Free Herbal Consultation!
Community Medical Herbalist, Claire MacKay BSc is offering free 1hr Herbal consultations for all new clients at Houston and Kilmacolm clinics for the months of January and February. Clinics will be held weekly at the Carrick Centre and the new Kilmacolm Community Centre.
Herbal Medicine can be used to treat a variety of conditions including: arthritis; circulation problems; chronic infections; skin complaints; digestive problems; menopause; menstrual symptoms and many more. Suitable for all ages. Call now to book an appointment: 07854999778
Speed Reduction on B790
houston, crosslee & brookfield
Houston and Crosslee SWRI
On 11th January Houston and Crosslee SWRI will have a talk from Mr Neil McIntosh on “Life as a Vet” at 7.30pm in the Compass Centre.
The Handiwives will have a meal at the River Inn on 9th January.
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
Brookfield Mother & Toddler
The Mother & Toddler Group meets in Brookfield Village Hall each Wednesday during term time, between 9.30-11.30am. New members most welcome.
Surgery Hours
Doctors Surgeries in Houston and Bridge of Weir are closed on 2nd & 3rd January. For medical advice on those days, patients can phone NHS 24 on 08454 242424.
Brookfield Yoga
In the Village Hall every Monday from 10-11am and every Tuesday evening from 8-9pm. Contact Janice on 01505 343480.
Local MSP, Derek Mackay (SNP – Renfrewshire North and West) has welcomed the decision to change the speed limit on the B790 Houston Road between Bridge of Weir and Houston to 40mph. The current limit on this stretch of road is 60mph. Originally the council was looking to reduce the limit to 30mph but after consultation with the police it was agreed to have a limit of 40 mph instead.
Over the past year there have been a number of major improvements to the roads infrastructure in and around the Villages including the resurfacing of stretches of Barochan Road from Darluith through to Magnus Road. At the start of the year the roundabout at the Old Police Station was re- engineered and the road resurfaced and more recently new drainage systems were completed to alleviate the flooding problems on Barochan Road beyond both the River Gryffe and Magnus Road. A number of rural roads had a surface treatment and potholes throughout the area have been regularly reported and attended to. These works and others throughout Renfrewshire have been made possible by this year’s increased budget provision from £2.6 million to £5.2 million. At the recent Housing and Community Safety Policy Board it was agreed that the area in Bridge of Weir known as the Moss Road Park be declared surplus to Council requirements. In the report there is mention of improvements to the existing road layout as you enter Bridge of Weir as well as an improvement to the existing cycle path routes for use by everyone in and around Bridge of Weir. At the Environmental and Infrastructure Policy Board meeting it was agreed, following
HOST The Carrick Centre What’s on in JANUARY 2012
MONDAY to FRIDAY
Houston Community Nursery 615876. Woodlands After School 01505 615438
MONDAY
Embroiderer’s Guild (weekly) 10am/12noon. Young Farmers 9th/16th/23rd /30th 7.30pm. Yoga over 50’s 1.15pm M Laidlaw 01505 842877
TUESDAY Happy Harminis (weekly) 10am/11am. Pilates (weekly) 7.30/8.30pm. Farmers Discussion Society 17th 7.30pm. Maths Class (weekly). Yoga (weekly) 7pm
WEDNESDAY Houston Community Council 18th 7.30pm. Anne Hall surgery 18th 6.30pm. Melody Makers 7pm. Camera Club (weekly) 7.30pm. Rocket Youth Theatre (wkly) 4pm. French Class M/s McDevit (wkly) 3.15pm
THURSDAY French Class (weekly) 4pm. Folk Club (wkly) 8pm. Crafty Friends 5th/19th 7.30pm
FRIDAY Galaxy Dancing (weekly) 3.30pm. Happy Harminis (weekly) 10am/11am
SATURDAY Family Photos by Karen 28th. Galaxy Dancing (weekly) 9.30am/2pm.
SUNDAY Baptist Church 11am & 6pm
Booking enquiries to Ian Simpson 01505 612203 or Sandy Young 01505 613613 or The Coffee Shop
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with Strathclyde Police, to reduce the speed limit from 60mph to 40mph on Houston Road between Bridge of Weir and Houston. Both reports can be viewed on Renfrewshire’s website.
Can I take this opportunity to wish everyone in Ward 9 a Happy New Year.
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.
My surgeries are held on the second Tuesday of each month in Brookfield Village Hall from 6pm- 6.45pm, then in Houston Village Hall from 7pm- 8pm.
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