256 January 2016 - Gryffe Advertizer
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Johnstone History<br />
Society<br />
www.advertizer.co.uk january <strong>2016</strong><br />
Our first meeting of <strong>2016</strong> will take place on Tuesday<br />
12 <strong>January</strong> at 7.30pm in the Masonic Hall on Collier<br />
Street. Our speaker that night will be Douglas<br />
Breingan talking about the Isle of Lismore.<br />
In November, St Paul’s Church Anchor Boys made a<br />
visit to the Museum to see our display on WW1 and<br />
learned a bit about it for a project they are doing.<br />
This information was ably provided by two of our<br />
volunteers Stewart Michie and Bill Speirs.<br />
Our December meeting was well attended and<br />
Jennifer Giles gave us a very interesting talk about<br />
the National Library of Scotland and the amazing<br />
collection they hold.<br />
The museum continues to open Wednesday, Friday<br />
and Saturday from 10.30am till 4pm. We still<br />
have Johnstone Calendars available at the very<br />
reasonable price of £7, these are also available<br />
online at johnstonehistory.org<br />
23 23<br />
Slimming World<br />
Stephanie & Joanne met at their local<br />
slimming world group and between them<br />
have lost over 5 stone. They were so<br />
amazed by the healthy eating plan and<br />
decided to become consultants to inspire<br />
others.<br />
They launched their groups in early spring<br />
and have helped members lose the<br />
equivalent of 2 adult elephants. Following<br />
on from their success, Stephanie is<br />
re-launching a 2nd group on Tuesday<br />
29th December @ Houston village Hall,<br />
9:30am or 11:30am. Joanne is opening<br />
a new group on Wednesday 6th <strong>January</strong><br />
@ Port Glasgow Town Hall, 7:30pm.<br />
Marjorie, in her 3 groups that cover<br />
Johnstone and the surrounding area<br />
helps over 200 people every week to fulfil<br />
their weight loss dreams.<br />
Kirsty has gone from strength to<br />
strength since opening her new group in<br />
Kilmalcolm. Her members have lost over<br />
136 stone in 4 months and many have<br />
reported associated health benefits.<br />
We are all very much looking forward to<br />
welcoming more members in the new<br />
year be they old friends or new. Happy<br />
New Year everyone!<br />
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