aug-09 - Lochwinnoch Online

LOCHWINNOCH
COMMUNITY
COUNCIL NEWS
NOTICE
DOGS
Attention has been drawn to the danger
of dogs, not on leads, being exercised
on the country roads surrounding
the village. Some owners are allowing
their dogs to wander off quite
a distance making it unlikely for them
to be able to call them to heel
quickly. Not all dogs are well behaved
and such dogs being allowed to run
free is unwise. Also encounters with
cars often being driven too fast could
cause distress and injury to both dogs
and walkers.
There are also reports of a man exercising
his 5 dogs, 4 collies and an
alsation by allowing them to run after
his moving red van. He has shown
aggressive behaviour towards walkers
and dog owners who have expressed
their concerns about this. Obviously
these dogs, when running after the
van, are completely outwith their
owner's control, and as such, could
injure other dogs, frighten walkers or
even be hurt themselves. Meeting with
other dogs could allow pack instinct to
take over.
This irresponsible dog ownership
should be reported to the dog wardens.
LAC REVIEW
The Local Area Committees (LACs)
recently agreed a consultation report
on the review of LACs and included
was reference to the drafting of localised
area action plans, which would
set out the priorities for each LAC
area.
The content will be influenced by a
number of factors, including demographic
and health statistics already
presented and, most importantly, the
views of the LAC community
representative membership. To assist
the preparatory work for the
drafting of the localised action plans
and to direct the content of the LAC
planning conference to be held later
this year, the Community Council
representative has been asked to provide
an indication of the three issues
perceived to be most important in
our area.
If you feel strongly about any issue
that you think should be included,
then please let the Community
Council know, either by contacting
CC members direct or by letting
Chatterbox know (via the Chatterbox
drop box in Lochwinnoch Library),
so that the issues can be prioritised
and forwarded to Renfrewshire
Council. Thank you.
Lochwinnoch
Community Council
Christmas Lights
Competition
The summer holidays are still in full
swing, but the Community Council
are already looking forward to
Christmas. They are organising a
competition giving the opportunity
to children in the village to design a
Christmas Light for the village.
The winning drawing will be transformed
into a professionally manufactured
light display and will be
unveiled at the village Christmas
light switch-on in December.
Entry forms are available from the
Library and various other places
throughout the village.
The competition is open to all
children living in the Lochwinnoch
Community Council area and aged
12 or under on 12 Sep. 2009.
Closing date for entries is
12 th September 2009.
Krafty Kids
will start back
on
Saturday 5th September
Morning class from 10-11.30am
and
Saturday 19th September
Afternoon class from 1.30-3pm
at Space Rooms, McKillop Inst.
The class was previously run
by a committee of mothers and
is now solely organised by
Katharine Billany, BA Hons
Art & Design.
All Primary School children
are welcome to join at £25.00
for the session, payable on the
first day. To book, Tel: 01505
844944.
The classes run monthly from
September to February and
will cover a range of arty
activities on the following
dates:
Saturday mornings:
5th September, 3rd October,
7th November, 5th December
2009, 9th January & 6th February
2010.
Saturday afternoons:
19th September, 24th October,
21st November, 19th December
2009, 23rd January &
20th February 2010.
Programme:
1. Painting and printing from
nature;
2. Hallowe’en theme, making
decorations and costumes;
3. Sand painting and lunar
modules;
4. Christmas decorations
with wood and fabric;
5. Dolls house people and
furniture;
6. Make your own finger
puppets & “Wild Animals”.