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Brookfi eld Yoga Classes
Brookfi eld Gala Day
Gala Day will be held on Saturday 21st May in the Village Field. The offi cial opening is at 2.15pm. There will be a Fancy Dress Parade for children. The Parade will leave in procession from Malcolm’s Yard in Woodside Road at 2pm. There will be a variety of stalls including Tombola, Cake and Candy, Hamburgers, Cheese and Wine, Strawberries and Cream and Books. There will also be a Bouncy Castle, Dog Show and Children’s’ Races. The Tea Room is in the Village Hall opening at 2.30pm.
The inaugural meeting of the re-established Community Council is in the Village Hall Library on Thursday 12th May at 7.30pm.
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Crafty Friends Meet in the Carrick Centre, Houston on the
1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month from 7.30-9.30pm. We do various crafts and everyone is welcome, whether beginner or an experienced crafter.
Call Linda 01475 706074 or email mcgrela@
tiscali.co.uk or call Lorna on 01505 612844.
Houston & Crosslee SWRI We meet on Wednesday 13th April at 7.30pm
in The Compass Centre.
The Handiwives have their AGM on Monday 5th April at 7.30pm when they will also have time to complete projects earlier in the session.
A Gospel Choir A Gospel Choir has now started in the Carrick
Centre every Monday at 7.30pm. Come join us. If you are interested contact Robert Gould 01505 610963.
H.O.S.T. The Carrick Centre MONDAY to FRIDAY
• Houston Community Nursery 01505 615876 • Woodlands After School 01505 615438
MONDAY • Yoga (weekly) 1.15pm M Laidlaw 01505 842877 • Gospel Choir (weekly) 7.30pm R Gould 01505 610963
TUESDAY
• Happy Harminis (Weekly) 10am F Plater 01505 321848 • Hillside & Hillfoot Res. Assoc. 7pm • Maths Class (Wkly) 4.30pm Ms Johnstone 07866 272556 • Yoga (weekly) 7pm WEDNESDAY • Applecart Youth Theatre 4pm C Collins 01405 619690 • Camera Club (weekly) 7.30pm • Community Council 18th 7.30pm
• Aerobics Mandi Fraser (weekly) 6pm mob: 07715 999021 • Anne Hall surgery 18th 6.30pm • Gryffe Melody Makers 4th/18th 7pm THURSDAY
• French Class (weekly) 4pm M/s McDevitt 0141 886 6282 • Crafty Friends 5th/19th 7.30pm
• Art Class by John Damari (wkly) 12.30/2.30pm 07762 336392 or 01505 351147
• Folk Club (weekly) 8pm FRIDAY
• Happy Harminis (weekly) 10am • Carrick Dancing (weekly except 13th) 3.30pm
SATURDAY • Kirk Carnival 14th
• Carrick Dancing (weekly except 14th) 9.30am SUNDAY
• Baptist Church 11am & 6pm • Church of the Nazarene 10.30am
Booking enquiries to Ian Simpson 01505 612203 or Sandy Young 01505 613613 or The Coffee Shop
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.
Looking for a Walk?
We’ve had a reader on our Facebook page asking for details of a walking group in Houston or Bridge of Weir. Can any of our readers help with dates, times and contact details? Please email info@advertizer.
co.uk or post on Facebook - look for Rona at Gryffe Advertizer. Thanks.
Houston Fitness Class
Body Conditioning Class. Saturday 10am in Houston Scout Hall. Contact Mandy on mob: 07715 999 021 for more details.
Houston Highland Gathering
Come and meet our guest Clan Chiefs who will be opening the now famous Kirk Carnival at 1pm on Saturday 14th May.
The parade will leave the Kirk at 12.30pm, lead by the 1st Houston Boys and Girls Brigade Band, followed by the crowning of Tegan Arnott as Queen and her two attendants Caitlin McCulloch and Caitlin Tanner who are all Primary 7 pupils at Houston Primary.
The Carnival will feature many popular stalls including The Quaich, The Clootie Dumpling and Shona’s Scottish Bakery, The MacChoristers, and the Tartan Toiletries and please take time to Rest and Be Thankful at the Bothy Tearoom.
Can you toss a caber? Throw a Welly? Visit the Green Goddess and perhaps a Hairy Haggis! Test your skills at tennis, squash and cycling courtesy of Strathgryffe Tennis Club and Johnstone Wheelers Cycling Club. Do you want to be any the wiser? Come and meet the Owls - Learn about these wise birds, handle them and have your photo taken.
We look forward to seeing you all on the day.
Clan Chiefs are, Ina Jefferson 612962, Lorna Kinloch 614159 and Kate Jackson 613676.
Houston & Killellan Agricultural Society Show
Saturday 4th June in Houston Public Park. The baking and craft show will receive entry forms on Friday night 3rd June in The Carrick Centre from 7pm - 9pm. Schedules are available from the Post Offi ce and the Newsagents or by contacting either Elizabeth Young on 01505 873243 or Isabelle Stuart on 01505 613479.
Art Exhibition - Houston & Killellan Church
Brookfi eld Art Club are hosting an Art Exhibition on 30th April, from 1pm to 5pm, to raise funds for the Church’s new Extension. For an entry fee of £3 you will receive a glass of wine and shortbread to enjoy as you wander around the exhibition, hopefully fi nding something to your liking.
Contemporary artist and Brookfi eld Art Club tutor, Wendy Hunter, has generously donated a painting to the Church. Wendy specialises in fi gure painting, a sample of which will be on display at the exhibition.
Walking Group
Houston & Killellan church run a walking group with two walks a month planned; one of these walks could involve some cross-country walking, but these will be mainly on paths or tracks.
For most walks we will meet at the Kirk at 9.30am on Saturday morning.
Should the weather be poor for a cross-country walk then we will probably change the planned walk to a tarmac based walk on the date. Good walking boots are recommended, but walking shoes and trainers will be suitable for many of the walks. Appropriate footwear for each walk will be advised. Waterproofs or rainwear should be carried as we can never be sure of our weather. Walks will be normally be 4 to 8 miles (2 - 5 hours) and brief descriptions of the walks will be found on the Kirk website or by phoning Fergus Stewart at 613083. A packed lunch is suggested as the walks will run through lunch time into the afternoon in many cases.
Any suggestions for future walks are welcomed. For more information contact the organiser - Fergus Stewart. Tel. 01505 613083 marilyn.fergus@
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