330 November 2022 - Gryffe Advertizer

Erine Writer
Erskine Writers is an active group that has been established for over 30 years. We have writers from
all walks of life, and at various stages in their writing careers, from well established authors to those
members new to the art of writing.
The group meets weekly from September through to May at Bargarran
Community Centre. The members are encouraged to bring work they
have written each week, whether it prose, poetry, scripts to plays, bringing
together friendship and support that encourages the group in their writing.
A full syllabus is set for the year. This will include invited guests
(established authors) who deliver workshops setting themes to the group
to write. The guest speakers will adjudicate the work sent to them and
then award placings which certainly brings out the competitive spirit of
our members.
The group is affiliated to Scottish Association of Writers. Members can
attend the yearly conference where they will meet like-minded people
and hear from excellent guest speakers who have invaluable information
Image courtesy of Lorna Jackson
11t Ersie Wal o Hope or
Scottis Hutinton’s Asociatio
On Saturday 8th October Margaret Moncrieff and friends did
a sponsored Walk of Hope along the banks of the Clyde at
Erskine to increase awareness of Huntington’s disease and to
raise funds for Scottish Huntington’s Association (SHA).
SHA is the only Scottish charity dedicated to helping people affected by
Huntington’s disease (HD). HD is a desperately cruel condition which over
a period of perhaps as long as 25 years reduces an adult to a state of
total dependence for emotional and physical support. Other members
of the family may have to accept that this is a genetic condition and every
child of a parent with HD has a 50/50 risk of inheriting the faulty gene and
therefore developing the condition.
We were lucky with the weather and enjoyed the Walk. We were joined
by friends from Houston, Erskine, Bishopton and Wales. The amazing
sum of £1,255 has been raised to date.
Thanks are due to members of Houston & Killellan Kirk, staff and partners
of Walker Laird, Solicitors, friends from Erskine and surrounding areas and
our families. Very many thanks to all who contributed. Donations can still
be made to the following JustGiving page: https://www.justgiving.com/
fundraising/margaret-moncrieff12
that they will share with the attendees. There are many competitions
that writers can enter which will be judged and critiques fed back to
members.
At the end of the year we hold a Garden Party to issue certificates and
trophies to our winners from the competitions set by the guest speakers.
The group are always encouraging new members to come and join us. It
may seem a little daunting, but from my own experience I have found it
very rewarding, encouraging and welcoming.
We can be contacted at erskine.writers@gmail.com. The group also has
a web page where readers can find our syllabus and weekly updates
on what’s been happening at our meetings: http://erskinewriters-uk.
blogspot.com
Look forward to hearing from any aspiring writers who are out there!!
R Sports Diner
Friday 18th November
The Marriot Hotel, Glasgow
We’re delighted and excited to inform you that the
Ronald McDonald Sports Dinner is back - bigger
and better than before.
Amazing guest’s speakers this year include Kris Boyd, Stiliyan Petrov, Mark
Guidi and our host for the evening, comedian Des Clark.
Tickets £75 per person. To buy yours call: 0141 201 1900
or email: fundraising@ronaldmcdonaldhouse.co.uk or
scan the QR code.
Reserve your table at this star-studded sports event!!
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