CHATTERBOX - Lochwinnoch Online
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TWILIGHT TALK: WILDLIFE IN<br />
TANZANIA<br />
<strong>Lochwinnoch</strong> reserve manager, Zul<br />
Bhatia, gives us his yearly talk about<br />
Africa.<br />
Booking essential. £2 for RSPB<br />
members, £4 for non-members<br />
THURSDAY 23 DEC 11AM – 1PM<br />
COFFEE MORNING<br />
Come along to our monthly winter<br />
coffee mornings and help give nature a<br />
voice by raising funds for our vital<br />
conservation work. Join RSPB staff<br />
and volunteers for a hot drink and a<br />
chat, in the comfort of the visitor<br />
centre, whilst enjoying the wonderful<br />
view and wildlife of the reserve.<br />
All of our coffee & tea is Fairtrade.<br />
Cost: £2 to cover tea/coffee and<br />
biscuits/cakes. Tickets can be<br />
purchased in advance at the reserve.<br />
Where to meet:<br />
Events start from the RSPB<br />
<strong>Lochwinnoch</strong> visitor centre unless<br />
otherwise stated<br />
Booking, prices and enquiries:<br />
It is often necessary to book onto our<br />
events in advance as certain events<br />
may have limited space. If this is the<br />
case, the phrase ‗booking essential‘<br />
will appear in the event information.<br />
To book a place or to find out more<br />
information, phone 01505842663,<br />
email <strong>Lochwinnoch</strong>@rspb.org.uk or<br />
visit us at the visitor centre.<br />
Costs are stated in the event<br />
information and entry to our events<br />
also includes entry to the reserve.<br />
Many of our events are FREE or HALF<br />
PRICE to RSPB & Wildlife Explorer<br />
members!<br />
Guided Walks throughout the<br />
year<br />
The reserve hosts a whole range of<br />
guided walks covering a range of<br />
different topics and areas of the<br />
reserve, so hopefully you‘ll be able to<br />
find one that suits you. We are also<br />
available to run walks for groups and<br />
organisations both during the daytime<br />
and in the evenings. For more<br />
information about this, including cost<br />
and content, please phone the reserve<br />
o n 01505 842663 o r email<br />
<strong>Lochwinnoch</strong>@rspb.org.uk.<br />
For All Walks:<br />
Stout footwear and waterproofs<br />
recommended. Be prepared for<br />
changeable weather conditions.<br />
Booking essential but spaces may be<br />
available on the day. Cost £2 nonmembers,<br />
FREE for RSPB & Wildlife<br />
Explorer members (unless otherwise<br />
stated).<br />
What’s happening on the<br />
Village Website<br />
www.lochwinnoch.info<br />
The website has had a busy month<br />
with the Forum talk being about the<br />
Library and Annexe action groups.<br />
Keep up to date on action events etc.<br />
See if you can make sense of the ‗Are<br />
you smarter than a ten year old‖<br />
RDC arithmetic thread.<br />
Also on the website...<br />
News of the annual TCT<br />
Charity Auction to be<br />
held in the Brown Bull<br />
on Saturday 11th December.<br />
“It's that time of year again folks<br />
TCT Auction will take place on 11th<br />
December 2010 @ 9pm<br />
As always, donations for the raffle<br />
and items to auction on the night<br />
welcomed. So if you have any<br />
unwanted gifts that you have<br />
received why not hand them in and<br />
help towards making a difference to<br />
teenagers in Scotland that have<br />
been diagnosed with cancer.<br />
These times have been very difficult<br />
for everyone amidst the recession<br />
but anything you could offer would<br />
be greatly appreciated.<br />
If you could auction your time doing<br />
what you do best for example,<br />
guitar lessons, French lessons,<br />
cooking or painting and decorating.<br />
Your time could be auctioned off for<br />
a good cause<br />
If you are doing your weekly or<br />
monthly shop, would you be able to<br />
pop an item in your trolley for our<br />
raffle? It could be a bottle of alcohol<br />
7<br />
or choccies, whatever you could<br />
manage would be amazing.<br />
If anyone is in the position to offer<br />
something bigger for the auction then<br />
please get in touch with me as soon as<br />
possible and I can whip up some<br />
interest in the pub and on the forums.<br />
If you would like to give a donation to<br />
TCT instead then feel free to pop in to<br />
the pub and you can start the ball<br />
rolling towards the final figure on the<br />
night. We never expect to raise a<br />
certain amount of money but are<br />
always delighted with the total at the<br />
end of the night when villagers part<br />
with their hard earned cash “<br />
Lola<br />
Weather Live<br />
Watch the winter<br />
weather from the<br />
comfort of your laptop. The weather<br />
station feeds live data onto the village<br />
website so you can watch the<br />
temperature plummet in the evenings,<br />
guess the next gust speed, predict the<br />
thaw or just watch the rain totals<br />
build up.<br />
www.lochwinnoch.info/weather<br />
<strong>Lochwinnoch</strong> Art Group<br />
The group will meet only once<br />
this month on the 6th December.<br />
As usual the meeting will be held<br />
in the Bar Lounge of the McKillop<br />
Institute, 7.30pm - 9.30pm.<br />
We wish all our members, patrons<br />
and supporters, both past and<br />
present, a Joyful Christmas and a<br />
Guid New Year
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