267 December 2016 - Gryffe Advertizer
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<strong>December</strong><br />
events<br />
Thu 1 <strong>December</strong><br />
Late Night Shopping<br />
Gibb Stuart Home Hardware 9am to 8pm<br />
Late night Shopping in Kilmacolm and Bridge of<br />
Weir stores with special offers on the night. Also<br />
on 8th and 15th <strong>December</strong>.<br />
RSPB Swarovski Demo Day<br />
RSPB, Lochwinnoch 10am to 4pm<br />
Come along to try out a wide variety of optics,<br />
with a Swarovski representative there to guide<br />
you through the different options and offer expert<br />
advice. FREE. Please contact: E: lochwinnoch@<br />
rspb.org.uk or Tel: 01505 842663.<br />
OUTLOOK Keep Fit<br />
Kidston Hall, Kilmacolm 2-4pm<br />
Keep fit with David Goddard. ‘Britannia Panopticon<br />
Music Hall, Glasgow presented by Kitty Walker.<br />
Houston Xmas Lights & fireworks<br />
Main Street, Houston 6pm<br />
Switching on the village lights & firework display.<br />
Houston Primary Christmas Fayre<br />
Houston Primary School, 6.30pm<br />
A wide variety of items on sale. Santa will of<br />
course be making a special visit. Please come<br />
along and support this festive event.<br />
Fri 2 <strong>December</strong><br />
Kilmacolm Village Art Class<br />
Community Centre, Lochwinnoch Road,<br />
Kilmacolm 11am to 4pm<br />
Exhibition and Sale of paintings by local artists.<br />
Come and enjoy a coffee and perhaps pick up a<br />
Christmas gift for someone special. Work can be<br />
picked up at 4pm. Admission £1 (incl. coffee)<br />
RSPB Local Group Meeting<br />
McMaster Centre, Donaldson Drive,<br />
Renfrew 7.30pm<br />
An illustrated talk by David O’Reilly from Hessilhead<br />
Wildlife Rescue Centre.<br />
Kilmacolm & Quarriers Christmas<br />
Lights Switch On<br />
Quarriers Village - 4pm, Kilmacolm - 6pm<br />
Cargill Centre, Lochwinnoch Road<br />
Christmas Lights Switch On with Santa. Come<br />
along and join the fun! All events are FREE!<br />
Weir Networking<br />
Amaretto Ristorante and Pizzeria, 60<br />
Main Street, Bridge of Weir 9.30am<br />
The Inspirational Erica Wallace is our next Speaker<br />
for <strong>December</strong>. Come along and see what we<br />
can do to help you and your business. Contact:<br />
07775 594132 or email mo-hypnotherapy-world@<br />
live.co.uk £5.<br />
Fairtrade Coffee Morning<br />
St. Fillan’s Primary School, Houston<br />
10am to 11am All welcome.<br />
Accord - Light Up A Life<br />
Accord Hospice, 7 Morton Avenue,<br />
Paisley, PA2 7BW 6.45pm to 9pm<br />
We invite you to sponsor a light in memory or<br />
in honour of a friend or family member. The<br />
Christmas Tree and Hospice Gardens will sparkle<br />
with lights representing the lives of those you have<br />
chosen to remember.<br />
Fri 2 - Sat 3 Dec<br />
Johnstone Christmas Market<br />
Johnstone Town Centre 10am to 3.30pm<br />
Johnstone’s very own Christmas market in<br />
Houston Square, live entertainment in the<br />
bandstand both days and Santa will be in his<br />
grotto on Saturday. Free.<br />
Fri 2 - Sun 4 Dec<br />
Girls Day Out<br />
SECC, Exhibition Way, Glasgow<br />
Times: Fri/Sat 10am - 6pm, Sun 10am to 5pm<br />
Fantastic show offers, Girls’ Day Out is the perfect<br />
place to start or even finish your Christmas<br />
shopping. Book Now http://www.secc.co.uk<br />
Sat 3 <strong>December</strong><br />
Santa Arrives at Ardardan<br />
Ardardan Estate, Cardross, G82 5HD<br />
From 11am today, Santa will be at Ardardan until<br />
18th <strong>December</strong>.<br />
ACCORD Hospice Xmas Market<br />
Town Hall, Abbey Close, Paisley 10am - 3pm<br />
A range of food stalls, mulled wine and of course<br />
our first ever Santa Sack Race at 1pm! Guest<br />
appearance by Olaf & Christophe from Frozen,<br />
along with Santa & his elves who will be there<br />
all day. Free.<br />
Kilbarchan Parish Xmas Fayre<br />
Kilbarchan Parish Church Hall, Steeple<br />
Street 10am to 12noon<br />
There will be a large variety of stalls, including<br />
Christmas baking and gifts, and children can<br />
have their photos taken with Santa. Entrance<br />
is £2, which includes coffee, mince pies and<br />
shortbread. Children Free.<br />
1st Houston Scouts Coffee<br />
Morning & Craft Fair<br />
Scout Hall, South Street, Houston<br />
10am to 1pm<br />
The usual suspects of fabulous home-baking,<br />
Santa’s grotto, activities for the wee ones, a sit<br />
down with a cuppa for the more senior visitors and<br />
much more in our ever extending craft fair.<br />
RSPB Lochwinnoch Christmas<br />
Trees & Festive Fun!<br />
RSPB, Largs Road, Lochwinnoch<br />
10am to 4pm<br />
Face painting, Christmas themed crafts and of<br />
course Santa. There will also be African jewellery<br />
and fabulous craft creations available. Please<br />
contact the reserve: Email: lochwinnoch@rspb.<br />
org.uk Tel: 01505 842663.<br />
Brookfield Xmas Lights Switch On<br />
Brookfield Village Hall, Woodside Road,<br />
Brookfield 6pm<br />
Gowanlea Nurseries & Garden Centre are<br />
once again kindly donating a tree and there<br />
will be a candlelit procession from the hall to<br />
the Millennium Garden to switch on the lights<br />
(and I suspect sing a few carols), followed by<br />
refreshments in the village hall.
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