Issue 49

TBC Tarves and Barthol Chapel

Quarterly NewsletterJune 2019

'Front cover reproduced by kind permission ofAilsa Ross and AA Publishers'

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TOLQUHONGALLERY

Original art in a unique setting beside Tolquhon CastlePaintings, Sculpture, Ceramics, Glass, Wood, Jewellery

15 June - 9 July — Jolomo ‘A Tapestry of Colour’20 July - 31 August — Summer Exhibition

Tolquhon, Tarves, Ellon, AB41 7LP T: 01651 842343 E: art@tolquhon-gallery.co.uk

www.tolquhon-gallery.co.uk

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‘The Woman Who Rode a What?’Hello to readers of the June TBC NewsletterHave you heard of Kimi Werner? Neither had I, until I read a chapter onher adventures in ‘The Woman Who Rode a Shark’ by Ailsa Ross. I had 2long train journeys recently where ‘The Woman Who Rode a Shark’ wasmy companion, and I paid no attention to time until the mid-afternoon con-nection. Kimi was the adventurer who swam with a shark on a researchexpedition to Mexico in 2013. Further chapters in this book tell storiesabout daring women, from the pirate queen Teuta in 200BC to Isobel Gunnleaving Orkney in 1780 for Hudson Bay and up to present times where Aus-tralian Jade Hamiester age 16, skied to the Arctic. The bright blue frontcover of this book instantly invites readers to open up and from then on,readers of all ages will be engrossed.

We relate to deep sea diving, mountaineering, space exploration, as adven-tures principally undertaken by men: Scott and Shackleton, Aldrin and Arm-strong were pioneers in exploration and we are familiar with their 20th

century achievements, but Ailsa’s new book will make young people hungryfor more information on each of these female characters. I would neverencourage anyone to ‘draw’ on books, but for any young reader of thisbook, an old charity shop encyclopaedia would be an ideal companion witha pencil to trace their routes. Follow the 1977 travels of Robyn Davidsonacross Australia, Amelia Earhart as the first women to fly across the Atlan-tic in 1932, teenager Laura Dekker who sailed round the world alone in2011/2012 and Hester Stanhope crossing the Syrian desert in the early1800s. Reading their achievements would be a joy for curious minds withthe hopeful outcome of further reading and even creating a personal senseof adventure (closer to home for a start naturally). The illustrations in thisbook are bold, bright and highly original, relaying the theme of each ofthese female ground breakers, sea breakers, space breakers, mountainclimbers and travelling journalists.

Ailsa has been on many adventures herself, all starting from her familyhome in Tolquhon in Tarves, with tales to tell on each of her own journeys.This book introduces young readers, girls and boys to many parts of adven-ture history that until now, have been undervalued and unreported.

Start reading by visiting Tarves Heritage Museum or the Murly Tuck andinvesting in your own family copy. It is too good to wait until the traditionalgift giving season – let your young adventurers and readers enjoy this now.You will enjoy it too.

Ruth NisbetEditor tbc.editor@btinternet.com

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The Manse8 Murray Avenue

Tarves

Dear Friends

A couple of months ago we had a new addition to the manse house-hold – an eight week old golden retriever puppy, who goes by the nameof Melville. He is the fourth in our line of golden retrievers. As Melville isour fourth retriever, we thought we knew all we needed to know aboutpuppy-proofing the house and garden…..well it turns out that we had for-gotten quite a lot in ten years!

Let me explain. Over the winter Sean has been busy building raisedbeds in a section of the manse garden. We thought we might grow somefruit and vegetables to enjoy later in the summer, and at the same timesee if we can improve on last year’s 2nd prize for a cucumber in theTarves Flower Show! To protect the new beds and their contents fromthe unwanted attention of dogs, Sean put up a piece of fencing and ametal gate. Unfortunately, within 48 hours of his arrival Melville had dis-covered he was small enough to get through between the railings in thegate. So we hurriedly blocked them up with a piece of netting. Then thepuppy discovered the fun of digging and managed to tunnel his way un-der the gate – until we blocked that off too. But woe betide us if we forgetto shut the gate - he is into the vegetable area like a shot enjoying thewooden beds, the smells, the vegetation, building himself a nest in themidst of it all! For Melville it seems, that that old rusty gate leads intopuppy heaven – and he is determined to find his way there!

I don’t know what your idea of heaven is, but the Bible has quite a lot tosay about heaven. The kingdom of heaven was the subject of much ofJesus’ teaching. And while we may not be able to say exactly what heav-en will be like, we do know that in heaven it is God’s reign that prevails.And that reign is characterised by love and justice, peace and joy. Whatis more the Christian understanding of heaven begins not after we die,but in the present. Wherever we see darkness being transformed intolight, hatred and bitterness into grace and forgiveness, war and conflictinto peace and joy, pain and suffering into healing and wholeness, thenwe see the seeds of God’s future reign of love growing in the world today.

Sadly, down through the generations God’s future has too often beenmisinterpreted or abused by those who would seek to promote their ownideas of heaven. Much violence has been perpetrated both in the nameof religion and against religion. And we have seen tragic examples of thisin recent times in New Zealand and Sri Lanka. However, in the midst of

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Tarves Kirk Session News● Sunday Worship - 11.15am in Tarves Kirk

(Unless otherwise intimated)● Informal Communion after worship on the last Sun-

day of the month.● Refreshments every Sunday unless there is Messy

Church or Communion

Please note that during July we will hold joint services on Sundays 7th

and 21st July at Barthol Chapel and 14th and 28th July at Tarves, all at10:30am.

Thinking Day: 24th FebruaryThis year we heard from the uniformed organisations about how Guiding be-gan. As usual attendance was good and we enjoyed some lively songs.

Tell our Story April 2nd saw us host the Presbytery meeting at which BartholChapel and Tarves told our story. This was a worthwhile experience and itwas good to make connections with others around the Presbytery. Feedbackhas been very positive.

this the Church celebrates the season of Easter. And we are reminded thatsin and death and hell do not have the last word. Because the last word be-longs to God who is love. In love, for love God in Christ laid down his ownlife for the world. And he invites people to share in his work of love, and topray for the coming of God’s kingdom on earth as it already is in heaven.And that may mean laying down our own selfish hopes and dreams, or givingup things that are precious to us, for the sake of God’s world and future gen-erations.

Surely what our world needs more than anything else today, is a renewedvision of God’s heaven, and a fresh determination to seek love and justice,peace and joy for all the world’s people. And while that may sometimesseem a far off hope, it begins to become a reality as we seek, with God’shelp, to live it out in the small actions of our own daily lives.

I hope you have a relaxing and refreshing summer, and look forward tocatching up with you at the various celebrations and events that we enjoy inBarthol Chapel and Tarves over the summer.

With warmest wishesAlison I SwindellsYour friend and minister

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Lent, Holy Week and EasterThis was a busy time with the study group and various services. As I was onholiday, I can’t report from personal experience but reports are good. Particularmention was made of the Easter service conducted by Valerie who tackledsome of the challenges around acceptance of resurrection. Alison was at theEaster Messy Church which you can read about elsewhere.

Fashion ShowThe Fashion Show was a great success raising a magnificent £1100. A big‘thank you’ to Alison & Andrew along with their models and helpers who put ona fantastic show of Spring & Summer fashion. Also thank you to the local busi-nesses and villagers who supported this event with raffle prizes, the TarvesChurch team for all the organising and everyone who came along on the night.A brilliant evening.

Spring Communion 12 MayAround 80 people attended our spring communion. Once again we used the oldmethod of 'tincture' - dipping the bread into the common cup. With gluten freebread and non-alcoholic wine, each person partakes on exactly the same basisso it is very inclusive. Alison preached an excellent sermon that as usual, wasvery thought provoking.

Future eventsSunday 2 June: Annual Meeting during worship.

Saturday/Sunday 28/29 September: Harvest Festival weekend of events in theChurch and Youth Hall. Further details will be advertised so keep a look out!

Kirk WebsiteKeep up to date with events and activities and, if you wish, examine thechurch’s data protection documents. www.tarveschurch.org

Thank youI am very grateful to the Kirk Session and members who play a vital part in thedevelopment of Tarves Kirk as we continue to work together with Alison to fulfilGod’s purpose for our community. We may be a small rural church but wemanage to achieve a great deal. If you have time to help in any way please getin touch as extra volunteers will be very welcome!

Susanna Bichard – Session Clerk: 01651 851345 or smbichard@aol.com

Tuesday Church CafeTea / coffee and biscuits is served every Tuesday morning between 10amand 11am in Tarves Church, so why not come along for a cuppa andblether. All ages welcome.

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Aberdeenshire North Foodbank appeal 2019Tarves Church has an ongoing collection for the above organisation. If youwould like to donate please bring items to the Church on Tuesdays from10.00 - 11.00am or on Sundays from 10.30am - 12.30pm. Present needsare: UHT milk, tinned fruit, tinned tomatoes, powdered milk, tinned vegeta-bles, tins of cold meat (ham, corned beef, spam), razors/shaving foam andkitchen roll.

The Foodbank keep us updated with how they have helped families and be-low is an excerpt from a recent email giving details of aid over the past 12months:

Aberdeenshire North’s network of foodbanks provided 3927 three-day emer-gency food parcels to local people between April 2018 to March 2019 andthis included 1264 children.  This represents a 31% increase on the sameperiod last year and higher than the national figure. They also provided 445emergency food boxes for people who needed support out-with openingtimes or who live where there is no local foodbank centre.  However, the rayof hope shining out from fairly gloomy statistics is that over 55 tonnes of foodwere donated by local communities in Aberdeenshire between April 2018 –March 2019 and your faithful and regular support played a large part in that.

Thanks to those in in the Parish who continue to donate to the Foodbank.The Foodbank staff are so appreciative of all your donations so they can con-tinue helping those who need it most.

Thank you.Tarves Church Flower Rota 2019

Month Flower Rota Flower Delivery

July

7 Kim Davidson Kim Davidson14 Eileen Galloway Eileen Galloway21 Kathleen Duncan Duty Elder28 Frances Donaldson Duty Elder

August

4 Maggie Fowler Maggie Fowler11 Susanna Buchard Duty Elder18 Helen Massie Helen Massie25 Nancy Allan Doreen Brown

September

1 Linda Tait Linda Tait8 Cath Emslie Duty Elder

15 Pat More Pat More22 Bell Finnie Duty Elder29 Rob Rothnie Rob Rothnie

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Professional Quality Traditional Sweep. Fully Insured.

Bird nest removed. Pots & Cowls fitted.

Minor Chimney and fire appliance repairs undertaken.

John Stone07594634409

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North East Scotland Support for RomaniaCollections have resumed for the above charity. Remember, if you have any

unwanted clothes, bedding, toys, books etc, please take them to theCarnegie Room at the Melvin Hall on the last Friday of every month

between 12noon and 3pm. NO electrical items pleaseIf you need anything uplifted, please contact 851040

Collection dates for the next 3 months are:

Friday 28 June Friday 26 July Friday 30 August

Tarves Breakfast

We have had 3 Breakfasts so far this year, raising a to-tal of £650 for the Youth Hall refurbishment. Manythanks to everyone who comes along and supports thisevent, and a special thank you to Heather who alwayssupplies us with the eggs. Nothing beats a free-range

egg! Thank you too to all the willing helpers on the day. We could not do itwithout you.

There will be “Breakfasts” after the summer holidays so keep a look out forposters and road-side signs with dates.

Afternoon Tea

Come and enjoy Afternoon Tea in Tarves Church on

Saturday 22 June from 2:00pm - 4:00pm.

There will be a range of sandwiches, scones and delicious home bakesavailable, so please come along and

enjoy the afternoon with us.

The cost is £6.00 for adults and £3.00 for chil-dren over 5, with all proceeds going towards the

refurbishment of The Youth Hall.

There will also be an opportunity for children(and adults) to decorate their own cup cake at

no extra charge.

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Hello to all Messy Church families and friends

Our last session before the summer holidays is at 11am on Sunday 9th June, Pente-cost Sunday, when we will be celebrating Tarves’ first Messy Baptism. We’re planningan exciting morning where children will enjoy their craft session in the Youth Hall, fol-lowed by a celebration time which will include a story, and a colourful procession fromthe Hall up to the Church where the Baptism will be conducted by Alison. At the re-quest of their parents, 4 children will be baptised and welcomed into the world-wideChurch family. The congregation are looking forward to welcoming them and every-one else from Messy Church and we hope many of you will join us on 9 June for thisspecial morning.

For the final part of the morning we will return to the Youth Hall to share the specialMessy lunch together, with the Messy Church team doing all the cooking and clearingup.

● Further Messy dates for your diary are after the summer period:● Sunday 15 September 2019 with a BBQ● Sunday 3 November 2019● The afternoon of Saturday 7 December 2019, when we will have a holiday club for-

mat to Messy – parents can leave children of nursery age and upwards, then comeback & join us for a Christmas tea. Full details in the autumn flyer after school startsback in August 2019.

Find out more about our activities on: www.facebook.com/Tarves-Messy-ChurchTarves Parish Church of Scotland SC No: SCO17161

We meet in the Youth Hall, at the bottom of KirkBrae, Tarves from 11am – 1pm.Lunch follows the Messy crafts

and celebration time

Polar Explorers Holiday ClubMonday 12- Friday 17 August 2019

10.00am to 12 noonTarves Youth Hall, Kirk Brae, Tarves

Did you join us at Showstoppers last year? We’re running anotherholiday club in August this year and all children from new primary1 – primary 7 are welcome to join us on a polar expedition with

crafts, games, drama, and Bible stories. Cost of attending - £2.00 per child, per day.

Registration will through Tarves Church web-site from mid-June and a poster with in-formation will also be on Tarves Messy Church Facebook page and the Tarves Com-munity Facebook page.

We welcome all newcomers to our holiday club and seeing those who came along lastyear.

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TBC - Tarves & Barthol Chapel Quarterly NewsletterFinal copy dates for 2019 newslettersSeptember 2019 edition final copy date – Friday 9 August 2019December 2019 edition final copy date – Friday 8 November 2019Reminders will be sent out two weeks and one week before submission dates.

Items for inclusion should include name/contact details and forwarded toRuth Nisbet at tbc.editor@btinternet.com – thank you.

Advertising rates for 2019Advertising is in black & white and prices will remain the same throughout 2019:

Whole page £20.00 Half page £11.00 Quarter page £6.00

We here at Hanover, are still doing our usual activities. The knitting group onTuesday afternoons at 2.00pm is going from strength to strength with new ladiescoming along to join us. Everyone welcome. Coffee mornings continue everyMonday, Wednesday & Friday from 10:30am which you are welcome to attend.Cost is 20p so come along and join us.

A new ‘chair exercise’ activity starts in Hanover loungeon Thursday 16 May @ 9am, then every week thereafter.If interested, please see Michelle in her office or call01651 851559

Jessie Simpson, Social Secretary 01651 851958

Hanover Residents Social Club

2nd Saturday of every month, 10 – 11:30amin BARTHOL CHAPEL CHURCH.

Tea, coffee, fine pieces and always a cheery welcome.Come to meet old friends and make new ones.

If you would like to be part of the volunteer team one weekend, please contact Jennie Chalmers (01651 873963), Katherine Williams

{01651 806634) or Lindsey Taylor (07437 011338}

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We were delighted to start the term by celebrating our 3rd

Birthday. Thank you to everyone who continues to support us. We couldn’thave done it without the fantastic enthusiasm and backing of parents, willinghelpers, leaders, the community and of course the girls themselves, thank you.

This term we are working towards our ‘Take Action’ badge and have been ex-ploring all the great things about living in Tarves and identifying areas for im-provement in our local community. The Brownies think that the Melvin Hall is agreat facility, we are lucky to have our own shop, school and café, the Defib isan important life saver and it’s great to live where there is so much greenspace to play and beautiful flowers. They would like to see a doctor’s surgery,a dance studio, more solar panels and a swimming pool in the village! Rub-bish was highlighted as their biggest environmental concern and they havebeen exploring ideas to change behaviour in the community. In recognition ofthis the girls will be promoting an anti-littering campaign around the village andwill be doing a litter pick on 5th June for World Environment Day.

The girls are looking forward to a sleepover at Tarves Youth Hall in June andcompleting their ‘Having Adventures’ badge with some campfire cooking andtoasting of the mandatory marshmallows.

1st Tarves Brownies (for girls aged 7-10) meet on a Wednesdayevening 6.15-7.30pm at Tarves Primary School.

Please email Tarvesbrownies@gmail.com for further information orcheck out https://www.girlguiding.org.uk

1st TARVES BROWNIES

Udny Station Indoor Bowling ClubThe Bowlers meet in the Youth Hall, Kirk Brae, Tarves on Monday and Wednes-day evenings from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. The season finished at the beginning ofApril and will commence again at the end of September. We had a very success-ful season and managed to get some new members while some other clubs arestruggling for membership. We finished second in the league and runners up inthe league pairs competition. Our presentation dinner was held in the AberdeenArms Hotel and among the winners of the trophies, were Jim Shewan who wonthe Singles Cup, and Hat Night winner was Willie Howie. A good night to finish offa good season.

John Dickson

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Barthol Chapel Church Building Project UpdateWe have had some good news and some disappointing news this quar-ter.

The good news is that we have raised almost all the funds needed to dothe repairs to the roof, the repointing, the guttering and some insulation.The church Gift Day in March raised a fantastic £8,600 and counting -very many thanks to all who contributed so generously and to those whohelped on the day. It was great to see so many people and this supportis much appreciated.

We have also had significant help from the General Trustees of theChurch of Scotland and generous grants from some other trusts. Withother fundraising and events, we are just about £10,000 short of the£72,000 target but are hopeful that we shall have raised all the funds byJuly so the work can go ahead later this summer to make the buildingwind, watertight and a little warmer.

The disappointing news is that we were unsuccessful in our lottery appli-cation for funding for the BIG Project to reorder the church to create aflexible space for community and school use with a place of worship.This was a bit of a blow but there are other sources of funding availableand perhaps, if the application had been successful, it might have been abit too early as there is still some groundwork to be done.

The steering group will meet shortly to discuss next steps, the first ofwhich could well be another Open Meeting in June. Please watch theBarthol Chapel website [where you can also find the fantastic plans]https://www.bartholchapel.com, the noticeboards and Facebook for fur-ther details and information.

Jennie Chalmers.

Barthol Chapel Church has some newly felled hardwood firewood forsale; manageable lengths, stacks from £15 to £100.

If interested, please contact Peter Chalmers on 01651 873963.

The Royal British Legion ScotlandThe Annual Drumhead Service is to be hosted this year by Methlick Branch,and is to be held at 2.00pm on Sunday 9th June 2019 at Schivas House.

More information from John Thomson on 01651 851615

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Tarves Folk ClubThe Tarves Rant in April again proved a great success.There was a full house in the Heritage Centre for the bothyand traditional singing, and a good turnout for the music ses-sion in the Aberdeen Arms, both in the afternoon.  Theevening concert in the Melvin Hall showcased the talent thatis in the folk club and was followed by a ceilidh dance until nearly midnight.Comments from the audience would indicate that this was the best TarvesRant so far. Thanks to everyone who participated and attended the concertsand also to the Aberdeen Arms Hotel and the Heritage Centre for their sup-port. Looking forward to the 8th Tarves Rant next year.

Tarves Folk Club continues to meet on the 3rd Sunday of every month in theAberdeen Arms Hotel from 8.30 – 11.00pm. Singers, musicians and listenersare always welcome.

John Dickson

I see the worldI see the world todayAs my ancestors would have seen it years agoI see there is day and night.We experience brightness and darknessI see people harvest and others hungry.I see the rain, wind and draughtWe experience floods, cold winters, heat waves and firesI see movement of people all over the worldI see others stuck, but not by choice.I see people befriending their phones and gadgets not talking to any-onewhilst others go lonely wishing they could speak to someone.I see what my ancestors could have seenThe changes of time as they would have wondered where thesechanges were taking usI feel their wonderAs I wonder tooI see us talking more to each otherI see loneliness disappearingAs we talk to each other, we are reaching out to that someone.

By kind permission of Michael Maruwana, Tarves

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Your local Museum and Victorian Schoolroom is always worth a visit, asmany of our readers will know. If not somewhere you’ve been, why not payus a visit one day soon and join the increasing number of visitors who comethrough our door? We have newly refreshed displays, with costume and ac-cessories playing a major part, alongside some items relating to farming life.The cabinets photograph archive, and artefacts are always worth a browse.Many of our more senior visitors are thrilled to find some items long almostforgotten – the phrase ‘do you mind when?’ is often heard.

Recently extended opening hours, 1.00 until 4.30, Thursday to Sunday allowmore opportunity to visit, with our neighbours the Murly Tuck providing avery pleasant ‘bookend’ to your visit. Their fare is varied and always excel-lent, the welcome friendly, and our thanks go to them for encouraging folk tocome through to us. Hopefully, we return the compliment by increasing theirfootfall! Co-operation in the Community.

School visits are a major part of our outreach to the surrounding area andbeyond, with busloads of pupils coming to experience the fun and some-times worry of a Victorian School’s rules as they dress up and sit on theirhard desk seats. The tawse has never, of course, been put to use, butsmacking it off the teacher’s desk in demonstration seems enough to im-press our guests!

We seek to improve the facilities always, and the latest addition to our yardis a very handsome bench, created from two gable capstones from the longgone Craigdam Kirk – saved when the building was demolished some fiftyyears ago. The hardwood timber seat has been added to give somewhereto enjoy a while in the sun and rest up a while, maybe after a walk aroundthe village.

We always welcome donations of a local nature, with an especial emphasison photographs and paper items. So ephemeral, they can provide a realconnection with the past. If you can consider donating, or lending for copy-ing, we will be most grateful – many of our visitors seeking family roots findthese items invaluable when people and places are identified.

We have recently started selling books by local authors to supplement ourexisting stock – Tamsin Morris’s’ Borderless Collie’, Ailsa Ross’s ‘The Wom-an who Rode a Shark’ and Ian Davidson’s ‘A Heritage in Stone’ join JimStott’s Centenary story of Tarves Primary School and William Porter’s‘Tarves Lang Syne’. Why not come in for a browse, and see what they’re allabout – all fascinating!!

Thank you

Please see next page for recent Heritage 100 Club winners.

Tarves Heritage Project Scottish Charity No - SC021511

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Slating and roofing work you can trustTEL: 01651 85139514 Braiklay Ave, Tarves, Ellon AB41 7PU

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Call Jill Grant on01651 -851465Or mobile07790 336121

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Tarves Heritage Project 100 Club winning numbers

1ST draw 16/8/18 winning numbers

18(£100), 13(£50), 129(£50), 94(£25), 110(£25), 185(£25) and 90(£25).

2ND draw 10/10/18 winning numbers

170(£100), 191(£50), 163(£50), 187(£25), 67(£25), 132(£25) and 111(£25).

3RD draw 12/02/19 winning numbers

161(£100), 178(£50), 188(£50), 63(£25), 100(£25), 88(£25) and 107(£25).

The HutThanks to a generous grant from Aberdeenshire Council, we are delighted toboast a shiny new bathroom and kitchen at The Hut. Thank you to RussellGrant (Grant Plumbing and Heating) and Craig O’Donnell (Craig O’DonnellJoinery) for doing such a great job installing them over the Easter holidays.

We have enjoyed a variety of activities over the last couple of months includingmaking Mother’s day cards and sweets, pancakes for pancake day, a murdermystery challenge and developed our hammer and nail skills with tin can lan-terns. We are looking forward to the finer weather and lighter evenings withsome games in the park. We were delighted to welcome the P7s after Easteras they start their transition phase to the Academy. It is great for them to beable to liaise with CLD (Community Learning Development) Youth workers whothey will see at the academy, and also get answers to some of their burningquestions about how not to get lost and get involved with school activities andgroups.

We are looking forward to hosting a couple of fundraising events over the nextfew months including a car boot sale and quiz night. Look out for posters.

On Saturday 25th May we were delighted to be involved in and support TarvesPrimary School’s summer fete by manning an inflatable bungee run which wasvery popular and entertaining for all who gave it a go. We also opened ourdoors for people to look around The Hut and see what our young members getup to.

With our current broad range of ages of young people attending The Hut, theyhave requested a slight change to the format of our evenings. For a trial period,years P7-S3 are welcome 19.00 – 20.30 and S3-S6 are invited 20.00 to 21.30.We will also now run a small tuck shop in an evening and proposals are in placeto host a youth disco in the village at the end of term.

Please check out our new Facebook page to keep updated on what we are get-ting up to: The Hut Youth Project Tarves.

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Tarves GuildWe are now looking forward to our summer break after a variedand interesting session with speakers on the settling of Syrianfamilies in this area, the local Foodbank, Waste Management &Recycling and Mental Health & Wellbeing.

For our final meeting in April, which included our AGM, we hada speaker from the Boys Brigade which is one of the projectsthat Tarves Guild is supporting this session. They will be using

funds from Guilds across Scotland to forward their scheme “Faith in YoungPeople”, aiming to grow the Boys Brigade and its links with local Churches.

In May, we had a lunch outing to the Country Park Inn at Mintlaw which wasmost relaxing and an enjoyable time of fellowship together.

Finally we meet on Monday 3 June for our ‘Gordon Guilds Together Social’ atLochter, when we have a meal followed by a speaker: this year it is Rev Gil-lean Maclean of Udny & Pitmedden Church.

We shall be back in October refreshed and raring to go, with a new syllabusfor the new session. For further information on our Guild, please contact:

Jean 01651 891081 / Edith 01651 851179

‘Speeding through our villages’

Once again concern has been expressed over the numberof vehicles observed apparently speeding through our localvillages. It has been noted that this matter is not restrictedto the younger drivers; many adults of both genders alsoappear to disregard the maximum speed designation, re-gardless of how many signs are in place for each respec-tive area. We are fortunate that recently we have not incurred any majorincidents. However, with the increasing population, number of vehicles andpedestrians including children using our roads, the prospect of an incidentwill regretfully increase unless our residents take greater care. As a com-munity, we appeal to all road users to be mindful of the increased risks pre-sented when travelling through built up areas. Police do set up speed trapsat intervals, rotating around the area including the B999 and our local villag-es, with a number of cautions and penalties issued.  The statistics arepassed on to the Community Council by the Police Traffic department at ourmonthly meeting.

“Please do not become a statistic!”

Tarves Community Council

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TBC Diary

Date Event Venue / Time

2 June Royal British Legion Drumhead Service Schivas House @ 2:00pm

9 June Tarves Messy Church Youth Hall 11:00am

14 June Tarves School Summer Show Melvin Hall

18 June Tarves Community Council meeting - AGM Tarves School 7:30pm

22 June Afternoon Tea Tarves Church 2:00pm - 4:00pm

28 June North East Support for Romania collection Carnegie Room 12noon - 3:00pm

29 June Tarves Playgroup Garden Party Youth Hall 1:15pm - 3:00pm

26 July North East Support for Romania collection Carnegie Room 12noon - 3:00pm

7 July Joint Service Barthol Chapel Church @ 10:30am

14 July Joint Service Tarves Church @ 10:30am

21 July Joint Service Barthol Chapel Church @ 10:30am

28 July Joint Service Tarves Church @ 10:30am

10 Aug 71st Annual Tarves Flower Show Melvin Hall @ 2:00pm

12-17 Aug Children’s Summer Club Youth Hall from 10:00am - 12noon

30 Aug North East Support for Romania collection Carnegie Room 12noon - 3:00pm

Sat 28 &Sun 29 Sept Harvest Festival weekend of events Tarves Church & Youth Hall

Weekly / Monthly Events

Date Event Venue / Time

Every Sunday Church Services Barthol Chapel Church 9:45amTarves Church 11:15am

Monday - FridayThursday

Tarves PlaygroupToddler Group

Youth Hall 9:30am - 12noonYouth Hall 1:15pm - 3:00pm

Thursday Chair Exercise Class Hanover Court @ 9:00am

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Date Event Venue / Time

Third Sunday of everymonth Tarves Folk Club The Bistro, Aberdeen Arms

Hotel - 8:30 - 11:00pm

Monday evening (dur-ing school term time)

Tarves Youth Group - The Hut- ages between 12 & 21

The Hut● S3 7:00 - 8:30pm● S3 - S6 8:00 - 9:30pm

Monday, Tuesday &Thursday Ellon Men’s Shed Hospital Road, Ellon

10:00am- 4:00pm

Every Monday,Wednesday & Friday Coffee Morning Hanover Court from 10:30am

Every 2nd Monday Hanover Court Whist after-noons Hanover Court - 2.00 - 4.00pm

Every Monday andWednesday evening

Udny Station Indoor BowlingClub (winter only) Youth Hall - 7:30pm - 9:30pm

Every Tuesdaymorning

Tarves Church – Tuesdaycoffee morning Tarves Church - 10:00 – 11:00am

Every Tuesday after-noon

Bowling “Golden Oldies”(summer only)

Tarves Bowling Green2:00 - 4:00pm

Every Tuesday after-noon

"The Chatty Knitters"knitting session Hanover Court - 2:00 - 4:00pm

Every Tuesday Barthol Chapel Indoor Bowlingstarting 17 Sept 2019

Barthol Chapel Primary School 7:30 -9:30pm

Every Wednesday dur-ing term time

Meldrum AcademyChristian Union Meldrum Academy 1:15pm

Every Thursday duringterm time

JAFFA - Tarves Primary Scrip-ture Union Tarves School @ Lunch-time

Every Wednesdayevening (term time) 1st Tarves Rainbows Tarves School 5:00 - 6:00pm

Every Wednesdayevening (term time) 1st Tarves Brownies Tarves School 6.15 - 7:30pm

Third Wednesday ofevery month Barthol Chapel S.W.I. Barthol Chapel School - 7:15pm

Last Friday of everymonth

Barthol Chapel Schoolcoffee afternoon Barthol Chapel School - 2:30pm

Weekly / Monthly Events

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On average, 1,500 tonnes of waste wood are collected and processed at thefacility every year, mainly from offshore companies. As wood is an easy re-source to work with, it has an array of uses and is ideal for providing traineeswith a broad range of working experiences.

Wood is sorted on arrival and any contamination removed. Suitable clean woodis de-nailed and graded for reuse or recycling. It is then sold to local joiners andhouseholders or used to make a variety of products onsite, including gardenfurniture, nest boxes, bird tables, log stores and household products. Theseitems are sold to the public providing a valuable source of income.

You can see, and buy, our hand-made recycled products at shopwood.co.uk.We also make bespoke products to order – including furniture, planters andmore. Just in time for summer!

Wood which is not suitable for crafting into these types of products, can beused in the manufacture of chipboard and MDF. About 30 tonnes of wood areprocessed through the chipping machines each week and are used as a rawingredient in these board products.

Our trainees are involved in all aspects of the business. There are opportunitiesto work with hand and power tools, de-nail wood, construct various products aswell as enjoy interaction with fellow trainees, customers, staff, volunteers andvisitors. Some trainees have used the project as a stepping stone towards fullemployment. We currently have a few training places available and would wel-come new trainees. If you know of an individual that we could support, wewould love to hear from you.

Wood RecyclAbility is a great example of how an organisation can be a sus-tainable business whilst providing an environmental and social benefit. But weneed help. We need steady supplies of waste wood. Sending wood to WoodRecyclAbility:

- Is the most environmentally friendly option for waste wood – better thanlandfill and better than burning for fuel, both of which release carbonand eliminate the opportunity for reuse

- Is cheaper than landfill- Is easy – we can collect too

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- Provides an income and opportunities for adults with additional supportneeds and for local employment

Please get the word out amongst friends, family and colleagues. Do you knowsomeone who works in the construction, joinery, distribution, manufacturing oroil and gas industries? Does their business generate waste wood, from packag-ing, pallets, offcuts etc? Please ask them to contact our general manager Brianon 01651 842876 or Brian.Reid@woodrecyclability.co.uk.

Finally, we would love to expand our network of fabulousvolunteers. We have opportunities in our workshop, pro-ducing goods for sale and helping the trainees with theirprojects; and also, in the office to help us market and sellour wide range of products. If you have a few hours tospare, please get in touch with Brian as above.

Thank you.

Nkhoma knitting update10 well packed boxes of knitting and sewing are now in Alford for onward delivery tothe Malawi container at the Banana Box Trust in Dundee.

All the little teddies, tiny baby hats, hat and scarf sets, hat and vet sets, crochet andknitted blankets and skirts have been created and donated with such kindness bylocals in Tarves and Barthol Chapel area. We’ve also had contributions from a fewrelatives of knitters who are from well outside this part of the north-east. The com-munity corner in Tarves Church is ready to gather more of the same donations fortransporting later on this year. The present knitting co-ordinator from Gordon Pres-bytery can no longer help with transferring the boxes down to Dundee so Presbyteryare hoping to attract another co-ordinator who can dosimilar.

For those who don’t knit or sew, you can also make awelcome contribution by sponsoring each box on itsroute to Malawi. It costs £15 each box for transporta-tion of 12,750 kilometres: there is a donations bag onthe community corner table, with a map of the journeyshowing the sea and land journeys out to Africa. Wehave to thank Messy Church families and friends fortheir continuing contributions to Messy funds, and£130 from these funds will go to the transportationcosts of the 10 boxes. By the time of this newsletter’spublication date, our 10 boxes will be at the containerwarehouse in Dundee.

On behalf of Gordon Presbytery, thank you all so much for your consistent kindnessto the young babies and children at Nkhoma Hospital.

Ruth, Tarves Church

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How to use our defibrillators and save a lifeA defibrillator is a device that gives a high energy electric shock to the heart of someone who isin cardiac arrest. We have 2 defibrillators in the Tarves area. One is on the wall of the MelvinHall, and the other is located at the entrance to Barthol Chapel School.Cardiac arrests (heart attacks) can happen to anyone, at any time. If you come across some-one in cardiac arrest, the most important thing is to call 999 and start CardiopulmonaryResuscitation (CPR) to keep the blood flowing to the brain and around the body. After a cardi-ac arrest, every minute without CPR and defibrillation, reduces someone's chance of survivalby 10 per cent.Don't interrupt the CPR to go and get a defibrillator- send someone else to get it. When youcall 999, the operator can tell you if there's a public access defibrillator nearby.Our defibrillators are easy to access - simply open the box, remove the defibrillator and takethe defibrillator to the patient. The boxes are alarmed so please close the door to stop thealarm. Details of who to contact to return the defibrillator after use are shown on the unit.Defibrillators are very easy to use. You don't need training to use one. The machine givesclear spoken instructions – all you have to do is follow them - and it won’t shock someone un-less they need it.To use a defibrillator, follow these simple steps:Step 1: Turn the defibrillator on by pressing the green button and follow its instructions.Step 2: Peel off the sticky pads and attach them to the patient’s skin, one on each side of thechest, as shown in the picture on the defibrillator.Step 3: Once the pads have been attached, stop CPR and don’t touch the patient. The defibril-lator will then analyse the patient’s heart rhythm.Step 4: The defibrillator will assess whether a shock is needed and if so, it will advise you tostand back and automatic shock the patient without further prompt. Do not touch the patientwhile they are being shocked.Step 5: The defibrillator will tell you when the shock has been delivered and whether you needto continue CPR.Step 6: Restart chest compressions and rescue breaths until the patient shows signs of life orthe defibrillator tells you to stop so it can analyse the heartbeat again.There is a demonstration video, by the British Heart Foundation, available athttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbjcCjSNvUY as our Defibrillators are fully automatic youwill not be asked to press an orange button. (From the British Heart Foundation website:www.bhf.org.uk)

There will be training sessions on the defibrillator and CPR in Tarves later in the year.

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Ellon and District Men’s Shed

The better weather has the garden development going at a pace and we havebeen to Loch-Hills Plant Centre for our flower and vegetable plants. The eightraised bed boxes have been planted with a selection of flowers and vegetables,and the tomatoes are in the greenhouse. We have plenty room for more men tojoin our garden group, so come along, membership is free. We have also in-stalled four low level raised beds for the Gordon Park Nursery to get the kidsinto gardening.

Many thanks to John Davidson of Craigdam who has donated a large polytunnelframe to the Shed garden; this will be erected in due course to extend our gar-den facilities and is just what we were looking for. Thanks also goes to GordonMutch who asked for help to clear his garden shed, from which our Shed got asmall wood turning lathe, workshop and garden tools. We don’t know how Gor-don got so much into his shed.

A very kind funding award was received from the Ellon Rotary Club and will beused to upgrade our Shed member computer system.

The Shed loft area has progressed further and thanks goes to Lawrence Milnewho have donated the primer/sealer paint for the loft floor. The additional modelrailway donated by Brian Milne has been partly constructed in the loft to be usedas a test track to check all components.

Our static caravan was refurbished by the men, giving us more social areaspace and has now been fully decorated and electricity has been connected. Apool table has been donated for use in the caravan. The Piaggio moped is nowlike new and running, so we are looking for another motor bike project and if an-yone has an old bike to sell, we are interested.

Our quiz night at Ellon Golf Club in April was well attended and greatly boostedour funds.

We bought a large gas barbeque unit to do burgers on our open days and alsouse it once a month for our member burger days.

The Shed is open on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays 10am to 4pm. Thereis a music group on Tuesdays from 6pm and the wood turners use Thursdaysfrom 6pm.

Please come and see us at Hospital Road, Ellon, AB41 9AW

Telephone 01358 725849. Email ellonmensshed@gmail.com

See our latest photos on our Websitehttp://ellonanddistrictmensshed.blogspot.co.uk

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Tarves Playgroup newsI came on board as Co-Chair alongside Kayleigh Maslyn a few months ago, asshe was going on maternity leave to have baby number 4. Congratulations toKayleigh and familyon their new arrival.  The staff and committee have mademe feel very welcome and have supported me in my new role. We would like towelcome two new members of staff, Chloe Cattanach and Brenna Phillips, tothe playgroup team.

We had our annual Soup and Sweet in March and would like to thank everyonewho attended, bought raffle tickets and donated time and effort. I would like tosay a special thank you to Anne Reville who gave me lots of information aboutthe history of the playgroup and also a generous donation to put towards theplaygroup. Also, a massive thank you to Doreen Brown who kindly made somesweets for us to serve, and also a big selection of home bakes. We appreciateyour time and effort.  Thank you, ladies. We raised a total of £2,129, a very suc-cessful amount. Thank you to everyone.

Happy Birthday Tarves Playgroup. The playgroup will be celebrating its 50thyear so we will be having a garden party to celebrate on Saturday 29th June. There will be coffees/teas, home bakes, bouncy castle, face painting and lotsmore on the day. We look forward to seeing you all there.

We are looking forward to our annual fundraiser ‘Tarves Tipsy Tea’ in the Aber-deen Arms, on Saturday 1st June at 1pm.  It will be a chance for us mums to letour hair down for an afternoon of entertainment and maybe a glass of proseccoor two. Tickets may still be available, please speak to the playgroup committee,and they will pass on the details.  We look forward to seeing you all there.

We are coming to the end of term and would like to say how much we appreci-ate the staff and all the extra help they have put in.  We would like to wish thenew committee all the best for next term.

Tarves Toddlers runs during term time every Thursday from 1.15pm - 3pm inthe Youth Hall, Tarves.  All are welcome with children up to pre-school age.  Agreat way to get to know other parents/grandparents/carers/childminders andfor the children to play and learn.  Snack for the children and a cuppa for theadults are also provided.  No need to book, just come along.  Contact usat tarvestoddlers@outlook.com or find us on Facebook at Tarves Baby andToddler Group.

We would like to thank the Church, the committee and our local businesses forsupporting our playgroup. We couldn’t do it without you.

Regards, Morag Burns, Co-chair

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TARVES SCHOOL PTATarves Primary as excelled this year and has done tremendously well in theiractivities.

Scottish Country DancingMr Stott again worked with pupils from P4 upwards and the children were verysuccessful in their endeavours. The under 10 girls’ team, the under 10 mixedteam and the over 10 girls’ team all won first place in their section at the Aber-deen Music Festival for Scottish Country dancing. Very well done.

Rotary QuizThe P7 quiz team is through to the District final of the Rotary Quiz, competingwith teams from all over the north of Scotland. Finals are on Saturday 18th May,fingers crossed and good luck to our P7 team.

Tarves Primary School has gained its Eco Green Flag Award and Cycle FriendlyPrimary School Award.

P6 pupils are attending a language day at Meldrum Academy.

P6 and P7 will be going to their residential trip to Dalguise at the end of May.

The PTA has also been busy and hosted a family Beetle Drive in the AberdeenArms on the 1st of February 2019. This was a busy, fun evening for all the fami-ly. We have also had our annual spring fling in the Melvin Hall on the 2nd ofMarch and raised over £900 for the school PTA funds. Music was provided freeof charge by Fusion so all proceeds were able to go to the school. We are al-ways looking for new ideas to fund raise so please share any thoughts you havewith the PTA members.

Rag Bags fundraiser took place just after the Easter break, thanks to all whosupported us. It is a great way to fundraise for the school and recycle anythingyou no longer need. At the time of writing we are still collecting so unable toshare profit with you but big thanks to all who support us.

Projects this sessionNursery Mini Beasts

P1 All about me P2/3 Katie Morag

P3/4 Healthy Me P4/5 The Human BodyP5/6 Our body P7 Transition/P7 Profile

As always, if you are able to assist with any of these projects through personalexperience, or by lending artefacts, or even coming to speak to the classes –this would be appreciated as this always makes the learning more enjoyable forthe pupils.

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Summer FeteWe are busy planning for our major annual fundraising event – the school Sum-mer Fete which will be held in the school playground on Saturday 25th May2019. We are delighted to have a climbing wall again this year and giant inflata-bles. Ellon Pipe Band will open the Fete at 10.30am and there will be a BBQ,craft stalls, teas and coffee, face painting and lots more. Please come along andjoin us and raise money for our school.

Easy FundraisingThe school PTA are registered with the Easy Fundraising website(http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/tarvespta) which is a great way toraise funds simply by shopping online. I urge everyone to register for this site todo your online shopping at no extra cost to you.

PTA Facebook groupIf you have Facebook access and a child in the school, please join the group.Information about PTA events and notices are posted there, and with more than100 members, is a good way to get word out quickly.

The group can be found here:https://www.facebook.com/groups/553444338142769/

Dates for your diary - all welcome● Friday 25th May – Sports’ Day● Saturday 26th May – School Fete● Friday 14th June - Summer Show Tarves goes Pop!● Thursday 5th July - Proposed date of Leavers/Prize Giving Assembly

Mrs ScottThis year sees the retirement of Mrs Scott, our Head Teacher. I know the PTAwould like to thank her for all the support she has given to the PTA to aid ourfundraising efforts, which has ensured there is plenty funds for those extras thatmake our primary school a great place to attend.

Chair of PTAThis is my last year as Chair of Tarves Primary School PTA and the PTA willendorse a new chair at the September AGM. Our deputy chair will remain alongwith our secretary and treasurer. We have a fantastic group of parents whomake up the PTA and we are always looking for more. If you have any time tocontribute to fundraising for our brilliant school which is the heart of the commu-nity then please come along to our next meeting and AGM on Tuesday Septem-ber 3rd 2019 at 7pm in the school.

Regards, Jill Taylor, Parent Council and Parent Teacher Association Chair-person

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We recently elected our new committee with the help of Newburgh SWI, whoalso entertained us with their talented members singing, dancing, and storytelling. The outgoing president was Kerry Keys whilst Ros Deane steppedinto the position.

Over the last two months we have enjoyed a ‘make-up’ demonstration and atalk on chrysanthemums.

In February, Claire Massie of Nethermill Salon demonstrated the effects ofdifferent layers of make-up e.g. foundation, bronze or blush finish. One ofour members, Fiona Mathers, got the chance to be the model and enjoyedthe experience. We found it very informative.

In March, Ian Gerrie of Stuartfield, imparted his huge knowledge of chrysan-themum growing. It was obvious that dealing with about 20 different varietiesto produce perfect blooms was admirable. He could be likened to an artistwith attention to light and shade but most artists don’t have to contend withforky-tails.

By the time the June TBC is published, we will have had a talk about whiskyby Mike of the Inverurie Whisky Shop.

Our next meeting is a member’s night, similar to an end of term party beforethe next syllabus is established.

I appeal to ladies of all ages to come and try an SWI meeting – they are heldon the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7:15pm in Barthol Chapel PrimarySchool. We believe there is something for everyone in the SWI.

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News from the Square

Well folks ,we’ve had a fairly easy winter, a great spring and nowsummer is looking promising with great weather so far - Ive evengot my summer scarf on! The tubs and borders are still lookinggood with some of the later flowering tulips standing tall and col-ourful.

It will soon be time to lift all the the polyanthus and bulbs tomake ready for the summer annuals so keep an eye open for mytrusty workers as they toil away. They do a grand job in makingthe village a welcome place for residents and visitors alike. Thewildflower bed at the end of Braiklay Av is sown again plus thereis a new plot sown at the bottom of the kirkyard; which hopefullywill produce an abundance of colour and attract the bees.

Have a good summer and please give me a wave as you go past.

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Head Teacher: Mr Adrian AndersonSt. Katherines, Inverurie, AB51 8TDTel: 01651 806227Email: bartholchapel.sch@aberdeenshire.gov.ukWebsite: www.bartholchapel.aberdeenshire.sch.uk

This term is always very busy in school. Our pupils have en-joyed a variety of exciting events and learning opportunities.The Primary 6 pupils enjoyed a Celebration of Languages

day at Meldrum Academy where they had the opportunity to work with pupilsfrom a range of schools to develop their language skills. The transition arrange-ments for our new Primary 1 pupils are underway, as are the arrangements forour pupils transferring to Meldrum Academy.

Our Triathlon Club has provided an excellent opportunity for our pupils whichhas involved early morning swimming at Turriff Pool and after school runningsession. Thank you to Sean Murphy for providing this experience for our learn-ers. We continue to host a Chess Club, Sewing Club and Health & WellbeingClub at lunchtimes which are run by and organised by our pupils. We are reallyproud of the leadership skills our children are developing.

The Sandpiper Wildcat Trust held a series of life saving events in school, learn-ing how to respond in an emergency. Our learners had fun learning the impor-tance of early recognition, calling for help and assistance, CardiopulmonaryResuscitation (CPR) and AED. This is particularly relevant as an AutomatedExternal Defibrillator (AED) is situated at our school entrance and accessible 24hours a day.

We held a very successful “Learning Together” family event on World Book Day.The children created their own magic potions. Parents/Carers joined their chid-ren in class to work together during a writing lesson to create their own imagina-tive story. This allowed us to share our approaches to learning & teaching withfamilies and work together in partnership to improve attainment.

Mrs Rodgers is in the process of delivering Bikeability Training. Our Primary 4-7pupils are developing their road sense, awareness of danger and are improvingtheir ability to ride safely in traffic.

TerraCycle SchemeBarthol Chapel School is excited to support TerraCycle recycling scheme to helpreduce the amount of general waste that ends up in landfill each year. Terra-Cycle is an innovative recycling company that has become a global leader inrecycling hard-to-recycle materials. The following link has some useful informa-tion on the items that we will be accepting.

http://bartholchapel.aberdeenshire.sch.uk/eco-schools/ If you have the itemsabove, please drop them off at our school. Please place used toothbrushes in abag for hygiene purposes and please rinse out dog/cat food pouches.

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UNICEF Rights Respecting Schools – Bronze AwardBarthol Chapel School is delighted to have received a UNICEF Rights Respect-ing Schools Bronze Award! Achievement of this award demonstrates that ourschool has introduced the importance of the rights in our school community. Ourlearners have worked hard to demonstrate and respect the rights we are entitledto, such as the right to play, learn and develop our unique talents and interests.

NASA in AberdeenWe were very excited to be part of the NASA in Aberdeen event in March. Ourpupils entered a competition to design and built a remotely operated drilling ro-bot for use on the surface of Mars. We decided to explore if there is liquid wateron Mars by landing and exploring Mars’ North Pole. We were thrilled to meet aNASA Engineer/Scientist and former NASA astronaut Carl Walz, who flew fourspaceflight missions on the Space Shuttle and Space Station. He judged thecompetition and we were delighted to be recognised as having the most creativedesign.

Rag Bag Recycling SchemeA reminder that we have a Rag Bag container in our school playground. The'Rag Bag' recycling scheme has been developed to provide regular fundraisingfor schools in Scotland. The scheme increases awareness about textile recy-cling. Please think of us if you are having a clear out. We can accept clothing,paired shoes, handbags, belts etc. Just pop them into a bag and deposit in thecontainer.

Jane Thom Bequest

Mrs Jane Thom was born at Craigdam; she died in the 1930s and left amodest bequest which is now managed by a local committee. The terms ofthe trust state that funds were intended to be disbursed to persons of anyage residing in the Parish of Tarves who may have a legitimate need andwould otherwise find difficulty.

To date we have funded a wide variety of individuals and would encouragepersons of any age to make an application if they feel they have a legitimateneed. All approaches will be considered and dealt with in the strictest ofconfidence by the committee.

To apply contact either Bob Davidson (Chairman) Tel 01651 851112TCC.Chairman@tarves.org.uk or Heather Scott (Head Teacher Tarves Pri-mary) Tel 01651 851247 Heather.Scott@aberdeenshire.gov.uk or by postor self-delivery marked ‘private and confidential’ to Jane Thom Bequest, CCPost Box, Tarves Post Office, The Square, Tarves, Ellon, AB41 7GX.

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Tarves Flower Show

This year will be the 71st Flower Show, which in itself is quite an achievementfor a small village. The show will be held on Saturday 10th of August in theMelvin Hall with doors open at 2.00pm. The schedules were all deliveredalong with your copy of the last TBC magazine, so no doubt entries for theShow have been taking shape in many homes in the village and furtherafield. If your schedule has been misplaced a copy can be found on thetarves.org.uk website or at the post office counter in the Spar shop.

If you are new to the village or surrounding area and would like to get in-volved in community activities, why not start by putting an entry/entries intothe show. Each year new entrants take away prizes, those of us who enterregularly appreciate the competition and really without entries there would beno Flower Show. Judging by the community spirit here in the village, I don’tthink that will happen any time soon, but let’s not chance it!

There are a number of categories you can enter, so why not give it a go. Ifyou are unsure, the committee are on hand on the Friday night/Saturdaymorning to guide you through how your entry should be presented. We real-ly would like to see the Hall jam-packed with flowers, fruit, vegetables, bak-ing, sewing, knitting, flower arranging, handcrafts, not forgetting thechildren’s section. As you can see there is a wide variety of categories foryou to choose from. I know the weather so far has been against us but flow-ers and vegetables once started, just take off and it would be lovely to seethe Hall filled with their display on the 10th August.

Once again, can I make a plea for volunteers on show day, in the morningwe would like help with stewarding/admin for the Judges and in the afternoonassistance with the tea tables, and any offers of home bakes for the teaswould be appreciated. If you think you can help out in any capacity youwould be made to feel very welcome, please give me acall on 01651 851766.

The committee and myself look forward to seeing youall there on the 10th August, whether as an entrant orspectator, your continued support for the Flower Showhere in the village is greatly appreciated.

Sheila EwenChairperson

“Flowers are like friends; They bring colour to your world.” – Unknown

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