Mayfair Thank You
houston
Schools Phone-Mast Menace
Bridge of Weir Primary and
As a Bridge of Weir parent with school age children I am deeply concerned
Nursery School Parent Council
by the presence of mobile phone masts close to the local primary and
would like to say a huge thank you
secondary schools (Bridge of Weir Primary and Gryffe High).
to the many local businesses that
Crafty Friends
Independent studies in the UK, Europe and worldwide clearly demonstrate
continually support our Mayfair
radiation from mobile phone masts is dangerous and especially so to
Raffl e. As in other years you Meet in the Carrick Centre,
children, who are most vulnerable to its effects.
were very generous and we are Houston on the 1st and 3rd
Thursdays of the month from
While our local council may argue that the masts next to the schools
extremely grateful. Unfortunately
7.30-9.30pm. We do various
have been in place for many years, surely now that so much more is
space does not allow us to list
crafts and everyone is
known about the dangers they pose, the masts should be removed to a
you all, but special thanks to all
welcome, whether beginner
safe distance away from the schools?
the Bridge of Weir shops for their
ongoing support. (A full list will or an experienced crafter.
I have already written to our local councillors and MSPs to voice my
be on The Advertizer website).
They can call me on Linda
concerns and request appropriate action. But I fear one voice alone will
01475 706074 or email me
achieve very little. If you share my concerns about our school-children
on mcgrela@tiscali.co.uk or
being exposed to mobile phone mast radiation, I urge you to please
BofWeir
call Lorna on 01505 612844
support this campaign by writing to our councillors and MSPs.
If anyone would like to contact me directly with information, ideas or
Elderly Forum
suggestions, my e-mail is JennyAJackson@aol.com.
Committee
Embroiderers’ Guild
You can fi nd out more information on this topic at www.mastaction.
co.uk.
Meetings
Bridge of Weir
Our fortnightly meetings for the 2008/09
Tuesday 9th & Tuesday
HOST - The Carrick Centre, Main St, Houston
session have now fi nished with our last
MONDAY to FRIDAY
23rd June. The venue speaker being Mary Duxbury, who showed
Houston Community Nursery - May Wilson 01505 615876.
is RBLS Club at Livery us how regal camels could look when
Woodlands After School Care - Rosie McLucas 01505 615438.
Walk, Bridge of Weir dressed in all their fi ne braids. MONDAYS - Houston Community Nursery AGM 8th.
- meetings start at
The fi nale of our 25th anniversary year
TUESDAYS - Happy Harminis (wkly 10am) 612248; Yoga (weekly) 7pm.
2pm.
was our highly successful exhibition, at
WEDNESDAYS - Applecart Youth Theatre (weekly) 4pm/6pm; Cllr. Anne Hall Surgery
the end of last month, in Kilmacolm with
17th 6.30pm; Houston Community Council 17th 7.30pm
THURSDAYS - Slimming World (wkly) 5.45pm, Jill McKee 613585; Folk Club
St Machar’s
visitors coming not only from surrounding
(4th/11th only) 8pm; Crafty Friends 4th/17th 7.30pm; Happy Harminis (wkly)
villages but from many other places
1.30pm.
Church Gala
in Scotland. We hope that everyone FRIDAYS - Carrick Dancing Academy (wkly) 5/7pm; Happy Harminis (wkly) 10am.
who came, enjoyed our hospitality and SATURDAYS - Family Photographs 13th Karen Heyes 07738711911. Carrick Dancing
Praise Service
their time spent looking at the various
Academy (wkly ex.9th) 9.45am.
exhibition pieces.
SUNDAYS - Baptist Church: 11am & 6pm; Church of the Nazarene: 10.30am; Youth
Sunday 14th June at
Group 14th/21st/28th 6.30pm-8pm.
Although our evening meetings won’t
7pm at St Machar’s
Enquiries for bookings should be made to the Coffee Shop or to Ian Simpson 01505
resume again until September our
612203 or Sandy Young 01505 613613
Church, Gala Praise
Monday morning group continue to meet
Service organised
informally and anyone interested in
by Bridge of Weir
meeting or joining us can contact me for
Churches. Celebrating
further details.
the 100th Birthday of
St Mary’s Church.
For further information about the
Embroiderers’ Guild, please contact -
Secretary: Pauline Brown – tel: 01505
690031 or email: paulineb74@aol.com
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