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SAVE YOUR REGIONAL PARK www.saveyourregionalpark.com WIND FARM ROUNDUP Leapmoor, Inverkip & Wemyss Bay – The application for 10 turbines by Community Windpower was lodged with Inver clyde Council in July 2006 and has now been withdrawn. It is hoped that this part of the park can now continue to be used as before but it is always possible that a revised application is lodged. Kelburn, Fairlie - Final approval for 14 x 100m turbines was given by Scottish Ministers. The construction plan schedule of work is currently being negotiated between the developer and NAC with a construction start date likely to be April 2010 Wings Law, Kilbirnie – Application for 24 turbine windfarm by Wind Hydrogen Energy Ltd. On 9 th Dec it was announced that an agreement had been reached with an unspecified major European untility to make an up front payment of £200,000 and an option to purchase windfarm assets which are assumed by SYRP to include Wings Law. There is no further news on the approved planning application for their Hydrogen plant at Glengarnock. Millour Hill 1 & 2, Dalry and Kaim Hill, Fairlie – covered in January Chatterbox. Wardlaw Wood, Dalry – 6 x 410ft/125m Turbines constructed in 2006 by Community Windpower Ltd. Waterhead Moor, Largs, Scottish & Southern/Airtricity. No further news re 29 turbine application to the Scottish Government and the Environmental statement is still not completed after a 4 year wait! Glenlora, Lochwinnoch – Scoping for 1 x 85m turbine; view the scoping response at http://planning.renfrewshire.gov.uk Glenlora, Lochwinnoch – Planning application for an anaerobic digester to process 18,500 tonnes of agricultural waste (slurry silage & potato shaws). No further news. Skelmorlie Windfarm Readers may recall that Ferret of Keith wind farm was proposed above Skelmorlie and eventually withdrawn. As we have said about this proposal and Leapmoor, when a project is withdrawn it doesn’t mean it’s gone away! Burcote Wind have resurrected a proposal above Skelmorlie, this time for 21 turbines, though they maintain there’s room for 100 turbines. A meeting was called at the Consents office to discuss this; attendees were Government representatives, CMRP, NAC, SNH and SEPA. SYRP was not invited. No further news. LOCHWINNOCH BOWLING CLUB ‘RACE NIGHT’ On Saturday 20th February in the Clubhouse First Race - 8pm Hear Here Renfrewshire Hard of Hearing Support Group The Renfrewshire Hard of Hearing Group has now been operating for over one year. We are a group of people who all have some degree of hearing loss, and we came together to raise awareness, campaign for positive change and provide support and activities for other people like us. Because all our members have some degree of hearing loss, we understand how difficult it can be living in a noisy world. For some it feels easier to withdraw and become isolated, yet we are here to support each other overcome this and to ensure that we get the best use of hearing aids and modern technology to keep ourselves part of the hearing world. At our meetings, we get the chance to air our frustrations about the numerous difficulties we face and we invite speakers to provide information that may be of use to us, but we have missed because of our hearing loss. This year, our speakers will include a mental health officer, audiologists from both the NHS and the private sector and a local MP. Meetings take place of the first Thursday of every month, this year starting on 4 th February 2010, at 1:30pm in the Mile End Centre, 30 Seedhill Road, Paisley. At this meeting our guest speaker, Willie Macfadyen, a Mental Health Officer and last year’s recipient of the British Association of Social Workers (BASW) Social Worker of the Year award, will be talking about hearing loss and mental health. Meetings last about an hour and a half and tea/coffee is available. You are welcome to join us if you live in Renfrewshire and are affected by hearing loss. For further information or to be put onto our mailing list: Phone: 0141 847 4950 Textphone: 0141 848 7232 Fax: 0141 847 4981 A Great Big Thank You from Lochwinnoch Playgroup The staff, parents, and committee members of Lochwinnoch Playgroup, would like to offer our sincere and heartfelt thanks to local businesses in Lochwinnoch and the surrounding villages for donating prizes for our Christmas Raffle: Lochwinnoch Motors The Junction Escape Campers The Garthland Arms The Bowfield Hotel in Howood, The River Inn in Houston Heritage Farmers Market Shop Tesco Natural Touch Meadowbank Equestrian Centre, Houston Lochwinnoch Golf Club Calder Gallery The Brown Bull The Corner Bar Lochbar Indoor Football Centre The Oaks Vet Centre Now & Then Gift shop We would also like to thank the staff at Lochwinnoch Library, Cut n Care Hairdressers, The Spar and The McKillop Institute, who took the time to sell our Christmas cookbooks and raffle tickets (winning tickets/corresponding prizes displayed on the McKillop Inst notice board). Other fundraising news from the playgroup is that The River Inn in Houston recently raised almost £300 from their St Andrew’s night celebrations, which they very kindly and unexpectedly donated to our Playgroup. Our thanks go to all the staff at The River Inn who made this possible. In times of economic recession, we were overwhelmed by your generosity and support, and of course an extra big thank you to those of you who purchased a cookbook, raffle ticket or indeed tried to guess the number of coins in a jar. Your continued support of Lochwinnoch Playgroup enables us to operate term time, Mon, Tue and Wed mornings from 0930 until 1130. As always, if you are interested in enrolling your child at playgroup, applications are available from The McKillop Institute, Main Street or contact Karen on 843943 or Joanne 844898.
Lochwinnoch Library New books for Febuary Dean Koontz : Breathless Grady Adams lives a simple, solitary life deep in the Colorado mountains. Here the thirty-five-year-old carpenter works out of a converted barn, crafting exquisite one-of-a-kind furniture. There's little about this strong yet gentle man to suggest the experiences that have alienated him from the contemporary world. But that is about to change. One day, while hiking, Grady spots a pair of stunningly beautiful furred animals unlike anything he's ever seen. They flee the instant they detect his presence, but the mystery of that brief encounter remains. In the days ahead, Grady will approach the creatures again, gaining their trust but coming no closer to solving their mystery. For this he enlists the help of an old friend, veterinarian Camellia 'Cammy' Rivers, who, in turn, is stunned - and enchanted - by Grady's new 'pets.' But while Grady and Cammy carefully observe these enigmatic animals for clues to their origin, they, too, are being watched. Sue Grafton: U Is for Undertow It's April, 1988, a month before Kinsey Millhone's thirty-eighth birthday, and she's alone in her office doing paperwork when a young man arrives unannounced. He has a preppy air about him and looks as if he'd be carded if he tried to buy booze, but Michael Sutton is twenty-seven, an unemployed college dropout. Twenty-one years earlier, a four-yearold girl disappeared. A recent reference to her kidnapping has triggered a flood of memories. Sutton now believes he stumbled on her lonely burial when he was six years old. He wants Kinsey's help in locating the child's remains and finding the men who killed her. It's a long shot but he's willing to pay cash up front, and Kinsey agrees to give him one day. As her investigation unfolds, she discovers Michael Sutton has an uneasy relationship with the truth. In essence, he's the boy who cried wolf. Is his current story true or simply one more in a long line of fabrications? Lochwinnoch residents - Can I help? If so, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. Douglas Alexander, Lochwinnoch’s MP Write to: 2014 Mile End Mill, 12 Seedhill Road, Paisley, PA1 1JS Tel: 0141 561 0333. E-mail: dalexandermp@talk21.com or come to one of my advice surgeries. Quintin Jardine: Blood Red Primavera Blackstone becomes the prime suspect in the second breathtaking novel in a brilliant new series by bestselling Scottish crime writer Quintin Jardine. Primavera is enjoying the quiet life in an idyllic village on the Catalan coast of Spain. The attractive single mother and eightyear-old Tom, son of the late and still lamented Oz Blackstone, are popular figures in the tiny community. But her close friendship with the parish priest has eyebrows rising and tongues wagging. Then a dispute explodes with a powerful councillor who refuses to allow the village wine fair to go ahead. When his body is found, head caved in, some ominous questions are asked... Coming soon ……. Lee Child : 61 Hours Clive Cussler : The silent sea Harlan Coben : Caught Linwood Barclay : Fear the worst Robert Crais : The first rule Danielle Steel : Big girl Renew and Reserve at www.renfrewshwire.gov.uk/libraries Library members can view, renew and reserve their library loans online. All you need to get started is your library membership number and a password. If you don’t have a password just ask at any library. FREE Computing Class for Complete Beginners Would you, or someone you know, like to learn to email and surf the Internet? Classes are held at Lochwinnoch Library on: Fridays from 9.30am – 11am For details Tel: 01505 842305 ADVICE WORKS Surgery at Lochwinnoch Library Every Monday 2pm – 4.30pm We can provide advice about entitlement to benefits. Advisors can help fill in claim forms and advise on welfare benefits and money problems. We can check you are receiving all the benefits due to you. We can provide expert advice on a wide range of debt related topics eg. Credit Card , Mortgage arrears, Council Tax, etc ………. OUR SERVICE IS FREE, CON- FIDENTIAL AND OPEN TO ALL RESIDENTS OF RENFREWSHIRE. Baby & Toddler Rhyme time At Lochwinnoch Library every Tuesday at 2.15pm NORMAL LIBRARY OPENING HOURS : Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 2pm–5pm & 6pm–8pm Tuesday and Saturday: 10am–1pm and 2pm–5pm Closed Thursday. Tel: 01505 842305
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