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 479 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 November 2019 DEADLINE CONTENTS for the December Issue From the Editor, Letters ............................................................... 2 5pm, Congratulations, Thanks .............................................................. 4 Friday 15 November 2019 News and Features ...................................................................... 5 Police Box .................................................................................. 18 for publication on Health and Wellbeing ................................................................ 26 Saturday 30 November 2019 Community Councils ................................................................. 29 Club and Community Group News ............................................ 37 Contributions for inclusion Sport. ......................................................................................... 57 Scottish Women’s Institutes. ..................................................... 63 in the Newsletter Out and About. .......................................................................... 64 The Newsletter welcomes items from community Church Information ................................................................... 66 organisations and individuals for publication. 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The first was Willie Robertson voicing his Letter from The Editor concern about the deterioration of water quality in Loch November is suddenly upon us, and there’s a distinct chill Leven and questioning whether the abundance of new in the air. The trees in Kinross-shire are always magnificent housing in the area was contributing to this situation. The in the autumn, showing off with their beautiful, colourful second item was about the appearance of blue-green algae variety. I love the cold, crisp weather. Bonfire night is one of on Loch Leven and the danger that these toxins can pose to my favourite nights of the year, and is often the first time users of the Loch. that I look out the bag of winter gloves, hats and scarves, In August 2018, 14 people from the local area (I was one of and prepare for standing around in the cold at our usual spot them) underwent training to become 'Citizen Scientists' to on the South Inch in Perth. The highlight for me is after the help measure the level of nitrates and phosphates running fireworks are over, when we consume my mother’s warm into Loch Leven from local burns. The training was part of treacle scones with lashings of butter and hot chocolate – the MONOCLE (Multiscale Observation Networks for Optical take this as prior notice of our visit, mum! Monitoring of Coastal Waters) project run by Freshwater Please do try and support your local organised fireworks Watch along with SNH, National Environment Research display. I was pleased to hear that Sainsburys are no longer Council (NERC) and the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. selling fireworks to the public. As well as the obvious safety The training took place at RSPB Loch Leven. During this time, risks, fireworks can cause a great deal of misery and fear for the participants were sent to test the water around the Loch pets and young children. and the results were fed into FreshWater Watch as part of an We are spoilt for choice with clubs and activities to fill the international study. long winter nights in Kinross if you are looking for something The participants were very excited about being part of this to do. As for me, I’m looking forward to cosying up under the study and having the opportunity to contribute to a better covers this weekend and enjoying an extra hour in bed when understanding of water quality in Scotland's most important the clocks go back. lowland loch. My husband and I took samples from the Hannah Queich which flows through surrounding farms, making it Note to Contributors more susceptible to nutrients and phosphorus. A great deal of the Newsletter comprises reports supplied by local As you can imagine, there was a lot of excitement amongst clubs and other organisations. These reports are accepted in good the participants who were keen to help monitor this problem faith. Clubs etc should ensure that reports are factually accurate on an ongoing basis. We were told that we would be called and do not contain material which could cause legal proceedings upon seasonally to repeat the same tests which would to be taken against the Newsletter. help build up a better picture of water quality in the Loch. Letters Policy Unfortunately, aside from the focus group at the end of the Senders must supply their name and address, which will be study (about a week later), we were never called upon to get published with the letter. Letters should be truthful and not involved again. contain matter which could cause legal proceedings to be taken At the time, I was really disappointed that we had spent time against the Newsletter. The Newsletter does not necessarily agree with any of the views expressed on the letters or indeed other and effort learning how to perform water tests and were then pages. In special circumstances addresses may be withheld from just dropped without any explanation or further contact. I am publication on request (but must still be supplied to the editor). not sure who provided the funding to carry out this training Note to Readers: Advertising in the first place but it seems to me to be a