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 460 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 2018 DEADLINE CONTENTS for the April Issue From the Editor ........................................................................... 2 5pm, Letters ......................................................................................... 2 Congratulations & Thanks. .......................................................... 3 Friday 16 March 2018 News and Articles ........................................................................ 4 for publication on Police Box .................................................................................. 20 Saturday 31 March 2018 Community Councils ................................................................. 21 Club & Community Group News ............................................... 31 Sport .......................................................................................... 47 Contributions for inclusion in the Out & About. ............................................................................. 53 Newsletter Scottish Women’s Institutes. ..................................................... 55 The Newsletter welcomes items from community Church Information ................................................................... 56 organisations and individuals for publication. 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Editor Eileen Thomas Typesetting and Layout Tony Dyson Distribution David Anderson Advertising Julia Fulton Treasurer and Subscriptions Ross McConnell Assistant Editor Joyce Horsman Letters Editorial Demand Responsive Transport As a disabled pensioner who no longer drives, I was perplexed Kinross-shire is a vibrant society, with many community by the implied criticism of the Demand Responsive Transport groups, sports clubs and other organisations. There is no service in the Fossoway and District CC (December meeting) better time to appreciate this than at the Better Place to reports included in your February Newsletter. Live Fair, which takes place on Saturday 3 March at the Without this invaluable service I would be denied my last bit Community Campus. If you are new to Kinross-shire, or of independence. looking for a new activity, this is an ideal opportunity to find I have found the service providers to be helpful, out what’s on offer. (See page 8). accommodating and pleasant. I know I am not alone in This issue of the Newsletter also illustrates how active appreciating their thoughtfulness and would be devastated if the Kinross-shire community is, with reports of three new any added bureaucracy caused the service to be terminated. projects: a campaign to start up a local radio station, the Alison Hollis launch of the University of the Third Age locally and the Muckhart introduction of the Cycling Without Age initiative to the (Full address supplied) county. The Newsletter will have a stand at the Better Place to Live A Settlement Losing Its Identity and Purpose Fair; come and say hello! Having recently watched the box set of the epic mini- We have made further changes to the Newsletter this series ‘Centennial’, which chronicles the settlement and month, with more colour. If your community group has a development of a small town in the American High Plains colour logo and we’re still using a black & white one, please through the ages, I was struck by the parallels with some of send us a colour version. Thank you. the changes now taking place in our town. This month we welcome David Anderson to the Newsletter When more settlers are encouraged to come to our small Team as our new Distribution Manager. David will soon settlement by the great powers in the nearby city, the Local be getting to know the shopkeepers at the various outlets Development Treaty should govern their numbers, but this is around the county that stock the Newsletter. easily by-passed by eager developers from outside the area with the connivance of the great powers, who encourage a greater influx than the Development Treaty allows. Note to Contributors A great deal of the Newsletter comprises reports supplied by Seizing this opportunity, the developers devise speculative local clubs and other organisations. These reports are accepted new schemes to build more homes on greenfield land in good faith. Clubs etc should ensure that reports are factually around the town and change the character of the traditional accurate and do not contain material which could cause legal settlement with their many colourful new buildings. proceedings to be taken against the Newsletter. The great powers in the nearby city, who are slow and have Letters Policy become comfortable in their ways, are no match for the sharp Senders must supply their name and address, which will be developers and welcome their schemes with new planning published with the letter. Letters should be truthful and not contain matter which could cause legal proceedings to be taken treaties, and promises of great bounty for all. against the Newsletter. The Newsletter does not necessarily Meanwhile the wily developers hand out festive baubles to agree with any of the views expressed on the Letters or indeed gain the trust of the unsuspecting local inhabitants. other pages. In special circumstances addresses may be withheld All does not go well, however, as fine ancient trees are cut from publication on request (but must still be supplied to the editor). down and farmland disappears under the new buildings on the edge of the town. Rain washes the soil from the Note to Readers: Advertising Inclusion of advertisements in the Newsletter does not imply any ravaged farmland on to the Milnathort trail and seasoned particular endorsement or recommendation of services or homesteaders watch for the floods that often affect this area. companies