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The St Cyrus Newsletter Volume 5 Issue 5 December 2007/January 2008 Also at www.stcyrusnewsletter.org.uk Inside this issue: Letter to the 2 editor 3 Churches Christmas Lights Appeal SNH Diary 4 The Community Council first organized roadside decorations for Christmas 2003 with the help of grants ‘A Christmas 5 from Aberdeenshire Council and donations from individuals and businesses. Carol’ for the Aberdeenshire Council continues to pick up the bill for the electricity used but rightly expects that children villages take responsibility for developing their own image. Our appeal two years ago raised the money Stob na Broige 5 for repairs and purchases to give us sixteen motifs and last year we managed with our own maintenance to avoid having to ask for your help. However due to their age our lights required professional attention Gardening Club 6 this year and this involves significant expenditure. Recycling 7 This is year 5 for our lights and the manufacturers expect a maximum life of about five years before Christmas Pots 7 replacement is necessary. This year we found a company able to renovate ten light motifs at an estimated cost of £600 (One estimate to refurbish the ten lights was £986). We need to raise the monies to pay this Flower Show 8 bill and also to purchase replacement lights. Ideally we would like to be able to purchase a further four Schedule units to give us a show of twenty lights. PfR 8 Just to remind you of the costs involved, the decoration for one lamp-post, for example The Santa Claus motif, cost the Community Council £429 and the new LED* decorations are double this cost. War Memorial 8 Aberdeenshire Council plans to renew all lamp standards on the main road with steel in 2008. These will Bowling Club 9 have special sockets for Christmas lights. Your Newsletter 10 Our plans are for a dozen lights along the main road, two in Lochside Road, two in Ecclesgreig Road Access to 10 (one thanks to Mr and Wark of Burnside House) and one each in Beach Road and Mercury Terrace. transport Money raised from this appeal will also help to increase the number of motifs to twenty with eventually Mearns FM 11 every motif being different. A contribution from everyone would enable us to make a colourful display over Christmas. Inverbervie 11 Medical Practice Inside this copy of your newsletter you will find an envelope which you can put into the box on the counter at the Spar shop or leave with Bert Skinner: Blood Donor 12 (Cheques should be made out to ‘St Cyrus Community Council Christmas Lights’) Our Website 12 Public Hall 13 Envelopes with Bert Skinner cheques dropped in to Greenburn SATRA 14 or posted to: St Cyrus or put in the box on the counter at the Spar shop. DD10 ODE Youth Club 14 Computer games 15 Any surplus left over after the cost of the refurbishments has been met will enable us to replace old lights and hopefully purchase more motifs to make up to a total of twenty (new light motifs will be LED Postman Pat 15 which should be brighter). * Aberdeenshire Council now require that all replacement Christmas lights are LED because they operate at a lower wattage & are lighter in weight, however they are much more CBO Report 16 expensive. Business 16 Bob Flann and Bert Skinner on behalf of the Community Council Directory Community 16 Please find enclosed a Flower Show Schedule and Council a Christmas Lights Appeal envelope Page 2 The St Cyrus Newsletter The St Cyrus newsletter is made possible by your donations, sponsorship and the business directory advertisements and is issued: April/May, June/July, August/September, October/November, December/January, February-March. Editorial Policy Statement Editorial The St Cyrus Newsletter is a free community newsletter Interesting that such a lot of fuss could be made in the press about produced and distributed every two months by volunteers the shade of green used to paint the roadside railings when we to households and businesses in St Cyrus and district. The have the problem of traffic racing through the village at measured aim of those involved is to produce an informative, speeds of 58mph! Traffic speed is the real issue and although accurate and entertaining journal for those who live, work individuals could perhaps make telephone complaints to haulage and visit in this area. We are supporting an integrated company head offices we must first ensure our own driving is safe and inclusive community with information, entertain- and within the speed limit. ment and discussion. Letters and articles published in During Christmas we have the decorative lights so perhaps the the newsletter do not necessarily reflect the views of the drivers might slow down to enjoy the display as they do at Black- Production Committee and it they reserves the right to pool but seriously the chicanes created by parked vehicles seem to shorten, edit or not publish any item. Contributions will be having more effect in lowering traffic speed through the village be attributed to the author. Vested interests will be than warning signs! declared where applicable. Articles should be between 200 and 300 words and the content should be original Few of us seem to be concerned about these dangers if we are to work relevant to St Cyrus and the environs. The St Cyrus consider the attendance at Community Council meetings or the Newsletter Group obtains written parental permission absence of letters to the editor on the subject. These are both ac- before including any photographs of children in the news- tions which individuals can take. letter. When photographs of children are included they Those who go to the trouble of attending CC meetings speak will not be given a full name and will not relate to an about speeding lorry and tractor drivers clutching mobile phones. individual. The principal reason for this policy is because These behaviours point to an accident waiting to happen. The the newsletter is made available on the Internet as a Community Council needs to know your views. downloadable PDF file. This policy is standard practice in all schools in Scotland. Photographic resources do- nated to and collected on behalf of The Newsletter Group remain the property of the group to illustrate the DEADLINE !!! newsletter and may also be used to support village Articles and information for the next issue should arrive at the latest January 24 th charitable fund raising. Entries for the Business Write to us at: Email: [email protected] directory are charged at £5 per issue for the single 13 Scotston Place, St Cyrus DD10 0BZ line entry of name, service and telephone contact number. Production Committee Letters to the Editor Maurice Forsyth-Grant: Chairman To Liz Leslie: St Pam Harrison: Treasurer Ref: Genealogy Mike Burleigh: Editor Distribution Team: Dear Elizabeth, I read your parish newsletter with Lyn Hunt: Secretary great interest and noted your piece about genealogy . Mary Singleton Organiser John Barrie Bernard Tuck supported by: Bob Flann, I live in New Zealand and have a couple of relatives who were Robert Flann Andrew Hamilton, Mike married and born in St Cyrus. Burleigh, Robert Smith, Elizabeth Leslie My great grandfather John Fyfe, son of William and Margaret Richard Leiper Heather Jenkins, Bev Rae Bert Skinner and Liz Leslie. Fyfe (nee Watt) was born there on 23 February 1855. Also Mar- Tom Dalziel garet's parents James Watt and Catharine Falconer were married Website Team: Frances Johnson and Bernard Tuck there on 26 November 1814. The families moved all around the Kincardine district as agri- cultural labourers and ploughmen. Contributors to this edition Tom Dalziel Liz Leslie Andy Turner I'm writing a booklet to explain the family history to my chil- Wilma Jobson George Hastie Linda Babbs dren and grandchild and would be very pleased to know a little Richard Leiper Lindsay Kerr Lorna Grubb bit about the area at that time and maybe even to include an Mary Singleton Donald Gillies Ian Hunter early photo of the area. If someone could help me with this I'd Isobel Smith Mary Helson Mike Burleigh be most grateful. Alison Couch Wilma Jobson Lenny Lawrence We live in a farming district in Canterbury near Christchurch Andrew Christie Frances Johnson and I find the rural history very interesting. If anyone of the Yvonne Buck Allan Robertson Fyfe name and family remains in the area I have a painting of Harry Bickerstaff Georgina MacDonald John Fyfe which might be of interest to them. Allison Sutton Heather Jenkins Regards, Mary Helson Dorothy Tuck Bernard Tuck (See page 15 for details) Bob Flann Bert Skinner John Gavin Veronica Dickson Bill Howatson Robert Smith David Smith Durward Tavendale The St Cyrus Newsletter Group complies with the Legal Deposit Libraries Act 2003 by providing copies of each issue for the National Library of Scotland. The St Cyrus Newsletter Page 3 St Cyrus Church of Scotland Services are at 11:30am Sundays. Services at 10am in Johnshaven. There are family services on the first Sunday of each month. Christmas services at St Cyrus: 16 th December 11:30am Christmas play by the children . Christmas Eve 7pm carol service at St Cyrus. Sunday 30 th there will be an 11:30am service at St Cyrus however from January 6 th 2008 the St Cyrus services will be at 10am. Scottish Episcopal Church Calum Webster was the piper at the Remembrance Day Service with St Mary’s + St Peter’s Montrose wreaths being laid by Councillor Howatson and George Murray. 8am Sunday Said Eucharist We now have a grant and permission to renew the church roof next 11am Sung Eucharist summer.