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MAY 2018
DOWNING POINT designated Monument of National Importance Most Dalgety Bay residents will be aware of the coastal promontory called Downing Point with its commanding view over the Forth estuary. Many will not know that because of this view it was chosen in 1914 to be the site of a two gun battery forming part of the inner defences of the seaward approach to the Firth of Forth. This also incorporated two searchlights that would have been located on the concrete blocks at the tip of the Downing Point and Donibristle Bay promontory. Last year Historic Environment Scotland (HES) carried out a review of structures that are connected to the First World War within Scotland and this included Downing Point. The aim was to identify which of the sites met the criteria for designation, either scheduled as monuments of national importance or listed as buildings of special architectural or historic interest. The decision to designate the Downing Point site as a scheduled monument of national importance was because of the part it played, along with other similar sites, in the defence of the Fife coast and the Royal Naval Dockyard at Rosyth. Adjacent to the battery and included in the designation is Bathing House wood. It Two Gun Battery was here that men of the Royal Engineers, Infantry and Forth Royal Garrison Artillery that manned the battery and searchlights had accommodation blocks and other supporting buildings. In 2015 the Dalgety Bay Community Woodlands Group that manages the woodlands arranged for trees to be planted by Donibristle Primary school pupils to commemorate the soldiers who fell in WW1. Colonel Jim Kinloch, the Chairman of the Royal Artillery Association Scottish Region, and the Honorary Colonel of the 105th Regiment Royal Artillery attended this event along with serving and veteran members of the regiment. Following the planting, Colonel Kinloch spoke to the children about the sacrifices made by WW1 soldiers and answered pupils’ questions including the identification of a WW1 belt buckle uncovered by one pupil during the planting. Downing Point and Inchcolm Island More information about this interesting part of our town and the designation can be found in various places as follows: The interpretation board at the entrance to Bathing House Wood HES’s website portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM13685 Dalgety Bay Community Woodlands Group’s website www.dbcwg.org canmore.org.uk/site/50886/forth-defencesinner-downing-point-battery
If you have any information about this area and the role it played in the two world wars and you would like to share it, please contact the Diary using the email address [email protected] thank you. Tree Planting in Bathing House Wood
1 for non-emergencies and 999 for emergencies as appropriate. your local council COMMUNITY SPEEDWATCH We are still looking for volunteers to assist with the ...up to the minute Community Speedwatch initiative, where residents can help to reduce speed in their local area. If The Community Council holds its regular meeting on the second Monday of each anyone would like to take part in the initiative then month at 7.30pm in Dalgety Parish Church Hall. Members of the public are welcome please pass your contact details on to the to attend and listen to the discussion or to raise matters of special interest to them. Community Council, who can then pass them on to Community Officers. Please note that the minutes displayed here are extracts from the draft minutes. When approved, minutes of meeting are displayed in the Library and on our website. PUBLIC CONSULTATION SURVEY This is accessible all year round to evidence Hello from the Community Council. events in Fife are safe and enjoyable. The full seasonal trends and emerging priorities for NEW COMMUNITY COUNCILLORS REQUIRED Policing Plan can be found at communities in the year ahead. Survey can be found Dalgety Bay & Hillend Community Council are http://www.scotland.police.uk/assets/pdf/392813/ at: www.scotland.police.uk/yourviewcounts looking for new members to participate in the council 392817/fife-local-policing-plan-2017- to achieve the following objectives. 2020?view=Standard COMMUNITY COUNCIL The objectives of the Community Council are: BEAUTIFUL FIFE a) to ascertain, co-ordinate and reflect the views of CALLS AND CRIMES REPORTED Separate applications have been submitted, to Fife the community which it represents, to liaise with Between the 11th of March and the 5th of April 2018, Council, for Dalgety Bay and Hillend to be judged other community groups within the area, and to fairly a total of 81 calls were recorded by Police Scotland as part of the 2018 Beautiful Fife scheme. In July express the diversity of opinions and outlooks of in relation to the Dalgety Bay and Hillend area (62 judges will visit Dalgety Bay and Hillend and medals the people; calls in the last period). will be awarded based on the judge’s report. Last b) to express views of the community to Fife Council, During the same period, 9 Crime Files were created year Dalgety Bay was awarded a Silver Gilt medal to public authorities and other organisations; for the area (6 in the last period), which contained and Hillend a Silver medal. With participation from c) to take such action in the interests of the a total of 10 charges. Persons have been reported the community it is hoped that this year the results community as appears to it to be desirable and for:- Assault to injury (1), Assault (1), Driving with can be improved upon. practicable; no insurance (1), Driving with no MOT (1). d) to promote community participation and foster a Enquiries are still on going in relation to the other CONSTITUTION & MEETINGS sense of community spirit within the community; incidents, which include 3 thefts by shoplifting, a All decision-making meetings of the Community e) to be a means whereby the people of the area vandalism and a housebreaking with intent to steal. Council are open to the public. The date, time & shall be able to voice their opinions on any matter location of these will be published on the DB&HCC NOTABLE INCIDENTS Facebook page, the Dalgety Bay Diary and the affecting their lives, their welfare, their environment, About 3am on the 20th of March 2018, two unknown its development and amenity; DB&HCC website. males forced entry to a property at Chandlers Walk, Any groups or members of the public wishing to f) to carry out such other functions as approved Dalgety Bay. Both appear to have fled the property where appropriate by Fife Council or any other body discuss topics or matters of concern at a community without anything being stolen from within. They were council meeting please contact the Secretary, who may provide resources to carry out the function, seen running in the direction of Harbour Drive and including the safeguarding and improvement of the details as below, at least one week in advance of a vehicle has been heard making off after that. The the published meeting date. amenities and environment in the area; first male has been described as about 6’ tall and If you would like to join the community council and thin. The other has been described as about 5’9" EDINBURGH AIRPORT UPDATE feel that you could contribute to your community, tall and of a heavier build. Both have been wearing Airspace Change Programme (ACP) - A well- please contact the Secretary using the contact dark coloured clothing. If anyone has any attended meeting was held in The Kabin, on Monday details at the foot of the page. information in relation to this incident then it can be 26th March 2018, regarding the ACP Noise Action POLICE REPORT -The Police provided the CC with passed to police via 101, quoting reference number Plan. Residents were encouraged to complete the the following report which includes an outline of their PS-20180320-0253, or anonymously by contacting Noise Action Plan Feedback form, online. (Please strategy and target areas for 2017 – 2020. Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111. note that this consultation closed on 3rd April 2018.) LOCAL POLICING PLAN 2017 - 2020 Although consultation on the Noise Action Plan has The plan outlines our Policing Priorities over the COMMUNITY DROP-IN closed, DBHCC are currently collating views from next three years and details how we will deliver them Community Officers planned to be at Dobbies, residents and other interested parties which will be with a view to “Keeping the Kingdom Safe”. The Dalgety Bay, between 1pm and 3pm on Friday the submitted to Edinburgh Airport in the near future. plan looks to deliver on what you, the people of 20th April. This was an informal drop-in, where Fife, have told us you want us to focus on. On this residents can speak to their Community Officers FORESHORE RADIATION UPDATE basis, we have developed five Local Policing about any local concerns or issues. Crime An update will be provided at DB&HCC meeting, Priorities, which are: Prevention Officers also planned to be present to on the 14th May 2018 by the Defence Infrastructure OPERATION PREVAIL: Anti-Social Behaviour offer advice on ATM safety and home security. Organisation (DIO) and the Scottish Environment OPERATION PROSPECT: Substance Misuse Incidents should continue to be reported using 101 Protection Agency (SEPA) with regard to the recent OPERATION PRINCIPLE: Acquisitive Crime OPERATION PATH: Violent Crime THE NEXT ISSUE OF THE DIARY IS JUNE 2018 OPERATION PARAMOUNT: Road Safety PLEASE SEND CONTRIBUTIONS TO: [email protected] In addition to these priorities and operations, we cannot lose sight of other national issues and BY MIDNIGHT ON 10 MAY 2018 priorities. These include a focus on Serious and Contributions of letters, articles, photographs or any information, can be emailed as above or Organised Crime, our on-going response to the handwritten / typed and sent or delivered to the Diary Editor, address provided by phoning 01383 822370. threat from Terrorism in Scotland and protecting ADVERTISING matters, please contact: those in our community who are at risk of harm IAN CHISNALL (Diary Adverts), 01383 620919 email: [email protected] particularly as they travel from place to place and/ COMMUNITY COUNCIL matters, please contact: or attend events. To this end, our Fife Operations PAUL VINCENT (Secretary), 01383 824213 email: [email protected] Planning Team work closely with Fife Council, event Please visit our website for FULL information - www.dalgetybay.org.uk organisers and other emergency services to ensure
2 surveys of the foreshore and the status of the generous donation of £200 towards future The meeting has been re-scheduled for a later date, current tendering process for the remedial action. Community projects. The support of local which will be announced and advertised in due businesses which help make improvements within course. TWINNING ASSOCIATION UPDATE the community is very much appreciated. Colin McPhail MBE presented an update on the COMMUNICATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE proposed twinning of Dalgety Bay with Ócsa GRANT APPLICATIONS The Communications Subcommittee (Com SC) is (Hungary) to DB&HCC and members of the public. DB&HCC would welcome applications from currently investigating a new host for an updated This proposal will be discussed, in full, at the next community groups for sponsorship of their activities. website for DB&HCC. Further details will be DB&HCC meeting on the 14th May 2018. To date DB&HCC has received a number of published when the investigation is complete. The Com SC is also currently developing a combined JKA KARATE PRESENTATION applications from community groups for communication strategy for DB&HCC comprising JKA Karate (Grant Reekie) gave a presentation sponsorship. Further applications are welcome from the Website, Facebook Page and the Dalgety Bay regarding the club’s activities, and future other groups in the community. Diary. development plans, to DB&HCC and members of Details of how to apply are published in a separate article in this edition of the Diary. the public. The presentation was well received by NEXT MEETING all present and DB&HCC thanked JKA Karate for The next meeting of DB&HCC will be on the 14th ENVIRONMENTAL SUBCOMMITTEE their professional presentation. May 2018 at 19.30hrs in Dalgety Bay Parish Church. The Environmental Subcommittee (Env SC) had a A copy of the presentation is available for viewing All members of the public welcome. Hope to see meeting arranged with Craig Bennet of Morgan Law on the DB&HCC website. you then. Please also see the JKA Karate article included in to discuss the benefits of transferring Community this edition of the Diary. owned land (Woodlands and Town Centre land) NEXT DIARY from direct ownership by DB&HCC into a Please note that the next deadline is midnight on DONATIONS Community Interest Company (CIC). Unfortunately 10th May 2018 for the June issue. The Community Council would like to thank George due to unforeseen circumstances Craig was unable Walker, Building Design Services for their very to attend. DB&HCC Secretary April 2018
Our lead story on the front page this month is the result of the hard work of members of DBCWG exposing the gun emplacements on Downing Point from under the tangle of brambles and nettles. There is much to read via the links provided on page one about this part of our town and the role it played in the two wars long before Dalgety Bay existed. And speaking of that time, the view of Downing Point gives me the shivers when I recall the time (many years ago) when, as Boy Scouts from Leith on a weekend camp, we had to dash between waves to reach the point. That night we slept in an underground air raid shelter at the edge of Donibristle runway because the storm was giving our leaders cause for concern over the safety of our tents. Roy Forthcoming Events MAY Mondays Bums off Seats walk - Contact Ben Douglas for details – 822715 Monday 14 Dalgety Bay & Hillend Community Council meeting : Dalgety Parish Church hall 7:30pm - 9:30pm Tuesday 1,8,15,22,29 Men’s Club at the Kabin – All welcome 1:30pm - 3:30pm Wednesday 2,9,16,23,30 Ladies’ Club - Craft and Much More at the Kabin – All welcome 1:00pm - 3:00pm Wednesday 2,9,16,23,30 Coffee Morning - Dalgety Bay Bowling Club 10:00am - 12:00pm Wednesday 2,9,16,23,30 Bay Patchers - Community Centre 7:00pm - 9:00pm Wednesday 16 Donibristle Ladies Probus Club : Dalgety Parish Church hall 10:00am - 12:00pm Thursday 3,10,17,24,31 Dalgety Bay Senior Citizens Club : Community Centre 1:30pm Thursday 3,10,17,24.31 Dalgety Bay Day Centre - Drop in Cafe 10:00am - 12:00pm Friday 4 Dalgety Bay Horticultural Society – Robert Jones, Colinton Garden Club : Community Centre 7:30pm Friday 18 Dalgety Bay Folk Club – Stephen and Pernille Quigg: Woodside Hotel, Aberdour 8:00pm Saturday 12 Dalgety Bay Art Club - Spring Exhibition : Dalgety Parish Church 10:00am - 5:00pm Saturday 12 Aberdour and Kinghorn RNLI - fundraising walk along the Fife Coastal Path Saturday 12 Jackpot Bingo - Dalgety Bay Bowling Club 7:30pm for 8pm Saturday 19 Karaoke - Dalgety Bay Bowling Club 7:30pm for 8pm Saturday 26 Casino Night - Dalgety Bay Bowling Club 7:30pm for 8pm Saturday 26 Spring Coffee Morning – St Columba’s Episcopal Church : St Fillan’s Hall, Aberdour 10:00am Sunday 13 Dalgety Bay Squash & Tennis Club – Open Day 1:00pm - 4:00pm Sunday 6 Gala Warrior – time tbc : Longhill Park 12:00pm - 4:00pm Sundays Dalgety Bay Community Woodlands Group - work party - Please check Facebook page for details JUNE Saturday 2 LWoW Day Conference - Cornerstone Full Gospel Church 10:00am - 3:30pm Saturday 9 Bowls & BBQ Fun Day - Dalgety Bay Bowling Club 1:45pm for 2pm Saturday 16 Jackpot Bingo 7:30pm for 8pm Saturday 23 Hypnosong (Hypnotist & Cabaret Act) - Dalgety Bay Bowling Club 7:30pm for 8pm Sunday 17 Dalgety Bay Squash & Tennis Club – Open Day 1:00pm - 4:00pm JULY Saturday 7 Jackpot Bingo - Dalgety Bay Bowling Club 7:30pm for 8pm Saturday 21 Race Night - Dalgety Bay Bowling Club 7:30pm for 8pm
3 DALGETY BAY LADIES PROBUS CLUB Elected Representatives Lesley Laird MP What do you do on a dreich, wet, snowy morning? You attend the Dalgety Bay Ladies 07725 223777 Probus Club and have your morning totally transformed! Annabelle Ewing MSP Many ladies turned out to give full support and find out about the intriguing topic our speaker, (Constituency MSP) Hazel Merry Kettles, had entitled “From Granny to Catwalk and Back”. The ladies had been [email protected] asked to wear a hat or fascinator to enter into the spirit of things as Hazel was going to talk Mid Scotland & Fife Regional List MSPs about her journey through life and how she became a milliner. This proved to be a great Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party success. The ladies had dug deep into their wardrobes to find “wedding” hats to brighten up 31 Canmore Street, Dunfermline, KY12 7NU the day. Murdo Fraser MSP Dean Lockhart MSP Hazel talked of her “unconventional” life, the challenges and sacrifices she made to learn Liz Smith MSP how to make hats. She travelled to London on a regular basis to attend classes, did her Alexander Stewart MSP Scottish Labour Party Ore Valley Business Centre, 93 Main Street Lochgelly, KY5 9AF Claire Baker Alex Rowley Scottish Green Party Mark Russell MSP 0131 348 6468 Fife Councillors – Ward 6 Inverkeithing & Dalgety Bay Cllr Lesley Laird [email protected] 07725 223777 Cllr Alice McGarry & Cllr David Barratt Regular surgery – Second Monday of every sewing on the train as she had 4 jobs to help pay for her tuition. She was very much inspired month in Dalgety Parish Church, 7pm by her granny and has made hats for a number of fashion shows and famous people. [email protected] This was an entertaining morning and Hazel kept us all laughing throughout her 01383 414982 demonstration. The variety of hats she brought along, all lovingly made, were amazing, [email protected] ranging from small “clippie” style to large feathery ones, although she did say one was 07907 444752 25 made in 10 minutes! Croft an Righ, Inverkeithing KY11 1PF Cllr Dave Dempsey Everything is handmade and she even has a “hat hospital” where damaged hats can be [email protected] restored! Sadly, due to the lack of demand for handmade hats, Hazel has now turned her 01383 415022 hand to gardening, although if times changed I am sure she would return to making them again. Pauline Hulsten gave the vote of thanks. Dalgety Bay Art Club Eleanor Bryson Secretary I imagine everybody is enjoying the lighter evenings now. As an Artist it’s lovely to be able to carry on working a bit longer. Roll on summer! Community Council Grants THOUGHT for MAY Dalgety Bay & Hillend Community Council is Our Spring Exhibition is upon us and we look delighted to be able to offer small participatory “The single biggest problem in forward to seeing you on Saturday 12th May grant funding opportunities to assist communication is the illusion at Dalgety Parish Church, 10am – 5pm. Lots of beautiful art, photography and craft to be organisations and associations within the town that it has taken place.” towards enhancing or improving their seen and of course our very popular tea room participation in any way within the Community George Bernard Shaw with home baking. Free entry, free parking & Council area. Applications will be selected on disabled access. Lets hope it’s a nice dry merit by the Community Council and in the sunny day. event that demand outstrips the funds Christian Aid Week. 13-19 May Club Opening Times: available, the Community Council will prioritise Tues 10am-12noon (open session) During Christian aid Week, in most parts grant applications. Applications exceeding the Wed 10am-12noon (craft group) of the Bay, our collectors will be making a Thurs 10am-12noon (open session) funding limit amount of £250 will be considered house–to-house collection. Please give Thurs 7pm-9pm (photography group) on the grounds of special benefits to the generously: the money helps the poorest Fri 7pm-9pm (open session) community. Organisations may receive only people in the world, with a special emphasis one grant in any two-year period however the this year on helping people to build houses Community Council may make exceptions to that will withstand the storms and floods these rules. that so frequently render them homeless. Ingrid Mayes Diary Correspondent To request an application form please Contact: Malcolm Lappin 820158 [email protected] email treasurer@[email protected] www.dalgetybayartclub.com
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5 Dalgety Bay Bowling Club THE OUTDOOR SEASON is progressing well, with the green already being put to good use! TIES – Members should remember to make sure to play all their ties by the dates on the lists on the notice boards inside the clubhouse as time has a habit of running away with you! COACHING – Whether you are a new member or seasoned player, coaching is available. COACHING CLASSES – Our regular coaching classes are as follows: ADULTS – Weekly classes start on Thursday 3rd May from 6:45pm to 8.30pm. CHILDREN OF PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE FROM 8 YEARS UPWARDS – Weekly classes start on Tuesday 8th May from 3.30pm to 5pm. Also Saturday Morning 10.20am to 12noon. Anniversary Trophy, Saturday 30th June – It’s the highlight of the Clubs year, when we invite teams from over 20 Bowling Clubs to join us for our Anniversary Trophy Competition. The teams compete in this all-day tournament which is sponsored again by Crosbie Matthew Funeral Directors. Birthday Competition, Saturday 7th July it’s the turn of the Members to celebrate on a smaller scale with our own Birthday Competition. Our weekly events continue with the coffee mornings on Wednesdays, other functions detailed on the Social Events notice board. Non-members are also welcome an additional £2 for ticketed events and a flat £2 for all other social events. Please refer to page 3 of the Diary for a list of Forthcoming Events. Private Functions – The maximum capacity is 60. If you would like more information, please call our Club Secretary on the number below. SPONSORSHIP – If any local businesses would like to discuss sponsorship, please contact Club Secretary. Isabel McAllister Club Secretary 01383 824000 http://www.facebook.com/DalgetyBayBowlingClub Aberdour Golf Club Bay The golf season is now in full swing with the course very busy with members and visitors. The late spring has had an influence on the course, growth of grass on both the greens and fairways Patchers has been later than in recent years but this is short term. In spite of this late start to spring the Chris Fair has introduced her Block course is in first class condition. of the Month. This is the second block The first Open Competition was held in April, the ladies Open Greensomes, an event that taught to the members who are attracted the usual large field with over 70 pairs taking part. This early season competition is planning to incorporate each block seen by lady golfers as a favoured start to the new season and attracts competitors from all into a quilt or wall hanging. parts of Scotland, many having played in the event for several years. Our ladies club make a Jean continues to receive an array of huge effort to welcome these guests, this year offering a specialist club cleaning service and a beautiful Linus Quilts and was able stall selling ladies jewellery. to supply a number of donated panels In May the competition season is in full swing with mid week ladies and seniors events and the to the members to use as a starting regular weekend competitions for both ladies and gents. One of the highlights in May is the point for a new Linus Quilt. Grand Fleet Cup, one of the most impressive of the trophies in the clubhouse, a trophy that was presented to the club by the officers of the Grand Fleet in the 1st World War, 1914 to 1919. The Gents Club Championship begins this month, as is the Rams Horn trophy played annually between Aberdour Burntisland and Kinghorn and at the end of the month the Annual Christian Aid charity golf week starts on the 28th May. Later in May is the next of the club Open Competitions, the Mixed Texas Scramble, an event for mixed Ladies and Gents teams. This event is a relatively recent event on our Open programme, with a growing entry each year. Coaching at all levels is in full swing. Each Saturday the weekly junior coaching and medals are again attracting young golfers. Coaching is available for all interested golfers and we are A number of the group enjoyed a very delighted that several of these youngsters are taking great delight in showing the older golfers successful dinner at the Pitbauchlie how to play our wonderful game. Junior memberships are now free for all young golfers who Hotel. The food was delicious and are at primary school. the evening was enjoyed by all who Our Professional Allan Knox has teaching programmes either in place or being planned for all attended. levels of golfer. There are weekly group sessions for ladies and juniors. Ladies wishing to join The Bay Patchers meet at the these weekly groups should telephone Allan. Juniors wanting to join one of the junior groups Community Centre every Wednesday will find an expanded junior section on the club website and also on Facebook, Allan Knox evening throughout the year from (Pro Shop Aberdour) where there are regular updates. Please call Allan to book a place. 7.00 till 9.00. For the new season and for golfers that are on the point of joining a new club for the start of the If you would like to come along please new golf season Aberdour Golf Club have a Spring Membership Offer which is available up to contact Chris Fair our secretary, the 15th May, full annual membership without having to pay an entry fee. Full details of the email offer are on the website. [email protected] If you would like to find out more about local golf contact our Managing Secretary Jane Cuthill or our Professional Allan Knox on 01383 860256
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7 Robert Jones from Colinton Garden Club in Edinburgh will give us his presentation based on his visits to the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh. I believe Robert is pretty good with his camera so we will look forward to some good photographs. Robert is coming in place of the advertised speaker, who had to call off. The meeting will be held on Friday 4th May 2018. Petticoats and Plants, the untold story of Scotland’s gardening women was the subject of our April meeting. Deborah Reid gave us a concise and excellent talk on the history of women in gardening. They had a hard time. It was a really well presented social history and was very well received. Did you know that Dalgety Bay Horticultural Society (DBHS) provides meetings every month of the year, usually with a guest speaker, followed by light refreshments and a raffle? DBHS holds meetings on the first Friday of each month at 7:30pm in Dalgety Bay Community Centre. You are welcome to come along to our meetings and, who knows, you may be convinced to join us. Alternatively go to our website at www.dbhs.org, click on downloads, then membership form, fill it in then send it back. Membership is good value at £4. If you think you may be interested in joining, please phone, Michael Gourlay on 01383 823425. He will give you all the information you require. Michael Gourlay Chairman The DBHS Garden YOUR GARDEN – JOBS FOR MAY Hopefully, spring has well and truly arrived and the “beasts from the East” are now distant memories. April had a cold start that has further shortened our growing season but, the days are longer, hopefully warmer and the soil will have warmed, so there is plenty to do in the garden. The risk of frost should pass by the end of May. Now is the time to harden off any frost sensitive plants and start sowing outdoors. Keep on top of weeds with regular hoeing and not allowing them to become established. The Vegetable Patch in May Sow vegetable seed outdoors - Warmer weather will have raised the soil Sow frost sensitive crops under glass - Courgettes, pumpkin, cucumber temperature so seed will germinate quickly. Sow after the risk of frosts. Sow and sweetcorn require very warm temperatures to germinate. Do not plant out carrots, lettuce, peas, beetroot, French beans, runner beans, radish, spinach, too early, as they are fast growing and cannot be planted out until all frosts turnips. have gone. Better still grow them on in an unheated greenhouse if you can. Plant greenhouse crops - Plant tomatoes, peppers, chillies, and capsicum Harden off plants outdoors - Plants grown indoors or in the greenhouse into their final positions in the greenhouse borders, or into pots or grow bags. will benefit from being hardened off outside for a week or so before planting. Place in a warm sunny sheltered spot during the day, bringing back inside Earth up potatoes - Once shoots have reached 23cm (9in) tall, earth up to late afternoon. Gradually extend their presence outside and acclimatise to prevent greening of potatoes. cooler conditions. Plant herbs in containers - Herbs grow very well in containers. Put them Put up supports for beans and peas - Build supports for runner and climbing on your patio where they are easy to get to from your kitchen. Sow basil and French beans. These can be wigwams or double rows of bamboo canes tied coriander once all frosts have passed. Thyme, rosemary, parsley, chive, mint, together at the top. Provide support for peas. sage and oregano are all hardy. Winter Veg - Sow/plant out swede, sprouts, curly kale, winter cabbage and Remove blackfly from broad beans - Look out for blackfly around the tops leeks plus any other favourites. Protect young plants from marauding pigeons. of the broad beans. Pinch out the tops if this is a problem.
The Fruit Garden in May Plant strawberries in hanging baskets - Strawberries grow very well in Protect fruit blossom from late frosts - Fruit blossom (such as strawberries, hanging baskets. They look pretty and the fruit is away from slugs and snails. blackcurrants, and cherries) can be damaged by frosts so protect by covering Learn more about growing strawberries in hanging baskets. with horticultural fleece. Protect strawberries on the ground - Place clean straw beneath strawberry Open greenhouse doors on warm days - Greenhouses can get very hot plants. This keeps the fruit clean and dry, preventing soil splash when it when the sun is shining. Open the doors to allow cooler air and pollinating rains, and also helps to discourage slugs. Cover with fleece or netting to insects inside. protect against birds. Lawns Bedding Mow and feed - Lawns will be growing strongly so continue to mow according Plant out summer bedding into borders, pots and hanging baskets. Protect to your routine and preferred blade height. Usually a cut every two weeks is sensitive plants until risk of frost has passed. Harden off plants before planting sufficient just now. From end of May, treated (fed) lawns need cutting every out. Apply a dressing of general purpose fertiliser to all areas that are to be seven days to keep them looking good. Lawns fed in April will require another planted at a rate of 70 grams per square metre. Liquid feeds for pots and application mid to late June. May is a good month to re-lay or lay new lawns baskets are also very effective. either from seed or turf. Continue with lawn weed eradication. Pests - Slugs and snails will be in abundance on damp warm evenings, take Tip - Greenhouse grown tomatoes are subject to Whitefly attacks late August. precautions to avoid damage to ornamentals and summer bedding. Snails There is no pesticide available to control this pest. Planting some Marigolds will strip a bed of Marigolds in an evening if left unchecked. Better dead in the greenhouse orders or pots will help to deter them. snails than dead plants.
Other Gardening Jobs in May Tidy your shed - This is a good time to tidy up and organise your shed than on a warm spring day, ready for the busy season ahead. Clean and sharpen tools to make tasks easier in the months ahead.
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9 Well, the wintry weather Top Award at played havoc with our Caley Spring Show Fairtrade coffee morning Donibristle Primary School (P2) and 48th Fife Cubs, which we had to re-schedule separately, and both under the guidance of Dalgety Bay for April but, nothing daunted, Horticultural Society (DBHS), were challenged, last year, it went ahead and we managed to spread more of the Fairtrade ‘word’. The Fairtrade Foundation’s strategy for 2016-2020 is ‘Fairtrade Can, I Can’ and it is designed to push for ever-greater impact for even more farmers and workers in developing countries. Their Chief Executive said “Given the changing world around us, it is crucial to innovate beyond the FAIRTRADE mark, to find new ways for producers to get a better deal.” Increasingly, the Foundation is working with a range of companies on innovations in their supply chains to add value and drive deeper impact for farmers and workers – from climate change adaptation to plant six tete-a-tete daffodil bulbs in a pot. There were to cocoa productivity and bespoke programmes with women about 90 pots altogether. They were all judged by DBHS farmers. These projects build on Fairtrade certification, working and the best six from each group entered in Royal with companies which include M&S, Cadbury, Liberation Foods Caledonian Horticultural Society (RCHS) Spring Show and Traidcraft. Schools Section in Edinburgh which was held on 24th and At the same time, businesses are looking to incorporate 25th March 2018 with staging on 23rd March 2018. Both sustainability and ethical sourcing into their businesses in targeted groups were awarded a gold certificate and the 48th Fife ways, rather than looking for independent certification of their Cubs won the best in show trophy. This was wonderful news products. A key way to generate further impact for producers will for the first timers. Well done to all who entered. involve moving beyond the Fairtrade Foundation’s core work under Michael Gourlay Chairman (DBHS) the FAIRTRADE banner and building partnerships with businesses which embed Fairtrade values in their ways of working and deliver impact for producers. The FAIRTRADE mark remains the Foundation’s principal way of working with businesses – the gold Dalgety Bay Day Centre standard of ethical labels. Fairtrade, however, is more than just bureaucrats in an office Thursday ‘Drop In’ devising schemes to promote Fairtrade. It is a campaign that we can all take part in. Why should farmers and producers in Asia or Coffee Morning sub-Saharan Africa not enjoy a standard of living on a par with those in more affluent countries. It is only by an accident of birth HELP! that they are where they are and we are where we are. We have When we moved into our new premises in Pentland Rise the means to change that and campaign for fairness, justice and we started a coffee morning to help with the funds to run equality – across the board. Let us not squander our chance. the Day Centre for the elderly and housebound in Dalgety Bay. Each week we have a group of two ladies, one a baker and one helper, to run the coffee morning. We have five groups of two so that each group does no more than one week a month. As two of our baking ladies, both in their 80’s, are retiring, we are looking for two or three ladies who enjoy baking to join our group of helpers. If you would like to join this very worthy cause, please get in touch with Dalgety Bay Day Centre at: [email protected] or Janet Cowie, Coffee Co-ordinator at Tel No 01383 822272. If you would like to become a Fairtrade supporter or would like The Day Centre is available for use by other organisations. more information about Fairtrade, please contact Winnie Wood, Please contact our Secretary, Elizabeth McKenzie, at the Chair (822516) or Robin Arnott, Secretary (822293). Have a look contact details below, for further information or to make at our web site (www.fairtrade-dalgetybay.org.uk); check out our bookings. There is additional information on our website. local Fairtrade Directory and read about Fairtrade ‘Beyond 2015 and towards 2030’. The Centre Tel No is 01383 829506. Ian Forsyth Chairman
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11 Dalgety Parish Church St Columba’s Rosyth Methodist and Episcopal Church St Margaret’s Scottish Aberdour Celebration of Talents - An exhibition of talents will Episcopal Churches be held in Dalgety Parish Church on Saturday 19th Queensferry Road, Rosyth May from 10.00 until 12.00 to celebrate the vast array part of All Souls Fife, formerly of the ABI Group. of God given talents enjoyed by members of the A Local Ecumenical Partnership congregation. There will be samples of needlework, Episcopal Sunday Services photography, woodturning, stained glass, artwork normally start at 9.30am followed by the and much, much more. A coffee morning in aid of RNLI is also being held independently in the church. Methodist Services at 11.00am Why not come along and enjoy a coffee and join our Second Sunday each month Messy Church St Columba’s Episcopal Church Aberdour celebration? Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane Funday Children up to 12years Bishop David Chillingworth - Primus Sponsored Golf Competition - It’s been a long, (accompanied by adults) cold winter but with the Beast from the East behind Rev Dean Norby - Priest in Charge us, the lighter nights and the promise of warmer Breakfast 9am; followed by Crafts, Stories, All Souls is a group of Episcopal churches in Aberdour, weather it’s time to dust off your golf clubs and Songs etc. Finishes at 10.30am. Burntisland and Inverkeithing, which have come together prepare for the annual Sponsored Golf Competition Do bring the youngsters You’ll all enjoy it! as a community of faith in Jesus Christ. We provide a between Dalgety Parish Church and St Fillans Parish variety of ways to express your faith from vibrant and Church, Aberdour. The competition will run during On the 4th Sunday each month contemporary to reflective liturgical worship. There is a the week 28th May to 1st June and will once again Joint Communion Service - 11am service at 1100h each Sunday at Inverkeithing High be played over Aberdour Golf Club. The competition School which is directed towards a more youthful takes the form of a stableford competition with golfers Wednesday Fellowship for women and men at audience. If the idea of a more contemporary service being sponsored per point. Last year, after the David 2.15pm Devotions, talks, tea/coffee and chat. appeals to you, then come to St. Columba’s, in Aberdour Rutherford trophy being firmly in the hands of St Come and join us!! Meetings held weekly. where Holy Communion is celebrated each Sunday at Fillans team for several years, Dalgety emerged 1100h to a very loyal and happy congregation. victorious while at the same time raising a fantastic Rainbows, Brownies and Guides. We experienced the most wonderful Easter, the most £1200 which was split between Christian Aid and Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorer Scouts. important festival of the Christian Church. During the Fife Macmillan Nurses. Anyone interested in playing Interested? week we participated in 24 hours of prayer for our world, for team Dalgety and supporting these charities Then please call 415021 or 721252 Eucharist on Maundy Thursday and then an informal walk should contact Pat Ritchie Tel 825216 through the village on Good Friday with the cross of Methodist: Scottish Charity SC028559 General Assembly of The Church of Scotland - Jesus held high. On Easter Day, Eucharist was meets in Edinburgh 19th -25th May. There will be Episcopal: Scottish Charity SC028426 celebrated by Dr Jean Cook and it was a spirit filled presentations,discussions and decisions concerning morning. the national church. The work of the last year in areas We are grateful that, at last, we have planning permission of mission, discipleship, justice, world affairs, and Catholic Church of to start to build a rectory in the grounds next to the of course ministry are offered in comprehensive church. This is a big project for us which will require reports, with the opportunity for the Ministers and St. Peter in Chains faith and prayer to complete. This past year has been Elders present to ask questions, debate and offer encouraging in seeing people worship, getting called, different views. Decisions made do, of course, affect 28 Hope Street, Inverkeithing getting involved, confirmed, baptised and ordained. It Dalgety Parish Church and this year we will have Tel: 01383 412084 certainly appears to be a period of wonderful activity here representation from Dalgety Bay with Minister and in Aberdour and the new rectory will help cement that Session Clerk being commissioners for the week. [email protected] progress. Also this year as part of the National Youth Assembly www.catholicswfife.wordpress.com delegation three of our young people are also We have a new initiative here at St Columba’s and we attending so we are well represented. Parish Priest Fr. Kevin Dow will be available to are collecting items of clothing, paired shoes, belts and handbags to be sent abroad or recycled. If you have hear confessions on Saturdays from: On Sunday 20th in Princes Street Gardens the any of these items that you want to dispose of, there is a General Assembly will host ‘Heart & Soul’ with the 4.15pm - 4.45pm large cardboard box inside the door of St Columba’s chance to visit tents from Parishes, National Saturday Vigil Mass 5.00pm Church and you can leave any such items there. A perfect Councils, Young People, and many other agencies and the only time to do this is on a Sunday from 1000h and charities with whom the church works. Music, Sunday Mass 9.30am until 1200h but if you came at around 1100h, you could drama, food, activities for young and old are on offer- join us at our service where you would be made very please do come and visit, and drop by the Dalgety Weekday Masses: welcome. We need to make this effort work well and Parish Church tent if you can. Tuesday at 7.00pm any contributions of the above items would be gratefully Dates for your Diary received. If you have significant items of clothing then (in St John & St Columba’s, Rosyth) Pet Service! - Bring your pet to church on Sunday these could be collected, please contact the undernoted. 3rd June 4pm - all welcome, we simply ask you keep Wednesday at 10.00am Our next project is our annual Spring Coffee Morning your pet under control and safe!! which will be held on Saturday 26th May in St Fillan’s Thursday at 10.00am Relay for Life 16/17 June - This event has become Hall at 1000h. Please join us and come and enjoy the an established feature of the Dalgety Bay year and Friday at 7.30am coffee, cakes and most importantly the fellowship of friends. There will also be a wide range of stalls and a raises substantial sums that help to fight cancer. As (in St John Paul II’s Oratory, Rosyth) ever the Parish Church will have a team taking part. raffle for a delicious hamper. We look forward to seeing If you would like to join in please volunteer at the Saturday at 10.00am you there. church office. (in St John & St Columba’s, Rosyth) Jeremy Hawkings 01383 825800
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13 Cornerstone 10.00am to 3.30pm in Cornerstone Full Gospel Church. Dr Hazel Carr will be the speaker and Full Gospel her theme is “Today’s Changes – Tomorrow’s Problems!”. This is sure to be a dynamic and Church relevant message for today’s women that will www.cornerstonefgc.org encourage and inspire those who attend. Please bring a packed lunch. Refreshments will be served There was a Mother’s Day Family Service on prior to the conference and during lunch-time. Sunday, 11th March 2018. The theme of the Please contact us on the number below if you are Members of the Dalgety Bay group enjoyed a message was “Interdependence”, and the interested in attending. lovely Easter themed afternoon tea at Dobbies, emphasis was on women of the Bible such as Holiday Club 2018 – The Holiday Club for 2018, courtesy of the charity Eunice, mother of Timothy, Lydia, Dorcas, the running the week Monday 6th to Friday 10th committee of Lloyds banking woman at the well and others and their role in the August 2017, will be “TeamBuilders”. Watch this group. Each place setting spread of the Gospel. The youngsters did their space for more details. was complete with Easter part in the service too and a few new songs were novelties, and everyone introduced. This was a lovely celebratory service Ladies’/Men’s Meetings: received a super Easter egg. We would like to of mothers and women in general. · Men’s Club every Tuesday, 1.30-3.30pm at the thank the team at Lloyds for their kindness in The Palm Sunday Family Service took place on Kabin where men can play pool, table tennis, 25th March 2018 Full Gospel Church. The air hockey, dominoes, chat etc. Tea and coffee arranging this special event which was great presentation involved a message about “Choices”, available. fun, and the staff of Dobbies who were very i.e. the choices the disciples made and the choices · Ladies’ Club every Wednesday, 1-3pm at the attentive and helpful. we make today. The youngsters read from Kabin where they can participate in various I would also like to thank Romana Grant, of scripture and sang songs, some of them new to crafts. Tea and coffee available. Roundabout Community Events, for her £100 the congregation. There was also an enthusiastic Bible Study Home Groups - Bible Study groups donation to our funds – this money will go dance to “My Lighthouse” which delighted us all! will take place on Tuesday and Thursday evenings towards our summer outing to the Kingswood This was a joyful event which really lifted our starting at 7.30pm in Dunfermline and Dalgety Bay spirits. Hotel in June. respectively and 10.30am in Dalgety Bay and Our next meeting on the 6th May will be a Our Good Friday Communion Service, although Lochgelly on Thursday mornings. a sombre occasion, pointed us to Christ’s glorious musical afternoon at the Dalgety Bay Day Youth Work - YCC (Youth Community Church) resurrection on Easter Sunday. Centre where I am delighted to say we will be meets every Saturday evening at 7.30pm in Logos entertained by Hazel Briton playing the Our Easter Sunday Service focused on the House, Dalgety Bay momentous event of Christ’s resurrection and its Clarsach (small harp). significance for us all. It was a very moving service Weekly Services - Our weekly services take place at 11am and 6.30pm on Sundays. Still hoping to hear from anyone out there which blessed us all. Afterwards, some of the interested in being a adults joined the children for the traditional fun Prayer Meeting - The weekly prayer meeting hostess. Commitment is activity of rolling our eggs down the lane, however, takes place at Logos House on Wednesday it was noted that this year, there were more adults mornings at 11am. only holding a tea party once a year. You don’t than children! For further details regarding any of the above, LWoW Day Conference – The next Day please contact the church office on telephone need to be Mrs. Beeton – Conference is on Saturday, 2nd June 2018 from number 01383-825095. shop bought cake is equally acceptable, but your home needs to be accessible (no outside Please visit our website: steps) and with a cloakroom on the ground www.cornerstonefgc.org floor. As always, if you know of an elderly person who lives alone Donibristle Ladies Probus Club and might be interested in joining Our speaker this month was Sir Geoffrey Palmer who spoke about Scotland us, please give me a ring on 01383 links with the Slave trade. Sir Geoffrey was Professor Emeritus in the School 420405. Our service is provided of Life Sciences at Heriot University and is also a human rights activist. He free. was knighted in 2014 and was the first black professor in Scotland. Sylvia Stewart Group Co-ordinator He spoke about the Scottish links with the slave trade of the past and the historical connections of much of the wealth, land and businesses of Scotland to the ownership of slaves in the Caribbean. DALGETY BAY His talk was extremely interesting and despite the seriousness of the topic SENIOR CITIZENS CLUB was extremely amusing and entertaining. Many of the members purchased MAY MEETINGS his book – 3rd Social afternoon The Enlightenment Abolished: Citizens of Britishness 2007. 10th Richard Toole - ABF Soldiers Charity Our meeting was well attended and arrangements were made for our first 17th Social afternoon group lunch and summer outing. 24th Audrey Cresswell - Keep Fit If you would like to join us we meet on the third Wednesday of the month at 31st Social afternoon Dalgety Bay Parish Church from 10.00 till 11.45 Meetings are held every Thursday at 1.30pm Please contact our Secretary [email protected] in the Community Centre Ann Parkhouse Secretary 01383 824995
14 We have been very busy finalising the plans for this year’s fantastic fun filled Farmyard themed Gala Day and holding our last few fundraising events before the Gala on Saturday June 9th. In March we had a brilliant evening at our St Patrick’s themed Bingo at Dalgety Bay Bowling club who were wonderful hosts. Over £400 was raised and we gave away some fantastic prizes including a bottle of House of Commons Whisky donated by Leslie Laird MSP, Kristyal Nail & Beauty Salon vouchers, Louie Brown’s Vouchers and a voucher for Maid of the Forth. A huge thank you to all who donated prizes and attended the event, we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did! As this edition of The Diary comes out we will be close to holding our latest event Gala Warrior, an awesome obstacle course fun run for kids will be held in Longhill Park on Sunday 6th May from 12 noon to 4pm. For anyone wishing to take part there are two ticket choices available: £10 - entry to gala warrior, with unlimited use of bouncy castles, a gala warrior t-shirt to keep, a bottle of water and a medal. £6 - entry to gala warrior, unlimited use of bouncy castles and a medal. This is a great opportunity for school aged kids to get muddy and have loads of fun and younger ones to have some of their own adventures in our soft play area. All children must be accompanied by an adult. If you would like to purchase tickets please email us at [email protected] or contact us through our Facebook page. With now only a month to go until the big day we are starting to launch our window decorating competition with local shops and businesses. Can anyone beat last year’s fantastic winning window from To Be Wed? If you are interested in taking part please let us know and we’ll be in touch with all the details. New this year to go along with our theme of ‘On the Farm’ we will be holding a scarecrow competition open to everyone within Dalgety Bay & Hillend. Get your thinking caps on and keep an eye out on our Facebook page for further details. We can’t wait to see what you come up with! There should also be a few special scarecrows popping up around the town very soon. We’re also always looking for volunteers whether it be to join the committee, help out at fundraising events or just to provide support on Gala day. We can promise you lots of fun and a great opportunity to help out our fab community. If you think you can lend a hand in anyway then please get in touch, we’d love to hear from you. For more information and updates on all our events please visit www.facebook.com/dalgetybayhillendgala or contact us at [email protected]
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15 INVERKEITHING MEDICAL GROUP Burntisland Golf House Club As I write this the weather continues to conspire against us, and we can only SURGERY NEWS hope that takes a turn for the better soon. Allergies The season got under way on Saturday 31st March with the traditional curtain- I took my girls to watch the latest Peter Rabbit film and got an earful from raiser the Captain v. Vice-Captain match. Despite how the weather has been my husband. He had wanted me to boycott the film because in his opinion all reports about the putting surfaces were very positive. they have turned a wholesome (albeit mischievous) character into an obnoxious lout. He also makes light of Mr MacGregor’s life threatening allergy Much work has been done by the greenkeeping team over the winter and the to blackberries by firing one straight into his throat and laughing when he extent of their labour throughout these months shouldn’t be underestimated. uses his epi-pen and leaves him to die. Well done Stevie, James and Alex. My husband has a life threatening nut allergy. He remembers when Juniors – for the first time, we kept the juniors interested and active through the classmates thought it was funny to put nuts down his shirt or make him play winter with coaching up at Cluny Clays. Local lad Owen Meldrum, now a qualified Revel roulette. He gets annoyed when restaurants confuse his food allergy coach, helped us with this. We will revert to coaching at Dodhead now that we (life threatening anaphylactic reaction) with a food intolerance (yes you may are back in season. feel awful but at least you can breathe). He also gets annoyed when I tell him that his allergy is very inconvenient because I have to give up pesto. Any interested parties should bear in mind that there is a ‘blue tee’ course of 8 holes set out and also a ‘wee 3’ layout available. Any parents/grandparents Coeliac disease is different as it is not an allergy or an intolerance. It is an autoimmune condition where a reaction to gluten in the diet causes the who think that their children could benefit from both the exercise and the life- body to attack healthy cells in the lining of the intestines. It is important to skills that growing up with golf brings, should contact the Pro’s Shop for details adhere to a gluten free diet as it could lead to long term complications. (01592 872116). You don’t have to be fully kitted out to get started. Equipment If you are looking for more information, the Allergy UK website is a great is available for those who would like to try it out first. resource www.allergyuk.org. In the meantime, please respect your friends On the social front we had a great night with ‘The Hipple People’, a fantastic and family with allergies and intolerances and know the difference. 60s cover band, and this was followed the next weekend with Chef Colin’s St I only have peanut butter or nuts while I am at work. And now you know Patrick’s Night menu. At only £30 per couple this was great value, and everyone why! Also, the girls and I enjoyed the new film... just don’t tell daddy! left well fed. The kids weren’t left out of the social scene as they enjoyed an Easter Party with the help of Rosie’s Disco. Much fun was had and the parents New GP revived themselves at Colin’s Carvery (fully booked!) immediately following We would like to welcome Dr R Stewart who joined the Team on 2.4.18. the party. Dr L Zheng Don’t wait to read about the next social or catering event. Come along and try it for yourself. Telephone 01592 874093 (ext. 3) to find out times / what’s on and to make bookings. Or catch Colin on his mobile to discuss any of your catering needs 07833 290647. Any Dalgety Bay Diary readers that love a bargain can have access to an exclusive deal if they want to get involved at the Golf Club, and for a short time If you are new to the area, have recently retired or would just enjoy a chat can save over £100 on a Full Membership. The normal rate is £529 but we can and a cuppa and cake did you know that the Kabin is open two afternoons offer it for only £425 on this ‘Diary’ deal, with other golfing memberships having each week? On Tuesday there is a Men’s Club offering pool, table tennis, a pro-rata reduction. We will even throw in a Social Membership for your partner. air hockey and dominoes. On a Wednesday there is a crafting afternoon for Other membership categories are available from £125. ladies where you can bring your own project, share ideas or perhaps learn a new skill. All age groups are invited to both these afternoons. Tuesdays Anyone looking for a membership deal should quote DBDMasters18 when run from 1.30pm till 3.30pm and Wednesdays from 1pm till 3pm. For more enquiring, but don’t leave it too long. information please call 07704863271 Let’s hope we all have a good spring and summer, and make use of course If you have comments or suggestions for the PPG group please contact us and clubhouse. Visitors most welcome. by leaving a note in the suggestions box at the surgery or emailing on fife- For all details please email [email protected] or [email protected]. (Please do not use this email for medical matters.) telephone 01592 874093. Dalgety Bay to Budapest Dalgety Bay couple Nik Olliver and partner Richard Newton are preparing to tandem cycle 2000km from Dalgety Bay to Budapest later this summer in aid of Alzheimer’s Research UK. Setting off on Saturday 7 July, the duo will cycle from Dalgety Bay to Newcastle and cross via ferry to Amsterdam. Their gruelling journey will continue through the Netherlands and Germany, joining the River Danube and following it to Budapest. They also plan visit Ócsa, the town just outside Budapest with which Dalgety Bay has held a bond of friendship since 2011. “We aim to do 100+ km per day”, said Nik. “It will be tough but we’re both really looking forward to the challenge, we will be camping on route so we can be flexible, but July 31 is our target and we hope to reach it and make as much money for Alzheimer’s Research UK as possible.” You can follow their journey at www.facebook.com/E2B2018. If you’d like to make a donation, please visit Nik and Rich’s MyDonate page here https://mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/e2b If you spot them out on one of their many training trips around Dalgety Bay and Fife, Richard says, “Pease give us a wave or come and join us for a while, we’ll need all the encouragement we can get”. Alzheimer’s Research UK is the UK’s leading dementia research charity. There are 850,000 people in the UK living with dementia. By 2040 that number is expected to rise to over 1.5 million. Nik and Richard want to help by funding research to find a cure and prevent the pain and suffering to the individuals and their loved ones.
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17 around the bay
These photos were sent in by Willie Stewart. The skiing in Dalgety Bay scene beside the sailing club is a rare sight. Not quite so rare if you are out and about early are sightings of deer in our town but still good to see. Roy
Aiming High with Wildlife Garden Japan Karate Association - Dalgety Bay Spring is here and at last we have managed to get It’s not just our kicks that are into the garden in between snow showers to get on aiming high at Japan Karate with our plans. We have dug over the wildflower circle Association, Dalgety Bay, our in preparation for our seed sowing. You will notice a ambitions are also high for the few changes in our meadow this year, a new colour - refurbishment of our training hall wait and see! We were fascinated to find that our sixth (dojo) in Dalgety Bay. We plan year of digging the area brought up a large heavy duty plastic bag and two to completely refurbish the dojo old crisp bags – the best before date on one was 1994 - 24 years old and I (at Hillend Industrial Estate) to could still read all of the words on the packet! provide a modern, state-of-the- We were very pleased to receive a kind donation of snowdrops, sedum art training facility with a and compost for our minibeast hotel roof, pansies and campanula. Another professional, sprung wooden sports floor, floor to ceiling mirrors and training donation of knapweed was much appreciated as we know how popular this equipment. The refurbishment will significantly improve the training facilities, is with bees, particularly red tailed bees. We are always happy to receive further develop the skills of our students and to allow the club to attract new donations to save us money. members from the community. This year we have an intense fundraising Pussy willows have been blooming on the arch and on our little tree for the programme using all sorts of means to make sure we realise our ambitions and first time. A great source of early nectar for emerging bumblebees. How we will keep you posted of our progress. wonderful it is to see and hear the bumblebees buzzing around again after Japan Karate Association, Dalgety Bay is a well-established karate club and such a long winter and in particular to know that we are providing much has been in the area for over 30 years. The club is led by Instructor Sensei Bert needed nectar for them. Stewart 5th Dan Black Belt (Japan Karate Association), who is fully qualified New logs are in place to replace the old ones which eventually disintegrated, and registered with the Scottish Karate Governing Body and sanctioned by Sports returning nutrients to the soil. We hope that some of you will bring your Scotland. Our classes offer training in all aspects of traditional Japan Karate children into the garden to explore the log area for minibeasts. Association Shotokan Karate and we welcome all age groups, whether beginners, A start has been made on creating a new flower bed at the side of the experienced students or those who may be returning to karate after a period of willow arch nearest to the wall. We have a new plant list made up and hope absence. Training is provided on a personal level with the support and guidance to be filling this bed and the bed at the side of the meadow at the end of of Sensei Stewart, as well as mentoring from other senior grades and students. April. We will soon be looking like new again when we replace some of the Our club is very hard working and successful and includes several members edging and all of the bark paths. We are very grateful to Growforth for who represent Scotland at UK, European and World level. The Japan Karate supporting us in the buying of bark and plants. Association are the “keepers of Karate’s highest traditions” and as such we teach quality traditional Japanese Karate - our Moto “quality not quantity”. A little word about hedgehogs. Hedgehog Awareness week is from 6th - 12th May. You will probably know that hedgehogs are in trouble, their If you are interested in training in a safe friendly atmosphere you are welcome to numbers are in drastic decline. Please help them by putting food and water come along to one of our classes, you can join in or watch on the first evening. out for them (cat or dog food, not milk), leave leaf and log piles in your All you need is your bare feet, loose clothing and enthusiasm! You will find us a garden for their shelter and please don’t use slug pellets, they are toxic to very welcoming and friendly club and we look forward to meeting you. Have a hedgehogs. If you find an injured hedgehog please call the SSPCA on look at our website (www.jkakaratedalgetybay.co.uk) or our Facebook page 03000 999 999. jka dalgety bay for information on how to contact us. Enjoy the garden. We are also able to offer our dojo for hire at a reasonable cost to other groups in Kathryn (822370) and Helen Dalgety Bay during times when it is not in use. Please contact us for details.
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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”. 19 more Interpretation boards for the woods and the production of information leaflets which hopefully will attract more visitors. We are very grateful to Gill Baird of our local Tesco for encouraging us to take part in the scheme and for allowing us to exhibit our work there for several weeks. As you will have seen from the front page of this Diary, we had some exciting news from Historic Environment Scotland regarding Downing Point. Some of our members have worked very hard over the last few years to fully expose the WW1 Gun Dalgety Bay Community Emplacement on Downing Point and to open up the steps to improve accessibility. It is very pleasing Woodlands Group to know that the whole of Bathing House wood, together with Downing Point have now been At last the snowy wintry days are giving way to designated as a Scheduled Monument of National spring, with more and more signs of spring Importance. appearing in our woods, such as the primroses and The coastal path upgrade process is ongoing, with oxlips which we planted last December on the almost all tenders for the project now received. A banking below Crow wood. The weather has date will be set very soon for a meeting where, curtailed our work in the woods but we are catching together with the Community Council, we will up now. The ‘Triangle’ at the end of Lumsdaine Drive choose a Contractor. has been dug over in preparation for the sowing of wildflower seeds, and similarly the edges of the path Our AGM was held on 30th March where our at the top of the steps in Crow wood. Three silver Chairman David MacLeod summarised our work birches have been planted on the banking below over the year and talked of our future plans and of Crow wood in support of the local Rotary Club who the challenges ahead. We are a very small group are participating in Rotary International’s aim to plant and I think you will agree that we have achieved a at least one tree for every member before Earth lot over the four years that we have been managing Day on 22nd April. Tree work in Bathing House wood the three community woods. We very much need woodlands or our work please contact our Vice has been carried out as recommended by our more volunteers, not only to help with the physical Chairman, Alan Brown, 07720444525. work, but to attend monthly meetings where we arboriculturist. If you would like any more information about the make our plans. We would like to thank all of you who supported us Woodlands group please contact recently in the Tesco Blue Token scheme. We were Please consider joining us, we could do so much [email protected] or look at our website delighted to hear that we came first in the vote and more with your help. www.dbcwg.org where you can read some very are to be given a cheque for £2000 which will fund If you have any questions about any aspect of the interesting blogs.
Wild about the Bay The harsh weather in March made life even harder would not normally be so close to the shore and it Another sad discovery was a piece of plastic twine than usual for our wildlife. Following on from our is unlikely that they survived. exposed in the gut of one of the dead Guillemots last article, the heavy snow brought an influx of on the beach. Although we have known about this Fieldfares and Redwings into our gardens. We had problem for many years, the devastating impact of an incredibly dominant male Fieldfare that defended plastic on all kinds of marine life has received a lot the windfall apples we leave out for the thrushes of publicity in recent times. While the plastic may against all-comers – even against much bigger birds not have been the direct cause of this bird’s death, like Wood Pigeons. He wouldn’t tolerate any other it probably contributed to it. Many of us will be birds at all in the bottom half of “his” garden. strongly motivated by sights like this to try and do The two waves of strong easterlies took a heavy something about the huge quantities of plastic waste toll on our seabirds, especially Guillemots. If you in our waters. One thing we can all do is try and were walking along the shore back in March or April, remove as much as possible of the plastic that you (or your dog) won’t have failed to notice the washes up on our local beaches. I have started large number of dead birds washed up on the doing so myself and will also be trying to arrange beach. I counted six dead Guillemots just on the organised beach cleans in the Bay, though this may shoreline along Ross Plantation. Rough weather like If anyone happens to come across any dead seabird take a little while because of the need to conduct a this causes what is known as a “wreck”, where on the shoreline that has a ring on it, please consider risk assessment. Watch this space, and in the seabirds, especially auks and Shags, cannot find either submitting the details to the BTO (https:// meantime if anyone wants to join me in informal enough to eat. This is partly because the rough seas app.bto.org/euring/lang/pages/rings.jsp) or cleans I do have a couple of litter picking sticks and cause changes in fish behaviour and partly because sending them to me (Kim) so I can submit them. It would welcome your help. You can contact me (Kim) the birds find it harder to see and catch their prey in is a good idea to take a picture of the rings on your at the e-mail address below. turbulent water. Unfortunately, this causes many to phone and try and note any numbers/letters/colours. Want to share your wildlife sightings in the Bay in starve to death and get washed up on our shores. At least that way, we can get some useful data from the next edition of The Diary? Why not send an email We see a lot of them around the Bay in these the bird’s unfortunate demise. Sometimes the to Helen Galloway and Kim Blasco at: conditions, as they are also seeking shelter here ringers also get back to you with details of the bird’s [email protected] from the harsher conditions further out to sea. This life history – I have had a gull from London and a is what the Guillemots in the photo were doing; they tern from Holland, for example. Happy wildlife spotting!
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21 Dalgety Bay Folk Club presents: Stephen and Pernille Quigg
DBSTC is situated in the centre of Dalgety Bay. We have 3 squash courts and 4 outdoor all- weather tennis courts with floodlighting. New members are always welcome with individual or family memberships available on an annual basis for squash, tennis or for both. We also have an offer on junior tennis membership at the moment, including subsidised lessons and hitting partner memberships. Tennis – The official tennis season is now under way with our 3 men’s and 1 ladies’ team competing in the East of Scotland social tennis leagues. We run regular junior coaching Safe Space sessions during term time on Tuesdays and on Friday 18 May at 8.00pm Saturdays, and are pleased to announce that Safe Space offers counselling support, group Woodside Hotel, High Street, Aberdour work and justice support for male and female a major new tennis development program is in survivors of sexual abuse. There is also a the planning stages at the moment for adults Stephen Quigg has long since established himself dedicated service for young people (12-18yrs). and children. Watch this space for further on the Scottish folk scene and after more than thirty Safe Space offers training and awareness raising five years of singing, he is still dedicated to the details! Social tennis sessions for adults are music and the songs of Scotland. Stephen for other agencies and community groups. held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from accompanies himself on guitar and bodhran To contact Safe Space call 01383 739084 or 6:30 pm and on Sunday afternoons for all levels (occasionally also the banjo when he remembers email [email protected]. More of ability. These run all year round, subject to to bring it) and with an outstanding voice, you can information available on www.safe-space.co.uk watch him capture the attention of any audience. the weather. If you are interested in playing Through wit, charm and an obvious love and tennis come and give it a try at one of these respect for the music he delivers, Stephen has sessions. gained many constant followers, who travel regularly to his gigs in Scotland and beyond. Dalgety Bay Library As part of the Great British Tennis Weekend Pernille Quigg is originally from Denmark but has Opening Times the club will be holding open days on Sunday been living on the west coast of Scotland for the Monday 09.30 - 1.00 & 2.00 - 7.00 13 May and Sunday 17 June from 1-4 pm. past ten years. She released her debut album ‘Driftwood’ in 2012 and has since released another Tuesday 11.00 - 1.00 & 2.00 - 5.00 These are totally free to attend with equipment available on the day. See our Facebook page album ‘River of Time’ (2015) as part of her duo Wednesday 09.30 - 1.00 & 2.00 - 5.00 with her husband Stephen Quigg. The Quiggs now for details. Thursday 09.30 - 1.00 & 2.00 - 5.00 live, love and work together most of the time in Squash – You may have noticed that we have harmony ;-) and can be found doing the rounds on Friday 09.30 - 1.00 & 2.00 - 7.00 been busy over the winter months and that the the folk scene in Scotland and abroad. Saturday 09.30 - 1.00 exterior of our squash building has had a major Tickets: Members £5.00 and Guests £10.00 facelift! We now have lovely new cladding from Liz/Colin Hay Tel: 01383 822732 e-mail: [email protected] covering the roof giving the club a welcome The Bereavement boost. The club is always looking for new Admission by ticket only squash players - unfortunately we struggled Mutual Support once more this season to field teams so if there Meeting is anyone out there interested in playing team squash please get in touch with Pete Jones “The Bereavement Mutual Support Meeting is held on the last Thursday of each month, in on 07772 365037. There is also an active Dalgety Parish Church. juniors section which holds regular coaching Drop-in whenever you wish between 10am and sessions and tournaments as well as having 11.30am for tea or coffee and a chat in a friendly players in the Fife development squad. The and understanding atmosphere. club has weekly club nights as well as a mini A quiet space is always available for one-to-one league. Coaching is also available for all levels. support with a member of the Pastoral Care Team The club championships are well under way if needed. You will be sure of a warm welcome. with finals day to be held on 20 May. Rev. Christine Sime - 822316 For further details on any of the above, please Dalgety Parish Church of Scotland. go to our website at www.dbstc.co.uk or you Registered in Scotland as a charity can keep up to date with our news on our No. SC 020926 Facebook page.
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