Kinross Newsletter Founded in 1977 by Mrs Nan Walker, MBE Published by Kinross Newsletter Limited, Company No. SC374361 Issue No 394 March 2012 www.kinrossnewsletter.org ISSN 1757-4781 DEADLINE CONTENTS for the April Issue 5.00 pm, Friday 16 March 2012 From the Editor ............................................................ 2 Letters ......................................................................... 2 for publication on Congratulations and Thanks........................................... 3 Saturday 31 March 2012 News and Articles ........................................................ 4 Police Box...................................................................14 Community Councils....................................................15 Contributions for inclusion in the Club & Community Group News .................................23 Newsletter Sport ..........................................................................38 The Newsletter welcomes items fro m community News from the Rurals ..................................................45 organisations and individuals for publication. 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My name is Jane Alexander and I Just before sending this Newsletter to press, I attended the strive to support a charity called first PKC Drop-in Event at the campus on 18 February. Target Ovarian Cancer, a charity There were clear displays showing the proposed zoning for that aims to improve survival and housing developments and employment land throughout the quality of life for the 6,500 county. The event was staffed by several members of PKC woman diagnosed with this cancer in the UK every year; Planning, who were very happy to listen to queries and explain the proposals. Indeed, they were being kept very sadly we lose twelve women every day to this disease. busy on the 18th. One proposed housing development zone Survival rates are still low in comparison with breast appeared to be of particular concern for many of those cancer, because most women are diagnosed once the cancer attending: H46, an eight-hectare strip of land on the west of has spread. One in 50 women will develop ovarian cancer Kinross, between the Springfield estate and the M90. in their lifetime. The second Drop-in Event is on 14 March. For details of This charity means a lot to me as I had an ovarian cyst, the event, and other ways to view the proposed plan and which was cancerous and had to have it removed in August comment on it, see page 4. 2009. I see myself as one of the ‘lucky ones’ in that I didn’t Many of the community groups contributing to this require any follow up treatment via chemo or radiotherapy, however I still have to undergo regular checks. Newsletter will be at the Better Place to Live Fair at the community campus on Saturday 3 February. If you are I am keen to raise awareness and monies for the Target new to the area, or simply looking to be more involved in Ovarian Cancer charity. I am currently arranging a 1950s the community, it is an event not to be missed. For the first themed dance night in Kelty & Blairadam Ex-Servicemen’s Saturday 31 March time, the Newsletter will have a stall at the fair. Come and Club on , tickets available from talk to us about the Newsletter – tell us what you like or beginning of March, so why not go one step further and don’t like about it, and give us your suggestions. We look attend an era of post war glamour and fashion and styles of forward to meeting you! the decade, which remain popular with us today. Yours truly Note to Contributors Jane Alexander A great deal of the Newsletter comprises reports supplied by local 51 Maple Terrace, Kelty, Fife, KY4 0LP clubs and other organisations. These reports are accepted in good Tel: 01383 831620 faith. Clubs etc should ensure that reports are factually accurate and do not contain material which could cause legal proceedings to be taken against the Newsletter. 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Any news, good or bad, please call Mike on 01592 Note to Readers: Advertising 840430 or 07801 445132 [m] - £50 reward for any Inclusion of advertisements in the Newsletter does not imply any information leading to her safe return! particular endorsement or recommendation of services or companies by Kinross CC or Kinross Newsletter Ltd. Abbreviations : PKC: Perth & Kinross Council CC: Community Council Cllr: Councillor CCllr: Community Councillor Contributors Please write or type clearly Leave a margin Use one side of the paper only British Summer Time begins Clocks go forward one hour at 0100 GMT on Contributors – please send your item Sunday 25 March 2012 well before the deadline if you can Letters 3 Copy of a letter to PKC Roads Dept Congratulations Road Accident, Tillywhally 10 Feb 2012 I am responding to the near fatal accident that occurred on Congratulations to Catherine (née O’Hare), formerly of Monday 6 February around 8am on the unclassified road Kinnesswood, and Simon HAMMOND on the birth of their (formerly Manse Road) about 50 yards beyond my address. son, ROBIN JOHN on Sunday 1 January 2012. My wife and I have lived at Tillywhally Cottage for twenty- seven years. During that time, there has been a steady Mark and Janna HARVEY (née Sloss) are delighted to increase in traffic which has accelerated markedly recently announce