houston, crosslee & brookfield
Brookfield’s Playpark Improvements
Brookfield Village Hall Sunday, Sunday 18th September, 2pm till 4.30pm. Fundraising event to raise money towards Brookfield’s Playpark Improvements. Afternoon teas, homebaking, children’s art work, children’s games, stalls etc. Tea ticket £2
Brookfield Yoga
Yoga Classes will be held in the Village Hall every Monday from 10am -11am and every Tuesday evening from 8pm - 9pm.
For further details contact Janice on 01505 343480.
Pot Hole Register
Following the last meeting of Brookfield Community Council it was agreed to place a pot hole register in the Village Hall. Residents will be able to record details of any potholes or blocked drains within the village requiring attention. Local authority councillors will take note of the details and pass them on to the appropriate department of the council.
Mother & Toddler
The Mother & Toddler Group meets in Brookfield Village Hall each Wednesday during term time, between 9.30am and 11.30am. New members most welcome.
Renfrewshire’s Diversionary Activities/ Street Stuff programme was established a number of years ago and provides a range of activities for young people in a number of areas including Houston. Again earlier this month the Gym Bus and a mobile football pitch was set up behind the shopping area adjacent to Crosslee Crescent. The Local Area Committee awarded £20,000 to this project and the plan is to provide activity sessions to young people in a number of locations in our local area.
Well done to the P7 children from Houston and St Fillan’s Primary Schools for their creative artistic design and painting of the wonderful murals in the underpasses. I fully agree with my colleague Councillor Marie McGurk’s comment that the local community will appreciate and enjoy the murals for years to come.
In previous years while on holiday I have always been able to stay in touch with and respond where possible with any enquiries I receive through my ‘Blackberry’. For some reason this year I was unable to receive a signal on the ‘Blackberry’ and was out of touch for 2-weeks. Can I apologise to anyone who was trying to contact me and received no response during that time. Renfrewshire Council’s summer recess is now over with the normal cycle of meetings commencing from 16th August.
Having had a number of enquiries regarding the schedule of bin collections in both Houston and Brookfield. I have copied the September schedule from the Renfrewshire Council website as shown below...
Houston Friday collection day: 2nd Sept - Blue and Brown 9th Sept - Grey
16th Sept - Blue Brown and Glass 23rd Sept - Grey
30th Sept - Blue and Brown
Brookfield Monday collection day: 5th Sept - Blue Brown and Glass 12th Sept - Grey
19th Sept - Blue and Brown 26th Sept - Grey
My surgeries are held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month in Brookfield Village Hall from 6 - 6.45pm, then in Houston Village Hall from 7pm - 8pm.
I can be contacted by phone on 610018 or by e-mail at
cllr.allan.noon@
renfrewshire.gov.uk or through Renfrewshire Council on 0141 840 3549
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Cochrane Cottage Wins Two 2011 Great Taste Awards
Cochrane Cottage from Houston, newcomer to the food industry, is celebrating after winning not just one but two prestigious 2011 Great Taste Award. Cochrane Cottage has been presented with the much coveted two- star Gold Great Taste Award for its FAT FREE Lime Drizzle AND a one-star Gold Great Taste Award for its FAT FREE Chilli Drizzle. There were almost 7500 entries from across the UK and only 600 Products achieved Gold Two Stars.
Located in the Conservation Village, Houston, Cochrane Cottage is an artisan producer of FAT FREE Drizzles, Flavoured Balsamic, Preserves, and Chutneys….and now Gourmet Marshmallows.
With no artificial preservatives and all hand made the old fashioned way, the process takes many sleepless nights to create the ‘perfect taste experience’! Our products are made in small batches to ensure the Customer receives goods which are as fresh as possible
Using ingredients sourced locally where possible, Cochrane Cottage has positioned itself to supply Farmers Markets, local shops, café’s, visitor attractions, garden centres and delicatessens as well as working with some prestigious chefs to develop some accompaniments for their seasonal menus .
If you require further information on the range and process then visit our website at www.
cochranecottage.co.uk
Houston Walking Group
Houston & Killellan church have two walks a month planned; one of these walks could involve some cross-country, but mainly on paths or tracks. Meet at the Kirk at 9.30am on Saturday morning. Contact the organiser - Fergus Stewart. Tel. 01505 613083 marilyn.
fergus@btopenworld.com
Houston & Crosslee SWRI
The new session starts on Wednesday 14th September at 7.30pm in the Compass Centre with a demonstration of Savoury Supper Dishes by Caroline Stuart.
Members are welcome to attend Variations on a Theme on Tuesday 13th September at 11am in Langbank Village Hall.
The Handiwives will tackle Japanese patchwork on Monday 5th September at 7.30pm in the Bowling Club. Please bring oddments of material.
Anyone interested in any of these meetings is most welcome to attend.
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