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248th Edition, August 2019
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EDITOR’S LETTER Welcome to the August issue of the Alyth Voice! First of all, many apologies for the printing issue that affected several pages in the July issue. The printer has investigated and it seems to have been caused by a glitch in the computer code that controls the printing press. The issue as sent to the printer was fine, as you can see for yourself in the pdf that we have posted on our website as normal: http://alythvoice.co.uk/issues.htm The problem wasn’t spotted until after the printed copies had been delivered and distribution was well under way. Several of the editorial team were away on leave at this point, so recalling all the affected copies and reprinting the entire issue wasn’t really feasible. To save time and paper, we decided to print all the affected articles again - properly this time! - in the August issue. Many apologies for any inconvenience, and I hope you enjoy the reprinted articles as well as this month’s new articles. Two items in particular seem worthy of highlighting: this month’s Alyth in Bloom report details the amazing range of work these dedicated folks are doing around the town, and especially the long-awaited start of work on the Burn side renovation. They are making and will continue to make such a massive positive change to how Alyth looks; let’s wish them well in their latest funding bid to the Co-op Community Fund, and if you can help them by registering your Coop card, please do so. It’s also exciting to see the announcement of the 10th anniversary celebrations planned by the Alyth Family History Project later in August. The work they do preserving and enriching the cultural heritage of Alyth is every bit as important as the physical improvements being done by Alyth in Bloom. So make a date in your diary for 24/25 August and help AFHP celebrate their birthday in style! Finally, another apology: Mr Archie McPherson of Parkside Road celebrated his 100th birthday in May and we printed in the last issue the photo of him and his wife Marguerite at the birthday party held in the Ballathie House Hotel. Unfortunately, we neglected to print his thank-you note to family, friends and neighbours - we’re happy to set that right and you can read Archie’s note in this issue. Belated congratulations Archie, and many happy returns! Best wishes to all, Kevin Coe Editor
Cover image courtesy of Rik Woller - ‘Purple’ - Alyth Show Industrial Tent Outstanding Exhibit
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*~*~* DATES FOR YOUR DIARY *~*~* Due to the advance notice of these dates, please check for changes!
AUGUST 3rd Coffee Morning Zimbabwe Trust 10th Hall CLOSED Renovation work 17th Coffee Morning Alyth Show 24th Coffee Morning Isla Parishes 24-25th Alyth Parish Church Lower Hall— Public Exhibition
for Family History Project—tba 31st Coffee Morning Alyth Voice SEPTEMBER 5th Rededication Service - Alyth Parish Church Guild—Lower
Hall at 2pm 7th Coffee Morning Ezima African Charity 14th Coffee Morning Alyth Snr Citizens Lunch & Soc Club 21st Coffee Morning Scouts 28th Coffee Morning 3rd Alyth Brownies OCTOBER 5th Coffee Morning AYP 12th Coffee morning Alyth in Bloom 19th Coffee morning Glenisla Rural 26th Coffee morning Alyth Bowling & Tennis Club
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Scout Garden Fete in the Manse Gardens
Saturday 31st August 2pm-4pm We are holding a Garden Fete to help raise funds for the Scout trip to Sweden
in July 2020.
Entry will be 50p for children and £1 for adults (includes tea, coffee or juice)
Stalls to include raffle, tombola, bric a brac, face painting, beat the goalie, games corner, cake and candy, hook the duck, nail bale and much more…
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Alyth Youth Partnership
First of all, a massive thank you to everyone who came along to the AYP 21st Birthday Party. It was such a fun night, with people of all ages having a good laugh and dancing to the music. In particular, thanks must go to Louise and Ann for all their organising skills, Suzanne Milne for creating the fantastic cake designed by Amie and Chloe, Jean Coleman for being so helpful at the Town Hall, and Steve Tait for being such a great host and keeping the dance floor full all night. Everyone had a ball, and we will need to have these family friendly discos more often! We also made a nice profit of £279 which helped pay for our summer activities. The weather has been mixed so far, but we absolutely LOVE the rain! Seriously – it makes our task of watering plants for Alyth in Bloom very easy, and there are hardly any queues at Landmark on wet days! We’ve had a great summer with all the activities at the Wing, and the launch of our Coracle with Jane, Clare, Olivia and Craig. The young people loved working with the team on the Coracle, and the launch was accompanied by Rachel’s trumpet fanfare! Some of them ventured all the way round the island on Clunie Loch with Craig expertly instructing them. The Landmark Trips were brilliant, and I must say that the young people were a credit to Alyth – one of the staff complimented me on the good behaviour and manners of the whole group. The Hubsters were on good form when we nipped to IKEA to buy furniture for the new Hub (not the most exciting trip but it was worthwhile). They are planning to go to the Edinburgh Festival in August as well as getting the new Hub ready for opening when the new term starts. The opening times for the new Hub are as follows: S3+ are in from 6pm – 9pm on Mondays and Wednesdays, and 7.30pm – 9pm on Fridays. Those in P7 – S2 are welcome from 6pm – 9pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and 6pm – 7.30pm on Fridays. It is important for parents to note that the Hub is a Drop In, and therefore the young people are at liberty to come and go throughout the night – they don’t need to be there for the whole time. However, I realise that for the youngest ones this may be a big step, and so parents are welcome to make arrangements with us if they prefer us to keep a closer eye on the kids. The Tribe, as explained before, will remain at the Wing but will be split into 2 age groups: Wednesday 3.15pm – 4.30pm for P5 and 3.15pm – 4.30pm on Thursdays for P6. The Drama Group will be up and running again later in the year. I was disappointed to read the articles in last month’s Voice where a small minority of young people have been involved in lawless behaviour. AYP aims to provide opportunities for young people in the town to play a positive role in their community, and along with other organisations such as the Scout Group, Guides & Brownies, and various sports clubs, young people in my opinion are well catered for. We challenge behaviour that is not acceptable, and intervene when appropriate if we hear of such things going on. I have not had any information about those involved in the reported incidents and therefore we have not been able to do anything about it. However, I must say that the huge majority of young people who I have contact with in Alyth are absolutely brilliant kids. Let’s not have the actions of a very small group tarnish the reputation of so many wonderful young people who are a credit to Alyth and their families. The challenge is for those young people to put pressure on their peers to do the right thing. George Annan
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Calling all kids and parents! Read on for this month’s tips to make your packed lunch kinder to the environment…..
By Katy Appleton, Amber Chapman, Morven Moyes and Isla Beckett (age 10/11) with help from Molly Appleton (16)
Do you have single-use plastic in your packed lunch? If you do it's time to make a change. Did you know it can take 450 years or more for a crisp packet or single-use plastic bottle to biodegrade? Think how much plastic you use once then throw away…where does it all end up? Instead of single-use plastic you could try to use other things that are kinder to the planet in your packed lunch. Here are some examples of reusable containers you could use . . . .
Reusable tubs – you don’t have to buy them, an old margarine tub will do! Reusable drink bottles – if you want to save money, an old water or juice bottle can be refilled time after time. Reusable sandwich wraps -you can buy these at shops or online or make your own e.g. https://www.dw.com/en/diy-reusable-sandwich-wrap/a-19311511
Reusable bee wax wraps – available online – they’re GREAT instead of cling film!
Now let’s talk about what you should put in your re-usable containers. Instead of buying prepackaged snacks, such as small blocks of wrapped cheese or individually wrapped salami, it is better and cheaper just buy a big block of cheese or salami and put a few slices in a tub for your packed lunch each day. You could also buy a big pack of biscuits and split it up rather than having an individually wrapped biscuit every day. Did you know that an estimated 6 billion packets of crisps are eaten in the UK every year? Very few of the packets are biodegradable or can be recycled. Popcorn is a cheap and healthy alternative to crisps (as long you don’t cover it in butter and salt!) - pop your own corn and put it into reusable tubs for a tasty snack! As well as being better for the environment, many of these options will also save you money in the long-term, so we hope you will take our advice and make your packed lunches as green as possible.
We would welcome contributions from other children on environmental issues. Please send your articles, stories or
poems into the Alyth Voice – you can also send pictures! Don’t forget to include your name and contact details.
THANK YOU I would like to take this opportunity to thank our dear family, friends and good neighbours for the many cards and gifts I received on my 100th birthday, they were very much appreciated. We had a lovely day with the family but now its time to go back to my auld clothes and porridge. Kindest regards to all. Archie Mc Pherson.
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Alyth Health Centre Patient Notice
Online Services
Patients are now able to register for our new online services:
This service will allow you to:
• Order your repeat and acute prescriptions by linking directly into your clinical record making it easy to choose the correct medication and dose
• Book and cancel appointments online • View a summary of your medication history and allergies • View appointments that you have booked with the doctor
Please ask at reception for an application form or download and print a form from: www.alythhealthcentre.scot.nhs.uk To register for this service please bring two forms of identification, one being picture ID i.e. passport, drivers licence or bus pass and a recent utility bill with your name and address on it. Once we have all your information you will be sent an email with the information codes that you require to set up your account. You have 28 days to set your account up, if you should be outwith these days, present at reception and we will reset your account. This service will replace the current system of ordering prescriptions via our website which will cease to be available in January 2020 ... Please note this service is only for patients aged over 16.
Press release for Scotland – Annual canvass 2019 Don’t lose your voice - residents in Angus and Perth & Kinross urged to look out for their voter registration details in the post Local residents are being warned not to lose their voice on matters that affect them by completing and returning their household enquiry form to their local Electoral Registration Office as soon as possible. The form ensures that the Electoral Registration Officer can keep the electoral register up to date and identify any residents who are not registered so that they can be encouraged to do so. This will mean that residents will be able take part in any future elections. Mr Alastair Kirkwood, the Electoral Registration Officer for Angus Council and Perth & Kinross Council said: “It’s important that residents respond as soon as possible, so that we can make sure we have the right details on the electoral register for every address in Angus and Perth & Kinross. To make sure you are able to have your say at elections, simply check the form when it arrives and respond as soon as you can. If you’re not currently registered, your name will not appear on the form. If you want to register, the easiest way is online at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote, or we’ll send you information with alternative methods of how to do this. In any case, you will still need to complete the household enquiry form and send it back to us.” People who have moved address recently are particularly encouraged to keep an eye out for the form and check the details. Research by the independent Electoral Commission indicates that recent home movers are far less likely to be registered than those that have lived at the same address for a long time. Across Great Britain, 94% of people who have been at their property for more than sixteen years will be registered, compared to 40% of people who have lived at an address for less than one year. Andy O’Neill, Head of the Electoral Commission, Scotland said: “It’s really important that everyone who is entitled to vote is able to do so; checking the form that will arrive through the post is one of the easiest ways to find out if you are already registered. There’s lots of helpful information about registering to vote on our website www.yourvotematters.co.uk.” Any residents who have any questions can contact the Electoral Registration Officer for Angus on 01307 499910, or for Perth & Kinross at 01738 630303.
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THANK YOU
Anne Stewart would like to thank: Ninewells hospital Alyth Health Centre District Nurses Marie Curie Nurses Rev. Mike Erskine David Scott Funeral Directors and all family, friends and neighbours for all their kind thoughts. Also a big thank you to the Burnside Inn for the lovely Funeral Tea.
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Thrifty One From the Community, For the Community
Opening times: 10am—4pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday Phone: Anne 07592 338449.(speak or leave a message)
Facebook message on our page: Thrifty One Email: [email protected]
For those of you who use social media , you can find us as Thrifty One. Please like & share us with your friends. The more folk who know about us, the more funds we can raise. Thanks!
Community Benches: Thrifty One volunteers meet on a regular basis to chat about how things are going, to catch up on news and discuss who has been in touch looking for donations. During a recent meeting it was noted that Alyth Cemetery is short on benches. A call to PKC Bereavement Services, a bit of form filling and hopefully by the time you read this, the new bench will be in place. Volunteers decided it should go on the grass at the fork leading on from the main drive. This means that visitors to the new part of the cemetery will have somewhere to rest. All being well we would like to put at least one more down there. It costs £700 to provide, install and maintain a bench. It was also decided to tackle the broken bench at the end of the Stony road. However, the wonderful Alan Fegen, husband of Pat one of our volunteers, beat us to it. Apparently, he raided his wood store, piled tools and wood onto his barrow and got to work. As you can see from these before and after photos, he has made a brilliant job of it. It looks grand and everyone who uses that path will be all too glad to see it back in a useable state. All Thanks to Alan.
Thrifty One has also bought a second bench to go in the little garden that Alyth in Bloom are developing at the top of Toutie Street. This bench has been made by Mr Robertson of Newtyle. All being well we will have some photos to share with you all. Still on the subject of benches, if you know of anywhere in Alyth that needs a bench, please mention it to one of the shop volunteers. Thrifty One Donations: An electric soup kettle for Alyth Bowling and Tennis club Books for the Scout Book festival The Kirk shop received some of our more difficult to display donations, such as blinds, rolls of wallpaper, items of furniture. In return they gave us donations of clothes they had received. There was a fair bit of tooing & froing across Airlie St during the week of the Kirk Shop. If you are part of a local group or organisation and need some help with funding, please do get in touch. Our volunteers are very good at keeping their ears and eyes open, but we are always pleased when folk come forward. Return to School : We have a selection of primary school clothing, all clean and in good condition. It does not cover all sizes but, at 50p an i tem, it’s certainly worth popping in to have a look before heading off to buy brand-new. It’s also worth checking our crafty corner for pens, crayons etc. And of you have any outgrown uniform and no one to pass it on to, please do consider dropping it off with us.
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Conditions which may benefit from aromatherapy:
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COFFEE MORNING
31st August 2019
10-12 noon
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CHRISTIAN AID WEEK 12-18th May, 2019. To all people in Alyth and surrounding district, a huge Thank You for raising the sum of £1913:12 during this week. For over 70 years, Christian Aid has been standing for dignity, equality and justice in the world, believing that everyone is equal in God’s sight. This year it is standing with those in poverty in Sierra Leone, particularly mothers and babies. Sierra Leone is one of the most dangerous countries in which to give birth: 1 out of every 10 mothers die every day from giving birth. Posters and information this year focused on the story of Tenneh Bawoh. She is a young mother who had no access to healthcare in her village, who had a very difficult labour with a only a traditional birth attendant at her side. After the birth of her baby, she was very weak for months; her baby wouldn’t feed and, aged 3 months, he died. The other person seen on posters is a lady called Judith. She had a hard time in her early life, having to raise her brothers and sisters, not being able to go to school, but encouraging her siblings to go. Judith always had an urge to learn and care for others. Eventually she managed to learn enough, and managed to earn enough money to go and be trained as a nurse. In 2017, she achieved her dream, and ended up in Tenneh’s village. The village had been gifted a building to make into a hospital, but the owners changed their mind and took it back. Christian Aid partnered local organisations to enable the villagers to work together and give them hope. The villagers were suspicious, but Judith encouraged them to accept help from Christian Aid, and set about empowering them to learn how to make their lives better. Judith taught the women about the importance of proper hand-washing and other hygienic measures. Christian Aid supplied washing bowls, buckets, washing lines, and soap. It also supplied shovels, rakes, and wheelbarrows, because the villagers had decided to build a hospital together. Every month, every villager gives money for the building of the hospital. Their money is used to buy sand, bricks, and other basic building materials. Christian Aid believes that local citizens should be encouraged to have ownership of projects to strengthen accountability and build initiative so that they are able to carry on after Christian Aid withdraws from the area. Meanwhile, Judith was working in the village assisting mothers to keep well during pregnancy, and being there at the birth of their baby. Tenneh is very grateful to have had Judith at her side during her next pregnancy and birth, and is now the proud mother of a healthy baby boy who is growing up to be a healthy toddler. A happy ending to a sad story. In 2019, Christian Aid and its partners are working to train nurses and doctors to staff the hospital, and, using the money we have raised, to equip the hospital: £20 will buy a stethoscope, £60 will buy a locking medicine cupboard, £200 will buy a delivery bed. As you can see, every penny counts, so we can be assured that our £1913 is going to be used well, AND our 12p too! Many thanks to all our collectors who tramped the streets of Alyth, although you may have noticed that we didn’t manage to visit every street in our town, due to fewer collectors being available. If you feel you would like to help in next year’s co llection, or you have an idea of how we might raise money during next year’s Week, please let me or a collector know. Thank you. Rona Nicolson, Organiser Christian Aid - Alyth and District.
Vandalism
Regret to say that vandalism is occurring in our town---because vandalism is the only word that can be used. Two really bad stories— Have you questioned what happened to the ducklings in the burn? Answer-- teenage girls were seen catching them in a net and tossing them in the air. None survived. Difficult to believe but unfortunately true. Someone living on Commercial Street was wakened at 1am weekend of June 2nd by four youths—all local—stealing hanging baskets, just put up by Alyth in Bloom. This took some doing since they were fixed by plasticuffs. A recent litter pick showed the degree of concern that the community of Alyth has about their environment. Can everyone please help to try to prevent such appalling acts of vandalism—and brutality—as those described above.
A concerned citizen
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Alyth Parish Church
Morning Service at 11am every Sunday. Evening Service at 6.00pm on First Sunday of each month. (Note Special Dates below)
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Primary and Senior Sunday School. Meet at 11am each Sunday during normal
School Terms. New recruits are always most welcome.
(Primary caters for children aged between 3 and 7 years. Senior caters for children between 8 and 12 years) (A Crèche is
available for children under three). Please ask Sunday School Staff for dates of
Summer Recess
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PRAYER GROUP The Prayer Group meets most Thursdays in the Burnside Court Lounge at 10.30am. Everyone
is most Welcome. (This is an informal and very friendly meeting – why not join us?).
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THE GUILD (Meetings held in the Lower Hall at 2pm) 5th September—Rededication Service
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THE CHURCH CHOIR The Choir meet for practice in the Church at
6.45pm on every Friday.
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SPECIAL DATES
24th & 25th August—Special Public Exhibition for Family History Project in Church Hall (times to be announced)
26th August—Congretional Board Meeting
in Lower Hall at 7pm 31st August—Scout Fete in Manse Garden
2nd September—Kirk Session in Lower Hall at 7pm
www.alythparishchurch.org.uk
Tel: 01828 633 045
We now have a Facebook page
ALL ARE WELCOME
Tel: 01250 874 583 Email: [email protected]
Diocesan Website: www.standrews.anglican.org
AUGUST 4th 11am Book of Common Prayer Communion 11th 11am Sung Eucharist 18th 11am Sung Eucharist 25th 11am Sung Eucharist
ST NINIAN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
SERVICES
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
Sundays 9.30am
St Luan's, Alexandra St.
Alyth
Saturday Vigil 6.30pm and Sundays 11.00am St Stephen's, Bank St. Blairgowrie
www.st-stephens-blairgowrie.org.uk
NOTICES
NEW COMMUNICANTS
If you would like to become a member of Alyth Parish Church, please contact the
Rev. Mike Erskine on 01828 632 238 or email
Bring Alyth Show
Home
How many of you out there in "Voice Land" would like to see
‘Our Show’ back home??
If you are in favour please put your name on the petition sheets in the shops and cafes in town or
place a wee note in the Voice Boxes in , Thifty1 and Lunans.
Barbara, Alyth Development Trust Director
KILRY HALL
T – JUNCTION CAFÉ
August 17th Kilry Fete 2 - 4
OUR COMMUNITY CAFÉ Charity No SC022368
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As usual keep the hoe and the mower working best to keep things tidy rather than letting it get out of hand. Now is a good time to give your lawn a summer feed. Greenhouse. Check tomato and cucumber plants for any sign of aphids, if present. Should you not like using chemicals to get rid of aphids washing up liquid and water should do the job. Keep removing side shoots and any dead or dying leaves from tomatoes. First early potatoes should be ready, keep an eye out for light. Regularly pick french and runner beans. Check cabbage and cauliflower and cut any usable heads. Keep dead heading annuals, baskets and containers remove any dead plants.
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Royal Bank Of Scotland
MOBILE BANK Tuesday - 11:00am to 12:00pm Town Square Thursday - 2:00pm to 3.00pm Town Square
ALYTH CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
200 Club
JULY DRAW
(Thanks to Liz Gordon)
1st - £50 - Mr Sandy Martin 2nd - £30 - Mr Charles Palmer
3rd - £20 - Mrs Margaret Shepherd
Thank you to everyone who has renewed their subscriptions for the forthcoming draws.
Your continued support is very much appreciated.
Thank you.
Lynn Muir
Glenisla SWRI
Meet in Glenisla Community Hall @ 7.30pm Contact Mrs Hilary Lawrence (president) 01828 633112
or Kathleen Davidson (secretary) 01575 582205
New Members Welcome
Membership £25.00 Visitors £4.00
THE COFFEE CYCLE
Meet every Wednesday morning.
Alyth Square 9.30am
For a cycle in search of coffee and cake.
All welcome.
Destination decided on the day.
Interested?
Call/text Pat 07583297408 Or just turn up. See you there!
NOTICES
BLAIRGOWRIE & DISTRICT TREFOIL GUILD
New members welcome
Meetings at St Catherine’s Church Hall, Blairgowrie at 7.30pm on the 1st Wednesday of each month
(No Meetings in Jan, Feb, July or August—an outing in June)
The Trefoil Guild supports local Girlguiding, enjoys activities, guest speakers and outings in a friendly atmosphere.
For Futher information
01828 632679 or email
ALYTH WALKERS
We are an informal group of keen walkers who usually meet once a month. Walks vary from around 6 to 10 miles and are
over a variety of terrain, from level easy tracks to hillier, rougher ground. Walking boots are usually recommended.
The walks are planned and led by members of the group and we meet in Alyth Square for car share. The day of the week
varies.
For further details email: [email protected] or contact Sue on 01828 632624 or email [email protected]
MENZIES The family of the late Helen wish to thank so many people for their assistance and kindness when Mum took ill and sadly passed away: Rev Mike for visiting and comforting us all and for a beautiful heartfelt service, Margo and Billy McKay and staff for their calm, caring professionalism and support, Madge and Jack McCowan for being wonderful neighbours and friends who were such a help to Mum, particularly after we lost Dad 8 years ago, To Mum’s huge circle of friends, both personally and within the many social groups she was a part of. We know she’ll be hugely missed by you all. To all who donated at the church and beyond, a total of £725 will be split between Alyth Lunch Club and Alyth Parish Church. So many folk said to us that Mum lived her life to the full and that’s how we remember her. Thank You Anne, Shirley, Jennifer and Irene
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STRIDE FOR LIFE ALYTH GROUP
Stride for Life is a walking project providing FREE led walks for individuals in their community. The group meets on a Tuesday at 1.30pm at The Airlie Street Hall. Our walks last approximately 45-50 minutes. Walking is a great way to keep active and make you feel better. We think it's much more fun walking in a group and enjoying a good old blether! On average we have about twenty walkers so why not come and join us. There is no need to book, just turn up on the day! Linda Messer 958498 (Walk Leader) Peter Robertson 632674 (Walk Leader) Marja & Tom Dalzeil 633032 (Walk Leader) Meg & Jim Muir 633407 (Walk Leader)John Eggleston 633965 (Walk Leader)
Alyth Art Group We meet on Tuesdays from
10am to 12 noon at the Community Wing of
Alyth Primary School If you would like to join our friendly group
please contact the Secretary – Angela Meachen
01828 632532 for more information
Meigle Art Group
The Group meets on Tuesday mornings in the Alyth Scout Hall
10am 12pm
New Members Welcome
Equipment can be provided for starters.
Contact 633811 for further details
Ericht Art Club
We are a friendly little club, where people of all abilities from beginners to expert painters are made most welcome. the main objective is to enjoy your hobby in a fun environment. If you would like to find out more please contact Tina Gliddon on 07443338580 or Lesley Garside on 07739463594
Gordon Coutts
Alyth & District Pipe Band
We are looking for new or experienced pipers and drummers to join the pipe band.
Weekly practise in Alyth Town Hall on Wednesday’s from 6pm.
New members welcome
For more information please contact Karen Barton
01828 640169 / 07977239140
ALYTH GIRL GUIDE HUT
FOR RENT or HIRE
Contact Angie for details:
632106
Alyth Senior Citizens' Lunch & Socialising Club
(Perth & Kinross Healthy Communities Project)
Tel : Audra Webster 01738 473146
New members & volunteers welcome
Exercise Group - Mondays 10am in the Airlie Street Hall
Lunch at 12.30pm in the Airlie Street Hall (£2.50p per person)
Next Lunches: 29th July 2019
Strathmore Tots Alyth
Baby and Toddler Group
Monday mornings 9am to 12noon
Alyth Community Wing Alyth Primary School
Whether you're a first time Mum or Dad or
have a larger family, come along to our local friendly group for
a cuppa and a chat with other parents while the wee ones play. Grandparents
and Carers also welcome.
£2 per family, this includes a snack for the toddlers and as much tea and
coffee as you can drink!
To keep up to date with what we have on and where, join our Facebook page – Strathmore Tots, Alyth.
Or for more information call or text Alison
07540211246
NOTICES
ALYTH HEALTH CENTRE
Is a Collection Point for
USED SPECTACLES for VISION 2020
“The Right to Sight Project”
For further information on the project, please contact
Pam Robertson,
Angus Optix, 153-155 East High Street, Forfar
Tel: 01307 462461
CALLY CRAFTERS Bridge of Cally Hall
Every Thursday
1.30 - 3.30 pm
Traditional and contemporary crafts
and all abilities
Come along for a free taster session, or
contact 01828 633083 for more details
Scottish Charity No. SCO44910
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ALYTH SHOW—INDUSTRIAL TENT RESULTS
Woodland Flowers or Fungi—Gundula Goeke
P1-P3 A Tree—Lissie Barron
A Sign—Nik Woller
P4-P7 A Tree—Jenna Don
12-16yrs A Tree—Fergus MacQueen
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ALYTH SHOW—INDUSTRIAL TENT RESULTS
Outstanding Exhibit ‘Purple’
Nik Woller
Here in Alyth in Bloom we feel that our planting and maintenance of our adopted areas of the town are progressing well. Alyth in Bloom is indeed colouring your toon!!! We would like to bring to the attention of the wider Alyth community that we’ve applied for the Co-Op Community Fund. If successful, we’ll be notified in October 2019. We need the help of the whole town (and surrounding localities and visitors).
Please register your Co-op card now.
Come October---if we are successful in being selected---vote for Alyth in Bloom. 1% of the Co-Op fund will then come to us. Fingers crossed, we’ll have more news on this later in the year, If you need assistance in registration, please send us an email at [email protected] or contact us on Facebook www.facebook.com/alythbloom
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Alyth Creates 2019
Alyth Creates was staged over the last weekend of May. This was the third “Creates” festival - the first in 2017 starting with just a few hundred pounds allocated from Alyth Art & Craft Guilds limited funds, some chewed fingernails and the goodwill and generosity of many people from the town and further afield. Alyth Creates has grown from strength to strength and has become a date to mark in your calendar each year. For Alyth Primary School pupils, the festival presented an opportunity to combine history with creativity and a fun, town-centre parade. For local art clubs there was an opportunity to show their work to the public. Those that love the outdoors could try their hand at archery, challenge themselves in the Cateran Trail Run or experience the physical and spiritual benefits of QiGong at Alyth`s Auld Arches. History lovers could learn about our ancestors the Picts or visit Alyth Museum which hosted an exhibition of paintings by The Blairgowrie Boys. The festival`s primary musical event Classical Meets Folk gave those who attended goose bumps such were the skills of classical guitarist Dan Jones and the beautiful voices and playing of PlaidSong. Local artists exhibited in their studios, in cafes or with others at the Artists and Makers Fair in the Town Hall and street performers were to be found in the town centre. Festival regulars `Bespooked! ‘ were putting the frighteners on visitors at the Auld Arches all three days. Workshops provided the opportunity to learn new skills, from jewellery and crochet to felting and upcycling garments with willing volunteers Ali, Rona and the merry band from Thrifty. The Scouts camp this year also put on a great show with their Pictish hut, catapults and painted kites despite the weather. The weather just about held out and did not dampen the ardour of the competitors in the Paint Alyth competition. Twenty five entrants from as far afield as Glasgow and Aberdeen battled it out under their umbrellas for the £400 prize. On the day the winner was Libby Scott from Perth who trudged up the Alyth Hill to depict an evocatively moody panoramic view of Alyth and The Vale of Strathmore. The junior event was won jointly by Katie Appleton and Evie Annan. A late addition to the musical line up were Joey and Rafael Tingen collectively known as the LMNTS. They played a superb set of their electronic dance music in the Square accompanied by singer, Clairemma. The drizzle on Sunday kept the Cateran Trail runners cool as they made their way over the 12 miles of tracks from Glenisla to the finish in Alyth. Perthshire Brass gave them a rousing welcome. Visitors coming on Sunday had the opportunity to visit Picts in the Park and watch stone carving, hide tanning and leatherwork demos, chat to a leading authority on weaponry and martial demonstrations or have a go at paddling a willow-woven coracle on the burn… Our yarn bombers kept a low profile in the run up to the festival but had been busy preparing numerous wool artworks which were hanging around the town for the weekend. Well done ladies! An exhausted but happy team at Alyth Creates we would like to thank all those who came along to support the event. Thanks also to all our sponsors and helpers without whom the event wouldn’t be possible. Special thanks to Jean Coleman for looking after us at the Town Hall and also the Parish Church for allowing us the use of such an appropriate and stunning building for two of our evening events. Many photographs were taken to record the weekend by Alyth Photographic Club and we look forward to seeing them all soon. It is impossible to mention everyone but we really are grateful to all visitors and contributors for the part they played in making Alyth Creates 2019 such a success.
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Alyth Creates 2019
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Another busy month---grass cutting at the 5-Roads and the T-junction. We feel that keeping the entrances to the town tidy, gives a positive impression to locals and visitors alike. We are trying to establish a “wildflower meadow” on the roundabout so don’t be surprised to see a few orange poppies and blue cornflowers poking their heads above the longer grass. Getting wildflowers established is a notoriously difficult and time-consuming exercise. It’ll take a few years—yes, years. Working our way into town, PKC have taken out the shrubs at the back of the WWI&II War Memorial in anticipation of fresh planting. Alyth in Bloom have agreed to maintain, once the area has been properly prepared. Not only do we plant flowers, we also paint. The tattie boxes at the roundabout, at the T-junction and on Airlie Street have been given a fresh coat of paint to spruce them up for this year. We received a grant of £2500 from PKC to buy five new planters which, now that they are planted up, serve two purposes—to brighten up the Square and to prevent some car drivers take a short cut into the parking bays!! Hanging baskets provided both by PKC and Alyth in Bloom now adorn many buildings around the town. We think that with the newly regenerated Square, the new planters, the hanging baskets, the planters over the burn, Alyth is looking very smart and attractive---hope you agree. We thank AYP for their assistance in watering the increasing number of planters and PKC and Derek Todd for preparing many of the hanging baskets. Moving on to Mill Street Park. Mill Street Park is a lovely little park in the middle of town, council owned, sadly neglected. Alyth in Bloom has taken it upon themselves to try to tidy up the park and to eventually enable it to become what it truly can be, an attractive central focal point for families to enjoy. It’s a huge job just to get rid of weeds from amongst the shrubs. Our f irst encounter could be classified as “jungle warfare”, sticky willie, nettles, brambles, self seed sycamores growing profusely in the middle of holly bushes. We are asking PKC to get involved. On to the burn side. At long last, work to cut down and eventually remove the bamboo has begun. Don’t be disappointed if nothing appears to be happening for long periods; this will take months—yes, months. On our journey through Alyth, we move up Toutie Street to where it meets the High Street. This is the site of another project. Alyth in Bloom is planning to develop the small area into an informal park with wheelchair accessible paths and seating. A low wall has been repaired---looks better already but a long way to go. We are fortunate to have volunteer help to do the initial scraping of the surfaces where slabs are to be laid. So we are having and will continue to have a busy time. It is time consuming, all volunteer effort, but very rewarding to see an idea, a concept, come to reality. It takes time and it takes money. Thanks to everyone who put their little blue tokens into the burn side box in TESCO bags of help. We haven’t had the result yet but it looks as if we will receive £1000. Alyth in Bloom has also applied to the Co-Op Community Fund—see our separate article for details. “Many hands make light work”. We are always looking for new folks to join us, to give a few hours of their time whenever possible—doesn’t have to be every week or even month, just when they can. If you feel you could help in any way, please contact us on www.facebook.com/alythbloom or email us at [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you.
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Our Celebrate Summer BBQ was held in the grounds of Isla Parishes Church on Sunday 23rd June after our morning worship.
A lovely community event and the weather even stayed fair!
Forecast of series and events (In Isla Parishes Church, Kilry unless otherwise stated). All welcome! Wednesday 7th August at 11am – Skein Tryst Lunch. The speaker will be Dr Mike Morris – “Medicine: The Times they are A-
changing” Sunday 18th August at 10am – Mission International Guest Speaker Sunday 18th August at 6.30pm – Evening Celebration Event Saturday 24th August 10am – Coffee morning to be held in Airlie Street Hall, Alyth. Sunday 25th August at 10am – Service held by our Worship Group Sunday 1st September at 10am – Service held by our Worship Group Wednesday 4th September at 11am – Skein Tryst Lunch. The speaker in Ron Scrimgeour – “Egypt – in Search of the Tomb
Robbers” Sunday 8th September at 10am – morning worship Sunday 15th September at 10am – morning worship Sunday Evening Special at 4.30pm – Scones of Praise, held at the Wee Bear Café, Lintrathen The Skein Tryst meets on the first Wednesday of every month at Kilry Village Hall. We have coffee and a chat starting at 11am followed by a speaker or entertainment. We have a light lunch at 12.30pm followed by a “thought for the day” over coffee before heading home around 1.45pm. If you would like to find out more, or may need transport, please contact the WAAM church office in Kirrie on 01575 572819. Come and share an Hour of Prayer every Friday at 11am in Kilry Kirk, the home of Isla Parishes. One of the initiatives of the West Angus Prayer Plan (WAPP). Everyone is welcome! The Isla Parishes Congregation gathers in the Kirk at Kilry to worship on Sunday mornings at 10am. After, we have the opportunity for following over a cup of tea or coffee. All are welcome.
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Notes from Alyth Musical Society It might seem a bit early to be writing about Christmas (Oh no it isn’t!) but preparations have already started for “Jock and the Beanstalk”, Alyth Musical Society’s first pantomime. Two taster sessions were held in June and July and were well attended by both the young and young at heart. Don’t worry if you didn’t make it along as there is still an opportunity to take part. The first rehearsal is scheduled for Monday 19th August at the Ogilvy Rooms at 7pm and we would particularly welcome some new adult members. The Panto will run from Thursday 5th to Saturday 11th December at Alyth Town Hall.
If cheering the goodies and booing the baddies is not your scene then
you might be interested in our 2020 production of “Guys and Dolls.”
Rehearsals for this show will commence in September with the
production scheduled for April 2020.
Further information can be found on our Facebook page or by emailing [email protected].
THE ALYTH & DISTRICT 50+ CLUB On the 3rd July Alyth & District 50+ Club left the square at 1pm for our annual ‘Mystery Tour’. As part of the organising team, we decided taking the coast road to Stonehaven so the company could enjoy both countryside and views of the sea and North Sea coast. The journey eventually brought us to a well presented farm which has been turned into a Country Museum names ‘Newlands’, on the road heading back to Forfar. We disembarked into buildings and courtyard and were free to wander looking in amazement at the great collection of country l ife objects going back 100 years and more. This included blacksmith’s workshop and tools also household goods and country crafts such as butter churns, egg washer, plates and other household objects. Various farm implements, ploughs, pony traps, tractors etc. Reminiscing we returned to Alyth for some sustenance. A good day was had by all and we are still speaking in wonderment at the collection we saw. New members are very welcome to come and join us in our Wednesday activities which start in Airlie Street Hall on 11th September. However before this we have a trip to the V & A Museum, Dundee on the 14th August. Our WINTER PROGRAMME starts with a Social on 4th September.
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Long-service award for Dougie at J W Wheatley & Son Dougie Dow has retired from local electricians J W Wheatley & Son after 48 years of service. On leaving school, Dougie gained an apprenticeship with a company in Dundee who after six months went out of business. He then started with J W Wheatley & Son in 1971 under Wullie Wheatley and served the remainder of his apprenticeship under Ian Wheatley and worked on with the firm eventually under Stuart and David Wheatley and, by the time of his retirement in June having been with the company for 48 years was also working with fourth-generation Wheatley's John and Greg. He is a very capable electrician competent in all aspects of the trade, was always ready to help out at any time of day or night and having trained 15 apprentices over the years, he will be missed by the company and customers alike. We’ll also miss will be his daily comment every morning of "Well men…”. Dougie thank you for your loyal service and enjoy your well deserved retirement from all at J W Wheatley & Son.
Hearing Loss?
Do you or someone you know have a hearing loss? Lipreading classes can help.
Lipreading Classes Are fun, friendly and taught by a qualified lipreading tutor. Advice on Tinnitus, Cochlear Implants, Access to Work. Benefits and much more.
With guest speakers from: Deaf Action Action on Hearing Loss Hearing Links Hearing Dogs for the Deaf Fire Service Police Service
Learn how…. Your hearing aids work and about equipment to help with your hearing loss: Smoke Alarms Television Aids Flashing Doorbells Alarm Clocks Amplified Telephones Other Hearing Equipment (most of this equipment is free)
You will also learn about; Communication Coping with the Impact of Deafness Looking and Listening Problem Solving Facial Expression Body Language Relaxation
Classes start – Thursday 10 October 2019 Time – 1200 – 1400 hrs
Location – A. Proctor Group Dunkeld Road Blairgowrie PH10 6RT
Contact Susan Brown 01250 872861 07940333924 Email: [email protected] Facebook: Perthshire
Blairgowrie Free Lipreading Classes
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Local Time Bank wins Scotmid support The Blairgowrie, Rattray & District TimeBank, which covers Alyth, recently won a funding award of £313 from the Scotmid Coop Community Fund to support their programme of social groups designed to reduce isolation and loneliness in the community. Every week at TimeBank, members offer their services or request some help. The requests are wide ranging and a lot are fulfilled by members of the Strathmore community. Development worker Cat Mackay explained: “We hold monthly groups, with a whist group on the second Wednesday of every month, and a monthly Monday Social at Nest, on Reform Street in Blairgowrie - a chance to get together after the long weekend for a blether and some crafts. “Everyone is welcome, so please join us between 1pm and 3pm at either of the next two dates on 29 July and 26 August. Our Crafty Folk group continues on the third Thursday of each month in SCYD and hosts between 15 and 20 participants each time. We are also hoping to host some intergenerational Sewing Bee Workshops. The Scotmid funding will cover materials and refreshments for the groups. “Our groups and exchange services are available to all Alyth residents. If you have been a previous TimeBank member please get in touch to join up again. If you would like to join our mailing list for email updates then please get in touch with me on 07761233418 or [email protected]."
Wild flower meadows and ospreys – Alyth Walkers The delayed summer weather was a bonus for the Alyth Walkers group when they ventured into the hills above Blair Athol. After a steep climb through a birch wood with wild orchids, the group crested the shoulder of Tulach Hill to be treated to fabulous views of the Cairngorm National Park peaks, and south to Glen Fincastle. Walking through a stand of glorious flowering rhododendrons, wild flower meadows, and numerous blue and spotted butterflies, the distinctive cry of an osprey with fish in talons, nesting on the shores of the lochan, was an extra bonus.
Climbing out of the glen into Ailean Forest , a well-deserved lunch stop at the stunning Loch Bhac in the company of dozens of
iridescent blue dragonflies restored the energy levels for the return loop, which included views of Blair Castle and yet more
wild flower meadows.
COFFEE MORNING
31st August 2019
Airlie Street Hall
We would love to see you!
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Next Showing at the Ogilvy Rooms.
FISHERMAN’S FRIENDS 12A Sunday 11th August 2019 at 7.30pm Fisherman’s Friends is a 2019 biographical comedy-drama directed by Chris Foggin Ten fisherman from Cornwall are signed by Universal Records and achieve a top ten hit with their debut album of Sea Shanties. Starring – Tuppence Middleton, James Purefoy and Daniel Mays with David Hayman and Noel Clarke, this is a great feel good movie with excellent music. Doors Open 7.00pm for Refreshments Donations welcome
THANK YOU Jenny and Graham Ralston and Katy Blair would like to express very grateful thanks to their
families, neighbours and friends for all the visits, flowers and cards received following Matt’s death
at the end of May and Jenny’s twin sister, Pat Robb who passed away 3 weeks later. It has been a
difficult time much helped by the kindness shown to them, especially Reverend Linda Stevens who
gave a truly beautiful service in Glenisla Church for Matt. Special thanks go to the ladies of
Glenisla WRI, ably assisted by the communities of both Glenisla and Kilry and friends from further
afield who provided a wonderful buffet for a great number of people who paid their last respects
and also to the ladies in Kilry who decorated the church so beautifully with garden flowers. Many
of Jenny, Katy and Graham’s family and friends commented on the outstanding community spirit
which was so evident in both the church and the hall and they are very proud to be part of this very
special place – the prayers, support, love and kindness will long be remembered by them.
IAN WHEATLEY It is with great sadness that we advise you of the passing of Ian Wheatley, peacefully on 15th July at Ninewells Hospital. Special thanks to the paramedics and staff in ward 11 for their care and kindness. J.W Wheatley
THANK YOU
I would like to thank family, friends and neighbours for the lovely cards, beautiful flowers, the many generous gifts and all the good wishes I received on the occasion of my 90th birthday. Thank you to everyone for making this birthday so special. Many thanks and best wishes to everyone. Mabel Michie
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MURDO FRASER MSP MID SCOTLAND & FIFE
For help and advice ~ Look for details of regular surgeries in the local press. To arrange a meeting you can contact Murdo on 01738 553990 or write to him at
The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP; or e-mail him at [email protected]
14 Airlie Street, Alyth
Opening Times
Monday - Saturday 9am – 5pm
T: 01828 958 050
Do you or a loved one need help with
Cleaning - Laundry - Ironing - Shopping – Assistance getting to and from
Social Events and Appointments
NEW SERVICES
One off Cleans - Office Cleans -
Holiday Let Cleans
Call Karena or Elaine on 07484787574
Or Email us at
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Reliable, Friendly Staff, who are Police
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WRVS
Books on Wheels
Can’t get to the library? We deliver books to your door...
Books – in normal or large print / Audio Books – cassette player req. /
Music CDs and Videos
Telephone 01250 872 905 for details
ALYTH HEALTH CENTRE RECYCLING
We are a recycling collection point for Ink Cartridges & Used Inhalers for
further information on inhaler recycling please visit
www.completethecycle.eu
ALYTH FAMILY HISTORY
PROJECT
in Alyth Parish Church
OPEN SUNDAYS
2pm - 4pm
From Easter Sunday To Remembrance Sunday
1. 1850s to date, there are now over 6,500 photographs of local people, schools, businesses, events, views, weddings, etc
2. Parish records from 1623—1854 3. Baptism records from 1900s to
date 4. 6,500 Burial records and
headstone photographs for Alyth’s 3 cemeteries
5. Publications & memorabilia over 150yrs
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NOTICES
THE LITTLE GLENNERS PARENT AND
TODDLER GROUP
Every Friday (Term Time) 9.30am – 11.30am
Isla Primary School- Community Hall
All Welcome
Find us on Facebook
ALYTH SCHOOL PUPILS REUNION
Did you leave Alyth School 1979—1980
NEIL DARROCH and friends are trying to
arrange a reunion.
For more details contact
NEIL DARROCH via his Facebook page
Visit our website at www.alythvoice.co.uk
ALYTH HEALTH CENTRE PUBLIC HOLIDAY DATES FOR
2019/20
The Health Centre will be
CLOSED on the following dates:
Monday 07 October
Wednesday 25 December
Thursday 26 December
Wednesday 01 January 2020
Thursday 02 January 2020
IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY
PLEASE PHONE NHS24 ON 111
ALYTH HEALTH CENTRE Staff Training Dates 2019
Will be closed on the following afternoons
from 12.30pm for Staff Training
Wednesday 21st August Wednesday 6th November
In the Event of an emergency please
phone NHS24 on 111
Meigle Musicality
Meigle Musicality is a local singing group formed in Meigle for the sole purpose of raising money for local cancer charities.
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Alyth girls climate change action Four girls from Alyth Primary School took part in the international children’s strike for climate change on Friday 24 May. Katy Appleton, Isla Beckett, Amber Chapman and Morven Moyes - all from Primary 6/7 - spent a couple of hours over lunchtime in the Market Square handing out fliers and collecting signatures for a petition to MPs. Katy said: “We were shocked to read that more than 600 MPs, including our local representatives, failed to show up for the recent climate change debate in Westminster. As a group we have written a petition to send to MPs to demand more action on climate change. “Scientific research shows that we need to act urgently if we have any chance of stopping the worst effects of climate change. This requires politicians to lead the way. As children, our future is at stake and we think that all people (especially politicians) should be doing much more to help tackle climate change. This can’t wait until we finish school - we need action now!!” The girls designed their own banners and fliers and collected eight pages of signatures for their petition.
Flier produced by the girls for their demo.
(l-r) Amber Chapman, Isla Beckett, Morven Moyes and Katy Appleton
pictured during their climate change demo in the Market Square.
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THANK YOU
Firstly, I would like to say a big thank you to everyone that supported the Coffee Morning on 20th April in aid of MS UK. The kind donations of prizes for the raffle and tombola and cake & candy were very much appreciated. The reason behind the Coffee Morning was that my brother in law David and my niece's husband John were running the London Marathon in aid of MS UK and they were asked to raise £4,000. With the generosity shown at the Coffee Morning we made the amazing amount of £1,197.20. I am delighted to say that David and John reached their target and they also completed the marathon.
A special thank you to my Mum (Jean Crighton) for all her help, to Shona, Frances and Margaret for all their hard work in the kitchen, to friends and family that helped on the day and to my Brownies and Guides that came along and helped as well. I would also like to mention my 7 year old nephew Alexander for all the amazing cakes he baked for the Cake & Candy and for the poster he made.
Lastly, I would like to thank everyone who sponsored me for my Abseil of the Forth Rail Bridge in aid of the MS Centre in Dundee. I wasn't too sure about this challenge but I thought I would give it ago and I knew just the person to ask to do it along side me, my brother David (some of you will know him as Dib) and there was no hesitation in his reply "Yes". The weather was great, the walk up to the platform was fine, the train that passed above us was ok, then came the climb onto and over the railings, this was a bit more scary, but once I was over the railings the only way was down and 34 seconds later I landed on South Queensferry beach followed by David. It was an amazing experience and we enjoyed it so much we would have loved to have done it again. So far have I raised over £825 (excluding gift aid) and this is due to the generosity of family, friends, work colleagues and the people of Alyth. I am overwhelmed by the kindness and generosity I have received for the Coffee Morning and Abseil. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Sheena Fotheringham
Ruthven Community Hall Open for Business On Friday evening of 31st May, Lord Lieutenant of Angus, Georgiana Osborne opened Ruthven Community Hall in front of an enthusiastic crowd of local people. Ruthven Community Hall has risen like a phoenix from the ashes of the former Parish Church. With hard work from the committee, the Hall has been modernised but still retains its impressive architectural heritage and excellent acoustics which have made it a terrific venue for the highly successful Ruthven Music Festival, this year celebrating its 30th anniversary. Chair of the Hall Committee, James Ivory, gave a short speech welcoming those in attendance, praising all involved in the refurbishment and encouraging people to come and use this special venue. Georgiana Osborne enthused on how wonderful the Hall looked and talked about how impressed she was with the surroundings and suggesting that this charming peaceful spot overlooking the River Isla, was a great draw for locals and visitors alike. She then officially opened the Hall following which she was presented with a bouquet from Olivia Anderson. Ruthven Community Hall is situated just off the A926, 3 miles east of Alyth. With ample parking, an upgraded entrance road, kitchen and toilet facilities, and efficient modern heating and disabled access, the Hall is proving popular as a venue for weddings, ceilidhs and parties. The space with staging and modern light systems is also suitable for art exhibitions and music events. For further information about Ruthven Community Hall, or to book, please contact James Ivory 01575 530258 [email protected]
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Christian Small lived in the Borders and after her death her family discovered over 90 outstanding paintings which she had hidden in her attic. Gerda Stevenson, singer, playwright, actor, director and poet has written evocative and illuminating poetry to accompany some of these paintings and BOOKMARK is delighted to showcase both Gerda’s poems and Christian’s paintings in a unique and entertaining programme of art and poetry. With Jenny Alldridge, Christian’s daughter, this illustrated event (with afternoon tea) will take place in Alyth’s Community Centre, St Andrew Street, Alyth PH11 8AX on Saturday 31 August at 2 pm. Tickets £8 or £6 for members of BOOKMARK Available from: Blairgowrie Library 01250871305; Membership Secretary 01250 876513 More details at www.bookmarkblair.com
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Alyth Musical Notes Alyth Musical Society held its Annual general Meeting on Monday 17th June. Andrew Beckett, Society President, provided a summary of the previous year, highlighting the increase in new members and the tremendous success of the April production of “The Sound of Music”. Thanks were proposed to all who contributed to a very positive year. Albert Halliburton, Treasurer, gave the financial report, noting the rise in ticket sales and introduction of the online box office. The committee for this year was confirmed as follows… President: Andrew Beckett Vice President: Vacant Treasurer: Albert Halliburton Secretary: Claire Mallinson & Glenda Kean General Members: Gavin Tripney, Gerard Cameron, Dot Oudney, Rudolph Gruneberg, Steph Mackie, Louise Laing and Darren Gracey. Ron Kirkpatrick proposed a vote of thanks to the committee for all their hard work. A “taster” sessions for the pantomime is to take place on 1st July at the Ogilive Rooms at 7:30pm. The main show for 2020 was announced as “Guys and Dolls” with rehearsals starting in September.
SSE Renewables Drumderg Fund awards £124,299 Energy firm SSE Renewables has provided its largest annual award for the communities of Alyth and Mount Blair from the Drumderg wind farm fund. The Fund is open to non-profit making organisations, community groups and charities across the community council areas. 21 projects were successful in receiving funding in 2018/19. Projects which were funded to support the Alyth area included: • Cateran Eco Museum to develop a new museum concept in the local area. • Strathmore Golf Club to purchase new clubs for their successful junior golf club. Lindsay Dougan, SSE Renewables Community Investment Manager said: “The Drumderg Fund continues to make substantial difference to the communities of Alyth and Mount Blair. We are very thankful to the projects for all their hard work in the area and to the local community members who sit on the decision-making panel” All the funding decisions are made by a decision-making panel of local representatives. The panel meet five times a year and we currently have two vacancies for local people to help decide which projects would be supported. To find out more about becoming a panel member or to apply for funding for a community project please contact Lindsay Dougan on 0141 224 7729 or [email protected]
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SCOUTS If it is a true saying that you learn from your mistakes, we have the potential of turning out a genius masterclass! The training technique for this is “Discovery Learning”, in Alyth Scouts it reads “Get on with it”. One shining example of this was on our expedition hike, when the Scouts were set off and “tailed” by Loius Walker some 15 minutes after. All preparations had been done, kit loaded, food stowed and map and compass at the ready. Off they set from the hut and we observed them turning left onto Cairnleith Street. “Well they got that bit right” was the encouraging comment. To be fair they did arrive at the campsite within a reasonable time and in good spirits. An additional dimension to the hike was a service project which was to repair the path in the second Den which had been subject to a landslide, leaving the route precarious. Here the Scouts showed real enthusiasm in the venture and set about the task with a vengeance. Picks and spades flew into action and it was a safer tactic to stand well clear in the ensuing activity. Only the prospect of their evening meal brought the activity to a close. The following morning, the Scouts were given the option of continuing on their hike back to the hut, or revisit the Den. Not much surprise, when they quickly and unanimously opted for the service project. After an hour it was time for lunch and after gulping this down, they were back on the job. I am sure we contravened the working hours directive in this but somehow my protests were overlooked. With the greatest of reluctance they finally brought the project to a close as they still had to get back to the hut by the designated hour. There was considerable surprise from some of the parents as they collected their battle weary, mud stained charges up, but no-one could deny them the huge smiles they were all wearing. Well done team! The same weekend the Explorers undertook a Duke of Edinburgh hike in the Braemar area, this was of a different level of lightweight camping to the Scouts venture and a considerable achievement for them. The preparation and training was a challenge on its own and the hike was triumph to the effort put in. The Beavers and Cubs have had a busy time with a visit to the fire station, sampling foods during Ramadam and culminating with the Cub Sausage Sizzle followed by their presentation night in the Scout Hut. Kath Jackson invited Rev Mike Erskine to present the trophies and awards to the worthy winners. Her report to the parents illustrated the dedication the Cub Leaders had put in during the year to put on such a varied programme of events The Scout Hut is once more set out for the BookFest under the guidance of our chairman Clare Annan and support of the committee. This will be the first fund raiser to support next year’s trip to Sweden and I am sure it will gain support as it continues Ron Kirkpatrick
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Floristics mostly
Cool June! So be it. Was May cool, too? I forget. Swifts, swallows and house martins seem scarcer this year, which is hardly surprising if there are fewer insects around and there is drought in sub-Saharan Africa. I have been hearing a cuckoo sing these last weeks. Did he find a mate?
Early June is when the chickweed winter green comes into flower and then for a short season it carpets the mossy ground under open woodland. I come across this plant on my walks through the older plantations here at Bamff. It has beautiful white star shaped flowers and is a member of the primrose family, which is always a good start. What could be more benign than a primrose? Chickweed wintergreen is a plant indicator of woodland sites, so it was interesting to come across plenty of it scattered through the newly planted hill ground here a couple of days ago: a reminder that the Bamff Hill was once woodland.
I was thinking about this as I rode my quad bike around the new planting when I looked up and saw what looked like a large gull flying towards me. As it approached it stopped looking like a gull and transformed itself into a bird of prey. By now I had stopped the machine and was looking through my binoculars. Surely it was a hen harrier! Looking against the light it was hard to make out whether it was male or female, but the general configuration of the bird: wing shape and length of tail were decisive.
The beavers have given up blocking the notched weir after a few days of competition with me. They have got the message that I want the weir to be left open so that hydrological measurements can be made. Still, I must check on this every couple of days just to be sure. The removal of grazing, except that done by beavers, from the burn’s banks has resulted in an abundance of flowering: cushions of vivid blue speedwell, sprays of little forgetmenots by the water are giving a summery aspect to the grassy banks. In the ditch itself water spearwort is flourishing and yellow flag is coming into flower.
Another sign of summer is the coming into flower of the members of the carrot family. I see the roadsides speckled with the flowering heads of cow parsley and the lengthening stalks of hogweed. A few weeks ago pignut sprinkled the roadsides and clumps of wild angelica covered damp banks of burns and ditches. Behind this house banks of ground elder (aka goutweed) are in bloom. It will be a pleasure to lurk and look out for the hover flies, bumblebees, beetles and flies that land on them to col lect pollen and nectar.
High Summer
The grasses are fully grown now and many are in flower; reports from the Met Office keep us abreast of the state of the pollen count, which is high mostly. I walk through the tall cocksfoot, Yorkshire fog, and various bents and fescues on a rainy morning to let the hens out, and am soaked to the knees by stems, bent double by the weight of rain. The hens look bedraggled, but come rushing as I open the door of their pen to release them for a day of foraging. Soon, once their first enthusiasm has waned, they will hurry to a shelter and stand under it until the rain stops. Such is the way of the fowl.
High summer is what this season is called: July, a month when the weather is warmer and the prospect of thunder excites. Tiny toads and frogs are heading away from the ponds, where they started life, to look for somewhere to live. The creatures jump out of my way, visible for a moment. One evening recently I was lucky to see a newt crossing the drive after I had been trying to avoid toadlets for a couple of hundred yards.
A few days ago, it was the bleating of sheep that rent the air as they were held in the shed to be ready for shearing. Since then the warm air has been heavy with the sound of machinery. First, it was the buzz of mowing machines as the grass was cut, followed a day later by the air siren like whine of a self-propelled precision chop forage harvester. The chopped grass has been packed into the silage clamp, rolled to compact it, and then covered to create the anaerobic conditions that promote a lactic acid fermentation. The rest of the mown grass will be baled and wrapped in black shrink-wrap plastic sheeting to undergo the same process. Silage is pickled grass (sauerkraut of a kind). Good silage has that agreeable sharp, vinegary smell. Bad silage stinks.
Weather forecasters, or others of a similar calling, have warned that the recent wet weather will, if followed by a warm spel l, result in an explosion of midges. We have yet to experience this as I write, but by mid July the season of midges is truly underway and by August is at its height.
Standing out in the evenings watching for beavers I am aware of the presence of midges, mosquitoes and, especially, clegs. These last make themselves felt by landing on exposed arms and legs and then, if you don’t pay attention, they stab you and suck. This is called taking a blood meal. It is only the females who do this: males (gentle, retiring creatures that they are) limit themselves to feeding on nectar. It seems, however, that blood, whether of humans, or other large mammals such as cattle, sheep and deer, forms only a small part of their rations. Like the males of their species they depend mostly on nectar. As I wipe the creatures away, I remind myself of the females’ extraordinarily beautiful eyes.
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SERENDIPITY SALON Serendipity Salon on Commercial Street is putting Alyth on the map for complementary therapies. Owner Carolyn Glennie offers a comprehensive range of services and products. Originally from Aberdeen, Carolyn set up Serendipity just two years ago and the therapies she offers include Aromatherapy, Balinese and Thai Style massage, Reiki, Metamorphic Technique and Hopi Ear Candles as well as eye treatments, facials, manicures, pedicures and polish. She became interested in natural health and remedies around 20 years ago, and has been a professional practitioner for about 15 years, working initially from home after completing her HND in Complementary Therapies at Perth College. She returned to Perth College three years ago to do additional modules in Beauty Therapy, where she met another practitioner and they decided to open Serendipity together. She is also a consultant/retailer for the famous Neal’s Yard Remedies Organic products. Carolyn will soon complete a course in Creative Kinesiology - a method of treating emotional issues that may be having an effect on mental and/or physical health - after which she will be the only qualified practitioner in the North of Scotland. She currently requires some volunteers for case studies and is offering a very reduced price for anyone wishing to try this therapy. For more information check out the School of Creative Kinesiology’s website: https://www.creativekinesiology.org/ or contact Carolyn direct on 07934 661602. “Alyth looked like a great location because there weren’t many people in this area offering these kinds of services” Carolyn says. “My partner has since moved on so at the moment it’s just me running the business, though I would be interested to hear from anyone who might want to come in with me, especially if they can offer expertise in areas that would expand what I offer - a podiatrist would be great as there’s plenty of demand locally but podiatrists are like hen’s teeth just now” Serendipity has built up a healthy (in both senses!) clientele locally, but Carolyn is hoping that her expanding range of services will soon begin to draw in more customers from further afield - from Dundee and Perth and beyond. Find out more at Serendipity’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/serendipitysalonalyth
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COFFEE WITH A COP — Lesley Murray (PC 2684) I have recently taken post as a Community Police Officer based at Blairgowrie and I have been given responsibility for covering Alyth as well as other areas. I am keen to meet members of the community and I had previously organised a coffee with a cop hour in the Singing Kettle for people to come along and speak to me if they wished however this was not well attended. I would like to give this another try at a different location and have arranged with Ashley to hold another:
COFFEE WITH A COP, at The Café In The Square 10:30-11:30 on Monday 26 August 2019.
I have also arranged to attend at The Lunch Club held in Airlie Street Hall that same day where I will be speaking to those in attendance about scams, fraud and doorstep crime.
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