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April 2013 at 7.30Pm, We Will Be Hosting a Race Killin News AGM Night in the Village Hall in Aid of the Strathyre Music Festival KKIILLLLIINN NNEEWWSS KILLIN & DISTRICT COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER Priice £1 Issue 133 Apriill 2013 Killin News DEADLINES Editorial Killin’s Rich History Issue 134 Killin has a timeline that owes its importance to Advertising 10th May the arrival of the early Celtic Christian missionaries Copy 17th May culminating in St Fillan who came to Loch Dochart in the mid 8th century. The foundation of the Publication Macnab Clan goes back to that era and is equally 7th June wound up in local history. The Memorial Service and interment of the ashes of James Charles Macnab, 23rd Chief of the Clan, along with his wife’s ashes, marked a major historical event in the history of Killin. Succeeded by Jamie Macnab Editorial Policy Statement as 24th Chief, the timeline of history marches unceasingly. We are lucky to have such important The Killin News is a free community newspaper connections with Scottish History and wish the produced and distributed every two months by new Chieftain a long and fruitful time in his Clan volunteers to households and businesses in Killin and duties. Page 4 district. The aim of those involved is to produce an Fire informative, accurate and entertaining journal for those The day of the Memorial Service will be who live, work and visit in this area. Letters and remembered also as the day of the fire. This articles published in the newspaper do not necessarily erupted quite suddenly while those attending the reflect the views of the Production Committee and they interment were on their way to Innes Bhuidhe. reserve the right to shorten, edit or not publish any Our sincere good wishes go out to Gordon Aitkin, item. Contributions will be attributed to the author. his family and Steve Bennett and others in A&B Vested interests will be declared where applicable. Services as they work exceptionally hard to bring Articles should be between 200 and 300 words, photos the business back into full function again. This is a in high quality and the content should be original work major and significant element of industry in Killin relevant to Killin and environs. All personal emails are that contributes to the local economy. Page 3 acknowledged by a reply. If you do not receive a reply Scouting for Youth please contact us by phone or drop the article in the Many of us ‘old timers’ will have fond memories of office letterbox. the excitement of scouting, knots, camping, cooking over small stoves, building unlikely Production Committee contrivances with sticks and rope and learning how Gina Angus, Willie Angus, Jim Beattie, to safely use woods and wilderness. Maybe this is Allan Chisholm, Judy Forster an outdated concept but the skills and attitudes we Dani Grant, Liz Howard, Angus Inglis, Phil Jones, learned at this stage remained with us adults. Margaret MacIver, Anneke Mayo, Kay Riddell, Remembered events came flooding back on Marion Strang hearing that the 2nd Killin & District Scout Group is about to be formed. What better way is there to Delivery Volunteers explore this remarkable environment and what a Linda Frost, Elizabeth Hancock, Marion MacGregor, wealth of local advice and experience is available Roy McGregor, John and Jennifer Morris, Julie Rhys, in all those who have worked this land over the Moria Robertson, Janet Somerville, Gordon Webster, years? Well done David Robertson who has Sonia Cull, Isla Craig, Joyce Russell, John Riley, worked hard to bring Scouting back to Killin. Jen Riley, Rosie Mochan, Mary Anderson, plus some Page 5 Committee Members Killin Action Plan It has always been difficult to engage with To advertise in the Killin News everyone in the community when seeking ideas, to Advertising Rates from £12 achieve a balance and to take into account the Contact Tel: 01567 820298 views of all those who live and work in Killin. For Adverts are accepted in good faith and we cannot be example there are inevitably differences of held responsible for the goods and services advertised priorities between those who work the land and tourist providers, the retired and the employed, Web sites: www.killin.info and commuters and local retail services, independent www.killinnews.co.uk businesses and franchises and so on. The Action Plan update hopes to register the views of e-mail: killin.news[at]madasafish.com everyone. All views must be respected. Killin is editorial[at]killinnews.co.uk for the people who live here and for all the adverts[at]killinnews.co.uk activities that take place centred on the community. No one person can identify absolute Address: Main Street, Killin FK21 8UW priorities for the community but all must share Office Phone : 01567 820014 their views if they wish them to be noted. Page 18 WA Front page: The 24th Chief of the Macnabs, Jamie Macnab of Macnab, and his family Photo by David Robertson 2 The Ides of March Killin News Friday 15th March was always going procession, saw it come to a halt and fire from spreading to the house to be a special day in Killin, with both then the kilted gentlemen and well- behind, the other crews worked from the Macnab Memorial Service and dressed ladies turned into the Park Main Street. As on a previous procession to Inch Buie and, on the and went up to the bridge via Fingal occasion, it was difficult to find the lighter side, the Comic Relief Road – not so easy for the older folk. fire hydrant as again it had been Afternoon Tea in Shutters. That day, The smoke was coming from a fire at tarred over. (NB Stirling Council!) however, will also be remembered by A & B Services in Main Street, where PC Andy Fleming was already there many people unaffected by either of the main engineering workshop for the Macnab procession but those events. containing all the tools and instead had to stop it - and the rest Jenny Huntley was talking to Sue machinery had caught fire and of the traffic – just as it was making Hughes outside Craigbuie when they its way up Main Street. All the both began to cough and thought buildings around A & B were someone nearby was having a evacuated and another procession - bonfire. Then they saw smoke. wheelchairs from the Home and with Dogwalkers at the head of the loch the residents’ teatime sandwiches - noticed black smoke rising from the made its way carefully to the Lesser centre of the village. Audrey McLaren Hall. Dani Grant, enjoying a Weaver, on her way down to the belated Mothers’ Day lunch, got a call bridge to watch the procession also from the shop to say they had to saw the smoke – and that it was close. Her concern, however, was coming from somewhere near the that the Bank was also closed so she Retirement Home. She rang the couldn’t pay in the PAYE Killin Care Trust Chairman, Jim contributions which were due. At the Cushley, and they both rushed down end of the school day the children to the Home. were sent home avoiding Main Street. Shutters customers, prolonging their It took almost three hours before the tea and cakes to watch the Macnab fire was out and everything made safe. The house behind was Index Ron Allner damaged but safe, however the Action Plan 18 Ads Index 39 rapidly went up in flames. workshop situation is severely Big Shed 24 Gordon Aitken, one of the impaired. Gordon and Steve are, Bins & Recycling 39 proprietors, had called the Fire however, absolutely determined to Birks Cinema 19 Brigade immediately but, although carry on with business as usual. It Births 35 the Fire Station is very close, the will be very hard work for them and Bob MacGregor Events 26 Killin fire-engine was unable to their team for the next few months Book Review 32 attend right away as only three rebuilding and replacing equipment Boxing Day Dip 26 people were on duty and four are but they have the work and the will Cartoon 37 needed for a callout. Gordon had to keep going. A & B Services has Cheerio 25 been a retained fireman himself and been going in Killin for almost 20 Comic Relief 37 offered to be the fourth but this was years and, for the sake of Killin as Computer Corner 8 not allowed, so he and two of his well as for their team, we hope it will Editorial 2 Environmental Action Killin 19 team did what they could until the continue for many more. Frost Report 9 Killin engine arrived about 30 MM Goal Posts 17 minutes later to tackle what was by Gordon and Steve have been Herb Society 32 then a major fire. It was followed by overwhelmed by the support they Highland Roots 37 appliances from Crianlarich, have had from customers, suppliers, Killin & Ardeonaig Trust 7 Tyndrum, Callander and Stirling. friends and neighbours over this Killin Community Council 6 While the Killin crew tackled the back difficult time and would like to thank Killin Primary School 22 of the premises and prevented the everybody for their kindness. Letters 33 Local Planning 38 MacGregor’s Market 16 Macnab Ceremonies 4 McLaren High School 21 Mervyn’s Weather 15 Mobile Library 36 National Park 20 Nursery 23 Obituaries 28 Old Mill 7 Race Night at Strathyre 8 Register of Electors 18 Scouts 5 Strathfillan by the Way 10 Surgery News 27 SWRI 27 The Ides of March 3 This and That 36 U3A 17 Walk in the Park 34 What’s On 39 World Book Night 32 Ron Allner 3 Macnab Ceremonies Procession Distracted by Fire Ron Allner Ron A Memorial Service for James burial island of the Chiefs of The Charles Macnab of Macnab was Clan Macnab in a procession held in Killin Parish Church on from the church led by Pipe Friday 15th March and the Major Greig Canning.
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