case in a male orientated society there is little known about Ellen who predeceased him by six years, dying in 1924. Those who knew her are long gone, leaving behind little of her character and personality to push on through the years, although I did glean some snippets from a surviving scrapbook in which she pasted newspaper cuttings. The scrapbook indicates a woman with a keen interest in articles on sudden death, the healthy benefits of tea, a love of rearing turkeys and an enjoyment of poetry (Robert Browning was a favourite), as well as short stories with humour. In addition, the scrapbook contains a handwritten recipe for Ginger Cordial requiring a quart of whisky. That’s a lot of whisky. At the bottom of the recipe she notes: ‘it is fit for immediate
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use, but will keep forever.’ Presumably because it is made with a quart of whisky! I leave you now with an endearing image of Ellen from over a century ago consuming Ginger Cordials, chasing turkeys round the yard, reciting poetry by Browning, and planning turkey dinners with sudden turkey deaths imminent. George and Ellen were my great grandparents. Having read George’s diary, and Ellen’s scrapbook, both have been reinstated in my hippocampus as real people rather than historical statistics. I like that. May your Cordials be as potent as Ellen’s Ginger. Patrick Vickery
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Just as Foundry House (see article in June issue) is a reminder of one 19th Century Tain industry, so the houses in the photo above, known as “Fountain Cottages” are a reminder of another, as is also the name “Fountain Road”. These names refer to an old fountain or well which existed on Hartfield Road. The cottages are located at the site of this well just opposite the back entrance to Tain Royal Academy. A building is shown on the 1832 map at this location but must have been demolished at some point and eventually replaced by the present cottages which are obviously much more recent – mid 20th Century. When the “New Town” extension to Tain towards the end of 18th and the beginning of the 19th Century was first developed its water was supplied from this “Fountain Well” (also known as “Fuaran Dhaibhith”) on Hartfield Road. Water from this well was also used in
the first Aerated Water works in Tain which was established by David Mair and located on Castle Brae. Like Donald Ferguson who took over the Tain Foundry, David Mair moved to Tain from Elgin c.1849/50, not as an Aerated Water manufacturer but as a baker & confectioner, occupying the premises at the corner of High Street and Castle Brae which later became Strachan’s and is now Gow’s . So there have been a baker’s premises of one kind or another on that corner for at least 170 years. It was not until the mid-1870s that David Mair acquired further property on Castle Brae and established his Aerated Waters works. In 1878 he advertised as follows – “David Mair, Tain, begs to intimate that he is now in a position to supply all kinds of Aerated Waters, Lemonade, Soda, Seltzer, Potass, Carrara, Ginger Beer, Ale, &c., &c., of the finest Quality.” He added that he had
“erected machinery of the newest and most improved pattern, and has secured the services of an experienced chemist. As materials of an unexceptional purity are employed, and as water of the well-known ‘Fuaran Dhaibbidh’ is well adapted for the purpose, he can confidently recommend his manufacture as admirably fitted both for medicinal and ordinary use.” His mineral water bottles
were usually Hamiltons (oval-shaped bottles introduced in 1814 by a Wm Hamilton) and usually bore a Fountain Logo (as seen in the 1881 advert) representing the source of the water used,. The location of the works was referred to in adverts as “The Old House, Steam Works, Castle Brae”. The exact location of this I am not sure but it may have been the building that later was Strachan’s bake-house. The photo
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at the bottom of the previous page shows this building when it was no longer used after Strachan’s was taken over as Gow’s bakery in Tain is merely a retail outlet for goods baked elsewhere. The photo above shows it as it is now restored and with the frontage altered when it became part of Brown’s Art Gallery. To begin with apprentice bakers were employed, some from as far away as Helmsdale and Forres, but, when they were old enough two of David Mair’s sons, John and William, joined him in the bakery. When the Aerated Waters works was established, William concentrated on that side of the business and John continued in the bakery side. David Mair died in 1885, having been a Councillor for many years and Dean of Gild at the time of his death. In 1888 the
following notice stated “To be sold by Public Roup, within the Royal Hotel, on Saturday, 14th day of January, 1888, at Twelve o’clock noon. All and whole that Tenement of Shops and Dwelling Houses, with the Pertinents belonging thereto, lying upon the North side of the High Street of Tain, and which belonged to the late David Mair, baker, and is now possessed by his Representatives and other tenants.” Nonetheless, at the time of the 1891 census, John and William were still in Tain, John still registered as a baker and William as aerated water manufacturer. John Mair, “Confectioner, Bread and Biscuit Baker, 6 High Street, Tain” features in an advert in the Tain Free Lance in 1892. However, John R Strachan, baker, took over the Mair premises in 1898 and the aerated
water works had ceased production before then. William Mair had moved to Inverness, by 1894, probably even earlier, as his daughter, J e m i m a was born in that year in Inverness. The 1901 census shows him still in Inverness, working as a “bottler, aerated water” presumably for an Inverness aerated water firm. John seems to have left Tain also as he does show in the 1901 census records for Tain. Where he went is not known. However, this was not the end of the manufacture of aerated waters in Tain. In 1894
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Andrew Maitland Jnr, Managing Director, and James Stephen, the secretary, of the distillery company, revived the defunct lemonade business in Tain as the “Highland Aerated Water Company” and built “commodious premises” in Academy Street. When work was slack at the distillery the men worked in the aerated waterworks. Then in 1908 the business was put up for sale, by which time both Andrew Maitland Jnr (1898) and James Stephen (1907) had both died. The premises were acquired by Alastair Macdonald who later established a laundry and operated both under the name A Macdonald & Coy. The next chapter in the story will be dealt with in a following article. Margaret Urquhart
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KENNEDY EDGES OUT FERRIES TO WIN CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP In the final of Tain Golf Club’s Scratch Championship, a great match was played between Billy Ferries and defending champion Sean Kennedy. Both players traded early birdies, and Sean was 2 up at the turn having had the audacity to attempt driving the green at the Par 4 dogleg 9th. With further birdies at 13 for Sean and 15 for Billy, the match was concluded at the 17th when Sean made a par to secure a 2 & 1 victory. On their Facebook page, Tain Golf Club offered their thanks to all of this years competitors for entering and reserved special mention to the Greens Team for the quality of the course set up. A post read; “Thank you also to the officials and Club house staff for playing their part on the day and a special thank you to the large number of members who went out to support the finalists on the day.” In the Handicap Final, Davie Macleod played against Jordan Cattanach, with the latter emerging victorious following a tremendous final battle. Despite being 3 down at one stage of the Match, Davie battled back to take the match down the 19th hole where Jordan secured the win with a par at the first extra hole.
In the Senior Club Championship, Billy Ferries was the victor over Gus Gurney in the Scratch section and John Cameron the victor over Bruce Fraser in the handicap section.
Tain & District Branch Cats Protection Telephone: (0345) 371 2737 Email: taincats@aol.com www.tain.cats.org.uk
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FOOTBALL MEMOIRS PUT TO PRINT writing a book about the times I had when playing football but never had the time nor the motivation to do it. In May last year I was tidying up boxes of football memorabilia such as patch programmes, photos and press cuttings and I was remembering the stories and the characters I had met on my football journey. So, I started jotting down a few names and memories and soon the basis of the book was there.
Fans of local football are in for a treat later this summer, with the launch of a new book, telling the tale of one of the area’s most well known football players - in his own words. James Oliver (J.O.), who played for a variety of clubs during a playing career which spanned almost 20 years. First kicking a ball in Hilton, his career took him as far as Hong Kong, having had spells at Dundee United, Wigan Athletic, Montrose, Fraserburgh, Rothes and Inverness Thistle along the way, rubbing shoulders with many of Scottish football’s top names. He became most synonymous with Highland League club Inverness Clachnacuddin F.C., who he also led as manager, running the first team and second eleven team at different times. Closer to home, Jim played for Ross County, Tain St.
Duthus, Invergordon and perhaps most notably, his hometown side Balintore F.C., with whom he won the North Caledonian League in Jim’s book, titled “What the F*** Are You Playing At?” includes a wealth of photographs and news cuttings from his personal scrapbooks, complimenting 250 pages of anecdotes and reflection, taking the reader through a mixture of emotions. Written in his own words, Jim recounts his playing days with a plethora of downright funny stories and an equal measure of candid self-reflection. The decision to make his memoirs available to a wider audience was an easy one in the end - after Jim shared a photograph of the first edition print on Facebook, with the following message: “I often thought about
It is based around the numerous football clubs I played for and the characters I met. The whole project took around a year and I have only printed a small
number of this first edition. To hold the book in my hands last week was a strange feeling but it was also a huge sense of achievement. The title of the book is based on what one of my managers said to me as I stood before him for the umpteenth time on a Monday morning and I thought it apt for my journey. The book is dedicated to my immediate family my mother, Pam, Lauren, Gregor and Lilly. I am also dedicating it to my special life long friend Alan Ross who is having a torrid time health wise at present.” News on the release of Jim’s book shall be available soon at www.jobook.co.uk.
NEW FOOTBALL GOALS FOR KNOCKBRECK
Primary 7 footballers pictured in front of the new goalposts at nets which were fitted at Knockbreck Primary School this past month.
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ADAM HOLM
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THE GREY BIRDIES BY ADAM HOLM Two little birdies were having a fight One almost was black, the other near white. Each thought that the other was greyer than he And they quarrelled all day high up in a tree. ‘’All right,’’ said the one. ‘’We’ll ask the old Owl, He’s not far away, I just heard him howl.’’ They found the old Owl down there by his nest. ‘’Hello, Owl,’’ they said. ‘’We have a request. We have a dispute and our case we’ll state, If you will consent to then arbitrate.’’ The Owl heard the tale and then shook his head. ‘’A sad thing is this,’’ he solemnly said. ‘’It seems to me now when I look at you, You’re greyer than him, he’s greyer than you. But that puts us in a terrible plight, For everyone knows you can’t both be right. I’ll need to take time to consider this thing. Come back in an hour, my verdict I’ll bring.’’ The birdies, then left and to their tree flew, While the Owl sat down to think what to do. At the end of the hour, when the three met, The Owl said: ‘’I’ll settle this now you can bet.’’ And catching the birds, he plucked them quite bare And setting them down together said: ‘’There, that settles it now, no more fun and games, For both of you now are coloured the same.’’ Adam Holm (1916 – 1971)
In April, these pupils from Knockbreck Primary School were absolutely thrilled with the Dell laptops and tech bundles they school received as part of our initiative to provide over 7,000 laptops to schools across the UK to help tackle digital exclusion. While children returned to the classrooms ahead of the Easter holiday, there is still a need for technology to
support education activities inside the classroom, homework tasks, learning during the school holidays and to help schools future proof their home learning capabilities. We formed a partnership with technology provider Dell at the start of the year to invest over £2 million so that every Asda store in the UK could donate at least 10 laptops to a local school.
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MARK JANES - THROUGH THE LENS
THROUGH THE LENS MARK JANES
ISSUE #42 BEYOND THE VISIBLE As a landscape photographer, summer in Scotland is actually not my favourite time for making photographs. “Why not?” I hear you ask; “You’ve got great weather and sunshine. What’s not to like?” The thing is, other seasons just tick the landscape boxes better than summer. The low, golden light of morning and evening only happens very late or very early in summer. The landscape is basically green, compared to the
varied hues of autumn. The trees and landscape lack the structure and the opportunities for composition of, say, winter.
present. Your eyes can’t see it, but your camera can!
Before you switch off and think I’ve lost my “photography mojo”, there is one type of summer photography I very much enjoy. It’s infra-red, and summer is the perfect time to enjoy it! Infrared photography involves capturing photos using infra-red light rather than visible light.
Taking an infra-red photo involves blocking the normal (visible) light from entering your camera using a special filter. The most common of these is made by Hoya, and is called an “R72” filter. The filter stops the camera being dazzled by the visible light and allows the fainter infra-red light through.
When you think of infrared, you might think of night-vision goggles or those heat lamps used for easing back pain. But infra-red light is always
Cameras need long exposures to make infra-red photographs, sometimes several seconds, depending on your make of camera. So,
HOW TO TAKE INFRA-RED PHOTOS
in general you’ll need your camera to be on a tripod to avoid blur and camerashake. Also, some camera lenses work better with infra-red than others, so it’s a case of experimenting to see what works. If you have a spare digital camera that’s surplus to requirements, there are companies that will convert it to only work with infra-red. The modification allows it to work with infrared more like a regular camera, without the need for the long exposures. WHAT ARE INFRA-RED PHOTOS LIKE? Infra-red photos give you a completely different view
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of the landscape. It’s a very different view of reality, almost like you might experience in a dream. The most striking aspect of an infra-red landscape is the way foliage glows brilliant white! This is due to leaves absorbing a lot of visible light but reflecting infra-red. Other features include; almost black skies against which the white fluffy clouds of summer really stand out, and almost black seas against which seaweed on rocks, like foliage, stands out white. Finally, infrared cuts through summer haze, giving incredible amounts of detail in the distance on your photos.
in colour, producing what’s known as “false colour infra-red”. That’s a little outside the scope of this article. If your camera has a black and white mode, or “picture style”, then it’s definitely worth selecting this when shooting infrared. HOW TO GET STARTED IN INFRA-RED
You’ll have probably realised by now that infrared photos work best in black and white. It is possible to shoot infra-red
Once you have your filter, attach it to the lens and head out on a bright, sunny summer’s day. Experiment with different scenes and
The best way to get going is to pick up an R72 filter for your camera. You’ll just need to check the filter thread diameter for your lens (normally marked on the front) and order the appropriate size. They cost a few tens of pounds.
see what you can capture. Your camera’s auto-focus and auto-exposure systems should still work with the filter, but the exposure will be long, so make sure you take your tripod. Have fun, and I’d love to see your results. Why not send me some infra-red photos you’ve taken? If we get enough, maybe we can get some published here in the Picture Post! As Lockdown continues to ease, I’ve restarted my outdoor workshops and one-to-one photography coaching sessions and will be offering these throughout the summer and autumn.. If you’re considering raising your photography game in 2021, why not get in touch? markjanesphotographer @gmail.com
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NEW TAIN MUSEUM WEBSITE! We have been busy behind the scenes working with K & N Concepts Ltd to create a new website for our Museum. We have added several new sections that will allow you all to really explore our collections of Objects, Documents and Photographs. We have also revamped our War Memorial Page and added a new Clan Ross Section. A huge thanks to Niall for all his hard work and to Museums Galleries Scotland for enabling us to do this, please go and check it out. https:// tainmuseum.org.uk/
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NOSTALGIA WITH ALEX GRAHAM
NOSTALGIA WITH ALEX GRAHAM
NOSTALGIA WITH ALEX GRAHAM
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TAIN TASK FORCE NEWS Tain Task Force managed to get this year’s hanging baskets up in time for the June Community Market despite rather damp weather that week. Thanks to all who helped and especially to the fire service for their assistance. Since then Task Force members have been busy planting up the Rose Garden, street planters and flowerbeds. Thanks to Trisha Torrance for all the organisation and to all who have helped. Please remember all the work on the flowers is done by unpaid volunteers. The money for this is raised from local businesses, some generous individuals, collecting boxes and a small donation from the Councillors’ Discretionary Budget. If you would like to help please contact Trisha 07979 680024 or David 07944 929034. New volunteers are always welcome.
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TAIN & DISTRICT FIELD CLUB
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TAIN & DISTRICT FIELD CLUB NEWS The Field Club like so many other organisations has had to put up with occasional Zoom meetings over the winter. However, as Covid regulations have relaxed, over the last couple of months small numbers of members have managed to meet for walks along shores or in the countryside. On 10th June we headed along the coast from Hilton to watch the partial solar eclipse. Conditions were rather cloudy but we did see glimpses of the sun. Just as we reached maximum coverage at 11:20 the sun appeared and we were able to watch through eclipse glasses and to take photos. On the way back to the cars, as we beach-combed, the sky
cleared and we were able to get a reasonable projected image of the sun through a monocular. We projected onto an Old Red Sandstone boulder which formed a rather interesting screen! We plan several more walks over the summer but at the moment these are only open to members. If you are interested in the Field Clubs activities have a look at our website or Facebook pages or contact us by e-mail. Website: http://tainfieldclub. org.uk/ Facebook page: https://www. facebook.com/tain.fieldclub e-mail: TDFC@ davidmcallister.co.uk
Gathering for the walk (Photo: Harry McAllister)
BOWLING CLUB SUCCESS
Photo of the partial eclipse at maximum coverageRather cloudy (Photo: Harry McAllister)
Congratulations to St Duthus Bowling Club members Duncan Adamson and Andrew Adamson who won the Morganti Cup in Nairn last month. The was the first trophy win of the season for St Duthus BC since the pandemic.
Image of the sun projected onto an Old Red Sandstone boulder.
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PICTURE HOUSE CLEANUP
PICTURE HOUSE CLEAN UP A SUCCESS
Nineteen volunteers turned up on Saturday 12 June for the clear up around the Picture house in Tain - an excellent effort by all. Weeds, rubbish debris cleared and the area made safe for contractors to start. All the volunteers spoke about how little effort it took and how good they felt about being able to help and making a difference in the look of the building. The Scaffolders due to start, with windows being replaced along with remedial work on the stone pillar being done as well. There will also be remedial work done to the inside of the building. Thanks to Travis Perkins and R D Fraser for lending the brushes and shovels.
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LOCAL NEWS
TAIN TENNIS CLUB NEWS COACHING Scott’s coaching continues on Mon, Wed & Thurs as detailed online and John runs his Junior coaching sessions on a Saturday morning. Scott has entered Under 16 & Under 12 teams for the Highland league, fixtures will take place every Sunday afternoon from 1-5pm 23rd May to 20th June, we are very proud to have a good group of competent junior players and wish them every success in the leagues. SUMMER CAMPS John will be running summer camps for juniors from 10am till 12noon during the first week of the school holidays 28th June till 1st July and from Monday 12th July till 29th Mondays to Thursdays only. More details will follow shortly please contact John Waring to enrol. johnandevelinewaring@ btinternet.com CLUB NEWS We broke the news of that Tain Tennis Club is to run its’ inaugural LTA Open Tournament (Grade 5) during the week 5th to 10th July, in our last newsletter. If you haven’t already done so put this date in your diary and enter online This tournament is for all players adults and juniors, if you can play at club night or ladies afternoon then it is for you so go ahead and register, you do not need to be a member of the club to enter.
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TAIN ROYAL ACADEMY PUPILS JOIN TDDT IN TOURISM PUSH Earlier in June, Tain & District Development Trust joined secondary pupils at Tain Royal Academy (TRA) to run a Destination Brand Insight Day all about Visit Easter Ross Peninsula, a new tourism umbrella brand for ward 7. To run these sessions they partnered up with Developing the Young Workforce Inverness & Central Highland and Tuminds Social Media Company. What a great day they had and smart kids to work with. TDDT’s Marketing Officer Rachel Cunningham said “we believe this is a key age group to engage with and hear directly from them about what opportunities
they could create in this area for tourism and for us to show them that change can start with them.” TDDT hope to run more sessions like with the school, facilitated by Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) and are encouraged by pupils interest to get involved with
You can enter online at LTA competitions.org and search for Tain. https://competitions. l t a . o r g . u k / tournament/4A5D20F514C2-49BE-8C7CFFC7C47917CC
Scott will resume these tournaments after the Summer so please get in touch if your child wishes to compete. A big thanks go to Ciara Jamieson for running this competition and for her report.
JUNIOR COMPETITION The 25th April saw 8 young players compete in the monthly mini red tournament held at Tain Tennis Club. This consisted of players being organised into 2 round robin groups where they played tiebreak matches to 10 against each other. Total wins for each group were calculated and a very close final crowned the overall winner. Lots of great fun and enthusiasm from all of the players on the day so well done to them for their participation and sportsmanship!
PARENT & CHILD AFTERNOON CARER, GRANDPARENT, ANY ADULT THE CHILD KNOWS AND TRUSTS On the 29th May we held another successful Parent & Child afternoon again it was a joy to see folks and their children having fun together on court. Thanks to the ladies who helped run the show. The work is mainly in the setting up and in tidying up at the end, let us know if you are prepared to help with this. Our next date is Sunday 29th June so please come along there
promoting their area. They are currently in talks with the school about setting up a Youth tourism Steering Group from TRA to work with the on tourism ideas aimed at teenagers and young people.
is no charge and note the title, you don’t have to be the child’s parent. LEVEL 1 COACHING OPPORTUNITIES If anyone is interested assisting with children’s tennis coaching within the club there is a Level 1 Course taking place in Moray in June and the possibility of organising another more local course later in the summer, it would make a huge difference to our coaching opportunities if we had a larger pool of volunteers to help out with coaching alongside our club coaches. The club will cover any costs incurred while undertaking this training. We forward to hearing from you: email us at taintennis@gmail. com
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SAINTS DRAW IN THURSO TO SIGN OFF
St. Duthus completed their fixtures for 2020-21 with a trip up to Thurso at the start of the month, and came away with a point, thanks to a fighting defensive performance and some great goalkeeping but it wasn’t easy. If ever there was a teamline that could sum up a pandemic era end of season game in the month of June, it may well be the one St. Duthus named for today’s game. Several trialists were named in both the starting lineup and on the bench as a combination of injuries and unavailablity left several first team players missing for what would be the club’s final game of the season. There were a couple of returns to note in the squad. Adam MacDonald made a comeback to the starting lineup, having been out of action since the team last went up to Caithness in November last year, while Scott Miller took to the field for his
first game of the season, starting up front. Andrew Macleod also came back into contention, having last played in November. A minutes silence was observed before the game in memory of Allan Munro, the former Invergordon and Brora Rangers manager, who sadly passed last week. With ten minutes gone, John Allan and John Skinner could only watch as a shot was curled onto the crossbar; an early warning that Thurso had an eye for goal. As it turned out, the first period would prove to be a very one sided affair, with Saints pegged right back and forced into some resolute and clever defending. Added into the bargain, injuries to Adam MacDonald (substituted after half an hour for trialist Matthew Scott) and Alan Geegan (coming off for trialist Steven Sutherland at the break) made it a torrid first half overall. In goal throughout, Johnny
Allan had to be in superb form - and indeed he was. Thurso’s best chance came with 35 minutes gone, when a fantastic one-onone save denied Thurso’s Martin Banks inside the six yard box. Allan repeated his heroics moments later with a save of equal measure, before Conor Mackintosh fired into the net on the rebound. But, with the flag up on the far side, the goal was disallowed.More chances followed for the home side but Skinner, Andrew Macleod and trialist Paul Cowie, supported by several able bodies in the box were able to block or intercept the majority of chances, leaving messrs Banks and Macintosh to fire high and wide of goal on further occasions. Saints managed to survive the first 45 minutes without conceding - that was, until injury time, when Macintosh left Allan rooted to the spot with a low shot driven into the bottom corner, giving Thurso the edge at the interval. The injury to Geegan forced the visitors into a formation reshuffle at the break, and St. Duthus began to settle into the game after it was restarted. It still came as a surprise though, when ten minutes into the second half they shocked their hosts by getting themselves on level terms. The leveller began with a neat layoff to Finn As-Chainey out wide, and breaking down the left side, he hit a well timed cross into the area to find trialist Hasheem Bremner. Making no mistake, the former Golspie wing back forced the ball past Conor Simpson with authority to
make it 1-1. The goal appeared to take some of the wind out of Thurso’s sails as the action began to flow at both ends, and their relentless zeal was beginning to fade. Tiredness was also beginning to rear its head in the beating sun. Although Allan remained the busier of the two keepers, Saints were building chances when the opportunity arose on the counter. Substitute Ally Mackintosh, making his St. Duthus debut, was unlucky not to snatch a winner for Saints on 85 minutes with a clever turn and first time shot on the edge of the box. Simpson though, held the shot. At the other end, another spectacular save - perhaps the best of the game from Allan - kept the scores level when he turned a Bobby Gunn header wide at the far post. As time wore on, Thurso pushed for a winner, but again the steadfast backline of St. Duthus proved a bridge too far for the Vikings; Mackintosh taking the plaudits late on for a crucial block on the line. One last throw of the dice left Jake Lockett with a chance to snatch a Saints win, but alas it was not to be and the curtain fell on the 2020-21 season as Saints rounded it off with a well earned point at Sir George’s Park. Saints finished on the same points total as Invergordon, just one behind league champions Golspie, who secured the title with a draw against Invergordon and a win away to Orkney.
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SIGNING NEWS St. Duthus made the first of several signing announcements in June with the good news that top scorer Ben Bruce has reaffirmed his commitment to the club by signing on for 2021-22. Striker Ben Bruce, who finished the 2020-21 season as top scorer for both St Duthus and the North Caledonian League top division, has netted 34 goals in his time with Saints. With a goals to games ratio of 1.39/1, Ben has been the league’s most prolific striker of the last two seasons and his commitment to Saints for the season is very welcome news to the club. The news comes after it was reported that several Highland League clubs had been hot on the trail of his signature following another excellent season for Tain. Also confirmed for the new season are midfielder James MacKay, winger Finn As-Chainey, defender Duncan Davidson, striker Jake Lockett and goalkeeper John Allan. More signings are expected to follow but must wait for the completion of the amateur summer season, with several playing for Inverness sides. Saints have also made an addition to the coaching team, with former player Justin Rogers returning to the club to take up a position working primarily with the strikers at the club. He joins Alan Geegan and Ally Mackintosh who were confirmed earlier this year as part of the new look backroom team led by Stuart and Andrew Ross.
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TAIN JUNIORS GIFT OVER 100 KITS Tain Juniors Football Club recently gifted over 100 team kits to the children attending their sessions, following a successful restart. Chairman of TJFC Gary Ross said, “We’ve had phenomenal support from the parents and children alike since our return. The club is volunteer run to give local children a fun, safe learning environment. We pride ourselves in making sure it’s an all inclusive environment ensuring children of all abilities get opportunities to train and play in matches and tournaments along the way.” The club are continuing to add to their list of volunteers and they are seeking new members currently. “Anyone wishing to get involved in coaching or volunteering in any way to help the club are encouraged to make contact via our website or Facebook page.” The P4-P7 groups got the chance to show off their new kit at tournaments held in Alness during June. And looking ahead to the summer, the group shared the following message on their Facebook page: “Tain Juniors always stops during school holidays so we can recharge the batteries and all enjoy some family time. This year, we feel it would be good to continue through the summer with
some football. Subject to coach availability we will have sessions most weeks (may be smaller/ limited numbers) and hope to end the summer with a small tournament of matches for each age
group. This will be subject to confirmation nearer the time. We will take a couple of weeks break at some point but will give you all notice.”
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