26 the advertizer t: 01505 613340 e: info@advertizer.co.uk Awash with Beatons! Well done to Team Beaton – the whole family was mobilised for a busy Saturday washing cars at their premises in Station Road, Bridge of Weir, to raise funds for <strong>Gryffe</strong> Valley Rotary’s Therapeutic Toy Library project at Corseford school. Thanks to their hard work, and to all those who brought their cars along and made a donation to the project, the grand total of £650 was raised over the day. The world is a brighter and shinier place as a result! Langbank Camera Club February’s print competition proved to be a bit of a challenge for members as the topic this month was “Green with Envy”. As one can imagine most images had a hint of green in them! First place was awarded to Derrick McPherson for his quirky image of an elderly couple sitting on the beach at Juno Beach, Florida. By the way, each chair had a caption on the back - “Time to Chill” and “The Coolest Spot in Paradise”. Weir Networking Business Group Friday 15 <strong>April</strong> - Amaretto, Bridge of Weir We are delighted to have Gerry McDade as the main Speaker for the meeting. As a broadcaster, Gerry has appeared on the BBC Radio Scotland programmes The Fred McAuley Show, Take It From The Top, Sportsound and Off The Ball. For three years he was the weekly partner of Gordon Dallas on TALK107’s Kickabout show. He has produced voice-over material for a range of business interests including Dunfermline Building Society, Prostate Cancer Scotland, Setanta Sports and ESPN. Gerry’s writing career kicked off a few years ago when he wrote prolifically for Radio Scotland’s Saturday lunchtime football programme, Off The Ball. Since then has penned sketches for various radio productions and shows such as Sabotage and The Why Front. 2009 saw Gerry’s work go into book form for the first time when his essay And They Gave Us James McGrory was featured in the Argyll Publications collection, Gerry also co-wrote the 2011 stage play “The Prince - The Johnny Thomson Story’ that enjoyed a very successful run in The King’s Theatre, Glasgow, and in 2015, ghostwrote ‘The Last Line’ - the autobiography of former Celtic & Rep. Of Ireland footballer, Packie Bonner and it was shortlisted in the Irish Book Awards for that year. Gerry is available for afterdinner events, great fun, great Speaker. Come along on Friday morning, at 9.30am, to find out more and see what we can do to help you and your business. We meet for breakfast and a chat in Amaretto Ristorante, 60 Main Street, Bridge of Weir. All businesses welcome - just £5 per person! Joint second place was awarded to Gary Ramanathan for his image of a pair of crystal embellished satin pumps and an image of an envious cat’s eye. This month’s educational topic featured a lecture on how best to create a photo essay, focusing on telling a story via your photographs - a lesson learned was not to bore people with photographs that have nothing to say. The lecture provoked discussion among members with lots to say. The PDI (Projected Digital Image) evenings continue to be well supported and showcase members’ images which are best seen on the big screen. It is also a forum for members to discuss and share many hints and tips on taking good photographs, as well as discussing the more specialised topics of photo editing and all things associated with digital photography, including equipment and software etc. The main <strong>April</strong> meeting will be held as usual on the second Monday of the month, 11th <strong>April</strong> at 7.30pm. At this meeting, we will be featuring a lecture on high dynamic range (HDR) photography. The print competition topic for <strong>April</strong> is “Scottish Architecture”. The next PDI meeting will be held on Monday 25th <strong>April</strong> at 7.30pm. Club meetings are held in Langbank Church Halls, Langbank. Visitors are always welcome at any of our evenings. Club membership is only £10 for the first year. If you wish to find out more about Langbank Camera Club please visit our website: www. langbankcameraclub.weebly.com or contact Derrick McPherson at langbankcc1@gmail.com with your enquiries. Brown Bin Collections return Spring has officially ‘sprung’ with the resumption of Inverclyde and Renfrewshire Council’s fortnightly garden waste collections. The brown bin service operates from March to November every year. Householders are requested to place their brown bins beside their blue bins by 7am on their regular recycling collection day. In Renfrewshire, if your bin has been missed in error, please call the Council on 0300 300 0300 or fill out the online form. If you put something that cannot be recycled using your brown garden waste bin, the Council will not be able to empty it. Non-recyclable’s can ruin a whole truckload of recycling. The following materials can be recycled in your brown bin: Garden waste: Yes Please Flowers and plants Grass cuttings Hedge clippings Leaves Shrub prunings Twigs Small branches Weeds No Thanks Plastic bags Soil or turf Plant pots Garden furniture Large branches Animal waste Food waste General waste Garden waste is turned into compost, which can be used for land restoration, agricultural and horticultural purposes. Please use your brown bin to recycle as many of these materials as you can. If you have more garden waste than your brown bin can take, please take it to your local Household Waste Recycling Centre.
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