Kinross Newsletter Founded in 1977 by Mrs Nan Walker, MBE Published by Kinross Newsletter Limited, Company No. SC374361 Issue No 397 June 2012 www.kinrossnewsletter.org ISSN 1757-4781 DEADLINE CONTENTS for the July Issue From the Editor ............................................................ 2 5.00 pm, Friday Letters ......................................................................... 2 15 June 2012 News and Articles ........................................................ 8 for publication on Police Box...................................................................16 Saturday 30 June 2012 Community Councils....................................................17 Club & Community Group News .................................27 Sport ..........................................................................42 Contributions for inclusion in the News from the Rurals ..................................................49 Newsletter Out & About................................................................50 The Newsletter welcomes items from community Gardens Open. .............................................................52 organisations and individuals for publication. 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A gentleman was made to look a fool by members of the All the CCs in Perth & Kinross now have a standard CC at the meeting and I personally feel this is no way to constitution and all are required to hold their AGM in the treat anybody. It looks like the gentleman was intimidated month of May. A consequence of this is that the CC News and made to look stupid on purpose as the CC was not in this issue contains annual reports from most of the CC interested in anything the gentleman had to say, they made Chairs, thus making the CC section longer than usual. out in the minutes that they did not understand what he was Previously there was some variation as to when CCs held talking about. As a resident of Milnathort, I myself reading their AGMs, and so Chairmen’s reports were spread around the Newletter was well aware of the issues he was raising so various issues of the Newsletter. why did the CC members not? I feel he put his point across I haven’t looked through our previous 396 issues to check, very clearly. but I think this month might be our biggest ever Letters The gentleman raised concerns that the council were not section. There are several letters relating to the recent local representing the views of the local community, If we had election. Congratulations to our new and returning been in attendance we would have agreed 100%. This was councillors. proved when we attended a CC meeting and were I will end here as we are so short of space! intimidated. Our views and suggestions were objected/ ignored point blank only because a CC member (Bennet) Note to Contributors came up with an idea and wanted it to go ahead therefore it A great deal of the Newsletter comprises reports supplied by local clubs and other organisations. These reports are accepted in good was going ahead, without listening to the views of the locals faith. Clubs etc should ensure that reports are factually accurate who it would be directly affecting. Funnily enough there and do not contain material which could cause legal proceedings was no mention of the objection within the Newsletter, only to be taken against the Newsletter. one saying “ an angry gentleman stated”, once again trying Letters Policy to intimidate residents of Milnathort so they would not Senders must supply their name and address, which will be attend future meetings. published with the letter. Letters should be truthful and not With regards to the chairman’s attitude which the contain matter which could cause legal proceedings to be taken gentleman mentioned, we also agree 100% that his attitude against the Newsletter. The Newsletter does not necessarily agree is far from satisfactory towards locals – we have seen this with any of the views expressed on the Letters pages. In special first hand. Furthermore the gentleman was made to feel circumstances addresses may be withheld from publication on intimidated and embarrassed when the CC asked for a show request (but must still be supplied to the editor). of hands from those who agreed with him and nobody did Note to Readers: Advertising (were they intimidated?) causing him to leave. This did not Inclusion of advertisements in the Newsletter does not imply any have to be printed in the Newsletter to further embarrass particular endorsement or recommendation of services or him. Had we been in attendance we would have fully companies by Kinross CC or Kinross Newsletter Ltd. agreed to each and every comment he had made. This has Abbreviations : however given us reason to attend future meetings to stop PKC: Perth & Kinross Council CC: Community Council the CC members bullying local residents. I feel a public Cllr: Councillor apology is in order as no one should be belittled, bullied and CCllr: Community Councillor intimated in front of an audience. Jillian Dailly Better Place to Live Fair 2012 - Kinross Cricket Club South Street, Milnathort I would like to express my apologies to the Kinross Cricket Club for accidentally omitting them from the Better Place to Vacancy – Kinross Community Council Live Fair report. The Kinross Cricket Club is very The recent election has created a casual vacancy on Kinross supportive of, and active in, the local community and I would CC and I would like to hear from any resident of Kinross like acknowledge their committed involvement in the event that is interested in joining us to get in touch. on the day. The Better Place to Live Fair report has been I would like to congratulate all the newly elected amended accordingly. Councillors and look forward to working with them all in Tracey Ramsay the coming years. I would, however, especially like to Senior