Visitor Centre
Opening Hours
Castle Semple Centre - Open daily
Muirshiel Regular Events and Activities Bridge of Weir Horticultural Society
from 10am—4pm until 29th March Lochwinnoch Community Walks take place every The Bridge of Weir Horticultural Society meeting for January took place
2010. Tel: 01505 842882. Monday (but not on Public Holidays) –meet 10.30am on a dark, sleety, slippy night. The good number of hardy annuals, sorry
Cornalees Centre - Open weekends
at The Cross, Lochwinnoch. Slinky Stroller walks members, struggled through the prevailing conditions to get to the
only from 11am-3pm until 29th
(parents & pushchairs) take place every Thursday meeting. The evening began with some sad news, two of our members
March 2010. Tel: 01475 521458
meet 10.30am at Castle Semple Visitor Centre. had passed away recently. Beulah Paterson and Eileen Dietz had both
been part of the Society over a number of years and regularly attended
Muirshiel Centre - Open weekends
Castle Semple Bike Hire. Mountain, comfort, and
evening shows and outings, Sue had arranged to have condolences and
only from 11am-3pm until 29th
children’s bikes plus tag-a-long, tandems and trailers
best wishes from the
March 2010. Tel: 01505 842803
are available for hire all at weekends, public and school holiday. Contact
Martin of Express Cycle Repairs on 07867 790889 for further details.
Society sent to the
RSPB Reserve - The Reserve is open
families.
at all times;
Castle Semple Boat Hire. Row boats, pedal boats and kayaks are available
for hire at weekends, public and school holiday. Contact Andy of North
On a lighter note,
Visitor Centre open daily, 10am-
Boat Hire on 07949 984181 for more info and operating hours. Outdoor
Sue Whitaker,
5pm. Tel: 01505 842663.
Activity Courses such as kayaking, sailing, archery, map and compass
ably assisted by
skills run all season primarily at Castle Semple. Some courses are listed
her hubby Adrian,
here, please look on the web www.clydemuirshiel.co.uk or pick up at
showed three
leafl et at a Regional Park Visitor Centre. Castle Semple has an AALS
series of pictures
(Activity Adventure Licensing Service) no and is a RYA Training Centre.
during the rest
of the meeting.
Talks & Presentations Our Countryside Rangers are available to give
The fi rst set was
advice or talks to groups on countryside issues, walks and natural history.
of the gardens of
Contact them as early as possible for assistance.
the committee
Walks Each Visitor Centre has a variety of walks ranging in length from a
members, this led
wheelchair friendly 400m to 10km plus trails. These can be completed
us through the seasons and it was lovely to see spring daffodils and
at anytime.
tulips, summer roses and sweet peas and lots more. In a very relaxed
All events, walks and activities MUST be booked in advance unless
atmosphere, a great deal of discussion took place of what particular
otherwise stated. For all walks and land based activities you should
hybrid was being shown and who’s garden was that in anyway (can I get a
always have warm clothing, waterproofs and walking boots or sturdy
cutting)? The fi nal photograph in the series was of Sue studying the plant
shoes.
and seed catalogues, planning for the coming season. She suggested it
For all water sports including boat hire, bring a complete change of
was something we could all do to brighten up the winter nights and it
warm clothes including shoes and shower equipment.
gives impetus to get back into the garden in the spring - once we can see
the soil again.
Children must be accompanied by an adult for events and family fun
sessions. Numbers can are limited and age restrictions apply for others.
The second set
To avoid disappointment, always phone the Centre in advance.
of photographs
had been taken
Please remember things change and can be affected by the weather
at our evening
conditions!
outing to the
Russell’s garden.
For those who had
made it along on
to the outing, it
was lovely to be
reminded of the
visit. For those
who hadn’t, it was
a pointer to keep
your diary free for
such events. In addition to playing spot the plant, those attending were
also playing spot the person. Reliving the outing certainly brightened up
the evening for a number of those present.
The fi nal series of photographs had been taken by Adrian at the Annual
Flower Show. It was good to be reminded that all the hard work put
in by members, and other gardeners, can produce some fabulous fruit,
vegetables and fl owers. It stimulated a good deal of talk on what to grow
this year and what would make a good display for judging (once we had
had the pleasure of it in the garden).
With the photographs over, tea/coffee and biscuits were available
and more chat in our usual casual end to a meeting. From the level
of discussion during the presentations and the general chat over
refreshments, the night was well received and successful, despite the
inclement conditions.
The next evening meeting will take place on February 11th in the Royal
British Legion Social Club. The topic for the evening is Compost and we
look forward to hearing Julie Kirkpatrick provide sound advice for getting
the best from our recycling efforts. We would be pleased to welcome
non-members, so feel free to come along.
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