Keep it Local !


On Saturday 3rd December, Kilmacolm was visited by the Farmers’ Market for the first time. The weather was fairly awful, at the end of a week where we’d seen the worst floods for many years; nonetheless the Village was very busy that day, which may be in part due to the Market.


Kilmacolm Christmas Tree Photo courtesy of Bill Crookston


KNCC Timetable www.kncc.org.uk Closed Friday 23rd December at 4pm. Re-opens Thursday 5th January at 8am.


Monday • Yoga with Janis 10am-11am, • Baby yoga with Janis 11.15am-12.30pm • Anti Coagulant Clinic 1.30pm-3.30pm • Kilmacolm Dramatic society 7pm-9.30pm • Fashion Class with Marilyn 6pm-9pm (intermediate) • Bridge 7pm-10.30pm


• Flexi Ball with Jenny 7.30pm-8.30pm • La Clave, Spanish class 7pm-8pm (beginners) • Audio Visual 7.45pm-9.45pm 2nd Mon each month.


Tuesday • Hand Craft group 10am-11am


• Group Fitness Kettle Bell with Mandi 6pm-7pm • The Fashion Class with Marilyn 6pm-9pm • ACOL Bridge practise 7.30pm-10pm • Rock choir 10am-12noon • Speechplus All day. • Camera club 7pm-10pm Wednesday


• Embroidery Group 10am-12noon • Yoga with Emma 6.30pm-8pm • Group Fitness Circuits with Colin 7pm-8pm • Reflexology 2pm-3.30pm. Thursday


• Galaxy Dance School all ages 2.30pm-7.30pm • Group Fitness Kettle Bells with Mandi 6.30-7.30pm • Indoor Bowling: Ladies 2pm-4pm. Men’s 7pm-9pm • Kilmacolm Dramatic society 7pm-9.30pm • La Clave, Spanish class 7pm-8pm Friday


• Flexi Ball with Jenny 10am-11am


• Art Class (Ruth Lamont) 10-12noon, 10wk course. • Youth Club


• P4-7 6.30pm - 8.15pm • Secondary Pupils 8.30pm - 10pm Saturday


A Farmers’ Market has been mooted as a village event since the inception of the KNCC project, but the present financial climate may throw the present timing into doubt. It was hoped that events like this would bring people to the Village, which in turn should increase the trade for the local retailers, however there are clearly mixed feelings.


Attracting people to shop locally has to be the main objective. A couple of


years ago Kilmacolm Community Council ran a “Keep it Local” campaign, urging people to support the local traders. A Farmer’s Market clearly has its pros and cons, but with the prospect of a new Retail Park in Port Glasgow the situation of supporting local traders is more urgent than ever. B&Q has announced that it is to open a super-store beside Tesco and, attracted by the presence of these two super-stores, other large retailers will follow suit. Call me cynical, but this will surely kill-off what’s left of Port Glasgow Town Centre and, more worrying for Kilmacolmics, the close proximity of a large retail park is likely to have a negative impact on our village shops too.


Any event which brings people to the Village, or keeps people in the Village, surely has to be a good thing. After just one such event it’s maybe too early to make a sensible judgement, but, that said, does anyone have an opinion on the matter?


Alternatively, does anyone have other ideas of what we could use this open-space for? One early idea was to knock down what is now the new library and convert the whole area to parking; surely we can come up with something more innovative than a village centre dominated by car-parking?


Please get in touch with your views, either by contacting the New Community Centre (info@ kncc.org.uk), your Local Community Council (info@kilmacolmcc.co.uk) or alternatively The Advertizer (info@advertizer.co.uk) and we’ll pass it on.


Whatever your views, remember to think twice before shopping and do your best to “Keep it Local!”


(Plan view of proposed development shown) From a previous Press Release:


B&Q is taking the largest unit at the Port Glasgow site on former shipyard land beside the town’s Tesco. The development will have 13 non-food retail units, a hotel and a pub/restaurant and around 600 parking spaces. Construction is expected to start next year.


• Art Class with Denise 10am-12noon Opening Hours: Mon-Fri 10am-10pm, Sat 10-1pm, Sunday - Closed.


Room’s available for hire, for all enquiries and bookings contact staff on 01505 873994. Check for variations during January.


Kilmacolm Library Opening hours:


Monday - 12.00noon - 7.00pm Tuesday - 10.00am - 5.00pm Wednesday - 10.00am - 1.00pm Thursday - 12.00noon - 7.00pm Friday - 10.00am - 5.00pm Saturday - 10.00am -1.00pm Tel: 01475 715621 (Fax 715622)


Step Ahead School of Dance


Classes in Ballet, Tap & Jazz. 2 1/2 years plus. Enrollment is Tuesday 10th January from 3pm - 5pm at the Community Centre in Kilmacolm. Contact Gail on 01475 531336 for further information.


| www.advertizer.co.uk| 01505 613340 and 01505 874385 | 31


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48