Blairgowrie & Rattray Hub Magazine Summer 2023

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RATTRAY AND DISTRICT SWI It’s been a cold spring but getting together and sharing friendship has seen us through. At our “Masterchef” meeting in February we were all treated to baked goodies by chef David Cochrane of the Wee Coffee Shop, and an insight into his successful career in high level catering. Our “Rattray’s Got Talent” Corners Night in March revealed the talents of four of our members, who demonstrated their skills in card making, creating personalised felt elephants, quick/ easy/effective knitted Easter Bunnies and in delicate floral arrangements, for example, in a china teacup. April saw a last-minute change to our speaker so we were very grateful to Kate Davies and her husband Ralph for stepping in to give their fascinating tale of “Adventures into Books” and how they have successfully filled the bookshop-shaped hole they spotted in Blairgowrie. As I write this, our May meeting and AGM is still to come but we look forward to welcoming new and current members, and to hearing Jean Smith’s update on how Blair in Bloom is beautifying the town for people and pollinators (locals and visitors) to enjoy. The following trophies will be awarded: The Sanderson Shield for the Annual Points Winner in competitions from September to April; The Reston Shields for the runners up in the above category; The Caithness Bowl for the lady with the most competition entries without winning. May competitions will be: For the Challenge Trophy - Best use of 100g DK wool; For the Carol Duncan Quaich - A Flower Arrangement in a Jug; and Flower of the Month. We must congratulate our Rattray Rural Runabouts who qualified for the Perth and Kinross Federation Ruralympics Final in March and achieved a very commendable fourth place. Well Done, Ladies! Our outing to see “Legally Blonde” at Perth Theatre was well attended and a great success. This year we established a monthly Craft Group, meeting on a Thursday evening at Nest in Blairgowrie to socialise and share tips and techniques. Attendees usually bring their own projects to work on but, occasionally, we learn new crafts together. Here are the winners of our Spring Competitions. FEBRUARY Coffee and Walnut Cupcakes 1st Lynn Macaulay, 2nd Anne Simpson, 3rd Christine Love. Most Items in a Matchbox 1st Christine Love (84 items), 2nd Helen Dyson (66), Joint 3rd Christine Wallace, Kay Smith, Anne Simpson (54). Most Unusual Item in the Matchbox: Joint winners Anne Martin and Christine Love (toy ant). Flower of the Month Fiona Ness with Helleborus. MARCH A Mocktail 1st Anne Simpson with “Lemongrass, Ginger and Orange”, 2nd Kay Smith with “Ginger and Pomegranate “, 3rd Christine Wallace with “Blairgowrie Cooler”. An Easter Card 1st Anne Simpson. Flower of the Month Carol Duncan with a miniature, blue Iris reticulata. APRIL Animal Ornament 1st Pat Richards, 2nd Linda Stewart, 3rd Myrtle Petrie. Biscuit with a Dog Decoration 1st Kay Smith, 2nd Muriel Brown, 3rd Anne Simpson. Flower of the Month Pam Menzies, with a perfect white Camellia. So, as you can see, Rattray and District SWI, is an active and friendly group of ladies who welcome anyone who would like to join us. We meet on the third Monday of the month from September to May, at Rattray Bowling Club, Middle Road, Rattray, PH10 7EL. Watch out in the local papers for details of the first meeting of our 2023/2024 session on September 18th 2023. For more information please contact rattraypress-secyswi@hotmail.co.uk or call 01828 633688. PAGE 50 BRDT MAGAZINE - SUMMER 2023
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Page 1 and 2: SUMMER 2023 SPONSORED BY STAGECOACH
Page 3 and 4: In this Issue... Welcome Community
Page 5 and 6: Keith Reid - the new organiser of t
Page 7 and 8: The busy bees at Blair in Bloom hav
Page 9 and 10: Blairgowrie & Rattray Community Cou
Page 11 and 12: Looking for a perfect gift or an ab
Page 13 and 14: our local community. If you have an
Page 15 and 16: Biodiversity Blair The town’s Ope
Page 17 and 18: Introducing Rattray Community Garde
Page 19 and 20: WELL…WHAT HAPPENED WAS… A frien
Page 21 and 22: PAGE 21
Page 23 and 24: THE ERICHT SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE C
Page 25 and 26: MRS B’S KITCHEN SUMMER RECIPE LEM
Page 27 and 28: All About You is a Sanctuary Salon
Page 29 and 30: Mitchells Newsagent So much more th
Page 31 and 32: 31st Ruthven Music Festival The Eri
Page 33 and 34: BLAIRGOWRIE TOWN HALL We’ve had a
Page 35 and 36: REVOLUTIONARY, FULL MOUTH IN A FEW
Page 37 and 38: Fire Safety Logbooks The Fire safet
Page 39 and 40: News & Articles At SCYD we always a
Page 41 and 42: The Climate Café It’s been a bus
Page 43 and 44: The Swifts by Beth Lincoln When the
Page 45 and 46: The Wright Root, Market Gardeners,
Page 47 and 48: MANTALK is a local group based in B
Page 49: SIMPLE CRAFT ACTIVITIES USING BITS
Page 53 and 54: people in the region to enjoy what
Page 55 and 56: Blairgowrie Soroptimist Blairgowrie
Page 57 and 58: APPLES GALORE Changes Changes Chang
Page 59 and 60: group gathered in the Church Hall f
Page 61 and 62: The outdoor bowling season is now u
Page 63 and 64: Blairgowrie Badminton Club “SCRAP
Page 65 and 66: David Scott (Blairgowrie) Ltd FUNER
Page 67 and 68: there is a real need for us to work
Page 69 and 70: I also welcome the opportunity to m
Page 71: WE’RE HIRING in Blairgowrie & Cou

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