282 March 2018 - Gryffe Advertizer

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Strathgryffe Tennis
Strathgryffe’s Liam & Carla qualify
for top UK Events
11-year-old Liam O’Brien took
home the winners medal by beating
Cumbria’s Finn Logue at Virgin
Active Hamilton back in January. He
was competing against 16 of the top
12 & u players from both Scotland
& England at the Scottish Grade 3.
Liam now qualifies for entry into the
GB National Event at the University of
Bath in Avon on 16th/17th February.
10 year old Carla Ward has qualified
for the Nike Invitational National 10u
Grade 1 Event. This will be held
at the National Training Centre in
Roehampton on 11th/12th March
where the top 16 girls on the National
Tour points list in UK are invited
to battle it out over 2 days. Carla
qualified a very comfortable 8th
despite only playing two out of three
of the qualifying events (Grade 2s)
Superb achievements by both Liam &
Carla and we wish them every success!
Success at Nationals for Squash Juniors
On the weekend of 3rd/4th February, five Strathgryffe juniors, John
Meehan, Ruadhri McDougall, Beth Moglia, Findlay McDougall and
Orla McDougall headed north to Aberdeen to compete in the Scottish
National Junior Squash Championships.
Orla finished third in the Girls Under 13 event, In the Boys U15, Findlay
finished a very creditable 12th. As Findlay is only 13 years old, he will
be eligible to compete in the same event next year and hopes to bring
the title home! 14-year-old Beth entered both the Girls U15 and U17
events and came 2nd in both.
In the Boys U17 Strathgryffe had
2nd and 3rd placed boys with
John losing a hard fought final
against the strong pre-tournament
favourite and Ruadhri also losing
to the eventual winner in the semifinal.
Congratulations to all the juniors
on their performances and also a
mention to Martin Woods & Jason
Lang the coaches for all the work
they have done to help the juniors
achieve these great results.
Strathgryffe Tennis & Squash
Club would like to offer any nonmember
adults the opportunity
to attend a FREE come & try
coaching session for tennis & squash being held on Thursday 8th
March. For more information on this event or coaching for juniors
please email susan@strathgryffe.net
Free Kids’ Fun
Looking for free, fun activities for 8-18 year-olds?
Street Stuff has released its new timetable for February and March
2018, incorporating football, dance and sessions in the popular Youth
Buses which have ipads, MacBooks and DJ decks onboard. Schools,
community centres and parks across Renfrewshire host the activities
on Monday to Saturday evenings, and snacks are provided at some
sessions.
Street Stuff is a diversionary project run in partnership between
Renfrewshire Council, Police Scotland, Scottish Fire and Rescue
Service, Engage Renfrewshire and St Mirren Football Club. The new
timetable is available on the Council website at: http://www.renfrewshire.
gov.uk/streetstufftimetable
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Step Up for St.
Vincent’s Hospice
On Sunday 25th March, the hugely popular Step
Up for St. Vincent’s Hospice sponsored walk will
return for its second year, taking place at Castle
Semple, Lochwinnoch, at 11am.
All proceeds from the event will go directly towards
providing care and support for individuals and
families around throughout the community who are affected by life
limiting conditions.
It costs just £10 to sign up and is
free for under 16s and there is no
minimum sponsorship amount,
but participants are encouraged
to set a personal target.
Fundraiser at St. Vincent’s, Laura
McDade, said: “A small step is
a great way to start to make a
difference, so why not make it
a fun day out and bring along
family, friends and colleagues to
take part in this 10k walk? You can also take part in our shorter 5k
walk, which is family friendly, buggy and wheelchair accessible. You
can even bring the dog to join in the fun!”
For more information, or to sign up to take part, please complete the
application form at: http://www.svh.co.uk/forms/step-up-apply-online
Ranfurly Castle Golf Club
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On Saturday 27th January the
Captain’s Badge of Office was
handed over to Alastair Frood by
Callum Campbell, the outgoing
Captain. Callum wished Alastair
well for his year ahead and took
the opportunity to thank the many
people who had helped to make
his Captaincy a successful one.
Quite a number of both Ladies
and Gents had gathered to
watch the new Captains ‘Drive In’ and the rain stayed off long enough
for this to take place. Alastair’s drive was followed by Lady Captain,
Marion Munro, and then by Junior
Captain, Gregor Rawson. All three
drives were chased up the 1st fairway
by two Rawson brothers, who were
rewarded for their efforts with a bar of
chocolate! Hot bacon rolls and coffee
were enjoyed by everyone after the
event .
Friday 2nd February was the Clubs
Burns Supper with 77 attending.
Everyone enjoyed the evening with a
full programme of entertainment. Past
Captain, Alan Gordon, addressed the
haggis and gave a wonderful rendition
of Tam O’Shanter while the Immortal
Memory was delivered by guest
speaker Roy Scott. Roy is very well respected in the medical world,
holding Hon. Lecturer posts at both
Glasgow and Strathclyde Universities
as well as Deputy Lord Lieutenant of
Dunbartonshire. Iain Findlay Toasted
the Lassies and, lady member, Anne
Gordon replied in a very entertaining
rhyme! The evening was interspersed
with musical interludes provided
by a talented variety of singers
and instrumentalists.