284 May 2018 - Gryffe Advertizer
The Advertizer - Your local community magazine to the Gryffe area. The Advertizer is a local business directory including a what's on guide and other local information and an interesting mix of articles.
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houston, crosslee & brookfield<br />
32<br />
churches in Houston.........................................................................<br />
Houston and Killellan: Services will be led by Rev. Ian Bell unless stated<br />
otherwise.<br />
St Fillan’s, Main St, Houston: Sun Masses: Vigil (Sat) 5pm, 9.30am & 11am.<br />
Weekday Masses: Mon - Sat 9.30am. Rosary: Tue, Thurs & Sat 9.10am.<br />
Exposition: Mon, Wed & Fri 9.05am. Confessions: Sat 10am - 10.30am<br />
and after Vigil Mass. Baptism: By arrangement. Parish Priest: Rev. Joseph<br />
Burke. Pastoral Assistant: Sr. Mary Frances Collett, RNDM (Tel 01505 613514).<br />
Address: ‘Abbotsfield’, St. Fillan’s, Main St, Houston, PA6 7EL. T. 01505 612046.<br />
E. parish@stfillan.org.uk www.stfillan.org.uk<br />
Houston Baptist Church at Carrick Centre: 11am Family services with SS<br />
for children age 5 - 12; 6pm Eve Service; Mid-week Home Bible Study; For<br />
more information contact; Rev. D Snelson 01505 612722.<br />
Church of the Nazarene: Village Hall, Main St, Houston PA6 7EL. Rev. Benito<br />
S Coetzee. Family services at 10.30am with full toddler, children & youth<br />
activities running concurrently with the service. Youth meets at 6.30pm -<br />
8pm on Sundays. Word and Table Quiet Service held from 9am - 9.30am<br />
every 3rd Sunday. www.houston.nazarene.org.uk<br />
houston, crosslee & brookfield<br />
Let's hear from our Councillors<br />
Cllr Audrey Doig:<br />
Many constituents have been contacting me still on the vexed question of the<br />
new 1 and 1a, and 2 and 2a bus services from McGills which replaced the<br />
well established no 8 and no 19. The new service is sponsored by the SPT<br />
and goes from Kilmacolm, Quarriers, Bridge of Weir, Houston, Linwood, and<br />
Johnstone. Given that Johnstone is the largest town in West Renfrewshire<br />
with a population of 17,000 I have continually stressed to McGills that it is<br />
crucial that those without private transport who live in Linwood, Houston,<br />
Crosslee, and Brookfield have easy access to the town for a myriad of<br />
reasons.<br />
What I have also made clear to all those constituents who have contacted<br />
me is that McGills intend to review the new 1 and 1a, 2 and 2a services in six<br />
months time so it is crucial that all village residents ensure the new service<br />
is well used. Many constituents are saying to me that the time when private<br />
bus companies run the roost should be over as they tend to put the needs<br />
of commerce before the needs of communities. I agree with this and indeed<br />
the last full meeting of Renfrewshire Council unanimously agreed that the<br />
Scottish Government should seriously consider allowing us to oversee local<br />
bus services, as was the case prior to 1986.<br />
The Community Councils in my ward, and indeed many other community<br />
groups, will be familiar with the Local Area Committees which Renfrewshire<br />
Council established in 2007 to dispense grants to local community groups.<br />
This framework has been a great success but there have been a few good<br />
reasons to review their structures and how they operate.<br />
Up until now Houston, Crosslee, and Brookfield have been in the same LAC<br />
as large conurbations like Linwood and Erskine, under the new LAC structure<br />
the villages in my ward will now be in the same LAC as other villages such<br />
as Kilbarchan, Howwood, and Lochwinnoch. I think this is a positive move<br />
as there should be a greater focus on the requirements and needs of our<br />
village communities across Renfrewshire.<br />
houston, crosslee & brookfield<br />
Sewing Class<br />
Got a sewing machine but never used it or just lost confidence? Do you want<br />
to know how to raise/lower a hem or change a broken zip? We might just<br />
have the solution.<br />
Tuesday evenings from 7pm - 9pm, Brookfield Village Hall Library. Come along<br />
and learn essential techniques every Beginner or Refresher Sewer should<br />
know. £10 per class. Places for 6-week block must be booked in advance.<br />
Contact brookfieldvpa@gmail.com for more information or to book a place.<br />
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H.O.S.T. The Carrick Centre, Houston<br />
(Houston Old School Trust)<br />
Monday to Friday<br />
Woodlands Out of School 01505 615438<br />
Coffee Shop<br />
Mon - Fri 9am - 4.30pm Sat 9am - 4pm<br />
MONDAY<br />
Yoga (Weekly) @ 1pm - Mary Laidlaw 01505 229112 | Diaporama 14th @<br />
7.30pm | Sewing Group (Weekly) @ 10am - 12noon<br />
TUESDAY<br />
Paint Pot Tots (Weekly) @ 10am - Dawn Campbell 07789 262350 | Galaxy<br />
(Weekly) @ 4pm - 7pm | Yoga (Weekly) @ 7pm - M/s Lawson 01505 613690<br />
| Councillor Surgery 3rd Tues (Lab) @ 12noon -12.30pm | Councillor<br />
Surgery 5th (Scot Con.) @ 6.30pm - 7pm<br />
WEDNESDAY<br />
Big Kids Little Learners @ 10am – 11am - Janine Neil 07870 697010 |<br />
<strong>Gryffe</strong> Melody Makers @ 7pm | Community Council 16th @ 7.30pm |<br />
<strong>Gryffe</strong> Camera Club (Weekly) @ 7.30pm | Galaxy (Weekly) @ 4pm - 7pm<br />
THURSDAY<br />
<strong>Gryffe</strong> Quilting Group @ 1.15pm - 3.15pm | Primary Colours (Weekly) @<br />
3.30pm – 4.30pm | Crafty Friends @ 7.30pm | Folk Club (Weekly) @ 8pm<br />
- iaintdawson@gmail.com 07786 078952<br />
FRIDAY<br />
Yoga (Weekly) @ 10.30am - M/s Lawson 01505 613690 | Big Kids Little<br />
Learners (Weekly) @ 1pm - 2pm - Janine Neil 07870 697010 | Galaxy<br />
Dancing (Weekly) @ 3.30pm - 7pm | M.P. Surgery Gavin Newlands @<br />
12.30pm - 1.30pm<br />
SATURDAY<br />
Galaxy Dancing (Weekly) @ 9.30am - 5pm | Councillors Surgery @ 11.30am<br />
- 12noon | Fiona Beattie (CEILIDH) 5th @ 6pm -11pm | KIRK CARNIVAL<br />
12TH - ALL DAY<br />
SUNDAY<br />
Baptist Church (Weekly) @ 11am and 6pm | Laura Paterson B/Party @<br />
1pm - 3pm<br />
Booking enquiries to:<br />
Ian Simpson 01505 612203 Bill Haddow 01505 690693<br />
Stewart Scally 01505 674277<br />
hostbooking@outlook.com or The Coffee Shop<br />
houston, crosslee & brookfield<br />
Houston and Killellan Kirk Carnival<br />
THE BLUE PLANET<br />
Saturday 12th <strong>May</strong> 12.30pm at the<br />
Church West Halls<br />
This years theme is The Blue Planet<br />
and we are hoping to emphasise<br />
the importance of environmental<br />
issues, promoting awareness of local<br />
recycling, avoiding waste of any kind<br />
and generally being conscious of our<br />
surroundings and helping others to do what they can.<br />
With many of our usual stalls, and a few new ones too - a nearly new clothes<br />
stall for under fives, a home produce stall with preserves in glass jars etc, and<br />
a church stall for information on Church activities and organizations.<br />
Remember the parade and get your group or organization in and display your<br />
efforts to save the planet - It's a fantastic way of encouraging people to get<br />
involved in the community!<br />
All proceeds from this years Carnival will be for the Church and the<br />
Community.<br />
Your Ward 10 Councillor ... for Houston, Crosslee, Brookfield & Linwood<br />
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deadline date for our june issue - Friday 18th <strong>May</strong> - You don’t want to miss it!!
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