329 October 2022 - Gryffe Advertizer

Cargill Centre
Kilmacolm new Community Centre
Monday
Yoga with Liz 10am – 11am
Yoga with Janis 10am - 11am
Kilmacolm Bridge Club
7pm – 10.30pm
Tuesday
Qi Gong
Art Club
12noon – 1pm
6pm – 8.30pm
Singing for Health & Wellbeing
6pm – 8.30pm
Zumba
6pm – 7pm
Bridge 7pm – 9.30pm
Bridge with Mrs Dillon
7pm – 9pm
Wednesday
Move It Or Lose It
10.30am – 11.45am
Pensioners Lunch
12.30pm – 2pm
Friendly Bridge
1.30pm – 3.30pm
Pilates 6.15pm – 7.15pm &
7.30pm – 8.30pm
Thursday
Pilates 9.30am – 10.30am
Acting For Fun 5pm – 8.30pm
Metafit 6.30pm – 7pm
Kettle Bells 7pm – 7.30pm
Friday
Moo Music Inverclyde
10.30am – 11.30am
Singing for Health & Wellbeing
11.30am – 12.30pm
Centre Opening Times
Monday – Friday: 9am to 10pm
Saturday: 9am to 3pm
Sunday:
Closed
Enquiries & Room Hire:
01505 873994
Cafe Opening Times
Monday – Friday: 10am to 4pm
Saturday: 10am to 3pm
Sunday:
Closed
Reservations & Takeaway:
01505 874663
www.cargillcentre.com
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The new season of Bridge of Weir
Choral Society rehearsals is under
way on Wednesday evenings
at 7pm in the Kidston Hall,
Kilmacolm. It’s not too late to join
if you are interested - just turn up
and identify yourself to any choir
member. There is no audition
process, music is supplied, and
you can come along for a couple
of weeks before joining.
This year’s Christmas concert (our
first for three years) is planned for
Sunday December 11th.
A fundraising coffee morning is
planned for October 8th in Kidston
Hall from 10am - 12noon. Stalls
will include a tombola, cake, candy
and a raffle.
For further information, contact
Mary.Leishman@4-consulting.com
Kill Od Ki
Riverside Youth Band will be
performing in the Old Kirk on
Sunday 2nd October at 3pm.
Admission is by donation at the
door.
Sunday Worship takes place in
Kilmacolm Old Kirk every Sunday
at 11am. All services are streamed
online through our Facebook Page
and can be watched live or at any
point afterwards for those who
cannot attend via @KilmacolmOld
Kill
Scar Tal
From 28th - 31st October
Calling all Scarecrow makers!
This year the theme will be
childrens book characters.
If you’d like to be part of this
fantastic community event then
please email : eliseduncan@stcolumbas.org
We would love to see this event
build from last year. Can you
get together with neighbours and
have a friendly competition?
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cllr david wilson
After 15 years in the role, I have relinquished the chair of
the Inverclyde Council Planning Board. There have been
many major applications for development on green belt
around and in Kilmacolm in this time. I voted against all apart from the
St Columba’s school extension and public car park in the field behind
the Police Station. Approval by officers was recommended and due to
the school’s economic importance to the village and necessity for relief
parking, I voted in favour. Unfortunately enough of my colleagues thought
otherwise and the proposal was refused.
Lord McLay has been personally planting specific species of rhododendron
and azalea in Milton Wood, but some misguided people have been cutting
them down. Police and Wardens are monitoring matters. The McLays
may move to be nearer family and this will be a loss to the village.
Police have the responsibility to enforce and monitor speeding in the
village. In my new role as Police and Fire Service scrutiny committee
chair I attended the installation of new speed cameras on two busy
roads in Inverclyde, in an attempt to reduce the number of crashes
happening there. The locations were selected because there have been
49 recorded collisions. The cameras are funded by the Home Office
and sites are identified following a comprehensive site selection process
which assessed all roads across Scotland. I do receive many complaints
regarding speeding in Kilmacolm and have referred these to the Chief
Inspector.
We are faced with some tough budget decisions for our 23/24 budget.
We have a gap of some £15m which may be made worse by employee
wage settlements. As a rule the public sector is paid on average more
than the private sector and has enhanced pension provision.
The Council observed impeccably the passing of Her Majesty Queen
Elizabeth II. The Service of Commemoration with Colonel Peter McCarthy,
the Lord Lieutenant, in attendance, was conducted with due reverence
appropriate to the circumstances.
Thanks are due to Mike Abram who observed all the flag protocol
regarding the village flagpole on the Old Kirk.
Surgery: The Cargill 12th October 11am - 12noon.
Contact info: 07766 992 294 or 01475 741 969 / 722 975
david.wilson@inverclyde.gov.uk
Kill
Wris
Monday 31st
October
from
10am - 12noon,
The Cargill Centre,
Kilmacolm.
Join us to share your
work, or just have
chat over coffee and
biscuits. Contact
Victoria Finnigan to
register interest via
Kilmacolm Writers
Facebook page.
Sòla ran
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The group will be meeting in the Lounge
of the Kidston Hall, Kilmacolm on Thursday
13th October at 2pm.
As always, this meeting is open to all, with no
pre-registration required.
Sòlas supports those from Kilmacolm and
surrounding areas who have lost a loved one.
It doesn’t matter if it was recently or a long
time ago, Sòlas creates a safe place to talk,
to listen and to heal. You will be supported in
processing issues of grief and loss by expert
speakers as well as each other.
For more information please call Barbara
Marshall on 01505872417 or email: barbara@
oochy.com
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