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 467 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 October 2018 DEADLINE for the November Issue CONTENTS From the Editor, Letters ............................................................... 2 5pm, Congratulations, Thanks. ............................................................. 2 Friday 12 October 2018 News and Articles ........................................................................ 3 for publication on Police Box .................................................................................. 13 Community Councils ................................................................. 14 Saturday 27 October 2018 Club & Community Group News ............................................... 21 Sport. ......................................................................................... 40 Contributions for inclusion in the Scottish Women’s Institutes. ..................................................... 48 Newsletter Out & About. ............................................................................. 49 Church Information ................................................................... 52 The Newsletter welcomes items from community organisations and individuals for publication. 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Editor Eileen Thomas Incoming Editor Hannah Phillips Typesetting and Layout Tony Dyson Advertising Julia Fulton Assistant Editor Joyce Horsman Treasurer and Subscriptions Ross McConnell Distribution David Anderson Editor’s Page & Letters Crossing was opened too soon Editor’s farewell In the September Newsletter, your correspondent Susan Well, after 13 years and four months (and 147 issues), Forde heaps praise on the Queensferry Crossing. I totally this is my last issue as editor of the Newsletter. That’s agree with her that it is a fine piece of engineering and a quite a bit shorter than founder Nan Walker’s 20 years as thing of beauty. editor. However, having held various other posts with the But as a regular user, I am more concerned about the practical Newsletter, including several years as volunteer advertising aspects. manager, I do have the distinction of being the longest For example, who would choose to replace an old four- serving member of the Newsletter team ever, at 21 years lane bridge with another four-lane bridge? Why were the and four months! (Or 235 issues.) approach roads on both sides of the river not improved as I would like to thank all my colleagues past and present. part of the project? Today I’m particularly thinking of Ian Thomson and the late Why are we having to endure months of lane closures while Isabel Gillon; I spent many enjoyable years assisting them the bridge is completed? The First Minister described it as when they were editors, at a time when production of the “snagging”. It’s now clear that the bridge was opened too early. Newsletter was pleasingly less pressured and there was The current arrangements for public transport on the old more time for a chat and a laugh. bridge and all other traffic on the new road is farcical. One is I would also like to give a special mention to Tony Dyson, a ghost bridge and the other is heavily congested. New and who has been layout and design manager for almost innovative plans for a better spread of traffic on both bridges the same period of time I have been editor. Together we is required. have taken the Newsletter on a journey from an 80-page, Lastly, Ms Forde states that she is able to travel off peak. predominantly text only, black and white newsletter to a She is very lucky, unlike thousands of commuters who are 100-page, full colour magazine. I thank him for his patience, delayed every day and sit in frustration. particularly with my comma obsession. Alan Thomson I have very much enjoyed the monthly exchanges with Easter Dunochil regular correspondents from community groups and other High Street, Kinross organisations and building up a relationship with them, even though in many cases we have never met! Thank you for all your messages of appreciation for my time as editor Congratulations and good wishes for my retirement. Congratulations to S2 pupil FERGUS who had a very successful Thank you to all the readers, advertisers and contributors weekend at the Scottish Athletics National Championships in Newsletter who make the what it is. I meet so many people Aberdeen winning the 300m under 15s title and a gold medal who say that they have seen other community newsletters to boot! Well done Fergus, from all at Kinross High School. around the country, but none as good as the Kinross Newsletter. There is something special about Kinross-shire. Congratulations to Kinross High School pupil MATTHEW Thank you, again, to the current team (Ross, Tony, Julia, MALONEY who was voted “Best Middle Blocker” of the Joyce, David) and associates (Lee, Pauline and Vincent) for Flying Scots Under 17s tournament at St Andrews University. their co-operation and friendship. Hannah is joining a lovely See Sport page 69 for photograph. group of people and I wish her all the very best in her role Congratulations to local gardening and bloom groups for as new editor. their successes in the Beautiful Scotland Awards and the Take a Pride in Perthshire competition. Kinnesswood in Bloom, Eileen Thomas, retiring editor Crook and Drum Growing Together, Milnathort in Bloom and Kinross in Bloom all received awards in one or both of Note to Contributors these competitions. See the reports by the individual clubs in A great deal of the Newsletter comprises reports supplied by local the Club and Community News section for more details. The clubs and other organisations. These reports are accepted in good faith. Clubs etc should ensure that reports are factually accurate and time and hard work put in by the groups’ volunteer members do not contain material which could