Kilmacolm Golf Club - 4-Ball Offer


During the summer months Kilmacolm Golf Club is offering visitors a 4ball for £120 for midweek golf.


Who’s the ‘Laird of the Loch’?


In a new competition only introduced this year, Clyde Cruising Club invites previous class winners of the Brewin Dolphin Scottish Series to compete in its ‘Laird of the Loch’ competition at Castle Semple Loch in Lochwinnoch, to determine who will be crowned the first ever ‘Laird of the Loch’.


The addition is one of several changes to the 2011 Scottish Series programme inviting 2010 class winners to take part in the coveted event, and will take place on the afternoon of Thursday 26th May, the day before the start of the Scottish Series.


Johnnie Readman, Event Chairman of Clyde Cruising Club, said “We are excited to be introducing this new element of competition to the Brewin Dolphin Scottish Series. We hope our class winners from last year will take up the challenge and perhaps in 2012 we can expand the competition to include the winners of all classes at this year’s Brewin Dolphin Scottish Series.”


To find out more about the Laird of the Loch event or to sign up to the 2011 Brewin Dolphin Scottish Series, log on to www. brewindolphinscottishseries.com


The 2011 Brewin Dolphin Scottish Series takes place during the bank holiday weekend from Friday 27th to Monday 30th May in Tarbert on Scotland’s stunning West Coast.


Forgotten Heros?


Gryffe Valley Rotary Club has supported Renfrewshire Young Carers for several years by providing group days out at local attractions, and was delighted when Pauline Kelly, a Young Carer development worker at the Paisley Initiative, visited the club to give some background on the subject. She was accompanied by Lindsay, herself a young carer.


Pauline painted the big picture. A young carer is a youngster aged up to 18 whose life is affected by helping to look after other family members. At the time of the last census there were some 14,000 young carers in Scotland with an average age of 12. Just over half were girls, with 2/3 in single parent family situations and in over 70% of cases, a parent was the person being cared for. Pauline’s project has 90 young carers with a waiting list of more than 40. She described some of the problems that they face, including worry and stress, physical tiredness, disruption with timekeeping and homework at school and the impact on their social life. Some of the ways in which the project tries to help include group activities, raising general awareness of the issues, and individual support including just listening.


Lindsay then described her own experience. She is 16 and has helped her Mum to look after her 2 younger brothers for 8 years. They are both autistic and have other problems. Her daily routine involves getting up early to help to get breakfast ready and to feed the boys before going off to school. In the evening she helps her brothers with their homework whilst Mum makes the dinner and then helps to get them ready and settled into bed. She described some of the difficulties she encounters at school when she can feel tired, have difficulty arriving in time and meeting deadlines – situations not always fully understood by the school. She said how much she treasured her free time after school and the support provided by Pauline and her project.


Lindsay spoke with a confidence and maturity beyond her years and she delivered a heart warming and inspirational story of personal and selfless commitment to her family – an example of a true and largely forgotten hero in our society. All members of the club were affected by her story and confirmed their


commitment


to providing ongoing support to Pauline and the Paisley Initiative The photo shows Pauline with President John Tuck and Lindsay with Neil McAllister, Community and


Vocational Convenor.


Macmillan Cancer Support Ski Challenge


Following a call for volunteers in February’s edition of The Gryffe Advertizer, Kilmacolm girl Heidi Rennison (aged 9 and the youngest participant) signed up to complete a charity ski run in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support at Glencoe on 27th March. The challenge was to ski the equivalent height of either Ben Nevis, Mont Blanc or Mount Everest by repeatedly skiing Glencoe’s ‘Main Basin’ ski run. The warm weather had made the snow conditions extremely tough but despite this, Heidi managed to ski twice the height of Ben Nevis and raise £153 in the process. If that wasn’t impressive enough, she did it all dressed up in a penguin suit and was awarded a certificate at the prize-giving ceremony for being the event’s youngest volunteer. Several thousand pounds was raised overall and Heidi would like to thank all the friends and family that supported her effort. More information on Macmillan Cancer Support can be found on their website: www.macmillan.org.uk/scotland.


Young Golfers Urged to Get Involved


Young golfers are being urged to test their skills against some of the world’s top talent at a major junior golf tournament this summer.


The world’s best young golfers descend upon East Lothian, Scotland for the prestigious U.S. Kids Golf European Championships. More than 400 players from 30 nations compete in Europe’s premier junior tournament to showcase the next generation of golfing stars. The championship will be held across some of Scotland’s historic golf courses in East Lothian, including Gullane, Kilspindie, Craigielaw and Luffness.


However, so far no youngsters from Renfrewshire have registered to compete in the event and organisers are urging junior golfers to take up their clubs and join the international field.


Please look up US Kids Golf European Championship on Facebook or visit www.uskidsgolf.com and click on Tournaments.


Women’s 10k - Sunday 8th May


Register today and join over 12,000 women and experience something truly special at the UK’s largest, friendliest and most atmospheric all women’s 10k! The race will take place at 10am on Sunday 8th May, setting off from Glasgow’s scenic Bellahouston Park. Visit the website at www.runglasgow.org to enter or to find more information.


Birkmyre Park Fitness Gym


During May there will be a lot on offer at Birkmyre Park in addition to the Fitness Suite facilities and the Birkmyre Bistro food and drink treats. Other offerings will include: • Running Group – Tuesday 7pm • Walking Group – Thursday 10am • ‘Fab Abs’ Sessions - Monday/Wednesday/Friday 9am - 9.15am Friday 7pm – 7:15pm


• Kettle Bell Conditioning Sessions - Tuesday 10–10:30am & 1:45- 2pm Wednesday 10.30-11am, 1:45-2:15pm & 6-6:30pm Friday 6pm - 6.30pm


• Boot Camp - Thursday 7pm


• Putting - Monday to Friday 9.30am - 8pm Saturday & Sunday 10am - 4pm


The Birkmyre Park Walking Group is lead by a Fitness Instructor/Walk Leader who has the enjoyment, safety and improved fitness of the group members as priorities. The group sets of from the Gym at 10am every Thursday. The walks during May will be in and around Kilmacolm lasting an hour or so.


The Birkmyre Park Running Group sets out from the Gym at 7pm on Tuesday evenings and caters for all standards and levels of jogging and running – from beginners or dedicated runners. The group takes various routes in and around Kilmacolm on runs of between 5km -10km.


‘Fab Abs’ are 15 minute abdominal sessions designed to help strengthen and shape core muscles.


The Kettle Bell Conditioning sessions are structured to work the whole body and are geared to burning fat, strengthening and developing lean muscle and improving cardio-vascular fitness.


Boot Camp is an hour long high intensity circuit class aimed at rapid calorie burning whilst improving fitness levels. During May the Boot Camp will be held outdoors in the Birkmyre Park which will allow for a greater variety of exercises, freedom of movement and more participants.


The team at Birkmyre Park are striving to serve the community fitness needs in a safe, friendly and fun way. Please call 01475 715750 for more details of these activities and what is on offer in the Fitness Suite.


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