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KILLIN NEWS KILLIN & DISTRICT COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER PRICE £1 Issue 99 Aug 2007 KILLIN NEWS KILLIN & DISTRICT COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER PRICE £1 Issue 99 Aug 2007 Tractor Run 15 KDAS Ploughing Match 8 Kenny Lang Kindrochit Quadrathlon 20 Bob MacGregor Trial 32 Rob Roy Challenge 38 Killin News Editorial We celebrate local success DEADLINES Issue 100 Weeks of hard training paid off when Dee, Kate and Sarah won the award for the first womens' team in the Artemis Advertising Great Kindrochit Quadrathlon. To swim, climb/run, canoe 7th Sept and cycle 90.35 kilometers without a break was a remarkable test of stamina and determination and resulted Copy in a significant donation by their sponsors to charity. 14th Sept Dochie MacDonald has again achieved success in "70 Wild Miles" (113 kilometer triathlon cycle, canoe and hill run) with another big donation to charity. Donald MacAskill successfully organised the Tractor Run for Editorial Policy Statement Yorkhill and achieved a sizable sum. The Killin News is a free community newspaper Success in raising money for charity features throughout produced and distributed every two months by volunteers to households and businesses in Killin this issue. Breast Cancer Care, Cancer Research UK, Martin and district. The aim of those involved is to produce Currie Charitable Foundation, CHAS, Habitat for Humanity, an informative, accurate and entertaining journal for Killin Care Trust, Mercy Corps, Killin Mountain Rescue, those who live, work and visit in this area. Letters Yorkhill Children’s Foundation and the “training of a teacher and articles published in the newspaper do not in a third world country” all feature as recipients in the list necessarily reflect the views of the Production of sponsored achievements. Committee and they reserve the right to shorten, edit or not publish any item. Contributions will be Emily Crow has already attained international success in attributed to the author. Vested interests will be UK, Ireland and Europe, in the world of dancing and Adele declared where applicable. Articles should be between 200 and 300 words, photos in high quality Melia has been chosen for the 2012 Olympic Road Show. and the content should be original work relevant to Luke Melia is working with professional actors at the Killin and environs. All personal emails are Tramway Theatre. acknowledged by a reply. If you do not receive a The Bob MacGregor Memorial 2-Day Motorcycle Trial reply please contact us by phone or drop the article involved some of the youngsters of Killin. Robert Lafferty in the office letterbox. Junior won the Youth C Trophy and "Piston Broke". Thanks to the Lafferty family this will become an annual event. Production Committee The KDAS Ploughing competition involved some keen Gina Angus, Willie Angus, Jim Beattie youngsters from Killin who demonstrated remarkable skill Iain Campbell, Allan Chisholm, Judy Forster made more difficult by the atrocious weather. Donald Dani Grant, Angus Inglis, Margaret MacIver Kay Riddell, Liz Stevens MacAskill, Andrew Anderson and Ian Hancock all achieved success, albeit Ian by bad luck. To advertise in the Killin News The Parents’ Open Evening at Killin Primary School Advertising Rates from £12 demonstrated a success of a different kind. The exhibits Contact Tel: 01567 820298 were chosen and set up by the children themselves and Adverts are accepted in good faith and we can not reflected the projects and what the children learned over be held responsible for the goods and services the year. Models, drawings, and interactive whiteboards advertised combined to give the parents and visitors an impression of Web sites: www.killin.info and the interest and enthusiasm of the children. www.killinnews.co.uk Bunty MacGregor’s records show that £44,033 was raised e-mail for charity in Killin for year to the end June 2007. What an generous place! WA Address: Main Street, Killin FK21 8UW Office Phone : 01567 820014 Front Page Photograph: Tractor Road Run in aid of Yorkhill Hospital Page 15 JASON CAMPBELL Monemore Killin PLUMBING REPAIRS NEW INSTALLATIONS TILING Tel: 01567 820413 Mobile: 07810 600636 Free estimates [email protected] 2 Killin doing its bit reducing waste!! How many of us take usable items to the skip or put them in the grey bin just because we do not require them, items that could still be used by someone else? Well KWS has the answer! Log on to www.killin.info/post and offer your items to the community or, if you are looking for something, put in a request to see if someone else has what you want. The service is free, so go on - try it out and do your bit to recycle and reduce waste. LS Index Ads Index 39 Rubbish? Bin Days 39 Bob MacGregor Memorial Trial 32 Our desire for more complex and While many are suitable and Cadets on Fire 13 up to date equipment increases useful for charity shops and car Celebrations 26 all the time. This leads to our boot sales, thrown away they Community Bus 23 "throw away" society and cheaper just fill and pollute landfill sites. Computer Corner 12 items in the shops and Now "Trading Post" provides a Crossword 37 supermarkets. At T in the Park good alternative for residents in Disco Dancing Champion 9 heaps of tents and equipment, the Killin area. Bicycles, toys and furniture in good condition Doctors' Notes 22 bought for the weekend, were left on the field following the event. can often be seen in skips Editorial 2 This is not unusual in rural areas. destined for landfill. It would be Frost Report 10 Tents, pots and pans, sleeping of benefit to us all if they found Further Gymnastic Success 25 bags, saws and even elaborate a suitable home. Going over old Tracks 7 barbecue sets are found left Arthur Rennie, who is in charge Highland Dancing 17 behind on the hills in scenic areas of the skip, already places Killin & Crianlarich Nursery 4 of the Highlands. How about that worthwhile items aside in case Killin Community Council 4 for carbon footprint or caring for others might find them useful. Killin Golf Club 36 the environment? We all have Congratulations those who Killin Keep Fitters 23 equipment we don't need that still organised this local solution and Killin Primary School 18 works well, for example electrical the Killin Web Site for hosting it. goods and furniture. Many of Kindrochit Quadrathlon 20 WA Letters 30 these items are fully functional Luke in Professional Performance 25 and just take up valuable space. Mervyn's Weather 5 Mobile Library 25 Obituary 28 Off to Timbuktu 24 Planning Applications 34 Ploughing Match 8 Reducing Waste 3 Rob Roy Challenge 38 Rubbish 3 Scottish Hydro Presentation 28 Sports and Leisure Club 29 Strathfillan by the Way 16 Destined for landfill Strawberry Tea 38 Superbus 29 The Nature of Killin 11 Think About it 7 Tractor Run 15 Upholstery Class 5 What's On 39 Last minute reprieve Whatz Happenin? 29 Writers’ Workshop 13 3 Killin Community Council 10th July Killin and Crianlarich Rural Housing: Tony Teasdale be reconsidered after the meeting. Nursery gave an overview of Rural Stirling No objections to Flaxmill houses and Housing Association's proposals for cottages, Ardeonaig Hotel kitchen The older children enjoyed Teddy the Ballechroisk site. RSHA hopes extension and Dalchenna House. Bears Picnics at Kenmore, Strathyre, to provide low cost housing primarily Aredonaig Hotel lodges and A & B Crianlarich and Killin. Our thanks for local people in either 6 houses or Services shed extension still again go to Wendy, Nursery teacher, more flats. Killin is a pilot project ongoing. Plans for the bus turning for her ongoing support to children, giving the Community Council a circle did not include toilets and it staff and parents at this time. chance to discuss the design, size, would be made clear that these Both Parent groups are very actively how properties are allocated and the were necessary. fundraising. Crianlarich have the village housing requirements. RHSA Craiganavie Footpath: Objections garden development, trips, etc. and hope to acquire the site this had been raised by residents and Killin are focusing on funds for a financial year. these had been noted. wooden climbing frame/slide and its Stirling Council Representation: Further information awaited. safe installation. As there are now three Councillors Ambulance Service: Information (Fergus Wood SNP, Tony Ffinch requested was still not forthcoming. Events Conservative, and Paul Owens Ardeonaig Road: No further Labour) representing the area, they information. Saturday 28 August - 60/40 sale will take it in turns to attend the Community Action: Fiona and coffee morning in McLaren Community Council Meetings. Kennedy to meet with Les Lesser Hall, Killin Zebra Crossing: The possibility of Goodfellow, Stirling Council, about Donations, including baking, and making the crossing a Pelican bins, dog litter, the village officer help on all these days will be very crossing would be investigated by and related topics. much appreciated. Donations can the Stirling Councillors. Complaint about police: be handed into Killin or Crianlarich Sign to Cemetery: No progress Inspector Findlater had been told of Nursery. Breadalbane Area Network: a letter received and would report Sunday 16 September - Family A 2 day Arts event is being planned back. Fun Day at Bridge of Lochay Hotel for next year. Visibility at Bridge of Dochart: from 1-4pm including candy floss, Community Futures: Applications Landowners to be contacted about Laser Quest and much more. have been made for a Community trimming back bushes. Friday 19 October - Bingo Evening Development Trust. Overhanging branches at The at Bridge of Lochay Hotel (due to Planning: A presentation was Glebe: Owners to be asked to trim demand following last years made of plans for a house below the these. success). Bridge of Dochart and these were Next Meeting: 7.30 Tuesday left with the Council for a decision to 11th Sept.
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