and Quarterly Newsletter TBC June 2019

'Front cover reproduced by kind permission of Ailsa Ross and AA Publishers' Issue 49 TOLQUHON GALLERY

Original art in a unique setting beside Paintings, Sculpture, Ceramics, Glass, Wood, Jewellery 15 June - 9 July — Jolomo ‘A Tapestry of Colour’ 20 July - 31 August — Summer Exhibition

Tolquhon, Tarves, Ellon, AB41 7LP T: 01651 842343 E: [email protected] www.tolquhon-gallery.co.uk 2 ‘The Woman Who Rode a What?’ Hello to readers of the June TBC Newsletter Have you heard of Kimi Werner? Neither had I, until I read a chapter on her adventures in ‘The Woman Who Rode a Shark’ by Ailsa Ross. I had 2 long train journeys recently where ‘The Woman Who Rode a Shark’ was my companion, and I paid no attention to time until the mid-afternoon con- nection. Kimi was the adventurer who swam with a shark on a research expedition to Mexico in 2013. Further chapters in this book tell stories about daring women, from the pirate queen Teuta in 200BC to Isobel Gunn leaving Orkney in 1780 for Hudson Bay and up to present times where Aus- tralian Jade Hamiester age 16, skied to the Arctic. The bright blue front cover of this book instantly invites readers to open up and from then on, readers of all ages will be engrossed. We relate to deep sea diving, mountaineering, space exploration, as adven- tures principally undertaken by men: Scott and Shackleton, Aldrin and Arm- strong were pioneers in exploration and we are familiar with their 20th century achievements, but Ailsa’s new book will make young people hungry for more information on each of these female characters. I would never encourage anyone to ‘draw’ on books, but for any young reader of this book, an old charity shop encyclopaedia would be an ideal companion with a pencil to trace their routes. Follow the 1977 travels of Robyn Davidson across Australia, Amelia Earhart as the first women to fly across the Atlan- tic in 1932, teenager Laura Dekker who sailed round the world alone in 2011/2012 and Hester Stanhope crossing the Syrian desert in the early 1800s. Reading their achievements would be a joy for curious minds with the hopeful outcome of further reading and even creating a personal sense of adventure (closer to home for a start naturally). The illustrations in this book are bold, bright and highly original, relaying the theme of each of these female ground breakers, sea breakers, space breakers, mountain climbers and travelling journalists. Ailsa has been on many adventures herself, all starting from her family home in Tolquhon in Tarves, with tales to tell on each of her own journeys. This book introduces young readers, girls and boys to many parts of adven- ture history that until now, have been undervalued and unreported. Start reading by visiting Tarves Heritage Museum or the Murly Tuck and investing in your own family copy. It is too good to wait until the traditional gift giving season – let your young adventurers and readers enjoy this now. You will enjoy it too. Ruth Nisbet Editor [email protected] 3 The Manse 8 Murray Avenue Tarves Dear Friends A couple of months ago we had a new addition to the manse house- hold – an eight week old golden retriever puppy, who goes by the name of Melville. He is the fourth in our line of golden retrievers. As Melville is our fourth retriever, we thought we knew all we needed to know about puppy-proofing the house and garden…..well it turns out that we had for- gotten quite a lot in ten years!

Let me explain. Over the winter Sean has been busy building raised beds in a section of the manse garden. We thought we might grow some fruit and vegetables to enjoy later in the summer, and at the same time see if we can improve on last year’s 2nd prize for a cucumber in the Tarves Flower Show! To protect the new beds and their contents from the unwanted attention of dogs, Sean put up a piece of fencing and a metal gate. Unfortunately, within 48 hours of his arrival Melville had dis- covered he was small enough to get through between the railings in the gate. So we hurriedly blocked them up with a piece of netting. Then the puppy discovered the fun of digging and managed to tunnel his way un- der the gate – until we blocked that off too. But woe betide us if we forget to shut the gate - he is into the vegetable area like a shot enjoying the wooden beds, the smells, the vegetation, building himself a nest in the midst of it all! For Melville it seems, that that old rusty gate leads into puppy heaven – and he is determined to find his way there!

I don’t know what your idea of heaven is, but the Bible has quite a lot to say about heaven. The kingdom of heaven was the subject of much of Jesus’ teaching. And while we may not be able to say exactly what heav- en will be like, we do know that in heaven it is God’s reign that prevails. And that reign is characterised by love and justice, peace and joy. What is more the Christian understanding of heaven begins not after we die, but in the present. Wherever we see darkness being transformed into light, hatred and bitterness into grace and forgiveness, war and conflict into peace and joy, pain and suffering into healing and wholeness, then we see the seeds of God’s future reign of love growing in the world today.

Sadly, down through the generations God’s future has too often been misinterpreted or abused by those who would seek to promote their own ideas of heaven. Much violence has been perpetrated both in the name of religion and against religion. And we have seen tragic examples of this in recent times in New Zealand and Sri Lanka. However, in the midst of 4 this the Church celebrates the season of Easter. And we are reminded that sin and death and hell do not have the last word. Because the last word be- longs to God who is love. In love, for love God in Christ laid down his own life for the world. And he invites people to share in his work of love, and to pray for the coming of God’s kingdom on earth as it already is in heaven. And that may mean laying down our own selfish hopes and dreams, or giving up things that are precious to us, for the sake of God’s world and future gen- erations.

Surely what our world needs more than anything else today, is a renewed vision of God’s heaven, and a fresh determination to seek love and justice, peace and joy for all the world’s people. And while that may sometimes seem a far off hope, it begins to become a reality as we seek, with God’s help, to live it out in the small actions of our own daily lives.

I hope you have a relaxing and refreshing summer, and look forward to catching up with you at the various celebrations and events that we enjoy in Barthol Chapel and Tarves over the summer.

With warmest wishes Alison I Swindells Your friend and minister Tarves Kirk Session News ● Sunday Worship - 11.15am in Tarves Kirk (Unless otherwise intimated) ● Informal Communion after worship on the last Sun- day of the month. ● Refreshments every Sunday unless there is Messy Church or Communion

Please note that during July we will hold joint services on Sundays 7th and 21st July at Barthol Chapel and 14th and 28th July at Tarves, all at 10:30am.

Thinking Day: 24th February This year we heard from the uniformed organisations about how Guiding be- gan. As usual attendance was good and we enjoyed some lively songs.

Tell our Story April 2nd saw us host the Presbytery meeting at which Barthol Chapel and Tarves told our story. This was a worthwhile experience and it was good to make connections with others around the Presbytery. Feedback has been very positive. 5 Lent, Holy Week and Easter This was a busy time with the study group and various services. As I was on holiday, I can’t report from personal experience but reports are good. Particular mention was made of the Easter service conducted by Valerie who tackled some of the challenges around acceptance of resurrection. Alison was at the Easter Messy Church which you can read about elsewhere. Fashion Show The Fashion Show was a great success raising a magnificent £1100. A big ‘thank you’ to Alison & Andrew along with their models and helpers who put on a fantastic show of Spring & Summer fashion. Also thank you to the local busi- nesses and villagers who supported this event with raffle prizes, the Tarves Church team for all the organising and everyone who came along on the night. A brilliant evening. Spring Communion 12 May Around 80 people attended our spring communion. Once again we used the old method of 'tincture' - dipping the bread into the common cup. With gluten free bread and non-alcoholic wine, each person partakes on exactly the same basis so it is very inclusive. Alison preached an excellent sermon that as usual, was very thought provoking. Future events Sunday 2 June: Annual Meeting during worship. Saturday/Sunday 28/29 September: Harvest Festival weekend of events in the Church and Youth Hall. Further details will be advertised so keep a look out! Kirk Website Keep up to date with events and activities and, if you wish, examine the church’s data protection documents. www.tarveschurch.org Thank you I am very grateful to the Kirk Session and members who play a vital part in the development of Tarves Kirk as we continue to work together with Alison to fulfil God’s purpose for our community. We may be a small rural church but we manage to achieve a great deal. If you have time to help in any way please get in touch as extra volunteers will be very welcome! Susanna Bichard – Session Clerk: 01651 851345 or [email protected] Tuesday Church Cafe Tea / coffee and biscuits is served every Tuesday morning between 10am and 11am in Tarves Church, so why not come along for a cuppa and blether. All ages welcome. 6 North Foodbank appeal 2019 Tarves Church has an ongoing collection for the above organisation. If you would like to donate please bring items to the Church on Tuesdays from 10.00 - 11.00am or on Sundays from 10.30am - 12.30pm. Present needs are: UHT milk, tinned fruit, tinned tomatoes, powdered milk, tinned vegeta- bles, tins of cold meat (ham, corned beef, spam), razors/shaving foam and kitchen roll. The Foodbank keep us updated with how they have helped families and be- low is an excerpt from a recent email giving details of aid over the past 12 months: Aberdeenshire North’s network of foodbanks provided 3927 three-day emer- gency food parcels to local people between April 2018 to March 2019 and this included 1264 children. This represents a 31% increase on the same period last year and higher than the national figure. They also provided 445 emergency food boxes for people who needed support out-with opening times or who live where there is no local foodbank centre. However, the ray of hope shining out from fairly gloomy statistics is that over 55 tonnes of food were donated by local communities in Aberdeenshire between April 2018 – March 2019 and your faithful and regular support played a large part in that. Thanks to those in in the Parish who continue to donate to the Foodbank. The Foodbank staff are so appreciative of all your donations so they can con- tinue helping those who need it most. Thank you. Tarves Church Flower Rota 2019 Month Flower Rota Flower Delivery 7 Kim Davidson Kim Davidson 14 Eileen Galloway Eileen Galloway July 21 Kathleen Duncan Duty Elder 28 Frances Donaldson Duty Elder 4 Maggie Fowler Maggie Fowler 11 Susanna Buchard Duty Elder August 18 Helen Massie Helen Massie 25 Nancy Allan Doreen Brown 1 Linda Tait Linda Tait 8 Cath Emslie Duty Elder September 15 Pat More Pat More 22 Bell Finnie Duty Elder 29 Rob Rothnie Rob Rothnie 7 DIAMOND SWEEPS Industry Standard Certified Chimney Sweep Professional Quality Traditional Sweep. Fully Insured. Bird nest removed. Pots & Cowls fitted. Minor Chimney and fire appliance repairs undertaken. John Stone 07594634409 www.diamondsweeps.com / email: [email protected] 8 Afternoon Tea

Come and enjoy Afternoon Tea in Tarves Church on Saturday 22 June from 2:00pm - 4:00pm.

There will be a range of sandwiches, scones and delicious home bakes available, so please come along and enjoy the afternoon with us. The cost is £6.00 for adults and £3.00 for chil- dren over 5, with all proceeds going towards the refurbishment of The Youth Hall. There will also be an opportunity for children (and adults) to decorate their own cup cake at no extra charge.

North East Scotland Support for Romania Collections have resumed for the above charity. Remember, if you have any unwanted clothes, bedding, toys, books etc, please take them to the Carnegie Room at the Melvin Hall on the last Friday of every month between 12noon and 3pm. NO electrical items please If you need anything uplifted, please contact 851040 Collection dates for the next 3 months are:

Friday 28 June Friday 26 July Friday 30 August

Tarves Breakfast

We have had 3 Breakfasts so far this year, raising a to- tal of £650 for the Youth Hall refurbishment. Many thanks to everyone who comes along and supports this event, and a special thank you to Heather who always supplies us with the eggs. Nothing beats a free-range egg! Thank you too to all the willing helpers on the day. We could not do it without you.

There will be “Breakfasts” after the summer holidays so keep a look out for posters and road-side signs with dates. 9 10 Polar Explorers Holiday Club Monday 12- Friday 17 August 2019 10.00am to 12 noon Tarves Youth Hall, Kirk Brae, Tarves Did you join us at Showstoppers last year? We’re running another holiday club in August this year and all children from new primary 1 – primary 7 are welcome to join us on a polar expedition with crafts, games, drama, and Bible stories. Cost of attending - £2.00 per child, per day. Registration will through Tarves Church web-site from mid-June and a poster with in- formation will also be on Tarves Messy Church Facebook page and the Tarves Com- munity Facebook page. We welcome all newcomers to our holiday club and seeing those who came along last year.

We meet in the Youth Hall, at the bottom of Kirk Brae, Tarves from 11am – 1pm. Lunch follows the Messy crafts and celebration time Hello to all Messy Church families and friends

Our last session before the summer holidays is at 11am on Sunday 9th June, Pente- cost Sunday, when we will be celebrating Tarves’ first Messy Baptism. We’re planning an exciting morning where children will enjoy their craft session in the Youth Hall, fol- lowed by a celebration time which will include a story, and a colourful procession from the Hall up to the Church where the Baptism will be conducted by Alison. At the re- quest of their parents, 4 children will be baptised and welcomed into the world-wide Church family. The congregation are looking forward to welcoming them and every- one else from Messy Church and we hope many of you will join us on 9 June for this special morning. For the final part of the morning we will return to the Youth Hall to share the special Messy lunch together, with the Messy Church team doing all the cooking and clearing up. ● Further Messy dates for your diary are after the summer period: ● Sunday 15 September 2019 with a BBQ ● Sunday 3 November 2019 ● The afternoon of Saturday 7 December 2019, when we will have a holiday club for- mat to Messy – parents can leave children of nursery age and upwards, then come back & join us for a Christmas tea. Full details in the autumn flyer after school starts back in August 2019. Find out more about our activities on: www.facebook.com/Tarves-Messy-Church Tarves Parish Church of Scotland SC No: SCO17161

11 12 TBC - Tarves & Barthol Chapel Quarterly Newsletter Final copy dates for 2019 newsletters September 2019 edition final copy date – Friday 9 August 2019 December 2019 edition final copy date – Friday 8 November 2019 Reminders will be sent out two weeks and one week before submission dates. Items for inclusion should include name/contact details and forwarded to Ruth Nisbet at [email protected] – thank you. Advertising rates for 2019 Advertising is in black & white and prices will remain the same throughout 2019: Whole page £20.00 Half page £11.00 Quarter page £6.00

Hanover Residents Social Club We here at Hanover, are still doing our usual activities. The knitting group on Tuesday afternoons at 2.00pm is going from strength to strength with new ladies coming along to join us. Everyone welcome. Coffee mornings continue every Monday, Wednesday & Friday from 10:30am which you are welcome to attend. Cost is 20p so come along and join us. A new ‘chair exercise’ activity starts in Hanover lounge on Thursday 16 May @ 9am, then every week thereafter. If interested, please see Michelle in her office or call 01651 851559 Jessie Simpson, Social Secretary 01651 851958

2nd Saturday of every month, 10 – 11:30am in BARTHOL CHAPEL CHURCH. Tea, coffee, fine pieces and always a cheery welcome. Come to meet old friends and make new ones. If you would like to be part of the volunteer team one weekend, please contact Jennie Chalmers (01651 873963), Katherine Williams {01651 806634) or Lindsey Taylor (07437 011338} 13 All building work carried out. All drainage work including septic tank and soakaway installation. Driveways dug out - hardcore, lockblock, tarring if required. All digger work including site clearance, foundations. Etc. For hire (with operator) Jcb3cx digger, 1.5 tonne mini digger, compaction roller, 0.75 tonne hightip dumper, 7.5 tonne tipping lorry. Free estimates - distance no object For all enquiries tel 01888 511453 mob 07813390333

Mike Beaton Tel: 01651 851393 Mob: 07890 211895

14 1st TARVES BROWNIES

We were delighted to start the term by celebrating our 3rd Birthday. Thank you to everyone who continues to support us. We couldn’t have done it without the fantastic enthusiasm and backing of parents, willing helpers, leaders, the community and of course the girls themselves, thank you. This term we are working towards our ‘Take Action’ badge and have been ex- ploring all the great things about living in Tarves and identifying areas for im- provement in our local community. The Brownies think that the Melvin Hall is a great facility, we are lucky to have our own shop, school and café, the Defib is an important life saver and it’s great to live where there is so much green space to play and beautiful flowers. They would like to see a doctor’s surgery, a dance studio, more solar panels and a swimming pool in the village! Rub- bish was highlighted as their biggest environmental concern and they have been exploring ideas to change behaviour in the community. In recognition of this the girls will be promoting an anti-littering campaign around the village and will be doing a litter pick on 5th June for World Environment Day. The girls are looking forward to a sleepover at Tarves Youth Hall in June and completing their ‘Having Adventures’ badge with some campfire cooking and toasting of the mandatory marshmallows.

1st Tarves Brownies (for girls aged 7-10) meet on a Wednesday evening 6.15-7.30pm at Tarves Primary School.

Please email [email protected] for further information or check out https://www.girlguiding.org.uk

Udny Station Indoor Bowling Club The Bowlers meet in the Youth Hall, Kirk Brae, Tarves on Monday and Wednes- day evenings from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. The season finished at the beginning of April and will commence again at the end of September. We had a very success- ful season and managed to get some new members while some other clubs are struggling for membership. We finished second in the league and runners up in the league pairs competition. Our presentation dinner was held in the Arms Hotel and among the winners of the trophies, were Jim Shewan who won the Singles Cup, and Hat Night winner was Willie Howie. A good night to finish off a good season. John Dickson 15 Jim Dow Pest Control

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Ian Chick Driving Instructor (Based in Tarves) Door to door service. Over 10yrs experience. Competitive rates Discounts for block bookings. Tests preparation for Charles Ligertwood Inverurie, Bridge of Don Joiners and test centres. Pass Plus registered. Charlie Ligertwood Rowan Cottage For more information, please call me to 3 Tree Road discuss your needs or email to Tarves, ELLON AB41 7JY [email protected]: 07835 410690 Tel: 01651 851502 Mob: 07889 770250 07886 320952 Fax: 01651 851502 01651 851971 Email: [email protected] 16 Barthol Chapel Church Building Project Update We have had some good news and some disappointing news this quar- ter. The good news is that we have raised almost all the funds needed to do the repairs to the roof, the repointing, the guttering and some insulation. The church Gift Day in March raised a fantastic £8,600 and counting - very many thanks to all who contributed so generously and to those who helped on the day. It was great to see so many people and this support is much appreciated. We have also had significant help from the General Trustees of the Church of Scotland and generous grants from some other trusts. With other fundraising and events, we are just about £10,000 short of the £72,000 target but are hopeful that we shall have raised all the funds by July so the work can go ahead later this summer to make the building wind, watertight and a little warmer. The disappointing news is that we were unsuccessful in our lottery appli- cation for funding for the BIG Project to reorder the church to create a flexible space for community and school use with a place of worship. This was a bit of a blow but there are other sources of funding available and perhaps, if the application had been successful, it might have been a bit too early as there is still some groundwork to be done. The steering group will meet shortly to discuss next steps, the first of which could well be another Open Meeting in June. Please watch the Barthol Chapel website [where you can also find the fantastic plans] https://www.bartholchapel.com, the noticeboards and Facebook for fur- ther details and information. Jennie Chalmers.

Barthol Chapel Church has some newly felled hardwood firewood for sale; manageable lengths, stacks from £15 to £100. If interested, please contact Peter Chalmers on 01651 873963.

The Royal British Legion Scotland The Annual Drumhead Service is to be hosted this year by Branch, and is to be held at 2.00pm on Sunday 9th June 2019 at Schivas House.

More information from John Thomson on 01651 851615 17 18 I see the world I see the world today As my ancestors would have seen it years ago I see there is day and night. We experience brightness and darkness I see people harvest and others hungry. I see the rain, wind and draught We experience floods, cold winters, heat waves and fires I see movement of people all over the world I see others stuck, but not by choice. I see people befriending their phones and gadgets not talking to any- one whilst others go lonely wishing they could speak to someone. I see what my ancestors could have seen The changes of time as they would have wondered where these changes were taking us I feel their wonder As I wonder too I see us talking more to each other I see loneliness disappearing As we talk to each other, we are reaching out to that someone. By kind permission of Michael Maruwana, Tarves

Tarves Folk Club The Tarves Rant in April again proved a great success. There was a full house in the Heritage Centre for the bothy and traditional singing, and a good turnout for the music ses- sion in the Aberdeen Arms, both in the afternoon. The evening concert in the Melvin Hall showcased the talent that is in the folk club and was followed by a ceilidh dance until nearly midnight. Comments from the audience would indicate that this was the best Tarves Rant so far. Thanks to everyone who participated and attended the concerts and also to the Aberdeen Arms Hotel and the Heritage Centre for their sup- port. Looking forward to the 8th Tarves Rant next year.

Tarves Folk Club continues to meet on the 3rd Sunday of every month in the Aberdeen Arms Hotel from 8.30 – 11.00pm. Singers, musicians and listeners are always welcome. John Dickson 19 20 Tarves Heritage Project Scottish Charity No - SC021511 Your local Museum and Victorian Schoolroom is always worth a visit, as many of our readers will know. If not somewhere you’ve been, why not pay us a visit one day soon and join the increasing number of visitors who come through our door? We have newly refreshed displays, with costume and ac- cessories playing a major part, alongside some items relating to farming life. The cabinets photograph archive, and artefacts are always worth a browse. Many of our more senior visitors are thrilled to find some items long almost forgotten – the phrase ‘do you mind when?’ is often heard.

Recently extended opening hours, 1.00 until 4.30, Thursday to Sunday allow more opportunity to visit, with our neighbours the Murly Tuck providing a very pleasant ‘bookend’ to your visit. Their fare is varied and always excel- lent, the welcome friendly, and our thanks go to them for encouraging folk to come through to us. Hopefully, we return the compliment by increasing their footfall! Co-operation in the Community. School visits are a major part of our outreach to the surrounding area and beyond, with busloads of pupils coming to experience the fun and some- times worry of a Victorian School’s rules as they dress up and sit on their hard desk seats. The tawse has never, of course, been put to use, but smacking it off the teacher’s desk in demonstration seems enough to im- press our guests! We seek to improve the facilities always, and the latest addition to our yard is a very handsome bench, created from two gable capstones from the long gone Kirk – saved when the building was demolished some fifty years ago. The hardwood timber seat has been added to give somewhere to enjoy a while in the sun and rest up a while, maybe after a walk around the village. We always welcome donations of a local nature, with an especial emphasis on photographs and paper items. So ephemeral, they can provide a real connection with the past. If you can consider donating, or lending for copy- ing, we will be most grateful – many of our visitors seeking family roots find these items invaluable when people and places are identified. We have recently started selling books by local authors to supplement our existing stock – Tamsin Morris’s’ Borderless Collie’, Ailsa Ross’s ‘The Wom- an who Rode a Shark’ and Ian Davidson’s ‘A Heritage in Stone’ join Jim Stott’s Centenary story of Tarves Primary School and William Porter’s ‘Tarves Lang Syne’. Why not come in for a browse, and see what they’re all about – all fascinating!! Thank you Please see next page for recent Heritage 100 Club winners. 21 Call Jill Grant on 01651 -851465 Or mobile 07790 336121 Colin Taylor

- Slating and roofing work you can trust TEL: 01651 851395 14 Braiklay Ave, Tarves, Ellon AB41 7PU 22 Tarves Heritage Project 100 Club winning numbers

1ST draw 16/8/18 winning numbers 18(£100), 13(£50), 129(£50), 94(£25), 110(£25), 185(£25) and 90(£25).

2ND draw 10/10/18 winning numbers 170(£100), 191(£50), 163(£50), 187(£25), 67(£25), 132(£25) and 111(£25).

3RD draw 12/02/19 winning numbers 161(£100), 178(£50), 188(£50), 63(£25), 100(£25), 88(£25) and 107(£25).

The Hut Thanks to a generous grant from Aberdeenshire Council, we are delighted to boast a shiny new bathroom and kitchen at The Hut. Thank you to Russell Grant (Grant Plumbing and Heating) and Craig O’Donnell (Craig O’Donnell Joinery) for doing such a great job installing them over the Easter holidays. We have enjoyed a variety of activities over the last couple of months including making Mother’s day cards and sweets, pancakes for pancake day, a murder mystery challenge and developed our hammer and nail skills with tin can lan- terns. We are looking forward to the finer weather and lighter evenings with some games in the park. We were delighted to welcome the P7s after Easter as they start their transition phase to the Academy. It is great for them to be able to liaise with CLD (Community Learning Development) Youth workers who they will see at the academy, and also get answers to some of their burning questions about how not to get lost and get involved with school activities and groups. We are looking forward to hosting a couple of fundraising events over the next few months including a car boot sale and quiz night. Look out for posters.

On Saturday 25th May we were delighted to be involved in and support Tarves Primary School’s summer fete by manning an inflatable bungee run which was very popular and entertaining for all who gave it a go. We also opened our doors for people to look around The Hut and see what our young members get up to. With our current broad range of ages of young people attending The Hut, they have requested a slight change to the format of our evenings. For a trial period, years P7-S3 are welcome 19.00 – 20.30 and S3-S6 are invited 20.00 to 21.30. We will also now run a small tuck shop in an evening and proposals are in place to host a youth disco in the village at the end of term. Please check out our new Facebook page to keep updated on what we are get- ting up to: The Hut Youth Project Tarves. 23 Elizabeth Ann Ross MCSP Appointments and enquiries Tel: 01651 851812 or Mob: 07714 421244 day and evening appointments email: [email protected] Health Insurance approved Office 5 Treatment and Oldmeldrum Business Centre rehabilitation for neck / back Way / joint problems, muscle OLDMELDRUM pain, sports injuries Aberdeenshire Pilates AB51 0BZ 24 Tarves Guild We are now looking forward to our summer break after a varied and interesting session with speakers on the settling of Syrian families in this area, the local Foodbank, Waste Management & Recycling and Mental Health & Wellbeing. For our final meeting in April, which included our AGM, we had a speaker from the Boys Brigade which is one of the projects that Tarves Guild is supporting this session. They will be using funds from Guilds across Scotland to forward their scheme “Faith in Young People”, aiming to grow the Boys Brigade and its links with local Churches. In May, we had a lunch outing to the Country Park Inn at which was most relaxing and an enjoyable time of fellowship together. Finally we meet on Monday 3 June for our ‘Gordon Guilds Together Social’ at Lochter, when we have a meal followed by a speaker: this year it is Rev Gil- lean Maclean of Udny & Church. We shall be back in October refreshed and raring to go, with a new syllabus for the new session. For further information on our Guild, please contact: Jean 01651 891081 / Edith 01651 851179

‘Speeding through our villages’ Once again concern has been expressed over the number of vehicles observed apparently speeding through our local villages. It has been noted that this matter is not restricted to the younger drivers; many adults of both genders also appear to disregard the maximum speed designation, re- gardless of how many signs are in place for each respec- tive area. We are fortunate that recently we have not incurred any major incidents. However, with the increasing population, number of vehicles and pedestrians including children using our roads, the prospect of an incident will regretfully increase unless our residents take greater care. As a com- munity, we appeal to all road users to be mindful of the increased risks pre- sented when travelling through built up areas. Police do set up speed traps at intervals, rotating around the area including the B999 and our local villag- es, with a number of cautions and penalties issued. The statistics are passed on to the Community Council by the Police Traffic department at our monthly meeting. “Please do not become a statistic!” Tarves Community Council 25 TBC Diary

Date Event Venue / Time

2 June Royal British Legion Drumhead Service Schivas House @ 2:00pm 9 June Tarves Messy Church Youth Hall 11:00am 14 June Tarves School Summer Show Melvin Hall 18 June Tarves Community Council meeting - AGM Tarves School 7:30pm 22 June Afternoon Tea Tarves Church 2:00pm - 4:00pm 28 June North East Support for Romania collection Carnegie Room 12noon - 3:00pm 29 June Tarves Playgroup Garden Party Youth Hall 1:15pm - 3:00pm 26 July North East Support for Romania collection Carnegie Room 12noon - 3:00pm 7 July Joint Service Barthol Chapel Church @ 10:30am 14 July Joint Service Tarves Church @ 10:30am 21 July Joint Service Barthol Chapel Church @ 10:30am 28 July Joint Service Tarves Church @ 10:30am 10 Aug 71st Annual Tarves Flower Show Melvin Hall @ 2:00pm 12-17 Aug Children’s Summer Club Youth Hall from 10:00am - 12noon 30 Aug North East Support for Romania collection Carnegie Room 12noon - 3:00pm Sat 28 & Harvest Festival weekend of events Tarves Church & Youth Hall Sun 29 Sept

Weekly / Monthly Events

Date Event Venue / Time

Barthol Chapel Church 9:45am Every Sunday Church Services Tarves Church 11:15am Monday - Friday Tarves Playgroup Youth Hall 9:30am - 12noon Thursday Toddler Group Youth Hall 1:15pm - 3:00pm Thursday Chair Exercise Class Hanover Court @ 9:00am 26 Weekly / Monthly Events

Date Event Venue / Time Third Sunday of every The Bistro, Aberdeen Arms Tarves Folk Club month Hotel - 8:30 - 11:00pm The Hut Monday evening (dur- Tarves Youth Group - The Hut ● S3 7:00 - 8:30pm ing school term time) - ages between 12 & 21 ● S3 - S6 8:00 - 9:30pm Monday, Tuesday & Hospital Road, Ellon Ellon Men’s Shed Thursday 10:00am- 4:00pm Every Monday, Coffee Morning Hanover Court from 10:30am Wednesday & Friday Hanover Court Whist after- Every 2nd Monday Hanover Court - 2.00 - 4.00pm noons Every Monday and Indoor Bowling Youth Hall - 7:30pm - 9:30pm Wednesday evening Club (winter only) Every Tuesday Tarves Church – Tuesday Tarves Church - 10:00 – 11:00am morning coffee morning Every Tuesday after- Bowling “Golden Oldies” Tarves Bowling Green noon (summer only) 2:00 - 4:00pm Every Tuesday after- "The Chatty Knitters" Hanover Court - 2:00 - 4:00pm noon knitting session Barthol Chapel Indoor Bowling Barthol Chapel Primary School 7:30 - Every Tuesday starting 17 Sept 2019 9:30pm Every Wednesday dur- Meldrum Academy Meldrum Academy 1:15pm ing term time Christian Union Every Thursday during JAFFA - Tarves Primary Scrip- Tarves School @ Lunch-time term time ture Union Every Wednesday st Tarves School 5:00 - 6:00pm evening (term time) 1 Tarves Rainbows Every Wednesday 1st Tarves Brownies Tarves School 6.15 - 7:30pm evening (term time) Third Wednesday of Barthol Chapel S.W.I. Barthol Chapel School - 7:15pm every month Last Friday of every Barthol Chapel School Barthol Chapel School - 2:30pm month coffee afternoon 27 28 What do you know about Wood RecyclAbility? Set up in 1997, Wood RecyclAbility is social enterprise providing practical work experience for people with additional support needs, through making recycled wood products at our training centre at Cloisterseat Croft in Pitmedden. We support up to 40 trainees each day in a new purpose-built workshop, yard and 5 acres of agricultural land. On average, 1,500 tonnes of waste wood are collected and processed at the facility every year, mainly from offshore companies. As wood is an easy re- source to work with, it has an array of uses and is ideal for providing trainees with a broad range of working experiences. Wood is sorted on arrival and any contamination removed. Suitable clean wood is de-nailed and graded for reuse or recycling. It is then sold to local joiners and householders or used to make a variety of products onsite, including garden furniture, nest boxes, bird tables, log stores and household products. These items are sold to the public providing a valuable source of income. You can see, and buy, our hand-made recycled products at shopwood.co.uk. We also make bespoke products to order – including furniture, planters and more. Just in time for summer! Wood which is not suitable for crafting into these types of products, can be used in the manufacture of chipboard and MDF. About 30 tonnes of wood are processed through the chipping machines each week and are used as a raw ingredient in these board products. Our trainees are involved in all aspects of the business. There are opportunities to work with hand and power tools, de-nail wood, construct various products as well as enjoy interaction with fellow trainees, customers, staff, volunteers and visitors. Some trainees have used the project as a stepping stone towards full employment. We currently have a few training places available and would wel- come new trainees. If you know of an individual that we could support, we would love to hear from you. Wood RecyclAbility is a great example of how an organisation can be a sus- tainable business whilst providing an environmental and social benefit. But we need help. We need steady supplies of waste wood. Sending wood to Wood RecyclAbility: - Is the most environmentally friendly option for waste wood – better than landfill and better than burning for fuel, both of which release carbon and eliminate the opportunity for reuse - Is cheaper than landfill - Is easy – we can collect too 29 30 - Provides an income and opportunities for adults with additional support needs and for local employment Please get the word out amongst friends, family and colleagues. Do you know someone who works in the construction, joinery, distribution, manufacturing or oil and gas industries? Does their business generate waste wood, from packag- ing, pallets, offcuts etc? Please ask them to contact our general manager Brian on 01651 842876 or [email protected]. Finally, we would love to expand our network of fabulous volunteers. We have opportunities in our workshop, pro- ducing goods for sale and helping the trainees with their projects; and also, in the office to help us market and sell our wide range of products. If you have a few hours to spare, please get in touch with Brian as above. Thank you.

Nkhoma knitting update 10 well packed boxes of knitting and sewing are now in Alford for onward delivery to the Malawi container at the Banana Box Trust in Dundee. All the little teddies, tiny baby hats, hat and scarf sets, hat and vet sets, crochet and knitted blankets and skirts have been created and donated with such kindness by locals in Tarves and Barthol Chapel area. We’ve also had contributions from a few relatives of knitters who are from well outside this part of the north-east. The com- munity corner in Tarves Church is ready to gather more of the same donations for transporting later on this year. The present knitting co-ordinator from Gordon Pres- bytery can no longer help with transferring the boxes down to Dundee so Presbytery are hoping to attract another co-ordinator who can do similar. For those who don’t knit or sew, you can also make a welcome contribution by sponsoring each box on its route to Malawi. It costs £15 each box for transporta- tion of 12,750 kilometres: there is a donations bag on the community corner table, with a map of the journey showing the sea and land journeys out to Africa. We have to thank Messy Church families and friends for their continuing contributions to Messy funds, and £130 from these funds will go to the transportation costs of the 10 boxes. By the time of this newsletter’s publication date, our 10 boxes will be at the container warehouse in Dundee. On behalf of Gordon Presbytery, thank you all so much for your consistent kindness to the young babies and children at Nkhoma Hospital. Ruth, Tarves Church 31 Presly Pest Control Ltd Independent Specialists in all aspects of Pest Control for North East Scotland

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32 How to use our defibrillators and save a life A defibrillator is a device that gives a high energy electric shock to the heart of someone who is in cardiac arrest. We have 2 defibrillators in the Tarves area. One is on the wall of the Melvin Hall, and the other is located at the entrance to Barthol Chapel School. Cardiac arrests (heart attacks) can happen to anyone, at any time. If you come across some- one in cardiac arrest, the most important thing is to call 999 and start Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) to keep the blood flowing to the brain and around the body. After a cardi- ac arrest, every minute without CPR and defibrillation, reduces someone's chance of survival by 10 per cent. Don't interrupt the CPR to go and get a defibrillator- send someone else to get it. When you call 999, the operator can tell you if there's a public access defibrillator nearby. Our defibrillators are easy to access - simply open the box, remove the defibrillator and take the defibrillator to the patient. The boxes are alarmed so please close the door to stop the alarm. Details of who to contact to return the defibrillator after use are shown on the unit. Defibrillators are very easy to use. You don't need training to use one. The machine gives clear spoken instructions – all you have to do is follow them - and it won’t shock someone un- less they need it. To use a defibrillator, follow these simple steps: Step 1: Turn the defibrillator on by pressing the green button and follow its instructions. Step 2: Peel off the sticky pads and attach them to the patient’s skin, one on each side of the chest, as shown in the picture on the defibrillator. Step 3: Once the pads have been attached, stop CPR and don’t touch the patient. The defibril- lator will then analyse the patient’s heart rhythm. Step 4: The defibrillator will assess whether a shock is needed and if so, it will advise you to stand back and automatic shock the patient without further prompt. Do not touch the patient while they are being shocked. Step 5: The defibrillator will tell you when the shock has been delivered and whether you need to continue CPR. Step 6: Restart chest compressions and rescue breaths until the patient shows signs of life or the defibrillator tells you to stop so it can analyse the heartbeat again. There is a demonstration video, by the British Heart Foundation, available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbjcCjSNvUY as our Defibrillators are fully automatic you will not be asked to press an orange button. (From the British Heart Foundation website:www.bhf.org.uk) There will be training sessions on the defibrillator and CPR in Tarves later in the year. 33 Paws About Town

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The better weather has the garden development going at a pace and we have been to Loch-Hills Plant Centre for our flower and vegetable plants. The eight raised bed boxes have been planted with a selection of flowers and vegetables, and the tomatoes are in the greenhouse. We have plenty room for more men to join our garden group, so come along, membership is free. We have also in- stalled four low level raised beds for the Gordon Park Nursery to get the kids into gardening. Many thanks to John Davidson of Craigdam who has donated a large polytunnel frame to the Shed garden; this will be erected in due course to extend our gar- den facilities and is just what we were looking for. Thanks also goes to Gordon Mutch who asked for help to clear his garden shed, from which our Shed got a small wood turning lathe, workshop and garden tools. We don’t know how Gor- don got so much into his shed. A very kind funding award was received from the Ellon Rotary Club and will be used to upgrade our Shed member computer system. The Shed loft area has progressed further and thanks goes to Lawrence Milne who have donated the primer/sealer paint for the loft floor. The additional model railway donated by Brian Milne has been partly constructed in the loft to be used as a test track to check all components. Our static caravan was refurbished by the men, giving us more social area space and has now been fully decorated and electricity has been connected. A pool table has been donated for use in the caravan. The Piaggio moped is now like new and running, so we are looking for another motor bike project and if an- yone has an old bike to sell, we are interested. Our quiz night at Ellon Golf Club in April was well attended and greatly boosted our funds. We bought a large gas barbeque unit to do burgers on our open days and also use it once a month for our member burger days. The Shed is open on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays 10am to 4pm. There is a music group on Tuesdays from 6pm and the wood turners use Thursdays from 6pm. Please come and see us at Hospital Road, Ellon, AB41 9AW Telephone 01358 725849. Email [email protected] See our latest photos on our Website http://ellonanddistrictmensshed.blogspot.co.uk Keith Stoker

35 36 Tarves Playgroup news I came on board as Co-Chair alongside Kayleigh Maslyn a few months ago, as she was going on maternity leave to have baby number 4. Congratulations to Kayleigh and familyon their new arrival. The staff and committee have made me feel very welcome and have supported me in my new role. We would like to welcome two new members of staff, Chloe Cattanach and Brenna Phillips, to the playgroup team.

We had our annual Soup and Sweet in March and would like to thank everyone who attended, bought raffle tickets and donated time and effort. I would like to say a special thank you to Anne Reville who gave me lots of information about the history of the playgroup and also a generous donation to put towards the playgroup. Also, a massive thank you to Doreen Brown who kindly made some sweets for us to serve, and also a big selection of home bakes. We appreciate your time and effort. Thank you, ladies. We raised a total of £2,129, a very suc- cessful amount. Thank you to everyone.

Happy Birthday Tarves Playgroup. The playgroup will be celebrating its 50th year so we will be having a garden party to celebrate on Saturday 29th June. There will be coffees/teas, home bakes, bouncy castle, face painting and lots more on the day. We look forward to seeing you all there.

We are looking forward to our annual fundraiser ‘Tarves Tipsy Tea’ in the Aber- deen Arms, on Saturday 1st June at 1pm. It will be a chance for us mums to let our hair down for an afternoon of entertainment and maybe a glass of prosecco or two. Tickets may still be available, please speak to the playgroup committee, and they will pass on the details. We look forward to seeing you all there.

We are coming to the end of term and would like to say how much we appreci- ate the staff and all the extra help they have put in. We would like to wish the new committee all the best for next term.

Tarves Toddlers runs during term time every Thursday from 1.15pm - 3pm in the Youth Hall, Tarves. All are welcome with children up to pre-school age. A great way to get to know other parents/grandparents/carers/childminders and for the children to play and learn. Snack for the children and a cuppa for the adults are also provided. No need to book, just come along. Contact us at [email protected] or find us on Facebook at Tarves Baby and Toddler Group.

We would like to thank the Church, the committee and our local businesses for supporting our playgroup. We couldn’t do it without you.

Regards, Morag Burns, Co-chair 37 TARVES SCHOOL PTA Tarves Primary as excelled this year and has done tremendously well in their activities. Scottish Country Dancing Mr Stott again worked with pupils from P4 upwards and the children were very successful in their endeavours. The under 10 girls’ team, the under 10 mixed team and the over 10 girls’ team all won first place in their section at the Aber- deen Music Festival for Scottish Country dancing. Very well done. Rotary Quiz The P7 quiz team is through to the District final of the Rotary Quiz, competing with teams from all over the north of Scotland. Finals are on Saturday 18th May, fingers crossed and good luck to our P7 team. Tarves Primary School has gained its Eco Green Flag Award and Cycle Friendly Primary School Award. P6 pupils are attending a language day at Meldrum Academy. P6 and P7 will be going to their residential trip to Dalguise at the end of May. The PTA has also been busy and hosted a family Beetle Drive in the Aberdeen Arms on the 1st of February 2019. This was a busy, fun evening for all the fami- ly. We have also had our annual spring fling in the Melvin Hall on the 2nd of March and raised over £900 for the school PTA funds. Music was provided free of charge by Fusion so all proceeds were able to go to the school. We are al- ways looking for new ideas to fund raise so please share any thoughts you have with the PTA members. Rag Bags fundraiser took place just after the Easter break, thanks to all who supported us. It is a great way to fundraise for the school and recycle anything you no longer need. At the time of writing we are still collecting so unable to share profit with you but big thanks to all who support us. Projects this session Nursery Mini Beasts P1 All about me P2/3 Katie Morag P3/4 Healthy Me P4/5 The Human Body P5/6 Our body P7 Transition/P7 Profile

As always, if you are able to assist with any of these projects through personal experience, or by lending artefacts, or even coming to speak to the classes – this would be appreciated as this always makes the learning more enjoyable for the pupils. 38 Summer Fete We are busy planning for our major annual fundraising event – the school Sum- mer Fete which will be held in the school playground on Saturday 25th May 2019. We are delighted to have a climbing wall again this year and giant inflata- bles. Ellon Pipe Band will open the Fete at 10.30am and there will be a BBQ, craft stalls, teas and coffee, face painting and lots more. Please come along and join us and raise money for our school. Easy Fundraising The school PTA are registered with the Easy Fundraising website (http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/tarvespta) which is a great way to raise funds simply by shopping online. I urge everyone to register for this site to do your online shopping at no extra cost to you. PTA Facebook group If you have Facebook access and a child in the school, please join the group. Information about PTA events and notices are posted there, and with more than 100 members, is a good way to get word out quickly. The group can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/553444338142769/ Dates for your diary - all welcome ● Friday 25th May – Sports’ Day ● Saturday 26th May – School Fete ● Friday 14th June - Summer Show Tarves goes Pop! ● Thursday 5th July - Proposed date of Leavers/Prize Giving Assembly

Mrs Scott This year sees the retirement of Mrs Scott, our Head Teacher. I know the PTA would like to thank her for all the support she has given to the PTA to aid our fundraising efforts, which has ensured there is plenty funds for those extras that make our primary school a great place to attend. Chair of PTA This is my last year as Chair of Tarves Primary School PTA and the PTA will endorse a new chair at the September AGM. Our deputy chair will remain along with our secretary and treasurer. We have a fantastic group of parents who make up the PTA and we are always looking for more. If you have any time to contribute to fundraising for our brilliant school which is the heart of the commu- nity then please come along to our next meeting and AGM on Tuesday Septem- ber 3rd 2019 at 7pm in the school. Regards, Jill Taylor, Parent Council and Parent Teacher Association Chair- person 39 Est www.scot-clad.co.uk 30yrs 1999 Exp. LOCAL SPECIALISTS IN PVC FASCIAS - SOFFITS - CLADDING GUTTERING - DRY VERGE Rotten timber removed also High Performance PVC Windows and Doors In a choice of colours FOR A FREE ESTIMATE AND SURVEY Tel 01888 544314 Mob 07801584588 4 MAIN STREET, CUMINESTOWN, AB53 5YJ E-mail [email protected]

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42 Barthol Chapel SWI We recently elected our new committee with the help of Newburgh SWI, who also entertained us with their talented members singing, dancing, and story telling. The outgoing president was Kerry Keys whilst Ros Deane stepped into the position. Over the last two months we have enjoyed a ‘make-up’ demonstration and a talk on chrysanthemums. In February, Claire Massie of Nethermill Salon demonstrated the effects of different layers of make-up e.g. foundation, bronze or blush finish. One of our members, Fiona Mathers, got the chance to be the model and enjoyed the experience. We found it very informative. In March, Ian Gerrie of , imparted his huge knowledge of chrysan- themum growing. It was obvious that dealing with about 20 different varieties to produce perfect blooms was admirable. He could be likened to an artist with attention to light and shade but most artists don’t have to contend with forky-tails. By the time the June TBC is published, we will have had a talk about whisky by Mike of the Inverurie Whisky Shop. Our next meeting is a member’s night, similar to an end of term party before the next syllabus is established. I appeal to ladies of all ages to come and try an SWI meeting – they are held on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7:15pm in Barthol Chapel Primary School. We believe there is something for everyone in the SWI. For more information please contact Hazel Skinner on 01651 806888. News from the Square

Well folks ,we’ve had a fairly easy winter, a great spring and now summer is looking promising with great weather so far - Ive even got my summer scarf on! The tubs and borders are still looking good with some of the later flowering tulips standing tall and col- ourful.

It will soon be time to lift all the the polyanthus and bulbs to make ready for the summer annuals so keep an eye open for my trusty workers as they toil away. They do a grand job in making the village a welcome place for residents and visitors alike. The wildflower bed at the end of Braiklay Av is sown again plus there is a new plot sown at the bottom of the kirkyard; which hopefully will produce an abundance of colour and attract the bees.

Have a good summer and please give me a wave as you go past. 43 Head Teacher: Mr Adrian Anderson St. Katherines, Inverurie, AB51 8TD Tel: 01651 806227 Email: [email protected] Website: www.bartholchapel.aberdeenshire.sch.uk This term is always very busy in school. Our pupils have en- joyed a variety of exciting events and learning opportunities. The Primary 6 pupils enjoyed a Celebration of Languages day at Meldrum Academy where they had the opportunity to work with pupils from a range of schools to develop their language skills. The transition arrange- ments for our new Primary 1 pupils are underway, as are the arrangements for our pupils transferring to Meldrum Academy. Our Triathlon Club has provided an excellent opportunity for our pupils which has involved early morning swimming at Pool and after school running session. Thank you to Sean Murphy for providing this experience for our learn- ers. We continue to host a Chess Club, Sewing Club and Health & Wellbeing Club at lunchtimes which are run by and organised by our pupils. We are really proud of the leadership skills our children are developing. The Sandpiper Wildcat Trust held a series of life saving events in school, learn- ing how to respond in an emergency. Our learners had fun learning the impor- tance of early recognition, calling for help and assistance, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and AED. This is particularly relevant as an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) is situated at our school entrance and accessible 24 hours a day. We held a very successful “Learning Together” family event on World Book Day. The children created their own magic potions. Parents/Carers joined their chid- ren in class to work together during a writing lesson to create their own imagina- tive story. This allowed us to share our approaches to learning & teaching with families and work together in partnership to improve attainment. Mrs Rodgers is in the process of delivering Bikeability Training. Our Primary 4-7 pupils are developing their road sense, awareness of danger and are improving their ability to ride safely in traffic. TerraCycle Scheme Barthol Chapel School is excited to support TerraCycle recycling scheme to help reduce the amount of general waste that ends up in landfill each year. Terra- Cycle is an innovative recycling company that has become a global leader in recycling hard-to-recycle materials. The following link has some useful informa- tion on the items that we will be accepting. http://bartholchapel.aberdeenshire.sch.uk/eco-schools/ If you have the items above, please drop them off at our school. Please place used toothbrushes in a bag for hygiene purposes and please rinse out dog/cat food pouches. 44 UNICEF Rights Respecting Schools – Bronze Award Barthol Chapel School is delighted to have received a UNICEF Rights Respect- ing Schools Bronze Award! Achievement of this award demonstrates that our school has introduced the importance of the rights in our school community. Our learners have worked hard to demonstrate and respect the rights we are entitled to, such as the right to play, learn and develop our unique talents and interests. NASA in Aberdeen We were very excited to be part of the NASA in Aberdeen event in March. Our pupils entered a competition to design and built a remotely operated drilling ro- bot for use on the surface of Mars. We decided to explore if there is liquid water on Mars by landing and exploring Mars’ North Pole. We were thrilled to meet a NASA Engineer/Scientist and former NASA astronaut Carl Walz, who flew four spaceflight missions on the Space Shuttle and Space Station. He judged the competition and we were delighted to be recognised as having the most creative design. Rag Bag Recycling Scheme A reminder that we have a Rag Bag container in our school playground. The 'Rag Bag' recycling scheme has been developed to provide regular fundraising for schools in Scotland. The scheme increases awareness about textile recy- cling. Please think of us if you are having a clear out. We can accept clothing, paired shoes, handbags, belts etc. Just pop them into a bag and deposit in the container.

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