Kinross Newsletter Founded in 1977 by Mrs Nan Walker, MBE ISSUE No 341 May 2007 www.kinrossnewsletter.org DEADLINE for the June Issue CONTENTS From the Editor ............................................................2 5.00 pm, Monday Letters ..........................................................................2 21 May 2007 News and Articles .........................................................4 for publication on High School Citizenship Cup..........................................9 Saturday 2 June 2007 Kinross-shire Partnership.............................................10 Police Box..................................................................12 Community Councils...................................................13 Contributions for inclusion in the Club & Community Group News .................................19 Newsletter Sport...........................................................................25 The Newsletter welcomes items from clubs, SWRI News ...............................................................29 community organisations and individuals for Nature.........................................................................30 publication. 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We have the result of the Rotary My wife and I have recently returned from a European Club’s “Citizen of the Year” award for 2007 (p 4), a tour in our motor caravan during which we visited letter about our young local winner of the Sunday Kinross’s twin town, Gacé, twice. Telegraph’s “Spirit of the Community” award on p 3 We were pleased to find that Gacé, in common with and more reference to good citizenship in the most French, Spanish and Portuguese communities, has Congratulations and Thanks section on p 34. The extended a welcome to the increasing numbers of Kinross High School Board could not have chosen a campervan and motorhome users by providing free more appropriate issue in which to announce the town centre overnight parking for them - the car park inauguration of its Citizenship Cup, to encourage to the Mairie in fact where 10 vans can park from 5pm young people to be committed, caring and responsible to 10am with a “borne” or service bollard at which one members of their local, national and even can empty both toilet and soiled water, refill with fresh international communities. Read more about it on p 9. water and access power for one hour - very useful when madam wishes to wash and dry her hair for instance. Elections We used the facilities in Gacé twice and used many Speaking of being responsible citizens, don’t forget to other similar facilities during the trip. In Gacé one pays vote on 3 May! Candidates for the local and Scottish a small fee for fresh water and electricity, which is by elections are listed on p 5, along with a brief no means usual; frequently they are provided free of description of the voting systems. charge. Spring The campervanners, of course, bring much revenue to It’s that time of year again! There’s another crop of the town. They are usually mature people who cause no Spring Fayres, Fetes and such like in our Notices trouble, with money to spend, but often they have section along with details of other outdoor events and health issues so a campsite half a mile or more outside some historic places to visit. And our Gardens Open the town is useless for them. In many towns abroad, page is now bursting forth with suggestions of places town centre supermarkets provide facilities for vans to to see floral displays, woodland walks and more. overnight, often with service bollards, and reap the Technical hitch business benefit which I believe is considerable. Apologies to anyone who had trouble e-mailing their It occurred to us that Kinross is seriously missing out contribution for the May issue: we had technical here. We have several potential areas for overnighting, problems with our server and hope that nothing has for example, Clashburn Road, Millbridge Hall car park, been missed. Everything is all right now. Sands car park, Somerfield car park, the new park and ride area etc. On a more positive note…. A ‘borne’ would be easy to provide and I am sure our The Newsletter website has now had over 1,000 hits restaurants and retail businesses would derive great just over ten weeks after going live. If you haven’t benefit. Presently we allow HGVs overnight parking already visited www.kinrossnewsletter.org, why not opposite the Green Hotel. They contribute nothing to have a look? We have hints and tips on submitting the community. Why don’t we cater instead for items, future deadlines, advertising rates and selected campervans which do contribute handsomely to the articles with plenty of exciting photographs! local economy? We reserve the right not to publish any letter. Letters will An elderly lady in Gacé told us that the “Aire de not be published unless the sender’s name and address are Camping-cars” is well used and is often full, and that supplied and they are prepared to have them published the owners shop in the town and often eat in the along with their letter. Please note that the Newsletter does restaurants. She thought it was a great idea and so did not necessarily agree with any of the views expressed on the business people we spoke to about the matter. these pages. In Southern Portugal, the mayor of Tavira has always encouraged campervans - there are frequently 70-100 Abbreviations Used vans on the two areas allowed. The mayor of nearby Monta Rota discouraged vans but the local trades P&KC = Perth & Kinross Council people have forced him to re-think! CC = Community Council Come on Kinross! Live in today’s world - be the first Cllr = Councillor and grab the opportunity. Jim Alcock CCllr = Community Councillor Bowood House, Cleish Letters 3 The Loch Leven Heritage Project: grebes - how stupid is that? The original hide at the An alternative perspective 05.04.07 North Quiech still hasn’t been painted with Loch Leven was world famous as a trout fishery and is camouflage preservative and is an eyesore that can be still recognised as a Nature Reserve of international seen for miles. importance. It is much favoured as a breeding site for Without wishing to dampen the naïve euphoria that numerous species of waterfowl. and plays host to huge accompanies this project, may I conclude that it is ill numbers of wintering wildfowl The shallow eutrophic thought out, is potentially