NEWS KILLIN & DISTRICT COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER Price £1 Issue 119 Dec 2010 Killin News Editorial DEADLINES Issue: 120 While on my volunteering duty at Moirlanich this summer I was aware of the high number of visitors Advertising who use camper vans to holiday in Killin, often those recently retired and using their newly found freedom 14 Jan to explore at their leisure. Many told me Copy they had been here years ago on a short visit and were now able to look at areas, glimpsed in the past, 21 Jan in more depth. They were not passing through after a night in the village but planned to stay for a week Editorial Policy Statement and use Killin as a base and on many days in the summer the sign on the Maragowan Site read "Site The Killin News is a free community newspaper Full". In the past those visitors might have stayed in produced and distributed every two months by the village guest houses or B&Bs, but the freedom of volunteers to households and businesses in Killin their vans gives them an opportunity to holiday in a and district. The aim of those involved is to way that would otherwise be restricted. Many had produce an informative, accurate and entertaining journal for those who live, work and visit in this bicycles allowing them to venture up the tracks area. Letters and articles published in the closed to cars. It is likely that some of them found newspaper do not necessarily reflect the views of Killin in the past because they had the opportunity to the Production Committee and they reserve the stay in the youth hostel. For the back packer it was right to shorten, edit or not publish any item. the obvious choice of accommodation. That sad Contributions will be attributed to the author. derelict building sits forlornly at the edge of the Vested interests will be declared where applicable. village without the buzz of the visitors who used it all Articles should be between 200 and 300 words, year round, often travelling from all parts of the UK photos in high quality and the content should be and further to explore the mountains and rivers that original work relevant to Killin and environs. All surround us. So are we likely to lose those personal emails are acknowledged by a reply. If adventurous people who come and taste what is on you do not receive a reply please contact us by offer here and return years later? There is a small phone or drop the article in the office letterbox. hostel beside the Killin Hotel but it does not have a Production Committee huge capacity and certainly does not attract the big Gina Angus, Willie Angus, Jim Beattie university groups who used to come to the now Allan Chisholm, Judy Forster closed Scottish Youth Hostel. A new venture Dani Grant, Angus Inglis operated by the Killin Hotel is due to open soon. It Margaret MacIver Kay Riddell, Liz Stevens will offer hostel accommodation to approximately 24 visitors at a budget price. Perhaps then the To advertise in the Killin News university groups will return and use Killin for their Advertising Rates from £12 Contact Tel: 01567 820298 field trips, adventure trips and leisure trips as they Adverts are accepted in good faith and we cannot did in the past. Some of those same visitors might be held responsible for the goods and services then return with their families, so perpetuating the advertised culture of hill walking, canoeing, wildlife watching, cycling and all the other attractions has to offer Web sites: www.killin.info and visitors. GA www.killinnews.co.uk e-mail: killin.news[at]madasafish.com editorial[at]killinnews.co.uk adverts[at]killinnews.co.uk Address: Main Street, Killin FK21 8UW Office Phone : 01567 820014 T he K i ll i n N e w s Front Page: T e a m Autumn sunset photographed by Ron Allner w ishes a ll o u r a d v e r t ise rs, NEWS FIRST AT CHRISTMAS d ist r i b u to rs a n d r e a de rs Toys - Gifts - Jigsaws a v e r y M e r r y Fishing Tackle Killin Xmas Cards C h r ist m as Wrapping paper and all your usual a n d a papers, mags and stationery H a p p y N e w Y e a r Tel : 01567 820 362 Christmas Greetings to all our customers

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The gathering at the War Memorial Members of the Muirhead family at Alpine Cottage The village war memorial has twenty collected ashes daily from all houses Scottish Poppy Appeal names of service men who died in the in the village. Killin village First World War and six in the 1939- Captain Alfred Dayrell Morris SAS Amount collected 1945 war. They all belong to families sadly died on the last day of the war who lived in the village during the in Germany. He is buried in the £683.00 two wars. L.A.C. Hamilton, Lance Commonwealth Section of Hamburg Corporal Forbes MacFarlane and Cemetery. While many families must Sergeant P.J. Stewart, three of the six INDEX have thought they could look forward who died during the second world to seeing their loved ones coming war, have been the subject of 2011 Census 6 home, that was not to be for the previous articles. Some of their Ads Index 43 parents of Dayrell Morris. The village relatives still live in the village. The Agricultural AGM 23 celebrated the end of the war, like remaining three, Flight Sergeant Big Shed 9 most others, by hanging flags out to Archie Marquis RAF, Capt A. D. Morris Bogus Callers 33 mark the occasion. Dayrell's parents, S.A.S and Sergeant J. Nicholson Black Brownies 10 Alfred and Emma, owners of the Killin Watch had families who are Cartoon 17 Hotel, joined in hanging out flags remembered by some in Killin but Celebrations 32 even though they knew their son there are no family members Christmas Message 35 would not be among those returning remaining in the village. Christmas Services 35 home. He was married to Mina. Computer Corner 8 Archie Marquis was a pilot with the Sergeant John Nicholson Black Watch Crossword 42 RAF and spent much of the war flying (known as Ian) died aged 24 on 19th Editorial 2 between Canada and the UK. He died July 1943 in Sicily and is buried at Eureka £ shop 33 while taking part in operations in Italy Catania War Cemetery. He was the Fearnan Arts Club 31 and is buried in Ravenna War son of John and Christina Nicholson Frost Report 17 Cemetery. The family lived in Alpine and served in the North African Green Team 28 Cottage just behind the present campaign with the Desert Rats. The Herb Society 28 Breadalbane House. At that time the family lived at No 8 Monemore. house was home to two families, the KAT 7 Although the numbers who died in Killin Calendar 41 Muirheads and the Marquis family. One family on the top floor, the other the Second World War were fewer Killin Community Council 4 than those lost in the first world war, Killin Floral Association 25 on the ground floor. Archie's mother Christina (Chrissie) was a Muirhead Monemore lost three young men, the Killin Golf Club 26 other two being Forbes MacFarlane Killin Mailing List 42 before she was married so the two families were related. Archie's father, from No 1 and Peter Stewart from No Killin Primary School 20 10. GA Killin Youth 24 also Archie, was remembered as the Leo 36 driver of the horse and cart which Letters 34 Local Planning 37 Masonic Hamper 25 McLaren High School 22 Mervyn's Weather 16 Mobile Library 41 Motor Cycle Success 23 National Park Rangers 30 New Year Dance 33 Obituaries 38 Ogham Concert 15 Panto time 15 Pictures of Success 19 Remembrance Sunday 3 Sinclair Aitken 5 Strathfillan by the Way 12 Sustainable Killin? 6 Telephone Book 9 Think About It 35 What's On 43 Willie Dunn, John Nalepa, Judge Stroyan, Roy MacGregor and Scott Wilson Which Bin 43 3 Killin Community Council Meeting 9th November Killin skip: It is possible that a best price, as buying the Application forms available at skip collection could happen - property is less restrictive than the library further discussion is required on leasing it. Previous ideas for Community futures: KAT is to community involvement. feasibility are still being worked arrange a meeting with the Toilets: We are waiting for the on. Community Council to allow budget to make clear how much Breadalbane Forum: Meeting them to start on an update. money, if any, is going to be for Community Councillors with Carbon Cutting: Anne Winther available. Bob Jack on 24 November is having a meeting on 23rd Grass-cutting: It is possible Goldmine: Discussions are November with various people in that a team could be employed ongoing - an appeal being made Killin to discuss cutting carbon in to do all the jobs in the area - against the National Park the future and what Killin will be toilets, street cleaning, cemetery decision. like in 2030 with less fuel maintenance, weed killing etc. Youth Group: Weekly meetings available and rising costs. This would create a more in the Golf Club are going well. Planning: PFK garage efficient service with qualified Scottish Native Woods: extension passed local employed people. Mostly interested in the River AOCB: Fireworks licence has Road maintenance: The Tay in the Dunkeld area - no been paid for by the Community Road still requires funding available for this area. Council. ditching to avoid unnecessary Rural Housing Gordon Aitken to organise Xmas future maintenance. Association: New houses in tree The Old Mart, Playpark, Ballechroisk are now allocated More information required on Turning Area, CCTV, Bridges: and will be ready for occupation whether proposed Bio Fuel plant All ongoing. by the end of November. is as eco friendly as first Cemetery: to be discussed with Speeding: Buses have now thought. Bob Jack, Stirling Council Chief stopped for the winter - they Next meeting: 7.30pm Executive, at a meeting on 24th were however being monitored. Tuesday 11th January 2011 in November. National Park: There has been Killin Primary School. 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Who would consider it possible for a local paper to act as repository for historical events and provide a community time-line? Our newspaper was the brainchild of Sinclair Aitken and his wonderful friend Allan Walker. How fortunate we were to have such a formidable pair at the birth of the Killin News and that they were able to draw in a committed team to support their project. Sinclair was quite rightly proud of his paper, our paper, so proud that he continued to help in the delivery and discuss the content until he was no longer physically able to do so. How I regretted not having my camera when I saw him, at 80 years of age and in driving snow, Many small villages have leaning into a bitter cold wind down newspapers that provide a rough farm track holding a copy of information and news for and by the Killin News to drop in a farm post the community. How easy is it to box. He loved his paper. start one from scratch? Who has It is with great sadness that we write the foresight to understand quite that Sinclair died on 5th November. what a difference it makes when This is not his obituary, which will information no longer depends on appear in the next issue. This is a rumour and gossip and that local tribute from Killin News volunteers news should be aired in print where out of gratitude to him for all that he it is most respected and understood achieved WA - the place where it matters most.

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5 2011 Census Can Killin can be sustainable in 2030? Scotland's biggest population count, For the last people." Given this scenario, what the 2011 Census, is set to take five years, I challenges would the people of Killin place on Sunday 27th March next have been face in 2030? What structures year and work is already underway investigating would be needed to create a thriving in the Stirling area to ensure that how rural community in these circumstances? everyone is counted. communities What could be done now to achieve The census enables people across in Scotland this vision? Stirling to send a message to can be good The answers to these questions and government and businesses about places to live, an opportunity to have your say in the services they and their have a low this debate will be published in the community use, now and in the impact on the next edition of Killin News together Anne Winther future. environment with a Killin Cutting Carbon Census questions ask about our and be economically viable. I have questionnaire. Much later next year, circumstances - for example, age, carried out studies in , I will be using questionnaires to find health, accommodation. Stirlingshire and Kinlochleven, out what resources people use While personal details are kept Argyll. Over the next nine months I today, to calculate an ecological confidential for 100 years, the will be turning my attention to Killin. footprint and find out about the statistical information generated I am holding a series of focus attitudes and well-being of provides the basis for properly groups with some of the community residents. planned and funded services such as groups in Killin in October and The results of the questionnaires health, education and transport in November. I will be gathering views and focus groups will form an the area and Scotland as a whole. on what Killin might look like in essential part of my PhD thesis. I As one of the biggest logistical 2030 in a "low carbon world". will be writing a report on my undertakings by the public sector in "Imagine life in a low carbon world findings and make the non- Scotland, the census will see in 2030. In 2030, carbon emissions attributable results available to the questionnaires delivered to around are restricted. Oil, coal and community. 2.5 million households. The petroleum fuels are very expensive Anne Winther completion of the census and limited in use. Climate change PhD student at the University of questionnaire is required by law and impacts are causing massive Stirling School of Biological and everyone needs to be included. suffering world-wide. The Environmental Sciences, Further details on Scotland's Census environment is regarded as University of Stirling, FK9 4LA. can be found at: precious. Private transport is Tel: 07791 840261 www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk prohibitively expensive, affecting the [email protected] movement of food, goods and www.sbes.stir.ac.uk/people/winther Bridge End Mill

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Community involvement and Anne Winther's project continues in the future of the community. We decision making association with Killin Cutting would like everyone to be Over the next few months you will Carbon. This gives us an extra represented in the updated plan. be asked to complete a couple of dimension in our understanding of The Old Mill (Breadalbane questionnaires. It is the only way to how the escalating price of fuel and Folklore Centre) obtain information that is essential need to reduce carbon emissions will We are all aware that the continuing for the projects that are currently impact on the community in the use of Breadalbane Folklore Centre under way. KAT is your community future and how you, the community, by Visit Scotland is under threat and trust and relies on you to make it propose to mitigate its effects. Your that the community would like to work. The KAT AGM will be views are essential. see it used in some way as a advertised and take place in Community Action Plan community resource. KAT is still January. We hope you can all come, 2007-2010 exploring that possibility with and give us support. The Action Plan is the community's Stirling Council and feels that it Killin Cutting Carbon mandate to KAT and it directs the would support community activities This project is reaching its final work of the trust. It needs to be best if owned by the community. It stages. We need to evaluate updated this year. There are was featured in the first ever issue changes that have taken place since insufficient funds available to repeat of the Killin News which is available it started. A questionnaire will be the process we undertook last time for download from the Killin website included in every copy of the next but KAT aims to engage the http://www.killin.co.uk/kn/ with Killin News with additional copies community again in the major details about the start of the available in the village. The elements of the plan so that it can restoration project 20 years ago. information will be very helpful as it be updated and new targets set. A will give KAT guidance on how you meeting will be advertised in Best wishes for a happy Christmas would like us to take the next steps January so that everyone can come and a successful new year from the in the process. and let us know what they wish for KAT directors. WA

Free Light Bulbs Brogan Discount Oil scheme: of the cost of eligible works which Now we are entering those cold Kate Forster has over 70 names on includes structural repairs, re- winter nights and darkness is upon the list to receive discounted oil roofing, chimney repairs and us, a time when we normally use from Brogan Fuels. This scheme boundary walls and railings. The more electricity and heating why not became active during September. scheme is set to run until March pop into the KCC office and pick up Other people from nearby villages 2012. To qualify you have to own or some free low energy light bulbs. have also expressed an interest in rent a historic property within the We are open every Thursday and joining the scheme. Killin conservation area. Your Friday! property does not have to be listed. KCC are pleased to be working with If you go to http://www.lochlomond- Renewables Event Report Anne Winther, a PhD Student from trossachs.org/looking-after/funding- The KCC Renewables Event held in Stirling University. help-for-killin-conservation- the McLaren Hall in September was We have had many useful exchanges area/menu-id-483.html you can attended by three Energy Saving with Anne and from this we view a map to see if your property Scotland Advice Centre staff produced a draft questionnaire for is within the conservation area. If providing up to date advice on the January 2011 Killin Cutting you would like more information grants. Carbon Survey. Anne started a about the funding, contact National Fergus Tickell was on hand to talk series of focus groups during Park Officers Susan McGowan or about his proposed Combined Heat October and these will continue on Kirsty Callaghan on 01389 722600 and Power Plant at Acharn Forest. throughout 2011. Usefully Mike Baillie-Hamilton the 60 modern ECO cars take part in the owner of the land of the proposed Grants Brighton to London rally and use 1 site stayed for a few hours talking to Recently we have been asked about gallon of fuel or less to complete interested parties. A member of the grants for building repairs and the the trip. Loch Tayside cic talked to Mike good news is the LLTNP under its http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business about the possibility of setting up Killin Conservation Grant Scheme -11712969 poly tunnels to make use of the still have funding to pay up to 70% waste heat from the proposed plant. Approximately 10 hectares of this land would be available for food Killin Cutting Carbon Office open: production. However, preparing this 11:00 - 17:00 each Thursday & Friday land: felling trees, removing tree stumps, and levelling for food Located at the Sports and Leisure Centre, Killin production would incur significant Email: - [email protected] costs. Telephone:- 01567 820937 The cic also provided burgers and information on The Big Shed project. Skype: - killin Cuttingcarbon Elaine Turner provided books from Web: - http://www.killincdt.co.uk/kcc/index.html the Thrift Shop project.

7 problems with these small devices is bulky, but are cost effective Computer related to handling attachments to compared to other devices. Certainly emails. Typically these devices are office users should consider this o useful when on the move, allowing type of hardware and the regular the owner to keep in touch without home user or serious gamer should r the need for bulky hardware. consider no other type of computer. iPad/Tablet Computers BT Infinity These are usually fully functional British Telecom has a very fast n lightweight computers, with access broadband product that is available to the internet. There is no in some places in the UK. This is e keyboard or mouse and the device is called BT Infinity. Unfortunately this controlled by a touchscreen or via a is not available in our area and r stylus. These are very handy tools probably will not be for some time. for people who need a full computer But, in order for BT to know that we Firstly, let me wish everyone a on the move but do not wish to are keen to get this technology, Happy Christmas and I hope you all carry the weight of a laptop. They each of us should register our enjoy the Festive Season. need careful handling as any interest in getting this. In order for As it is that time of year and many damage to the screen could cause this to happen I would ask everyone of you will consider getting a new problems. If you are heavy handed to go to the BT Infinity website computer, I thought I would discuss or clumsy, then I strongly suggest (www.bt.com/infinity) and spend 5 some of the differences with the that these devices are not suitable minutes of your time registering for types of technology available. I also for you. the Infinity product. If we all do want to ask everyone for a favour so Laptop Computers this, we will move up the priority list that we can speed up the process of These are used by people who need for deployment of this technology. getting very fast broadband to Killin full keyboard functionality on the Please note that we need to register and the surrounding area. move and perhaps office systems before the end of December in order Computers and other devices - a whilst away from the normal place for our vote to count. If you have brief overview of the types of of work. Some prefer to use laptops any questions regarding BT Infinity, computer currently in the market. in fixed locations rather than please feel free to send me an Smart Phones/iPhones/ desktops just because of the space email. Windows Phones they save. The downside is the cost Mark Lincoln Once upon a time a mobile phone of the hardware. You get a lot more 01567 820 369 was used for making telephone calls, power for your money from a 0778 6633877 but nowadays these handheld desktop. devices allow access to all sorts of [email protected] computing services including email Desktop Computers and internet browsing. One of the These are fixed machines, they are Y O U R C O M P U T E R M A N A G E R www.yourcomputermanager.co.uk For all your home and business needs.

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8 Progress on The Big Shed Killin and District Construction of The Big Shed at Lomond and Trossachs National Park Telephone Numbers Tombreck is going well despite 'Gathering' in and I hope to recent heavy rain and high winds. highlight further this wonderful The walls and roof have been resource for the local communities insulated with sheep's wool and the all around Loch Tay, Glen Lyon and tin roof is finally in place. Windows beyond. The Big Shed will provide a and doors are waiting to be fitted venue for workshops and events and and decisions over tiles, light supply work spaces for local people fittings, solar panels and pellet to develop skills and talents. boilers are now being taken by the I have also been into Killin and board of The Loch Tayside Primary Schools to talk Community Interest Company. to the older children and was Local electrician, Douglas McRobbie, pleased to find out that a lot of will soon begin work on the them had already heard of the electrical installation. project and had ideas to share about The band of volunteers is now what they would like to use it for - constructing the reed bed and will parties seemed to be a favourite then move on to lime/clay theme! I was accompanied by Alice Produced by Killin News plastering. Over 60 volunteers have Warren who talked to the children Autumn 2010 about Forest School projects Price £2 and the Proceeds to The Falls of possibility of Dochart Retirement Home visiting woodland near The Big Shed to Available from: - experience the outdoors as a News First learning The Post Office environment. The children Eureka £1 Shop discussed what A C Fraser they liked to do The Library in the woods and how often Crianlarich Store they visited Brodies, helped with the project so far and them and Alice shared some of her are rapidly learning new skills in ideas and possible plans. She then ecological construction. took them on an imaginary journey As Development Officer I have been to the woods which proved to be a busy showing many interested local very peaceful end to the session. people the progress on site. In The Big Shed will hopefully house a FIREWOOD October members the Ardeonaig and display of the work carried out by District Rural, clad in wellington the children in the woods once it is OR ALE boots and brandishing torches, had open in the spring 2011. F S a floodlit visit (courtesy of a white For a chat or to arrange a visit Large stock, locally sourced and free van's headlights!). They then had a please contact me. local delivery. supper and chat about The Big Shed Jane Watts All sizes of seasoned firewood logs Project Development Officer and shared ideas about its future supplied, from small wood burning use. By the end of November I will 07766 566935 also have talked to Fearnan Rural [email protected] stoves to large open fire. and given a presentation about the All load sizes supplied from 25kg bag eco-design project to The Loch to 3 tonne trailer load. Very competitive rates also we provide an on-site logging THE FABRIC STUDIO service, if you have the wood we can use our mobile firewood processor to Specialists in Design & Make Up of Curtains cut and split for you. Blinds, Upholstery & all Soft Furnishings No job too big or too small. Huge Range of Modern & Traditional Fabrics Wood chip also available for sale.

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Brownies Christmas Post It's nearly that time of year again! During December (until Sunday 19th) you will be able to hand your Christmas Cards in to either News First or the Library along with a donation of 10p per card. Cards will be delivered for you on Mon 6th, Sun 12th & Sun 19th. Please note that we can only deliver cards to those houses within reasonable walking distance around the village. Anyone (young or old) who wants to come along to help sort & deliver cards on Sunday Girlguiding UK launched the start of We had a fantastic night of party afternoons (12th & 19th) please its Centenary Celebrations last games and crafts and would like to get in touch - we need your September with a year of ground- thank Callander Guides and support ! You don't need to be a breaking events and projects. Brownies for inviting us to join them Brownie to help! The Centenary Finale was planned for their party in McLaren Leisure Once again we will share the for 20:10 on 20.10 2010. Along Centre. money raised between Brownies with half a million other young This term has been as busy as ever and The Falls of Dochart members aged between five and and we were joined by four new Retirement Home. Thanks to twenty five, we from Killin Brownies Brownies. everyone who helps us with this joined with Callander Guides and We have been doing lots of new annual event. Brownies to renew our promise at games, crafts and making presents 1st Killin Brownies exactly 20.10 on 20th October 2010. 820 851

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Strathfillan give one-to-one tuition. Heather is Saplings for grown-ups, learning Community very nice, so don't be shy! whilst having fun!!! For further Development The hall is available (at very information Trust reasonable rates!) for private hire Tel 01838 400 545 for that special event. It's ideal for [email protected] kid's (messy!) birthday parties. Joyce Russell Crianlarich into Action Are You Interested in Tracing Development Officer (CiA) Your Family Tree? The working group, The steering group for the Learning comprising members of both the Café would like to find out if there is Crianlarich Village Hall Trust and the Community Council, local interest in genealogy. Committee is delighted to has now held interviews with the Accessing some sites can be announce that a new heating system three shortlisted candidates and expensive but if there is interest out and insulation will be installed in the after long and very difficult there, the Learning Café could hall during the first quarter of 2011. consideration has decided to invite supply the software and make The new heating system will be a Nick Wright Associates, based near finding those infamous ancestors renewable energy Air-Air Heat Paisley, to work with them on the cheaper and easier!! Please get in Source Pump System. Internal heat Crianlarich Heritage Project. Our touch if you are interested. exchange units will be installed in appeal for tenders generated 25 SCDT AGM the main hall and also the expressions of interest from all over The Board of Directors hope to hold committee room and ancillary areas. Scotland and further afield, with the the Trust AGM on Thursday 9th A major part of the project will be group finally receiving 12 tender December at 7.30pm in Tyndrum the installation of insulated panels to documents to consider. As you can Village Hall. Look out for local the inside of the roof of the main imagine that's a lot of reading and posters nearer the time. We hall. decision making to be done by a welcome new members at any time Crianlarich Village Hall has been group of already very busy (a snip at £5 for 5 years) and are awarded grants totalling over volunteers. They are to be always keen to welcome new £30,000 from Community Energy congratulated for their hard work volunteers on to our various working Scotland and the National Lottery and cheery professionalism on groups. Awards for All to pay for this behalf of their community. Now the There are 3 vacancies on the Board project. hard work starts! this year - Fiona Tickner and Deirdre Internet/Learning Café in Burton are retiring and Moira Tyndrum Village Hall Robertson is stepping down but If your New Year's resolution is to standing for re-election. If you get that great job, improve your would like to become more involved chances by updating and refreshing with what's happening and really your CV - the first contact with a make a difference in Strathfillan, future employer. There is no doubt why not stand for election to the that a well thought out and designed Board of Directors? CV will make you stand out from Café Sci other candidates. Help is at hand at Our next Café Sci is on Wednesday the Learning Café to get your CV 9th February in Tyndrum Village Hall noticed! and our speaker, David Mardon BSc Once complete, not only will Don't forget that the Learning Café MSc latterly manager of Ben Lawers Crianlarich Hall be a much warmer runs every Tuesday and Friday from NNR, will be asking "Why are there and more pleasant environment for 11am to 4pm and the PAL after so few trees and large shrubs on our hall users, but the anticipated school club is on Tuesdays from 4pm hills and should we have some savings in electricity costs will help during term time. Our tutor, more"? to reduce the overhead running Heather Hamilton, is on hand to Treat yourself to a relaxing and costs. help you with your IT problems and interesting evening - it's just like The committee is working to

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minimise the disruption to hall users, however it is likely that the hall will need to be closed for a short period of time during the key phases of the installation work. When the details are known, these will be communicated directly to affected groups. The Hall committee see this project as the first step in a programme of improvements to the hall facilities in order to ensure that the hall remains as a focal point of community life in Crianlarich and Strathfillan. Bryan Craig Chair Crianlarich Village Hall Committee

Crianlarich Primary School Killin Mountain Rescue Visit us. We got to use the walkie- We would like to say a big thank you talkies. It was fun. Daniella Shoebox Appeal to the mountain rescue for coming Class 1 Thanks to everyone for their support to Crianlarich Primary School. It Rag Bag in this. We have collected 15 was great to see the fantastic work Thanks to everyone who donated shoeboxes which will be sent abroad they do. We all enjoyed being their unwanted textiles, we collected for Christmas. rescued!!!!!!!! 122kg and this has been turned into On Friday the mountain rescue came £61.00 for school funds. The Rag Harvest Festival to our school. We got to go in a Bag textile bin is in the school A big thank you for your donations stretcher and it was fun. Then we playground for the use of the whole of food for the harvest festival. The got to see the rescue dog. It was community. Bin bags and leaflets raffle of hampers raised a very cute we got to see the dog’s are available in school. Please give pleasing £82.50 for the Senior different jackets. Then we got to generously. Citizens’ Christmas party. hide and Faelan the dog would find

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villages, for example be based in Killin and serve BLS and Strathfillan. It was agreed that this would be the main topic for the meeting with Bob Jack and then to take it forward would require a working group to involve other groups such as Strathfillan The Crianlarich into Action [CiA] group met last week to interview the respondents that had submitted tenders for a brief to appoint a consultant to help the community to produce a project specification, for a cultural and heritage project within the village of Crianlarich. There were some very good briefs and it was a hard choice, but Nick Wright Associates, Paisley has now been chosen. Eileen and Alan Smailes have produced the wonderful display of tubs in Crianlarich for the last few The children had a great time dooking for apples, taking part in the balloon years. This year, other volunteers race, pancake eating race, musical statues and dancing. looked after extra tubs close to their homes. They were a joy to behold Strathfillan Community Council and our thanks to all involved. The SCDT and the CC are to work Monday 8th November be closed in the cold weather to together to submit an application for Killin, BLS and Strathfillan prevent frost damage, we are very a Community Futures grant to Community Councils are meeting worried that this service could provide plants for the tubs in with Bob Jack, CEO of Stirling disappear. Strathfillan CC is Crianlarich, to keep the Lower Council on 24th November to currently investigating whether it Station Yard tidy (now that Housing discuss issues that are important to would be economically viable to take Services, Stirling Council has cut each CC. Bob had written to say over the running of the toilets and back all the brush) and, if there is that he wished to meet with every whether Stirling Council would allow enough interest and commitment, to CC in the Stirling district. Our main this. provide tubs in Tyndrum. If you item on the agenda was to discuss Councillor Fergus Wood attended our think that you would like to be the provision of local services. This meeting and he is very firmly in involved and have the time to includes graveyard maintenance, favour of some services being run maintain tubs throughout the grass cutting, village officers and locally. Fergus told us that a group summer, please contact public toilets. The latter is a very of Local Councillors have been Joyce Russell contentious issue because, with both looking at how villages could be best 01838 400454 village officers taking redundancy in served and one thought is that a Eileen or Alan Smailes December and Stirling Council multi-skilled team that is based 01838 300203 saying that the toilets are likely to locally could look after several Learn To Sing Why not contact Franny Morrison An experienced, professional singer and teacher. All ages welcome 01567 829048 0780 2929796

14 Ogham Concert people and they are only atrocious weather and also the playing what is in effect businesses who contributed so well their hobby. What is to the raffle. It must be hard for obvious, though, and them as they are consistently asked comes over clearly is their to contribute to things like this but undoubted love, feeling always do even in the present and understanding of the difficult times. Thank you also to music, allied to their everyone who helped us on the undoubted mastery of their night and those who stayed behind instruments. to clean up the Hall. Most of all, After all expenses are paid, though, thanks to all the young the concert raised just over artists who gave us such joy on the £500 clear, which will be night as we watched in awe at their handed out to local talent and enthusiasm for their organisations and charities music. in time for Christmas. We David Osler and Neil MacKenzie The second Ogham ceilidh concert have been asked immediately if we was held in the McLaren Hall on would provide a mirror for the 22nd October. The concert itself disabled toilet in the McLaren Hall. was a rousing success, with the We will speak to the management Panto Time tremendous music of the young committee and if it is all right we Christmas is coming talent mixed with the will be happy to put the mirror in. and the goose is getting fat, professionalism of Ogham and the Ogham have selected three of the We'll celebrate the New Year enthusiasm of the audience. A part young artists from the concert to but what comes after that? of the hall had been left aside in attend and take part in a major case any of the audience decided to concert Ogham hold in Tilburg It's behind you! Oh yes it is! Of have a dance to any of the music annually in February. The course, you're into Panto season and as the concert progressed more arrangements for this concert are with all the things you look and more tried their hand at having currently being hammered out and forward to, including the corny a jig - so much so that at one stage the young artists are in contact with jokes. We promise there are lots some of our more elderly villagers Ogham regarding their roles in the of the old favourite jokes but were even up showing the younger concert. This should give all the alongside that we have a lot of ones how to do it. other artists hope that they may be new faces, and to the old timers The young talent from the area were able to do the same thing in future they look younger all the time! a tremendous credit to themselves years as Ogham have said they The cast and crew of Killin Drama and their teachers as they all played would like to continue this format Club are busy preparing to and sang beautifully. Each one did for the next three or four years. entertain you from Thursday 20th their act with no apparent They would have been happy to use to Saturday 22nd January in the nervousness as they stepped onto all the young talent for the concert McLaren Hall with their version of the stage, although they must have but logistically this would have been Aladdin, complete with its been quaking in their boots at the a nightmare. authentic 43 feet long Chinese thought of playing and singing in The three selected to take part in Dragon! Will young Aladdin find front of everyone. next February's concert are Morvyn fame and fortune? Find out by Ogham performed brilliantly as Menzies, Charlotte Gunn and Jack buying your ticket (with a usual, their interpretations of McRobbie. They will travel out on reserved seat) on Saturdays 11th traditional Scottish and Irish music the Friday morning, rehearse on the and 18th December at the Studio, were lovely and their own Friday night ready for the concert on Killin from 10 till 12. Thereafter compositions showed such an the Saturday night, relax the tickets will be on sale during shop understanding of the Scottish Sunday and return home the hours. Panto comes but once a musical mentality that it is hard to Monday. year - don't miss it! believe that these are all Dutch We would like to thank everyone who attended on the night in

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To Kill and Cull 'Emperor of Exmoor' stag in the and corries. We did have one One September evening we were newspapers and seen him on T.V. interesting day taking out a going down Glen Falloch when we The story did reveal the ignorance of photographer to the stalk with a saw what looked remarkably like a the media and some members of lady guest. The pictures are for dead penguin at the side of the the public. It would appear that it stalking publications. It will be road. Traffic prevented us from was legitimately shot in season (the interesting to see who is the most stopping to look more closely but stag season in England extends from photogenic - from the rear, of then several more appeared. A the 1st August till the end of April) course, and crawling. The weather beaver has been seen road killed in but some people are protesting that could hardly have been more that glen but a penguin! The next deer should not be shot in the changeable from a dry start to low day one of these sleek little birds mating season. (It just doesn't cloud and heavy rain. was found in Glen Lochay and a seem like cricket, chaps.) Here in The recent shootings in Cumbria closer look revealed it to be a young Scotland it has recently been have just flagged up some guillemot. This was what we had proposed that it should become legal interesting differences in the way in seen before. They must have been for stags to be killed on any day of which the firearms laws are blown inland from the coast on the year. This has been put on hold interpreted in England and Scotland. strong winds but it's quite a journey. for the moment by S.N.H. but will Mr. Bird had three convictions, Eagle owls are facing a cull in be reconsidered again. In the which, I am sure, would have Northern England due to the threat meantime it does not stop a number resulted in the confiscation of his that they pose to hen harriers of conservation organisations firearms in Scotland. according to the R.S.P.B. This could shooting both stags and hinds Finally a warning as the festive prove highly controversial; the outwith the current legal seasons. season approaches and the foxes R.S.P.B. regards them as 'an The stags up here seem to be will be looking for Christmas invasive non-native species.' Many running on a different calendar this stocking fillers for their families - a regard them as indigenous. You year as they seem to have forgotten drunken gentleman was sleeping it would think that all birds would be to rut properly. They did not 'break off in a quiet churchyard when regarded with equal status but out' or leave their male groups to certain of his extremities were obviously some are more equal than gain a stand of hinds till very late chewed. It wasn't too bad till the others. and there was not the usual amount anaesthetic wore off. You will all have read about the of roaring ringing through the glens Tim Frost

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18 Pictures of Success

the Local artists Bernard Mallett-Griffiths and Heather Walker had their work selected for 2010 Royal Scottish Academy Open Exhibition. The exhibition is open to the public until December 15th in Princes Street, Edinburgh. All Heather's work sold before the exhibition opened to the general public. Bernard and Heather work from their studios at Wester Lix and welcome visitors to view work in progress.

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19 Killin Primary School Our Topic in P3/4/5 is Space inside it was perfectly straight! Shoebox Appeal We have learned about the planets, P3/4/5 went into a room where a On Monday 18th October, a lady the sun and the moon. We learned lady told us about how Viking called Margaret came from that Pluto is not a main planet any couples dressed and some of them Blythswood Care to tell us about the more, it is a dwarf planet. We also were very poor and some of them shoebox appeal. She showed us learned that when the Earth orbits were very rich. pictures of poor people gratefully the sun the moon orbits the Earth at Green Team opening shoeboxes in foreign the same time! Earth is the 3rd The Green Team is run in countries. planet from the sun. In the solar partnership with the National Trust She also gave us some suggestions system, there are 8 planets: Sun, for Scotland Ranger Service at Ben of essential items to put in our Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Lawers, for pupils who are shoeboxes: Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Mars is interested in their environment. We A hat often known as the 'Red planet'. meet every two weeks in the A scarf Christmas Topic summer and once a month in winter. A pair of gloves In Primary 3/4/5, we are making a The programme for this winter A toothbrush Christmas magazine to sell at the began on Saturday 23rd October. Toothpaste Christmas fair to raise funds for the Killin is an ideal place for learning There were many other items listed School. They cost £1 each and will about the environment. There are on the checklist. be on sale on the 14th of December many habitats within easy walking The lady told us that the shoeboxes in the school. distance giving plenty of scope for would be sent away to the Vikingar! investigation, which we do using a underprivileged community for On Thursday the 7th of October, variety of activities and games. Christmas and we had to have them Killin Primary School's P3/4/5 went Some of you might be amazed at ready in school for 4th November. on a class trip to Vikingar in Largs. the wealth of different plants and Lots of filled shoeboxes were handed At Vikingar there was somebody beasties that we've encountered in. who was an descendant of a Viking nearby! We try to get out and Mountain Rescue Visit who took us around Vikingar and about as much as we can, so On 5th October the Killin Mountain taught us about the Vikings. P3/4/5 suitable clothing and footwear is a Rescue came to school to do a saw some mannequins which were must, but, if the weather is really demonstration on what they do in very freaky and they showed us awful, we can stay indoors at their work. It included a zip wire, a what Vikings looked liked. We split Lynedoch (the Trust's base at Killin)! dog trainer (with a dog), a man who into four groups. Outside Vikingar If you would like to find out more was talking about stretchers and museum, P3/4/5 saw a longboat and contact either Mr. Lunan or Helen there was a machine which could it was very interesting. When we Cole at the NTS (01567 820988 or track its counterpart machine. saw the museum from in the car [email protected]). There was also a flare park, it was round but when we got John Morris Safety Ltd Dip2OSH CMIOSH MIIRSM MInstLM MaPS MREHIS Chartered Safety & Health Practitioner Have you checked your smoke alarm?

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20 Killin Primary School demonstration which was very interesting. It was an all round good experience and it was really fun. Euan Susan the Scientist We have been doing some Science in the P6/7 class. We got told that we had to adapt an Earthworm to fit into its own habitat. We were given an A4 piece of paper that told us what our Earthworm had to fit into. There was the Arctic, the Deep Ocean and the Rainforest. A lady called Susan the Scientist came into the class and filmed us doing different stuff with the Earthworm. It is now available on iTunes to watch. Alaya Clothing Bank Please feel free to use the clothing bank at the front of the school. The more clothes that we collect the more money we will raise for school. Important Dates We will welcome you all to school on Tuesday 14 December for our Nativity play at 2pm. This will be followed by the Christmas Fair at 3pm. Christmas Party The WRI Children's Christmas Party Halloween Party will be held in the McLaren Hall at A big thanks to the PTA who organised a fantastic Halloween party for all 1pm on Wednesday 15 December. the children. There were some fantastic costumes and spooky pumpkins.

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21 McLaren High School Rugby News benefit to some of the 2.8 million the super volcano, Yellow Stones, McLaren U-18 team played Denny people displaced by the disaster. was to erupt, and when that would High in the 1st round of the Scottish Special thanks to Mr Morrow from be likely to happen! Cup on Tuesday 5th October. The the school who kindly transported Ishbel Hayes pitch at Denny was probably the the boxes to Stirling. S2 (Ardchyle, Killin) best we have ever played on and European Day of Languages the weather was ideal for good There were several events in the Zoolab Visit rugby. McLaren dominated the school to celebrate this event. On Thursday 21st October Zoolab game throughout and with good Pupils read out tannoy visited all our S1 pupils in the handling we scored 60 points by half announcements in Spanish, school. The purpose of the visit was time. We finished 112-0 winners Hungarian and French. Thanks very to introduce the topic of and proceed to round 2. much to Jamie MacDougall, Hannah classification and allow pupils to see Williams, Valentin Torok, and Daniel and handle animals from different Mallin-Martin for helping with these. families. You were great! Thanks also to everyone who took part in the competition to design a poster on the theme, 'Why Learn Languages?' The winning entry was from Amber MacLean, 1L (great grand-daughter of Martin MacLean, Killin). Very well done, Amber. Finally, congratulations to Miss Hamilton who won the staff Luke Melia competition in French (with full marks!). Charities Pakistan Flood Appeal Jeans for Genes/Breast Cancer In early November more than 30 Awareness Mufti Day boxes were donated to the Stirling Congratulations to all pupils and Mosque to be sent to Pakistan for staff at the school who raised the Pakistan Food Pack Appeal. £603.45 for the above charities Pupils and staff across the school all during our Mufti Day on Friday 8th generously contributed to the appeal October. as part of the aid effort for the Ewan Watson floods which have been devastating Dynamic Earth Pakistan since early August. It is On the 7th October all S2 travelled hoped that the packs will be of to Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh. First we went round the galleries. I thought it was cool how the earth shook at the earthquake. We also went through the sea and back in time in the lift. I liked the room where they said we were on a plane and watched a 4D film about going through the different climate zones. The room with the big ice block was really cold but fun. Next we went into a big room and watched a film on the roof. After lunch we did the Rock E-bay workshop where you had to buy and sell your rock. Then we talked about what would happen if Anna Holden

22 Motor Cycling Success

Robert Lafferty Jnr. Robert is fast becoming a highly competitive Trials rider competing in the Scottish Trials B section and came a very creditable third. Coached by his Dad, Robert is full of confidence when it comes to tackling testing sections and as with all sports he learns from every bump and spill. In 2011 Robert is intending to go that extra two steps and with a bit of hard graft and a share of good fortune get, to the top of the winners rostrum again. Alex Stewart

Killin and District Agricultural Society AGM Trialing has a new Killin Champion; hearted and costs quite a few Andrew Anderson is the Scottish pennies, but to quote Andrew “I am Killin Hotel Support Youth A Trials Champion lucky to have the complete support 2010. of my family and sponsorship from This achievement sets Andrew up Highland Leisure, David Noble, The Monday nicely for his second entry into the Killin Hotel and my boss Jason Scottish Six Days next year and he Campbell". 6th December is considering entering the British Killin wishes Andrew every success 8pm Championship in 2011 when he will for 2011 and will be looking forward compete as an adult with a new to seeing him ride the 'Bob 250cc bike. MacGregor' in June. All Welcome This is not a hobby for the faint

23 2010 Killin Youth Widening the Experience Killin Youth Group has recently been successful in its funding bids to the Forth Valley and Lomond LEADER programme, Awards for All, Cashback for Communities and Stirling Council Youth Services. This funding will allow KYG to employ two youth support workers, hire venues for weekly sessions and go on monthly trips for one year beginning November. Thanks to these funders, it will be possible for Killin’s youth to enjoy a variety of activities together and widen their experiences both locally and further afield. Stirling Council Community Grants have also helped fund KYG since August and thanks to the old youth group and shinty club who have both passed over their remaining funds. KYG was set up as a positive response to complaints made in 2008 about young local people, particularly in relation to drinking. 1975 The Community Council was proactive in getting people together to look at solutions to the 'there's most recent being the table top involved through helping with nothing to do' problem but there sale which raised over £400 to help fundraising and on the was no champion to take ideas subsidise trips away and purchase management committee. Will KYG forward at that time. Since then, some fun equipment for the club. manage to keep going? We hope the Abernethy Trust expressed an Many thanks to everyone who that with Abernethy's involvement interest in becoming involved in helped, donated or bought on the we have developed a way of youth development work in the day. avoiding collapse through lack of area and, together with the The volunteers from Abernethy are volunteer help and that with enthusiasm of Pete Waugh of Tay a key element for this group. Their continued community support the Fitness, who was already known to involvement has meant that no group will continue for many years many young people through his parents have yet been asked to to come. fitness and sports classes in the come along to the evening sessions Suzanne Player village, this has resulted in the - good for both parents and their Rural Development Worker establishment of the new group. teenagers! But parents are still KYG now has 30 members who have enjoyed film, social and sports nights under Pete's leadership, with a variety of activities planned for the coming year. The young people The European Agricultural fund for Rural Development themselves have run two very Europe Investing in rural areas successful fundraising days, the Forth Valley & Lomond

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24 1975 Killin Floral Association Congratulations to all of 2010 winners effort in the replanting of the cairn. Killin Youth Club of Killin Floral Association awards. Finally K.F.A fund raise, an essential There are so many beautiful, well element of the work. This year the As the new Killin Youth Group gets maintained and colourful gardens bank balance was looking healthy due off to a flying start, it is interesting around the village judging is a tough to a generous donation from Killin to look back to the Killin Youth Club task. Thank you to Mrs. Bridget Masonic Lodge and a Co-op in 1975. At that time the KYC Black from Gatehouse Nursery for community grant. Thank you to both. numbered 80, just about every undertaking this. Knowing the time Alas, the kitty is now starting to youngster of suitable age in the and effort it takes, it is a joy to see dwindle and we have to think about raising funds for next year. We hope community, and spent a lot of time the "flowers" of your labour. Recent newcomers to the village may be to have a plant sale in May, so it brightening the lives of their elders. would be great if, when you are They rang an old folk's club every unaware of what Killin Floral Association (K.F.A) does. K.F.A is a dividing up your perennials or sowing Tuesday evening at which 30-40 group of volunteers (new members bedding plants, you could pot up a senior citizens turned up regularly always welcome) who meet up few for us to sell, or give a monetary for tea and coffee and to be periodically. We buy, maintain, and donation to make our bank balance entertained by local artistes. Club plant up the containers dotted around blossom once again. Killin Floral members delivered logs at the village. Association would be most grateful. Christmas and took a party of old Shortlists of possible winners for each Sheena MacColl folk to the pantomime in Perth. category award are made and an Treasurer Another time they invited 165 of independent judge is organised. Killin's older residents to a slap-up Sunflower seeds are sown and grown Chartered meal and cabaret which they on and then distributed to the Physiotherapist organised, funded and produced primary school children wishing to themselves. take part in the competition. In late Doreen MacKinnon-Taylor Can you identify the locals shown summer we measure the width and in the picture? height of competitors’ sunflowers M.C.S.P., H.T. (Answers on page 37) (occasionally a stepladder is required!). Each child who takes part Manipulation ---- Massage receives a certificate. Winners are awarded a small trophy. General Physiotherapy K.F.A is also responsible for the Masonic Christmas maintenance of the area around the Daytime or Evening Appointments Hamper Raffle Millennium Cairn. Thanks to the Fire Through generous donations Brigade for their assistance in St. Blanes, from members and friends, Lochearnhead, clearing the area and to Willie Inglis Perthshire. Tel: 01567-830-205 there is a splendid Christmas (our chairman) for all his time and Hamper to be raffled to raise FK19 8NS funds for various local causes. E-Mail: [email protected] Tickets will be on sale from the first weekend in December and the winning ticket will be drawn at a local venue on 22nd December. Highland DJ’s Goodies include, tins of soup, cold meat, vegetables, fruit, website: www.highlanddjs.com biscuits, chocolates, hot drink email: [email protected] makers, wines, various items of Tel 07785 704864 traditional Christmas Fare, a nice dram and lots more. Lists Radio Show, Sundays 7pm to 9pm will be on display and updated www.heartlandfm.co.uk 97.5fm as more donations are received. Tickets £1 each on sale from members. Musicians: Join our web community Dancers: Join the Database Listeners: tune in to 97.5fm Sundays 7pm to 9pm or www.heartlandfm.co.uk

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25 Killin Golf C Andy Cousins Dr Stevenson July C Fraser D McRobbie & C Reid August J Atkinson Night Golf A Cousins & K Cousins September A Cousins Ladies Medal Play off P Melia Silver Medal (Shield and Badge) Fourball Matchplay Laura Aitken RD Lewis & G Aitken Bronze Medal (Shield and Badge) Foursomes Matchplay Sheila Aitken L Brown & J Rutherford McKay Cup Laura Aitken Grouse Shotgun Foursomes Chrissie France Jackie Crossan L Brown & J Rutherford May Wilson Kay Dowling J.S.MacLean Trophy & Susan McRobbie J Ronald & J Atkinson SLGA Flag Brooch (Badge) Jack Noble Stableford Sheila Aitken JP Campbell Cancer Relief (Spoon) George Smith Trophy Laura Aitken JP Campbell Red Cross Eclectic (Scratch) Fred France RD Lewis (+keepsake) Laura Aitken Captain's Putter (no trophy) Senior Gents Eclectic (Handicap) (+ keepsake) B Ford Medal Play off Tom Crossan Sheila Aitken Arrochar Trophy J Atkinson Alister Robertson Trophy Captain's Prize (+voucher) Dr Wilson A Cousins George Smith Laura Aitken Flag Competition G Aitken Willie Allan Trophy George Smith Breakthrough Brooch (brooch) 2 Club & Putter (no trophy) Ivor Noble Quaich George Smith Jackie Crossan C Fraser John Hall Cup Peter Venning Mystery Competition Liz Stevens Champions Senior Trophy Peter Stallard Birdie Tree (+keepsake) Junior Champion Adam Kyle Super Senior Trophy Sheila Aitken Ladies Champion(+keepsake) George Smith Par Tree (+keepsake) Laura Aitken Toddy Trophy Peter Rinaldi Susan McRobbie Club Championship A Cousins Mixed Flag Competition Jackie Crossan Adult and Junior (mug & T-shirt) Gents Killin Golf Club Senior Ladies Andy Cousins and Georgia Third Monthly Medal Winners Open Winners Lochay Trophy April G Aitken Overall Scratch: Pat Simpson RD Lewis & J Crossan May J Ronald (Lundin Links) 78 June C Woods LOCH TAY HIGHLAND LODGES

Christmas at The Boathouse Restaurant on Loch Tay For a truly unique dining experience what could be better than sitting by the waters We would like to wish our edge facing the beauty of LochTay. We invite you to spend Christmas Day patients a Merry Christmas with friends and family at The Boathouse and a Happy New Year enjoying our wonderful location. Superb fresh locally sourced menu Thank you for your custom prepared by David Kinnear our resident chef. throughout the year. Relaxed and comfortable surroundings with cosy open fire. Children welcome. ABERFELDY OPTICIANS (01887) 829756 Christmas Day menu £30.00 per adult / £15.00 per child. Served between 12 noon and 2pm. To make a reservation please call QUALITY AND VALUE FROM YOUR LOCAL OPTICIAN 01567 820853 / 323 Monday - Friday 9am - 5.30pm, Saturday 9am-12.30pm Closed for lunch 12.30pm - 1.30pm We are situated 3 miles east of Killin on the Pitlochry closed half day Wednesday. A827, 10 mins from Killin, 20 minutes from 11 Bank Street Kenmore and just 40 minutes drive from Aberfeldy. Aberfeldy Mrs B. A. Redden PH15 2BB Website: www.lochtay-vacations.co.uk. Optometrist Tel/ Fax 01887 829756

26 Club Results Laura Aitken Adam Kyle convenor and team in the future if they need me. Over the last eleven years I have seen juniors come and go, some finding a real talent at the game and others enjoying the craic and realising that it is not all about winning, but about enjoyment and improving your game. When I look back I see a big change in the facilities and opportunities that we can offer at Killin. I want to thank everyone who has helped me during this time - all the folk who have walked round the course with the kids, my level-1 coaches, and the various PGA professionals (Mark Pirie, Allan Knox, Allan Martin and Ollie). I also want to thank everyone for my retirement present - it has already

Killin Golf Club Junior Prize Liz Stevens Winners 2010 Overall Handicap: Helen Telford Beginners (Pitlochry) 68 BIH Emily Fraser Silver Division: Category 4 Helen Telford (Pitlochry) 68 Robbie Player Bronze Division: Eclectic (Handicap) Sam Frost Nora Campbell (Killin) 68 Knockout (Junior Trophy) Longest Drive - Silver: William Kerr Maureen Taggart (Old Ranfurly) Category 3 Longest Drive - Bronze: Catherine Allan Sheena Chisholm (Killin) Eclectic (Handicap) Catherine Allan Nearest the Pin: Knockout (Anniversary Trophy) Eileen Watson (Blair Atholl) Catherine Allan Bronze - Nearest the Pin in two: Category 2 Christine Ffinch (Callander) Adam Kyle Silver - Nearest the pin: Eclectic (Handicap) Adam Kyle Margaret macRae (Pitlochry) Knockout (McArthur Trophy) been put to good use on a Kindle Silver - Nearest the pin: Calum Wyllie and a new tool for my crafting. Pat Simpson (Lundin Links) Best Beginner William Kerr Kids - just because the nights are Division 5 longest 2nd drive: Most Improved Golfer Euan Lang drawing in doesn't mean that your Jill Bowie (Haggs Castle/Killin) Junior Club Champion golf clubs have to be pushed to the Bronze - drive nearest the white (Dochart Trophy) Adam Kyle back of the cupboard - wrap up and line: Eileen Callander (Crieff) get out there and practice and be Magic 2's: 2010 was my eleventh year as ready for the new season in 2011. Eileen Watson (Blair Atholl) Junior Convenor at Killin Golf Club Lizzie CSS: 70 RO and I made the very difficult decision to retire from the post. I will not be disappearing completely as I will be around to help the new Shutters Restaurant

Seasons Greetings to all our customers and Coffee Shop and best wishes from all the staff at Stitt Brothers Building Contractors Painters and Decorators Established 1952 Niall, Sandra, Stuart and Station Road, Killin, FK21 8UH Jillian wish all our customers Telephone: (01567) 820344 a Merry Christmas and Best Wishes for 2011 Fax: (01567) 820944 Tel: 01567 820314

27 Heart of Scotland Herb Society Green Team Even with the which really doesn't like the cold and temperatures damp out of doors, thrives with us Winter Program dropping, we warm inside. It is a great pleasure We will be having monthly can easily caring for the herbal family, which meetings on Saturday mornings continue to offers rewards through all seasons. from 10.30am - 12.00noon as grow and use Our first meeting of the year was a detailed below. Sorry to any of our herbs, great success and much fun, as well you who can't make that, but it which are as allowing us to accrue some funds enables us to get outside if the perfect window for the visit of the Herb Society of weather is good, which we often sill plants. So America, Wisconsin Unit in 2011. can't due to lack of light if we many of the culinary varieties grow The next meeting in November will continue to meet on Thursdays, indoors beautifully and happily are be the AGM, followed by a even at an earlier time. We will always available for the soup pot presentation of our visit in 2009 to meet in the school wildlife garden and many of the hot, steamy, winter Wisconsin. This will be followed by as usual, but may retreat to casseroles. With the varieties we the Christmas Dinner at the Green Lynedoch if the weather is have dried over the summer we can Park Hotel in Pitlochry on 8th particularly bad. Children should also enjoy lovely hot herbal teas, December. In January we will be be dressed for the outdoors. fragrant pot-pourries, fresh and making natural dyed silk scarves 11th Dec - I'm dreaming of a fragrant linen, and pull out our with herbal material grown and Green Christmas woolly sweaters with the faint smell harvested this year in our gardens. 22rd Jan - Work off the Turkey of camphor and in perfect condition. If you are interested in any of these 26th February - Trip Rose hip syrup could sustain us activities or topics, do contact us for 26th March - The World in through the "cold" season and it is further details of dates and timings. Miniature time to get going on manufacturing Our current herbs of the month are those new, sturdy, willow baskets, Rose hip, Juniper and St. John's If there are any changes or as now is the time we can start Wort. additions to the information on harvesting the willow weaving rods. The Heart of Scotland Herb Society your child(ren)s consent form(s), Our main herb border plants may be is affiliated to The Royal Horticultural or if you have not filled one in, having a little dormant rest, but we Society and linked to The Herb please let us know. Copies are needn't do without, with those we Society UK and the Wisconsin available from grow indoors throughout the year. branch of The Herb Society of Mr Lunan With a little artificial light our aloe is America. For further details contact or Helen Cole, NTS always ready to help with a kitchen either Judy Forster 01567 820298 minor burn and the lemon verbena or Patty Hope 10567 820408

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HOUSING ASSOCIATION Do you need a new home in any of these areas? Lochearnhead Killin Callander Tyndrum Aberfoyle Drymen If so, Rural Stirling Housing Association may be Main Street, Killin Tel. 01567 820820 able to help. We have a large selection of Original Artwork The Association’s aim is to support rural communities in north and west Stirling by providing and Prints and a large selection of affordable and managing affordable good quality homes for gifts, Toys and much more - all can be reserved. people in housing need. High Quality Picture Framing Service We currently have 450 homes for rent throughout and picture glass supplied. the Stirling Council area Passport and ID photos. If you would like more details and an application form contact Closed on Wednesdays. Rural Stirling Housing Association Come and visit us and be sure of a warm welcome Stirling Road, Tel: (01786) 841101 http:/ /www.scottishart.co.uk/ E-mail: [email protected] www.thestudio-killin.co.uk Registered as a Scottish Charity No SC037849

28 29 National Park Rangers Ranger Round-up working with landowners between and tree and property damage It's hard to believe Lochearnhead and Callander to reared their ugly heads but there that a year has improve habitat for black grouse. was an improvement this year on gone since Gavin I've been leading the water vole, red 2008 and 2009. and Callum moved squirrel and great crested newt This summer the trial of the National on to new pastures. conservation programmes. Just Park Voluntary Ranger programme I am now based at Lochearnhead under 1,000 water voles have been was launched to help with the with Graeme Auty, half-time ranger released into the Loch Ard Forest, control of anti-social behaviour and half-time land manager. near Aberfoyle, over the past three issues and promote the park to Graeme covers Strathyre, summers. National park rangers responsible visitors. Iain Fraser, a Balquhidder and St. Fillans, while I and volunteers have been carrying volunteer ranger, proved incredibly cover Killin, Crianlarich and out the follow-up survey work. In helpful in assisting with vegetation Lochearnhead. Practical tasks and spring and autumn rangers and clearing along a stretch of old biodiversity surveys are done by us volunteers have been monitoring railway between Kinnell and the iron and the Callander rangers Jimmy red/grey squirrel distribution. The bridge. Campbell, Stuart Thomson and Tom search for great crested newts It was a pleasure earlier in the year Lawrence. Tom joined us at the (GCNs) in areas around Callander to work with Killin, Crianlarich and beginning of the summer having with historic records of GCNs has Strathyre primary schools on previously worked for the National produced no results. We have no phenology activities. If the Trust for Scotland on Ben Lomond. current record of GCNs from migratory birds go about their Conservation of natural heritage has anywhere in the National Park, so if journeys with as much gusto and always been at the top of the you know where there are some or enthusiasm as the pupils went about priority list for the ranger service. suspect that there may be some, their activities, we need never worry Effective maintenance of sites and please get in touch. about migratory species extinction! trails encourages people to stay Shorter days and decreasing We hope to be able to continue our away from environmentally sensitive temperatures allow the loch shores schools programme in the future. areas. Implementing the National to recover from the visitor pressure. Finally, looking back to Clanscape on Park Biodiversity Action Plan species As always we welcomed responsible that glorious August Sunday, this was part of our summer work with visitors and struggled against the was a superb example of how the programmes such as the red unsavoury elements. But we had National Park and local communities squirrel, water vole and black grouse some notable successes this year, in can work together to stage an event work. particular Operation Ironworks - celebrating our cultural past and the Graeme has concentrated on black with police officers and national park environment, whilst addressing grouse conservation co-ordinating rangers patrolling the loch shores on issues relevant to the modern day. spring lek counts across Glen foot and boat patrols on Loch Earn. We estimate that around 800 people Dochart and south Loch Tay and The usual issues of littering, toileting from Canada, USA, France, Germany

30 and Israel as well as from much whole year. There are no specific Fearnan Arts Club closer to home, enjoyed the day. qualifications needed but we are Clanscape was a true credit to Killin looking for people with certain and the surrounding area and was qualities. We're looking for This winter there are one of the highlights of the summer. confident people who are able to Please feel free to call in at the meet a wide variety of people and informal meetings on Breadalbane Area Office in share what they know and love Monday afternoons. Lochearnhead (if the blinds are about the National Park with others. open), or call us at the Breadalbane If you have a passion for interacting Members work on their own Area Office with people, being outdoors and projects, paint in their Gareth Kett want to demonstrate or improve 01389 722040 your existing skills, we want to hear chosen medium or develop [email protected] from you. their own craft work with [email protected] There is a dedicated team of 200 help and encouragement from volunteers who take part in various Volunteer Rangers wanted practical conservation projects. We fellow club members. for Loch Lomond and want to build on the success of this Trossachs programme and give Volunteer Rangers the opportunity to get more New members are Loch Lomond & The Trossachs involved in the breadth of National National Park Authority has launched very welcome Park work. Training will be provided a recruitment drive to find Volunteer in the New Year so Volunteer Rangers. Volunteer Rangers will Rangers are ready to start in April have the opportunity to help at McLean Hall, Fearnan 2011. Visitor Centres, delivering events, For more information and an 1.30pm till 3.30pm. helping visitors at popular sites application pack visit including village centres and working www.lochlomond-trossachs.org on environmental projects, such as, or contact Cath McGregor wildlife monitoring. [email protected] With a minimum commitment of two 01887 830805 or phone 01389 722600 days a month, Volunteer Rangers The minimum age for applying is 18. will be involved throughout the [email protected]

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31 Celebrations

Harry John Clark, born 22nd July, to proud parents Kirsty and Derek, first grandchild for Fiona Kennedy

Finlay Stuart Kelloe born 27th August to Stuart and Ruth. A grandson for Malcolm and Cheryl Campbell Flora celebrating her 90th birthday with family C E N T R A L S C O T L A N D R A P E C R I S I S & S E X U A L A B U S E C E N T R E We exist to provide a free and confidential service of emotional support and practical information on legal and medical issues to survivors who have experienced Rape, Sexual Assault or Child Sexual Abuse, throughout Central Scotland. Our telephone helpline is staffed by trained volunteers and offers long or short-term support by e-mail, letter, telephone or face-to-face counselling. We also deliver training, talks and presentations on all aspects of sexual violation, to professionals and other interested bodies. T e l e p h o n e H e l p li n e 0 1 7 8 6 4 7 1 7 7 1 T u e s/W e d s 11am - 1pm T h u r s d a y 7 - 9 pm S u n d a y 1 - 3 pm or write to P.O. Box 48, Stirling FK8 1YG or to P.O. Box 28, Falkirk, FK1 1AA E m a il - [email protected] W e b s i t e - www.rapecrisiscentralscotland.co.uk

Julie Baird Pilates Pilates is a corrective form of exercise, targeting the deep postural muscles that support the spine and lower back, building strength from the inside out. It aims to achieve a balance between strength and flexibility and plays a key role in injury rehabilitation and prevention. Pilates Mat Classes, 1 to 1 or Group Home Visits: Killin, Fortingall, Pitlochry and area. All Types of Electrical Installation Intruder & Fire Detection Systems Classes Pennycross, Manse Rd. Tuesday mornings - Pitlochry Killin, Perthshire Wednesday afternoon - Fortingall Telephone: (01567) 820374 Wednesday evening - Killin Fax: (01567) 820782 For details of class times and prices Seasons Greetings to All our Customers Tel: Julie 07963 088 112 (Body Control Pilates Instructor)

32 Flora’s 90th Flora Fraser was born Flora Thomson on Eureka £ Shop 28th September 1920 in Muasdale, ‘For 15 years its been Eureka £ shop Kintyre, the 8th of 10 children born to Started in Tralee... then to the butchers, just a wee hop Jessie and Duncan Thomson. Her childhood was spent idyllically on the Prices have risen .. gone up leaps and bounds west coast of Scotland where her father But still Eureka goes on with things for a pound. worked as a lobster fisherman. Aged 19, Well the government stepped in and are putting up VAT she answered an advert for the Post So for Eureka £ shop that'll be the end of that. Office and started work at Fearnan Post But fear not dear customers.... All is not lost Office. At a local dance in Fortingall, she met her future husband, Donald Ian We're still staying open, just changing the cost! Fraser, a plumber from Kenmore. They So now we'll be "the £ + store" married on 26th October 1943 and for And things will cost just a little bit more the first 18 months of their married lives Yes, many things will remain at a pound lived in Glasgow. In 1945, they moved With plenty of bargains still to be found. to Killin and for a few years lived in Midcottage, Laburnam, before moving to Christmas is coming put your thinking caps on a new council house in Ballechroisk Come and get the goodies before they are gone where Flora has lived ever since. Christmas cards, wrapping paper, funny santa hat In Killin, Ian set up a branch of his Prezzies for your grannie and next doors cat. father's plumbing business, "A.C. Fraser and Sons" and developed an intricate Calendars, diaries are the order of the day knowledge of the local pipelines! Flora But there's plenty more exciting things on Eureka display and Ian were blessed with three children, Finally we send you Happy Christmas Cheer Alistair, Patsy and Gordon (Jock). They And hope to see you all in the New Year. celebrated their 50th wedding Dani Grant anniversary in August 1993 in the Killin Hotel, surrounded by many friends and family. Sadly, Ian passed away suddenly in 1995 and since then, Flora has lived independently at Ballechroisk with her little Jack Russell "Brucie". Beat the Bogus Callers On 2nd October, Flora celebrated her If you get an unexpected visit from 90th Birthday in the Killin Hotel, someone claiming to represent a surrounded by her 3 children, 12 utility company, remember to check New Year Dance grandchildren and 12½ great before letting them in. grandchildren. In 90 years, she has Ask callers to pass their ID card or experienced many joys and remains a letter through the letter box in order true inspiration to her family and many to verify their identity. The Killin Masonic Lodge annual y friends. We wish her many more years New Year Dance will take place of happiness and look forward to Check the identity card carefully on Saturday 1st January celebrating 100 years with her!! With Is the photo on the card the lots of love from all of her family. same as the person at the door? McLaren Hall Lynn Dickson (McCallum) Has the card been tampered Doors open 7.30pm with in any way? and the Dance will run from S. FORSTER ELECTRICAL If you are not confident that callers 8.00pm until Midnight FOR are genuine, send them away and ALL YOUR ELECTRICAL NEEDS report the incident to the Police. Music by Tommy Walkers Band If you are in any doubt about the Soup and Sandwiches will be REWIRES caller's identity, call the utility available at the interval companies using phone numbers at a modest cost SECURITY LIGHTING from telephone directories or the internet, but not from ID cards or SHOWERS letters as these could be false. If There will be the traditional SOCKETS you are still suspicious contact a Raffle with a wide range of neighbour or call the police. prizes INTRUDER & FIRE ALARMS Admission is by ticket only DIGITAL T.V. Adults £8 Senior FREESAT Citizens and Under 18 £6 P.A.T. TESTING NO TICKETS WILL BE ON SALE AT THE DOOR ELECTRICAL CERTIFICATION Please book and pay for your Call tickets early as demand is expected to be high Stuart on

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33 ..Letters...Letters...Letters...Letters...Letters...Letters...Letters...Letters...L HICKORY DICKORY DOCK went on strike. Susan Whitehead who cares about the clock? There is a commitment to get it Betty, Philip and Carol would like to Well actually quite a lot of people. back to work. And maybe by the say a heartfelt thank you to all Sue's And if those who have been asking time you read this it will be fixed. friends for their unfailing love and the question had asked the right The target is to have it working by support during the three and a half people they would have found that mid November. We await years she suffered from motor out! It's really a shame that a more confirmation of the cost of the new neurone disease. Sue herself direct approach hadn't been taken, perspex and the other work endured this with great strength and maybe asking someone connected required. As the Hall currently has courage, seldom losing her wicked with the Hall for an official response more urgent demands on its sense of humour, and she was an prior to publication of comments on resources, the cost of the repair is inspiration to us all. the subject! being underwritten by others for the We are eternally grateful to Dr. de The Millennium Clock on the front of moment. The new perspex face and Laat and Mandy and her team for the McLaren Hall was damaged after clock movement will not be cheap, making Sue's last seven months as being hit by an object some two nor will the installation work, and happy as possible with their years ago, probably a football or a donations to the repair fund are excellent care, encouragement, stone. The object cracked the most welcome. These can be handed understanding and friendship, often perspex face of the clock and the to Lesley Syme via the Surgery or beyond the call of duty. We are perspex restricted the movement of my front door. Lesley Syme grateful too to the Callander Carers the 'fingers' on the face. More for travelling in all weathers to give recently, in the depths of the cold Funraising! Sue as much help as they could, winter it was hit by a snowball, I am writing to update you all on my which enabled her to stay in her evidenced by the number of near recent fund raising party. We made own home as long as possible. misses surrounding the clock face an amazing £7,250.00! Thank you Thank you all for the generous and one direct hit, which due to the so much to everyone who made this donations made in lieu of flowers cold took several days to melt. This possible. It is an achievement that and which have been passed on to caused further damage to the face. Killin and beyond should be very the Falls of Dochart Home. Our While those who care for the clock proud of. I would also like to thank thanks to Andy Anderson for addressed the situation and carried everyone who gave me birthday excellent funeral arrangements and out repairs to the cracks, with the presents, contributed food and the guidance and support given to passing of time the clock started to drinks and helped with the party. It us and to Myra and her staff at the run slow, then slower, and was so kind and I received lots of Capercaillie for the lovely buffet slower…………….. until it finally really lovely gifts. It was a which was enjoyed and appreciated stopped. The electrics have been memorable day and thank you also - and also to Myra for providing checked and there are no obvious to everyone for their continued meals for Sue when she could no obstructions, but the clock basically support. Judy Holden longer cater for herself. KareliaKarelia HouseHouse Autumn and Winter Craft Courses Lots of great courses for everyone - Patchwork, Knitting, Felting and much more.... New Winter Fabrics We now have in stock our new Fabulous range of Autumn/ Winter fabrics.

Our coffee shop serves great coffee and tea Homemade soup with scones or freshly baked Gifts from bread and a scrummy selection of home made Scandanavia cakes and traybakes. including Marimekko, Served in front of our wood burning fires and Aarikka, Iittala with some of the best views in Perthshire. Absolutely fabulous range of fabrics, including Kaffe, Fassett, Moda, Batiks, Lucien and Timeless Treasures. Yarns from Colinette, Noro, Mirasol, Aruncania and Debbie Bliss. New ranges of material and yarns arriving almost daily! Some look good enough to eat..... Wood Burning Stoves An extensive range of threads and buttons and a variety of other crafting materials. 09:00 until 17:00 Mon/Fri Easy to find: on the B846 Aberfeldy towards Kenmore, at Comrie Bridge 10:00 until 16:00 Sat turn left following the brown signs for the Enerfoil Magnum Showroom. www.kareliahouse.co.uk Tel: 01887 822 999

34 Letters...Letters...Letters...Letters...Letters...Letters...Letters...Letters... Finally, you will appreciate that to us Thank you as a family living in Derbyshire, the Shoebox Appeal I wish to thank all my many friends three and a half years have been Thanks once again to everyone who who sent me beautiful cards and very difficult, but the support we donated to the Christmas shoebox gifts on the occasion of my 90th have had from special friends (who appeal by either filling a shoebox or birthday. A special thanks to my know who they are) has enabled us by donating knitted or other family who came from Canada, to get through this very sad and essential items like clothes etc to go London, Edinburgh, Penicuik and emotional time, knowing they were into the boxes. A total of 38 boxes Peebles including five great grand there for Sue when we couldn't be. were collected. It's lovely to think children. We enjoyed a lovely We shall never forget you all and of the pleasure that the children and dinner party at the Killin Hotel will be popping up to visit our adults will get from these gifts as where I saw my ninety years flash "extended family" when we can. most of them really do have very past in the form of photographs on Sincerely, Betty little or nothing to call their own. the big screen. That was a lovely (Sue's sister) KR surprise. Thank you all for making my birthday so memorable. Think About It Flora Fraser

The famous composer George F. I was in my body or out of my body as Handel was bankrupt in 1741 when I wrote it I know not. God knows." Thank you a group of Dublin charities offered Afterwards he also said "I did think I Grateful thanks to you all for your him a commission to write a new did see all heaven before me and the concerns and cards regarding my musical work. It was for a benefit great God Himself." time in Coronary Care at Stirling performance to raise funds to free The Hallelujah Chorus" thrills my soul, Royal and to Dr Ankie de Laat for men from a debtors' prison. He whenever I hear it, and yours may be persuading me to go in the first accepted the offer and gave himself a similar experience. However let us place. entirely to working on it. be sure that we do more than listen to Angus Dawson In just twenty four days, Handel that magnificent music. Let us open composed his well-known our hearts in faith and adoration to the masterpiece 'Messiah', which Messiah promised in the book of Isaiah contains "The Hallelujah Chorus". (Isa 9:1-7). He has come to us in the Christmas During those twenty four days, he person of Jesus Christ to be our Church Services never left his home and often went Saviour. "Unto us a Child is born, unto without eating. At one point, a us a Son is given; and the government servant found him weeping over the will be upon His shoulder. developing score. Recounting his May each of you have a blessed experience, Handel wrote, "Whether Christmas. Ladd Fagerson Church of Scotland Christmas Message Sunday 12th December 10am Service with No doubt by the time you read this, celebrating Christmas. On the most Killin Community Choir Christmas cards will have begun to popular stamp, the second class arrive through the post. Since the first stamp, the characters are singing Sunday 19th December commercial Christmas cards were sent carols. We too will be singing carols at 10am Christingle Service with in 1843, the number of cards sent Killin Church on the Sundays before Sunday School Children each year has grown and grown. No Christmas and on Christmas Eve at longer are cards hand coloured, but 11.00pm. are mass produced in a bewildering The message of Christmas is that God Christmas Eve 11pm Service selection of designs. was, is and always will be with us. (Balquhidder 8pm) Stamps back then simply bore the Some say that 'Jesus is the reason for Queen's head - they weren't at all like the season' … that's true … but it is Boxing Day 10am Service also true that 'Jesus is not just for today's colourful commemorative with Communion afterwards stamps issued by the Post Office. This Christmas'. year the stamps depict the animated May I wish you all a happy, peaceful characters Wallace and Grommit and blessed Christmas and New Year. The Revd. John Lincoln St Fillan’s Episcopal Church Christmas Day 10.30am Family Communion

Boxing Day (St Stephen’s Day) 10.30am Holy Communion

Roman Catholic Service Christmas Eve St Fillan’s Church 7pm

35 We’ll miss you, Leo

Killin News is sorry to report the passing of a well-known village resident, Leo. Leo assumed the position of village cat some years ago and took it as his right to go where he pleased. If he chose, which he often did, he would attend weddings, funerals and concerts without invitation or ticket. Killin was his and he knew it, as did all his many admirers. Any open door was an invitation to him - particularly if there was likely to be food inside. He was a regular visitor to the bank, where he occupied either one of the teller’s chairs or the warm top of the photocopier and to The Studio where he would sometimes inspect the window displays before or after demanding to be fed. Leo wandered far and wide and was to be seen at the head of the loch and even trying to hitch a lift on a boat down the river. Sadly a passing car did not respect Leo's right to cross the road as slowly as he liked and to the distress of all who knew him, he met his end in Main Street in early November. RIP Leo.

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36 Local Planning Applications National Park Application Type: Detailed Planning Killin Week 40 commencing 27 Permission Applicant: Mr Rupert Barrett September Decision: Approve with Conditions Application Type: approval of matters Proposal: Erection of car port Week 43 commencing 18 October spec major (Retrospective) Proposal: Erection of single storey Decision: Pending Consideration Location: 7 Ballechroisk Terrace Killin garage extension to dwellinghouse Proposal: Alterations and extension FK21 8TH Location: Fiarach Tyndrum FK20 8RY to dwellinghouse Applicant: Mr Iain Campbell Applicant: Mr Edward Robertson Location: Dunaird, 4 Creagach, Application Type: Householder Application Type: Householder Fearnan Planning Permission Planning Permission Applicant: Mr D Butler Week 41 commencing 4 October Decision: Approve without Conditions Application Type: planning permission Proposal: Installation of replacement Week 44 commencing 25 October local windows Proposal: Installation of 3 No. air Decision: approve the application Location: House, Auchlyne source heat pumps Stirling Council Road Killin Location: Village Hall Crianlarich FK20 22 September Applicant: Mrs Emma Paterson 8QN Proposal: Installation of two dish Application Type: Listed Building Applicant: Mrs Moira Robertson antennas coupled with the removal of Consent Application Type: Detailed Planning two panel antennas Week 42 commencing 11 October Permission Location: Killin Transmitting Station Proposal: Erection of summerhouse Week 45 commencing 1 November Applicant: Arqiva Location: Larachbeg Main Street Killin Proposal: Erection of rear extension Application Type: Statutory Applicant: Mr D & Mrs C Harrison Location Ewich House Crianlarich Notification (Masts) Application Type: Householder FK20 8RU Decision: Approve Planning Permission Applicant Mr Ian Richards, Proposal: Removal of Condition 2 Ewich House, Strathfillan, Crianlarich

Restricting Occupancy for Agricultural FK20 8RU

needs on Planning Permission Application Type: Detailed Planning tickets. the drawing are

93/00588/REM/S (R/93/0181/REM) Permission McRobbie, Douglas - it believe you

Location: Craignavie Craignavie Road Perth & Kinross Council would - and Calder) (now McArthur

Killin 27 September Jane Gillies), (now McGregor

Applicant: Mr & Mrs George Bickerton Proposal: Erection of lodges, Rhona and doll the holds Day)

Application Type: Detailed Planning reception building and managers flat Rememberance the for poppies Permission and formation of landscaping, with houses the round went

Proposal: Erection of extension to drainage, access and site levels she because Lady" Poppy "The

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Killin Location: Lochtay Highland Lodges, Answer Picture Applicant: Mr Peter Farquharson

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the bride and groom to make a donation to Killin and District "CHAS" Children's Charity. When sadly Tony's health deteriorated, the Shieling had to be sold and they moved to Eilean Cor, Dochart Road. Although Sue was very happy spending Susan Mary Whitehead more time with Tony and her dogs, Susan passed away peacefully on she still missed her busy life and she Peter George 1922 - 2010 24th July in the Falls of Dochart was happy to take part-time work Long-time resident of 3 Pier Road, Home after a long illness (motor with Maureen at the Cruachan Killin, Peter George passed away neurone disease). Restaurant. Here again, with her peacefully in his sleep in the early Sue and Tony moved to Killin twenty lively personality and wit, she was hours of Sunday 24th October. A three years ago after Tony and some very popular with the customers and well-attended funeral was held at friends spent a week at the Highland indeed when some of the regular Perth crematorium on Wednesday Lodges enjoying a shooting and holiday makers heard she was ill, 3rd November, with a bugler fishing holiday when he noticed a they often visited her at home. movingly playing the Last Post. 'For Sale' notice at the Shieling Sadly Tony died five years ago and Born on 9th March 1922, Peter grew camping and holiday park. By then just when Sue was picking up her up in Battersea in south London, he had fallen in love with the area life, she was diagnosed with the before volunteering for the army at so he went home and sold the idea illness which she faced with great the outbreak of the second world to Sue and a few weeks later they courage. war. He joined at 17 as a private, purchased it. We miss her terribly as I know all and rose through the ranks to be a They spent fifteen busy but very her friends do, but we take comfort major by the end of the war. He happy years there developing the in the fact she is no longer suffering. served in the Royal Artillery in the place and replacing old caravans We are so proud of her. Everyone Burma campaign, but in the final with log cabins. During the years knows what a devoted couple they months was seconded to general they made many good friends and were so I was not surprised when staff headquarters in Ceylon (Sri enjoyed going to parties and hosting she said in a letter she left for me to Lanka), thanks to his expertise with their own. In as much time as the open after her death "Don't worry maps and ability to help with the business allowed, they became very about me. I am where I want to be, plan of campaign. The closest he involved in village life and indeed with Tony." God bless her. We came to death was a chance raised a substantial amount of treasure our memories. encounter on a hillside picnic with money by using their two cars for Betty Fox (Sister) the deadly venomous banded krait weddings, Tony driving the bride and Sue the bridesmaids, only asking Window Cleaning

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38 Obituaries snake - which he killed with a butter Dora Young 1808 - 2010 teddy bears, miniature mice, clove knife. hearts, dried flower pictures and After the war, he worked first in embroideries. Mum was trained as banking, then became a sales agent, a nursery nurse and always loved then a manager for the lubricating children so having grandchildren and oil company Sternol, based in great-grandchildren was a great joy London, with works in Rye, East to her. In the 90s she became Sussex. Peter loved doing business increasingly blind and immobile and in the 1960s, when deals were done in 2001 she joined Arnold in the in pubs and restaurants, with a Falls of Dochart Home, where he handshake. died in 2001. In spite of her He married his first wife, Kloris disabilities she never complained Sturt, in 1953, and raised three and for many years refused to take children in a house in the village of even paracetamol when ill in case Copthorne, Sussex. she 'got addicted'. She always took But Sternol was taken over by an interest in the lives and families of those around her and had a very French oil giant Elf in the early Killin's oldest resident, Dora Young, good relationship with the staff at 1970s, and, much as Peter loved the died on 9th November at the Falls of the Home who made her 100th corporate high-profile events which Dochart Home, aged 102. birthday a very special day and a saw him meeting Formula One Sunderland-born Dora and Arnold happy memory for all concerned. legend Jackie Stewart, by the end of moved to Killin from Wokingham in The family is very grateful to all the decade he opted for early 1970 when Arnold retired and after Mandy's team and to Dr. de Laat for retirement. several shorter visits in the 60s. the loving care which made sure At the same time his marriage was Both quickly became part of Mum was always kept comfortable. breaking down, and when Peter community organisations, Sheila and I know that Mum's help came to the Highlands on holiday in particularly the church, and Dora and advice made a difference not the mid-1970s, he found where he was a founder member of the Arts only to our lives but also to those of wanted to live the rest of his life. He and Crafts group which held a well- many friends she made in her long also met Susan Adams, who at the attended sale in aid of charity every life. time was running the Falls of other August. For months before Margaret MacIver Dochart Hotel (before it became each sale she would be busy making today's retirement home), and they built a very happy life together in Killin, and forged lasting friendships Seasons Greetings around the village. They ran the hotel together for to all our customers another 11 years, before retiring in 1988. Grants They then played host at dinner parties at Pier Road, savouring Sue's Laundry superb cooking, and Peter also Main Street Killin turned out a huge number of Tel:(01567) 820235 & sketches and paintings, because Scotland, its landscape and people, 820744 truly inspired him. Peter and Susan Here for ALL your loved travelling through Scotland, Laundry Needs. and also enjoyed holidays and Laundry Hours : cruises around the world. Famously, Monday to Friday Peter was happiest with a drink in 9am to 5pm his hand, especially a good whisky. Saturday 9am till 12 noon Peter also loved crosswords because he was hugely knowledgeable, well read and well travelled - and rapidly completing the Telegraph crossword Reid Tree & Garden Services was one good way of testing (showing off!) his great general ~ Tree felling, shaping & trimming knowledge. ~ All other landscaping services available Peter was also a passionate gardener, and his garden at Pier ~ Mono blocking, Patios & Paths laid Road won village prizes. He loved ~ Pathways & drives gravelled living in Killin, and it seems ~ Slabbing and walls repaired or replaced everyone in the village knew him. ~ Fencing & Turfing He is survived by Sue, and the ~ All types and sizes of trees supplied and planted - children from his first marriage: from 1m to 10m daughter Philippa and sons Rod and Tim, and grandchildren - Joanne, For free estimates and advice telephone Mr Reid: Martin, Caroline, Jennifer and Malcolm. Rod George 0800 0432375 / 07979 634002 [email protected] 39 Obituaries

Margaret MacKenzie Granny was a great believer in (Nurse MacKenzie) supporting the local community 1925-2010 and always supported coffee Margaret MacKenzie mornings and charity events ('Kenzie') passed away in with baking and knitting. She the Falls of Dochart also enjoyed her daily outings to Retirement Home on 30th the village shops and placed October 2010. Granny was great importance on supporting born in Aberchirder those businesses. ('Foggieloan'), We would like to take this Aberdeenshire in 1925 and opportunity to thank those grew up with her brother shopkeepers who assisted and twin sisters on the Granny over the last few years family farm at Torston, and also the neighbours and which her brother still farms friends who kept an eye out for today. During the war the her, took her to church and family took in refugees who supplied her with kindlings and Granny still had regular logs for her fire. contact with. Although she had many During the war Granny interests, most important to her trained as a nurse in was her family and she kept in Glasgow, Perth and daily touch by phone to make Edinburgh, achieving the sure everyone was OK. She particularly loved her award of Queen's Nurse Margaret while in Edinburgh. with grandson grandchildren and we all miss In 1951 Granny married Michael her very much - from the days Alistair and set up home in of her teaching us songs, Tomatin, where she rhymes, stories, card games, continued to nurse until she gave memories people have shared with playing dominoes, completing birth to daughters Alison and Fiona. us since she died. She continued as quizzes, walking, baking, gardening The family first came to Killin in District Nurse until her (reluctant) right through to more recently, when 1958, when Alistair became retirement in 1985. we were reading the newspapers caretaker of the McLaren Hall, with While not keen to retire, Granny had and TV schedules to her every day Granny not only looking after the many interests, which she indulged and taking her on trips from 'the family home, but also helping him in the subsequent years. She loved Falls', right up to her telling me the prepare for the many functions that gardening, baking and cooking, best way to pickle beetroot just a took place. putting to good use her formative few days before she passed away. In 1968 they moved to 5 years spent on the farm. She also On behalf of Alison, Fiona, myself Ballechroisk and in 1975 Alistair enjoyed knitting, visiting the library, and the rest of the family, I would passed away. Not long afterwards, reading, completing crosswords and like to thank sincerely all friends and encouraged by Dr Mairi, Granny all sorts of quizzes and cryptic neighbours for their cards and returned to nursing, becoming a puzzles, where she shamed the rest telephone calls, with very special district nurse for Killin and the of the family with her wide ranging thanks to the dedicated team of surrounding area. She loved general knowledge. Unfortunately, staff at the Falls of Dochart nursing and serving the community. as the years passed her eyesight Retirement Home for their No matter the time of night or the gradually deteriorated to the point continuous care and kind- severity of the weather, she was where many of these pastimes were heartedness throughout the always there supporting others. We not possible, and there is no doubt eighteen months Granny was there. have been reminded of those days, she desperately missed being able Many thanks also to Killin Medical by some of the lovely comments and to pick up a book and have a good Centre, especially Dr de Laat for her read. unfailing attention to Granny at all times. The family would also like to extend their gratitude to Andy and Ross Anderson for their caring and K illin K utz professional funeral arrangements, Jennifer's Flowers in Doune for creating such a stunning autumn Ladies stylist spray and to the Killin Hotel for their and gentleman’s barber. outstanding hospitality after the funeral service. Special thanks to Creative styling friends and relatives who made the long journey to pay their respects at L’Oreal colour specialist the church and graveside, Free consultation generously donating £300 to the Oncology and Renal units at Stirling Royal Infirmary. Main S treet, K illin Michael Forrest Tel: 820920

40 New free service from the Mobile Library Stirling Council Library Service is selection of audio books from our Killin delighted to offer you a new and free website and this is also free. The service. We are always looking to books are available to download to improve our service to you and this is your computer, MP3 player or iPod. Calendars the most exciting development in We look forward to welcoming you to years. our friendly, fast and free service. Families living in an area served by Nelson Busby the Mobile Library Service can now Mobile Librarian order books on line (internet connection required) from our extensive catalogues. The requested items will be available for pickup on Mobile Library the mobile library as soon as the item is available. We will advise you when the item is ready to be collected. Tyndrum/Crianlarich Families can now order up to twenty Fortnightly Fridays books at a time and it's free. We also Nov 26, Dec 10, 24 have some great internet sites to help Jan 7, 21, Feb 4 you choose books for all the family. Tyndrum All we require is for you to complete a Station Road 10.50 – 11.10 membership form along with a PIN Clifton 11.15 – 11.40 number of your choice. The pin Mansefield 11.45 – 12.00 number should be four digits long . The library service has a varied Crianlarich selection of books from old favourites Willow Square through to the most up to date best 12.05 – 12.35 sellers in all formats. We stock Police Station & School hardbacks, paperbacks, oversize, 1.40 – 2.30 large print and talking books. Why Benmore 2.35 – 2.55 not order a book you enjoyed in your Suie Lodge 3.05 – 3.25 On sale at youth for your child? We also have a The Studio large selection of information books Glen Lochay/Ardeonaig that can be used for your child's Fortnightly Mondays in aid of school project. Access is now Dec 6, 20, Jan 3, 17, 31, available to adult and junior Glenlochay 10.50 – 12.30 Killin Hogmanay encyclopaedias on our website. Ardeonaig 2.00 – 2.45 It is now possible to download a Fireworks

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Down 8 Little remains of broken crate (5) 1 A bundle or embrace (6) 13 Surf Loch Earn (8) 2 United nations lit up to a point (5) 15 Repeated request to regulate (7) 3 Headless bear caused disturbance in the current (4) 17 The Spanish one in auction item is a poet (6) 5 Let tunes invigorate and disturb (8) 18 Seats around a property (5) 6 Bear witness in test if you wish (7) 19 Vital organ indicates ill humour (6) 7 Depended on one elder defecting (6) 22 Addition or extension (5) 23 Employs a variety of purposes (4) Scorpio would like to wish all Killin News readers a very happy Christmas and a healthy and prosperous New Year.

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November Ballroom Dancing Badminton 27 Cancer Research UK Coffee morning Lesser Hall 10am-12noon Lochearnhead Village Hall Mondays 30 McLaren Hall AGM 7.30pm Lesser Hall Fridays 7.30pm McLaren Hall 6.30pm December 3 Heritage Society meeting Lesser Hall 7.30pm “A House with a Past” Badminton Brownies 6 Killin & District Agricultural Society AGM Killin Hotel 8pm Mondays Wednesdays 8 Herb Society Christmas lunch Green Park Hotel Pitlochry Crianlarich Hall Lesser Hall 6.30pm 8 Church Guild Craft Group Coffee Morning Breadalbane House 10am-12noon evenings 14 School Nativity Play 2pm (see page 21) BVLC Carpet Bowls Community Choir 14 School Fair 3pm (see page 21) Library Mondays Church Hall 16 Fearnan Ladies Choir Guild meeting Killin Church 2pm Thursdays Lesser Hall Tuesdays 7.30pm 10am-5pm 31 Hogmanay Fireworks Dochart Bridge midnight 7.30pm January 1 New Year Dance McLaren Hall (see page 10) Guild Craft Group 11 Killin Community Council meeting School 7.30pm Tuesdays 15 Salmon Season opening Auchmore Boat House and Loch Tay Highland Lodges 9am Littlecroft 2pm 15 Salmon Opening Supper Bridge of Lochay Hotel 7.30pm Tickets from Alex Stewart 820224 19 Herb Society meeting Aberfeldy Town Hall 10am 20-22 Pantomime McLaren Hall (see page 15 for ticket sales) Quilting Group Tuesday Club Wednesdays Church Hall 2pm Keep Fit Learning Cafe Pilates Class Church Hall 2pm Wednesdays Tuesdays & Fridays Wednesdays Lesser Hall 5.30-9.30pm Tyndrum Hall 11am-4pm Lesser Hall 6.30pm Youth Club Tiddlers & Toddlers Thursdays Church Hall Crianlarich Hall 1st Thursday Juniors 6.30pm of the month 10am Seniors 8pm

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