Kinross Newsletter Founded in 1977 by Kinross Community Council. Founding Editor: Mrs Nan Walker, MBE Published by Kinross Newsletter Limited, Company No. SC374361 Issue No 401 October 2012 www.kinrossnewsletter.org ISSN 1757-4781 DEADLINE CONTENTS for the November Issue From the Editor ............................................................ 2 5.00 pm, Friday Letters ......................................................................... 2 12 October 2012 Congratulations and Thanks........................................... 4 News and Articles ........................................................ 5 for publication on Police Box...................................................................12 Saturday 27 October 2012 Community Councils....................................................13 Club & Community Group News .................................20 Contributions for inclusion in the News from the Rurals ..................................................32 Newsletter Sport ..........................................................................33 Out & About................................................................41 The Newsletter welcomes items from community organisations and individuals for publication. 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Submit your item Day Centre & Chemists ................................................54 (except adverts) in one of the following ways: Classified Adverts, Situations Vacant ............................55 Email : [email protected] Diary...........................................................................56 (all emails will be acknowledged) Post : Eileen Thomas, Editor Front Cover : Milnathort Filmhouse: Attendance at films helps support (see address below) the Milnathort Town Hall Association. Hand in : 50 Muirs, Kinross Commercial Advertising in the Newsletter or : 24 Victoria Avenue, Milnathort Display Adverts Do NOT send adverts to the Editor. Adverts We are currently over-subscribed for Display Adverts and a waiting list is in should be sent to the Advertising Manager. operation. Please see our website www.kinrossnewsletter.org for more details or contact our Advertising Manager. We apologise for any Editor inconvenience. Typed Adverts are still available. 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Editor Eileen Thomas Typesetting and Layout Tony Dyson Distribution Lee Scammacca Advertising Ann Harley Treasurer Ross McConnell Word Processing and Subscriptions Julia Fulton 2 Letters Editorial Copy of an Email to Councillor D Cuthbert Planning matters continue to dominate this month. Newsletter report – traffic issues A unique opportunity has arisen for the community to take I saw your report in the Newsletter and wanted to comment ownership of the County Buildings in Kinross. PKC has on a couple of points: given the community six months to come up with a viable First of all, the crossing at the Church Centre: I wrote to a plan for the building. There will be an Open Day on councillor (cannot remember who!) about 10 years ago as it Saturday 20 October, when interested parties can have a is true that the green man takes far too long to come on and look around. Whatever use the building is put to, a 99% of the time there is a gap in the traffic before the green substantial income stream will need to be generated to man comes on, leaving drivers then stopping at an empty maintain it. This is the last chance to preserve part of our crossing. municipal heritage for the community. In response to my letter, the crossing lights were checked Elsewhere, the wind farm debate continues on our Letters and “ found to be in perfect working order”. Nothing was pages, the H46 action group has organised a public meeting done to alter the timings. I really hope you can get action on with MSPs on the topic of planning and the topic at this this as it is very annoying. month’s Business Breakfast will be the proposed The other thing that interested me was the idea of a crossing regeneration of Kinross High Street. point near St Paul’s Episcopal Church – excellent. As we head in to autumn, the summer clubs and activities Sometimes I have a double buggy and a small child with me give way to the winter ones. If your club is having an AGM – it is so dangerous to cross the road that I end up taking the in the autumn, remember to contact the administrator of the car to toddlers simply to avoid crossing the road. As you kinross.cc website ([email protected]) to let her know if say, it will also make it easier for motorists to turn right out your secretary/contact person changes. of Springfield Road. I cannot say I have had any problems with the mini Note to Contributors roundabout at the end of Sutherland Road - and I use it most A great deal of the Newsletter comprises reports supplied by local days (as a motorist). clubs and other organisations. These reports are accepted in good Anyway, hopefully you will get action with the lights at the faith. Clubs etc should ensure that reports are factually accurate centre and the crossing at the church! and do not contain material which could cause legal proceedings to be taken against the Newsletter. L Logan Cameron Avenue, Kinross Letters Policy Senders must supply their name and address, which will be published with the letter. Letters should be truthful and not Cllr Cuthbert’s report on Springfield Road contain matter which could cause legal proceedings to be taken junctions against the Newsletter. The Newsletter does not necessarily agree I fully agree with Cllr Cuthbert’s point regarding the with any of the views expressed on the Letters pages. In special difficulty crossing on foot at busy times at the Muirs and circumstances addresses may be withheld from publication on Springfield Road junction. Even as an adult it is tricky but request (but must still be supplied to the editor). for primary school children or anyone unable to move Note to Readers: Advertising quickly it is dangerous. I have myself twice seen people Inclusion of advertisements in the Newsletter does not imply any coming close to being struck by vehicles. It seems logical particular endorsement or recommendation of services or to think that the junction will become busier when the link companies by Kinross CC or Kinross Newsletter Ltd. road is opened which will only worsen the problem. In my Abbreviations : opinion, a pedestrian crossing on the Muirs, preferably just PKC: Perth & Kinross Council south of the junction so that the danger of crossing CC: Community Council Springfield Road is also avoided, would improve safety a Cllr: Councillor CCllr: Community Councillor great deal for children heading to Kinross Primary and also teenagers heading to Kinross High, as well as for those heading to the Church and the KGV playing fields. There British Summer Time ends will be consequences of the change in traffic flow resulting from the opening of the link road and hopefully these will on Sunday 28 October at 2am be monitored closely so that concerns about this and the Clocks go back one hour other junctions involved can be addressed where feasible. Jennifer Sneddon Burnbank Meadows, Kinross Grass Cutting,