NEWS KILLIN & DISTRICT COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER

Price £1` Issue 128 June 2012 Killin News Editorial

A welcome to our newly elected Councillors for Trossachs and Teith: Fergus Wood, SNP, Alycia Hayes, SNP and Martin Earl, Conservative. In view of the current financial climate they will be under pressure from the community to deliver and from the Council to exercise restraint, not an easy line to tread. We hope the Old Mill will be on the agenda for the first Stirling Council Meeting and that there will be support for the community plans to obtain the property. (page 6)

There was a good turnout for the Duck Race, held this Editorial Policy Statement time on the River Lochay. The ducks were launched from the Pier Road bridge and finished close to the The Killin News is a free community slipway by the Killin Hotel, where the lucky ducks were newspaper produced and distributed every two given a big welcome. Could the intrepid ducks be months by volunteers to households and blazing a trail for the reinstatement of a raft race? (page businesses in Killin and district. The aim of 34) those involved is to produce an informative, accurate and entertaining journal for those The Internet Cafe and Learning Centre reopened recently who live, work and visit in this area. Letters in the Killin Library supported by Stirling Council funding. and articles published in the newspaper do not The fact that it is very busy shows the need for the necessarily reflect the views of the Production service. (page 6) Committee and they reserve the right to shorten, edit or not publish any item. Clanscape is to be replaced by an event that will include Contributions will be attributed to the author. stalls, stands and community activities. (page 15) Vested interests will be declared where applicable. Articles should be between 200 Tourist Information is a major priority that is currently and 300 words, photos in high quality and the being addressed by the Killin Tourism Forum and content should be original work relevant to information boards for the Heritage Trail, supported by a Killin and environs. All personal emails are CARS grant, have now been installed throughout the acknowledged by a reply. If you do not village. We need things to attract and involve visitors receive a reply please contact us by phone or now that our major tourist destination, the Breadalbane drop the article in the office letterbox. Folklore Centre, has closed. The good news is that plans are afoot to open it as a community resource that will Production Committee also serve visitors, provide some information about Killin Gina Angus, Willie Angus, Jim Beattie, and allow some access to the building. Allan Chisholm, Judy Forster Dani Grant, Liz Howard, Angus Inglis, The other major visitor and community infrastructure, Margaret MacIver, Kay Riddell, the Breadalbane Park, is still in the slow process of Liz Stevens, Marion Strang obtaining community support which will allow the community to make plans and obtain funding to improve the drainage and vehicle access to enable the Park to be To advertise in the Killin News used in wet weather for all the important activities that Advertising Rates from £12 take place in Killin. At the initial meeting a wide range Contact Tel: 01567 820298 of changes were suggested; play park improvements, Adverts are accepted in good faith and we more seating, picnic area, circular walk, bike and cannot be held responsible for the goods and wheelchair friendly area, some skate park facilities and services advertised new goal posts for football and rugby. (page 7) WA Web sites: www.killin.info and www.killinnews.co.uk

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2 MacGregor’s Market A new lease of life is being planned for as providing information for visitors to The TIC will be independent with a two of Killin’s empty shops. Killin the village, it will also provide remit to try and keep visitors in Killin, Community Enterprises, a newly community information for residents promoting the local area with all its formed, local not-for-profit company, and provide a small café and publicly attractions, events and facilities. This (page 4) is undertaking to re-open the accessible toilets. The neighbouring is one of the issues raised in the new former MacGregor’s grocers and shop, the former greengrocers, will re- Killin Action Plan - how to keep visitors garden shop under the name open as an outlet for locally produced here longer, encourage them to return “MacGregor’s Market”. We wanted to food as well as supplying a range of and also how to attract them in the keep the association with this long organic and fair trade wholefoods not quieter months. standing local business name, but currently available in the village. The new Killin Tourism Forum is a change it slightly to reflect the broader The ultimate aim is for the shops to be collective of local tourism businesses range of activities planned. run for the benefit of the local who are trying to do just that, using The first task is to establish a new community and hopefully managed by joint marketing and collaborative Tourist Information Centre (TIC) in the them. It joins the growing network of working to maximise visitor numbers. old garden shop which seems community managed village shops Our aim is to complement existing appropriate, as this used to be the TIC that have arisen as a consequence of shops by selling things you can’t buy location prior to being in the Old Mill. the current economic recession and anywhere else in the village. We will It is hoped that the TIC will be opened the need for remote communities to also have a small meeting space or by mid-June, once the requisite legal have more control over the local the café itself available for evening matters have been finalised. As well resources that they are dependent meetings. We hope it can become a upon. resource for the village, contributing to The shops, therefore, need to be the local economy, providing indoor Index responsive to local demand and to try, and outdoor space for groups to use as best they can, to meet local needs. and bringing a new vibrancy to the Abernethy Adventure Week 28 Customers will be able to influence Main Street. Ads Index 43 what is sold but will also be If you have ideas or suggestions, want Ardeonaig Hotel 16 encouraged to participate actively in more information or would like to get Summer Music 12 the day-to-day running of the shops. Big Shed 40 involved in any capacity, please do Book Review 33 It is hoped that will this provide an email us at info@ macgregors.org.uk. Chest Heart and Stroke 25 outlet for local food producers and also The more the merrier! Celebrations 37 provide local employment and training. Katy MacLeod Citylink Bus timetable 29 Computer Corner 17 Co-op Walkers 30 Crossword 42 Dog Show 42 Drama 41 Duck Race 34 Editorial 2 Firemen Needed 16 Floral Awards 42 Fortingall Art Exhibition 30 Friends of the Birks Cinema 39 Frost Report 15 Golf Club 35 Goodbye Clanscape 4 Growing Business 26 Heritage Outings 8 Heritage Trail 8 Job Opportunity 25 KAT 6 Killin Agricultural Society 7 Killin and Nursery 24 Killin Community Council 5 Killin Medical Practice 12 Killin Primary School 23 Killin Quilting Exhibition 25 Killin Youth Group Car Wash 15 Letters 36 Local Planning Applications 27 Luib Hotel 30 MacGregor’s Market 3 McLaren High School 22 Mervyn’s Weather 13 Mobile Library 29 National Trust for 18 Ploughing Match 38 Recycling Centres 43 Stirling Community Website 7 Strathfillan by the Way 10 Support for Carers 35 Think About it 31 This and That 39 Tiddlers and Toddlers 25 Walk in the Park 31 What’s On 43 Which Bin 43 World Book Night 33

3 Goodbye Clanscape - Hello Fingalferly! Killin Community Enterprises Clanscape, a National Park initiative, heritage and a plethora of people Killin Community Enterprises is a not- started in 2003. While we tend to with old and new skills to offer. for-profit social enterprise established think of it as a Killin event, it has The intention is to widen the scope of this year by Katy MacLeod, Dolan actually been an annual event in the event by having activities Betney, Heather Walker and Bernard several communities within the happening in more of the venues Mallett-Griffiths with a remit to assist National Park. For various reasons, around the park. The Killin Hotel has and support local individuals and the National Park has had to review agreed to host live music; the Sports organisations to develop and the level of input it is able to give to and Leisure Club are planning a establish sustainable initiatives within “our” Clanscape, with the result that family fun day and a small Farmers’ the community, in line with local, the management of the event has market is planned in the park area. regional and national priorities, which changed hands. The National Park The other thing that has to change, benefit the local community and will still be very much involved, with since we are taking over promote local resilience. They are marketing and staffing the event, but management of the event, is the currently applying for registration as the organisational side of the event name. The original aims of a small Community Interest Company now lies with the community. Killin Clanscape were to: with the CiC Regulator and are Community Enterprises has * show how the landscape in the working with a number of local volunteered to co-ordinate the event, Park area has been 'developed' groups and individuals on various with assistance from various other by humankind over the era and projects within the village. individuals and groups having also still is being used and lived upon. We are a group of experienced been offered. While change can be * show how humankind is tied business professionals who are difficult to manage, it also offers more closely to nature than most helping local individuals, groups and opportunities for potential people consider and show that businesses to realise their potential improvements, increasing the appeal some of the 'ye olde' methods are and give them the assistance and of the event to a wider audience, now coming back into fashion for support they require to develop as bringing more business to the village land management e.g. coppicing social enterprises. and making Killin a destination not to and green woodworking Dolan Betney be missed. Current tourism statistics It’s an earthy theme, so an earthy show that a huge proportion of name seemed to fit. Given that visitors to Scotland want to Fingal’s Grave is said to be in the experience traditions, local culture park, we decided to include him and and food and drink. Clanscape has add a good Scots word to the title. offered all of these in the past; we One word titles for events are easier want to build on that. We have a to manage, so the new name for beautiful location, a rich cultural Clanscape is “Fingalferly”. What does “Ferly” mean? As an adjective it means “strange, wonderful”. As a noun it means “a wonder, a novelty, Learn To a curiosity”. If Fingal could see the events in the park, he’d surely think they were just this; a bit strange and Sing curious! Why not contact Fingalferly will be held on Sunday 12th August, 12 noon-4pm. We need Franny Morrison your help to make it a success: please email if you want to be An experienced, professional All Types of Electrical Installation involved, have a stall, run an event: singer and teacher. [email protected] Repairs & Maintenance All ages welcome Pennycross, Manse Rd, Killin, 01567 829048 Telephone: (01567) 820374 0780 2929796 Mobile: 07767 398085 email: [email protected]

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4 Killin Community Council May Martin Earl, Alicia Hayes and Fergus ideas on who was now responsible Folklore Centre Signs: These are Woods were elected at the recent for taking park bookings for events. still in place and should be Stirling Council elections. They were KCC pay for the electricity at events. covered/removed or replaced with not present but should be in the more appropriate signage. The future. Breadalbane Forum: The next council are to empty the bin at the meeting is 28th May 2012. Mill. Biomass: The plan is to continue. There are still no concrete ideas for Cemetery: The bothy/mortuary Coach Parking: An irate bus driver heat source usage. Some larger has been removed and left at an raised the question of people sites’ plans have been scrapped as acceptable standard. SC says the parking in the allocated bus park at they required the importing of stand pipe should be replaced with Monemore. timber from outside their area. some kind of rain harvester with a tap which would be eco-friendly and Fingal’s Stone: It was common Roads: Road resurfacing starts cost effective. Vandalism has opinion that a story/info board for 21st May. Main Street will be done increased their expenditure, though Fingal’s stone would enhance the between Craignavie Road and this is not the case in Killin. experience of viewing - at present it McLaren Hall. The crossing will be is just stone with very little done later. A different contractor, Signage to Pipeline: On going attraction. A grant may be possible considered better, will be used this from the National Park. time. The Ardeonaig road has been Turning Circle: SC are happy to put off again. Glen Ogle will be hand over maintenance to the Killin Next meeting:10th July 7.30pm in shutting 3 times at night through Floral Society with a map outlining the Church Community Rooms the summer for emergency repairs, the areas. with probable shuttles every 2 AGM hours. Phone Box: Still no satisfaction in The Council AGM was held getting a door for the phone box. immediately after the committee Play park: There are 2 grants for Tim Frost can try the people who meeting. goalposts from SC and Rural deal with pavement issues for a Housing. Alma Walker has funding possible direct number in BT to Gill Farmer has resigned and been for other aspects of the park. There establish a straight line of replaced by Pamela Farquharson as is a possibility that there will be no communication. Treasurer. The other positions Killin Show in the park. Using other remain unchanged. S. Inglis was local fields presents a problem of Planning: No planning issues. co-opted as a member of the having livestock restrictions prior to Council. the event. There were conflicting Extracts from Minutes by Douglas Petrie

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5 businesses that might be interested php This is a detailed study of the in local investment, employment and history and importance of the Old development. Mill to Killin, demonstrates its unique Killin Internet Learning Café characteristics and details the developments that have taken place since it was converted in 1994. Heat use from Acharn Biomass Its relationship to the history of Plant Killin, St Fillan, and the healing Two meetings have been held to stones, its stunning setting beside discuss the use of low grade heat the Falls of Dochart, and its that will be emitted from the relevance as the last remaining biomass plant at Acharn that is due representative of Killin’s industrial to be commissioned in 2014. This past are all detailed. Sonya will be heat with a temperature of discusses possible uses by the up to 35°C, useful only for community and the limitations that aquaculture or horticulture. Heather Hamilton could be imposed by the building, its Opportunities arise for business to Jim Ferguson listing and planning consents. use the free heat source as the heat Main points of interest include: could be ducted to a field across the The Killin Internet Learning Café has * The previous planning permission road or used in an area adjacent to started up again in the Killin Library depends on the near location of the the plant. Wood drying and fish and thanks to funding from Stirling public toilets tomato farming were discussed, as Council Adult Learning Support of * Any change of usage would were issues of local markets, local £4,032. This is to assist in the require a new Building Warrant with interest, investment opportunities, teaching and development of updated requirements and for us to light exposure, water abstraction internet skills. In addition it negotiate new Relaxations in view of and volunteer support. provides an extension for public the restrictions imposed by the “B” An area beside the plant could be access to the Library. The facility Listing. This could involve a great leased to the community but at has been well subscribed since the deal of expenditure in alterations. present the local enthusiasm and day it opened showing the The “B” Listing restricts the way in technical expertise to set up a continuing need for this service. which the building can be used by relevant low-risk community Old Mill Group and Conservation the community. business in that location has not Report The condition report details work been identified. If you have the Sonya Linskaill has just completed required to maintain the fabric of enthusiasm, interest and skills and the Conservation Report on the Old the building under the headings, would like to consider driving a Mill. It will be posted on the KAT urgent, immediate, essential and community project please contact website. annual. The urgent work required me on 01567 820238. http://www.killincdt.co.uk/aboutKAT. before purchase and later this year Fergus Tickell is to contact existing

6 amounts to £13,000. The remainder when the details of the lease have Stirling Community of the outstanding work amounts to been discussed by the group and £40,650 (in the next 10 years agreed by the KAT directors. Website excluding routine maintenance). Breadalbane Park Drainage and The Communities Team has been Many charitable funders will not give Play Park working on creating a section of the funding for project maintenance. The community is working with Stirling Council’s new website which Stirling Council would not be Stirling Council to improve the brings together all the information required to pay back the £5,000 Breadalbane Park. This includes the which communities may need to CARS grant to the Loch Lomond & drainage, access by heavy vehicles, access. The intention is to pilot this Trossachs National Park for the play park upgrade and general site with a group of community funding it received for the new improvements to meet the needs of representatives to ensure it meets water wheel if the building were the community. our aims and your needs, through transferred to the community. As funders require a community their ideas and input work on its One model suggested for the use of group to support their park, a Park further development. All the building is that it should be in Users Group has been set up correspondence will be done by one “ownership” and used by KAT on representing existing groups in the email and all information gathered behalf of the community. That community. 25 people attended the will be anonymous. might not require new planning initial meeting representing 14 If you would be interested in being consent. That model could include a interest groups. 15 people have part of this group, contact: KAT office on the top floor, displays, signed up and are due to meet Pauline Roberts small meeting area/educational again to take these ideas further [email protected] space on the first floor and with representatives of Stirling arts/crafts/recycling/information/ Council. Any others members of the Killin & District reception on the ground floor. community who have an interest in Discussions with Stirling Council the welfare of the park are Agricultural Society continue, a proposal has been sent encouraged to join. Sheep Shearing Competition and a decision is expected by Sports and Social Club Lease Friday 29th June Stirling Council in early June. Discussions are taking place Farm 7pm Meanwhile KAT has been offered a between the Sports and Social Club rent free lease for three months to and Stirling Council with regard to Agricultural Show run a community activity in the the possible transfer of the lease. Saturday 18th August building. The consensus of the Old An application by KAT has been sent Breadalbane Park Mill Group is to run a thrift shop on to Stirling Council and a decision will If you are interested in having a stall the ground floor and an area to be made at their next meeting on at the show, display art and craft work on the 6th June. Willie Angus please contact first floor. A decision will be made Chairman Lynsey Campbell on 07795 247 541

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7 Follow Killin’s Heritage Trail Killin Heritage Society Outings A fascinating heritage trail has funded by Loch Lomond & The Killin Heritage Society are recently been installed in Killin. Its Trossachs National Park and Historic arranging two outings this coming aim is to encourage visitors to Scotland. Stirling Council also made summer: explore the whole village beyond the a generous contribution to the Saturday 23rd June to the Royal Falls of Dochart and enjoy the rich project. Burgh of Culross, on the Firth of history it has to offer. Five The recent closure of the Forth in Fife interpretation panels are located Breadalbane Folklore Centre means Culross is an almost perfect along the length of Main Street. The that the heritage trail is particularly example of a Scottish burgh of the panels have been designed to important and will provide the many 17th and 18th centuries. Free illustrate landscape, architecture and visitors to Killin with a permanent entry for members of the National local folklore. A leaflet will and easily accessible source of Trust for Scotland and England accompany the trail to guide visitors information on the history and with charges of between £9.50 - along the route and expand on development of the village. £8.00 for non-members. The cost these themes. The leaflet is Much of the story and history of of the minibus will be available from local businesses, Killin and its place in the wider approximately £7.00 per person. tourist information centres and Loch landscape can be told through its Saturday 25th August to the Lomond & The Trossachs National buildings and their uses over the Secret Bunker at St Andrews Park offices in Balloch and Callander. years. The interpretation boards Hidden beneath a farmhouse, They can also be downloaded from and the accompanying booklet will Scotland’s best kept secret for the Killin CARS web page at encourage visitors to walk through forty years, the place where Scotland would have been www.lochlomond-trossachs.org or by the village from one end to the governed from, had there been a scanning the code on the panels to other and perhaps persuade them nuclear war. Entrance fees from smart phones. that it is worth staying a little longer £9.50 to £8.00, depending on Some of the interesting features of in the area or returning at a future numbers and there will be a charge the trail include the evolution of the date to explore further the for petrol for the minibus of rich mix of building styles in the wonderful heritage and the approximately £10. village, stories of local people who surrounding landscape. There will be spare seats for helped shape it and the legends that Local business owners who would non–members of the Heritage abound in and around Killin. like to display a sticker & leaflets society. Photographs taken by the children please contact: - Please let me know as soon as from Killin Primary school are Kirsty Callaghan possible if you are interested, so featured. Project Co-ordinator we can have an idea of numbers The heritage trail is part of the Killin 01389 727743 and take advantage of concessions. Conservation Area Regeneration kirsty.callaghan@lochlomond- Alicja Fraser Scheme (CARS). CARS is jointly trossachs.org 01567 820690

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Lower Station Yard, Crianlarich discover the amazing world wide A huge amount of work has been web? Small classes or 1-to-1 done by local volunteers to improve tuition? Please tell us what you need! the site; hard graft and the use of a Joyce Russell (Development Officer) wood chipper and JCB have now [email protected] opened up the area revealing long 01838 400 545 lost views down to the river and Although my hours are flexible, I am Strathfillan beyond. The determination and normally in the office on Tuesday, hard work of locals will turn this Wednesday and Friday. Or contact Development Trust once desolate eyesore into a real me at home 01838 300 220 Jubilee & Olympic Street Market asset for the village. To that end Joyce Russell If you’d like to welcome the Olympic the working group (CiA) have had Torch through Strathfillan then you discussions with Stirling Council to Strathfillan have to be here between 11am and secure a 10 year lease on the Yard 12 noon on Saturday 9th June. To for a peppercorn rent. Now that the Community Council mark this unique event the SCDT local elections have passed we have All Stirling Council tenants whose are organising a street market sited submitted all the relevant property has not had a full at the Tourist Information documentation and information to replacement heating system in the Centre starting at 10am through the council in the hope of a swift last 10 years have been offered a until 4pm. rubber stamp! Watch this space!! new system. They have a choice of Amongst the treats on offer will be a Rointe electric heaters, wet-electric bouncy castle, arts and crafts stalls, Computer Access or Charnwood multi-fuel system. An local produce, a fortune teller, a car Although official funding for the Open Day was held on 18th April in boot sale, bottle stall, plant stall, Internet Café has come to an end, village hall to show barbeque and demonstrations of the computers and printing facilities the systems. Any council tenant green woodturning. There is a are still available when I am in the who believes their property should competition for our youngsters to office. qualify for this scheme and who has design and make the best crown and Efforts are ongoing to secure new not received information about it or Olympic torch! (No real flames funding allowing us to provide already, should contact Stirling please!) tuition from Heather Hamilton at Council ASAP to discuss it further. If you’d like to join in the fun, you least once weekly again. To help can book a space or a table by secure funding we need to know calling Joyce at the office (01838 what the community needs! Would 400 545) or Jen on (01838 400390). a Silver Surfer’s Club help you

Julie Baird Pilates Pilates is a corrective form of exercise, targeting the deep postural muscles Killin Kutz that support the spine and lower back, building strength from the inside out. Ladies stylist It aims to achieve a balance between strength and flexibility and plays a key role in injury rehabilitation and prevention. and gentleman’s barber Pilates Mat Classes, 1 to 1 or Group Home Visits: Hair by Margaret Killin, Fortingall, Pitlochry and area. Classes Tuesday mornings - Pitlochry Main Street, Killin Wednesday afternoon - Fortingall Tel: 01567 820920 Wednesday evening - Killin or 01877 330397 For details of class times and prices: [email protected] Tel: Julie 07963 088 112 (Body Control Pilates Instructor) Open Wed, Thurs, Fri & Sat

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Day Care

Strathfillan CC has been interested in the cost of day care provided by Stirling Council – see http://www.scottishdemocracy.com/di scussion/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=593 This is advance notice to say that the Stirling Tenants Assembly is holding its next meeting in Crianlarich village hall at 10,30am on Tuesday 12th June when the speaker will be an officer from Stirling Council to discuss ‘the cost Think Dance of day care’. All are welcome to On 23rd April class 2 performed a dance at the MacRobert Centre. We attend. made up a dance and have been practising since Christmas. Our topic this Moira Robertson term for Think Dance was “Extreme Weather”. We had 3 songs and they were, “Walking on Sunshine”, “Umbrella” and “Warm this Winter”. Our props were umbrellas. The whole dance took a total of 10 minutes. Class 2 would like to thank Mrs Hibbert for helping us put the dance together. We really enjoyed being on stage. Jordan and Rebecca

Playground Upgrade Mrs Hunter applied for funding from Grounds for Learning to help us realise Killin Thyme our dream of developing the playground. She was successful in securing with ex Box o’ Bananas £15,000 towards implementing the new design which is wonderful news. and supporting acts We will receive support to develop our ideas and plans. This will involve Siobhan Anderson’s running a number of workshops and planning meetings with pupils and staff and will culminate in a succinct design brief. Feis Fhoirt Ceilidh Trail Band The Parent Partnership hopes to meet with members of the community and McLaren Hall Grounds for Learning to discuss the playground development at our next 21st July 7pm meeting. If you’d like to get involved, please contact the school. Hog Roast and licenced Bar Sports Relief Mile Tickets £10 concessions £8 On Friday 23rd March, , Killin and Crianlarich Primary Schools available from News First joined together with the nursery to complete a sponsored mile for Sport Killin Thyme Relief. The event was a great success and we have already had some available for hire sponsor money come into school. The grand total raised was £577. New CD for sale in New First Crianlarich Nursery raised £93. or www.folkmusician.co.uk Tuition for pipes, fiddles and whistles

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11 Balquhidder Summer Music

WIth the departure of Alan Clarke baroque duo and we end the series their donations help substantially in from Balquhidder, the popular with a violinist who manages to keeping Balquhidder Summer Music summer concerts he presided over make his violin sound like a full alive. Our sincere thanks go out to were under threat. The immediate orchestra. The vast majority of the them! danger was averted at the last players are young, professional For those who would like to attend moment when a Killin volunteer Scottish musicians at the start of but have no means of getting to and (Wouter van Doorn of Breadalbane their career. For them it is an from Balquhidder, we plan to run the House) was found to fill the void, opportunity to play in public and for Killin Community Bus on the concert but the future beyond 2012 is by no the public it is an opportunity to evenings. Please let us know means assured. In these times of hear high quality music making, live, (contact details above) if you would cuts and tales of economic woe, the in a tranquil rural setting unrivalled like to use the bus, as we need to arts are all too easily seen as a by any regular commercial concert know if there is sufficient demand luxury to be dispensed with. Far venue. beforehand. If it works out, the bus and away the best method of All efforts are made to keep the will leave Killin at 6:30pm and ensuring that future seasons prices as low as possible to make return by 9:30pm. continue to happen is by these concerts accessible to as large We hope to see you at as many of maintaining the good audience an audience as we can manage. our concerts as you can manage. numbers that Summer Music used to Under 15s can attend for free. All events take place at Balquhidder be able to trump up in the past. Normal ticket price is £8, Church at 7pm. There is adequate Your presence in the church at concessions £7. Sets of six tickets parking around the church and don’t Balquhidder is vital! are available at £36 from the forget - the Olympics can be On six consecutive Sundays, starting organisation, via the web-site recorded but Balquhidder Summer 15th July 2012, Balquhidder will www.balquhiddersummermusic.org.uk Music can only be experienced live! once again host the annual evening That site also gives full details of the Wouter van Doorn concerts. This is the 27th season individual concerts. Further for this series of classical chamber enquiries can be obtained from: music concerts, held in Balquhidder Balquhidder Summer Music Kirk, overlooking Rob Roy’s grave. c/o Wouter van Doorn Killin Medical Practice The individual programmes are Breadalbane House will be closed on varied and all concerts feature very Main Street Tuesday 5th June for different combinations of Killin FK21 8UT instrumentalists. We start out with 01567 820134 the Diamond Jubilee a wind quintet, there is a piano and email:[email protected] and for staff training violin duo, an evening of songs for We will eagerly welcome patrons 19th June from 12 noon tenor and guitar, a string trio, a wishing to sponsor us beyond regular ticket prices - every year

12 Mervyn’s Weather and More

The oft-quoted weather saws and early; many other examples too of the gallows, hangman or villain. sayings have come into their own precocious nature. Another Inish – island - name further during April 2012. The first few days At date of writing (30th April) rain down stream is the island or of April used to be known as “The falls steadily with light snow cover meadow of sheep, Inish Chaorach. borrowing days” when it was reputed above head-dyke level (1300 feet), The high hill Meall Ghaordie stands that this month borrowed these days this preceded by many days of to the north of the main Glen. While of the snell winds and unpleasant desiccating N.E. wind cutting back Meall is a very common Perthshire conditions usually apportioned to grass growth and detrimental to the word for a rounded hill, Ghaordie has March. There is indeed a short poem well-being of ewes and newly born been distorted by Anglicising and it is regarding three ewe hoggs (lambs) lambs. Perhaps those of us who difficult to ascertain its correct returning to the hill from wintering indulge in the trials and tribulations – spelling in Gaelic. It is suggested and almost succumbing to the and the joys – of lambing hill ewes that the word is Giort, a haunch, elements when it “snew and blew” have been spoiled over recent years which seems feasible considering the vigorously, but they survived. Later as the period April – early May has topography of the hill in question. on, towards the end of the month, been comparatively benign. The wide pass from Duncroisg – the can come “The Cuckoo or Gowk” Continuing investigations into the hill of the cross or crossing, through Storm, coinciding with the arrival of place-names of Glen Lochay and to Glen Lyon is Lairig Breislach – the that “wandering voice”. In the North- moving downstream from Mamlorn, Pass of Confusion, known by the East of Scotland they talk of “The the H.Q. of the large sheep farm Grouse Shooters and beaters of Gab o' May”. situated here is Kenknock, Ceann A' Meggernie Estate as “Puzzle Glen”. March was mainly very warm and Cnoc – simply Hill Head. Lubchurran, Near the bottom of Glen Lochay is sunny, with much growth of grass Lub, a bend in a river or burn. Dal Dravaig – the flat area or dale of and virtually unprecedented early Churran could be either Corran – a sediment or dregs referring possibly burgeoning of trees, shrubs and reaping hook, signifying bent or to sand/river detritus, deposited flowers. Daffodils had been out since semi-circular or possibly Choaruinn – owing to this being a flood prone February, oaks in leaf 26th March, Rowan trees. Inish daimh – Island or section of the glen. bluebells in flower on Drummond hill insulator meadow of stags or perhaps Mervyn K. Browne 24th March, while purple lilac is now oxen, while Tom Ochrocher (Tom A' Ardtalnaig blooming almost exactly one month Chrochair) would imply the knoll of

13 14 Frost Report

Taking Control for the first time. So it is even more have to cope with the fallout from It is good to see the ospreys critical to control the grey squirrel. this? If you are desperate to camp returned to . At the There is also funding available for in the Loch Lomond area and have beginning of May we saw three from this. no objection to goose pimples or our garden at Ardeonaig but others Although the Scottish government midges, you may like to take up the saw six that day. At the switching and S.N.H. are not going to control offer of the naturist (note this is station in Glen Lochay there was the Tayside beavers (this is not an naturist not mis-spelt naturalist) recently a woodpecker in need of a American football team!) It is group on one of the islands who are few paracetamol and maybe some rumoured darkly that a blind eye offering free tea and scones to orthodontic treatment as he was may be turned to beaver activity attract new members - be careful determined to drill a hole in one of and that any moving over the not to spill that hot tea! the pylons. border will be culled. With the Finally - foxes are causing great The black grouse has some allies at Olympics coming up and the concern in Skegness by killing last in the Loch Lomond and pressures at Heathrow, I can’t really several cats including Tinkerbell. Trossachs National Park. Private see that they will be able to spare Maybe the local birds are paying estates and farms within the park officers for border control at Gretna them to do a bit of control? At Glen are being given funding to aid Green. Falloch my son was out at night predator control, including purchase It’s not just animals which are after five lambs had been killed. of equipment and training in its controlled. During the recent Winter Two foxes were working the field correct use. Maybe there is a little storms it is estimated that about 15 moving the sheep and lambs into a scientific and common sense coming million trees were blown down. To bunch and one fox walking along the into being. Instead of conservation put this into context the forestry wall was so intent on killing that it groups denial of the necessity of Commission fell approximately 15 was not deterred by the human these measures would it not be million trees annually for commercial scent blowing directly to it. better to educate their supporters in purposes. Needless to say, they did not the realities of wildlife? There have been bi-laws passed to complete their ‘operation’ and the On the theme of control it has now stop wild camping on the shores of killing stopped. Tim Frost been confirmed that the squirrel pox Loch Lomond - bully for them - but virus has reached the central belt will the rest of us around the area

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16 Computer phone features of the device. have heard of some changes in the o Samsung have now taken this to the default email application. Current limit with its launch of its new versions of Windows use Windows r smartphone – Galaxy S3. This is a Live Mail to access and manage larger phone than usual (137x71 emails. In Windows 8 this will mm - roughly 6” x 3”), and has a change and all developments of n 4.8” viewing screen. The features of Windows Live Mail will cease and a this phone look sensational, but new mail system, fully integrated e really is it just too large to be used into Windows 8, will be made as a mobile phone? Time will tell, I available. r guess. This means that when you change to Fibre Optic Broadband/BT a new machine from an existing Ultrabooks/Tablets/Smart Infinity XP/Vista/7 environment, you will Phones – the future? BT are rolling out fast Fibre Optic have to arrange for your emails and The advances in technology, in Broadband in Scotland and some of settings to be moved to Windows 8, particular computer processors allow our neighbouring towns are and you will need to learn how to hardware manufacturers to add more scheduled to benefit from this use the new system. power into smaller and smaller service. There is, however, still no Slow Computers devices. I expect that we will soon planned date for us. There is no Once again I am seeing a spate of see what are being called doubt that our community suffers computers coming to me for repair “Ultrabooks” come to the market from the lack of fast broadband, but when the only perceptible problem is within the next year. These are we will have to put up with it for the that there is more than one security highly powerful laptop computers time being. system installed. Whenever two or that can also be used as a tablet I have used BT Infinity in London, more anti-virus or security device. Ultra powerful, very thin and and am really impressed by the applications are installed on the light, these devices are expected to speed of the connection – it allows same machine, one waits for the make desktop computers obsolete me to download films, watch the TV other to finish whatever it is doing within a few years. channels online and use the internet and thus neither of them finishes a My only worry about these devices is simultaneously with no loss of task, continually waiting for each the more powerful they get, the quality. other and stopping other applications hotter they will run, and thus they Windows 8 News from running. This makes the will need significant cooling to It looks as though we may see computer appear dreadfully slow, ensure they do not burn out or Windows 8 machines on sale later often grinding to a halt. become too hot to use on your lap. this year - October has been I therefore suggest you check to see The current trend in smart phones is mentioned in the press. In previous that only one security system is to make the screen as large as articles I mentioned differences in installed and uninstall all others. possible without compromising the way Windows 8 looks and now I This may well fix your problem, and save you money by not having to call out an engineer to fix the What’s on Offer at Killin Library computer. Local Computer Support for DVDs Summer Hire 3 DVDs for the price of 2 As I am likely to be away in London 2 day hire and Weekend 3 day hire for most of my time over the next Children’s weekly few weeks, I will arrange for someone else to work on my behalf Internet Access Free if anyone is in need of computer COLOUR PHOTOCOPIER support during my absence. Business as usual, except perhaps Opening Hours: the person dealing with you might be Mon. : 10 - 1 & 2 - 5 ; Tue. & Fri: 10 - 1 & 3 - 7; Wed: 2 - 5 different. Learning and Internet Cafe with tutor support. Thur 10am- 4pm Mark Lincoln 07786 633877 Tel: 01567 820 571 E.Mail : [email protected] ERIC McALLISTER CARPET FITTER “Tredaire” Tel: 01567 820359 Mob: 07971 677291 SPECIALIST ON ALL FLOOR COVERINGS SAMPLES DELIVERED TO YOUR HOME Supplier of Carpets & Vinyls

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100,000 trees for Ben Lawers Conservation charity the National Trust for Scotland has made a good start on a project to plant 100,000 native trees at Ben Lawers National Nature Reserve. 51,470 ‘sub-montane’ birch, willows, rowan and alder have already taken root on the lower slopes of Ben Lawers shares heritage stories Meall nan Tarmachan. The story of an expert ecologist charged with the care of some of The project is part of a long term plan to restore the Scotland’s most delicate mountain habitats is showcased in a new native broadleaf woodland historically found at Ben series of online soundslides for the National Trust for Scotland. Lawers, much of which has been lost due to Dan Watson is an ecologist for the National Trust for Scotland management for sheep and deer. covering both Ben Lawers and Glencoe features in the Trust’s Restoring the woodland will continue to enrich the Scotland’s Stories project. He was filmed at Ben Lawers. habitat at Ben Lawers, encouraging more insects Scotland’s Stories creating 20 soundslides which tell the story of and wildlife. Visitors will appreciate the more the diversity of the skills of the people needed to tend the places natural landscape the future trees will create with a in the care of the National Trust for Scotland and their passion for mosaic of small wooded areas and open hillside. their vital work to conserve and promote our heritage. The Ben The £250,000 project, which is being funded Lawers story features at www.scotlandstories.com The project is through the Scottish Rural Development Programme intended to raise public awareness of what’s involved in caring for is part of a wider objective to increase biodiversity the nation’s heritage and encouraging people to talk about it too, and enhance landscape value at the nature reserve. as outlined in the Trust’s strategy “Securing the future of our Ben Lawers is rich in biodiversity and renowned for past” published in August 2011. its rare alpine plants. However, like many upland The soundslides were created by Interpretaction, a Black Isle- areas in Scotland, the effects of grazing animals based heritage interpretation consultancy which works have restricted some plant communities to cliffs and

18 rust for Scotland

inaccessible ground. In Scotland we often think that the botanically rich mountains in Britain, Ben Lawers is widely mountains are supposed to be treeless, but that is not known for its outstanding range and diversity of arctic- the case. alpine species and vegetation types. It is important for the For decades now, we have been working at Ben Lawers to very large number of nationally rare or scarce montane restore some of the elements that have vanished from plant species that it supports, including vascular plants, the open hillside. For example, we have several lichens, and bryophytes. It also has an outstanding exclosures which boast a wonderful range of trees, shrubs diversity of invertebrates with many nationally rare or and wildflowers and we are pioneering the restoration of notable species. high altitude willow scrub, endangered in Scotland. The exhibition at the National Trust for Scotland office in By the end of 2012, more than 100,000 trees will have Lynedoch, Killin, runs from May until the end of September been planted in 75 hectares benefiting the environment and entry is free. Opening hours vary, so check ahead with at the nature reserve for decades to come. the office on 0844 4932136. Work to plant the remaining 50,000 trees will get A selection of works will be available for sale. underway later in 2012. For more information on the artist, visit www.annegilchrist.co.uk Ben Lawers NNR has been in the care of the National Trust for Scotland since 1950. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and a Special Area of Ben Lawers National Nature Reserve Conservation under the European Habitats Directive for Guided walks & Events the exceptional examples of a number of habitats, rare Tuesdays 10th & 24th July and 7th & 21st August on a European scale. Close Encounters: a children’s walk The reserve is also hugely popular with hillwalkers owing Enjoy activities and games that will bring you close to to its Munros, scenery and accessibility. some of the less obvious animals and plants that live on the lower slopes of Ben Lawers. Montane plant art on show at Ben Lawers Duration: 2 hours Cost: adults £2, children £5. (Adults must be accompanied Artworks inspired by the rare high-altitude plants found at by a child and vice versa). the National Trust for Scotland’s Ben Lawers National Bring: Wellies and waterproofs. Nature Reserve will be on show at the charity’s Killin Meet: 10.30 am Ben Lawers NNR car park. office all summer. Wednesdays 18th July and 1st & 15th August The first works by Edinburgh-based artist Anne Gilchrist Hillside safari arrived on Thursday 3 May and have been hung at the Experience some of the varied plant and animal life on the Lynedoch, Killin. The artist will then add to the exhibition lower slopes of this famous nature reserve. throughout the flowering season, aiming to have eight Duration: 2½ hours. paintings in place by autumn 2012. Cost: adults £5, children £2. The oil on board pieces depict montane flora of Ben Bring: Walking boots, warm, waterproof and windproof Lawers and are 90 by 120 centimetres square in size. clothing. Ben Lawers National Nature Reserve is one of the most Meet: 1.30pm Ben Lawers NNR car park. No need to book.

This spectacular sixteenth century caste, restored by the Menzies Clan Society welcomes visitors. Seat of the Chiefs of the Clan Menzies for over 400 years and importantly situated, it was involved in the turbulent history of the Highlands. Architecturally fascinating, it is a splendid example of the transition between earlier rugged fortress and later mansion house. Castle Menzies stands north of the River Tay at Weem on the B846, one and half miles from Aberfeldy. The castle is available for weddings, functions and corporate events. Also ghost hunts and historic tours.

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19 National Trus Saturday 9th June – Sunday 10th Wednesday 11th July Duration: 6 hours Photographing Wild Plants Mountain flowers Cost: adults £12.50, children £7. A weekend learning how to use your A high-level guided walk to see some Bring: Walking boots, warm, camera to photograph plants on this of the arctic-alpine plants for which waterproof and windproof clothing, floristically rich nature reserve. The these hills are famous. Requires a food, map (OS Landranger 51 or emphasis will be on image capture reasonable level of fitness. Explorer 378) and compass. including both indoor discussion of Duration: 7 hours Meet: 10.30am Ben Lawers NNR car theory and outdoor photographic Cost: adults £25, children £12.50. park. Booking essential, sessions. Bring: Walking boots, warm, Wednesday 5th September Duration: 2 days waterproof and windproof clothing, Hidden History Cost: adults; £50 non-residential, £80 packed lunch and drink. Explore the rich archaeological including self-catering bunkroom Meet: 9.30am Ben Lawers NNR car landscape on the slopes below Ben accommodation. park. Booking essential. Lawers NNR. Bring: Walking boots, warm, Friday 29th June – Sunday 1st July Duration: 4 hours waterproof and windproof clothing, An introduction to mountain plant Cost: adults £10, children £5 your own camera, tripod etc and identification Bring: Walking boots, warm, laptop if you have one. A weekend learning the basics of how waterproof and windproof clothing, Meet: 9.30am Ben Lawers NNR office, to use keys to identify mountain plants packed lunch and drink. Lynedoch, Killin. Booking essential. on this botanically rich nature reserve. Meet: 10.30am Kiltyrie. Booking Friday 22nd June Requires a reasonable level of fitness essential. National Moth Night Duration: 2 days For further information or to book any A chance to see some of the less Cost: adults; £50 non-residential, £80 of the above events Tel 0844 4932 136 visible moths in the closest thing we including self-catering bunkroom [email protected] have to a brown field habitat, this accommodation. year’s NMN target habitat, on the Bring: Walking boots, warm, Ben Lawers NNR talks shores of Lochan na Lairige. Watch as waterproof and windproof clothing, a programme they are attracted to our harmless copy of Francis Rose’s Wild Flower Key Illustrated talks by NTS conservation traps. The rangers will be returning to and a hand lens if you have one the traps on Saturday morning to (available for loan if not). staff and guests, held at NTS inspect the overnight catch and you Meet: 7pm Ben Lawers NNR office, meetings room, Lynedoch, Main are welcome to join them again then. Lynedoch, Killin. Booking essential. Street, Killin at 8.00pm: Duration: As long as you like Wednesday 25th July & 8th August Wednesday 11th July; Cost: adults £2, children £1 An introduction to navigation Ben Lawers and its alpine Bring: Warm clothes, midge repellent, Get to grips with the basics of how to flowers torch and sunglasses. use a map and compass in the hills. Helen Cole, Property Manager Meet: 9.30pm head of Lochan na Lairige. Requires a reasonable level of fitness. introduces some of the botanical

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Curriculum for Excellence Glasgow. McLaren High School was 50s Retro Night Birdboxes extremely well represented with 14 On 9th March the McLaren “Going During one of our CfE experiences boys and girls from S1 through to For Gold” Duke of Edinburgh Group some S1 pupils had the opportunity S3 taking part. held a ‘50s Retro Night’ to help to hang birdboxes on the trees in Regan Dingwall was our fastest fundraise for their forthcoming trip the school grounds. Emma Aitken male, finishing in fifteenth spot. He to France to do their Gold from 1C said “I loved watching the was followed by Craig Fingland Expedition. The expedition will be birds investigating their new (16th) and James Ronald (17th) and completed on canoe, making a homes”. I think that placing the the closeness of these three ensured tourist video of the surroundings. birdboxes on the trees was fun and that the McLaren ‘A’ team finished in The night was a great success a great experience that was part of 5th position overall. raising over £550. our John Muir Award. Sophie Rose Senior Ski Course S1 On 30th March a group of forty Rugby West of Scotland Ski Slalom pupils and six members of staff set On Thursday 22nd March it was the The West of Scotland Schools’ Ski off to Neukirchen in Austria for the turn of the McLaren S1/2 team to Slalom took place recently at the Senior Ski Course. get into the action after a long indoor ski arena at Braehead, Yvonne King winter lay-off. McLaren, facing a Wallace team that outsized them, were undaunted. Final score: Wallace 12 - McLaren 34

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Class 3 trip Transition Hygiene; further training on making Despite an early start on Thursday Our transition process is well under learning visible. More often than 19th April, Class 3 arrived at school way now for the children moving to not we are learning from the ready for their trip to Dynamic Earth school and will begin soon for the children as they share their and the Scottish Parliament. younger children who will be moving knowledge and experiences they Dynamic Earth had loads of different to the 3-5 rooms. Any transition is bring from home. Here are some rooms. Most pupils enjoyed the a very important part of all quotes from our children about space room that contained a time children’s and families lives and we learning; “You can’t learn old things” travel elevator. After we adventured acknowledge this and support it said a child during a conversation through all the rooms, we had fully. As we all know, starting about planning lunch, then we all headed over to school can be a very exciting or “This is where all the things we the Scottish Parliament. There was daunting experience and, by working learn will go” - a child identified the a protest taking place against bio- collegiately with the local primary purpose of the visual planning wall. mass and the building was schools, we support all the children “That’s the castle. It’s very old”. surrounded by security. and their individual learning needs. The educator asked the child “How When we entered the parliament we Together with the primary schools, do you know it’s old?” “Cos the were listening to old debates we devised some new aims to people no more is” he replied. through a phone, then we were led ensure that this process is a smooth The children were recalling a visit into the Conference room where we educational journey in which from Zoo lab. One child stated completed a challenge. After that, 3 continuity and progression of “Toad’s eyes go down his throat and MSP’s came in so we could ask learning is valued and families are then go back” (when eating). questions. Soon after, we went into involved throughout Kate has had the privilege of joining a debating chamber and listened to Our Learning a working group to develop a a live debate. We consider Nursery to be a framework that will support Alaya Christie & Hazel Lafferty learning community in which we are educators to provide an even better all proud to be learners together. service for our youngest children. Swimming Continued professional development These are based on the Scottish Every Tuesday P4/5 go swimming in is a crucial part of our journey as Governments key principles for pre- Callander. We enjoy swimming early educators. Throughout the birth to three “Relationships; because we all find it spectacular. year we have told you about what Responsive Care; Respect and We all get put into two different the children have been learning. Rights of the Child”. To read more groups. We are learning how to do Here’s a sample of the learning about Pre-Birth to Three Document the front crawl, the back crawl, some of the educators have been visit www.educationscotland.gov.uk breaststroke and at the end we get undertaking; BA Childhood Practice; Traces of our History to play games in the pool. Designing for Learning; Training on Some of you may remember that Lydia children pre-birth to three; Food photographs of some Killin Nursery

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24 0-3s learning in local woodlands Tiddler & Toddler were in an exhibition in the Killin Quilting and Craft MacRobert Centre Stirling a while Group back. The Killin Tiddler & Toddler Group is Exhibition Some of the children are still at becoming more popular every week. 28 July – 4 August Nursery and some are now at On average, we get about 10 mums Killin Parish Church school! and up to 14 babies and toddlers Main Street, Killin, FK21 8UW These photographs have found their coming along to our bi-weekly Open everyday 10:30am – 4:30pm way home and can now to be seen meetings. It’s busy, bustling and & 6:00pm – 8:00pm in Killin Library. fun for all! Of course any Sunday open at 11:30am newcomers and also visitors to the The exhibition ends area are welcome to join us at any Saturday 4th at 4:30pm Callander Chest, Heart time. We meet every first and third E: [email protected] and Stroke Club Thursday of the month at the Entry by donation Church Community Rooms, from 10am until noon. The charge is £1 Do you have a chest or heart Teas & coffees. Sales table condition or have you had a stroke? per adult and includes coffee or tea plus a healthy snack for the children. All money raised in aid of church funds Would you like to meet socially with Some exciting news: we have been others in a friendly and supportive awarded two grants to go towards meeting place? buying new toys. Rural Stirling Housing Association was kind Killin & District If so Callander Chest, Heart and enough to donate £350 for new Stroke Club would like to hear from storage boxes and toys and the Sports & Leisure Club you. The new Club’s (affiliated to Community Grants Scheme of Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland) Stirling Council gave £626 to enable JOB OPPORTUNITY first meeting is on: us to replace and add to the very old and used toys we are using now. The Club is looking for two Wednesday 13th June 2.00pm New toys will be purchased in the Callander Medical Centre people to work at the next month or so. Sports Pavilion Kiosk Last but not least, the toddler group We look forward to welcoming you to during July and August is organising one of its popular the group. Friends, partners and outings on Thursday 7th June. The If you are interested carers are also welcome venue is still to be confirmed but please contact: - Carol Anderson anyone interested in coming along Donald Third 820 723 07760 760765 should contact us. Marieke McBean before Monday 11th June [email protected] 07762 689 612 Summer Wine Tasting and Gift Weekend 4th & 5th August 2012 12 noon to 6pm each day Free Entry All Welcome This year we continue to offer a great selection of wines to taste and buy with something to tempt every palate and pocket. We hope you can join us to sample some fantastic wines and even have a spot of lunch. Our bouncy castle will keep the children entertained so there really is something for everyone. If you would like to reserve a table for our wine and Gift Weeked then please contact us. We look forward to seeing you! The House of Menzies Castle Menzies Farm Summer Opening Hours Aberfeldy Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.00 PH15 2JD Sunday 11.00 - 5.00

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25 A Growing Business At a time when many shops are Breadalbane House and moved closing, it is good to see the opening across the road over the Co-op and, of the Garden Shop next to the when that moved out, they bank. It is now again possible to combined the hardware and the pet get a choice of plants and gardening food shops there under the AC necessities locally and to have Fraser and Eureka names. You can flowers made up for special get almost anything in there and occasions. This is the latest - and what they haven’t got they will unintended - addition to the other almost certainly be able to get for services Dani and Mick Grant you within a few days. When already provide in the village. presented with problems they will Dani originally trained in catering always try to help find answers - and hotel management at Glasgow some of the more unusual things College but wanted to work for Mick has been asked to do are to herself so suggested to her parents adjust an articificial leg in a vice, that they bought a hotel and she remove a fish hook from a dog and would work with them for a year cut off a ring (not from the dog). before going off round the world. Eight years ago they decided they Seven years later she was still needed to be able to get away from working with them at the Clachaig in Killin for some peace and quiet and Killin. Her next venture was buying they bought a flat in Garelochhead. with Mick what is now Breadalbane Within a short time they found Ron Ron Allner House and transforming it into a themselves opening a £1 shop there guesthouse, the first in Killin with all plumbing. – again an unintended venture. So en suite rooms, TV and evening They next acquired Websters Power it was really no surprise when they meals. (In their first season they Tools (later the Wee Bake Shop and started a Garden Centre here – were fully booked from their opening now Kirsty’s Kitchen) and there had providing services where they don’t in May until the end of September - a small hardware shop and gas exist is becoming addictive! Dani and all from passing trade. Those agency, a pet food shop and Mick’s says their success is only possible were the days!) They ran that workshop (now PFK Performance). thanks to the excellent staff she business, as well as a taxi service, They started a £1 shop where the considers they are lucky to have. for ten years while also bringing up laundry now is and this later moved May the new Garden Shop flourish a family. Mick was already a to the present site of the £1+ shop. for them all and for Killin. plumber and took over A.C.Fraser Twenty years ago they sold MM Eureka Garden Shop

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26 Local Planning Applications National Park (TMF), recirculation pond and gauging Week 15 commencing 9 April Week 05 commencing 30 January station, diversion of burn, access Proposal: New Biomass heating unit Proposal: Erection of one 4m high roads, bridge and car parking being and fuel storage shed threshold sign further revision of proposals Ref Location: The Green Welly Stop Location: Land Adjacent To A85 West 90/01102/DET/S and Ref 2010/0017/MIN Tyndrum Of Clifton Tyndrum Location: Cononish Glen Cononish Applicant: Mr Ian Wilkie Applicant: Miss Lynda Frazer Road Tyndrum Application Type: Detailed Planning Application Type: Detailed Planning Applicant: Mr Chris Sangster Permission Permission Application Type: Minerals Planning Decision: Neighbour Notification Decision: Approve Permission Perth & Kinross Council Week 06 commencing 6 February Decision: Approve 4 April Proposal: Change of use and Week 10 commencing 5 March Proposal: Erection of a machinery extension of former hotel to form 4 Proposal: Partial demolition, shed (partially in retrospect) dwellinghouses restoration and extension of 2 derelict Location: Land 70 Metres North West Location: Tigh Na Bruach Hotel Main buildings to form 1 dwellinghouse of The Barn Craggantoll Farm Lawers Street Killin Location: Station Cottages Killin Applicant: Mr Greg Deakin Applicant: Commercial First Applicant: Mr Daniel Gardiner Application Type: planning permission Application Type: Detailed Planning Application Type: Detailed Planning local Permission Permission Decision: Application Approved Decision: Neighbour Notification Decision: Approve 19 April Week 07 commencing 13 February Week 13 commencing 26 March Proposal: Alterations and extension to Proposal: Erection of new porch Proposal: Proposed double pole store (partially in retrospect) Location: 8 Gray Street Killin structure to support a 200KVA Location: The Barn Craggantoll Farm Applicant: Mr David Robertson transformer Lawers Aberfeldy PH15 2PB Application Type: Householder Planning Location: Maragowan Caravan Park Applicant: Mr Greg Deakin Permission Killin Application Type: planning permission Decision: Neighbour Notification Applicant: Carl Wedekind, SSE Power local Proposal: Erection of bunkhouse Distribution Decision: Application Approved Location: Kilbride Cottage Station Road Application Type: Statutory Notification Stirling Council Upper Tyndrum - overhead lines 20th March Applicant: Mr Andrew Cousins Decision: No Objections Proposal: Alterations to farm house Application Type: Householder Planning Week 14 commencing 2 April including alteration of flat roof dormer Permission Proposal: Formation of new access to to pitched roof dormer and new Decision: Neighbour Notification A827 window openings Proposal: Development of an Location: Killin Pumping Station Location: Duncroisk Killin FK21 8UA underground mine to extract gold and Applicant: Scottish Water Applicant: Mr Mark Stroyan silver with associated service and Application Type: Detailed Planning Application Type: Full production building, plant, storage Permission Decision: Approved with Conditions area, Tailings Management Facility Decision: Approve

HOUSING ASSOCIATION Do you need a new home in any of these areas? Lochearnhead Killin Callander Tyndrum Strathyre Aberfoyle If so, Rural Stirling Housing Association may be able to help. The Association’s aim is to support rural communities in north and west Stirling by providing and managing affordable good quality homes for people in housing need. We currently have 450 homes for rent throughout the Stirling Council area If you would like more details and an application form contact Rural Stirling Housing Association Stirling Road, Tel: (01786) 841101 E-mail: [email protected] Registered as a Scottish Charity No SC037849

27 Abernethy Adventure Week 2012

For over forty years, Abernethy’s week was a great success and was to Killin for those wishing to attend. four Christian Adventure Centres followed by a March weekend away This year we will also be running have provided activity holidays for for the Killin Youth Group. This Kayak School for the Killin Youth all kinds of people, from schools and year’s Adventure Week will be for 8- Group in partnership with Firbush colleges to youth groups, families 17 year olds from both ends of the (Edinburgh University’s Field Studies Loch, taking place on the 30th Centre). An essential part of offering accessible activities for local young people is keeping the cost low. Aside from Abernethy’s own contribution, it has also been important to attract external support. Last year we successfully applied for funding from Cashback from Communities and this year the Ardeonaig and Ardtalnaig Community Association are fund- raising on our behalf. We are extremely grateful for support from Youth Groups, Community Councils and organisations from both ends of the Loch. Continued partnership will help us attract the support we need to provide future summer weeks for the young people of Loch Tay and surrounds. and individuals. We attract guests July–3rd August. Families of For more information contact: from all over the , participants are invited to join us at Kat Vasby-Burnie but at Abernethy Ardeonaig we are Ardeonaig for a free Friday night Abernethy Ardeonaig also committed to making our beach BBQ and sailing taster- 01567 820523 facilities and instructors more session. As the Adventure Week [email protected] available to our local community. coincides with the Highland Games, Last summer’s Abernethy Adventure we are offering free transport back

28 Summer Citylink Bus timetable Dundee, Killin to Oban bus service Mobile Libraries Dundee Killin Arr Oban Dep 10.14 11.51 Dep 09.15 11.14 12.51 Tyndrum/Crianlarich Dep 16.15 18.14 19.51 Fortnightly Fridays Oban, Killin to Dundee bus service Jun 8, 22 Oban Killin Arr Dundee Jul 6, 20 Dep 09.10 10.52 12.52 Tyndrum Dep 15.10 16.57 Station Road 10.50 – 11.10 Dep 17.10 18.52 20.52 Clifton 11.15 – 11.40 Mansefield 11.45 – 12.00 Killin to Fortwilliam bus service Killin Change at Tyndrum Arr Fortwilliam Crianlarich Dep 10.14 10.50 12.08 Willow Square Dep 11.14 10.50 13.08 12.05 – 12.35 Police Station & School Dep 18.124 18.50 20.08 1.40 – 2.30 Benmore 2.35 – 2.55 Fortwilliam to Killin bus service Suie Lodge 3.05 – 3.25 Fortwilliam Change at Tyndrum Arr Killin Dep 0900 10.15 10.52 Glen Lochay/Ardeonaig Fortnightly Mondays Dep 15.00 16.15 16.57 Jun 4, 18 Dep 16.00 17.57 Jul 2, 16, 30 Dep 17.00 18.15 18.52 Glenlochay 10.50 – 12.30 Killin to Edinburgh Edinburgh to Killin Ardeonaig 2.00 – 2.45 Killin Arr Edinburgh Edinburgh Arr Killin Perth and Kinross Dep 16.57 19.12 Dep 07.55 10.14 Tombreck 13.10-13.25 dep 17.57 20.08 Dep 09.25 11.44 Lawers 13.35-13.50 Jun 4,18 Killin News do not accept responsibility for accuracy of timetable Jul 2, 16, 30 Please check official timetable before making your journey http://www.citylink.co.uk

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29 Co-op Walkers Fortingall Art Summer Exhibition Saturday 28th July to Sunday 5th August

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A selling exhibition of paintings, Photography, printmaking, Jewellery, sculpture and more. On 7th May we set off to walk the West Highland Way. We were joined each day by a different member of the Coop staff. We started at Milngavie and finished at Fort Follow AA signs form A9 and A827 William and raised £2617 for charity which will be distributed to clubs and charities in “A hidden gem!” the community. We would like to thank everyone in the village and the wider community for their support. Euan MacKenzie, Kirsty Erskine and Pete Campbell

The Luib Hotel The Luib Hotel (located between Lix Toll and Crianlarich) was taken over by new owners, James & Nelly, in 2011. Keen to introduce themselves to locals, they recently hosted two quiz nights and provided some complementary tasty snacks too (Nelly is a fab cook!). Great nights, well attended by locals and visitors. The winners on both occasions were ‘The Luiby Loos’, weel kent faces in the village, showing off their general knowledge expertise. MS Quiz winners: John and Marion Strang, Franny Allen (who replaced Liz Stevens from 1st night) and Lawrie Watson

30 Come and walk with us… Think About it

All our walks aim to be accessible for This summer eyes are focused on everyone. The routes are chosen because London both for the celebration of they are mostly flat, with slight inclines and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and for have good walking surfaces. Most of them the Olympic Games. For visitors, are suitable for wheelchairs or buggies. there are two interesting and You can choose to walk at a pace which unusual museums in London suits you on that particular day and vary amongst many others: The Bank of that pace during the walk depending on England Museum and The how you are feeling. Whatever pace you Clockmakers’ Museum. walk at you will soon find someone walking Isn’t it interesting that both money alongside you and chatting!! All walks are and time have been very important led by trained volunteers. No need to book - simply turn up and join in ... commodities for as far back as everyone’s welcome! anyone can remember. Yet they Walks happen every Wednesday morning – meeting at 10.20, and last under present one of the great dilemmas an hour. We have lots of interesting walks planned for the next few months, of life. We trade our valuable time and we walk a variety of routes as you can see from the schedule below. To for money and then we spend our find out more, call local volunteer walk leaders, Don and Alicja Fraser on money to make the most of our Killin 820690 or Jane Watts, on 01567 820141; or pick up a walk schedule time off. How seldom we possess from the Doctors’ surgery, the Community Nurses Rooms, Killin Library, or the two with any degree of balance. see posters around the village. Walk schedules are available on our By contract, Jesus during his life website: http://tiny.cc/walkinpark here on earth never seemed Cathy Scott perplexed by money or time. When Project Coordinator asked if it was lawful to pay taxes to 0138 9727748 Caesar, Jesus replied, “Render to [email protected] Caesar the things that are Caesar’s Programme and to God the things that are God’s.” With great demands on His 6th June McLaren Hall Car Park Walk in the Park Diamond Jubilee Picnic time, Jesus spent early mornings 13th June Capercaillie Restaurant Kinnell Standing Stones and late evenings in prayer, seeking 27th June McLaren Hall Car Park Glen Ogle (Car share) to know and to do His Father’s will. 4th July McLaren Hall Car Park Finlarig Castle You and I can properly balance 11th July McLaren Hall Car Park Killin Heritage Trail money and time when we offer them 18th July Capercaillie Restaurant River Dochart/Old Railway both with ourselves to God. 25th July McLaren Hall Car Park Loch Circuit Ladd Fagerson 8th August McLaren Hall Car Park Falls of Dochart

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32 Book Review The Black House by Peter May confronted by memories from the brings the characters to life and how Last month this was our chosen past . He meets old friends, he creates the picture (for me book. From the cover you might including his first love, and reignites having never been there ) of the think it rather dull but you’d be some old feuds as he tries to get to island as a harsh, wild but wrong! We all gave it a big thumbs the bottom of this latest crime. As stunningly beautiful place. Other up and some of us have already usual in all good murder mysteries book club members who have been purchased the sequel, The Lewis he unravels lots of lies and deceit there had their atlases out working Man and are finding it just as along the way. out where on the island events could exciting. This book is a real mix - you get the or did occur. We were all kept The central character is DC Finn actual forensics of a murder mystery interested right up to the end in the McLeod who was born and brought but its more about the characters many twists and turns as the up on Lewis and is sent to see if and the choices open to them as mystery all unfolds on the annual there is a connection between the they pass from childhood to gannet hunt on the Island of Sula murder he is currently investigating adolescence and also a real sense of Sgeir ‘the rock’ where the startling in Edinburgh and the virtually the island community’s strong truth is revealed. identical murder that has just attachment to its ancient traditions. Liz Fettes happened on the island. He is The best bit is the way Peter May Sequel Book Club

World Book Night On the night of Wednesday 25th April a World Book Night event was held in Killin Library. Kay Riddell kindly hosted and the seven chosen givers distributed books free to all comers. The books varied from sci- fi to chickflick, from murder mystery to comedy - something for everyone. Try and catch one of these books before they leave the village! World Book Night Givers

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33 Duck Race The Killin Parent Partnership (Killin Primary’s joint PTA/Parent Council) held a Duck Race on 12th May to raise much-needed funds for the school. This started from the bridge at Pier Road and finished at the fishing moorings at the Killin Hotel. The day was absolutely beautiful and many people (local and tourists) joined us to cheer our ducks along. Ron from The Studio was ready for the photo finish and the clear winner of the top prize (£50 cash) was Ivan Watson’s ‘Banana duck’. 2nd prize - a voucher for a facial and massage at Thyme Out in Auchterarder - went to Myra (Capercaillie) with her

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34 Killin Golf Club Senior Gents’ Open May Category 1 (0-14) Handicap winner 1 R.D. Lewis (Killin) 64 (Kiltyrie Trophy) 2 B. Lawson (Crieff) 65 BIH Ian Douglas (Lochwinnoch) 63 3 Bruce Ford (Killin) 65 Mactaggart Trophy (Best Local h/cap 15 - 28) Category 2 (15-28) John Strang 64 1 Ian Douglas (Lochwinnoch) 63 Lix Toll Trophy 2 John Strang (Killin) 64 (Best Local h/cap 1 - 14) 3 Jim Ferguson (Killin) 65 R.D. Lewis 64 Nearest the pin 15 – 28 Magic 2’s J. Delaney (Auchterarder) W. McKay (Dalmally) Martin Iliffe (Killin) Nearest the pin 0 – 14 Sandy McLeod (Killin) A. Reid (Callander) Ian Douglas (Lochwinnoch) Nearest the pin in 2 Tony Boon (Blair Atholl) B.Lawson (Crieff) Bruce Ford (Killin) CSS: 66 Dickie Lewis

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35 Letters Parking February Ceildh have been kitted out in style this This email is with regards to the I would like to thank everyone who year and it is rumoured it will be parking in the bus lane which was came along to our fundraising included in the Doors Open brought up in the last Killin News. Ceilidh on February 25th in the weekend. Many thanks to all who As a resident of Monemore I am McLaren Hall. It was a fantastic donated and bought and to more than frustrated when I come night and we were overwhelmed by everyone who helped out. Next home from work to find all the everyone’s support. I hope year’s Auction will be on Saturday spaces behind our house have been everyone enjoyed the night as much 30th March when we look forward to taken up, by either stupid tourists or as we did! Special thanks to Euan, another fun filled evening. the even more inconsiderate ILS Duncan and the staff at the Co-op Alex Stewart CARERS!!!!!! so we have no choice for helping us out so much with the but to park in the bus lane as there bar and to Neil, the McRobbies and The Wanderer Returns is nowhere else to park. I have this the Devlins for helping set up and I’d like everyone who helped to look for Alfie to know that he returned minute just came back from work to clean up the hall. Our trip was very safely to Drumfinn on 30th April just find… no parking!!! ILS have taken successful and would not have been when I had decided to give up hope. up two spaces, one of which is mine possible if it were not for the (as they always do!!!) so have had generosity of the Killin community. NO OPTION but to park in the bus Thanks. Siobhan Anderson lane. Monemore resident (name supplied) Community Auction Once again the generosity of the Killin Floral Association village and surrounding area made Killin Floral association would like to for a highly successful Auction with thank all those people who donated just over 400 lots going under the money and made offers of help, hammer. towards the planting and The range and quality of the items maintaining of the tubs, for this surpassed all expectations resulting year’s floral displays in the village. in £1,000 being realised, which will An impressive total of £285 was filter back to local organisations raised and this year’s plants will be charities and worthy causes. I don’t where he’d been for five weeks mainly red, white and blue, to mark The auction is well established as a but, although he was tired and thin the Queens Diamond Jubilee and it fun evening in aid of worthy causes and had brought a lot of fleas with is hoped to get these planted out and provides a few amusing bidding him, I was delighted to have him back. during the first week of June. moments when buyers vie for the Many thanks to all who helped me int Killin Floral Association lots. There are always some the search for him and to everyone Committee highlights and a local shed seems to who has made me so welcome in Killin. Jennie Bramall 24/7 CARS CRIANLARICH / TYNDRUM TAXIS AND MINI BUS HIRE Rob Roy For information and or bookings HOMES please contact Ian or Caroline on :- TELE / FAX 01838 300307 [email protected] www.247taxis.co.uk

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36 CelebrationsCelebrations

Declan Barker born 22nd February, weighting 8lb 4oz, Jamie Cameron Kelloe born 17th December 2011, to to Derek and Maryke Barker Stuart and Ruth and little brother to Finlay

On 8th May Heather gave birth to her second daughter, Imogen. Both are well. Big sister Robert Ireland and Miss Yu Meng Cai married at Eva holding the new arrival. Alex and Fiona Stewart are delighted with their new Marylebone Registry Office on 19th March granddaughter who was just 14 hours old when this family picture was taken.

Jane Watts

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Hamish Campbell

Ian Hancock Stewart Christie

Conventional Reversible Best Overall 1st Donald Hancock 1st Fraser Wilson Alistair Hunter Cup - Donald Hancock 2nd Stewart Christie 2nd Robert Waugh Best Other Class 3rd Finlay Macaskill 3rd Ewan Wilson Gilbert Christie Quaich - Fraser Wilson

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38 This & That By the time you read this, the phone Comments in the last issue about parking at box SHOULD have a the Coach Park have mistakenly been taken new door - due to as an slur on the drivers ability to read rather than on the illegibility of the signs peristant pestering and have brought attention to problems of of BT by Tim Frost! parking elsewhere in the village.

Beam it up, Scotty!

Wensleydale? We don’t think so! (Spotted by Iain and Jenny Walker) Friends of the Birks Cinema (FoTBC) The Birks cinema is scheduled to open at Easter 2013. Residents in the FK21 area are part of the community at which this venture is aimed. FoTBC is currently setting up a trading company to run the cinema operation and want to appoint a wide range of people representing different sectors of the community. If you can offer knowledge or experience of one or more of the following they would be particularly pleased to hear from you: Business start-up Catering industry Creative arts Network of contacts within Highland Perthshire or Killin Parish Developing business and financial plans and evaluating performance against business plans Marketing and communications Human resource management IT, accounting and other business processes If you are unable to offer any of the above but would like to become involved, FoTBC would still like to hear from you. Board members won’t receive any financial remuneration – just the satisfaction of seeing the business grow under their leadership. Board members should take up post by mid-July 2012. To let them know you are interested and to talk it through informally and without commitment, you should write by 7th June 2012 to: Friends of The Birks Cinema, The Locus Centre, The Square, Aberfeldy PH15 2DD or by email [email protected] You should outline briefly the skills, experience or knowledge that you could bring which would help make the cinema a successful social and financial venture. Further information about the organisation is available on the wite: www.birkscinemafriends.org.uk

39 News from the Big Shed thebigsheds.blogspot.com where you can find details of all future and past events. There are party bookings throughout the summer culminating in a wedding in September. Come down and see if you would like to hire the well kitted out commercial kitchen for your own event or visit the studio upstairs. If you would like any more information about hiring The Big Shed or would like to be kept informed about events please contact: Jane Watts Project Development Officer 07766 566935 [email protected]

O Duo

The last two months have been ‘Music for a Summer Afternoon’ with Ceilidh Dances very busy at The Big Shed, the piano, clarinet and cello. community building at Tombreck. The next ‘Talk @ The Big Shed’ will Every second week there’s a ceilidh Locals from all around Loch Tay be in August about Cluny House dance evening in the Big Shed and Glen Lyon have taken the Gardens with Wendy and John Lawers. It’s a night where people opportunity to visit the new venue Mattingley. get the chance to refresh some to attend an event or to take a mostly well-known ceilidh dances or new class. The atmosphere is learn them from scratch. There is always friendly and visitors find Sponsored 24 hour musicathon no need to attend every night; we that their experience reaches far talk through all the dances as beyond their expectations. This takes place on 9th June and we required. It’s a great way to learn Recently we have put on various are looking for musical locals, the dances and get fit at the same events which have drawn a huge including pupils to take a slot. time! It’s all very informal and will crowd (sell out audiences) from Proceeds will be divided between simply help you to remember the the local area and beyond. Glasgow Royal Hospital for Sick dances and have fun. The charge is Following the success of the first Children and The Big Shed for future £2. The next classes will be on 14th two classical concerts in the events. and 28th June. series, Edinburgh String Quartet The Anniversary of The Big Shed will On Thursday 7th June we’ll have a and The Scottish Reed Trio, the take place on Saturday 30th June “proper” dancing ceilidh with a live percussion ensemble called O Duo from 2pm so look out for posters band at the door) 8–11pm. - Shake Rattle and Roll! about this exciting milestone! or more information contact performed to two full houses (100 Future courses include An tickets). The Duo also spent a Introduction to Permaculture 15th Marieke McBean whole day in Killin Primary School and 16th September. 0776 268 961 taking workshops with all the For details of regular classes for [email protected] classes and the children all yoga and Tai Chi, see What’s On on enjoyed themselves. The last in page 43 …. the classical concert series will be The Big Shed now has its own blog on Sunday 17th June at 4pm, which can be found at

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40 Drama News Laughter in Killin Killin Drama Club hosted the second Killin Komedy Festival in the McLaren Hall in May as a fund raiser for the Scottish Community Drama Association. Actors and technicians from across Scotland came to Killin for the weekend to have fun and entertain everyone. Amateur Dramatic Society put on two coarse acting plays and while the stage was reset Adam McNaughton sang. The GIP Theatre Company performed “Backstage Backdoor”, Glenda Mardon did a sketch about contacting a telephone exchange and Ella Gordon from Fintry sang. Finally Killin Drama Club performed a radio play with the sound effects The Road to Stirling Scottish Final, we thought that was provided by members of the other Killin Drama Club travelled to Fintry that. But how wrong we were! teams. Laughter at the antics of the in March with a wee play that we all On 16th April we were told that the keen and unrehearsed volunteers loved but didn’t think would get us winning play had withdrawn and we almost drowned the words! anywhere in the One Act Play were invited to take our play in its The next night Killin Drama Club Festival. The play is called Swan place to the MacRobert in Stirling on opened with “Here Endeth The First Song by Vanessa Brooks - it is 26th April. There were a few phone Lesson” about a parish council Donald’s last day at work prior to his calls to check that the actors and meeting and Adam McNaughton retirement and his faithful secretary, crew could make the date sang a song with full audience Margaret, is about to leave as well (thankfully they could) and plans participation in the chorus. after thirty-six years of working were set for getting in a couple of Members of The Mercators in together. As the play progresses it rehearsals before the Final. Edinburgh did a sketch and Robin becomes clear that their relationship The adjudicator said that on initial Smith from Aberdour Players gave a is not simply that of boss and reading of the play she wondered humorous monologue. Leslie secretary. how it would work as it had little to Amateur Dramatic Society At Fintry (round 1) we were commend it. However, she was full performed “A Nice Cup of Tea” and surprised (and pleased of course!) to of praise for the cast, as through Adam Gibson from Kirkcaldy get second place after seeing so careful characterisation and Amateur Dramatic Society a short many other brilliantly performed excellent teamwork, they were able ‘bachelors soliloquy’. Killin Drama plays over the two evenings. So at to make much more of the play than Club added some French lessons in the end of March we packed the appeared in the script. the form of another short sketch and trailer and cars to take the play to At time of writing, we have not had the final item was a second run of Lochgelly in Fife to compete against the marks back so we don’t know the radio play with a very different eight other plays from our Division. where we were placed, but we all interpretation but with equally comic The adjudicator was very impressed enjoyed the Macrobert experience, results. with the 4th actor on the stage in and once again we have put Killin on It was wonderful to see so many the form of a clock expertly devised the map! people enjoying a weekend of drama by Brian Hibbert. The standard was Thank you to all those who have and sitting with a wee glass of high and we came 3rd just four travelled to see us at each location. something being entertained. So if points behind the winner and, as LS you didn’t come this year, look out only the top two plays go through to for the posters next year and create some new laughter lines! LS HOLIDAY CHALET to LET Killin Village Centre convenient for shops,restaurants and bars An Ideal Highland getaway 2 Ensuite bedrooms - sleeps 4 adults Open plan kitchen, dining and sitting room One well behaved dog allowed (small extra charge) WIFI and private car parking included Perfect for Munro baggers, mountain bikers, golfers, kayakers and more Bed linen will be supplied

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41 Crossword by Scorpio

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Across 1 Sparkler found in shop always costs a lot (4) 8 3 Mad as biscuits (7) 9 Vehicle part commonly for sale? (3,4) 9 10 10 A thorny shrub - rose or bramble for example (5) 11 Run around the samovar?(3) 12 Temporary replacement for local service provider (5) 13 A sweet and clumsy resolution (5) 11 12 15 A blow of some power and influence (5) 17 Enclosure for sporting or theatrical events (5) 13 18 Academic goes back for a nap (3) 19 Native of war torn middle eastern state (5) 14 20 A maritime drifter or a lettuce? (7) 15 16 21 Intensifies and improves (8) 22 Lookers commonly in agreement (4) 17 18

Solution 127 Across 1 elimated 8 exploit 9 impel 10 exam 19 20 11 gnat 12 yes 14 dunlop 15 pourri 18 ado 20 dupe 21 iced 23 flesh 24 drastic 25 tenderness Down 1 emplain 2 iron 3 intent 4 aviation 5 empty 6 seven dwarfs 7 plastic duck 13 woodshed 16 recites 21 22 17 spider 19 obese 22 mace

Down 7 Gegs (9,4) 1 Singularly in an era upset, I pounce on mate (4,4,1,4) 8 Put into a fiction a formal announcement (12) 2 Island found in far range of western seaboard (5) 14 Ocular cleaner is rubbish (7) 4 Do turn around fat commonly (6) 16 A professional position and place (6) 5 Bob let scones be used as paving (12) 18 River in US city is distressed and requiring help (5) 6 End vice made clear (7)

Floral Awards Killin Floral Association will be COMPANION giving awards to the best floral displays in the village again this DOG SHOW summer. Judging is divided into and three categories: FUN DAY Domestic - floral displays of Saturday 16th|June any kind around your home; tubs - window boxes, hanging Cregan Mhor baskets - and garden. This is High Creagan your opportunity to brighten up your garden for other residents Killin FK21 8TX and visitors to enjoy. Games, Competitions & Fancy Dress Commercial – floral displays All with prizes outside businesses and other Agility, Grooming Advice commercial properties. Microchipping, Raffle Sun Flower Competition – for All breeds welcome £1 per class the children to grow the tallest Entries 10am Judging 11am sunflower. Adults £5 Children under 12 £2.50 The Judge for this year will be BBQ and Refreshments included Hilary Gunkel, the chair of Callander Horticultural Society. Proceeds to Basset Griffon Vendéen Get out there and show your horticultural and decorative Rescue and Rehoming skills. Results will be published in the Killin News in the autumn. For details and tickets contact Alicja Fraser Dianne Reid 01592 Fiona Buchanan 01567 820603

42 What’s On in Killin and District June Brownies Badminton 2 Glasgow Paranormal Investigators talk Lyndoch 7pm (page (21) Ballroom Dancing Monday Mondays 6 Walk in the Park (see page 31) Fridays Church Hall McLaren Hall Lochearnhead Hall 7 Ceilidh Big Shed (page 40) 3.30-5pm from 6.30pm 7.30pm 9 24 Hour Musicathon Big Shed 11am (see page 40) Tues from 6pm 9 Cancer Research UK Jazz night with buffet McLaren Hall 9,10 NTS Photographing plants (page 20) 13 Walk in the Park (page 31) Choir 14 Green Team meet 6pm School Wildlife garden Usually Tuesdays Bowling 14 Ceildh dancing Big Shed (page 40) Church 7.30pm July and August 15 Balquhidder Summer Music (page 12) phone Franny Which Bin when the kiosk 22 National Moth night (see page 20) 01567 829048 is open Which 23 Heritage outing to Culross (page 7) Week? 27 Walk in the Park (see page 31) 28 Ceildh dancing Big Shed (page 40) Internet Cafe Yoga 29 Concert McLaren Hall (page 18) Thursdays Fridays Week beginning 29 Sheepsheering competition Auchlyne 7pm Killin Library Big Shed 11am-4pm 29, 1 July NTS plant indentification (page 20) 10.30-noon 4 Jun Grey/Green July 11 Jun Brown 4 Walk in the Park (page 31) Junior Golf Tai Chi 18 Jun Grey/Green 10 NTS Children’s Walk Ben Lawers (page 19) Tuesdays 25 Jun Brown 10 Killin Community Council meeting (page 5) Fridays Golf Club 6pm Tyndrum Hall 2 Jul Grey/Green 11 Walk in the Park (page 31) 9am 9 Jul Brown 11 NTS Mountain Flowers walk (page 20) 16 Jul Grey/Green 11 Ben Lawers NNR talk (page 20) 23 Jul Brown 12 Green Team Woodland Crafts Tombreck 10.30am Youth Group (Killin) 30 Jul Grey/Green 18 Walk in the Park (page 31) Tuesdays 7.30pm 18 NTS Hillside Safari (page 19) Slimmers Sports and Social Club 18 Moirlanich event (page 21) Tuesdays 28 Fortingall Art opening (page 30) Crianlarich Hall 22 Balquhidder Summer Music (page 12) 5pm 24 NTS Children’s Walk Ben Lawers (page 19) Recycling Centres 29 Balquhidder Summer Music (page 12) Internet Cafe 25 Guild/Craft Coffee morning Lesser Hall Fridays (tuition) & Tuesdays Callander Tyndrum Hall 11am-4pm 25 Walk in the Park (page 31) Monday - Friday: 5pm - 8pm 25 NTS Introduction to Navigation (page 20) Saturday: 10am - 2pm 25 NTS talk (page 20) Sunday: Closed Aug Craft Group (Tyndrum) 1 NTS Hillside Safari (page 19) Tuesdays Aberfeldy 5 Balquhidder Summer Music (page 12) Tyndrum Village Hall 10.30am-1.30pm Tuesday and Thurday 10am to 7pm Saturday and Sunday 10am - 5pm Ads Index Crieff Gourlay 29 1st Choice Roofing 32 North Forr, Brioch Forr 24/7 Cars 36 Grant and Welsh 39 A&B Services 25 Grants Laundry 38 All Year Aberfeldy Opticians 8 Green Welly 12 Monday – Friday 9am–1pm Ally Baird Ltd 22 Hairdressing at Home 38 Saturday & Sunday Almond Roofing 33 Heart to Heart 41 9am–5pm Andrew Anderson & Son 20 Highland Safaris 23 Andrew Baird Optometrist 31 Holiday Chalet 41 Ardeonaig Hotel 16 House of Menzies 25 Old Flax Mill Restaurant 15 Back Pain Clinic 37 J Campbell 11 PFK Performance 18 BL Decorators 10 Jane Watts 37 Portnellan 13 Breadalbane Bookkeeping 5 Jasmine Beauty 3 Post Office 10 Bridge End Mill 33 John Morris Safety 23 Window Cleaning 40 Bridge of Lochay Hotel 28 Julie Baird Pilates 10 Real Food Cafe 9 Castle Menzies 19 Karelia House 7 Reid Tree & Garden Services 35 Catering by Carlotta 34 Killin Hotel 24 Rob Roy Homes 36 Central Scotland Rape Crisis 4 Killin Kutz 10 RTA Plant Hire 36 Charles Grant 37 Killin Library 17 Rural Scotland Housing 27 Crianlarich Store 11 Killin Outboard Motor Services 40 Shutters Restaurant 38 Cruachan Restaurant 34 Killin Thyme 11 Stitt Bros 23 Daimh 18 Kinnighallen Lamb 23 Tay Fitness 31 Douglas McRobbie 4 Kirsty’s Kitchen 11 The Capercaillie 21 Drain Dragon 41 KP DIY 21 The Coach House 7 Ecological Architecture 29 Learn to Sing 4 The Luib Hotel 30 Eco Carpet Cleaning 39 Lix Toll 44 The Old Smiddy 22 Eric McAllister 17 Loch Tay Pottery 3 The Studio 27 Eureka Garden Shop 26 Macfarlane Gray 20 Tom Murphy 5 Fabric Studio 35 Mains of Taymouth 6 Wallace Properties 8 Forster Electrical 35 Man with a big red van 40 Window Cleaning 40 Gatehouse Nursery 17 Marieke McBean 4 WD Harley Architects 14 Gaulds Funeral Directors 5 News First 39

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