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GLENKENS GAZETTE News from Balmaclellan, Carsphairn, Mossdale, New Galloway and St John’S Town of Dalry GLENKENS GAZETTE News from Balmaclellan, Carsphairn, Mossdale, New Galloway and St John’s Town of Dalry August/September 2017 ISSUE 101 FREE KEEP CATSTRAND DRY Campaign Launches Glenkens Community channel excess water away should the CatStrand burn overflow again.” & Arts Trust have Creative Director Simon Davidson warned: “After two centuries without a launched their new single recorded flood event at the site, Keep CatStrand Dry CatStrand has been hit three times in four years so, of course, insurance campaign and, with companies are very nervous about celebrity supporters securing our future even with the defences we currently have in place. like Outlander’s Sam In essence, if we got hit again this Heughan and Billy winter then CatStrand is finished, the also appreciate the ongoing support place would have to close down. What of our other funders. However, it is Elliot star Gary Lewis, this wall will give us is the protection important to understand that all they’re hoping to of this funding is strictly project specific and therefore cannot reach their target of “...if we got hit again this be used for any other purpose, £44,000 before the hence the need to raise winter then CatStrand is additional funds to meet the winter sets in. cost of the flood wall. Without Project Coordinator and finished, the place would this additional protection CatStrand youth intern Joe everything that we do is in Taylor said: “We need the have to close down.” jeopardy but by contributing to money because our existing we need to plan into the future and the campaign people can help defences aren’t enough to guarantee continue delivering activities and to ensure that this vital community CatStrand will not suffer another events for the people of the Glenkens.” resource is secured for the future.” flood like the one that devastated it in General Manager Brian Edgar said: You can help by logging into 2015. This campaign will help GCAT “We are delighted with the recent www.crowdfunder.co.uk/ raise enough money to construct a confirmation of funding from Big keep-catstrand-dry or visit new flood management system to Lottery and Leader (see p9) and www.catstrand.com to the rear of the building which will find out more. Playgroup Offers Funded Places for Two-Year-Olds Glenkens Children’s Council hopefully heralds a more stable future for GCC and, with the GCC Playgroup Club (GCC) Playgroup new Scottish Government initiatives offers a staffed session is thrilled to offer in early learning and childcare in a Care Inspectorate moving towards the 2020 target of registered facility where funded places for two- 1140 hours per year, the Glenkens will hopefully see funded options you can leave your child year-olds from August. for pre-school education continue to play and learn. It This is a landmark victory for the to broaden. group as, since the Council cut runs from 9.15am to To find out more about funded funded places in 2011, local parents 11.45am on Tuesdays, places for two-year-olds, or to have fought hard to maintain a enrol your child for Playgroup, Wednesdays and playgroup in the area as there is please get in touch with Thursdays during term- no other facility offering pre-school Playgroup Manager, Amy, on time at the Glenkens education for this age group. 07511 549 413 or Gaining this recognition from the Community Centre, Dalry. [email protected] A Glenkens Community & Arts Trust (GCAT) ini�a�ve www.glenkensgaze�e.co.uk Glenkens Gazette page 2 Glenkens Gazette page 3 CHARITABLE STATUS FOR LING Local Initiatives hall will be accompanied in in New Galloway the lesser hall by local crafters (LING) are pleased with a variety to announce that of wares to tempt you with. they have now been If you would registered with the like to book a table just give Office of the Scottish us a ring. Charity Regulator On Sundays in the lesser Bowling cup handover from Tom Carlyle to David Grieve. (OSCR) as a Scottish hall there will Charitable Incorporated be Table Top on various projects developing or Sales. I’m sure there will be a variety improving footpaths around New Organisation (SCIO). of pre-loved items on offer. Again, Galloway, as well as a long distance Being registered with a charity ring us to book a table. path from Carsphairn. Another number gives us greater LING Community Lunches continue project relates to the management of recognition, especially when through the summer months so, if a walled garden. applying for extra funding - for it’s too wet or too hot to be in the If you would like to be involved in example, to make the town hall garden, or just to enjoy the good any of these projects please let us more user-friendly in terms of company, come along for coffee or know. access and toilets. lunch between 11am and 2pm. These LING at The Alternative Games Summer weekends at New times suit the bus timetable. We will be at the Alternative Galloway Town Hall After a good winter and spring Games again with various fun The New Galloway Story has popped season Town Hall Sports will restart activities including The Round the up again for the summer weekends Carpet Bowls in September. Also, Ruins Run, a seven-mile off-road with some new information, pictures, with the two good tables donated by run; a Children’s Lucky Dip; a photos and DVDs about our historical local schools, Kells & Crossmichael, Tombola stall and a Car Boot Sale. Royal Burgh. We would love to hear Table Tennis will continue through There will be information about from anyone who has information to the summer on Tuesday evenings The New Galloway Story and an share or who can tell us a story about between 7pm and 9pm. No need to opportunity to become a Friend of old New Galloway or who would like join a club, this is open to all. New Galloway Town Hall. be a curator when The Story is on LING and The Galloway Glens To find out more or book tables, etc, display. Project please call Ros on 01644 420 632. On Saturdays The Story in the main LING are working with the team Ros Hill MANY HAPPY RETURNS FOR BRASS BAND The rafters of the church in eight years. Newly promoted to the Carsphairn Church First Section, Dunaskin Doon competed against bands from will be ringing once across the UK in the Second again to the sound of Section at the National Brass Band Championships in brass when Dunaskin Cheltenham last September Doon Band returns on and finished in a creditable 8th position – the highest- Saturday 28 October placed Scottish band in all four to stage an autumn contesting sections. The concert will start at concert in aid of 7.30pm and light refreshments will be served during the church funds. Dunaskin Doon Band take the interval. As last year, there The band is back in the applause at last year’s concert in will be no admission charge, village after a much-acclaimed Carsphairn Church. performance last year. It will be but donations at the door are the band’s fourth appearance at requested. Glenkens Gazette page 2 Glenkens Gazette page 3 40 Years of the Scottish Alternative Games This year sees the silver is a clootie dumpling and ‘race’ to the finish line. The Tractor bronze a scotch pie! Pull was introduced when the Games 40th anniversary of Some events have come and moved to New Galloway and is gone over the years like Spinnin’ another strength test to see who can the famous Scottish the Peerie and Flingin’ the pull a 1960 Massey Fergusson tractor Alternative Games. Herd’s Bunnet, but the main in the fastest time over 20 yards. The Lowland alternative to the Alternative Games event has always The Alternative Run, introduced more traditional Highland Games been The Gird ‘n’ Cleek World last year, is not a race but a social was the brainchild of the late Mungo Championship. The ‘gird’ is an iron run at your own pace, starting and Bryson from Parton. When he was hoop and it is guided by the ‘cleek’, finishing in the arena and taking in trying to think of a suitable event or handle, as the competitors race some of the fantastic scenery of the to commemorate the Queen’s Silver around an oval track. People from Glenkens. You can even try your Jubilee in 1977, he found an old rusty all over the globe have competed hand at Archery. This was a popular gird and cleek on his farm one day and, together with Mungo’s fertile ...the fun lasts all afternoon but imagination, the idea was born. Initially called The Parton Games, they were soon rebranded to The the memories will last forever! Scottish Alternative Games and but the world title has never left attraction when it was first introduced moved from Parton to their current the UK before and, in fact, has only at New Galloway and we were venue in New Galloway, Scotland’s been taken out of Scotland on one delighted that the ancient skill was smallest Royal Burgh, in 2001. occasion in 1987 - this is one sport at back as an activity last year again As well as attracting thousands of which Scotland can truly claim world after a few years’ absence. happy spectators and participants dominance! All events can be entered on the over the years the quirky event has Other events which have been day and all necessary equipment is featured in the national media, most there from the start include Hurlin’ provided – just bring yourself, your recently on Channel 5’s Champion’s the Curlin’ Stane – much like family and friends, some competitive of the World with Rory McGrath in the shot putt but using a curling spirit and, most importantly, your 2013 and on BBC Countryfile with stone instead; Tossin’ the Sheaf sense of humour.
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