Founding editor, Mrs Nan Walker, MBE Kinross Newsletter Founded in 1977 by Kinross Community Council ISSN 1757-4781 Published by Kinross Newsletter Limited, Company No. SC374361 Issue No 471 All profits given away to local good causes by The Kinross Community Council Newsletter, Charitable Company No. SC040913 www.kinrossnewsletter.org www.facebook.com/kinrossnewsletter March 2019 DEADLINE CONTENTS for the April Issue From the Editor ........................................................................... 2 5pm, Congratulations and Thanks ........................................................ 2 Friday 15 March 2019 News and Articles ........................................................................ 3 Health & Wellbeing ................................................................... 15 for publication on Police Box .................................................................................. 19 Saturday 30 March 2019 Community Councils ................................................................. 20 Club & Community Group News ............................................... 29 Sport. ......................................................................................... 44 Contributions for inclusion in the Scottish Women’s Institutes. ..................................................... 51 Newsletter Out & About. ............................................................................. 52 The Newsletter welcomes items from community Church Information ................................................................... 55 organisations and individuals for publication. 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Editor Hannah Phillips Assistant Editor Joyce Horsman Typesetting and Layout Tony Dyson Advertising Julia Fulton Treasurer and Subscriptions Ross McConnell Distribution David Anderson Editor’s Page Letter from The Editor This week has seen the warmest-ever recorded February day in Scotland, with the temperature getting up to 18.3C in Congratulations Aboyne. I saw my first baby lambs yesterday when driving BIRTHS: All grandparents and great-grandparents are through Fife, and enjoyed the glorious purple crocuses on delighted to pass on their congratulations to Paula and Chris the South Inch as I drove into Perth. Greenan (nee Miller) on the birth of their son Alexander There are plenty of changes afoot this Spring, including and to Jill and Mark Hyson (nee Miller) on the birth of their cafes under new ownership, and plans for a new skate park daughter Olivia. Both sisters are delighted to become mums on p3. Read about how local parents managed to influence within a month of each other. the council regarding music tuition fees. Find out what’s happening with local planning issues in the Community CONGRATULATIONS: More success for Kinross High School S2 Council reports and see what free training sessions might be pupil Fergus MacGilp at the recent Scottish Athletics National right for you or your group on p19. Indoor Championships in Glasgow. He achieved a silver medal If you use public transport services to get out and about, in the 300m final in a time please do fill out the Community/Transport Survey on p13 of of 38.34sec and although this month’s Newsletter and return it. Your feedback is really being narrowly beaten by important. a visiting athlete from the If that’s all too much, there are comprehensive listings this Isle of Man, Fergus’s time month of all the yoga classes available in the local area, to represents a new Scottish help you take care of yourself, unwind and recover! age group indoor record, Hannah Phillips club record and personal best. This was followed Note to Contributors up by another silver A great deal of the Newsletter comprises reports supplied by local medal in the long jump clubs and other organisations. These reports are accepted in good competition with a jump faith. Clubs etc should ensure that reports are factually accurate of 5m 81cm, breaking and do not contain material which could cause legal proceedings the club record that has to be taken against the Newsletter. stood since 1987 and Letters Policy another personal best. 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