251 August 2015 - Gryffe Advertizer
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Could you spare 3 hours a week<br />
to help your local Hospice?<br />
Retail Assistants – Help needed in our<br />
busy charity shops in Bridge of Weir<br />
and Lochwinnoch.<br />
Gardeners – Volunteer help need in<br />
the extensive gardens at the Hospice.<br />
Administration – Volunteers with Microsoft Office skills needed in various<br />
departments.<br />
Other volunteer roles available, please call 01505 705 635 or email info@svh.<br />
co.uk for more information.<br />
Sponsored Walk<br />
Sunday 30 <strong>August</strong> - 11.30am<br />
Sponsored walk in aid of Leukaemia &<br />
Lymphoma Research.<br />
The walk is a 5km or 10km route that goes<br />
through the beautiful Pollok Country Park in<br />
Glasgow.<br />
You can walk in memory of a loved one, to celebrate a life saved or simply for a<br />
great day out! Online entry is now open at www.leukaemialymphomaresearch.<br />
org.uk<br />
Coffee Morning<br />
Saturday 22 <strong>August</strong> from 10am until 12noon at<br />
The Masonic Hall, Collier Street, Johnstone.<br />
There will be sales tables selling various goods. Join us<br />
for a cuppa and a chat.<br />
Wedding Open Evening<br />
Join us at the Largs Viking Festival <strong>2015</strong><br />
where we have an extended Viking<br />
Village which will open every day from<br />
11am to 5pm. Please note the Village<br />
will close from 1.30 to 2.30 pm on 29<br />
<strong>August</strong> to enable the re-enactors to<br />
participate in the opening parade and<br />
at 4.30pm on Saturday 5 September<br />
for the Party at the Pencil.<br />
Come and see how the Vikings lived<br />
in an authentic 13th Century village<br />
- talk to them about their way of life;<br />
learn about how they made their clothes, weapons, jewellery and food. Ask<br />
the Vikings about their religion, beliefs, homes, crafts, ships, their homeland<br />
and why they left it. This year the re-enactment group Swords of Dalriada will<br />
be in the Viking Village with Viking traders from Germany, Sweden and Ireland.<br />
The entry fee of £5 for Adults and £2 for Children/Concessions (over 60s and<br />
students) gives admission throughout the day of purchase. Under 5s free.<br />
A Scottish Food and Craft Fayre will also open every day from 10am to 6pm.<br />
Come and enjoy a shopping experience with a difference.<br />
Owl Magic will be with us every day and on both weekends there will be on<br />
stage entertainment, street performers on the Promenade and an aerobatic or<br />
parachute display. A fun fair will also be present on the Promenade throughout<br />
the Festival.<br />
There will also be a series of Fringe events being held by other organisations<br />
during the Festival. These include the Largs Flower Show, a Creative Writing<br />
Week, a Car Boot Sale, Viking Day at Kelburn Country Park, the Largs Model<br />
Boat Club Open Day and performances of Opera.<br />
Information is correct at date of publication but events are liable to alteration.<br />
Please check our website at www.largsvikingfestival.com for up to date<br />
information.<br />
Tuesday 4 <strong>August</strong>, Lynnhurst Hotel, Park<br />
Road, Johnstone - 4pm until 8pm.<br />
Make sure you attend our informative and<br />
inspirational Wedding Open Days and Open<br />
Evenings at The Lynnhurst Hotel. You can see<br />
our Honeymoon Suite, function suites and guest<br />
rooms along with having a tour of our gardens. Our Wedding experts will also<br />
be on hand to answer any questions or enquiries. These events are the perfect<br />
opportunity for you and<br />
your partner to get a<br />
unique insight into our<br />
beautiful Hotel. Bubbly<br />
and canapés!!!!<br />
For further details you<br />
can email sandra@<br />
lynnhurst.co.uk<br />
Wedding Services Scotland<br />
Band Showcase<br />
Wednesday 26 <strong>August</strong> - 7pm - 10pm<br />
Glynhill Hotel & Leisure Club, Renfrew<br />
This is a free event<br />
Looking for the perfect entertainment for<br />
your big day? Come along to this lovely<br />
newly renovated venue and have a relaxed<br />
evening listening to five fantastic bands all<br />
playing live. There will also be a selection of the finest local wedding suppliers<br />
who will be delighted to discuss your plans for your special day. Free entry,<br />
everyone is welcome.