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MARCH 2020
January has been a very eventful month in our still attached. Hopefully it will recover and we community woods. First of all towards the end will see new shoots appearing. of the month a discovery was made that On a more positive note, work has been someone had been cutting down trees in continuing in the rest of the woods. Preparation Hopeward Wood without the permission of the Dalgety Bay has been made for the P7s to plant several owners, the Community Council. All of the donated oak trees. The Scouts are waiting for community woods are protected by a Fife Community Woodlands Group some good weather to come down and clear Council Tree Preservation Order against this also in Hopeward Wood (and the only beech in invasive honeysuckle from Downing Point in type of activity. 5 trees, one an ash, the others those woods) to 70 mph winds. Very order to encourage the growth of special native sycamore, were cut down in the area below the unfortunately it fell into 2 gardens in Lumsdaine plants growing on the volcanic rock there. The Coastal Path where it enters Hopeward Wood Drive, demolishing a summer house there. The Triangle has been sown with wildflower seed from the west. Not only were branches left tree was mature and was last surveyed in 2016/ by the P7s and the Heritage Viewpoint banking strewn across the woodland floor, smothering 17 and found to be perfectly healthy. The tree and the sides of the footpath cleared and dug emerging bluebells, but one of the cut trunks fell whole, the trunk did not break, and on in preparation for sowing. was left in a dangerous state. It was also found inspection by specialists was considered to be As always, very many thanks go to all of our that a further holly had been recently cut down. healthy. The fall is thought to be caused by the helpers and volunteers who have worked so We have reported this activity to the relevant combination of 70 mph gusts and the extremely hard. bodies and put out an appeal to anyone who heavy rainfall of the previous 24 hours. At the Enjoy the woods. may have seen this destruction taking place. If time of writing this, the tree has been removed you see this type of activity going on to please from its fallen position by the Fife Coast and Contact us through our report it to us, details below. Countryside Trust and the good news is that website www.dbcwg.org The next event took place in the gales of 30th the root ball is thought to be quite healthy so it email [email protected] January. Sadly we lost a beautiful beech tree, has been replaced, with a small piece of trunk or Facebook.
Fairtrade Fortnight (24 February – 8 March) brings Fairtrade into sharp focus - a highlight of Fairtrade activity and not, we hope, just an annual foray to buy some Fairtrade coffee! This year its focus is in on CHOCOLATE. It may be hard to swallow but many of the people behind our most-loved food still live in extreme poverty. It is a scandal that behind the sweet delight of chocolate lies the bitter taste of exploitation. The UK chocolate industry is worth at least £4 billion each year but the average cocoa farmer in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, where 60% of all cocoa is grown, makes less than 75p a day - the extreme poverty line is around £1.40 per day. If this wasn’t enough to cope with, the climate crisis is already wreaking havoc on global food production. Farmers are battling less predictable seasons, more plant diseases and weather extremes, leading to a lack of food. They are struggling to harvest crops and working longer hours, for lower prices. For women, the situation is even more unfair. In Côte d’Ivoire, for example, women carry out more than two thirds of the labour involved in cocoa farming. They work in the fields, look after children, carry water, and help bring the crop to market. And yet they have fewer rights than men and earn less than a quarter of the money. To achieve real change in this bitter-sweet industry we need to keep speaking up for cocoa farmers, and keep our communities involved in writing the next, sweeter, chapter in their story. Keep reading for reasons to be optimistic, but also why we need to keep pressing for change. In October, the Fairtrade Minimum Price for conventional cocoa was raised from $2,000 to $2,400 per metric ton and for organically-farmed cocoa it will be $2,700. The Fairtrade Premium increased from $200 to $240 per metric ton. Fairtrade is the only certification scheme to focus on price, and as such is already making a tangible and significant difference to farmers’ incomes. Support the farmers – buy Fairtrade chocolate! If you would like to become a Fairtrade supporter or would like more information about Fairtrade, please contact Winnie Wood, Chair (822516) or Robin Arnott, Secretary (822293). Have a look at our website (www.fairtrade-dalgetybay.org.uk); check out our local Fairtrade Directory and read about Fairtrade ‘Beyond 2015 and towards 2030’.
1 the meeting to update the Community Council on the ongoing progress. New equipment is intended to be your local council delivered by the second week in February. Fife Council agreed to take on the maintenance of the park. It is hoped to be ready by April. They wished to thank the ...up to the minute Community Council for their support and asked for a grant to pay for a plaque and opening event. The Community Council holds its regular meeting on the first Monday of each month FLIGHTPATH UPDATE at 7.00pm in Dalgety Parish Church Hall. Members of the public are welcome to attend The Airport proposed plans have been rejected by the and listen to the discussion or to raise matters of special interest to them. Please note CCA and will have to be restarted. The Community Council thanked Louise Gunstensen, Coopted member that the minutes displayed here are extracts from the draft minutes. When approved, a of the Community Council and Bernie McIntosh full copy of the most recent minutes will be posted on the website in due course. Member of the Community Council for their work on behalf of the community. NEWS FROM YOUR COMMUNITY COUNCIL operate the devices in accordance with manufacturer’s GATEWAY The Community Council met on Monday February 3rd guidelines. The records generated are forwarded to Six units on the site have been sold by Muir to an 2020 Police Scotland, who write to the registered keepers Investment Firm. The Community Council have asked POLICE REPORT SUMMARY advising them of their speed and reminding them to the ward councillors to investigate the £50,000 funding The full report can be seen on the CC website. obey the speed limits in built up areas. agreed through the original planning application for art Calls and Crimes Reported If you would like to become a volunteer please visit work. During January 2020, a total of 66 calls were recorded https://www.scotland.police.uk/your-community/fife/ WOODLANDS for the Dalgety Bay and Hillend area. Out of these calls, Follow the link to complete the application form, which Vandalism has been reported in Bogend Wood where 20 required an immediate/priority response. can be handed in to your chosen Fife Police Station. trees were cut down. Information was passed to the During the same period, 8 Crime Files were recorded Reminder Community Council who reported it to the police with for the area, which contained a total of 9 charges. All incidents should be reported as soon as possible photographic evidence Enquiries are ongoing in relation to several incidents, by telephone on one of the following numbers: A fallen tree was also reported in Binning Strip which include vandalism, fraud and theft by shoplifting. highlighting the need to establish responsibility for maintenance of the woodlands in the area. Gift Card Scam The “gift card scam” is something we are seeing DALGETY COMMUNITY TRUST Please do not report incidents or crime by email, as Community events were held in January with the occasionally, where criminals are hacking into email or mailboxes are not monitored 24/7. social media accounts. From the hacked accounts, they purpose of consulting with the residents about plans will access the contacts list and send messages to Information relating to incidents can be passed for the use of the land. 50 residents attended. The Trust others, who think they are being contacted by a genuine anonymously to the independent charity “Crime are ready to enter into discussions with the Community friend or family member. Stoppers” by phoning 0800 555 111 (not for emergency Council regarding the transfer of land calls). The criminals will have a convincing story, which will INVERKEITHING HIGH SCHOOL result in them asking for financial help in the form of The public counter at Dalgety Bay Police Station is No decision has been made regarding the new High gift cards (Amazon, Google Play, etc). They will ask usually open Monday to Friday, between 9am and 5pm School. A meeting will take place on 11th February. you to attend a shop, purchase a quantity of gift cards (closed between 12.30pm and 1.30pm). Unfortunately, FORESHORE RADIATION (usually hundreds of pounds), take photos of their this can sometimes change at short notice. Radiation clean-up work has still not been awarded to unique codes and send them via email. Once photos COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING a contractor but it is thought that this will now run into a of these codes have been sent, the scam is complete PUBLIC FORUM third year. and you are at a financial loss. The criminals will then DEARS PHARMACY FORDELL BUS STOP usually continue their story by asking for further cards A representative of Dears Pharmacy presented their Councillor Barratt has drawn up a plan for a new bus to be purchased. As people think they are helping plans for a new pharmacy in Dalgety Bay. Offering 24/ stop at Fordell. The Community Council agreed to someone they know, they will usually send the amounts 7 collection kiosk, free delivery, travel clinic, examine this and submit the planning application. requested. vaccinations. It plans to open 7 days a week from unit COUNCILLOR’S REPORT If you receive any messages from anyone asking you 17 of the new development at Cochrane Way. A public Councillor Coleman is working with the Hillend Hub on to purchase gift cards then please do not reply, even if consultation on this is still runs until 3rd March. The its plans for VE75 celebrations . the message is from a social media account or email Community Council agreed to publicise the MINUTES APPROVAL address you recognise. If you think that you are at a consultation.************* These minutes will be approved at the next meeting of financial loss as a result of this scam then please phone ROTARY JUNE FEST the Community Council and any ammendments will 101 to report it. Colin Wheeler of the Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay appear in the archived copy on DB&HCC website. Public Consultation Survey Rotary presented his plans for the Annual June Fest NEXT MEETING As always, the public consultation survey runs and asked that Community land between the church The next meeting will take place at 7pm on Monday throughout the year and helps us to identify local and Louis Browns could be used to host this event. 2nd March 2020. policing priorities. The survey only takes a few minutes Details were provided as to the running of the event to complete and can be found at: and he assured us that nearby houses would be If you have something that requires our support please www.scotland.police.uk/yourviewcounts advised of the plans. Tickets will be sold on line. It will come along and let us know. Community Speedwatch take place from 7pm to 11 pm on Friday and Saturday We are here for you. Community Speedwatch is a voluntary scheme driven night and 1pm to 4pm on Sunday. Use of the land was NEXT DIARY by members of the community. It is supported by Police approved and discussions will take place later about a Please note that the next deadline for Diary input is Scotland (Fife Division) and the Fife Community Safety donation to the community. midnight on 10th March for the April 2020 issue. Partnership. Essentially, it is a high visibility deterrent GENERATING PLANT HILLEND which strives to encourage motorists to reduce their Mark Napier, Iam Wragg, and Keiran Boyle, coopted DBHCC Vice Chair speed, thus improving the safety and quality of lives of members of the Community Council attended the Jean Hutchison the local community. meeting to let us know that the appeal to continue the December 2019 Community Speedwatch is about speed monitoring planning application was refused by Fife Council for rather than enforcement. It involves approved the second time. Thanks were offered to the Community TIMMS TROPHY 2019 volunteers, in high visibility clothing, recording details Council for its work supporting and helping to organise The TIMMS Trophy for 2019 has been awarded to the of vehicles travelling above the speed limit at pre- the objection. Hillend Action Group to honour their outstanding work approved sites. The volunteers use equipment JUBILEE PARK UPDATE in leading the campaign against the proposals for a approved by the home office and they are trained to A representative from the Jubilee Park Group attended gas powered peaking plant next to Hillend village.
2 Hello, I hope you enjoy the March Diary. There’s more to read about in this month’s issue and Flower of the Month we have a double page feature announcing the welcome progress to the new Play Park in March - The Daffodil Jubilee Park. The article from the Gala Team is packed with supporting activities in this and future months and there are updates from the Dalgety Community Trust about its recent drop- in sessions and the latest news about the Edinburgh Airport Flight Paths proposals. Roy
THE NEXT ISSUE OF THE DIARY IS APRIL 2020 The closing date for receipt of all input for that issue is MIDNIGHT ON 10 March 2020 The daffodil is synonymous with Spring, YOUR DIARY INPUT - please email to: [email protected] representing rebirth, domestic happiness, This includes letters, articles, photographs or any information. Handwritten / typed articles can be sent or delivered to the Diary Coordinator, Roy. respect, regard and friendship. Please phone 01383 822370 for address details. Courtesy of Mike Gourlay ADVERTISING matters - please contact: IAN CHISNALL (Diary Adverts) Phone 01383 620919 or email: [email protected] DEARS PHARMACY CONSULTATION The CC minutes refer to this consultation. COMMUNITY COUNCIL matters - please contact: STEVEN LECKIE (Secretary) Details about how to take part can be found Phone 07522928110 or email: [email protected] on the CC Facebook page or by searching on For all information about your Community Council line for Pharmacy Applications and Please visit our website: www.dalgetybayandhillend.org Consultations - NHS Fife. Forthcoming Events March 2020 Mondays Bums off Seats walk : Contact Ben Douglas for details – 822715 Monday 2 Dalgety Bay & Hillend Community Council meeting - Dalgety Parish Church Hall 7:00pm - 9:00pm Tuesdays Men’s Club at the Kabin : All welcome 1:30pm - 3:30pm Tuesday 3 Men’s Probus : Faraday,TV and Mobile Phones? Jack Dempsey - Dalgety Parish Church Hall 10:00am - 11:30am Tuesday 17 Men’s Probus : Working with Scottish Lighthouses, Bob McIntosh - Dalgety Parish Church Hall 10:00am - 11:30am Wednesdays Dalgety Bay Bowling Club : Coffee Morning 10:00am - 12:00pm Wednesdays Ladies’ Club : Craft and Much More at the Kabin – All welcome 1:00pm - 3:00pm Wednesday 4 Dalgety Bay Ladies’ Probus - Dalgety Parish Church Hall 10:00am - 12:00pm Wednesday 4 The Guild - Dalgety Parish Church 7.30pm Wednesday 11, 25 The Lighthouse - Dalgety Parish Church 2:00pm - 4:00pm Wednesday 18 Donibristle Ladies’ Probus - Dalgety Parish Church Hall 10:00am - 11:30am Thursdays Dalgety Players - Dalgety Parish Church Hall 8:00pm Thursdays Dalgety Bay Day Centre : Drop-In Café 10:00am - 12:00pm Thursday 5 The Sunshine Group (Singing for the Brain) - Dalgety Parish Church Hall 2:00pm - 4:00pm Thursday 26 Bereavement Mutual Support Group meeting - Dalgety Parish Church Hall 10:00am - 11:30am Friday 6 Dalgety Bay Horticultural Society : Lyn Strachan, Fife Pilgrim Way - Dalgety Bay Community Centre 7:30pm Friday 20 Dalgety Bay Folk Club : Mak-A-Din - The Woodside Hotel, High Street, Aberdour 8:00pm Saturday 7 Dalgety Bay Bowling Club : Jackpot Bingo Saturday 14 Gala Ceilidh - Dalgety Bay Primary School 7:30pm - 11:30pm Saturday 28 Dalgety Bay Craft Fair - Dalgety Parish Church 10:00am - 2:00pm Sundays Dalgety Bay Community Woodlands Group : Sunday work parties – check for details on Facebook 1:00pm & 3:00pm April 2020 Monday 6 Men’s Probus : Preparing for a UEFA Champions League match, Scott Struthers - Church Hall 10:00am - 11:30am Tuesday 21 Men’s Probus : A.G.M - Dalgety Parish Church Hall 10:00am - 11:30am Wednesday 8, 22 The Lighthouse - Dalgety Parish Church 2:00pm - 4:00pm Friday 3 Dalgety Bay Horticultural Society : Tom Campbell, Brighter Bervie - Dalgety Bay Community Centre 7:30pm May 2020 Friday 1 Dalgety Bay Horticultural Society : Peter Thomson, Fruit - Dalgety Bay Community Centre 7:30pm Saturday 16 Dalgety Bay Horticultural Society : Annual Plant Sale with Tea Room - Dalgety Bay Community Centre 1:00pm - 3:00pm Saturday 23 Dalgety Bay Craft Fair - Dalgety Parish Church 10:00am - 2:00pm June 2020 Saturday 6 Dalgety Bay & Hillend Gala : Dalgety’s Got Talent Competition Saturday 6 – 13 The Gala Civic Week Saturday 13 Dalgety Bay & Hillend Gala and Relay for Life
3 PROBUS is a network of social clubs where people, over 55 and not working full letters to time, can meet others with similar interests. We are fortunate to have 3 clubs:- the diary Q Dalgety Bay (Men) Q Dalgety Bay Ladies Q Donibristle Ladies Men’s Probus have launched a new web site. Spruced up and looking fine, in an updated easy- To the Diary, to-read style. It has much more information than we can include in ‘The Diary’, and more details about The closure of our local Dobbies I am sure was met our activities. So, our Invitation this month is to join us at ‘DalgetyBayProbus.club’. with disappointment and disbelief by a great many We continue to meet in Dalgety Church Hall on 1st and 3rd Tuesday each month. Our February was people in the Bay. I for one found our local garden extremely interesting and informative. David Caldwell from the National Museum in Edinburgh told the centre much better for plants and garden produce fascinating story of excavations on Islay, the home of the ’Lords of the Isles’; and in contrast, the than the bigger neighbour in Dunfermline. Not the musical history story of Opera in Scotland. And we March (pun intended!) towards spring with Jack least will the cafe be greatly missed. It was a right community hub and always busy and you were sure Dempsey on 3rd – Faraday, TV and Mobile Phones: Then on 17th Bob McIntosh on Scottish Lighthouses. to met someone you knew, when you went for a Early notice for April, our first meeting will be on MONDAY 6th in the church hall, with Behind the cuppa. scenes in preparing for a UEFA Champions League match’ All you would-be managers; now’s your So,would some one out there, please create another chance! And our AGM on 21 April, opens the door to Spring. similar garden centre, for the folks in the Bay. Call in to see us, visit the web page, send an email, even if just to say you have read this. Make My The “Forever Hopeful Gardener” Day! Dear Diary, I handed in a repeat prescription at the pharmacy at Regents way on Friday 7th February only to see DALGETY BAY LADIES PROBUS CLUB a notice that said it would be 7 days before I could What better way to appreciate the wonderful historical architecture and landscape of China than to go pick up the medicines. Is anyone else annoyed that. backpacking with Fred Daniels and his wife Greta at our February meeting. Taking us from the splendours This has been done with no prior notification to of Beijing and travelling by train westwards towards the Gobi Desert. customers? Also I feel 7 days is too long to wait for Starting with a visit to the beautiful Forbidden City built during the Ming and Qing dynasties and consisting medicines. I have been a resident in Dalgety Bay of over 900 rooms. for 35 years and have watched it grow in size quite Close by is the massive Tiananmen Square, site of Mao Zedong’s mausoleum and the Hall of Congress. considerably but still we only have one pharmacy. The Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden surrounded by Kunming Lake, was the preferred retreat of Looks to me like there could be an argument now the court during the hot summer months. for the second pharmacy that has been trying to get permission to open a shop on Moray Way. The Temple of heaven was built by Emperor Yongle (responsible for the Forbidden City) and where the E. Luty Imperial Court worshipped and prayed for a good harvest. Name and address supplied Still within the city limits is the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall built to defend the capital and the The Diary received a response from Rowlands court. Fred and Greta chose the exciting toboggan ride down from the wall rather than retracing their Pharmacy which is summarised here. hundreds of steps. “The new process is called MediPac. Leaving Beijing by train the next stop was Datong and nearby the Taoist Xuankong Temple, built of MediPAC is directly connected to our central wood and perched precariously halfway up the cliff face. The temple is beautifully preserved and views warehouse which holds thousands of lines, far of the surrounding mountains are stunning. Also near Datong are the Yungang Caves containing Buddhist higher than a pharmacy could hold individually. This sculptures and statues cut into the rock face. should reduce the number of part prescription From Datong a 10 hour train journey took us to Xi’an and our final visit to see the thousands of life size supplies that patients receive and therefore ensure figures of the Terracotta Army. These figures were buried with China’s first Emperor to protect him in they have all their medication on their first visit. the afterlife. Consisting of three pits they contain not only figures, but also horses, carriages and farmyard Whilst your prescription will be assembled at animals. In 1988 the latest figures were discovered made of clay, with wooden arms and legs. MediPAC your prescription will still be legally Unfortunately our journey ended here as we ran out of time! But we hope that Fred and Greta will join checked, safety checked and reviewed by the us again to take us on the final leg of their amazing trip. Our thanks to them both for a wonderful branch pharmacist and branch team. This is to glimpse of the many wonders of China both on and off the beaten track. ensure all queries are resolved locally by the team The vote of thanks was given by Eleanor Bryson. who understand your pharmacy medication records and have strong relationships with your surgery to resolve any issues or queries in the same way they do now. DONIBRISTLE LADIES PROBUS CLUB Branches Teams will still be able to dispense Our speakers this month were Cathie and Mary from Loving Hands crafting for charity group based in medication you require urgently. Kelty. They knit, crochet and sew for a number of charities at home and abroad. Mary and Cathie spend We would encourage any of our patients concerned a lot of time travelling to hospitals all around Scotland delivering, hearts for mascectomy patients, drain about our new process to pop in and chat to us bags, hats for neo natal babies and twiddle muffs where we will explain in detail.” for dementia patients. They also donate clothes and knitted articles to Edinburgh Direct to be shipped out to many war torn countries to help and support those in need. They have donated funds to other charities such as air ambulance, guide dogs for the blind and Maggie’s Centre through their annual craft and cake fairs and through many of their kind supporters. We don’t have a spotlight feature for this month. Our group was able to help with their group through both wool and a cash donation which will be used If you are a local organisation, group or club and to buy appropriate filling for the stuffed hearts. can summarise what you are and how you came about in less than 200 words + photo, then please If you would like to join us we meet from 10 till 11.30 in Dalgety Parish Church on the third Wednesday contact the CC Secretary, Steven by email on: of the month. All Welcome. [email protected] Please contact: [email protected]
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5 Dalgety Bay & Hillend Gala / Relay for Life sponsored by Remax Dalgety Bay INVERKEITHING MEDICAL GROUP Welcome to your monthly diary update from the Gala Team! DALGETY’S GOT TALENT!!! SURGERY NEWS Calling all budding performers, we would love Body Mass Index - Let us go back to basics and talk about your BMI. BMI you to enter Dalgety’s Got Talent! To kick off uses your height and weight (weight in kilograms divided by the square of our Civic Week in style, we are holding a your height in meters), to work out if you are underweight, a healthy weight children’s* talent competition on Saturday 6th or overweight. June at the Community Centre. In true www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-weight/bmi-calculator/ Britain’s Got Talent style we are lining up our Underweight – BMI less than 18.5 - Being underweight can put you at risk of very own talented judging panel. So far it nutritional deficiencies, weaken you immune system and affect your fertility. includes Kathryn Bowman, singer, and president of Dalgety Bay Players If you are concerned about your weight please come and speak to us in the and Isobel Brown, vocal coach, singer in AbbFab and a musical director. Surgery or check out Performances should last no more than 3-4 minutes and the top three acts, www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk chosen by our esteemed panel, will be invited to perform on the main stage Healthy weight- BMI 18.5 to 24.9 - Well done you. Keep up the good work of on Gala Day. So, if you are singer, dancer, comedian, magician or have healthy eating and exercise. Unfortunately if you are like me and have a another secret talent we would love you to enter. Please message our higher risk of Type II diabetes, you need to aim for a BMI less than 23. Facebook page or email: [email protected], if you wish to enter. Overweight – BMI 25 to 29.9 / Obese- BMI 30 or higher Entries will cost £3 each and if you wish to be a member of our live audience tickets cost £5. If your BMI is 25 and over, you are unfortunately at increased risk of heart GOOD LUCK! *age limit is 16 years old. disease, Type II diabetes, stroke and some types of cancer. The good news is, now that you know, you can take positive steps to lower GET YOUR SCOTTISH DANCING SHOES ON! you BMI and improve your health. Avoid fad diets. Set yourself realistic Our next event is our Ceilidh on Saturday 14th March and we hope you will achievable goals and aim for slow sustainable weight loss. all join us for a fab evening of Scottish dancing with live music from the The NHS change4life website www.nhs.uk/change4life is a good resource. Tommy Boyle Ceilidh Band, finishing with a disco. Following last year’s Remember, you are worth it! success, we are in a bigger venue at Dalgety Bay Primary School Hall. Dr Lilin Zheng GP Partner There will be a hot supper and a cash bar. If you haven’t got your tickets, please contact us via the Gala Facebook page to reserve your ticket. www.inverkeithingmedicalgroup.scot.nhs.uk WHAT’S YOUR PLAN FOR GALA CIVIC WEEK? Dr Roberts - will be leaving the partnership as of 1st April 2020. She plans Saturday 6th to 13th June to work as a locum GP including time in Australia and New Zealand. We would love to hear what local groups, businesses and charities will do Coronavirus - Patients returning from mainland China, Thailand, Japan, to take part in our first Civic Week. It doesn’t have to be an extra activity Republic of Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia or Macao in just something to mark this year’s theme ‘Beside the sea’ as part of your the last 14 days and develop symptoms such as cough, high temperature or usual schedule. Perhaps you could hold an open day, do a coastal walk or feels shortness of breath, are advised to stay indoors and avoid contact with take part in a beach clean for example. Whatever your plans, do let us other people. know! Call NHS 24 on 111 and tell them of your recent travel to the country. KICKING OFF THE GALA IN STYLE! Regular updates are available on the Health Protection Scotland website on We are already putting plans in place for this year’s parade. This year we www.hps.scot.nhs.uk or www.nhsinform.scot or www.nhs.scot would love to see groups dressing up or making banners to celebrate our Flu Vaccinations - Flu vaccinations are still available for eligible patients. ‘seaside theme’. It would be great to see a few floats too. Do you know Contact Reception to make an appointment. anyone who might wish to have one in the parade? Are you a local business Shingles Vaccinations - Eligible patients will be sent invitation letters to who would be willing to organise this? make an appointment for Clinics in February/March. P.S. Do you love the gala? Love volunteering? From baking goodies to sparing an hour to set up an event, all help is welcome. If interested, message our Gala Facebook page or email: [email protected]
RELAY FOR LIFE’S MARCH TO A MILLION! GP Waiting Times Many people are frustrated over the lengthy waiting times for a GP Did you know one million pennies makes appointment. Millions are waiting three to four weeks for a consultation, but £10,000? Could you spare a penny for the Relay did you know that around one in five bookings are for minor conditions? For Life team? The local Relay for life team want Many of these can be dealt with by pharmacists, who can offer advice and to collect 1 million pennies to put towards their final dispense some medications without the need for you to see a doctor. fundraising target! Over the last 13 years, the event has raised £940,000 to Pharmacists are the unsung heroes of the health world. If we all made an date. This year they hope to hit £1m. So, look out for the donation buckets effort to see our pharmacist for minor ailments and lifestyle advice, more in and around Dalgety Bay and lets help them hit their £1m target! Remember GP appointments would open up for those who really need them. every penny goes to support the work at the Edinburgh Research Centre – This article is reproduced by kind permission of Dr Sarah Jarvis. so the money stays local. If you have comments or suggestions for the PPG group please contact us REMEMBER RELAY FOR LIFE IS TEAMING UP WITH THE GALA SO by leaving a note in the suggestions box at the surgery or emailing on fife- IT WILL TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY 13 TO SUNDAY 14 JUNE 2020. [email protected]. P.S. To find out more, please email Laura on: (Please do not use this email for medical matters.) [email protected]
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7 Hillend Community Hub A Good Yarn in The Bay Well who says January is a quiet month – not in Hillend. Crafting for Charity We now have a notice board in the village square on the wall to the left of the post box. All forthcoming meetings will be announced in the Dalgety Bay and Hillend Diary and the Agenda for the meetings can be read on the notice board 7 days prior to the meeting. After the meeting Minutes for items discussed will be posted on the notice board. Any other relevant information/events relating to the village will also be posted here. Please keep an eye on the notice board for village news and updates. GREAT NEWS - The Gas Peaking Plant was refused We have got off to a great start with numbers planning permission after a lengthy meeting on 27th growing every week. We have had lots of wool January at Fife House Glenrothes. We are extremely grateful to the Core Group who have driven this and needles donated but we are happy to receive over the last 3 years. And to all those who turned up on the day to protest and support the meeting. further donations of wool. I have been contacted The Core Group have also been awarded the TIMMS trophy by Dalgety Bay & Hillend Community by a number of charities who would be grateful Council to honour their outstanding work. for anything that we can donate. So far we have A competition has been ongoing in the village to design a Hillend Community Hub logo and also to made twiddle muffs, cannula sleeves, baby name the village mascot – the Hillend Hound. Results will be announced in April. blankets, chicks to cover cream eggs, hats, cardigans and scarves, stuffed hearts and drain Going forward: bags. At the end of just one month I am just about VE Day Celebrations - We were delighted to have been picked by the National Lottery to celebrate to deliver some of our newly made items. If you their 25th birthday and given a grant of £1,000. Another successful fund-raising Fun and Games Night can’t make a Tuesday you can still work at home was held in the Hillend Tavern in February. Flyers and posters will start to appear around the village. and add to the donations. A Tuesday afternoon Hillend Bake-Off - See Hillend Tavern or Hillend Community Hub Facebook for details for March from 1.00-3.00 at Dalgety Day Care is a hive of bake-off. activity, so why not join us tea and biscuits always Children Craft Club - The children’s monthly craft club for children aged 5+ is very popular. Next available and lots of friendly chat. A good way to dates Mon 30th Mar & 27th Apr. Please contact Angela directly to book and see notice board for more meet friends old and new. info. Contact [email protected], Facebook WE NEED BOTTLES - As part of our on-going fund raising we are looking for bottles -wine, beer, A Good Yarn In The Bay or phone 07834904984 spirits, sauce, lemonade, shampoo, bubble bath – anything as long as it’s in a bottle or jar. These can be dropped at 19, Scotsmill Place, Hillend or we can collect. Email [email protected] or Christian Aid 07720 944490 All residents and anyone with an interest in the village please join our Facebook Page the Hillend Christian Aid has chosen the problem of global Hub – Our Community Page. warming as one of the key issues for its campaigning for 2020. It believes that in the Third Next Meeting Thursday 12th March at 7.30pm Hillend Tavern World, people who live on subsistence farming are being hardest hit by climate change. For RESIDENTS HAVE THEIR SAY ON instance, large areas of Kenya, previously fertile DALGETY BAY TOWN CENTRE PLANS farm lands, now suffer such long periods of Dalgety Community Trust wish to thank the many residents who came along drought, that they cannot be farmed without to the recent community engagement events on 25th and 27th January. It irrigation. The building and use of simple sand was fantastic to meet so many people who care passionately about Dalgety damns is now a priority for Christian Aid, and is Bay and Hillend. already proving effective. We hope that the engagement events provided you with an opportunity to Meanwhile, Christian Aid continues to react to share your ideas, big or small, on what is important to you and that you felt emergencies, such as the West African flooding, inspired by the potential development of a new civic square and community hub in Dalgety Bay. and continues to co-operate with other charities to provide a co-ordinated response to major Over the two events, we received further strong endorsement for the aims of the Trust. We were disasters. At the same time, it continues its absolutely delighted to have had so many fantastic ideas and thoughts on what you would like to see emphasis on sustainable projects,that enable from any future projects. We will use your feedback to inform our planning as a Trust as we move communities to work their own way out of poverty. ahead to ensure that we realise the changes you would like to see in your town. The Christian Aid group in Dalgety Bay is planning If you weren’t able to make it along to one of the local engagement events - don’t worry as there will to continue its fund-raising. The last event it ran be further opportunities for you to contribute to our plans at future events. Don’t want to wait …… was the annual Christian Aid Concert in we’d love to hear from you at any time! You can contact us through our website November which raised £1,022, close to the www.dalgetycommunitytrust.co.uk or find us on Facebook. record for the event, which has run every year Please do get in touch and help us make sure that the work of the Trust is genuinely community driven since 2015. and works for people living in our town. Better still, why not join the Trust by becoming a member, it’s The funds we raise make a real difference to the free to join and you can find all the details of how to join through our website or Facebook pages or by lives of some of the poorest people in the world. emailing the Trust at [email protected] But we always need more volunteers, If you are Once again, thanks to all those who made it along to our recent events, your continued support and prepared to join us, contact ]Malcolm (820158) feedback is invaluable to us. or any of the group.
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“While we take reasonable steps to check our advertisers are bona fide, readers should carry out their own checks before entering into any contract or arrangement”. 9 10 11 FORTH WOODLAND PARK - A CONCEPT Dalgety Bay Day Centre The concept set out here is intended to initiate action towards development of a Forth Woodland Park by our shores in the Ward of Inverkeithing and Dalgety We continue to offer a friendly welcoming day out, with lunch, tea/coffee, meeting Bay. The proposed site in part is historical woodland, while another part is a friends old and new alike plus various activities. This is provided each longstanding derelict industrial site partially recovered by nature. Creating the Wednesday and Friday. park will bring great benefits to the communities and to outside visitors, while also enhancing our environment and helping to achieve strategic environmental On behalf of the Day Centre I would like to thank Community Council members, targets on increasing green space, woodland and public amenities. Steven and Peter, for their sterling work in removing the graffiti from the walls The proposed site for the park is the basaltic ridge of Letham Woods, all the of our centre in Pentland Rise. land comprising the derelict Preston Hill Quarry and land south of it to the We have a full calendar of activities which will be under the guidance of our Forth shore and lands west and north to current built up boundaries. new Activities Co-ordinator, Rae Fisher. Rae has kindly stepped into this If Scotland is to maintain and build opportunity with rest and recreational lands volunteer post on the retirement of Irene Stevenson. On behalf of everyone I for current and future generations, it will require our elected leaders to activate would like to thank her for taking on this role. their responsibility now, and move to set aside lands for public benefit, and The Day Centre is available for use by other organisations. Please contact our also to work quickly to create certainty of opportunities for public land use in Secretary, Elizabeth McKenzie, at the contact details below, for further perpetuity. So, the challenge is to grasp this conceptual proposition, rattle it, information or to make bookings. There is additional information on our website. develop it and bring forward a reality – The Inverkeithing, Dalgety Bay, Hillend The Centre Tel No is 01383 829506 and our easy to remember e-mail:- Woodland Country Park or maybe the Forth Woodland Park? For many decades the site has been in recreational use by local people, and [email protected] also those outsiders who have walked the Fife Coastal Path in our area. Every Ian Forsyth Chairman day people walk through this area and take pleasure in the natural beauty, not least the splendid views along the Forth and to the Forth Rail Bridge. This Our next meeting, on 6th March, is a unchallenged public use over more than thirty years is best interpreted as a de presentation by Lyn Strachan from Fife Coast facto public park. Indeed, current legislation suggests that de facto is readily and Countryside Trust and is about the Fife converted to de jure. Let us work to make that conversion. Pilgrim Way. As one who has completed the In conclusion, making this Forth Woodland Park a reality will create reputation Fife Coastal Path, I could do with a new walking and success, and bring benefit in perpetuity for all our people and for those challenge, so I am looking forward her talk. who visit us. Let us go for it, while we can. The February meeting was the DBHS Annual Cheese and Wine and we If you are interested in making this happen please send your comments to had a full house. If I’d wanted to sit I couldn’t because we ran out of seats. [email protected] It was a fun evening with a few good stories and a reasonable quiz to get brains ticking over. Note that the “Jobs for” part of the DBHS report is now on the DBHS website Cornerstone at www.dbhs.org. Click on the “Jobs for” button to get what you would Full Gospel (a usually see in the Diary. Bible-based Did you know that Dalgety Bay Horticultural Society (DBHS) holds meetings Church Church) on the first Friday of each month at 7:30pm in Dalgety Bay Community www.cornerstonefgc.org Centre, usually with a guest speaker, followed by light refreshments and a raffle? An LWoW Weekend Conference will be held in Cornerstone Church from You are welcome to come along to our meetings and, who knows, you may Friday 15th to Sunday 17th May 2020 and our speaker will be Berit Olsen be convinced to join us. Alternatively go to our website at www.dbhs.org, from Norway Berit last spoke at one of our ladies’ conferences in 2006. She click on downloads, then membership form, fill it in then send it back. is very excited about returning to Scotland, and we are thrilled to have her Membership is good value at £5. as our speaker. Watch this space for further details. If you think you may be interested in joining, please phone, Michael Gourlay Bible Study Home Groups - will take place on Thursday mornings at (Chairman) on 01383 823425. He will give you all the information you 10.30am and Thursday evenings starting at 7.30pm in Dalgety Bay and require. Dunfermline respectively. Our study is on the Book of Revelation. Weekly Services - take place at 11am and 6.30pm on Sundays. Prayer Meeting - The weekly prayer meeting takes place at Logos House DALGETY BAY CRAFT FAIR on Wednesday mornings at 11am. 28th March: from 10am to 2pm For further details regarding any of the above, please contact the church VENUE: DALGETY PARISH CHURCH office on telephone number 01383-825095. Due to the success of our Debut Craft Fair last year to assist Lewis and Aimee Please visit our website: towards the Cambodia summer trip in 2020, along with other pupils, from IHS, www.cornerstonefgc.org we raised £836.00, a big thank you to all who supported our craft fair, it is very much appreciated. We are hosting four craft fairs this year, each fair will be for a different good cause/charity. Our first Craft Fair for 2020 is on Saturday 28th March, we are supporting the Children Store Aberdour and Dalgety Bay Guides, Brownies and the Rainbows, towards their Volunteers Needed. summer camp in 2021. Are You Looking For Something To An opportunity to support over 30 local crafters selling their hand made Goods, Fill Your Time, Meet New People, Candles, Flower Pots, Jewellery, Chocolate, Gift boxes, Sweets, Tablet, Cards, Gain Valuable Experience To Get Pottery, Glass craft, Box frames, Bath bombs, Wooden gifts, Aprons, Pictures, Back Into Work, Gain Confidence, Felt gifts ,Little toys, Pet portraits, cakes, Gifts, cheesecake, also including Company, Get Your Duke Of Edinburgh. Body Shop, Neil Yard and much more. Whatever Your Reason We Would Be Happy To Help You With Any Of The Looking for an original gift, something a little different, or just to spoil yourself, Above For A Few Hours Of Your Time Per Week. then why not come along to support Dalgety Bay Craft fair. Entry is free. There Please Pop In For Information Or Give Us A Call On 01383 822688 will be a café serving: Tea/Coffee, hot rolls and selection of homemade cake.
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13 Plastic-Free Dalgety Bay Dalgety Bay Art Club By the time you read this, “Plastic Free-buary” will be over. We hope lots of you Spring at the Art Club is going to be a busy one. We have a demonstration pledged to give up a single-use plastic, do let us know how you got on. We will to look forward to with Derek Robertson (Wildlife in Oils & Watercolours) report on the events held during the month in the next edition of the Diary. on Monday 16th March, a Critique night in the planning stages, & At our committee meeting in January, we addressed a number of issues. The Calligraphy classes with Don Makin starting in April. Our regular Artist great news is that we are already close to meeting the criteria for plastic-free community status and expect to fulfil them in the near future. led sessions are wait list only at present but there’s plenty of room if you We are still looking at ways of getting Rowlands Pharmacy central management wanted to attend any of the open sessions. We are also working towards to change their policy of dispensing prescriptions in plastic bags. As they are a our Spring Exhibition on Saturday 9th May. nationwide business, however, this is something we need to address at a national level. We have been in contact with various organisations about this This month’s pick from and are considering the best way forward. our online gallery is Another ongoing issue is the persistent littering of our streets with rubber bands “Evacuees” by member dropped by Royal Mail workers. These Jim Thomson. Two little are slow to degrade and can be very children being sent harmful to wildlife such as hedgehogs. away to the The photo shows a hedgehog with a countryside to avoid band caught rounds it front leg and the the bombing in town, serious infection that this has caused. with their little labels I would ask anyone who knows of a spot where rubber bands are regularly tied to them, leaving dropped by postal workers to get in touch via our Facebook page so we can build up a map of the worst affected locations. And please pick up the bands behind everything they and either dispose of them or save them up – I am saving the ones I find to know. It must have illustrate the scale of the problem. been such an We are also trying to address the issue of the sanitary items – mainly wet emotional & daunting wipes, but also items like colostomy bags and suppository wrappers – inundating experience. the shore around Ross Plantation. Cllr. Barratt will be contacting Scottish Water about this. In the meantime, please remember not to flush anything down the loo except for the 3Ps, as it all finds its way into the ocean. As one of our Club Opening Times: volunteers commented, the state of the shore is truly disgusting. Tues 10am-12noon (open session), Wed 10am-12noon (craft group) Thurs 10am-12noon (open session), Thurs 7pm-9pm (photography group), We are continuing to work with local businesses to help them reduce single- Fri 7pm-9pm (open session) use plastics, the latest to be audited by us are Liberty Business Centre, tariffcom, Dalgety Bay Sailing Club and Ale & Pate café. We are also working with Ingrid Mayes Diary Correspondent Inverkeithing High School and trying to link up with the two primary schools. [email protected] For more about what we are doing, visit our Facebook page. www.dalgetybayartclub.com Facebook: Plastic-Free Dalgety Bay www.facebook.com/dalgetybayartclub
HILLEND ACTION GROUP UPDATE The residents of Hillend and surrounding area have been celebrating after plans Dalgety Bay Bowling Club to build a gas power station were rejected a second time by Fife Council. Gas Generation Growforth Limited wanted to build the 19.9MW gas peaking plant, Our closed season continues with Coffee mornings on Wednesdays, just 250 metres from the village. It would have had ten individual fourteen metre Bingo on alternate Thursday evenings, Darts and Games on Friday chimney stacks across a site the length of 2½ Olympic swimming pools. The planning application was rejected last year after NHS Fife and the Scottish evenings. Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) raised concerns over the potential risk Forthcoming functions are detailed on the Social Events notice board. to air quality and health, due to the unique characteristics of the site and its Non-members are also welcome – please call our Club Secretary if you proximity to people’s homes. But the decision was appealed by the developer. would like more information. Before the planning appeal hearing on the 27th January 2020, dozens of noisy Upcoming Social Events: protesters from the Extinction Rebellion, Friends of the Earth and local people gathered outside Fife Council HQ • Jackpot Bingo – 7th March at 7.30pm. to make their voices heard. Fife • Tickets for the Rita Riot act in April will go on sale on 27th March. Councillors on the Planning Review Body then spent 4 hours We are looking forward to the start of the new Outdoor Season - A deliberating, before upholding the reminder that the fees for the forthcoming season are due on 1st April 2019 decision to reject the gas 2020. The fees for the new season remain the same as last year i.e. peaking plant on air quality and £130 for Full Members, £10 for Associate Members, and £10 for Juniors. visual appearance grounds. Opening of the Green – Hopefully the weather will start warming up as This was the culmination of an almost 18 month battle against the developer that led to the creation of the Hillend Action Group that was supported throughout we all look forward to the Opening of our Green on Saturday 11th April by the Dalgety Bay and Hillend Community Council who played a pivotal role 2020. supporting our campaign against the development. As is the norm, coaching for Beginners will start early in the new season. What this highlights is that with a lot of hard work, communities can work together However if you haven’t ever thought about playing the game and would and fight back against developments that harm local people and their like to give it a try, we will be offering a free COME AND TRY SESSION environment. Planning is about getting the right developments in the right on Saturday 25th April 2020 from 2pm – 4pm, all welcome. location and this was the wrong development in the wrong location. Ian Wragg http://www.facebook.com/DalgetyBayBowlingClub
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15 Well, spring is just around the corner it Dalgety seems. I already have Dalgety Bay miniature iris and daffodils in flower in Parish Church my garden – it lifts the spirit just to see them! If you Folk Club would like us to lift your spirits, we currently have presents vacancies in our group for older people who live alone. Mak-A-Din Please give me a ring and I will arrange to come and see you. Tel. 01383 420405. Our morning services are at 10:30am each In the meantime, we are always on the lookout for Sunday. Come and join us, or watch on YouTube. new hosts (you would only have the group one Search for Dalgety Parish Church, where you can Sunday afternoon in the year). If you live in a house also find previous services and the Christmas with easy access (no outside steps) and a Concert. downstairs toilet, I would love to hear from you. There is a midweek communion service at 7pm Being a star baker is NOT required! on Wednesday 25th March. This month we will be enjoying afternoon tea in The Guild meeting at 7:30pm on 4th March is about Dalgety Bay Church hall. It has been a while since the Join the Dots partnership to tackle loneliness we were there and we are looking forward to it. A and social isolation in Scotland. This is followed on special Sunday afternoon outing we have in 18th March by a presentation on the Seema project prospect is a trip to see the Kelpies, followed by Mak-a-din are a lively Scottish & Irish folk duo. Gordon & Davy, who which works with street children and victims of afternoon tea at Callendar House, Falkirk, in June. prostitution in India. The meeting on 1st April is are both from Grangemouth, have about the new Fife Pilgrim Way footpath. Men and been together for almost 5 years women are welcome to attend. now after playing with other bands The Sunshine Group (Singing for the Brain) meets & duos. They believe in giving the on Thursdays 5th and 19th March and 2nd April at audience what they want to hear. 2 pm. People with dementia benefit from sharing in Their gigs tend to be a mixed night music with others, and their carers also gain from meeting other people in similar situations. I have included a couple of photos taken at our last of Scottish / Irish & contemporary music The Lighthouse is where a warm welcome, a cuppa Sunday out at Dalgety Bay Bowling Club. and a chat takes place. If you are on your own or The Woodside Hotel with friends you can visit us in room 1 and 2, on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month, from 2pm till High Street, Aberdour 4pm. Look forward to seeing you. Friday 20 March You can also enjoy home baking, a cuppa and a at 8.00pm blether at Cafe Connect every Tuesday from 10am. In the run up to Easter we will again be running If you would like to know more about what we do, Tickets: Members £5.00 & Guests £10.00 The Easter Code, a programme about what volunteering or anything else please do not hesitate from Liz/Colin Hay Tel: 01383 822732 Christians believe for p7 pupils when they have the to get in touch. or e-mail: [email protected] chance not only to hear but more importantly to ask Sylvia Stewart Admission by ticket only whatever questions they have about Easter and the Dalgety Bay Group Co-ordinator Christian Faith. This is run in conjunction with both primary schools in the Bay. The quiet room will be open 9am - 7pm Monday to Edinburgh Airport Update Friday throughout Lent starting Monday 2nd March. Edinburgh Airport have had their new application for airspace change (flight paths) rejected at the Step Feel free to drop in. 1 Gateway of the CAP1616 process In the week beginning Monday 6th April we will be (see https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplication.aspx?appid=11&mode=detail&id=8127 ). holding Holy Week services each evening, Monday to Friday. The first two will be shared with our This follows refusal of their previous application in 2018. The Civil Aviation Authority (the regulator) neighbours in Inverkeithing and Aberdour, then from have stated that Edinburgh Airport have not explained how the process has been influenced through Wednesday to Friday in our own parish church. This stakeholder engagement. Several Community Councils from across Fife and the Lothian had raised leads into our Easter celebrations on Sunday April concerns about the quality of the workshops Edinburgh Airport ran last year and the lack of feedback 12th. Watch out for more details in the next Diary. provided. Also, we are still awaiting the report on the noise monitoring which was carried out in Dalgety www.dalgety-parish.org.uk Bay and surrounding areas by Edinburgh Airport in 2018/9.
On behalf of the committee I would like to thank Dalgety Bay Sailing Club for generously Dalgety Bay Bridge Club donating the proceeds of Christmas Eve Raffle and all who contributed to the collection buckets on the night. All in all we received £160. A big thank you from us all. Meets every Tuesday Kinghorn Lifeboat Station celebrated the New Year with their annual “Loony Dook” when many brave souls from September until March braved the cold of the Forth Estuary to wash away the after effects of Hogmanay. Well done to all who in Dalgety Bay Community Centre participated. Not me!! at 6.45pm - 10pm. Also thank you to all Tesco shoppers who contributed to our store collection on 31st January. Total collected was £237.93 – Thanks again. New members welcome A date for your diary is 14th March when we will be serving coffee with cakes and scones in the church hall to this friendly club. between 10am and 1pm. We look forward to seeing you. Tel: 01383 822168 Mike Hudspeth Chairman
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