249 June 2015 - Gryffe Advertizer
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Lilias Day Artwork -<br />
created by Local Artist<br />
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A Kilbarchan artist has created artwork especially for this years Lilias Day.<br />
My Moon Garden artist, Kay Nicholson, has created a wonderful Kilbarchaninspired<br />
composition that will be used on Lilias Day merchandise to be sold to<br />
raise money for the event.<br />
Given the challenge of using a single colour, Kay came up with the idea of designing<br />
a willow pattern of Kilbarchan. She included some of the well-known buildings, a<br />
few friends’ houses and some imagination to create the Lilias Day artwork. She<br />
wanted to make the theme of family important as Kilbarchan is such a family<br />
orientated village<br />
and also wanted<br />
to include some<br />
of the old with<br />
some of the new.<br />
The rainbow that<br />
is featured brings<br />
the promise that<br />
the troubles of<br />
today will surely<br />
come to pass,<br />
hold strong in<br />
your vision and<br />
the rainbow<br />
will bring fresh<br />
beginnings and<br />
new prosperity.<br />
The end of the rainbow signifies a pot of gold and the magic that surrounds<br />
dreams coming true.<br />
A range of “Lilias Day” merchandise will feature the lovely design including<br />
bags, cards and limited edition prints. Merchandise will be available from the<br />
Lilias Day stall on the day or on request via Facebook, Twitter or via email info@<br />
liliasday.co.uk<br />
Artwork ‘Lilias Day’ copyright Kay Nicolson, My Moon Garden<br />
Find Kilbarchan Lilias Day on facebook<br />
Follow on twitter: @LiliasDay<br />
Email: info@liliasday.co.uk<br />
howwood<br />
& elderslie<br />
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Hi there, ever since I have been a Councillor representing<br />
Howwood speeding has been an issue. The community<br />
council have been speaking to the police about how local<br />
people can get involved in trying to reduce this behaviour.<br />
I hope to report back to you with some positive news to on<br />
this soon.<br />
I spent most of the evening of the General Election at the<br />
village hall and it was very busy. Villagers turned out in<br />
force to choose their candidate. Turnout in the village was<br />
amongst the highest in Renfrewshire with the figure around<br />
81%. So democracy is well and truly thriving in Howwood.<br />
Some good news as the new Broadband service is now<br />
available for Howwood. This has taken a long time and a thanks to everyone<br />
involved in bringing this to the village.<br />
There is still no sign of a formal planning application for housing at the former<br />
St Cuthberts school site. A number of people from Howwood have expressed an<br />
interest in this and I will let readers know of any future developments.<br />
The planning appeal made by Bowfield as I write this is still to be determined by<br />
the Scottish Government again I will update you as soon as possible.<br />
Remember I can be contacted on cllr.iain.mcmillan@renfrewshire.gov.uk<br />
Elderslie Community Council<br />
Lilias Day - Events Timetable<br />
10am: Judging of the best decorated House, Shop & Non-residential<br />
premises.<br />
12noon: Park activities & Dog show entries open.<br />
12.15pm: Historic parade characters gather in Ladysmith Avenue,<br />
bands muster at Tandlehill Rd.<br />
12.30pm: Floats judged in Troubridge Avenue<br />
1pm: Parade leaves Tandlehill Road & proceeds through the village<br />
to the Steeple.<br />
2–4pm: Music Tent Open & Kids entertainment tent open. Meet the<br />
princesses & heroes from Wish Upon A Star and take part in a<br />
circus skills workshop or a kite building workshop<br />
1.25pm: Habbie Simpson leaves the Steeple & a flag covers his<br />
statue.<br />
1.40pm: Arrival of the parade in the park.<br />
1.50pm: Miss Lilias crowns the school queen.<br />
1.55pm: Miss Lilias reads the proclamation & declares Lilias Day<br />
open.<br />
2pm: Battle re-enactment by Britannia XIV Medieval Re-enactment<br />
2.40pm: Inter school football Match – Commentator, George Bowie<br />
3.05pm: Grand Tug-of-war – Commentator, George Bowie<br />
3.20pm: Youth challenge<br />
3.40: Battle re-enactment by Britannia XIV Medieval Re-enactment<br />
with kids involvement<br />
4.10pm: Presentation of prizes for the best-decorated house, shop,<br />
non-residential premises and float.<br />
4.30pm: Parachute display & drawing of the winning Lilias lottery<br />
ticket.<br />
7.40pm: Habbie pipes his way from the Millennium Garden at the<br />
bottom of Ewing Street to the Steeple. On entering the Steeple the<br />
flag which has covered his statue is raised for another year.<br />
For more Lilias Day information: www.liliasday.co.uk<br />
Find Kilbarchan Lilias Day on facebook<br />
Follow on twitter: @LiliasDay<br />
Tuesday 2nd <strong>June</strong> in the Elderslie Village Hall with guest speaker Archie White<br />
from Community Service unit. Everyone is welcome to attend. If you are not a<br />
member you must speak to the chairperson prior to the meeting if you wish to<br />
raise an issue.
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