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36 the advertizer t: 01505 613340 07731 923970 e: info@advertizer.co.uk bishopton, langbank & bridge of weir bishopton, langbank & bridge of weir Renfrewshire Council Consulting On Development Proposals In Bridge Of Weir Developers have already been involved in preparations for the Plan and they have submitted proposals to build close to 1,000 new houses on the village greenbelt. The actual sites are: • South of Kilmacolm Road (200 houses) • Whitelint Gate (200 houses) • Between Kilbarchan Road and Crosslee Road (50 houses) • West of Larmarnock Road (320 houses) • Kilbarchan Road, South of Hazelwood Road/Shillingworth (200 houses) • West of Thriplee Road (50 houses) The Council believe that there is more than enough land already available for new housing, without the need to give up greenbelt. It has presented this view as its “preferred housing strategy” in the new Local Development Plan preparation. The Council is now at the stage of seeking public comments on its new Plan. As part of this consultation, it is asking if people are happy with its “preferred housing strategy”, or for other suggestions. The Council needs to take into account public support, or otherwise, for the new Development Plan. Should its preferred options not be supported, it is likely that greenbelt sites will be considered for development. Comments can be made via the Renfrewshire Council website www.renfrewshire. gov.uk by going to “Planning, building standards and regeneration”, then to “Preparation of the next Local Development Plan”. Proposals for specifi c housing developments are detailed in “Background Paper 2 Housing Site Assessments 2017” Information on how to submit comments is provided, including an online option using a “MIR and Environmental Report Consultation Form”. This form includes the opportunity in Question 3 “Renfrewshire’s Housing Land Requirements” to indicate support for the Council’s preferred strategy (no greenbelt development), or to suggest alternatives. The deadline for comments is Monday 1st May. Further information can be obtained from the Local Development Plan team on 0141 618 7838. bishopton, langbank & bridge of weir The Bridge Easter Sunday is celebrated on 16th April. Send an Easter card, give a Money Wallet or a gift from our exciting collection of new items. Shop News – an extensive variety of Greeting Cards are on sale to cover most special occasions. Our usual stationery items are always in stock. From early April we will stock small gifts from a range by “Emma Ball Ltd”. Post Office - going on holiday soon? Ask Donald, Anne or Stuart for leafl ets on Travel Insurance and Travel Moneycard and to request Euros on Demand or order other Currencies. Help is at Hand within your Community Centre – Do you have any issues to resolve? An appointment with one of your local MSP’s, MP or Citizens Advice Bureau staff is the answer. Please call in to fi nd out the times of their surgeries. An evening out at The Bridge – twice monthly, you can enjoy a fi lm along with complimentary refreshments in The Bridge. Please collect a Programme. The Garden –we are again appreciative of the work The Allotments and Garden Society undertake in the garden at the rear of The Bridge, ensuring we can enjoy seasonal changes. As always we wish to thank our dedicated team of volunteers who, through their commitment, enable The Bridge Community Centre, Shop and more importantly Post Offi ce to serve the village. (Opening Hours: Mon – 9am to 5pm (PO closed 12 noon to 12.30pm); Tues & Fri – 1pm to 5pm; Wed & Thu – 10am to 2pm; Sat – 9am to 1pm) bishopton, langbank & bridge of weir Fashion Show Friday 28th April 7.30pm in Langbank Village Centre. Tickets, which include raffl e and refreshments, are £5. Phone 01475 540752 for a ticket. A variety of current fashion items will be on display, and for sale, there will be a changing area to try clothes on. Please come along and refresh your summer wardrobe, whilst supporting Church funds. bishopton, langbank & bridge of weir BoW SWI The fi nal meeting of the session will take place on Thursday April 6th. Storyteller Marjorie Leithead will entertain us and we will also have the annual mini show and AGM. The meeting is held in the Royal British Legion Hall at 7.15 for 7.30pm and everyone is welcome. The fi nal event of the session will be an outing in June to Drumlanrig Castle. bishopton, langbank & bridge of weir Senior Citizens Club We meet at Cargill Hall every 2nd and 4th Wednesday 7 - 9pm. Subscriptions are only £6 per year and £1 each week pays for your tea and biscuits. Entertainment provided. Previous entertainers include a male voice choir & live music. Contact Sheila Patterson for further information on 01505 690521. bishopton, langbank & bridge of weir Bridge of Weir Community Council Two of our members attended a seminar on the Scottish Government Planning Consultation and will be making a response to the consultation on behalf of the Community Council. There is also a consultation on the Local Development Plan – Main Issues Report. Details can be found on the Renfrewshire Council web site. We will add a link on our web site www.bridgeofweir.org to assist anyone wishing to participate in the consultation. The proposal to build 14 fl ats and 8 detached houses on land at Old Ranfurly Golf Course adjacent to Lawmarnock Road has been refused by the Planning Board at Renfrewshire Council. The process of the planning appeals in relation to Whitelint Gate and Land North of Kilmacolm Road will be set out by the Scottish Government Reporter at a meeting on 30th March. The actual appeal hearing is likely to be scheduled for late May. We will keep you informed of progress on this via Facebook and our web page. At our recent meeting Inspector Cassie Glass reported on the previous months crime fi gures. Seven crimes had been committed including one for drink driving in which the offending vehicle collided with a parked car. Shift patterns for Community Policing are changing from fi ve shifts to two allowing for more policing at essential times. Inspector Glass has agreed to look and identify if there is any information the Police can offer in our quest to have the 30mph speed limit extended beyond St Mary’s Church, Johnstone Road. Renfrewshire Council has once again refused this request. Guest Speaker at the meeting was Susan Knowles, Volunteer Development Offi cer from Quarriers charity who is looking for volunteers to help with adults with learning diffi culties in all areas of their work. She was also seeking out advice on advertising on how best to recruit volunteers. We agreed if the charity sends us further information we would put this on to our Facebook page. Renfrewshire Forum of Community Councils approached us seeking our views regarding 20mph speed limits being introduced throughout Renfrewshire. The Community Council has reserved it’s decision until further information is forthcoming. On the buses: We were informed by McGill’s buses of changes to their services in Bridge of Weir that will be introduced on the 3rd of April. McGill’s have apologised for the error and will update us with further information. SPT will investigate if a solution can be found regarding the link between Johnstone and Bridge of Weir. Visit our Facebook page for updates. Virgin Media cabling works are causing some concern regarding the quality of the re-instatement of the pavements. Complaints should be made in the fi rst instance to the site supervisor or by contacting the Virgin customer helpline on 0870 888 3116 (option 3). We have passed on Community Council concerns to our Councillors. Due to the refurbishment of the Cargill Hall the venues for the next three meetings have had to be changed. 4th April St Machar’s Ranfurly Church Hall. 2nd May and 6th June the Primary School. All with the usual start time of 7pm.
@GryffeAds www.advertizer.co.uk april 2017 37 bishopton, langbank & bridge of weir Bridge of Weir Gala Day Saturday 10th June 2017 It’s that time of year again. Saturday 11th March saw the selection of Kaylynn McKinnon as the Bridge of Weir Gala Queen 2017, with Olivia Anderson and Darya Lavizani chosen as her attendants. Our thanks go to all the girls who turned up on the night, and they all contributed to Gala Queen 2017 selection night some very hard decision making for our three judges, Marie, Maria and Lyndsey. Kaylynn will be crowned at Bridge of Weir Gala Day on Saturday 10th June. The theme for this year’s Gala Day is ‘Commotion in the Ocean’. Anyone wishing to enquire about a pitch on the day should contact Meg Millar by email at meg_ millar@hotmail.com. Please note that as last year, due to ground conditions, there will no public car parking within Houston Road Park, and the inter schools football tournament will be held at Bridge of Weir Primary School. Bridge of Weir Festival Committee Gala Queen Kaylynn with Olivia (right) and Darya (left) bishopton, langbank & bridge of weir French Conversation Our French conversation group has started. We meet every Wednesday 9.30am - 12noon in Bernie’s Cafe, Main Street, Bridge of Weir. Please contact me on: 07463 570464 or Email: avril.forbes2015@outlook.com. All welcome. bishopton, langbank & bridge of weir Bridge of Weir Choral Society Bridge of Weir Choral Society are holding their Spring Concert in St. Columba Church Kilmacolm at 7.30pm on Sunday 7th May. The main item in the programme is Mozart’s Mass in C Major and the choir will also perform works by Vaughan Williams and Finzi. For further information please contact Ernie Smyth on 01505 702997. bishopton, langbank & bridge of weir Bridge of Weir Elderly Forum Come and join us on Tuesday 11th April at Royal British Legion Hall and put your name down for our outing to Dumfries on Thursday 4th May. Meeting at 3pm. We have a coffee afternoon on Tuesday 25th April in Freeland Chruch Hall - tickets £2. February saw the Festival Committee AGM and the election of offi ce bearers for the coming year. Chris Gilzean has taken over the reigns from the late Gordon Lethorn, and will be known as Festival Co-ordinator, with Paul Matthews as his deputy. Meg Millar will continue as Secretary and Brenda Lethorn as Treasurer. bishopton, langbank & bridge of weir Carers Meeting Strathgryffe Medical Practice invites its patients to a carers meeting at 7pm on Monday 10th April at Bridge of Weir surgery. A speaker will attend to talk about Power of Attorney and Guardianship. bishopton, langbank & bridge of weir The Bridge Community Garden For several years now the back garden at the Bridge Post Offi ce and Community Centre has been developed as a community garden growing a range of edible crops. We are keen to involve local people of all ages in sharing in the care and development of the garden. Our fi rst work day in the garden this year will be on the afternoon of 8th April from 2pm. Please come and join in. bishopton, langbank & bridge of weir Langbank WI The AGM and Annual Dinner will be held at Gleddoch House Hotel & Golf Club on Thursday 20th April - 7pm for 7.30pm. bishopton, langbank & bridge of weir Singing for Wellbeing A fun, no-pressure choir singing feelgood songs every Tuesday from 6pm - 7.15pm and Fridays at 2pm - 3.15pm in the Bishopton Community Centre. bishopton, langbank & bridge of weir Colour your Walls Spring is in the air, to celebrate its painting ‘SALE TIME’ at the Bridge, Main Street, Bridge of Weir from 3rd April. Pop in and choose from an eclectic mix of colourful oil and water colour paintings and prints, artwork is mainly by Alison Bannerman and Phyllis Mulligan, both are local artists. Paintings purchased can be taken away on the day and they are not expensive with a percentage of the sale going to the BRIDGE CHARITY. Last month many paintings were sold making this a desirable location for art lovers and painters alike. It’s always diffi cult to defi ne and hard to describe a painting you love... But you won't know if there is something to colour your home if you don’t pay the Bridge a visit. One of the artists has suggested there will be lovely paintings of scenes, favourite places, kids at the shore just to mention a few themes all hopefully capturing the beautiful sunshine and shadow. Always check opening times before visiting. bishopton, langbank & bridge of weir bishopton, langbank & bridge of weir Goodbye! - The Local Government elections are just a few weeks away and the past fi ve years of being a Councillor have simply fl own by! Those fi ve years have been very busy and interesting and it has been a privilege to work for and with the residents of our beautiful Ward. I shall be retiring as Councillor for Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank and am delighted that Natalie Don, from Bridge of Weir, has agreed to put herself forward for election in my place - I wish her and all constituents all the best for the future! Renfrewshire Council are fi nalising their carriageway resurfacing plan for 2017/2018. Hopefully there will be a good number of roads and pavements resurfaced. Roads should concentrate more on fi xing the drains and improving the drainage so the resurfacing lasts longer. Bishopton residents living near the railway station are frustrated by the inconsiderate parking which takes place by commuters who, despite the increase in parking spaces, are still parking in the residential streets near the station. Getting the residents to agree to parking restrictions is not easy, so in the meantime I will be producing some A6 windscreen cards requesting that motorists use the car park. I had some success this week with the planning application no. 16/0669/PP for the erection of 8 houses and a block of 14 fl ats on the Old Ranfurly Golf Course to the side of Lawmarnock Road, Bridge of Weir. The Scottish Government Reporter had identifi ed the site as suitable for only nine units and this was then included in the Local Development Plan. Despite this, the application came before the committee with a recommendation of Grant. Thankfully my amendment to refuse the application won the day. In Langbank, there is a Core Path between Middlepenny Road and Marypark Road which the Council are making plans to repair using the Community Payback Team. I am hoping for a big improvement on this footpath. Thanks to everyone over the last fi ve years for fi lling in my Pothole Watch forms, your calls, coming to my surgeries, and sending me emails. On the 4th May, I would like to receive your vote and be your councillor for the next fi ve years. Surgeries: Bishopton Community Library - 1st Monday of every month (6.30pm). Bridge of Weir PS - 2nd Monday of every month (6.30pm) (no surgery in April due to school holiday). Langbank Parish Church Hall - 3rd Monday of every month (6.30pm). Tel:- 0300-300-1291 or by email to cllr.james.maclaren@renfrewshire.gov.uk . Check out my Facebook page for more information and articles www.facebook.com/councillormaclaren. bishopton, langbank & bridge of weir
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