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 429 www.kinrossnewsletter.org www.facebook.com/kinrossnewsletter May 2015 DEADLINE CONTENTS for the June Issue From the Editor ..................................................................2 5.00 pm, Friday Letters ................................................................................2 15 May 2015 News and Articles ...............................................................3 for publication on Police Box ........................................................................16 Saturday 30 May 2015 Community Councils ........................................................17 Club & Community Group News .....................................26 Contributions for inclusion in the Sport .................................................................................40 Newsletter News from the Rurals .......................................................47 The Newsletter welcomes items from community Out & About. ....................................................................48 organisations and individuals for publication. 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Editor Eileen Thomas Typesetting and Layout Tony Dyson Distribution Lee Scammacca Advertising Ann Harley Treasurer and Subscriptions Ross McConnell Letters Editorial Response to Andy Anderson – Budget comments I read with interest the letter from Andy Anderson in last We have a particularly packed News and Articles section month’s Newsletter. this month, and hope you enjoy reading the reports, ranging I feel as leader of the Independent Liaison Group at Perth and from local issues and events to special articles illustrating Kinross Council (PKC) that I should come back on some of the kindness and generosity of our community at home and the points raised in this letter. abroad. Plus we have news of the launch of an ambitious Firstly, the Independent Liaison Group is not a party formed project to bring an Aero Space visitor attraction to Kinross, by Councillor Barnacle. It is instead a Liaison Group which featured on our cover. meets regularly to discuss topics in order to reach a consensus. Calling all club secretaries! This may be an alien concept to political parties who work on As mentioned last month, we are planning to publish a more top down approach. Interestingly we almost always another ‘Yellow Pages’ Register of Local Organisations agree and it is a delight to work with my fellow Independent with the Newsletter this summer. The Register is created Councillors who take seriously their commitment to represent from contact details listed on the kinross.cc website. We their constituents rather than a political party. are now asking secretaries or contact persons for all the Taking the motion next. This contained the following clubs, societies and other organisations in the area to check phrases: “Our preference would be to have two Council their listing on the kinross.cc website to see if it is up-to- meetings, one for the presentation of Budget Proposals and date. Please email Pauline Watson, the kinross.cc website the second to have a debate on the proposals which have administrator, with any changes via [email protected] or been put forward” and “We believe that a period of a few telephone 01577 862685. days between these meetings, would allow the proposals to If your club is not listed, Pauline will be delighted to add be properly investigated and enable the correct decision to be it. The Register isn’t just for clubs; it covers hall bookings, better reached.” schools, support groups and more. To see our previous It was our intention to speak to the motion on these points, Register, go to www.kinrossnewsletter.org and look in the with the aim of starting a debate on the merits of a different way of addressing the budget in future. This debate was not Archive for August 2013. permitted by the Provost, which is unfortunate. In terms of the Independent Liaison Group putting in a budget, About the Kinross Newsletter we submitted a balanced budget to all parties two weeks The Newsletter has been informing and supporting the in advance of the meeting, and said that we would support community for over 37 years. the budget proposal which promoted the largest number It began as a way of letting residents know what Kinross of our ideas. This turned out to be the Liberal Democrat Community Council was saying and doing, but soon budget, which we duly voted for, until it was outvoted by the expanded to be so much more. Conservative Group. We then abstained. We did this as we As well as keeping up to date via news and club reports, were aware that the Labour Group had agreed to support the readers use the Newsletter to find local trades and services, SNP budget in exchange for two of their ideas being adopted and our loyal advertisers support the community by by the SNP group. This is what happened, hence the vote of enabling us to publish local clubs’ reports and essential 22 votes in favour of the SNP budget (18 SNP + 4 Labour). community information free of charge. Any profits made by Our proposals included: the Newsletter are given away to local good causes. • A budget for the opening of all school libraries for the whole school week (Kinross High school library is shut on Note to Contributors a Monday); A great deal of the Newsletter comprises reports supplied by local • A budget for the re-instatement of pay to play facilities clubs and other organisations. These reports are accepted in good at Loch Leven Community Campus and North Inch faith. Clubs etc should ensure that reports are factually accurate Community Campus; and do not contain material which could cause legal proceedings • Additional funding for Grounds maintenance; to be taken against the Newsletter. • The establishment of a Community Empowerment fund Letters Policy for Community Groups to draw on; Senders must supply their name and address, which will be • The re-starting of the