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Text Any textual data included in the document incorporating news from Cllenkens Community er: A FREE in = BALMACLELLAN ~ cargsruarau -Mossraatrz ~ NEW GALLOWAYb_-5ST. rormis August / September 2007 ISSUE 41 A l@& ©1?l1>>°i§l€‘38 The Glenkens community, arts, training and visitor centre opens on 21 September with a nine day festival featuring a wide variety of events and activities. see crrrvrm-3 PULL-OUT O FOR EVENTS i. THE SCOTTISH ALTERNATIVE GAMES 2007 The weekend was kicked off in fine style with the ‘Alternative Ceilidh’ in New Galloway Town Hall on Friday 3"‘ August. A sell out crowd danced the night away to ‘The Backroom Band’. From the minute the ﬁrst note was struck the dance ﬂoor was never empty, thanks to the excellent music and to the enthusiasm of the dancers. Many people also enjoyed learning some new dances under the guidance of Kevin from the band. The ‘alternative’ ingredient of the evening was a Haggis Supper served in true Burns style as ‘The Great Chieftain o’ the Puddin' Race’ arrived in the hall to the skirl of the bagpipes to be addressed by William McTurk. William won the Burns Prize at Kells School this year and he certainly showed why as he captivated the audience with an excellent rendition of the famous address. The haggis bearer was Ross Fergusson and the piper was Aaron Edgar who was playing for the ﬁrst time at a Burns Supper, there is no doubt that this will be the ﬁrst of many more to come in the future. The weather forecast for Sunday was promising rain and unfortunately it proved to be correct, in keeping with the rest of the summer so far it rained practically all day with only very brief dry spells in the afternoon. However, the steady drizzle did not dampen the enthusiasm as a good crowd, considering the conditions, had gathered by the time the 30"‘ Anniversary Games were underway. Although down in numbers on recent years there was no shortage of keen competitors for the various events and as usual the unique nature of the Games together with publicity through the local and national media and the Tourist Board had succeeded in bringing people together from all over the world in New Galloway Park. Whilst the record of 2i different nationalities was not broken, there were visitors from Gemrany, France, America, Australia and even Panama. Another added interest this year was the presence _ 1 _ A _ a of a BBC ﬁlm crew who were ﬁlming the event for their ‘Countryﬂle' programme. Presenter Ben Fogle threw himself into the spirit of the Games ‘. entering every event and although he didn't quite manage to win any of them, he showed a natural , talent for Hurlin' the Curlin' Stane and Tossin' I"-sift-. the Sheaf. After some demonstrations by fonner World Champion, Aaron Edgar and the eventual new champion, Hannah McKenna and a little extra coaching from Aaron, Ben had gained enough skill at the Gird n’ Cleek to reach the semi ﬁnal, where he was delighted to win the bronze medal H a tasty Scotch Pie. However, he thought he might prefer to wear it around his neck rather than eat it! The soggy conditions underfoot forced abandonment of the Tractor Pull, although the tractor proved very useful later on as various vehicles needed a tow out of the gate! The Tug o’ War and the Uphill Struggle unfortunately were other casualties of the weather. All of the other events went ahead as normal with the Balmaclellan Skittles reporting a record entry! The Slot Car Racing again proved a popular (and dry) venue as children and nostalgic dads competed against each other. Archery was a new attraction this year with many people taking the chance to try their hand at the ancient skill. (Continued on page 3) ,.,,.. nE5ﬁuﬁr§¥IGaih¥'cﬁ$mg:”i‘NéwB°oh -§§H.|lﬂ!!H§ Glenkens Gazette page 2 IF‘ -n _ _ I _- - 4‘; J‘!- - '-_ I F 2- --' _ ' ' I“ -.-1 T .' . ..*-e=-. '- I- "_ 1 ' -' f‘r.-1 gt ‘J "*-P-‘?‘.= -5!‘-' -$-.- -"' 4| ‘r l-P GLENKENS ART EXHIBITION The Glenkens is an area rich in creativity, and The Gienkens Art Exhibition, now in its seventh year, illustrates this creativity with a wonderful display of the visual arts. With over a hundred works of art on show, including work by pupils from local schools, this is great place to catch a glimpse of some of our area's most talented artists’ creations. These are some examples of the art works featuring at the exhibition, illustrating the quality and diversity of the material on display. The Glenkens Art Exhibition runs from the 4"‘ to the i 1"‘ August in Dairy Community Centre. _ _‘-FF T=_-L:-1 _Il. er‘ W r - ﬂ— un- .,_. I J N _ Grrerson Glover Cl wgiitllﬁlnliﬂlpaig . aitrmpolliliﬂfmcﬁ llomesilct Commercial Coreringalloi llumirles & Galloway Pironelora FREE illlllii 01556 610334 01843 B25593 l CORSOCK GLASS KENBR Creative Glass for Unique Spaces 5 ain las kil formed ass s t pane ed gr s tgir es an n a b ow lg‘ Commissions Undertaken AmandaJ Simmons Roseban K. Corsoc ls. Castle Douglas DG7 SDN 01644 440696 07747 885824 See websites for details and work www.corsockglass.blogspot.com www.amandajsimmons.co.uk corsockglass@btinternet.com Open TRA 12.00 on S111 6 O1 Glenkens Gazette page 3 Glenkens Business Association in the last edition of the Glenkens Gazette l reminded readers of the Glenkens Business Association aims: “ To encourage as many people as possible, of all ages, to detour through or, better still, visit the Glenkens.” Here at the Business Association we are passionate about the heartland of Galloway. We believe that this unique landscape of natural beauty offers endless activities - things to see and do for all ages. it is surely a must for anyone visiting Scotland and wishing to explore the southwest. if the readers of the Gazette agree with the GBA’s sentiments, then I would ask that you take the ’ﬁyer’ to be found at Gazette distribution points, and post it or pass it on to a friend, colleague or relative. it may lust serve to remind them of what they are missing and perhaps even encourage them to visit the Glenkens for themselves. The GBA has recently undergone some changes, including the fonnation of a number of sub-committees. The aim of the ﬁrst is to create a distribution list to help ensure that leaﬂets and business cards are available at locations throughout the UK. A second sub-committee of ‘website experts’ has been tasked with renewing the present website and ensuring FIRST CHOICE MORTGAGES (D&G) LTD MORTGAGES 0 Re-mortgages 0 First Time Buyers 0 Buy ToLets o Home Purchases I Corrrrnercial Mortgages 0 Business Loans, 0 Self-certification Mosges PRo'rEc'rrN-3“ 0 Mortgage Protection 0 Life Assurance O Critical Illness Cover o Income Protection 0 General And Commercial insurance 0 impartial local mortgage advice where we take the hassle of shopping around for a mortgage deal away from you. “Give us a call, we’re working for you” www.firstchoicemortgages.co.uk Alan Bell Ce-MAP: 01556 504242 Mobile: 07801 582123 Your home may be reposessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage. A fee may be payable for mortgage advice. if a fee is payable it will be clearly stated before we undertake any work on your behalf. that it underpins the GBA’s determination to brand and market the Glenkens as a unique tourism destination. Encouraging progress is being made and should you wish to know more, or see it for yourself, visit the site at www.glenkens-business-associatiomorg.uk . A third sub-committee has been fonned with experience in tourism to look at further ways to market and publicise the area. To enable the GBA to access expertise in various marketing ﬁelds the Business Gateway in Dumfries has been called upon. The organisation has put the Association in touch with ‘Russell Ferguson Marketing’ - a company in Glasgow that is willing to help the GBA identify a clear set of achievable obiectives in the development of a long temr marketing strategy. Members who feel that they would like to hear what Mr Ferguson has to say will be most welcome to attend this meeting, scheduled for Tuesday i4 August at the Ken Bridge Hotel at 7 pm. The compilation and publication of the second edition of the Business Directory is planned for the end of the year. New members who wish to be included should contact either myself or any other member of the committee as soon as possible, as should current members who wish to be included but have not yet paid their yearly menrbership fee. Bob Mmamsl chaman BALMACLELLAN COMMUNITY COUNCIL Changes to committee members: Chairperson - John Finlay to replace Jane Douglas Treasurer - Susan Murdoch to replace Fiona Mckinnon Secretary - Kate Maxwell to replace Joyce Harvey Next meeting will be in August. The Community Council would like to thank ]im Little for all his landscaping work. (Continued from front page) As usual the Snail Racing paddock was crowded all aftemoon as the various ‘races’ were staged under the guidance of the ﬂamboyant racing correspondent, Jeremy Sainsbury. The Buccleuch and Queensberry Caledonia Pipe Band entertained the crowd before the Games began and again half way through. A pipe band is an absolutely essential ingredient in the Aitemative Games recipe and once again their perfomrances were greatly enioyed by the crowd. The band deserves great credit for battling gainfully on in conditions which were not ideally suited to the health of a set of bagpipesl People also had the opportunity to vote for their favourite classic car from the beautiful examples on display, lovingly cared for by their owners. Rex Dressier organises the attendance of the cars through various local classic car clubs and it has become a very popular attraction on the day. The Gird n’ Cieek competition was ﬁerce and a bit tricky under foot with a virtual water feature at the ﬁrst corner catching a few competitors out. Although the reigning four times World Champion, Jayde Devlin, had continued to dominate the Tossin’ the Sheaf and Hurlin' the Curiln’ Stane events he was not to set a new record by winning the Gird n’ Cleek title for the ﬁfth time. Although he qualiﬁed for the ﬁnal again, the wet conditions did not seem to be to his liking and he was well beaten in the ﬁnal by Hannah McKenna, running in her fourth consecutive ﬁnal. After a very impressive third place in the last two years it was odds on that Hannah would take the title before too long and so it proved this year as soon as she took the lead in the ﬁrst lap the winner never looked in any doubt. Completing an all New Galloway medal haul, Martin Wilson ﬁnished in 2'" Place and the skill must run in the family because Hannah's brother Alexander took the bronze medal. Hannah has the unique distinction of being the ﬁrst female ever to win the title since it began in i982 and on this fomr it looks like she could hold the title for a good few years yeti The Community Council would like to thank everybody who worked so hard to make the Games a success despite the adverse weather. 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The Galloway Kite Trail is one of twenty landscape projects in Dumfries and Galloway, which are supported by Sulwath Connections, a partnership partfunded by Heritage Lottery Fund, which is also supported by Scottish Natural Heritage and RSPB. Calum will continue to build on the strong relationship between RSPB, local communities, businesses and schools in the surrounding area. By having Calum on the team, it is hoped that the Galloway Kite Trail will attract more visitors as well as local interest, providing a quality experience for all. Calum is available to give talks to community groups and schools in the local area, and invites group leaders and teachers to get in touch to arrange these, or to arrange visits to the feeding station or other parts of the kite trail. He will also be arranging several guided walks throughout the year. He is also keen to take on volunteers to help A him with this role, particularly at the feeding station at Bel.iymack Hill Famr, where he provides ii1f0ﬂ'li3lLi0l‘i to ~ visitors about the red kites and their progress in Galloway. if you are inspired and would like to get more involved with the red kites in Galloway then please get in touch with Calu.m. This is also an opening for students wishing to pursue a career in nature conservation, as the red kite project presents a great opportunity to learn about many aspects of conservation, wildlife interpretation and people engagement. Part of Calu|n’s iob will entail taking on the role as an RSPB ‘Aren't birds brilliant!’ contact with the aim to attract visitors and local people to the area and bring people closer to these charismatic birds of prey. Most of Calum’s aftemoons are spent at the feeding station at Anne ]ohnstone’s Bellymack Hill Famr, near Laurieston, where visitors can be entertained all year round, by up to 30 or more kites at close view from the hide. in addition to this fantastic viewing spectacle, other parts of the kite release story are revealed along the rest of the Galloway Kite Trail. Visitors can see and ﬁnd out more about the life, behaviour and history of red kites in Britain as well as getting the chance to see the landscape in which they live and the cages from which they were kept prior to their release back into the wild. On the trail, there are also places to stop for refreshments, picnics and hospitality along the way and for fanrilies, the ‘Wildlife Explorer Trail’ and ’Mossdale Nature Trail Quiz’ for children to leam about other wildlife in the area. Another exciting aspect of Calunr’s role over the next three years will be to work with existing and new kite trail businesses in and around the Glenkens in order to expand and improve interpretation of the kites and related interests. For example, two new lnforrnation points are planned at Parton and New Galloway, together with an audio CD of the trail and a new trail guide. Red kites were released in Galloway between 200i and 2005 and, despite initial losses, have gradually strengthened in numbers to around 75 birds, breeding successfully here since 2003 (2l pairs in 2007). They have since begun to spread further aﬁeld, mixing with kites from other release areas and eventually it is hoped that they will re-poprrlate suitable areas throughout the UK. As carrion feeders, kites help to ciean up afterbirth and dead animals found on farmland and roads, at the same time providing a fantastic spectacle in our skies and heiping to beneﬁt the local economy, with increasing interest in wildlife tourism. if you wish to get involved and would like to know how to volunteer or if you would like Calum to talk to your community group or school, then please do get in touch with him (contact: 01556 670464 or e-nrail: calum.murray@rspb.org.uk) or pop into the kite feeding station on an aftemoon to enjoy the experience ﬁrst hand. Gordon l\lcAda1n T y Plumbing ,» e T solicitors.’ -s jI {Agents s Heating A Inclepentie L. -. _ Engineer ‘ er 01556 503744 as 11 Kirkland Stfeet St. John's Town oi Dalr Y ‘E? 01644 430393 T3 E 07334 321739 “E \-ll;-I. , Advise rs orrrces m = l ; CASTLE nouotns, DALBEATTIE KIRKCUDBRIGHTRDUMFRIES H '- '- -=!""'l§- ‘ ‘TI-IE HAIRTII’ GAZETTE FESTIVAL OFFER The festival's motto is ‘Music to the Hills, People to the Land’, with the Knockengorroch fanrily bringing people from all over Dunrfries and Galloway, across the UK and beyond to their small holding in the hills to where people can enioy the small-scale friendly atmosphere, appreciate great music and scenery, and re-populate the land. This year's Hairth festival, l4th- l 6th September, will showcase world class names such as Aitan, Irish greats of traditional music, Niziopi, who topped the charts with a number one hit, legendary hip-hop funk outﬁt The Herballser and Scottish indie-folk band Aberfeldy as well as Baka Beyond and the Dhoad Gypsies. The full line-up is available to view on the Knockengorroch website at www.knockengorroch.org.uk . Knockengorroch Festivals have recently been given the status of ‘Beacon’ Festivals by the Council’s Festivals and Maior Events Strategy team. Festival Director Liz Holmes said; "this is fantastic news for Knockengorroch! Beacon status will enable us to continue to expand the work we have been doing over the last nine years — promoting quality roots music of the world and cultural diversity, whilst contributing to nrral regeneration and awareness of the area by bringing visitors from all over Scotland, the UK and further aﬁeld.” The Hairth is held at Knockengonoch Famr on the banks of the river Deugh where, in nature's green amphitheatre, music from all across the globe can be heard in a unique and captivating environment. Tickets for the festival are available to buy online from the festival website, from the Magic Broomstick in Castle Douglas, or by sending a cheque to the festival ofﬁce (see below for contact details). Festival tickets cost £60 standard and £55 concession (or £55 standard and £50 concession with the Glenkens Gazette special reduced rate - see below). Tickets for l l-l6 year olds are £30 (£27 at special reduced rate). Under ll‘s go free and ‘Family’ tickets are available by calling the festival ofﬁce. I-Kl'l'fO'..'GI(G'I'l'_Q__.Ol".I'OOI’I =.|"'.'ES"IIII'a'_IS iii?! Gl9Yi1_KQi15? .-_r:eatrlers:r a spyeciiai retiueeid 1;.unti_l»".tl1"e. _6I'lII of Auguists. e-mall: mail@ggblaw.co.uk , "e Corrrrnrurilsi Irrlenesl Corirpnrrsi NEW FACE ON THE GALLOWAY KITE TRAIL i '--la» = i to" 5 A lofts this il.l'I_I'.G|..B Gazetlé .' ﬂame, _f.ﬂt|I.|l'eIS5_, and i , stIit[erne.e.;§I'+§;onnes.siio‘n; _|tri.r:e __ i Glenkens Gazette page 5 JOHN DEMPSTER There lived at ”Garryairci" on the moors in the northem part of Dairy parish a tailor by the name of ]ohn Dempster. He had taken part in the Battle of Bothwell Bridge in I679, and as a well-known Covenanter he was continually hounded by the dragoons. So enthusiastically did they search for ]ohn Dempster that he was forced to leave his home and hide himself in a rocky cave in the rugged sides of the Blackwater, some distance from his home. His wife would take food to him under cover of darkness. During the summer ]ohn managed to continue his tailoring business from his hide-away. Following a visit to his home one night, ]olm was about to return to his cave the next morning when a party of troopers appeared, heading across the moor, and ]ohn at once ﬂed to Arndarroch Wood, a thick oak plantation close to the Water of Ken, hoping to hide until the coast was clear. The troopers pursued him, and a' though an area of moss delayed their progress somewhat, one of them caught up with him as he climbed the dyke into the shelter of the wood. it is said that he took his tailor’s scissors from his pocket and drove them as hard as he could into the forehead of the trooper's horse, causing it to rear in terror and throw its rider. This gave ]ohn a chance to dash into the thicket and conceal himself in the steep rooky side of a ravine close to the river. The troopers lost him and retumed to ”Ganyalrd” where they terrorised ]ohn's wife and children, and ate and drank all they could ﬁnd in the house, destroying anything they could not use. Leaving the distraught family to think that ]ohn was dead, the villains made their way back across the moor towards Dally. Under cover of darkness ]ohn retumed home, to the great joy of his family, but his hiding place along the Blackwater was no longer a safe one for him, so he left his home and sought safety elsewhere. After some months of persecution in the New Galloway and Balmaclellan areas he was eventually seen one evening crossing Knockgray Hill near Carsphairn, by a party of dragoons who followed him across the Water of Deuch. They lost him among some deep bogs on the far side of the river, and in the darkness John ﬂed up the hill of Craighit, where he spent the night among the rocks and boulders. He was by this time very weak and unwell from his months of wandering and sleeping in rough places, and he was not as wary as he needed to be in a place so close to “Garryhom" the residence of the hated Grierson of Lagg. The following morning Lagg spied a movement up on Craighit, and through his telescope he made out the ﬁgure of ]ohn Dempster crouched among the rocks. His troopers were at once divided into two conrpanies, one moving to the south and the other to the west, aiming to cut off any chance of an escape route. ]ohn made off across the Garryhorn Bum and up the slope of the Bow, hoping to get to the wild shores of Loch Doon, but his ﬂight was in vain. His persecutors ﬁnally caught up with him on the steep slopes of the Meaul. There ]ohn Dempster was shot, and his body was left on the lonely hilltop. A stone now marks the spot where he fell, another brave Galloway martyr. CATHY CASSIDY’S BRAND NEW BOOK ‘LUCKY STAR’ IS RELEASED THIS AUGUST! Mouse is doing his best to stay out of trouble. Cat is doing her best to land herself in it. They’ve both had it pretty tough, so when they meet by chance, they thank their lucky stars. Weird and wonderful things happen when they're together — but how long can it THE Z007 CONVENTICLE A T last? Because everyone has their secrets — and there can only be one winner in a game ofcat and mouse. Can't there? To ﬁnd out more visit: www.cathycassidy.com On Sunday, l7th ]une a number of enthusiastic folk, wearing “*1 raincoats and boots, were seen scrambling over the stile at the Blackwater Bridge on the high road to Carsphalrn. However, the damp weather eventually gave way to a warm, dry aftemoon and raincoats were cast off. A pleasant breeze kept the ﬂies and midges at bay. A short walk along part of the Southern Upland Way led to an idyllic setting for the Conventicle. Chairs were in place and Mr Andrew Blackley set his splendid Covenanter ﬂag to ﬂy over the dyke above the gathering of sortie twenty six people. Rev Dr David Bartholomew began the service and soon the lonely moors, not too far from "Garryaird", rang to the enthusiastic singing of “All People That on Earth do Dwell" to the tune Old l00th. How the hearts of the old Covenanters would have rejoiced had they been there to hear the ioyful sound. Dr Bartholomew read the tale of ]ohn Dempster as told by Rev i Robert Simpson, and this was followed by prayers and more hymns, including “I to the Hills Will Lift Mine Eyes”, most appropriate as all around were the moors and hills of Galloway and the munnur of the Blackwater was a gentle accompaniment to the service. The collection was gathered in a blanket in the traditional way, and the Conventicle was brought to a close with the hymn "God is our Refuge and Our Strength". Later tea and biscuits were served to refresh the congregation, then Dr Bartholomew once again donned his ”wellies” and led a party of hardy walkers up the course of the Blackwater to the lovely Chapel Linn, and up to the spot where ]ohn Dempster may well have had his hiding place. The sides_of the burn are rocky and wild at this point, and there are spectacular falls and cataracts along the Way, _ _ Over the moor above the burn, following the Southern Upland Way,‘ Dr Bartholomew led his party ofexplorers to the top of a ridge overlooking the green slopes of Culmark Hill, and the approximate location of “Garryaird". Nothing now remains of the one-time home of ]ohn‘Dempster, or perhaps it is more correct to say that the -' site has not been found as yet. L There may well be some traces of the old cottage, iust waiting for so?-neone to come across them. Although recent rain had made the track very wet and muddy in places everyone agreed it had been a most interesting and enjoyable walk. Our thanks to Dr Bartholomew for once again ﬁnding a “special place" to hold the Conventicle. Where will next year's service be held? We look forward to it with interest. Helen Bolton - .-_- _' _- - -_;— :.- f: -_--._-— -_ —-Em‘.- The church i 1€l.u.l.1;as usual. ;d.ilfl'l '.i3%" the school».'ilioiiiiaysr!=for iT1J0th August. Tlils year!se.icirila=ls*."call_etl i‘il|l‘bTBe i ﬁeir,‘-i :sttuizi l.uft_s_ Galloway, wlths"some"rtlnrer t‘ Gall-“la? Pililiir Wﬁiiliéi rte‘er..iilE@irilIlFi:run;@'r-from l0.i30r_r-to -i2;2O -illT'..i,i_ﬁr.ig§_;,s$lrlglt!;gta.i1i:l,;j,s1istrles. At: theendrcf r I." at @i'.~“atr'ﬁ:.r f Tii‘iE.f’e;'"iis no ' E? _ natmunme Home of genuine Free Range hen, duck and quail eggs, is now also taking orders for Free Range oven ready chickens, farm reared on grass from day old chicks. ALSO SEASONAL FRESH VEGETABLES AVAILABLE Visitors weicome.come and see where your food comes from. page 6 Glenkens Gazette LAND’S END T0 J01-IN otonorvrs CYCLE cnncumoe @% ea, aha ate ohs an | ‘The group comprised of 23 i individuals, 7 women and I4 men from all over the U.K. All taking part had raised money for their chosen charity through sponsorship. The total raised must"ve been well into the thousands. We all met up for the ﬁrst time on a cloudy Tuesday morning at Land's End. After many photos, we were given the day’s route, and with fresh legs we set off at a cracking pace which slowly eased off as everyone settled into their own rthymn. We sailed through Penzance and pushed on up B roads to Rednrth for a well earned coffee break and chance A to begin to get to know each 1. other. Then onto Tnrro, St Austeii and our ﬁnal destination, Liskeard, as the weather broke. Tired and wet we had to wait around as our bags were delayed due to an accident. Once showered, we all met up for the evening meal followed by a brieﬁng from our 2 trip Co-ordinators, Caroline and ]oe. Caroline drove the support van and set up water stops and the lunch stop. ]oe had a van with trailer and bought up the rear, repairing any bikes and assisting in minor emergencies. Soon after the meal and brieﬁng we all had an early night. This was typical for most of the trip and gave sore limbs and bodies a chance to recover before the next day's onslaught. Most days we covered between 85 to 95 miles with a couple of shorter mlleages at the end. in total the trip clocked up 975 miles. Day 2: The next day saw us heading out over Dartmoor in pouring rain and thick mist. Right from the start we encountered steep climbs. We had some thrilling descents off Dartmoor wearing out the brake pads on many of the bikes. This was a testing day and after cycling through Exeter we headed North to Cuiiompton finishing at our hotels in Samforth Preveli. Exhausted but relieved to have come through one of the hardest sections, we shared the day's adventures over a few beers. Day 3: After assembling as a whole group we set off soon establishing ourselves into groups of similar abilities and wending our way on B roads we passed up through Wellington, Taunton and onto Cheddar. Here we encountered a big hill just as the rain came on. At the top of the hill we had a blustery lunchstop in Shlpham. Then, in appalling conditions we pushed on towards Bristol, Ben guiding us through the nightmare route across the Avonmouth cycle path and out over the Sevem bridge into Gioucestershire and Wales. We continued up the beautiful Wye valley in the pouring rain. Our only relief, a long freewheel down into Tintem with its stunning Abbey.For many this was the worst day. There were punctures, wheels seizing, getting lost, heavy trafﬁc al_ compounded by the incessant heavy rain. We were a bedraggled lot entering the hotel but soon warmed up and were treated royally at this hotel. Day 4: We set off in small groups and as the sun came out enjoyed a lovely cycle up the Wye valley to Monmouth. Then up through Hereford and on through lovely rolling countryside to Shrewsbury. Unfortunately l picked up some grit in my eye and as the evening wore on my eye became very iinﬂanred and started closing up. A doctor in the group advised me to go to A and E and this was arranged with the leader for morning. I thought how sad for my trip to end because of a spec of dust. Fortunately as soon as it was removed and checked l was ﬁne. Day 5: l started an hour behind the others but caught them up by the ﬁrst water stop near Wern. There had been more bike problems with broken spokes and seized bearings for some of the others who had managed to stop at various bike shops for running repairs. We continued, hitting very heavy trafﬁc and much town cycling with a few near shaves and curses from motorists we managed to get through Warrington and the outskirts of Wigan then on up to Preston. Somewhere before Preston we called into a bike shop where l got cleats ﬁtted and shoes, What a difference. Though I did have a few fall offs at trafﬁc lights, much to the amusement of the others, I soon got used to them. This bike shop was amazing he sold me my gear for half price and gave the others free brake blocks. Day 6: This was a long day so we all started earlier than usual. Pedalling our aching legs up ever northwards through Lancaster, Kendall up to Penrith then a long beautiful climb up Shap fell, followed by a swooshing descent to Shap that got the adrenaline going. After this the weather caught us out with a really heavy shower before we could get waterproofs on. So cold and wet we pedalled through Cariisle city centre and pushed on the last never ending miles to Longtown.By now the wear and tear on bodies and bikes was showing, many of the group suffering from repetitive injury to knee joints ,some with bad inﬂammation. So painful for one of our party that he had to go to A and E, where he had the depressing news that he would have to give up or face pennanent damage to his knee joints. You can imagine the immense disappointment after all the training and effort. We were all affected and felt for him. Others continued with ice packs at every opportunity and fortunately this was our only casualty. Day 7: I went ahead of the group as I was meeting my parents enroute. Hurray - we were in Scotland and the weather was good. Lovely run through Gretna, Cummertrees, Annan, Dumfries and onto Thomhill. After meeting my folks I cycled on to the agreed lunchstop at Sanquhar where the others caught me up. it was a day of cycling into a head wind, but all the English guys congratulated us Scots for such a lovely country. l must admit to feeling proud. it was to get better and better the further North we went. Scotland was by far the most scenic and best weather of the trip. After lunch we pressed on over more exposed country to Cumnock. Then there was then an adrenaline race to Kilmarnock with me and ]ohn fronting the group. Quite often the last few miles were a boyish race that was exhilarating - l probably ranked about 4th or 5th overall. Day 8: We set off under an overcast sky that quickly cleared to sunshine and after cycling through a towny bit to Irvine, we hit the coast road to Largs with lovely views over to Arran/Bute. We stopped in Largs to play on the beach then cycled on up to Gourrock to take the feny over to Dunoon. This day had a holiday feel to it and we had a relaxing picnic near the botanic gardens before heading up Loch Eck. Then over to Loch Fyne and round to lnverary with a hairy race at the end to the humped back bridge nearly ending in disaster when bikes clashed. We had comfortable acconrrnodation and a good stroll around lnverary to watch the sunset. Day 9: After a wee cllrnb we crossed undulating landscape to Loch Awe and our ﬁrst of many views of castles (Kilchum). We then headed West to the Connell Bridge looking out over Loch Etive to Mull, on to Baiiachuiish across the bridge, along Loch Linhe and into Fort William. We had excellent views of Ben Nevis with a cap of snow. Then ever onward to Spean Bridge and the climb up to the Commandos’ Memorial and a long ﬂattish descent alongside Loch Lochy to our accommodation in lnvergarry. Day l0: By now all our aches and pains were disappearing as our bodies had become ﬁtter and adapted to the days rigours. We took off to Fort Augustus in dribs and drabs and continued along Loch Ness to Dnrnmadrochit. No monster! Here we had the ﬁercest cllrnb of the whole trip up the hill to Beauly. l was heard to exclainr “I'm too young to die!” and had to dismount - many others with better gears succeeded. After this we had a lovely gently undulating run with a fantastic descent into Bonar Bridge our stop for the night. Day l l: My favourite day. We set off under cloudy changeable skies stopping in Lairg for the famous coffee/cake call. Then we pedalled through magniﬁcent moorland/forest scenery to the Crask inn where we were served fresh scones with comb honey. We then pedalled on with mountains in front and to the left, a following wind and bright sunshine. We then had 2 of the best descents of the whole trip - long, long downhills with short ascents to Aitnahana and Loch Loyal where we had a leisurely lunch before undulating terrain into Tongue with its fantastic inlet, castle and beaches. We had a malt whisky each to celebrate our arrival. Day l2: Another fantastic day started with Ben getting chased by a stray Highland cow. Then a picturesque very up and down joumey along Scotland's northerly coast ,with stunning surf beaches and inlets to Thurso where the land ﬂattened out. After lunch we ﬂew along the remaining miles with an near gale behind us to arrive at a pub a mile from ]ohn O’ Groats, to gather as a group to cross the ﬁnishing line. There was much celebrating, champagne and relatives! friends to greet us. We signed the pub book and took loads of photos before boarding our bus to invemess at 2.30 for the ﬁnal celebration meal. The event was organised by Discover Adventure, a group specialising in iund- raising adventures. fan Knox £eai'e£e&<Bo@@e&><$e Glenkens Gazette page CatStrand Launch Special NINE DAY FESTIVAL Local designers Woiffe and Co. have designed the CatStrand identity. The identity is a simple square with a wash of watercolour across it. The watercolour represents the stream (called the CatStrand) that runs under the building and has become a signiﬁcant part of the Interior design and the bars of colour represent the different strands of activity that will take place in the building. The connection between watercolour and the water of the stream is clear and the colours of the image are based on the colours of nature around the area. The typography of the word CatStrand has a deliberate twist in that the two words have no space but the capital “s” of “Strand” gives the logotype a distinctive feel. WELCOME TO Tl-IE GLENKENS, JOHN! ': 7 -_*_ r" _.,. 4 -, "1 GCAT and the CatStrand have recently been nominated for a number of prestigious awards. Three are from the EU rural regeneration project, LEADER+. The CatStrand development project has been nominated in the category of re-invigorating the local economy and the public art integral to the CatStrand has been nominated under the Champions of Culture category. Cathy Agnew, the Chairman of GCAT, has also been nominated personally under the category Rural Ambassador in recognition of her contribution to the development of the CatStrand. The fourth nomination is from the Edinburgh based agency, Arts 8: Business: both GCAT and Natural Power Consultants have been shortlisted for the Arts, Business and Community Award category for their sponsorship relationship. This award is "in recognition of an effective partnership that stimulates community involvement and inclusion in the arts". The winners of each of these awards will be announced later on in the year. GETTING INVOLVED r Would you like to get involved in or to offer further support to the Catstrand? Over the cotrrse of the next year there are going to be a wide range of opportunities to participate in and support the centre which will be central to its success. Opportunities range from becoming a Friend of the Catstrand, to being an Ambassador for the centre in your local area, to offering practical assistance such as stafﬂng the box ofﬁce or helping to develop the gardens. For more information on how to get involved and to ieam what we can offer you in return, or to join the mailing list, please contact The CatStrand's new Participants and Audience Development Co-ordinator Lucy Burnett on 01644 4203 74 or email lucy.burnett@glenkens-arts.corn Lucy, originally from Lochfoot and now living near New Galloway, joined the CatStrand team at the beginning of August having previously worked in environmental and literary promotion, primarily in the charitable sector. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with her if you would like to know more about getting involved with the new centre. K0110 Pena Ochoa? .-§' ' 1 , ‘ .A c?- "~/ '*r., §l -"'-¢-__ ---, r'__ " '1 The CatStrand Launch Festival will run from Friday 21" to Sunday 30"“ September and will celebrate the opening of this unique community venture. During the ten day festival there will be a wide variety of events and activities to entertain visitors to the centre. Live music will keep spirits high with performances from a variety of musicians including The Chris Stout Quintet. lntemational anist Chris Stout is considered to be one Scotland's leading ﬁddle players and was recently the recipient of "Musician of the Year” at the BBC Folk Awards. If comedy is more your scene then you won’t be disappointed as there are a variety of great acts including Radio Scotland's own comedian Fred MacAuiay taking the stage mid-week. Local writer Catriona Macpherson sees the launch of her latest crime novel, ‘Bury Her Deep’, at the CatStrand while there are also plans for a band night featuring local nrusiciarrs, various childrens' activities, a Tea Dance, Tai Chi workshops, computer classes, keep-ﬁt classes, cookery demonstrations and more — something to suit everyone! From October the CatStrand will operate as an outreach centre for the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Dranra's lRSAMD) Youthworks traditional music tuition progrannne for children and young people. The launch festival is strpported by the National Lottery through the Scottish Arts Council and partly funded by the Dumfries and Galloway Festivals and Events Tourism Challenge Fund. ' -0,, “-\i\ '_ . -.1‘ ..,..._ . Tire opening of The CatStrand also brought an opening for the post ofCentre Manager. Glenkens Community at Arts Trust is now delighted to announce the appointment of Mr ]ohn Robertson, cun'ently the Project Manager of Wigtown Book Town who will be joining the team to ﬁll this position. As well as his many years of involvement at Wigtown, ]ohn was previously the Town Centre Manager at the the Dumfries town centre regeneration project. “Fm looking forward to being a member of the CatStrand team and to helping fake the project forward, “ says John. As part of the Local History Day celebrations, GCAT is planning a reunion of everyone who attended, or worked with, Kells Primary School when it was originally located on New Galloway High Street. This is an invitation to come to ----' the CatStrand at 7.30pm on September 25"‘ to celebrate the life and times of the school prior to its move to Braeside. Tire invitation is extended to ex-pupils and their friends and families, teachers, support staff, education authority employees or anyone else involved with Kells Old Primary School. Between its opening in i743 and emptying in I964, the Old Primary School was an integral part of life In the Glenkens, where | __ I generations of residents learned how to master their ‘Three Rs’ and Kells School Class of 1930 mind their ‘Ps and Qs’. Many of our readers will have walked the length of the High Street during the ﬁrst half of the 20"‘ Century; measuring young lives by the tum of school days and holidays and dreaming of the future. During term-time the grey building by the brim was the focus of life for generations of children. if you were one of those yorrngsters, or know anyone who was, GCAT would love to hear from you. We want to share and celebrate the lives and experiences of those involved with the Old School and want to display photographs, materials and memorabilia from the school's history. Do you have a sampler that was made by you or a member of your farniiy? Are there class photographs in your albums? Do you have a particular memory of your own time at the school or a story heard from a relative who was there? if the answer is yes to any of these, then please let us know. if you have friends or relatives who live beyond the Glenkens please pass this invitation on to them. We would like as many as possible to come to the reunion, in recognition of the central role played by the Old School Building in times past and present. Tire evening will be the climax of Local History Day; an occasion for renewing old frierrdshlps or remembering a forgotten face over a glass of champagne. . if you have suitable material, would like further infomration, or wish to tell us that you would like to attend, please contact the GCAT ofﬁce. if you would like to learn more about education in these parts from I658 to the present day, there is an excellent book by Anna Campbell entitled Glenkens Schools Over The Centuries, available from Carsphaim Heritage Centre, OI644-460653 email: carsphaimhg@hcentre.fsnet.co.uk A..__._r CatStrand website: www.catstrand.com will be live from Monday 3 September page 8 Glenkens Gazette CatStrand Launch Special CATHERINE WHEEL§ JOHN I-IEGLEY ]oin ]ohn Hegley on Friday 21“ at 8.00pm for a marriage of poetry, tale-telling and songs drawn from his new book, Uncut Confetti. in a quest to rediscover his continental roots, the poet visits the ancient carnival in Nice, puts on a mask and conjures the spirit of his French folie bergére dancing Grandma. Then he lets loose in the streets for a knees-up. New poems, old potatoes... a stanza bonanza. ._ ©2004 Mc:EamGonodrink Y ~ On Friday 21“ Catherine Wheels Theatre Company will bring a new adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac by ]o Roets. With Christian's looks and Cyrano's way with words they conspire to make the perfect man and woo Roxanne. But what has Roxanne really fallen for? Christian's looks or Cyrano’s mind? Cyrano, produced by the award-winning Catherine Wheels Theatre Company, is a swashbuckling comedy for everyone aged l0 and above about tragedy, love, loss . . . and a nose. it's about how we see ourselves and how others see us. it's a love story. Tickets are £5.00 and the performance will start at 2pm John Hegiey has been Uncut involved with the CatStrand since the early days and we confetti are delighted to welcome him back to help us celebrate our opening evening. Tickets cost £1 5I£12 CHILDREN’S WORKSHOP John will also provide a children's workshop on Saturday 22nd July which will cost £3.50 and will start at 10am-12pm. KIM REDPATI-I CHRIS STOUT EXHIBITION FROM SATURDAY 22 SEPTEMBER The CatStrand is also pleased to have the opportunity to display artwork by the local artist Kim Redpath. Kim Redpath trained at Edinburgh College of Art under key Scottish On the evening of Saturday 22"’ we will be treated to the talents of Shetiander Chris Stout who is widely- regarded as the leading ﬁddle player of his generation both in Scotland painters Gillies, Maxwell and McTaggart to whom he attributes his skill and beyond. Firmly grounded in his in drawing and painting. He comes from an artistic family being the nephew of renowned Scottish artist, Ann Redpatir. His work is held in public collections including the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Graceﬁeld Gallery, Dumfries and the Fergusson Gallery, Perth. traditional roots but never afraid to explore new territory, Chris sets himself apart not just because of his astounding technical ability and musicianship but because of his determination to take the ....- l music to new levels of innovation and experimentation. The quintet also features Catriona McKay on harp and piano, Fraser GENTLE EXERCISE ‘TASTER’ SESSION Nothing to lose and much to gain: this gentle exercise class with local tutor Sam Hood, takes place on Monday 24 September from l l-l2prn. Gentle Fiiield on saxophone, Neil Harland on double bass, and Malcolm Stitt on guitar. exercise can make a big difference to your health. Simple movements that ‘Not so much five music, but music alive (Rob Adams, The Herald)’ are as easy as walking. These movements improve muscle strength and The event will begin at Bpm with tickets priced at £6.0Dl£B.0D ﬂexibility; strengthen bones; makes joint more ﬂexible; improves circulation; Sponsored by Marr Financial Services may reduce symptoms of arthritis and back pain. Gentle exercise helps you stay stronger and more mobile so that it is easier to do everyday tasks. it also helps to prevent injuries from falls. LOCAL HISTORY DAY There is no need to wear special clothes, Tuesday September 25”‘ sees the launch of the History Stop resource within the CatStrand, with a range of activities devoted to the local history of the Glenkens. The just something loose that doesn't restrict movement, and comfortable walking shoes. programme begins with a guided community bus tour, led by Anna Campbell from Free. Donations welcome! Carsphaim Heritage Centre, who will comment on the tour as it uncovers ‘The Secrets of the Glenkens’. Meet in the Foyer of the CatStrand for a l0 am departure, returning at lpm for lunch. Places on the tour will be limited so be sure to book early. COOKERY DEMONSTRATION The tour is followed at 2.00pm by the official launch ceremony of the History Stop. _'l'i_ri§ b Catherine’ Braid of The Green Tea House, Moniaive, is a resource intended for Glenkens residents who wish to explore the history of where will -be backwith another of her hugely popular they live, or for visitors who want to know more about the many highlights on offer. cookery demonstrations on Tuesday 25°" September information on local people, places and events can be accessed within the CatStrand, from ll.00am-12.30pm. This time Catherine will be either by accessing the dedicated computer system or consulting the printed materials and publications on display. A series of listed walks can be accessed, with route infomration demonstrating how to make six delicious recipes using and points of interest included. The History Stop is a long-term project as the research local produce from Dumfries and Galloway, with Savour volunteers will continue to collect information to add to the database. Anyone with an the Flavour members and local businesses, including interest in the Glenkens can take part in the project, researching subjects of interest to Marrbury smoked salmon; Loch Arthur cheeses; them and contributing at a level with which they are comfortable. Galloway Lodge preserves; Scottish Organic Lamb; the After the launch, there will be a talk from Anna Campbell entitled ‘Gems of the Glenkens’, from 2.45 Cocoa Bean Company and Craigadam Organic Lamb and — 4.00pm. Anna has studied many aspects of Glenkens’ history and her talks provide an entertaining Venison. Catherine is preparing two starters, one main and illuminating insight into the realities of times gone by and the lives of those who went before us. dish, one light dish for lunch or supper and two desserts. Tickets for the Local History Day are available from the GCAT ofﬁce: £iO for the whole day There will be free tasters of all the dishes (includes lunch); £2.50 for the guided tour on its own; E3 for the Gems of Glenkens talk alone (includes a cup of tea). she prepares and recipes sheets will be available. Catherine welcomes any The ﬁnal event ofthe day comes at 7.30pm in the Auditorium with the Kells Old School Reunion. An invitation is extended to ex-pupils and staff of Kells Primary School who knew the Primary questions during her demonstration. Tea when it was in the original School Building on New Galloway High Street. This is an opportunity and coffee will be sewed at this event. to remember the CatStrand building in its original fomr and the way it was used until the Primary Free, donations welcome. School moved in I964. See separate feature for more information about the reunion. page 9 Glenkens Gazette CatStrand Launch Special TEA DANCE A lively, fun atmosphere teamed with great food and great music means another Tea Dance and a big crowd, all keen to get their dancing shoes on or iust to sing along to old favourites! A fantastic spread of wonderful cakes and sandwiches will be provided, which will be complemented perfectly by Tommy Edgar’s sweet sounds of war time music, accompanied by singing from Andy McClymont. There will also be an opportunity for transport to and from the event for over 60's if this would be a factor in limiting attendance; phone Liz Cole at GCAT on 01644 420374 for more information and to see if this is possible. The Tea Dance takes place on Wednesday 26 September from 3.00pm FRED MACAULAY On Wednesday 26 September, at 8.pm Fred MacAulay will face his ﬁrst Glenkens Audience. With his popular morning radio show and a string of TV credits, Fred MacAulay is undoubtedly one of the most famous faces of Scottish comedy today. Yet his on screen reputation and on air witticlsms are the product of years of experience on the live circuit, including a stint as the first ever Scottish compete at London's famous Comedy Store. Fred's brand of contemporary observations and caustic sarcasm is loved by millions, largely thanks to his BBC — 5.00pm. Free, donations on the door. Radio Scotland morning show and numerous TV appearances - from ‘They Think it's All Over’ (BBCI) and ‘Have I Got News For You’ (BBC2) to his own series TAI CHI ‘TASTER’ SESSIONS ‘life According to Fred’ (BBCI Scotland) and ‘McCoist and MacAulay' (BBCI). irrespective of whether an M Local Tai Chi and Pilates Instructor Elaine audience is divided between young and old, altemative or mainstream, the broad appeal of Fred Cameron will be running two taster sessions MacAulay always adds up to a side-splitting night out. Tickets are £1 2.00!£10.00. on Thursday 27th September: an over 50s ‘Rib-achingly funny, one of the funniest men alive’ Sunday Times ‘rapier-sharp’ Scotsman session from 10am - 11am and an under 50s Sponsored by T Graham & Son (Builders) Ltd. session from 11.15am - 12.15pm. These free taster sessions will focus on the health aspect of Tai Chi, not the martial arts aspect. They will be less challenging and will be about repetitive breathing techniques; loosening up; repetitive movements and exercises, and focusing on different aspects of the body and baance, helping you ﬁnd your centre of gravity and assume good posture. All of these exercises will be possible in the seated position. Although the moves will be simple, many Tai Chi experts believe that most of the practice's beneﬁts are covered in the basics. ‘Loosening up’ exercises help with arthritis and also with bad balance, reducing the risk of fails. Practicing Tai Chi brings with it a tremendous sense of personal achievement and IT IS FUNI it is sensible to wear loose, comfortable clothing and bring a bottle of water. Free. Donations welcome! Six weeks of Tai Chi classes commence Thursday 1st November. Over 505 class: 10-11am. Under 50s class: 11.15-12.15pm. Fee £4I£3 concessions. INTERNATIONAL GUITAR MASTERCLASS Brian Gore, Peppino D'Agostino, Antoine Du Four and Andrew White from the intemational Guitar Night will be hosting a special one-off afternoon workshop style masterclass on Friday 28"‘ September at 4.00pm which will focus on guitar composition and use of “extended” technique -- slapping, tapping, and harmonics You'll be guaranteed to ieam an easy trick or two which you can go home with and try. Tickets cost £4.00. Ages I4 plus and adults. p A . T INTERNATIONAL GUITAR NIGHT Friday 28*‘ September will bring the fantastically entertaining lntemational Guitar Night which is described as “North America's premier mobile guitar festival", this event is touring for the ﬁrst time to Europe. Promising displays of individual brilliance and unique collaborations, as musicians from different cultures rise to the challenge of ﬁnding common ground. The cast of guitar luminaries front around the world performs solos, duets and quartets to highlight the virtuosity and diversity within the world of acoustic guitar. This year’s line up includes Peppino D'Agostino, from ltaly, Andrew White from New Zealand, Montreal-based newcomer Antoine DuFour and Brian Gore, from San Francisco who will perform solos, duets and quartets to dazzle the audience. Great steel string playing, great on-stage interaction - an evening not to be missed and a must for guitar aﬁcionados! Tl‘llS EVEITI bﬁgili BI and COS! Sponsored DOORS OPEN DAYS The CatStrand will also be taking part in Doors Open Days 2007 on the weekend of Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 September (Saturday, 10am-5pm and Sunday, 12r|oon - 5pm). You'll receive a warm welcome, and be encouraged to explore, ask questions and generally expand your local sense of place. On view will be a variety of exciting and innovative art works from some of the regions ﬁnest artists and makers which are incorporated into the fabric of the building itself, including Linda Mallett's ceramic panel at the entrance to the building, Will Levi Marshall's glass, ceramic and water feature in the Long Gallery, David Gulland's glass engraving and Silvy Weatherall’s Black Face Sheep sculpture made out of recycled corrugated iron. The Castle Douglas IT Centre will be hosting a Afmsffong Watson LITERARY LUNCH WITH CATRIONA MCPHERSON i On Friday 28th S e p t e m b e r , popular Galloway author, Catriona McPherson introduces her latest Dandy Gilver murder mystery novel, Bury her Deep, published by Hodder, at this special lunch event. Dandy Gilver's third case sees her set loose in the wilds of Fife with a minister’s daughter, two mischievous aristocrats making trouble for two spinster suffragettes, a pack of hysterical girls, a handful of farmers’ wives with the fear of God in them and, as ever, an overexcited Dalmatian. From 12.30 until 2.30pm with tickets costing £10, including a light lunch and glass of wine. BOOKING TICKETS Tickets for all the CatStrand Launch Festival events will be available to purchase from Monday 13 August. Tickets can be purchased in person from the GCAT office in the Old Clydesdale Bank in New Galloway, or reserved by phone on 01644 420374. Alternatively tickets can be booked online and paid for by credit or debit card, at www.thebooth.co.uk presentation on Saturday 29 at i i.30am of the type of classes which will be on offer in the CatStrand. As part of Doors Open Day, The Galloway Consort will be presenting a free concert of renaissance music at The CatStrand on Saturday 29 September at 3.00pm. Be one of the ﬁrst to get involved: become a Friend of the CatStrand, sign up for classes, come and try some taster events, ﬁnd out more about the community bus, the Glenkens Gazette, the History Stop and all the other activities that will be happening in the centre. Doors Open Days is a part of European Heritage Days, celebrated every September in 47 countries across Europe. The theme of this year's Doors Open Days in Dumfries and Galloway is Workers and the programme will focus on generation upon generation of people striving to create and produce down all the centuries. Glenkens Gazette page IO CatStrand Launch Special WILD SCOTLAND I ' T"? ‘T 1 Broadcaster, lecturer, backpacker and mountaineer, Cameron MacNeish will be hosting a 60-minute digital AV presentation, Wild Scotland — A Spirit of Place, on Sunday 23 September at 6.00-7.30pm. Cameron has long been recognised as one of Britain's best-known outdoor commentators. President of the Backpackers’ Club, Vice President of the Rambler's Association in Scotland and Chaimian of the Nevis Partnership, Cameron is also a Trustee of the Wilderness Foundation. Between expeditions to the wiidemess areas of the world Cameron can be found every weekend climbing the hills of the highlands and islands of Scotland collecting material for his weekly column in the Sunday Herald. Cameron's presentation concentrates on those areas that have fomted the bedrock of his outdoors career, the hill and mountains of the Scottish highlands and islands. Now that Scotland can boast some of the ﬁnest access legislation in Scotland, he discusses the opportunities that are available for climbers, hill-walkers, Munro-baggers and backpackers, but the underlying theme is one of protection and conservation and why it is the responsibility of outdoor folk to care for these wild places. The presentation will be followed by a short discussion and a book signing. TRANSPORT ASSISTANCE if you live in the Glenkens and would like to attend any of the CatStrand events, but have mobility or transport difﬁculties, please get in touch with GCAT on 01644 420374 to see if we are able to arrange transport assistance for you. A GTI - DRIVING TO SUCCESS ! During the ﬁrst six months of 2007, the use of the _ __ Glenkens Transport initiative has continued to grow. In this time 2 i 46 passengers have been carried on the bus, which has been used on 2l3 separate occasions and travelled 8537 miles. The bus is now very much part of the Community and is of great beneﬁt to all -Q different ages. it is your bus, so please keep using it I A list of trips for August and September is shown — please book early to ensure your seat - recent trips _.,,__c ;,_.. _ have been full and extra trips have been run to the isle of Arran and Kelvingrove Museum following demand for seats on the original hipsi All the drivers are volunteers, many adding their own bit of local knowledge helping ’ to make trips an enjoyable occasion. Recently one driver considered leaving his wife on Arran to ensure he caught the retnm ferry to Ardrossan - the bus was v parked there, and without him the trip would have been stranded I On another trip two people forgot packed lunches, but a ‘whip-round’ for sandwiches meant they had a good lunch I Courses continue to be run for driver training — both E initial courses for new drivers and refresher courses for existing ones. Anyone who fancies becoming a driver please contact Keith Cooper at the GCAT ofﬁce. The registered route from Dairy to Castle Douglas on a Wednesday evening is now being used regularly, and as most of you know we also supply school transport every moming to Kells Primary School. A Committee consisting of Bob Peace (Chair), Brian Edgar, Tom Piummer, Roy Hooker, Amanda Douglas, Bob Tweedy and Keith Cooper met every two months, so if you have any ideas/questions please contact one of them. Any queries re hiring the bus, driver training, trips etc please do not hesitate to ring Keith Cooper. GLENKENS TRANSPORT INITIATIVE (GTI) WEDNESDAY BUS seavtcrs (arson. noun-:.)= Timings are as follows: 1900 Dept Dairy (Underhili) The return journey : 2045 Departs Castle Douglas (Tesco) 1925 Mossdale 1935 Laurieston ‘I940 Townhead of Greenlaw 2052 Townhead of Greenlaw 2100 Laurieston 2110 Mossdale 1910 New Galloway 2047 Castle Douglas (Market Street) 1947 Castle Douglas (Market Street) 1950 Arrive Castle Douglas (Tesco) 2125 New Galloway 2135 Arrive Dairy COIICESSIOIIAIIT BUS PASSES ABE ACCEPTED Oil THIS IIOIITE, S0 PLEASE IIAIIE USE 0F THIS EIITRA SERVICE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BOOK THE COMMUNITY-BUS OR IF YOU WANT ANY MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT KEITH COOPER, GTI ADMINISTRATOR ON 01644 420374. raanseoar . I Please aeccic-CPI;.OU=I"agOlOLgi1e'$ for1s"om(-estof itheisecctriitps ib-‘G-Iﬂlg fully Iboolsﬂd, before dertattisls were A pug iishieol s—.thi‘8 was due toa de fa in printing this issue *** Reserve Lists areibcelng takenffor ithese ovetr-subsoritbed rips,and extra trips may well be arranged.*** Sal:-. 11"‘ August-2007 ; ROYAL YACHT BRITANNIA, EDINBURGH :9 Fare £6 Concessions - Just a few seats left! Thursday 16'" August; KIPPFORD REGATTA AND ROCKCLIFFE : Afternoon Trip; Fare £3 per person, Concessions £2 Monday 20"‘ August 2007-; DAY in EDINBURGH; FULL **"" Monday 27"‘ August 2007; KIRKCUDBRIGHT TATTOO - Evening Trip : Fare £2 per person , Concessions £1 -50p - Very few seats left I Saturday 1" September 2007 THE MAGNUM CENTRE, Irvine : Fare £4 per person; Concessions 8. U16 £3 Sunday 2"“ September 2007; VICTORIAN FAYRE, LANARK : Fare £5 per person, Concessions £4 — Still a few seats left! Sunday 16"‘ September 2007 ; CULZEAN CASTLE, Nr Ayr; FULL **"* Monday 24"‘ September 200?; THE LAKE DISTRICT FULL *5‘ Monday 0" October 20077 FOREST DRIVE (Raiders Rd & Kirroughiree Drive) lo NEWTON STEWART returning via GATEHOUSE : Fare £4 Concessions £3 Tuesday 16”‘ October 2007 ; PENRITH, ALSTON 81 TALKIN TARN : Full Day trip leaving at 8.30am and visiting Penrith (Market Day), Alston (The Highest Market town in England) and Taikin Tarn Country Park : Fare £7 , Concessions £5 Sat. 27th October - A GLASGOW MUSEUM -— FULL DETAILS SOON I ALL TRIPS ARE SUBSIDISED BY ‘HELP THE AGED‘ AND TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED FROM THE GCAT OFFICE (IF POSSIBLE BETWEEN 10AM AND IZNOON ON A TUESDAY ) - THE COST COVERS ONLY TRANSPORT - ANY ADMITTANCE COSTS ETC ARE YOUR RESPONSIBILITY. THE GLENKENS TRANSPORT INITIATIVE HAVE DONATED TWO TICKETS FOR ONE OF THE TRIPS RUN BY GTI TO ONE OF THE CLASS WINNERS AT THE GLENKENS AGRICULTURAL SHOW ON SATURDAY 11TH AUGUST 2007 page ii Glenkens Gazette TAI CHI: STRESS REDUCTION, BALANCE, AGILITY AND MORE..." PART-TIME 'NIltNl-BUSSS DRIVER WANTED FOR MORNING SCHOOL eus RUN APPROX 1-s ' HOURS FER WEEK MON- FRI, TERM TIMES Liz Cole, Community Project Worker, GCAT To find out more about the post and salary, or if you are interested in the above POSlll0l'Itp|EE:lSB contact Kei h Cooper, the GTI bus administra or on 01644 450201 Driver trai_ning will be Provided if required. The successful applicant Will be subjec to Disclosure Scotland police checks Tai chi, ‘meditation in motion,‘ is a series of graceful movements that can bring about stress reduction, improve balance and many other health benefits. Tai chi is a non-competitive, self-paced system of gentle physical exercise. To do Tai chi, you perfonn a deﬁned series of postures or movements in a slow, graceful manner. Each movement or posture flows into the next without pausing. Tai chi is generally safe for people of all ages and levels of ﬁtness. Studies have shown that, for older adults, tal chi can improve balance and reduce the risk of fails. Because the movements are low impact and put minimal stress on your muscles and ioints, tai chi is appealing to many older adults. For these same reasons, if you have a condition such as arthritis or you're recovering from an injury, you may ﬁnd it useful. Tai chi appears to offer both physical and mental benefits no matter what your age. It is used to: - Reduce stress - Increase ﬂexibility - improve muscle strength and deﬁnition, - Strengthen ligaments and tendons that protect and support thejoints: keeping them mobile and healthy 1- increase energy, stamina and agility - increase feelings of well-being Preliminary research shows that for older adults, in particular, practicing Tai chi regularly may: - Reduce anxiety and stress - improve balance and co-ordination, reducing the number of falls - improve sleep quality, such as staying asleep longer at night and feeling more alert during the day - Slow bone loss in women following menopause - Reduce high blood pressure - improve cardiovascular ﬁtness ' Relieve chronic pain - improve everyday physical functioning LOCAL SHOW TO BE OPENED BY THE ‘PRESIDING OFFICER’ The Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament, Mr Alex Ferguson, has agreed to open Laurieston Show on Saturday 18"‘ August. The Committee are delighted he has accepted this invitation and he will open the Show in the Village Hail at 2.30pm. Residents of the Balmaghie Parish can enter their exhibits (vegetables, flowers, baking section, handicrafts, floral art and children section) and all exhibits can be viewed by the general public from 2.00pm onwards (raffle, sales table etc) - entrance fee 50p each. Enquiries to Mrs Chrissie Harris 01644-450271 Personalized Pet Care www.personaiizedpetcare.co.uk TEL: 01387 257529 All your pet needs at a click of button, hosting the biggest range of pet products in Dumfries and Galloway Although Tai chi is generally safe, consider talking with your doctor before starting a new programme. This is particularly true if you have any problems with your joints, spine or heart. Liz Cole, Community Proiect Worker, GCAT, has organised free ‘tasters’ at the CatStrand launch, and two six week courses in Tai chi at the CatStrand with local instructor Elaine Cameron. it is hoped that, with popular demand, these classes will continue throughout the year! Dogs, Cats, wild Birds, Pigeon & Poultry, Aviary birds, Small Animals, Aquattc’s, Repttie’s, i-lermtt Crabs Whole Peanuts 25kg £19.99 Black Sunflower seed 20kg £13.00 Box Of 100 Small Fat Balls £9.99 Bucktons Wild Bird Seed 20kg £9.99 Tai chi free tasters: Thursday 27th September: ~ 10-11am: Tai chi class for 50+ - 11.15-12.15am: Tai chi class for under 50s Tai chi classes: 6 weeks ' Commencing Thursday 1st November ~ 10-11am: Tai chi for 50+ - 11.15-12.15am: Tai chi for under 50s For more information, please contact Liz Cole on 01644 420 374 or email her on liz.cole@glenkensbb.co.uk Free delivery to most of areas in South West Scotland Order on-line or phone Payment on delivery option available for online orders simply choose the print order form payment method and we will E-Mail you back with a delivery date. Living Independently _E1.. Ilii~is* F?” '1'-I|,—\-| ‘ Have you claimed everything that you are tiiil'i.iljtiiil to? To lincl out confidentially what you are entitled lo and how to apply call: ii/' liiilir Qﬂ ll ll$»"!r"i- Til--’llT"§'/-"l -;.,_; Z *:qi_,|.'.».1.; ,-._ .:,I,Ii:,T..i , Glenkens Gazette page I2 EMMA VENTURES DOWN UNDER "So your luggage goes straight through to Sydney — you're sure?” "Yes!" I said, without hesitation, in a manner which suggested the very idea of not knowing such a thing was absurd despite, in actual fact, not having a clue. Glasgow airport, 6.30 in the morning, I sat in the airport cafe, htrng-over as Dad and the ever more worldly wise older sister sat sipping coffee. The truth was, I was about to embark on a journey which would take me half way around the world and back again, and at that very moment all I was concentrating on was the copious amount of alcohol which had been unnecessarily consumed the night before. Little did I know that the phrase ‘copious amount of alcohol’ would take on a whole new meaning upon my retum..l Checked in, with my boarding pass and passport in one hand and Australian dollars in the other, I said goodbye to the last familiar faces I would see for three weeks. To be honest I think they were more concemed than I was. How hard could it be to ﬂy to Australia?! Eight airline meals, ﬁve films and 40 very long hours later the huge air jet circled above the bright lights of Sydney. The familiar sight of the Sydney Opera House '_ 1-‘~¢tI~=>'“' I. f_.-_,_=-:-1--a~=7=."" I "' F14_‘. stood bold and beautiful, framed by the Harbour Bridge and illuminated against the darkness. The lethargic feeling due to travelling for two days soon began to merge into excitement (and maybe just a little bit of nerves!) ‘WELCOME TO KINGSFORD AIRPORT SYDNEY!’ proclaimed the sign in bold letters. Hal I had made it! And so had my luggage! I got through customs with relative ease, although it is surprising how much more difficult it is to be inconspicuous when you try to be. I was down under... and wondered; “what do I do now?" After being taken to the wrong hostel by my taxi driver I ﬁnally arrived at my ﬁrst ‘digs’. The hostel was not how I imagined at all - it was bright and airy and had a wonderfully unique atmosphere. I was surprised at how easy it was to talk to people. Within seconds of being allocated my room I was chatting to a complete stranger in the lift. Everyone was as open minded as each other and I had a feeling this travelling maladtey was going to suit me just fine... The next moming, bright and early, I met the tour group that I would be spending the next three weeks with. There were 24 of us in total on one big bus called Matilda — such an original name. I was a little wonied to say the least after we had been forced to stand up and introduce ourselves one-by-one by our two tour hosts, as I am renowned for making a bad ﬁrst impression. However, within a few hours most people felt like they had been friends for years. Our tour took us hundreds of miles up the East Coast to cities like Brisbane and Cairns, as well as quaint towns like Byron Bay and offshore to the beautiful Long island and Fraser island which consists entirely of sand. Fraser Island is also the location where a large amount of dingos reside. Most of us took a 4x4 tour of the island and, as there are no roads, this was quite an experience - I was actually grateful that I had slept in and missed breakfast! The tour included a visit to Lake McKenzie which had the most beautiful, ﬁne, white sand and clear blue, fresh water. Everyone who visits the lake takes a dip and exfoliates with these two natural resources and the results are quite unbelievable! We also visited the Maheno Shipwreck and The Coloured Sands which were both spectacular sights. l would have to say that my favourite place was Byron Bay. 490 miles north of Sydney, this town is renowned for its atmosphere and individuality. Some of the locals told us that the town is protected by a law which states that no big brands or corporate ﬁrms can set up, and they are proud of the fact that the character of the town had not been compromised, no matter how proﬁtable this may have been. Full of individual jewellery shops and art galleries, as well as lively little cafes and bars, the town is also a perfect place for surﬁng as there are three different ‘types of surf’ spread along the never-ending stretch of golden beach. One of many special moments ofthe trip was spent at Byron Bay lighthouse where we witnessed a spectacular sunset overlooking the dramatic rocks which met the sea. Another highlight for me was in Cairns when we enjoyed a trip out in a luxurious catamaran. This took us to a tiny, tiny island called Michael Bay which was inhabited only by birds! From here we got the once in a lifetime opportunity to snorkel along the Great Barrier Reef - an experience which I will always treasure. lust one metre from the shore and there was such an abundance of beauty and colour and activity, it was hard to believe what was in front of you. Fish of all descriptions, including real-life Nemos which are actually clown ﬁsh, as well as parrot ﬁsh, stingrays, angel ﬁsh, and many more - the list was endless. There were also turtles and even baby sharks, who were vegetarian... or so I was toldl Massive clams, sensitive to the slightest changes in the light, lay on the sand bed, slowly closing in response to the potential threat as your shadow passed above them. And the most magnificent thing of all was the backdrop - the coral; a living breathing organism which decorated the under water world with splendour. All shapes and sizes and colours imaginable, it is hard to describe how special witnessing this natural marvel was. Then we took a break for a spot of lunch, followed by sunbathing up on deck, while we were transported to the next snorkelling destination. Some of the other experiences I had during my trip were kangaroo ﬁghts, hand gliding, huge spiders, bus bowling, zorﬁng, canoeing, sky diving, koala bears, sunshine, beaches, surﬁng (and surfersl): just a few of the many exciting things that Australia had to offer but, in many ways, the most valuable thing that I experienced was the lessons I leamt about myself and my perspective on the world - it often takes something drastic and dramatic in your life for you to really pin point what you want out of it. Anyone who has any travelling experience I'm sure will agree that the people you meet is a big part of your experience and despite everyone's route being different, people's attitudes have one thing in common: superﬁclalities are completely Irrelevant. Cultural difference, appearance, wealth, politics and even religion, to a certain extent are no longer acceptable as grounds for disagreement, and are instead merely points for discussion and interest. Having people around you from such diverse backgrounds is a fantastic way to understand more about yourself - you have no other option but to rely on your individual personality, which has been moulded by your surroundings and upbringing, in order to communicate and make friends. I was proud to be Scottish and loved ﬁnding out from people what idiosyncrasies I have, and my culture has, that I hadn't recognised due to being immersed in familiarity. The experience is equally good for denrolishing old -fashioned stereotypes (with a few exceptions, such as a ping pong match which proved to me that the French really are that stubboml) and reafﬁrming the world's population as a number of individuals, not just a number. For me, Australia 2007 will always bring back fond memories and will provide me with many friends for the future as well as a sense of ambition and wonder for what the rest of the world has to offer....next, It's South America! Emma Thomson GUITAR WORKSHOPS if you are aged 14 or older and into guitar then don't miss the International Guitar workshop on Friday 28 September at 4pm at the CatStrand. This workshop, led by four top guitarists from around the world, will be followed by an evening performance. See the article on page 9 for full details. Early booking for this event is recommended as places are limited. I Glenkens Gazette page l 3, _ _ GLENKENS SCHOOLS’ ART COMPETITION SCOTTISH MAGAZINE AWARDS CEREMONY Scottish School Magazine Competition photograph courtesy of PPA Scotland A group of students from Dairy Secondary School recently travelled up to the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh for the 2007 Scottish Magazine Awards Ceremony and were delighted when Kirsteen Currie was awarded a highly commended certificate for an article she wrote for REG’s Dairy Gazette, the School Magazine. Her article was entitled “Gretna F0 - Living The Dream!" The Awards Ceremony started off with an introduction from Alex Fergusson, MSP and Presiding Ofﬁcer for the Scottish Parliament's Third Session. He welcomed numerous schools from across Scotland, up to Stromness in Orkney right down to his own constituency here in Galloway and Upper Nithsdale. He did say he knew who would have won if he had been involved in iudgingi After the introduction the shortlisted entrants for each of the different categories were announced by Carol Smillie, one of the UK's most soughtafter presenters. Kirsteen proudly accepted her highly commended certiﬁcate and got her photo taken with Carol Smillie and the other entrants for the Best Sponsored by;- Ken Bromiey Art Supplies, Jaoksorfs Ari‘ Supplies 8. The Glenkens Community & Arts Trust The exhibits werejudged on 11th. June 2007 by 3 local artists:- Bill Wiseman, Bill Phillips & Ernest Bowery. Awards were made as follows:Senior Section - lst. Prize Danny Clarke - Dalry School Junior Section - lst. Prize Sophie Moore - Kells School Under 8yrs - lst. Prize lslay Murdoch - Kells School Senior Section - (Kells ) Commended - Caitlin Ramsay Junior Section - Highly Commended Kells: Zoe Kirkpatrick, Fleur Langford. Dairy: Toby Wise Carsphaim: James Bosworth. Commended - Carsphaim: James O'Brien, Jenny O’Brien, Amber Brett. Kells: Chloe Case, George Edington. Under 8yrs - Highly Commended Carsphaim: Daisy Hickman, Dairy: Rachel Mackie. J Written Articie Category. After the awards were presented the students from all the different schools were taken on guided tours of the Parliament Buildings, including the famous Debating Chamber. To ﬁnish the afternoon the students tucked into a mouth watering buffet before heading back to 1-)‘ -ax‘ sunny Dairy. The students who travelled to the Awards Ceremony were Kirsteen Currie, Estrid Sander, Melissa Shaw, Zoe Hempleman and Sam O’Brien. They were accompanied by Miss Winchester, Business Education teacher and Mr Birch, School Technician. i . . ' . I LOCAL WEATHER STATION RECEIVES FUNDING Laur|st0n's weather centre has been granted Loch Arthur government funding of £36,000 a year over nssswmo our-trans not Ere three years to continue its mountain weather senrice. It covers live geographical areas ;,;_.,.,,_;_ ,._, the North-West Highlands, West Highlands, CREAMERY & FARM SHOP Uplands, and climbers throughout Scotland rel)! on reports from this station for accurate The home oi fine local and organic produce t that the Met Office has expressed interest in the specialist forecasts provided by Geoff Monk, operator of the Laurieston centre, since 2004. Communities Minister Stewart Maxwell said; "it is absolutely vital we have a reliable mountain weather senrice to reassure walkers they have the best information at their ﬁngertips.” cArw,,,~,1 105,,,,,',,g (),-g,,,,,',-, jI;,,r,,,/,,,,,_¢,_1 Calrngorms, South-East Highlands and Southern weather infomiation. The BBC website says .. J . ’ 65535551 Tl’@555’ cB”k"d qgreadir O*"§"'*“;" J1/[,»,;;, jfy-,,,'; £9’ ‘vgggfgblgg £9’ Egg; cﬂ/lprodzrced on our 0-wnﬁrrrrr or .rom'red as focally arpassiirle. ‘Plus rm e.t-remioe rarrge of otlrerﬁrzejbods, baskets, pottery C9’ rrnﬂs. MONDAY TO FRIDAY 9.(l0AM—5.3l]PM SATURDAY li].l]0APvI-3.(l{lPM Fnoru Bseswmo, TAKE THE I . -. -t l\t~.w Annex, no to SIGNS an an goat .|' \. \ ~ 1 i at //, 3' K3 4,!/..," ~.si_f<.rZ3/ . . l II ~ * .= e '11 2'. .: “ 7'".//"11 /1 ¥\% f |ja,.ﬂ§,h;|| EMAIL: rrenrriery@Iorbnribnr.org.tr}: TEL: o.r387 76o296 Glenkens Gazette page l4 J or. '~'.t'-'.="'- _ Uptialc ﬂit ﬁt? youth riioasoto Ioneoo . --- - -' -1"-1,,== .,-_- ~"="<?" 1 '-'=-'-"' ' rs" f"1;""."‘ M _ | "\ 1 "'-~,':’/U ff.1/_/ _lE"‘'"L".I“..""’ ‘I TIMES OF WORSHIP IN THE GLENKENS CHURCH OF SCOTLAND Sundays Balmaclellan 12 noon 1*‘ Carsphaim 10.30 am 1" 2"""(Sepl] 3*“ 4"‘ 5"‘ Maximum Attack Dairy 9.00 am 1*‘ 2""(Sept) 3"‘ 4"‘ Kells 10.30 am 2"‘ 3"’ 4‘ Special Services and Events Gordon Clendinning‘s Fundraising Appeal for The Paul O'Gorman Leukaemia Research Centre, Glasgow. 6th - 10th August 10.30 - 12.20 Going Bananas Hoiiday Club at Scout Hut, New Galloway 12th August 10.30 am United Family Service in Kells Church 21 st September 7 pm Harvest Supper, New Galloway Town Hall 23rd September Harvest Thanksgiving Services at Kells and Dairy Harvest Lunch in Dairy Town Hall all pm 30th September 10.30 am E"d°’$ed by Irish rally legend Paddy Hopkirk ,. 5”'”w'maX'm""2'attack.co.uk tinted Service uiih Gardens Church Choir in Carsphairn Church ‘The Organist Eniorlains' in Carsphaim Church (2-4 pm) Communion Service 26th August 10.30 am Kells Church SCOTTISH EPISCOPAL CHURCH (c of E) St llilargaretis, New Galloway 10.30 am Holy Communion Every Sunday and Wednesday nd III New Gall ea part-tumeclea when it opensin ,tl1erpostand salary, CATHOLIC CHURCH SERVICES St John"s, Castle Douglas ti Manager, on 01 Mass on - Saturday 6 pm 8. Thursday 7 pm , -_' 7 : _ _ __l =—":--E “*5 ALEX FERGUSSON 1\/[SP DIGITAL CAMERA? WANT PROFESSIONAL PRINTS? TOO FAR TO TRAVEL? CANT WAIT? - NOT ANYMORE YOUR DIGITAL PHOTOS PRINTED AT THE TOP SHOP MMMM ﬁJoltm1'inrnoI'Da'|y Til - O'l8I44-30368 - 6" it 4" prints with edit facility - remove red-eye at the touch of a button - enhance colours - crop picture to remove unwanted items - passport style photos - index prints of selected photos It choose photos to print ~ print multiple copies PRINT FROM CAMERA OR MOBILE PHONE MEMORY CARD or email photos with Instructions to: _ top.shop@btinternet.com Gzlllosvay And Upper Nithsdale i Jg _' ‘ ' ' \VILL BE HOLDING ROVING ADVICE SURGERIES ON \VEDNESDAY IST" AUGUST 2007 1N Waverley Hall, Creetown from 10am - 10.30am Bank of Fleet Hotel, Gatehouse from 11am - 11.30am Star Hotel, Twynholm from 11.45am - 12.15pm Memorial Hall, Crossmichael from 12.30pm — 1pm Town Hall, New Galloway from 1.15pm — 1.45pm Lochinvar Hotel, Dairy from 2pm — 2.30pm NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY Regular monthly surgeries are held on the second Friday of every month in Dalbeallie Library from 4pm - 4.45pm and Association Oiﬁce, 2 StAndrewStreet, Castle Douglas from 5pm — 5.45pm and Kirkcudbrighi Library from 6pm - 6.45pm To book an appointment for one of the monthly surgeries please call freephone 0800 028 7260 NANSON & PARTNERS Part of the Armstrong Watson Group GLENKENS MEDICAL PRACTICE General Medical & Dispensing Services The Sm'ge1'y High Street New Galloway The Sm'ger_y Kirkland Street Dnir_y FOR APPOINTMENTS CALL *5’ 01644 420234 ‘B’ I page i 5 Glenkens Gazette N I MALAWI BIKE RIDE [\ Local minister David Bartholomew is grateful for all the sponsorship support he received for his recent Bike Ride in Malawi in May. Around 260 miles were covered in lust over ﬁve days along with some 30 other riders, mostly from Scotland and England. He writes, ‘After a bus transfer from Lilongwe to Dedza, bikes were made ready and the ride began with an exhilarating steep downhill stretch with hairpin bends. The encounter with Malawi roads soon had our adrenalin ﬂowing and before we knew it we were at Mua Mission for our ﬁrst overnight stop. The next two days down near Lake Malawi were long and hot (up to 35 degrees C) with an unrelenting ﬂat gravel/‘earth road that seemed to go on and on. Pleasant lodges by Lake Malawi and the Shire River eased our recovery. The fourth day we had to climb back up out of the rift valley to Zomba, but it was a shorter day and didn't prove as challenging as we'd feared. The ﬁfth day however was long and hard. We started early and made good progress in the morning under cloudy skies before the sun broke through. in the afternoon we followed a dusty road along the edge of the dramatic Mulanie mountain massif, enveloped in dust with every passing vehicle, until we hit the beautiful tea estates around Mulanie township. However at the end of our 75 mile day we still had a thousand foot climb up to our lodge where we arrived in the last light of day. The last moming l was an easy six mile mn down to Mulanie Mission where we were given a tumultuous welcome dominated by ladies of the local Guild in their smart outﬁts who blocked our path, singing and dancing, and caught us ,,, _ up in warm embraces. in the reception that followed it was very clear ‘ how much our fundraising was appreciated. Later l was able to make a tour of the hospital and see where the money raised would be spent.’ David stayed on for two further weeks in Malawi, in the ﬁrst week visiting congregations and Presbyteries of the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian within the Synod of Blantyre. He was called to preach before congregations of up to over a thousand people, most under 40. The Malawians love singing and it was quite nomral for six choirs to take part in a service. There was a ' vibrant sense of faith and ioy. The last week was spent visiting two of the orphan centres of Abbas Rest Orphans, Chiringa and Muona, meeting the orphans and doing sonre preaching in the bush. David has so far raised £6700, which will be divided equally between Mulanje Mission Hospital and Abbas Rest Orphans. ltls still not too late to sponsor him. Cheques should be made payable to EMM5 Bike Ride (Malawi). Y »-3% *1. is or.L.E.1sr.1cEn.s .uro:a=#r.s1<ctuL!rsu.nA.L @£Si0t1CiIi@E-'.T'Yf %iSiH(0?~§N= samrday 25 August in Dairy Town : Hall. Judging will be in the morning and the showwill . be open to * the public from 1.30 pm. The Trophies will be presented at 3.00 pm. If you have any queries or require advice on exhibiting or if you would like to help with the show in anyway ring Alan Wright 01644 430 291 WE VERY MUCH LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU @~%@e@@%<%&@%&& Ir ii .. r THE Crtoss KEYS HOTEL .-._ .. "‘.1f' _. ,_. ~.__.- 1.-i ‘,._.,__ ,._.__. .__. -<._ . _.,_ BAR & RESTAURANT ‘B’ 01644420494 i,._... Come in and feael chacnige. . .. general eiiqbllcrietss and restaurant opening pileiase ring ~ Susan O ‘ Hare or Kevrtn Chlirsnail We look forwarrcl to meetrngyou l -. .. , , I s ii 1 1"" I r,;- 1| ' .' ll . _ |.[:!'l r. ~-I. . |'h"‘ii:i ' ' L LL‘Q r 1 f -.ii” .r ,.- r lull T» ..___|, I - . , - . -- I | i|t__,_ ll P;- _ -'-i ...-... 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Text Any textual data included in the document Cr LEN KEN S GAZETTE incorporating news from Cllenkens Community at Arts Tins: [rats in = BALMACLELLAN ~ CARSPHAIRN ~ MOSSDALE ~ new GALLOWAY ~ sr. iouuis TOWN or DALRY| October / November 2007 l I I‘ ISSUE 42 s I GI I OIL]- .1 |On Tuesday 2nd October 2007, HRH The Princess Royal -officially opened The CatStrand in New Galloway. After six years of tireless fundraising and hard work, the former derelict school has now been transformed ‘into a state of the art and fully accessible arts and community I" " _ venue. It is equipped with the latest sound and lighting -* e II uipment, raked retractable seating, conference and training facilities, gallery and exhibition space and a local heritage resource called the Glenkens Historystop. The theme of sustainability is central to the concept behind the CatStrand - it extends to the local, social, economic, environmental and regeneration of the area. it is the ﬁrst public building in Southern Scotland to be heated by wood pellets, a fuel which reduces the total carbon emissions www.glenkensgazettecom ‘\ /11* - in \- from the centre by two thirds. This makes it the greenest arts and community venue in Scotland. The area is already home to some of Scotland's best artists and the CatStrand is a permanent showcase for some of their exhibits. These include: - Silvy Weatherall's Black Face . —+ - g ‘ Tup, a wonderful sculpture made out of recycled corrugated iron from the old school shed ~ Jim Gourlay’s slate obelisk ~ Kirkcudbright 13 - based artist Linda Mallett has been working with local schoolchildren to produce a ceramic panel at the entrance ~ - AAr A, of the building ~ Inside the building, Dairy based photographer, Ted Leeming, has produced a spectacular landscape triptych ~ And finally, Will Levi Marshall has created a glass, ceramic and water feature within the venue itself. The CatStrand is already winning awards. it scooped the Arts, Business and the Community Award at last week's Arts and Business Awards ceremony. This was in recognition of their partnership with Natural Power Consultants Ltd (NPC), a local renewable energy ' development and operations consultancy. (More photos on page i l) RENAISSANCE LEARNING ANNOUNCES REEL SUCCESS VIDEO COMPETITION WINNER Dairy Secondary School won £1000 worth i of books, supplied by Scotia Books. i This ho i has demonstrated eat enthus' a d comniiﬁmetfrt to raising reading Efandards wiiilii? thglr classroom, using Accelerated Reader. The competition rewards Paul Bannister (Principal Teacher Pupil Support) who has successfully implemented this software and involved students in creating living and breathing examples of reading practice with Accelerated Reader, on DVD. To take a look at the winners visit our website www.renaissa nce-ieaming.co.uklreei success Mr Fraser Simpson, Headteacher at Dairy Secondary Sigholol stﬁrsb “We wiere tgieiightéed to reﬁgive thisdpriﬁe w ic wi e a ma or oost or our raiy an t e R Accelerated Reader Scheme . The ﬁlm unit of Be n, Nicole and Mr Bannister along with our talented actors, Gemma, Jamie and Mr Brown have put together a super little movie.” Accelerated Reader is a learning management system that combines the beneﬁts of computer technology with traditional reading strategies and a love of books and reading. in the ﬁrst instance the students take a 10 minute online reading assessment test that adapts to the answers they give, getting progressively harder or easier until the correct level is established. This ranks the reading ability of each individual and sets a baseline against which to measure growth. It also indicates a range of books at the appropriate level for each student thus ensuring that all learners can read at their own ability level. Having established the con'ect range of books for their ability the students then go to the library to choose a book from within that range ~— critically these books will need to be marked and easy to ﬁnd within the library system. The students read the book and then, as soon as possible following completion, they sit a quick comprehension quiz on one of the school's computers. The quizzes are of different numbers of questions depending on the length of the book. There are also points awarded depending on the number of questions answered correctly. Where students are reading at the appropriate level, and regularly achieving in excess of 85% correct, sustained reading growth follows. - y IN TH‘s elss_UE"' 2. Local Artist :_ Shelia Mackay 3-gg:h?n':|t1?l;'2}‘o:;'g|"i'Y new‘ Dasws-,_.hbo,B,,,,d 4 Nature 8‘ ""6-me i'Au;u;nnRe,,|pB,'ii' " 5_Award5‘o,Dc.a|Businesses writer 1,, |-_Q3_]d_e|-mg. 6_ -ma "am" Fe$ﬁ,,a| 91] Bug-umgg-a_|1(| 7-.,0a't8'tr'and News 3_-3,9, Rlgqigygg 3,¢,,,,,'i__,~,9 gqgngg 1o_c,,,..-methane-“,5s|=i,,,,,~,,,5 .1&2,G-‘Sula, I 5 i5 Glenkens Gazette page 2 LOCAL ARTISTS : Sheila Mackay Balmaclellan resident Sheila llllackay is an art therapist. She has always had an interest in art and completed a post graduate degree in Art & .4 Design from Glasgow School of Art, then worked for some years in textile design and illustration before deciding to study Art Therapy in 1999. The Art Therapy course was quite a contrast to her previous studies of art and design, including lots of medical lectures, _ psychology and counselling skills, and trying to understand \ what a client might be feeling and seeing - very different from _____ studying art in its own right. l Since 2002 Sheila has been a practicing art therapist, working "" around Dumfries and Galloway and also in Perthshire. Mainly she works through various charitable organisations, but she also takes private clients, and can work either with groups or one to one. The main range of her clients has been people with learning difﬁculties, mental health problems, head inluries and Alzheimers disease. "Art therapy is the use of art for transfonnation and healing, self-expression and reﬂection, in a safe environment. it can treat issues as varied as severe and enduring il ness, life crises, depression or those facing a new direction in life," says Sheila; "It can be quite simple, with a client feeling the need to work in colour or form rather than talk to people. it doesn't rely on words, which can be a huge relief to people as sometimes it is so hard to put things into words. During the course of treatment, it may become evident through their artwork what is going on for them, and then it’s my job really to guide them through a therapeutic artistic process.” Sheila explained that there are different approaches to art therapy. She described the way she works in a bit more depth. For example, if somebody is very stressed and restrictedfstuck, then she might use a medium like ‘wet on wet’ which is water colour on wet paper. The medium becomes therapeutic in itself, encouraging them to loosen up a bit. Altematively if they're too loose, and ‘all over the place’, you could give them something more controlled, like clay or fomi drawing (a type of drawing using symmetry and set pattems which needs a lot of concentration) to bring them back into themselves through focusing on the task at hand. "One of the tools is the actual medium," says Sheila, “and another is what you might suggest to somebody. if they don't come up with any ideas, I will introduce a theme that feels relevant for that person such as a natural process (like the times of day and night or the transfomiation of plants with the seasons), a fairytale, a famous artist's work or a poem. This allows them to work with a theme, getting them started." This type of art therapy is a way of reconnecting the mind and soul with the body and the world around us, often using the seasons and the natural world to draw a person back into a more balanced frame of mind. it seems to me as ifwe could all beneﬁt from a bit of that these days! To learn more about art therapy, or to arrange a session, call Sheila on 01644 420666 or email sheila@clogandshoe.co.uk ... l __J Grierson Glover 0 Clea nlng ‘Q Qkxewiaalv ca rp Q‘ Brigg BARMURRlEi§"§ Home of genuine Free Range hen, duck KE”Br\‘Z5~‘?=§E “":I§':4" s “"ri'r3E‘3l§§§§tii‘iii;‘kits. Eton ready chickens, farm zﬁrggﬁion grass from day old Open 70"” _ 'I‘R1&])I'FIONA L. ll Domestics 8 Phiinelura VEGETABLES AVAILABLE 11-"kg;-§f1g,=l;5M c°"‘““i'°i‘*' FREEQUOTE Visitors welcome come and see B11 Suite eeee . Ctweringallol Dumlries8rGallei ay 01556670334 07843625593 ALSO SEASONAL FRESH MEALS 3 ‘E 01 644 420 '*;,°;i'§,';j]"b‘1j‘d Glenkens Gazette page 3 FIRST crrorcrs MORTGAGES (D&G) LTD COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND PARTICIPATION IN THE BLACKCRAIG WINDFARM PUBLIC INQUIRY Dates and location for the inquiry have ﬁnally been agreed: Dairy Town Hall, Tuesdays to Fridays for up to 4 weeks starting on Febrtrary 26"‘. Opponents of the windfann proposals have been given ‘Relevant person status’ through Alison Chapman and GLARE. Those who essentially want the windfarm to go ahead, with or without modiﬁcations to the proposals, have obtained ‘Relevant person status’ for Roland Chaplain, Convener of the Glenkens Sustainable Development Steering Group. in the light of recent Council sponsored training sessions on the National Standards for Community Engagement, it has been realised that there MORTGAGES 0 Re-mortgages 0 First Time Buyers 0 Buy To Lets 0 Home Purchases 0 Commercial Mortgages 0 Business Loans 0 Self-certification Moﬁg/ages is an onus on the Council to provide the necessary training for anyone who wants to take part in the Inquiry what ever their age or position. Kirsty Peden, Community Learning and Development Manager for the Stewartry, has offered to provide a couple of training sessions about the Standards for Community Engagement during November. By the beginning of ]anua|y the outcome of ]irn Mather’s Ministerial Sernlnar on "Community Beneﬁts from the Development of Onshore Wind’ and the Scottish Government's new energy policies should be known. There should also have been further guidance and interpretation PRo'rEc1'|i’¥‘ 0 Mortgage Protection 0 Life Assurance 0 Critical Illness Cover 0 Income Protection 0 General And Commercial insurance 0 impartial local mortgage advice where we take the hassle of shopping around for a mortgage deal away from you. surrounding the existing Scottish Planning Advice Note (PAN 8 l ). As a result it is planned that there should be a series of training sessions during lanuary and February ahead of the Public inquiry to ensure that everyone who wants to contribute, however young or however old, has had the opportunity to familiarise themselves with how to present what ever is deemed to be admissible evidence. Finally a reminder that irrespective of the outcome of the Inquiry it is the Intention afterwards to forge ahead with forming a local Community Trust to negotiate and potentially form ‘partnerships’ with Scottish and Southern Energy or any other major developer involved in potential renewable energy projects in the Glenkens and surrounding area. “Give us a call, we’re working for you” The Royal Burgh of New Galloway B Kells Parish Community Council www.firstchoicemortgages.co.uk The proposed new housing development at Carson's Knowe seems to be progressing at last, after several amendments to the original plans ﬁrst aired by Lorebum Housing several years ago. They now intend to build all twenty houses at once instead of in two Alan Bell Ce-MAP: 01556 504242 Mobile: 07801 582123 phases of eight and then twelve as previously planned. The Community Council ftrlly support the long awaited new housing development which will give the opportunity for young families to rent or buy in New Galloway which has become increasingly difficult in recent years due to the lack of property for rent and the increasing property prices. However, we will continue to campaign for urgent improvements to the Old Edinburgh Road which will be the main access road for the new houses and is already totally inadequate to serve the existing houses as Your home may be reposessed ll you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage. A fee may be payable for mortgage advice. if a fee is payable it will be clearly slated before we undertake any work on your behalf. well as being a bus route, the main access to the factory units and the main car park. The road should be widened and have a pavement and street lights added to ensure pedestrian safety. DALRY SCHOOL BOARD REPLACED BY NEW SCHOOL COUNCIL At the time of the September Meeting, no decision had been made by the Stewartry Area Committee regarding the proposed closure of public toilets in the area. It was reported however, that it was likely that the recommendation in New Galloway's case would be to retain the toilets in the High Street and to close the toilets in the lower car park. As the portable style toilets in the lower car park had been placed there about twenty years ago as a ‘temporary’ measure until new toilets were built, it was felt that this decision, ifit was ratiﬁed, would be reluctantly acceptable, particularly considering that sonre communities were going to be left with no public facilities at all. The Community Facilities Review which Dumfries or Galloway Council had carried out prior to the election earlier this year had still not been brought before Stewartry Area Committee for any decision to be made on it’s recommendations. The Review had recommended that New Galloway Town Hall should be run by a local management group and not directly by the Council as it is at present. Whether these recommendations are ever implemented or not, it is becoming increasingly obvious that urgent maintenance is required on the Town Hall to avoid even more expense in the future. Whilst some repairs had recently been carried out to the roof and the gable end to prevent water ingress to the neighbouring property, further urgent work was required to clean rhones, replace slates and repaint exterior. A letter has been sent to the council requesting that this work is carried out without further delay. Other general maintenance issues around the Burgh would be pointed out to relevant council ofﬁcials when they visit for a regular ‘wall<about' on a date to be arranged by Councillor Prentice. The October Meeting will be delayed until Monday 22" due to school holidays. Following new legislation from the Scottish Executive, the Dairy School Board was officially closed at the end of the summer term and the new School Council is now up and running. Similar in many ways to the old School Board, the new School Council has been designed to be more ‘user-friendly’ to parents. All parents with a child in the Nursery, Primary or Secondary schools at Dairy are members of the new Parent Fonrm which is an umbrella group encompassing the School Council and Friends of Dairy School, the fundraising ann. Any parent wishing to become more involved with their child's school, or who has a fundralsing idea, a concern about their child or iust wants some more infomration may contact any one of the following School Council members: ]ane Banner (ianebanner@phonecoop.coop), Andrew Bielinski (andre wb@bielinski.fsnet.co.uk), Morag Paterson (morag@tedleeming.com), Margaret Sainsbuly (sainsbury353@freeuk.com), ]ane Trtreman (ianetmeman36@hotmai|.com), Nicolette Wise (nicolettewise@aol.com). The next meeting of the School Council is on i9th November: items for the agenda should be given to the Chairman, Nicolette Wise, before then. -it H I - PRIVATE ART GALLERY 57 noun STREET, DALRY l Tx—\ J_]“"7_;;,i}_; EXHIBITING BOTH CONTEAIPORARY 8c TRADITIONAL PAINTING 8: PHOTOGRAPHY I -5* — THE STEWARTRY VETERINARY CENTRE CASTLE oouotns sunrarsnv r-rourts Mon-Fri 2.00-2.30 pm & 5-6 prn Sat 2-2.30 pm PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS WITH WORK IN -"‘."'“' Q _. 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Put metal lids in to boil too, and put the jam into the {are whilst the jars are still hot, screwing the id on then too. ThlS means that the glass can stand the hot jam without cracking, and as the jam cools it pulls the lid down, creating an airtight seal. . ..;~ »-s ﬂlypfc 'i/l/tine IQ At this time of year we start to feel the evenings drawing in and the crispness of winter creeping up on us. Ok, this year it may have started a little early, but that doesn’t mean we canlt relish the start of autumn, a wonderful season in its own right. it might have been nice to see more of summer, but let's lust hope next year is a double whammy to make up for iti Autumn brings us back into ourselves, making trs think of the winter celebrations to come - Halloween, Guy Faulks and Christmas - when we stay indoors by the ﬁre, enjoying time with family and friends. After the exuberance of summer, spending time outdoors long into the summer evenings, it"s good to wind down a bit. And this is the time of year to catch the last of the summer and bottle or lar it to bring back a taste of wann sunshine during those long winter months. Late September has seen the ripening of wild brambles, along with the enthusiastic bramblers parked haphazardly along roadsides, ﬁlling bags and buckets with tell-tale purple stains around their mouths... The blaeberries too have been and gone, in late summer, as have the wild raspenies. But now is the time for apples, which hang huge and ripe on the trees - these have done wonderfully in our wet summer, soaking up the water and new ripening in the brisk autumn sunshine. Damsons are also now ripe for the picking, along with sioes and, if you can ﬁnd them, builaces {an old type of wild plum). Below are two recipes, one for damson jam and also one for apple wine. You could also make the wine with pears if you happen to have a pear tree near by. it seems there are so many apples out there these days that go to waste as people don't know what to do with them, especially cooking apples. So l think wine is a good plan - you can never have too much country wine bubbling away for those cold winter evenings! Drtmson jam Plums or damsons To every 450g (1lb) of Plums, weighed before being stoned, allow 340g (12oz) Sugan Rectpe: 1) Cut the plums or damsons in half, take out the stones, and put them on to large dishes, with sugar sprinkled over them in the above ratio and let them stand for one day. 2) Put them into a large pan, over a low heat, and simmer gently for about 30 minutes, then boll rapidly for another 15 minutes. 3) The scum must be carefully removed as it rises and the jam must be well stirred all the time or it will burn at the bottom of the pan and so spoil the colour and flavour of the preserve. 4) Some of the stones may be cracked and a few kernels added to the jam just before it is done, these impart a very delicious flavour to the plums. 5) Pour into sterilised jars (you can sterilise 6 lb mixed apples 1 lb suitanas 1 112 lb sugar 1 teaspoon nutrient 1 vitamin B1 tablet 2 teaspoons peotolase Gervin Varietal D yeast Campden tablets Water to 1 gallon - A '7‘ 0 ', All the extras such as wine nutrient, vitalmin Bl, pectolase, wine yeast, campden tablets, demijon, airlock, etc. can be bought from a health food shop or chemist usually - Sunrise in Castle Douglas deﬁnitely have them. The purpose of the campden tablets is only, as far as I know, to clear the wine, so l don't tend to use them as l feel they are an unnecessary chemical which l would rather not consume, and l don't really mind my wine a little cloudy - as long as it tastes good! _ \ . _ Q I ‘— c "3"" \\\ Recﬁpe: 1) Dissolve 1 crushed campden tablet in 4 pints of cold water in a sterilised fermenting bucket. 2) Chop or slice the apples thinly and put them quickly into the sulphited water. Add the washed, minced sultanas, the pectolase, yeast nutrient and vitamin B1 tablet. 3) Stir, place an upturned plate on top of the fruit and cover the bucket. Leave for 24 hours. 4) Make sure the yeast starter is fully active before pouring it carefully into one side of the bucket. if the yeast starter is kept to a small area of the bucket an active yeast colony will quickly become established, and can then be stirred into the bulk must. When it is fully active a fruit cap will form on top of the must; this should be kept submerged with a plate to enable a quicker and better extraction rate and to exclude as much oxygen as possible. The cap should be broken up 2 or 3 limes daily depending on the activity of the fermentation. 5) Ferment on the pulp for 4 days. 6) Strain off the liquid, pressing the pulp lightly and pour into the sterilised demijohn adding the dissolved sugar. (The demijohn should not be more than 7l8ths full to minimise waste from excess frothing. ) 7) Fit an airlock and stand the demijohn in a warm place. Top the jar up after a few days with any surplus must or a little cold water. 8) When the fermentation ceases ( usually 23 weeks ) syphon the clearing wine from the sediment into a clean demijohn and move to a cool place. 9) After 1 or 2 days rack again, adding 2 campden tablets and topping up with a little cold water. 10) After 2 weeks rack again, adding 1 more campden tablet. 11) Replace the airlock with a cork bung. Rack again when a heavy deposit forms. If care is taken there should not be any need to add further sulphite for dry table wines but if in doubt another campden tablet may be added. 7' 5‘; I / ‘,- l‘|?!".rv_ Come along and place your bets for the L 2"“ Glenkens Grand National! hurdlino. beer tent. run. terrier fillies, more! ies think toffsl TI-IE BUNNY I walk The old lonely road‘-T With my friends laughing’, Until we reach thattihouse Abandoned for years A chicken pen behind it . I Padlockcd and missing hinges I thought about dead chickens Rotten eggs, spiders with a million eyes Looking at the door waiting to pounce Beside ll: was an old wooden shed An axe through the phone book Old bikes lie near I ran down the old road leaving my friends behind. I hid behind a bush Looked behind me still standing there Still behind the bush I looked again Behind me I see a bunny hanging on "a washing line but it was only a jumper now scared to go up that road '. ,_ a pal at my side L ‘ikrrrsrey P5, Dairy Primary School Glenkens Gazette page 5 WRITER IN RESIDENCE TOP SHOP 2 Since last summer Aonghas iiliacﬂeacaii has batonWriter in Residence for Dumfries and Galloway schools and for three weeks in liiiarch we have been delighted to welcome him to Dairy where he has worked with primary and secondary classes. Aonghas, originally from the village of Uig on Skye is a native Gaelic speaker and much of his prize-winning poetry is in Gaelic, including the collection of poems published in I997 which won him the Stakis Prize for Scottish Writer of the Year. He did read some of this work to the pupils but they were even more impressed when he translated the poem into English for us. He also read some of his more recent work in English, most interestingly a poem that he has written during his stay in the Glenkens based on local history and landscape. Aonghas has been encouraging pupils to produce their own creative .w.tl_iln'g based in particular on their own environment, their experiences gaij,-git their observations. An anthology of the best work produced by ll ;'\.I Local Shop selected as regional ﬁnalist in Neightbourhood Shop of the Year Award. Proprietors Larry at Moira Jones are absolutely delighted to have been selected for the award. They have been in Dairy for 2 years now. When they ﬁrst came to the village it was their intention to become active members of the community. This goal has been achieved with the help and support of the villagers. Larry and Moira would like to thank all their customers for the continued support and particularly for the nominations which led to them becoming ﬁnailsts. across the region will be published later in the year and we hope -"see $;0me Dairy writers featured. jfife-lexamples of Dairy pupils’ writing are Included BEST RURAL RETAILER AWARD NOMINATIONS entertainment - we thought that there were ir.,t_-":-q_1;“_= ;je1te;el.|ent poems that we have distributed ll i iBi‘f!*5!.D[dﬁ¢Ht the never! FORBIDDEN FOOTY BALMACLELLAN VILLAGE SHOP 8 POST OFFICE In the midst ofthe summer hilt was a Soaking hpt dayf M cuz an I were ayin ooiy Balmaclellan Village Shop at Post Office have been nominated for the Best ywhgen we should naghae lien Rural Retailer Award. Some of their satisﬁed customers have put them forward for this prestigious award. The village shop in Balmaclellan is the All wasgrand Until I hit the tba tae hard social hub of the village, providing a wide range of household goods and Up the be’ went And doon came the satellite box I blamed ma cuz quality food, as well as housing the Post Ofﬁce, and of course being a general meeting point for members of the local community. We seem to have the best shops around, here in the Gienkens, and they certainly deserve the recognition which being nominated for these awards has given them. Alter all he threw the be‘ Tae far in front o me What was I supposed tae dae In we snuck GALLOWAY FOOTWEAR Tae see ifSky was still working But no, the screen looked like a snowstorm Mum was standing with a face like ﬁzz Ma cu: made it worse As he said it'll clip back on Agra righ Just as I thought t ings could nae get worse Galloway Footwear Ltd, at the Clog and Shoe Workshop in Balmaclellan, has been nominated for a Best Rural Retailer Award, in the category of Best Traditional Business. This category looks for how the retailer plays a role in preserving a rural skill or tradition, In came ma pa keepayer boots on you'll have e ﬁr: the satellite dish said ma mither if they enhance the local community through Dad stormed out the hoose i-le was gone ﬁr aées Lucky ﬁr us Dad cou ﬁx it Guld ol duck tape 1 _ W -1. the business, whether a traditional skill would be lost without the business, and what effect winning the competition would have, such as helping the retailer to highlight an Nerd: time ma shooting important skill which is often taken Will have to be NEWTON’S OF DALRY for granted. It seems that Galloway 'McColst than Chris Paterson Newton's shop in Dairy has been nominated Footwear ﬂts this category perfectly -Kiroleen Currie, Dairy School for the Best Rural Retailer Award, in the - so lets keep our ﬁngers crossed! section ‘Best Village Shop’, run by the T 5 s Countryside Alliance. Owners Matthew [Ill and Gill Newton were both surprised and pleased at being nominated. "We have been in the village for I2 years and enjoyed seeing our children grow up in a safe and rural environment. it is nice to be nominated for the award by 8 our customers who are very loyal and lﬂflr-'PBn;de: in "r‘z._l.',?r_i"=~3".|.: Advisers supportive” said Matthew. Gordon NIcAdaIn Plumbing IT Heating Engineer _§G‘~‘!‘B_ a. The nomination phase of the annual *3‘ 01556 503744 "5’ 22 Kirkland Street St. Johnﬂs Town oi Dairy e-mai|:mail@ggbIaw.co.uk A s OFFICES IN : *5? 01644 430393 '3‘ ‘i 07834 321789 A l ‘ 1 to CASTLE DOUGLAS, DALBEATTIE KIRKCUDBRIGHT & DUMFRIES g lﬁl T cornpetitlon closes shortly and the regional winners will be anounced in December with the national winner announced in February next year. The Countryside Alliance said the Newton’s had been nominated because they "went that extra mile, not only for their regulars, but the whole community". Glenkens Gazette page 6 I THE HAIRTI-I FESTIVAL KNOCKENGORROCH At this September's The Hairth festival, the trademark personal, friendly atmosphere that people have come to expect from Knockengorroch, and travel so far to enjoy, created a smiling and happy crowd throughout the weekend. Even the weather, which brought some rather heavy showers at times, couldn't put a damper on things and people just carried on with some added waterproof layers. Top performances were given by a variety of world class musicians, such as Scottish group Aberfeidy, Bakabeyond and Nucleus Roots (replacing Sheelanagig)on the Friday night, and on Saturday a more traditional note from Irish greats Altan, London-based outﬁt The Herbaliser and Niziopi, whose ‘]CB’ song got to number one in 2005. The thing which struck me most about Nizlopi was the fact that it was just two people performing j — the singer and double bassist who also does human beatboxing — but the sound was great and they really got the audience going. Workshops in a variety of crafts and skills were held, from belly dance to stone carving, and enjoyed by both young and old. The array of foods on offer was great, making sure there was something for everyone. There was the usual multitude of clothing and goods stalls, ranging from local garage owner Willy Bone’s ex-army stand to an international musical instrument stall and the Afghan Schools Trust charity stall. The Knockengorroch Festivals are such a unique experience, each year only improving what is on offer for all the family, and the philosophy of keeping things small-scale and offering quality over quantity wins minds and beans and keeps people coming back year after year. Next May’s World Ceilidh will be I(nockengorroch's 20"‘ festival, celebrating their 10"‘ anniversary — confusing I know, but as there are two festivals each year it does make sense! Check out www.knockengorroch.org.uk for further info. Local artist Ian Gascoyne is currently holding an exhibition at the Tolbooth Art Centre in Kirkcudbright. It will run from the 19th October to the 3rd November. FARMING When I go out in the ﬁelds I feel right at home when Anonymous looks at me It sends chills down my s ine I say hello to Gwyneth antll calf Give Gunshot a pat on the back Give Kitty a quick comb Their recognition ﬁlls me with 'oy Out here I don’t hear my brotller The only interruption Is my dad shouting and swearing I take the quad round Nothing calving not at all I decide to o shing now When I go ﬁsI1ing Ijust nelax i And say goodbye to my troubles ' Andrew Hunter Blair, Dairy School I""_ G.T.I. NEWS UPDATE The REGISTERED ROUTE continues to be well used — please keep using it, as it's future depends on your use. However this service will NOT operate on either Wednesday 26"‘ December 200? or Wednesday 2"“ January 2008. We are very pleased that Roy Hooker will be able to continue to operate the school nrn every morning, but thank you to those people who had volunteered to fill this gap. Why not consider using the mini bus during the festive season — enquiries about it's availability and conditions of hire, please contact Keith Cooper (01644 420374 or (h) D1644 450201) GLENKENS TRANSPORT INITIATIVE FORTHCOMING TRIPS TUESDAY 23rd OCTOBER 2001 HISTORY STOP BUS TOUR OF THE GLENKENS 10am -1pm £ 2.50 per person MONDAY 19TH NOVEMBER 200‘! KELVINGROVE MUSEUM, THE TRANSPORT MUSEUM OR XMAS SHOPPING IN GLASGOW (The Mini Bus will be parked at the Museum, but it is only 10mins into the City Centre by Bus or the Metro) Dept New Galloway 9.00am, Dairy 9.10am Return to Glenkens by 6pm Fare £5 per person (Concessions £4) SATURDAY 1st DECEMBER 2007 CARLISLE - XMAS SHOPPING OR VISIT THE CASTLE ETC. Dept Dairy 9.10am, New Galloway 9.20am, Laurieston 9.40am Return to Gienkens by 5.30pm Fare £ 5 per person (Concessions £4) MONDAY 10TH DECEMBER 2007 HETLAND HALL GARDEN CENTRE AND MOFFAT Dept Dairy 9.50am, New Galloway 10am, Laurieston 10.20am Return by 5.30pm - Lunch at the Garden Centre, than time in Moffat during the afternoon. Fare £4 per person (Concessions £3) SATURDAY 5TH JANUARY 2008 KELVINGROVE MUSEUM, TRANSPORT MUSEUM OR THE NEW YEAR SALES (The Mini bus will be parked at the Museum, but it is only 10 mins into Glasgow City Centre by bus or the Metro) Dept New Galloway 9.00am, Dairy 9.10am - Return by 6.00pm Fare £5 per person (Concessions £4) ALL TRIPS ARE SUBSIDISED BY ‘HELP THE AGED‘ AND TICKETS CAN BE ii’'A%'i'A?53 R"19J'é.Tl5'Ev°‘“iAls“i="<‘s%i' ‘E53E§'s“5liEFPAEEE‘.-"<§'£l“ 29.3 ADMITTANCE CCSTS ETC ARE YOUR RESPONSIBILITY. PLEASE NOTE: An extra trip will be arranged to carlisle just before xmas for the evening oi the carol parade, hog roast and late night shopping once the exact date oi this event is known. GLENKENS TRANSPORT INITIATIVE (GTI) wenmssnav nus SERVICE (arson. nouns): Timings are as follows: 1900 Dept Dairy (Underhiil) 1910 New Galloway The return journey: 2045 Departs Castle Douglas (Tesco) 2047 Castle Douglas (Market Street) 1935 Laurieston 1940 Townhead of Greeniaw 2100 Laurieston 2110 Mossdale 1925 Mossdale 1947 Castle Douglas (Market Street) 1950 Arrive Castle Douglas (Tesco) 2052 Townhead of Greeniaw 2125 New Galloway 2135 Arrive Dairy COIICESSIUHARY BUS PASSES ARE ACCEPTED Oll THIS ROUTE, S0 PLEASE l'lAllE USE OF THIS EXTRA SERVICE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BOOK THE COMMUNITY-BUS OR IF YOU WANT ANY MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT KEITH COOPER, GTI ADMINISTRATOR ON 01644 420374. Glenkens Gazette page 7 CatStrand News SCOTTISH ARTS COUNCIL PROJECT LAUNCHED AT THE CATSTRAND Alongside the launch festival the last few weeks has also seen the launch of The CatStrand Friends and Volunteers schemes. Already llfty people have become Friends of CatStrand both from the local communities of New Galloway, Dally, Balmaclellan and Carsphaim and from as far aﬁeld as London and Edinburgh. Meanwhile, the launch festival has been almost entirely staffed by volunteers. Carrying out a wide range of roles from box ofﬁce to stewarding, working in the bar or welcoming people to the venue, volunteers have played a pivotal part in the success of the ten day festival. ]on Nimmo and Teri O'Loughlin, two CatStrand volunteers during the launch festival, were quick to offer their support, "We knew that we were going to use The CatStrand so we felt it was important that we supported it actively rather than simply coming along to events. We have time LAUNCH FESTIVAL OPENED available to offer, and volunteering at The CatStrand seemed like a good use of this time." BY ALEX FERGUSSON MSP Ann Maxwell, another launch festival volunteer, is one of The CatStrand’s many new converts. “Initially when I was asked to volunteer a few years ago I was slightly unsure. Yet as I saw the building emerge and take shape, I was very pleased to get involved and to help out.” _ _ 1. Jf_"L*_ Audience Development Project Co-ordlnator Lucy Burnett has been delighted with this early “*0: response. “The public response has been incredible. To run a festival of this scope almost entirely by volunteers is an exceptional achievement. I have worked in the voluntary sector for over ten years, and never before have I seen this extent of willingness, nor such generosity of ﬁnancial contribution. This project seems to have truly captured peoples’ imagination." | rive Ii The Friends and Volunteers schemes are part of a Scottish m Arts Council supported audience development project which will soon also include an Ambassadors scheme which will identify and On Friday 21st September Alex invite enthusiastic individuals to help Fergusson, IVISP for Galloway and Upper raise awareness of The CatStrand In Nithsdale, opened the CatStrand Launch their local area. Abigail Carney, the Festival. His speech was entertaining audience development consultant and had the audience of people who who initiated the project believes have been involved with GOAT and the it has the potential to be rolled creation of The CatStrand laughing out out to other communities across loud at times. His main theme was the Dumfries and Galloway. “The key drive and innovation it has taken to get to the success of The CatStrand's this project on the road, and he praised development has been the commitment by staff to consult with the community, bringing on board people of all ages and interests. These schemes will enable Glenkens residents to GOAT chairman Cathy Agnew for her role respond to this amazing new venue: to develop their stake in The CatStrand's future success in bringing it all together. by getting involved and supporting events and activities." Friends schemes for young people aged 5-I I and 12 + will also be launched in the coming months. Lucy Burnett aims to ensure that a'l three schemes will offer a rewarding experience for L -=- 7 all those involved, “People have been, and always will be, central to the success of The CatStrand. b I f , F . _—_’t—_*-I-7 _‘_" 7%‘ My aims are twofold. Firstly we want to get as many people involved as possible and secondly we want to ensure that every involvement is a positive one." Early reactions from audiences and volunteers augur well. ]on Nimmo and Teri O'Loughlin were pleased with the friendly welcome they received as volunteers, and commented on how "it was good to feel useful." Ann Maxwell, coming out of her ﬁrst concert at The CatStrand was struck by enjoying a ﬁrst class event in New Galloway, “Usually I have to go Edinburgh or Dumfries or somewhere like that, but here I was in New Galloway. The CatStrand has really added another dimension to the Glenkens.” Getting Involved If you would you like to get Involved or to offer further support to The CatStrand please fill out the leaflet enclosed with this Gazette. To offer your time as a volunteer or for more information on how to get involved please call Lucy on 01644 420374.. PRESTIGIOUS AWARD Natural Power Consultants, based in Dairy, and the Glenkens Community & Arts Trust won a prestigious award at an Arts & Business ceremony in Edinburgh in September. The award, presented in the category “Arts, Business and the Community" was in recognition of Natural Power and GCAT’s sponsorship partnership. The award, made by Edinburgh artist and jeweller, Ruth Chalmers, can be seen on display in The CatStrand. T When I spoke to these people I discovered that we had our very ﬁrst intemational intemet customers. These charming Americans from Maine were enjoying a cycling holiday in the area (in spite of the weather), and were most impressed with the CatStrand - especially the internet facilities. It turned out that they were looking up the latest baseball scores at home. That's what it's there for! CatStrand website: www.catstrand.com page 8 Glenkens Gazette CatStrand Reviews NICKY SPENCE £3 FRIENDS CYRANO AT CATSTRAND Once again this area has produced a celebrity of world-class quality in the form of Nicky Spence. I ﬁrst met Nicky when he was c still at school and joined the -I Dalgarno Singers in Thornhill with his mother, Annabel. He was, needless to say a tremendous asset to the tenor section and it was only a short time before he began to enhance our concerts with his solos. it is obviously apparent from his superb command of the varied repertoire of tenor pieces which he sang at this concert why he Ihas become such a success, . and after gaining a Masters with distinction at London's Guildhall School of Music, has recently signed a inillion-pound recording contract. A sparkling accomaniment was provided by I ]ulia Cobby on piano. Nicky’s friends were Wendy Stewart who piayed a selection of beautiful harp music and songs to end the ﬁrst half of the concert, and Glenkens Klezmer (]ohn Higgs - clarinet, ]ohn Duncan piano, and myself on double bass) who followed the interval with a short selection of Kiezmer pieces before handing over again to Nicky. INTERNATIONAL GUITAR NIGHT On Friday 28th September a group of talented international guitar players came to The CatStrand. In the afternoon four members held a workshop for people hoping to pick up some guitar playing tips, and in the evening the International Guitar Night was held. This is the ﬁrst time the group has performed in Europe, although they are already well known in the US and Canada. The four members, Brian Gore, Peppino D’Agostino, Antoine Du Four and Andrew White, are all incredibly talented miisicians and wowed the audience for nearly three hours with their varied guitar styles. At the end of the perfonnance they received a standing ovation, and were drawn back in for a ﬁnal encore. Many young people attended the evening perfonnance, bringing along their guitars to be signed by the musicians and being given helpful tips from the professionals. A great night was had by ail, and the four guitarists were enthusiastic about The CatStrand venue and also about the Glenkens area. Audience members and staff were invited to join the guitar players at their hotel, The Cross Keys, in New Galloway where they celebrated their ﬁrst European concert, and The CatStrand’: ﬁrst week of events. Jonnie Dowsiveli On Friday 2 I“ September the Dairy secondary students went to Catstrand in New Galloway to see the ﬁrst performance of "Cyrano" there. Played by just two actors and one actress, it was amazing. Cyrano is an intelligent, poetic man who is cursed with a long, ugly nose, ruining his chance of romance with his beautiful, beloved, poetry-loving cousin Roxanne. Comte de Guiche is a rich, powerful man but very selﬁsh and cruel. He also longs desperately for Roxanne. But Roxanne's heart is won by Baron Christian de Neuvilette, a handsome, kind man who is not in the least poetic, though Roxanne believes him to be. Unfortunately he is forced to go to war but Roxanne demands a poetic letter once a week. To save her heart, Cyrano offers to write the letters for him so that it looks like he is all he seems to be. But sadly, Christian is killed in the war. Cyrano lives with his terrible secret but just as it is revealed and Roxanne declares love to him, he dies. The play is so touching and the fact that it is based on a real story only makes it more tragic. Witty, funny and moving, the play had it all. It is deﬁnitely the best theatre periomiance I have ever seen. The poetry was excellent and the play was acted in such a way that you could really feel the tragedy of Cyrano de Bergeraifs |ife- DOORS OPEN DAYS: I THE GALLOWAY CONSOIIT Hannah Biackait in S2 at Dairy School 1, j ' 1 R r Visitors to The CatStrand ' I ‘ Open Day on Saturday 29th September were treated to the pleasaiitiy soothing sounds of early musical instruments played by two members of the Galloway Consort. They demonstrated dances from the 15th to l8th Centuries on a collection of instruments which included a set of three six-stringed viois, recorders, crunihorns, bells, a percussive stringed drum and an early guitar. Audience participation was encouraged and people were invited to try any of the instruments. CATRIONA McPHERSON LITERARY LUNCI-I Popular local author Catriona McPherson introduced her latest murder mystery novel at The CatStrand Literary Lunch. At the event, Catriona signed copies of the book, Bury Her Deep. The picture shows Catriona with Moyra Martineau from Gatehouse of Fleet. ’ The Scotsman has described McPherson as an “exemplary crime-writer, effortlessly ,balancing the driest wit with melodramatic suspense." , . , i \ . I Z ' H _i -In CatStrand Coming Attractions ARCHIE FISHER IN CONCERT MAXWELL’S DEMON Saturday 20 - Tuesday 23 October, CatStrand Opening hours Chris iielson and Sarah jackets are presenting a video and sound installation ‘Maxwell's Demon’ in the auditorium from Saturday 20 to Tuesday 23 October. This is the result of their digital arts residency and research in the Glenkens over the past year. Maxweli’s Demon is an imaginary creature at the centre of james Clerk Maxwell's i 867 thought experiment created to explore the possibility of contradicting the second law of ihemiodynamics. The structure and content of the thought experiment provided the artists with a basis to explore some of the complex subjects revealed through their research. For example; the relationships between people and place, allegory within storytelling or deﬁning territory though dialogue. The artists are working with local ska band lam Squad to develop an experimental sound work based on data from the recently developed ZephIR laser anemonieter. They are also working with a local magician exploring illusion and deception and developing a spatial 3d spinning holographic video work. The event will be open for 4 days, although the Monday and Tuesday will focus on access by school groups. JEREMY CARLISLE EXHIBITION "-"'I-.- .,1 ,5‘ Thursday 1 November to Sunday 6 January CatStrand opening hours The landscape and weather of Galloway have been a continuing source of inspiration for jeremy Carlisle in his landscape and abstract paintings. A deep interest in colour is a common thread to both areas of practice. Waiercolours are the predominant medium for the paintings. leremy has exhibited widely both within Galloway and beyond. t . A Iv..- COLCANNON Friday 9 November, 8.00pm £B.OO!£6.00 Colcannon, from Adelaide, is one of Australia's most popular and successful bands, receiving many awards including two “Firsts” in the National Folk Awards (2001) in Australia. They specialise in rich vocal hamionies with a wide range of traditional Scots, Irish and contemporary Australian material in their repertoire. ' a contemporary Australian band with distinctly Celtic roots and songs which can be .sirongiyAustralian.' “...si'mply stunning‘ (The Scotsman) Saturday 27 October 2007, 8.00pm £8.00 I £6.00 internationally renowned guitar and singersongwriter Archie Fisher has enjoyed a parallel career as a broadcaster, presenting Radio Scotland's weekly Travelling Folk since I983. One of the most inﬂuential folk artists of his time, Archie will be perfomiing at The CatStrand as part of the Gaelforce season of events. TOM STADE Friday 2 November, 8pm £7.00l£5.00 One of Canada's most popular comedians, Tom Stade will be stopping off at Th CatStrand as part of his world-wide tour. Tom was a huge hit at this year’s Edinburgh‘ festival where he received ﬁve star rave reviews from every major newspaper and reviewer; ‘Q ~ .-5 \ ‘I _' _ ’ ' I - " Tom Stade is' so cool he could well b e ./ " the answer to global warming. ...Gloriously ' . funny, silly and smart," Kate Copstick, I. Scotsman (5 stars); “one of the best ' 1 practitioners of straight stand-up we-’ve got, Stacie is the sort of comic you could listen to all night,” "Chortle Chortle; You're in for a good night packed with laughs, ” Metro. ' r RSA LECTURE Rosalind Woolfson of Woolfson Communications, Edinburgh Saturday 3 November, 11.00am for 1 1.30am, £4 including coffee Rosalind Wooifson has worked extensively at the top level of fashion public relations, representing clients such as The European Commission for the Promotion of Silk, Bruce Oldﬁeld, Giorgio AnnaniiEmporio Armani, Dal-is, the relaunch of Harris Tweed and Chamos lingerie and hosiery. She ran the press oiﬁce for the British Designer Show at Olympia throughout its nine year run in the i980's and was much involved in creating what is now London Fashion Week. Through her work she was played a major part in the development of the awareness of British Fashion Designers and their increasing Intemational recognition. In her talk she will take an overview of British Fashion from the postwar period to the present day and many of the factors affecting its development. THE OUTLAW FULKE FITZ WARYN Strangeface Theatre Company Thursday 15 November, 7.30pm, £5l£4 The talk will be illustrated. CATSTRAND YOUNG MUSICIANS VVINE TASTING ‘ Maestros of masked comedy, Strangeface present the true story ofthe real Robin Hood... Fulke Fitz Waiyn is best mates with King ]ohn until a game of Australian rules chess goes horribly wrong. When the King steals his castle Fulke and his band of brothers declare themselves outlaws, and take to the forests. ]oin them in their quest to win back the family pile and good fair rule for ail.... Well almost... in a style best described as Blackadder meets The Simpsons this is a comedy for adults and children (7-i-) alike using masks, puppets and trailing edge technology. I Wednesday 21 November, 6-Bpm, £5.00 Cheese, , wine, music. PLAYSTATION TOURNAMENT .. Thursday 22 November 7.00pm — 9.30pm £1 .00 I Serena Foyle and Flora Noble, accompanied by Simon Coverdale Saturday 24 November, 7.30pm, £10.00 I £8.00 including a glass of wine Serena Foyle started leaming piano at the age of six, studying by the Suzuki Method with Mary McCarthy and then Ann Turner. Serena also plays the Ciarsach and the Harp and has a very broad musical interest. She is currently studying music at Edinburgh University. Flora Noble has been studying the violin since she was 6. She studied by the Suzuki Method with Peggy Milne and Lynda Harkess. Flora is now in her second year at Edinburgh University where she leads the Calliope String Quartet. Simon Coverdale undertook early intensive musical education at St Paul's Cathedral London, subsequently studying piano with Michael Gough Matthews and Lawrence Glover at the RSAMD and RCM. He now lives in Edinburgh where he teaches at the City of Edinburgh Music School, the Ian Tomlin School of Music at Napier University and Edinburgh University. Glenkens Gazette pi 'CatStrrrntl _ page i0 CatStrand Regular Features CATSTRAND CINEMA CLUB The CatStrand Cinema Club (CCC) aims to bring a varied and popular series of films to the Glenkens on a monthly basis. If you would like to get more involved, you can join the CCC, which will meet informally on a regular basis to discuss programme ideas for the coming season. Silver Screen: Little Miss Sunshine (2006, Certificate 15) Thursday 25 October, 2pm - £4.50 (£3.50 Members and concessions) Take a hilarious ride with the Hoovers, one of the nrost enciearlngly fractured fanrilies in comedy history. Father Richard is desperateiy trying to sell his motivational success programme...wlth no success. Meanwhile, ‘pro-honesty’ monr Sheryl lends support to her eccentric family, including her depressed brother, fresh out of the hospital after being lilted by his lover. Directed by lonathan Dayton, Valerie Fads, starring Abigail Breslin, Toni Collette, Steve Carell, Greg Kinnear. Running Time 98 mins Casino Royaie (2006, certificate 12) Thursday 25 October, 7.30pm £4.50 (£3.50 Members and concessions) Casino Royale introduces lanres Bond before he holds his licence to kill. But Bond is no less dangerous, and with two professional assassinations in quick succession, he is elevated to ‘O0’ status. ‘M’ (ludi Dench), head of the British Secret Service, sends the newly promoted 007 on his first mission that takes him to Madagascar, the Bahamas and eventually leads him to Montenegro to face Le Chiffre, a ruthless ﬁnancier under threat from his terrorist clientele, who is attempting to restore his funds in a high stakes poker game at the Casino Royale. Directed by Martin Campbell, starring Daniel Craig, Eva Green, leffrey Wright, ]udi Dench. Running Time 13B mins --- ’__, - Becoming Jane (cert PG) Wednesday 2B November, 1.30pm £4.50 (£3.50 Members and concessions) “Becoming ]ane,"’ is the story of the great, untold romance that inspired a young ]ane Austen, played by Anne Hathaway. Wllful and spirited, ]ane is not ready to be tied down to anything but her writing. That is until she meets Tom Lefroy (]anres McAvoy) a charming rogue from London who spends more time drinking and socializing than on his law studies. The ﬁlm also stars Maggie Smith, ]ulie Waiters and lames Cromwell and is directed by ]ulian ]arrold. Running Time 120 mins Hot Fuzz (Cert 15) Thursday 29 November, 7.30pm £4.50 (£3.50 Members and concessions) A top London cop is relocated to rural Sandford where he stumbles upon all manner of mlsdoings. “Hot Fuzz" is the smash hit British cop-spoof-comedy, starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and a veritable who's who of British comedy and character actors. An outrageously funny, high-paced action treat from the team that brought you Sean of the Dead! Running Time 121 mins Tai Chi : One class for all ages Glasses start Thursday 1st November at The CatStrand, from 10.15-11 .15, open to all ages, £4l£3 concession. For further info contact Liz on 01644 420374 or liz@catstrand.com CatStrand Tea Dance, Cookery and IT The CatStrand Launch Festival tea dance was a huge success with an attendance of over 100 people! Catherine Braid‘s cookery demonstration was also packed out with over 50 participants. The next Cookery Demo will be on Thurs 3 December, 11-12.30am, £2 entry. Five festive dishes will be created, and raffled off at the end of the day. The community bus will be available to take people to and from the event. The next Tea Dance will be on Mon 17 December, 3-5pm, £3 entry. There will be a Christmas raffle and festive food. After that the next Tea Dance will be for VaIentine’s day - stay tuned for the final date. The IT classes are proving to be very popular, with the next two six week sessions already fully booked. If you would like to book onto the next IT session, or find out more call Liz on 01644 420374 or email liz@catstrand.com WEEKLY DROP-IN SESSIONS These will be held at the CatStrand to confidential advice and information, and a complementary cup of tea. T hose sessions are aimed at particular age groups: For people aged 50+, sessions will be held on Wednesdays from 1 0-1 1am from 3rd October to 19th December. Come along to get advice on anything from grants and services for older people to when the next tea-dance is - a professional counsellor will be on hand for any other issues, and there will also be a regular clinic with Age Concern Scotland. Weekly drop-in advice and information surgeries for teenagers and young people will be held on Thursdays at 4-5pm, from the 4th October to the 20th December. Pop in for a complimentary coffee and confidential advice on anything from benefits, grants, studying and stress to when the next band night is. There will be a professional counsellor on hand to help you with any issues you'd like to discuss. sromrrettruc care First Thursday of every month, beginning 4 October, 7.30pm A relaxed and informal storytelling, music and poetry evening in a comfortable café atmosphere for anyone interested in the live oral tradition. Audience participation will be encouraged. This will be a regular event on the first Thursday ofevery month. Cakes and coffee will be available. Eat, drink and let your imagination run away with you! No booking necessary, donations on the door. PLAY IT BY EAR First Monday of every month 1.30pm - 2.30pm £2 per aduitlchild, 50p per additional child Play it by Ear is a monthly song, music and storytelling workshop for pre-school children and their carers, which GCAT has been running in the Glenkens since 2002. These workshops give young children an introduction to rhythm, instruments and singing and are run by the writer, storyteller and musician, Tony Bonnlng. Play it by ear is suitable for children from birth onwards and will take place on the second Monday of every month, from November. No booking necessary - just turn up! Glenkens Gazette page i 1 TIE IQYAL VIII‘! 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I- Glenkens Gazette page I2 GLENKENS TRADITIONAL MUSIC PROJECT @ THE CATSTRAND YDANCE Scottish Youth Dance's YDance project will be coming to The CatStrand in New Galloway, during the October school holidays to run a week of street dance and hip hop workshops for 10-16 year olds. The five day project, called “Alice In Urhaniand" will begin on Monday B October and run until Friday 12, and will take place from 10.00am 4.00pm each day. Fees for the whole week are £25.00. RSAMD Youthworks Music Centres and The CatStrand will be launching the Glenkens Traditional Music Proiect @ The CatStrand in October. This is an unmissable opportunity within the Glenkens to receive top quality tuition in Traditional music and song. RSAMD Youthworks music centres are currently working with over 600 children and adults on a weekly, long-term basis in 14 centres throughout Scotland. The traditional music project at The CatStrand will be the ﬁrst of its kind in Dumfries and Galloway. The proiect will be starting on Friday 5 October and classes in ﬁddle, whistle, accordion and guitar will be available to children from p4 upwards on one weekend each month on Saturdays and Sundays. These tutorials will be supplemented with classes in song, storytelling, dance and group-work. The RSAMD will also be running adult classes in these disciplines on a Friday evening. in addition they hope to organise an open session on Saturday nights which will give all musicians in the area a chance to join in the fun! The tuition will be carried out by a combination of recent or past graduates of the RSAMD and current students on our BA (Scottish Music) course. Additional tutors will be renowned experts on their chosen instrument as well as being excellent teachers. There will also be training opportunities available for local musicians who feel that they may be interested in becoming tutors for the proiect themselves. The RSAMD will be resident in the Glenkens every few weeks on the following dates: The production involves weird happenings, strange creatures, magical potions and surreal landscapes which will all feature as the action of Lewis Carroll's infamous novel is updated to an urban setting. Alice in Urbanland explores street, break, creative and contemporary dance styles to a soundtrack featuring everything from classical to hip hop to the latest chart hits. The prolect ﬁnishes with a performance where the participants get to showcase their skills. All costumes will be provided. invite all your friends and family to come and see you perform at the end of the residency at 4pm on Friday aftemoon. Please bring a packed lunch, loose comfy clothes and a bottle of water. Friday 5 to Sunday 7 October 07 Friday 15 to Sunday 17 February 06 Friday 26 to Sunday 2B October 07 Friday 14 to Sunday 16 March 08 Friday 23 to Sunday 25 November 07 Friday 16 to Sunday 20 April 06 Friday 14 to Sunday 16 December 07 Friday 16 to Sunday 16 May 08 Friday 16 to Sunday 20 January 08 Friday 6 to Sunday 8 June 06 Details about the timings and fees for each workshop can be obtained by calling the RSAMD Youthworks Manager of the Music Centres, Sharon Hassan, on Oi 412 708316 or email her at s.hassan@rsamcl.ac.uk The CatStrand has a range of instruments, including accordions, guitars, whistles and fiddles, available to hire at a very low cost. Funding is available to help reduce fees for local people. To find out more please call CatStrand on 01644 420374. PLAYSTATION TOURNAMENTS The CatStrand has purchased a Piaystation 3 console as well as a number of handsets and games, with the intention of running tournaments on the large cinema screen in the auditorium. The ﬁrst toumament will take place on 22 November. I f you would like to ﬁnd out more, or get involved with helping organise the event, choosing the game or just want to sign up (places will be limited) then give us a call on Oi 644 420374 or email us at info@catstrand.com. Glenkens Gazette Advertising Rates zooo Format shavers Basic1;8m'alli Black 8; white 'Basic%Srn'aii CtilllI'lIl‘ P399? 'ﬂirafrtéir page Bllilﬁks 8| While Size Price pier Discountgfor issue Block of 3-ads Scam x 6cm £'l5..00 10% 6cm It 6cm £30.00 21.0% 9cm It ‘l3.5ctﬁ £35.00 10% 9cm x 13.5cm 25% colosurt 123cm x.18cm £120.00 Gclo_u.r Half page 25% 425% FuliT_,page Colour ‘lﬂcm It 270111 £200.00 (Prices “exclude VAT 17.5%) Tor (place an, advert *pleafse contact the Glenkens Gazette on 01644 420374 SILLY WEE NUMPTIY I Silly wee numply sittin on the bench Sookin at her lolli p Look a the wane? Wander here wander there wander everywhere ON THE BEAT : Step up sbep down step all around Community Police News With Pc Ian Wilson THIS AUTUMN DON‘T FALL FOR Tl-IE c0Nlv|AN Many of you will have read of people failing foul of various scams such as false wins on the Canadian, or Spanish Lot ery to name but two. There are also letters which arrive out of the blue, of ering you a share in millions if you send off your details to some person in a land far away. Even on the computer, you will receive e-mails saying you have won a wonderful prize and to claim itjust click the link. DON'T DO IT! YOU WILL ONLY END UP BEING A LOSER! Never give anlylone personal details, such as bank account details or pin numbers. Especially on t e phone to someone who has rung you out of the blue. Banks won't do this, nor will any other reputable company. Do not click links on e-mails from unknown sources. Always use secure sites and do not give anyone your pin number or password. IF YOU ARE SUSPIOIOUS PHONE THE POLICE AND GET IT CHECKED OUT Now to motorists out there - this is the time of gear to check those tyres and lights and make sure there is some water in the washers. low down if the road is covered in water or leaves; it is so easy to lose control! As the nights draw in kids walking to school and dog walkers should wear something bright or reflective so that you can be seen in time! And finally if that outside light, or security light bulb needs changed do it now! DALRY POLICE OFFICE : 0845 600 5701 C a cha left and cha cha rl hi: Tango forward tango bani A broken link, the weakened chain A damaged one, the diluted mass An injured ﬂower, a burned forest An unﬁt key, the bolted door The apple of my eye, Infected with conjunctivitis The yin to my yang All messed up and stuff Paint in the sky, gives yellow, red and blue Flowers In the grass is all I need for you I‘ g The pear to my apple The tangerine to my orange V 111a raisin to my grape Y- The bacon to my sausage I ': i Gary Thomson, Dairy School page i 3 Glenkens Gazette DALRY FORMER PUPIL AWARDED OBE BY THE QUEEN ]oyce Thacker (nee Douglas) _-4' left Dairy in 1974, but had such, J‘ ..,.. . ‘AF’! l __._',_,», ‘ Kells Primary School would like to thank the community for donating all their water and juice bottles to help us build our greenhouse. It is now completed and about to go into operation. 5-J -‘~ fond memories of the school _";' ': t h that she arranged to come and _ _'___J ," I ‘ _ tell the pupils all about her visit [ 7' ' i to Buckingham Palace, where ~ the Queen awarded her the OBE. ]oyce explained that she was awarded the medal for services to children. She trained at lordanhiil College as a Youth Worker and has been working with young people ever since. ~.~~ loyce now works in Yorkshire where she helps ﬁnd iobs and homes for young people who have no families. The children were shown a DVD of the whole ceremony; we were all very sad for the iittle boy who was asked to leave after he cried during the National Anthem. He was only 3, and was all dressed up, it was a real shame for his family; but nothing went wrong for Ioyce and we are so glad she came to share her day with us. Joyce brought the OBE medal and the warrant signed by Queen Elizabeth and passed them round all the children. ls‘ '7 7 7 — 7 77_-I7 7|l 1 ii r 7 —* 7 -r 7t—‘7 -7 77 7 7 | 71- -| KELLS PRIZEGIVING Having had its most successful year ever, Kells held its ﬁnal Assembly and Prizegiving on Friday, 6"‘ ]uly. The school hail was ﬁlled to capacity as Staff, Parents and pupils celebrated all the achievements of Session 2006-07. The afternoon got off to a lovely start with each group singing pieces from the class music experienced throughout the term. Mrs. ]ean Young, who retired at Easter time after 25 years as school cook, presented the prizes. All pupils received their certiﬁcates for completion of a successful year. S Mr. Brian Edgar, Kells Football Manager for i5 __.___ +years, spoke of his pride in both the ]unior and Senior Teams who have played exceptionally well this year. Both younger and older pupils retained the Gelston Football Trophies, the ]uniors were in the Finals of the Fun Fours Tournament and the Seniors made it to the Final Round of the Paul ]ones Tournament. Most importantly, there was consistent feedback on the excellent sportsmanship Photos of Model Boat Club in action and and teamwork displayed by all the boys.-an essential Kells Fishing fleet at end of term. This club if you are part of the Kells’ Team! Mr. Edgar is run by Mr. Piummer for the Primary 7s and presented large framed photographs of the football the children make the boats from scratch. team to 3 of our boys who have been the backbone of Kells Football since Primary 3 GOLD ENTERPRISE AWARD — George Edington, William McTurk g and Henry Sainsbury. A huge thank you must go to Mr. Edgar for all those ‘sometimes very wet’ training sessions and for all the encouragement he gives Kells’ footballers, and to all the Parents who help with the transport. The school couldn't do it without the Parental support. Those entering Primary l in August, 2007, were then presented with their special Gym Bags and their Book Shop cards, ready for their start of school. There was a new set of trophies to award this year in recognition of the importance in which Kells holds its School Board, now known as the Parent Board. in the main, the Awards were given for Good Citizenship. Winning decisions were easier in the younger classes but was found to be too difﬁcult in the senior classes as ‘Citizenship’ is embedded in the whole ethos of Kells School; thus , by the Seniors, it is very much part of their lives. ' School Board Chairperson, Mrs. Sue Lindsay, also, made a presentation to Kells School have consistently eamed the Gold Status Mrs. Sheila McHattie who is now retiring as the Teacher Representative to over the years and they were also given a ‘Life long’ the Board. Mrs. McHattie has faithfully served as the respresentative since the award in recognition of this. establishment of the Board in I988. Sophie Thomson, Primary 4, was asked to give her The photograph shows a very happy group with trophies and on the way to solo talk on Fossils at this prize-giving ceremony held at their ‘workfree’ holidays! Easterbrook Hall. Sophie won the Regional Final and went Nancy Piummer on to be National Champion in Public Speaking. page I4 Glenkens Gazette iii’ no [less em Upriaio [ii] Vouih GLENKENS GIRL GUIDES The ist Glenkens Guide Unit is pleased to announce that it is up and running once again! This small unit has been meeting weekly in Dairy since ]anuary of this year. We try to irave a very varied programme, and each girl is encouraged to help in the planning of this. Some girls were able to enjoy the fun and adventure of County Camp during the summer, and we intend that there will be further opportunites to take part in outdoor and residential events. If there are any girls out there, between I0 and i4 years of age, who would like to irave lots of fun in a safe and friendly atmosphere, please get in touch with us. Details of times and meeting place can be obtained by phoning Mrs Kathryn Peace (Oi 64443028 I) or Mrs Cate Murray (Oi64443052 l ). rib 4}>ZZ.®§?7 TIMES OF WORSHIP IN THE GLENKENS CHURCH OF SCOTLAND Sundays Balmaclellan 12 noon 1*‘ Carsphairn 10.30 am 1*‘ 2"“ 3“*(0ct) 4'“ Dairy 12 noon 1*‘ 2"" 3"‘ 4"‘ Kells 10.30 am 2“"(0ct) 3"" 4"‘ Special Services and Events 7th October 1 0.30 arn _ Harvest Thanksgiving Service iii Carsphalrn Church foiiowecl by Harvest unch li'i Lagwyne Hall (12-2pm}. 28th October, 12 noon and 4 pm DairyChurch 4th November, 12 noon Baimacielian Church 11th November 11 am Ceremonies al Balmaclellan and New Galloway War iiemorrals followed by Remembrance Service in Si l.iargaret‘s Episcopal Church, New Galloway. 18th November, 1 0.1 5 am Carspharrn Church 29th November 7.30 pm Concert witlr Tony Coiirns, Dairy own Hail Communion Services Communion Service WHO COOKED THE LAST SUPPER? Dairy Heritage Group is keen to encourage all those who may have an interest in the History and Heritage of St. ]ohn's Town of Dairy to loin them at some of their future meetings. The heritage group in Dairy are entering a phase of revitalisatiorr following their ﬁrst meeting on October Stir. The group have been successful in the past, but recent years have seen their numbers dropping. CatStrand local history co-ordinator Bob Martin gave a talk to the group entitled ‘Who Cooked the Last Supper?’ in which he told of how his interest in local history has grown over the years. He used the example of the biblical feast attended by ]esus and the disciples to illustrate the common human endeavor behind all maior events. Bob talked about the need to recognise that history is created by the actions in everyday life and that it is not only kings and queens that are important. He explained his passion for the common-place and how the big picture is composed of a multitude of smaller contributions. The meeting was a resounding success and will hopefully be the first of many. Dairy Heritage Group has been responsible over the past few years for holding exhibitions on topics of local historical interest. They are very interested in the launch of The History Stop at The CatStrand, and see this as a good opportunity to encourage those people who are especially interested in the history of Dairy to ioirr our small group of like-rninded people. For more information please contact Mrs Hilda McAdam (016444301-I83) or Mrs Kathryn Peace (01644430281). 26th August 10.30 am Kells Church SCOTTISH EPrsc0PAr. CHURCH {c of E) St Margaret's, New Galloway 10.30 am Holy Communion Every Sunday and Wednesday CATHOLIC CHURCH SERVICES St John's, Castle Douglas -._-=_-—_-=r§1-L:_____.-R-3 =;—_;—:_-_-i-=i - - .:_-__ DIGITAL CAMERA? WANT PROFESSIONAL PRINTS? T00 FAR T0 TRAVEL? cm~rr wan": - NOT ANYMORE YDUR DIGITAL PHOTOS PRINTED AT THE TQP SIIQP commas-m HJoiirrr0Tovr=|1oi'Dm'y Til-01044430368 - 6“ x 4" prints with edit facility - remove red-eye at the touch of a button - enhance colours - crop picture to remove unwanted items - passport style photos - index prints of selected photos - choose photos to print - print multiple copies PRINT FROM CAMERA OR MOBILE PHONE MEMORY CARD or email photos with instructions to: top.shop@btinternet.c:om J, THE IMPOSTER GLENKENS DRAMA CLJB3 The colours blurred ast me, I looked harder andlharder, But still I couldn't see her, My pace riuickencd and my heart started to pound, I cou d fee the cold, salty tears rolling down my face, “Mummy, mumriyi I crie%1but she couldn't hear me, I kept running an ﬁnally rough the hundreds of legs I saw her i-ler long, brown coat dancing along the ﬂoor, I ran and I ran, Glenkens 73 Drama Club will be performing I walked through the crowded shop, Iydid not stop until I had her knees ﬁrmly locked in my arms, ‘Hallo dear, do I know gar?’ came the voice from above me, I looked u , a woman loo 1 down on me, but she wasn't mother, o is she? What has she done with my mum? Why is she here and in my moti1er’s c othes? who is this imposter? Ifoll to my knees the tears rolled Faster lilyheart was beating so fast I thouglrt it had stopped g H Whore is she Will I over see er again? i‘Bllli§i;li9l1 some the sound my ears ion ed to hear arc!“ my mother raised me high, held me tight, bloirchy face “there, there you’re safe now” And at last I did feel safei Rebecca Holden, Dairy School the pantomime Wind in the Willows on 13th and 14th December at Dairy Town Hail. A famllly show with all the usua characters Rat, Mole, Badger and Toad with a dame, a prince and a pretty girl for a happy ending. We have cast most of the parts but can accommodate more villagers, animals etc. Also we would be glad to hear from anyone who would like to help as stagecrew or with sound and lighting (training given). Contact Shiela on 430257, Kathy on 430058 or Christine on 430209 GLENKENS MEDICAL PRACTICE NANSON & PARTNERS General Medical & Dispensing Services Part of the Armstrong Watson Group ; The Srrrgery The Sur'ger_r' High Street‘ New Gallon-'.n_r' Kirirlnnrl Street Drrlry FORAPPOINTMENTS CALL *5’ 01644 420234 *5‘ Glenkens Gazette page i 5 THE cu wrrcueas when we ﬁrst moved HP THANK YOU FROM I was scared I was in a new place, I didn"t know anyone, they were looking at me in a FIONA AND IAN ' ‘r 'Q Q I I Te 3 g ll 0 u 5 e Fiona and Ian Oliver of New Galloway Post Ofﬁce would like to thank all those people in the Glenkens who have supported them over this year in their various sponsored events. Together they have raised nearly £1000 for charities. it all started with the Kirkcudbright half marathon in May, and then Fiona did the Edinburgh Moonwalk in aid of breast cancer charities in ]une. lan ioined a team of people from the Glenkens to do the Edinburgh to Dairy cycle challenge in August in aid of Macmillan. Then they both ran the Great North Run on Sunday 30th September in aid of MIND, a charity supporting those with mental illnesses. Fiona would particularly like to thank ]ean lones and Kate Maxwell, her partners in crime, who trained and completed all the events with her. “i definitely couldn't have done it without them. The Great North Run was a fantastic experience. Running with over 50,000 others through Newcastle was unforgettable. The weather conditions were near perfect and the route was lined with spectators and bands Strange way looking through the curtains. when I turn round the curtains, would move as though there was someone there, As though there is a ghost watching my every movement Everywhere I turned they were there Looking at me with their beady eyes Even when they were in the street They would be looking at me. It got to one stage where I would be scared to go out at all, When I moved on to a farm there Was no one to look at me and what I was doing, I’m free at last I can do what ever I want; there is no one to tell me that I am wrong or push me down I am free for ever. Bu there is always some thing that Is watching me and that is The oows and the sheep, but We have got a little deal going if I Do anything wrong L II g 8653?? is open 6 days a week Tuesday to Sunday 1 1am to 5pm for great light lunches and afternoon teas playing music. The number of people running for charities for a variety of personal reasons, and the tributes to loved ones was quite ovenvhelming. It made all the training worth while. Many thanks." them fresh grass -Heﬁfds Dairy School l‘ THE l ' I | | ' I !§.‘i;I'1.".l'.llil]'§l|ii‘l|l . I i-. .1'. ,. CROSS KEYS HOTEL BAR & Rastautuwr ‘E 01644 420494 (Dvvners Chef Ideas Come in and feel the change... For general enquiries and restaurant , _, 1* J 1 , ' __'_'_' opening times please ring Susan O ‘ Hare or Kevin Chisnall We look forward to meeting you ' ' I | I |'l1.N I . l, l - =!-'-'-tl. llliii --.. ='.1 . _ l-"' I ‘ll. ‘ .. .. |'|'-'. '1. I | i i|l | i I I i .5. ~ 1 I ' I I r . l Glenkens Gazette page l6 REGULAR usrsn Gnours | oowrnrnurrorss AT DALRY COMMUNITY CENTRE T0 T]-[E GAZETTE Paint and Art Monday 1.30 - 4.30pm Bill Hines - 01644 430224 Glenkens Plaggroup Monday - Friday 9.1 - 11.45am Julie oore - 0 644 460687 Glenkens Mother 8- Toddlers Wednesday 1.30 - 3.00pm Sarah-Jane Mackenzie 1644 430429 Good gleighbours Club Tuesday .0OpmMabel ou ng - 01644 430472 Craft Glass Thursday 2.00 - 4.00pm Joan Mailman - 01644 43049? Drama Club Cathy Poikinghom on 01644 430050 Any contributions to the Gazette are For further details on booking the Community Centre or any other information needed please contact Sarah lilicltdam 01644 430393 (\l'e|'y%:r1ahle|'atesﬁorprivatel'i'e) Gi.EN[€EN§ utttmr F03 ALL EVENTS Yliance, lion 8 Ocl - Fri 12 Ocl, lllam-4pm, foes for whole week are £15 - contact GCAT lo boolt. Glenkens Grand llaiional, iiiit Oolober, ipm, lien Gaiioinn Parit SBA iloeiing - Tuesday liiih October 2007 lan Gastoyne An EIllll}lllOl'l, iiih Otl lo ltd November, Tolbooih Ari Cenlre in Kirttudbright Kells CC treating - ilontlay 22 October ilm~c»li‘s Demon, Sal 211 -Tue 23 October, CatStrand Flint - Little iliss Sunshine, Thurs 25 Oct, 2pm, lI4.5li.‘E3.50 conolmembers, CalSlrand Flint - Casino Royal, Thurs 25 Otl, l.3iipnt, iIi.50.lT.i.5=0 tono'nembers, CaiSirand Archie Fisher oonceri, Sal if Ocl, 8pm, £836 oono, CatStrand GBA iioeiing - Tuesday iiih llo-ember 2007 Jeremy Carlisle exhibition, lion 1 iionrnber lo Sun 6 January, Catstrand. RSA Lecture, Sal 3 ilov, llam, iii iintl toffee}, 0aiSirand Coiunnon, Fri 9 Hov, EMS cone, tpm, CatStrand. Til-urstlay llilh November 2007 a Glenkens Business Association Social 8 Helm-rklng Evening for rnanbets and non rrembers. l'.3lipn1 at the Ken Bridge lioiel. The Outlaw Futte Fitz Waryn, Thurs 15 liov, liiopnt, titi tom, CatStrand Dairy School Council meeting, iith llorembrr (see pi] Catstrand Young ilu-sioians, Sal 24 iiov, l.3&pi'n, £iii.‘£8 oono (incl gloss ofnine}, Catstrand. always welcome by anyone and everyone, and all articles, cartoons or photos are considered for publication. We are very keen to receive contributions from a wider area. Please remember that we try very hard to remain politically impartial. Although we encourage you to express your views on sublects of interest to the local community, sometimes an editorial decision is taken not to print an article because it might jeopardize that impartiality. if you are submitting an article the preferred fomtat is by e-mail to ]onnie Dowswell at [ensys@glenkensbb.co.uk]. He prefers to receive your article as an ll l attachment in text or rich text format (.txt or .rtf ﬂies). if you can’t email it the next preferred method is on disc which you can post or drop in to the GCAT Shop. Again ideally it should be .txt or .rtf. If REGULAR EVENTS5 you want to submit a printed document then this is OK. Please keep fonts plain so that your text can be recognized by the CatStrand Cinema (iub. please contact CatStrand for further details (01644 scanner software. (ideal fonts are Arlal, Times New Roman, Conner. No bold or Storytelling Cafe - ﬁrst Thurs of every month starting 4th Oct, 7.30pm. CatStrand - booking not necessary, donations at the door. 420374) italic please.) Play it by Ear, ﬁrst l-ion of every month, 1.30pm-2.30pm, £2 per adult! child. 50p per additional child - no booking necessary. For those of you who have no idea of what we are talking about, we are still very happy to receive hand written articles Tai Chi classes, starts Thurs 1 Nov, l0.i5arn, Catstrand, £4I£2 conc. Tea Dances - these vi-Jl be held regularly, please contact Liz Cole hr further in‘o (Oi 644 which we will happily type up for you. 420314) Sarah Ado is our chief co-ordinator so if you have a good story but aren't able to write it yourself please get in touch with her. She will be very happy to carry out interviews and undertake research to get your story written. Gentle Exercise Classes at the CatStrand, start l-ion 29 Oct, 10.30aml 1.30, £4/£3 conc. Weekly drop-in sessions: _ 50+ sessions every l-‘fed from 10am-1 lam, 3rd Oct to i9 Dec. Youth sessions every Thurs from 4p-m-5pm,. 4th Oct to 20th Dec. RSAMD - Fri-Sun every weekend from 7 Oct 07 to 8 lune O8 (call GCAT on 01644 420374 for further info]. 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Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document G L ENKENS GAZETTE incorporating news from Glenkens Community at Are Trust [rate in = aatmnctettau -CARSPHAIRN ~ MQSSDALE ~ NEW onttowmr -sr. igonrws TOWN 0r= pater] December 2007 / january 2008 ISSUE 43 www.gienkensgazette.com GLENKENS GRAND NAT5)NAL A DEFINITE WINNER! Once again this year the Glenkens Grand National was a huge success. The rain managed to stay away until after the event and the crowds came out in all their glamour. BBQ'd food was superbly cooked by our Glenkens Finest Cooks, in the fomi of Mrs Young and Mrs Mair, and the staff of the Thistle inn at Crossmichael kept the crowds well supplied with beverages, with Stormin Nomran supplying the music. The Sheep gave a superb perfomrance, the Hens did their best not to take part and the Terriers! - well let's lust say that needs a bit of work! The Glenkens Fillies were out in force and dressed to thrill, and a steward's enquiry caused by Susan at Calran Murdoch cheating, meant that the race had to be re-run but Bryher Pears romped home to a fast furious victory. The surprise of the afternoon was the ﬁnal race where the Glenkens Stallions were announced and mounted their steeds. Much to their surprise their steeds were adult sized space hoppers! Mr Andrew Woiffe started as he meant to ﬁnish, and left the rest of the ﬁeld still trying to remember how to work them! With much hilarity they all performed with great gusto and provided the crowd with a side splitting race, which ﬁnished the day on a high. The Glenkens Ball held in the Town Hall was well attended, and once l again the Storminator gave a resounding perfonnance with the crowd yelling for more at the end. a Cairan at Susan would like to thank everyone for all their support and to everyone that helped on the day, a huge thank you! Without it the event would not have happened. _ I ._’ 9Ifi Q9 I - _- - _ -. -l GLENKENS PROJECTS WIN LEADER PLUS AWARDS IN <'~Il-IIS IS_SUE-my Hot on the heels from securing three-year lottery funding last week, the CatStrand has just been awarded a prestigious award under Dumfries and Gallc|i|way’s lie‘-a,der+ attirardsl? kwhich drecognise "%3r.Ison1nitlﬁiljl Glenkens: susinese.Aee~oere1Ion .4... _ H ____._. _ ' go» The winning award under the category Champions of ﬁiﬁghgﬁgipf I | 5r'-\-u|:€::."'\.-l~'.- Culture - Art in Public Places, was in recognition of its contribution to the development of products and services that promote the crafts, art, music, history, dance, literary and theatrical resources and talents of the region. The _ Dumfr'e5 8‘ Gauovvay The Galloway Red Kite Trail also scooped an award at Lea%ﬁarnTpi:1‘::)?Eg|ﬁrgoo7 the ceremony in the category "interpretation, Access category winner and Enjoyment of Rural Areas.” The Royal Society for "A|-tin Public; P|a¢o3- ca13rram;|" the Protection of Birds’ Chris Rollie picked up the award R d K1 _| E ' Access ° Tm‘ and Enjoyfor "Interpretation, mam of Rm-3| A,-easy contrrbuted towards the project. I me: - -. - ,, q '7?‘3932*-$§1l!!!a!l!Jil.§1P“!!!2j$§!§1 venue won for its integration of different artworks within the general fabric of the building and the high quality of arts facilities provided at the venue. on behalf of the nsea and. thanked all those who had . .»----.-_-,-----.- =_- .;- ' l ersrrvms to are | Glenkens Gazette page 2 LOCAL ARTISTS : Jeremy Carlisie ; The artist Jeremy Carlisie is currently holding an exhibition at new community and arts venue in New Galloway — The Catﬁtrand. The exhibition runs from 1" November to 6"‘ January. Originally from Sussex, leremy often enioyed holidays north to Galloway after meeting his wife Dierdre whose parents live in Kirkcudbrlght. When he and his wife decided to start a family, they moved up to Galloway where they now live in Gatehouse of Fleet. “l always loved art as a child, but started seriously painting after l left secondary school and went to art college, so when l was about i7 or I8," says ]eremy. A lot of ]ererny's paintings are inspired by nature and landscapes, and he paints these outside on location. “The idea is to paint nature from the inside. I'm not so interested in the topography of the landscape. Fin more interested in the feel of a place. What is nature? Something incredibly powerful - yet we are also a part of nature...” says leremy, going on to say that he generally works in series’ so that he builds up a real knowledge and feel ofa location; "I get absorbed in a particular place". A lot of the work in The CatStrand at the moment is based on the river, coast, hills and glens around Gatehouse. The Glenkens has not yet featured in any of his works, but he says that; “coming to the Glenkens again has reminded me how beautiful the valley is, along Loch Ken, and the landscapes around this area. l loved reading the book ‘A Season in Galloway’ by Robin Ade as it created for me an atmosphere of a wild, forgotten landscape. i think there is deﬁnitely the possibility of some work up here in the future!" An excerpt from Jeremy's website explains his feelings for the landscapes of this area, and how he aims to portray them: “Living in Galloway, a remote pert of South West Scotland, you are close to the land. Sheep and cattle have for generations detined the shape of the landscape. Very little land has been ploughed, so cup and ring marks, rock-carvings and chambered calms have survived and speak of our ancestors. in more recent times dry-stone walls have drawn line lines across the hills. These walls are, in a way, works of art. They are evidence of their makefs care, intelligence and labour. New weathered, the stones are rich ecologies in their own right, shelter for farm animals, homes to insects, snakes and birds. Pale, cream-coloured and vivid yellow-orange lichens run across the stones creating their own archlpelegos olpattem and shape... lbelieve art, by making the world apparent, can help explain our lives to us. Far from the perception that it is an escape or retreat into a private world, art has the potential to enlarge our understanding...” Come along to The Catstrand to take a look at Jeremy’s works and perhaps also some of the other events on over the festive season - visit www.catstrand.com for more info, and for more on Jeremy Carlise visit vvww.jeremycariisle.co.uk 11!‘? BARMURRIE ' KENB§l -___ \.__ -, Home oi genuine 1. .1-‘ Free Range hen, duck .-,_,_.-1'-_e.. is r and quail eggs, is now also taking orders for Free Range oven ready chickens, farm reared on grass from day old chicks. Open 7 Days . TRADITI AL ALSO SEASONAL FRESH VEGETABLES AVAILABLE A Visitors welcomepome and see en suite: ‘ re 01644 420249 re fan Glenkens Gazette page 3 BALMACLELLAN COMMUNITY COUNCIL Attire October meetingof Balrnaclelian Com munity Council, the Chlldrens’ Party to beheldinDecemberwasdiscussed.Posterswillbedlstributedwitlrfulilnfomiationsoon. The Village Hail is presently undergoing intemal decoration. There was also infonnation relating to a new scam involving letters being delivered advising that a parcel had to be collected and a telephone number to contact - This telephone number cost £15 on connection and was a scam originating in Belize. his information was relayed via the Neighbourhood Watch service. Members of the Community Council attended a recent meeting organised by the Ni-lS, and information given reagarding the number of unnecessary repeat Prescriptions that were ordered an then disposed of raised concems as this nvoives a high cost to the NHS. Glenkens Business Association Tenrpus fugit — it seems no time at all since I was last invited to review and record the activities and aspirations of the GBA. On this occasion however, I would like to begin by extending, on behalf of the membership, hearty congratulations to the Catstrand Chair and management team on the hugrily successful opening of the Catstrand and for the launch festival that followed. ow that the building is open to the public and its programme well underway there can be few who doubt the potential of the Community and Arts Centre to act as the catalyst for attracting increased numbers to the Glenkens. From a business perspective this is very good news. Fifty-one individuals have registered their businesses with the GBA this year. This represents a vote of conﬁdence in the potential of the GBA and the management committee has re-doubled its efforts to market the Glenkens throughout SW Scotland and further aﬁeld. The distribution of 50,000 promotional leaﬂets and Glenkens business cards is now complete and in this we received help and assistance from a number of local businesses that had reason to travel beyond our local area of interest. Since then the Committee has set to work writing a formal marketing plan that seeks to identify how best to secure funding to assist the Association to promote the interests of the Glenkens in a sustained manner whilst expanding our distribution area. In parallel we have established contact with other Business Associations within the region and been in touch with the more local Chambers of Commence. The purpose of this is to infomr other organisations of our existence and where appropriate to exchange ideas and experiences on how best to help local businesses survive and prosper. What is clear from our discussions is the importance of the website, particularly if it is aimed at the potential visitors to the region. A new website has therefore been launched which we believe goes someway towards satisfying our marketing aspirations. The committee invites the readership of the Glenkens to visit the site, which is accessed using the address: wvnv.glenkensbuslnessassociation.com Your comments on the site, positive or otherwise are welcome and should be passed directly to Alan Rumble, the GBA Secretary or directly to Ronnie Bradford at the office of Tourism Doctor, Dairy. Members may be aware that throughout the year the committee has been able to obtain advice from Business Gateway in Dunrfries and from a professional marketer to help develop the GBA's plans. This has been at no cost to the Association, for which we owe a debt of gratitude to our sponsors. Further, in an effort to increase the Associations proﬁle locally, we have invited both Alex Fergusson and Peter Duncan, separately, to loin the committee for an evening to learn of our aspirations. However, the Committee has been conspicuously unsuccessful in attracting individual GBA members to attend any of our monthly meetings even with the added attraction of guest speakers. GBA members are always welcome to join the monthly committee meetings, which when possible are scheduled for the ﬁrst Tuesday in every month (but do check the website for conﬁmration), commencing at 7pm at the Ken Bridge Hotel. The committee has decided to try again. Members, potential members or friends of the business association are therefore fomraily invited to attend a ‘GBA Open Evening’ on Thursday 29 November at the Ken Bridge Hotel commencing at 7pm. As an inducement, this will include a glass of wine or altemative on arrival and importantly, the opportunity for members to raise any matters with the committee or sinrply to network with each other. Do try and support this event and use the opportunity to inﬂuence the direction in which the GBA is attenrpting to proceed. Bob Wimams, chaiman THE ROYAL BURGI-I OF NEW GALLOWAY 8 KELLS PARISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL The Senior Citizens’ Christmas Party will take place on Sunday I6“ December in The Cross Keys Hotel at l2.30 for 1.00 pm. All Senior Citizens, resident in Kells Parish, are cordially invited to attend. Please conilmr your attendance bg adding your name to one of the lists in the local shops — Hopk ns Grocers New alloway ost Ofﬁce, Mossdale Post Office, Glenkens Hair Studio. The Community Bus will again be available, please indicate on the list ifyou require transport. Although the Community Facilities Review was carried out by Dumfries at Galloway Counci in early 2006, no decisions have yet been made by the Area Committee regarding any of the council owned properties in the area including New Galloway Town Hall. n a recent nreeting with council officials it was felt that there was nothing to be gained by waiting any longer for any decision and that it would be better to be proactive bcr pressing ahead to try to form a Management Group now. This approach has alrea y proved to be successful in Wigtownshire, with several halls now under the control of Local Management Groups working in close Partnership with Dumfries at Galloway Council. A Management Group can apgiy or funding which is not available whilst the Hall remains in total control of the ouncil. AOgublic meeting has been provisionally arranged for Monday 3'“ December 2 7 in New Galloway Town Hail at 7. 0 pm, depending on the availability of council ofﬁcials. Please look out for conﬁrmation o the meeting date on posters which will be displayed in the usual places throughout the community. The main aim of this meeting will be to discuss the possibility of setting up a Town Hall Management Group and to identify volunteers willing to serve on it. If a grroup can be successfully fomred, a proposal for the future management of the own Hall could then go before the Stewartry Area Committee. As the local community would have demonstrated their willingness to progress the situation in a positive manner, it is more likely that the Area Committee would ﬂtrprove a partnership agreement and thus secure the future of our historic Town all. Ongoing general maintenance of the Town Hal is still urgently needing attention. it was again reported that several slates need replaced and gutters need cleaned. The exterior is also urgently in need of redecoration. it was agreed to approve repairs to the Youth Shelter roof, to be carried out as soon as possible. The cost would be met from the Youth Shelter repair fund. Repairs to a broken water toby on Wyiie’s Brae had now been completed but the toby at the junction beside the Town Hail is still awaiting attention and would be reported again to Scottish Water. Additional street lighting for the top end of Duke Street was discussed again, Cllrs. Prentice and Duncan to investigate further. Relpairs required to the p aying surface in the Park would be investigated by Cllr. rentice and relevant council officials. Some remedial work is required a ter recent events held in the park, mainly caused by the weather conditions on the days of the events but much of the damage is long standing, due to dpoor drainage, impacted molehilis and wear and tear. An on site meeting woui be arranged to discuss further. The next re%lar Communlﬁy Council meeting will be held on Monday 10'“ to go ahead, letter from SEPA re sewage issues. December 2 7 in New Gal oway Town Hail at 7.30 pm. Wreath: With agreement of minister elders and visiting mlnisterit has been decided that an Act of emembrance will take plac_e_at the War Memonal after th_e church CARSPHAIRN COMMUNITY COUNCIL service. A poster will be displayed to publicise the event to the community. The chairman reported on correﬂsonderrce with Neil Dyson (Timber Additional meeting i2 November - Lorg road upgrade application. The Transportation Group), and outline proposals for the Council to make an chaimran gave a summary of the situation: ince the meeting of 29 October, application for funding to upgrade the Lorg road to facilitate extraction of the chaimran had received many communications on the subject of the timber. Whilst it was generally agreed that the current condition of the road Council's bid for funding to upgrade the Lorg road. Many were against a is very poor and an upgrade would be desirable for the residents, there were letter of support being sent from the Community Council. The situation is: too many concerns and unresolved issues involving the timber industry for it is likely that the bid will be presented anyway but, without community the Community Council to come to any conclusions regarding the request support, rt may not succeed. There is a strong indication from the community from Neil Dyson to support the amalication for funding at this time. it was that we shou d not support the bid. There is a strong feeling from the agreed that another rneetlng wou be held on i2 November to consider community that a large majority do not want the C35 to be used by timber the issues raised. wagons at all. There are many unanswered questions to be investigated. Community Garden: Drainage to start Mon 5 November. Planning: it Agreed: Send a letter asking the Council to postpone their application for was reported that supplementary planning guidance for the Smallhoidlng funding until the next round of funding is available. Policy was approved on 2 October. Ronnie Irving, Area Planning Manager, Proposal to set up a steering group - agreed: A steering group was fomied to Stewartry, wll be at our next meetin]g. Correspondence - items received: gather infomration and report back to the Community Council at the next Copy of letter to Carsphairn School P A conﬁrming that 20mph scheme is meeting on 26 November. rlr - PRIVATE ART GALLERY 57 MAIN STREET, DALRY Sula.‘ JaInl‘.°n PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS WITH WORK IN GALLERIES AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS ABROAD AND THROUGHOUT THE U.K. - PLEASE PHONE FOR AN APPOINTMENT O 1 6 44 43 O46 B T}; [rnesrewnnrnvvrsrenrrvnnv cervrne] A 7" l r ll 5. Iii Iii r|r,_ "all; ‘r ; EXHIBITING BOTH CONTEMPORARY 8: TRADITIONAL PAIN'I'ING 8: PHOTOGRAPHY ROSEMARY GASCOYNE dc IAN GASCOYNE rjr - W %% E V i _- .;,,-._-.__',_.'; _-_.- 1-"'1' 1-=1 . . tr . r ... !—‘l'---l i -1‘--i ” 1 . __. . 1 1-.i=t-'--=r--J" 1. gait %@.8‘lI’i'lIH% Ila jab too Qlnqlll For a free, friendly no obligation quote 01044 420 401 o11§§(m65;3 004 ll._. "4 ensue oououss sunoranv r-rourts Mon-Fri 2.00-2.30 pm 3: 5-6 pm Sat 2-2.30 pm IJALBEATTIE SURGERY HOURS Mon, Wed, Fri 3-3.30 pm Tues & Thurs 6-6.30 pm FOR APPOINTMENTS AT BOTH SURGERIES OR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY E 01556 502263 *5‘ VETERINARY SURGERY OAKWELL ROAD CASTLE DOUGLAS e’~. ‘El rlr "ijr; _l|r ill -j_i|r ._i r....., ‘Ti’ i l I ‘El ‘lit I-I r i-Er r_i 1 it Glenkens Gazette _ -cl-_.-' _ I page 4 _ _ _ _ _— I _i_ _ -t — —-i _ — _ i,__ — L — — ,,—_i_ EXPLORING ‘CARLYLE COUNTRY’ _ ._':‘i.’r if you were going up (or down) the M74 and someone asked you why the brown sign near Ecciefechan reads ‘Birthplace of Thomas Carlyle’, could you explain who he was and why he is important enough to merit such a sign? There are, perhaps surprisingly, quite a lot of local people who could, whose families have long connexions with Carlyle's family and that of his wife ]ane Baillie Welsh. Even more there are people who make the iourney to this part of the world simply to experience the landscape that Carlyle knew and made famous at Craigenptrttock, near Dunscore, to visit the scenes of his schooldays in Annan and his childhood home in Ecciefechan. The mathematical, philosophical and historical writings of Thomas Carlyle and the brilliant letters of his clever wife are undergoing a renaissance now that most of the body of WHERE DID IT ALL G0?l The summer lust didn't seem to happen, unless , you count the glorious days in March and April, when we had our ﬁrst ever barbeque without a swallow, (of the bird variety that isl) Nonetheless, early nesting birds like red kites and lapwings had a reasonable breeding season, and i3 chicks from 4-5 pairs of the latter put on a great show in front of the RSPB hides at Ken-Dee Marshes Reserve l[Hensol), with 2 pairs of redshank and curlew also producing young. Black grouse had their best year for ages, too, with an average of 3 chicks per hen counted in the forest park, and adults at the display leks were also slightly up on recent years. There is some hope that current restructuring of the forests and targeted habitat work will help to maintain the their output is available on the intemet and the vast storehouse of infomration about mid nineteenth century Britain they contain is widely accessible and fascinating in its own right as a portrait of their life and times. The profound inﬂuence of Thomas’ thought and writings even on modem language and thinking is only now being properly assessed. Thomas and ]ane's family roots ran deep here in Dumfries and Galloway and many local families can still trace links to them. The Carlyle Craigenputtock Circle would be delighted to hear from anyone who has knowledge of those links and who can give more infomration about ‘Carlyle Country‘ which will be the theme of a major exhibition to be staged at the Catstrand in New Galloway in September next year. The Exhibition is timed to coincide with the major intemational Conference on Carlyle Connexions, September 3-6 2008, to be hosted by The University of Glasgow, Crichton Campus, under the direction of Carlyle specialist Dr Ralph Jessop. The Exhibition, ‘Carlyle Country’ will trace the links throughout Dumfries and Galloway (and beyond) of this remarkable partnership. The Carlyle Craigenputtock Circle exists to promote interest in and research into the life, work and times of both Thomas and lane while they lived at Craigenputtock. There is a lively programme of events; this autumn there will be a ‘Georgian Evening’ of songs and readings with an ‘in period’ supper. Anyone interested in ioining the CCC or who has information population of these fantastic birds. Then it all went wrong. The rains came and lust kept coming, and small woodland and SiDoug mpson open country birds found it very difﬁcult to ﬂnd caterpillars and other insect food. l have l never seen so many birds attending garden» feeding stations in ‘summer’. Each year, I spend a number of ]une and ]uiy evenings on the trail of the nightlar, a mysterious moth-eating summer migrant bird from Africa that has inhabited the Bennan and Laurieston areas in small numbers for generations. This year, however, their eerie churring song was virtually unheard, whilst moths were pretty well absent. Galloway has over 90% of Scotland's nightiars, and only a very few at that, so I do hope that next year brings better conditions for them - and us! The lack of caterpillars knocked on to a dearth of butterﬂies, usually such a ilittingly colourful attraction in late summer Glenkens. I felt cheated and only slightly compensated by the lack of wasps, which l just can*'t bring myself to like, despite their importance and obvious place in the world. it was a really odd time for plants, too. I've never known my garden so poor for beetroot and beans, but so good for potatoes and lettuce. Some fruit trees have been amazing, and an apple core, most probably thrown out of a steam train long ago, has now become a fruit-laden tree that is currently delighting redwings and fieldfares at the Mossdaie end of Loch Stroan viaduct. These ‘winter thrushes' from Scandinavia arrive in droves in October and quickly devour haws and rowan berries, as well as various fruits. Their large, chuckling and wheezing ﬂocks are so characteristic at this time of year, adding to the wonderful autumn colours that, as ever, seem brighter than before; and nowhere better than on the River Dee downstream from Stroan, in Garroch Glen or from the high road to Carsphairn. The seasonal hues of red kites also seem accentuated lust now, and over fifty are being seen daily at Bellymack Hill Farm around feeding time (2.00pm). With the clocks tumed back, shorter days, chasing gulls and ﬂying leaves seemingly urge everyone to rush about ever faster to make most use of the ever , lessening light. All the more reason perhaps f -to take time out to slow down a bit and look ‘ H '1 . at nature. Garden birds are a great start, of course, while the geese and duck around places like Loch Ken, Moss Roddock and Lochinvar r»-,,. - ’ are there for the more adventurous. Watching QB rooks and other birds ﬂy to their roosts is also very relaxing, and on the afternoon of I2 December, Calum Murray (Galloway Kite Trail Ofﬂcer), is leading a guided walk to view red kites as they gather to roost near Parton. Anyone interested should phone Calum on 01556 670464 for details. Chnis Rollie 1-1'.‘- RSPBIma REQUIRED Gordon McAdam FOR ASSISTING YOUNG B CARING PERSON DISABLED WOMAN Varied duties Good hourly rate O1 644 46061 9 Plumbing about further local contacts with either Thomas or lane, or members of their families, should contact the Chair of the CCC, Colin Carter-Campbell on 01644 440236. Colin Carter-Campbell n . ~ GG<§¥B slliilrvtir. Ijients& Heating lnde-pe_n_t_if 15;;Ii l !-l__i_T‘.__l__i__'_L..i3_T_ll_f4d' 1.1 Kirkland Street St. John's Town of Dairy e—mail: mail@ggblaw.co.uk Engineer so 01644 430393 ref 07834 321789 *5‘ 01556 503744 *5‘ ‘; OFFICES IN : CASTLE DOUGLAS, DALBEATTIE KIRKCUDBRIGHT 8; DUMFRIES ins — ~ A Glenkens Gazette page 5 SCHOOL DAYS AND HOLIDAYS ALEX FERGUSSON MSP eauowanun mmmmam Coming from the city to live in a rural area can be kept. I remember one winter (I947 I think it was) quite a traumatic experience for some people — like - the snow was higher than the dykes and hedges, turning the pages of a book, you either like it, or you and this same good Samaritan must have got to know Wrsues ALL rttaantsrtu don't. Speaking personally, I took to it like a duck to that the butcher's van couldn't get through, and he _‘ ‘I A ITIAPPY Cntusrnms water — it opened up a whole new world for me. I had a couple of sheep killed, and a portion of them l. =~ ‘-1 .-rm) nvenv GOOD must confess I was too young then to have much say delivered to each household. We couldn't get to in the matter, anyway, and as for my mother, who had school of course, for about six weeks, and we must WISH FOR 2008 lived much longer in the city than I, it must have been have been about the only ones that thought that was Castle Douglas a complete change of lifestyle. I'm not sure that she wonderfulll We got sledging, and making snowmen, surgery is held on took to it right away — she was away from all her family etc, but had to do our share of shoveling some snow the 2nd Friday of every month and friends, and felt lonely when dad was at work, and away too, from around the houses. It was altogether me at school. However, she came to love it, as I did. a winter wonderland - so picturesque. from 5pm at 2 St Andrevv Street As a service bus didn't come our way, we had to walk In the long summer evenings, we children had more Please all heephone 0800 028 either to Dairy or New Galloway (both were about time to relax and do all sorts of things. My chums three miles away), or hire a taxi which then cost 2/bd and self had to make our own amusements — taking 7260 for on appointment or to each way. it has often been said that ‘school days are into account there was a war on part of that period make other arrangement! the best days of our lives’, although a number of us of time. There were no organizations in those days, didn't think so at the time, and couldn't get left quick such as the Brownies or Girl Guides for us to attend. enough to see what the big wide world had to offer. There may have been in the village, but that was However, on looking back now, on the whole I found outwith our areas, and petrol was scarce. Getting it was a happy time in my life. The only grumble I back to school days, we weathered a few stomts had was the fact that, as we got older, we seemed together, my chums and myself, to-lng and fro-ing to get more and more homework. I thought lessons between our two nearest villages — namely Dairy and should have been confined to school hours, especially New Galloway. Our primary years were spent at as living in a rural area - without transport and New Galloway at Kells school (our teacher was Miss having three miles to walk to and from school each McFarlane, and our headmaster Mr Wardiaw) - and day, from an early age and onwards for several years in later years, we attended Dairy Secondary school. before thoughts of a school bus were put forward. In Sometimes when we set off to walk to school, the the winter months, myself and a few other pupils had weather would be so terrible - wind and driving rain, to get pemtissfon to leave school half an hour earlier and no lifts available — we would have to retrace our than usual to reach home before dark. We were often steps and retum home, soaked to the skin. tired come evening — after all, we were away from Each season brought its own delights and home at 7.45 in the momlng — and it seemed a long misfortunes. At school, during play-time — we day by the time we walked home at night, had our played ‘hop-th-beds’, ‘peever’, ‘marbles’ and ‘tig’ meal, then had to start doing homework. Oh, I'm not to mention a few. At Easter-time, we climbed saying we didn't increase our knowledge by having to to the top of a hil, and we rolled our Easter eggs, do homework - it was just that we were young and which we had previously coloured, and drawn faces thought there was a time for work - and that there on. I recall one year in particular I ate live hard- they are today, I might addl), and carrying a turnip lantern which my dad had made for us - and of ought to be a time for play as well. Anyway, we got boiled eggs and, yes, I sickened myselﬂl course a bag to put our goodies in as we went from by, and were none the worse for it. in summer, our imaginations ran riotl Sometimes door to door and did our party piece. Even tho’ we I was only six years old when I first started at Kells wandering quite a bit away from home, hunting for were a bit shy, we had to sing, recite or dance, and school, and coming from the city, I was not used four-leaved clovers, and other wild ﬂowers. I believe usually a good time was had by all. Most households to walking so far - all I wanted was my BED when it’s what is known nowadays as a project which we were prepared for our visit, and kindly gave us nuts, I reached home! My mother had to get used to got at school. We had to press them between apples, sweets — even money in those days, and walking too, for she came to meet me. My sister, blotting paper, then put them in otrr scrap-book to round off the evening, someone would suggest when she had saved enough money, bought herself a very carefully moving each one. That was one of ‘docking for apples’, which was fun. So it wasn't all Raleigh bicycle to go to her work in New Galloway. the things I was good at — ‘nature study‘. I won a work and no play after allli As we discovered! All Occasionally, she would take pity on me and give me special prize for my Wild Flower Collection. Other too soon, winter was upon us again, and Christmas a lift home on the back of it. Some other children times, we would play Rounders when there was was a magical time - and there was peace on earth, from the power scheme houses walked to school too, several of us, or go to our favourite spots for picnics in our little comer of the world. and some from a farm (Old Glenlee), which was even — climb trees, and ﬂnd it more difﬁcult to get back farther away. One got used to it and thought nothing down again, without doing ourselves an injury or Call me old-fashioned - perhaps I am one of these of it - unless the weather was bad. There were times tearing our clothes - and so the long summer days people who are always looking back at the ‘sunset’, we'd be lucky and get a lift in a car from someone rolled by, and soon it was autumn. That was a time and not so much at ‘the dawn’ — if you know what we knew - even gentry folk from the Ganoch Estate we loved to shufﬂe through fallen leaves, and look I meanl! stopped sometimes — we thought this was great! The for pine-cones — occasionally seeing the odd red I'll never regret coming to live in the country, nor man in question (Arthur Young) was a large red-faced squirrel in the process — I don't know which of us the happy memories of my schooldays at Kells school, where I learned to appreciate the good life man, and often wore big fur gauntlets — real posh, would get the biggest frightll Probably the animals — even having to walk to school became a pleasure he and his lady wife were, but very kind-hearted because we were invading their habltats.. Come the latterlyl it was probably that that kept me fitll folk. They didn't seem to mind cramming a few end of October - Halloween — we enjoyed dressing youngsters into their big car, which was beautifully up and wearing false faces (none so evil looking as From an ex-Kells pupil, Mrs E R Cafiender, Parfon (nee Betty Mac-Dermid of Gienfee) Lrvrng Independently 6ﬂ+? Have you claimed everything that you are ertliiletil to? To find out cunfldonllally what you are antlliud to and how to apply call: l. I7 i_'_Itllt: OI] ll llifls-'l /lI~?l.lIl]’t'l ' r.. ‘r!I-,|-- L» J‘ — ~'| 1.1.--.r !r_t page 6 Glenkens Gazette CatStrand News & Events The CatStrand has been awarded £331,829 from Scotland's biggest lottery distributor, The Big Lottery. The award, spread over three years from its Supporting 21st Century Life programme, will enable the venue to offer the Glenkens community greater access to a wide range of services including free internet access, computer classes and activities that promote a more positive and healthy lifestyle leading to an Improved quality of life. Internet access has proved popular in the area as many houses do not yet receive Broadband. Visitors to the area will also have the opportunity to log on and check their emails. Already the CatStrand has hosted visitors from New Zeal.-and, Australia, U.S.A., France and Denmark including a special site visit by members of a New Zealand Rotary Club. The CatStrand is the only organisation in Dumfries and Galloway to have received an award in todayis announcement. Since the venue opened on the 2 I st September 2007, more than two and a half thousand people have come through its doors with many of its community and arts events proving to be a sell-out. The ﬁrst-rate performance venue has attracted a host of artistic gems including ]ohn Hegley, Fred MacAulay, Archie Fisher and local favourite, tenor Nicky Spence. As an outreach Youthworks centre for the RSAMD, the centre has already started to be used on a regular basis. The number of pre-school children coming to its Play it By Ear programme has doubled and the Gentle Exercise and Tai Chi classes for the over 50s have proved to be very popular, as have the Tea Dances and Cookery Demonstrations. As a potential Conference and Training venue, the Cat$trand is already in demand and there is also the possibility of hiring the entire venue for private functions. Latest News: Architects ARP Lorimer have just scooped another prestigious accolade in winning a Glasgow Institute of Architects Design Award for their innovative design of The CatStrand. GAS at The CatStrand Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 December, 12.00pm - 4.00pm, Free entry This weekend is the ﬁrst ever GAS (Great Art Swop) at the CatStrandl Do you have any paintings on your wail that you're bored looking at? Od framed drawings sitting in the loft’? his is an opportunity to bring along an original piece of art that you no longer want or need and swop it for a new one. Or, for a small commission, we will sell it for you on your behalf. If you don't have a painting to swop or sell you can still come along and buy something new. You never know what treasures you migh find! Art works can be dropped off at The CatStrand during the week beginning the 20 of November. This is a small scale pilot event, if successful there will be a much bigger one in the new year. For more information on this event please contact The CatStrand on 01644 420374. Storgrtellmg Cate TOM STADE REVIEW Canadian Comedian Tom Stade perfomted at The CatStrand at the beginning of November. The evening began with a support act by two Edinburgh based improvisation artists called Stu and Gary. They spent a daft and gentle ﬁrst half creating spontaneous characters led by suggestions from the audience. Their quick wltted innovations were most impressive and had everyone in stitches. They left the stage to rapturous applause and said afterwards that the audience was the best they had ever experienced. They thought that it was probably because we are a small local community where people know each other and explained that they had never experienced such great interaction with city audiences. Whether or not Stu and Gary's enthusiasm inspired Tom Stade’s set afterwards will remain a mystery, but Tom, in an unexpected new career move, went on to stretch the concept of audience participation to its limits. At ﬁrst everything went according to plan and his well timed observations seemed to hit the mark. He began with his usual entertaining tales of a Canadian's experiences of Argos stores and beef sellers at Scottish market stalls, which went dovm well. But as the perfomtance progressed he veered more and more from the script and instead went looking for jokes by way of the audience. On occasions he hit comedy gold and managed to wheedle some extraordinary lnfonnation out of people which produced great material with plenty of potential. At times, however, his interrogations became accusations, and it appeared to be cringing embarrassment rather than the punch-lines prompting the laughs. Aftenvards his stunned tour manager agreed that he might have gone too far and apologised for any offence caused. She asked what had come over him. Tom didn't seem to know, but appeared inspired, and thought that his new found confrontational conﬁdence was a bold career development which would wow his regular audiences! Feedback from The CatStrand audience would suggest they're not so sure: reactions ranged from shocked and upset to, "That's the best show I've seen In ages, more of the same, please!" Christmas Craits Wednesday 12 December 4.00pm - 6.00pm, 5-7 year olds Thursday 13 December 4.00pm - 6.00pm, 8-11 year olds £5.00 including all materials, juice I i and biscuits Creative craft classes with a special festive theme for primal? school aged children. his will be a glittery occasion where you can come along and make Christmas decorations, ii" presents and cards from all sorts of different materials. Please book in advance as places will be limited. it is advised to wear old clothes as things may get messy! The Feral Choir Forgotten Carols: Saturday 15 December, 7.30pm £7f£5 including hot wine and shortbread Reader Tom Pow - Soloist Sam Lee Researched 8. conducted by Ali Burns This beautiful and atmospheric concert is fast becoming a must attend event. It features "forgotten" carols that originate from Britain's rich folk tra itions. These winter songs and carols are woven together with readings of contemporary poetry and prose and this year's Glenkens Young Arts reader is om Pow Dumfries Saturday 8 December and Saturday based poet and writer who is 12 January, 10am -12ncon, £4.00 making a welcome and popular A monthly arts-based workshops for young return after last year's run of geople agedﬁ to 13 years. Held on the secon concerts. Sin in with the choir alurday In each month, each two-hour as soloist for Igregflrst time is Sam workshop will offer expert tuition and hands-on Lee from London. experience across a range of fun ﬁlled activities. Thurs rays 6 December and 3 January 7.30pm A relaxed and informal storytelling), music and poetry evening in a comforts ie café atmosphere for anyone interested in the live oral tradition. Aud once participation will be encouraged. This will be a regular event on the ﬁrst Thursday of every month. Cakes and coffee will be available. Eat, drink and let your imagination run away with you! No booking necessary, donations on the door. Play It by Ear Mon aye, 10 ecember and 14 February 1.30pm - 2.30|pm £2 per adultfchi d, 50p per additional child Monthly song, music and storytelling Ecrkshﬂp fort" prei-lschoold chlldirt=in,runT by e wr er, so e er an muscan ony Bonning. Play 01$ ear is suitable for children from birth onwa e and will take place on the second Monday of every month. No booking necessary —]ust turn up. Tales for the Turmng Year Saturday 22 December, 4.00pm, £4I£3 Stories and Music to celebrate the heart of Winter. Outside the cold wind blew, but close to the ﬁre everyone was listening. There was music in the air, there were stories in the — ear, there were songs that needed singing at the Turning of the Year. Come and listen, sing and share our celebration of one year endinlg and another beginning. Includes an interva workshop where you can make paper snowﬂakes to decorate the stage. For Family Audiences 5 years+ Modern Jnve Nnght Saturday 5 January, 10pm, £7.50 A fun end o the festive season where one dance ﬁts all! Come along and enjlgy a jive lesson with local dance teacher, Sam ood, followed by a buffet dance. This is a fun evening for adults where you can learn all the skills you need to pass gourself off as an accomplishe jive dancer n un er 15 minutes! The steps are easy to pick up and can be used to dance to all types of music, from the 19403 to the present day. rice includes a light buffet and a glass of wine. Charles Stuart-Menteth Tuesday 15 _,_.,__ January 7.30pm , £5.00 An eniertainingmtalk by Charles Stuart- enteih abouthisfascmating and intriguing experiences _ Battle of The Bands driving the Paris-Beti§‘ln%RaIly in the spring of 2007, Friday 21 December, 7.30pm £3 to money for e haln of Hope Charity. The This event aims to showcase the best of talkraise will be illustrated. Dumfries and Galloway's young bands with a the chance to appear at the next Knockenigorroch festival for the winners! Each band wll perform up to 3 songs to our panel of judges. If you are in a band, thi_nk you have talent and would like to takipart in t is event please give us a call on 016 420374 or email nfo(%oatstrand.com. The bar will be open for soft rinks only. No bottles, please. CatStrand website: www.catstrand.com base 7 Glenkens Gazette NEW CMMUNITY PROJECTS FOR EARLY 2008 AT THE CATSTRAND FIIIIBSS Training (I055: Increase your strength, stamina and flexibility at our fitnesslcircuit training class. Circuits will include: press-ups; sit-ups; skipping; step-ups; lunges; star jumps and sprints, followed by a cool down and stretching session. Instructor: Harry Fenton. Commencing Monday 11"‘ February, 7.30 - 8.30pm, and running weekly. Price £4i£3 concessions. Ttli (Iii: Six week class Commencing Monday January 7th, 6 - 7pm. Instructor: Elaine Cameron. Price: £4i£3 concessions. Open to alli ‘Taking the ﬁrst step in computing‘: An elementary six week course in computing, starting from switching the computer on! The IT Centre can offer certiﬁed or an informal introduction to computing to learn to use the mouse, keyboard and the very basics in Word processing, Internet and email. It's the ideal course to get you started! This course is for people aged 1 8+. Classes commence Thursday 17th January, 5.30 - 7.30pm. ‘Taking the next step in computing‘: Computer Literacy and Information Technology Level 1: If you have just the very basics in computing and wish to progress your skills further, the CLAIT course is just what you are looking for. It is made up of a range of units to choose from such as Word Processing or Databases. Approximately 12 hours of study will complete each unit. An exam can be taken in any of the units for which a certificate will be awarded. The units include: File Management and e-Document production; Creating Spreadsheets and Graphs; Database Manipulation; ePublication Creation (PowerPoint) and Online Communication (Internet access is necessary}. The tutor is from the IT Centre, Castle Douglas. This course is for people aged: 18+ and is ILA Scotland approved £200 or £100 could open new doors to you! Classes commence Tuesday 15th January, 5.30 - 7.30pm and run for 6 weeks. course. It is simple, practical help and support from a qualiﬁed tutor to help with all the reading, writing and number skills that we need in today’s world. The way the sessions are run is informal and friendly and every learner will have their own ‘learning plan’ made out by the tutor. Come along to one of our free sessions. Weekly classes commence early 2008. Watch this space! English for Speakers of Other languages: Improving your English can help you get more out of your life in the UK. It will also help if you want to study or improve your CV. improving your English will make it easier to talk to doctors and teachers; understand the laws and customs of the UK; do a course and get a qualiﬁcation; help your children with homework, and pass the Life in the UK test and become a British citizen. The ESOL course involved speaking and listening; reading and writing; vocabulary, punctuation and grammar. Courses delivered at the CatStrand by the Stewartry Community Learning and Development Service. Weekly classes commence early 2008. Watch this space! WEEKLY DROP-IN SESSIONS These will be held at the CatStrar|d for conﬁdential advice and information. For people aged 50+, sessions will be held on Wednesdays from 10-11am from 3rd October to 19th December. Come along to get advice on anything from grants and services for older people to when the next I -SCUKNHHTY» _, =,De/rzo/zazi/ratio/2. ‘L F .REE! ziiiiiiile I | lla.rri.-I2_._3gP._m. _ nonosrsenr nary tfgated 35" I I -::§_'%i1_ .5 | | CHRISTMAS '7 TEA DANCE .01: Tb .CaIi$I;rand Nrsryw eat .LOWA_Y‘ J,/S Q, 7” _ ‘ T‘ / A LY. I I I ‘kg ':I1.f/T/..-",1" ,--1:, .2,, ‘Xxx! is, -~-"Mime. i ff‘ ' , ” //F//are “zsﬁﬁji-.-1...-.-.<.-er "d .. . ii (2 HF”!/"5 LlZ_ C§lL__E .- on 016'!-ll 420 374 II! T-‘E-i'_‘-Ti ET? .1'{.!";.lI-Ii I0 Eli iii E‘.T -'1 .1.‘-3 Iii! I-Tl! F ' 73;? . landscapes all feature as the action of Lewis Carroll’s famous novel is updated to an urban setting. ‘Alice in Urbanland’ is a week of dance workshops which explore street, break, creative and contemporary dance styles to a soundtrack featuring everything from classical to hip hop to the latest chart hits. The project ﬁnishes with a perfonnance where the participants get to showcase their skills.’ Absolutely brilliant fun and tremendous tuition! My two sons, ]osh and Brodie, thoroughly enjoyed participating in this ﬁve day course resulting in a fabulous show. Well done YDance! Looking forward to more! L,-Z 00,8 I I TRADITIONAL MUSIC TUITION_ I surgeries for teenagers and young adults - "7~‘:/ ‘Weird happenings, strange creatures and surreal will be held on Thursdays at 4-5pm, from the 4th October to the 20th December, with a professional counsellor on hand to help you with any issues you’d like to discuss. - -, '- NrnAuc1-";- ‘ALICE IN unnautaunic tea-dance is - a professional counsellor will be on hand for any other issues, and there will also be a regular clinic with Age Concern Scotland. Weekly drop-in advice and information |_ . s ti}.-’ Due to the success of the last Battle of the Bands, there will be another battle on 2lst December - see page opposite. Fitness training classes will be available at The CatStrand for anyone wishing to tone up a bit, and there will also be ‘Healthy Eating - Healthy Living’ workshops with an organic cook and nutritionist - see CatStrand section to the left of this for further info on these. ‘Healthy Eating - Healthy living’: Paula Cochrane, Community Worker, Age Concern Scotland, is in partnership with Liz Cole, Community Project Worker, The Catstrand, and together they are hoping to establish a working group of younger and older people to devise a simple cookery book of healthy recipes. There will be a nutritionist and an organic cook on the working group. This project will run weekly for six weeks from 4-5pm. Day and date to be decided, but we are hoping to start this project mid January 2008. Anybody interested, please contact either Liz on: 01644 420374 or Paula on: 01556 505718. ‘Brush up your skills’: Do forms and letters confuse you’? Do you want a newjob, but afraid your writing isn’t up to it? This is a free learning programme at the CatStrand delivered by the Stewartry Community Learning and Development Service. It is not an academic BATTLE OF THE BANDS NEWS ILIZCOLEISOPERATINOTIIEOOMMUNITYBUS rot PICK-UP um DROP-OFF IF nouittn... , is I rot noes mm. oomct uz cots nu own 420 an Around twenty youngsters and ten adults have been taking part in the traditional music tuition programme at The CatStrand, run by the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama's Youthworks outreach department. Classes take place over the course of one weekend every month in ﬁddle, accordion, whistle and guitar and are taught by some of the best tutors in Scotland. There are still some places available on the courses and GCAT has managed to secure some funding to reduce the costs of tuition; please get in touch with The CatStrand on 01644 420374 If you are interested in taking part. The students on the course will be presenting an informal Christmas Concert on Sunday lo December at 3pm, to show what they have Ieamed this tenn. Admission to the concert is free (donations on the door) and mince pies and mulled wine will be served. Glenkens Gazette page 8 I KELLS PRIMARY NEWS Christmas Concert: Wednesday, l2"" st Thursday, I 3*!" December, 2007. Primaries i-3 are entertaining with ‘Fishing for Stars‘ and Primaries 4-7 will be performing the Musical ‘joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat‘. Since we can't exceed the hail capacity, this will be a ‘ticket’ event. Tickets will be on sale in the week beginning 26”‘ November from the school. Tel. 01644 420340 B a d m I n t o n Coaching: As part of the prize for winning the National Badminton Project Competition in June, the senior pupils have been having badminton lessons for 6 weeks from Mrs. Anne Robertson, Coach to the Scottish Badminton Team. Kells Karate Champions: At a recent competition, Dylan Blore, Hayley McGaw and Lewis Grieve all won 2 trophies each. A magnificent achievement and all at Kells are very proud of them. The ﬁnal picture is of Pupils from the P4-5 Class who have had an excellent season in our new Kells Garden which was established with the Lottery Funding received in Sessslon 06-07. The children have worked so very hard to produce many different vegetables and we've all enjoyed tasting them. They even entered their potatoes, carrots and cabbage at the Glenkens Show in August. N.B. Their strawberry plants will be some of the many plants on sale at our School Fayre on 6"“ December. TRANSPORT INITIATIDVE FORTHCLOMING TRIPS TUESDAY 13th NCOVEMBER 2007 until TUESDAY 10th DECEMBER 2007, there will be a trip every Tuesday to Newton Stewart. This will leave Dairy at 11.15am and will coincide with ‘Senior Swim ming' in Newton Stewart or time just to shop etc. Fare £2 each (Concessions £1) Enqulriesibookings to Brian Tweedy 01644-430427 SATURDAY 1st S 0th DECEMBER 2007 (A FEW SPACES LEFT) CARLISLE - XMAS SHOPPING OR VISIT THE CASTLE ETC. Dept Dairy 9.10am, New Galloway 9.20am, Laurieston 9.40am Return to Glenkens by 5.30pm Fare £ 5 per person (Concessions £4) MONDAY 10TH DECEMBER 2007 HETLAND HALL GARDEN CENTRE AND MOFFAT Dept Dairy 9.50am, New Galloway 10am, Laurieston 10.20am Return by 5.30pm - Lunch at the Garden Centre, then time in Moffat during the afternoon. Fare £4 per person (Concessions £3) SATURDAY 5Tl-I JANUARY 2000 KELVINGROVE MUSEUM, TRANSPORT MUSEUM OR THE NEW YEAR SALES (The Mini bus will be parked at the Museum, but it is only 10 mins into Glasgow City Centre by bus or the Metro) Dept New Galloway 9.00am, Dairy 9.10am - Return by 6.00pm Fare £5 per person (Concessions £4) SATURDAY 19TH JANUARY 2000 (JUST A FEW TICKETS LEFT) SILVERBURN SHOPPING CENTRE, GLASGOW (New shopping centre with large Marks & Spencers, Debenhams, biggest Tesco in Scotland and many other shops) Depart New Galloway 9.00am, Dairy 9.10am - Fare £5 per person (Concessions £4) ALL TRIPS ARE SUBSIDISED BY ‘HELP THE AGED‘ AND TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED FROM THE CATSTRAND — THE COST COVERS ONLY TRANSPORT — ANY ADMITTANCE COSTS ETC ARE YOUR RESPONSIBILITY. GLENKENS TRANSPORT INITIATIVE (GTI) WEDNESDAY nus SERVICE (arson. aotrre): Timings are as follows: 1900 Dept Dairy (Underhill) 1010 New Galloway 1925 Mossdaie 1935 Laurieston 1940 Townhead of Greeniaw 1947 Castle Douglas (Market Street) 1950 Arrive Castle Douglas (Tesco) The return journey: 2045 Departs Castle Douglas (Tesco) 2047 Castle Douglas (Market Street) 2052 Townhead of Greenlaw 2100 Laurieston 2110 Mossdaie 2125 New Galloway 2135 Arrive Dairy COIICESSIOHARY BUS PASSES ARE ACCEPTED OH THIS ROUTE, SO PLEASE HAIIE USE OF THIS EXTRA SERVICE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BOOK THE COMMUNITY-BUS OR IF YOU WANT ANY MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT KEITH COOPER, GTI ADMINISTRATOR ON 01644 420374. I . .1 CARSPHAIRN PRIMARY Children from Carsphairn Primary School have been collecting goods to send to people in need overseas as part of the Shoebox Appeal 2007. The pupils and their families collected essential items such as hats and gloves, socks and toiletries and added toys, stationery and other clothing. Their teacher, Mrs. Lowe, was amazed at how much the children gathered. "The school has just 8 pupils, but they were able to fill ll boxes with the staff adding a further 3. Everyone has been very generous and I am very proud of the children." The boxes were taken to the collection point at Kirkcudbright Parish Church which was a pick-up point for Blythswood Care. Children and adults in eastern Europe and Asia will receive the boxes. G.T.l. NEWS UPDATE The REGISTERED ROUTE continues to be well used — please keep using it, as it's future depends on your use - However this service will NOT operate on either Wednesday 26"‘ December 2007 or Wednesday 2"“ January 2008. WHY NOT CONSIDER USING THE MINI BUS DURING THE FESTIVE SEASON — ENQUIRIES ABOUT IT'S AVAILABILITY AND CONDITIONS OF HIRE, PLEASE CONTACT KEITH COOPER (01644 420374 or (h) 01644 450201) Provisional Dates for the main trips in 2008 will zgrpear in the next issue. This will inclu e trips to Dunoon, the Glasgow River Festival, The Thistle Car Rally in Moffat and a visit to Stirling and the Bridge of Allan Highland Games. Next year a date will be set after which tickets will be available for each trip — the trips get more and more popular and we have to give everyone an equal chance of getting a ticket . GTI would like to thank all the volunteer drivers for all their help during the past year, and all those of you who have used the bus in one form or another Best Wishes for a Happy Xmas and a healthy and enjoyable New Y¢"="'Keith Cooper page 9 Glenkens Gazette _ CCC - CATSTRAND CINEMA CLUB The CatStrand Cinema Club (CCC) aims to bring a varied and popular series of film to the Glenkens on a monthly basis. If you would like to get more involved, you can join the CCC, which will meet informally on a regular basis to discuss programme ideas for the coming season. Membership benefits will also include reduced ticket prices and, most importantly, the opportunity to support your community cinema. Ticket prices are £4.50 (non-members) and £3.50 (members and concessions). Annual membership costs £10. if you're a fan of ﬁlm and would like to join CCC or to find out more about the programme, visit the website, vvww.catstrand.com or call 01644 420374. Thursday December 20, 7.30pm The Good German (2007, Cert 15. 105 mins.) Who knows what American journalist Jake Geismer (George Ciooney) expected to ﬁnd in postwar Berlin? Peace, maybe. Or at least a story. But certainly not Lena (Cate Bianchett), his beautiful, embittered one-time love. And not the trail of secrecy and deception that leads from Lena to the scheming young corporal (Tobey Maguire) who's her new iover...and to a murder no one seems interested in solving. Except Jake. Steven Soderbergh directs three of today's top talents in this zigzag thriller lhat’s both an atmospheric homage to 1940s ﬁimmaking and a deft modern ﬁlm noir. --uvnuw —'- u 11.:-lq’v'—u . Thursday December 27, Family Matinee 2.00pm Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe (2005, Cert. PG. 140mins) C.S.Lewis" timeless adventure follows the exploits of the four Penvensie siblings - Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter - in World War 2 England who enter the world i, of Narnia through a magical wardrobe while playing a game of “hide-and-seek” at the rural estate of a mysterious professor. Once there, the children discover a charming, once peaceful land inhabited by talking beasts, dwarfs, fauns, _ centaurs and giants that has become a world cursed to eternal winter by the ‘vi evil White Witch, Jadis. Under the guidance of a noble and mystical ruler, the magnificent lion Asian, the children light to overcome Jadis" powerful hold over Narnia in a spectacular, climactic battle that will free Narnia from her icy spell forever. Thursday January 3, Family Matinee 2pm Meet The Robinsons (2007,Cert U 102mins) ,,. .1 ‘-1 " Wednesday 30 January, 1.30pm The Philadelphia Story (1940, Cert U, 112 mins) . Join a brilliant young inventor named Lewis as he sets off on a time-travelling "i ' .._'.:'".:.. journey to ﬁnd the family he never knew. in the fantastical world of 2037, hip ,,_ ,'" hoppin' frogs and dogs that wear glasses are as common as talking dinosaurs. 5-it in an amazing twist, Lewis discovers that the fate of the future rests in his hands, but he cant save it alone - he'll need every bit of help he can get from the ~ _ . "3 hf_\~ wonderfully wacky Robinson family, who help him learn to eep moving forward C - '___l V and never stop believing in himself. . Q><'s'.*-.-,i .Sophisticated romantic comedy achieved its pinnacle in this timeless classic, ‘ T GRN ~;-iiréisilizu voted one of the Top 100 American Films of all time by the American Film a.“,§,i,*,t!,$5_T institute. Katherine Hepburn, Cary Grantand BestActor Academy Award winner "“ -Firm, James Stewart star in the masterful comedy about a faultﬁnding, bride-to-be . socialite who gets her comeuppance. Thursday 31 January, 7.30pm CatStrand Cinema Club: The Bourne Ultimatum (2007, Cert. 12a, 112 mins) ,- ,1 \ ‘ ‘"- .9 3?-5' _ Matt Damon returns as the trained assassin Jason Bourne for the latest showdown in The Bourne Ultimatum. in the follow-up to 2002's The Bourne identity and 2004's The Bourne Supremacy, acclaimed director Paul Greengrass (United 93, The Bourne Supremacy) joins returning cast members Julia Stiles and Joan Allen and new additions David Strathairn, Paddy Considine and Edgar Ramirez. All he wanted was to disappear. instead, Jason Bourne is now hunted by the people who made him what he ls. Having lost his memory and the one person he loved, he is undeterred by the barrage of bullets and a new generation of highly-trained killers. Bourne has only one objective: to go back to the beginning and ﬁnd out who he was. ON THE BEAT : Community Police News With Po Ian Wilson FESTIVE TIPS TO HELP YOU SAFELY ENJOY THIS TIME OF YEAR"... As yet another year in the Glenkens draws to a close, I would like to thank you all for your help and assistance and I would wish you all a very Merry Christmas. At this time of year we should try and make everyone's Festive season jolly... For instance many of you will know someone elderly who lives alone; if so p ease help us to look a_fter them. Call in on them regularly especiaicily if the weather is extreme, call the police if you think_someone needs _heip, don’t elay and please make sure someone has a key to get in without us having to make a mess by forcing an entry. (Thankfully often only to find they are away for he day with relatives!) if you're away Xmas shopping do not take more cash than you need, and lock those presents in the boot! Report lost or stolen cards as soon as possible. Motorists - at this time of year we are all constantly under pressure to make time please don't try to make up your time speeding on the dark, damp, and slippy roads! Finally, every year it goes without sayinig DON‘T _DRlNK AND DRIVE! The police step up patro s at th s time of year - al drivers involved in accidents however minor are breathaiysed! And have a good new year when it comes..... DALRY POLICE OFFICE : 0845 600 5701 COMMUNITY FIRE SAFETY MESSAGE ‘Dumfries and Galloway Fire and Rescue Service wishes to remind all those who have a coal or wood burning ﬁre to ensure that it is swept prior to recommencing use over the winter. Chimneys should be swept at least three times a year and even more depending upon the fuel that is bumed there. in addition to preventing the possibility of chimney ﬁres it also reduces the risk of Carbon Monoxide poisoning. With the possibility of power cuts in the area over the winter I would like to ask everyone to have torches [wind-up or battery] and lanterns of the same variety in their home to provide a safe supply of light in case of emergencies. Candies are not an ideal solution and should be avoided in favour of safer light supplies. Children in P6 at all the local schools have recently been given a ‘Fire Safety in the Home’ talk and video input by myself as to making sure they are as safe as possible in the home with regards to ﬁre. if your child comes home wishing to discuss it with you please make the time to do it as the information they get could potentially save your families life if there were a ﬁre. All those children involved received a Home Fire Safety Check request form in their ‘goody bag’ to pass onto their parents so please take the time it ﬁll them in and get the FREE SMOKE ALARM from Dumfries and Galloway ﬁre and Rescue Service. This is available to everyone - house owners and house occupiers and is a worthwhile and FREE service. Either ﬁll out one of the forms or call Oi 387 252222 to arrange for one to be carried out. Make sure your home is safe in the run up to Christmas. Additional free alarms are available to be ﬁtted into childrens bedrooms, so take advantage of this FREE service. it takes just a few minutes to make your home safer. While mentioning Christmas please make sure that you have enough batteries for your children's new toys on Christmas Day. DO NOT REMOVE THE BATTERY FROM THE SMOKE ALARM! Without a battery a smoke aiami is a useless piece of plastic. The Fire Cadets are enjoying a well earned break and will recommence in the New Year. At the moment there are l0 in number but there are still two places available to children residing in the Glenkens area and ages between ii and I6. Please enquire with Ste-wartry District staff for application details. This is the last newsletter l will be writing as I am starting in Dumfries in December. The new Fire Ofﬂcer in charge of Community Fire Safety will be Watch Manager laii Campbell who will take over from me on December 3rd and any future requests for talks or general Fire Safety in The Home infonnation should be directed towards him. He will take over running the Fire Cadets Scheme, and other Stewartiy projects which i have enjoyed attending and organising. Thank you for taking the time to read this and have a happy and safe Christmas and New Year. Susan A Maxwell, Community Safety Officer, Stewartry. Dumfries and Galloway Fire and Rescue Service Glenkens Gazette page l0 TIMES OF WORSHIP IN THE GLENKENS CHURCH‘ OF SCOTLAND KICKBACK MARTIAL ARTS 2 THORNHILL COMPETITION Sundays Balmaclelian 12 noon 1*‘ Carsphairn 10.30 am 1*‘ 2"“ 3"‘ 4"‘ Dairy 12 noon 1*‘ 2"" 3"‘ 4"‘ 5"‘ Kells 10.30 am 2"“ 3"‘ 4"‘ Special Services and Events 9th December 6.30 pm Carols by Candlelight Service with Glenkens Church hoir in Kells Church. 22nd December 5.00éom Carsphairn Community hristmas Service in Carsphairn Church. 24th December 11.30 pm Waichnight Service in Carsphairn Church. 25th December 10.30 pm Christmas Day Family Service in Balmaclelian Church. 30th December 10.30 am United Service with Choir in Dairy Church SCOTTISH EPISCOPAL CHURCH (C of E) St Margaret's, New Galloway 10.30 am Holy Communion Every Sunday and Wednesday I Christmas Services Monday 24th December +1—4--—-—— __ — -_i;- _.-_. . s . e _ ____,- _ _ ’s._. , , _ - _. _._ _ and 14th December at Dally Town Hall. A family show with all the usual characters Rat, 10.30 am Holy Communion Mole, Badger and Toad with a dame, a prince and a pretty girl for a happy ending. shows will start at 7.30 pm. Tickets can be bought ahead of time for a discounted rate of £5 adults and £2.50 for children - call Christine on 430 209. Tickets will also be available on the door at £6 for adults, £3 for children. With lots of wonderful ‘special effects’ including Wednesday 26th December 1 0.30 am Holy Communion Sunday 30th December 10.30 am Carol Service a car and a miniature gypsy wagon, this years panto looks set to be a real hit!’ CATHOLIC CHURCH SERVICES St John's, Castle Douglas r ¢_- as s. _ ._* _ _,_ _ _‘ GLENKENS WALKING GROUP Mass on Saturday 6 pm & Thursday 7 pm Gerry Cinderby and ]ohn McBeth raising the Saltire Flag on the top of Waterside Hill (below left). The Glenkens Waking Group celebrate the occasion (below right). 1 DIGITAL CAMERA? WANT PROFESSIONAL PRINTS? 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The atmosphere at the competition was great as ever, with plenty of trophies being given out and plenty of catoegories to win them in. The GCAT bus returned 14 trophies heavier at the end of a great day out. Our winners were: Hannah Sainsbury with four lst place trophies, Alasdair Drummond with two 2nd’s, a 3rd and a 4th, ]im Banner with a lst and a 3rd, Angela Miller with a 2nd and a 3rd, Nick Banner with a 2nd and a 4th for Mairi MacKay. A lot of fun was had by all. Many thanks to our instructors, Brian and Nancy Hilton, for running the competition. Anybody interested in ioining our club is welcome, young, old or in between. Classes run on Tuesday night‘ from 6.30pm to 8.30pm, and on Thursday night from 7pm to 9pm at Dairy Community centre and cost £2 per hour. 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Telephone 01 644 4301 38 DEADLINE for Febnraiy/March ISSUE 44: Fri 11th January 2007 glenkensgazette@hotmai|.co.uk | I I L “ii.” GBA Opt-n Evening, Thurs 29 Nov, ipm, Ken Bridge lioiei (meetings gs-neraiiy lsl Tue oi the month) GAS at The C31$lm'ld, Sail G S0112 Dec, 12-ipm, Tree entry, The CaiSirand, lieu Gs'£orray Cookery Dornonstration, lion 3 Dec, lltnl-i2.3llpln, The CstStrr.nd, lien Ga!-torrry Kells School Fayre at the school on Thursday, G6 December at 1.15-prn. Sionudng tar, llursdeys 6 De: and l Jaw, Liipm, donations on the door, The Catitranzl, liar Gd-my Gienlnns Youn-g Arts, Sat 3 Dot 8. Sat 12 Jan, 1izrn-1 2noon, £4, The CatSlran-cl, liar Gaiorray Bus trip to Carisle, Sal 8 Des. depart Dairy 9.182111, liar Gatioray Sitiam, Laurieston 9.1itar1\, £5-iiiconc, (tor further into see p 8] Play it by Ear, lion 10 Dec G ii Feb, 1.311-2.i0pn1, 1.2, The Catﬁlrand, lien Gskraay itch CC met-ting, lion 10 Dec, Llitipni, New Gaicray Torin ihd Bus tripto Hetiand Hat Garden Centre & llofial, lion 10 Dec, depart Dairy Qdiiarn, New Gaﬁoaay itiarn, Lauri-eston, itllﬂam. Eiiicorc, (lo-r further into see p 8] Guided Red ltrte this with Caium iiurray, Gaiiorray Red Kite Trail Oflioa, 12 Dec, rear Parlon, for further into ca‘! Caium on 01556 6711464 Christmas Gratis, ii’-ed 12 Gee, 4-ipm - 5-iyear oids, Thu 13 Dec, 4-6-pm - 8-iiyear oids, £5 ind all materials, juice 8. biscuits, The CatStrand, lien Gthrray its-isPr'o.\ay Schozl Cl*dstresCcnre1,Wrdi2&lic1iDrc,fttasonsafeirnn eni iioroniit-l-14210-ill The Feral Choir, Forgotten Carob, Sat 15 Dec, i.3tlpm, tiiiticonc, ind hot nine G shortbread, The CalStrand, lien Gdorray Clvistmas Tea Dance, lion ii Dec, 3-Spm, free entry, The Cstitrand, liar Gatiouay tlrtstrarrd bi-ear Cid: sore-ring. Tie Good Grow. Th: 21 list. i.iip/n, £4.51, The t‘-atS!ra-rd, ltrrr Gatonay Battle oi the Bands, Fri 21 Doc, 7.34pm, £3, The Ga1$trar-d, lieu Gaiiocay Tales tor the Turréng Year, 8:122 Dec, lpm, Etiioonc, The CatStrand, lien Gaiouay GalSlrand Cinema Club screening, Chronicles oi Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, Thu 27 Dec, 2pm, £4.50, The Calﬁtrand, New Gaiorny Catﬁtrarti Ores: Club sneaiag, list the Rotirn-oos, Ttu 3 Jen, Zpa, £4.50, The Cst$trand, lira Gadoiny Bus trip to Kei-ringers museun, Transport livsevm or new year Sat Sth Jan, depart liar Geﬁorray Sam, Dairy 9.10am, £5814-cone. [tor further info see p 8) llod-em Ive light, Sat 5 Jan, 8-10pm, £7.50, The t‘.atSirand, lieu Gaiianny Jeremy Carisle ertrbition, nrnntng until 601 Jan, tree entry, The CalStrand, Hrs Gaiomy Charles Stuart-iientelh, Tue 15.1411, 7.30pm, £5, The CatSirand, lieu G-slimy Gus trip to Siverbum shopping centre, Glasgow, Sat 19th Jan, depart lieu Gaiony Garb, Dairy 9.11pm, Eitioonc. (tor further info see pi) Engaging Corrmuniti-as nwltshop, Thu 24 Jan, 1tiam-1pm, The Catﬁtrand, lieu Galloway, to boot a space contact Wendy iictauchian on 01557 330291 or irend'y@dumoatgov.ut by 8 Jan ll:-is Annual Burns Supper Friday, 25th January, 20138 Cathrsd Cress Cid: soeesrg. , The Pidsdeiptia Story Tto ii in 1 iipa, £4.54, The Cawraai, lira Gem; Cst$'rvd Chara Cid: arena-3. Th: Bone U-teotrra, Tor it ta, mpg ti Si, The Cadfraoi, ital Gs»-er; Thenioa String Quartet, $21. 9 Ft-bru-.uy, 8pm, £1.50, Dairy Town iiail GOAT - O1 644 420 374 = *Iio;r.maIt Carr1'ck"s ofCn|s|1l1ai|'|1 =1 -“ GLENKENS DIARY FOR ALL EVENTS Jilnin Street. 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Text Any textual data included in the document G LEN KEN S GAZETTE incorporating news from Cllenkens Community er Arts Trust IFREE in = BALMACLELLAN ~ CARSPHAIRN ~ MOSSDALE ~ new cwttowmr ~ sr. rouws Town greater] February / March 2008 , ISSUE 44 T . . s s — — www.glenkensgazette.com The first Modern Jive (LeRoc) night at The CatStrand was a great success. The event was a sell-out with 50 people being given expert tuition by local dance teacher Sam Hood. The evening was thoroughly enjoyed by all who came. Sam taught for 45 minutes and then a well deserved break was had by all. There was need to bring a partner with you. Throughout the class you changed partners every few minutes. This style of teaching and rotation of partners is a great way to get to meet loads of people in the class and actually helps you improve your dancing. During the break The CatStrand bar was open and a fantastic buffet was available, which was supplied by the Cross Keys Hotel. Dancing then resumed with a short teaching session followed by an opportunity to practice the steps taught until midnight. Many people had never attempted LeRoc before or professed to having no rhythm and two left feet! By the end of the evening everyone was mastering enough steps to pass themselves off as a modern iiverl Le Roc is French for rock’n’rolI. Combined as one word and brought into the English language. it is the name given to a stylish, modern jive which can be danced to virtually any music. LeRoc ls so ﬂexible musically that you can dance it to your own favourite music, from big band swing through rock ‘n’ roll and right up to date with tracks from the current charts. Sam intends to set up regular classes in Leroc within the area. For more information telephone OI644 420631. There will be another live night on Saturday I“ March. it is suitable for completed beginners but be quick to secure your place. Contact The CatStrand or see the brochure for more infomration. “T CARSPHAIRN BURNS SUPPER This was the 39th Annual Bums Supper at Carsphairn, and as you can see from the photos the Piper, Andy McCartney, had trouble weaving through the busy hall to pipe in the haggis! The hall was packed out to hear the top table, where the speakers and artists were many. Mr Gordon Johnston from Dumfries proposed the immortal Memory and also gave a recitation and Rev David Bartholomew gave the Address to the Haggis and the Selkirk Grace. The Toast to the Lassies was proposed by Brian Edgar and ably replied to by Irene McCreath. Dave McFadzean entertained the audience with two songs, and Margaret Sloan played for the Community singing. Anna Campbell was Chaimran for the evening and David Gibbon gave the vote of thanks. A great evening was had by all! 2-~~ DALRY PRIMARY SCHOOL HAGGIS BASH 11- _ " ‘r --_..___ ‘H *~ The pupils of P6/7 at Dairy Primary School held a unique and innovative Burns Supper on Friday 25"‘ January. Calum Wilkie of P6 was Chairman for the night and welcomed the 120 guests with an entertaining rhyme and introduced all the acts with great expertise. Former secondary pupil Aaron Edgar piped in the haggis with gusto! Kirsten Wallace and Kirsty McMath addressed the haggis and Hazel Banner recited the Selkirk Grace. The supper itself, cooked by teachers Erica Porteous and David Brown, was clearly enjoyed by all. A team of secondary pupils were efficient waiting staff and a real team effort from teachers, admin staff, classroom assistants and parents made the whole evening run very smoothly. The Boys’ Toast to the Lassies (written by Fraser Simpson, HT) was witty, dramatic and musical, while the Lassies' reply was a tongue in cheek attack on masculine attitudes (assisted by Catriona McCall and Erica Porteous). lessica Lawrie and Amelia Trueman sang ‘My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose’ and Kirstin Stalker was a very conﬁdent ﬁddler. There was more singing from P5/6/7 and dancing from P415 (accompanied by Ros Henry). The whole evening was going with a swing. Then with a fanfare of music came the main event of the night: ‘This is Your life, Robert Bums’. Eraser Cameron Leas’ a polislgledkbttlitchalr-zl Aspel with the lg, red bookas e surprise a ie natavem. amie F A" A 1 S‘ S Bartholomew looked and sounded lust like Rabble Burns B" as he welcomed a series of surprise guests. Jack Priddy ,3’. G-6,553-Q-ii;-@f‘¢5§-h~=-g} ﬂgﬁsw S and Kirstin Stalker were Rabbie’s Proud parents; Hazel ' ._¢|e.n-ken-5 ' Aiauﬂaflun Banner was a well disguised brother Gilbert. Elizabeth '4, i;jg{;|'§§"' Tripptree was Rabbie’s, wife ]ean; ]essica Lawrie was -5 Handsome Nell; Toby Wise was the authoritative teacher ]ohn Murdoch, and Martin Templeton was the enthusiastic publisher. Amelia Truernan was a convincing Moose! They had been well rehearsed by producer and script writer Sandra Brown and her production team of Margaret Heuchan and Kate Maxwell. And that was not all! A ceilidh followed with Tommy Edgar MBE on the accordion and lots of enthusiastic dancing. it was a wonderful Burns Supper: musical and dramatic; traditional and modern; respectful and funny. } With such innovation and entertainment the works of Robert Bums will be enjoyed and remembered for generations to come. ! Glenkens Gazette _ page 2 LOCAL ARTISTS :Michael Dowswell Q Independent AnimatorIDlrectorICinematographer gr appreciated by others. "Close up photography i got into very recently - it was new to me and it's really A quite an amazing thing. When you go up so near to something, you suddenly ﬁnd yourself in another world. (The image below-left shows this well. This is actually a close-up of a tear in the comer of a cardboard box. if you look closely you can see the head and arm of a little figure emerging from the hole.) You think; "there's an awful lot of new photo opportunities here." l want to do a short film with the powerful magnifying lens that l’ve been using for taking photographs, but l want movement in the shots, and movement at that magniﬁcation is going to be tricky..." Recently Michael has been working locally taking photographs at events in The CatStrand, New Galloway. To ﬁnd out more about his work visit: w"ww.studiotacitus.co.ul<l'about.html | KENBR BARMURRIE ' Home oi genuine d— -1‘ Michael had an interest in working with 3D art from an early age, and directed his ﬁrst animation in 2003. He says; "that was the tuming point in my life regarding animation and ﬁlrnmaking. You tend to go along in a fog for a while and then suddenly l was out of the fog, and things were very clear. When i directed my ﬁrst short animation i knew that this was what i wanted to do for the rest of my life.” Michael is currently creating his seventh animation and enjoys taking breaks for photography as he ﬁnds this an enjoyable and much-needed distraction during the intense animation process. He ﬁnds photography relaxing and therapeutic as it’s a fast process, so quite the opposite of producing an animation. You also have the fact that you "go out into the landscape, walk the hills and take in the healthy country air which wakes up your brain as well as your body. You take some photos, come back, drink some tea, look at the photos, then sometimes artistically enhance the images (that pa|1’s a lot of fun), then upload them.” Michael goes on to say that one of the reasons he ﬁnds this process so satisfying is that you feel an immediate sense of achievement. When the day ﬁnishes, with a photograph, you have something l00% complete, ready for people to see; whereas with an animation, a day's work will only complete a tiny little bit of something which will take a long time before it can be i gr-. 1T lirloljllﬂillil S sf .:=' Free Range hen, duck _-_ and quail eggs, is now also taking orders for Free Range oven ready chickens, farm reared on grass irom day old chicks. ALSO SEASONAL FRESH VEGETABLES AVAILABLE Open 7 Days TRADITI MEA 12 00 2 bed an Visitors welc_ome,come and see e-:11 sulte a ‘ as 01644 420249 er mc1|l@ker| ’5’ 01 64 w ken Glenkens Gazette page 3 THE ROYAL BURGI-I OF NEW GALLOWAY 8 KELLS PARISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL Glenkens Business Association A very enjoyable Christmas Lunch was held in the Cross Keys Hotel on With the Festive Season and New Year celebrations Sunday l-6”“ December when Provost Margaret Sainsbury welcomed over 40 behind us the choice for the GBA is to look back to the of our Senior Citizens to the popular annual event. Festive entertainment was summer that has passed or resolutely to look ahead to kindly provided by ]onnie Dowswell on his ﬁve row button key accordion. A Spring. The Association‘s committee is considering what is required free rafﬂe was also held with most of the excellent prizes once again pl'OVlC|BC| to rnr%lenrent the marketing plans and other initiat ves that conrprise _ from the proceeds of a collecting tin held in ]im Hopkins Shop throughout the G As agenda for the first few months of 2008. the year. Thanks to ]irrr for organising the collection and for purchasing the Our priorities will be to continue to build upon what has been achiieved prizes, to ]onrrie for the musical entertainment and to Kevin, Susan and staff during the last I2 months in laying down the foundations uﬁon which to at the Cross Keys for their hospitality. develrga a thriving rural and brrslrress community. The G A‘s mission for 2 08 is therefore to support and develop the key industries that A Public Meeting was held on 3” December to discuss the future of the Town are already in place and conduct a sustained campaign to promote the Hall. Over forty people attended and the rrrood was very positive towards Glenkens as a uniqlue visitor destination for this and successive years. The fonning a management group to prove to Dunrfries and Galloway Council that fundamentals for t is were set in hand during 2007, these included: the community have the desire and the drive to manage the hall effectively 1 Marketing the ‘Visit Glenkens’ logo; and secure its future. it was agreed to meet again in ]anuary together with the 2 Launching its website, www.glenkensbusinessassociation.ccm; appropriate council officials to discuss further and aim to put a formal structure in place to allow sonre progress to be made with making the hall ‘ﬁt for purpose‘ 3 Distributing 20,000 brochures to promote the Glenkens as the tourist deslrnatron for SW Scotland; before any formal handover of control from the council to a local management group. The management group would then be able to apply for funding from 4 Distributing 5000 point of sale promotional business cards. various sources that would not be available if the hail remained in the control To assist the GBA to achieve these priorities we have re-launched our website of the council. it is unfortunate that this action is necessary to enable the hail which seeks to raise the proﬁle and_ increase the inﬂuence of the Business to be properiy maintained and developed but it was agreed by everyone at the Association by! linking it to other srtes that promote the Glenkens to the meeting that action should be taken as soon as possible to safeguard the hall's residents of S Scotland and tourists. future. Several halls in Wigtownshire had already achieved successful handovers This year will also see the publication of the second edition of our highly and were now actively pursuing further funding options and looking forward successful Business Directory. it is planned to distribute over I 500 copies to much nrore hopeful futures. The next meeting has now been arranged for throughout the local area to emphasise the broad spectrum of businesses Thursday 31“ ]anuary at 7.30pm in the Town Hail. and services that are available. in this way the GBA hopes to continue to local business to develop new and innovative ways of marketing their ]oe and loan Rose celebrated theiir Diamond Wedding in December and the assist enterprises with the purpose of improving the local economic climate. Thrs Community Council marked the auspicious occasion with a gift of garden is the primary of the Association. if you are not already a member vouchers and wine. Much to ]oe and ]oan‘s surprise, the Community Council‘s then why not purpose contact us by logging on to our website or join us as an congratulations and the gifts were presented by Brian Edgar and loan Berkley observer at our Annual General eeting. This is scheduled for Wednesday when they ‘gate-crashed‘ the Thursday Club Christmas Party. I9 March, in the Ken Bridge Hotel commencing at 7p.m. The agenda wr I The building of the long awaited new houses at Carson's Knowe is due to start in include an update from the committee on the achievements of 007 and Jarruary. There will be twenty houses built, sorrre for rent and sonre for purchase. the Associations aspirations for the year to corrre. CatStrand will be hosting an Open Day for members ofthe Glenkens it is unlikely that we will know the future of our local Post Ofﬁces until the The Business Community on Saturday l March, from l2.00-4.00J1m. This summer. Tire review is being carried out on a region by region basis and it is will be an opportunity to ﬁnd out nrore about the facilities an services understood that the results of the review of Post Ofﬁce provision in Dunrfries and on offer at t e venue. Galloway will not be announced until ]urre or ]uIy. The committee is keen_to embrace 2008 as the year of unrivalled opportunity The irrstaliatlorr of the trafﬁc calming measures around Kells School under the for the Glenkens _busrness and enterprise community. You may wrsh to Scottish Executive‘s ‘Safer Routes to School’ scheme has still not happened. it is beneﬁt by continuing to support t_he Association through your membership understood that all funding available for the current ﬁnancial year has now been or by korning us to pursue our arrrbrtious agenda. Contact the GBA Secretary, used up but if rrrore funding is nrade available next year, the proposed work at Alan urrrb e on OI644 420250. Alternatively we would welcome you at Kells would still be carried out. ""5 year 5 AGM' Bob l/lfiiliams, Chairman Notice was received and placed in the Town Hail Notice Board of the application procedure for funding under the Lorirner Bequest. This is a long standing bequest fund which provides an annual amount of interest which is available on application to help nrale students from Kells Parish who are going on to further education or to serve an apprenticeship. Fonrrs are distributed through the sciroois to eligible students and the applications are considered by the Stewartry Educational Trust at the end of March every year. As the old Town Council previously administered this process, the Community Council have asked to be more closely involved in the future. CARSPHAIRN COMMUNITY COUNCIL _ Changes to the Carsplrairrr Smallhoiding Policy were discussed and questions answered by Carolyn Howarth, Senior Planner in the region. Caroline Howarth explained that the new Local Plan was adopted last year. There was concern that new developments were not as envisaged when the Smallhoiding Policy was set up and to prevent frrrtlrer inappropriate developments, the Supplementary Planning Guidance was approved by the Council on 2 October. She acknowledged that there should have been sonre consultation with the Community Council and apologised for the omission. Following discussion and questions, it was emphasised that the Policy has not changed. A review of the development plan will begin in November 2008. The Community Council will be involved in the consultation process. A report was given on the issues regarding timber transport researched by the steering group. Many of the agreements with forestry groups and timber haulage companies are voluntary and cannot be enforced by the Council. it was noted that road safety issues are greater on the B729 than on the C35, and this needs to be addressed. Further discussion followed and George Prentice informed the group that there would be a meeting of the Tirrrber Transport Group West on Wed i2 Dec. A resident of the Lorg Glen had been invited as well as a nrember of the community council. Tire police report covered corrrplaints about timber lorries using the B7000 - offenders should be reported to the Well This book, ‘A Year in Letters from Sunﬂower Driven Scheme, including the registration number (if possible) arrd/or other details — colour, operator, time — especially Circle‘, has been recommended by ‘Nan’, who the operator. Objections are taken into consideration at Timber Transport Group meetings. it was recommended that says "it's a great cheery read for a lovely long the CC push for improved safety measures on B 729 eg Improved visibility; increased passing places; wanring signs. weekend." The book is written by an Ayrshire Several members of the community have rrret with the intention of starting a youth club in Carsphairn. it is hoped that author and features Greirra in its pages. it will begin early in 2008. . t. gr rlr irlr" g ,4): rlr rir -PRIVATE ART GALLERY- Stuart Jarnieson "'"“"""‘9 3"“ “ea ‘"9 51 rtrarrsr STREET, DALRY EXHIBITING BOTH corwnrrteonnnv at TRJ’tDITIONALPﬁ]N'I']1\lG&PHOTOGRAPHY OVER EXPE30 |=;| EYEARS NC E CENTRAL HEATING ROSEMARY GASCOYNE SHOWERS OR OUTSIDE TAPS PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS WITH WORK IN -PLEz’rSEPHONEFORANAPPOINTl\fEN'I'- o1s444ao4sa J-_¢l xi BATHROOMS, at ran oascomn GALLERIES AND PRIVATE. 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We'd seen a few on the ﬂanks of Straverron Hill the previous year, feeding on the short fruiting heads of heath rush ]uncus squarrosus. These magical little birds, with their rippling ﬂight calls, are so evocative of cold winter days when snow on the tops can bring them to much lower altitudes. I've seen them before on the Rig of Cienrie and even as low as Lochinvar. However, this time we were out of luck and indeed the only living creatures we heard or saw in over two hours in the area were a pair of hardy ravens. Not even a lonely blue hare! in the dearth of wildlife, we concentrated more on the physical features of the Rhinns ridge, impressive at any time but especially so on this wild day. Every blade of grass, deer sedge and rush was glided in a thin yet rigid ﬁlm of ice — probably locking up any seeds from prospective snow buntings and hence their absence. The Lochans of Auchniebut, between Milldown and Millyea, were mostly iced over, too, with the wind struggling to keep a few corners open with mini waves and ﬂying icy foam. At this height the dirnness had thickened into a fairly heavy mist, and yet a hint of brightness lured us on over the rig towards Loch Dungeon, and then ‘ O what a glorious sightl' The strong westerly wind, on ﬁnding the gap in the hills, was rushing over the top and scooping away the gloom, allowing the sun to descend into the corrie and bathe Loch Dungeon and its immediate surroundings in an eerie but wonderful diffuse light, whilst all else remained impenetrable. Hardly ‘warm-reakin', but nonetheless rich on sic an otherwise dreich day. It was magnetic really, and only the biting cold and strengthening wind reminded one of the necessity of ttrrnlng to face it and of seeking lower ground. There must be a reason for the name Auchiebrrt, but it is unknown to me. Rhinns, as in Kells, or Rhins of Galloway/Islay, derives from the old Scots/Irish Gaelic for narrow strip or promontory, and is therefore most appropriate for the linear Kells range. As we descended Straverron, the Silver Flow eventua'.iy struggled into view - no mystery there regarding the name, with its bog pools evident even from this distance in the poor light. I have just ﬁnished reading the late Derek RatcIiffe’s excellent New Naturalist book on Galloway and the Borders, wherein he writes of dunlin formerly breeding on this internationally important bogland. These small wading birds were always scarce in Galloway, but many of their ionner strongholds were enveloped in forestry since the l940s, or became unsuitable as vegetation became rank in the unpianted, unstocked areas. Derek, former Chief Scientist of the Nature Conservancy Council, lived in Cambridge but visited the region virtually every year from I946 until his death in 2005, and he had amazing ﬁrst-hand knowledge of its ﬂora and fauna. His book contains a wealth of infomration and commentary on factors affecting wiidiife, and includes many excellent photographs, including some of the Glenkens. L " One fairly new bird to the Glenkens for most people is the nuthatch, a very handsome, chunky little bird with slate blue back, warm fawn front, menacing black eye-stripe and piercing black bill. Not long ago one had to cross the national border to see these beauties, but now they are on the move, edging steadily northwards through Scotland, though never far from deciduous trees, especially oak. They come to peanuts in gardens, though not yet mine (I don’t think). A great place to see them is on the feeders from the hides at the RSPB's Ken-Dee reserve. On Xmas day I saw my ﬁrst for Dairy, and my brother's first for Scotland, on the big oak tree by the swinging bridge on the Ken at the foot of the ‘ boat well’. I've known them in the Garroch Glen for a few years now, but apparently a small colony nearby has been kept secret since the 19805! By some quirk of the earth’s speed as it turns the corner in its passage around the sun, whilst the shortest day is the winter solstice on 2i December, the earliest sunsets occur around the i0"" of that month. The differences in day lengths are almost imperceptible to us at ﬁrst, during those days —- formerly the ‘daft days’ in Scotland - between Xmas and the new year, but many of our birds notice the difference alright. Even before the old year is out, rooks, ravens, buzzards and kites, amongst others, begin to visibly AVAILABLE ﬂy in a slightly different way, with a wee kennln more urgency and interest in their own kind than before. On the burns, of course, white-throated dippers may have been singing since October, no job too big whilst indomitable wrens and robins sing half songs throughout the winter, whatever the weather. GARDENER no job too small Bedding plants etc grown to order. Also available for deliveries, odd jobs, farm work Contact Jim Sloan 01644 460235 07935 944960 07922 363399 Come the New Year, however, they are soon joined in song by skittery felties (mistle thrushes), and not so long after by early blackies and, of course, mavis, for me the stars of the show. By the time February arrives, much of nature is on standby and almost ready to get going, unless a cold snap intervenes for a while, whereupon matters are put on the back burner, so to speak. Progress is inevitable, though, and all of life has this wonderful way of dealing with situations and making the best of the prevailing conditions, consciously or otherwise. In recent months we have been following the fortunes of two red kites down near Port Logan in Wigtownshlre, which are using precisely the same area as a kite from north Scotland did last winter. From the radio and wing tags, we know that one of them is an immature bird from a release area in Aberdeen; the other is also immature, but untagged. They migrated down to the shire in the autumn and have spent the winter in that mild seaside locality, lust as their forebears did in bygone days, as recorded in the Second Statistical Account for Portpatrlck (I838), which stated that they ‘ were sometimes seen in winter, but not common’. It is most likely that they will return whence they came as spring retums, just as some others will hopefully ﬁnd their own ways back to the Glenkens and the new spring; we'll see, but spring awaits in any case. _ _ Chris Rollie in Gordon McAdam CARING PERSON REQUIRED FOR ASSISTING YOUNG \ Plumbing Varied duties Good hourly rate O1 644 46061 9 , ‘ /‘\ G G {xi B ~i sO|lClt_Q'_l_i,_ it l. i Heating ; Indeperfdi‘ Fr r r 2 r .i'iAdvisors E"8i"°°1' '4 at 01556 503744 a £4 DISABLED WOMAN . . ‘ e—maiI: maiI@ggblaw.co.ui< S‘ OFFICES m = ’&' 01644 430393 *5‘ 07334 311739 CASTLE DOUGLAS, DALBEATTIE urnncuoanronranurvrrnres t , ?:-fl i'l%{?i',ie.nts 8» ~ ~ 11 Kirkland streﬁt St. John's Town of Dairy e l C ' E Glenkens Gazette page 5 NEW G‘-AI-I;OWAY t.i..snt..*rt:t.,'zi.. h N S d, b I d Ouy //i the village mill I a new curling pond w_as dug nearby. Skatrng, also, was popular wrth the by Helen Bolton - PART XXXVI young and not so young, and many happy were spent on the curling pond, Entertainment and Sport hours provided a match was not in progress. in New Galloway Mossroddick, that attractive wee lochan in this age of television and computer games near Dairy, was also a venue for both and all manner of sedentary pastimes, where skating and curling. Some hardy folk would no-one needs to venture further than the happily walk or cycle from New Galloway to armchair for an evening's entertainment, Dairy to enjoy the fun of skating with friends there will no doubt be those who wonder from the neighbouring village. Milder, wet how folk employed their leisure hours in winters have spoiled the pleasure of many days gone by. “What did people do in the folk, and "global warming” had never been evenings?" is a question often asked by the heard of in those days! younger, and not so young, generation! Indoor entertainment included the very New Galloway had plenty to offer in the well attended whist drives at the Town way of entertainment in the evenings and at Hail, when again, people from neighbouring weekends. Dances were held regtrlariy in the villages would come to take part. Badminton Town Hail with music provided by various was enjoyed by many of the more energetic talented local musicians, and people thought young people, and concerts were often nothing of walking several miles to attend given in the Town Hail. these very popular gatherings, Refreshments Drama in the form of a local amateur were available, of a non-alcoholic nature, dramatic club was enjoyed for a short time. and everyone enjoyed meeting friends in Started by Rev Cameron, the Minister a happy atmosphere. Little or no trouble who came to Kells from Edinburgh, and was experienced, but on the odd occasion who was very keen on drama, the venture when a difference of opinion ﬂared up, the proved popular with both audiences and “Village Bobby" was not too far away and order was soon restored. Football matches between the villages were always well supported and during the midi930s teams from the Hydro Scheme's workforce would sometimes arrange a game with one of the local teams. There was great rivalry between the local villages, and after the annual Cattle Show a football match was played between the boys of Dairy and New Galloway. Two well-known "ladies" who ran a laundry in Dairy would station the number of talented local actors and actresses who were discovered in the village. Sadly, the Rev Cameron died very suddenly at an early age and was deeply moumed by all who knew him. No one had the heart to continue with the dramatic club following this sad event and it ceased to exist. The Reading Room was very well patronised by the local people. Mrs Charters, the caretaker, had everywhere tidy and polished to perfection, There was a huge ﬁre burning in the grate on colder days, and all the themselves behind the New Galloway goal newspapers were laid out on the table. and belabour the goal-keeper with their Many folk would spend a happy hour or urnbrelias, thus ensuring a win for their two catching up with the news and having teami All good fun, provided you were not a good wann. Whispered discussions took the unfortunate "goalie"! place concerning news items of interest, and Golf was a popular game all over Scotland, views were exchanged in quiet tones so as and New Galloway "boasts a picturesque, not to disturb fellow readers. if arduous, course, which has been a great In the same building carpet bowls were attraction for visitors and residents alike for played, in a long room next to the reading over a hundred years. The original plan of room. Another huge ﬁre wanned that the course has been somewhat altered over room, and teams came from all around the the years, and the club house facilities are local area, from Carsphaim in the north to vastly improved since the early days. New Crossmichael in the south, to play against Galloway is iustiﬁably proud of its Golf the New Galloway team. Club, and long may it continue to delight It is no wonder we of the older generation those who play on the attractive and well- were never bored. There was so much to do kept course. The wonderful views of the and so many interesting pastimes in which surrounding hills are an added bonus! to take part there was no time for boredom! During the cold, frosty winters which were Perhaps some of the youngsters of today a regular occurence in days gone by, curling should try "taking a leaf from our book" was a favourite pastime. The earliest - just for a change? I think we were very ﬁt, matches were played on the old mill dam up and happy, too! Living Independently lilii~ i -~ Have you»-claimed everything that you are rrrtri;iiir-:r.i to? To llnd out confidentially what you are llnlllled to and how to apply call: i_i.>' llriirt OI‘! li'llir'i/-i /ii-'.lIIi'/‘ii ‘4,,,-""1l,|lJ-i'il.-_r‘,'\I'1T._.f THE GLENCAIRN MEMORIAL BOOK Dtrring the American Civil ‘War, General Robert E. Lee, commander of the Confederate forces, opined that “It is good that war is terrible, or else we might enjoy it too much." Whilst that may be the 19"‘ century equivalent of a modern politician's sound-bite, it is well to be reminded of the human loss and suffering caused by war. Every nation erects memorials to those who did not retum from armed conﬂict, but we in the United Kingdom have a long tradition of commemorating our war dead locally, as well as nationally. This personalises a memorial, making it speciﬁc to its geographical location and giving it an increased resonance in the community. It is this personal aspect to war commemoration that inspired local historians Sandy Hall and (the late) Anthony Murray Flutter to consider a memorial book, listing those from this part of Scotland who had fallen in the two global conﬂicts. Their efforts have culminated in the forthcoming launch of The Giencairn Menrorial Book, to be held in Moniaive Memorial Institute from 5.00-8.00pm on Sunday March I6“. Refreshments will be served and everyone is welcome. Although the Giencairn Memorial Book deals mainly with the parish of Giencairn, it also includes the names of fallen servicemen and women who hailed from the Glenkens and who are listed on memorials in this area. Carsphairn memorial contains three of the names in the book, two of the names are from Balrnacleiian and there are two on the St. ]ohn's Town of Dairy memorial. This serves to remind us of the encompassing nature of war and that loss and grief pay no heed to boundaries. The research for this book has taken several years and this is evident in the detailed information contained within it. In A4 hardback, the memorial book is handsomely bound and has a gold leaf cover title. There are 205 pages of infomration about the men and women listed within, including illustrations, photographs and service details. Proﬁts from the sale of the book will be divided between Erskine Homes (an organisation set up to care for ex-service personnel with a branch in Dumfries) and Moniaive Memorial institute (a community facility commemorating the very individuals contained in this book). The Giencairn Memorial Book is priced at £i 5 and is available from ]ane Murray Flutter, Treasurer, Giencairn History Group, Ardnacioich, Moniaive, Thornhili DG3 4HZ Telephone 01848-200388 Bob Martin, History/Stop Co-ordinator ANNUAL PANCAKE LUNCH held by BALMACELLAN AND KELLS GUILD Tue 5 Feb New Galloway Town Hall 12midday - 2pm This year's proceeds will he raised in aid of Alzeimers Scotland Glenkens Gazette _ page 6 CatStrand News Exhibition : The Contemporary Events ' Enjoy a lesson with ioca dance teacher Sam Hood, followed Monday 10 March 1.30pm - 2.30pm lay a buffet dance. rice includes a light buffet and a £2 per adultichild, 50p per additional child glass of wine. Play it by Ear is a monthly song, music and storytelling workshop for pre-school children, run by the writer, storyteller and Philippa Jones Exhibition, musician, Tony Bonning. Play it by Ear aims and John Curtis Book Launch to give young children an introduction to Opening 22 March, running until end of April rhythm, instruments and singing. Sessions 1 .00am - 2.00pm, Free o charge are suitable for children from birth onwards Philippa Jones is an artist who was brought and will take place on the second Monday up in Galloway and who now lives in Windsor. of every month. No booking necessary She will be exhibiting a collection of her -just turn up! landscape and still life paintings. The opening will be accompanied by the Company Chordelia : 7314; Minutes launch of a new book of photographs by to Make a Good Impression John Curtis, with text by David Devereux. "l'u§sday1_?3u L gﬁ A Shona Reppe Puppets: Olga e ruar . m i _‘ Play it by Ear Scottish Artists’ Print Collection Monday 11 February and Running until 12 March CatStrand opening hours, Free of charge The current exhibition on view at The CatStrand is The Contemporary Scottish Artists’ Print Collection on loan from Graceﬁeld Arts Centre in Dumfries. The collection features a diverse range of work by a number of well known and distinuished Scottish artists, including prints by Peter Howson and Adrian Wiszniewski who both came to prominence in the 1980s as part of the New Glasgow Boys movement. Other artists whose works are on display in the exhibition include Edward Summerton, Jim Pattison, Jane Hyslop, Charlie McQueen, Paul Furneaux and Nicola Murray. The Dalgarno Singers £5.00l£v|i.00 P ’ L Volt The Electric Fairy Monday 4 February, 7.30pm, £6.00il-24.00 A dance theatre J‘ show by Kally LloydC: Jones & Michaell ~ Popper. Performed by Peter Baldwin, _ Matt Foster & Kally”_' Lloyd-Jones. Personal branding ii‘"'""' gurus Company Chordelia will show you how to make the most of your appearance and selfpresentation. Packed with their expert advice, this handy portable show will give you the Formed early in 1975 from a group of enthusiastic singers meeting initially in their own homes, the Dalgarno Singers has grown over the years to a choir of between forty and fifty voices. They have also progressed musically to become one of the premier choirs in Dumfries and Galloway. They have continued to enjoy a wide repertoire of four-part choral music ranging across the musical spectrum Scots, Light Musical, Part Songs, Sacred, Christmas, Masses and Oratorios. Under their present Conductor, Andy Thorne, they have also added selections from popular Musicals such as ‘Les Miserables’, ‘Guys and Dolls’,and ‘My Fair Lady’. yourself appropriately and boost your chances of success. Company Chordelia’s Artistic Director Kally Lloyd-Jones teams up again with Michael Popper to create a new piece of idiosyncratic and raucous dance theatre. “Company Chordelia are not scared to make dance funny" Scotland on Sunday Monday 24 March, 3.00pm, £3.00 ROLL UP! ROLL UP! For the first time in your town. Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, welcome to the magical and g owing world of Olga Volt - The Electric Fairy. Step inside, take a seat, and brace yourself for the brightest sideshow on Earth. PLUS admission to the Olga Volt Spanish Doll Museum FREE with every ticket. In the setting of a traditional circus sideshow Olga Volt prepares to dazzle yet another audience, but something is wrong. Olga is tired and her magic powers are fading. Can it be true, what will become of her? Does anyone have a torch? An original and extraordinary story co-created with Chariot Lemoine (Velo Theatre, France) and told imaginatively with puppets, storytelling, light and shadow. This event is part of the Scotland wide Puppet Animation Festival Duration 50 minutes, suitable for ages 6+. TAG Theatre Company presents Not Guilty conﬁdence you need. Find out how to package Storytelling Cafe Thursday 7 February and Thursday 6 March 7.30pm A relaxed and informal storytelling, music and poetry evening in a comfortable cafe atmosphere for anyone interested in the live oral tradition. Audience participation will be encouraged. This will be a regular event on the first Thursday of every month. Cakes and coffee will be available. Eat, drink and let your imagination run away with you! No booking necessary, donations on the door. Glenkens Young Arts Saturday 9 February 8. Saturday 1 March, 10.00am — 12noon, £4.00 These two-hour workshops are run by professional artists and teachers, and offer expert tuition and hands-on experience across a range of fun filled visual arts and crafts activities. Due to overwhelming demand there will now be two workshops taking place each month, beginning in April. Participants can take part in the morning or afternoon sessions, but not both. Please note, these workshops usually take place on the second Saturday of every month, except in March when it has been moved to the first Saturday. Wee Fairy Tales Wednesday 0 February, 4.00pm £3.00 By Matthew Fitt 8. James Robertson D rected by Jeremy liaison Join us for fun and ~ frolics, as three L performers and a -r Castle -5 magical trunk full of props and surprises tell the stories of The Three Wee Pigs, Cinderellae _, and other traditional1'0‘I. L Saturday 29 March, 8.00pm, £8.00 I £6.00 The hugely popular band Not Guilty, from 1‘ Douglas, ; * make their first ever appearance at The CatStrand. Featuring‘ favourites from t e 1960s and 70's, this band , , promise an energetic evening with a great party atmosphere. fairytales in rich Scots 4"" 9:.-' ‘.;£"Ii-‘' . ;“--..-1'“i"__' 5,, T Watercolour Painting 0-." R*._ Q?-‘g ﬁ \ \1i|'.§;a;~*_-"la 'I7*.’ ~<.. Iii” lang)uage - classic tales iii? . E-'I‘"it" 'g.v-t u"4-Z. “““~.1 Summer School for airns o’ aw ages. Galloway artist,| Suitable for 3 years + Hazel Campbell, TAG is pan‘ of the Citizens’ Theatre will be running a ﬁve day The John Fenner watercolour Mike Daly All Stars painting summer Saturday 23 Februarg, school at The B.00pm, ss.no I can ‘ CatStrand from An evening of Swinging Monday 11 to Friday 15 August. The course Dixieland with an All will run from 10.00am till 4.00pm with an Star line up headed by hour break for a light lunch which will be acclaimed local musician 1 provided. Coffee and tea are also available. and professional jazz If the weather is good some of the classes guitarist, John Fenner, will take place out and about the beautiful alongside cornet player, T Glenkens. The cost for five days is £200 Mike Daly. John and Mike have got together which includes all food. Students will be an outstanding seven piece band which also sent a list of materials nearer the time. includes Duncan Nairn, Tom Finlay, Tommy Hazel has been running similar classes Evans, Jackie Murray and Bobby Orr. from a converted stable near Castle Douglas for a number of years and they Modern Jive Night have proven to be very successful. For Saturday 1st March, Bpm, £0.00 Thought you couldn’t dance‘? Well by the end more information on the course please of this evening, you will know enough steps contact The CatStrand on 01644 420374. to enjoy dancing the night away. This event is suitable for a complete beginner (even those who say that they have two left feetl). Modern Jive can be danced to music from any decade and so is suitable for all ages. "2-'|'o- ‘' :J.__-||I.. -._ I!‘ I‘ ‘ .V*]-:';. l& I “':l1=;-_ l"'- "it CatStrand website: www.catstrand.com Glenkens Gazette page 7 NEW COMMUNITY PROJECTS FOR EARLY 2008 AT THE CATSTRAND '|'A| (|-1|: Evening mass; open to an _ starts Mondays, 6_-mm, £4;£3 concessions. Day class: open to all - starts Thursdays, 10.15-11.15am, £4! £3 concessions. Classes run throughout the year and it's OK to miss one! GENT“ EXERUSE CLASS: Open to all ages: starts Mondays, 1011am, £4i£3 concessions. Classes run throughout the year and it's OK Eearning and Development Service. It is not an academic course. It is 5"“Pi°i Prachcai heip and Support fmm 3 quahﬁed i“t°" tn heip """ih an the readmgi Writing and "L_'m_bE" Skms that “fie "Bed in todaiiis ""'°"|d- The way the sessions are run is informal and friendly and eveiy learner will have their own ‘learning plan’ made out by the tutor. Come along to one of our free sessions. Weekly classes commence early 2008. ‘°‘““"S°“"“ tiioiisii FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES: Improving ITALIAN CIASSES. start Wednesday 6th Feb, 6.30-8.30pm at the Servm week“, gasses commence eaﬂy 20% |T CLASSES: Advanced classes: 6 week courses, classes held on your English can help you get more out of your life ln the UK. It will also Tuesdays 5.30-7.30pm - Basic lT class: 6 week courses, classes held help if you want to study or improve your CV. lmplrciving your English on on Thursdays 5.30-?.30pm. The tutor is from the IT Centre in Castle will make it easier to talk to doctors and teachers; understand the laws Douglas and ciasses will be held at The CatStrand. If you are over 18 and customs of the UK; do a course and get a qualification; help your years of age you can apply for an ILA grant to fund a course. if you earn ) children with homework, and pass the Life in the UK test and become a under £18,000 a year you can receive £200, if you earn over £18,000 a British citizen. The ESOL course involves speaking and listening; reading year, you can receive £100. and writing; vocabulary, punctuation and grammar. Courses delivered at _ the CatStrand by the Stewartry Community Learning and Development CatStrand, 10 sessions, priced £150 with an extra free session. The tutor is from The Galloway School of English, Dumfries. Anyone interested in learning another language, such as Spanish, please let Liz Cole know and we can organise tuition. i t_ BRUSH UP YOUR sl_("'|'s ' DP_f°'m5 and |eu,e"S cifmfuse 7°"? D0 5_'°u want a newjob, but afraid your writing isn't up to it? This is a free learning programme at The CatStrand delivered by the Stewartry Community ‘ i |'|EA|.Ti‘iY EAHNG - |'iEA|.Ti'|Y i.|ViNG : Paula Cochrane, Community Worker, Age Concern Scotland, is in partnership with Liz Cole, Community Project Worker at the CatStrand, and together they are hoping to establish a working group of younger and older people to devise a simple cookery book of healthy recipes. There will be a nutritionist and an organic cook on the working g,.Oup_ -|-his project ,,_,i|| run week“, for six weeks from Wednesday Apr" 15",, 4_5pm_ Anybody interested, mease contact either Liz on: 01644 420374 or Paula on 01556 50S?18. §’?13l5g£h°_l|Yt Th C ts‘ dl H HI’ 3 l'| 3 9 3 see POSTERS FOR tors MORE! ran New Gali,ovvay:'ii.00 - 9.00.... i INTERNATIONAL womsnsi oar ‘ ' ‘ Pohsh fofjd’ I've muS_lc’ _ inf°i"m3t|°n and advice Staiisi and films 8 ' ' ' (open to an’ admission free’ donations welcome) A 5c9mm""itY B‘-'5 Wi" be avaiiable for free .'t|fa|15pQff to and frqm the event, * * * * ‘?~m¢-= W1 5=*w~9#4 * * * MPROVE sT§:,.'J';§¢f‘ H'Ex'B""TY “E55 3, c|Rc Eiﬁiiﬁptiﬁ iiiiiiiiiwiiisiﬁﬁﬁywli N drop-in advice is 4 and 1 - . . E l Liz cots - on ois-i-i 420, 314 .5. ~"~‘-'-- ‘l __ if (tiissts. ii“! 1!“- 3C Q ./ ' J ‘ . ‘ it Al‘ I * * * i 1- * i I .. S . ‘°"""7‘°""' Tb?‘ Cglﬁiiﬁnd Pit‘ ii Phil)’ Il- It j'j \ - "=~ w,E'"f"g‘:°o5“,,(;PA‘gFUg',§.ffE°mw--- ‘ ‘I. 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There will be a professional 1- all i LAs5¥ K ,2” AI Ill! * B4/E3 i4t information surgeries for teenagers and young adults will be held on the first Thursday of each month at I }‘§},‘,',‘,‘,'},§‘,’,‘;‘},‘§‘,"§i‘, §§,§“,°n',}“,“ﬁ‘,'Q§'{,§’,§‘Q[§‘,;ﬁ’;,fP "‘° °'°“"“’“’- T"°‘° “’“' "° MONTHLY DROP-IN SESSIONS These will be held at the CatStrand for confidential advice and information. Weekly i Stewartiy Community Health Action Partnership (CHAP) will be celebrating International Women's Day 2008 on 8"‘ March, in Castle Douglas Town Hall, i0am — 3pm. The event will allow local women to showcase their expertise and talents to our local community. There will be workshops throughout the day on Dance, Tai Chi and Creative Writing. There will be alternative therapies on show as well as information on nutrition, exercise and domestic abuse. CatStrand will be attending Liz Cole for details on o1 644 420374 each month from 10-11am. Come along to get advice on anything from grants and services for older people to when the next tea-dance is - a professional couns_ellor will be on hand for any other issues. and there will also be a regular clinic with Age Concern Scotland. ' '11-l=-=-'-=~»~1=e1Lii¢-=i-a i‘i""' .-1'; -his 1- _ A Glenkens Gazette page 8 the entire company on the ﬂoor from the word go dancing all the country dance favourites. The superb buffet provided by Mrs Austin's team was thoroughly appreciated by all the dancers at the interval as they enjoyed a refuel stop. Games and a disco session followed, music chosen by the pupils, with a few staff favourites thrown in and all too soon it was time for Auid Lang Syne. A great night to celebrate the end of temr. KELLS PRIMARY NEWS Thanks to all who supported our Christmas shows and the Fayre which raised the fantastic sum of £982! As a special festive treat Primary 4-7 went to Edinburgh Playhouse to see ]oseph, and they then performed this show themselves on two evenings for the Christmas production. Primary l-3 told and sang the story of the Nativity in ‘Fishing for Stars’. Thanks again to all the parents who helped with costumes, makeup, refreshments, etc. - teamwork at its best! CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS AT DALRY SCHOOL As usual, Dairy parents and friends ﬁlled the school hall to capacity to see pupils from both primary and secondarg departments plus the staff perform various hristmas items. First up were classes Pi-5 who gave a wonderful and joyful performance of The Shiniest Star. Every child there was a star that night! The ﬁrst half concluded with three contrasting and fun pieces which showcased the talent we have in Dairy. The second half of the evening featured mainly secondary pupils. There were some super performances in particular Santa Baby by S2 and In Dulci ]ubllo by S3/4. Then came the staff choir who were Spending Christmas on the beach at Waikiki in the company of a very line Hula girl. Enough said. The concert concluded with a Christmas medley and a ﬁnal item Dream Catch Me featuring all the stars of the show. A ﬁtting and fun start to the Christmas holidays. Secondary pupils enjoyed their end of temr dance on Wednesday I9 December, an event organised by a very hard working Student Council aide and abetted by Mr Bannister and his top hat. As the photographs show, the pupils looked fantastic with some super outﬁts and hairstyles; the girls were even more glamorous! Traditional music was provided by Tommy Edgar who had GLENICEDNSS TRANSPORT INITIILTIVE FORTHCOMING TRIPS ALL rates ARE SUBSIDTISED ‘BY st-new 11-re AGED’ AND TICKETS can BE PURCHASED FROM THE CATSTRAND - THE COST COVERS ONLY TRANSPORT - ANY ADMITTA-NOE COSTS ETC ARE YOUR RESPONSIBILITY. PROVISIONAL DATES FOR TRIPS RUN BY GT! DURING APRIL, MAY, JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST ARE GIVEN BELOW. THESE TRIPS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE, AND EXTRA TRIPS MAY BE ADDED AS A RESULT OF PUBLIC DEMAND. SATURDAY STI-I APRIL 2008 - Botanic Gardens, Glasgow which includes Kibble Palace (23,000sq foot greenhouse!) MONDAY 14th APRIL 2008 - Peehles and Innerleithen. MONDAY 28th APRIL 2008 Houghton Hall Garden Centre, Oarlisle and Talltin Tarn. SUNDAY 4th MAY 2008 - Portpatricls and Port Logan MONDAY 12TH MAY 2008 - isle of Whithorn, Garlieston and Galloway House Gardens. SUNDAY 25TH MAY 2008 - The Falkirk Wheel MONDAY 2nd JUNE 2008 - Newhaiies House and lnveresk Lodge Garden (both Nat Trust Properties in Musselhurgh) but with good access to Edinburgh. MONDAY 16th JUNE 2008 - Logan Botanical Gardens and The Mull of Galloway SUNDAY 22ND JUNE 2008 - Vintage Oar Rally in Moffat. MONDAY 7TH JULY 2008 - Lake District - Ullswater SUNDAY 13TH JULY 2008 - Hutton-in-the-Forest stately home, Nr. Penrith. Historic House with gardens - This is a charity ‘Open Day’ for the Red Cross. SUNDAY 20th JULY 2008 - Glasgow River Festival MONDAY 28TH JULY 2008 - Drumlanrig Castle. WEDNESDAY 6TH AUGUST 2008 - Ayr Flower Show SUNDAY 10TH AUGUST 2008 - Stirling or Bridge of Allan Highland Games SATURDAY 18TH AUGUST 2008 - World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow Please note - bookings and payment will not be accepted until nearer the time, when exact details of these trips will be advertised. GLENKENS TRANSPORT INITIATIVE (GTI) WEDNESDAY BUS SERVICE (REGD. nouns): Timings are as follows: 1900 Dept Dairy (Underhili) 1910 New Galloway 1925 Mossdale 1935 Laurieston 1940 Town head of Greenlaw 1947 Castle Douglas (Market Street) 1950 Arrive Castle Douglas (Tesco) The return journey : 2045 Departs Castle Douglas (Tesco) 2047 Castle Douglas (Market Street) 2052 Townhead of Greenlaw 2100 Laurieston 2110 Mossdale 2125 New Galloway 2135 Arrive Dairy IOHCESSIUHARY BUS PASSES ABE ACCEPTED OI! THIS ROUTE, S9 PLEASE MAKE USE OF THIS EXTRA SERVICE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BOOK THE COMMUNITY-BUS OR IF YOU WANT ANY MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT KEITH COOPER, GTI ADMINISTRATOR ON D1644 420374. '-—\__ _,i ' _ -4-.,__ . -.,__ -1 1*’ On Friday 21" it was the tum of the primary pupils to don the glad rags enjoy their party. it is a joy to see pupils as young as ﬁve and six continuing Scottish tradition by dancing the St Bemard's Waltz and the Canadian Barn Dance. in addition there were lots of party games, cakes and a visit from Santa Claus -— all the ingredients to send the youngsters away for an exciting holiday and their teachers for some much needed rest and recuperation! GLASGOW SCIENTISTS AT DALRY _____ for Scientists from Glasgow Science Centre have made two visits to Dairy School recently as part of a campaign to encourage children to take an interest in careers in science. On the ﬁrst visit they presented “Pixel This" to secondary pupils; this was an interactive show looking at electronic imaging and the most recent developments in this ﬁeld. One of the points the scientists were keen to put across was that many of the pupils would be employed in jobs that currently do not exist food for thought there! in the ﬁnal week of term P7 joined Si and S2 for a follow up show, the highlights including a demonstration of “the bed of nails" — it's science not magic — and the launching ofa hydrogen rocket. Fortunately the hall still has its roof intact. WORI(SHOP/ srumo SPACE neededinthe Glenkens for producing small scale art works. Contact Joanna Gisby on 01644 430436 Glenkens Gazette page 9 CCC - CATSTRAND CINEMA CLUB The CatStrand Cinema Club (COO) aims to bring a varied and popular series of film to the Glenkens on a monthly basis. If you would like to get more involved, you can join the CCC, which will meet informally on a regular basis to discuss programme ideas for the coming season. Membership benefits will also include reduced ticket prices and, most importantly, the opportunity to support your community cinema. Ticket prices are £4.50 (non-members) and £3.50 (members and concessions). Annual membership costs £10. If you're a fan of film and would like to join CDC or to find out more about the programme, visit the website, www.catstrand.com or call 01644 420374. The African Queen (1951, Cert U, 100 min) COMMUNITY FIRE SAFETY MESSAGE HFSC (Home Fire safety checks) Home ﬁre safety checks are continuing within the Glenkens area, this involves Fireﬁghters from New Galloway Fire Station ﬁtting smoke alarms with a l0year battery, and giving advice on ﬁre safety in t e home. if you do not have a smoke alann at present or are concerned at the condition of your existing unit, no matter your age please contact Dumfries and Galloway Fire and Rescue Service on 01387 252222 and Wednesday 27 February, 1.30pm leave your details, and Fireﬁghters will contact you to arrange a mutually suitable time and date to attend and check your home and ﬁt a smoke alamr. Take two legendary co-stars, a r p-roaring bo s own story, a fearless director and an eventful location shoot in Zaire and ganda and you act The African Queen — the best loved of all adventure movies. During World ar One, a hard drinking river trader (Bogard) and a prim missionary (Hepburn) are forced to take a hazardous river expedition together, encountering tropical hazards, nefarious German officers and a surprising romance. Bogart's role won him his only Oscar. Hepburn puts in a characteristically sharp performance. With masterful direction from John Hustom and a wonderful script from the classic C.S.Forester novel, The African Queen is a rare treat. Checking your Smoke Alarm - Once a week, press the test button, to check that the alarm sounds. - if the alarm does not work, try fitting a new battery. - if the alarm still does not work check the Atonement (2007, Cert 15, 130 min) batteries are fitted correctly and, if still not working, replace the smoke alarm with a Thursday 28 February, 7.30pm Fiedgiing writer Briony Taliis, as a 13-year-old, irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit. in the summer of 1935, Tallis observes a flirtation between a servant's son, Robbie, and her older sister, Cecilia, that she chlldishly misconstrues. Briony's misunderstanding leads to a terrible crime whose consequences new one. ~ Change the battery once a year or sooner if requ red. Some a arms are now mains powered o_r ﬁtted with long life or sealed altery l.ll’tllS (refer to the manufacturer's instructions in these cases). if the_aiarm is follow them through World War ll. Based on the novel by Ian McEwan, and starring Keira Knlghtley and James McAvoy. This film has recently been nominated for 14 8 FTA awards! sounding a single regular beep lh|s_ means And When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007, Cert PG-13, 92 min‘) the battery is low an needs replacing. And When Did ou Last See Your Father? is an exploration of a fatherlson relationship, as Blake Morrison deals with his father Arthur's terminal illness. Blake's memories of everything funny, 3 ygar, preferab y when you change the a ery. Wednesday 2 ~ Clean the alarm. The outer and inner March, 1.30pm embarrassing and upsetting about his childhood and teens are interspersed with tender and heart-rending scenes in the present, as he struggles to come to terms with his father, and their history of conﬂict, and learns to accept that one’s parents are not always accountable to their children. Directed by Anand Tucker (Hilary and Jackie), from a screenplay by David Nlchoils, adapted from Blake Morrison's novel of the same name, the ﬁlm stars Colin Firth, Jim Broadbent, Juliet Stevenson, Gina McKee, Claire Skinner, and Matthew Beard. -A Into The Wild (2007, Cert 15, 140 min) Thursday 27 March, 7.30pm i Freshly graduated from college with a promising future, 22 year-old I '*"<>Tr*E\'-“M1 Christopher Mcflandless walked out of his privileged I fe and into the Alaskan ‘ wilderness in search of adventure. iﬁ What happened to him on the way transformed this young wanderer Into an enduring symbol for countless people. Was Christopher McOandless a heroic ' rt» adventurer or a naive idealist, a earless risk-taker or a tragic ﬁgure who wrestled with the precarious balance between man and nature? McOandless' ‘ 2 c(1uest took him from the wheat fields of South Dakota to a renegade trip down t e Colorado River to the non-conformists' refuge of Slab City, California, and beyond. Along the way, he encountered a ser es of colorful characters at the very edges of American society who shaped his understanding of life and whose lives he, in turn, c anged. in the end, he tested himself by heading alone into the wilds of the great North, where everything he had seen and learned and felt came to a head in ways he never could have expected. BECOME A CATSTRAND AMBASSADOR! Enthusiastic about CatStrand and like to support it? "-- g Know lots of people in your local area? ,_Got a few hours to spare a month? -it Like to be more involved? Want to benefit from a range of offers and promotions? if so, being a CatStrand Ambassador might be just for you. in recognition that the most effective type of promotion in rural areas rs through personal recommendation via word of mouth we are setting up a network of Ambassadors across the region and further afield to help us to promote CatStrand activities. Similar schemes have proved highly successful for many other venues across the UK in developing both audiences and participation. As an Ambassador you will help to spread the word about CatStrand in your local area, distribute event brochures and other publicity materials, and act as a local point of contact for information and feedback. Full training will be provided in addition to a programme of promotions and social events to thank you for your support. if you would like to be an Ambassador or would like more information, please call Lucy Burnett, Audience Development Project Co-ordinator on 01644 420374 or email lucy@catstrancl.com. The Community Engagement workshop held on the 24th of ]anuary at The CatStrand was a big success with 24 people in attendance. The Council department organising the event had been unsure whether to hold the workshop in the Glenkens, as they were worried about the attendance in such a rural location, but the turnout will certainly have proved their decision to try it out right! casingis of the battery operated alarms shoul be lightly vacuumed at least once REMEMBER THESE 10 KEY POINTS o PLAN your escape route now. PRACTISE your escape route as a family. 0 You only have seconds. DON'T STOP for valuables. o SHOUT to alert your family. o KEEP LOW if the house is full of smoke. 0 Remember the air is clearer and cooler near the ﬂoor. 0 DON'T INVESTIGATE - keep doors closed. o if there's no safe way out, get everyone into a SAFE ROOM. o Never jump straight out of a window. LOWER yourself onto cushions, etc. 0 if necessary BREAK a window and make safe all jagged edges, before climbing out. 0 WHEN YOU'RE OUT - STAY OUT — DIAL 999. GLENKENS FIRE CADETS The Glenkﬁnil I Carjeits hiya Greﬁentiy recommence t er tra n ng at ew a oway Fire Station. Following on with their Module input, covering mar?! aspects of the Fire Service, such skills as ireﬁghtlng, Road Traffic Collisions, Breathing Apparatus, Urban Search and ‘Resitue, Decolrlttanrlngfloné (‘hey wgl also rece ve nput on ome re a ety an rst Aid, instruction on Manual Handling and how to avoid injuring themselves. On the practical side of things they will have received training L'l.”!‘.l'2r”r?.ii’i"8-rtrrlriiis "il-§‘.!i‘i'. ‘Edi?-ii the volume and pattern cl water onto a ﬁre). Based in New Galloway Fire Station the modules span 4 sessions of 7 weeks. lain Campbell, Community Fire Safely Glenkens Gazette I page l0 ‘WHAT THE GREEKS AND ROMANS HAVE DONE - AND MIGHT STILL DO - FOR US’ The ancient Greeks invented democracy, but Sunday Telegraph, a columnist for The Spectator, and is in grammar. The course is fun, comprehensive our version of it bears no relation to theirs at often heard on the radio. He also founded the charity and contains topical illustrations and background all. Even the republican Romans, with their Friends of Classics. His Learn Latin and Learn Ancient material. ‘Reading Latin’ is the set textbook for the all-powerful Senate and consuls, were more Greek, based on series in the Daily Telegraph, Open University Latin Course. democratic than we are. is there something we are best sellers. in this special lecture to All Greek? it doesn't have to be. Learn Classical inaugurate a Classical strand at The CatStrand, Greek from the alphabet to original texts, picking can learn from them? The Ronrans were the ancient world's great he ranges widely (with illustrations) over the up insight into the history, literature and philosophy architects and builders: how did they do it? What achievements and inﬂuence of the ancient of the ancient Greeks along the way. ‘Reading was their great secret? is it still relevant to today? Greeks and Romans, and ends with a call to draw Greek’ is the set textbook for the Open University inspiration from the Castle Douglas Greek and Latin Dr Peter lones, author and co-author of thirty books classes, to whom he speaks each term, and reacquaint course in Classical Greek. on the ancient world, is a regular contributor to the ourselves with their magnificent languages. At the end of temr a guest speaker will speak on a topic pertinent to both the Latin and Greek classes. CATSTRAND CLASSICS CLASSES Re. Latin and Greek classes, these are the times TIMES OF WORSHIP Calling Latin lovers old and new! Come to The I would prefer to offer for the IO week summer IN THE GLENKENS Catstrand and learn Latin from scratch, or dust term, beginning 15th April and ending l9th ]une: off ancient cobwebs. ‘Reading Latin’, a course CHURCH or= SCOTLAND specially written for adult beginners, will soon get Tuesday 1000-1200 Latin Sundays you reading the language of the ancient authors Thursday 1430-1630 Classical Greek Balmaoieilan 12 noon 1*‘ via its initially adapted, then original texts and built Cate Murray Carsphairn 10.30 am 1*‘ 2”‘ 3"‘ 4"‘ Dairy 12 noon 1*‘ 2"“ 3"‘ 4"‘ 5"‘ Kells 10.30 am 2"‘ 3"‘ 4"" Special Services and Events 22nd February 7 pm Beetle Drive, Dairy Town Hall 7th March 7 pm World Day of Prayier Service, St Margaret s Churc . New Galloway 21st March" 7.30 pm Good Friday Service, Kells Church 23rd March 7 am“ Easter Dawn Service, Balmaclelian War Memorial 30th March 10.30 am United Service with Choir in Dairy Church SCOTTISH EPISCOFAL CHURCH (C of E) St Margaret's, New. Galloway 10.30 am Holy Communion Every Sunday and Wednesday CATHOLIC CHURCH SERVICES St ..Iohn‘s, Castle Douglas Mass on Saturday 6 pm 8- Thursday 7 pm _-,-— - —~?.;:=_ DIGITAL CAMERA? warn‘ Pnosessrormm PRINTS? TOO FAR TO TRAYEL? 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The play offers an intoxicating mixture of humour, pathos and a deeply moving conclusion. The other plays entered are from Blrchvale Players, Lochside Theatre, Crossmichael Drama Club, Creetown Drama Club and Kirkcudbright Academy Drama Club. There are ten entries altogether and the play placed ﬁrst overall in the Open Section will go forward to represent the Stewartry District at the Western Divisional Finals which will be held in The Ryan Centre, Stranraer at the end of March. After the ciub’s success last year when they won two trophies for the Best Scottish Play and for the Best Stage Presentation with a much enjoyed perfonnance of ‘Wha's Laird’, the members are hopeful of further silverware this year. Rehearsals have been underway since early lanuary with the aim of reaching peak perfomrance by the end of February! Unfortunately last year it was not possible to stage the plays after the festival in the Glenkens due to some of the cast members having other commitments. However, this year the plays will be perfonned again on March 21“ in The CatStrand, New Galloway. Please look out for full details nearer the time. if you would like to support the club at the Festival, tickets will be available at Lochside Theatre from Monday 18"‘ February. Tickets cost £6 per night or £20 for all four nights. it is advisable [0 bookearly as the tickets always sell out quickly. ‘tea IN THE HOLY LAND - .New Galloway A PERSONAL ODDITY An illustrated talk by John Repath at St Margaret's Church, New Galloway at 7.30pm on Monday 17th March. Admission free. Donations to the BibleLands Society. WORLD DAY OF PRAYER Hosted this year at St Margareﬂs Church 7th March, 7pm Opening daily from Sat 1 March 10am - 5pm GLENKENS MEDICAL PRACTICE Armstrong Watson General Medical 8. Dispensing Services The Srrr'ger'_y' The Srrr'ger'y High Street New Gnllorvny Kr'r'l'rlnrrrl Street Dnlr'_r' l FOR APPOINTMENTS CALL ‘E’ 01644 420234 *5’ Glenkens Gazette page ll BATTLE OF THE BANDS BREAKING FREE OF GALLERY- BASED PRACTICE FRIDAY 7SATURDAY B MARCH 2003 CatStrand, New Galloway, South We-st Scotland A two doy conference inspiring creativity vio new ond innovative approaches lo orls prorclice, locking beyond the irociilionol poih from studio lo gollery. Visit vow/.ouloﬁhebox200B.b|ogspoi.com Contact E|inor.Goilonl@dumgol.gov.ul-< _-M The CatStrand, Friday 21 December 2007. Five bands competed at this Decembe-r’s Battle of the Bands - two from the Glenkens, a Thomhill based group, another from Castle Douglas and also one from as far aﬁeld as Ayr. The winners were Standing Motion from Ayr, who will feature at the next Knockengorroch *5 P *-er _ Festival, which will be their ‘World Ceilidh’ in May . The band night was a huge success with an attendance ofover B0 people! The competing bands were Standing Motion from Ayr, Crazy Paving from the Glenkens, Yell Hounds from Thomhill, Rock-tagon from Castle Douglas and The MIX from the Glenkens. -1" PUB RESCUE OPERATION NEEDED! TEA DANCE WITH Tl-IE COTTON STREET BIG BAND Greysrone's pub in Carsphairn closed on Saturday I2 ]anuary. Around 50 people turned up for the closing night where they had karaoke and a free buffet. The pub is now up for sale and the owner is looking to sell it on as a going concern. Greystone's is a vital part of Carsphairn village and has built up a name among locals and visitors for good food and a nice, cosy drink. Situated on the main A713 road, this pub has the potential to be a great little business for its new owner. The pub is already sorely missed so please, if you are interested in buying Greystone's, contact Fred Coulthard at Gillespie, Gifford at Brown on 01556. WED 2.7 FEB, 7.30pm CASTLE DOUGLAS TOWN HALL Bring your dancing shoes! 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Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document G LEN KEN S GAZETTE incorporating news from Glenkens Community at Arts Trust |FREE IN : BALMACLELLAN ~CARSPHAlRN ~ MOSSD/\LE~NEW GALLOWAY ~ST. ]OHN’S TOWN OF DALRYI April / May 2008 I . 1 ... ISSUE 45 I _, 9, .. '. , www.glenkensgazettecom WIN DFARN IN QU I RY Palry Town Hall has been host for some weeks to an |n_chuiry to decide whether the windfarm at Blackcraiﬁ wi go ahead. Below _is a_statement from the Scottis Government about the inquiry: Scottish at Southern Energy Generation applied in September 2005 for a 23 turbine wind farm. As Blackcralg wind farm is over 50 Megawatts, the application comes directly to Scottish Ministers. The public inquiiy began on 26 Februaiy 2008. The council, applicant and CRAYFISH CRAZY third parties have the opportunity to make their case. The report of the public inquiiy will be sent to Ministers, and Ministers will "You may have seen on television make the ﬁnal decision on whether to grant or refuse permission. There is no recently or read in the Galloway News timescale on when Ministers will make a decision. that some of our waters are infested with If you would like further information about the inquiry, the Scottish Government crayﬁsh,"says New Galloway Angling can be contacted in 08457 741 741 Association Chairman Cliff Winstanley. "This has been an ongoing problem over recent years and the Association has brought this to the attention of various authorities including local MPs but there will be no quick and easy solution. However, in the meantime ﬁshing continues with some hindrance to bait ﬁshing, particularly on Loch Ken during the summer months." Due to the problems caused by the spread of the North American signal crayﬁsh throughout local rivers and lochs, licences for the capture and sale of crayﬁsh could be granted. Perhaps this troublesome pest could soon become a local delicacy, luring tourists to the area rather than chasing them off - here's hoping! PICTURE THE GLEN KENS IN THIS ISSUE... "The_ Glenkens is an area of outstanding landscaﬁe in the ,l€Oi‘ChQl'g part pf the Stewartiy of Kirkcudbright . It comprises the valley of the a ter 0 en wit its tributaries and the ﬂuplands between . lt I ‘YT’ is a lightly populated area abounding in wildlfe, and has a rich human history with particular associations with the Covenanters of the i7th century.” A new book titled ‘The ‘iv ?‘.-L=“*- Glenkens’ Z. Local Artist: Philippa lones Glenkens Business Assoc. 3. Community Council News Club Corner - NG Angling Ass. 4. Well Driven Scheme Flower Show, Clachan Fair Spotlight:Music - Bob Gibbon 5. Local History 6. CatStrand News 6| Events 7. CatStrand Cinema Club Glenkens ‘73 Club News 8. Glenkens Schools Report Youth Update has iust been launched containing photographs of our lovely area. The book contains a collection of stunning images by ]ohn Curtis 9. Fundraising News with text by David 10. On The Beat, The Bus Devereux, and is available for purchase 11. Fire Safety, Fire Cadets Advertising Rates at outlets throughout the Glenkens priced at £3.50. 12. Glenkens Diary page 2 Glenkens Gazette Local Artist: Philippa ]ones Philippa was born and grew up in Galloway. After completing her education at Cambridge University, she travelled widely and lived overseas.Nowbasednearwindsor,sheoftenretumstoGallowaytopaint. Philippa's vision is to capture the essence of a scene and interpret this in a radical and innovative way through the use of colour and line. Her fresh, vibrant and inspiring interpretations of well known buildings, seascapes, landscapes, still art and wildlife are widely admired. Most recently her attention has been drawn to the challenge of interpreting stonework and complex architectural features. Philippa exhibits in specialist galleries and art centres. ln 2007, her exhibitions included: Les Ecuries Cesseras, (Carcassone); Tollbootli (Kirkcudbright); Belgravia Gallery, Albeinarle St., and Restaurant Le Clos des Souquets. The CatStrand in New Galloway has an exhibition of her work running until the end of April.To ﬁnd out more about Philippa's work visit www.philippajonesart.com /0 s W.‘ r / r Q4 ii‘-‘Ti ._ _ . L _ _ ______, Q-» .;=_ — I __ 7 I“-. ‘_‘_____ mg. ,_1' T ___~\ N ii /A I! J THE net" ANNUAL k CARSPHAIRN SHOW SATURDAY 7T“ JUNE COMPETITION SECTIONS INCLUDE Sheep, Dogs Horticultural, Baking Crafts, Childrens’ Pet Classes Sheep Dog Trials (start 8am) Great Annual Hill Race Childrens’ Sports ‘P/'1 i-i*“" V The AGM took place on Wednesday 19"‘ March 2008 at the Ken Bridge Hotel with almost a third of the Business Members represented. The new committee for 2008/9 was elected and comprises Chairman Ros Hill, Treasurer Annette Williams, Secretary Alan Rumble, Committee Members Andrew Case, Mike Kay, Dave Paterson, Melissa Priddy, Gordon Hill and Ronnie Bradford. The retiring Chairman, Bob Williams, reviewed the progress that the GBA had made during the past year building on the foundations of the past. He suggested that the GBA was now well placed to move further forward to make the Glenkens the number one place to live, work, do business, and for visitors to stay in the area. The Keynote Speaker, Dr Phil Leigh, Director of the Crichton Carbon Centre, gave an interesting Stock Judging Competition Bar and Catering on the Showfield Show Dance in Lagwyne Hall For further details or Schedules Contact the Secretary and fascinating presentation on the work and aims of the new Carbon Centre. The range covered by the centre is considerable, from an MSc in Carbon Management, to the Carbon Footprinting of individual business. Any business in the Glenkens may sign up for a Free Carbon Footprint Report. This free offer lasts until ]uly. Interested? Jean Gibbon 01644 460244 or 460647 Li .> . . . ;.,_Q_f Q Glenkens Business Association 702041. F Phone ]ess or Laura 01387 Alan Rumble, Secretary www.glenkensbusinessassooiationcom Glenkens Gazette page 3 Dairy Community Council villagers other than those on the coiiirnunlty council, that anything can now be put in our bins as The Chairman expressed thanks and appreciation to make a decision on how the funds should be sorting for recycling takes place at the new Ecofor all the hard work Mr Hamilton had carried spent, subject to the approval of Solway Heritage. Deco plant at Dunifries. out around the Summer Seats and within the All correspondence can be viewed and are NEXT MEETING: Monday 28 April in community over many years. currently held in a folder at the Top Shop in the Lagwyne Hall at 7pm A representative from UPM Forestry attended Main Street. the meeting to give a speech on the proposed NEXT MEETING: Monday 7 April at 7pm The Royal Burgh of New Galloway at Kells Parish Community Council application for a commercial forestry plantation Further to the Public Meetings held over the at Duchrae. There is to be a Scoping meeting on Carsphairn Community Council Tue ll March at l0am in the Lochinvar Hotel, Discussion took place on whether it was past few months regarding the future of New and it was agreed that a few members of the appropriate to withdraw the Community Galloway Town Hall, a fiirtiier meeting was committee should attend this meeting. During Council's support of the bid for funding from held recently which was attended by Kirsty the discussions concerns were raised about the the STTF for the Lorg road now that we had a Pedeii who is the council ofﬁcial responsible for increase in logging trafﬁc through the village such copy of the ﬁnal application. it was agreed not community facilities in the Stewartiy. a scheme would generate. The local timber liaison to withdraw support, although there appears to All members of the community who expressed meetings are held each quarter, and Councilor be a bias towards beneﬁts for Moniaive. an interest at previous meetings were invited to Duncan will raise the coinriiunity’s concerns at attend aird were given the opportunity to discuss it was reported on progress towards establlsiiiiig the next meeting and will also suggest that a any concems and ask any questions. The feeling of general meeting should be arranged between all a youth ciiib; letters have been sent to parents the meeting was very positive towards the future and households, meetings have been arranged, local community councils within the area. there have been donations of toys and equipment of the Town Hall and this resulted in a proposal The open meeting arranged by the Housing and lain Howie has been contacted regarding to form a Steering Group to investigate ways of Partnership held on 6 Feb was attended by only application for Disclosure Scotland forms. securing the future of the hall in cooperation with three people. A member of the community Dumiries er Galloway Council. Any public spirited There was a report from a Community Council went along and expressed concerns about the member who attended the Whiteside wind farm local residents who have not already registered type of people housed in property within our their interest in being part of the Steering Group village. Nothing came of this. it was suggested meeting. The windfann has planning approval or helping in any way are asked to contact the and under the DetG Scheme for Community that the only way forward is to keep monitoring Beneﬁts from Windfarm Developers, Carsphairn Chair of the Community Council, Margaret the situation and to keep raising our views to Sainsbiiry on 01644 430353 as soon as possible the appropriate authority until such time that will receive £1500. It will be administered by so that you can be invited to the next meeting. Solway Heritage under this scheme and we need they take notice. Councilor Duncan agreed and The Scottish Alternative Games will be held suggested the committee should write to the to send a plan to access the money. this year on Sunday August 3rd. Due to the Housing Association, setting out our concerns, it was agreed to write in support of the campaign wet weather last year and the ever increasing particularly regarding the way the open meeting to save the Lookaroiind programme. Petition costs of advertising insurance etc. we were was handled and publicised and to forward a cards will be available in the shop for individuals unfortuirateiy not able to donate as much to to support the campaign. copy of that letter to the Galloway News. our nominated charities as usual. However, we it was conﬁrmed that the suin of £1500 per lnfomiation is being sought as to whether the village's are hoping to attract more sponsorship and additional funding this year to cover all of the year would be available to the Community if the TV mast will be suitable for digital TV signals. windfann project goes ahead. The award would Regarding having a textile recycling ‘point in ﬁxed costs and as a result are still able to give be overseen by Solway Heritage. The next the village, the prirnaiy school raises unds by £500 to charity from last year's funds. £250 meeting is scheduled for April and it was agreed participating in the Rag Bag scheme run by will go to Gordon Clendinning's "Maximum that a representative of the CC should attend. Natiian’s Wastesavers and it was decided that Attack" Appeal and £250 to the local branch The corniirittee was infomied that a separate having a textile recycling bin would undennine of the MacMillaii Cancer Relief Fund. committee would be needed, consisting of local this scheme. Regarding recycling, it was noted NEW GALLOWAY ANGLING ASSOCIATION i New Galloway Angling Association has been in existence for over 50 years and was originally formed with the objectives of encouraging and promoting angling in the district and preventing illegal ﬁshing Permanent residents of New Galloway and Balmaclellan qualify for full membership whilst permanent residents of Dairy guallfy for membership but wit out rights to take ofﬁce or attend meetln Es unless invited b Y the resi ent - Membersh ID subscri D tions or 2008 are £10 for adults and £2 for juniors (under I6). The current President of the Association is Cliff Winstanley. The Association controls a stretch of the River Ken, a stretch of Loch Ken, Clatteringshaws Reservoir, Mossdale Loch and a stretch of the Blackwater of Dee River. Brief details of the Association's waters are as follows: River Ken - Brown trout are native to the river and also stocked; salmon occassionally run during the season; pike, roach and perch are also present. Spinning and bait ﬁshing is allowed but not maggots. Clatterin shaws Resenioir - ﬁshing on the reservoir is shared by New Galloway and Newton Stewart Local potter Hannah McAndrew Angling Associations. Brown trout and pike are native to this loch. has been doing ceramic classes Loch Ken (west bank) - brown trout, pike and perch are native to this loch and salmon run through during with the cubs. The figures that they have made will be on display the season. The loch is a favourite with roach anglers and many matches are held during the year. at The CatStrand for the first 2 Blackwater of Dee - brown trout and pike are native to the Association's stretch of the river. weeks in April. Mossdale Loch - ﬁshing on this loch is from one of the two boats owned by the Association and is strictly ﬂy-ﬁshing only. The loch is regularly stocked with rainbows. Bookings are available from Mossdale Post O ﬁce. During the ﬁshing season the Association holds competitions for members in various fomis of angling and also a speciﬁc comﬁetition for junior members. The current luniors Trophy holder is Manin iison from New Galloway. Competitions for this year are as follows: L-s-J \\\ N _ Bertram Cup - River Ken (ﬂy onliv) - Saturday 10 May; Webster Cup - Mossdale och (fly only) - Sun ay 8 June; uniors up - River Ken giny legal method) - Sat 19 July; J McCubbing Trophjy 8. Seniors up - R ver Ken (any legal method) Saturday 9 August; ack Holland Trophy - Mossdale oc (pike only) - Sunday 2 November If you are interested in joining New Galloway Angling Association or would like more information please contact Cliff Winstanley (01644 420298) or apply or a membership at ]R Hopkins’ shop in New Galloway. page 4 Glenkens Gazette V\!hat is the Vtlell Driven Scherne? The Well Driven Scheme is something which was set up to monitor the driving of mainly goods vehicles, such as HGV’s (including vans), when it becanre obvious that many people were being affected by the bad driving of such vehicles, and this was affecting the companies’ reputations. This led to many contracts being issued to companies to haul goods only if they were in the scheme. This affected our area when the forestry bodies took the scheme on board with regard to timber haulage. it was seen as a way to regulate lrauliers and drivers who caused problems by bad driving and use of unauthorised roads. The scheme allows anyone to dial the 0800 number and report incidents such as poor or discourteous driving, or lorries on routes which they shouldn't be. When you phone, the operator takes details of when where and the incident happened, and asks for the registration number or name of operator - thereafter a letter is sent to the body concerned. This ﬂags up to an employer any driver who is regularly being reported (and often leads to dismissal - so it is effective). These complaints are also raised at regular meetings of the forestry bodies, where local councilors, police and other parties discuss non-recommended routes which are being used, or other problems regarding timber haulage which are being encountered in the locality. This may mean routes are changed and hauiiers may be censured re their contracts if complaints continue. Reporting incidents to the Well Driven Scheme will help our roads to be safer, and make sure that the larger vehicles using our roads are doing so responsibly — so make sure you report any nearmisses, discourteous behaviour, or any other incident you feel is relevant. The Well Driven Scheme number is 0800 225533, and is also pn'nted on the back page of the Gazette. /an Wﬂson SPOTLIGHT: MUSIC Bob Gibbon, formerly from Furmiston but now living in Orkney, featured in the headlining acts in this year's Celtic Connections. Bob plays the accordion in the band "The Chair” who were playing at Celtic Connections biggest gig in the main auditorium ofthe Concert Hall in \ Glasgow in lanuary. The concert went down a storm and had a great review in \ The Scotsman. The band, (previously Lazy Boy Chair) won a Danny Award at Celtic Connections last year, and are well booked on this year's festival circuit at events such as HebCelt, Shetland and Cambridge festivals. To get a taste of some of their music visit www.myspace.com/Iazyboychair Get Prepared: Annual Flower 8r Vegetable Show, Dairy Town Hail, Sat 23 Aug Section IV - Decorative: 68. Miniature arrangement in a container. Not to exceed 6" in any direction. 69. Floating arrangement. 70. Arrangement in a milk lug at sugar bowl 7 l. Arrangement using fnrit, vegetables at ﬂowers 72. Foliage arrangement 73. Three Flower arrangement (I variety) 74. Flower girls posy (using fresh ﬂowers) 75. Floral arrangement — name that tune 76. Floral arrangement in a wine giass (I2-I8 age group) Section V — Handicrafts: 77. Wedding Card (no photographs) 78. Hand or machine sewn shopping bag 79. Dressed Doll (any craft) 80. Canvas work 8 I. Knitted Animal 82. Any other needlework 83. Pair of knitted bed socks 84. Decorated 6" plant pot CLACI-IAN FAIR Living Independently ll Have you claimed everything that you are r2rrii'l;lr:rl to? To Ilnd out currltdnnlially whit you an untitled to and how lo apply call: ii/ titrlrr OI] lilfl/E/l /l?'l]Ii/11 CARING PERSON REQUIRED FOR ASSISTING YOUNG DISABLED WOMAN Varied duties Good hourly rate 01 644 46061 9 85. Article crafted in wood (not fumlture) 86. Original palntlngor drawing . H ‘§\ ' 87. Aay ankle using re-cycled <_ _. me um ~' '~_-..~\:-1;, 88. Anyothercraftarticle ;. 1 ' Section VI - Photographic ' ,3? ' "‘ 89. Aninral or Animals " \ Section VIII — lunlors »~‘ r Age groups 4-7 1 I07. Potato head sewn with Cress ‘hair’ I08. lunk model not exceeding 8" I09. Decorated 5" ﬂower pot I 10. A4 pasta picture card Age groups 8 — I I I I I. Wooden spoon puppet I I2. Hand written verse (A4 sire) — Mary Mary quite contrary 3. S” pot of herbs (grown from seed) 4. A4 poster depicting 2009 ﬂower show. Gordon McAdam Plumbing 8 Heating Engineer 22 Kirkland Street St. John's Town oi Dairy Q 01644 430393 '5‘ o-1834 321789 SUN 8*" JUNE - SAT 14*" JUNE Sun 8th June - Songs of Praise with Silver Band , & Glenkens Choir Mon 9th June - Whist Drive & .\ Darts Tournament Tue 10th June - Quiz Night Wed 11th June - Pet Show & Barbecue Thurs 12th June - Scottish Night Fri 13th June - Domino Tournament and Junior & Senior Discos Sat 14th June - Procession Day: Stalls in Main Street, fun & games and family entertainment at the School field. GRAND PRIZE DRAW at the Town Hail, 6.30pm. Live entertainment or Dance Band Glenkens Gazette i page 5 LOCAL HISTORY I _ . ~ o Carsphairn * I . Herrtage .L Centre GLENKENS OBFECT OF THE MONTHS A new historical feature has been introduced in Tre CatStrand with the exhibition of a ‘Glenkens Object of the Month’ in collaboration with The Stewartry Museum in Kirkcudbright. From April, a single object relating to the history of the Glenkens will be placed on display in the centre. The April obiect is a medieval silver brooch dating to around I300, which was found recently near Dairy. Future months will see engravings, archive photographs, books, nredals, tools — in fact any historic material relating to the Glenkens. Many of the exhibits will come from the Stewartry Museum collection, but if any readers have historic items which they would be prepared to lend for a month, please contact David Devereux at the Stewartry museum on Oi 557-33 I 643 or Rachel Thompson at The CatStrand 01644 420374. APRIL 2008 - A Medieval Gilded, Silver Brooch, c.i 300 - This is a near-complete medieval brooch which would have been used to pin up a cloak or outer-garment. The fastening pin is missing. It was found by the Rev. David Bartholomew using a nretal detector near Boatknowe, south of Dairy. Stuart Campbell, National Museums of Scotland, prepared this report for the Scottish Archaeological Finds Allocation Panel. "This type of amrular brooch with applied rosettes is a distinct type found throughout the British Isles but is partr'cularly welI represented III ' southern Scotland where the border warfare of the l3"' and 14"’ centuries caused a number to be deposited in hoards. Comparison of this material on the grounds of artisan tecirniqrres and stylistic quirks has suggested that the brooches can be grouped into categories representing the work of separate individuals and both in appearance and the materials and techniques used in construction this broocir is to all practical purposes identical to two from the Canonbie hoard, strongly suggesting that they nrust have come from the same workshop. The two find spots are c. 80knr apart and might suggest local or regional production. Judging by the quantity and quality of the material deposited in hoards ~ as well as the inherent quality of this piece — such brooches were most likely the possessions of relatively prosperous families and represented a form of stored and portable wealth as well as a badge of status. " The brooch has been allocated to The Stewartry Museum in Kirkcudbright through the Treasure Trove process. (The photo is David Bartholomew on the right and David Devereux on the left standing Ls beside the new CatStrand display.) 1- Plumbing and I-Ieating -1 Q included an assortment of potions and cures for an intriguing variety of ailments. There are also many artifacts from the domestic kitchen on display which are sure to spark a few memories for all who visit! The Heritage Centre will be open from 21 Mar to 26 May on bank holidays and weekends and from 27 May to 28 Sept daily except Wed. 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DOMESTIC OR COMMERCIAL LONG OR SHORT TERM FREE ACCESS 7 DAYS A WEEK STORAGE AVAILABLE IN DALRY FOR FURNITURE OR VEHICLE PLANTS FOR BORDERS, TUBS & MORE ALL AVAILABLE FROM EARLY MAY Open Fri -Tue, 9am - 4pm 24 Main st, Dairy, 01644 430 291 Please support your local flower show on Aug 23rd 2008 1 The 2008 exhibition is titled ‘Kail, Cakes er Cures’ and gives a unique insight into domestic life in the Glenkens. It includes old recipes, some of which have been handed down through several generations. Life in the kitchen was not just about cooking, however, and 4 Stuart Jamleson I , WE’LL STORE IT UNTIL YOU NEED IT CALL O1 644 430225 Glenkens Gazette T page 6 C. -S » . Cl‘ 05 Eu -. -_ Philippa Jones Exhibition Runs until the cud ofApril Philippa Jones, an artist brought up in Galloway \vl1o now lives in Windsor, will be exhibiting a collection of her landscape and still life paintings. Pinsent, James Cracknell and Steve Williams had to go through and, with the Beijing Olympics now just 3 months away, the Olympics Games from the perspective ofan athlete. Coffee and biscuits will be served. Meet the Author: Catriona McCloud John Coletta, Carol Anderson & Dave Martin Trio: -T Sat 5April, 4.30pm, £2.50 Sat I2 April, 8pm, £7/ £5conc. Glenkens author, Catriona This talented trio will be T McCloud, will be reading from . _ performing a range of her ne\v novel, Straight Up. This black comedy with a big heart ' _ favourite HumpffFamily is Catriona McCloud‘s second I, . _ and John Coletta songs as modern novel, following the ii Y’ '. well as some traditional ' time-travel caper Growing Up ‘I ' tunes. Again. Signed copies of all books will be on sale at promotional prices. Cl1ildren’s Dance Classes with -;\i(“’\' '-' . ‘gt ,- ‘P Glenkens Young Arts M Two hour workshops mn by professional artists and teachers, offering expert tuition and l1andson experience with arts and crafts activities. There will be two workshops: ltJan1-l2noon for 5-9 year olds and lpm3pm for 8-I3 year olds. ' Arltanee hooking advised. F‘ ‘[ H Sat 12 A,»-, 10,114,» & 14 June, £4 ‘g_*§-k.,' Storytelling Cafe Thurs 3 April, 1 May & 5 6*" ' ' i ‘ ‘l ."_ __ Y, , ' - i _,“ _' r - l "' gs.» Juue, 7.30pm An evening of storytelling, music and poetry. Cakes and coffee will be available. Donations on the door. Play it by Ear Mon 14 April, I2 May & 9 June, 1.30pm2.30pm, £2 per adult/chilrl Monthly song, music and storytelling workshop for pre-school children, ntn by the writer, storyteller and musician, Tony Bonning. No booking necessary ~ just tum up! Margaret Morris Movement: Momluysfrom 14 April to 30 June, 4pn|—5pm, £3 per session Johnson & Boswell: Late but Live Sun 20 April, 7.30pm, £7/ £5c0nc. This new comedy drama from Stewart Lee, author p tr ' of Jerry Springer: The , Opera stars stand-up Simon ' ’.-it , ( Munnery in the tale of two ' bilious bores attempting to relaunch their books about their famed tour of Scotland. A brilliantly funny double act. Spring Fling Taster Exhibition Thurs 1 — Thurs 22 May, CatStrand Opening hours, Free ofcharge An opportunity to preview a selection of work from participants of this years Spring Fling open studios event, which runs from 24 ~ 26 May 2008 in 73 artist and makers’ studios across Dumfries and Galloway. For further information about Spring Fling visit www.spring-ﬁing.co.uk Threave Piano by Rapture Theatre Company Thurs I 0 April, 7.30pm, Sat 3 May, 7.30pm, £7. 00 / £5. 00 cane. Ed Coode : Frill April, 7pm, £5 Quartet £6 / £5 The Threave Piano Quartet was formed from members, and one of the patrons, of the Sol\vay Sinfonia. They ﬁrst played together in 2007 at the orchestra’s annual social event in the Threave Gardens Visitor Centre. Ed Coode was part of the British Coxless Four Athens Olympics Under The Skin by The Swallow Community Actors, Mon 5 May, 7.30pm, £5 '- ' - ' talking about about 1 " psi‘ ’ the race itself, the ‘I 1 preparations that he and . _, 1 , I ‘ ‘ L _ his crcwmates Matthew Things are not always what they seem. Dig below the surface in four short plays by new writers from Dumfries Q '_ _ 1 ‘ r. in 2004. Ed will be VE Day Tea Dance Dahy Town Hall, Thurs 8 May, 3pm - 5pm, Free A lively, fun atmosphere teamed with fantastic food and superb music means a big crowd all keen to get their dancing shoes on orjust sing along to old favourites! Fiddle Rendezvous Tune Up tour Wed I4 Mil)’, 8pm, £9 / £7c0uc. This Scottish Arts Council Tune Up Tour brings together three duos consisting of three ﬁddle players with contrasting styles from America, lreland and Scotland. Fred MacAulay llerl 28 May, 8pm, £12 / £10c0nc. Due to popular demand, Scotland’s favourite stand up comic and radio presenter returns to The CatStrand as part of a nation-wide tour. ‘Ribachingly funny, one of the funniest mcn alive’ A series of classes designed to develop creativity and wellbeing. With dance teacher Sara Lockwood. Sunday limes Please wear loose clothing. (Age 8- I 2 yrs) The Lady Of Burma by Richard Shining City, The Emerald Isle meets The Sixth Sense in this riveting and chilling urban ghost story from the multi-award winning author of The Weir, Dublin Carol and The Seafarer. and Galloway, commissioned and performed by The Swallow Community Actors. Shannon Fri 30 May, 8pm, £7.50/£5.50eonc. The inspirational true story of Bunnese leader Aung San Sun Kyi is told in r 1 this compelling solo performance about the life of the only Nobel Peace Prize winner who is also a political prisoner. Please note, due to the nature of this play, latecomers will not be admitted. This is a Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival event. Tickets available on 01387 245566. Gordon Giltrap Sat 31 May, 8pm plus workshop for teenagers, 3pm £8/ £6 cone. With over forty years in the music business, Ivor Novello nominated Gordon Giltrap is one of the UK’s most respected guitarists. "Gordon Giltrap is one Q/‘an elitejéw who truly have beconte legemhujv in theirﬁeld in their own lifetitne. I am proud to call him myfriend. " Brian Mar (Queen) . CatStrand websites" www.catstrand-Miiii G Tickets for performances online at www.thebooth.co.uk page 7 Glenkens Gazette ‘ii , 4- \l\".l£r.~ ~p ‘ 7 r Tai Chi: Every Monday, 6pm - 7pm and every Thursday, Centre in Castle Douglas and run in six week blocks throughout the lO.i 5am - I l.i5am, £4 / £3conc. Classes are run by Tai Chi year. Please call for further details and course dates. Ages I8 +. and Pilates instructor Elaine Cameron. Open to all ages. Wear Taking the Next Step in Computing: Tuesday evenings, loose, comfortable clothing. 5.30pm — 7.30pm, This course is for people aged: l8+ and is Exercise to Music: Every Monday, l0 am - ilarn, £4/ £3 ILA Scotland approved - £200 or £100 could open new doors conc. Classes are run by local Exercise and Dance instructor to you! Tutor: Lynsey Shaw, The IT Centre, Castle Douglas Sam Hood and are open to all ages. Wear loose, comfortable clothing that does not restrict movement and comfortable Healthy Eating - Healthy Living: Every Wednesday from 16 April, 4pm — 5pm. A working group of younger and older walking shoes. people will be established to devise a simple cookery book of Fitness and Circuit Training classes: Every Monday, healthy recipes, which will then be sold throughout Dumfries 7.30pm - 8.30pm, £4 / £3conc. Classes are run by local Fitness and Galloway. There will be a nutritionist and an organic cook instructor, Harry Fenton and are open to all ages. present on the working group. This project runs weekly for six Taking the First Step in Computing: Thursday Evenings, weeks and is run in partnership with Age Concern Scotland. 5.30pm - 7.30pm. Courses are run by Lynsey Shaw from the IT CATSTRAND CINEMA CLUB Monthly Drop-in Sessions The CatStrand Cinema Club (CCC) aims to bring a varied and popular series of film to the Glenkens on a monthly basis. If you would like to get more involved, you can These will be held at the CatStrand for conﬁdential advice and information. For people aged 50+, sessions will be held on the ﬁrst Wednesday of each month from 10-1 lam. Come along to get advice on anything from grants and services for older people to when the next tea-dance ls - a professional counsellor will be on hand for any other issues, and there will also be a regular clinic with Age Concern Scotland. Drop-in advice and information surgeries for teenagers and young adults will be held on the ﬁrst Thursday of each month at 45pm. There will be a professional counsellor on hand to help you with any issues you'd like to discuss. ioin the CCC, which will meet informally on a regular basis to discuss programme ideas for the coming season. Membership beneﬁts SATURDAY zbth APRIL The CatStrand it will also include reduced ticket prices and, nrost importantly, the opportunity to support your community cinema. Ticket prices are £4.50 (non-members) and £3.50 (members and concessions). Annual membership costs £10. If you're a fan of ﬁlm and would like to join CCC or to ﬁnd out more about the programme, visit the website, \v\vw.catstrand.com or call 01644 420374. Nriweirttowar r39°.Pm' l:'w> >.~< U " -~-'-~*—--*' Ratatouille: Wed 2 April, (09:11 la MI, Adninrhn Free, Donation: Wake!!!) Contact Liz Cole for details on 01644 410374 ‘nu Conn!-nlty In -an be -u1.\lAIle I0: rm tmupuc an I-II Inn the mu Glenkens '73 Club - Murphy's Law ;¢- ~ J1 Iv A Family Matinee - 1.30pm I . . Lives Of BEES S Others: ER'S>.~. 4. i T’ Thurs 24 April, »_ ’ -r . ...'-F-'1. .'.'~'.' 7.30pm, £4.50 _‘_.¢-.~ g ii Murphy's Law states that ”what can happen, will happen" and after many years Northwest: Wed 28 May, of trying, we have finally proved itl The club was formed in 1973 and we have l.30pm,£4.5O entered at least one play in the annual Drama Festival every year since. Yes, . 3-,, trophies have been won many times in the past but never the ultimate prize of H0-,.»-"'.'Ir representing the Stewartry District at the West of Scotland Finals, until now! Our production of "Murphy's Law" by Harry Glass was iudged to be the best Scottish play winning the McGarrie Cup, we also won the audience vote as their No Country For Old favourite play winning the Meg lmrie Memorial Shield and the play was placed Men: Thurs 29 May, second overall winning the Gourlay Memorial Salver. "Murphy's Law" tells a story 7.30pm, £4.50 from a young man's point of view, in ﬂashback scenes of past conversations with his father and his wife. He recalls a number of incidents, happy, sad and at times gloriously funny. The play offers an intoxicating mixture of humour and pathos with a moving conclusion. There are three characters in the play, the "Young Man" played by Ewan Mclntyre, his girlfriend/wife played by Rosslyn Corrie and his father played by Brian Edgar. The play is produced by Marie Davie, the Stage Manager is Andrew Metcalfe assisted by Tommy Corrie and the Technical Director is Aaron Edgar. The adiudicator summed the performance up by saying "this was effective comic playing from an accomplished cast". We are all delighted and proud that the Glenkens '73 Club will be on stage at the Western Finals for the ﬁrst time in the club's history. The cast and backstage crew in particular are looking forward to the experience and would like to thank everyone who has sent their congratulations and good wishes since our performance at Lochside Theatre. Grateful thanks too, to the Lochside Theatre technical and stage crews who are second to none and to everyone else who has helped in any way with our Festival entries this year. Our other production at the festival was "Taut Canvas" by ]im Sperinck, a comedy two—hander following the inept attempts of two women to stage a camping trip. The writing dictates that most of the action takes place inside a tent and therefore much of the success of the comic action relies heavily on vocal expression and special effects. Glenkens Gazette page 8 Dairy School High Fliers Dairy School recently won the annual Stewartry Basketball ﬁnals. Dairy \von all four of their matches beating Twynholm, Castledykes, Castle Douglas and Gatehouse schools. Captain jack Priddy who played fantastically said “lt is great being the champions, our whole team played really well." Photograph left to right Caiurrr Wilkie, Mackenzie Lawrie, janrie Bartiroionrew, ]ack Priddy (captain), Fraser Cameron, Martin Templeton, Elizabeth Tripptree and Drife Finlay. From Carsphairn to Kabul Pupils from Carsphairn Primary School have been raising money to support children in Afghanistan. They collected all the money in Kells Burst 'into Song On Friday 29th February Kells Primary S c lr 0 0 l ‘ s children loaded onto a coach with hardly any trophies in their cabinet. Once they all shuffled through the doors of D u m fri es Academy they knew this year could be a great success if they put their heart and soul into all the choir songs. They sang against Sanquhar, Lochnttton, Lochmaben, Nobiehill and Sprirrghoirn. The children came home to New Galloway with big grins on their faces and carrying 8 trophies with them. On the Saturday they competed in Scots solos, vocal solos, Singing Games and combined music activities and piano duets. With the piano duets Rachael jamieson and Lowena Lindsay came 2nd equal with Darrel Wilson and Tessa Maxwell playing ‘Tire Smarties tubes given to them at the start of Lent by their teacher, and also in small pots and jars. Altogether the eight pupils collected nearly £60. Mrs Lowe, who gave out Hong Kong Market‘. in Scots solos the children got these places lst Darrel Wilson with the ‘Flower of Scotland’, 3rd Ruaraidh Curran with the ‘Dark island and Chloe Case with ‘Dream Angus‘. Vocal Solos ist jordan Pears for P4 and P5 boys with the ‘Super Supper March’ . Singing games lst infants and juniors the Smarties tubes, was delighted with ‘john Kanaka‘ and ‘Head and Shoulders Baby’. Combined at the response. The money will Music lst Kells P5 - 7 choir with ‘Any Dream Will Do’. The be going to support work of local P5-7 Boys Choir sang ‘Never Snriie at a Crocodile’, and ‘Toy charity Afghan Schools Trust which is building schools in Afghanistan. The charity have just completed a girls Soldiers’, bringing home a total of l2 trophies in only 2 days! school and are currently building a student hostel in Kabul. Rachael jamieson 8t Chloe Case - Whenever the word University is Attempting to complete the essay mentioned l‘rn sure the shenani 8ans that havin 8 drunk Your bod Y we’18ht in spring to mind are something along the R" E "_" Redbtrli and/or coffee accompanied by litres of: siee Pl‘n 2 late into the afternoo "1 a Kit Kat (everyone needs a breakl). excessive drinking, lengthy holidays, ‘experimentation’, trolley and There are a few other negatives attached with life away from home sign stealing, messy kitchens, poor nutrition, un-ironed clothes, obviously washing is a hassle and to begin with, a complete mystery! missed lectures, loud music, partying most nights of the week and Lights and darks? Tablets? Conditioner? Powder? After a few phone very little study. calls to Mrs T, and a denim shirt shrinking in the dryer] i can safely l would like to take this opportunity as a Fresher of Stirling University for six-and-a-bit months (four of which were termtlrne) to say that this stereotypical view is cornpietely absurd; it's far too mild and unoriginal! l feel it necessary to alert you to the fact that water pistols, chewable vitamins, cook-offs, wax strips, mattress theft, herbal tea, 90's kids TV programmes, Schnapple, a white plastic dog from Marks at Spencers, stock cubes inserted into shower heads, countless fancy dress outﬁts, bookie slips and a stuffed monkey called Flash have been integral to my personal ‘cultured’ experience as a student. On Sunday the 8th of September l moved into my wee room in AK Davidson Halls which would quickly become home (Sorry Mum! New Galloway will always be my real homel). Suffering from the say I am now what you might describe as a ‘whiz kid at the task. However, i have still not mastered the art of making the chore a weekly occurrence which consequently means a constant lack of clean clothes ~ of course the only thing I can do to cope in this instance is resort to the shops of Stirling! Continuing with the cliché‘s of life at Uni, cooking is also an art l have now conquered. l was grateful for my HE skills having witnessed friends use ingredients like a cuppa soup, rice and a tin of salmon to create one ‘delicious and nutritious‘ meal. i tend to stick to toast and baked potatoes. Stirling Llniversity has a beautiful campus not only inhabited by rowdy students but also by rabbits, squirrels, geese and my and began my journey as a student. l say reluctantly as, up until kitchen‘s personal favourite, ducks. Our ducks Donald and ]emirna are given preferential treatment during the midnight feeding trips - their favourite is cheesy nan bread, although it does give Donald anyone!) round the world ﬂights on hold! Nevertheless, this plan Wallace monument from otrr kitchen which is a spectacular sight on a misty morning. l feel l should also mention our favourite porter mother of all hangovers as a result of the leaving celebrations the night before, I reluctantly unpacked my most cherished possessions the moment l left Elderson‘s warm milieu, l had (unknown to was promptly disassembled after Freshers Week provided me with enough excitement and challenges to put my itchy feet at bay for the time being. indigestion! We are also fortunate to have a stunning view of the Dotrgie, he has sorted out many a problem for us including lost keys and alcohol induced injuries along with randomly taking part in an in-depth debate we had about religion sparked by an article in the paper. Out of everything Uni has offered me, i think what l am most grateful for are the wonderful friends l have managed to add to my collection. People from all over the world who each provide me Contrary to the sentiment of this article so far, Uni does involve a little work. The essay writing process has so far taken the shape of: Step l: Moaning about the prospect of the essay itself. Step 2: Procrastinating over even contemplating sitting down and writing an essay. Step 3: Blatant denial of any essay whatsoever and with irreplaceable qtralities, the most common being the ability to consequently spending time in the kitchen (sometimes alcohol make me laugh and smile. This could also be considered a negative is involved however this is not mandatory.) Step 4: Panic when as the prospect of giggles with the Fifth Floor Crew makes work the realisation of the above steps has meant a countdown of seem even less attractive! Emma Thommn approximately eight hours until the deadline turns into a late submission of the, so far, untouched essay. And ﬁnally, Step 5: M l t N _ M new RES, ,1 ABBAS REST COFFEE MORNING l'_l/, in .. 1.,» i A coffee morning will be held in aid of funds to buy Sanctuary Gardens I Dairy-based charity the Sanctuary Gardens was drawn back to the Glenkens area clue to family roots. Having spent several years I-\ 4 Q taking in various waifs and strays, they are medicines and school equipment on Saturday 19th April from 10am - I2 midday in the Community Centre, Kirkland Street, Dairy. Entry prices are £l .50 for adults and 50p for children. We do hope you will support us once again, as so many children depend upon the orphanages, not iust for food and education but also for help and treatment of Malaria, Tuberculosis, Aids, coughs and earache, etc. We would gratefully accept any donations towards the raffle and sales tables. if you need more information please contact Avril Brown on 01644 430526 or Barbara Colbenson on OI644 430090. Thank you now running a fully ﬂedged Bird and Small Animal Sanctuary. They are currently undergoing an exciting phase of planning and fund-raising for our future, including a move to a new site near Carsphairn. At Sanctuary Gardens, permanent, loving homes are provided for unwanted, abused or homeless birds and small animals, both domestic and wild. Currently the roster includes rabbits, guinea pigs, ferrets, cockatiels, parrots, chipmunks, chinchillas and hamsters. ' Glenkens Lions Club Their activities aren't lust restricted to animals though, as the charity plan to create and manage several community gardens in the Glenkens area, and are currently looking for suitable sites. They also want to expand their environmental activities in the future. During the Festive period, Glenkens Lions Club distributed more than one hundred and twenty Christmas parcels to those who are over 60 and living on their own throughout the Glenkens area. Many thanks for the letters received in appreciation of the gifts. If you are interested in helping with fund-raising you Most of the money raised for this venture is due to the annual Accordion can find out more about them, or make donations and Fiddle Night and to many generous donations. on their website www.sanctuaryglenkens.blogspot. com. You can also contact them directly on 07875 285212. Any contributions are welcome. Pancake The * Church New Galloway l Guild’s Lunch llth Pancake Lunch had over I00 people in attendance and made over £500 for Alzheimers Scotland. The Guild would like to thank everyone who helped to make the day a success - we couldn't have done it without you! /\ 1 /DIGITAL CADIERA?‘\ Gels _ i Armstrong Watson ~1Ti'>’m'»‘i'LLP - Solic iii.;=i,n=tr §.*Agents 'I'l-IE TOP SI-IOP *5‘ 01556 503744 Q‘ ' www.ggblaw.co.uk ‘ ' _ OFFICES IN = CASTLE DOUGLAS, DALBEATTIE KIRKCUDBRIGHT & DUMFRIES " _ I I V _:' I I ——_ I I I ———_,_i" I Sllnlhilnot. 8t.Ioln01tnmotlIaliy Tbl -01844430368 ~ 6" x 4" prints with edit facility e remove red-eye at the touch of a button ~ enhance colours I . 1‘ T; . <5 services» ETETF “““"‘°‘“‘ -n.1, ,-run. lr\'~r|'.iv 1 i=- '\_// :‘ GLEN KENS MEDICAL PRACTICE 1 Pensions - Savings - Investments Retirement 8 Inheritance Tax Planning Llfa Assurance - Protection - Mortgages For advice on any_of the above, or to review your exlstm? arrangements, contact your loca adviser: General Medical & Dispensing Services Brian J. Edigar DipPFS Area Ofﬁce: Tannoch, ewton Stewart Road, New Galloway DC-7 3RT Tel. 01644 420288 or 07808 322421 Central Office, 61 Wctoria Street. Newton Stewart DG8 GNL Tel 01671 403080 Fax 01671 402549 The Surgery Kirklnml Street New Gallou'ay Dr|Ir_v e passport style photos ~ index prints of selected photos e choose photos to print ~ print multiple copies PRINT FROM CAMERA OR MOBILE PHONE FOR APPOINTMENTS CALL ‘web,-www.marrﬁnancial.oo:.uk‘ ",;’”7““'II‘:’”“““I"'wAI'?’u“"i‘:”:(’e”““““f'l“““‘i"j* Jim 1 ;' : * *v;_7i_' _i1 The Sru'gery High Street - crop picture to remove unwanted items MEMORY CARD e-mail - advioe@marrﬁnancial co uk km. m *' ~- WANT PROFESSIONAL PRINTS? T00 FAR T0 TRAVEL? CANT WAIT? - NOT ANYMORE YOUR DIGITAL PHOTOS PRINTED AT ,1 - '1 A 01 644 420234 B or email photos with instructions to: \t0P-sh0P@btinternet.com/ Glenkens Gazette page IO ON THE BEAT: Some Pointers for Spring ~: **" - - M The beginning of the year has seen a signiﬁcant rise in thefts of scrap metal. The problem with these thefts is that often the items such as cast iron roan pipes and copper items are not scrap to the owners, and many thousands of pounds worth of damage is caused when 1'.-...-A the thieves rip and tear out these items. if you see something suspicious phone the Police 0 Great opportunity to get some tasty venison from the local hills 0 Whole roe deer, jointed and packed in separate bags; ready for cooking o Price: £35 - £60 for whole carcase and let us check it out! Remember all old Police station lines are now disconnected and everyone has to use the 0845 600 570i number to contact the police. Other useful numbers are 0845 555i l i for Crimestoppers, and 0800 225533 for the well driven scheme for troublesome HGV's (see article on page 4 for a bit of background about this). There are still a number of scams going round by the mail, phone and internet promising millions from faraway lottery prizes, and persons promising pots of money to help them Q Strahanna Farm Q Water of Ken off the B729 bring money into the country from various places on the globe. Don't be conned - if it sounds too good to be true then it usually isl Motorists beware as many roads surfaces and verges are suffering after a long wet winter, between Moniaive and Carsphaim Q Telephone: 01644 460 660 slow down rather than take to the verge they are so soft just now they will drag you in very quickly and another phone number to remember (promise this is the last one!) is the Council Pot Hole Hotiine 0845 276 0000. Don't leave it to someone else to report that hole, the next motorist who damages their car or worse might be a friend or relative. And ﬁnally, at this time of year many of us venture out and about. The ‘Right to Roarn' legislation is there to allow us to do just that - but both rambler and landowner must show each other rnutuai respect. Walkers shorrid keep dogs on leads please, and no ﬁres or litter. Landowners, if you are carrying out agricultural or other sporting pursuits, please be aware of the need to politely ask persons to take another route and don't carry on with work or whatever you are doing until it is safe to do so. Just because you think they ‘shouldn't have been there’ is no excuse to compromise someone’s safety. Hopefully we can all enjoy the spring safely! Open I 12.00 I'\ ill ill ill ill mil‘ ‘bl [THE STEWARTRYVETERINARY cenrme] j ; ; ‘ CASTLE DOUGLAS SURGERY HOURS Mon—Fri 2.00-2.30 pm & 5-6 pm ‘W DALBEATTIE sunosnv nouns , 1 FOR APPOINTMENTS AT BOTH SURGERIES OR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY 1; E ll ll Sat 2-2.30 pm .=ii Mon, Wed, Fri 3-3.30 pm Tues & Thurs 6-6.30 pm ii *5‘ 01556 02263‘E Z in P. C. Ian Wilson, Dairy llT__l|r'i1ir ill User Groups: Why not fonn your own user group — the residents from Kendoon did that before Xmas, and following a New Year meal when the bus was used allowing everyone to relax, they are now planning trips of their own — it only costs a one off payment of £10 to register your own user group, so why not consider doing your own thing ? Drivers: A course was held in the New Year and we now have ﬁve new drivers - thanks to Rob, ian, Valerie, ]on and Diana for making the effort to undergo the training and I hope you all enjoy your time driving the bus. Swimming: The Wednesday trip to Newton Stewart for swimming is very popular — the bus leaves Dairy at i2noon and picks up in New Galloway — there is a charge of £2 per person ~ full details from Brian Tweedy (0i64443042 7) or The CatStrand. Stuck in the Snow: During january the bus was used to transport some ’twitchers’ to view wildlife on the Forrest Estate — they were a party from Gloucestershire and were very impressed with the wild terrain especially when the weather turned rather wintery and they all had to get out to push the bus in the snow i verenrnmv sunoeav OAKWELL noun CASTLE noustas * M It-[E 30$ = cmms mutton tunmm en id'- J May Tl‘IpS2 Tickets for May trips will be on sale from Tues 1 April rir vi Sun 4th May - A full day trip to Castle Kennedy Gardens and Portpatrick . Tickets E 6 each — Concessions £5 BARMURRIE Home of genuine Free '1 1 / .. \. .->3 ~~- . . Range hen, duck and quail eggs, is now also taking orders for Free Range oven ready chickens, farm reared on grass irom day old chicks. ALSO SEASONAL FRESH VEGETABLES AVAILABLE Visitors weicomecome and see where your food comes from. E‘ 01644 420249 E‘ To Book "mg WW8 Call: O1 644 420374- Mon I2 May - A Day out in the Machars ; Port William, The isle of Whithorn and Galloway House Gardens at Garlieston. Tickets; £ 5 each — Concessions £ 4 Sun 25 May - The Faikirk Wheel. Tickets £6 each ~ Concessions E 5 TICKETS FOR TRIPS: Tickets for trips can now be booked and purchased from Tire CatStrand during the month before the actual trip - See details in here and local posters for date from when bookings can be made but to avoid disappointment please book quickly — the trip to Peebles was fully booked within 4 hours of bookings being taken! (Tickets for lune Trips will be available from Thurs i May) WEDNESDAY BUS SERVICE (REGD. ROUTE): Timings are as follows: The return journey : 1900 Dept Dairy (Underhili) 2045 Departs Castle Douglas (Tesco) 1910 New Galloway 2047 Castle Douglas (Market Street) 1925 Mossdale 2052 Townhead of Greenlaw 1935 Laurieston 2100 Laurieston 1940 Townhead of Greenlaw 2110 Mossdale 1947 Castle Douglas (Market Street) 2125 New Galloway 1950 Arrive Castle Douglas (Tesco) 2135 Arrive Dairy COIICESSIONARY BUS PASSES ARE ACCEPTED ON THIS ROUTE, S0 PLEASE MAKE USE OF THIS EXTRA SERVICE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BOOK THE COMMUNITY-BUS OR IF YOU WANT ANY MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT KEITH COOPER, GTI ADMINISTRATOR ON 01644 420374. Glenkens Gazette page i i Community Fire Safety Message Glenkens Gazette : New Galloway Station's crew have been out and about in the community carrying out Home Fire safety Checks, giving advice within their area on Advertising Rates 2008 Fire Safety, and ﬁtting a free smoke alann with a I0 year battery into many homes within the Glenkens. They are in the process of reaching out to many more homes, so if you do not have a smoke detector or feel you want your detector tested and receive free advice, please contact Dumfries Fire HQ on Ol387 252222 who will pass on your details to New Galloway Fire Station's crew. They will then carry out a professional inspection for you free of charge, and if found that you require a detector they will I ﬂt one in the most suitable place in your home. Glenkens Fire Cadets ‘ 'i V’ E ~ — .- J Format Basic Small Black & white Basic Small Quarter page Quarter page Half page Full page Colour 6cm x 6cm Black 8. white 9cm x 13.5cm Colour 9cm x 13.5cm Colour 13cm x 18cm Colour 18cm x 27cm (Prices exclude VAT @ 17.5%) l°t . W" Mill! F‘ I‘ in Price per Discount for 6cm x 6cm Block of 3 ads £15.00 10% 10% 10% 25% 25% 25% £30.00 £35.00 £65.00 £120.00 £200.00 To place an advert please contact the Glenkens Gazette on 01644 420374 t.,,/vi»/‘Lt /J, , F“. hi; Size issue The Cadets have lust completed another seven week module at New Galloway Fire Station. The eight young cadets completed a training session on the aerial ladder ironr Dumfries Fire Station as well as training on search and rescue, breathing apparatus use dam building and pumping exercises. This was followed by a trip to the realistic Fire Training Unit at Dumfries where they experienced a ﬁre situation training session with crews tackling a live lire, and were able to observe at a safe distance "Roll Overs" and "Flash Overs" inside the unit. The Cadets are on a well eamed rest before they start up again with a new seven week session. 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"i‘ 1' l \f L page I2 Glenkens Gazette REGULAR USER GROUPS DALRY COMMUNITY CENTRE Paint and Art: Mon i.30 - 4.30pnr Glenkens Playgroup: Mon - Fri 9.l5 - ii.45am ]ulie Moore - 01644 460687 Glenkens Mother at Toddlers: Wed l.30 ~ 3pm Sarah-lane Mackenzie 01644 430429 Good Neighbotns Club Tues 2pm - Mabel Young 01644 430472 Craft Class: Thurs 2.00 - 4pm, lean Maitman - 01644 430497 Drama Club: Cathy Polkinghom on 01644 430058 For further details on booking the Community Centre or any other infomtation needed please contact Sarah McAdam 01644 430393 (Vetyteas0r1;lJleraiiesf0|‘p|ivatel1'I'e) TIMES OF WORSHIP IN THE GLENKENS CHURCH OF SCOTLAND Sundays Balmaclellan 12 noon 1*‘ Carsphairn 10.30 am 1*‘ 2"‘ 3" 4"‘ Dairy (Apr) 12 noon 1*’ 2"‘ 3"‘ 4"‘ 5"‘ Dairy $May) 9am 1*‘ 2"‘ 3" 4"‘ Kells 0.30 am 2"“ 3"‘ 4"‘ Special Services and Events 21th April 7.30pm Fellowship Dinner with John Donneily Kenbridge Hotel 25th April 7.30pm Quiz Night, Dairy Town Hall Communion Service 4th May 12 noon Balmaclellan Church SCOTTISH EPISCOPAL CHURCH (C of E) Si Margaret's, New Galloway; GTLENIICENS IDHIATIRY FDR Albll. EVENTS APRIL: From 2i Mar to 26 May The Carsphairn Heritage Centre will be open on bank holidays and weekends from l0.30om-5pm Unlil end Apr, Philippa Jones exhibition, The CatStrand, New Galloway Wed 2, CCC Film — Ratatouille, l.30pm, £4.50, The CatStrand, New Galloway Thurs 3, Storytelling Café, 7.30pm, donations cri lhe door, The CoiSirand, New Galloway Sal 5, Meet the Aulhor: Catriona McCloud, 4.30pm, £2.50, The CatStrand, New Galloway Mon 7, Dairy CC Meeting, 7pm Dairy Town Hall Thurs T0, Shining Cily by Rapture Theatre Co, 7.30pm, £7, The CatStrand, New Galloway Fri ii, Ed Coode, 7pm, £5, The CatStrand, New Galloway Sal l2, Glenkens Young Arts, l0om, £4, The CatStrand, New Galloway Sal l2, John Colelta, Carol Anderson 8. Dove Marlin Trio, 8pm, £7, The CatStrand, New Galloway Sal l2, Farmers Morkei, Dairy Town Holl Mon l4, Play ii by Ear, l.30pm or 2.30pm, £2, The CatStrand, New Galloway Mondays from T4 Apr to 30 June, Childrens’ Dance Classes with Margaret Morris Movement, 4pm or 5pm, £3 per session (8-l 2 yrs) Sun 20, Johnson 8. Boswell: Loie but Live, 7.30pm, £7, Tire CatStrand, New Galloway Thurs 24, CCC Film — The Lives of Others, 7.30pm, £4.50, The CatStrand, New Galloway Sat 26 Apr, Polish Day, 3pm, free, The CatStrand, New Galloway Mon 28, Corspoirn CC Meeting, 7pm, Lagwyne Hall MAY: Thurs l May lo Thurs 22 May, Spring Fling Tosier Exhibition, free of charge, The CatStrand, New Galloway Thurs l, Storytelling Café, 7.30pm, donations oi lhe door, The CaiSlrand, New Galloway Sol 3 May, Tlrreuve Piano Quartet, 7.30pm, £6, The CatStrand, New Galloway Sun 4, Bus Trip to Castle Kennedy Gardens 8. Porlpuirick, £6, contact The CatStrand for details and to book. Mon 5 May, Under lhe Skin by The Swallow Community Actors, 7.30pm, £5, The CatStrand, New Galloway Thurs 8, VE Teo Dance, 5pm, free, Dairy Town Hall Sol T0, NGAA Bertram Cup Fishing Comp, River Ken Sal l0, Glenkens Young Arts, l0am, £4, The CatStrand, New Galloway Sal l0, Farmers Market, Dairy Town Hall Mon l2, Play it by Ear, l.30pm or 2.30pm, £2, The CatStrand, New Galloway Mon, Bus Trip to Bus Trip —- Day Oul in the Machars, £5, contact The CatStrand for details and lo book. Wed l4, Fiddle Rendezvous Tune Up Tour, Bpm, £9, The CatStrand, New Galloway Sun 25, Bus Trip lo The Falkirk Wheel, £6, coniaci The CatStrand for details and to book. From 27 May lo 28 Sept lhe Carsphairn Heritage Centre will be open daily excepi Wednesdays, from l0.30am-5pm Wed 28, Fred MacAulay, 8pm, £12, The ColSlrand, New Galloway Wed 28, CCC Film — North by Norlhwesl, l.30pm, £4.50, The CatStrand Thurs 29, CCC Film - No Country for Old Men, 7.30pm, £4.50, The CatStrand, New Galloway Sui 3i, Gordon Giltrap, 8pm, £8, The CatStrand, New Galloway (Workshop, 3pm) JUNE: Thurs 5, Storytelling Café, 7.30pm, donations oi the door, The CatStrand, New Galloway Sal 7 Jun, Carsphairn Show, Carsphairn Sun 8 Jun, NGAA Webster Cup Fishing Comp, Mossdale Loch Sun 8 Jun - Sal l4 Jun, Clachan Fair, Dairy Mon 9, Play ii by Eor, l.30pm or 2.30pm, £2, The CaiSlrond, New Galloway Sal l4, Glenkens Young Arls, T0t:m, £4, The CatStrand, New Galloway Sol T4, Farmers Market, Dairy Town Hall REGULAR EVENTS: Mother 8. Toddlers Group: New Galloway Town Hall, Tuesday 9.45 - l l.l 5 am - £1.50 per session Scouts: Mondays, 7.00pm — 8.30pm, New Galloway Scout Hui Beavers: Tuesdays, 6.30pm — 7.45pm, New Galloway Scout Hui Cub Scouts: Wednesdays, 6.45pm — 8.00pm, New Galloway Scout Hut The ColSrand, New Galloway Tai Chi: Every Monday, 6pm - 7pm, Every Thursday, l0.l 5am-l l.l5am, £4 Exercise to Music: Every Monday, T0 am~l lam, £4 Fitness and Circuit Training classes: Every Monday, 7.30pm - 8.30pm, £4 Taking the First Step in Computing: Thursday Evenings, 5.30pm-7.30pm Courses run in six week blocks lhroughoul lhe year. Please call for further details and course doles. Taking the Next Step in Computing: Tuesday evenings, 5.30pm—7.30pmew Galloway. Courses run in six week blocks throughout the year. Please coll for further details and course dates. Healthy Eating-Healthy Living: Every Wednesday from lb April, 4pm—5pm CatStrand Playsioiion Tournaments: coniaci The CatStrand for info. 10.30am Holy Communion Every Sun 8. Wed CATHOLIC CHURCH SERVICES St Ninian's Episcopal Church, Castle Douglas; Mass - Sat Dolly Communily Cenlre: Kickback Martial Arts: Tuesday 8. Thursday 7pm - 9pm, £3 entry - adults welcome Ballroom 8. Latin Dance: Mon - beginners 7.30-8.l 5pm, improvers 8.l 5-9.00pm, inrprovers 9.00-9.45 Aerobic Classes: Every Wednesday, 7.30-8.30pm, £2.50 Contact Sam Hood on 0l 644 420631 Toning/conditioning: Thur 3.30-4.00, Preschool dance: 4.00-4.45, Under 8's Ballroom, loiin, modern dance: 4.45-5.30 9yrs+ Ballroom, lolin, modern dance 6.15pm 8. 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Text Any textual data included in the document GLENKENS GAZETTE incorporating news from Cllenkens Community er Arts Trust IFREE IN : BALMACLELLAN ~CARSPHAlRN ~ MOSSDALE~ NEW GALLOWAY ~ST. ]OHN'S TOWN OF DALRYI lune / July 2008 -— ISSUE 46 www.glenkensgazette.com WHAT CRAYFISH ? Following the recent news coverage of crayfish in Loch Ken, and in response to the article in the last issue of the Gazette, a regular visitor to the area sent in the story of their monster catch. This whopper (pictured left) weighed in at 29lb 8oz, just shy of the magic 30lb mark, shortly and was after caught another weighing 25lb 8oz. Who ate all the crayfish then...? (See page 4 for the full story.) FROM SICHUAN TO THE GLENKENS The Catstrand was recently host to a prestigious exhibition of woodcut artworks by the acclaimed Chinese artist Xiang Silou. Xiang exhibited his work at the Burrell Collection in Glasgow earlier this year where he was also completing a teaching residency during April. Hls main works are detailed prints of human faces where he captures the intricate contours and expressions of people from hls native Sichuan on large sheets of rice paper. Xiang says it can take up to 40 days to create one of his stunning works which he cuts and prints by hand. Landscapes are another of his specialities — these are ﬁlled with as much character and expression as his faces, depicting beautiful and dramatic traditional oriental landscapes. Xiang is from the Sichuan province of China — the area which was devastated by the recent earthquakes. sorely needed for this cause and you can contact the British Red Cross on .1 -. [N1 0845 054 720i or visit them at www.redcross.org.uk if you would like to support the China Earthquake " - Appeal. The charity which Xlang supports is an organisation helping orphans affected by the earthquakes, and Xlang has donated prints for auction to raise money for this cause. The Summer's a Pleasant Time ’ 8. CatStrand Cinema Club Photo Competition 9. Fundraising News Love (MBL) and you can ﬁnd out more at www.motherbn'dge.org. To donate please make cheques payable to ‘MBL’ and send them 10. Glenkens Schools Report 11. Youth llpdate 12. On The Beat, The Bus 13. Fire Safety, Knockengorroch Advertising Rates to their head office, with the back cheque marked Z. Local Art: Freedom & Expression The Spring Fling 3. Community Council News Glenlrens Business Assoc. 4. What Crayfish? 5. Local History 6 61 7. CatStrancl News & Events charity is called Mother Bridge of of the IN THIS ISSUE... i_)-.....- Donations are still ‘China Earthquake’, at MBL London, Head Ofﬁce, 9 Orme Court, London, W2 4RL. Freddy May, Xiang's Exhibition 14. Club Corner Manager, says: “Many sincere thanks for supporting MBL's charitable work for Chinese children!" 15. Geoff Monk’s Weather Service 16. Glenkens Diary l Glenkens Gazette page 2 Local Art: FREEDOM AND EXPRESSION Castle Douglas Art Gallery will be host to a new exhibition ‘Freedom and Expression’ by local artists Isobel Ellis, Denise Cook and Andrew Madeley. Isobel, who lives in Mossdale, ls known for her paintings of the local area. She paints mostly in watercolour but has been known to do the occasional oil. ' _ _ ' ' i She enjoys the effect of the light on the local landscape but her subjects vary according to what ‘takes her eye’. Denise is based in the Oakleaf Studio near Kirkcudbriglrt and is well known for her photography. She also paints highly colourful landscapes and sunsets, many of which depict . the local scenery and sunsets. ____-an-..__, -4 . .-r’ _. .. (H. .. 1 £._ - , _‘.,:. s »‘..., "_ ""1 “T” Andrew lives in Castle Douglas and is probably best known for his stunning abstracts I using a variety of mediums and drawing upon a variety of sources s , '- ... ..'_'_ ~__‘ ~’ ‘ 3 __ ' ' - ',» 1 Li ‘ ~\\\Q ‘ r . and ideas. C All in all, with the variety of styles and subjects this should prove to be an interesting and enjoyable Exhibition. ‘Freedom and Expression’ will run from Wednesday 2nd July till Saturday 12th July 2008. ; _ .-§_e.'.;- "“’f'._..-_-:71.-,*~"~<~---:~nuJu-.-3 "--'.-~‘ a¢-—'>- " “’~‘ t- =. \ - '- ’ . n--.._ . ~ '-- ' I _ . :;T~ r -__¢n»_ '__ _ ‘A ' ‘_ ‘J1--‘ - :_ " . r .. . | " , 7 .1' ZJ THE SPRING FLING This took place over the weekend of 24-26 May and was another huge success. The event gives artists and craftspeopie the chance to open their studios to he public -— they are added to the Spring Fling Map which people from far and wide follow to view these often hidden gems of creativity. Around the Glenkens there were four Arnr:-ni do:-nJsS open studios this year — Ted Leernirrg, who produces excellent abstract and Scottish ﬁne art photography, based in Dairy; Godfrey Smith of Galloway Footwear, master shoe maker producing traditional and nrodem clogs and shoes handmade on the premises, based in Balmaclellan; lennie Ashmore, an artist creating striking works with pressed leaves and ﬂowers, based near Corsock; and Amanda Simmons of Corsock Glass, ‘.“i‘)v a maker of kiln-fomred glass creations varying from delicate jewellery to giant sculptures, also based near Corsock. The Spring Fling has become known 1-*<i'"@.~ ,0, far and wide, and is Scotland's premier annual art and craft open studio event. A huge’ number of visitors and locals alike follow th_e routes marked in the Spring Fling brochure so they can have JennieAshrnoro the opportunity to view the abundance of creativity on offer in the region. --L Tod Loorrign \ Glenkens Gazette page 3 The Chainnan has been told that Council has been within the new housing development currently Carsphairrr Community Council Discussion took place on the proposed review of successful in obtaining a proportion of the money under constnrction. The committee of the the Smallholdings Policy. We have been assured requested for the bid to the Strategic Timber Mothers at Toddlers Group had been approached that we will be consulted, but have not heard what Transport Fund to upgrade the Lorg Road in order to help with the choice of play equipment and to make it suitable for timber haulage. They are they had consulted with their members and others form the consultation will take. now making efforts to obtain the remainder from before reporting back. The work had been carried It was agreed that a letter will be sent to the other sources. out very soon afterwards and the play equipment Planning Department reiterating our strong desire is now in place although it was reported that the to be involved in this review. The Royal Burgh of New Galloway standard of installation was rather poor and this 20nrph signs and road nrarkings are in place now was to be investigated further. it was also to be and awaiting connection by Scottish Power and BI Kells Parish Community Council conﬁmred whether there would be any further the rurrrble strips will be done when the ﬁnn is The members were pleased to note that at long amount available for play equipment under the last, after many letters and meetings with council agreement between Lorebum Housing and D st next in the area. officials, some maintenance work has been carried Members of the Community Council reported on out on the Town Hall. Tire gutters have been G Council. the Whiteside Windfarm meeting which was held cleared and repairs carried out to the roof. The In a very generous gesture Mr Derk Pelly from in Thornhill. A draft agreement with Alrtricity, the Community Council will keep up the campaign Dairy has donated to the Community Council a developers, was presented for our consideration - to continue with a programme of maintenance, beautiful framed rrrorrtage of various views of New the next meeting will be on Thursday I9 ]urre particularly urgent is painting the outside of the Galloway landmarks, drawn in his own very well and any issues in the draft are to be e-mailed to building and it is hoped that this can be carried out known and distinctive style. it was agreed that this Damien Wilson prior to the meeting. should be hung pemranently in the Town Hall and as soon as possible. Thefts of heating oil have taken place in Various other maintenance lobs had been a Cheese at Wine evening would be arranged to the Glenkens. The police recommend that completed since the previous meeting including perform the ‘unveiling’ at which copy prints would householders check their tanks regularly and replacing the electricity pole near Packwood be available for sale. report any suspicious activities. Famrers should End which had been ongoing for several years. Plans for the Alternative Games are well beware of individuals who are looking for scrap There are still several other items outstanding with underway again and they will be held on metal and old batteries — they may be assessing the Scottish Water and they would be contacted again Sunday 3"‘ August in the Park at 2pm with a level of security of items of value. ‘Taste of Burns’ Ceilidh on Friday I“ August in as a matter of urgency. y Recent accidents on the A713 have highlighted New itenrs of play equipment had been installed the Town Hail at 8pm. Any local organisations the unsuitabllity of the High Bridge of Ken for in the park through an arrangement with Lorebum who would like to have a fundraising stall at HGVs. A request was made for signs to be erected Housing who agreed to install the equipment in the the Games should book in as soon as possible at Dairy and the Milton Park road end stating that existing play area rather than develop another area by contacting any Community Councillor or phoning Brian Edgar on 420288. the road is unsuitable for lom'es. ,,_ UPDATE ON THE BLACKCRAIG WINDFARM INQUIRY Glenkens Business Association ‘§..‘~ rrr~‘""' The Glenkens Business Association is now entering its 5"‘ year. The rrnderlying purpose of the Association is to identify, create and develop opportunities and initiatives within the Glenkens that will assist local business and enterprises as well as the community to thrive and prosper. ' Considering that the total population of the area is only around 2,000, the Glenkens is home to a surprisingly large number ofsmall businesses. Originally around 200 businesses were identiﬁed within the Glenkens and 75 of these featured in the ﬁrst edition of the Directory of Local Businesses. An updated version of the Directory is now being prepared. To ensure an entry businesses should contact Secretary Alan Rumble (01644 420250) or complete the online application form at www.gienkensbusinessassociation.com. Membership of the Association includes an entry Into the Directory. The Directory features the wide variety of businesses and services within the area and provides an opportunity for residents, visitors and other enterprises to source and buy The inquiry has been postponed for six months as the applicant, Scottish and Southern Energy Generation, has requested time to allow both the applicant and National Air Traffic Services to address aviation radar issues. Glenkens Farmers Market locally. I 5,000 copies will be distributed throughout the local area. The Association is looking at various ways to promote the Glenkens. The 2009 World Conference of Mountain Biking is to take place in Dumfries and the Business Association is liaising with the organisers to investigate ways in which the Glenkens can be promoted to those attending the conference and their guests. This is a unique opportunity to raise the proﬁle of the Glenkens on an intemational scale. _ Initial contact has been made with Dumfries, Galloway and Borders Life with a view to featuring the businesses and community of the Glenkens. The Association has written in support of retention of the Post Ofﬁces within the area recognising their importance to both business and the community especially now with only one bank available. The possibility of a collaborative venture for businesses which need to undertake Portable Appliance Testing is being looked at. If your business is subject to this legislation and would like to know more please contact us. The Association is investigating ways in which it can take advantage of any funding which may become available for future projects. The Committee would like to hear from any local businesses, groups or individuals who have any ideas for proiects or initiatives. The Committee meets regularly at the Ken Bridge Hotel, a convenient, comfortable and convivial venue — see website for dates. All members and prospective members are welcome to attend. individuals who would like to attend are also welcome brrt should contact the secretary, especially if they have ideas to put forward. This ensures that there is SP-'='°° °" the “E°""'*'- Rosa/ind Hill (Chairman) Dalry Town Hall J une 1 4th 2008 1 Oam — 1 pm = See the website for booking details; www.st-johns-town-of-dairy-town-hall.co.uk Entrance Fee 50p — Proceeds towards Dairy Town Hall Refurbishment Fund North of Castle Douglas A713 Ayr Road page 4 Glenkens Gazette front of me. With a head like a crocodile and a back that would take a saddle had to be pushing 30ibs. WHAT CRAYFISH? itI chlnned her at the second attempt and strained as I lifted her clear of the NEVER SAY NEVER water. She was a beautiful example of a pre historic predator. Unfortunately the scales did not reach the magical 30 and settled at 29lb 801s. (continued from front cover) As the eagerly awaited long weekend in Scotland approached, my attention was drawn to the weather forecast. The frosty nights and lovely blue sky days that we had enioyed were about to give way to a band of low pressure from the West. Rising temperature, with rain and gale force winds, did not bode well for a family holiday. I knew however that the dropping barometer, after a sustained period of high pressure, would see the Pike switch on. The iourney north of the border was unpleasant as we battled through the elements. Overtumed vehicles and iirnbs tom from trees conﬁrmed the strength of the wind. We arrived safely at the cottage in New Galloway and I quickly unloaded the luggage, except the ﬁshing tackle as I intended to ﬁsh at ﬁrst light. After supper, I retired to bed in anticipation of an early start. I was stillln bed when dawn broke. I had not slept well, being disturbed by howling gaies anci torrential rain. I was nudged by my wife Lynne who mumrured "thought you were going ﬂshing". I responded by telling her I was in no hurry to go out as I pulled up the duvet and snuggled in. I dozed quite happily and enioyed the comfort of the bed until almost lunchtime. After brunch I donned my ﬁshing gear and awaited a lift to the Loch. Lynne dropped me off at the chosen swim and headed into town to enioy the local craft shops and all the usual touristy things. I arrived on the gale lasired banks of Loch Ken and wondered if I should bother ﬁshing, as white horses roiled down the Loch and a peaty stain coloured the main river course. These were difﬁcult conditions, but we all know you do not catch twenties in front of log ﬁres! I sought shelter in a wooded area, but had to wade clear of the tree line to cast. The old Pike master creaked under load as I attempted to punch a half herring through the strengthening gale. With all the aero dynamics of a barn door, the bait stalled in the wind and landed about thirty yards out - well short of my target area. I retrieved and reviewed my tactics.... small bait big lead was the order of the day. I changed to a smaller gape trace and threaded on a Smelt with a baiting needle. I then tied the 3oz running lead to the trace swivel with PVA to keep everything in line and gain a few extra yards. I waded as far as I dared into the waves and this time used a ﬁat cast - level wltlr the water to beat the wind. Resuit.... bait on the sweet spot and me taking refuge in the trees. Two minutes later and the rod pod was wiped out by wind and waves. The rods and reels are in the drink and the buzzers choke as they ingest water. I question my sanity once again and decide to sacriﬁce the brolly to utilise the stomr poles as bank sticks. ]ob sorted, everything low to the ground, and all ready for action. Within a few minutes a bobbin dropped and the buzzer sounded. I lifted the rod half heartedly, expecting a false alamr. I was quite taken aback when the rod looped over and the reel yielded line. I had hooked a good ﬁsh against the run of play. After a dogged battle the ﬂsh broke the surface and was algrost ready for the net. That is, the landing net that is still packed away eatly in the rod holdalli No panic, get in the water and chin her out. Success! Out she Comes, onto the mat, into the bag, 25lb 8ozs. l reach for the Sony digital to capture the moment when.... disaster! No image (suspect water ingress) I take out the back up camera - low battery. AARGH! I ring Lynne and ask where she is and how quickly she can buy a battery and get back to the Loch? Fortunately she is able to help and expects to be with rue within half an hour. I man/el at the beauty of the stunning specimen as I slip her into the ET pike tube. I knew she would be safe for that time, given the water temperature and oxygen content. I took ﬁve minutes, reﬂected on events and enjoyed the moment, prior to launching a Snake Launce into the same area. After a few nrore minutes I was away again, and it was another good ﬁshl Another epic battle ensued and it was not until the ﬁsh surfaced that I remembered that the landing net was still in my holdall. Back into the water, ready for another hand landing. My legs tumed to ielly as the ﬁsh roiled in Living independently What a result, a 55ib brace from a wild Scottish Loch - life doesn't get any better than this. Lynne anived on schedule and the photos are only possible due to the kind of support my wife has given me for the last thirty years. John Barker, Tyneside PAC ‘ SUMMER'S A PLEASANT TIME, FLOWERS OF EVERY COLOUR’ Although this is a summer issue, I write in spring and try as I might to proiect forward to the sultry days of leafy woods, buzzing insects and biting mldgles, it iust wouldn't be honest. Aristotle said only write what you know, and it's a long while back to last summer, the one that never came. So spring it is and how wonderful — now! After one of the coldest and dreichest early springs I remember, everything is now happening at last. On Sunday ll May we sat on top of Drumglass Hill, south of Mossdale, looking north towards New Galloway, but with everything in view from Barwhiilanty in the east, round past the distinctive Carsphaim Hills of Caimsmore, Beninner and Moorbrock, to the rough rnooriand of Airie and Shaw Hill in the west. Most of the Glenkens, in fact, though the huge upland part of Kells was obscured by Bennan Hill in the middle ground. Tire mosaic of native woodland habitats, rolling fannland, moorland and glimpses of Loch Ken before us nrade for a compelling tapestry. Again It made me feel so pn'vileged to live here. Of course, this was all nrade possible by the endless blue sky and warm sun eating into our backs. We were scanning for new pairs of kites, which is fun enough in itself, but what collateral riches it provides at a time like this. Redstarts recently arrived from Africa were shaking their delicate little songs, while at least four skyiarks all around us were competing in an intense cacophony. Lapwings clearly had chicks to the left and right of us, and their rolling peewit calls came forth now and then. A whaup was more skulking and I suspected they still had eggs in a wet ﬁat a couple of hundred yards away. House martirrs and swallows came round our heads at times and a wheatear sang intemrittently. Wheateans spend the winter in the scrubby arid zone south of the Sahara, and it is thought that they and other birds are suffering badly from the prolonged droughts there in recent years. Certainly, I haven't seen so many of late, which is a shame as they are so attractive and dapper in their ﬂne spring plumage, with black wings and eye stripes contrasting with the otherwise wamr grey and fawn piurnage of the male and female respectively. And then that ﬂash of white at the rump, which gave rise to their original and very similar name, but which so offended prudish nrid-Victorians that they changed it to wheatear. I'll let you work it out ifyou don't know already! We didn't ﬁnd the kites we were looking for, but we didn't much care wltir everything else that was going on, and just soaking in the virgrv. Back down in an oak strip the biuebells were bursting and,-ayill be at their best in a week or so, but the scent of wild garlic was the perfect incentive for dinner as we made our way back to the car. Summer's coming, but I can wait! Gorddn McAdam i ll I Have you claimed everything that you are czrrrijlijirzrl Plumbing 8 Heating ’ Engineer 22 Kirkland Street to? St. John's Town {iii Dairy Yo iiml out confidentially what you are untitled In and how Io apply call: '5' 01544 430393 '5‘ I i/' lftrllr OI‘! Ii iii/ii‘? /I’/Iili /ti 2% 07834 321789 A?! ._ r.-1‘, .. _. Chris Rollie .,-rs» v . _........-. ,.---_.- ._ many items available from stock _ NOW IN STOCK: ~ GARDEN |=uRN|1'uRE phone for a lid Glenkens Gazette Y page 5 LOCAL NEW GALLOWAY Our" ffistoric Burrgfi by Helen Bolton — PART XXXVII The Second World War IIISTQIIY In the years immediately before the second world war there were a number of changes in the New Galloway area. Mr ]ohrr Maitiand Gordon, grandson of Mrs Louisa Maitiand Gordon of "Kenrrrure", had inherited the castle and estate on the death of his father in i9l 5. Between I935 and I959 Mr Maitiand Gordon sold most of the remaining parts of the estate, including Kenmure Castle. Much of the KAIL, CAKES AND CURES On Friday 2'" May the Carsphalrn Heritage J " .- ¢-. I, —-q. j- Group held a private view to their annual exhibition which this '~ year is entitled ‘Kali, Cakes and Cures — Our Kitchen Heritage’. The intriguing title refers to the role of the domestic kitchen not only as a source of food brrt also as the provider hill ground between the A762 New Galloway to Mossdale road and the Black Water of Dee was bought by the Forestry Commission, and during the following years was blanket-planted with vast quarrtltles of conifers. in doing so, a number of interesting historical sites were completely hidden. The nrost signiﬁcant of these was the medieval settlement of some thirty or more dwellings at Clachrurrr, to the north of the Stroan Loch. The four Forestry Commission houses near Bunrfoot Bridge date from this period, and a water supply was brought from the wood above the houses. Later an improved supply was run from the Pultarson Bum jtrst below the farm of "Knocknalr|ing”. ] ._ I 1 I r ’ -__i _.. of an assortment of potions and cures for a variety of ailments. The exhibition includes recipes handed down over several generations, reminiscences of domestic life in the Glenkens, suggestions for home made remedies and many artefacts that will undoubtedly spark rnemorles from visitors. The opening was very well attended by the group and interested The remains of the dam can still be seen below the bridge on the farm road. The new owners of"Kenrrrure Castle" leased the building to General MacEwan, retired, members of the community and in keeping with the theme of the when he became Commanding Ofﬁcer of the local Home guard during the war. j exhibition refreshments were provided. The highlight of the fare was One of the last parts of the Kenrrrure Estate to be sold was the house of "Overton", undoubtedly a magniﬁcent Clootie Dumpling provided by Mrs Mary on the Kirk Road, which Mr Maitiand Gordon put up for sale in I942. "Overton" Thirtle of Carsphaim and made traditionally according to her recipe had belonged to the family since Mrs Louisa Bellamy Gordon died in I886, and her that is included in the exhibition itself. Shortly before the private daughter, Mrs Louisa Maitlarrd Gordon decided to let the castle and move to a nrore view, the dumpling had been quietly resting in front of her open ﬁre comfortable house, since when no member of the family had lived at the castle. in order to keep wamr and develop a "loveiy skln". In I940 the smithy in New Galloway, which had been a vital part of village life since The event provided an opportunity to invite new people to come the middle of the l8th century, closed for ever. The building was bought by local forward as volunteer members and stewards. From Easter to September The Carsphaim Heritage Centre is open and staffed plumber, Mr james Holmes, for his workshop. He is said to have paid £8 for it! Our ﬁre brigade, prior to i94I was equipped with a stirrup pump, a torch, and a entirely by volunteers. The centre itself not only houses an annual Kiaxon hooter which was used as a ﬁre alamr, and the ﬁremen were supplied with exhibition but also holds infomration on local family history that is rubber boots! However, in I 94! an old Austin 22hp van was bought and converted made available to everybody and is often accessed by people tracing into a ﬁre engine. The ﬁre station and garage was down the Duke Street Brae at the their family history from as far a ﬁeld as America and Australia. The back of the Kennrtrre Amrs Hotel, and the building is now used by Jim McKenna, Group needs more stewards to assist those who already give their time, some travelling to help from Ayrshire and the Solway Coast. local joiner and a member of the present day Fire Brigade. As a community project we would like to attract more local people. At the outbreak of war in September I939 New Galloway and the surrounding All stewards ﬁnd the experience rewarding and fun as it provides area once again sent its sons to ﬁght for our country. During their absence a number opportunities to meet both locals and visitors to the area. of local girls took over some of the jobs which the young men had left, working in who is interested in finding out more about shops, driving delivery vans and so on. The older men, many of whom had served Anyone helping can contact Agnes Holden on 0| 644 460651 or in the I914-I 8 war, joined the Home Guard. Joyce Hunter Blair on 01644 430329. Perhaps the most exciting connection with the war in this area was the arrival in the r... _ ____ __ _ _ 4 village of a number of Commandos, sent up for part of their training in the wild Galloway hills and moors. The men were billeted in houses in New Galloway, and vanished into the remote areas for days on end during their training exercises. Some of them, from the towns and cities of southern England, must have been amazed at CASTLES (CARD 23) THE HISTORY STOP — the quietness and the vast areas of wilderness in Galloway! However, later their training was to continue in the Highlands around Spean Bridge and the wild hills and lochs of Lochaber. This would be even more remote, and the training was extremely tough. Some of our older residents will have happy memories of those keen young men during their stay in New Galloway, and sad memories of those who did not survive the hostilities. The beautiful Commando Memorial at Spean Bridge is a ﬁtting tribute to those brave lads. = ‘I Over the next few issue of the Gazette we will be featuring areas of historical interest around the Glenkens as highlighted on the Glenkens HistoryStop cards. These cards focus on a particular local area or feature which you can then choose to visit if you like — the full set of History Stop cards is available for purchase at The CatStrand, New Galloway (you can also purchase them individually). The first card we will include is on castles. CASTLES: In its relatively small area the Glenkens has a diverse heritage of castles bearing witness to the troubled history of Galloway. Kennrure Castle is the largest castle in the Glenkens. it is a mix of architectural styles and it is not easy to distinguish the phases of construction. Mag Queen of Scots stayed at Kenmure Castle in I 563. The castle was refurbished in I633 by Sir ]ohn Gor on and was defended by Royallsts against CromweI|’s forces in I650. Conversely, the 6"‘ Viscount was executed for his part in the I7I 5 lacoblte Rebellion. The castle was said to be almost in ruins when inherited in I737. Estate lands were sold to ﬁnance a programme of works in i8i 7 and another phase was begun in I879. The ﬁnal amendments were done in I908. The castle passed out of Gordon family ownership from I936 until the i960s, during which time it fell derelict. l:. ~ It was re-purchased by the family but there seems little prospect for any recovery of the building, which is dangerous and should not be entered. Unfortunately, the ruins of Lochinvar Castle were submerged beneath the waters of the loch when the loch was dammed during the construction of the Galloway Hydro-electric Scheme. farmhouse which replaced it. Traditon has it that the on'ginal castle was bumed in I568, as punishment for the Earlstoun Castle is an example of the‘tower houses which evolved during the ﬁfteenth and sixteenth centuries, with construction dating from the second half of the sixteenth. It is a three-storey L-tower, with a lack of defensive features that suggest that Earlstoun was built more as a home than as a fortiﬁcation. Dundeugh Castle was an L-tower, probably built in the sixteenth century. The remains of the castle are situated on the east bank of the western branch of the Water of Ken, close to w ere it is joined by Poimaddy Bum. ‘ ‘ii “F I‘ .-;v¢:"l. 1 ‘U .‘ s» ‘ ' I ‘Yin The fortiﬁed house of Shimrers stood at the north end of Loch Ken but only a fragment survives beside the oumer's support of Mary Queen of Scots, although the disused building evidently still stood in the 1870s. t l 7- " "'5—~. "5/: I1‘: Ll ~:,' “I, r . ,.~< <'__.5. Hllf . 3‘ | /.61? rrr _I,<'_; _ V. I./,3".'t ’9l£’7‘ -~ . . . I .4 ,1,»':<‘21 . . 2. “R5' -, <1 =.~ 2,. r 1*" ti‘ ii . .~:-~.- Y 1 »a' n \ _., Ir"-15'1.'~5~‘ zf ‘.:"!'~.".'."' 5"? ll ‘i'.' -.~ Barscobe Castle was built by William Maclellan in I648, using stone from the Douglas stronghold at /'_'~"'fZT7§, :-~::f _-'.Threave Castle. It is L-shaped, built on two storeys with a garret ﬂoor in the roof space and is still occupied ' .’-'r»<,€~_ .'-'_r.~‘| 'g_ fl-A --_,, »:-._r Y. _, -\ -1-...’ v‘.-¢:~";-‘i'l\“ as a private family home. » "salt 1 re ; =»<: ,."!"';"\’\1“ 5_»_._~;'. I-Qt‘. ~.jg-__, _-w. ~ 4,; F3 T n Glenkens Gazette ‘ T Ti page 6 lg.‘. '-~ ;‘Wt. =;-.-ea ts id Runs until the end of June CatStrand opening hours An exhibition of paintings by the Inte New Galloway artist Eieanora llopc Henderson. From Saturday 19 July CatStrand opening hours II. Hazel Campbell has . vi :livcd and worked in ._‘ ;¢Gallowaynrostof . “?*— her adult life. She ".3 ‘sf "' has aloosc, bold ldtg A./., .\. approach to both I- , If I '5 watercolour and oil, ‘. ' '\\~ . and has developed T a vigorous style of painting landscape and still life. Shc regularly exhibits with the RGI, RSW and PAI, and her work can be seen anytime at the High St. Gallery, Kirkcndbriglrt. Private and public collections include Graceﬁcld Permanent Collection, Stcwartry Museum Collection, Kirkcudbright, and Tire Pernranent Collection of the House of Lords. Saturday 28 June, 7pm, £6 I £5 In I563 the twenty year old Mary, Queen ofScots, was only just getting to know her new kingdom. in this year she wcnl on pilgrimage to Whitlronr, probably riding along the pi Igrinr roulc by lire Rlrirrrrs of Galloway, accompanied by her musicians. Frcsh from the wealth and vitality of the French court lr'er musical tastes were forlthe sweet chansons and lively dances of her youth. The Galloway Consort present an evening of l6th century music on recorders, viois, lute and renaissance guitar - sounds to stir sweet memories. Teatret Fairplay/Gruppe38 (Dennrarlc) Next Door Wednesday 4 June, 4.00pm, £3.00 A comic chamberopcra about an ageing spinster and an old seanran. She enjoys looking after Irirrr and ire wants to be left in peace. Or does Ire? Both dream of better days in grand arias and bitter duets. Two sad, " lonely nciglrbonrs who share the same toilet! This production is part of the Bank of Scotland international Children’s Festival On Tour programme. Duration: 45 nrinuies, suitable for ages 8+ Storytelling Café William Dalryrnple ‘Lecture - The Last Mughal Saturday 19 July, 3.00pm, £5.00 Tire critically acclairned and award winning writer and historian, Wrllimrr Dalrymple will be presenting a talk on his latest book - Tire Last Muglral: The Eclipse of a Dyrrasiy, Delhi I857, which ' won the prestigious Dul‘fCooper Prize for History and Biography 2007. Tire book tells the story of the poet-Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar ll, who found lrinrself caught up in the anti-colonial, Indian Rebellion of I857, which resulted in the end of his dynzrsty. Signed copies of “Tire Last Mughai" will be available to purchase. RSAMD Youth Works programnre, Glenkens . Traditional Music Project at The CatStrand Thursday 5 June, 7.30pm This month’s café will be hosted by Tony Bonning, and the theme will be “Tire Back of Beyond"! No booking necessary, donations on the door. Friday 6 - Sunday 8 June Classes in ﬁddle, wiristie, accordion and guitar are available to children from p4 upwards from. Tire tutorials are suppiernented with classes in song, storytelling, dance and group-work. The tuition is carried out by a combination of recent or past graduates of the RSAMD and current students on the BA (Scottish Music) course. The Art of Ballads and Bards Saturday 7 June, 7.00pm, £6.00 / £4.00 A visual pcrforrrrarrce-readirrg of the Crichton Writers’ work inspired by the art ofShciIa Mullen. The artist will also give a short talk about the Border thcnrcs that inspire her. Tire ticket price includes tr glass of wine and copy ofthc anthology ‘The Art of Ballads and Bards’. Play it by Ear Monday 9 June, 1.30pm — 2.30pm £2 per adult/child, 50p per extra child Storytelling café Thursday 3 July, 7.30pm This month’s I? Irost will be ' ' ‘ Stripey»Dog and the theme will be “East of the Sun, West of the Moon." No booking necessary donations on the door. “Ii RSAMD Dranra Residenciy ' ‘ ' carsrrana website: " www.catstrand.com Tickets for performances " online at _ Tire monthly song, music and storytelling workshop for pre-school children, run by the writer, storyteller and nrusicizrn, Tony Bonning. Play it by Ear aims to give young children an introduction to rlrytlrrrr, instruments and singing. No booking necessary ~_iust turn up! (There will be no Play it by Ear sessions during the school holidays in July and August.) A week long drama workshop in July for 2-IS year olds, dates to be conﬁrmed, look out for‘ more details nearer the time. "E That’s Rubbish " , Dragonﬂy Dre arning Glenkens Young Arts Saturday 14 June and Saturday 12 July, £4.00 10.00am — 12.00noon (5-9 years) 1.00pm — 3.00pm (8-12 years) Exhibition: Hazel Canrpbell The Galloway Consort present ‘Doulce Mernoire’ Renaissance music to entertain a young Queen Exhibition: Eleanora Hope Henderson A ., I Wednesday 16 July, Zpm, £3.50".-a An original new puppet based play by Gralrnrrr Moffat looking at the principles ofreduce, reuse, recycle. Skipral is looking for his lunch, but all These two-hour workshops are nnr by ire can ﬁnd is nrbbish and it’s talking to hinri professional artists and teachers, and offer expert This is a litter strewn joumey from polystyrene to tuiliorr and hands-on experience across a range of potato skins via the supcrrnarkei, a compost bin hm ﬁlled visual arts and craﬁsactivities. Advance and the local dnrnp. .. booking is recommended to avoid disappointment Suitable for ages 6 yrs upwards. and do wear old ciotlres as things can get messy. _ wwwItheb°°th.c°-uk ' ' ‘At the end of May Linda Fabianl, MSP god 'Sc'ottish Government Minister for urope, External Affairs and Culture, visited The CatStrand as guest speaker at a DGAA organised conference. The event covered issues such as -gaining an understanding of how culture is viewed by the people of our region, understanding what motivates people to ' participate in cultural activity, sharing the experiences of the participating community group, acquiring an insight into the barriers to participation in cultural activities and investigating the linkages between culture and sense of community. ‘ Glenkens Gazette page 7 L , ‘I AN . 5; A TIGHTEN YOUR BELTlE!l ‘Healthy Eating - Healthy Living’: Cookery Demonstration & Book Launch Tue 15* July, 7pm - 9pm, £2 k '_' _‘ l T I - I A T / ' _,.,.ff'-" ' ¢~:> 53;.-gas‘ q » I ‘Mb’ CatStrand Newtilailoway “':....t::::' its T Irene lohnston, Nutn'tional \ ) E 4"’ , \ ii. C-Q‘;#‘___, _ __ _ _ I | l./\ I I15 " . The \!.E. Tea Dance organtsed by Ltz Cole, Community Project Worker at the CatStrand, was a huge success. There was a lively, fun atmosphere teamed with superb, sweet - sounding war-time music provided by Tommy Edgar’s band, ‘The Saxachords’, and a delicious high tea provided by Catherine Braid from the Green Tea House, Moniaive. t . 6*?’ Concern, Catherine Braid Support Worker, The NHS. At the demonstration, A _’ Catherine will demonstrate "Q-’ 4 how to make ﬁve delicious —~‘—* recipes from the cookbook using local produce. The dishes will then be rafﬂed. The cook book, ‘Tighten Your Beltie', will be launched this evening and available for sale. Tea/coffee and delights from the cookbook will be provided. Please book tickets for the cookery demonstration in advance. ‘Tighten Your Beltie' will be available to buy for £4.95. l ./ Q/Z§§,Z’6/ZZJ6 ornmtrnrty Worker, Age , (‘ii V . N Cole, Community Project yorker, _Paula Cochrane, _ ‘ 1-:§eﬁ?|§,s:m,n:rgf; recipient of Carsphaim Primary School's traditional handheld school bell. This now has an elegant brass P|a°l"°_a"a¢h9d am‘ 5) lgﬁéngffgrgrgd _ zggeogsgg Lﬁular which Wm 5;gna| the interval during performances as well as other W°l'"\ll “"595! Af six weeks, devised a healthy eating cookbook with Liz ‘ ' __ @ working group of young and old have, over the course of .~ ._ 3*“ ___. M i ‘ At The CatStrand, a ~ .’\ - . STYI. Ii , in )|,)Y ,/ ‘ ’ (< O N I ) '- I1“ )N I N (as ’ * * A C | g » r . ’l ( i l' .-' .CatSt"and. _I$.“‘_h~‘ ' H ' PRICE 5.4 5.-3 cortcesslorts , _>_, __'_ 1- "' ‘ " ._ \ 6 sessions _r W, ____ _ ' “ . *\ _‘_ mustbopaldtor tnruuettnesun A Tai Chi: Every Monday, 6pm - 7pm (runs till end of ]une) and every Thursday, l0. I 5am -l l.l5am (runs till end Aug), £4/£3 conc. Classes are run by Tai Chi and Pilates instructor Elaine Cameron. Open to all ages. Wear loose, comfortable clothing. Exercise to Music: Every Monday, IO am - l lam, £4/£3 conc. Classes are run by local Exercise and Dance instructor Sam Hood and are open to all ages. Wear loose, comfortable clothing that does not restrict movement and comfortable wal ing shoes. Fitness and Circuit Training classes: Every Monday, 7.30pm - 8.30pm (runs till endl]une), £4/£3conc. Classes are run by local Fitness instructor, Harry Fenton and are open to al ages. Taking the First Step in Computing: Wednesday Evenings, 5.30pm - 7.30pm. Courses are run by Lynsey Shaw from the lT Centre in Castle Douglas and run in six week blocks throughout the year. Please call for further details and course dates. Ages 18+. Taking the Next Step in Computing: Tuesday evenings, 5.30pm — 7.30pm, This course is for people aged: 18+ and is lLA Scotland approved - £200 or £100 could open new doors to you! Tutor: Lynsey Shaw, The IT Centre, Castle Douglas. A free community event with a Polish flavour, organised at the CatStrand on Saturday 26"‘ April, was a ‘great success.’ i The event provided an opportunity for Polish people to learn about facilities and support available to newcomers to the area, and to enioy a fun, sociable day. it also gave the local community an opportunity to meet and mix, sample Polish food, listen to Polish music and watch a Polish comedy at the CatStrand cinema. Liz Cole, Community Project Worker at the CatStrand, was delighted with the success of the day. She said: ”lt was a great success and extremely busy. PC lain Howie organised free transport around the Stewartry and was expecting approximately 20 Polish guests, when in fact there were 60, with a similar number of local people. There was a very relaxed, social atmosphere." There was a Polish buffet and bar. The CatStrand Polish Band played traditional Polish music to an appreciative audience, some of whom provided interesting information about the pronunciation and meaning of the names of the Polish dance tunes. A highlight of the event was a superb performance of Chopin played from memory by Polish pianist Alexsander Kudaiczyk, who lives in Glasgow, to a packed out audience. page 8 Glenkens Gazette PHOTO COMPETITION CATSTRAND CINEMA CLUB Rural Gateway, ‘Gateway for Information and Services to Rural Communities in Scotland‘, are holding their annual photo competition and have asked if the Gazette would encourage members of the Glenkens (and further a field if they are reading this!) to submit entries for the competition. The competition has seasonal themes and the deadlines are staggered so you can submit material for future themes but they will not be judged until that season is reached. The CatStrand Cinema Club (CCC) aims to bring a varied and popular series of film to the Glenkens on a monthly basis. if you would like to get more involved, you cart ioin the CCC, which will meet informally on a regular basis to discuss progranrnte ideas for the conting season. Membership benefits will also include reduced ticket prices and, most importantly, the opportunity to support your community cinema. Ticket prices are £4.50 (non-menrbers) and £3.50 (members and concessions). Annual membership costs £10. lfyou're a fan of ﬁlm and would like to join CCC or to ﬁnd out more about the programme, visit the website, www.catstrarrd.com or call OI644 420374. Themes and deadlines: May - lune 2008 : Going wild in rural Scotland Have you captured a great wildlife shot? We'd love to see what animals, birds, trees and plants you've come across - whether in the wildemess or in your back garden. Closing date 29th lune 2008 The Courrterfeiters (Die Féiisclrer) (2007) ]uly - August 2008 : Action and adventure in rural Scotland Mountain climbing, snowboarding, team sports, windsurﬁng — there are Wednesday 25 June, 1.30pm loads of activities going on in nrral Scotland. And an adventure doesn't have to be climbing a munro, it could be something nrore unusual or on a Tire Corrrrtcrfeiters is tire true story ofthe largest courrterfeiting operation in ltistory, set up by the Nazis in I936. In German, with English subtitles. Cert i5, 99 minutes “ _ September — October 2008 : Gatherings and happenings In rural Scotland Send us your photos from Highland Games, agricultural shows, music festivals, food festivals, book festivals, school fetes, any kind of interesting gathering or happening you likei Closing date 30th October 2008 November - December 2008 : Characters and craic in rural Scotland People are one of the best things about rural Scotland, and we want to see your photos of interesting individuals, colourful characters and folk getting the craic*. *Craic is fun, enjoyment, gossip, light-hearted mischief. Thursday 26 June, 7.30pm Based on the most acclaimed novel by Khaied Hosseini, The Kite Runner is a profoundly emotional tale of frierrtlsirip, farrriiy, devastating .1 . . Closing date 28th August 2008 The Kite Runner (2007) . , t ‘ smaller scale. Be creative — and send us your dynamic photos. 1 ‘$._:5 l’ mistakes and redeeming love. Cert i2A, 128 J kl. rnirnrtes. Closing date i5th December 2008 Bridge to Terabitha (2007) . _ _ Date to be confirmed I. .51 Bridge to Terahitlria is a fantasy adventure story of frieudslrip, family and the power of imagination from the producers of ‘The Chronicles ofNarrria: The Lion, Tire Witch and I - Mi i )1 l'~M~I l l I I-'~ ‘i > * , Tire Wardrobe’. Cert PG, 95 rrrirrules. |\AlI4lI|ll Prizes : Tire winner of each competition theme will receive a £15 Amazon voucher to spend online. The runners up will receive a £5 Amazon voucher. The overall prize will be decided by an online poll at the end of the year and the winner of Rural Gateway Photo of the Year 2008 will win a luxury hamper full oi great Scottish produce. Calling all young photographers : This year Rural Gateway are also‘ running a competition for young people. 1“ prize is a £50 Amazon voucher, 2"“ prize is a £25 Amazon voucher and 3" prize is a £l0 Amazon voucher. The closing date for this competition is i5th December 2008 (photographers must be I8 or under on i5th December 2008). Remember to prrt your age on your submission to be considered for the special young photographer prize. How to enter : Please refer to the tenns and conditions on the Rural Gateway website (www.rrrra|gateway.org.uk/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=2 l 22) ' ‘Q 'C. -: Q r~- _>‘~_’g_ '_" arcs.. ._:D ~‘,\q»P‘_ ; T“. ‘I’ IA. A n'-' <' as"silk, --'—'»:+; ~;*. r:,__‘ Ii" lIIl'\i|M||>ai ‘ In-|I|:uI‘ _,-fr; __ ' 1. ,,., Tibet : Cry of the Snow Lio11 "‘ "- i (2002) t .._, lo Q ,‘._ _ _ , Terr years in tire making, this award-wirrrrirrg docrrrrrerrlary was ﬁlmed during a remarkable ' 'l‘ii~3ii'i_' -H W K‘ I G the following infonnation: theme your are entering the photo Nepal. Cert PG 104 rrrirnrles i i under, title of photo, brief description of photo(subject, location etc), your name, contact telephone number, age (if erttering our competition for young photographers). 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I IF DON T HAVE IT TRY AND GET IT Glenkens Gazette page i0 -Y sc/-/00$ REPOR T l DALRY STARS IN THEIR EYES 2008 SCHOOLS GO BIRD FRIENDLY An RSPB schools The school hall was packed, every seat full. The tension initiative piloted in , Dumfries at Galloway __< was building; a buzz of excited conversation created an has been a great ' atmosphere of anticipation. "Stars in Their Eyes" was success, and Dairy and t _ back at Dairy School. Who would be the winners, the star Kells Primary Schools Vi, perfomiers, tonight? T _ , __ -._. _are among the 36 _-1.,-;'; l--,6“fr-\ _. ; ;- .‘ t | English teacher, David Brown, welcomed the audience and schools throughout the .?'§~§$.\‘ :i.’!_7"-.\ ‘._'_I _wi. *3 ' "explained the voting system: there would be two trophy region now officially *_ “ ' -' winners, one chosen by the audience, the popular vote, and designated as Biid Lapwing (RSPBlmages) one by the iudges, the experts, who were then introduced to Friendly. the audience. The Blues Brothers strolled into the hall, their The Birds Friendly Schools (BFS) programme is a free true identity well disguised! community-based proiect that aims to provide first-hand In a break with tradition, the ﬁrst act was a dancing group, experience of nature through both classroom activities performing as H20 to the song ”What's it gonna be?" and outdoor leaming. Almost I000 children have taken This group of girls, Rhea Currie, Carina Smith, Hannah part this year, having fun and ieaming about birds and Salnsbury, Katie Warburton, Hannah McKenna and Lara wildlife in their school grounds and at home. Currie had started life as cheerleaders in rehearsal for ”High The initiative is delivered by trained volunteers, who School Musical" but had developed their routine into an visit their schools several times over the course of an energetic and entertaining dance number with a dramatic academic year. They provide the schools with a nest conclusion. box, birdfeeders and food and help the children to learn ]amie iordan was the ﬁrst solo singer of the night and very about birds in their local area, as well as participating in bravely he had opted to perfomt without a backing track, the RSPB's annual Big Schools Birdwatch in ]anua|y. simply accompanying himself on the guitar. ]amie sang "The Elia McLelian, the local prolect manager, said: "The aim Same ]eans", a brilliant song, which was a great success for of the initiative has been first and foremost to inspire the group, The View. This was a really talented display, the children about the wildlife around them. Our volunteers guitar work particularly impressive. And the audience was provide the children and their teachers with lots of impressed! it was clear already that choosing a winner was infomiation about the birds, but they also try to make not going to be an easy task. things fun by doing games and other activities. in the tradition of the television version of "Stars in Their "Schools can also link the prolect in to the curriculum and Eyes", each perfonner gave details of the singer they were the whole thing also works nicely within the Eco Schools going to be; “Tonight Mr Brown, l am going to be....." and scheme, and could help towards an Eco Schools award." this time it was ]olo, a young American singer, and Any teachers who would like to take part her song, "Leave, Get out!” in the project in the 2008 - 2009 school Rhiannon Curran was excellent, giving a clever version year should get in touch with Ella on of the song and looking the part of a teenage rock 01556 620668, 07748 920326 or email star. ella.mcleilan@rspb.org.uk Caium Gilligan was another who looked like a rock star — and he hadn't changed his appearance! He explained with meaningful looks that he would sing "Hate - l really don't like you." This had been a hit for the group, The Plain White Ts and Calum's professional attitude paid off in a perfect reproduction of the group's sound. Most of the acts were solo perfonnances of solo songs but Hannah McKenna and Rhea Currie chose the unusual technique of a duet version of Vanessa Carlton's beautiful song, "A Thousand Mlles". Another musical successl Hayley Norris had chosen the very demanding song, “What You're Made of", a hit for Lucie Sllvas and her emotional performance really moved the audience. Leona Lewis has been hitting the headlines recently and Gemma Fisher threatened to do the same when she sang "Bieedlng Love”. Gemma displayed power and control in her vocals; real stage presence in her movements; a great combination. All the performances so far had been upbeat but Ryan McCall changed the mood with a soulful rendition of Michael Bubie's ballad, ”Lost". The audience loved it but there was more to come! Nicole Templeton has become an experienced and polished perfomier since her last "Stars" act, with appearances in panto, and she was probably the bookies’ favourite for victory tonight. She sang the hip-hop version of the Bryan Adams’ monster hit "Heaven" and she was, in fact, polished and professional. But there was one more act to come Kelly Wilson and Hannah Sainsbury produced a beautifully tuneful version of the duet from "High School Musical" called “When There Was Me and You". Again the audience cheered l their approval. The audience - and the judges - now had to vote for a winner Mr Brown declared that all the performers were winners tonight as they had all excelled themselves and shown real talent in their perfomiances. While the votes were being counted, last year's winner, Harry Warburton, entertained in style, the style of Razorllght with their song, "in the Morning” and Maths teacher, Paul Bannister was on stage again, this time as Dean Martin, crooning "On an Evening in Roma". At least he was not wearing a grass skirt this time! The votes were counted, the results were in. The audience vote went to the duo, Kelly Wilson and Hannah Sainsbury and the judges’ choice, for an outstanding |JEi'f0l'l'ii3i'lC€, was Gemma Fisher. The trophies were presented gailantiy by Han'y Warburton; thanks were given to music teacher, Ros Henry, and sound engineers, Caiium Murray and Paul Bannister. it had been a great night. We all went home with stars in our eyes. David W. Brown, Da//y School Glenkens Gazette page i i lorm ;g@;TR Glenkens Fire Cadets They have started again after a short break - this seven week session will see the Fire Cadets covering ﬁre ﬁghting, and will include understanding ﬁre and its effects, using the ﬁre pumps and delivery hose, high pressure hose and ﬁre ﬁghting techniques. Other skills which will be covered are using ladders to gain entry to a high brrliding, tackling .11 gg FUN AT GALLOVVAY ACTIVITY CENTRE .‘ .-~.,,.,/I \~- .l-;-f. ﬁres in a building, using the ladders and hose and on the ground they will tackle a developing ﬁre and will need to work as a team to advance the hose towards a ﬁre. t They will have a break mid i€i'i'i‘i where they will attend a session at Loch Ken Activity Centre and use the new Laser Quest; this will also develop team building skills, and give the Cadets a well eamed reward for all the hard work they put in on the Wednesday nights at ,,‘v~ I-:_"" \~/._\ <..;f\.__ the Fire Station. On their return to New Galloway Fire Station to continue training they will enter the breathing apparatus phase - using equipment to enter smoke ﬂiled environments, using special guide lines and search and rescue techniques to locate casuaiities and ﬁres. As we near the end of this module we will have a guest speaker visiting to talk with the Cadets, and on completion of this phase, the last session will be a display night for parents and friends during which the Cadets will display all the things they have covered in a large multi-activity event. Iain Campbell _ lr__ The Centre has been busy busy busy over the last few months as summer comes our way. Our annual Open Day led the way, with people of all ages taking part in kayaking, sailing, archery, climbing and laser quest followed by the best home made cakes to warm the toes and give that extra burst of energy! Since then we've had our local school sailors in and out perfecting their skills as well as a primary school from Glasgow visiting to sample the delights of Loch Ken and its wet and wild activities. Saturday Youth Group has really kicked off now, with more and more local people ioining in on the fun and games. its such an excellent opportunity to make new friends and be active in these fun outdoor sports. Back to school Monday morning stories will never be the same again! The centre is running a weekend programme (every weekend) over the summer (in partnership with Dumfries and Galloway Council). The programme will qualify local children as aspiring sailors, wlndsurfers or kayakers. The first weekend will run on 5/6 ]uiy - please contact 01644 420626 for more details. As well as young people, every month we are training adults to be fully qualiﬁed instructors — so they too can have as much fun as our team in teaching people how to sail and windsrrrﬂ Galloway Activity Centre welcomes all. Our fully qualiﬁed and friendly staff are here for all your needs - whether it's to give you the chance to try something new or to help you improve, we cant wait! There is so much going on at GAC check out www.iochken.co.uk. Get outdoors and get active! ' Carol-Ann Brown, Galloway Activity Centre r TGINGERSNAPS! Local children's author Cathy Cassidy launches her 7th book for 9-i 3 year olds on July 3rd. Gingersnapsi is a book about friendship, ﬁtting in and falling for the wrong boy - are best friends really forever? Ginger is about to ﬁnd out! The launch will take place at The Ultimate Friendship festival in London, where 300 lucky readers will get to meet Cathy, have their books signed and take part in all kinds of festival frrn - everything from workshops in iournaiism to helter skelter rides! Find out more about Gingersnapsl at Cathy's website: www.cathycassidy.com Cathy has also iust ﬁnished the ﬁrst in her Daisy Starr series, a new set of books aimed at a younger audience - the 7-l0 age group. The ﬁrst in the Daisy Starr series will be published in spring 2009. At the end of last year, Cathy's 4th book, Scarlett, won the Royal Mail Scottish Children's Book Award 2007 for it's age category in an award voted for by Scottish schoolchildren. "Scotiand has always made me very weicorne,’ says Cathy, ‘and much of my inspiration comes from the Galloway countryside and the fab kids I've been lucky enough to teach in local schools over the years. That's why this book award is so special to me... thank you, Scotland!" Cathy Cassidy will be hosting a Friendship Festival at The CatStrand on Saturday 16 August, look out for more details nearer the time. lei F‘ -. ’< Glenkens Gazette page 12 ON THE BEAT: Summer Safety Hello Glenkens Gazette Readers, in PC Wilson's short term absence l have been enlisted to try and ﬁll his shoes — this is unlikely but I'll give it a gol As recent good weather spells have shown summer is deﬁnitely here. This means a lot more gardening being done and so gardening equipment and tools will be used and on display. l would ask that you secure your tools and equipment once they have been used and not to leave them out for opportunist thieves to help themselves. Also as summer is here I know you will be aware that iust as many road traffic crashes happen in good spells of weather as in winter. Please consider other drivers who are visiting and are perhaps unsure of the road or directions, and have a wee bit more patience when it is clear they are struggling and holding you up. l know that the speed ofvehicles through your villages and towns is a concern for you and with 0 Great opportunity to get some tasty venison from the local hills 0 Whole roe deer, jointed and packed in separate bags; ready for cooking 0 Price: £35 - £60 for whole carcase 0 Strahanna Farm ¢ Water of Ken off the B729 that in mind we have planned some visits from the Road Safety Speed Camera in the Glenkens area between Moniaive and Carsphaim over the next few weeks. l am not going to say exactly when but lust be conscious of your speed as it is surprising how it can creep up when you are not particularly concentrating on it. 0 Telephone: 01644 460 660 And ﬁnally - for all those keen walkers and climbers out there ~ have you heard of E-route? This is a service run by both Moffat and Galloway Mountain Rescue teams whereby information about your party, loumey, expected time of arrival etc can be forwarded onto Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary lust on the off chance you may be in a situation where you require help. You can reach the form on the intemet via www.moffatmrt.org.uk or www.gal|owaymrt.org.uk. Information on the fonn includes the following: estimated time of departure, vehicle location, vehicle registration number (including any second vehicle), mobile phone number, start date, time and grid reference, intended route, end date, time and grid reference, emergency contact details. if you do not have access to the Internet i would advise informing a responsible person of the above list of details in any case so that a search for you may be instigated if you fail to make contact. Recently there have been some cases of the theft of heating oil in the Glenkens. ifyou are concemed about your oil, contact the local police (no. on back of Gazette) and you will receive speciﬁc security and crime prevention advice for the circumstances regarding the site of your heating fuel, or you can arrange a visit by a Crime Reduction Ofﬁcer who will survey the premise/site and give advice free of charge. Open MEALS 12.00 - The local police non-emergency contact number is 0845 600 5701 Thank you, Sergeant Donna Inglis, Castle Douglas. be_d and en sulte A “Egg we 2 es 41¢ Ill ill ill Ill ill lg -E CASTLE DOUGLAS SURGERY HOURS Mon-Fri 2.00-2.30 pm is 5-6 pm Sat 2-2.30 pni E DALBEATTIE suneenv HOURS Mon, Wed, Fri 3—3.30 pm Tues & Thurs 6-6.30 pm T J FOR APPOINTMENTS AT BOTH SURGERIES OR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY F E 01556 502263 E _=_ — VETERINARY SURGERY OAKWELL ROAD CASTLE DOUGLAS it ill‘ ill Ill ill . ti? Ill BARMURRIE Home oi genuine Free Q Range hen, duck and »,.-_ quail eggs, is now also taking orders for Free Range oven . ready chickens, farm reared on grass from day old chicks. ALSO SEASONAL FRESH VEGETABLES AVAILABLE Visitors weicome,come and see where your food comes from. ‘E 01644 420249 '5‘ To Book "rm 008 Call: 01644 420374- sap imam '1\ I hope by the time you read this those few weeks of beautiful sunshine in May will not be a memory of the summer that nearly was. I [ THE srewnrrmv vrsrsrzmnrrv cemrus] '- i /~ GTI trips during May varied from a cold clear day to Peebles with snow covered hills and the roads lined with daffodils, to a wet soggy day in Portpatrick (nothing much to report from Brian Edgar except it was .... .. wet ! ) and ﬁnally a day out to Port William and the isle of Whithom. The Machars peninsular looked at its stunning best under clear blue skies as did the rhododendrons in Galloway House Gardens near Garlieston. A brief stop in Garlieston to see the Mulberry Harbours simply meant the local shop ran out of choc-ices l These trips continue to be popular and allow people to visit places they might otherwise not get to. New friends are also made and the humour on the bus is an experience in itself! Whilst in lnnerleithen near Peebles some of us visited Robert Smalls Printing Works which was established in I857. This is a family-run business still using old fashioned methods. We were shown a compositor using blocks similar to the ‘]ohn Bull sets’ and it was explained it could take l hour to set 30 lines of print — from these early days the phrases ‘ripper and lower cases’ originated as did the phrase ‘out of sorts’ which meant the blocks had been put back in the wrong place by the iunior employee! Watching old printers at work (one powered by a foot pedal) does remind you how wonderful some inventions were and how far we have come since those early days of printing. Tickets for the July trips will go on sale on TUESDAY 3rd JUNE, as there is a trip to Edinburgh on that Monday. During July we shall be visiting Ullswater in the Lake District ( Mon 7th), Hutton in the Forest Stately Home and Gardens (Mon 13th), The Glasgow River Festival (Sun 20th) and Drumlanrig Castle (Mon 28th). Full details are available from the CatStrand and advertised in your local shops. The trips are varied in their destinations and it would be nice to see some younger passengers and children possibly visiting an event such as the River Festival. WEDNESDAY BUS SERVICE (REGD. ROUTE): CONCESSIONARY BUS PASSES ARE ACCEPTED Oil THIS ROUTE, S0 PLEASE MAKE USE OF THIS EXTRA SERVICE Timings are as follows: The return journey : 1900 Dept Dairy (Underhill) 2045 Departs Castle Douglas (Tesco) 1910 New Galloway 1925 Mossdaie 2047 Castle Douglas (Market Street) 2052 Townhead of Greenlaw 1935 Laurieston 2100 Laurieston 1940 Townhead of Greenlaw 2110 Mossdale 1947 Castle Douglas (Market Street) 2125 New Galloway 1950 Arrive Castle Douglas (Tesco) 2135 Arrive Dairy IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BOOK THE COMMUNITY-BUS OR IF YOU WANT ANY MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT KEITH COOPER, GTI ADMINISTRATOR ON 01644 420374. Glenkens Gazette page l 3 I O Community Fire Safety : New Galloway Station's crew have been out and about in the Community carrying out Free Home Fire Safety Checks and giving advice within their area on Fire Safety issues. They have also been ﬁtting free smoke alarms with a i0 year battery in many homes within the Glenkens, and are In the process of reaching out to many more homes. If you do not have a smoke detector or feel you want your detector tested or would like to receive free advice-please contact Dumfries Fire HQ on 01387 252222. Your details will then be passed on to the New Galloway Fire Station's crew who will carry out a professional inspection for you free of charge, and if it is found that you require a detector, they will fit one for free in the most suitable place in your home. Iain Campbell, Community Fire Safety Glenkens Gazette : Advertising Rates 2008 Advert Format Basic Small Basic Small Quarter page Quarter page Half page Full page Size Black & white 6cm x 6cm Colour 6cm x 6cm Black & white 9cm x 13cm Colour 9cm x 13cm Colour 13cm x 10cm Colour 18cm x 27cm (Prices exclude VAT @ 17.5%) Price per Discount for issue Block of 3 ads £15.00 10% £30.00 10% £35.00 10% £65.00 25% £120.00 25% £200.00 ~ 25% a To place an advert please contact the Glenkens Gazette on 01644 420374 KNOCKENGORROCH'S 20TH FESTIVAIL This May boasted Knockengorroch's 20"‘ festival — a World Ceilidh to remember! With four days instead of three, revellers enloyed more music, workshops, food and fun than ever. The next festival will be The Hairth festival from l9-2| September. Knockengorroch festivals are increasing in popularity every year, and are now renowned both nationally and internationally as a small, friendly festival with a unique atmosphere and some of the highest quality world music around. Another feather in the increasingly colourful Glenkens cap! GLENKENS FARMERS MARKET 18 MONTHS on at smt come STRONG The Glenkens Farmers Market, held every second Saturday of the month at Dairy Town Hall, is one of the most successful in the region. The next market will be on Saturday ]une l4"‘, which is also the day of the Clachan Fair procession and street market. ' Markets l'llil from l0am — lpm and there are tables where people can sit and have some home-made soup or a cup of tea or coffee and a cake while they decide what they'd like from the market. Since it ﬁrst started in January ‘O7, the market has established Itself with a range of fanners and organic produce, with everything from locally produced lamb, beef, pork, chicken and veal, smoked cheeses, free range eggs, fresh vegetables, home baked cakes, honey, jams and chutneys. Chairman of the Town Hall Committee, Mark Stoves comments: "Our next Market will be our 17"“, which is a fabulous achievement... l would like to remind readers that the Glenkens Famters Market is a fully licensed market, which protects both traders and buyers." Any local producers who wish to take part are urged to get in touch with Jonathon Dawson, on either 01644 430 461 or e mail suzannei66@btinternet.com. All proceeds from the Markets go towards the Town Hall Refurbishment Fund. Plumbing and Heating Stuart Jamieson oven so YEARS EXPERIENCE CENTRAL HEATING BATHROOMS, SHOWERS OR OUTSIDE TAPS 1 No job too small! For a free, friendly, no obligation quote 0 1 644 420 40 1 07766 O79 964 - PRIVATE ART GALLERY 57 l\lAIN STREET, DALRY EXHIBITING BOTH CONTEMPORARY 8c TRADITIONAL PAINTING 8: PHOTOGRAPHY ROSEMARY GASCOYNE & IAN GASCOYNE PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS WITH WORK GALLERIES AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS ABROAD AND THROUGHOUT THE U.K. - PLEASE PHONE FOR AN APPOINTMENT ~ 01644 430468 Glenkens Gazette page l 4 _ 1? - , ._ ._ Q" = _-gt}.,:.1:..:;..< ..-,_ _ 1» 2:,,, 1._.?: . I ';q.~,_| 'I .r s Q3-» __v |;,</, at an ,1\W"i n 0.. 1' n 4 r~ . ». n, -- .. 'n'|| .- ~. ~\ _ -"|1'.c.'.' I"-1' .'-. '. I I §',|- 5:‘! '1' *‘ \.:‘t a >. -are _ l!Rrrv.\ Illnl I DALRY ANGLING ASSOCIATION On Thursday 8"‘ May, 1930, a meeting was called in Dairy Town Hail to consider a letter from the Hon. Henry Mountloy Updon of the Holm, Balmaciellan, offering Mossroddick and the River Ken from Dairy to Boatknowe (Grennan march fence), as ﬁshing grounds to the people of Dairy and Baimaclellan. He also recommended that an Association be formed and rules drawn up and the same be submitted to him for approval. Mr George Penman became the first Chaimran and Dairy Angling Association was inaugurated. Mr Upton had generously offered a boat for the use of members on Mossroddick, and also donated enough timber to erect a boathouse to accommodate two boats. The Association paid for the timber to be sawn and transported to the loch which was stocked with 250 two year old brown trout costing £i2 i0s. Today the obiectives remain the sanre — to provide for and encourage the sport of angling for the residents of Dairy, Balmacelian and Carsphalrn, and to enhance the game ﬁshing potential for members and visitors alike. Besides full membership, which costs £i0 p.a. this year, Associate Membership is open to members of New Galloway Angling Association and other applicants acceptable to the Association who for the same annual subscription will enjoy the beneﬁts of full membership but will not be able to vote at an AGM or hold office. Qualiﬁcation for lunior Membership is attendance at Dairy, Kells or Carsphaim Schools, regardless of where you live, and the annual subscription is £l for primary and £2 for secondary school pupils. A day ticket for visitors is £7 for adults and half price for iuniors. The season for salmon begins on i l"' February and ends 31*‘ October, and for trout the season runs from i5“‘ March to 6"’ October. There are indigenous ﬁsh and Carsfad is stocked. The waters available are: l) The left bank of the River Ken from the suspension bridge to the march fence beyond Boatknowe — excluding Boatknowe frontage — and right bank from the Allan Gibbon bridge to Coom bum. Fly only until I“ May, then spinning and womr. 2) Carsiad dam — west bank only. Fly only. The cost of using a boat and equipment is £1.50 for members (£7 for visitors) and the latter can be obtained from Mr Newton's shop in Dairy. Ground baiting is forbidden. There are exchange tickets with Dalbeattie and Newton Stewart for members, also available at Newton's shop. President of the Dairy Angling Association is Mr Ray Cotterill, Secretary is Mrs Barbara ]ohrrson and the Treasurer is \‘;"Tgf"'.';1"" ;.j";-~ .;_:=v;: =-_; r;c»"_t'\ Mr Andrew Ruddock at Dairy Post Office, who will be glad to give you 5f.‘r;1-'4;-"" any further infonnation if you drop "-'-:;I_-.‘j,-:"' based on a blend of the styles he has trained in and with an emphasis on Self Defence. Before opening clubs across the region Brian and Nancy lived in Runcom where they also ran several clubs. The Runcorn clubs are now being run by Ann Brindley (2nd Dan), who is this years WUMA woman's British Champion and a still a student of Brian's. We get together regularly with Ann and her clubs for competitions and courses. The Club has been enioying growing success over the past couple of years, as our group of Martial Artists begin to mature. At our regular Inter-Club competitions in Thornhlll, where all of the clubs under the Kickback Martial Arts banner meet and compete, we have picked up a large number of trophies over the past few years, many of which are ﬁrsts and seconds. We've also had success at various National competitions, most notably at the Welsh open where last year one of otrr members, Hannah Salnsbury, picked up a couple of Second place trophies. Earlier this year we sent a larger delegation to the Welsh Open. Hayley McGaw and Rebbecca Holden both picked up a fourth place, while Caiium Gilligan picked up a third. A recent development has also seen the establishment of the Glenkens Martial Arts Association, a body set up to acquire funding for equipment for the club and to help the club members attend competitions and other important functions. It has been set up and is run by students and all students and parents of students are welcome to become members. We're all quite excited about the advantages this should bring to our ciubl Anybody of any age or ability has always been welcome to come along and train with us, and Brian and Nancy have always tried to keep the costs of training low to help this. Currently it costs £2 per hour, which works out at £4 per lesson. There is a £15 licence fee, payable after the ﬁrst few weeks, which covers insurance and registration with NAKMAS for the purposes of grading etc. We train two nights a week, Tuesday (6.30pm-8.30pm) and Thursday (7.00pm-9.00prn) at the Community Centre in Dairy. We work pretty hard on Thursdays, so if you'd prefer a nrore gentle introduction to Martial Arts we'd recommend giving Tuesday night a go ﬁrst! You can also train just for one hour ifyou prefer. GLENKENS '73 CLUB The '73 Club's ﬁrst ever perfomrance at the West of Scotland Finals of the Scottish Community Drama Association One Act Play Festival took to the stage at The Ryan Centre in Strarrraer on 27"‘ March. Our production of ‘Murphy's Law’ by Hany Glass opened the festival on the Thursday evening and was very well received by an appreciative audience. This was the third public perfomrance of the play having previously staged it at the District Festival in Lochside Theatre in February and at The CatStrand in March. We ﬁnished iust outside the top three and did not qualify for the Scottish Finals but everyone was delighted with the achievement of getting this far for the ﬁrst time and we were not to leave empty handed, winning the Scottish National Players Trophy for the best play depicting Scottish Life in. There is also a website you can . ., .~ r 1=_:_;_j:,-K; Q’ at Character. The adjudicator said "the company had clearly shown a great affection for the play and the central human story had came across with visit at httpzl/uk.geocities.corn/ §'§_(_.§,.,1>l;'_'."g1.~T§'~,,-_3_'_-1;,‘;'§j,rI ,.-i_~I' warmth and a fair degree of truth". He particularly praised the outstanding daITiianglingclub/constitution.htnrl '<~t5~ "‘:3'--“J5"="l-">'53‘l-Tl- -§\i-‘-'-“J1-' ‘ 1-‘ \" To all fishers everywhere - tight lines and a fruitful season in acting perfonnance of Ewan Mclntyre, who played the part of the Young 2000, and a big welcome to Dairy Angling Association if you Man, singling him out as one of the best actors in the festival. The play wish to loin us! scored above average marks in all of the four marking categories of Acting, GLENKENS KICKBi¢\CK MARTIAL ARTS were played by Brian Edgar and Rosslyn Corrie, Producer was Marie Davie Direction, Stage Presentation at General Achievement. The other parts The Glenkens has had a Martial Arts Club for 4 years now, having been founded in April 2004 by Brian and Nancy Hilton. Brian is our chief instructor and has black belts in Shotokan Karate, Lau Gar Kung Fu and ]iu ]iLsu. He is 7th Dan in Shotokan Karate. His wife Nancy is a 2nd Dan in Shotokan Karate and Freestyle Martial Arts. Brian teaches Martial Arts and Stage Manager was Andrew Metcalf. Murphy's Law took us on a great lourney and we were even a bit sad when we came to the end of the road as everybody involved felt that it became part of our lives for three months. Now we have to follow that next year! The club will now be having a break for the summer and plan to commence rehearsals in September with the aim of producing 2 or 3 One Act Plays to be staged before Christmas. It is also hoped to revive the Youth Section of the club again and involve some of the younger members in one of the Christmas productions and also in the One Act Festival in Febmary. Please look out for information in due course. All new members are welcome. Contact Club Chaimran, Marie Davie for any enquiries 420293. Glenkens Gazette page l 5 GEOFF MONK'S MOUNTAIN WEATHER INFORMATION SERVICE (vvvvw.mwis.org.uk) T It's already a ‘brand’ and it all started here in Galloway, Laurieston to be precise, with BBC Scotland launching the Weather Watchers Network in I984. Many of the early ‘weather watchers’ were members of mountain rescue teams or, at least, keen outdoor ~ enthusiasts. Initially the main demand was for better 3 — _r—r—I: ' I ' GGAIB ‘ - Gillespie >,r'r‘r11'l'7*'Il".’,L|7ow|1_LLP _ information about conditions on high level roads but ' Solicitors“ r?::erj;;;; Agents increasingly this changed to one which had more of a focus on mountain safety and enioyment. ' Eight years ago Geoff Monk, with a mass of relevant weather forecasting experience, came to work full -t time with what by then had come to be called 'onlineweather.com'. His passion for mountain weather soon became widely known. An experimental service ‘E 01556 503744 *5‘ I www.ggblaw.co.uk ' ... OFFICES IN : " CASTLE DOUGLAS, DALBEATTIE was started with thousands of users ernaiiing back suggestions about what they needed. Extra money for KIRKCUDBRIGHT 8- DUMFRIES mountain rescue teams was provided two years ago. The decision of who was to provide the associated weather services was given to the Mountaineering Council of Scotland - MCofS and many others in the El r r H r r l r r mountaineering community had already been working closely with Geoff Monk to develop a more trser friendly mountain weather forecasting and information service. After 23 years, last Autumn the Scottish Government ﬁnally provided core funding for ‘mwIs' through Sportscotland. This allowed Geoff to be joined by Neil Hicking, a one time expedition leader and ex-forecaster who provided weather information from the Met Ofﬁce in Prestwick for mountain rescue operations. A new, improved version of the original website www.mwis.org.uk has now been launched and is attracting sponsorship funding which will be used to extend the range of infomration, mountain weather education and training provided throughout Scotland. Locally, Roland Chaplain who originally launched ‘weather watchers’ now has a weekly slot on Tommy ]ardine's aftemoon show on Southwest Sound Radio at 2.45pm each Friday. This includes a look ahead at the coming week's weather and its possible Impact on outdoor activities including, of course, what hill walkers and users of the Southern Upland Way need to look out for. The need for such a service was highlighted during the recent Newton Stewart Walking Festival when Geoff and Roland wamed of the spectacularthunderstorms which affected one of the high level walks during an otherwise glorious week's weather — part of the wamrest ﬁrst half of May ever recorded! 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EVENTS onours DALRY corvrrvruurrv cemne - JUNE Runs until the end of June, Exhibition - Eleonora Hope Henderson, The ColSirond, New Goilowoy Paint and Art: Mon 1.30 - 4.30pm Glenkens Playgroup: Mon - Fri 9.15 - ll.45anr Tulle Moore - 01644 460687 Glenkens Mother at Toddlers: Wed 1.30 - 3pm Sarah-]ane Mackenrie 01644 430429 Good Neighbours Club Tues 2pm- Mabel Young 01644 430472 Craft Class: Thurs 2.00 - 4pm, lean Maltman - 01644 430497 Drama Club: Cathy Polklnghom on 01644 430058 For further details on booking the Community Centre or any other information needed please contact Sarah McAdam 01644 430393 (Veryreasonabieratesforprivatehire) TIMES OF WORSHIP IN THE GLENKENS CHURCH OF SCOTLAND Sundays Tues 3rd, Tolk 8. Wine Reception — Dr Malcolm lngrom:'The Corlyles, Dr Gully ond the Woier Cure’, 6.30pm, £3, The ColSlrond, New Gollowoy (coll to reserve o place) Wed 41h, Next Door - theolre perlormcrnce suiloble for ages 8+, 4pm, £3, The ColSirond, New Gollowoy Thurs 5th, Storytelling Cofé, 7.30pm, no booking necessary — donolions oi the door, The ColSirond, New Goliowoy Fri 6th — Sun 8th, RSAMD Youlh Works programme - Glenkens Trodilionol Music Proieci, The CoiSirond, New Gollowoy Sol 7th, Corsphoirn Show, Corsphoirn Sol 7th, The Ari ol Ballads ond Bords - visual performance-reodlng, 7pm, £6, The CoiSlrond, New Galloway Sun 81h, NGAA Webster Cup Fishing Comp, Mossdole l.o<h Sun 81h - Sol I4ih, Clochon Foir, Dolry Mon 9th, Bus lrip, Edinburgh, coil The CoiSlrond to book Mon 9th, Ploy it by Eor -— music 8. storytelling for children, 1.30pm — 2.30pm, £2 per oduli/child, 50p per crddilionol child, The CoiSlrond, New Gollowoy Sol l4ih, Glenkens Formers Morkei, I0om - lpm, DOIIY Town Holl Sol I4lb, Glenkens Young Arts, I0om — l2noon [5-9 years) 8. Ipm — 3pm (B-I 2 yeors), £4, The CoiStrond, New Galloway Wed 25th, CCC film, The Counlerleilers, I.30pm, £4.50, The ColStrond, New Gollowoy Thurs 26th, CCC film, The Kile Runner, 7.30pm, £4.50, The ColSlrcrnd, New Gollowoy Sol 23111, The Gullowoy Consort present 'Dou|ce Memoire’ Renoissonce music lo enlerioin o young Queen, 7pm, £6, The CoiSlrond, New Gollowoy JULY: Wed 2nd - Sol I2lh, Freedom 8. Expression Exhibition, Coslle Dougicrs;ArI Goliery, Coslle Douglas Tue Isl, ‘Tighten Your Beltie': Heollhy Eoiing — Heollhy Living Cookery Demo 8. Book Lounch, 7pm-9pm, £2, The CoiSlrond, New Gollowoy Thurs 3rd, Storytelling cofé, 7.30pm, no booking necessary — donoiions oi the door, The CoiSirond, New Gollowoy Sol 5th 8. Sun 6111, Youth Weekend Programme - outdoor pursuits, Gollowoy Sailing Centre (coil 01644 420 626 for more info) Mon 7th, Bus trip, Ullswoter - lake District, coll The ColStrond lo book Sol 12th, Glenkens Young Arts, I0um — I2noon (5-9 yeors) 8. lpm — 3pm (B-I 2 years), £4, The ColSirond, New Galloway Sol I2th, Glenkens Formers Morkei, l0om — lpm, Dolry Town Holl Mon I3ih, Bus trip, Hullon in the Forest Slolely Home 8. Gordens, coll The CoiSirond to book Wed Iblh, Thol's Rubbish — puppet show for ages 6+, 2pm, £3.50, The CotSlrond, New Gullowoy Sol i9ih, Exhibition: Hazel Campbell, from The ColStrond, New Gollowoy Sol I 91h, William Dolrymple - lecture: The Lost Mughoi, 3pm, £5, The ColSlrond, New Gullowcry Sun 20th, Bus trip, Glasgow River Feslivol, coll The CotSirond lo book Mon 28th, Bus trip, Drumlonrig Coslle, coll The ColSlrond to book Wed 30th, CCC film, Tibei: Cry of the Snow Lion, 7.30pm, The CoiSirond, New Gollowoy Balmacielian 12 noon 1*‘ Carsphaim 10.30 am 1“ 2"‘ 3" 4"‘ Dairy 9.00 am 1*‘ 2"‘ 3"‘ 4"‘ Kells 10.30 am 2"" 3"‘ 4"‘ AUGUST: __ Special Services and Events Fri lst, ‘Tosle of Burns‘ Ceilidh, New Gullowcry Town Holl, 8pm z iith June, 6.30 pm Clachan Fair Songs of Praise with Sanquhar 8. District Silver Band, Newﬁeld Green, Dairy 29th June, 10.30 am United Service with Choir, Balmaclellan Church Communion Service 61h July 10.15 am Carsphaim Church SCOTTISH EPISCOPAL cr-runcn (c of rs) St Margaret's, New Galloway; 10.30am Holy Communion Every Sun & Wed St Ninian's Episcopal Church, Castle Douglas; Mass - Sat 6.15pm 8. Wed 7pm .. éf REGULAR EVENTS: Mother 8. Toddlers Group: New Gollowoy Town Hcrll, Tuesday 9.45 - I I.I5 om - £1.50 per session Scouts: Mondays, 7.00pm ~ 8.30pm, New Gollowcry Scout Hui Beavers: Tuesdays, 6.30pm — 7.45pm, New Gollowoy Scour Hui Cub Scouts: Wednesdays, 6.45pm — 8.00pm, New Gollowoy Scout Hut The Col$rond, New Galloway Doncexercise — pilotes siyle body conditioning: Tuesdoys 6pm-7pm, £4 Toi Chi: Every Monday, 6pm - 7pm (runs iill end June), Every Thursday, I0.l 5om-I I.I 5om (runs till end Aug), £4 Exercise to Music: Every Monday, I0 om-I Iom, £4 Fitness ond Circuit Training classes: Every Monday [runs till end lune), 7.30pm - 8.30pm, £4 Taking the First Step in Computing: Wednesday Evenings, 5.30pm-7.30pm Courses run in six week blocks throughout the yeor. Please coll for further deioils ond course doles. Toking the Next Step in Computing: Tuesdoy evenings, 5.30pm—7.30pm. Courses run in six week blocks throughout the yeor. Pleose coll for further deloils ond course doles. ColSirond Ploysioiion Tournonrenls: conldcl The CoiSirond for info. Dulry Community Centre Kickback Moriiol Arts: Tuesdoy 8. Thursday 7pm - 9pm, £3 eniry - udulls welcome Bollroom 8. Loiin Dance: Mon - Beginners 7.30-8.15pm, lmprovers 8.15-9.00pm, lmprovers 9.00-9.45 Aerobic Classes —- toning 8. conditioning: Wed 7.30-8.30pm, £2.50 Preschool Dance: Thurs 3.30-4.00 Under 8’s Ballroom, Lolin 8. Modern Donce: Thurs 4.00-4.45 9yrs+ Bollroom, ioiin 8. Modern Dance: Thurs 4.45-5.30 For further info on donce classes contoci Som Hood on 01644 420631 CATHOLIC CHURCH SERVICES Scottish o/trrsgouncii Sun 3rd, Aliernoiive Games, 2pm, New Gollowoy Pork (ony locol orgonlsotions who would like lo hove cr fundroising sioll should book os soon as possible - phone Brion Edgor on 420 288.) jig?‘ V The CatStrand (GCAT) - 01644 420 374 natural power 0 Lorrenv Fonow L F A D E3 Dumfries and (.-nllowrty Q ;¢.,,.E.E.u.;.(;.;;A.;,.u.,ﬁ3;; W °9 USEFUL NUMBERS: o Pot-hole Hotline: 0845 276 0000 0 Local police: 0845 600 5701 0 Crimestoppers: 0845 555 111 O Well Driven Scheme (to report HGV’s): 0800 225533 wrtrrr-2 tron run GAZETTE! Submit events, activities, news stories, cartoons, reviews, tips and techniques, ﬁction, photos, ads or ideas... Any contributions to the Gazette are always welcome by anyone and everyone, and all submissions will be considered for publication. 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Text Any textual data included in the document G LEN KEN S GAZETTE incorporating news from Glenkens Community at Arts Trust ‘FREE IN : BALMACLELLAN ~ CARSPHAIRN ~ MOSSDALE ~ NEW GALLOWAY ~ ST. ]OHN'S TOWN OF DALRYI August / September 2008 ]UMPING FOR ]OY l The Glenkens Agricultural Show this year has its own set of horse iumps for the beginners’ class. Stuart lamieson, local plumbing and heating engineer, has generously donated these iumps and is also sponsoring the class. “With the Show looming we have realised that every year the horse section has to borrow iumps from the Stewartry Pony Club,” says Mrs ]amleson. ”lt would cost a few thousand pounds for the show to buy their own iumps, so my husband Stuart decided to sponsor a set of iumps in the hope that other businesses may follow suit — it would only take another eight or nine sets to have the full set, which would be fantastic!" The Glenkens Agricultural Show is on the i6"’ of August in the standing stone field between Dairy and New Galloway. www.glenkensgazette.com ISSUE 47 I .....A..L.._ 1 _- 3 I a »~.. _, ' "- ‘-_ "__ ._ . ‘. I. _-7'1?‘ .-=-; ,~v._ 1; 1. _,__‘ . Q ‘<~.‘,-_'r.-‘-$-. I .3,-ii -11. » ": '= -wk‘ t =-._ - . -- - ~! v _ ' 1 s' .5’ ' -I» " ~ /.§»Z'!s<-" * a. _ :~_'- . - ._»_.::»._,:1-3_,_' ' _§_>.“_"" ‘I ..~‘.§_-‘_'f""~'. » W ~ END OF AN ERA Glenkens schools are fast losing some of their best with -x GOLDEN OLDIE the retirement of Nancy Plummer, Head Teacher at Kells Primary for 27 years, David Brown, Principal Teacher of English at Dairy Secondary for 30 years and Sandra Brown, Depute Head at Dalry Primary for I6 years. Below are a few words put together by friends and colleagues. 46 Years at Dalry School Celebrated: On Friday 7 ]une a farewell ceilidh was held to mark the retirements of David and Sandra Brown from their posts at Dally School. Former Head Teacher, Bill Hall, speaking on behalf of the many former colleagues in the company, reﬂected on the immense contribution made by David and Sandra over a sustained period of time. Fraser Simpson paid tribute to the work of the Browns and particularly emphasised how popular they were with generations of youngsters at the school; both contributed so much to the ethos of the school in the classroom, the concert hall and the sports ﬁeld. They would be a big loss to the school as ﬁrst rate teachers, warm, helpful colleagues and members of the management team. Mrs Plummer's Surprise Retirement Party: On the 24"“ lune a surprise party had been meticulously put together in true Kells style, for it was Mrs Plummer’s retirement celebration. Mrs Plummer has been head teacher at Kells for over quarter of a century. Pupils past and present and their families and friends turned up, special guests were smuggled into the back classroom, and ﬁnally Mrs P was piped in to the school through a procession of children and streamers. Familiar faces were brought out of hiding, then the children proceeded to give Mrs P a wonderful showcase of their talents. The \vhole school had been scheming for weeks at every opportunlty,rehearsing behind Mrs P's back... the art of skulduggery is not dead! All in all it was a splendid afternoon and a fantastic tribute to such a well revered member of the community. Mrs P, you will be missed, and you will be a hard act to follow! New Galloway resident Alan Sidaway was recently awarded a gold medal for his work with pensioners. Alan has been a member of the Transport and General Workers Union for 42 years and received the ‘Gold Standard’ medal from Unite Scotland for outstanding service "over and above" his responsibilities. During his work in the trade union movement, Alan has consistently visited sick members and pensioners, offering his help and services wherever possible. IN THIS ISSUE... 2 - Local Artist: Mary Pugh, Visual Arts Exhibitions 3 - Community Council News, GBA, Corsock Village Market 4 - Enchanted Sounds 5 - Local History 6 & 7 - CatStrand News & Events 8 - Club Corner - CCC, ‘73 Club 9 - Glenkens Fire Cadets 10-The Bus, Glenkens Play Group 11-Alternative Games, Glenkens Agricultural Show ‘I2-Fire Safety, Church Times, Glenkens Diary of Events Glenkens Gazette page 2 0 Local Artist' MA RY P LI G H 0 ‘r — "Really, my work is about lust experimenting and having fun!” Mary Pugh’s house is full of F . = the most beautiful collages — brightly coloured ‘ wools and threads come to ther in a wonderful combination of colour and texture. Mary says "I studied art for three years when I lived in Barcelona — it was mostly oil painting and life ‘ 7;. , drawing. “ The teacher encouraged us to use bright colours. I started making collages outside of class — there were fantastic wools there, with very different textures, beautiful materials Then, in Paris, I took a year's class on collage and started to develop my own techniques by adding different materials I love working with handmade paper." Mary, having studied painting and collage, I . also sculpts. She says Painting is my ﬁrst skill, but not really my main ioy. I enjoy " collage and sculpting, and really just use my painting to design pieces — so you could say from painting comes all my work g_l VISUAL ARTS EXHIBITIONS IN THE GLENKENS Over the coming months there is a wide range of artwork on display at the CatStrand Gallery. Running irirtil 4 Septenrber will be a display of paintings by Hazel Canrpbell, who has lived and worked in Galloway most of her adult life. She has a loose, bold approach to both watercolour and oil, and has developed a vigorous style of painting landscape and still life. Froirr 2| August -3 Sept will be air exhibition of sculptures by Brian Ellery and Caroline Stanley. Both sculptors work in broirze, with Ellery specialising In portraiture. He is fasciirated by the human face aird its inﬁnite variety and has travelled the world iindertaklng many conrnrissions, including sculptures of the writer Ben Oki1' and the actress lulie Christie. Stanley is known for her sculptures of angels which she produces in both pewter and bronze. From 6 - 25 Septeirrber there will be a photographic exhibition by local photographers Ted Leenring and Morag Paterson. This collaberative work will be a series of ‘Impressionist’ style irrrages captured exclusively in the Glenkens. To see nrore of Ted and Morag's work visit www.tedleeming.com r I; *‘ ‘Q D rjﬁntmpbsss C8 .__.§;.; ,. ._ _ _ Q.0 O F.’ =_ %—_ Glenkens Gazette The Royal Burgh of New Galloway at Kells Parish Community Council We were sorry to note that our community policeman, PC Wilson, is retiring in August and as the iuly meeting would be his last, the chainrran and all the councillors wished him all the best for his retirement and thanked him for working so closely with the community council during his time iir the Glenkens and for his diligent attendance at oirr irreetirrgs. It was noted that the new houses at Carson's Krrowe were progressing well and that the ﬁrst phase should be ready for occupancy in September. Grass cutting around the burgh was still not being done as frequently as iir previoirs years although a letter had been received stating that all grass areas within the town boundary were being cut. Tire Burgh signs on the approaches from Newton Stewart and Laurieston, however, were almost entirely obscured by long grass. No further correspondence has been received regarding the siting of the Red Kite Trail Infonnation Boards. Quotations have been received to install electricity to the Burgh sign at the iunction of Kirk Road and Newton Stewart Road. This would allow the sign to be lit and also would provide a power point for the Christmas Tree. It was decided to go ahead with the installation provided that funding could successfully be obtaiired from the appropriate council source. Arr application would be submitted. It was decided that the beautiful framed montage of New Galloway landmarks which was kindly donated to the Conrnrunity Council by Mr. Derk Pelly would be unveiled at the Altenrative Ceilidh in the Town Hall on August lst. Prints would thereafter be on general sale. A specially inscribed framed print was preseirted by Provost Margaret Sainsbury on belraif of the Conrmunity Council to Mrs. Plurrrnrer on the occasion of her retireirrent from Kells School after 27 years of outstanding service as Head Teacher. A,-*"";" page 3 Corsock Village Market Anyone who ventures into the wonderful world ofViIlage Markets will understand when I say there are times that you think "why am I doing this?" I'rrr sure that the answer is the sairre each time; it is because we believe we should all be thinking about supporting good local food producers and we need to be aware of the environmental issues e.g. the carbon footprint in delivery of produce aird !‘ \1_p _. , _ n-' __- A V, J ‘. _ = ‘v-A '1. wholesome and organic food " ' ’ versus fast nrass produced food. We also believe iir offering a choice of shopping experiences and want it to be a fun family experience. One of the exciting things about conring to the market is not only the range and choice of food but the buzz. The stalllrolders believe iir their product and can help with cooking instruction aird recipe ideas. It's the personal touch that makes a difference. There is also the sense of fun. Doreen Smith from Sunnyside Farirr sells Gloucester Old Spot Pork and ethically produced Scottish veal. At the last market she arrived with a billboard proclaiming: "As seen on TV in Gordon Ramsey's F Word". Sunnyside did appear on the programme in June and sire thought it would be fun to bring the sign along. There is also the corrrmitirrent to provide the best produce - eggs collected the day before the market, lam, pies and cake all freshly nrade aird, of course, you can't get better than Wigwam artisan bread and pies rrrade at 2.30am on the day of the market arriving still wanrr! The range of foods is wonderful to see, from free-range chicken, organic lamb and Galloway beef, fresh ﬂowers, salads and smoked ﬁsh and game. The smells of cooked samples tempt you as you walk through the door. Meeting friends and catching up over a cup of tea and slice of cake or a bowl of soup all add to the experience. So yes, it is well worth the sleepless night before the market and the hard work and preparation, all done by willing volunteers. Come and see for yourself! You will be giveir a wanrr welcome. The Corsock Market is tire 2'“ Saturday each month from 9.30am — I.30pm and the next irrarket will be on Saturday 9th August. judi Shaw ”‘iIi'5"§ SL§’lZ.3l@Ll3 Glenkens Business Association fl"-are OfI.ice Closures: MP Russell Brown € Post -1.Q _. '3 has agreed to attend the next meeting to discuss the proposals for the future of the Post Ofﬁces. The GBA Committee are concerned that whilst discussions with Postrrrasters and Postmistresses are taking place, there are no arrarrgeirrents for public consultations. The meeting will take place at Tire Kenbridge Hotel at 7pm on 5th August, open to all. New Business Directory: The ﬁrst directory of GBA rrreirrbers has been really useful in encouraging local trade. To ensure your business is featured in the next issue due out soon join up or renew your GBA membership now. Membership also provides a listing on the GBA website and an opportunity to advertise. Contact: Secretary Alan Rumble TeI:0I644 420250 email: aIanrunrbIe@gmaiI.com Loch Ken Alien Crayﬁsh: Members of the Committee have been talking to Cameron Stewart of Dirrrrfries at Galloway Council. Cameron is anxious to hear from local businesses which are experiencing reduced iirconre because of the effect of the crayﬁsh particularly on ﬁshing (Tel: 01387 260145). Tire GBA Corrrnrittee have expressed the view that notwithstanding difﬁculties in ascertaining actual ﬁnancial effects, the crayﬁsh are an alien species and ought to be removed. Failiirg that, the regulations should be changed to allow them to be caught for the table. Forestry Information Boards: Next time you are visiting Loch Stroan picnic site look out for Visit Glenkens infornratiorr on the forestry board. VisitGienkens is the GBA website promoting tourism within the area. Another reason for nrerrrberslrip of the Glenkens Business Association. Rosa],-nd H,-/I wide range of \/\ The Garage, * Dairy ; j fillings all I freshly I made, Open ’ in-esh salad bowls, hot filled rolls, l 8.30am to I tea, coiiee 2.30pm 8 more... \v Kate says: "More and more people were asking l for sandwiches when they stopped in for fuel at I the garage so I decided to make rolls to sell — and here I am, three years on! I have loads of regular 5 customers - both individuals and local businesses - and everyone seems really happy with the food, r often commenting on the well-filled rolls.” E I . iI I I Customers say lCate’s are “the best sandwiches in Scotland!” ll Come C3 see for yourself - stop in for great 1 food, friendly service 8 cheerful banter. - Glenkens Gazette page 4 roots by moving Enchanted Sounds Heard in the Forest her here, as her father's If you were walking in the forest north of Dairy recently aird thought you heard enchanted sounds of singing and harp playiirg, don't worry — you weren't heariirg things! And it wasn't the fairies! It was probably Fiona Shirra practiciirg her irrusic. Local professional Irarpist/singer songwriter Fiona moved to the forest family carrre from Glasgow and Great Ciinrbrae and her mother's fanrily from just up the road in 3 years ago, and when not away touring, spends as rrruch time as Alloway, where they possible by the river in a small woodland at the end of her garden had a connection with which adioins the forest. Robert Burns’ fanrily. "lt's such a peaceful and beautiful place, it's just perfect for The name ‘Shirra’ is practising my music," Fiona told us. "Hours just disappear Scottish and means when I get down there, and its hard not to be creative when ‘Sheriff’ whilst ‘Fiona’ surrounded by such stunning scenery. I get so used to the luxury has Gaelic roots relating to fairness and iustice. So ifyou go down of being nriles from anywhere, with only the birds and red to the woods today, you'd better behave! And perhaps you'll hear squirrels to sing to, that I often forget that people walk in the a little enchanted nrusic in the forest! adjacent forest or ﬁsh by the river. I think I've startled quite a Fiona will be giving a solo concert at The CatStrand, New few people with irry singing!" Galloway, on Friday 19"‘ September. Please riirg 01644 420374 Although she grew up in Cheshire, Fiona is, in a way, returning to or visit www.catstrand.conr for more details. /i>IGrrAL cAMERA'.;\ was-r PROFESSIONAL PRINTS? Castle Douglas, Dalbeattie, Dumfries TOO FAR TO TRAVEL? [September Song! CANT WAIT? NOT ANYMORE. YOUR DIGITAL PHOTOS PRINTED AT An Autumn Floral Extravaganza TH E TOP SHOP 34 Main Street, Toi: 01644 430368 - 6" x 4” prints with edit facility ~ remove red-eye at the touch of a button ~ enhance colours ~ crop picture to remove unwanted items ~ passport style photos ~ index prints of selected photos ~ choose photos to print ~ print multiple copies PRINT FROM CAMERA OR MOBILE PHONE MEMORY CARD . or email photos with instructions to: \iop.shop@btlntemet.com ﬁll-is? in Threave House, The National Trust for Scotland, Castle Douglas Tuesday I6th September, Wednesday l7th September and Thursday] 8th September St Johns Town of Dairy Living Independently and Stewartiy Flower Clubs Present from 10am until 4pm Tickets for members of the NTS and the NT £6 Tickets for non-members £10 to include admission to Threave Garden An Evening Reception in Threave House, Wednesday l7th September, 6pm to 8pm: Flowers, Music and Wine! Tickets £8 Contact Threave on 01556 602575 for further details or to buy tickets In Aid of the National Trust for Scotland Gordon McAdam Have you claimed everything that Plumbing 8 Heating Engineer to? 22 Kirkland Street St. John's Town of Dairy To lind out conﬁdentially vrrliat you no untitled to and horn lo apply cull: *5‘ 01644 430393 '3‘ you are rairiilltrtl ii I Ii/I -"i /IIJIII-I '/'/I C .; tel}.-, lArlr| r. —.~.--v, um r-_=| ‘é o'1ss4 321789 Glenkens Gazette l page 5 LOCAL IIISTQIIY i :Barsc05e anritﬁe Holy Linn by Helen Bolton Barscobe Castle, to the north of Balmaclellarr, was built in They then rrrarclred I648 by William McClellan and his wife Margaret Gordon, north, gathering nrore as the date-stone above the door tells us. In I664 their son supporters on the Robert inherited the estate and as an ardent Presbyterian found way, until, less than himself deeply involved in the covenanting movement, being a fortnight later, they eventually forced to ﬂee his home and hide in the Galloway hills met the Governnrerrt , _ to escape the predations of Sir ]ames Turner and his dragoorrs forces at the battle of . '_ 'who had been sent to Galloway to crush the covenanters. Ruilion Green and were G " -‘ On 13th. November I666 a party of dragoorrs from the Dairy defeated. Tire Pentland " garrison were out searching for those who had failed to attend church. Rising had ended. _.=.—-t - Y‘ One old farmer by the name of Grier was unable to pay his fine, and Many years later, in "" ' the four dragoorrs claimed his corn crop instead. The old man ﬂed I682, after many nrore adventures, Barscobe was captured, and his fanrr but was caught and brought back into Dairy with his feet and being worn down by irrrprisonmerrt and ill-healtlr, ire was persuaded hands bound. The dragoorrs intended to strip him of his clothing and to abandon the Covenanting cause. Sadly, ire was murdered just over place him on a irot grid iron. a year later by a covenarrtirrg extremist who felt he had betrayed the However, Robert McClellan of Barscobe and three friends had left cause. During these cruel times, Rev. Thomas Vernor, who had been the sanctuary of the hills, driven out by cold and rain, and had the minister at Balmaclellan Church since I657, was replaced by a risked a visit to Dairy where they had a hearty breakfast at a local curate. Many local people refused to attend church, preferring instead inn. During their meal sorrre local people burst in and told them of to worship in secret at open-air sen/ices or conventicles, conducted the dragoon's intended torture of Grier. Barscobe and his friends by Rev. Vernor in hidden places in the wild moors surrounding the challenged the dragoons and heated words were exchanged. The village. Sen/ices were lreid by the fast-ﬂowing waters of the Garpol soldiers drew their swords and Barscobe and his friends drew pistols, Burn, close to Barscobe Castle. Baptismal water was contained in a and ﬁred. One pistol was loaded with bits of a clay pipe and several of lroliow basin at the edge of the burn, and people would bring their these penetrated the legs of Corporal Deanes who fell to the ground chlldrerr to be baptised by the Rev. Vernor. It is on record that Rev. wounded. The rest surrendered. Vernor, at one of his conventicles here, baptised thirty-six children at Realising they had overstepped the mark, Barscobe and his friends one time. This place becarrre known as the Holy Linn, a name which decided to throw caution to the winds and, gathering a group of it retains to this day. sympathisers, they marched to Durrrfries where they took Sir ]ames In 1690 Rev. Vernor was returned to his beloved church of Turnerbysurprise in the middle ofgettirrgdressed, and tooklrirrr prisoner! Balmaclellarr and remained there as its faithful minister until i7l 7. ’-' THE 2008 CONVENTICLE Sunday 25th May 2008 dawned ﬁne and dry but with a chilly wind and jackets were donned as people parked their cars near Barscobe Famr in the aftenroorr and made their way up the track past the castle. Through the lush, green woods the track led to a beautiful clearing among big, old trees not far — from the Holy Linn. This place had been the venue for a conventlcle in 1985 when a baptism also took place at the Holy Linn, and nrore recently, in 2000, Rev. Dr. David Bartholomew held a convenricle In this idyllic spot. Dr. Bartholomew welcomed the gathering of some forty people to this year's open-air service to commemorate those brave souls of the area who, despite persecution, remained tnre to their faith during the cruel years of the Killing Times of the i7th century. Dr. Bartholomew also thanked Mr. Alastair Errrery, the owner of Barscobe, for his co-operation in aiiowirrg the sen/ice to be held on his land. As usual, only psalms were sung dun'ng the sen/ice, in keeping with the traditions of the conventicles of old, and with Mr. Andrew Blackley’s ﬁne coverranter llag ﬂying proudly at the side of the clearing, the sen/ice opened with the psalnr "Ohl Come and Let Us to the Lord" to the tune "Kl|rrrarnock". Dr. Bartholomew then read of Robert McClellan of Barscobe and his part in the Pentland Rising. We also leanred of Rev. Thomas Venror, minister of Balrnaclellan parish during those troubled tirrres, and his popular conventicles held close to the Holy Linn, and his baptising of thirty-six children at one service. More psalms were sung including the always popular "Tire Lord's My Shepherd” to the tune "Crinrond", and "As Pants the Hart for Cooling Strearrrs” to “Martyrdom”. Prayers and passages from the Holy Bible were read and then the collection was gathered in the tirrre-honoured way in a blanket. The sen/ice closed with psalrrr 46, “God is Our Refuge and Our Strength". Tea, coffee, fruit iuice and biscuits were then sewed to refresh everyone and give the energetic members of the gathering the strength to walk through the woods dorvrr the steep path to the side of the Garpol Bum below the lovely waterfall. Amore idyllic place for baptisnr is hard to irnagirre, although during the coverranting times the occasions would be fraught with anxiety lest the dragoons should suddenly corrre upon the people at the bum side. Several snrall pools were found along by the Holy Linn, and it was interesting to speculate as to which one was used by the Rev. Thomas Vemor as a wonderful, natural font for the baptisms. We thank Dr. David Bartholomew for ﬁnding another beautiful and evocative setting in which to hold the Corrventicle, and we look forward to next year's service, where ever it may be held" @ Helen Bolton July 2008 ' .1 GLENKENS OB]ECT OF THE MONTH What might have been! GLENKENS RAILWAY SUBSCRIPTION LIST Tire ‘Railway Age’ reached Gaiioway in 1359, when the line from Durrrfries I0 Cﬂ§i|E D°ll2i3$ W85 blli|l- Thi$ mail! "I16 W85 @Xi@"d@d I0 POYIDBIFICK in I861, and a branch iirre added to Kirkcudbright in I864. Further lines into the Wigtowrrslrire Maclrars, and to Portpatrick and Gin/an followed in I877. The Viﬁioliilll F3ii\\‘3Y $Y$iEl11 W85 3 Vilai @¢0"0miC 8539! PTO‘/idillg 8 B35! and Cﬂllvenieﬂi H198!“ Oi il‘8I'l§P°Yiil18 as‘-§Ti¢ll|il"'3i Produce, "W lllilieliais and liiﬂllllimllled goods throughout Britain, and the iandowrrers and businessrrrerr of the Gierrkens were anxious to link into the developing network. The Portpatrick railway ran through the lower part of the Glenkens with stations at Mossdaie (New Galloway Station) and Parton, but in I858 there was strong backing from Mr Wiiliarrr Forbes of Cailendar (and Eatittouhi in patticuiat tot 3 scheme to httiid 3 branch iihc tmm pat-tot-t to i)ahy_ Despite receiving extensive ptthiic ttthtiott . as can he tech from the names of the gtthtctiptiott Cohtmittec . the ptoposai ciici hot come to itttitiohl hot ciid 3 fttttitct ptoposai two yea,-S itttet to iihit Dahy with the heatct New Gaiioway gtatioh at Mc,t§cit,ie_ Each month a ciffferent ‘Object’ from The Stewartry Museum, Kirkcudbright, is on display at The CatStrand, New Galloway l Glenkens Gazette page 6 hOUlS (see p2 for further info) The Singing Sous’ Chefs - Alive garn it Conrecly, a 3) capella soul and time travel "_ ‘ .'' £8.00 I £6.00 ' I Lecture : James Faed Junior Fri 26 Sept, 6.30pm, £5 Popular song and storytelling session for prc-school children - every l\/lonclery during ternr time. Storytelling Café Thurs 7 Aug, 7.30pm, donations on the door This month’s guest host is Anne Errington with the theme, “Gory and Gruesome Tales.” This weekend is The CatSi.ran(l’s ﬁrst birthday! To celebrate we have the following jam packed programrne including visual arts, opera and potatoes! Conre along and help us eat cake! Play it by Ear Every Mon from 25 Aug, 1.30pm ~ 2.30pm, £2 per adult/child Sat2Aug, 7.30pm, A comical, musical interactive, historical future adventure. CatStrand 1st Birthday Weekend Fri 26 to Sun 28 Sept A family-frienclly lecturerecital with illustrations on the music and instruments of the renaissance, placed in their cultural . FOl\(.i. context rn Scotland. Exhibition: Hazel Campbell from Sat 19 July, CatStrand opening ‘ Glenkens Young Arts Sat 9 Aug, 10am — 12noon (5-9 years) 1pm - 3pm (8-12 years), £4 Two-hour monthly workshops are run by professional artists and teachers - expert tuition and lrands-on experience. Painting Sununer Hazel Campbell Mon 11- Fri 15Aug, 10am —4pm Five clay watercolour painting summer school. Childrens’ Dance Classes with Margaret Morris Movement Every Mon from 25 Aug, 4pm-5pm, £3 per CatStrand opening hours Of all the Faeds, James ‘Junior’ was the best known in New Galloway. An opportunity to see his paintings. Storytelling Café Thurs 4 Sept, War, Peace, Justice and Potatoes 2008 Open Day, Sat 27 Sept, 10am to 4.30pm, admission free 7.30pm, donations on the door This month's guest host is John Wheeler with the theme “Septenrber Songs." Exhibition : i t by Ted Leemrng and Morag Glenkens children’s author, Cathy Cassidy, will he bringing her famous festival VW camper van to the gardens of The CtrtStrand for an afternoon of friendship and fun. Land or Sea Sat 6 Sept, 8pm, £7 / £6 8 weeks of animation workshops run by the artist and ﬁlm maker Jo Hodges. Exhibition: Brian Ellery and Caroline Stanley F1‘0m Sat 23 Aug, CatStrand opening l’tOUl'$ (see p2 for further info) Is that a Cello? Richard & Vivien Jones of The Galloway Consort Sat 23 Aug, 3pm, £3 (£5.00 Family ticket) of Faed From Sat 27 Sept, A series of classes designed to develop creativity and wellbcing. With dance teacher Sara Lockwood (age 8-12 years). Sat 16 Aug, Animate! Every Tues afternoon from 19 Aug until 7 Oct, 4pm — 5pm, 8-12 year olds, 5pm ~ 6pm, 13-18 year olds, £3 per session Exhibition: James Faed Junior : A Glimpse session Friendship Festival with Cathy “lmpressrons of Cassicly i ~ the Glenkens_” 2pm to 4pm, free admission Stuart Faed will give a short. lecture on the life and work of the artist James Faed - his great grandfather. i r Paterson From Sat 6 Sept, CatStrand opening hours (see p2 for further info) Opera on a Shoestring : A Vtennese Whirl r Sat 27 Sept, 7.30pm, £20 (ticket price includes a champagne reception and light refreshments) Well-krrowrr local musician Michael Haywood and his folkljazz band of AEL award wirrnirrg rorgcr. musicians. Creative Writing Classes with Rab Wrlson 10 Sept from 7.30pm till 9.30pm (see p7 for further info) Fiona _Shirra, Celtic Harpist and Srnger Fri 19 Sept, 7.30pm, £7 / £6 (see pd for frrrtlror" info) Wigtown Festival @10 Sat 20 Sept, Preview, 7pm, £7 / £5 In this, The United Nations International Year Of The Potato, the CatStrand holds a day to honour world peace and to celebrate the work being done in 2008 by a great number of local school children on the War, Peace, Justice and Potatoes project that John Wheeler started three years ago. _ The Sterra Wigtown Book W Festival (26 Sept - 5 Oct) is 10 this year, WIGTOWN and has a jam-packed progranrnre. To mark tho occasion, we're holding a preview evening at The CatSt.rand. Glasgow based company, Opera on a Shoestring, make their CatSt.rand debut with A Viennese Whirl. Four singers present a gala performance of arias and ensembles with a Viennese connect-ion. Doors Open Day Sun 28 Sept, 12 noon to 4pm, free admission The thenre of this year’s Doors Open Day will be water. Come along and see behind the scenes, take part in some taster events, sign up as a volunteer, ﬁnd out more about what we do or just help us eat birthday cake! page 7 Glenkens Gazette 7‘ — — _r-_ ;-r-,¢--—- COMMUNITY PRO]ECT WORKER At a farewell event on Thursday I0 ]uly The CatStrand said goodbye to Community Project Worker Liz Cole, who has been with GCAT since 2005. Liz made a great contribution to both the organisation and the local community, and had become a well known, friendly face around the Glenkens. Everyone wishes to thank her for her hard work and we wish her all the best for future projects. Liz will be replaced by the new Community Project Worker, Catherine Phillips of New Galloway, who will take up her post at the beginning of August. Anyone wishing to get in touch with Catherine can do so at The CatStrand on 420 374. Creative Writing Classes T W _ 7 ' : f ;"_ * ——— — i 77-7 : 7 TIGHTEN YOUR BELTIE! "Tighten Your Beltie" is a new healthy eating- healthy living cook book which has been devised by a working group of young and old over the course of six weeks. The fabulous new cook book has many recipes from Dumfries and Galloway using local produce, every one equally delicious. The launch of the cook book proved immensely popular with a demonstration of a few dishes displaying just how easy it can be to cook tasty, healthy food. The "Tighten Your Beltie" project was established at The CatStrand to bring together individuals from the community, together with a nutrition support worker and an organic cook. The book is a culmination of a lot of hard work and also a lot of fun — a true ’intergenerational' project which has given much pleasure to all members of the group. M trill lllllilili lilllllll 9 3at \' _ , 1;, Tit-HTEN ‘-" lpt‘1>-I YOUR 8ll.1'|i ml: 000 It includes a varied range of healthy recipes from main courses to sweets and treats. “Tighten Your Beltie" is an essential for any household kitchen, the dishes included by talented organic cook Catherine Braid from the Green Tea House, can be used daily as part of a balanced family diet as well as for special occasions when there are guests to impress! The cook book is priced at £5.50 and is available to buy at The CatStrand and at numerous locations around the Glenkens. Rab Wilson, the new Robert Burns Writing Fellow with Dumfries at Galloway Arts Association, is hoping to start a creative writing course at The CatStrand in the autumn. in the meantime he will be holding a one-off taster Monday 2! ]uly saw the start of a week long drama residency at introductory evening in September to gauge The CatStrand by the prestigious Royal Scottish Academy of Music potential interest and where anyone interested in taking part on the course can come along and Dranra. With ten eager participants hungry for a challenge, the experienced tutors provided them with just that. and meet him and see what's on offer. if you are a writer, or an aspiring writer, and want to They asked: What are you waiting for? Who are you waiting for? Why leam new things, share your writing, get new do you wait? The group creatively looked for the answers to these inspiration or ﬁnd out how to get published questions, using their ﬁndings to create and perfomr an original and new piece of theatre for friends and family. then come along and meet Rab. Rab Wilson's writing event will be on The workshop concentrated on character development and Wednesday i0 September from 7.30pm storytelling, using stories both real and imagined, characters till 9.30pm. Places are limited so please both shy and daring, activities both challenging and inspirational - culminating in a great perlomrance. book in advance on 01644 420374. RSAMD DRAMA RESIDENCY COMMUNITY EVENTS/CLASSES Tai Chi: Every Thursday, l0.l5am -l l.l5arn (until i4 Aug), £4/£3 conc. Classes are run by Tai Chi and Pilates instructor Elaine Cameron. Open to all ages. Wear loose, comfortable clothing. Exercise to Music: Every Monday, l0 am — l iarn, £4/£3 conc. Classes are run by local Exercise and dance instructor Sam Hood and are open to all ages. Wear loose, comfortable clothing that does not restrict movement and comfortable walking shoes. ‘Dancexercise' - Pilates Class: Every Tuesday from 2 September, 6pm - 7pm, £24 / £l8 for a six week course. Classically based Pilates Style Body Conditioning FOR FUN! Six week course run by Dance instructor Elizabeth Richardson. Sessions must be paid in full at the start. ‘Let’s Talk’: Thursday l l September 7pm - 9pm, free. Practise speaking English and improve your grammar in an informal group with Dumfries and Galloway Council tutor, Cate Murray. All nationalities welcome! Light refreshments available. ‘Do it better!’: Brush Up Your Skills with D8-G Council Community Learning & Development: Every Wednesday, starts 20 August, l.30pm - 3.30pm. Reading, writing, Numbers, Basic Computing. Drop in for free, friendly help. Do you want to improve your English and Maths? Do you want to get a better job or go back to education or training? Do you want to get an SQA certiﬁcate? Do you want to get to grips with all the fonns and paperwork that life throws at you, or to help your children with their homework? Then come along to these informal drop-in sessions for help. if this time is not convenient, contact the CatStrand Community Project Worker who will try to arrange a different time with the tutor. ‘Silver Surfers‘: An Introduction to the Internet: Get in touch with the world through computer technology! Friday 5 September lOarn-i2noon, Monday 8 Septerrrber l0am-l2rroon. Free training sessions on using the Internet aimed at giving those new to computing the chance to ‘go online’ and ‘surf the net’ in a tutor-led friendly, relaxed environment. The sessions are open to anyone of 50 years and above who wants to get a feel for what it's all about. Free copies of ‘PCs, ]ust the Steps for Dummies’ will be available. Advance booking is recommended. These classes are held at The CatStrand and run in partnership with Castle Douglas IT Centre and Age Concern Scotland and in conjunction with Silver Surfers Week (8th-l2th September). Taking the First Step in Computing: Wednesday Evenings, 5.30pm - 7.30pm. An infomral introduction to computing. Courses are run by tutors from the lT Centre in Castle Douglas in six week blocks throughout the year. Please call for further details and course dates. Ages 18+. Taking the Next Step in Computing: Tuesday evenings, 5.30pm — 7.30pm. This course is for people aged l8+ and is ILA Scotland 3‘;'2i°".?e‘li' 553??’t§f;L'i.r“’nﬁ§§i°t§3§'.l§' For further in T 4* Shaw from the IT Centre, Castle Douglas. _ xfg buy tickets V_ 1‘ j _ rvriﬂr .catstranti.co Glenkens Gazette Qr page 8 $7‘ CATSTRAND CINEMA CLUB The CatStrand Cinema Club (CCC) aims to bring a varied and popular series of film to the Glenkens on a monthly basis. If you would like to get more involved, you can join the CCC, which will meet informally on a regular basis to discuss programme ideas for the coming season. Membership benefits will also include reduced ticket prices and, most importantly, the opportunity to support your community cinema. Ticket prices are £4.50 (non—members) and £3.50 (members and concessions). Annual membership costs £10. If you're a fan of ﬁlm and would like to join CCC or to ﬁnd out more about the programme visit www.catstrand.com or call 01644 420374. Glenkens 73 Club Tire club are pleased to report that following a successful meeting held in early july, the youth section of the drama club will be refonned and will meet from early September to commence rehearsals for their ﬁrst production. it is also intended to run various workshops during the year to cover all aspects of theatre. Conﬁmration of details will be circulated directly to those who have already registered their interest and will also be advertised again in the local schools. The adult section of the club will also be meeting again from early September with a view to producing two One Act Plays to stage before Christmas. New members of all ages are always welcome, whether you want to act or help behind the scenes. For further information please contact the club chairperson Marie Davie (OI644 430293). r.~I§"‘ i1§1';;§§'i§?7*"s1? sf:<¥"-,‘*5’,I'* ll lI Mr Mag0rium’s Wonder Emporium (2007) Wednesday 6 August, 1.30pm LT{_B.f. Mr Mago1'ium’s Wonder Emporium is the strangest, most fantastic, most wonderful I2 H , V The Cross Keys j"jol:cl - New Galloway Dates For the Diarg toy store in the world, but a dark and ominous change begins to take over the once remarkable Emporium. Cert U, 93 minutes. The Darjeeling Ltd (2007) Qross K695 Quiz j\j ighizs Wednesday 27 August, 7.30pm Held cvcr-9 othcrvvccincsclatj; next quiz night is A year after the accidental death of their father, three brothers - each suffering from depression - meet for a train trip across India. Cert 15, 91 minutes. Wed Augtist 6th ~ Cicncral Knowlccigc anci l\/jusic Get a team together anci give: the grey matter a hit oi Fun! The Diving Bell and The Butterﬂy (2007) _~ r-‘ ,_"‘ _J Wednesday 24 September, 7.30pm Restaurant 6.00Pm to 9.OOPm \/\/ccl to Sat The story of .lean-Dominique Bauby, who, in I995 at the age of 43, s1riTer'ed Telephone For other opening times or For (latgtrancl Prc~ event meals a paraiising stroke. Using only his left eye to blink out his memoir, Bauby Telephone Oi 6+4" 420494 eloquently described aspects of his interior world, from the psychological torment of being trapped inside his body to his imagined stories from lands he’d only visited in his mind. Ce1't 12a, 112 minutes. GLENKENS MEDICAL PRACTICE General Medical & Dispensing Services The Surgery High Street New Gallon'a_y The Surgery Kirkland Street Dairy FORAPPOINTMENTS CALL i‘ 01644 420234 '5‘ cnquirics@thecrossltt-:_us~ncwgallowa9.co.ul< www.thecrossl<c9s~ncwgall0wa9.co.ul< . V ‘I ma rr “"a"-°“" SBTVICGS la uirl» H r\<l-Iii Iii l|\"rIl ,-.-r. -=--, .~. |I‘;ﬁr1\]|_|—!lr»!rRIl‘Ii\r\l*- \ /" Pensions - Sa v/ngs — Inves (men ts Reliremenf 5 Inheritance Tax Planning Life Assurance - Protection — Mortgages For advice on any_of the above, or to review your existing arrangements, contact your ioca adviser: STUDIO / CRAFT WORKSHOP / OFFICE AVAILABLE TO RENT LO\VER BARN CONVERSION, ST. JOHN'S TO\VN OF DALRY 2lM’ AREA, HEATING, TOILET Brian J. Edgar DipPFS SMALL BUSINESS RATE RELIEF AVAILABLE HAS PLANNING PERIWISSION TO BE USED AS CRAFT WORKSHOP OR ARTIST STUDIO - ART WORK OR CRAFTS CAN BE SOLD FROM THE UNIT IF DESIRED. Area Ofﬁce: Tannoch, Newton Stewart Road, New Galloway DG7 3RT Tel. 01644 420288 or 07608 322421 Central Ofﬁce, 6! Victoria Street, Newton Stewart DG8 GNL Tel 01671 403080 Fax 01671 402549 e-mail - advlee@marrlinancial.co.uk web - www.marrlinancial.oo.uk Man ﬁnancial Services is an Appointed Representative of Sesame Ltd YURIUENMEIPOSSEQDIYWNWIHEIUKYAWQNISQIYGRIUQTUH A CALL MATTHEW NEWTON 01644 430225 OR EMAIL grnnewton@btinternet.com Glenkens Gazette page 9 /AX lslltxeattttilli;ﬁfiu1.l_l lhmilil .11.|telttx<>>tum iiss; Glenkens Ftre Cadets O The Fire Cadets at New Galloway Fire Station are enioying a well eamed break and will recommence after school returns at the end of August. They have lust completed a session on ﬂre ﬁghting and breathing apparatus use, ladder climbing and hose work, with an activity mid session at the laser quest at Loch Ken. (Ell J §aLl_l>x<>>lltt ,_.\ ._. \ Tlltttci trfiltcilizsatilll The next session on the Cadets retum will cover road trafﬂc incidents, causes and effects and use of the many specialist tools available to the crews. They will also have a visit front the Police Traffic Unit. At the moment there are I0 cadets and there are still two places available to young people residing in the Glenkens aged between ll andl6. Please enquire with Stewartiy District staff at Kirkcudbright District Office 0l557 332028 or the Crew at New Galloway Fire Station for application details. The Fire Cadets meet on Wednesday nights at New Galloway Fire Station, 18.45 — 20.15, starting again at the end of August. lain Campbell l GLENKENS AGKIGULTUKAL SHOW SAT 16 AUGUST Armstrong Watson Starts 9am . . at lino) gggeit, ultra: 1itu.tl.[|l ,_ﬁ{z>I."jl(c;i'l’tit_i1.l:(_t.*i' f§>>|p>lla:t@:;».lsi.tat tight lsI‘:.Jl.u-].,I;v( )X(J),)Ll'*.]_[‘.],Lg§.‘)' Maitts of Kemnure The Stattciittg Stone Fteld ‘New Galloway siltkllirttttr lt\lhnr,'li<tatii. ;$§$ii,, »(€i2tt:ililllﬂtottttggflclata 'i_nd.p¢m1ission of titcwell family ._‘_% l(cqsg§litt(o;tt‘ttt%12 (0)"@I,l.f3i’,Si@* L’55(Q)’% lf9)1/./53%. ,7, _ BALMACLELLAN POST OFFICE Free Personal Care for older people Charges for assistance with food preparation Between 1 July 2002 and 6 January 2006, Social work service users receiving services and support from the Older People teams were charged for assistance with food preparation. The Council has decided that these charges should be refunded. Refunds to current service users have already been made and the Council ls now Inviting relatives and executors of service users who also paid the charge between I July 2002 and 6 January 2006 to make a claim in writing for a refund of charges. for a relative or an executor of a service user's estate to receive a refund, the Council will require sight of one of the following documents: ~ Appointment of Executor ol Estate as detailed In the service users tmll AND F GENERAL STORE l ' GROCERIES ' COAL ' ' OFF LICENCE ' ' PEAT BRICKETTES ' ' DOG FOOD - VARIOUS TYPES‘ 'BAGGED LOOSE PEAT‘ I Certiﬁcate of Conﬁrmation from the Sheriff Clerk of Court - Evidence that the person is acting on behalf of the Executor ' BIRD FOODS ' KINDLING ' Before a refund is made, the Council will need to be satisﬁed that claimants are entitled to receive refunds. Accordingly, claimants will have to sign a form to that effect. ' POTTING PEAT ' PARAFIN' Original documentation (not photocopies) will be needed to make a claim and claims need to be lodged, in writing, with the appropriate documentation attached by 'GROW BAGS ' GAS CANISTERS~ Friday. 22 August 2008. for dalms for service users who lived in Annandaie Gr Esltdale and Nithsdale please contact: Jan Nye, Adult Services, Social work, Dumfries & Galloway Council, 8 Gordon Street. LAUNDRY AGENT Dumfries, DGI IEG. Tel: 01387 260810 email JanelNOdumgal.gov.uk For claims for service u_sers who lived in Stewartry and Wigtovm please contact: Sheila Mcitie, Adult Services, Social Work, Dumfries & Galloway Council, Sun Street, Stranraer, D69 7!]. Tel: 0i 776 888 450 e-mail Shelia Mc6dumgai.gov.uk ‘i Drtrttrirty taut dutttgalgovuk l tea? ‘I HI :1 u,1//,r,|-,||c o u \ c I 1' FREE RBS CASH MACHINE IF WE DON'T HAVE IT WE'LL TRY AND GET IT ! l page I0 Glenkens Gazette Glenkens Playgroup News Glenkens Farmers s gyvgiacsvem I Great opportunity to get some tasty venison from the local hills 0 Whole roe deer, jointed and packed in Sponsored Cycle: on Sunday May l8th, parents and friends of Glenkens Playgroup cycled S0 miles in order to raise Market separate bags, ready for cooking funds for the group. Thank you to all who supported this event — cyclists, support cars and sponsors. A sum in excess of £800 was raised. Clachan Fayre: The Clachan Fayre was a success for Glenkens Playgroup. Not only did they win lst prize for their ‘circus’ trailer, they also made £97 on the tombola stall. Many thanks to all parents involved with this day. Open Days: Monday 25th 0 Price: £35 - £60 for whole carcase O Strahanna Farm 0 Water of Ken off the B729 between Moniaive and Carsphairn o Telephone: 01644 460 660 2"" Saturday Monthly Open August 9"‘ 2008 September 13"‘ 2008 12.00 en 10am - 1 pm E See the wobllo for booking detals; Y|‘|Yﬂ,$H0l\l1S-IOWH-Oﬂdilﬂ-IOWH-I‘l8l|.C0.Lll( r Ill ill air llriaiir——.| and Tuesday 26th August will be open for children aged from 2'/2 years to come along, meet the Playleaders and have a play. Any questions from parents can be answered for parents by staff at this time. "1" . Entrance Fee 50p — Proceeds towards Dairy Town Hall Refurbishment Fund North oftiastle Douglas A113 Ayr Road -.3. i ‘ ‘ D -_ L l1|\ .( ' ' i K , . L‘ ":|‘>ISi._ 1 s-git-;:.--it-A _'_.‘.\i - [rue srewnnrnv verenmnnv cerurne] ‘Mm Bus = cmms runners mrrwrm CASTLE DOUGLAS SURGERY HOURS Mon-Fri 2.00-2.30 pm & 5-6 pm Sat 2-2.30 pm DALBEATTIE SURGERY nouns Mon, Wed, Fri 3-3.30 pm Tues & Thurs 6-6.30 pm G.T.l. PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION FOR APPOINTMENTS AT BOTH SURGERIES OR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY '5‘ 552 '5' VETERINARY SURGERY OAKWELL ROAD CASTLE DOUGLAS _ _l ill lll Ill ill Ill BARMURRIE Home oi genuine Free _._ Range hen, duck and quail ' I eggs, is now also taking orders for Free Range oven ready l To celebrate the success of GTI and also to show to those people who are missing out on some wonderful times we have decided to hold a photographic competition featuring all GTI Trips and activities. The competition will be divided into a number of different classes including landscapes, personalities and humour etc and all entries will be on display in the CatStrand between the lst and 8th of November 2008. We are delighted that Phil McMenemy, who has recently opened a gallery in Laurieston and whose cards are on sale in the CatStrand, has agreed to iudge the entries. Full details of classes etc will be given in the next issue of the Gazette in September 2008. Recent trips to the Falkirk Wheel, the Mull of Galloway and to an excellent production of Oklahoma at Annan Academy have all been very popular and show what a good range of places we get to. In the future we plan to visit Ayr and Ayr Flower Show (Sat 9th Aug), the World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow (Sat l6th Aug), Klrkcudbright Tattoo ( Mon 25th Aug) and Windermere Plastics (Monday 6th October) - other trips will be arranged and advertised locally, and we are already receiving ideas for next year! chickens, farm reared on grass from day old chicks. ALSO SEASONAL FRESH VEGETABLES AVAILABLE Visitors welcome,come and see where your food comes from. E‘ 01644 420249 ‘E WEDNESDAY BUS SERVICE (REGD. ROUTE): (0lI(ESS|0llARY BUS PASSES ARE AC(EPTED Oil THIS ROUTE, S0 PLEASE MAKE USE OF THIS EXTRA SERVICE Timings are as follows: 1900 Dept Dairy (Underhill) 1910 New Galloway 1925 Mossdale 1935 Laurieston The return journey : 2045 Departs Castle Douglas (Tesco) 2047 Castle Douglas (Market Street) 2052 Townhead of Greenlaw 2100 Laurieston 1940 Townhead of Greenlaw 2110 Mossdale 1947 Castle Douglas (Market Street) 2125 New Galloway 1950 Arrive Castle Douglas (Tesco) 2135 Arrive Dalry IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BOOK THE COMMUNITY-BUS OR IF YOU WANT ANY MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT KEITH COOPER, GTI ADMINISTRATOR ON 01644 420374. Glenkens Gazette I1 page I l W1 0 l ’ .. r\ Tl the s @@~@f§usin Al ifern at2 V c @é1lrlJ@§ Weeﬂsenaell The ciank of the gird n’ cleek will soon be heard around New Galloway again as the annual world championship approaches. Hopefully the weather will be a bit kinder this time around although the addition ofsome natural water hazards certainly presented a new challenge to last year's runners. The tricky conditions didn't deter local girl Hannah McKenna who took the world title for the ﬁrst time. Hannah also holds the distinction of being the ﬁrst female ever to win the title and on last year's fomi it looks as if she will start as the bookies favourite. However, challengers will be descending on New Galloway from all over the world on the 3rd August to uy to take the world title away from Hannah. One year we had competitors from 2i different countries taking part but the title has only ever been taken out of Scotland once, in I98 7. The Tossin' the Sheaf competitors will be vying to win the stylish new trophy which has been presented in memory of the founder of the Games, Mr. Mtlngo Bryson. Mungo originally had the idea for the Altemative Games over 30 years ago when they were ﬁrst held in Parton to celebrate the Queen's Silver iubiiee. They have been held almost every year since and moved to New Galloway in 200i. We hope that they continue to fulﬁl Mungo's original aim of providing “a good old fashioned family day out” for litany years to come. , Other events include Huriin’ the Curlln Stane, Baimaciellan Skittles, Tractor Pull, Tug o’War and of course the famous Snail Racing. Musical entertainment to ﬁt the occasion will be provided by The Buccleuch at Queensberry Caledonia Pipe Band and there will also be the popular Classic Car and Vintage Tractor Shows, Stalls, Teas, Barbecue and Beer Tent. The proﬁts this year will again be supporting Macmillan Cancer Support and the Maximum Attack Leukaemia Appeal. The weekend kicks off on the Friday evening with the Aitemative Ceilidh in the Town Hall. Dancing starts at 8.00pm to the ﬁve piece ceiiidh band "Whigmaieerie” and a Bums Supper will be served at 9.00pm. Prior to the supper the haggis will be piped into the hall and addressed in traditional fashion. Dancing will then continue after supper until "Auid Lang Syne" is heard at l2.30am. I Glenkens Gazette : Advertising Rates 1008 Advert Basic Small Basic Small Quarter page Quarter page Half page Full page Format Size issue Block ot3a ds £15.00 10% £30.00 10% £35.00 10% £65.00 25% £120.00 25% £200.00 ° _ I ' I I »\ I I E & - B - E ' . I " -t lL-:xI,~'II1lr| II _ SOIIC ‘ I_.Z1ls>ll1|» 1.‘-(:it_L=1[16l\IS ' 201556 503744? 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TIMES OF WORSHIP IN THE GLENKENS CHURCH OF SCOTLAND Sundays Baimacleilan 12 noon 1*‘ Carsphairn 10.30 am 1*‘ 2"‘ (Sept) 3"‘ 4“ 5"‘ Dairy 9.00 am 1“ 2"‘ (Sept) 3"‘ 4"‘ (Aug) Dairy 12 noon 4“ (Sept) I Kells 10.30 am 2~ are 4*" Special Services and Events 4th - Bth Aug 10.30-12.20 Champion's Challenge Holiday Club at Scout Hut, New Galloway 10th Aug 10.30am United Family Service in Kells Church 31 st Aug 1 0.30am United Service with Glenkens Church Choir in Carsphalrn Church I 28th September Harvest Thanksgiving Service in Dairy Church at 12 noon, Harvest Lunch in Dairy Town Hall at 1pm Communion Service 24th Aug 10.30am Kells Church SCOTTISH EPISCOPAL ct-runcn (c of E) Si Margaret's, New Gallowaly; 10.30am Holy Communion very Sun 8‘ wed CA-new cnmn - SERVICES StN" '5' iCh h. ¢,,l,‘Z§%',?,g,§§°,‘}l;‘§, 6.15pm & Wed 7pm _ CatStrand, New Galloway Fri l, ‘Taste of Burns‘ Ceilidh, New Galloway Town Hall, 8pm Sat 2, The Singing Sous‘ Chefs — Alive Again, 7.30pm, £8/ £6, The CatStrand, New Galloway Sun 3, Alternative Games, 2pm, New Galloway Park Tue 5, GBA Meeting - discussions of the future of our Post Offices - MP Russell Brown & Gordon Mann, will attend, 7pm, Ken Bridge Hotel, open to all Thurs 7, Storytelling Café, 7.30pm, The CatStrand, New Galloway Sat 9, Corsock Village Market, 9.30am-l.30pm, Corsock Village Hall Sat 9, Glenkens Young Arts, i0am—l 2 noon (5-9 years), lpm—3pm (8-l 2 years), £4, The CatStrand, New Galloway Sat 9, Glenkens Farmers Market, l0am-l 2 noon, Dalry Town Hall Sat i6, Friendship Festival with Cathy Cassidy, 2pm-4pm, free admission, The CatStrand, New Galloway Sat l6, Glenkens Agricultural Show, from 9am, Standing Stone Field on A713 between Dairy & New Galloway Every Tues afternoon from I9 Aug-7 Oct, Animatel, 4-5pm for 8-l 2 year olds & 5-6pm for T3-l 8 year olds, £3 per session, The CatStrand, New Galloway From Sat 23, Exhibition: Brion Ellery and Caroline Stanley, The CatStrand, New Galloway Thurs 21, 2-5.30pm, re-creation of famous T833 walk by Emerson and Carlyle, followed at 6.30pm with a wine reception at the CatStrand followed by David Howdle‘s talk, £3 Sat 23 , Annual Flower and Vegetable Show, Dalry Town Hall Sat 23, is that a Cello? - The Galloway Consort, 3pm, £3 (£5.00 Family ticket), The CatStrand, New Galloway Every Mon from 25 Aug, Play it by Ear, l.30pm—2.30pm, £2, The CatStrand, New Galloway Every Mon from 25 Aug, Children's Dance Classes with Margaret Morris Movement, 4pm-5pm, £3, The CatStrand, New Galloway From Tues 26 Aug - Tue 9 Sept, Exhibition: Carlyle Connections, The CatStrand, New Galloway SEPTEMBER: Tue 2, GBA Meeting, guest speaker Howard Wilkinson from Business Mentoring Scotland, 7pm, Ken Bridge Hotel Thurs 4, Storytelling Cofé, 7.30pm, The CatStrand, New Galloway From Fri 5, Exhibition : ‘impressions of the Glenkens‘ by Ted Leeming & Morag Paterson, The CatStrand, New Galloway v Fri 5, ‘Silver Surfers‘: An introduction to the Internet, l0am-l 2noon, The CatStrand, New Galloway Sat 6, Land or Sea, 8pm, £7/£6, The CatStrand, New Galloway Mon 8, ‘Silver Surfers‘: An introduction to the Internet, i0am—l 2noon, The CatStrand, New Galloway Thurs I i, ‘Let‘s Talk‘, 7pm - 9pm, free admission, The CatStrand, New Galloway Sat I3, Glenkens Young Arts, i0am—l 2 noon (5-9 years), lpm—3pm (8-l 2 years), £4, The CatStrand, New Galloway Sat T3, Corsock Village Market, 9.30am-l .30pm, Corsock Village Hall Sat T3, Glenkens Farmers Market, i0am—l 2 noon, Dairy Town Hall T6, l7 8. TB, ‘September Song’ — An Autumn Floral . F) Extravaganza, Threave House, £6 NT members, £10 nonmembers, see p4 for info Wed l7, An Evening Reception in Threave House — Flowers, Music & Wine, 6-8pm, £8, Threave House, see p4 for info Fri I9, Fiona Shirra - Celtic Harpist and Singer, 7.30pm, £7/£6, The CatStrand, New Galloway Sat 20, Wigtown Festival @ l0 Preview, 7pm, £7/£5, The CatStrand, New Galloway Fri 26-28, CatStrand lst Birthday Weekend, The CatStrand, New Galloway Fri 26, Lecture : James Faed Junior, 6.30pm, £5.00, The CatStrand, New Galloway From Sat 27, Exhibition: James Faed Junior - A Glimpse of Faed, The CatStrand, New Galloway Sat 27, War, Peace, Justice and Potatoes 2008 Open Day, l0om-4.30pm, admission free, The CatStrand, New Galloway Sat 27, Opera on a Shoestring - A Viennese Whirl, 7.30pm, £20 (ticket price includes a champagne reception and light refreshments), The CatStrand, New Galloway Sun 28, Doors Open Day, l2naon-4pm, free admission, The CatStrand, New Galloway REGULAR EVENTS: Mother & Toddlers Group: New Galloway Town Hall, Tues 9.45 - ll.l 5 am - £l.5O per session Scouts: Mondays, 7.00pm - 8.30pm, New Galloway Scout Hut Beavers: Tuesdays, 6.30pm — 7.45pm, New Galloway Scout Hut Cub Scouts: Wednesdays, 6.45pm — 8.00pm, New Galloway Scout Hut Glenkens Farmers Market, 2nd Sat each month, i0amlpm, Dalry Town Hall Corsock Village Market, 2nd Sat each month, 9.30aml.30pm, Corsock Village Hall Cross Keys Quiz Night, every other Wed, The Cross Keys, New Galloway The Cai5rand, New Galloway (for more info see p7) Tai Chi: Every Thurs, l0.l5om -l l.l 5am (until l4 Aug), £4/£3 Exercise to Music: Every Mon, l0 am - l lam, £4/£3 ‘Dancexercise' - Pilates Class: Every Tues from 2 Sept, 6pm - 7pm, £24 / £18 for o six week course ‘Do it better!': Brush Up Your Skills: Every Wed, starts 20 Aug, l.30pm - 3.30pm Taking the First Step in Computing: Wed Evenings, 5.30pm - 7.30pm Taking the Next Step in Computing: Tues evenings, 5.30pm — 7.30pm CatStrand Playstation Tournaments: contact The CatStrand for info. Dalry Community Centre (for more info or to book contact Sarah McAdam on Ol 644 430393) Paint and Art: Mon 1.30-4.30pm Glenkens Playgroup: Mon-Fri, 9.15-l 1.45am Glenkens Mother & Toddlers: Wed l.30-3pm Good Neighbours Club: Tues 2pm Craft Class: Thurs 2-4pm Drama Club: for info call Cathy Polkinghorn on Oi 644430393 Kickback Martial Arts: Tues & Thurs 7pm - 9pm, £3 entry - adults welcome Ballroom & Latin Dance: Mon - Beginners 7.30-8.15pm, lmprovers 8.15-9.00pm, lmprovers 9.00-9.45 Aerobic Classes — toning 8: conditioning: Wed 7.308.30pm, £2.50 Preschool Dance: Thurs 3.30-4pm Under 8's Ballroom, Latin & Modern Dance: Thurs 4.00-4.45 9yrs+ Ballroom, Latin 8: Modern Dance: Thurs 4.45-5.30 For further info on dance classes contact Sam Hood on 01644 42063l naturalpowﬁ‘ ’ N LEADER Submit events, activities, news stories, cartoons,. reviews, tips and techniques, ﬁction, photos, ads or ideas... n.....r.-its nnt] G:lll0\\'a_\‘ Any contributions to the Gazette are always welcome by anyone and eveiyone, and all submissions will be considered for publication. _ gsgécguggﬁmaég WRITE FOR Tl-IE GAZETTE! . 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Text Any textual data included in the document GLENKENS GAZETTE incorporating news from Glenkens Community at Arts Trust IFREE IN : BALMACLELL/\N~CARSPHAlRN ~MOSSDALE~NEW GALLOWAY~ST. ]OHN'S TOWN OF DALRYI October / November 2008 ISSUE 48 www.glenkensgazette.com POST OFFICE CLOSURES Balmaclellan and Corsock Post Offices are two of the rural braiiclies under threat of closure. The Government has suggested an outreach service in the form of a van which would visit each village for a few hours each week. Godfrey Smith, owner of Galloway Footwear at The Clog and Shoe Workshop in Balmaclellan, says this may be the death knell for his business. Godfrey is the last traditional clog maker in Scotland and people come from far and wide to visit the workshop and buy his footwear. Godfrey, who uses the Balmaclellan Post Ofﬁce every day for business, is angry. He says: ”The gradual whittling aivay of the heart of rural life denudes the villages of their younger populations J /- L.» , . ,,_ and leaves them with no future but homes for the retired and unemployed. In the 40s and 50s eveiy village had a pub, cobbler, smithy, bank, school, usually a libraiy and also a garage up until quite recently. What services are there now in our villages?" Due to the threat of the Post Ofﬁce closing, the village shop in Balmaclellan has lost a fiill-tiine employee and owners ]ohn and Lesley will have to take on the extra workload themselves. Lesley says: "We've already lost Sandra, who was with us for ﬁve years. We don't blame her - she had to take the chance of another full-time job as her job here was unsure and local jobs are few and far between." V “-*"**"'="~ > = DAD'S BIG HEART WINS AWARD Local man Robin Hood, Scottish director of the Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Research Association (DebRA), recently won a Bighearted Scotland Special Achievement Award at a News of the World ceremony. HQ lhir, "4 $ Robin dedicated his life to ﬁnding a cure for dystrophic epidermolysis (EB), a condition from which his daughter Alex suffered. Children with the illness are known as ‘butterﬂy children’ because their skin is damaged by the slightest contact, like a butterﬂy's wing. Tragically, Alex died in ]iily of this year from skin cancer caused by EB, but her father will continue his battle with the illness. "I'm going to continue doing what l do even though my daughter died, lust to make sure they (others with EB) don't suffer like she did. Her dying wish was that I ﬁght on to tiy and put this terrible condition into the history books where it belongs." CATSTRAND 1ST ANNIVERSARY m 1'|-||$ |$$u|;,,, The CatStrand is officially one year old and the last weekend in September saw its first anniversary celebrations. The building has hosted hundreds of events, worltsliops, conferences and exhibitions as well as providing a venue for community projects and activities. From comedy to tai chi, storytelling to opera, the CatStrand has had an incredibly diverse and productive first year. Cathy Agnew, Chairman of Glenkens Coinmiinity and Arts Trust (GCAT), S 2 " over the “mm” 3 _ community councﬂ News, . . _ illfllﬁllflllflgill Companion 4 _ Natu|.e&wi|d|ife 5- Local History says: "The CatStrand has become an established and 6 " (“strand News & Events welcoming focal point for 1 _ (“strand community Naws the local community. Looking back over the Visitors’ Book for the last year, it is interesting to note that we have had 8 - Yﬂlllil UPIIMQ, cllll) c0Ill9l' . 9 ' on the Beat! Fire safety visitors I0 the C*"5"'¥'"<' 10- Glenkens Business Association from each and eveiy continent. It's good to realise that news of the -I-he Bus 11' AW ‘he F00d$ Y0" Eat Making You |||? Glenkens and the whole of Harrisstlewis, WOl'l(lllgllOl’S8S from Barﬂl Farm, visited The CatStrand for World DI-ll11fl'l9$ and G3||0W3Y l5 Potato Day. Local school children enjoyed meeting the lovely Percheron horses. spreading far and wide!" 12' Glenkens Diary oi Events i ' Glenkens Gazette page 2 GLENKENS ART EXHIBITION This year's Glenkens Art Exhibition was host to a selection of wonderful works by young and old. SCOTTISH ALTERNATIVE GAMES The Games were opened in traditional style by the Buccleuch at Qiieensberry Caledonia Pipe Band marching into the main arena and entertaining the crowd. The Balmaclellan Skittles, forerunner to ten pin bowling, was one of the most popular events, and the other main attraction on the day was the famous snail racing. Everyone enjoyed a good old-fashioned family day out and it is hoped that the event still manages to fulﬁl the original aim of the founder, the late Mungo Biyson, to bring a smile to everyones' face. The organisers would like to thank everyone who helped and also everyone who came along on the day whether it was to run a stall, take part in events or simply to watch and enjoy. \GLENKENSSHOW The Glenkens Agricirltural Show was a great success with many wonderful entries and tough choices for the judges. Pictured is Stuart jamieson presenting the Stuart jamieson Plumbing and Heating Trophy to Emma Murdoch from Glenlee who won the beginners show jumping class which he sponsored. WHAT A BLOOMING SUCCESS Yet another excellent show for the Glenkens Horticultural Society. There were over 600 entries, not including the juniors section. This must be one of the highest for a very Ioiig time. The weather held well for the day, not that you could say that for the rest of this summer, and everyone was in a sunny mood. The judges were impressed by the quantity and quality of the produce and the industrial section had the tables bending under the weight of delicious preserves and baking, not to mention the horne-made wine section. This was wisely judged last after all the other bakery and preserves. The craft and themed displays were admired by all and, considering the weather, the ﬂower displays were magniﬁcent. There were a large number of quality entries in the ever-growing photography section. The judge in the juniors section took a great deal of time choosing from the large amount of entries as they were of a very high standard. Lord Sinclair gave a very informative and amusing opening by giving facts on the size of some of the entries at other shows. Some of us will have to go a long way to better them as you would need a crane to get them off the back of a wagon, let alone get them though the doors. Next year perhaps... A very big thank you to all who helped with setting up the show and clearing up afterwards, as well as the judges, who had a hard task this year (and hopefully even harder next year), and not forgetting all the entrants without whom there would be no show. Let's hope to get more of you interested for next year's show, when the theme for the photography section will be ‘A Celebration in the Glenkens’. joan Berkley Glenkens Gazette page 3 The Royal Burgh of New Galloway at Kells Parish Community Council There are no fiirtirer developments yet regarding the Town Hall situation — the Comrriiinity Council will continue to press for answers and action on the ongoing maintenance. Some repairs have been carried out to the roof. The proposed red kite information post site in the Lower Car Park has been looked at and it has been agreed that a site slightly further away from the bridge, virtually on the footing of the old information sign, would work well. The majority of members agreed that this position was better suited and if additional maintenance, landscaping and facilities such as benches could also be incorporated in the site it would lead to a rrrore attractive area for visitors and locals alike. Tire bridge on the rigirt of way beside Greenhead is now extremely dangerous and in need of urgent repair. There has been an ongoing issue of who is liable, but a sign which had been placed there in the past by D&tG Council is still legible and would therefore seem to indicate that they should carry out repairs. Councillor Prentice will investigate again to try to bring a satisfactory conclusion to this longiunning issue. Cutting of all grass verges within the town boundary is still not being carried out and verges on many stretches of rural roads throughout the parish have also been left uncut, leading to serious road safety issues in some cases. It was noted that the installation of the trafﬂc calriring measures at Kells School have commenced. Despite the fact that Kells CC had requested amendments to the original plans, it seems that the original speed humps proposed are being laid. Enquiries are to be made as to why our views were accepted initially and then subsequently ignored. A brief discussion on the Alternative Games weekend followed. Attendance at the Games was very good and the weather held up for most of the aftemoon. The Friday night Ceilidh, however, was poorly attended. Last year it was a sell out and the funds raised helped meet the costs of the Senior Citizens Xmas Dinner. This year the Ceilidh will have been be lucky to cover its costs. Some thought will be given before making a decision on repeating the event next year. Next meeting will be on Monday 6 Oct at 7.30pm in New Galloway Town Hall. Carsphairn Community Council Discussion took place on the ever-increasing demands, expectations and responsibilities of Commurrity Councillors who are, after all, unpaid volunteers. The Scottish Government's view is that Community Councils (CCs) should be taking increasing responsibility. The Council was informed that the consultation carried out by the Scottish Government on the future of CCs was now complete, and views are being sought on formulating national guidance on governance, codes of conduct and funding for CCs. Local Authorities will be responsible for ensuring compliance. Funding available from the Area Committee for projects was discussed and a footpath to Lagwyne/Bridgend was considered. The Well Driven scheme was discussed and Councillor Prentice said it did not appear to be working as well as it should and the police were reviewing it. He advised that complaints should be made to the police 0845 number, where they will be logged (this number is at the back of the Gazette). The recent closure of the A7l 3 aird misleading road signs was brought up. As the road will be closed again in the future, for continuation of road repairs, PC Bradley suggested that it may be constructive to meet with Charles Clemie to consider how signs for diversions could be made less confusing. The meeting was infomied that someone had been prosecuted following demolition of the bollards on the trafﬁc island to the north of the village. The proposals appear to be positive for the future of rural schools in Scotland as Councils must now justify reasons for closure. A project management committee has been fomied for the Community Garden project, on the understanding that it will have to be progressed within the parameters of the time members have available. Comment was made on the high cost of fuel and heating oil. Councillor Duncan was asked if any inﬂuence could be brought to bear by making a concerted protest frorri both CCs and D&tG Council. He advised that we take it up through the Association of Community Councils. Dumfries at Galloway Council has already written to the Chancellor on this matter. Tire next meeting will be on Monday 27 Oct at 7pm in lagwyne Hall. The Kirkcudbrightshire Companion There has never been any doubt about the fact that the Glenkens is right at the heart of the Stewartry and, unaffected by controversy, it features large in this book. Balmaclellan, Carsphairn, Dairy and New Galloway all receive substantial coverage in the ﬁrst part — a place by place treatment of towns and villages which includes notable aspects of their history and accounts Barmurrie Farm Free range hen, duck or quail eggs NEW-free range of some of the colourful characters who hailed from Gloucester Old Spot pork them or came to settle in them. Free range oven ready chickens [arm Old Mortality, ]ames Clerk Maxwell, the Gordons of Lochinvar and Kenmure and the Covenanters all make reared on grass lronr day old chrcks appearances, as do some of the nrore prominent estate '.. Kirkcudbrightshire Companion llaig Gordon owners and builders of big houses. The second half of the book is ordered thematically, covering early history, the land and the sea, the language, the Pirate (]ohn Paul ]ones), the Hydro, the Bards, the Novelists, the Artists and the Movie (The Wickerman). The ﬁnal chapter, ‘Other Pairs of Eyes’, gives an interesting overview of how visitors to the Stewartiy through the ages have seen it. It is around a hundred years since a book dealing exclusively with the Stewartry was published. This entertaining, informative compendium, that will surely contain something new for everyone who opens it, SEASONAL FRESH VEGETABLES Christmas orders taken now! Day ﬁshing permits available for trout ﬁshing Visitors roolcowro ~ coruo and soc more than makes up for lost time. The Kirkcudbrightshire Companion and Tales of the when dour Food 60h/16$ lrowr I Kirkcudbright Artists are on sale at the CatStrand or can be ordered online from: hi 01644 420249 hi www.glenniurraypublishirig.co.uk Glenke ITS G EIZEIIZE D a ge 4 r r A TIMELESS HOUR IN THE GLENKENS For many years, Mossdaie has been a good place to go for a walk — along the old railway line on Airds Estate to Loch Stroaii, or even to Loch Sken'ow beyond if time and weather allow. Of course, there was a time, in the days of steam, when the walk would have been more difficult and so different. I rerrierrrber well my late friend Derek telling me of the excitement ire felt aniving by train for the ﬁrst time in Galloway as a sixteen year old boy in I946. He described the vast sweep of open moorland opening out before him towards Shaw Hill as the train eased over Stroan Viaduct with its impressive four arches of grey Galloway granite. Then the upper valley of the Black Water of Dee was vinuaily treeiess, save for Tariiiocli wood and a few trees around the steadlng of Laggan 0' Dee; a wild and beautifully desolate counuy. it still is, in spite of the exotic conifers planted in their hundreds of thousands by the Forestry Commission over the last half century or so. Another late friend, Donald Watson of Dairy, recalled the sadness he felt when boarding the last train to leave Mossdaie (New Galloway Station) for the far west, and lstill cherish his little black and white ‘wash’ print of a pirffer passing the Clirits of Dromore at Gatehouse Station all those many years ago. Of course, the original line was laid out to Ponpatrick, in recognition of it having been the principal seaport for Ireland for centuries before, in fact Rdd Go0rdon until I868 when steamships from Loch Ryan became the more viable option and the ferry service transferred to Stranraer. As ever here, such thoughts drifted through my head as Catherine and i walked under the bridge at Mossdaie, pausing as usual to enjoy the fantastic echoes from a few hand claps and loud ha ha's. What an assortment of people would have passed under that ﬁne bridge over the years, including author john Buchan, who took holidays in Gatehouse and famously set Hanrray's escape from the train beyond Mossdaie in his celebrated novel, The Thirty Nine Steps. I've been told that followers of Buchan still occasionally walk the old line to seek out the very culvert that may have given him inspiration. They'll certainly ﬁnd some of the most remarkably distinctive granite drystone dyking and bridge work in Galloway. Mossdaie has been a brilliant place to see kites since the ﬁrst birds were released from the nearby‘secret cages’ in 2001 and it is a focal point on the Galloway Kite Trail with its distinctive kite sculpture and irifonnation board. The circular or, more technically, ‘ lollipop’ walk over Airds Estate to the Raiders’ Road and Garels Wood is an absolute delight, enjoyed by locals and increasing numbers of visitors. With the predictably changeable weather of June continuing into early July, this was the perfect place to risk a Saturday aftemoon stroll in the hope of a dry hour, without ever being too far from the shelter of trees or even the car if necessary. However, our luck was in, and the leaden aftemoon sky brightened slightly, with just sufﬁcient breeze to keep the riridges and ]uly ﬂies at bay. Following the wayrirarks, we tumed off the old railway line to our right a couple of hundred yards west of the bridge and made our way across the ﬁeld towards the forest. We soon came on a noisy family of whinchats, siinriner migrants from Africa, with mum and dad keeping up a steady supply of insect food to their ﬂedgiings in the thistiy bracken, whilst mildly renionstratirig at our presence. On the path just beyond a kissing gate we came on a mass of round-leaved sundews, small prostrate irisectivorous plants with bright red/green leaves festooned with sticky tentacles that trap tiny unsuspecting insects, allowing the plant to digest them and gain much needed nitrogenous nutrients. As often happens, the grey skies seemed to accentuate the depth of their colour, and this inconspicuous little plant seemed super abundant for a stretch. We soon reached the Raiders’ Road and tumed right to follow it to the point where the walk retums to the woodland, dropping dowir through the conifers to reach the more attractive and largely oak woodland of Garels Wood. A great-spotted woodpecker chipped menacingly, but the tranquillity of Mossdaie Loch defeated it for our attentions as we gazed across the lightly rippling open water to distant Airds Wood beyond. A kite circled low over the grasses and bog mynle on the far side of the loch, no doubt on the lookout for tiny frogs, voles or even the rerriains of perch or other such dainties on the bank. On leaving the wood, the path rises over a kriowe with a ﬁne old oak before dropping down again into a wee sheltered neuk in the bield of the high forest behind. This area of old and relatively unimproved pasture was ablaze with wild ﬂowers, none of them gaudy or dominant, but which collectively comprised a compelling community of colour. Red and white clovers, tiny blue forget-me-nots, yellow buttercups, tomrentil and birds‘ foot trefoil provided this rriodest yet arresting tapestry. A host of dancing butterﬂies, mostly ringlets and meadow browns, but with the odd small heath, visited the larger of these ﬂowers. Here they were, silently taking advantage of the shelter and a rare blink of half sun. There were odd butterﬂies elsewhere on the walk, but this was the place to be that aftemoon and they knew it. We marvelled at their industry for a few nrirriites, recalling similar and much more conirrron scenes in the more unirrrproved parts of the Massif Central in France and elsewhere on the continent. But this was the Glenkens, and not on the best of days. A second kite circled up into view and it was clear that they too were drying their wings and resurnlng nomral sen/ice until the next heavy shower came along. We conrpleted the ‘lollipop’ circuit and retraced our steps back across the open ground to Mossdaie. The walk, originating in this pleasant and attractive hamlet, had taken us through ancient pasture, moss, young and old conifer plantations, mature oak woodland, fen, carr and loch, with views beyond to hills and rugged rocky outcrops; tnily Galloway in miniature, and timeless at any time. We knew it, too. Ch"-3 R0”,-e ~a L §—~n ‘. _ vi ‘Q ,5- .E - . .!. - :.v.._ . . , >‘_' .-..-'1. .2». A‘-9; -'- - _;r!‘ -|-_' '.- 1. >._§q 3 lei. ".‘ -1”-.--*"""_‘r.s@-‘ F ‘ __ at ' is" 300 species of lichens have been found growing on oaks, 65 species of . TREASURE TREES bryophytes (mosses and liverworts), and hundreds of insects, moths and ‘ll -'1 Trees are amazing! We all know the importaiice of the tropical jungles but our own trees are also very iinportant. Our ancestors worshipped them, and with good reason, aithoiigh they may not have understood their signiﬁcance at the time. Consider the tree in ' 4 your garden, or your neighbour's garden; it is providing extremely vaiirable I-'—r" ecological and economic services. t Trees, or their leaves, absorb carbon dioxide and give off oxygen; they ﬁlter hamrful UV rays, dust and other poilirtants, and provide shade from the sun. Trees act as a windbreak; they also intercept water and store it, helping to reduce the risk of ﬂooding. in addition they can add up to 20% to property -v.-_ value where they are found within the surrounding landscape. Houses shaded - . with trees have lower air conditioning costs in summer, and the windbreak effect 1'- -_‘. 1' lieips reduce heating costs in winter; they also help reduce noise from trafﬁc. For centuries trees have been landmarks in the countryside and were used, in some places, as boundary markers. A treeless landscape is often considered unwelcorning and featureless, and many people derive comfort and solace from being able to see trees or walk in woodland. Studies have even shown that people recover from surgery more quickly if they can see trees from their roornl ;:;--2' All kinds of trees offer a home for countless wildlife. For example, over r T" cl 53-‘ 511-.-'- .‘.0; '- '~__ ~"_.--:-;:,'_, v . > :_‘_ . -* ~'.'~_ .5‘!§'6‘.'¢>~?"5-. _-~.-, ‘ ' ~~ »(A*~‘.@ i:"' _ beetles ﬁnd ironies and/or food in oak trees. These, in turn, provide food “_ for many different species of birds; squirrels and birds help disrribiite the .’—f§j'¢§ acoms from which new trees may grow. Many manrrnals make their home r,_1*1‘fs;-'.j in oak woodland; apart from squirrels, wood mice, bank voles, badgers, " pipistrelle bats, red and roe deer can all be foirrid. in one oak wood in .,;_i_'§ the nonh of Scotland I06 species of trees and plants have been recorded. ' Many trees live a very long time - oaks can live for over 1,000 years; yews ,5‘ ' may live for 2,000 years. Dead or decaying wood is also very inrportant. it provides food and shelter to ; *-- 1; around I800 species, including bats, many birds and squirrels. A number of the species that live on or in it are protected by law. ]ust because a tree is old, ft '.;,'c;; or has holes or hollows in it, does not mean that it needs to be removed. if someone comes to your door suggesting that your trees need to be cut , 8‘W j"down because they are in a dangerous position or condition, be suspicious. If ' you are worried about a tree near your property, get an expert to look at it and give you advice. it may be that drastic action is not required and crown _ " thinning, or the removal of some branches, would solve the probiern. if you ff . ‘.;, are concerned about the possible removal of a favourite tree, you can apply '; to the Council who may grant a Tree Preservation Order. by Maggie . Kay F F ~ _ _:- _,, V V ._ .."..,,'.,W)‘,.‘ ’ “Si. .*"7‘a'§$'“..*.'.. 9" 1? " ‘ ‘ -;=a; ~_- ‘/:".7(_-'-‘ti. Q1’ I }‘.?%: , .$5_~'r’t-it“ Glenkens Gazette L page 5 LOCAL HISTORY THE HISTORY STOP BALMACLELLAN (CARD 7) GLENKENS OBJECT OF THE MONTH Etographs of the Galloway Hydro-electric Scheme Over the next few issues of the Gazette we will be featuring areas of historical interest around the Glenkens as highlighted on the Glenkens HlstoryStop cards. These cards focus on a particular local area or feature which you can then choose to visit lfyou like. The full set of History Stop cards is available for purchase at The CatStrand, New Galloway (you can also purchase them individually). Balmaclellan is built on a steep hillside, with Tonvilkie l2th century earthen Motte standing to the north of the village. The T-plan Parish Church has a magnificent 20th century stained glass window, with a statue of stonemason Robert Paterson (Old Mortality) and his pony in the cemetery. Barscobe Castle (I648) is an L-plan lalrcl's house restored in I971-87 and still in use as a private home. Grennan Mill (1834) has evidence of milling on the site since I506. The Holy Linn covenanter meeting and baptismal place commemorates the killing times of the l680s. lronmacannie still has working reminders of its l9th century industrial past and is also a private house. The Hidden Road is a 4m/7km circular walk Joining lronmacannie, Biowplain, Corse and lronmacannie Mill. The large house at Troquhain was built in the early 19th century but has since been its sundial dates from I855. This photograph and aerial post cards were commissioned by the Galloway Water Company in I935 and 1936 to record the completion of the Galloway Hydro-Electric Scheme. The larger photograph by the commercial photographers, T H R Annan of Glasgow, shows Glenlee Power Station soon after its completion, whilst the post cards, by Altigraph Ltd of Hooton, provide aerial views of the same site and also of the Clatteringshaws Loch which provided the water supply to Glenlee by tunnelled pipes. The whole scheme was constructed between 1931 and I935, and involved the creation of dams sufﬁcient to drive the turbines of ﬁve power stations, four of which are located in the Glenkens at Kendoon, Carsfad, Earistoun and Glenlee. When fully operational in the later l930s, this was the largest hydro-electric scheme in Britain and the most technologically advanced. Designed with care, the scheme has now blended into the Glenkens landscape, and continues to provide ‘top-up’ electricity to the National Grid at peak demand times. These photographs are part of a larger collection about the Galloway Hydro-Electric Scheme which was donated to the Stewartiy Museum in Kirkcudbright by Mr Joseph Clark in 2005. 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Edfar Di%PFS R d rea cei annoc , ewton tewart oa , it all timber '“a"Y "ow QARQEN stock l “J l Q —ci Glenkens Gazette Storytelling Café Children’s Dance Classes with Thurs 6 Nov, 7.30pm, donations on the door Margaret Morris Movement: Every Mon during term time, 4-5pm , £3 per session The November host. will be Tony Banning with the theme ‘Fabulous _ _‘ (Q3 ' page 6 A series of classes designed to develop creativity and Fables’. wellbeing (Age 8-12 years). , C Q, Glenkens Young Arts Sat 8 Nov, 10am-2noon (5-9 years), 1—3pm (8-12 years), £4 Storytelling Café Thurs 2 Oct, 7.30pm, donations on the door , A rich variety of music for soprano, clarinet, 'cello and piano. The October guest host. is Dr Donald Smith, Director of the Scottish Storytelling Centre in Edinburgh with the theme ‘Halfway to Everywhere’. This is a regular event on the ﬁrst 'l‘l1ui's of every month. Galloway Rhapsody Sat 8 Nov, 7.30pm, £8/£6, proceeds to charities selected by the performers A rich variety of music for soprano, clarinet, ‘cello and piano. International Guitar Night Fri 3 Oct, 8pm, £12/£10 An annual touring showcase bringing Toni Pow, GU Crichton, Storytelling Ceilidh together some of the world’s foremost Thurs 13 Nov, 7.30pm, free admission. acoustic guitar players. Join Tom Pow for an evening of Winter Tales with an international ﬂavour at The CatSt.rand’s Storytelling Café. Play it by Ear Every Mon during term time, 1.30—2.30pm, £2 per adult & child Sara Maitland Sal 15 Nov, 7.30pm, £5 Popular song and storytelling session for preschool children - every Mon during term time. Sara’s new book, ‘A Book of Silence’, is published this month. She describes how she set out to explore, spending periods of silence in the Sinai Desert, the Scottish hills and a remote cottage on Skye, in conversation with Toni Pow from the Chrichton Campus. Jive LeRoc Night Sal 4 Oct, 7.30pm for 8pm, £8 Sam Hootl’s hugely popular dance evening. Suitable for complete beginners and all ages! Price includes light refreshments. Antje Duvekot Tues 18 Nov, 8pm, £8/£6 The Balliol Consort presents The Lover’s Ghost Tues 7 Oct, 7.30pm, £7l£5 Originally from Germany, Antje Duvekot has become something of a phenomenon in the United States in the ten or so years since she began writing and performing her own songs. Founded in Dumfries in 1992 The Balliol Consort has developed into the foremost. mixed voice a cappella group working in South-West Scotland. Exhibitipri : GTI Photographic Competition From Sat 22 Nov, CatStrand opening hours Glenkens Young Arts Sat 10 Oct, 10am -12noon (5-9 years), 1-3pm (812 years), £4 An exhibition of photographs taken by users of the Glenkens Transport Initiative minibus on days out and trips around the region and Two-hour monthly workshops are run by professional beyond. artists and teachers - expert tuition and hands-on , experience. . Home to Neverland, A Window on J.M. Bﬂ1‘1'1e> Splinters Productions From Neverland to the Scottish glens, from society drawing-rooms to couthy firesides, J M Barrie is the master storyteller. I Tale-Blazers Storytelling Training Course (Advanced) ' Sat 18 & Sun 19 Oct, 10am-4pm each day, £20 for the weekend A two day training course devoted to advanced storytelling technique. .‘ ‘ 1 . Trio of jazz musicians, formed in 2001 as a musical tribute to their leader Tommy Burton. Fri 31 Oct, 7.30pm, £5 (£3 under18s) _ in The CatStrand, New Galloway seeks a cleaner part time, flexible hours , ' 60+? _ l—lave you clalrned everything that .- ‘E -»~ ea»-, . ,‘ i ' Living Independently Locked I_n is a powerful hip hop drama by multi- if P, award winning writer, Fm Kennet y. fr‘ . I for more details tel: 01644 4-Z0374 Sat 1s Oct, 8pm, £8/£6 %ﬁ(élg‘e1cleIn, Half Moon Young People’s l Friday—Sumlay. i~Z hours per day The Sportinghouse Strings ‘1 Box Club Tues 25 Nov, 8pm, £10/£8 With a front. line of four young virtuoso accordion players and a remarkably strong rhythm section, this inventive out.ﬁt from Glasgow can’t. fail to M impress. Fri 17 om, 7.30pm, £7/ £5 ~ ° . 4 you Exhibition: Valerie Sadler From Sat1 Nov, CatStrand Opening Hours Kirkcudbright based artist Valerie Sadlor has ti special interest in water-based media. I are entitled to? Tn llnll nul unnllﬂnnlinlly with-I you at-0 Qntlllcnl In and how: In apply call: U I (544 I 1 420374 ammo-n-a uv El-nlnnq cxmmumn Q Ann n-1 _ page 7 Glenkens Gazette ‘MB N18 : EIIIKBIS TIAISPOIT IIITIATIW CATSTRAND CINEMA CLUB ~- I — G.T.I. PHOTO COMPETITION 11:1 For the ﬁrst trme, . a display . of . pictures taken by users of our minibus will show everyone what they're missing. lf you have been on the bus, did you take photos? lf so, why not enter our competition and share your memories. Categories will include: The Bus, People at Places, Landscapes and A Mixed Bag. There is no limit to the number of entries and no entry fee. Entries must be received at the CatStrand by 3pm on Friday 21st November at the latest. Entries will be iudged by Phil McMenemy of the Laurieston Gallery on the afternoon of Friday 28th November. Results will be announced at 5pm, when everyone is invited for light refreshments. An exhibition of the images will run from Saturday 22 November to Saturday 6 December. If successful, this could become a regular event. WEDNESDAY BUS SERVICE (REGD. ROUTE): §.trrsz§3r%ir?Y’ 7.30pm, Sun 12 OCL 2pm & 7.30pm On general release __ from 10th October. See it ﬁrst at The The return journey : 2045 Departs Castle Douglas (Tesco) 2047 Castle Douglas (Market Street) 2052 Townhead of Greenlaw 2100 Laurieston 2110 Mossdaie 2125 New Galloway 2135 Arrive Dairy IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BOOK THE COMMUNITY-BUS OR IF YOU WANT ANY MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT KEITH COOPER, GTI ADMINISTRATOR ON 01644 420374. OOMMUNITY EVENTS/CLASSES Boxercise; a great stress reliever: Every Monday from 27 October, 6.30-7.30pm, £24/£1 8 per six week block. This class will work the whole body with a non-combat boxing style circuit and pad work to practise you boxing skills. It is great for all levels of ﬁtness. The aims of the training are improved strength and endurance, improved muscle deﬁnition/tone, improved co-ordination, weight loss and stress relief. To book a place on this fun workout contact Catherine Phillips on 01644 420374. Circuit Training: Every Monday from 27 October, 7.308.30pm, £24/£18 per six week block. An effective and fun workout for the whole body. Combining exercises to tone and strengthen your muscles and raise your heart rate helping to improve your level of ﬁtness and health. Teen Spirit: Every Tuesday 7.30-9.30prn. A new weekly club for young people to hang out, chill, listen to music, eat munchies, play console games on a big screen, watch ﬁlms and plan trips and activities. If you are interested in coming along iust turn up and see what happens. Gentle Yoga & Relaxation: Thursdays 10-11.15am £4/ £3. Release the free ﬂow of energy in body and mind using gentle practices to mobilise ioints, easing stiffness and muscular tension, meditative standing sequences, simple breathing practices and led relaxations. Sessions taken by Lesley Vine (British School of Yoga). Taking the First Step in Computing: Wednesday Evenings, 5.30pm - 7.30pm. An informal introduction to computing. Courses are run by tutors from the IT Centre in Castle Douglas in six week blocks throughout the year. Please call for further details and course dates. Ages 18+. Taking the Next Step in Computing: Tuesday evenings, 5.30— 7.30pm. Computer Literacy and information Technology Level 1. Pwf" 6 '1 ‘ ' 4 "i CatStrand! Based on the audacious true-life attemgt to bring the Stone of Scone back to cotlarrd. ‘Kids G0 Free’ offer available - see pressfor details. s There Will be Blood Wed 29 Oct, 7.30pm Following the rise to powerofDanielPlainview. Over time, Plainview’s accumulation of wealth CONKESSIONARY BUS PASSES ARE ACCEPTED 0N THIS ROUTE, SO PLEASE MAKE USE OF THIS EXTRA SERVICE Timings are as follows: 1900 Dept Dalry (Underhill) 1910 New Galloway 1925 Mossdaie 1935 Laurieston 1940 Townhead of Greenlaw 1947 Castle Douglas (Market Street) 1950 Arrive Castle Douglas (Tesco) ' _o Juno and power causes his true self to surface. Wed 26 Nov, 7.30pm Juno is a cool, confident , =-Q-»— \-~ teenager who takes a . » 7»1. DI nine-rnonth detour into adulthood when sl1e’s faced with an unplanned prcgnanigy - and sets ; out to 1r1d the perfect ,__. parents for her baby. ¢-I-ii ' l'.l§~'.r. I .. If you have the basics in computing and wish to progress further, this course is for you. There are a range of unlts to choose from and each unit involves approximately 12 hours of study. An exam can be taken for which a certiﬁcate will be awarded. Units include: File Management and e-Document production; Creating Spreadsheets and Graphs; Database Manipulation; e-Publication Creation (PowerPoint) and Online Communication. ILA grants of £100 or £200 may be availablel Please contact the CatStrand Community Project Worker on 01644 420374 for further details of costs and ILA grants. These courses run in six week blocks throughout the year. For people aged 18+. NOVEMBER EVENTS Community Fund Raising Training Day Wednesday 12 November, 10am-4pm, free admission. The CatStrand in coniunction with Stewarty Council Voluntary Services (SCVS) are putting on a community fund raising training session. lf you are involved with a community group and are thinking about possible funding, this may be the course for you. Information on how to put together a good funding bid, and examples of the types of supplementary information that need to be included. Lunch will be provided. Back to Work Skills Wednesday 26 November, 9.30am-3pm and Wednesday 3 December 9.30am-3pm, free admission. A ﬂexible course designed to help people return to work and learn new skills. The course covers basic computer skills, applying for a iob, CV and letter writing, interyiew skills and conﬁdence building. Small friendly groups and I For buy lots of individual help. Childcare may be available if required. 01 644 420 Glenkens Gazette page 8 ' O T liil I I P Glenkens Fire Cadets T E make an area Incident safe for others and themselves. They will also learn the The Fire Cadets are currently busy covering Road Traffic Collision (RTC). They are covering equipment used at incidents and have just recived trauma training and teamed how to deal with persons involved in a RTC. During the course of the training Cadets will cover how to use the cutting equipment and other items to safely remove an injured person from a RTC, how to deal with the medical needs until an ambulance arrives, and how to cause and effect of RTC's and how to reduce incidents. The Cadets train out of New Galloway Fire Station on a Wednesday night from 6.45-8.15pm, over a seven week period. They then have a break and re- commence for another seven weeks. Currently we have vacancies for four new Cadets. If you are aged I2 - I 6 and llve within the Glenkens area, contact New Galloway Fire Station on a Tuesday night (drill night) or the Stewartry District Ofﬁce 01557 332028 and leave your contact details. Iain Campbell Fire Safety Wordsearch TEEN SPIRIT O Teen Spirit is a new weekly club for young people to hang out, cirill, listen to music, eat munchies, play console games on a big screen, watch films and plan trips and activities. lfyou are interested in coming along just turn up and see what happens. Every Tuesday, 7.309.30pm, Tire CatStrand, New Galloway. The ﬁrst l0 correct entries to arrive at the CatStrand will receive a special ﬁre safety edition comic of The Broorrs and Oor Wullie. You can collect your prize when you drop in your completed word search. There are 32 words to ﬁnd, going up, down and diagonally. N tn 13> '21 as 0 Z 13> ‘PU '-3 LOCKED IN '1-1 t-:1 so E Z € U O Z n1 W F11 13> U U1 ‘H Locked in is a powerful hip hop drama by multi-award winning writer Fin Kennedy. On the 20th ﬂoor of an abandoned East End tower block, Blaze (a Caribbean MC) and Tariq (a Bengali D1) rip rrp the airwaves on a leading pirate station. Their last CD was a massive hit and they're all set to hit the big time with their ﬁrst live set at Exile FM's birthday bash conring up. Then Zahida comes into their lives and cracks begin to appear in their friendship. When a local gangster asks Blaze for a serious favour, suddenly there's a choice to be made that could split their world wide open. Suitable for adults and young people aged I3 +. Perfonned by Half Moon Young People's Theatre, Locked In will be held on Friday 3 I October at 7.30pm in "lire CatStrand, New Galloway. Entrance is £5 (£3 for under l8s). tn W so 21> l._‘ > 2 Z U < U3 >< "11 "J-'.l F11 U w C) € € t-11 75 C/3 -:1 ._. ._. CD > ‘iv U [T1 2 :> é U C/J "11 H t: ‘:11 r* O O I \O O E E > Z rn C.‘ r-c O ND >< r-rr '11 m r m Z \o s The new term started on 19th August and ‘new’ was the right word! We had 12 new pupils, three new teachers and a new School Support Manager, Mrs Martin. 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It was won by Kimberly McAdam who was proud to have won the trophy donated by her grandfather, George. A delighted grandmotlrer, Hilda, witnessed the presentation by Ray Cotterill, President of the Association, as did father Gordon. Tire nrnner-up was Annabelle McAdam. The Senior Competition took place on 16th August. The weather forecast threatened a rainy day and ﬁve cornpetltors turned out. In the event, though overcast, it stayed mainly dry with just a smattering of raindrops at the start. It was fairly warm with a SSW breeze. Five ﬁsh were caught and the winner, Andrew Ruddock, was given the \ prize by the President. I Glenkens Gazette page 9 ON THE BEAT - Farewell &tWelcome The Gazette would like to thank PC Wilson for his regular contributions to the Gazette during his0 years of sewice to- the no u u conmiuiiities of the Glenkens and to wish him all the best in his retirement. We would also like to welcome our new community policema n, Bryan Bruton, who took over the post in August. PC Brutoii lives in the Stewartiy and has been with D&tG Constabulary for l5 years. Having previously worked in Castle Douglas, Dalbeattie and the Traffic Department in Dumfries, he will now be based at Dally and ls keen to keep Gazette readers up to date through the regular ‘On the Beat’ column. PC Biuton says: “The most satisfying part of my career in the police has been beat policing, or community policing as it is now often called. "l feel that it is important to maliitain links with small coniniunities such as those in the Glenkens. The older residents need suppon and reassurance and the younger ones need to tmst and develop a relationship with the police. 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I n -1 Q l3'i’i ii‘ The Cross Hotel’ ~ New Galloway Dates For tlne Diary Cross Kegs Qyiz Nigiats l'lelcl e\/erg otlaer WCCll1C5Cla9 - tlae next quiz niglat will lJe \/\/ed lst October 7 Fool tournaments laelcl everg otlner Friclatj ~ tlne a -I 1 next tournament will l)e l:ri lOtl1 October Restaurant open 7.00 ~ 8.50pm l\/ion Dalry &Tues, 6.OO~8.§OPm \/\/ecl to 5at Tel: 01644 430107 ljlnone tor otlaer opening times or to l)ool< Catétraiwd Pre— event meals T,C|CPl|;'Onc: ‘(O I 6++ +ﬁ'O+9+ '4 cnciu|rics@t ccross c5s~ncw%a owa9.co.u www.tl1ccrossl<e5s~ncwga lowa9.co.ul< Of Q] 6@[7 My@y§ Our curries are cooked by an award- W1-lming Chef-W1-th Zgyears experience‘ Glenkens Gazette page i0 Glenkens Business Association The GBA have been liaising with Howard Wilkinson from Business Meiltoring Scotland* to bring to its members a FREE I2 month group mentoring programme to run throughout 2009. The aim of the group programme is to support, stimulate and challenge us, both on a personal and business level. Those who have taken part in previous programmes have found the following beneﬁts; raised business horizons, an external ‘warts and all’ viewpoint, greater self-awareness, a more focused approach to developing the business. Those wishing to take part next year will be able to choose the aspect of business to focus on. 0 Great opportunity to get some tasty venison from the local hills 0 Whole roe deer, jointed and packed in separate bags, ready for cooking 0 Price: £35 - £60 for whole carcase *Business Mer1toi'iiig Scotland is a partnership between Scottish Enterprise and Scottish Chambers of Commerce. Mentoring is ”the process by which one person assists another to grow and learn in a safe and sympathetic environment". To join the GBA or renew your membership contact: Secretary Alan Rumble on 01 644 420250 or alanrumble@gmaiI.com O Strahanna Farm 0 Water of Ken off the B729 between Moniaive and Carsphaim 0 Telephone: 01644 460 660 Rosalind Hill, GBA Chairman Glenkens Gazette : Advertising Rates Z008 Open 12.00 en :1 Advert Format Size Price per Discount for Basic Small Basic Small Quarter page Quarter page Half page Full page Black 8. white 6cm x 6cm Colour 6cm x 6cm Black & white 9cm x 13cm Colour 9cm x 13cm Colour 13cm x 13cm Colour 18cm x 27cm (Prices exclude VAT @ 17.5%) issue Block of 3 ads £15.00 10% £30.00 10% £35.00 10% £65.00 25% £120.00 25% £200.00 25% To place an advert please contact the Glenkens Gazette on 01644 420374 l ill’ 1|: rlr iii ill l [ THE STEWARTRY VETERINARY CENTRE ] Glenkens Farmers CASTLE iJoueLAs suneenv nouns Mon-Fri 2.00-2.30 pm & 5-6 pm i Sat 2-2.30 pm IJALHEATTIE suneenv nouns Mon, Wed, Fri 3-3.30 pm Tues & Thurs 6-6.30 pm l\/Iarket FOR APPOINTMENTS AT BOTH SURGERIES OR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY '5‘ 01556 5263 ‘E VETERINARY SURGERY OAKWELL ROAD 4r tit ill iii ill ill l Greuteus HAIR Sruoio Please note new normal opening hours as from week commencing Z7 October: Thursdays: 9am—6.30pm (Gents Barber Shop 4.30pm—6.30pm) Fridays: 9am-5pm Saturdays: 9am-1pm Closed on Mondays Tuesday and Wednesday times may be available strictly by appointment only. TEL: 01644 420 616 4< ~_ bo\\ S‘ ay 0 October 1 1"“ 2008 November 8*" 2008 10am -1pm See the website for booking details; www.sbjohns~town-of-dairv-town»hall.co.uk Entrance Fee 60p — Proceeds towards Dairy Town Hall Refurbishment Fund North of Castle Douglas A713 Ayr Road page I I Glenkens Gazette advertising feature The Glenkens Grand National IS postponed untll May '09. Organisers have decided that because of the weather of late it would be better to put the event off until spning. A date will be decided in the new ear. Are the foods you eat making you ill? i It is a well established saying that ”you are what you eat". However, whilst you think you are eating a healthy diet, you may in fact be eating foods which disagree with you. This can result in rashes, eczema, l.B.S. constipation, bloating and tiredness, to name but a few common ailments. Lorna Willock, local dietician and nutritionist, says: "Many health problems are related to foods we consume on a daily basis. it is a fact that certain elements in our diet and our environment can aggravate these. "We generally look after our cars, giving them sen/ices and keeping them in top condition - we really should do the same for our bodies! A dietary MOT would give us a fresh start and added vitality, whilst possibly relieving some niggling health issues." Lorna has been treating clients within the area for the last ten years, specialising in the areas of weight loss and food allergies and intolerances. Her clients range from babies to the elderly, and results, in most situations, have been spectacular. A happy client says: "You have transformed my life - ill for 42 years, better in three days. Thank youl" Mrs Hawker, Kirkcudbrightshire. 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For a free, friendly, no obligation quote 01644 420 401 D7766 O79 964 | - PRIVATE ART GALLERY 57 MAIN STREET, DALRY EX}-IIBITENG BOTH CONTEMPORARY & TRADITIONAL PAINTING & PHOTOGRAPHY ROSEMARY GASCOYNE & IAN GASCOYNE PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS WITH WORK IN GALLERIES AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS ABROAD AND THROUGHOUT THE U.K. ~ PLEASE PHONE FOR AN APPOINTMENT 01644 430468 ' Glenkens Gazette page I2 USEFUL NUMBERS: GLENKENS DIARY Ili0IlR AILIL EVENTS 0 Local Police: 0845 600 5701 0 Crimestoppers: 0845 555 111 0 Well Driven Scheme (to report dangerously driven HGV’s): 0800 225533 From Sat 22, Exhibition: GTI Photographic Thurs 2, Storytelling Cufé, 7.30pm, CotStrond, New Competition, CotStrond opening hours, CotStrond, Galloway New Gallowoy Fri 3, lnternotionol Guitar Night, 8pm, £12/£10, Tues 25, Box Club, 8pm, £lO/£8, CotSlrond, New CatStrand, New Gollowoy Galloway St1l4, live LeRoc Night, 7.30pm for 8pm, £3, Wed 26, Bock to Work Skills, 9.30am-3pm, free CotStrond, New Galloway admission, CatStrand, New Gullowoy Tues 7, The Bolliol Consort presents The Lover's Fri 28, Scottish Night with Tommy Edgar ond friends, Ghost, 7.30pm, £7/£5, CatStrand, New Gollowoy 7.30pm, Dulry Town Hall Fri I0 & Sal ll, 7.30pm, Cinemo: Stone of Destiny, REGULAR EVENTS: £4.50, CatStrand, New Golloway Mother & Toddlers Group: New Gollowoy Town Holl, Sui ll, Corsock Village Market, 9.30am-l.30pm, Tues 9.45-l l.i5om, £1.50 per session Corsock Village Hall Scouts: Mon, 7—8.30pm, New Galloway Scout Hut Sulurduy l l, Glenkens Young Arts, lOon1—l 2noon Beavers: Tues, 6.30—7.45pm, New Gollowoy Scout Hut (oge 5-9), lpm—3pm (age 8-l 2), £4, CatStrand, Cub Scouts: Wed, 6.45—-8pm, New Galloway Scout Hut New Galloway Glenkens Farmers Market: 2nd Snt eoch month, Sui I l, Glenkens Farmers Market, lOon1-l pm, Dolry i0om-I pm, Dolry Town Holl Town Hall Corsock Village Morket, 2nd Sat each month, Sun l2 Oct, 2pm 8. 7.30pm, Cinema: Stone of 9.30om-l .30pm, Corsock Village Holl Destiny, £4.50, CatStrand, New Galloway Cross Keys Quiz Night: every other Wed (next will Fri l7, Home to Neverlond: A Window on J.M. be l Oct), The Cross Keys, New Galloway Borrie, Splinters Productions, 7.30pm, £7/£5, Cross Keys Pool Tournament: every other Friday (next CatStrand, New Galloway will be i0 Oct), The Cross Keys, New Gollowoy Sui l8 8- Sun T9, Tole-Blazers: Storytelling Troining The CatStrand, New Galloway (for more info see p7) Course (Advanced), l0om—4pm each day, £20, Children's Donce Closses with Margaret Morris CatStrand, New Galloway Movement: Every Mon during term lime, 4-5pm, £3 Sui I8, The Sportinghouse Strings, 8pm, £8/£6, (age 8-l 2) CatStrand, New Gollowoy Ploy it by Eur: Mon during term time, l.30-2.30pm, Wed 26, Cinema: Juno, 7.30pm, £4.50/£3.50, £2 per odult/child CatStrand, New Galloway Exercise to Music: Mon, IO-l lom, £4/£3 Wed 29, Cinemo: There Will be Blood, 7.30pm, Boxercise: Mon from 27 Oct, 6.30-7.30pm, £24/ £4.50/£3, CatStrand, New Gollowoy £18 per six week block Fri 3|, Locked ln: Holf Moon Young People's Theotre, Circuit Troining: Mon from 27 Oct, 7.30-8.30pm, 7.30pm, £5 [£3 under l8s), CotStrond, New Galloway £24/£1 8 per six week block Teen Spirit: Tues, 7.30-9.30pm NOVEMBER: From Sol I, Exhibition: Valerie Sodler, ColStrond Gentle Yogo & Relaxation: Thurs l0-l l.l5am, £4/£3 opening hours, CotStrond, New Gollowoy Taking the First Step in Computing: Wed evenings, Thurs 6, Storytelling Cofé, 7.30pm, CotStrond, New 5.30-7.30pm Galloway Taking the Next Step in Computing: Tues evenings, Sat 8, Corsock Village Market, 9.30am-1.30pm, 5.30—7.30pm Corsock Village Hall CotSirond Ploystotion Tournaments: contact The Sat B, Glenkens Young Arts, l0om—l 2noon (age CatStrand for info. 5-9), lpm—3pm (age 8-l 2), £4, CotStrond, New Dcrlry Community Centre (for more info or to book Galloway conictclSc1rah McAdc||'n on 01644 430 393) Sol 8, Glenkens Farmers Market, l0om-lpm, Dolry Point 8. Art: Mon l.30-4.30pm Town Hall Glenkens Playgroup: Mon-Fri 9.l5-l l.45om Sal 8, Gollowoy Rhapsody, 7.30pm, £8/£6 Glenkens Mother & Toddlers: Wed 1.30-3pm (proceeds go to charity), CutStrond, New Galloway Good Neighbours Club: Tues 2pm Wed l2, Community Fund Raising Troining Doy, Croft Class: Thurs 2-4pm l0om-4pm, free admission, CotStrond, New Drama Club: for info coll Cathy Polkinghorn on Gollowoy 01644 430 393 Thurs I3, Tom Pow: Storytelling Ceilidh, 7.30pm, Kickback Mortiol Arts: Tues & Thurs 7-9pm, £5, free admission, CulSlrond, New Galloway odults welcome Fri I4, Corsphuirn Heritage Group AGM, 7.30pm, Ballroom & Latin Donce: Mon - Beginners 7.30followed by ‘How Well Do You Know the Glenkens’, 8.l 5pm, lmprovers 8.15-9pm, lmprovers 9-9.45pm a pictorial quiz Aerobic Classes - toning & conditioning: Wed 7.30Sui T5, Soro Moitlond, 7.30pm, £5, CatStrand, 8.30pm, £2.50 New Galloway Preschool Dance: Thurs 3.30-4pm Sui 22, Ceilidh with Reel Rhythm, 8pm—l 2 midnight, Under 8s Ballroom, Loiin & Modern Donce: Thurs 4-4.45pm Mossdole Hall. There will be 0 light supper & raffle, 9yrs+ Ballroom, Latin & Modern Donce: Thurs 4.45tickets £6 from Y Grant, tel: 0l556 502 508 5.30pm 0 Pot-hole Hotline: 0845 276 0000 TIMES 0F WORSHIP IN Tl-IE GLENKENS CHURCH OF SCOTLAND Sundays Balmaclellan 12noon 1*‘ Carsphairn 10.30 am 1*‘ 2"‘ 3"‘ 4"‘ Dairy 12noon 1*‘ 2"‘ 3"‘ 4"‘ Kells 10.30 am 2"‘ 3"’ 4"‘ 5‘"(Nov) Special Services and Events 5th October: Harvest Thanksgiving Service, Carsphairn Church, 10.30 am, followed by Harvest Lunch in Lagwyne Hall. Harvest Thanksgiving Service in Balmaclellan Church, 12 noon, followed by Harvest Lunch in Balmaclellan Village Hall. 28th November, 7.30pm: Scottish Night with Tommy Edgar and friends, Dairy Town Hail 30th November, 10.30am: United Service with Glenkens Church Choir, Kells Church. Communion Services 26th October, 12noon & 4pm, Dairy Church 2nd November, 12noon, Balmaclellan Church 16th November, 10.15am, Carsphairn Church 9th November, 11am, Ceremonies at New Galloway and Balmaclellan War Memorials, followed by Remembrance Servioe at Kells Church. SCOTTISH EPISCOPAL CHURCH (C of E) St Margaret's, New Gallowva)/; 10.30am Holy Communion Every Sun & ed CATHOLIC CHURCH SERVICES St Ninian’s Episcopal Church, Castle Douglas; Mass - Sat 6.15pm & Wed 7pm {Dani miss this yea t"S / /1 LQCH ARTHCR 6’ > t°tU'1‘Ul /l il ﬁi tltgié ‘@Satur0[ay 1" Not/em 61$ %00 to 4.30 \ Excllltig m(1t‘l<e1Pl<1Ce oi _Ol“gQmc &hOlTl€|'nQde OCTOBER: ~e Q C9 wrtrrr; FOR was oazrmez Submit events, activities, news stories, cartoons, reviews, foodS (Ind |0cal Q PQTTS LOTTERY FUNDED ~De/" ctes, Sou,:s 4/211a s . 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Text Any textual data included in the document December/ January 2008-09 ISSUE 49 www.glenkensgazette.com MATT’S DAY AT MURRAYFIELD Nine year old Mathew Maclaren from Parton got to meet the national rugby team recently when he was chosen as a Scotland mascot for the Scotland vs New Zealand match. Here’s the story of a very memorable day: We arrived at Murrayfield at 2.30pm, long before the game was due to start. All the mascots and their families gathered in one of the reception lounges, where we were given our Scotland strips and instructions on how the day would proceed. Then we had lunch before putting on our strips and going out onto the pitch to have a practice. Matt & sister Rebecca with two members of the Scottish rugby team We ran onto the pitch and were shown what to do. The Scotland players were warming up and Nathan Hines gave me a high five. Soon it was time and we all ran out in a line just like the Scotland team. I had my Stewartry Rugby Club tracksuit on, and lots of the Scotland players said I must be good because Stewartry is such a good club! We all left Murrayfield at 9 o’ clock and came home. I had such a fantastic day and will remember it forever. Lots of people have been asking me about my day and I even got to tell my class at school and show then all autographs. I got to wear my Scotland strip on Children in Need day which was great. heading for the pitch ‘73 CLUB XMAS SHOW IN THIS ISSUE... Rehearsals are well underway for the club’s Christmas show to be held in The CatStrand on Friday 12th and Saturday 13th December at 7.30pm. The adult section of the club are following up their highly successful 2008 Festival production of ‘Murphy’s Law’ with the popular Alan Ayckbourn play ‘A Cut in the Rates’. The junior team are presenting ‘Is it time yet, Dad?’ by Wayne Denfhy. The play is a fast moving and amusing look at all aspects of the Christmas season through a child’s eyes. Whether you are young or old, you are sure to recognise the scenes which will be played out before you, most of them will have happened in your house at some time! This play won the SCDA Youth Festival for Young Portonians Drama Club earlier this year and has proved to be great fun in rehearsals. Hopefully the audience will enjoy it just as much. Tickets are £5 for adults and £3 for children, and are available from The CatStrand. The ticket price includes mulled wine and mince pies which will be served at the interval. After Christmas, the club will be starting rehearsals for the 2009 Drama Festival productions. All new members are welcome at any time whether you would like to take to the stage or stay behind the scenes! For further information please contact Marie Davie (430 293), Brian Edgar (420 288) or speak to any of the club members at The CatStrand on 12th & 13th December. ‘73 Club junior team rehearsing 2 - Local Artist: Paul Moslin, Glenkens Business Association 3 - Community Council News, Homecoming Scotland 2009, Post Office Update 4 - Schools Report, Youth Update 5 - Local History 6 - CatStrand Events 7 - CatStrand Community News, Cinema Club 8 - Club Corner, The Bus 9 - Fire Safety, Top 10 Tips for Health 10- Corsock Craft Fair 11- Floreat Partona 12- Glenkens Diary of Events Glenkens Gazette page 2 Local Artist: PAUL MOSLIN Paul has been living in the Stewartry for six years now, the last year and a half of which have been in the Glenkens. Originally from the north of England, he developed an interest in woodworking whilst living in Ireland where, as a builder and plasterer by trade, he often did various joinery work and found that this was an area he really enjoyed. Working with native Scottish hardwoods, Paul sources almost all of his wood locally. At present his workshop is based near Kirkcudbright but he hopes to find a suitable workshop space somewhere closer to home in the Glenkens in the near future. Paul’s work ranges from decorative, delicate mirror frames to huge double gates, practical, space-saving Irish settle beds to last-a-lifetime tables. His newest creation is a set of rocking chairs which he’s christening the ‘Granny and Granpa’. All of Paul’s pieces are of a very high quality - solid and built to last - and are really tactile and welcoming. The settle bed is an interesting item as the design is from an old Irish style that stopped being made years ago, and Paul doesn’t know of anyone else who is making these. It is a straight-backed bench (see image below left) which folds out into a boxed-in bed - this design was used in days gone by to make efficient use of space and to keep the drafts out whilst you were sleeping. Glenkens Business Association Following their Open Meeting in November a group of local businesses have signed up to take part in the Business Mentoring Programme. The group will be looking at aspects of their own business which they wish to improve as well as how everyone can benefit from networking. If any other business would like to be involved they should contact Alan Rumble as soon as possible. Scotland’s most recent best kept secret is now out. Over the last few years the Scottish Government has been supporting a Scottish Homecoming 2009 to attract those with a Scottish background, or who have a love of Scotland, to visit next year. 2009 is the 250th Anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns. Susan Garnsworthy from the Dumfries & Galloway Arts Association explained how businesses can be involved. Following re-organisation of local government in the 1970s, ownership and management of the Town Hall was taken away from the then Burgh Council and ended up with Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council. A year or so ago the Regional Council indicated they would like the Town Halls to be owned/managed locally but the way in which local government is now organised prevents the Community Council taking direct control. Hence the need for an independent body to be set up. The shop and attached residential premises was put on the market in the summer. Whilst it is possible that it may be purchased by someone who has the intention of carrying on the business, this is not necessarily so. New Galloway as a community would be much the poorer without their shop. Other community shops in the area include Carsphairn and Auchencairn where the premises are owned by the community and leased to the shop proprietor. This is an opportunity for Glenkens businesses to be seen across the world through the GBA membership website. It is planned to apply for grants to carry our a feasibility study on both projects and if possible to apply for appropriate funding. A new organisation is being set up to look at community projects in New Galloway. Two have been highlighted so far – the future of the Town Hall and of the Village Shop which is up for sale. Rosalind Hill, GBA Chairman To join the GBA or renew your membership contact Secretary Alan Rumble on 01644 420250 or email alanrumble@gmail.com Glenkens Gazette page 3 Carsphairn Community Council Exerps from minutes of the meeting held on 27th October 2008: Information was circulated on the research which has been done so far on the creation of a Carsphairn website. A public meeting will be called before the end of November to find out what the community wants on the website. No new planning applications have been made for the Carsphairn area. Three members of the CC had viewed a consultation pack for a proposed development in the Carsphairn parish. The timescale meant that it could not be brought to the full meeting, but they were of the opinion that the development was of a style sympathetic to the area and saw no cause for objection by the CC. Discussion took place about the grounds on which the CC could object with regard to planning. It is part of our remit to liaise with Planning and Roads and our opinion will carry a lot of weight with the planning authorities. However, if the application satisfies all policies and planning criteria, objections are unlikely to be considered. Discussion also took place on how Developments may affect the ‘Right to Roam’ and effects on Core Paths. A progress report for the Community Garden was presented on behalf of the steering group. An artist’s impression of the community garden has been commissioned. Quarry stone is available from a forestry site for dyking. Discussion took place on the practicality of transporting it and the amount of waste that would result on site leading to increased costs. The Combined Services group has sent recommendations for improving street lighting. However, the Lighting Section has no budget at this time to carry out work and suggested that the Area Committee be asked for funding. There have been suggestions in the community that there is a need for a Community notice board as well as the CC one. It is thought grants are available. The next meeting will be on 26th January 2009, 7pm, Lagwyne Hall. Full minutes of local Community Council meetings are available to view at Dalry Library. The Royal Burgh of New Galloway and Kells Parish Community Council The Provost and the Community Councillors cordially invite all Senior Citizens of Kells Parish to Christmas Lunch on Sunday 14th December 2008 12.30 for 1.00pm at The Town Hall, New Galloway (Transport will be available on request) Please confirm your attendance by adding your name to the list in – Hopkin’s Shop, New Galloway Post Office, Mossdale Post Office, Glenkens Hair Studio, The CatStrand or by Telephoning 01644 420288 Homecoming Scotland 2009: Glenkens Business Association and The CatStrand are getting together with a group of organisations, businesses and individuals to promote Homecoming Scotland 2009 in the Glenkens. Homecoming Scotland 2009 celebrates the 250th anniversary of Robert Burns’ birth with a year-long programme of events across the country starting on Burns Night, on 25 January, and running through until St Andrews Day, on 30 November. The themes of the Homecoming Scotland 2009 are Burns, great minds & innovations, whisky, golf, and ancestry. Whilst linking in to those themes, there is opportunity to expand them more widely to raise the profile of the area. Anyone with ideas for celebrations or events, or who would like to be involved, should contact Rachel Thompson at The CatStrand on 01644 420374 or Ros Hill, GBA Chairman, on 01644 420632, or come along to an initial meeting on Wednesday 10th December at 7pm at The CatStrand. POST OFFICE UPDATE Despite widespread feedback from local communities that rural Post Offices provide a vital service, the decision has been made by Post Office Ltd to close five Post Offices around the Stewartry. Three of these are in the Glenkens - Corsock, Balmaclellan and Mossdale Post Offices will be replaced by a mobile service. Balmaclellan will receive the mobile service for five hours a week, Corsock for two hours a week and Mossdale for four hours a week. CHRISTMAS GIFT HAMPERS NEWTONS SHOP, DALRY We have a large range of local and Scottish produce. All our hampers are made to order to suit each customer’s taste and budget. Call in to view the range of contents and make a unique gift for you or a friend. 17 Main Street, Dalry gmnewton@btinternet.com ● Great opportunity to get some tasty venison from the local hills ● Whole roe deer, jointed and packed in separate bags, ready for cooking ● Price: £35 - £60 for whole carcase ● Strahanna Farm ● Water of Ken off the B729 between Moniaive and Carsphairn ● Telephone: 01644 460 660 Barmurrie Farm Free range hen, duck & quail eggs NEW - free range Gloucester Old Spot pork Free range oven ready chickens farm reared on grass from day old chicks SEASONAL FRESH VEGETABLES Christmas orders taken now! Day fishing permits available for trout fishing Visitors welcome - come and see where your food comes from ! ( 01644 420249 ( Glenkens Gazette page 4 GLENKENS SCHOOLS REPORT Small Schools’ Cup: Castle Douglas HS 4 - 7 Dalry School Dalry’s under 14 team put in a superb display at Castle Douglas to record a convincing victory in the local derby match. A squad of twelve boys including two from P7 and another two who had never played an eleven-a-side game battled hard from start to finish and thoroughly deserved this unexpected win. A hat trick from Connor and four goals from Captain Marvel, Greig, were backed up by a first rate team performance. Young keeper Ryan was faultless and supported by two solid central defenders, Jack and Darrel, whilst inexperienced full backs Ronan, Jamie and James stuck well to their defensive duties. Martin on the right wing provided the ‘escape’ ball by clinging to the touchline. The midfield of Henry, Calum and William, who was unlucky to have what appeared to be a good goal chalked off, were totally dominant throughout, providing the ammunition for the deadly duo of Connor and Greig. All in all a fine team performance with a semi final against either Langholm or Sanquhar next. Kells Primary - 2nd Green Flag! Kells Primary School has been awarded a second green flag by the Eco School’s assessors for the pupils’ achievements in sustainable living. One of their ‘green’ projects was the greenhouse made from discarded fizzy drinks bottles collected by New Galloway residents. Chloe Adams, Galloway News The children use graphs and charts to record the progress of recycling, and garden projects have become a part of the maths curriculum! A Day of Culture in the City On 13th November all seventy six of the secondary pupils at Dalry School took to their coaches for a day out in the city. The trip began at Kelvingrove Museum where students were dazzled by architecture, art and archives. Museum displays covered nature, culture and some famous works of art including a Salvador Dali and work from the Scottish Colourists. A large group of pupils took the opportunity to walk to the Transport Museum and another group were invited to the art exhibition to enhance their Intermediate Art course. Lunch was accompanied by an organ recital in the museum. The afternoon was spent at the Theatre Royal watching a fifty year anniversary production of “West Side Story”. The set was magnificent and the dancing was tightly choreographed. Pupils were stimulated by several contentious issues and honed their critical skills through discussion of the characters, actors, music, dancing and set. All returned enriched as a result of the Connor Smith tries out Santa’s Sleigh at the Glasgow Museum of Transport foray into some of Glasgow’s cultural offerings. A Busy Year So Far at Dalry! On the 22nd of September P4/5 went to a Tri-golf Tournament at Castle Douglas High School. They played Kells, Hardgate and Lochrutton, practising various skills at four different stations. The trickiest station was where you had to chip the ball through the hole and into the net – almost impossible! The children had a great time and enjoyed the opportunity to mix with different schools. Last term P6/7 covered the topic ‘The Olympics and China’. To give the children a chance of experiencing an Olympic style event, P6/7 took part in a Mini-Bowling Olympics organised by P6/7 from Kells. The children played in mixed teams and tracked their own points. At the end of the morning they celebrated the three top scoring teams; each team got either a gold, silver or bronze medal created by the P6/7 pupils from Kells. are currently challenging themselves to sprint certain distances and improve their times. They had an initial training session with Sean Laird, Active School Primary Co-ordinator, and really did rise to the occasion with excellent sprinting times. Now it’s up to P1/2/3 to improve their times before Sean returns for the final sprinting session! Finally, the Nursery children have been working hard baking cakes to raise money for Children in Need. This was their fourth year running the event. The children at Dalry really enjoyed their home-made cakes - well done to the Nursery children and staff! The children had a fantastic time and really appreciated the children and staff from Kells organising the event, and the fabulous weather! P1/2/3 have also been busy at sport and Windy Wigtown Book Festival The end of September saw all of S1 and S2 wending their way down to Wigtown to join several other schools from the region to sample a day of authors and workshops. The marquee nearly blew away but did not dampen pupils’ spirits. They were, rather, inspired by the likes of J A Henderson and James Jauncey who both entertained and informed the troops. Afternoon workshops with the writers gave pupils the confidence to create their own Y O U T H Teen Spirit! A new weekly night for young people to meet with friends, watch films, play console games and enjoy being in the CatStrand space. Teen Spirit is a new group open to young people aged 11+ which meets on Tuesdays from 7.309.30pm. So come along, bring a friend and have your say in what activities you would like to do! pieces of writing, including poems. The staff mingled with the authors in the green room over refreshments and both staff and pupils agreed that this was a most worthwhile adventure which they hope to attend again next year. U P D A T E Your Ideas for Youth at The CatStrand If anyone is interested in becoming involved or voicing their opinions regarding what they would like to see at The Catstrand please get in touch. We are hoping to develop provision for young people and are open to suggestions. Some examples of the type of provision we would consider are: a regular monthly dance/disco (music style may vary for example alternative/EMO, hip-hop, student night), a specific exercise class for young people to get into shape, regular day/evening trips up to Glasgow, life skills training - how to cook, prepare for work, computer classes. Please get in touch with Catherine on 01644 420374 and help make the Glenkens a bit more hip! Glenkens Gazette page 5 LOCAL HISTORY NEW GALLOWAY - Our Historic Burgh by Helen Bolton - PART XXXVIII At Home During the War During the second world war, while our young men and women were away serving their country, life at home continued, despite rationing, black-outs and other restrictions to add to the general gloom around us. However, there were some bright moments to cheer the inhabitants of New Galloway, and one of these occurred on 13th March 1940. On that day Mrs Margaret Paterson, the mother of Mr John Paterson, the local butcher and Senior Magistrate of the Royal Burgh, celebrated her 100th birthday at the home of her daughter in the High Street. A telegram came from Buckingham Palace with the following greetings: “The King and Queen are much interested to hear that you are celebrating your 100th birthday and send you hearty congratulations and good wishes.” Mrs Paterson also received a telegram from the Provost, Magistrates and Councillors of New Galloway, and later in the day Provost and Mrs John Courtenay called to offer their personal good wishes and presented Mrs Paterson with a beautiful bowl of white hyacinths. A quiet but cheerful party, attended by family and close friends, was held in the afternoon, an enjoyable and memorable occasion for everyone present. 14th June 1940 brought rumours of German paratroopers landing in the Mossdale district of the parish! While the police and military personnel searched the area the school children were sent home early - no doubt much to their delight. Of course, it all turned out to be a false alarm! The New Galloway Book Club went from strength to strength during the war, and in 1942 the membership stood at sixty six. Over 150 books had been donated by members of the community during that year, and a good selection had also been sent from the County Library. All were very much appreciated by the members. The number of actual issues to readers had increased over the previous year, from 2,538 ‘borrowings’ to 2,996 in 1942. New Galloway residents were obviously keen readers. In June 1944 the sudden death of the teacher at Clatteringshaws School resulted in the pupils being sent, temporarily, to Kells School. There they remained until November 1945 when a new teacher was appointed at Clatteringshaws. 8th May 1945 saw the end of hostilities in Europe, and the young men and women who had been away gradually began to return home to resume their normal lives among their families and friends. A celebration to welcome them was planned by the Council, and in June 1946 a Presentation and Supper was given as a Welcome Home to the Service Personnel of New Galloway and Kells Parish. The Presentation took place in the Park, and after an address by Provost Paterson and ex Provost Warnock, Sir Andrew Agnew, CBE of Glenlee, presented Commemorative Scrolls to relatives of those who had given their lives. Lady Agnew then presented a Welcome card and £14.10/- to each of the women of the Services, followed by Sir Andrew presenting similar gifts to the men. Later that evening around 130 service personnel and families enjoyed a splendid supper and dance in the Town Hall, a happy occasion for all present. HistoryStop - Glen Trool (card 13) GLENKENS OBJECT OF THE MONTH Over the next few issues of the Gazette we will be featuring areas of historical interest around the Glenkens as highlighted on the Glenkens HistoryStop cards. These cards focus on a particular local area or feature which you can then choose to visit if you like. The full set of History Stop cards is available for purchase at The CatStrand, New Galloway (you can also purchase them individually). Glen Trool is a Forestry Commission village which was built in the 1950s to house their workforce and is within Galloway Forest Park. There is a Visitor Centre in the village. Nearby, Caldons contains a memorial to six Covenanters (163888) killed on the spot whilst attending an open-air prayer meeting, and Bruce’s Memorial Stone commemorates a famous victory against the armies of the English in 1307; said to be the turning point in his wars of independence. There is an inscription inspired by Sir Walter Scott on the bridge at Buchan Burn and the Old Bridge of Minnoch is an archaeological site of a remote bridge. A Bronze Age hoard was discovered some years ago and you can see King’s Cairn, Sheuchan Cairn and The White Cairn that are more than 3,000 years old. Directions: Glen Trool is close to Clatteringshaws Loch on the A712 Queens Way road through Galloway Forest Park, to the west of New Galloway. A ‘Cribbie’ or ‘Niddy-Noddy’ This wooden tool was used in local farms and cottages in the 19th century and earlier for making up hanks of linen or wool yarn after it had been spun on a spinning wheel. The yarn was wound between the two short ends. The winder kept count by repeating the verse: up the cribbie, doon the cribbie cribbie, ye are yin up the cribbie, doon the cribbie cribbie, ye are twa etc… This example is believed to be from Knowehead in Carsphairn Parish, but this was a common implement in use throughout Galloway. Each month a different ‘Object’ from The Stewartry Museum, Kirkcudbright, is on display at The CatStrand, New Galloway. Glenkens Gazette page 6 The CatStrand: News & Events Exhibition : Valerie Sadler CatStrand Opening Hours Glenkens ’73 Club Youth Team and takes an alternative look at the festive season through the eyes of the child. Valerie Sadler was born in Fife, but could almost ‘A Cut in the Rates’ by Alan Ayckbourn: When a lady from the call herself a Gallovidian as she has lived and council arrives at a normal house in a normal street to review the worked within its borders for many years, Council Tax rating she soon discovers that everything may not including in the parish of Dalry. Her particular be as it seems! interests and range of subject matter cover Battle of the Bands landscape, still life and domesticated animals, Sat 20 Dec, 7pm, £3 using a variety of materials to interpret the mood. She is a graduate of Edinburgh College of Art, a professional member of It’s the annual CatStrand Battle Visual Art Scotland and Glasgow Society of Women Artists. The of the Bands event which aims to exhibition runs until the end of December. showcase the best young bands from around Dumfries & Galloway. Each Discovery - Scotland’s International band will be given the opportunity of Film Festival for Children and Young performing up to 3 songs to a live audience and panel of judges, People: Short Animations for Wee Ones with big prizes for the winners. Wed 3 Dec, 10am & 1.30pm, free of charge If you are in a band and would like to take part please give us a A collection of the best short animated call on 01644 420374 or email info@catstrand.com. The closing films from all over the world for young date to register your band is Friday 12 December. Over 14s only. children aged 5 and under - touring Dumfries & Galloway as The bar will be open for soft drinks. No bottles please. part of the Discovery Film Festival from Dundee. The film stories have no dialogue and are great fun no matter what Exhibition: Going Places age you are! In partnership with CREATE and the Dumfries & From Fri 9 Jan, CatStrand opening hours Galloway Film Officer. Running time: 60 minutes. A selection of paintings from the Storytelling Café Gracefield Permanent Collection Thurs 4 Dec, 7.30pm, donations on the door inspired by foreign travels and places featuring Scottish artists’ work from This month’s guest host is Anne Errington the 1880s to the present day. The with the theme, ‘1001 Nights’. This is a regular exhibition will be running until the end of February. event on the first Thursday of every month. Cakes and coffee will be available and audience participation is encouraged. Eat, drink and let Storytelling Café your imagination run away with you! Domestic Godley: Janey Godley Thur 8 Jan, 7.30pm, donations on the door Sat 6 Dec, 8pm, £10 This month’s guest host is John Wheeler with the theme, ‘Free Wheeling’. Janey Godley - award-winning comedienne, bestselling author, weekly columnist for The Scotsman and a regular on Radio 4’s ‘Just a Minute’ - brings her latest 5-star Edinburgh Fringe sell-out show Domestic Godley to The CatStrand. Adults only; contains strong language. Not for the faint hearted! Dogstar Theatre Company: The Tailor of Inverness – Krawiec z Inverness, written and performed by Matthew Zajac Wed 28 Jan, 7.30pm, £8/£6 The Snow Bird and Other Wintry Violin: Gavin Marwick/Jonny Hardie. Directed Tales with Storyteller Sylvia Troon by Ben Harrison. Words, music, dance and video combine to tell the moving story of this ordinary man caught by the murderous tides of the Second World War. Performed by one of Scotland’s An afternoon of magical, festive leading actors, two of Scotland’s best traditional musicians and storytelling and puppets with one directed by the acclaimed Ben Harrison of Grid Iron. of Scotland’s best loved children’s performers, Sylvia Troon. The Snow The Auvo Quartet Bird is a mysterious solstice tale from Sat 31 Jan, 8pm, £8/£6 southern Scotland which conjures up scenes of woodlands, hidden streams, moorlands and rolling The Auvo Quartet create an explosion of hills. Suitable for ages 8+ sound and texture which reverberates throughout their home cities of Newcastle The Glenkens ’73 Club and Helsinki. presents…An Evening of Tues 9 Dec, 4pm, £3 Christmas Comedy Fri 12 & Sat 13 Dec, 7.30pm, £5/£3 Two one act plays with a Christmas theme, ‘Is it Time Yet, Dad?’ by Wayne Denfhy: This play will be presented by the newly reformed Described as a ‘groove-machine’. The much anticipated return to Scotland of Tom Oakes (Flute), Suvi Oskala (Vocals, Fiddle), Julian Sutton (Melodeon) and Roope Aarnio (Guitars), sees a night of Finnish song and new composition coupled with deep traditional music resonances and an electric stage presence which few can rival. Glenkens Gazette page 7 The CatStrand: News & Events COMMUNITY EVENTS/CLASSES December/January Back to Work Skills: Wed 3 Dec, 9.30am-3pm, free. A flexible course designed to help people return to work and learn new skills. The course covers basic computer skills, applying for a job, CV and letter writing, interview skills and confidence building. Small friendly groups and lots of individual help. Childcare may be available if required. Please book in advance. Festive Cookery Demonstration with Catherine Braid: Fri 12 Dec, 10.30am-12pm, £2. The return of The Organic Country Cook, Catherine Braid from the Green Tea House in Moniaive, demonstrating how to make sensational, mouth watering Christmas dishes which will then be raffled off at the end of the demonstration. Cycle Maintenance Workshop for Young People: Sat 24 Jan, 9.30am-1.30pm, £2. This emergency cycle repair workshop will be looking at common problems that can arise whilst out cycling and give you the skills and knowledge required to fix the problem and get back home safely. The session will be practically based and people will be required to bring their bikes. The Workshop will be run by Bob Peace. Please book early to avoid disappointment. Regular Classes Circuit Training: Every Monday, 7.30 - 8.30pm, £24/£18 per six week block. An effective and fun workout for the whole body, combining exercises to tone and strengthen your muscles and raise your heart rate helping to improve your level of fitness and health. Teen Spirit: Every Tuesday 7.30 - 9.30pm. A weekly club for young people to hang out, chill, listen to music, eat munchies, play console games on a big screen, watch films and plan trips and activities. If you are interested in coming along just turn up and see what happens. Gentle Yoga & Relaxation: Thursdays 10 - 11.15am £4/£3. Release the free flow of energy in body and mind using gentle practices to mobilise joints, easing stiffness and muscular tension, meditative standing sequences, simple breathing practices and led relaxations. Sessions taken by Lesley Vine (British School of Yoga). Taking the First Step in Computing: Wednesday evenings, 5.30pm - 7.30pm. An informal introduction to computing. Courses are run by tutors from the IT Centre in Castle Douglas in six week blocks throughout the year. ILA grants of £100 or £200 may be available - please contact the CatStrand Community Project Worker on 01644 420374 for further details. Please call for further details and course dates. Ages 18+ Taking the Next Step in Computing: Tuesday evenings, 5.30 – 7.30pm. Computer Literacy and Information Technology Level 1. If you have the basics in computing and wish to progress further, this course is for you. ILA grants may be available - please contact the CatStrand Community Project Worker on 01644 420374 for further details. Courses run in six week blocks throughout the year. For people aged18+. New Group: With the winter drawing in, The CatStrand’s new Afternoon Tea Club for retired members of the community may be just the ticket! Come along and enjoy a movie and cream tea. Screenings will be at 2pm on the second Friday of the month. Annual membership is £2. Cream teas at a cost of £2.50. Minibus pick up from Balmaclellan and Dalry by prior arrangement - to book call 01644 420374. Ideas Welcome! Anyone interested in having a say in community provision for retired people please get in-touch. We are hoping to develop a panel of retired people, made up from local people and hopefully representatives from the local existing groups, to look at activities and provision The CatStrand put on and to discuss how we can meet your needs/ interests. Please contact The CatStrand if you would like to to get involved. Forgotten Stories: Following the success of Forgotten Voices, set up by the Sounds of the Stewarty to record the dialects of the region before they are lost forever, The CatStrand is embarking on the next stage: Forgotten Stories. Forgotten Stories is an intergenerational project, in which young people meet and chat to older members of the community and hear their stories. The young people will receive training from local policeman Ian Howie on using sound recording equipment and will then be sent to record these tales from times past of the Glenkens and surrounding area for posterity. If you are interested in getting involved in the project, or have stories to tell, please contact Catherine Phillips on 01644 420374. CATSTRAND CINEMA CLUB Entry is £4.50 (£3.50 CCC members & concessions) The Dark Knight Wed 17 Dec, 7.30pm Batman and James Gordon join forces with Gotham’s new District Attorney, Harvey Dent, to take on a psychotic bank robber known as The Joker, whilst other forces plot against them, and Joker’s crimes grow more and more deadly. Cert 12A, 152 minutes. Mamma Mia Sat 27 Dec, 2pm & 7.30pm Dress for the occasion and get dancing in the aisles at this singalong version of the immensely popular, allstar cast feature-film of the beloved musical, featuring timeless lyrics and melodies of iconic super group ABBA. Cert PG, 109 minutes. Family Matinee Wall-E Tues 30 Dec, 2pm The year is 2700, and planet Earth has long been uninhabitable. For hundreds of years, WALL-E (Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) has been taking out the trash, and collecting precious knick-knacks in order to stave off boredom. Little does WALL-E realize that he has recently stumbled onto a secret that could save planet Earth... Cert U, 98 minutes. Notes On A Scandal Thurs 29 Jan, 7.30pm Cate Blanchett and Dame Judi Dench star in this psychological thriller. Judi Dench plays Barbara Covett, a domineering and solitary teacher whose world changes when she meets the school’s new art teacher, Sheba Hart (Cate For further info & Blanchett). Cert. to buy tickets visit 15, 88 mins. www.catstrand.com or call 01644 420 374 Glenkens Gazette page 8 CLUB CORNER Ideas Please! At The CatStrand we have had a few suggestions for possible new groups (open to any age group.) Bridge for beginners and also a monthly gardening club with a mix of practical advice/ demonstrations and guest speakers. If anyone would like to get involved in setting up such a group or taking part, get in touch or watch this space! FIRE CADETS The Fire Cadets in New Galloway will be commencing early December after a short break. The Cadets will be covering within this next phase ‘Breathing Apparatus; Its Use and Construction’, and will undertake, after several weeks of training, a practical session in the Realistic Fire Training Unit (RFTU) at the Fire Service Training Department in Dumfries. The Cadets will be facing a realistic fire in a controlled environment. They will experience a Flash Over, Roll Over and have the opportunity to tackle the fires, using the skills they have learned. The Fire Cadets have several vacancies at present. If you are 12 to 16 yrs old and free on a Wednesday evening from 6.45pm - 8.15pm and would like to know more about the New Galloway Fire Cadets, please contact Iain Campbell, District Team at Kirkcudbright Tel Service HQ on 01387 252222. To Book THE BUS Call: 01644 420374 GLENKENS MEDICAL PRACTICE General Medical & Dispensing Services The Surgery High Street New Galloway The Surgery Kirkland Street Dalry FOR APPOINTMENTS CALL ( 01644 420234 ( THE BUS : GLENKENS TRANSPORT INITIATIVE Letter to GTI: We had a fantastic day out to the Lake District. The weather was bright and sunny as we set off at 9am. Jean and Joan from New Galloway had requested a trip to Lakeland Plastics, but some people just wanted to visit the Lakes in good weather – not always easy! Our first call was at Stainton, near Penrith, for coffee – a farm shop with facilities – very nice and well worth the visit any time! We then drove by Ullswater to Windermere over Kirkstone Pass (quite exiting). Lakeland Plastics is a very well stocked store with a restaurant, although some people preferred the lakeside at Bowness where the swans were very attentive. After losing (and then finding) some passengers we proceeded to Grasmere via Rydal Water. Grasmere is a lovely village with quaint shops (and lots of Japanese tourists!). Now late in the afternoon we turned for home passing Thirlmere (Manchester’s Water Supply), and we were lucky the rain didn’t start until on the M6, so nobody cared. Keith is a good courier – he knows the area well and is able to point out places of interest – a great day out for us all. Kath Bates, Kendoon TESCOS SUPERMARKET: During October numbers using the Wednesday evening shopping trip dwindled apparently due to the empty shelves at Tesco Supermarket in Castle Douglas. On behalf of GTI I have written to the Manager of the store as well as Tesco’s Head Office complaining about the situation. I also wrote a personal letter to the Galloway News. A reply has now been received from Tesco head office, and I hope the situation will improve and we can tempt you back on the bus! WEDNESDAY EVENING BUS SERVICE – XMAS & NEW YEAR’s EVE: On the 24th and 31st December 2008, Tescos Supermarket closes at 6.00pm - therefore the weekly bus service will NOT run on these dates. This decision has been made by Dumfries and Galloway Council, on whose behalf we operate this service. MONDAY 29TH DECEMBER 2008 – TRIP TO GLASGOW: If you fancy a day out between Xmas and New Year we are running a trip to Glasgow. Visit Kelvingrove Museum, the Transport Museum or City Centre sales.Dept New Galloway 9.30am, Dalry 9.45am and return by approx 5.30pm. Fares £5 per person (Concessions £4). Tickets must be booked and paid for by 19/12/2008. WEDNESDAY BUS SERVICE (REGD. ROUTE): CONCESSIONARY BUS PASSES ARE ACCEPTED ON THIS ROUTE, SO PLEASE MAKE USE OF THIS EXTRA SERVICE Timings are as follows: 1900 Dept Dalry (Underhill) 1910 New Galloway 1925 Mossdale 1935 Laurieston 1940 Townhead of Greenlaw 1947 Castle Douglas (Market Street) 1950 Arrive Castle Douglas (Tesco) The return journey : 2045 Departs Castle Douglas (Tesco) 2047 Castle Douglas (Market Street) 2052 Townhead of Greenlaw 2100 Laurieston 2110 Mossdale 2125 New Galloway 2135 Arrive Dalry IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BOOK THE COMMUNITY-BUS OR IF YOU WANT ANY MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT KEITH COOPER, GTI ADMINISTRATOR ON 01644 420374. Pensions – Savings – Investments Retirement & Inheritance Tax Planning Life Assurance – Protection – Mortgages For advice on any of the above, or to review your existing arrangements, contact your local adviser: Brian J. Edgar DipPFS Area Office: Tannoch, Newton Stewart Road, New Galloway DG7 3RT Tel. 01644 420288 or 07808 322421 Central Office, 61 Victoria Street, Newton Stewart DG8 6NL Tel 01671 403080 Fax 01671 402549 e-mail - advice@marrfinancial.co.uk web - www.marrfinancial.co.uk Marr Financial Services is an Appointed Representative of Sesame Ltd YOUR HOME MAY BE REPOSSESSED IF YOU DO NOT KEEP UP REPAYMENTS ON YOUR MORTGAGE Forrest Estate Dalry, Castle Douglas SAWMILL sawn gate posts, stobs, rails, boards, pegs, sarking, cladding, deer fencing, sawdust, woodchip all timber pressure treated sawn to order many items available from stock NOW IN STOCK : ì GARDEN FURNITURE ì phone for availability and prices tel 01644 430230 fax 01644 430405 email: office@forrestestate.com Armstrong Watson Offering a full range of accountancy, strategic business and financial advice T: 01387 269726 51 Rae Street, Dumfries DG1 1JD www.armstrongwatson.co.uk Glenkens Gazette page 9 FIRE SAFETY New Galloway Fire Station is still carying out free Home Fire Safety Checks. You might think that fire is something that can’t happen to you, but in reality every hour of every day someone in Scotland has their home damaged by fire. Dumfries and Galloway Fire and Rescue is keen to raise awareness of the potential risks and urge householders to take the necessary steps to protect themselves, their family and their property throughout the year. Help us to help you - request a Home Fire Safety Check: Call Service HQ on 01387 252222. Three Days of Christmas Message: On the First day of Christmas... Make sure you test your smoke alarm, and if you or anyone you know haven’t already got one why not buy one as stocking filler. Make sure you have one properly fitted on each level of your home, and don’t be tempted to remove the batteries to power a Christmas present! On the Second Day of Christmas... Check your Christmas tree lights, make sure the wiring isn’t split, and check they conform to a British Standard. In addition check you have the correct fuse. Always switch them off and unplug them when you go to bed or leave the house. On the Third Day of Christmas... Never leave candles burning whilst unattended, and make sure they are on a non-flammable base, and keep 10 Top Tips for Health 1. Avoid ready meals. A quick meal can be a piece of grilled meat or fish served with salad or vegetables. 2. Eat home-made soup every day (if you can). It helps to ensure we reach our ‘5 a day’ health target. 3. Cut back on caffeine - tea and coffee inhibit the proper absorption of many vitamins and minerals e.g. tannin in tea inhibits the absorption of iron. 4. Go for whole grains - try brown basmati rice, whole-meal seeded breads, etc. 5. Cut back on crisps - try a few unsalted nuts instead. 6. Cut out aspartame as this has been linked to health problems such as headaches, migraine and depression. 7. Avoid products containing heated sunflower oil. Sunflower oil is polyunsaturated and should not be used for frying as it is an unstable compound. Try to minimize fried foods. Try stir-frying gently in olive oil. 8. Go for lean cuts of meat. 9. Eat more fish, preferably oily. If vegetarian, take flax oil or use as a dressing on salads (do not heat). 10. Cut back on biscuits as they provide little nutrition, lots of sugar and may lead to us putting on weight. ALEX FERGUSSON MSP The Cross Keys Hotel - New Galloway Dates for the Diary FOR GALLOWAY AND UPPER NITHSDALE held every other Wednesday - the next quiz night will be Wed 26th November. Holds regular advice surgeries at: Cross Keys Quiz Nights: Regular pool tournaments & domino matches - ring for dates and details. Restaurant open 6.30- 8.30pm Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat other times by arrangement Phone for other opening times or to book CatStrand pre- event meals. Telephone: 01644 420494 enquiries@thecrosskeys-newgalloway.co.uk 2 St ANDREW STREET, CASTLE DOUGLAS on the second Friday of every month from 5pm Please telephone free on 0800 028 7260 for an appointment or home visit if required. Details of other surgeries throughout the constituency can be found at www.alexfergusson.org.uk. You can also contact your MSP via e-mail at alex.fergusson.msp@scottish.parliament.uk Glenkens Gazette page 10 Glenkens Hair Studio Duke Street, New Galloway Eileen thanks all her customers for their support throughout the year and wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Christmas and New Year Opening Hours – THURSDAY 18th Dec: 9am – 6.30pm, Gent’s Barber Shop: 5 - 6.30pm Corsock Craft Fair Corsock’s annual Craft Fair is coming up soon and is an event not to be missed! Spokesperson Jools Cox says: “The Corsock Craft Fair has won the reputation of being where Christmas starts - it is a great social event and a fun way to support rural sustainability. The Corsock Events committee hope the public will shop locally this Christmas to support their local craft workers and reduce shopping miles.” Some of the local crafts people you will find at the fair are Lizzie Farey with willow weaving, Joanna Gisbey with handmade hats, Cressa McKlaren with glass work, Jennie Ashmore with unique handmade cards and artworks, John Hills with HoneySam Samson wood products, Amanda Simmons with handmade glass, Jem Cox with decorative and functional brooms, Hannah McAndrews with ceramics, Erin Popov with jewellery, The BareNaked Soap Company with local handmade soaps, Linda Corson with a range of delicious chutneys, The Afghan Schools Trust with Afghan clothes and jewellery sold to raise funds for children in Afghanistan, Castle Douglas Enterprise group and more! Corsock Craft Fair will be held on Sunday Dec 7th from 10am to 4pm. Entry is £1 and includes tea and a cake. Tickets for the renowned Corsock Christmas ceilidh on 27th December will be on sale on a first come first served basis. FRIDAY 19th Dec: 9am – 5pm SATURDAY 20th Dec: 9am – 1pm TUESDAY 23rd Dec: 9am – 6pm, Gent’s Barber Shop 5 - 6pm THE STEWARTRY VETERINARY CENTRE CASTLE DOUGLAS SURGERY HOURS Mon-Fri 2.00-2.30 pm & 5-6 pm Sat 2-2.30 pm WEDNESDAY 24th Dec: 9am – 5pm DALBEATTIE SURGERY HOURS TUESDAY 30th Dec: 9am – 5pm Mon, Wed, Fri 3-3.30 pm Tues & Thurs 6-6.30 pm WEDNESDAY 31st Dec: 9am – 5pm Open as normal from 8th January 2009 FOR APPOINTMENTS AT BOTH SURGERIES OR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY PLEASE BOOK EARLY FOR CHRISTMAS APPOINTMENTS ( 01556 502263 ( Tel: 01644 420 616 VETERINARY SURGERY OAKWELL ROAD CASTLE DOUGLAS Health is True Wealth At times of economic downturn we tend to evaluate what are the true riches in life and good health comes way up at the top; “Without health what do we have?” Effective Nutritional guidance is on your doorstep from Dietician, Nutritionist and Allergy Specialist Lorna Willock (Dip D&C,DN,DipAET,NHFDip,BCMA Reg) Available locally for consultation - for further information contact 01644 470218 Lorna will happily discuss any health issues with you. Alternatively, visit her new website www.foods4life.co.uk WEIGHT LOSS CLASSES FOR 2009 New Year – New YOU! Small groups of five individuals learning how to lose weight healthily... AND KEEP THE WEIGHT OFF! £6 per class Telephone 01644 470218 for further information or to book Glenkens Gazette page 11 Floreat Partona To the uneducated, Floreat Partona means ‘let Parton flourish’ and did it no dae that the other night? Some time ago a question in a quiz asked, “what is black and white and red all over?” The answer was - a newspaper. I ask the question again; “what is black and white and red all over?” The answer is not a newspaper – it is Parton Village Hall, after its facelift to celebrate the opening of the hall one hundred years ago on January 16 1908. The hall committee discovered that a fair bit of work would be needed to bring the old lady up to scratch before applying the rouge and the mascara to the newly moisturised skin. The night was fair, the hall was cleaned and the tables well set out, complete with posies, ready to receive the 75 folk who were trysted to attend. Mr Paul Rusby, chairman, welcomed everyone and invited each table in turn to partake from the well laden buffet table. Not aspiring to the banqueting style of the 1908, the Cartner Caterers provided an excellent meal of similar ingredients, much enjoyed by everyone. A miniature of the hall adorned the birthday cake, baked and decorated by Mrs Sheelagh Rusby, who had also executed the greatly admired programmes. Mrs Jean Turnbull, nee Murray, cut the cake and is a great niece of George Murray who provided the hall in 1908. As his great grandfather had before him, at the opening of the hall Mungo Bryson was entrusted with the toast to Parton Hall and to Mr George R Murray who built the hall for the benefit of the community, and to leave the school reserved for purely educational purposes and the present library would be transferred to the new hall. It was left to Mr Alistair Nelson to give the vote of thanks to speakers Mr Alex Fergusson and Mr Mungo Bryson, Mrs Jean Turnbull for cutting the birthday cake, the caterers and croupiers and anyone who had helped to make the evening a success with memories of Auld Lang Syne. During an interval Sam Callander was ‘knocked for six’, being presented with a tartan clad box containing a bottle of ‘mountain dew’ and crystal glass inscribed with ‘Floreat Partona 1908-2008’ (the hall’s, not Sam’s, age) by the members in recognition of the time he gives to the community. 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Runs until end Wed 28, Dogstar Theatre Company: The Tailor of Inverness – Krawiec z Inverness, 7.30pm, £8/£6, December. The CatStrand, New Galloway Wed 3, Discovery - Scotland’s International Film Thurs 29, CCC film Notes On A Scandal, 7.30pm, Festival for Children and Young People: Short £4.50/£3.50, The CatStrand, New Galloway Animations for Wee Ones, 10am and 1.30pm, Sat 31, The Auvo Quartet, 8pm, £8/£6, The free of charge, The CatStrand, New Galloway CatStrand, New Galloway Wed 3, Back to Work Skills, 9.30am – 3, free, The CatStrand, New Galloway. Please book in REGULAR EVENTS: advance. Mother & Toddlers Group: New Galloway Town Thurs 4, Storytelling Café, 7.30pm, donations on Hall, Tues 9.45-11.15am, £2 per session the door, The CatStrand, New Galloway Sat 6, Domestic Godley: Janey Godley, 8pm, £10, Scouts: Mon, 7–8.30pm, New Galloway Scout Hut Beavers: Tues, 6.30–7.45pm, New Galloway Scout The CatStrand, New Galloway Hut 6 Dec 08 – Feb 09, Exhibition: Amanda Simmons (Corsock Glass) – Impressions of Galloway, McGill Cub Scouts: Wed, 6.45–8pm, New Galloway Scout Hut Duncan Gallery, Castle Douglas Glenkens Farmers Market: 2nd Sat each month, Sun 7, Corsock Craft Fair, 10am – 4pm, £1 entry 10am-1pm, Dalry Town Hall (includes tea and a cake), Corsock Village Hall Corsock Village Market, 2nd Sat each month, Tues 9, The Snow Bird and Other Wintry Tales 9.30am-1.30pm, Corsock Village Hall with Storyteller Sylvia Troon, 4pm, £3, The Cross Keys Quiz Night: every other Wed (next CatStrand, New Galloway will be 1 Oct), The Cross Keys, New Galloway Fri 12 & Sat 13, The Glenkens ’73 Club presents An Evening of Christmas Comedy, 7.30pm, £5/£3, Cross Keys Pool Tournament: every other Friday (next will be 10 Oct), The Cross Keys, New The CatStrand, New Galloway Galloway Fri 12, Festive Cookery Demonstration with Catherine The CatStrand, New Galloway (for more info see p7) Braid, 10.30am - 12pm, £2, The CatStrand, New Children’s Dance Classes with Margaret Morris Galloway Sat 13, Corsock Village Market 9.30am - 1.30pm, Movement: Every Mon during term time, 4-5pm, £3 (age 8-12) Corsock Village Hall Play it by Ear: Mon during term time, 1.30Sat 13, Glenkens Farmers Market, 10am – 1pm, 2.30pm, £2 per adult/child Dalry Town Hall Exercise to Music: Mon, 10-11am, £4/£3 Sun 14, Kells Senior Citizens Christmas Lunch, 12.30pm, contact 01644 420 288 for further info. Circuit Training: Mon from 27 Oct, 7.30-8.30pm, £24/£18 per six week block Sun 14, Carols by Candlelight Service, 6.30pm, Teen Spirit: Tues, 7.30-9.30pm Balmaclellan Church Gentle Yoga & Relaxation: Thurs 10-11.15am, Wed 17, CCC film The Dark Knight, 7.30pm, £4/£3 £4.50/£3.50, The CatStrand, New Galloway Taking the First Step in Computing: Wed evenings, Sat 20, Battle of the Bands, 7pm, £3, The 5.30-7.30pm CatStrand, New Galloway Sun 22, Carsphairn Community Christmas Service, Taking the Next Step in Computing: Tues evenings, 5.30–7.30pm 5pm, Carsphairn Church CatStrand Playstation Tournaments: contact The Sun 24, Watchnight Service, 11.30pm, Dalry CatStrand for info. Church Dalry Community Centre (for more info or to book Sat 27, CCC film Mamma Mia, 2pm & 7.30pm, contact Sarah McAdam on 01644 430 393) £4.50/£3.50, The CatStrand, New Galloway Paint & Art: Mon 1.30-4.30pm Mon 29, GTI bus trip to Glasgow, see p8 for further Glenkens Playgroup: Mon-Fri 9.15-11.45am details Glenkens Mother & Toddlers: Wed 1.30-3pm Tues 30, CCC family matinee - Wall-E, 2pm, Good Neighbours Club: Tues 2pm £4.50/£3.50, The CatStrand, New Galloway Sun 30, United Service, 10.30am, Balmaclellan Church Craft Class: Thurs 2-4pm Drama Club: for info call Cathy Polkinghorn on 01644 430 393 JANUARY: Kickback Martial Arts: Tues & Thurs 7-9pm, £5, Thurs 8, Storytelling Café, 7.30pm, donations on adults welcome the door, The CatStrand, New Galloway Ballroom & Latin Dance: Mon - Beginners 7.30From Fri 9, Exhibition: Going Places, CatStrand 8.15pm, Improvers 8.15-9pm, Improvers 9opening hours, The CatStrand, New Galloway 9.45pm Jan 10, Glenkens Farmers Market, 10am – 1pm, Aerobic Classes - toning & conditioning: Wed Dalry Town Hall 7.30-8.30pm, £2.50 Jan 10, Corsock Village Market 9.30am Preschool Dance: Thurs 3.30-4pm 1.30pm, Corsock Village Hall Under 8s Ballroom, Latin & Modern Dance: Thurs 4Sat 24, Cycle Maintenance Workshop for Young 4.45pm People, 9.30am - 1.30pm, £2, The CatStrand, New 9yrs+ Ballroom, Latin & Modern Dance: Thurs 4.45Galloway 5.30pm From 25 Jan, Homecoming Scotland, various TIMES OF WORSHIP IN THE GLENKENS CHURCH OF SCOTLAND Sundays Balmaclellan 12noon 1st 4th (Dec) Carsphairn 10.30 am 1st 2nd 3rd 4th (Jan) Dalry 12noon 1st 2nd 3rd 4th (Jan) Kells 10.30 am 2nd 3rd 4th (Jan) Special Services and Events 14th Dec, 6.30pm: Carols by Candlelight Service with Glenkens Church Choir in Balmaclellan Church. 22nd Dec, 5pm: Carsphairn Community Christmas Service in Carsphairn Church. 24th Dec, 11.30pm: Watchnight Service in Dalry Church. 30th Dec, 10.30am: United Service with Choir in Balmaclellan Church. 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Text Any textual data included in the document February / March 2009 ISSUE 50 www.glenkensgazette.com Glenkens Kickback in World Championships Eleven Kickback Martial Arts Students recently travelled to Argos in Greece with the WUMA (World United Martial Arts federation) British squad to compete in the WUMA World Championships. All eleven students performed exceptionally well and all won trophies. Two girls from Dumfries & Galloway were in the team, including local girl Hannah Sainsbury, aged 16, from St John’s Town of Dalry and Chloe Boyle, aged 8, from Kelloholm. Kickback Martial Arts (KMA) is a multi-style martial arts school run by Brian and Nancy Hilton. The Glenkens branch of KMA, Glenkens Black Belt Academy, has been running for about four and a half years and trains at Dalry Community Centre twice a week. “We have a strong team spirit as a club, and enjoy a hard working but rewarding atmosphere,” says long-term member Angela Miller, herself a 1st Kyu Brown Belt with the club. Dalry girl Hannah was runner up to the world champion in her points category, and runner up in the team event too. Young Chloe from Kelloholm returned with two firsts under her belt - at aged 8 Chloe now holds two world titles. The Instructors of KMA are extremely proud of all their students but especially the two girls, who did a magnificent job for their clubs and their country in such a prestigious competition. Hannah with her trophy If you would like to join KMA phone Brian and Nancy on 07798 725 813 or come along to Dalry Community Centre on a Tuesday or Thursday evening at 7.30pm. Hannah and Chloe with their trophies Can You Get Broadband? IN THIS ISSUE... Last year the Scottish Government initiated the Broadband Reach Project for Scotland to create broadband access for anyone in Scotland who could not yet receive this service. The deadline for applications was last May, but they have recently stated that they are still willing to take late registrants. 2 - Local Artist: Cressa McLaren, GBA Update, LING Info If you are unable to get broadband due to your distance from the exchange but were not aware of the Government’s project until after the cut off date for registrations (31st May 2008), your name can still be added to the late registrations list. Lions Club, Pancake Lunch, “You must be out of reach of conventional broadband and unable to get even 512k down over the copper network,” says Project Manager Helen Foster. “The latest date for inclusion on the late registrants list will be the end of March. Contracts must be with Avanti (the company completing the broadband installation) by the end of April 2009 and installation completed by the end of May 2009. After that, it is not anticipated that there will be another broadband project of this nature or any more funds available from the Scottish Government.” Please contact Helen Foster by email (helen.foster@scotland.gsi.gov.uk) or by post (Scottish Government, Telecoms Policy Unit, Meridian Court, 2nd Floor, 5 Cadogan Street, Glasgow, G2 6AT) to submit your details. You need to provide your name, full postal address, telephone number and email address (if available). Regarding the project, it is stated that: “We must stress that at this stage, we cannot make a commitment or promise to deliver broadband to any late registrant as it depends on the funds available, and our priority is for delivery to the eligible people who registered before the cut off date. We will, however, do the best we can to make the available funding go as far as possible.” To find out more about the project visit: www.avanti-communications.com/scotland or www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/People/BroadbandforScotland/SEBroadbandInitiatives/ LatestNewsAnnouncements 3 - Community Council News, Fiddlers’ Concert 4 - Schools Report, Club Corner 5 - Local History 6 - CatStrand Events 7 - CatStrand Community News 8 - The Bus (GTI) 9 - Fire Safety 11- Health Tips 12- Glenkens Diary of Events Glenkens Gazette page 2 Local Artist: CRESSA MCLAREN Cressa McLaren, local glass artist, first started working with glass 12 years ago. She says: “My first interest in glass came when I undertook a one year portfolio course in 1996. My final exam piece was a desk combining wood and stained glass panel doors; my adventure with glass had begun!” “Over the next few years I worked and travelled, and eventually decided to head back to college to study furniture making. I wanted to gain a further understanding of how to combine glass and wood in other forms. Although interesting, the wood working wasn’t for me - I now knew my passion was for glass only.” After a one year break, time to have her first child, Cressa undertook a two year course in Architectural and Decorative Glasswork, and found that this was definitely where she wanted to be. “I learned and practised all forms of glassmaking in this time and decided I wanted to make a career out of producing and selling my glass work,” says Cressa. “After having my second child I moved out of Glasgow to Laurieston, with its beautiful countryside and great craft network. I knew Dumfries and Galloway would be a good choice to bring up my young family and start my business.” Setting up Cressa’s Glass Works in 2006, her work at present is centred around the processes of ‘fusing’ and ‘slumping’ glass. “I work with bulls-eye opaque glass due to the vibrant colours available and the unique reaction which can be achieved when fusing the glass together,” says Cressa. “My main inspiration for design comes from botanical forms, shapes and patterns created within the natural world. The finest detail of a dried dandelion or the simple repetitive structure of a hemlock flower inspire me to create designs which are intricately pieced together using glass ‘stringers’. I also make lead panels or fully fused to commission.” Glenkens Business Association The GBA continues to keep abreast of developments at regional and local level. At the meeting on 21st January Tony Fitzpatrick and Helen Friedrichsen from the Dumfries & Galloway Economic Regeneration Unit were present to discuss the new Regional Economic Strategy. The strategy aims to create an innovative and sustainable rural economy through four themes; business infrastructure, growing business, quality of life and developing a competitive workforce. The GBA will be discussing ways in which the businesses of the Glenkens can link into and benefit from the regional objectives. Last autumn the GBA Chairman and Vice Chairman were invited to attend a meeting at which Keith Legge, Chief Executive of the Scottish Youth Hostels Association, explained the Association’s proposals for Kendoon Hostel. The number of visitors to the hostel does not justify a full-time seasonal manager or a series of volunteer managers, so this season the hostel will basically be run on a ‘Rent a Hostel’ basis. As there is the need for some upgrading work, including the replacement of the septic tank, the SYHA is looking for ideas from the local community for the longer term future of the hostel. It would be a pity to lose the Youth Hostel from the area, so if you have any ideas for managing, marketing or developing Kendoon Youth Hostel please contact us. Future meetings: Tues 17 February Tues 17 March Membership of the GBA provides opportunities for networking, advertising your business and taking part in opportunities to promote businesses in the Glenkens. To join the GBA or renew your membership contact Secretary Alan Rumble on 01644 420250 or email alanrumble@gmail.com Rosalind Hill, GBA Chairman Local Initiatives in New Galloway (LING) Following good support in a local survey and at an open meeting last year, a committee has been set up to apply for grants to carry out a study to investigate the feasibility of community management of the New Galloway Town Hall and the purchase of the village shop and premises which are currently on the market. Rosalind Hill, Chairman Barmurrie Farm Free range hen, duck & quail eggs, free range Gloucester Old Spot pork. Free range oven ready chickens farm reared on grass from day old chicks. SEASONAL FRESH VEGETABLES Visitors welcome - come a nd see where your food comes from ! ( 01644 420249 ( Glenkens Gazette page 3 The Royal Burgh of New Galloway & Kells Community Council A very successful Christmas Party was held in New Galloway Town Hall on December 14th to which an open invitation was extended to all Senior Citizens resident in Kells Parish. Almost fifty people attended and enjoyed an excellent three course Christmas Lunch. Catering was by Liz Brannock and her team from The Kenmure Arms Hotel and Liz had also decorated the hall beautifully to add to the festive atmosphere. Entertainment after the meal was provided by Tommy Edgar, in his own inimitable style, with his accordion and of course his famous poetry book. The event seemed to be thoroughly enjoyed by all, borne out by the many cards and expressions of thanks received by the Community Council afterwards. A free ‘lucky number’ raffle is always part of the occasion and the Community Council are very grateful to former member Jim Hopkins who has a collecting tin in his shop all year round, the proceeds of which provide most of the prizes. At the end of the party, Provost Margaret Sainsbury thanked Liz Brannock and her staff for all their hard work, Tommy Edgar for his very enjoyable entertainment and everyone else who had helped to make the party such a success. On behalf of the company, Mr Alan Sidaway proposed a vote of thanks to the Community Council. Various maintenance issues are still ongoing and Community Councillor Vic McIntosh regularly contacts and meets with council officials to bring these to their attention and press for action to be taken. Residents are urged to report any general maintenance concerns such as potholes, broken pavements, fused street lights, blocked or broken drains etc. to Vic or to any other Community Councillor. Many people have expressed concern about what would seem to be a considerable reduction in the amount of road gritting treatment particularly in the cold period in early December. Many incidents were reported such as school buses being unable to get traction to go up the Kirk Road and the police advising drivers not to use the road to Newton Stewart because it was too dangerous due to ice. A letter was sent to the Roads Dept. in December to express our concerns. Full minutes of local Community Council meetings are available to view at Dalry Library. Lions Club This year the Glenkens Lions Club delivered 115 parcels of Christmas presents to all the single elderly people around the Glenkens. The Lions Club will be holding a quiz every month from now on, alternating between The CatStrand and the Lochinvar Hotel. For further information, or to enter, please contact Andrew Frew on 420 323. There is an accordion and fiddle night coming up in February/March which will be held in the Lochinvar Hotel in Dalry. For tickets contact Andrew Frew (above). Thanks to the Lions Club “I am one of the old folks (I’m 85) who lives alone and each year this lovely man delivers a parcel of ‘goodies’. I have no family and I’m now a widow for many years so before I ‘pop my clogs’, please, a grateful thanks from me.” Pancake Lunch Balmaclellan and Kells Guild Pancake Lunch Tues 24th Feb, 12noon – 2pm New Galloway Town Hall in aid of Marie Curie Nurses Fiddlers’ Concert Fiddlers’ Concert by the Gallovidians Fri 3rd April, 7.30pm New Galloway Town Hall NEURO LINGUISTIC PROGRAMMING (NLP) skills for change in self and others 2 DAY CERTIFIED COURSE IN NLP FOUNDATION SKILLS (A full introduction to the skills and techniques of NLP) with Michael Spence, Certified NLP Trainer, Master Practitioner, Language & Behaviour Practitioner THURSDAY & FRIDAY 19th & 20th MARCH 2009 THE CATSTRAND, NEW GALLOWAY, 9.30am – 5pm £98 (includes full documentation and ongoing support) Neuro Linguistic Programming is the art and science of personal excellence and is a highly effective ‘technology’ for accelerating personal and professional development. You will discover enjoyable ways of changing yourself, and learn powerful skills for developing your personal and professional effectiveness. NLP can help you to set your goals in ways that make them easier to achieve, have your emotional resources fully available in challenging situations, change limiting beliefs to more empowering ones, develop the art of asking key questions, continually improve your performance, use body language to establish and maintain good working relationships, read the minimal cues that let you know how others are thinking and develop your communication skills. Through the course the basic skills of NLP are introduced and applied in the context of your life. The approach is intensive, interactive and fun. This programme is the first module of the Certified Modular Practitioner Programme should anyone wish to go further. Michael Spence is a long established trainer and coach. 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Production was frantic in early December as the children split into groups for production, quality control and orders/sales. 127 calendars have now been sold with orders still arriving each day! “I really enjoyed binding the calendars and seeing the orders coming in each day,” said Kieron in P7. “It was fun putting the calendars together and working as a team!” said Lucy in P6. Thank you to everyone who bought our calendars! Bag Packing K e l l s P r i m a r y N e w s The children performed a wonderful Christmas at Tesco Thank you to all in P6/7 and the Secondary at Dalry School who so generously donated their time to pack bags at Tesco’s in Castle Douglas on 14th December 2008. We raised £587.00. Well done!! Nativity play. They also had the PTA Xmas fayre in December which raised over £1200. Pupil Elma Jones was the district winner of the Russell Brown Christmas Card Competition, winning £5. Interviewing for the post of Depute Head for Kells Primary was on the 21st of January so a new head should be appointed soon. In February, Amber Brett is going to represent Carsphairn Primary in Stirling at the regional competition ‘Off By Heart’ run by the BBC. This is a national competition with children from all over the country learning poetry and competing for a place in the National Final. Amber is learning the poem ‘The Pig’ by Roald Dahl. Good Luck to Amber! Festive Fun at Dalry School Dalry Primary pupils had a busy time leading up to Christmas. They entertained the Good Neighbours’ Club, held a Coffee Morning, performed in the Christmas Concert and on the last day, enjoyed their Christmas Party. The photos show Primary 1 to 5 and Primary 6 and 7 performing at the Christmas Concert. The annual Kells School Burns Supper will be held on Tuesday 3rd February at 7pm at Kells School. C L U B C O R N E T h e G l e n k e n s ’ 73 C l u b A very successful Christmas Show was held in The CatStrand on December 12th & 13th. The club have now moved on to their 2009 festival productions. The adults are hoping to follow up last The evening opened with the adult section of the club year’s success in reaching the Western Finals with performing the popular Alan Ayckbourn comedy, ‘A ‘Murphy’s Law’ with a play also by Harry Glass, Cut in the Rates’. A council official Monica Pickhart ‘Chips with Vinegar’. The play is a gentle comedy (played by Marie Davie) arrives at a seemingly but in true Harry Glass style it has some sad moments ordinary terraced house to review the rateable value too. It follows the trials and tribulations of a working of the property and to enquire as to why the rates class Glasgow family in the lead up to the Second had not been paid for several years. The occupants World War. of the house, Thomas Ratchett (played by Andrew The youth team are presenting ‘We’ll Be Home Metcalf) and his wife Rosalinda (Kathy Polkinghorne), Tomorrow’ by Wayne Denfhy. This is another comedy are well versed at carrying out their elaborate scam to play in the same style as the Christmas production but convince anyone who arrives looking for a bill to be is themed around the summer holidays. The cast will paid that they are in fact ghosts, and the house has include all those who took part in the Christmas show been unoccupied since they died in a terrible accident together with a few new recruits. several years ago. The One Act Play Festival will be held in Lochside After an extended interval when the audience were able to enjoy a glass of mulled wine and some mince pies, the debut performance of the new youth team took to the stage. The play presented was ‘Is It Time Yet, Dad?’ by Wayne Denfhy. This is a modern style play with no set and no props; all scenes are created by the actors playing different characters and by lighting and sound effects. Theatre, Castle Douglas, from 25th – 28th February to decide the winners from the Stewartry. The qualifiers will then proceed to the West of Scotland Finals which will be held at the end of March in Castle Douglas for the adults and in April in Stranraer for the youths. The plays will be presented at The CatStrand on Friday 6th March. R FIRE CADETS The Fire Cadets in New Galloway will be commencing their training in early January after a short Christmas break. The Cadets will be covering ‘Breathing Apparatus: Its Use and Construction’ within this next phase. They will undertake several weeks of training and a practical session in the Realistic Fire Training Unit (RFTU) at the Fire Service Training Department in Dumfries, followed by a trip to the Fire and Rescue Headquarters at Dumfries. The Fire Cadets have several vacancies at present - if you are 12–16yrs old and free on a Wed evening from 6.458.15pm and would like to know more about the Fire Cadets in New Galloway, contact Iain Campbell at Service HQ on 01387 252222. Glenkens Gazette page 5 LOCAL HISTORY NEW GALLOWAY - Our Historic Burgh by Helen Bolton - PART XXXIX Post War New Galloway and the First Gala Day By the late 1940’s most wartime restrictions were a thing of the past, although rationing was to continue for a few more years. Life in New Galloway was peaceful in the extreme, with the Burgh court being surely one of the quietest in Scotland. The average was two court cases in a year, but in 1947 not one case had to be dealt with! A very good record. In November 1947 Provost John Paterson had a very pleasant surprise. Up until that time he had no chain of office, but when Mr and Mrs CW Forbes of ‘Earlstoun’, Dalry celebrated their Golden Wedding they marked the occasion by presenting a chain of office to New Galloway Burgh. In 1949 a few public spirited citizens of the burgh got their heads together and decided to start a new venture in the way of entertainment for the local people. A committee was duly formed and the foundations were laid for the New Galloway Gala Day, the aim being to hold what was hoped would become an annual event, and to establish a fund devoted to the improvement of public amenities. The committee consisted of chairman Mr S Douglas of the ‘Kenmure Arms’, Vice Chairman Mr Andrew Robb of ‘Mains of Kenmure’, and the Secretary was Mrs Agnes Milligan. Subcommittees were elected for Childrens’ Sports, Foot Events, Mounted Sports and Fancy Dress Events. To set the ball rolling a Gala Dance was held on July 9th in the Town Hall, music being provided by the Starry Nights Band, and admission was 2/- (10p). A Whist Drive and Dance was held on Love Friday 22nd July, and the Gala itself was on Thursday 28th July at the ‘Mains of Kenmure’ by kind permission of Mr Andrew Robb. The childrens’ sports started at 2.00pm and the events were judged by Mr D Wardlaw of the ‘Schoolhouse’. Among the winners were J Pringle, D Marshall, J McQueen, I Milligan, J McNaught, E MacDonald, and Y Wardlaw. The Fancy Dress Parade followed, assembling at the Sports Field for judging by Mrs Hyslop of ‘The Cottage’ and Mrs Simmons of ‘Meadowbank’. Carol MacDonald was the best dressed girl, and Hamish Yeoman was best dressed boy. The best couple were Alice and Gordon MacDonald. The most comical adults were Mrs R McGill and Miss A McCubbin, and Alistair MacDonald was the most comical boy. Once the judging was over the procession paraded through the High Street to the Golf Club, then back to the Town Hall where they dispersed. Later the Mounted and Foot Sports took place at the Sports Field. There were races for both married and single ladies, three legged races, and Five a Side Football, this being won by the ‘Mossdale Station Crocks!’ Mounted events included a Farm Horse Gallop won by T Robb, and Pony Jumping won by Miss L McWilliam (now known to us all today as Mrs Lilias Thomson) on her pony Barney. The decorated vehicle prize went to ‘Bonnie Galloway’, and the best dressed bicycle was won by J McQueen. The first New Galloway Gala Day was a tremendous success, and it was to become, as the committee hoped, an annual event for many years to come. Tokens You may be familiar with the rhyme: “There was a crooked man and he walked a crooked mile. He found a crooked sixpence against a crooked stile. He bought a crooked cat, which caught a crooked mouse. And they all lived together in a crooked house.” But, did you know that there really were such items as crooked sixpences? The bent sixpence was made to be kept as a good luck charm along with many other items which were thought of as bearers of good luck. An old English superstition explained that a bent coin should always be kept in a pocket or purse and it would ensure that its owner would always have a pocket full of money. The crooked sixpence also served another purpose - in medieval times, until late in the 17th century, it was the custom for a gentleman to bend a coin and give it to his beloved as a token of his love and a sign of his intention to marry her. The coin was not to be spent, but instead, to be carried always by the woman as a demonstration of her fidelity, a constant reminder to her each time she opened her purse. The difference between the good luck symbols and those given as love tokens was that those used as good luck charms to bring monetary fortune were usually bent through the centre, while those made as love tokens were usually bowed or even cup-shaped. In the 18th and 19th centuries coins continued to be used as love tokens. They were handmade by suitors who gave them to their sweethearts. These love tokens were always flat. Poorer working class young men made their tokens from copper coins. The wealthy young man could use a silver or even a gold coin. Love tokens varied in size from the cartwheel penny of George III, to the smaller farthings. They were made simply and sometimes highly decorated. The coin would be rubbed down on both sides, until the monarch’s head and other details of design were removed. The young man then engraved or stamped his own design and message onto the blank disc he had created. Considering the fact that most of the men who created these love tokens were unskilled and most-often illiterate, some of the results are quite remarkable. Decorations ran the gamut from finely-decorated to very crude. The symbols that were included used romance and love as their theme, so there were many hearts, Cupid’s bow and arrow, hearts and arrows, flowers, doves, lovers’ knots were often included, as were the initials of the young man or his sweetheart’s. Victorian times brought with them a whole new crop of love tokens. Because the waistcoat was a fashionable part of gentlemen’s clothing and a watch was worn in the waistcoat pocket, one would often find coins hanging on a watch chain. The coins were usually farthings, silver three-penny pieces, and sometimes even sovereigns. The coins of lesser value were the ones which had one side filed down and the name of a beloved engraved upon it. At The CatStrand during February you will find some examples of love tokens found in the Glenkens by local minister and metal detectorist David Bartholomew. There are four examples of crooked sixpences - one is a William III sixpence of 1699, two are too worn to make out any details, and on one you can just make out the bust of William III. There is also a crooked George II farthing of 1746 found at Dalry (perhaps a local lad trying to get his girl on the cheap!) as well as five examples of halfpennies of George II and III which have been worn smooth and inscribed. Most or all are probably love tokens. One token, found on the Holm of Dalry, is inscribed ‘JONATHAN ROBINSON’, and has also been bent in a crooked fashion. Another from the Holm of Dalry is inscribed ‘LYN’. Two from Carsphairn are inscribed ‘BARCLAY’ and ‘PF LUNKE’, or something similar. A final one from Dalry has ’BT’ on one side and some more obscure letters or symbols on the other. No more highly decorated love tokens have so far been found. David Bartholomew Glenkens Gazette page 6 The CatStrand: News & Events Galloway Gatherings: A Series of Lectures on the Heritage of Galloway Every Wednesday from 4–25 Feb, 2pm–4pm, £8 per lecture or £30 for all 4 lectures, part of the Homecoming programme of events. 4 February: Stuart McCulloch BSc (Hons), MEd ‘The Balliol Lords of Galloway’. In association with The University of Glasgow, Dumfries Campus. 11 Feb: Professor Ted Cowan – ‘New Galloway’s Most Famous Son: Robert Heron’ 18 Feb: Mike Duguid MA (Hons) - ‘The Boys of Borgue: William Nicholson and John MacTaggart’ 25 Feb: Dr David Steel – ‘The Artists of Galloway’ Valentine’s Tea Dance Fri 13 Feb, 3-5pm With music from the Saxachord Dance Band and delicious delicacies from Catherine Braid of the Green Tea House. Enjoy an afternoon of pleasant music and dancing. Dick Gaughan Thurs 12 March, 8pm, £10/£8 Dick Gaughan has been at the cutting edge of Scottish music for over 3 decades. Guitarist, singer, songwriter, actor, musical director, composer, arranger, producer, engineer, he’s been there, done it. Dick Gaughan’s work has consistently been innovative and challenging. Traditional Music Weekend with the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama Fri 20 to Sun 22 March A fun-filled and action-packed music weekend for improving beginner, intermediate and advanced levels (children and adults) in fiddle, accordion and guitar. Come and join workshops, sessions and concerts being led by top tutors from RSAMD Musicworks and enjoy many hours of music-making in a relaxed, fun and informal setting. Weekend ticket price £50/£40 (includes entry to all workshops, concerts and sessions). Bursaries are available, and will be assessed on an individual basis. For more information or to book a place please contact the RSAMD directly on 0141 270 8316. CatStrand Young Musicians: Alex McQuiston, accompanied The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas by Maxine Windsor Wed 25 March, 7.30pm, £4.50 (£3.50 CCC members & Sat 14 Feb, 7.30pm, £8 / £6 A Valentine’s evening of romantic music with Alex McQuiston on Cello accompanied by Maxine Windsor on piano. Alex over the years has performed locally and nationally, and Maxine Windsor has played in many solo and chamber concerts in Africa and South America as well as the UK; she now teaches piano in Dumfries. Rapture Theatre Company: Last of the Red Hot Lovers by Neil Simon Fri 20 Feb, 7.30pm, £8 / £6 Rapture Theatre Company returns with Neil Simon’s classic sixties comedy about sex, love and seafood. Think of the great red-hot lovers Byron, Casanova...Barney Cashman?!Barney, the owner of a fish restaurant, tries to make a ‘catch’ by attempting to woo, seduce and bed a trio of lovelies with results both comical and touching. The Blank Album, Gilmore Productions Sat 21 Feb, 7.30pm, £5 (£3 under 18s) Live music, comedy and dance that literally rocks - The Blank Album! is a unique combination of rock music, pop imagery and complex choreography directed by Natasha Gilmore, ‘The Catherine Tate of contemporary dance’ and composer Quee McArthur of Shooglenifty, with a five strong cast of multi-talented dance artists/musicians. “Brilliant.” THE TIMES Catstrand Cinema Club: Man on a Wire Wed 25 Feb, 7.30pm, £4.50 (£3.50 CCC members & concessions) On August 7, 1974, a 24-year-old French high-wire artist named Philippe Petit committed one of the most astonishing performance stunts of the late 20th century: he strung a thin cable between the two towers of the World Trade Center and not only walked across, from one building to another, but did a nerve-wracking series of knee-bends and acrobatic movements on the cable, some 1,350 feet above the ground. Glenkens ’73 club presents…. Fri 6 March, 7.30pm, £5/£3 The first is a play by Harry Glass, ‘Chips with Vinegar’; a gentle comedy but in true Harry Glass style it has some sad moments too, following the trials and tribulations of a working class Glasgow family in the lead up to the Second World War. The youth team are presenting ‘We’ll Be Home Tomorrow’ by Wayne Denfhy. This is another comedy play themed around the summer holidays. Jerry Sadowitz Tues 10 March, 7.30pm, £12 In this rare chance to see the great man live, Jerry Sadowitz will amaze you with the most outrageous standup routines on the face of the planet and jaw-dropping displays of world class card magic. You won’t believe what you see (and very often what you hear!) Please note: not for the easily offended - strictly adults only. concessions) When his father is promoted to Nazi Kommandant, eight-year old Bruno and his family move from Berlin to the relative isolation of rural Poland. There, in Auschwitz, Bruno becomes fascinated by the distant figures he sees in ‘striped pyjamas’ behind a tall fence in a restricted area. Bruno develops a bond with Shmuel, a Jewish boy his own age. Their friendship leads to the nightmarish revelation of the world beyond the wire fence. Regular events: Storytelling Café, Thurs 5 Feb & Thurs 5 March, 7.30pm. This is a regular event on the first Thursday of every month. Cakes and coffee will be available and audience participation will be encouraged! Eat, drink and let your imagination run away with you! No booking necessary, donations on the door. Youth Drama Group, every Sunday, 2pm The Glenkens 73 Club Youth Drama Group will meet on a regular basis on Sunday afternoons. Additional rehearsal times will be added for those working on productions.If you are interested in acting, directing, costumes, sound, lighting, stage management or any other aspect of drama or theatre, then come along and have some fun. All welcome (Age 10-18). Play it by Ear, every Monday, 1.30–2.30pm, £2 per adult/child + 50p for each additional child A weekly song, music and storytelling session for pre-school children and their parents or carers which now takes place every Monday afternoon. Juice and biscuits included in the price. Children’s Dance Classes with Margaret Morris Movement, every Monday, 4-5pm , £3 A series of classes designed to develop creativity and wellbeing. Dance exercises are created to develop agility, balance, co-ordination, elevation, flexibility and posture. Explore your creative dance and improvisation skills and develop an understanding of rhythm. This season the group will explore the themes of shape, form, line, pattern, sounds and colour. With dance teacher Sara Lockwood. Please wear loose clothing. (Age 8-12 years) Glenkens Young Arts, Sat 14 Feb, 10am – 12noon , £4 These two-hour workshops are run by professional artists and teachers, and offer expert tuition and hands-on experience across a range of fun filled visual arts and crafts activities. The classes take place on the second Saturday of every month. Advance booking is recommended and do wear old clothes as things can get messy. (ages 5-12) Glenkens Gazette page 7 The CatStrand: News & Events COMMUNITY EVENTS/CLASSES Circuit Training: Every Monday, 7.30 - 8.30pm, £24/£18 per six week block. An effective and fun workout for the whole body, combining exercises to tone and strengthen your muscles and raise your heart rate helping to improve your level of fitness and health. Teen Spirit: Every Tuesday 7.30 - 9.30pm. A weekly club for young people to hang out, chill, listen to music, eat munchies, play console games on a big screen, watch films and plan trips and activities. If you are interested in coming along just turn up and see what happens. Gentle Yoga & Relaxation: Thursdays 10-11.15am, £4.50 per class or £20 per 5 week block. Release the free flow of energy in body and mind using gentle practices to mobilise joints, easing stiffness and muscular tension, meditative standing sequences, simple breathing practices and led relaxations. Sessions taken by Lesley Vine (British School of Yoga). Taking the First Step in Computing: Wednesday evenings, 5.30pm - 7.30pm. An informal introduction to computing. Courses are run by tutors from the IT Centre in Castle Douglas in six week blocks throughout the year. ILA grants of £100 or £200 may be available - please contact the CatStrand Community Project Worker on 01644 420374 for further details. Please call for further details and course dates. Ages 18+ Taking the Next Step in Computing: Monday evenings, 5.30 – 7.30pm. Computer Literacy and Information Technology Level 1. If you have the basics in computing and wish to progress further, this course is for you. ILA grants may be available - please contact the CatStrand Community Project Worker on 01644 420374 for further details. Courses run in six week blocks throughout the year. For people aged18+. Afternoon Tea Club: Come along and enjoy a movie and cream tea. Screenings will be at 2pm on the second Friday of the month. Annual membership is £2. Cream teas at a cost of £2.50. Minibus pick up from Balmaclellan and Dalry by prior arrangement - to book call 01644 420374. Scottish Place-Name Society Visits New Galloway The Society, established thirteen years ago with its founding conference in St. Andrews, has held two conferences a year all round Scotland since then. On Saturday May 9th the Society is coming to The CatStrand for its conference. The conference will be introduced by Glenkens-based Professor Ted Cowan who will discuss the Unity of The Glenkens, followed amongst others by Professor John MacQueen on ‘ Wigtownshire and Carrick Place-names: A Comparison’ and another local expert, Michael Ansell, with ‘Place and Folk Names in the Poem Oran Bagraidh’. After lunch/AGM, Dr Alan James will discuss ‘-ingham’ names (eg. Penninghame, Edingham) and Paul Tempan will round off proceedings by comparing ‘sliabh-’ names in Galloway with those in Ireland and the Isle of Man. Local people are very welcome. The cost for the conference, which starts at 10.30am and ends at 4pm, is £17 (£10 for full-time students), which includes a buffet lunch and welcome teas/coffees. Please make cheques payable to SPNS, and send them to SPNS (Conf), c/o Pete Drummond, 8 Academy Place, Coatbridge ML5 3AX by April 30th. For late bookings (after 1st May) contact peter.drummond@btinternet. com or call 07769680293. For further info visit www.spns.org.uk YOUTH UPDATE Teenspirit The youth night is going really well, with up to 20 who regularly attend. It is a relaxed environment, where young people can just meet up with friends and chat. On a typical night, we watch films, play on the playstation and on-line games, with trips to DG1 leisure centre and 5-a-side pitches. We are also making connections with other local youth organisations and sharing the facilities The CatStrand has to offer. In January we had a visit from Gatehouse YMCA Youth Club and watched a film to link in with the project ‘How Global Are We’. We recently had a relaxed evening of Indian head massage and henna handpainting with local community artist and alternative therapist Debra Hall, which was fantastic and a really lovely treat. If any one else has any skills or activities (pottery, jewellery making, digital photography,etc) that they would like to share, please get in touch as we would like to run more of these sessions. Teen Spirit is on every Tuesday from 7.30 - 9.30pm and is for young people over 11 years of age. Welfare Rights Benefit Surgeries Are you getting what you are entitled to? Unsure which benefits you should be receiving? If so, we may be able to help - come along to The CatStrand and get advice from the Benefit Maximisation Team who will be having a series of surgeries there. Please phone The CatStrand on 01644 420374 to book your individual appointment (each session lasts 50-60mins). Surgeries will be held on: Wednesday 1st April Some earlier examples: A pensioner couple whose husband had just been diagnosed with a serious illness; with the Team’s help they received an increased weekly benefit of £173.30, made up from Attendance Allowance (£44.85) and Pension Credit (£128.45), with a backdated sum of £2,659. A 20 year old lone parent who requested a benefit check; by speaking to advisors, Disability Living Allowance was claimed, and as a result there was an increase to income support which amounted to an additional weekly income of £157.80, For further info & with backdated payments to buy tickets visit of £1,894. www.catstrand.com or call 01644 420 374 Glenkens Gazette page 8 THE BUS : GLENKENS TRANSPORT INITIATIVE (GTI) PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION: Nearly 100 entries were received for the inaugural GTI photographic competition, and the display in The Catstrand caused not only a great deal of interest but also reminded people of the many places The Bus had been to in recent times. The exhibition was divided into a number of different categories and the overall winner was a photograph taken by George Colbenson at Malleny Garden, Mussleburgh. It was agreed George was a fitting winner of the main prize as, being a non-driver, he uses the bus regularly both for his shopping and supporting many of the trips. The judging was conducted by Phil McMenemy from The Gallery in Laurieston. He congratulated all who had submitted entries, commenting that the humour on display, and the human characters, really appealed to him. It is hoped that this will become an annual event - so start snapping away now for the 2009 competition! TRIPS: We always have a slight break from trips during January and February but we are already planning days out for the coming months. We always welcome your ideas, so if you have any suggestions please get in touch with Keith Cooper on 01644 420 374 as soon as possible. REGISTERED ROUTE: The Wednesday evening bus will now go via the bottom bus stop in New Galloway, to help anyone living near that car park catch the bus. It has also been brought to our attention that there has been a slight change of time of buses into Castle Douglas from Dumfries, making the connection at 8.45pm very difficult. If you are hoping to make this connection, please let us know and we will make sure the driver waits at Tesco for you (as long as it’s only a few minutes!). WEDNESDAY BUS SERVICE (REGD. ROUTE): CONCESSIONARY BUS PASSES ARE ACCEPTED ON THIS ROUTE, SO PLEASE MAKE USE OF THIS EXTRA SERVICE Timings are as follows: 1900 Dept Dalry (Underhill) 1910 New Galloway 1925 Mossdale 1935 Laurieston 1940 Townhead of Greenlaw 1947 Castle Douglas (Market Street) 1950 Arrive Castle Douglas (Tesco) The return journey : 2045 Departs Castle Douglas (Tesco) 2047 Castle Douglas (Market Street) 2052 Townhead of Greenlaw 2100 Laurieston 2110 Mossdale 2125 New Galloway 2135 Arrive Dalry IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BOOK THE COMMUNITY-BUS OR IF YOU WANT ANY MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT KEITH COOPER, GTI ADMINISTRATOR ON 01644 420374. GLENKENS MEDICAL PRACTICE General Medical & Dispensing Services The Surgery High Street New Galloway The Surgery Kirkland Street Dalry FOR APPOINTMENTS CALL ( 01644 420234 ( Pensions – Savings – Investments Retirement & Inheritance Tax Planning Life Assurance – Protection – Mortgages For advice on any of the above, or to review your existing arrangements, contact your local adviser: Brian J. Edgar DipPFS Area Office: Tannoch, Newton Stewart Road, New Galloway DG7 3RT Tel. 01644 420288 or 07808 322421 Central Office, 61 Victoria Street, Newton Stewart DG8 6NL Tel 01671 403080 Fax 01671 402549 e-mail - advice@marrfinancial.co.uk web - www.marrfinancial.co.uk Marr Financial Services is an Appointed Representative of Sesame Ltd YOUR HOME MAY BE REPOSSESSED IF YOU DO NOT KEEP UP REPAYMENTS ON YOUR MORTGAGE Forrest Estate Dalry, Castle Douglas SAWMILL sawn gate posts, stobs, rails, boards, pegs, sarking, cladding, deer fencing, sawdust, woodchip all timber pressure treated sawn to order many items available from stock NOW IN STOCK : �� ì GARDEN FURNITURE ì phone for availability and prices tel 01644 430230 fax 01644 430405 email: office@forrestestate.com �� Glenkens Gazette page 9 FIRE SAFETY New Galloway Fire Station is still undertaking Free Home Fire Safety Checks. You might think that fire is something that can’t happen to you, but in reality every hour of every day someone in Scotland has their home damaged by fire. Dumfries & Galloway Fire and Rescue is keen to raise awareness of the potential risks, and urge householders to take the necessary steps to protect themselves, their family and their property throughout the year. Help us to help you… request a Home Fire Safety Check call Service HQ on 01387 252222 Chimney Fires: Soot and un-burnt particles of fuel build up in chimneys over time. Eventually, they will catch fire. Call 999 straight away if you have a chimney fire! Why are Chimney Fires Dangerous? The chimney could send an avalanche of burning soot into your living room. If there are any cracks or defects in the lining of your chimney, it could start fires on the floor of the house. Unless you’ve had one, you won’t believe the mess a chimney fire causes - even if it doesn’t burn the house down. Signs of a chimney fire: • Burning particles falling out of the chimney • A roaring sound in the chimney • Chimney breast too hot to touch • Hot walls in upstairs rooms • Sparks or flames coming out of the top of the chimney WHAT TO DO: if it’s safe to do so, douse the fire with water. Try to cut off the air supply at the bottom - close all vents, block the fireplace with metal plate if you have one - put the guard up, get everyone out and call 999! ALEX FERGUSSON MSP The Cross Keys Hotel - New Galloway Dates for the Diary FOR GALLOWAY AND UPPER NITHSDALE held every other Wednesday - the next quiz night will be Wed 11th February. Holds regular advice surgeries at: Cross Keys Quiz Nights: Regular pool tournaments & domino matches - ring for dates and details. Restaurant open 6.30- 8.30pm Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat other times by arrangement Phone for other opening times or to book CatStrand pre- event meals. Telephone: 01644 420494 enquiries@thecrosskeys-newgalloway.co.uk 2 St ANDREW STREET, CASTLE DOUGLAS on the second Friday of every month from 5pm Please telephone free on 0800 028 7260 for an appointment or home visit if required. Details of other surgeries throughout the constituency can be found at www.alexfergusson.org.uk. You can also contact your MSP via e-mail at alex.fergusson.msp@scottish.parliament.uk Glenkens Gazette page 10 Health is True Wealth You could be suffering from a condition that may be improved by a nutritional consultation. Often a change in diet works well alongside your doctor’s health advice. We may not realise that certain foods may, in fact, be creating some of our health problems. Lorna Willock has been working with patients for over 10 years now and has seen some great health improvements due to changing their diets. “You have transformed my life - ill for 42 years, better in three days - thank you!” says Hilary Hawkins, Gatehouse of Fleet Some of the problems Lorna has seen responding well to dietary changes include: • Digestive problems including bloating, cramps, acid reflux, constipation, diarrhoea etc. • Arthritis • Skin conditions such as eczema, urticaria and rashes • Tiredness and anxiety • Weight Issues • Hormonal and menopausal problems • Men’s health problems • Childrens’ health issues e.g. hyperactivity, frequent coughs and colds Everyone can benefit from improved changes to their diet – we often get stuck in a rut producing the same foods week after week. If you feel that a nutritional consultation could help you please contact Lorna on 01644 470218 or email lorna@foods4life.co.uk and she can discuss your problems with you. Glenkens Gazette Health Tips: A Few Reasons for Weight Gain page 11 by Nutritionist and Dietician Lorna Willock With obesity levels increasing at an alarming rate and diabetes rates following along, we possibly need an even better understanding of how this is happening within modern day diets and lifestyles. Here are a few of the many reasons for weight gain: Eating very glycaemic foods i.e. eating carbohydrates that raise blood sugar levels very quickly (surprisingly, a baked potato has a high glycaemic index of 85, compared to lentils at 29). Eating poor quality foods containing lots of sugar, saturated fat and chemicals e.g. flavour enhancers. Lack of activity – could be due to poor weather, lack of time in daylight, television and computers, etc. Lowered metabolism – the result of being on a lot of diets and/or lack of the nutrients needed to increase metabolism. Eating biscuits and cakes as well as, and instead of, nutritious meals. The laying down of fat to store toxins from food chemicals. Being addicted to chocolate and sweeties. Lack of self control – in a ‘sea of plenty’ it can be hard to stay on track. Food manufacturers are preying on the fact that the ‘feel good’ component of their foods make us overeat. 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Wed 25, Galloway Gatherings: David Steel – ‘The Artists of Galloway’, 2–4pm, £8, The CatStrand, New Galloway Tues 25, Balmaclellan & Kells Guild Pancake Lunch, 12noon–2pm, New Galloway Town Hall Wed 25, CCC: Man on Wire, 7.30pm, £4.50/ £3.50, The CatStrand, New Galloway M A RC H : Thurs 5, Storytelling Café: There Be Dragons, 7.30pm, The CatStrand, New Galloway Fri 6, Glenkens ’73 Club Performances, 7.30pm, £5/£3, The CatStrand, New Galloway Tues 10, Jerry Sadowitz, 7.30pm, £12, The CatStrand, New Galloway Thurs12, Dick Gaughan, 8pm, £10/£8, The CatStrand, New Galloway Tues 17, GBA Meeting, see p2 for further details Thurs 19 & Fri 20, NLP Course, 9.30am-5pm, The CatStrand, New Galloway, see p3 for further details Fri 20 & Sun 22, Traditional Music Weekend, The CatStrand, New Galloway Wed 25, CCC, The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas, 7.30pm, £4.50/£3.50, The CatStrand, New Galloway REGULAR EVENTS: Scouts: Mon, 7–8.30pm, New Galloway Scout Hut Mother & Toddlers Group: Tues 9.45-11.15am, New Galloway Town Hall, £2 per session Beavers: Tues, 6.30–7.45pm, New Galloway Scout Hut TIMES OF WORSHIP IN THE GLENKENS CHURCH OF SCOTLAND Sundays Balmaclellan 12noon 1st Carsphairn 10.30 am 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Dalry 12noon 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Kells 10.30 am 2nd 3rd 4th Special Services and Events 27th Feb, 7pm: Beetle Drive, Dalry Town Hall. 6th March, 7pm: World Day of Prayer Service, Kells Church 29th March, 10.30am: United Service with Choir in Carsphairn Church Communion Services: 22nd Feb, 10.30am, Kells Church 15th March, 10.15am, Carsphairn Church 15th March, 12 noon, Dalry Church SCOTTISH EPISCOPAL CHURCH (C of E) St Margaret’s, New Galloway: Holy Communion - 10.30am every Sun & Wed CATHOLIC CHURCH SERVICES St Ninian’s Episcopal Church, Castle Douglas: Mass - Sat 6.15pm & Wed 7pm The Smithy Tea Room & Gift Shop New Galloway Opening Daily from Sat 28 Feb, 10am-5pm offering a selection of home baking, light lunches & homemade soups v 01644 420269 v Cub Scouts: Wed, 6.45–8pm, New Galloway Scout Hut Cross Keys Quiz Night: every other Wed (next will be 1 Oct), The Cross Keys, New Galloway Cross Keys Pool Tournament: every other Friday (next will be 10 Oct), The Cross Keys, New Galloway Glenkens Farmers Market: 2nd Sat each month, 10am-1pm, Dalry Town Hall Corsock Village Market, 2nd Sat each month, 9.30am-1.30pm, Corsock Village Hall Cross Keys Quiz Night: every other Wed (next will be 1 Oct), The Cross Keys, New Galloway Cross Keys Pool Tournament: every other Friday (next will be 10 Oct), The Cross Keys, New Galloway Lions Club monthly quiz, alternating between The CatStrand and the Lochinvar Hotel. For further information contact Andrew Frew on 420 323. The CatStrand, New Galloway (see p7) Exercise to Music: Mon, 10-11am, £4/£3 Play it by Ear: Mon during term time, 1.302.30pm, £2 per adult/child Children’s Dance Classes with Margaret Morris Movement: Every Mon during term time, 45pm, £3 (age 8-12) Circuit Training: Mon from 27 Oct, 7.308.30pm, £24/£18 per six week block Teen Spirit: Tues, 7.30-9.30pm Gentle Yoga & Relaxation: Thurs 10-11.15am, £4/£3 Taking the Next Step in Computing: Tues evenings, 5.30–7.30pm Taking the First Step in Computing: Wed evenings, 5.30-7.30pm Youth Drama Group; every Sunday 2pm, age 10-18 CatStrand Playstation Tournaments: contact The CatStrand for info. Dalry Community Centre (for more info or to book contact Sarah McAdam on 01644 430 393) Glenkens Playgroup: Mon-Fri, 9.15-11.45am Paint & Art: Mon 1.30-4.30pm Ballroom & Latin Dance: Mon - Beginners 7.30-8.15pm, Improvers 8.15-9pm, Improvers 9-9.45pm Good Neighbours Club: Tues 2pm Kickback Martial Arts: Tues & Thurs 7-9pm, £5, adults welcome Glenkens Mother & Toddlers: Wed 1.30-3pm Craft Class: Thurs 2-4pm Aerobic Classes - toning & conditioning: Wed 7.30-8.30pm, £2.50 Preschool Dance: Thurs 3.30-4pm Under 8s Ballroom, Latin & Modern Dance: Thurs 4-4.45pm 9yrs+ Ballroom, Latin & Modern Dance: Thurs 4.45-5.30pm Drama Club: for info call Cathy Polkinghorn on 01644 430 393 WRITE FOR THE GAZETTE! Submit events, activities, news stories, cartoons, reviews, tips and techniques, fiction, photos, ads or ideas... 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