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Next deadline - Wednesday 11th March
WHAT’S
HAPPENING
THIS MONTH
Howwood Community
Council
Second Tuesday of each month
at 7.30pm in Howwood Village
Hall. All welcome.
Community Coffee Shop
First Friday monthly - Howwood
Parish Church from 10am -
12noon. Adults £2 | Children
free. All welcome.
Monday Strathgryffe
Motorcycle Club
The Trust Inn, Kilbarchan,
9pm - 10.30pm. Visit www.
strathgryffe.org for details.
Thursday Volunteer Group
Castle Semple, Lochwinnoch
12.30pm - 3.30pm
Conservation Volunteers - adult
group. Newcomers welcome.
Thursday Memory Café
Active Communities Hub, 16
Quarry Street, Johnstone, 1pm
- 3pm. For people living with
Alzheimer’s, or any type of
dementia, their families, friends
& carers.
Sunday Volunteer Group
Castle Semple, Lochwinnoch
10am - 12noon. Youth Volunteer
Group - age 14 - 18 years.
Newcomers welcome.
Knitting Bee
We meet at Morrisons
alternative Tuesday evening
form 7pm to 9pm. Contact
Pamela on 07743 156738 or
email bknitting@hotmail.co.uk
for further details.
Cuppa and a Chat
Pop in to Kilbarchan Parish
Church hall on the first Monday
of the month between 1.30pm
and 3pm for a “cuppa” and a
chat - all welcome.
Gryffe Scottish Dancing
Club
Thursdays from 8pm to 10pm,
Kilbarchan Guide Centre
Come along and have fun
whilst enjoying good company,
music and exercise. Whether
experienced or a new dancer,
all welcome. Tuition given
for beginners, we don’t go
overboard and it’s a very
relaxed atmosphere. For
further information just phone
Les Lambert at 01505 704398.
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Kilbarchan NWR
There are 2 meetings in March
- “The Lesser Known Other
Half” of a famous person and
a review of the book Picnic at
Hanging Rock.
The group would be happy to
welcome new members - we
meet in each others’ homes
every second Wednesday
from September - June and
discuss a variety of issues and
occasionally invite a speaker.
For further information, phone
01505 348627 or visit the
website: www.nwr.org.uk
Kilbarchan Parish
Church Tots’ Club
The club continues on Mondays
from 9.15am - 11.30am in the
church hall, the cost is £1 per
adult. There is a wide variety of
toys for the tots and plenty of
chat for the adults.
Kilbarchan Messy
Church
Our next Messy Church is on
Saturday 21st March from 4pm
– 6pm in the Church Halls. Our
theme this month is ‘Easter/
Springtime.’’
Come along and join in the
fun with games, crafts, stories
& song. All young people will
be made very welcome, just
remember to bring an adult
along with you.
Cuppa at the Kirk
Monday 2nd March in Kilbarchan
Parish Church small hall from
1.30pm - 3pm. All welcome for
coffee and a chat.
Knitting Bee
We meet at the Lynnhurst Hotel
on Thursdays from 2pm to 4pm.
For more information contact
Fay: 07780 748430.
The March meeting is on Wednesday, 19th of March at 7.30pm in
the McKillop Hall. As spring is on the horizon we are concentrating
on all things gardening. Brian Young from Holmes Farm Nursery
is coming to whet out appetite on ideas for this season’s planting.
We look forward to welcoming members and friends to join us
for this evening and also for cup of tea/ coffee and cake. Please
remember to bring a mug. For any further info contact Elma at
843193 or email: richmond32@tiscali.co.uk
Would you know what to do in an
emergency?
♥ Every week in Scotland, 70 people suffer cardiac
arrest.
♥ More than 3500 people per year in Scotland are
treated by the Ambulance Service following a
cardiac arrest.
♥ Only one in 20 people will survive.
♥ Without resuscitation, cardiac arrest is always fatal
♥ But, performing CPR could double that person’s chance of
survival
Heartstart courses are free of charge and it only takes two hours to
learn the skills which may someday save a life:
♥ CPR and using an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
♥ Heart Attack ♥ Recovery position
♥ Choking
♥ Serious bleeding
To learn the simple skills that save lives, contact Morag Thow on
07868 752814 to book onto one of our courses in 2020:
Tuesday 17th March 7pm -9pm Lochwinnoch Masonic Lodge
If you have a group in the Lochwinnoch/Howwood area that would
like a Heart Start Course, Liz and Morag are pleased to come to
your group to deliver the course.
Kilbarchan Habbies’ Art Group Post-
Christmas Lunch
This year we broke with tradition. Instead of our usual December
Christmas lunch we decided to organise a buffet mid-January in the
Kilbarchan Guide Centre where our classes are held. In December
a small group checked out one of the best known sources of fine
foods and wines, and compiled a list of tempting items for our
menu. The group duly returned in January only to find several
items discontinued. This entailed scouring local shops to make up
the shortfall. Thankfully, the Prosecco had been purchased well in
advance. We had to think of priorities !
The big day dawned and our group of enthusiastic helpers turned
up, suitably attired and equipped, ready for action. Everyone
worked hard to produce a wonderful selection of truly tempting
dishes - so much for the January diet ! After the meal the raffle
prizes were handed out to lucky winners, and everyone voted a
very big thank you to our Chairperson, Irene, who put so much time
and work into organising the lunch. Also helpers and friends were
thanked for their efforts to make the day a success.
We are all now back
happily painting
away, working
towards our next
exhibition - hopefully,
the Kilbarchan Habbies art group !!
in September/
October. In the
meantime we can
look forward to our
annual trip. This
year we are heading
to Edinburgh’s
Botanic Gardens and,
possibly, on towards
Musselburgh if the
day is wet. The fun
never stops ! Not
just an art group -
Chairperson, Irene (centre), with helpers, Irene, Nan and
Joseph. Class member, Stephen (extreme left) is checking the
wine !