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Connecting Council and Community Winter 2016 eded New wonder wall see page 16 Inside your Council magazine: Diamond service, new Chief Officer, British Empire Medal 2 edlife www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk Holocaust Contents Memorial Welcome to the winter edition of edlife - East Dunbartonshire Day Council’s magazine for local communities, residents and Holocaust Memorial Day 2017 businesses. will be commemorated at a It’s a Christmas cracker of an number of events in East issue - shining a light on a range of projects, achievements and Dunbartonshire - including the events. On page 4 you can read national ceremony for Scotland. all about the progress being made to build a major new sports East Dunbartonshire Council is facility at Huntershill in working in partnership with Bishopbriggs, while page 5 looks Interfaith Scotland to raise at the diamond service a resident awareness of this year's Festive fun 3 received from Waste Services. On theme: "How can life go on?" pages 6 and 7 you can read all Bishopbriggs Academy has Huntershill latest 4 about how to prepare for winter, been chosen as the venue for with information about gritting, Scotland's Holocaust Diamond service 5 staying safe and our festive commemoration event on Thursday Ready for winter 6 opening hours. Meet the new chief 26 January 2017 - the eve of officer for the Health & Social Care Holocaust Memorial Day. Festive opening hours 7 Partnership on page 8 and find out International speakers will how much the Provost’s Lunch include author Saskia Tepe, the New chief officer 8 event raised for charity on page 9. daughter of a Holocaust survivor, You can read about all the latest and Umutesi Stewart, survivor of Light up purple 9 school news on pages 12 and 13 the Rwandan Genocide. HUBs latest 10 and page 14 has all the The evening will also include information on festive refuse and performances from young people What’s on 11 recycling arrangements. from across East Dunbartonshire, We hope you enjoy this latest the lighting of memorial candles, Schools news 12 issue of edlife. For the latest news, orchestral music and more. follow us on Twitter @EDCouncil, Commemorations involving Your local Councillor 17 like us at at www.facebook.com East Dunbartonshire schools are Schools will be producing artwork Key amnesty 20 /edunbartonshirecouncil or visit also taking place in Boclair Academy and the Council is also working www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk in Bearsden and St Ninian's High in with the Learning Centre at HMP Kirkintilloch on 24 January 2017. Low Moss. This document can be provided in large print, Braille, or on CD and can be translated into other community languages. Please contact the Council’s Communications Team on 0300 123 4510. Contact us To contact the Council, whatever your enquiry, contact Customer Services: 0300 123 4510 Customer Services can also be contacted in Edlife is produced by the Communications Team, East Dunbartonshire Council, person at the Kirkintilloch Community Hub 12 Strathkelvin Place, Kirkintilloch, G66 1TJ. Email: [email protected] or at one of the two interim Hubs in For further information: www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk Please get in touch if you have Bishopbriggs Library or in Brookwood comments on this magazine or if there are any future features you would like to see. Library in Bearsden. You can also email: [email protected] Printed on recycled paper A wide range of information on the Council is available at: East Dunbartonshire Council takes no responsibility for advice or information contained on external websites. Acceptance of advertising does ont imply endorsement of the goods or services. Readers considering purchase or major investment decisions are advised to seek appropriate professional advice. @ www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk edlife 3 Lights get ready for festive fun in local towns Shoppers, revellers and businesses joined festive forces recently to support town and village centres in East Dunbartonshire. Christmas lights were Lennoxtown on 26 November - People are being urged to switched on in local tying in with a Christmas Fayre support their local town centres communities, with people courtesy of Lennoxtown Primary in the run-up to Christmas and flocking to use shops, School. beyond the festive period. hostelries and services. There was a St Andrew’s It comes as efforts continue Festival and Christmas Lights in East Dunbartonshire to ensure There was a Kirkintilloch Switch-On in Milngavie on 3 local town centres not only Christmas fun day on 26 December, while Bearsden survive, but thrive. November, with live music and traders organised a Christmas The Council is developing entertainment. Local resident Flo tree lights switch-on on 2 strategies for Bearsden, Cairney said, "I went down with December. Bishopbriggs and Milngavie the kids to see Santa at the In addition, Christmas lights town centres, with consultation Regent Centre and have to say were switched on in Haughhead, taking place recently to inform they had a great time. Thanks to Torrance, Milton of Campsie and the process. all involved for making three Lenzie. There was also a Yuletide kids very happy." celebration at Mugdock Country Bishopbriggs town centre's Park on Friday 25 November. Christmas lights switch-on took This year's Christmas lights place on 24 November, with switch-on events were led by local school choirs performing the community, with support and Santa's Grotto hosted in the from the Council to supply the A series of improvement library. Meanwhile, Celtic FC festive lights, power supply, works are already underway in Kirkintilloch as part of its manager Brendan Rodgers officer time and trees where Masterplan. helped to switch on the lights in appropriate. For more information, visit www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk 4 edlife www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk Top work as sports facility takes shape Work is racing ahead to create a major new sports facility in Bishopbriggs - ushering in a new era of community participation and activity. East Dunbartonshire Council Plans also include three floodlit, groups and rugby clubs on the new with the governing bodies and the is developing a sports hub at all-weather tennis courts, an access facility, which will encourage clubs who will be the key users of Huntershill, in partnership road and associated parking. sporting activity in the community, this ambitious development mean with the Leisure and Culture In addition to capital funding as well as enhancing facilities for that it will meet the needs of the (EDLC) Trust. from the Council - and EDLC Trust - local performance and club-level local community for many years to The sports pavilion building - sportscotland has contributed athletes. come. That’s why we were comprising 10 changing rooms, £500,000. The development is due Stewart Harris, Chief Executive delighted to invest £500,000 in recreation hall and more - was to be completed by spring 2017. of sportscotland, said, "At sports- delivering this fantastic community recently 'topped out' - with all The projected total cost of the cotland we know that working in facility.” steelwork, concrete roof deck and project is estimated at £7.8million - partnership and identifying In addition to support from insulated roof cladding installed. which includes creating the pavilion, opportunities to join up our thinking sportscotland, funding is coming Work is also forging ahead on a sports pitch, tennis courts and and delivery is the best way to from the Council's capital full-size, 3G all-weather sports athletics track, as well as dealing maximise resources and deliver a programme - which is funded pitch with floodlighting and with buried contaminants on the great outcome for sport. differently and completely separate fencing, as well as a six-lane site and drainage. “It is terrific to see that East from the revenue budget, which running track. Work has taken place with Dunbartonshire Council and the pays for day-to-day services and is Scottish Athletics, Tennis Scotland, Culture and Leisure Trust share that under significant pressure. local football clubs, athletics philosophy. Their consultations www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk edlife 5 High praise for Kirkintilloch Care Service Residents and carers from two Kirkintilloch support services are celebrating after they were awarded high marks by the Care Inspectorate. Meiklehill Housing Support supports them so that they can use Service and the John Street community resources and maintain House care home were both local supports and friendships, and rated as Grade 5 (Very Good) make use of and be part of the local - the second highest ranking - community. for the quality of care and The Care Inspectorate's job is support which they provide, to regulate and inspect care, social House report, a relative as well as for the quality of work and children’s services to said, “I am fully aware of and staffing. ensure vulnerable people are safe, greatly re-assured by the excellent James Hobson, interim Chief Officer Adults with a learning disability that the overall quality of services quality of care provided to my for the HSCP, said, "Providing the are given physical, emotional, improves and people understand family member by this service. All best service possible, tailored to intellectual and social support at the the standards they have a right to the staff involved are of the highest individual needs, is a priority for the John Street facility. Meiklehill helps expect. quality, providing commitment, Partnership and services like Meikle- people to become independent, Commenting on the John Street efficiency and affectionate care.” hill are the perfect example of this.” Diamond service from Waste Services A Milngavie resident has been reunited with a precious gemstone from her wedding ring after receiving some diamond service from the Council. Pamela Mathieson lost a After contacting the Council’s Centre in Bishopbriggs.