CHATTERBOX - Lochwinnoch

Chat from the Chair
It’s nearly election time!
Because of the time Renfrewshire
Council has taken (mainly going
through a protracted, multi-phase
consultation process) to introduce the
new Community Council Scheme, the
Community Council elections that
should have taken place in September
2009 will now be held in early March
2011!
This means that the existing
Community Council will cease to exist
and a new one elected for a four-year
term. If you are over 16 and resident in
the Lochwinnoch Community Council
area (Lochwinnoch, Newton of Belltrees
and the countryside to the Renfrewshire
border) you are eligible to stand for
election. Membership does not have to
be particularly time-consuming,
particularly if the number of members
is nearer to the maximum of 21, rather
than, as at present, the minimum of
seven. If more than 21 candidates stand,
then there will be a real election,
otherwise all candidates are elected
unopposed.
Of the present Community Council
membership, I expect that some, but
not all, will stand again and there is
plenty of space in any case. So, if you
would like to help your community and
think that being a member of the
Community Council is for you, watch
out for the publicity that will be
appearing mid-February.
If you would like to know more, ask any
of the current members – David Fowles,
Lesley Scott, Graeme Brown, Anne and
Gordon Nicholl, Hazel Dundas or me.
There is also plenty of information on
various websites and some past
members are around.
Meetings have been on the first
Tuesday of the month, but the new
Community Council might well
change this, as not many venues are
free then.
The next meeting will probably be on
Tuesday 1st March, possibly in the
Bowling Club. Everyone is welcome to
attend – the venue will be publicised
once it has been agreed.
This is my personal take on things –
for the official Community Council
line you’ll have to read the minutes!
Chris Gould
Chairman, Lochwinnoch Community
Council
Website Weather Data
The village weather station has been
online now for 3 years. It feeds live
data to the village website, recording
wind speed and direction,
temperature, pressure, rainfall, as well
as maximum and minimums . .
The reason I mention this now is that
this data is saved and is available to
anyone who might be interested.
We have had a number of requests for
20
data from University students carrying
environmental projects and having 3
years of local data in a daily/weekly and
monthly format has been invaluable.
If you are carrying out any sort of
research project at school or University
then keep in mind that this sort of
information is available.
If you haven’t already had a look then
you will find it at
www.lochwinnoch.info/weather
it’s about connec�ng
people with informa�on
And connec�ng
people with people
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