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Founding editor, Mrs Nan Walker, MBE Kinross Newsletter Founded in 1977 by Kinross Community Council ISSN 1757-4781 Published by Kinross Newsletter Limited, Company No. SC374361 Issue No 447 All profits given away to local good causes by The Kinross Community Council Newsletter, Charitable Company No. SC040913 www.kinrossnewsletter.org www.facebook.com/kinrossnewsletter December 2016 DEADLINE for the February Issue CONTENTS 5pm, From the Editor ........................................................................... 2 Friday 13 January 2017 Letters ......................................................................................... 2 for publication on News and Articles ........................................................................ 4 Saturday 28 January 2017 Police Box .................................................................................. 16 Community Councils ................................................................. 17 Club & Community Group News ............................................... 25 Contributions for inclusion in the Sport .......................................................................................... 42 Newsletter Scottish Women’s Institutes. ..................................................... 48 The Newsletter welcomes items from community Out & About. ............................................................................. 49 organisations and individuals for publication. This Congratulations & Thanks ......................................................... 50 is free of charge (we only charge for business Church Information ................................................................... 51 advertising – see below right). All items may be Playgroups and Toddlers............................................................ 54 subject to editing and we reserve the right not to Notices ...................................................................................... 55 publish an item. Please also see our Letters Policy Day Centre & Chemists .............................................................. 61 and Notes on page 2. Submit your item (except Classified Adverts, Situations Vacant ......................................... 62 adverts) in one of the following ways: Christmas & New Year Holiday arrangements ........................... 63 Email: [email protected] Diary .......................................................................................... 64 (all emails will be acknowledged) Post or hand in to: Eileen Thomas, Editor Commercial Advertising in the Newsletter 50 Muirs Display Adverts Kinross KY13 8AU Eighth Page Quarter Page Half Page Black & White £14.20 £28.40 £56.80 Colour (internal) £24.14 £48.28 £96.56 Editor The above prices are per issue, based on a six-month run of advertising being Eileen Thomas placed. One-off adverts are charged at a higher rate. The Newsletter welcomes 50 Muirs advertising enquiries. Kinross, KY13 8AU .....................01577 863714 Typed Adverts [email protected] These adverts are text only. 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Editor Eileen Thomas Typesetting and Layout Tony Dyson Distribution Lee Scammacca Advertising Julia Fulton Treasurer and Subscriptions Ross McConnell Assistant Editor Joyce Horsman Letters Editorial Tullibole Castle's Halloween Walk For this issue a considerable number of the regular On Saturday 29 October, I opened the castle grounds for submissions for the Newsletter came in after the deadline, something a little different to weddings; a Halloween Walk! meaning extra long workdays for the editorial team to I would like to thank everyone who came to Tullibole Castle’s keep the Newsletter on schedule for the printers. This is Halloween Walk and I am pleased to tell you that I have a plea to regular contributors: please make your New presented a cheque for £600 to Barry Davies of Kinross Year’s resolution to submit your Newsletter piece on time! Rotary as thanks for their support with our Halloween Walk. (This comment does not apply to a small number of clubs The £600 will be distributed locally by them. [See p. 43.] whose meeting dates normally fall just after our deadline I hope to do this next year and have lots of new ideas as well and for whom we have a longstanding arrangement for as keeping the favourites. an extension, or to Community Councils meeting shortly I only decided to do the event in September when the Kinross before the deadline who need a little extra time to write up Rotary asked to help so I am interested in hearing how we did minutes and for whom we again have an arrangement for in such a short time. a short extension.) There is no Newsletter at the beginning of January so the However, for starters I will: next deadline is 13 January for the February issue (to be • Make the carpark brighter; published on 28 January). • Improve the checking-in so more people can be in the We wish all our readers, contributors, advertisers and marquee at a time; supporters a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year. • Have a two-way crossing at the bridge over the moat to avoid congestion; • Make the maze easier to exit and drier under foot. It’s important to me to offer a fun night out for the family whilst at the same time using the historic or natural environment that Tullibole is lucky enough to have. I am Note to Contributors incredibly proud of Tullibole and want everyone to enjoy it A great deal of the Newsletter comprises reports supplied by and what it’s got to offer. local clubs and other organisations. These reports are accepted in good faith. Clubs etc should ensure that reports are factually When I organised and built this family-friendly magical accurate and do not contain material which could cause legal light trail, I wanted it to be a event that would benefit local proceedings to be taken against the Newsletter. groups and charities, so if your organisation would like to be Letters Policy involved, please let me know. Senders must supply their name and address, which will be I cannot say much about my plans for 2017 but I hope the published with the letter. Letters should be truthful and not walk can be longer, have more lights, more stops and on contain matter which could cause legal proceedings to be taken more then one day. against the Newsletter. The Newsletter does not necessarily agree with any of the views expressed on the Letters or indeed And one last thing; a Queen Bohemian Rhapsody-style selfie other pages. In special circumstances addresses may be withheld sent in by Laura Smith has won the lunch for five at the from publication on request (but must still be supplied to the Courthouse Restaurant in Kinross. editor). I welcome any feedback and suggestions for 2017. Note to Readers: Advertising Inclusion of advertisements in the Newsletter does not imply any Rhoderick Moncreiff particular endorsement or recommendation of services or Organiser, designer and builder companies by Kinross CC or Kinross Newsletter Ltd. of Tullibole Castle's Halloween Walk Abbreviations Tullibole Castle, Crook of Devon PKC: Perth & Kinross Council Cllr: Councillor CC: Community Council CCllr: Community Councillor About the Kinross Newsletter The Newsletter has been informing and supporting the community for 39 years. It began as a way of letting residents know what Kinross Community Council was saying and doing, but soon expanded to be so much more. 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