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March 2015 Sponsored by I THE ROTHESIAN March 2015 Sponsored by I. Fraser & Sons Issue No 69 I. Fraser & Sons, Electrical Engineers & Contractors The late Ian Fraser and W.R. Main commenced business as Electrical Contractors in the name of Fraser and Main in 1962, at 93 High Street, Rothes, and moved to its’ present address at 42 High Street in 1963 The partnership was dissolved mutually after some years, and I. Fraser & Sons came into being, and es- tablished a robust reputation in the early years, working predominantly in the Whisky Industry. After Ian’s sudden death in 1976, Mrs Evelyn Fraser, with the help of of some senior employees, decid- ed to continue in business. In 1983, Mark joined the family business after serving his time as a mechanic, and re-trained as an elec- trician, and in 1990, entered into partnership with Mike Wall to continue with the successful business his father and mother had built up. The business diversified into contracting at this time for the MoD and various building con- tractors, and earned a reputation for quality workmanship, and completing contracts on time and budget. Operating from our base in Rothes and Gran- town, serving local areas and beyond, we are continuing to expand and deliver quality work- manship on all aspects of electrical work, be it domestic or industrial. Now a third generation has joined the business, with Mark’s son Sam now in his third year of apprenticeship. With so much interest in whisky, and the ever growing influx of visitors to the area, Mark saw an oppor- tunity for Executive Hire to cater for the many VIPs visiting various distilleries, and in 2013, Speyside Executive Hire was formed. The business has gone from strength to strength in this short period, with regular contracts for Glen Grant, Diageo, Glenfiddich and Chivas, along with wedding hires within the Moray and Speyside areas. We currently operate 2 Mercedes S Class and a Mercedes Viano 7-seater, and offer very competitive rates for any occasion. In 2014, after many requests from vari- ous distilleries that required joinery re- pairs, Mark saw an opportunity to em- ploy a joiner for small works and repairs within distilling and local domestic work. Les Smith joined the business, and with many years’ experience, and a reputation for quality workmanship, has successfully expanded our Client base, and continues to add to the success of I. Fraser & Sons You may contact The Rothesian by e-mail, using the following address: [email protected] LIVE LOCAL, WORK LOCAL? Donate Your Unwanted Clothes WE NEED YOUR HELP Donate your unwanted Clothes and help us support Rothes Fire Station are reaching out to the community injured Fire-fighters by putting your unwanted clothes, and local businesses in the bid to recruit more retained pairs of shoes, linen and handbags in the clothes bank fire fighters following a drop in their crew num- located at the front of the Rothes Fire Station. bers. The minimum crewing levels for getting the ap- pliance turned out is 4. Carwash Retained Duty System (RDS) Fire-fighters are invalu- able to their communities, providing a fire and rescue The Rothes Fire Fighters will be doing a carwash to service on an 'on call' basis. We are currently looking raise money for the Fire fighters Charity and Natalie for men and women from all backgrounds who can Steele on the 21st March. work in a team, attending a range of incidents includ- ing fires and road traffic accidents. Most incidents are over with-in 45 minutes. You will also, from time-to- time, be involved in local community education in the area you live in. THE ROTHESIAN You must be able to respond safely to your preferred station within 7 minutes of being alerted, and you will Coming soon: “rothesian.com”! be expected to undertake training one evening a week, and carry out further training on an occasional basis. In return, you will receive an annual retaining fee of We are finally getting back on-line since losing up to £2,848, in addition to an hourly rate of up to our presence on the Speyside network. We are £13.00 when called out and for performing other role aiming to be at www.rothesian.com by the end of related duties. March, and eventually aim to have full access to Applicants must be 18 or over and in good health. all back issues of “The Rothesian”. Keep your We are taking on contracted hour availability fingers crossed! now whereby someone who only works in Rothes through the day or someone that can give as little as 4 We are looking for sponsors for future editions of hours a day either in morning or afternoon. “The Rothesian”. Those wishing to apply to become a retained fire fight- If anyone wishes to become a sponsor, either per- er can do so by calling 01224 696666 during office sonally, or through their business, please contact hours. If anyone would like to find out more before Pearl Paul for full details. applying or would like more information you can come along to the Rothes Fire Station on a Thursday between 1900-2130, or contact Watch Manager Andy We are also looking to increase our “team” here at Cameron by phoning or texting on 07771 872285. “The Rothesian” since the sad death of Jean Al- lan. There will be a meeting at the Cottage at 7.30 on Free Smoke Alarm Monday, 13th April for anyone who is interested in joining the Rothesian Group. Get your free 10-year smoke alarm fitted by your local Fire-fighters. You can request a free Home Fire Safety Visit, this is where the local fire-fighters come to your home and give you some Fire Safety advice and can fit a smoke alarms for free, if you need any. Our alarms have a 10- year battery too, so you don’t have to spend anything. Don’t wait, request your free Home Fire Safety Visit by texting text "FIRE" to 80800 from your mobile or call 0800 0731 999, or contact Andy Cameron on 07771 872285 This issue sponsored by I. Fraser & Sons 2 CRAFT CLUB ROTHES LADIES GROUP Craft Club is up and running for another session on To end our year we celebrated with a very enjoyable Tuesday nights from 7pm-9pm in the café area of the home grown Christmas Buffet, a visit from Santa and Grant Hall. some fun and games. We are a friendly group and welcome all who wish to We brought in 2015 with our annual visit to Eden come along with their latest craft projects. We can Court and Aladdin which was excellent. We complet- offer advice and tips to help you. Tea and coffee is ed the day with high tea. provided. All this only cost £4 a session, so why not Traditionally in January we were again entertained by dust off that craft kit you’ve been meaning to do/finish Myrtle and Friends which as always was thoroughly and come along. enjoyed by all. For more information please call Claire Smith on Now February we had the talented Mr Alan Butter- 01340 831147. field who explained the intricacies of digital photog- And find us on facebook: http://m.facebook.com/ raphy with lots of very beautiful pictures. Rothescraftclub. We are now nearing the end of this session and finish with our Coffee Morning on May 23rd, followed by a bus outing on June 13th – destination as yet unknown, All we ask is the pleasure of the ladies’ company and a LINNBURN nice dry day. Morag Finlayson Well here are almost through the first quarter of 2015 where does the time go!! (Note the Ladies Group meets on the 3rd Tuesday of On December 18th we had our Christmas party, we all the month at 7.30pm in the Church Hall – look out for had a lovely day which was held in the Church Hall, their notices) we would like to say a huge thank you to Colin for all his work on the day, Irene for providing a beautiful meal and the Merry Minstrels for providing the enter- tainment. DAMSELS IN DISTRESS! We have all taken it easy for the month of January, getting over the festivities, and now we are in the Members of Rothes Horticultural and Industrial Socie- process of putting on our thinking hats planning for ty are over the moon with the result of their recent plea the year ahead. for help to the community. We are having a visit from the Rothes Nursery school In desperation, due to lack of male helpers willing to to participate in an Easter Egg Hunt and competition lend a hand at their annual flower show and fund rais- this takes place on Thursday 26th March 2015. ing events, a mailshot to potential recruits has come up In the meantime keep an eye on our window for our trumps. sales items which have been made by our service users President Dena Cruickshank explains; - “We simply and remember that we have a large range of books for had to do something pro-active and sent a letter to you to pop in borrow/swap and read . people we hoped would agree to help. We ladies real- Everyone at Linnburn wishes you a Happy Easter ized that we simply couldn’t do it all on our own - we needed more willing hands to help us”. Rothes men, Ronnie Anderson, Sandy Cameron, Ray- mond MacDonald, Stuart Paul, Gary Johnston, Bruce GENERAL ELECTION – 7TH MAY Gordon and Graham Jefferson responded without hesi- tation and saved the day.
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