269 February 2017 - Gryffe Advertizer

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34 the advertizer t: 01505 613340 07731 923970 e: info@advertizer.co.uk bishopton, langbank & bridge of weir TH E CL Y D E B A N K CI T A D E L BA N D St Machar’s Ranfurly Church on Sunday 19th February at 3pm Tickets £5 including refreshments Music for all tastes Tickets available at church or from Morven 612286 bishopton, langbank & bridge of weir Bridge of Weir Festival Committee – Santa Sleigh Update The Santa Sleigh 2016 proved to be highly popular with 1,592 kids over 15 nights coming out to meet Santa and receive sweets from him, as it followed its normal routes around Bridge of Weir, Brookfi eld, Houston, Kilmacolm and Quarriers. £6,931.63 was collected in donations with half going to the local organisations who helped out on the Santa Sleigh nights, with the remainder going towards the cost of vehicle hire, fuel, sweets, etc. The Festival Committee would like to thank all the local organisations who took part over the various nights, Houston United Football Club, Hope Hall, Houston Explorers, Rotary Club of Gryffe Valley, 2nd Houston Guides, Kilmacolm Guides, Riverview Quarriers, B.o.W. Tenants and Residents Association, 1st B.o.W. Guides, Brighter Bridge of Weir and B.o.W. Scouts for their help and support. Santa also made two collections at the Co-op Bridge of Weir which made £195.01 for their chosen charity Spina Bifi da Hydrocephalus Scotland. The Festival Committee would like to say a big thank you to all the volunteer Santas, Drivers and Collectors, and Linda the Elf, who had all the kids hyper! For their time and effort, without whom we would not be able to run this venture. A big thank you also to everyone who kindly supported us with donations, they are all very much appreciated. Special thanks to the ‘Lego Man’ in Brierie Hill for his generous donation and to the kind gentleman who came to Brenda Lethorn’s rescue in the Co-op Houston on the night of the 3rd December. The Santa Sleigh had run out of sweets and the gentleman in question donated £20 so that Brenda could buy sweets to fulfi l that night’s run. FOOTNOTES: The Festival Committee are currently fi nalising details for this year’s Blackpool Trip which will be from Friday 20th October to Monday 23rd October at Tiffany’s Hotel. The Festival Committee AGM will be held in the Cargill Hall on Tuesday 14th February at 7.30pm. bishopton, langbank & bridge of weir A BIG Thank You to Our Nameless Rescuers! On Saturday 14th January we managed to end up in a ditch near Lawmarnock Farm and Firehouse Road at the back of Bridge of Weir around late afternoon. Sheet ice didn’t help my pretty poor reversing! I would like to thank the brave Father and Son rescuers and also the Lady rescuer who came to our aid. Alas after much huffi ng and puffi ng we were well and truly stuck. Then along came the Knight in Shining Tractor and managed to get us out of the ditch and back on the road. A big well deserved thank you is due to our nameless rescuers! Graeme & Jenny Curtis, Houston bishopton, langbank & bridge of weir Strathgryffe Medical Practice - Carers Meeting Tuesday 21st February, 10am - Cargill Hall, Bridge of Weir All carers who are patients at the practice are invited to a meeting on Tuesday 21st February at 10am at Cargill Hall, Bridge of Weir. Come along and meet other carers who may have similar experiences to your own. A member of the team from Renfrewshire Carers Centre will be there, as well as a speaker who will discuss power of attorney. Please contact Anne Findlay, practice manager, on 01505 613240, for further information and to advise if you wish to attend. bishopton, langbank & bridge of weir Langbank SWI Thursday 16th February The Village Centre, Middlepenny Road Glickman’s Sweets Competitions will be: • Lemon Drizzle Cake • Knitted Baby Jacket (pattern provided) • Bon Bon dish bishopton, langbank & bridge of weir Bridge of Weir Lace Group Bridge of Weir Lace Group meets fortnightly on Tuesday mornings (10am - 12noon) during the winter months. If you’d like to try lacemaking we can provide materials & tuition. For further details phone (01505) 613967. bishopton, langbank & bridge of weir Bridge of Weir Tenants and Residents Association The fi rst meeting of 2017 was well attended and our thanks go to Councillors Maria Brown and James MacLaren, Police Sergeant Frank Williams, Community Wardens Aideen Dempsey and Alan Robb, and Housing Offi cer Joanne Devan for their attendance. The Police report for the last month showed a total of fi ve crimes committed around the village over the past month, these ranged from theft to vandalism. The Community Wardens have been busy once again around the village dealing with dog fouling and fl y tipping issues. The recycling bins at Livery walk car park are still being used incorrectly, these bins are not for building materials or household goods. The wardens recently recovered boxed toys from one of the bins that they handed into the charity shop. There have also been a number of complaints regarding dog fouling at the shops at Livery Walk and the wardens will be monitoring this area closely. There were a number of issues discussed with Councillors Brown and MacLaren and they will be looking into these issues raised. Amongst those issues raised was the lack of street cleaning in the village, especially along the Main Street opposite Windsor Place where the drains are covered over with leaves. Another issue was the new LED street lighting being installed in the village by Renfrewshire Council. The council are projecting that the installation of this type of lighting will cut their lighting bill by about 60%, however the lack of coverage, with dark areas between light posts and the poor strength of the lighting are causing a concern in residential areas in particular. The next meeting of Bridge of Weir TARA will be held in the Pirie Centre, Freeland Church on Tuesday 21st February at 7.30pm. All are welcome, so why not come along and air any views you have regarding the village. bishopton, langbank & bridge of weir RagBag Recycle Bin - Langbank There is a RagBag Recycle bin sited in the school car park of Langbank Primary School for any of your unwanted textiles (no duvets or pillows). Any money raised from this will go to Langbank Playgroup. If anyone has any items and is unable to get to the recycle bin please call Jacqueline on 01475 540728.
@GryffeAds www.advertizer.co.uk february 2017 35 bishopton, langbank & bridge of weir The Bridge, 63 Main Street, Bridge of Weir Spring is awakening. Get ahead - renew your stocks of stationery and prepare for all the birthdays and celebrations expected in 2017. POST OFFICE STAFF - Best Wishes to Pat who has left us. Welcome to Margaret our new Post Offi ce assistant. POST OFFICE – all types of Insurance, Savings products and Mortgages are available through the Post Offi ce. Please ask Donald, Anne or Margaret for an information leafl et. Our unique identifi cation code is provided on all leafl ets. Use of this code allows The Bridge to earn income on all completed transactions. STATIONERY–we stock a comprehensive range of stationery items. We are delighted customers are using The Bridge as a “one stop shop” bringing items for posting, purchasing the necessary packaging, wrapping on site and posting all in one go. GREETING CARDS – we are continually replenishing our stock to cover life’s events. For those with milestone birthdays the range of cards covers from ages 1 to 10 and 18 to 100. A small stock of Valentine cards are on sale – send your love in 2017! COMMUNITY CENTRE - please remember The Bridge is a central point in the village where you can meet others or enjoy a chat with our volunteers. It is a bright, warm, welcoming place where hopefully you will feel at home. We look forward to catching up soon. (Opening Hours: Mon – 9am to 5pm (PO closed 12 noon to 12.30pm); Tues & Fri – 1pm to 5pm; Wed & Thu – 10am to 2pm; Sat – 9am to 1pm) bishopton, langbank & bridge of weir Exercise Class The Wednesday afternoon exercise class held in Freeland Church Hall at 1.30pm consists of a mixture of dance/exercise routines and some of these can be done by the less mobile while sitting on a chair. It is a pay on the day system so feel free to come along and give it a try - the regulars enjoy it tremendously. If you require any further information, please contact either Janet Birch on 613506 or Irene Macfarlane on 614443. bishopton, langbank & bridge of weir As I write this note we are going through a wee cold snap with ice and snow. I hope none of you come a cropper because of it. I have helped push a car out of the ditch today on the narrow road up to Muirshiel Country Park. One of my favourite walking haunts. The villages are seeing a change to the street lighting and it is not meeting everyone’s approval. Renfrewshire Council is looking to convert all of our conventional street lighting lanterns to LED lanterns. Legislation will be introduced this year that will make the maintenance of the old style orange lighting untenable. LED technology will reduce energy bills by around 60% and make a substantial contribution towards the Council’s carbon reduction targets. The new White lighting enables colours to be identifi ed and many people fi nd this improves visibility at night. A further benefi t is that LEDs have a very long life, potentially in excess of 20 years and this will reduce incidences of dark lamps. The new lighting units produce less lighting “backwash” than conventional units and, in consequence, although there is less light spill from the street onto gardens and the frontages of houses, missing lamps or faulty lamps are far more obvious. The lighting scheme is designed for the relevant road class (residential, distributor road, etc.). It is then a case of selecting a lantern type and wattage that gives the required lighting level for the particular class of road. Therefore, there is no set wattage for lanterns as road class, geometry and existing column positions will have an effect on the design and ultimately the lantern choice. Accordingly every street in Renfrewshire has been designed individually and we have a number of lantern types and wattages throughout our road network. Surgeries: Bishopton Community Library - 1st Monday of every month (6.30pm), Cargill Hall - 2nd Monday of every month (6.30pm), Langbank Parish Church Hall - 3rd Monday of every month (6.30pm). Contact: 0300-300-1291 or email cllr.james.maclaren@renfrewshire.gov. uk. Also on Facebook: www.facebook.com/councillormaclaren “Working with you and improving our local area”. Please feel free to contact me with any of your concerns, and I am happy to meet with you at a mutually convenient time. bishopton, langbank & bridge of weir Bridge of Weir Community Council Appeals have been lodged by the developers against the refusal by Renfrewshire Council for planning permission at Kilmacolm Road for the erection of a residential development (in principle) on land lying to the North East of Strathgryffe Crescent, Bridge of Weir and for the erection of a residential development (in principle) at Whitelint Gate, Johnstone Road, Bridge of Weir. Both these applications were subject to a large number of objections from the Community Council and Village residents. The appeals will be considered by the Scottish Government’s Planning and Environmental Appeals Division. Our request to have the 30mph speed limit extended at St. Mary’s Church, Johnstone Road has been rejected by Renfrewshire Council and in a letter received from their Community Resources Development Manager he states, ‘this road is an A Class rural road which like all the others in Renfrewshire and Scotland, is governed by the national speed limit of 60 mph. To deviate from this national approach of assigning speed limits to rural roads there must be suffi cient justifi cation in the form of the number of recorded injury accidents on the road in the last three years. In this case there have been no recorded injury accidents on the road in this period, and therefore there is no justifi cation for changing the speed limit. However, drivers are of course expected to drive safely to the prevailing road conditions whatever the speed limit’. The Community Council is of the opinion that introducing an extended limit will prevent accidents occurring and will continue to pursue this matter. The Community Council were extremely disappointed that Renfrewshire Council could not keep the Festive Lights on at Livery Walk during the Festive period. Numerous hours have been spent on obtaining funding for new features and providing the switch on celebration. We will speak to Renfrewshire Council offi cials to have this issue rectifi ed for the 2017 festive season or fi nd other options for the display. Over the festive period the recycle bin area at Livery Walk was often in a disgraceful condition with bins overfl owing and rubbish dumped in the surrounding area and even thrown over the fence. The Community Council will once again raise the matter with Council Offi cials. The next meeting of the Community Council will be on Tuesday 7th February at 7pm in the Cargill Hall. Keep up to date with developments by following us on facebook: www.facebook. com/Bridge-of-Weir-community-council- 1611282405760032 or on our website: www.bridgeofweir.org bishopton, langbank & bridge of weir Bridge of Weir SWI The next meeting of the SWI will take the form of a beauty evening with “About You” from Paisley. We will meet at 7.15pm for 7.30pm on Thursday 2nd February in the British Legion. Visitors as well as members will be made very welcome. bishopton, langbank & bridge of weir BoW Senior Citizens Club We meet at Cargill Hall every 2nd and 4th Wednesday 7 - 9pm. Subscriptions are only £6 per year and £1 each week pays for your tea and biscuits. Entertainment provided. Previous entertainers include a male voice choir & live music. Contact Sheila Patterson for further information on 01505 690521. bishopton, langbank & bridge of weir
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