252 September 2015 - Gryffe Advertizer
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bishopton, langbank<br />
& bridge of weir<br />
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Good as New<br />
Sale<br />
Saturday 3 October<br />
Langbank Church will be holding<br />
a Good as New Sale in the church<br />
halls on Saturday 3rd October from<br />
10am - 12noon. The sale will include<br />
household goods, small furniture,<br />
bric-a-brac, jewellery, handbags,<br />
CDs, DVDs, books and children’s<br />
toys. NO CLOTHES.<br />
Have a clear out, and bring your<br />
donations to the halls on Thursday<br />
1st or Friday 2nd between 7pm and<br />
8.30pm.<br />
Langbank SWI<br />
Langbank<br />
Singers<br />
Langbank Singers<br />
starts back on<br />
the first Thursday<br />
in <strong>September</strong> at 8pm in Langbank<br />
church upper hall. New members are<br />
urgently needed and will be made<br />
very welcome. So if you are a woman<br />
aged 18 – 100 we would be delighted<br />
to see you. You don’t need to be<br />
either the most fantastic singer or to<br />
be able to read music. You only need<br />
to enjoy singing. Why not give it a try!<br />
For details call 01475 540752.<br />
Flu season is approaching so it is time to consider contacting your GP<br />
practice to arrange a flu jab. Flu can be a serious illness. Most people only<br />
catch flu once or twice in a lifetime and are often significantly unwell for<br />
a few weeks. The flu vaccine will not stop the coughs and colds we all get<br />
every winter.<br />
Anyone who suffers from a health condition, who is pregnant or who is 65 or<br />
over should be immunised.<br />
If you have a health condition, flu can hit you hardest. The vaccine is the<br />
safest and most effective way of protecting yourself.<br />
Conditions and diseases which can make flu much more dangerous include:<br />
asthma, chronic lung disease, chronic heart disease, chronic kidney failure<br />
and diabetes.<br />
If you have any of the above conditions or any other serious health condition,<br />
even if you feel fit and healthy, please speak to your GP practice to find<br />
out if you should have the flu vaccine. Flu can seriously affect you, so it is<br />
worthwhile being immunised to avoid unnecessary worry for you and those<br />
close to you.<br />
If you have children who<br />
suffer from any of the<br />
conditions above, they<br />
should be vaccinated too.<br />
Also this year, pre-school<br />
children over the age of<br />
two are being offered<br />
immunisation, in the form<br />
of a simple nasal spray, at<br />
their GP practice. Primary<br />
school pupils will be<br />
immunised in school with the consent of their parents.<br />
If you are pregnant, you are at greater risk of complications from flu. Having<br />
the vaccine now could help you avoid catching flu and protect your baby.<br />
Unpaid carers of any age, including young carers, are also eligible for the<br />
flu vaccine.<br />
The vaccine takes around ten days to work and should protect you from flu<br />
for around a year. You have to be immunised annually because the virus<br />
changes constantly and your immunity reduces over time. Last year’s vaccine<br />
will not necessarily protect you from this year’s flu viruses.<br />
The flu vaccine can’t give you flu, but it can stop you catching it.<br />
Thursday 17 <strong>September</strong> at 7.30pm<br />
Please come along to our annual Coffee Evening, which is open to all villagers.<br />
Additionally, there will be a stall selling `Handbags and Accessories` this will be<br />
a good chance to buy early, for some Christmas gifts! We look forward to seeing<br />
you in The Village Centre, where there will be a warm welcome to all who care<br />
to meet for a `cuppa` and catch up after the so called summer!!<br />
Langbank<br />
Village Dropin<br />
Cafe<br />
Mondays, 2-4pm, Church Hall<br />
The village drop-in cafe has proved<br />
so popular with the residents that<br />
it is going to continue throughout<br />
<strong>September</strong>.<br />
If you haven’t tried it yet, why not<br />
come along to the church hall any<br />
Monday between 2pm and 4pm and<br />
enjoy a cuppa and home baking.<br />
Everyone is welcome.<br />
RagBag<br />
Recycle Bin -<br />
Langbank<br />
There is now a permanent RagBag<br />
Recycle bin sited in the school car<br />
park of Langbank Primary School<br />
for any of your unwanted textiles<br />
(no duvets or pillows). Any money<br />
raised from this will go to Langbank<br />
Playgroup. If anyone has any items<br />
and is unable to get to the recycle<br />
bin please call Jacqueline on 01475<br />
540728. Thank you in advance.
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