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APRIL 2019

Celebrating 50 years of Scouting in the Bay

The Bay was a different place in the late 1960’s, when Robert Pearson was asked to start a local Scout Group. A pack of 20 cubs attended that first meeting, with a Scout Troop coming a year later. The 48th () Scout Group was officially formed in 1969. At one time the biggest Group in Fife, sadly, some sections have since closed due to lack of leaders, but we are still running with 175 youth members and 36 leaders. Our youth led programmes are fun and varied, with all the usual camping events, first aid, DIY, beach cleans, visits to a local mosque, sailing, a Jumpstation camp and Scout expedition last year on the Isle of Rum even learning about internet safety and mental health issues – all #Skills for Life! Throughout the years, various sections have undertaken fundraising activities for a wide range of charities both in and out of the Bay – most recently our Explorers took part in the Wee Sleepout and raised £700 and awareness of issues around homelessness, working with Social Bite. Over the last 50 years, we must have had a few thousand Scouts through our doors at the old Dalgety Church Hall. Did you or one of your children wear the blue and white 48th neckie? We’d like to invite you to share any pictures of your scouting adventures so we can create a special display for our AGM in September 2019. Scout expedition last year on the Isle of Rum And if all of that reminds you how much fun scouting was …. would you enjoy giving back a few hours a week to help out? Some of the existing sections could use a few volunteers and we have waiting lists for Beavers and Cubs. We would be keen to re- open a colony and cub pack to provide even opportunities for children in the Bay. As this is such a special year Scouts and Explorers are planning a joint international trip to Nijmegen in the Netherlands. So you will see us in and around the Bay undertaking a range of fundraising activities to help fund the camp but also to buy more camping kit – which is always the mainstay of our programme. We would love to welcome you all to our next event - the Coffee Morning and Fair at Dalgety Parish Church on the 13th April. Full details inside this issue. Jacob’s Ladder team challenge at For information about the group please contact Elaine Pert [email protected] Scout Adventures Fordell Firs

1 Unfortunately, this can sometimes change at short notice. your local council Incidents can be reported anonymously to the charity “Crime Stoppers” by dialling 0800 555 111. ...up to the minute All notable crimes/incidents are publicised via Twitter, Facebook and the Police website. The Community Council holds its regular meeting on the first Monday of each month Website: www.scotland.police.uk * at 7.00pm in Dalgety Parish Church Hall. Members of the public are welcome to attend Twitter: @policescotland * and listen to the discussion or to raise matters of special interest to them. Please Local Twitter: @SWFifePolice * note that the minutes displayed here are extracts from the draft minutes. When Facebook:www.facebook.com/policescotland * approved, minutes of meeting are displayed in the Library and on our website. *(not monitored 24/7 and not for reporting crime) Hello from the Community Council Class C drugs (1), Breach of bail conditions (1), THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL The Community Councillors has been defining the THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL Housebreaking with intent to steal (1), Vandalism role of the Community Council and the way forward As reported in previous Diaries the Community (1) as we are a relatively new group with a large council meets ten times a year where members of NOTABLE INCIDENTS percentage of new members in the last year. We the public are warmly welcomed. These meetings 22 February - housebreaking with intent to steal/ are all volunteers who love living in such a beautiful are also attended by our local ward councillors Dave vandalism, Donibristle Primary School. Between 22/ town and are keen to help build a thriving Dempsey, Alice McGarry, Dave Coleman and David 02 and 23/02, some person(s) did break into a community. Barrett, as well as the Community Police and other portacabin by exact means unknown with intent to official bodies depending upon the agenda. This is steal from within, thereafter did wilfully or recklessly In recent years we have been involved in many the ideal forum to bring your local issues and damage the property of another namely did damage different areas, including publishing the new and concerns. If you want anything included on the craft material and deface property within locus. improved Dalgety Bay Diary, holding Community agenda, please contact the secretary at the e-mail Enquiries are ongoing to identify the persons Gatherings, highlighting antisocial behaviour, address at the foot of the page at least one week responsible. objecting to the Airport proposed flight path changes and objecting to planning applications before the meeting. The agenda is published on REMINDER that may adversely impact on the community. We both the Community Council website and Facebook All crime/incidents should be reported by telephone, work alongside other groups within the Bay such page prior to the meeting. as soon as possible, on the following numbers: as the Horticultural Society in their work for the POLICE REPORT Beautiful Fife competition and the Dalgety Bay LOCAL POLICING PLAN 2017 - 2020 Community Woodlands Group who manage the The plan outlines our Policing Priorities over the Community owned woods on our behalf. next three years and details how we will deliver them COMMUNITY SPEEDWATCH with a view to “Keeping the Kingdom Safe”. The We are planning to update our website and social We are still looking for volunteers to assist with the plan looks to deliver on what you, the people of media pages and to encourage the High school Community Speedwatch initiative, where residents Fife, have told us you want us to focus on. On this pupils to become involved in writing articles for the can help to reduce speed in their local area. If basis, we have developed five Local Policing Diary on subjects that interest them. anyone would like to take part in the initiative then Priorities, which are: There are currently no vacancies for full Community please pass your contact details on to the • Operation Prevail: anti-social behaviour Council members however we can still appoint co- Community Council, who can then pass them on to • Operation Prospect: substance misuse opted members from local groups who can help or Community Officers. • Operation Principle: acquisitive crime advise us on issues where they have specific • Operation Path: violent crime Speedwatch deployments do not take place over expertise. If you wish to become a co-opted • Operation Paramount: road safety the winter months but will be up and running again member, please contact the secretary. Working in Spring 2019. Details of volunteers can still be In addition to these priorities and operations, we together we can achieve so much more within our submitted. cannot lose sight of other national issues and beautiful town. Most importantly we need to hear priorities. These include a focus on Serious and PUBLIC CONSULTATION SURVEY from you the residents of Dalgety Bay and Hillend Organised Crime, our on-going response to the This survey helps us to identify local Policing about your problems and ideas. threat from Terrorism in Scotland and protecting priorities and should only take a few minutes to THE GATHERING those in our community who are at risk of harm complete. The survey can be found at: The first Gathering was very successful in bringing particularly as they travel from place to place and/ www.scotland.police.uk/yourviewcounts local groups together through the networking or attend events. To this end, our Fife Operations PC Richard Duncan and PC Jim Bell are the morning. Offers of help, transport and Planning Team work closely with Fife Council, event Community Officers for Dalgety Bay, Hillend, accommodation were shared. organisers and other emergency services to ensure , and North Queensferry. On Saturday 2nd March the Community Council events in Fife are safe and enjoyable. The public counter at Dalgety Bay Police Station is hosted another networking meeting open to all local The full Policing Plan can be found at usually open Monday to Friday, between 9am and community groups. Sixteen groups attended the http://www.scotland.police.uk/assets/pdf/392813/ 5pm (closed between 12.30pm and 1.30pm). meeting where they heard from Rachel Lee of Fife 392817/fife-local-policing-plan-2017- 2020?view=Standard THE NEXT ISSUE OF THE DIARY IS MAY 2019 CALLS AND CRIMES REPORTED Between 4th February and 4th March 2019, a total PLEASE SEND CONTRIBUTIONS TO: [email protected] of 93 calls were recorded by in BY MIDNIGHT ON 10 APRIL 2019 relation to the Dalgety Bay and Hillend area (68 Contributions of letters, articles, photographs or any information, can be emailed as above or calls in last period). handwritten / typed and sent or delivered to the Diary Editor, address provided by phoning 01383 822370. During the same period, 12 Crime Files were ADVERTISING matters, please contact: created for the area (10 in last period), with some IAN CHISNALL (Diary Adverts), 01383 620919 email: [email protected] containing multiple charges. Persons have been COMMUNITY COUNCIL matters, please contact: charged for numerous crimes/offences, which PAUL VINCENT (Secretary), 07522928110 email: [email protected] include:- Theft by shoplifting (6), Theft (2), Please visit our website for FULL information - www.dalgetybayandhillend.org Culpable and reckless conduct (1), Possession of

2 Voluntary Action (FVA). A more detailed report of NEXT MEETING this latest meeting is provided in a separate article The next meeting of the DB&HCC will be held on DELIVERING YOUR DIARY in this issue of the Diary. 1st April 2019 at 19.00hrs in Dalgety Parish Church To ensure that everyone has access to The Diary, current copies are always available at Dalgety Bay THE DIARY Halls. All members of the public are welcome. Hope to see you then. Library and if you do not receive a copy and unable to The Diary is much bigger and better than ever pick one up please phone us on 01383 620919 or email before so please use it to inform local people about NEXT DIARY [email protected] and we shall endeavour to have your group. If you have issues to bring to the Please note that the next deadline for Diary input is a copy delivered. community there is a letters page. We are looking midnight on 10th April for the May issue. Outwith bad weather conditions, distribution should be for suggestions for articles such as historical points completed by the end of the first full week of each month. of interest within the Bay. Please consider adding DB&HCC Secretary to the interest of the diary. March 2019 Flower of the Month for April – Daisy We have a packed Diary this month. Everybody seems to be writing longer articles. I’ll need to be stricter with the 400 (or less) word limit. Did you manage to work out where Eric Simpson took his photographs? The top two are of Letham Farm, now the Farmstead Road area. The first is of the farmhouse that’s still there and the second is the view looking out over the farm buildings on an expanding Dalgety Bay. The next two are of Seafield Farm, now the area around Whites Quay. It was probably the farmer from here that accused me and my scouting colleagues from of stealing his tumshies 57 years ago when we were camping at Donibristle! (It obviously wasn’t us.) The fifth photo is the site of Dalgety Bay Shopping Centre, the stone wall is clearly visible. Finally, I have been reminded that 1st to 7th June is Volunteer’s Week and a time to say thank you for the fantastic contribution volunteers make. Please let me know via the usual email address etc about a volunteer or volunteers that make a difference to your life. More details about Volunteer’s Week can be The daisy conveys innocence and found at https://volunteersweek.org Roy there are five common types. Courtesy of Mike Gourley Forthcoming Events APRIL 2019 Mondays Bums off Seats walk : Contact Ben Douglas for details – 822715 Monday 1 Dalgety Bay & Hillend Community Council meeting - Dalgety Parish Church Hall 7:00pm - 9:00pm Tuesdays Men’s Club at the Kabin : All welcome 1:30pm - 3:30pm Tuesday 2 Men’s Probus : Judith Bell / Fife Area Support Team - Dalgety Parish Church Hall 10:00am - 11:30am Tuesday 16 Men’s Probus : AGM - Dalgety Parish Church Hall 10:00am - 11:30am Wednesdays Dalgety Bay Bowling Club : Coffee Morning 10:00am - 12:00pm Wednesdays Ladies’ Club : Craft and Much More at the Kabin – All welcome 1:00pm - 3:00pm Wednesday 3 Dalgety Bay Ladies Probus - Dalgety Parish Church Hall 10:00am - 12:00pm Wednesday 3 Dalgety Parish Guild - Dalgety Parish Church Hall Wednesday 17 Aberdour and Dalgety Bay SWI : Aberdour Jams and Chutneys - The Woodside Hotel Aberdour 2:00pm Wednesday 17 Donibristle Ladies Probus - Dalgety Parish Church Hall 10:00am Thursdays Dalgety Players - Dalgety Parish Church 8:00pm Thursdays 4,11,18,25 Dalgety Bay Day Centre - Drop in Cafe 10:00am - 12:00pm Friday 5 Dalgety Bay Horticultural Society:Wendy & John Matingley,Cluny House Gardens-Community Centre 7:30pm Friday 1 Dalgety Bay Bowling Club : Darts Competition 7:00pm Friday 26 Dalgety Bay Folk Club : Auld Hat – New Heids - Woodside Hotel Aberdour 8:00pm Saturday 6 Dalgety Parish Guild : Ceilidh - Dalgety Bay Sailing Club Sunday 7 Dalgety Bay Community Woodlands Group work parties - come down to the woods 2:00pm Sunday 14 Dalgety Bay Community Woodlands Group work parties - come down to the woods 2:00pm Sunday 28 Dalgety Bay Community Woodlands Group work parties - come down to the woods 2:00pm MAY 2019 Wednesday 1 Dalgety Bay Ladies Probus - Dalgety Parish Church Hall 10:00am - 12:00pm Wednesday 1 Dalgety Parish Guild : AGM - Dalgety Parish Church Hall Wednesday 15 Donibristle Ladies Probus - Dalgety Parish Church Hall 10:00am Friday 3 Dalgety Bay Horticultural Society : – Community Centre 7:30pm Saturday 11 Christian Aid : Sponsored Bridge Walk Saturday 11 Dalgety Bay Art Club Exhibition, Dalgety Parish Church, Dalgety Bay 10:00am - 5:00pm Sunday 12 Christian Aid Week start : 12th – 18th May Sunday 5 Dalgety Bay Community Woodlands Group work parties - come down to the woods 2:00pm Sunday 19 Dalgety Bay Community Woodlands Group work parties - come down to the woods 2:00pm JUNE 2019 Saturday 8 2019 Dalgety Bay and Hillend Gala Friday 14 Inverkeithing & Dalgety Bay Rotary : Junefest – Dalgety Bay Sailing Club Saturday 1 Marie Curie : Tea Party Dalgety Parish Church Saturday 15 Inverkeithing & Dalgety Bay Rotary : Junefest Saturday 22 Dalgety Bay Day Centre Big Coffee Morning : Dalgety Parish Church 10:00am - 12:00pm

3 PROBUS is a network of social clubs where people, over 55 and not working full time, can meet others with similar interests. We are fortunate to have 3 clubs:- Q Dalgety Bay (Men) Q Dalgety Bay Ladies Q Donibristle Ladies

MEN’S PROBUS meets 1st and 3rd Tuesday each month. Come along and sample a meeting Last month we heard the incredible story of old Lassodie from George Robertson. Never heard of it? It is basically buried under that open-cast earthwork to the west of the M90 just before Kelty! And Dennis Cowan told us about some of the monumental and still working Sun Dials found in Scotland. We also have occasional visits, like this one to the new V&A in Dundee. Our tour guides introduced us to the background of the building, designed by the Japanese architect Kengo Kuma to reflect the eroded cliff faces of Scotland. We were guided round the permanent displays of Scottish design, and the special exhibition depicting the history of the world’s famous liners. An exhilarating day in many ways. Our next meetings:- 2nd April - Children’s panels exist to help protect the safety and wellbeing of vulnerable children. Judith Bell, Fife Area Support Team, will tell us more. 16th April - Our A.G.M. 7th May - Fred Daniels brings China Travels Part 3. Fascinating insight to China with great photographs. You don’t need to have heard parts 1&2 to enjoy this one. 21st May - The Erskine Home near Bishopton has been caring for ex-service men and women for over 100 years. Karen MacBeath Will give us the facts and figures of this worthwhile charity. 4th June - Henry VIII and His Six Wives ! Roy Johnstone tells a lively and entertaining story from Henry’s perspective!

DALGETY BAY LADIES PROBUS CLUB At our March meeting we welcomed Colin Graham the chief operating officer of the charity Sepsis Research (FEAT) who gave us an insight into the origin and work of the charity and into sepsis itself. The charity was established in memory of Dr Fiona Agnew and her unborn daughter, Isla, who both died from sepsis. It was founded by her husband Craig, a sepsis survivor. The couple both developed sepsis as a result of flea bites. Craig was the first to show symptoms and these were quickly spotted by his wife resulting in prompt treatment and recovery. In the interim her symptoms developed and, as her treatment was not so prompt, both she and her unborn baby died. This all happened in a time span of only 62 hours. Sepsis occurs when the body’s response to an infection goes out of control and damages its own tissues and organs causing shock and multiple organ failure. Rapid diagnosis and treatment with antibiotics can lead to full recovery so one of the aims of the charity is to spread awareness of the flu like symptoms to both the NHS and the general population. It funds research into looking for the most effective antibiotics, into collating statistics to better define the spread of sepsis, into trying to find why some people recover completely and others do not and into ways of detecting sepsis quickly in hospital patients. (In Fife an app has already been developed to speed up diagnosis in hospitals.) The Charity was involved in persuading the Scottish Government to run a sepsis awareness campaign and there is soon to be a second campaign to raise awareness of the symptoms and encourage people to seek urgent medical help if they exhibit three of the five symptoms: 1. Very high or low temperature 2. Uncontrollable shivering 3. Not passing as much urine as normal 4. Cold or blotchy hands and feet 5. Confusion The charity also works in partnership with and funds organisations who can support sufferers and their families. It aims to see a reduction in the number of people who die from sepsis every year and hopes its multipronged attack will help to lessen the current toll in Scotland of 4,000 per annum. The vote of thanks was given by Marion Watt.

DONIBRISTLE LADIES PROBUS Due to unforseen circumstances this month we were without a speaker for our monthly meeting but within our ranks we have a lot of hidden talent. Dorothy Taylor one of our members rose to the occasion with her talk entitled Rags and Riches. Dorothy lived in China from 1998 for 11 years. Her entertaining talk gave us an insight into her life in this Communist country. She began by giving a potted history of China, which many of us knew so little about. She then moved on to give an account of her time and personal experiences whilst living there. She is still very passionate about China and when she revisited the country in 2016 she was amazed at the changes she saw. She revisited a factory in Shenyang and renewed old friendships and was made to feel very welcome. Our thanks go to Dorothy for an extremely interesting insight into another world. Our group have chosen three charities to support this year and for the past two meetings the first two charities have given us a short talk about the local charities and their work. In January we heard from the Cookie Foundation a charity local to Dalgety Bay run by the parents of Christopher “Cookie” Coutts who was taken from his family at the age of 19 with Hodgkins Lymphoma Cancer. This month we heard from Seescape who provide supports for people with impaired vision. Our meetings are held on the third Wednesday of the month at Dalgety Parish Church from 10.00 till 11.30. If you are retired or semi retired and over 60 please come and join us you will be very welcome. Contact Lorna our Secretary LornaBegg @hotmail.com

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5 Community Council Volunteer Group Networking On Saturday 2nd March the Community Council hosted a networking meeting Japan Karate Association - open to all local community groups. Sixteen groups attended the meeting where they heard from Rachel Lee of Fife Voluntary Action (FVA). Rachel talked Dalgety Bay about the support that FVA could provide in areas such as recruiting volunteers, The last month has been a busy time for us, with many of our students obtaining Funding, Governance, Accounts Management and Finance, which preparing for grading where students are able to progress through different was well received. belts, starting at beginner level (white belt) and progressing towards black belt. The grading was overseen by Sensei Yoshinobu Ohta, 7th Dan and Chief Instructor of JKA England. The grading was very successful for Dalgety Bay students with passes at many belt levels. We previously told you of our plans to completely refurbish our training hall (dojo), at Hillend Industrial Estate, Dalgety Bay, to provide a modern, state- of-the-art training facility with a professional, sprung wooden sports floor, floor to ceiling mirrors and training equipment. The refurbishment will significantly improve the training facilities, further develop the skills of our students and to allow the club to attract new members from the community. Our fundraising activities include sponsorship and support of local companies. We are now more than halfway towards our funding target. The attendees spent quite a bit of time networking with each other, discussing As an incentive for April, we are launching a special deal for parents, whereby ways in which they can stay connected, share best practices, exchange if your child joins the club in April, parents will also receive a month’s free information and offer support to each other. The feedback from the attendees training where they can come along and train with their child. Training indicated that the meeting was a worthwhile activity and that they would like to alongside (or even separately!) to your children also makes training more have follow up meeting in six months’ time. The Community Council would like of a family activity that everyone can enjoy. Classes are free for the first to thank TESCO Dalgety Bay for donating the delicious cakes for our month so there is nothing to lose, plus the first ten parents who join the club refreshment break. will also receive a free karate suit. We don’t expect you to understand everything when you first walk through the door and you won’t be thrown in Village Club Celebrates Forty Years at the deep end; training is a steady process where your skills and fitness level will progress over time and you will always be ready for what we ask On Wednesday, 13th February, forty years of friendship, fun and laughter were you to do. celebrated in style by Aberdour Scottish Country Dance Club. Japan Karate Association, Dalgety Bay is a well-established karate club Thirty four members, including our teachers, Linda Cullen and John Philip, and and has been in the area for over 30 years. The Japan Karate Association our resident accordionist, Bill O’Donnell, were treated by the club to a meal in are the “keepers of Karate’s highest traditions” and as such we teach quality the Woodside Hotel. Each member also received a club pen and small gift as a traditional Japanese Shotokan Karate - our motto “quality not quantity”. memento of the occasion. If this sounds interesting to you, contact us via our website (www.jkakaratedalgetybay.co.uk), telephone (07863 135269) or follow our Facebook page (JKA Dalgety Bay).

Dalgety Bay Day Centre

The Dalgety Bay Day Centre is a local voluntary organisation which promotes the wellbeing of our senior citizens and less able bodied within Dalgety Bay and Aberdour. We aim to offer a friendly welcoming day out, with lunch, tea/ coffee, meeting friends old and new alike plus various activities. This service is provided on a Wednesday and Friday each week. Our future calendar of events includes our Spring outings which this year will Afterwards we all headed back to St. Fillan’s Hall, our home throughout these see us going to the Puttery at Kindcardine for lunch. last four decades, for an evening of partying and reminiscing in true Scottish country dancing fashion. At break time the feast continued with dumpling and a We also have our ‘Big Coffee Morning’ on Saturday 22 June 2019 between 10 ‘too-beautiful-to-cut’ celebration cake, both of which had been baked by Jane am – 12 noon in Dalgety Parish Church. The funds raised all go towards the Robertson from Rosyth. running of our Day Centre. It would be lovely to see you all there on the day. There will be the usual stalls of Cake and Candy, Tombola and Books. Watch The club was first set up in 1979 by George and Betty MacKay and was taken out for the posters which will be displayed around the Bay. over in 1993 by Barbara Cuthbertson. In 1994 Bill became our accordionist and three years later John and Linda took over as our class teachers. Our The Day Centre is available for use by other organisations. Please contact our members come from all around: Aberdour, Dalgety Bay, , Secretary, Elizabeth McKenzie, at the contact details below, for further Crossgates, , and Limekilns. information or to make bookings. Now it’s onward and upward to our Golden Jubilee in 2029. If you enjoy meeting Our Drop-In Café is open every Thursday morning between 1000 and 1200 people, love Scottish music and culture and would like to exercise both body hours. Everyone is welcome to come along and enjoy the lovely home baking and brain, why not join us on Wednesday evenings, from September to April, and friendly company. from 7.45-9.45p.m? For £2.50 per session including tea, coffee and biscuits at There is additional information on our website. The Centre Tel No is 01383 break time, you can’t beat it. See you there! 829506 and our easy to remember e-mail:- J. Richardson [email protected] For more information contact Sandra McSkimming 823454 Ian Forsyth Chairman

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7 Next month Wendy and John Mattingley will give a presentation on the gardens at Cluny House, near Aberfeldy, where they live. Wendy and John are members of the Scottish Rock Garden Club and it is sure to be interesting. Richard Green gave us his talk called Central Patagonian Safari which showed him on his journey to find plants in Central South America. His photographs were a delight and he obviously enjoyed his trip. He has plans to visit China and go back to South America to South Patagonia. Here is a note of special interest to the residents of Dalgety Bay. Each year DBHS runs a coach to Gardening Scotland and this year, we want to open it up to the residents of Dalgety Bay so that we fill the coach. The cost will be £14 to cover the entry ticket to Gardening Scotland and £6 for a seat on the coach - that is £20 per person. The coach will leave Dalgety Bay Community Centre on Saturday 1st June 2019 at 9:45am and return at 4:30pm. The good thing about the coach is it takes you right to the heart of the show with no parking charges for your car. This will be on a first come first served basis. Please phone Michael Gourlay on 01383 823425 or send an email to [email protected] if you are interested in going. You may have heard that Gardening Scotland are running their own coaches but these run from Dunfermline and cost £26. No bus passes can be used for either coach. Did you know that DBHS runs meetings every month of the year, usually with a guest speaker, followed by light refreshments and a raffle? The meeting are on the first Friday of each month at 7:30pm in Dalgety Bay Community Centre. You are welcome to come along to our meetings and, who knows, you may be convinced to join us. Alternatively go to our website at www.dbhs.org, click on downloads, then membership form, fill it in then send it back. Membership is good value at £5. If you think you may be interested in joining, please phone, Michael Gourlay on 01383 823425. He will give you all the information you require. Michael Gourlay Chairman Gardening Jobs – April With the soil warming up and drying out, now is a good time to complete any digging and clear away Elected Representatives any debris from last year. But time is now of the essence if you wish to take advantage of Scotland’s short growing season. Keep a close eye on the weather during April as frosts are still common. Lesley Laird MP John Smith Business Centre, Vegetable Garden 1 Begg Road, Kirkcaldy KY2 6HD Potatoes: There is still time to plant early seed potatoes, but be quick. Don’t worry if they are not 01592 724129 chitted, they will soon put up shoots. Plant tubers 4 – 6 inches deep, rose end up approximately 18 inches apart and 2 feet between rows. Protect first early potato shoots against frost by earthing up as [email protected] they break through the soil. Second earlies and maincrop seed potatoes can now be planted. Veg. to sow outdoors: Sow directly into prepared drills - carrot, beetroot, turnip, swede, parsnip, Annabelle Ewing MSP peas, broad beans, runner beans, mangetout, lettuce, radish, rocket, swiss chard, salsify, sprouting (Constituency MSP) broccoli along with any other of your favourites. Be aware, many seeds won’t germinate until the soil [email protected] temperature has reached about 12ºC, Veg. to sow indoors in trays or pots: Sow in a greenhouse or cold frame - celeriac, kale, parsley, Mid Scotland & Fife Regional List MSPs leeks, brussel sprouts, summer and winter cabbage, cauliflower, lemon grass, comfrey, calabrese, Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party squash and pumpkins. Towards the end of the month start sowing sweetcorn, cucumber & courgette 31 Canmore Street, Dunfermline, KY12 7NU ready for planting out in mid-May. Chillies and peppers can be grown in a greenhouse if you have one. Plant onion and shallot sets: If you have space, now is the time to plant onion sets. White onions are Murdo Fraser MSP relatively cheap in the shops but red onions and shallots are much more expensive, so it’s worth Dean Lockhart MSP thinking about growing these. Liz Smith MSP Put up bean supports: Put in place wigwams or rows of canes ready for your runner and climbing Alexander Stewart MSP french beans. Scottish Labour Party Harden off plants: Seedlings started indoors that are to be grown outside can be hardened off on warm still days. Place them outside during the day, but take them in again late afternoon. Do this for Ore Valley Business Centre, about a week so that they get used to the cooler conditions before being planted outside. 93 Main Street Lochgelly, KY5 9AF Keep on top of weeding: It is much easier to deal with weeds whilst they are small. Pick them out by Claire Baker hand or use a trowel or hoe. Alex Rowley Protect plants from frost: If a frost has been forecast, protect plants using horticultural fleece or cloches. Scottish Green Party Divide herbaceous herbs: such as chive, oregano, mint and tarragon can be dug up and divided in Mark Russell MSP early April, just before proper growth begins. Divide the root clump, re-plant and water well. 0131 348 6468 Fruit Garden Fife Councillors – Ward 6 Clean up your strawberry beds or pots Inverkeithing & Dalgety Bay Apply a mulch to soft fruits Apply an acidic mulch to blueberries and cranberries Cllr Alice McGarry & Cllr David Barratt Prune stone fruit trees: To avoid risk of infection, stone fruits, such as plum, cherry, peach, nectarine Regular surgery – First Monday of every month and apricot should only be pruned during the growing season. Prune late April, when the plants are in in Dalgety Parish Church, 7pm leaf and after flowering. Immediately seal all cuts greater than 1cm (½in) with wound paint. [email protected] Lawns 01383 414982 Mow and feed: Start mowing with the blades high, gradually reducing to a normal height by end of [email protected] month. Feed with a lawn feed or a general fertiliser. Treat and or remove lawn weeds using a selective lawn weed killer or a weed extraction tool. Fill in any bare patches by re-sowing or laying turf. 07907 444752 25 Croft an Righ, Inverkeithing KY11 1PF Pests The main pests to watch for: Slugs, Snails, chafer grubs, leather jackets and pigeons. Slugs and Cllr Dave Dempsey Snails love nice juicy new leaves and stems, take action to limit damage. Pigeons will devastate the [email protected] leaves, stems and growing tips of newly planted brassicas, cover plants to avoid damage. Chafer 01383 415022 grubs and Leather Jackets are lawn pests that resurface in spring munching grass roots along the way. Cllr Dave Coleman Autumn is the best time to apply a biological control. [email protected]

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“While we take reasonable steps to check our advertisers are bona fide, readers should carry out their own checks before entering into any contract or arrangement”. 9 Dalgety Bay Art Club Don’t miss our members only demonstration by Linda Pettie on Monday 8th April “Oil Painting with a Palette Knife”. I think it will be really challenging to drop the brushes and explore a different way of putting paint on canvas. The added bonus being no brushes to wash! Sign up sheet is on the notice board at Well done to the P6 pupils in Dalgety Bay and Donibristle primary schools the Club. for rising to the challenge to design a Fairtrade poster – many thanks to Our Spring Exhibition is coming up on Saturday 11th May. Entry forms for this all who took part and to the schools for their support. The Overall Winner and framing guidelines will be on the Club website very soon. of this year’s competition was Molly McIntosh, Dalgety Bay, and runners- Fancy trying your hand at the art of photography? Why not come along on a up were Brodie Clarke, Dalgety Bay; Eva Gasowska and Holly Burns, Thursday evening to our members photography group. Suitable for all levels of both Donibristle. experience and there’s no need to have your own particular type of camera. You can take lovely photographs with your mobile phone or there is also a great camera available at the club for members to use. There are lots of different things coming up in the itinerary to get involved in. The Quiz & Fish Supper evening on 1st March was a great success with super hot & delicious food being delivered as usual by Dalgety Fish Bar. The winning team taking home the Oscar was “Negatives” with “Red Herrings” were runners up. As Spring is baby season, this month I am sharing with you some fabulous work from our Craft group members. These very special little fabric hearts are made for babies in special care. Mum and dad are given a heart In presenting the prizes (Fairtrade Easter egg and Fairtrade chocolate and baby is given one as well. bars) Winnie Wood and Robin Arnott demonstrated the unfairness between They are swapped regularly so richer countries and poorer countries by having a tug-of-war. With eight baby can relate to mum & dads pupils on one side and two on the other the outcome was a foregone smell and it helps parent’s bond conclusion and no matter how hard they tried two were never going to with their baby. out-pull eight. The analogy was drawn These are all gifted on a regular between richer basis to Victoria Hospital. countries and poorer ones and how the Ingrid Mayes influence of Fairtrade Diary Correspondent was making a [email protected] difference in building resources in poorer www.dalgetybayartclub.com countries and thus Club Opening Times: helping to eradicate inequality. Every time someone buys a Fairtrade Tues 10am-12noon (open session) product, a farmer or producer in a poorer country benefits through the Wed 10am-12noon (craft group) Fairtrade premium which guarantees farmers a minimum price for their Thurs 10am-12noon (open session) product. Over time, we can all help to reduce poverty in the world by Thurs 7pm-9pm (photography group) buying Fairtrade products. Fri 7pm-9pm (open session) Living in poverty means that you do not have enough money on which to live a decent life – you cannot eat nutritiously, gain access to healthcare or clean water, send your children to school or live in a decent home. For CHRISTIAN AID WEEK farmers they have the added burden of fertiliser and labour costs. In The annual Christian Aid Week of house-to-house collections falls this Cote D’Ivoire, the current income of a typical cocoa farmer is less than $1 year in the week 12-18 May. During the week collectors come round the a day. The world market price for cocoa crashed in 2016, pushing many doors asking for donations. You can help by: giving generously (or, if you farmers deeper into poverty and creating an even more urgent situation decline, doing so politely); or if you are out when the collector calls, for millions of families relying on cocoa production. While the cocoa price dropping your envelope into the office at Dalgety Parish Church (open fell, the cost of buying a chocolate bar in a supermarket remained the mornings only); and by saying a prayer for Christian Aid, those who work same, begging the question as to who was profiting, if it wasn’t the farmers? for it, and those it helps. Fairtrade Fortnight has come to an end for this year but the need for The money raised will be used by Christian Aid to help some of the poorest supporting the Fairtrade movement and for continuing to buy Fairtrade people in the world. It helps the victims of disasters such as floods an products goes on. Looking for an Easter egg this year? Buy a Fairtrade earthquakes, and it helps communities hit by famine or war. But it also one! has a strategy to enable poor communities work their own way out of If you would like to become a Fairtrade supporter or would like more poverty by helping them start projects that will generate food and income information about Fairtrade, please contact Winnie Wood, Chair (822516) in a way that is sustainable for the foreseeable future. or Robin Arnott, Secretary (822293). Have a look at our web site However, we need more collectors. If you are prepared to give just one or (www.fairtrade-dalgetybay.org.uk); check out our local Fairtrade Directory two evenings to support this important humanitarian effort, please contact and read about Fairtrade ‘Beyond 2015 and towards 2030’. Malcolm, 820158 or any member of the Christian Aid Group.

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11 Dalgety Parish Church St ’s Rosyth Methodist and Episcopal Church St Margaret’s Scottish Aberdour The big event in the church this month is Episcopal Churches Easter. We have a series of services in the Queensferry Road, Rosyth week leading up to Easter, starting with part of All Souls Fife. Monday 15th April in St Fillan’s church, A Local Ecumenical Partnership Aberdour. On Tuesday 16th April we meet in Episcopal Sunday Services Inverkeithing Parish church, then from normally start at 9.30am followed by the Wednesday 17th to Good Friday 19th we meet Methodist Services at 11.00am in our own parish church. All these services Second Sunday each month Messy Church start at 7pm. There will also be a Reflection Funday Children up to 12years All Souls is a group of Episcopal churches in Space open in the church from 10am to 4pm (accompanied by adults) Aberdour, Burntisland and Inverkeithing, which and 6pm to 8pm from Wednesday to Friday Breakfast 9am; followed by Crafts, Stories, has come together to provide a variety of ways that week, and from 10am to 12 noon on Songs etc. Finishes at 10.30am. to express your faith from vibrant and Saturday 19th April. Come and think about Do bring the youngsters You’ll all enjoy it! contemporary to reflective liturgical worship. what Easter means to you. On the 4th Sunday each month There is a service at 1100h each Sunday at Easter Sunday starts at 8 am with a service Joint Communion Service - 11am Inverkeithing High School which is directed at the Peace Garden, followed by a family towards a more youthful audience. If the idea Wednesday Fellowship for women and men at service in the church at 10:30am. At 7pm there of a more traditional sung Eucharist appeals will be a quiet reflective service including 2.15pm Devotions, talks, tea/coffee and chat. Come and join us!! Meetings held weekly. to you, then come to St. Columba’s, in Communion. Aberdour where Holy Communion is Dalgety Parish Guild meets on the 1st and Rainbows, Brownies and Guides. celebrated each Sunday at 1100h to a very 3rd Wednesday of each month, from Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorer Scouts. loyal and happy congregation. Interested? September to May, at 7.30pm in the church Our new Rectory is not only built, but occupied Then please call 415021 or 721252 halls. Pick up a syllabus from the Guild and we are confident that it will be an important information wall in the church, or check Methodist: Scottish Charity SC028559 addition and resource for the village, not only Forthcoming Events in the Guild section of the Episcopal: Scottish Charity SC028426 for our current Priest but also for future church web site for our meetings in April and ministers. May. Our meetings are open to everyone, so Catholic Church of We have a number of special activities please come along when you can. This year happening in the near future. Communion is we are supporting 2 charities, The Sailors’ St. Peter in Chains being celebrated at St Columba’s at 0800h on Society and The Boys Brigade and so far have 28 Hope Street, Inverkeithing Wednesdays and Saturdays during Lent. On raised funds through a Mamma Mia Sing A 6th April there will be a Prayer Walk from Tel: 01383 412084 Long, a church collection and a coffee morning. Inverkeithing to Burntisland- although you do Our next fundraiser is a ceilidh on 6th April, in [email protected] not have to complete the whole walk. Further the Sailing club and tickets will be on sale at www.catholicswfife.wordpress.com details from the undersigned. the church office. There will be posters, with As mentioned above, we meet each Sunday more details of the event, put up around The Parish Priest Fr. Kevin Dow will be available to at 1100h and if you are looking for a traditional Bay very soon. hear confessions on Saturdays from: 4.15pm - 4.45pm church service, you would be most welcome Looking further ahead, the church is putting a to join us. team together for the 24 hr Relay for Life event Saturday Vigil Mass 5.00pm We are collecting items of clothing, paired on 22nd June. If you’re interested in taking part Sunday Mass 9.30am shoes, belts and handbags to be sent abroad contact the church office. Weekday Masses: or recycled. If you have any of these items that The Lighthouse room for a coffee and chat you want to dispose of, there is a container will start up at 2 – 4 pm on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday at 7.00pm inside the door of St Columba’s Church and Wednesdays of each month. (in St John & St Columba’s, Rosyth) you can leave any such items there. A perfect Bereavement Support Group meets on 25th Wednesday at 10.00am and the only time to do this is on a Sunday from 1000h until 1200h but if you came at April. Drop in for refreshments between 10 and Thursday at 10.00am 11:30am. around 1100h, you could join us at our service Friday at 7.30am where you would be made very welcome. Any The next Men’s Breakfast meeting is on (in St John Paul II’s Oratory, Rosyth) contributions of the above items would be Saturday 18th May. Saturday at 10.00am gratefully received. www.dalgety-church.org.uk (in St John & St Columba’s, Rosyth) Jeremy Hawkings 01383 410 442

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13 Cornerstone Our Easter Sunday Service on 21st April 2019 at Men’s Meetings: Men’s Club every Tuesday, 11.00am will be focusing on the major event of 1.30-3.30pm at the Kabin where men can play Full Gospel Christ’s resurrection and its significance for us all. pool, table tennis, air hockey, dominoes, chat etc. Please join us for this service. For the children, there Tea and coffee available. Church will be the traditional painting and rolling of eggs, Ladies’ Meetings: Ladies’ Club every www.cornerstonefgc.org although some would say the adults have more fun Wednesday, 1-3pm at the Kabin where they can than the children! participate in various crafts. Tea and coffee Gospel Evening - in the Kabin on Sunday, 7th available. April 2019 at 6.30pm. All are welcome to this LwoW Day Conference - This will take place in special event where everyone can share in the Cornerstone Church on Saturday, 18th May 2019, Youth Club Cafe - meets at the Kabin on Saturday wonderful message of God’s love, together with from 10.00am to 3.30pm. Dr Hazel Carr will be the mornings from 10am to 12 noon. praise and worship. Refreshments will be served speaker. As always, this is guaranteed to be a Bible Study Home Groups - will take place on after the service. dynamic and pertinent message for today’s women Tuesday evenings at 7.30pm in Dalgety Bay; and on Thursday mornings at 10.30am and Thursday Palm Sunday Family Service – on Sunday, 14th that will inspire those who attend. Please bring a evenings at 7.30pm, both in Dunfermline. April 2019 at 11.00am in Cornerstone Church. packed lunch. Refreshments will be served prior to The presentation will involve the children singing the conference and during lunch-time. Please Weekly Services - take place at 11am and sings and doing readings that fit in with the Easter contact us on the number below if you are interested 6.30pm on Sundays. theme, and a few unsuspecting adults will be in attending. Weekly Prayer Meeting - takes place in Dunfermline on Wednesday mornings at 11am. persuaded to get involved too! This is a joyful Holiday Club 2019 – for this year is event and all are welcome to join us. “Backpackers” at which children will travel with For further details regarding any of the above, Good Friday Communion Service – on Friday, Jesus as He arrives in Jerusalem and explore the please contact the church office on telephone 19th April 2019 at 2.30pm. Although a solemn events of His last week on earth. This will help them number 01383-825095. occasion, this event also points us to Christ’s to understand His journey to death and His glorious Please visit our website: glorious resurrection on Easter Sunday. resurrection. Dates are still to be confirmed. www.cornerstonefgc.org

INVERKEITHING MEDICAL GROUP Beach Clean at St Bridget’s Kirk The next beach clean will be on Sunday 14th April from 14:00 to 16:00. We will SURGERY NEWS meet on the coastal path outside St Bridget’s Kirk and aim to clean the shoreline between there and Braefoot Plantation. A high tide at the end of February brought Bowel Cancer Awareness Month in a lot of plastic waste all around the Bay, and this area was particularly badly I find myself talking and obsessing about poo as a doctor. In little people, affected. constipation is a common cause of abdominal pains and bed wetting. In Please register on the MCS website at: grownups, chronic diarrhoea could be a sign of an inflammatory bowel https://www.mcsuk.org/beachwatch/beach/st-bridgets-kirk/event/2019-04-14. condition such as Crohn’s or ulcerative colitis. It could also be a sign of an allergy to gluten known as celiac disease. It could also be a sign of irritable Alternatively, contact Kim Blasco either by e-mail or Facebook (see below). bowel syndrome, when your bowels are sensitive to your diet and stress Fife Council will supply litter sticks and single-use gloves, but please bring levels. your own heavy-duty gloves if you can. Wellies and old clothes are also Blood in your stools could be a sign of piles or something more serious like recommended. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a cancer. responsible adult and their parent So I encourage my patients to pay attention to their poos, as any persistent or guardian will need to sign a or unexplained change in your bowel habit could be a sign of bowel or consent form. The event is covered ovarian cancer. by the MCS public liability insurance Bowel screening has saved lives and the new bowel screening test is easy and the collected waste will be to do. There is no excuse. Please pay attention to your poos! removed by Fife Council. Dr Lilin Zheng GP Partner This image shows a dead Shag ANP Triage Service found by two of our beach adopters near Braefoot Point at the end of Our Triage Service is available for patients who feel that they have a problem that needs to be dealt with urgently. The Receptionist will take your initial last year. It was ringed as a chick call and pass details onto our Advanced Nurse Practitioner who will call you on the Isle of May in June 2018, so back. This is a very busy service and we would urge you to be available for didn’t last long before apparently the call back. We are finding that in many cases, the ANP is having to call being garrotted by a piece of plastic back many times because patients who have asked for urgent care cannot rope. For me, at least, this is what be contacted in the first instance. picking up plastic is all about and why I always stress the importance Surgery Arrangements Over the Easter Holidays of removing bits of rope and twine, Friday 19th April 2019: PRE-BOOKED appointments only however small. I also always try to Monday 22nd April 2019: Closed for Staff Training chop up any plastic six-pack yokes Surgery telephone lines will be manned by NHS 24 on both of the above I find, which can also strangle or dates. otherwise incapacitate birds. Another thing I do is tie up orange/ For urgent medical care telephone 111. lemon nets into as tight a ball as If your condition is life threatening telephone 999 for the ambulance service. possible so they are less likely to get a bird tangled in them. I’d strongly The surgery will re-open on Tuesday 23rd April 2019 at 8am. encourage everyone to do the same, hopefully the image speaks for itself. Please ensure that you have adequate medication when the surgery is Facebook: Dalgety Bay Beach Cleans; closed. e-mail: [email protected]

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15 The lovely spell of warm weather that we had in February has brought forward the flowering of several flowers, most of which we hadn’t sown, but which have come from the seed already present in the soil. The bright pink flowers of Red Dead-nettle and the white of its cousin, the White Dead-nettle Dalgety Bay are both very important sources of nectar for the early emerging queen bumblebees awakened from Community Woodlands Group hibernation by the warmth. The wildflower bank below Crow wood, and path edges elsewhere in the woods now have quite a spread of White Dead-nettle, thanks to our management of the area. Also flowering are the bright blue flowers of Germander Speedwell and the yellow of Celandine. Soon we will be treated to the wonderful sight of hundreds of Bluebells - The Wildlife Garden mostly in Hopeward wood. Their fresh green leaves are bursting through everywhere. Spring is definitely in the air, the trees are full of singing birds, leaves are appearing on the Hawthorn and Elder and flowers The beautiful spell of warm weather that we had in are appearing on the Ash trees. February brought out not only the flowers but also Sunday10th March saw the last Interpretation queen bumblebees from their hibernation. We board installed, this time in Hopeward wood. This watched such a bee feeding on our crocuses and board tells of the geology and of flowers, another searching for food. There was plenty of butterflies, moths and birds commonly seen in the choice in the garden for them – hellebores, wood. Once again, grateful thanks go to Tesco pulmonaria, heathers and flowering currant, not to and its Bags of Help scheme for making this mention the 100 snowdrops which we planted ‘in possible. Our information leaflets which are part the green’ in January. We have a lovely show of of the same project are not available yet as we pussy willows this year on our tree; when they flower have had problems with the leaflet dispenser. they will provide more food for the bumblebees. Hopefully this will be fixed very soon. We have our new leaf blower/shredder and it works Work by the Donibristle P7 pupils goes on every beautifully. We have been able to add the Friday, they are making a great job of clearing ivy from Crow bank, allowing wildflower seed sowing to be shreddings to our leaf bin where they will break carried out at the end of the month. down much quicker into leaf mould. There are still A workparty by our adult volunteers also took place where more wire netting was placed around the quite a lot of leaves to gather in and a bit of digging saplings planted in Bathing House wood. This was done to protect the young trees from damage caused to do in the meadow. We have been held up by by the Roe deer fraying the bark with their antlers to mark their territory. Recycled wire netting was used illness, but will get on with these jobs very soon for this and most of the trees are now protected. More wire netting is needed! and get the garden back into order. The bluebells are bursting through the grassy areas under the Workparties for anyone else who would like to help us will take place on the following dates: lime trees, a lovely show to look forward to. March 24th, April 7th, April 14th, April 28th, May 5th, May 19th at 2pm. Come down to the woods, you will Enjoy the garden, it’s next to the police station car find us easily. park. Enjoy the woods. Kathryn (822370) and Helen Contact us through our website www.dbcwg.org email [email protected] or through Facebook. Wild about the Bay letters to the diary Waxwings are surely one of the most attractive birds to occur in the UK. About the size of a starling, they Dear Diary come to our shores in winter, in varying numbers. We would like to thank everyone for all the lovely While only a few birds are recorded in some years, cards and flowers received following our recent loss. successful breeding seasons combined with food Thank you also to all who attended the service and shortages in their usual range can trigger large crematorium and for your generous donations. Your influxes known as “irruptions”. This is a bird that help and support has been greatly appreciated. We anyone can appreciate, not least because they like also thank Louie Browns for providing excellent feeding on the berries of plants such as rowan and refreshments. cotoneaster, meaning that your local park or Anne Dumper & Family. supermarket car park is as likely a place to spot them as anywhere. Occasionally they can form flocks of a couple of hundred birds. Despite their Aberdour and stunning looks, they are often heard before they Dalgety Bay SWI are seen thanks to their distinctive “fairy bell” call. Our April meeting is on Wednesday 10th April It has been a pretty good winter for this species, at 2pm at The Woodside Hotel Aberdour. with numerous sightings in Fife, including a couple in Dalgety Bay. The pictured bird was one of four in The speaker and demonstrator will be Connor the trees by the swings in Jubilee Park on 6th Gibson of Aberdour Jams and Chutneys. February, while a larger flock was around Ridge Competitions: Way earlier in the winter. Most will have left for their · An Easter Bonnet breeding range by the end of April, leaving us to · 3 Chocolate Muffins wonder whether next winter will be another Visitors and new members welcome. “Waxwing winter”.

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DBSTC is situated in the centre of Dalgety Bay. ‘Auld Hat - New Heids’ We have 3 squash courts and 4 outdoor all- weather tennis courts with floodlighting. New members are always welcome with individual or family memberships available on an annual basis for squash, tennis or for both. We also have junior tennis memberships, including subsidised lessons and hitting partner memberships. Tennis – The season is about to start and the mens’ and ladies team will be competing in the East of Scotland social tennis leagues. Our junior members are also involved in local competitions. The club has a program of tennis lessons which run all year, which are open to non-members. Full on Friday 26 April Safe Space details of adult and kids lessons are available on our website. Social tennis sessions for adults are at 8.00pm Safe Space offers counselling support, group held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:30 work and justice support for male and female Woodside Hotel, pm and on Sunday afternoons for all levels of survivors of sexual abuse. There is also a High Street, Aberdour dedicated service for young people (12-18yrs). ability. These run all year round, subject to the Safe Space offers training and awareness raising weather. If you are interested in playing tennis Four of Scotland’s most experienced folk for other agencies and community groups. come and give it a try at one of these sessions. singers and musicians (Ian Bruce, Gregor To contact Safe Space call 01383 739084 or We will be holding kids tennis camps during the Lowrey, Pete Clark, and Fraser Bruce) who email [email protected]. More Easter and summer holidays from 15-18 April and have played all over the world at festivals, information available on www.safe-space.co.uk then 15-19 July. Full details are available on our concerts and clubs perform Scottish folk songs website. which were popular in the early days of the folk revival of 1960s and 70s, but are seldom Squash – The squash season is drawing to a now heard. close for the year. We have had 2 teams competing Dalgety Bay Library in the leagues this year, but would love to be able The powerful voice and guitar of Ian Bruce, the amazing accordion of Gregor Lowrey, the Opening Times to field more so if there is anyone out there fantastic fiddle of Pete Clark and the vocals interested in playing team squash please get in Monday 09.30 - 1.00 & 2.00 - 7.00 and humour of Fraser Bruce, combine to touch. There is also an active juniors section which Tuesday 11.00 - 1.00 & 2.00 - 5.00 create a show which encourages audience holds regular coaching sessions and tournaments participation. Wednesday 09.30 - 1.00 & 2.00 - 5.00 as well as having players in the Fife development Thursday 09.30 - 1.00 & 2.00 - 5.00 squad. The club has weekly club nights as well as A night to relax and sing your heart out, with a fantastic selection of Scottish folk songs. Friday 09.30 - 1.00 & 2.00 - 7.00 a mini league. Coaching is also available for all Saturday 09.30 - 1.00 levels. Tickets: Members £5.00 and Guests £10.00 For further details on any of the above, please go from Liz/Colin Hay Tel: 01383 822732 to our website at www.dbstc.co.uk or you can e-mail: [email protected] keep up to date with our news on our Facebook Admission by ticket only The Bereavement page. Mutual Support The Rotary Club held a very successful Primary Meeting Schools Quiz in March. Seven local schools “The Bereavement Mutual Support Meeting is participated and the winners were Dalgety Bay held on the last Thursday of each month, in Primary School. It was very close run contest Dalgety Parish Church. enjoyed by everyone. The winners go through to the South Fife and Kinross Area final which the club Drop-in whenever you wish between 10am and is hosting in April. In the North and East of Scotland over seventy Rotary clubs and around five 11.30am for tea or coffee and a chat in a friendly hundred schools take part so we are all looking forward to the next round and wish Dalgety Bay and understanding atmosphere. Primary success. A quiet space is always available for one-to-one Our Junefest planning is progressing well and we hope to offer even more local gins and beers this support with a member of the Pastoral Care Team year. The event is on Friday 14 June and Saturday 15 June from 7pm till 11pm for over 18s with a if needed. You will be sure of a warm welcome. special children’s event on Saturday 15 June from 1pm to 5pm. Our main sponsor for the full event is Rev. Christine Sime - 822316 Forth Logistics and we are very grateful for the financial support they give us along with the practical Dalgety Parish Church of Scotland. help they offer. Children get in free on Saturday afternoon. Adult tickets are £5 at any of the sessions. Registered in Scotland as a charity Tickets are available on line at www.jumblebee.co.uk/Junefest2019. Come along and enjoy the No. SC 020926 music and fun.

18 Spring clean for TIMMS Trophy 2018 Fife’s Coastal Path The 2018 recipient of the TIMMS Trophy is The Dalgety Play We are asking Fife’s communities to take part in Park Group. The award voted for by the Community the national Spring Clean 2019 of Fife’s Coastal recognises the 6 years of hard work the group has put into Path. Keep Scotland Beautiful’s national the project to create a new children’s play park area in Jubilee campaign is aiming to get as many community Park. They have achieved so much over the past years groups, businesses, schools, individuals and organising many fund raising events and overcoming many other organisation working together to clean-up Scotland and we are hoping obstacles to make the new park become a reality. that you might be interested in taking part? Fife Council is in full support of Spring Clean 2019 and in partnership with Fife Coast & Countryside Trust is encouraging locals to get involved and organise their own clean-ups along the 117 miles of and beaches. The clean-ups will tackle the problem of illegal dumping, land based and marine litter which are an eyesore and can be dangerous to people, wildlife and pets. Cllr Ross Vettraino, convener of environment, protective services and community safety explained: “Litter and illegal dumping is an ongoing problem and the help we get from community groups is invaluable. Spring is a popular time for community clean-ups with many groups organising them annually. This year we’re getting behind the national campaign by encouraging community groups to target clean-ups along the length of Fife’s Coastal Path.” The Safer Communities Team will provide groups with litterpickers, bags, gloves, skips (in certain circumstances) and liability insurance so you can carry out the clean-up safely. To coincide with Keep Scotland Beautiful’s National Spring The Group would very much like to thank the Community for Clean Campaign the coastal path community clean-up will take place throughout presenting them with the award and for their continued April and May 2019. support and patience. If you are interested in taking part in the campaign then please email They are delighted to announce that they the project is [email protected] who can provide further information nearing an end. Dates for the installation of the new play or arrange to deliver equipment to you. park and displaying of the final plans will be released in the very near future. We look forward to hearing from you soon.

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