Advertizer - Issue 186 - March 2010 (Gryffe)

Bridge of Weir BoW Tenants &
Festival Committee
Residents Committee
Our next Festival meeting is on
Next meeting: Tues 16-Mar, 7.30pm.
Tuesday 9th March at 8pm.
Daffodil Tea
World Day of Prayer
Christian women of Cameroon and
St Machar’s Ranfurly Guild are
the World Day of Prayer Scottish
holding their annual Daffodil
Committee invite you to share
Tea in the Church on Monday
in prayer and worship with men,
29th March at
women and young people from all
7.30pm. The
around the world. This year’s chosen
entertainment
theme is “Let Everything That Has
is being
Breath Praise God.”
provided by
Please come to the short service to
the Arkleston
be held in Bridge of Weir on Friday
Singers followed by a buffet
5th March at 11am in St Machar’s
supper. The tickets are £4 and
Church Hall, followed by a soup and
can be obtained from Committee
sandwich lunch.
bridge of weir
members.
Offerings from the service will be
Choral Society Concert given to Christian Societies who
Bridge of Weir Choral Society is giving
have projects in Cameroon.
Festival Committee - Gala Queen Selection
a concert on Saturday 20th March
at 7.30pm in St Columba Church, Burns Night
Gala Queen Selection will be held on Saturday 6th March in the Cargill Hall,
Kilmacolm. The choir is conducted
Royal British Legion Society Bridge
Lintwhite Crescent, from 6-10pm. Applicants should be currently in either
by John Thwaites of RSAMD and
of Weir & District Branch Club will
P6, or P7 and live in the postcode area of PA11. Application forms available
we will be accompanied by Kevin
be hosting “Garthland St Winnoch
from BoW Primary and the BoW Library need to be completed and handed
Bowyer, organist. The programme
Cronies ...In Aid of Erskine Hospital.
back into School or Library by Friday 3rd March. The Gala Queen and her
features Vivaldi’s Gloria, Mozart’s
Oatcakes and Cheese served on
two Attendants take part in many events throughout the year, therefore the
Coronation Mass and four English
Saturday 20th March at 8pm for
girls must be prepared to be available of all required dates and have the full
anthems. The soloists taking part
8.30pm. Tickets £4 from Bar.
support of their parents. More details will be on the application forms.
are Maria Kozlova soprano, Lucinda
Road Improvements
Stuart-Grant mezzosoprano,
Stephen Chambers tenor and Michael
Elderly Forum
As any driver will be aware, the roads have fallen into a poor state of deSouza bass. Tickets priced £7 are
St Machars’ Ranfurly Church Guild
repair. However we are assured that all the existing “carriageway defects” available from choir members or by
and Elderly Forum in March:
(pot-holes), in and around Bridge of Weir, have been identiﬁ ed and work is phoning 01505 872448. Accompanied
• 8th - SENSE Scotland
scheduled to repair these within the next couple of weeks. children under 18 GO FREE.
• 22nd - Botanical Gardens - Mr.
The trafﬁ c lights are a constant source of irritation, especially at peak times.
Matthews & AGM
Inductive loops were introduced into the road some time ago, in anticipation
Easter Services - Holy Week
• 29th: Daffodil Tea (see article)
of a new control system. The new controllers should be installed fairly soon.
Palm Sunday 28th March - Freeland
This should hopefully provide some ‘intelligence’ to the lights and allow the
Church 10.30am St Machar’s Ranfurly Senior Citizens Assoc
sequencing to be more sympathetic to the changing trafﬁ c ﬂ ows through
10.30am Freeland 7pm • March 10th - Entertainment
the course of the day. Monday 29th March - 7.30pm
• March 11th - Hope Hall
The road exits from both Warlock Rd and Freeland Drive are to be improved
Freeland Jesus - Redeemer
• March 24th - School Choir & AGM
with extensions to the pavement on exit. This will allow cars exiting the
Tuesday 30th March - 7.30pm A rafﬂ e drawn at every meeting.
junctions onto Houston Road to move further forward, to gain a sightline,
Freeland Jesus - Saviour
before exiting the junction. Wednesday 31st March - 7.30pm SWRI
Various poor road markings have also been identiﬁ ed including Prieston Rd
Freeland Jesus - Friend
March meeting is on Thurs 4th at
and Warlock Rd. Some new markings to keep the exit from the main car-
Thursday 1st April - 7.30pm St
7.15 for 7.30pm when Mrs Sandiford
park clear (Gryffe Grove) will also be considered. Yellow lines will be re-
Machar’s Ranfurly Communion
will give a talk entitled ‘Powder and
instated on the Main St, but only in their current locations (no new ones!) Friday 2nd April - 7.30pm St Machar’s Paint’. Visitors welcome. Held in
As reported on page 3, Torr Rd has turned into a huge project. It was
Ranfurly Choral Service the British Legion Hall.
originally anticipated that the work would take 12 months, from May 2009
to May 2010. However, due to the complexity of the project, it will now be Embroiderers Guild
later in July before the Road is ﬁ nally reopened. There is really no option
Meet 1st & 3rd Wednesdays of the month at 7.30pm in the Cargill Hall. New
but to maintain our patience until then.
members welcome and visitors may attend for £2.
Livery Walk
3rd March is a worknight with Carolyn Mackay on Australian Lace. 17th March
Bonnie McKerracher will talk on ‘Add to Your Wardrobe’ Bonnie will also be
Following the improvements to the housing at Livery Walk, the public spaces taking a day school on 20th March ‘Make a Jacket in a day’. Any enquiries to
are now being upgraded. This will hopefully address the tired 70’s look that the secretary Cath Close 01505 690316.
we have now become used to. It is hope there will be some new planters or
hanging baskets, but the location is still to be agreed.
The bus-bay is to be removed; therefore the service bus will have to stop on
the carriageway. This does not seem like an improvement and will only add
brookfield
to congestion problems already being experienced. This has been highlighted
to the authorities; hopefully it’s not too late to be reconsidered.
The February meeting of Brookﬁ eld WRI was well attended. The speaker,
Mrs MacLeod, from the Weaver’s Cottage, Kilbarchan, held her audience
with stories not only of the cottages appeal today, but of an archealogical
dig made in its garden a few years ago. She displayed woven material
designed and produced at Kilbarchan and spoke of the honour experienced
when she was requested to create and weave a blanket to dress the bed of
Rabbie Burns in the cottage at Alloway.
We meet on the third Monday of the month at 7.45pm in the Village Hall. If
you enjoy sewing, knitting or crochet; water colours, pastels or oils; baking,
photography or just making new friends, please come along and join us.
New members are always welcome.
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