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 468 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 2018 DEADLINE CONTENTS for the December Issue From the Editor, Letters ............................................................... 2 5pm, Congratulations ........................................................................... 2 Friday 16 November 2018 News and Articles ........................................................................ 3 First World War Photos ............................................................... 4 for publication on Police Box .................................................................................. 14 Saturday 1 December 2018 Community Councils ................................................................. 15 Club & Community Group News ............................................... 22 Sport. ......................................................................................... 40 Contributions for inclusion in the Scottish Women’s Institutes. ..................................................... 48 Newsletter Out & About. ............................................................................. 49 The Newsletter welcomes items from community Church Information ................................................................... 51 organisations and individuals for publication. This Playgroups and Toddlers............................................................ 55 is free of charge. (We only charge for business Notices ...................................................................................... 56 advertising – see below right.) All items may be Day Centre & Chemists .............................................................. 64 subject to editing and we reserve the right not to Classified Adverts, Situations Vacant ......................................... 65 publish an item. Please also see our Letters Policy and Notes on page 2. Submit your item (except Diary .......................................................................................... 66 adverts) in one of the following ways: Cover: Home defence volunteers on parade in Milnathort. Email: [email protected] Thanks to Prof. David Munro, Kinross Museum. (all emails will be acknowledged) Cover design by Lee Scammacca of Cree8. 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[email protected] For full information on advertising in the Newsletter, including terms and Distribution conditions, please go to our website www.kinrossnewsletter.org and click on David Anderson .........................07747 890375 ‘Advertising’. [email protected] The Newsletter reserves the right to refuse or amend any advertisement or submission and accepts no liability for any omission or inaccuracy. No part of this publication may be reproduced or used in any form without the express written permission of the publishers. Editor Hannah Phillips Assistant Editor Joyce Horsman Typesetting and Layout Tony Dyson Advertising Julia Fulton Treasurer and Subscriptions Ross McConnell Distribution David Anderson Editor’s Page & Letters Editorial A thank you to our retiring Editor Readers may be aware that Eileen Thomas has retired as I’m very excited to write my first ever “Letter From The Editor of this fine Newsletter. Editor” for my inaugural issue of the Newsletter. I’ve had The Board of Directors who have responsibility for the the pleasure of working with Eileen Thomas and the team Newsletter wanted to thank Eileen for all her hard work over for the last three issues and despite the enormity of the the last 20 or more years. task in front of me they could not have left me any better When Eileen started with the Newsletter it was a much prepared. smaller black and white publication. I’ve been buying and reading the Newsletter for years now, Eileen has seen the introduction of new technology, crisper and I hope I can do it justice. printing and colour throughout the whole of the Newsletter. I hope you will write or email and let me know how you feel Her focus throughout her tenure has been absolute and about the Newsletter, and what you would like to see in it in she has ensured that the Newsletter has been consistently the future. I’d welcome all your comments, suggestions and produced to a very high standard, and delivered in stores on even criticisms. It’s your Newsletter, after all. time every month. Kinross-shire is lucky to have such a thriving community with We would like to thank her for all her hard work and to wish many clubs and interest groups, and so many committed her well in her retirement. people who work hard for the sheer pleasure of bringing We would also like to welcome Hannah Phillips to the role of people together in many different capacities. There really Editor and wish her well going forward. It will be a hard act is something for everyone. If you have new neighbours, to follow. perhaps you could give them a copy of the Newsletter as The Board of Directors of Kinross Community Council a way to introduce yourself and as a kind gesture to help Newsletter Ltd, Dave Cuthbert (Chair), Margaret Blythe, them settle in. They have come to an amazing place! David Colliar, Barry Davies, Ross McConnell Hannah Phillips Note to Contributors A great deal of the Newsletter comprises reports supplied by local clubs and other organisations. These reports are accepted in good Congratulations faith. Clubs etc should ensure that reports are factually accurate and do not contain material which could cause legal proceedings Well done to the Kinross High School Equestrian Teams. to be taken against the Newsletter. Kinross High School had two teams competing at the Letters Policy Kilgraston Inter-Schools Hunter Trials Competition held at Senders must supply their name and address, which will be Foresterseat XC on Sunday 23 September. The fabulous published with the letter. Letters should be truthful and not 90cm Team (Anna Smith, Mhairi Gallagher, Rachael Davis and contain matter which could cause legal proceedings to be taken Beth Casasola) came 3rd with an individual fantastic 1st! The against the Newsletter. The Newsletter does not necessarily agree fabulous 75cm Pairs Team (Sophie Normile and Lucy Allison) with any of the views expressed on the Letters or indeed other came 2nd! Huge congratulations to all of you. pages. In special circumstances addresses may be withheld from publication on request (but must still be supplied to the editor). Note to Readers: Advertising Inclusion of advertisements in the Newsletter does not imply any particular endorsement or recommendation of services or companies by Kinross CC or Kinross Newsletter Ltd. Abbreviations PKC: Perth & Kinross Council Cllr: Councillor CC: Community Council CCllr: Community Councillor About the Kinross Newsletter The Newsletter has been informing and supporting the community for 41 years. Above: Anna Smith, Mhairi Gallagher, Rachael Davis and It began as a way of letting residents know what Kinross Beth Casasola Community Council was saying and doing, but soon Below: Sophie Normile and Lucy Allison expanded to be so much more. 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