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Kinross Newsletter Founded in 1977 by Mrs Nan Walker, MBE Issue No 363 May 2009 www.kinrossnewsletter.org ISSN 1757-4781 DEADLINE for the June Issue CONTENTS 2.00 pm, Monday From the Editor ............................................................2 18 May 2009 Letters ..........................................................................2 for publication on News and Articles .........................................................6 Saturday 30 May 2009 Police Box..................................................................13 Community Councils...................................................14 Club & Community Group News .................................24 Contributions for inclusion in the Sport ..........................................................................35 Newsletter News from the Rurals..................................................39 The Newsletter welcomes items from clubs, Out & About...............................................................40 community organisations and individuals for Gardens Open..............................................................42 publication. 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Editor Eileen Thomas Typesetting and Layout Tony Dyson Word Processing Julia Fulton Advertising Ann Harley Treasurer Ross McConnell Distribution Craig Williams Subscriptions Ann Harley 2 Letters Editorial CarelessTalk Costs Live(lihood)s 14.04.09 It rarely ceases to amaze me how things can get distorted What is on earth is going on with P&KC grounds and blown out of proportion by the simple act of gossiping. maintenance? Some of Kinross’s public landscaped areas Normally, such gossip can be shrugged off with a wry smile have been brutalised recently, and similar complaints have and a disbelieving shake of the head. But every so often, been made about the South Inch in Perth, with complete when rumours are destructive and can end up hurting those removal of bushes and trees during the nesting season. both directly, and indirectly involved, one has to stand up Councillor Baird was due to take council officers on a tour of Kinross shortly after the last Kinross CC meeting when and say ‘enough is enough’. Amongst the spate of nonsense currently doing the rounds, this topic was discussed; we look forward to hearing the explanation. is that the Green and Windlestrae Hotels are up for sale and even in Receivership. I can categorically say that there is When we said last month that it was a landmark Newsletter, being the biggest one ever, we did not mean to set a not one iota of truth in these rumours. The two hotels are not up for sale. Over the last six months since the Credit challenge! This one is even bigger, at 52 pages. Partly this is because some of the CCs, having held annual general Crunch hit, the Green Hotel is trading ahead of last year and The Windlestrae is even ahead of a quite demanding budget meetings, included Chairmen’s reports, but we also received a huge number of submissions from groups and set last summer, before we had even heard of the Credit Crunch. The summer bookings to date in fact look quite individuals. This meant that processing all the submissions in time for the printing deadline was quite a strain! Whilst it encouraging. I can only assume that the profusion of rumours and is wonderful to see how active Kinross is in terms of social, voluntary and sports groups and we do very much want to counter-rumours is a result of it becoming public knowledge that we are very sadly having to consider the option of encourage people to write to the letters page with their points of view, could we just make a plea to everyone to be selling Kinross House. As everyone I am sure can imagine, the day to day costs of maintaining the house and gardens a bit briefer! Thanks! have escalated dramatically in recent years, and it is only Letters Policy sensible that we, as a family, weigh up the pros and cons We reserve the right not to publish any letter. Letters will not be from time to time of living in such a wonderful place. published unless the sender’s name and address are supplied and Regardless of whether we do end up selling or not, it has no they are prepared to have them published along with their letter. relevance to the hotels or golf courses. If we do sell, our Please note that the Newsletter does not necessarily agree with intention would be to either buy or build another house any of the views expressed on these pages. locally, perhaps on a marginally less ambitious scale! However, it is very important that we quash the current Abbreviations Used rumours circulating around about the hotels. It is vital that P&KC = Perth & Kinross Council people realise the impact that such untruths have, not only CC = Community Council on the morale of staff, but also the damage that could be Cllr = Councillor caused to a business which employs a large number of local CCllr = Community Councillor people - we are already receiving calls from potential guests and clients seeking reassurance. Everyone involved with Distribution & Subscriptions Manager the hotels and golf courses has been doing a fantastic job in required for Kinross Newsletter what, for everyone, are fairly demanding economic Responsible person required to deliver supplies of conditions, and they simply do not deserve to have their Newsletters to our various outlets around the county, one livelihoods potentially undermined by ill-informed gossip. day per month. Duties also include cash handling and Jamie Montgomery banking, monitoring sales and returns and dealing with subscriptions. 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Public comment is Kinnesswood - A lesson in democracy certainly invited yet the subsequent well voiced concerns of Following helpful comment on the above by Cllr Baird in local residents, amply supported demonstrations and the April issue of the Newsletter, may I,