Kilmacolm’s New Centre
Kilmacolm’s new Centre was transformed into a fantastic Disco to celebrate the joint 12th Birthday’s of Alexis and Rebecca with the use of spectacular mood lighting and a huge video projection system provided by local company Funkie Diva Discos. Steve Roberts said it was a pleasure to be asked to perform at this new venue and hopes the centre will be huge success. Steve performed at two parties on the same day, one for Alexis and Rebecca and then one for Amelia to celebrate her 16th Birthday that night. Both where a great success, with the only exception being the very sensitive fi re alarm system which brought along some additional guest - the local fi remen crew to join in the fun!
Steve will be working his treatment on transforming the Cargill Hall in Bridge of Weir into a Disco on Friday 17th June for the BoW Festival Committee. Tickets for this event can be obtained by contacting Steve directly on 07879 258407 or any committee member. All money raised will go to local organisations. Steve will also be hosting and supporting the Bridge of Weir Gala Day once again this year and is organising a very special guest appearance not to be missed.
If your have a Wedding, Anniversary, Birthday, Children’s Party, Charity Night or any type of event, Funkie Diva Discos can be booked through their web site at
www.corporateeventsmanagement.weebly.com or www.funkiedivadisco.
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kilmacolm & Mount Zion Church
During the months of May and 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.
Cross Café - Pignatelli & Jannetta Family
Benedetto (Ben) & Carmela Pignatelli opened Cross Café, Kilmacolm in 1924.
Around 1890, our grandfather, Ben, ran away from home in Cassino, Italy, when he was just 12 years old, with not even a pair of shoes on his feet or llira in his pocket. As Italy was so poor and his family had to work the land to eat, he knew his uncle and aunt had moved to Glasgow, so he decided he would go and fi nd them in Scotland.
In Scotland later on, as a young adult, he met Carmela in Glasgow and they went on to marry. He had known her back in Italy when they were children.
Through time, they moved to Bridge of Weir and opened the Station Café and had a family of 7 children. Unfortunately 3 died in infancy, but 4 survived: Pierina, Vincent, Albert & Mafalda.
They sold the Station Café in 1922 and moved all the family back to Cassino until he was able to buy a business in Kilmacolm. In 1924 he bought the shop at The Cross in Kilmacolm and hence ‘The Cross Café’.
In 1925 Ben moved all the family back (now they had 5 children), Margaret had come along while they were back in Italy. The family lived in Rosebank Terrace until 1954.
Kilmacolm New Community Centre - The transformation is complete !!!
Available for hire: Events, functions, parties, groups and clubs, etc...
Tel:01505-873994
Our mother, Mafalda, and her brothers went to Kilmacolm Primary School and couldn’t speak a word of English. At school they couldn’t pronounce her name Mafalda and her teacher decided they would call her Mabel as it would be easier at school.
Mafalda met Giovanni (Johnny) in Largs and they married in 1950.
Ben retired in 1950 and they both went back to Cassino where he died later that year.
Mafalda and Giovanni Jannetta took over The Cross Café after they were married. They had 2 children, Alda and Johanna, who took over the business from their parents.
The rest is history!!
The Cross Café has been a family business for over 86 years. |
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quarriers
Quarriers Village - The Event for young people and young at heart
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 !
15th May - fi nal arrangements have still to be made.
19th June - Matt Brinkley, a youth worker from Tamsworth, is making his fi rst visit to Quarriers.
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