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Hub aims to get more residents active
Several clubs in the area have teamed up to form
a Community Sports Hub. The aim is to increase
the number of people of all ages participating in
sport and physical activity.
Community Sport Hubs, Sport
Scotland’s contribution to the
Scottish Government’s 2014
legacy plan, provide information,
support and advice on a wide
range of sports and physical
activities to make it easier for
local people to get involved and
engage in a more active and
healthy lifestyle.
A committee of representatives
from Helensburgh’s golf, netball,
athletic and hockey clubs will
meet this month to plan a
community event for May.
Other clubs signed up to the
hub include Cardross Golf Club,
Helensburgh Sailing Club,
Ardencaple Football Club, plus
the Rugby, Tennis, Taekwondo
and Martial Arts clubs.
Sport Scotland say: “Not only is a
CSH a great place to share ideas,
it can also increase the profile for
sport and clubs in the community
along with providing professional
support from Active Schools,
Sports Development and Scottish
Governing Bodies.”
Kevin McAleer, General Manager,
Helensburgh Golf Club has joined
a small committee along with
Lyndsay King – Helensburgh
Netball, Gordon Black – Hockey
Club and Laura Johnstone –
Athletics Club. It plans to meet
in late January/early February to
progress ideas for a special event
in May (provisionally agreed for
May 1st at the Rugby/Cricket
Club) but the date and location
are still up for discussion.
The Community Advertiser will
keep an eye on progress and
bring readers more news as the
plans progress.
However the general principles
of the Sports Hub are already
established. Sport Scotland
say that while specifics of each
Hub and what it offers will vary
according to local need and local
resource, all Hubs will work to
five principles:
• Growth in participation
• Engage the local
community
• Promote
community
leadership
• Offer a range
of sporting
opportunities
• Bring all
appropriate
partners/ groups/
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to provide more
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to participate
in sport and
physical activity,
a home where
a range of local
sports clubs can
work together,
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Helensburgh Savoy’s annual Sing for Your
Supper fund raising evening is going to be held
this year on Friday 3rd February, in the Victoria
Halls, from 7.30pm.
Secretary Pauline Forrest tells us:
“A host of local performing talent
will be showcased including
the Margaret Rose Dancers,
Tartan Harmony, One Foot in
the Stave, The Peaton Peelers,
The Helensburgh Fiddlers, The
Oratorio Choir, pupils from
Hermitage Academy music
department, The Dorian Choir,
and many more, rounding off
with a selection of songs from the
Savoy's production of Oklahoma.”
The evening will include
refreshments and there will be a
bar and raffle. All proceeds will
go to the chosen charity for the
year, The Dementia Resource
Centre in Helensburgh. Tickets are
available from First Class on West
Princes Street and at the door on
the night, priced £6.
Helensburgh Savoy has produced
32 shows since 1984 and over the
years has donated over £33,000
directly to local charities and
organisations.
Although singing and acting
are obviously a main part of a
Helensburgh Savoy production,
they tell us many other talents are
needed. Costume, set building,
scenery painting, make-up, props,
stage management and crew,
prompting, front of house and
fundraising are all vital. http://
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£650,000 for town face-lift
The Council’s Helensburgh and Lomond Area
Committee have agreed 12 further improvements
to Helensburgh’s town centre funded from
£650,000 surplus CHORD funds.
Members agreed that the funds
left over from the original town
centre initiative would be used
to improve James Street with the
installation of granite paving and
replacing the pavements in East
Clyde Street, Maitland Street,
West Princes Street and John
Street.
The town’s award-winning
Outdoor Museum will be
expanded. It is proposed that
the Light of the Comet plinth
be illuminated at night and
seven of the original Flotilla of
Comets from the former street
lights will be repaired, cleaned
and mounted on columns.
The Colquhoun Square project
was developed and curated
with the input and support
of local residents, schools and
organisations.
The committee also gave the
go-ahead to work to improve
the Maitland Street car park by
installing lighting, resurfacing,
re-designing and marking parking
bays, stabilising the boundary
wall and installing a
parking meter.
More refuse bins will be installed
throughout the town centre and
additional signage will be erected
to help direct visitors to local car
parks.
The West Bay Esplanade will be
enhanced and flood prevention
work will be commissioned in
West Clyde Street.
Councillor Gary Mulvaney, chair
of the Helensburgh and Lomond
Area committee said:
“The focus of our council is on
attracting people to our area,
creating jobs and economic
prosperity and the improvements
the committee agreed to take
forward go a long way to
achieving exactly that.’’
In 2009 the council approved
an investment of approximately
£30 million to regenerate and
boost the economic development
of five of its town centres.
£6.66 million was allocated to
Helensburgh – which helped to
successfully deliver the improved
character and appearance of the
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Exciting NEW future for
The long awaited refurbishment of Hermitage Park
will start with a cutting of the first sod ceremony
on February 10. Phase 1 is the removal of diseased
trees we reported in January.
The Community Advertiser will
be bringing its readers regular
news of the development and we
start with an in depth feature on
the background to the scheme
and news of the exciting changes
which will be emerging over the
coming months.
The start of work marks the
culmination of a remarkable
campaign by The Friends of
Hermitage Park, a group of
residents who in late 2010, upset
about the state of neglect and
sad decay in the park, resolved to
get on and do something
about it.
Following a meeting with Argyll
and Bute Council the Friends
decided to do two things, take
physical action to clear the
overgrowth and investigate how
a major upgrade of the park
could be financed and managed.
That led to the The Friends
registering as a charity so that
they could access Heritage Lottery
Funding. Representatives
visited a number of
other parks, carried
out surveys of people
using the park to find
out their views and
had preliminary
meetings with the
Heritage Lottery
Fund.
After numerous
consultations the
final design evolved
and in January 2016
the HLF accepted the
detailed proposals and
awarded the second
stage grant of £2.33
million.
Fiona Baker, Chair, Friends of
Hermitage Park Association tells
us: “In addition to the HLF grant
substantial financial awards and
assistance has been forthcoming
from Argyll and Bute Council
£280,000, the Armed Forces
Covenant £253,000 and Sustrans
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Hermitage Park revealed
£300,000.
“The War Memorials Trust
granted us £60,000 and the
Friends raised £20,000 including
a generous donation from
Helensburgh Round Table. In
addition the Friends need to
donate £120,000 worth of
volunteer hours to the
project to meet the HLF
conditions. At present the
development fund sits at
£3.3 million.”
The refurbished park
promises to be a major
and lasting improvement
to Helensburgh. It will
have a new pavilion
with a community room
and a café. The playpark,
with new equipment
and equipment from the
current play area will be
moved to the old putting
green and will be watched over
by the much loved red horse
‘Steed’, an icon of the park.
The old tennis courts on the
site of the old mill pond will be
developed into a fountain plaza
and event space and kick-about
area. The old play area will be
redeveloped as a demonstration
garden showing what plants
can be grown in this area and
offering training for Royal
Horticultural Society apprentices
and opportunities for local groups
and charities.
Fiona adds: “ It goes without
saying all the drainage issues will
be sorted out and new tarmac
paths will be laid throughout the
park and lighting will be installed
along the main paths.
“A new bandstand will be built
on the site of the old bandstand
and the footprint of Hermitage
House will be laid out in grass,
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Honours team
seeks nominees
Helensburgh’s wheelchair tennis champion
Gordon Reid and baking businesswoman
Melanie Andrews have both received
MBEs in the New Year Honours List.
Now the Lord Lieutenant has
appealed for information about
other local people who deserve
to be nominated.
Melanie (52) was
honoured for services
to baking and to
the community
in Helensburgh
– she is director
and founder
of the Scottish
Baking
Awards.
A self-taught
baker starting in
business at 21 with
Craigard Catering, she now
has a chain of tearooms. The
Scotland Offi ce statement said:
“Recognising that there was no
scheme in existence to highlight
and reward individuals in this
fi eld, in 2009 she launched and
personally
funded the
Scottish Baking
Awards (SBAs).
“She personally regulates,
monitors and awards
the SBAs which have
provided a much-
needed platform
for talented people
across Scotland.”
Gordon
Reid
(25)
said his
MBE was
the “icing
on the cake”
to a wonderful
year. It rounds
off a year which
saw him win grand
slam singles titles at
the Australian Open and
Wimbledon, and doubles
titles at the French Open
and Wimbledon.
Andrew Nicholson, Chairman,
Dunbartonshire Lieutenancy
Honours and Awards Committee
said: “ It is wonderful to hear
about someone who has received
national recognition for
all the hard work they’ve
put in over the
years, above and
beyond the call of duty.
Good news stories are
always enjoyable, and
we like to see them in the
Community Advertiser
“We suspect that there are
many others in Helensburgh and
Lomond who equally deserve
such recognition and if you think
you’d like to nominate someone
within the Dunbartonshire
Lieutenancy boundary, as
a fi rst step contact
the Clerk of the
Lieutenancy by
email at stacy.
walker@west-
dunbarton.gov.
uk, (Telephone
01389 737223)
and you will be
put in touch with
the Lieutenancy
Honours and Awards
Committee Chairman.”
Melanie (52) was
honoured for services
to baking and to
baker starting in
business at 21 with
“She personally regulates, “She personally regulates,
monitors and awards monitors and awards
the SBAs which have
provided a much-
needed platform
for talented people
Reid
(25)
said his
MBE was
the “icing
Gordon
saw him win grand
slam singles titles at
the Australian Open and
Lieutenancy boundary, as
a fi rst step contact
the Clerk of the
Lieutenancy by
email at stacy.
walker@west-
and you will be
put in touch with
the Lieutenancy
Honours and Awards
Committee Chairman.”
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Outdoor Museum up for Award
The innovative Outdoor Museum, part of
Helensburgh’s revitalised town centre, has been
shortlisted for a prestigious Arts and Business
Scotland Award.
The museum will be judged in the
Enterprising Museum category –
which recognises an innovative
or entrepreneurial project that
has delivered an ambitious high-
impact museum experience in
2015-16.
The council’s vision was to create
an accessible Outdoor Museum
that will explore, celebrate and
display the rich and varied history
of Helensburgh for local residents
and visitors to the town, both
now and in time to come.
Councillor Ellen Morton, Argyll
and Bute Council’s Policy Lead for
Infrastructure, said:
“It is a real achievement to be
shortlisted for the Arts and
Business Award and our Austin-
Smith:Lord designed project is
certainly worthy of inclusion.
Many people, including local
businesses and residents deserve
the recognition for making this
project happen and be such a
success. Accolades like this are
a real vote of confidence in the
council’s work.”
The council’s regeneration of
Helensburgh’s Town Centre has
already won three other awards
– including a Scottish Design
Award.
Completed in 2015, the bold
project was undertaken to
improve economic activity and
enhance the visitor experience
in the town using attractive
and flexible public space. It can
also support community events,
festivals and markets.
The Outdoor Museum takes
advantage of the fact that over
one hundred bollards have
been placed around Colquhoun
Square. WAVEparticle, the art
organisation commissioned by
Argyll and Bute Council to deliver
the Helensburgh CHORD public
art strategy, worked closely with
lead architects Austin-Smith:Lord,
to redesign these bollards, so that
they could be transformed into
plinths, with each plinth pre-
prepared so that it can display
objects, images and texts of
signiﬁcance to the town.
The Arts and Business Scotland
Annual Awards which celebrate
outstanding collaborations
between the business and cultural
sectors - will be held in the
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on
Thursday, 23rd March 2017.
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Legends team uP For tHaiLand
Local man Dave Higgins has pulled together
some of the greatest names in rugby ever to
help raise 100,000 Dollars for worthy causes in
Thailand. They fly over this month.
The Rugby Legends project
features ex-internationalists from
around the world who have
joined forces to help charities in
different parts of the world and
help promote Rugby in the new
rugby areas.
When David Higgins approached
his friends Stephen Bachop,
Jason White, Marcus Di Rollo,
Gavin Kerr, David Hilton, Junior
Paramore , Dan Scarbrough and
Craig Chalmers, about his idea of
a charity rugby project to help
charities in Thailand, they jumped
at the chance, and between this
group of ex international players,
was born the Rugby World
Legends project.
Between them they have pulled
together, without doubt , a world
class ex international team to
help raise money for the Nak Suu
Rugby Academy and Father Joe's
Mercy Centre both in Bangkok
and the UK Charity Team
Endeavour.
Stephen Bachop said: “ This is a
fantastic charity project, when
Dave called me and explained
the idea I could not wait to get
involved nor could Walter Little
and Frank Bunce.
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from the UK such as James Barry
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Joe Goatley’s Initial Recruitment
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to sponsor the team to get
them there.
The team arrive on Wednesday
22nd Feb for events which apart
from the rugby include a large
Charity Dinner, and a visit to
Father Joe's Mercy Centre so the
players can see the great work
Father Joe has done over the year
There’s a meet and greet with
the Chambers of Commerce and
another with
the Scottish,
English and
Welsh societies
of Thailand and
a Charity Golf
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evening
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venerabLe nino takes residence
There’s a new face in town at the former Park
Church. Venerable Nino (Phra Kajonpong
Khemava�so), a Buddhist monk of the Theravada
tradition, has recently taken residence.
The former church is now a
centre of Buddhism called Wat
Phra Dhammakaya Scotland.
Venerable Nino was born into a
Buddhist family in a small village
on the outskirts of Khon Khen,
North-eastern Thailand. He
started meditating when he was
around 10 years of age.
Nino continued his meditation
practice into adulthood. However,
prior to taking his vows as a
monk, he spent many years as a
businessman. He lived in Verona,
Italy, for ten years running an
import-export business.
Venerable Nino’s deep questions
about the nature of human
existence led him to take his
vows as a monk eight years ago.
He comes to Helensburgh under
the guidance of his Abbot, Phra
Tepyanmahamunee (Venerable
Dhammajayo Bhikkhu), and as
a representative of his monastic
order. His aim is to offer support
and guidance to anyone who is
interested both in learning how
to meditate and in establishing
a regular meditation practice.
He understands that “many
people are stressed and fi nd that
practicing meditation is a way to
lighten one’s spirits”.
Meditation is not just for adults.
Previous representative at Wat
Phra Dhammakaya Scotland,
Venerable Amaro, led meditation
sessions for the Rhu Beavers and
Scouts groups. Venerable Nino
hopes that while he resides in
Helensburgh he will be able
to offer regular children’s
meditation sessions to the local
community.
Wat Phra Dhammakaya Scotland
currently offers meditation
sessions every Sunday afternoon
from 4pm – 5.30pm. These
sessions are suitable for
newcomers and experienced
meditators alike. There is no
charge for these sessions though
donations are welcome.
For more information see: http://
www.dhammakayascotland.com/
or 01436 676024
WELCOME NINO:
Venerable Nino has recently
taken up residence at the
former church.
Late News
Thursday 2nd
February
Bringing Science to Life
Lomond School, 10 Stafford
Street, Helensburgh
6:30pm, This show provides a
whistle-stop tour of some of
the great scientifi c discoveries
made at the Royal Institution.
It introduces interesting
science demonstrations.
Get ready to get hands-on
with surprising experiments,
shocking science facts
and the odd explosion.
Tickets free. Email events@
lomondschool.com
Thursday 9th
Helensburgh Art Club
Sailing Club
7:30pm, Ailsa Turner will
be giving a talk entitled "
William McTaggart - Quiet
Sentiment & Mysterious
Magnitude" / THU 23: Club
member Annis Anderson
will be leading a workshop
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FEBRUARY 2017 - What's Up Doc?
What's Up Doc?
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This month:
A recent trial of “multi-
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announced as a giant leap
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A GIANT LEAP FOR MEN?
New stage for TALENT
Gibson Hall Community Centre, in Garelochhead
is now able to work alongside more local
musicians and bands after receiving a small grant
from Awards For All.
The Hall can now be more easily
used as a rehearsal space due to
an upgrade of some parts of the
stage sound system. As part of
this Chairperson Laura Cameron
said : “We are running monthly
Open Stage Nights, which are
open to anyone who would like
the chance to showcase their
talent. All ages are welcome, and
it is just £2 per head entry.”
It's so far proven to be popular
with performers and audiences
alike. Some of the acts that have
performed are considered by the
hall committee for future events
such as Hermitage Academy pupil
Lewis Scobie, who played the first
Open Stage night- he will now
be providing support for Queen
tribute band Queen II when they
return to the hall on March 11th.
The Hall has a number of musical
evenings coming up, with original
bands as well as tributes. For
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After fifty years of service to their UK
wide client base, Hart Insurance Brokers
are relocating to the site of the former
Clydesdale Bank in James Street. The
partnership has maintained its core
values since it was founded by the late
Eddie Hart in 1965, and with Eddie’s
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technical support, an extensive range of
leading global insurers, preferential rates
and niche policy wordings. This enables
Hart Insurance Brokers to offer its clients
the benefits usually associated with a
much larger brokerage, while at the
same time, maintaining its independ-
ence and continuing to provide
customers with the highest level of
personal service.
Specialising in Commercial and Property
Insurance, Hart Insurance Brokers also
offer a number of exclusive facilities
which extend to Motor Fleet and High
Value Home Insurance. Through the
guidance of the firms’ two Pension
Transfer Authorised individuals, the
financial services division are able to
provide professional and objective
advice on Life Assurance, Wealth
Management, Inheritance Tax Planning
and both pre and at retirement pension
guidance.
Hart Insurance Brokers has developed a
loyal customer base over the years due
to its mutually beneficial partnership
approach, and as the majority of clients
come to regard the firm as a trusted
partner and adviser, many of the original
clients from 50 years ago still engage
with the firm. From corporate bodies,
charities, to family businesses and sole
traders, the ability to advise this diverse
and wide-ranging client base is another
of Hart Insurance Brokers’ enduring
qualities.
The extensive refurbishment carried out
in James Street has seen many of the
traditional Victorian features restored
and this works in harmony with the
dynamic and light office setting created
for the ten-strong team.
Keith, Alistair and their Team look
forward to welcoming existing and new
clients, who can be assured that all
relationships will be conducted to the
highest ethical and professional
standards.
HART INSURANCE BROKERS - LONG ESTABLISHED
TRUSTED ADVISER RELOCATES TO HELENSBURGH
After fifty years of service to their UK
wide client base, Hart Insurance Brokers
are relocating to the site of the former
Clydesdale Bank in James Street. The
partnership has maintained its core
values since it was founded by the late
Eddie Hart in 1965, and with Eddie’s
sons Keith and Alistair running the
business since 1988, this Victorian listed
building seemed like the right home to
uphold and develop these principles.
Despite undergoing a myriad of
regulatory changes since its formation,
the firm has retained its independent
status in terms of ownership and also
how it operates within the market. 2017
marks the tenth anniversary of the
partnership being invited to join the
Willis Towers Watson Network which
provides the firm with access to
technical support, an extensive range of
leading global insurers, preferential rates
and niche policy wordings. This enables
Hart Insurance Brokers to offer its clients
the benefits usually associated with a
much larger brokerage, while at the
same time, maintaining its independ-
ence and continuing to provide
customers with the highest level of
personal service.
Specialising in Commercial and Property
Insurance, Hart Insurance Brokers also
offer a number of exclusive facilities
which extend to Motor Fleet and High
Value Home Insurance. Through the
guidance of the firms’ two Pension
Transfer Authorised individuals, the
financial services division are able to
provide professional and objective
advice on Life Assurance, Wealth
Management, Inheritance Tax Planning
and both pre and at retirement pension
guidance.
Hart Insurance Brokers has developed a
loyal customer base over the years due
to its mutually beneficial partnership
approach, and as the majority of clients
come to regard the firm as a trusted
partner and adviser, many of the original
clients from 50 years ago still engage
with the firm. From corporate bodies,
charities, to family businesses and sole
traders, the ability to advise this diverse
and wide-ranging client base is another
of Hart Insurance Brokers’ enduring
qualities.
The extensive refurbishment carried out
in James Street has seen many of the
traditional Victorian features restored
and this works in harmony with the
dynamic and light office setting created
for the ten-strong team.
Keith, Alistair and their Team look
forward to welcoming existing and new
clients, who can be assured that all
relationships will be conducted to the
highest ethical and professional
standards.
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Day card.
Girls of medieval times ate
bizarre foods on St. Valentine's
Day to make them dream
of their future
spouse.
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In Finland Valentineʻs Day is called
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your loved ones.
Physicians of the 1800s
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patients to eat chocolate to
calm their pining for
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3 per cent of pet owners
will give Valentineʻs Day
gifts to their
pets.
In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew
names from a bowl to see who would be their
Valentine. They would wear this name pinned
onto their sleeves for one week for
everyone to see. This was the
origin of the expression "to
wear your heart on
your sleeve."
Every Valentine's Day, the Italian
city of Verona, where Shake-
speare's lovers Romeo and Juliet
lived, receives about 1,000
letters addressed
to Juliet.
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140,000
people die each year
in the UK from incidents
where ﬁrst aid could
have possibly saved
their lives
The annual cost
of work related injury
and illness in 2014/2015
was
14.1 billion
95%of sudden cardiac
arrest victims die before
reaching hospital.
Effective CPR
can double the chance
of survival
11.3 million
working people
suffering from
a work-related
illness
There were
an estimated
621,000
non-fatal injuries to
workers according to
self-reports from the
Labour Force Survey
in 2015/16
Applying an
Automated External
Deﬁbrillator (AED)
within 3 minutes
of someone collapsing can
increase chance of survival
by up to
75%
in
2015/2016
30.4 million
working days were lost
due to work-related
illness and
workplace injury
Every week
in Scotland
70people
have a cardiac arrest
the same as a full double
decker bus. Only
4of them will go
back to their
family
In
2015/2016
144workers were killed
at work
First Aid
- The Facts!
The use of CPR dates all the way back to 1740, yet even
today, many individuals don’t know how to perform it.
Given properly and immediately to sudden cardiac arrest
victims, CPR can save lives.

FEBRUARY 2017 - Legal Matters
Legal Matters
with Gill Bowman BA LLB
This month: PRIVATE TENANTS
All tenants have the right to
live in a property that is fit
for human habitation. The
expectations for this can be
wide ranging. However, at a
minimum the structure and
services should be in
a reasonable state
of repair. It is the
landlord's duty
to ensure this
standard is
maintained. In
the event you
have concerns
regarding your
property you
should raise them
directly with your
landlord and allow them the
opportunity of addressing the
possible problem. However,
thereafter, under S.22(1) of
the Housing (Scotland) Act
2006, private tenants have
the remedy of applying
for a Repairing Standard
Enforcement Order (RSEO).
This order, if granted, will
require the landlord to carry
out the necessary repair work
within a specified time scale.
The order is registered against
the title deeds and will
not be revoked
until the work
has been
certified as
completed. In
circumstances
where a
landlord
simply refuses
to comply with
the order the local
council can be asked
to carry out the work. They
will in turn recover the cost
from the landlord, who will
also receive a fine for non
compliance. The tenant could
also be granted rent relief of
up to 90% until the work
is completed.
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can take part in a range of
exciting activities from our
climbing walls, to cycling and
running tracks to our new
indoor e-mountain bike trail,
Mini-Velodrome or Segway
challenge!
With a dedicated Kids’ Zone
packed full of a range of
outdoor activities, plus a host
of exciting sports brands,
exercise classes and outdoor
pursuits to help make 2017
your most active year yet, this
is one show you don’t want to
miss out on!
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the family for under £25, with
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Email next month's events by Wednesday 8th February to editor@communityadvertiser.co.uk
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FEBRUARY 2017 - What's On
Calendar of events
Wednesday 1st
Boys' Brigade Meetings
Helensburgh Parish Church Halls
6pm, Lots of fun and games and
also learning crafts and other
indoor and outdoor activities and
learning new skills - when we are
not out to interesting outings
(fire station, bowling, gala,
Dumbarton FC etc). iain@talmans1.
wanadoo.co.uk or call 07810 801115
(runs every Wednesday)
Cardross Mother and Toddler
Group
Cardross Church Hall
10-11:30am, Come join us for
coffee and a chat while the wee
ones play! For more information
email cardrossmotherandtoddlers@gmail.
com or call 07717 238979
Helensburgh & District Chest,
Heart & Stroke Club
Unless otherwise indicated all
meetings are held in the Jubilee
Room of the Victoria Halls from
10am-12noon, WED 1: Coffee
at Helensburgh Bowling Club,
option to try carpet bowls / WED
8: Angela's Seated Aerobics / WED
15: Crafts with Brenda / WED 22:
Games. Enquiries 01436 674966
Garelochhead Dog Training
Gibson Hall, Garelochhead
7pm, Puppy Socialisation; 7:30pm,
Puppy Obedience; 8:30pm,
Advanced Obedience. Puppies
accepted as soon as vaccinations
are complete - no waiting list.
01436 831950 or jaycamcollies@
yahoo.com
Baby and Toddler Group
Helensburgh Parish Church Hall
10-11:30am, Lots of toys, drinks
and snacks provided. All welcome.
07912 284396.
Cove & Kilcreggan S.W.I.
Cove Burgh Hall
2pm, Our guest speaker is Morvan
Martin who will be talking about
the Food Bank. Competitions:-
Fruit cordial/handmade Easter
card. For more information call
01436842465 or email
joanbeilby@hotmail.co.uk
Thursday 2nd
Victoria Bridge Club
Victoria Halls
1pm, New members always
welcome. Partners required but
we may be able to match up
people if needed. Why not come
and give it a go! For further
information ring Nina Park on
01436 672099 or Margaret Shaw
on 01436 672155
(runs every Thursday afternoon)
February Thursday Café
Bethesda Christian Fellowship
2.30-4pm, In addition to an array
of teas, coffees and bakes on
offer, there is also a play area for
toddlers and a craft area for older
children. For more information,
contact Gordon Weir, pastor
at BCF, on 07581570090 or
church community worker
Fiona Weir on 07854262255.
Further information about BFC
is available at the website www.
bethesdachristianfellowship.org.uk
(also runs Thursday 9th & 23rd)
Friday 3rd
Helensburgh & District Royal
British Legion Scotland
Helensburgh Parish Church Hall
7:30pm, For more information
contact Irene 01436 679701.
(runs 1st Friday of every month)
T & U Café
Helensburgh Baptist Church
2-4pm, All welcome for tea,
coffee and home baking. Play
area available. For more
information call 01436 672588 or
visit the website at
www.hbchurchmem.co.uk
(runs every Friday)
Infant Feeding Support
Helensburgh
Victoria Halls, Helensburgh
11am-12 noon, We provide
tea and coffee and there is a
qualified NHS-trained peer that
attends each meeting. A chance
for breastfeeding mums to get
help, support or just a cuppa. We
meet every week even during
holidays.
(runs every Thursday)
Sing for Your Supper
Victoria Halls
7.30pm, A host of local
performing talent will be
showcased including, the
Margaret Rose Dancers, Tartan
Harmony, One Foot in the
Stave, The Peaton Peelers,
The Helensburgh Fiddlers, The
Oratorio Choir, pupils from
Hermitage Academy music
department, The Dorian Choir,
and many more, rounding off
with a selection of songs from the
Savoy's production of Oklahoma!
The evening will include
refreshments and there will be a
bar and raffle. All proceeds will
go to our chosen charity for the
year, The Dementia Resource
Centre in Helensburgh. Tickets are
available from First Class on West
Princes Street and at the door on
the night, priced £6
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What's On - FEBRUARY 2017
Monday 6th
Bridge
1-4pm, Intermediate, warm
welcome to new members.
Kay Reid 01436 676718 or John
Mcpherson 821851.
(every Monday until May)
Cove and Kilcreggan
Literary
Society’s
Programme
MON 6:
Dr Martin
Bellamy, Robert
Salmon’s View
of Glasgow
Harbour, 1832
/ MON 13:
Alan Richardson, Notes from
a small island – Singapore /
MON 20: Andrew King, Lights,
camera, action – Photographing
the Performing Arts / MON 27:
Douglas Dow, The Order of
St John.
Tai Chi Class
Cove Burgh Hall
1-2pm, Professor Cheng Man-
ch'ing 37 Step Simplified Yang
Style Form. First class free,
donation thereafter. Class runs
every Monday. For more info call
07999757861 between 10pm-
11pm, or visit www.9wavestaichi.org
(runs every Monday)
Fun First Sessions
Various Locations
MON 6, 20, 27: 9:45am,
Helensburgh Library, Funtime
(0-5yrs) / TUE 7, 21, 28: 1:45pm,
Cardross Library, Funtime Session
(0-5yrs) / TUE 7, 21, 28: 1:30pm,
Colgrain Community House,
Funtime Session (0-5yrs) / WED
1, 8, 22: 10am, Victoria Halls,
Fitness (18 months-3yrs) & 1.30pm
(3-5yrs) / THU 2, 9, 23: 9:45am,
Victoria Halls, Funtime (0-5yrs) /
THU 2, 9, 23: 1:45pm, Churchill
Square, Funtime (0-5yrs) / THU 2,
9, 23: 4pm, Victoria Halls, Funtime
(5-8yrs) / FRI 3, 10, 24: 9:45am,
Centre 81, Funtime (0-5yrs) / FRI
3, 10, 24: 1:45pm, Helensburgh
Library, Funtime (0-5yrs). Visit
www.funfirst.org.uk or email mail@
funfirst.org.uk
Saturday 4th
Saturday Café
10:30am-12pm, This popular
café will provide an opportunity
to enjoy a cup of tea or coffee,
a cake and fellowship. For
more information, contact
Gordon Weir, pastor at BCF,
on 07581570090 or church
community worker Fiona Weir
on 07854262255. Further
information about BCF is available
at www.bethesdachristianfellowship.org.
uk.
(runs 1st Saturday of month)
Grey Matters
Brownie Hall, John Street
10:30am, a great way to find out
what’s going on locally and to
meet new friends. Regular day
trips and activities also organised.
Call 01436 671613, or email
alison@argyllvoluntaryaction.org.uk
(runs every Saturday)
Sunday 5th
Buddhist Meditation
15 Charlotte Street, Helensburgh
(formerly Park Church)
7-8:30pm, Open-house meditation
for all. Join us in learning how
to relax your body and heal your
mind. No need to book, no cost
to attend only £1 suggested
donation for refreshments.
01436 676024 (Patty)
(runs every Tuesday 7-8:30pm &
Sunday 4-5:30pm)
Helensburgh and West
Dunbartonshire Ramblers
Meet at Helensburgh Swimming
Pool Car Park to depart at 9.30am
SUN 5: Craigmore, Aberfoyle /
SUN 12: Beinn Dubh & Mid Hill
/ SUN 26: Glen Fyne. No dogs.
Call 01389 731953 or visit www.
hwdramblers.me.uk
Saturday 4th
Summer Coffee Morning
Hall
10am, Enjoy a chat and
a coffee in Helensburgh
Parish Church big hall. 10am
till noon. Home baking.
For more information call
01436 676880 or email hello@
helensburghcos.org
(runs every Saturday in July)
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Calendar of events
Monday 6th
Cove & Kilcreggan Youth Café
6:30-8:30pm, To keep up to date
with what's going on at the
Youth Café see our Facebook
page 'Cove and Kilcreggan
Youth Cafe'
(runs Monday & Friday)
Rotary Club of Helensburgh
Garelochside
Rosslea Hall Hotel
6:30pm, Always stimulating and
friendly! Visitors cordially invited.
01436 820352
(runs every Monday)
Art Class
2-4pm, Small art class for
beginners. Call Hugh Scott
01436 675741
(runs every Monday)
Macmillan Drop in
Helensburgh Library
1:30-4:30pm, Providing
information and support for
people affected by cancer.
To contact Macmillan Cancer
Information and Support Service
call 01586 555932, or macmillan@
argyll-bute.gov.uk
(runs every Monday)
Tuesday 7th
Helensburgh Rotary Club
Royal Northern Yacht Club, Rhu
1pm, Weekly lunch for members
and rotarians from other clubs.
Bill Jones 01436 673525 or
email weprjones@btinternet.com
(every Tuesday)
Helensburgh & District
Probus Club
Royal Northern Yacht Club
10-11:30am, Meet for coffee
and a chat. Monthly lunches are
held in the Ardencaple Hotel on
the 3rd Thursday of the month
and during the winter months
there is a lecture programme
with lectures taking place at the
RN&CYC, on the 4th Thursday of
the month at 2.30pm.
01436 678789.
(meet every Tuesday)
Helensburgh Amateur
Swimming Club
Helensburgh Swimming Pool
Coaching programme for
competitive swimmers, aged
6+. For more information email
enquiries@helensburghasc.co.uk
(runs TUE 6-7:30pm, FRI 6-7:30pm
& SUN 8:30-9:30am)
Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute
Sling Meet and Library
See Facebook for location
9:30-11:30am, The meet offers
demonstrations on how to safely
use slings and own, owned
carriers. You can also try some and
can hire as well. Facebook page
has events and details on. The
events will have the address on
a few days before. See the www.
facebook.com/Helensburghslingmeet/.
(runs 1st Tuesday of the month)
Swimming Lessons
Cameron House Hotel
Swimming lessons available for
all ages and abilities from the
very beginner to the advanced,
non-members welcome. scotland@
swimtime.org or call 0131 278 0444
(TUE 4-6pm, WED 4-6pm & SAT
8.30-11:30am)
Canoe Club Pool Session
Helensburgh Swimming Pool
7:30pm, Courses and personal
training (incl. rolling) in kayaking
for club members. 01436 674966
or riddington88@hotmail.com
(runs every Tuesday)
Helensburgh
Photography Club
Royal Northern Yacht Club
TUE 7: Speaker/Tutorial
evening / TUE 14: Competition
- GDPU Paisley, home fixture at
Helensburgh. Judge Andy Stark.
TUE 21: Speaker Will Haigh,
peregrine award winner, Royal
Navy - Submission for small print
(still life) / TUE 28: Competition
- small print (still life) internally
judged. (Events subject to
change!) For more information
see the website
www.helensburgh-photo.co.uk
Wednesday 8th
Helensburgh & Gareloch
Horticultural Society
Victoria Hall, Sinclair Street,
Helensburgh
7:30pm, Joanna Gough will be
telling us how to make the most
of Fruit in the Garden. This is a
very good chance to learn what
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Millig WRI
Brownie Hall, John Street,
Helensburgh
7:30pm, Flower Arranging, by
Jeanette Caldwell. Competitions
(Voluntary) A handmade Easter
card and/or floral arrangement
in a soup can (label left
on). Fore more information
call 07930156225 or email
helencrodger@yahoo.co.uk
Tuesday 14th
Helensburgh Flower Club
2pm, Members' Day Club
Competitions. Bring along
your competition entries
and enjoy the entertainment
and refreshments. All
welcome. Further information
contact Mrs Roni Stephenson,
01436 673066
Thursday 16th
Luss SWI Bulb Mini Show
Luss Village Hall
7:30pm, February brings the
annual Bulb and Mini Show,
we will also have the chance
to try our hands at Sugarcraft
with Margaret Dick or Polymer
Clay Jewellery with Hazel Meek.
01389850231 or Anne@farmstay-
lochlomond.co.uk
Saturday 18th
Helensburgh Music Society
Concert with the Brian Molley
Quartet
Victoria Halls
7:45pm, The Brian Molley Quartet
demonstrates the finest in UK jazz
musicianship with Brian Molley on
saxophone,Tom Gibbs on piano,
Mario Caribé on bass and Stuart
Brown on drums. brianmolley.co.uk
Friday 10th
RNLI Curry Supper
Royal Northern and Clyde Yacht
Club, Rhu
7pm, RNLI Fundraising Annual
Curry Supper. Tickets £20 each.
07850 926366 or penny_french@
btinternet.com
Saturday 11th
Who Let The Dads Out?
9.30-10.45am, This unique
toddlers group invites dads and
male carers to take wee ones
along and enjoy fellowship.
There will be plenty of toys,
crafts and a chance to enjoy a
fresh bacon roll and a cup of
coffee. For more information,
contact Gordon Weir, pastor
at BFC, on 07581570090 or
church community worker Fiona
Weir on 07854262255. Further
information about BCF is available
at www.bethesdachristianfellowship.org.
uk.
(runs second Saturday of every
month)
Coffee Morning
Helensburgh URC
10am-12:30pm, Baking and books
on sale. Entry £2 includes coffee/
tea and biscuit. 01436 672352 or
helensburgh24@gmail.com
Annual School Bulb
Competition
Ardardan Garden Centre
Helensburgh and Gareloch
Horticultural Society are holding
their school bulb competition,
with 13 Primary Schools taking
part. Over 600 bulbs, pots and
compost were delivered to the
schools for the P4 and P5 to grow.
(runs until Friday 17th)
Market in the Square
Colquhoun Square, Helensburgh
10am-4pm, Come along and find
fresh home baking, seasonal veg,
fresh meat and fish along with
craft stalls.
(runs 2nd Saturday of month)
Monday 13th
Cardross SWI
Cardross Parish Church halls
7:30pm, Speaker Mary Robins.
Dorset Posies and other
textile buttons (a practical
workshop). Competitions: Jar of
Marmalade (named) / Painting in
watercolours
Thursday 9th
Cove Kilcreggan Film
Society
Spotlight (2015), True
story of the Boston Globe
journalist team, known as
‘Spotlight’, who investigated
the long-running child
abuse scandal in Boston.
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President’s Men, this riveting
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Calendar of events
Saturday 25th
Live @ CBH
Cove Burgh Hall
7.30, for 8pm, 60s night with
Back Beat. Come and dance
the night away to acclaimed
live 60s tribute band Back
Beat! Admission £10 - at the
door, or book online at www.
coveburghhall.org under 'What's
on'. Raffle and licensed bar.
Sunday 19th
Farmers' Market
Loch Lomond Shores
10am-4pm, With fresh and local
produce piled high on every stall
you really must come along.
There’s free parking, lots to do
for kids and families and plenty
of local shopping. Visit the Loch
Lomond Shores Farmers’ Market
facebook page.
RSPB Local Group Outing
Outside Helensburgh Pool
9am, A group outing to
Lochwinnoch to look for
wintering duck other birds.
Dress for the outdoors bring a
packed lunch. 01436 821178 or
laighfield@gmail.com
Wednesday 22nd
Helensburgh Heritage Trust
Helensburgh Lomond Civic
Centre (former Clyde St School)
7:30pm, Dan Atkinson will be
telling us about The SAMPHIRE
Project which has been
investigating amazing marine
archaeological sites in Argyll.
Visitors welcome. 01436 675484
or snobleg84@gmail.com
Thursday 23rd
Helensburgh and District
Beekeepers Association
Rhu Parish Church Hall
7:15pm, Members meeting,'A
Lifetime in Beekeeping with Ben
Bellamy'. 01301702295 or email
secretary@helensburghbees.com
Junior choir sessions
Screen 2, The Tower
3.30-4.30pm, P2+. £3.
development@basicchildcare.co.uk
(runs every Thursday during term)
Helensburgh Community
Council Meeting
7pm, The monthly meeting of
welcomes public attendance
and participation in its monthly
conduct of business. 01436674202
or email n.muir@btinternet.com
Saturday 25th
Messy Church
St Margaret's Church Churchill
Square
10:30-12:30pm, Craft and
stories with a theme of Jairus'
daughter for children 0-11yrs,
parents and carers. This school
year we are looking at Bible
stories about children. All children
must be accompanied by an adult
who is responsible for them.
Register on the day admission
free. Includes soup and light
lunch. 01436 679565 or email
reclyffe_lambert@yahoo.co.uk
Cardross Tennis Club Spring
Refresh
Cardross Church Halls
2-4pm, Teas, coffees and home
baking as well as an array of
art, crafts and quality goods for
sale. Some tables still available,
£10 per table. 01389 841827 or
cardrosstennisclub@gmail.com
Tuesday 28th
Chess Club Fun Night
Concord Leisure Centre,
Dumbarton
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The daring swimmer will
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at the International Ice Swimming
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on February 11. There is also a
500m race.
To qualify as an ice swimming
location the water must record a
temperature below 5C.
Emma says: “I am nervous about
the race but it’s a fi rst event for
Scotland and it’s so close to my
home so it seems perfect. It’s also
something very different and I
am looking forward to giving the
race a try.”
Emma is no stranger to chilly
open water swimming, however.
The NHS project manager swims
year-round in local lochs. She does
not rely on a wetsuit for warmth
but instead wears a normal
swimming costume.
She says: “I swim with an open
water group called the Wild
West Swimmers and about four
years ago a few of us decided to
see how long we could continue
to swim open water when the
summer fi nished. We ended up
swimming all winter and now I
have swum through every season
since.”
Emma admits that it takes a bit of
getting used to. She says: “In the
fi rst year, I wore wet-suit gloves
and boots but now I don’t need
those. If you swim at least once a
week you acclimatise to the cold
and I can now swim in only my
swimsuit and a normal swim hat.
“Sometimes, when I get into the
water and it’s below 5C, I wonder
what on earth I am doing but I
always end up loving the swim
and when I get out again I feel a
surge of energy and happiness.
You do need to know what you
are doing and to have warm
clothing and hot drinks ready for
when you get out of the water
but I think it’s an amazing thing
to do.”
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Mission to help children save lives
A local woman is on a mission to help every
pupil in Scotland become potential lifesavers by
equipping hundreds across the area with CPR
and emergency response skills.
Sheenah Nelson and her
fellow Heart Start trainers are
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to cope in life-threatening
situations.
The volunteers from Helensburgh
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primary school in Helensburgh
and Lomond and most in West
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Next in their sights are high
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how to use defibrillators in the
event of a heart attack, how to
use CPR to revive people and
aiding those who are choking.
In the past year they have trained
1400 children and adults across
the area.
That crucial training has already
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stop there. The former teacher
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Scotland to introduce this crucial
training, saving many more lives
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She is working closely with the
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suggestion at government level.
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having a cardiac arrest.
Unfortunately only around one
in 20 will survive, particularly
as there are pressures on the
overstretched ambulance service.
There are now more than 100
defibrillators throughout the
Helensburgh, Lomond and West
Dunbartonshire areas, which are
vastly improving the chances of
survival for people.
Helensburgh Garelochside Rotary
Club also helps fund and support
the Heart Start trainers for the
area.
Sheenah Nelson said: “Performing
CPR buys time and more than
doubles the chances of survival
following a cardiac arrest. The
children just get stuck in. Save A
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l SAT 25: Stewart McFarlane
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The Village Inn
Loch Long, Shore Road, 01301 702279
l Contact bar for entertainment details
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Garelochhead
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Rosslyn Building, 01436 810 404
l Contact for entertainment details
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l Contact for details
Helensburgh
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74 West Princes St, 01436 675900
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l MON: Quiz Night
l WED: Poker Night
l THU: Bingo Night
l FRI: Karaoke
l SAT: Djs
l Live Sky Sports BT Sports
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Unless otherwise
stated, all entertainment
runs 9pm – 12 midnight.
Clyde Bar
62 West Clyde St, 01436 673257
l TUE: Poker Night
l FRI SAT: DJ from 11pm-2am
l Lookout for live bands Open Mic Nights
Commodore Hotel
112 West Clyde St, 01436 676924
l WED SUN: Movie Night from 7pm
The Logie Baird
8 James Street, 01436 677766
The Henry Bell
19/29 James St, 01436 863060
Riverhill Courtyard Bar and
Restaurant
26 West Princes Street, 01436 676730
The Riverbank Bar Restaurant
41 West Clyde St, 01436 674252
l WED: Prize Quiz Night with Adam
lTHU: Steak Night
l FRI SAT: Live DJs playing requests
l Food served daily, 12-9pm
The Royal Bar
8 West Clyde St, 01436 675033
l THU: Bingo Night
l FRI: Karaoke
l SAT: Disco
l Glasgow Warriors Games Live
l Free Music All Day
l All Live Premiership SPL Games
l Sky Sports BT Sports
Station Bar
24 East Princes St, 01436 673273
l Live Sky Sports and ESPN
l Pool Darts Competitions
Kilcreggan
The Creggans
Princes Terrace, Shore Road, 01436 842700
l Live Bands Throughout the Month
The Kilcreggan Hotel
Argyll Rd, 01436 842243
Loch Lomond
The Inn on Loch Lomond
Luss, 01436 860430
l FRI 3: On the Wagon
l SAT 4: Robert Carmichael
l FRI 10: Scott MacDonald
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Concord Chess Club is hosting an event to
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the fascinating and challenging game of chess on
Tuesday 28th February at 6.30pm.
The Club, which is based in
the Concord Leisure Centre,
Dumbarton, is the main venue
for chess enthusiasts from
Helensburgh and Lomond.
The event is being held in
memory of Jim White, a founder
and long-time supporter of
Concord Chess Club. Jim is
remembered with much affection
and respect by many players of
the game in the Dumbarton area
and further afield.
James Binnie from the Club says:
“All interested will be made
welcome, whether beginners or
more experienced players. There
is no charge for the evening,
but there will be a couple of fun
competitions with prizes and if
you wish to take part in one of
those a nominal donation of £1
will be requested.
“However you may wish simply
to learn more about the game,
and what happens during an
ordinary chess night at the club.
Please come along and join in the
fun. For more information call
01436 674813.”
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subsequently as an
internationally in-
demand freelancer.
Now based at Shandon, Phil is
offering his mobile recording
services to record local bands,
choirs, school performances and
more, creating CDs for friends
and families, or of course to sell
at gigs.
He says: “With Mobile Recording
Services you can count on a
really affordable way to ensure
you have the best possible
sound recording, all in the very
capable and friendly hands of a
BBC-trained professional. You
can ask for and receive friendly
professional advice on your
recording or performance project.
“These recordings can let big
Barry McCulloch grew
up in Helensburgh.
Now recently settled in
Adelaide after serving
22 years in the Royal
Navy, he is proving a
hit on the local comedy
circuit.
He tells the CA: “I emigrated to
Australia after leaving the Royal
Navy. Now as well as a full-time
job I have time to regularly surf
and I’ve become a part time
member of the local surf rescue
team.
“But I thought I’d try something
different so I took part in a few
local stand-up comedy nights and
events.This led to an invitation to
take part in the Adelaide Fringe
this February and March where
I’m doing three shows.”
The Adelaide Fringe festival
organisers add: “We invited Baz
because he has travelled the
world and experienced many
cultures and wants to share his
life experiences. He believes that
studios or agents hear how
you sound; they can be used as
gifts; they can also help raise
funds and grants for many
organizations and activities.”
Phil’s rates are amazingly
competitive for such a
consummate professional,
starting from just £180 - or £150
for students and young people
- for a 3½ hour session within
15 miles of Helensburgh. That
only increases by 50p a mile
to anywhere in the UK.That
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CD-R complete with case and
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all groups of people in the world
and he wants us to fi ght the
struggles with humour so that
we can escape our complex lives
and free our minds together.
“He’ll bring a piece of Scotland
to the Fringe and share what
we call banter. His audience may
never have been to Scotland,
but he is sure that after some
inspiration they’ll be booking
their tickets very soon.”
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Lennox Upholstery ............................................................... 20
Loch Fyne Oyster Bar .......................................................... 16
Loch Lomond Tree Surgeons ................................................. 7
Lomond Trossachs Fuels ................................................... 20
Lomond Home and Garden Services .................................. 30
Lomond Sheds ...................................................................... 23
Mac-Mas ............................................................................... 32
MBE Contract Services Ltd..................................................... 5
Mcgregor Roofi ng ................................................................. 6
MICHAEL CORMACK ............................................................. 4
Mire Mare ............................................................................. 16
Mitchell turf ......................................................................... 28
Mobile Recording Services ................................................... 6
Mobile Recording Studio .................................................... 33
Morar Lodge Care Home ...................................................... 6
Murdoch Gardening Services .............................................. 22
Murray Auto Service Ltd ..................................................... 24
Murray Motors ....................................................................... 3
My Job Coach ........................................................................ 6
Night Day Windows ......................................................... 35
Old Mill Chimneys .................................................................. 7
Organic Architects ................................................................. 7
Oven Gleamers Glasgow North .......................................... 11
Phoenix Stoves Fireplace .................................................. 3
Powerdoors ............................................................................ 1
Preston Fleming ..................................................................... 1
PSP Publishing Ltd................................................................ 20
PSP Publishing Ltd................................................................ 27
Rd Massage Therapies ........................................................... 9
Scratch 2 Shine ..................................................................... 28
SD Garage Doors .................................................................. 28
Shrubs ..................................................................................... 7
Slimming World ..................................................................... 7
Sovereign Blinds..................................................................... 5
Sparkle .................................................................................... 8
Sparkle .................................................................................. 35
Speedy Services ...................................................................... 8
stitt removals ........................................................................ 30
Style Paving Ltd .................................................................... 20
The Cats Pyjamas.................................................................. 17
The Coffee Club ................................................................... 35
The Flower Shop .................................................................. 17
The Golden Jubilee .............................................................. 16
The Kitchen Depot .............................................................. 36
The Lomond Clinic ............................................................... 28
The Paint Shed ..................................................................... 13
The Sewing Room ................................................................ 27
Thermaseal ............................................................................. 1
Thermaseal ............................................................................. 5
Thistle Blinds ........................................................................ 22
Waste Away Scotland ......................................................... 31
Wcc West Coast Group Ltd.................................................... 1
West Dumbartonshire Lesuire ............................................ 18
Wilkie And Rider .................................................................. 11
William Jardine Carpets ...................................................... 26
Windows Conservatory Repair Company......................... 3
Wood Made Good ................................................................. 3
Your Friday Girl .................................................................... 20
Zest For Life ............................................................................ 5
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A M Timber ....................................................................... 31
Abbeyfi eld ............................................................................ 14
Admin Design....................................................................... 22
Advertising and Design (Oxford) Ltd ................................. 30
Affordable Moves UK LTD .................................................... 4
Andy Plasterer ..................................................................... 31
Ark Decking and Timber ..................................................... 15
Black Lizars ....................................................................... 15
Business Gateway ................................................................ 13
Cheaper Car Insurance .......................................................... 1
Chris Bowman Fitness Ltd ................................................... 33
Citizens Advice Bureau ........................................................ 10
Claires Fitness ........................................................................ 9
Clydeside Domestics ........................................................... 14
Clydeview Dental Practice ................................................... 10
Cmc Home Improvements ..................................................... 3
Commodore Hotel ............................................................... 17
Craigdhu Joinery .................................................................... 8
David Wilson Handyman ....................................................... 6
Denny Theatre ..................................................................... 25
Dg Joinery............................................................................... 2
Diamond Domestics ............................................................. 11
Domestic Solutions ................................................................ 2
Drumfork Farm Livery ........................................................... 7
E S Fencing.............................................................................. 3
Eden Garden Design ............................................................ 25
Eyewear in the Square ........................................................ 10
F Hamilton Son ................................................................. 12
Ferguson Flooring Scotland Ltd .......................................... 23
Fit For Life............................................................................. 24
Fmk Flooring ........................................................................ 29
Fusebox ................................................................................. 28
Gas-Aid.Co.Uk ...................................................................... 24
Glasford Maintenance .......................................................... 4
Halcyon Hypnotherapy.......................................................... 8
Hart Insurance Brokers ....................................................... 15
Helensburgh Lomond Artisan Association ....................... 9
Helensburgh Aerial Service ................................................... 2
Helensburgh Golf Club ........................................................ 12
Helensburgh Property Maintenance .................................... 4
Human Givens Practitioner ................................................... 4
I-Electrical .............................................................................. 5
Ideal Kitchens ....................................................................... 32
James Colin Spy ................................................................ 11
James Auld Funeral Directors ............................................. 12
Jamie Hamilton Plumbing ................................................... 10
JB Joiners Builders .............................................................. 4
JFS Landscapes ....................................................................... 8
Joans Carers ............................................................................ 6
John Dobbin ........................................................................... 2
John Kane Funeral Directors ............................................... 23
John Macaulay Landscapes ................................................. 29
K Glass Glazing ................................................................. 14
Kerry Mobile Hairdressers ..................................................... 3
Keys Galore ............................................................................ 2
KPS Property Services ............................................................ 2
Kw Building Joinery Ltd..................................................... 8
Ledgerwoods Electrical Services ......................................... 30
Legal Matters ....................................................................... 20
LocaL cLeaning biz
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Irene Probert was
working in the care
sector when she
noticed a huge niche
in the market for
everything else, as
carers only had time for
personal care.
And that’s where her idea for
“Domestic Solutions” came from
with its apt slogan : “We clean
anything but you.”
Irene, from Cardross, has just
celebrated fi ve years in business
and she’s been telling the CA how
it has grown into a real
family affair.
She said: “My husband Keith
joined the company in October
to run the in-house launderette,
do maintenance, gardening
and so on as we have started to
expand our full bespoke property
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Whether it's holding your keys
and looking after your home on
and off all year round, running
your self-catering accommodation
or even house sitting whilst you
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Lots of the company’s clients are
domestic and that’s where Mum,
Maryrose Crofts, comes in. She
joined the family business to run
the domestic sector so Irene can
manage the expansion of the
commercial sector, which includes
the property management
services.
Domestic Solution’s Facebook
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Alcoholics Anonymous
Help for those who may have a problem with
alcohol. There’s a meeting near you. Call the
national helpline 0800 917 7650
Al-Anon
Understanding, strength and hope for anyone
whose life is or has been affected by someone else’s
drinking. Local meetings available. 24hr helpline:
020 7403 0888
Argyll Bute Care and Repair
Help for senior citizens who struggle to maintain
their property or would like help with adapting
their house for their needs 01436 678958
Argyll Bute Women’s Aid
A free and confi dential service of support and
counselling for women and children who have been
affected by domestic abuse, rape, sexual assault or
child abuse. Tel: 01436 677434
Helensburgh Lomond Carers SCIO
Info, advice and support for those looking after
family members or friends. 29 Lomond St. Mon-Fri,
9am-5pm. Call Lynn or Christine on 01436 673444
Helensburgh Lomond Young
Carers Initiative
Info, advice and support for young people aged
5-24 yrs who have a caring responsibility. Call Pam
on 01436 670555
Dementia Resource Centre
Information, advice and support for anyone who
has been affected by dementia. Open Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday’s from 10am-2pm. 23-25
West Princes Street, Helensburgh. Tel: 01436 678050
Helensburgh Addiction
Rehabilitation Team (HART)
Help and support for alcohol drug users. For more
information call 01436 674653
Helensburgh District Chest, Heart
Stroke Club
Wednesdays 10am–12 noon, Victoria Halls,
Helensburgh. Jean 01436 674966 for more info
Living It Up
Living it Up website will direct you to all local
support groups, trusted long term condition
information, products and local services. For more
information visit livingitup.scot
Lomond Sands
Receive support from other parents who have
also experienced the loss of a baby. Meet last
Wednesday of every month, Garden Tea Room, Vale
of Leven Hospital, 7pm. For more details
07903 090 707
Lunch Club
For senior citizens, weekdays in the United
Reformed Church 10.30am. 01436 820484
Mums for Mums
For women who think that they may be suffering
from post-natal depression. For meeting times or
just a chat please call Sarah on 01436 820827
National Childbirth Trust (NCT)
Breastfeeding Support
Trained NCT Breastfeeding Counsellor to offer
support and information. Call Sally on
01436 670455.
(NCT) Lomond Branch
Support for expecting parents, new parents and
parents of young children. Call Sally 01436 673942.
Overeaters Anonymous
Is overeating a problem for you? Your nearest
meeting is Dumbarton, Thursdays 7.30–9pm. Call us
on 07946 179782.
Rape Crisis Centre
Helpline: 0800 121 4685, enquiries: 01369 700 800
Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and
Families Association Help (SSAFA)
The national charity helping serving and ex-Service
men, women and their families, in need. Tel: 01389
730 513 or visit www.ssafa.org.uk
Smokeline
For free advice and help please call: 0800 848484.
Youth2Youth Health Drop-in
13-20? Chat about health-related issues with
professional who won’t judge. Wednesdays, 4-6pm
in Kirk Cottage, Colquhoun Street, Helensburgh
Arthritis Care
Arthritis Care is the UK’s largest organisation
providing help and support for all people affected
by arthritis. Contact us for more information on
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