aug-09 - Lochwinnoch Online

LOCHWINNOCH
ART GROUP
NEWS
Lochwinnoch Art Group have been
busy making plans over the summer
for the coming session which starts on
Monday 7th September at 7.30pm
in the McKillop Institute.
The opening topic by Christine Brown
will be on Presentation of Artwork for
Exhibition and how to price artworks
for sale.
We will have another meeting on the
following Monday 14th September.
The topic for that evening will be
"Holiday Theme" in own choice of
medium.
Due to Lochwinnoch Art Group's
Annual Exhibition in 'The Library
Room', Lochwinnoch Library, which
runs from Wednesday 23rd September
until Saturday 10th October,
the next Art Group meeting will not
be until Monday 12th October at the
usual time of 7.30pm - 9.30pm.
As usual we invite new members to
come along and see what we are
about. Existing members who wish to
exhibit in our exhibition will be able
to collect information sheets at our
first meeting. If you have not already
done so, get those paint brushes out
and get painting !
Christine Brown
Lochwinnoch Art Group
Chairperson
R.N.L.I.
The good people in and around Lochwinnoch
have yet again shown their
generosity by contributing the
splendid total of £1,125.02 to
the R.N.L.I. Annual House-to-House
Collection.
The Guild would like to thank all
those who so kindly donated money
to this worthwhile charity and the
organiser of the collection would
like to express her great appreciation
of the time given by all the collectors.
Thank you and well done to all!
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IMPORTANT -
IT IS NOW OR
NEVER
FOR CLYDE
MUIRSHIEL
REGIONAL PARK!!
If our Regional Park is to be saved
for the future, it is extremely important
that everyone who cares sets
some time aside and writes a letter
to Kenneth Gibson MSP in support
of his Bill entitled -
‘Protecting Scotland’s
Regional Parks Bill’
This message must get to as many
residents from every town, village
and community around the Park
because unless there is tremendous
support from everyone, the game is
lost. Local business folk who benefit
from passing trade as a result of
day visitors who come to use the
Park, should also outline how their
income will be affected.
Kenneth Gibson needs your support
now or the Bill will fall at the first
hurdle in the Scottish Parliament.
Undoubtedly the developers of the
Kelburn Wind Farm won their appeal
because there were so few objectors
from that side of the Park. If
this Bill is successful, then wind farm
developers will know that any application
for wind turbines is a waste of
time. Letters do not need to be long
and full of detail. A list of Kenneth
Gibson’s questions is set out next, in
order to help you construct your letter.
YOUR REGIONAL
PARK
Consultation Questions
• For what reasons should regional
parks be afforded special protection
• In what ways have industrial developments
adversely affected your
visit to any of Scotland’s regional
parks.
• Do you think the Scottish Government
is doing enough to maintain and
protect Scotland’s regional parks If
not, what are your recommendations
• Do you foresee any unintended
consequences related to the restriction
of industrial development in regional
parks
• Any further comments you would
like to make on his proposal
Please return your comments on
this proposal to the following
address by Monday 31 August 2009
Kenneth J Gibson MSP
The Scottish Parliament
EDINBURGH
EH99 1SP