Quarriers Sports Day & Duck race
Sunday 12th June from 2pm - 4pm at the Playing Fields, Quarriers Village
Duck race, Beat the goalie, Egg and spoon, Sack race, Aqua-sphere, BBQ (burgers, sausages, drinks).
‘All are welcome’
Quarriers - The Event for the young All welcome 6.30pm in Bethesda.
We have had some good times already this year, including fi lm nights - "How great is our God” and "Flywheel”, and praise night with the Celebration Puppets and a doughnut eating contest !
19th June - Matt Brinkley, a youth worker from Tamsworth, is making his fi rst visit to Quarriers.
Quarriers - Mount Zion Church During the month of June, tea/coffee will be served from 2pm to 4pm
each Sunday afternoon in Bethesda, Quarriers Village. Do join us and enjoy home-baking and a chat.
church lists
Freeland Church, Rev KN Gray BA BD. Morning Service 10.30am. Crèche, Sunday School, Lynx and Cornerstone. Evening Service 7pm Web site www.
freeland.org.uk
St Mary’s Episcopal (Anglican) Church Rev Colum McGranaghan 10am.
St Machar’s Ranfurly Church Rev Suzanne Dunleavy BD DipEd. Sunday services at 10.30am. Crèche. Hearing aid loop system. All welcome.
Hope Hall, Sun 1pm Sunday School, 6.30pm Gospel Meet; Mon 6.30pm Children’s’ Bible Club, 7.45pm Bible Teaching; Fri 8pm Bible Class.
Faith Christian Fellowship Sundays at 11am in the Cargill Hall, Lintwhite Crescent, Bridge of Weir. Tel: 0800 298 4875 email: fcf@lifeonfi
re.org.uk From the Bahá’i writings “Be generous in your days of plenty, and be patient in the hour of loss” For information and details of meetings, call Bridge of Weir 615641.
Houston & Killellan Kirk. 1st May 9.45am Early Service: The Sacrament of Holy Communion. 11am Morning Worship.
St Fillan’s, Main Street, Houston. Sun Masses: Vigil (Sat) 5pm, 9.30am & 11am. Weekday Mass: Tues-Sat 9.30am except Thurs, 7pm. Reconciliation: Sat 10-10.30am and after Vigil Mass; Thurs 7.30-8pm. Exposition: As announced. Baptisms: 1st & 3rd Sunday of the month by arrangement. Parish Priest: Rev Daniel J McLoughlin,
Dip.Th.,MA Pastoral Assistant: Sr Mary Frances Collett, RNDM (Tel 01505 613514). “Abbotsfi eld”, St Fillan’s, Main St, Houston, PA6 7EL. Tel: 01505 612046, Fax: 01505 610556. Email:
parish@stfillan.org.uk. www. stfi
llan.org.uk.
Houston Baptist Church. 11am & 6pm Carrick Centre Wednesday Bible Study. Please note a change of time in our evening services. For more information contact Rev D Snelson on 01505 612722. Church of the Nazarene, Houston, at the Carrick Centre, Main Street, Houston, Rev Benito Coetzee. Family services at 10.30am with full toddler, children and youth activities running concurrently with the service. Word and Table Quiet Service held from 9am-9.30am every 3rd Sunday. Visit our website: http://
houston.nazarene.org.uk
Howwood Parish Church, Sun 11am. Rev David Stewart. MA BD MTH. Prayer meetings held in the vestry every Sun at
10am & Fri at 7.30pm, 3 Bowfi eld Way.
Kilbarchan East Church. Services continue in June at 11am on Sundays. On Sunday 5th June, there will be the Sacrament of Holy Communion celebrated at 11am and 6.30pm, when the Interim Moderator, Rev Kenneth Gray, will conduct the service. On the following Sundays, services will be conducted by our Locum, Mr Russell Banks. The Crèche, Sunday School and Bible Class Prize-giving are on Sunday 12th June. In the absence of a minister, any queries should be addressed to the Session Clerk, Fulton Dunn-704502. There are many activities, which are all featured on our very well-designed website: www.
kilbarchaneastchurch.btik.com where there are many comments and photos of the numerous groups. Kilbarchan West Parish Church. Services conducted by Rev Arthur Sherratt B.D at 11am on Sundays. Crèche, Junior Church and FEWsion meet at 10.45am. Hearing aid loop system. All welcome and for tea/coffee in the hall after worship. Midweek Fellowship on Wednesdays in the Session House at 10.30am. Please join us for tea/coffee and a short informal act of worship. You will be made welcome at any of these services.
St Colm’s Catholic Church The Very Rev William Canon McDade – Sunday morning family mass 10am.
Kilmacolm Old Kirk Church of Scotland (Scottish Charity no. SC009291).www.
kilmacolmoldkirk.org.uk. Minister Rev Dr Peter McEnhill (01505 873174). Morning Worship - Sundays 11am, visitors welcome. Sunday School and Crèche available.
St Columba Church of Scotland. (a Scottish registered charity SC007992) Minister Rev Douglas Cranston. Sunday Worship 11am Sunday school and Little Praisers. Sunday 6pm prayer meeting followed by evening service at 6.30pm in small hall. Everyone welcome. Wednesdays at 10.30am Wednesday break in Large Hall. Visitors welcome. Gospel Services in The Scout Hall, Kilmacolm on Sundays at 4.30pm and Thursdays at 7.30pm.
St Fillan’s Episcopal (Anglican) Church Rev Colum McGranaghan. Sundays 11.30am Visitors welcome. Christmas Services:
Langbank Parish Church Rev W McKaig. Sunday Services 11am. Short Communion on last Sunday of the month. Sunday School and Welcomers meet during Service.
Crèche available.
Lochwinnoch Parish Church - Rev Christine Murdoch. 11am Morning Service with Sunday School and Creche. Calder United Free Church (Church St Lochwinnoch) Sunday: 11am Morning worship with Sunday School and Crèche. 6.30pm Evening Fellowship group, 7.30pm
ABC’s Teen group. Wed 6.30-7.30pm.
Mount Zion Church Rev Andy Lunn BSc. 10.30am in Bethesda. Junior Church and Bible Class. Visit our website: www.
quarriersvillage.2day.ws
The adopted Inverclyde Local Plan will be replaced by a new Local Development Plan in 2014. Inverclyde Council has just published a Main Issues Report (MIR) which is an important step towards creating the new Local Development Plan. This MIR can be downloaded from the Council website (
www.inverclyde.gov.uk) and is open for public consultation which ends on July 22nd.
The MIR basically supports the status quo for Kilmacolm and Quarriers.
”Kilmacolm and Quarriers have inadequate infrastructure required to cope with new development in comparison with the alternative strategy of development on more centrally located brown fi eld sites. Furthermore, there is no requirement for signifi cant additional housing in this sub-market area as demonstrated in the HNDA (Housing Need and Demand Assessment). Finally the sensitivity of the landscapes around these villages is such that signifi cant new development would be detrimental to their individual characters.”
However, land owners and developers have suggested release of green belt at 14 locations around Kilmacolm and Quarriers. These sites are essentially the same as those successfully defended at the Local Inquiry in 2004. So we should gear up now for a rerun of those battles.
Main Issue number 11 raises options for creating a new Conservation Area around Kilmacolm Cross and public comment on this possibility would also be welcomed.
Kilmacolm New Community Centre Fitness Group Fitness Classes have commenced at the New Community Centre • Monday 10am - Body Conditioning • Tuesday 6pm - Kettlercise • Wednesday 7pm - Circuit Training • Thursday 6.30pm - Body Conditioning Classes are £4.50. Please wear comfortable clothing and appropriate footwear. There are toilets in the Centre, but no showers. Classes are not included in Inverclyde Leisure membership.
Call the Community Centre: 873994, or Birkmyre Gym on 01475 715750. Drama Classes
Friday Youth Club
Children’s drama classes are now running on Tuesdays in the new Community Centre, Kilmacolm. Classes begin in May. Contact: 0141 847 1696 for more details or contact the centre on 01505 873994.
Every Friday in the Kilmacolm New Community Centre. Split into two sessions:
• P5-P7 from 6.30pm to 8.15pm • S1-S4 from 8.30pm to 10pm
Before & After School Club - (“BASK”)
A new Before & After School club for P1 to P7’s is starting in the new Community Centre, Kilmacolm. Children can be dropped off from 7.30am with a healthy breakfast available. After school runs from 3pm to 6pm with nutritious snacks available.
Children will be walked to and from their school by walking train. A homework club will ensure they get their extra work done with fully qualifi ed and disclosed staff on hand to help out. Other activities will also take place including art & craft, board games, etc. contact:
bask730936@gmail.com
For more information KNCC Fundraising Appeal
The Community Centre continues to grow in popularity and there is a real “buzz” around with a pleasant, friendly atmosphere. The furniture and furnishing is more or less complete but if you still wish to “name a chair” there are some available. Please attend to this without delay and certainly before the end of June.
The next stage is to install some outdoor seating and this is in hand. Unfortunately good quality seating, which can be fi rmly secured and is very robust, does not come cheaply and therefore the Appeal will continue for a few more weeks. If you wish to contribute to this, either for yourself or on behalf of a group, it would be helpful if you could make your interest known at your earliest convenience. Forms for this purpose can be obtained from the Centre Reception. Further information from Rosemary Hammond on 872345
The Community can be very proud of what has been achieved in the whole Cargill Centre project and many thanks are due to those who have helped to make this happen by virtue of their time, talents and generous donations. There is light at the end of the tunnel and it is glowing brightly.
Kilmacolm New Community Centre Website
The existing website at
www.villagecentre.org has been updated. However, a new website is being considered, watch this space!
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