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Horticultural Centre Closes Down Welsh Voices in Kilbarchan Cambrian Choir
The Centre, on the outskirts of Lochwinnoch, appears to have become Kilbarchan West Church is once again proud to be the venue for some top
another victim of the current recession. The development seems to have rate singing. Following on from the success of The National Youth Choir of
become caught in a “catch 22” scenario, where the Bank required Planning Scotland, we are hosting the Cambrian Male Voice Choir from Tonypandy on
Consent before lending funds for development, but Planning Consent was Sunday 11th April at 7.30pm. Tickets priced £6 are available from any of the
conditional on infrastructure upgrades which necessitated signifi cant capital Westlife Team or just come along on the evening.
spend. Neither wished to yield on their requirements and eventually the
The choir activities are various and widespread. They have sung on
project ran out of funds.
numerous occasions at the Festivals of 1000 voices at the Royal Albert Hall.
This is a sad loss since it promised to be a signifi cant improvement to the They have given concerts across the length and breadth of Britain and have
facilities offered in the local area. The Centre already consisted of forty performed concert tours in America, Canada and Germany. They still take
acres of formal gardens and a signifi cant Garden Centre; with fl owers, great pleasure in the fact that they were the fi rst Welsh choir to perform in
plants, shrubs, trees, as well as varieties of fruit and vegetable; growing Disneyworld Florida.
much of their own produce from seed in dedicated propagation units. There
Amongst other events the choir participated in a stage production of the
were also plans for a Horticultural College, restaurant and outdoor leisure
works of the author Gwyn Thomas. Actor Glyn Houston required a local
activities. It’s unclear at this time if there is any hope of resurrecting the
choir to help him with the production and he chose the Cambrian. The choir
project, but if you do have an opinion on this please get in touch c/o The
has also participated in the Welsh Association of Male Voice Choirs ‘Choir
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of the Year’ Competition, winning the title on two consecutive occasions.
Scottish Country
Fun Night
They were the Majestic Choir Competition Runners Up in 2008. Following
on from their Scottish tour they will be appearing at the Royal Albert Hall,
Saturday 13th March at 7.30pm in London in October.
Dance Club
Lochwinnoch Parish Church Halls.
Do come along and be entertained by some magnifi cent singing from this
This will take the form of: Ceilidh,
Classes on Tuesday evenings in the
choir in a venue whose acoustics are one of the reasons that they will be
games, a light buffet supper. Come
McKillop Hall, Lochwinnoch from
performing in Kilbarchan.
and join in the fun. Tickets: Adults:
7.30pm till 9.30pm.
£3 each: Children £1.50 each.
Easter Extravaganza
Kilbarchan East Church Hall on Saturday 27th March from 10am til 12noon.
Easter Egg Hunt. Children to bring a decorated egg which will be judged.
There will be a baking stall and Easter craft sales table. Entrance £1.50
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which will include a Hot X Bun.
Community Council
Two planning proposals have been requested for ‘scoping opinion’.
Cllr Langlands wrote to the Chair to clarify that any major or sensitive
application was required to a) produce an Environmental Assessment (i.e.
In consultation with bodies such as SEPA, Natural Heritage, etc), and b)
approach the Community Council to determine local opinion which would
include holding a public meeting. This pre-application period would be
twelve weeks.
Both the West Ferry and Haddockstone House proposers had been requested
for ‘scoping opinions’. Haddockstone House falls within Houston boundaries
although road access would affect Langbank. It is understood public
meetings have been held concerning this.
The applications for the dementia home and holiday cottages, both at
Gleddoch, have been refused. The original application for ‘A’ frame houses
had already been withdrawn and replaced by the one for holiday cottages.
The next issue of Langbank Matters will be out at the end of May. The CC
wishes to offer their sincere thanks to the owners of the local shop, Laura
Kilbarchan Scout Group Centenary
and Michael O’Neill, for their work and co-operation with the installation
A year of centenary celebrations for Kilbarchan Scout Group was rounded
of the Christmas tree and the local event they organised to switch on the
off in December with a Group Campfi re. Due to the exceptionally cold
lights. There was a great turnout and was an all round success.
weather, this event took place indoors with the Cub and Beaver leaders
decorating the hall as a winter wonder land.
Sunshine Coffee
SWRI Langbank
With over 100 people the signing voices soon got warmed up with everyone
enjoying some traditional scout songs. Each section entertained the group
Morning
Mr Rob Ferguson from Dalgarven
with their own special songs and sketches with the massed voices of all in
Mill Museum will tell the story
attendance joining together for some great group singing.
Saturday 6th March from 10am of Ayrshires rural economy in
to 12noon, Langbank Church Hall the last century. Thursday 18th
A camp supper of hot chocolate and cake was enjoyed by all with the evening
with sales table. Proceeds to March at 7.30pm, The Village
being brought to a close with everyone receiving a Scout Group woolly hat
Spina Bifi da Charity. Arranged by Centre. Visitors most welcome to
to mark the end of this special year.
the Langbank SWRI. this interesting talk.
The centenary committee would like to thank everyone who has helped us
celebrate 100 years of Kilbarchan Scout Group.
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