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MARCH 2012 ISSUE
Balmullo Newsletter www.issuu.com/balmullo THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL’S MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
WINNING DRAWING BY ASHA MUIR BALMULLO PRIMARY 5
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EVE GILL BALMULLO PRIMARY 3
LIBERTY ROBB BALMULLO PRIMARY 3 LUCY CAMPBELL BALMULLO PRIMARY 7
TEAGEN BRAND BALMULLO PRIMARY 4 ROWAN RICHIE BALMULLO PRIMARY 1
ZOE STEWART BALMULLO PRIMARY 6
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BALMULLO COMMUNITY COUNCIL Members
Councillors Alison Jeffrey alison@balmullo.net
Chairman: Zoë Sanders 1zoesanders@gmail.com
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John Normand
Vice-Chairman:
janormand1@gmail.com
John Docherty 871497 john.docherty1@mypostoffice.co.uk
Jim Taylor
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jimrtaylor@hotmail.co.uk
Treasurer: Andrew Falconer anfalconer@tiscali.co.uk
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Secretary: Raymond Crush raymondrita@btinternet.com
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Minute-Secretary:
Fife Councillors Maggie Taylor 01382 552718 cllr.margaret.taylor@fife.gov.uk Tim Brett 01382 330905 cllr.tim.brett@fife.gov.uk Ron Caird r.caird@tiscali.co.uk
Situation Vacant
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Newsletter: Ina Cameron 870253 twaauldgoats@btinternet.com
Useful Contacts Burnside Hall Keeper
Lynn Murphy
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The Minister
Rev. Caroline Taylor
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Dog Warden Community Police
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RAF Aircraft Noise
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WHAT’S ON?
SEPTEMBER 19th Burns Club Music evening Robert Kerr 8 p m 25th Paths Group leaving Burnside Hall at 2pm in Balmullo Inn APRIL OCTOBER 5th WRI in Burnside Hall at 7.15pm Burns Club St Andrews Night Dance music 12th Gardening & Craft Club in Burnside Hall at 30th Deirdre Adamson 8pm in Balmullo Inn 7.30pm – Alpines & small garden plants 14th Bowling Club Opening of Green Dance. 8 p m . Running an event? Details in Newsletter. 18th Burns Club Billy Anderson Ceilidh 8pm in Email twaauldgoats@btinternet.com Balmullo Inn 29th Paths Group walk, leave Burnside Hall at OLYMPIC TORCH 2pm JUNE RELAY 12th Olympic Torch Procession - Cupar, Dairsie, Guardbridge Leuchars, & Dundee @ 1650 22nd Burns Club Music Evening Bruce Davies 8pm in Balmullo Inn
12TH JUNE 2012
CLOTHING ALTERATIONS For this service to Ladies & Gents garments phone Mrs Burns 01382 552223
200 CLUB MARCH WINNERS £50
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Mrs Ruxton, The Mount Mr Brett, Pitcairn Drive Mrs Thomson, Hillview Road Mrs Bagnall, Smithy Road Mrs McQueen, School Road
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How to Join? It's easy to join the 200 Club. Call or email Ina at twaauldgoats@btinternet.com or call 870253. It only costs £1 per entry per month, and you can enter as many times as you like. We are currently trying to raise money for various Balmullo community activities and projects.
Mobile Library Every 2nd Monday Lucklaw Road (2.00pm) & Hayston Park (2.40pm)
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From 9/03/12 To 29/03/12
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ANNOUNCEMENTS Our March meeting started with Mr Raymond Kelly from Lomond Pharmacy giving some background to his proposed application for an independent Pharmacy within Pitcairn Practice building. Unfortunately Fife NHS found a legal technicality in the first questionnaire sent round which made it unusable so the exercise has to be repeated with a revised version. We are allowed a limited amount of leaflets to go around the village so we would ask those who received the questionnaire to please complete it and return it to the surgery or box on the selves at the post office counter. Comments are also requested by email or letter before the end of March as evidence is needed to prove that a Pharmacy in Balmullo is both necessary and desirable. Fife Police are still finalising training arrangements for the Community Speed Watch
Community Council Scheme and no firm dates are available yet. RAF Leuchars has been chosen to provide the Typhoon Display Team (1 aircraft) for 2012. Practice displays will begin from 19th March but will be over the south side of the airfield and restricted to 8.00-8.45; 12.30-13.15; and 16.0016.45. Significant work is going ahead on the Tay Road Bridge access ramps due to demolition of Tayside House and will mean just one southbound access ramp from late May 2012 till the end of 2013. Some irresponsible dog owners have been leaving “bags” in the hedges and verges along Clay Road. Dog warden has been alerted, please report anything you see. Our next meeting is Monday 9th April at 7.30pm in Burnside Hall.
EDITORIAL I attended the RAF Forum a week ago and heard what comments were available from the base. There has been no Army personnel at those meetings for some time so can give no insight as to whether they will be here or not! There will be extra flying during mid April by a Joint Warrior section of Hawks and French Alpha. Should be more details in the daily press nearer the time. The Airshow, still being planned for 15th September, will be a Tri Service with the RAF, the Army and the Royal Marines. I also attended the Police Forum on Tuesday and was assured that they are keeping a watch on the parking at the school. It is intended to have the zigzag lines repainted and also to have double yellow lines around the corners. They
Ina Cameron have said they will also apply fines where necessary for bad parking. They have been successful with the speed guns each time they have targeted the village. They are also joining forces with the dog warden to try and catch some of the unthinking dog owners. We have tried to brighten up the newsletter for Easter with some colour pages again. As you will see the covers have been supplied by the children of the local school. Unfortunately we are not able to print all the pictures we were given but have chosen at least one from each of the classes. We think they are all fabulous and we feel there are some real budding artists coming from Balmullo Primary!
BALMULLO 200 CLUB The Balmullo 200 Club was set up to provide income for the Community Council, partly to support the Newsletter but also to raise funds for various community activities or projects, such as floral displays and the annual Gala.
Community Council towards this aim.
Over 700 copies of the Newsletter are distributed each month, but our income from the 200 Club averages just over £400, so there is obvious scope for more recipients of the Our hard-working editor, Ina Cameron, seeks Newsletter to join and contribute £1 per month. new members each month with a little note Either call Ina at 870253 or e-mail her at beside the list of monthly prize winners. At twaauldgoats@btinternet.com. present, we pay out £200 in prizes each month, We would also like to hear from anyone who is representing almost 50% of the income. willing to become a 200 Club collector. This However, if we could increase the income takes only 2 – 3 hours each month and significantly, we would not only increase the collection recording sheets will be provided. For prize money but, more importantly, we could those of you who are current members, please fund colour covers or centre sections for the consider paying in larger amounts (as many do Newsletter on a more frequent basis. The recent already) to reduce the number of visits needed increase in advertising rates will also help each year.
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Andrew Falconer
Mr Raymond Kelly of Lomond Pharmacy Ltd. is considering submitting an application for a local Pharmacy in Balmullo. It is envisaged that the Pharmacy will be situated within the Pitcairn Practice building and have opening hours that mirror those of the Doctors’ Surgery. Before an application can be submitted, new regulations require that there is a consultation period whereby all local residents are invited to comment on this proposal. We need to provide evidence that a Balmullo Pharmacy is both necessary and desirable to assist with this application. The recent consultation that was carried out in February has been ruled ineligible due to a technicality, so unfortunately the questionnaire distribution has had to be carried out again. 400 questionnaires have been issued randomly around the village, but additional support would be very welcome, whether or not you have completed a questionnaire. If you wish, please send your comments / suggestions no later than Friday 30th March 2012, by e-mail to Fife-UHB.CP6231-lomondfalkland@nhs.net or by letter to
Lomond Pharmacy Ltd. The Cross, Falkland, Fife, KY15 7BU
PHARMACY APPLICATION The consultation period has been extended until the 2nd April and it would be helpful if you could e-mail Raymond Kelly at lomondpharmacy@hotmail.co.uk and let him know your views on the proposed new pharmacy at the Doctors' Surgery in Balmullo. Please, please let your feelings be known, either good or bad, on this very important proposal. LEUCHARS & DISTRICT GARDENING AND CRAFTS CLUB
Leslie Bisset
Thanks to a stunning display of craft products from stallholders with a wide variety of enviable talents and skills, and very healthy support from members and friends, the Crafts Evening on Thursday 8th March was very successful. 12 tables of well-designed, stylish, modern jewellery; innovatively crafted cards for all occasions; some splendid examples of the artful use of glass, etched, painted and stained; high-standard wood-carving from exotic timbers in a range of designs; paintings particularly of local landscapes; artwork both modern and traditional; intriguing pots and signs; tempting breads, cakes and biscuits and, finally, beautifully designed, coloured beeswax candles, encouraged the audience to open their wallets. And the evening was also enlightening: the domestic environmental advantages of beeswax candles being just one of several useful gleanings. A drop of wine, a soft drink and some nibbles, finishing with a generously supported raffle made this also a very pleasant social occasion. The next evening event will be on 12th April in the Burnside Hall when Graeme Butler from one of Scotland’s top alpine nurseries will talk on alpines and other small garden plants. Starting at 7.30 pm, it will be illustrated with Graeme’s quality photography and there will be plants for sale. All welcome. YPR UPDATE
Cameron, Danielle and Lewis
The YPR Group met on Monday 14th March to discuss ways in which to take the group forward. We have a lot of ideas for the next 12 months and will hopefully begin to implement these ideas later in the year. We will not be meeting in April or May due to exams, so our next meeting will be on Monday 11th June. Keep your eyes peeled in the newsletter and on Facebook for further updates between now and then! CLAIRVOYANT NIGHT
Balmullo Gala
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Ann Falconer President Ann Falconer welcomed members to the meeting on Thursday 3 rd March. Two of our members, Doreen Hopkins and Penny Wiles, are also members of Cupar Quilters Group and brought along samples of the Group’s work. Their chosen theme for 2011 was Holidays and the samples showed cities and countries throughout the world which members had visited. There was a wide variety of fabrics and textures and great imagination was shown in the designs. Our members had time to study the samples closely and were suitably impressed with the high level of skills demonstrated. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the evening and Ann Falconer gave a vote of thanks. Competition winners: 3 Rock Buns Sewn Pincushion Flower of the month
1st Wilma Mackie 1st Penny Wiles Vera Finlayson
2nd Evelyn Erskine 2nd Wilma Mackie
3rd Liz Johnston 3rd Margaret Auchterlonie
The next meeting will be on Thursday 5th April at 7.15 pm in Burnside Hall. This will be an inter institute meeting with members of Creich SWRI and there will be a Bring and Buy sales table. Competitions will be a Paper Tiara, 3 Empire Biscuits and Flower of the month. We look forward to welcoming any new members.
FIFE FOLK MUSEUM Fife Folk Museum is running a programme of local walks led by Professor John McManus, a geologist. His walks include the coal mining industry in the Ceres area and the geology and linen industry of Dura Den. As linen was the major product of Balmullo’s cottage industry the Dura Den walk should be of particular interest. March April April April April April
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BALMULLO PRIMARY SCHOOL Well Done! I mentioned in my last update that our nursery children were involved in raising funds for Marie Curie Cancer care and had been growing bulbs to sell at a small coffee morning. As a result of this coffee morning the nursery raised a grand total of £663.50, all of which will be used to support the ongoing work of the Marie Curie nurses in the local area. A huge thank you to all of those from within the community who were able to come along and support this worthwhile event.
Sarah Else remember to pick up your dog's poo. We went to Cambo estate and saw the walled garden. We collected sticks and flowers and used clay to make faces.” Written by primary one at Balmullo School “The children in Room 4 have been learning about the rainforest and have signed up for the SKY Rainforest Challenge as they are very worried about the destruction of the rainforest. Did you know that the rainforest is home to more than half the world’s animals? Did you know that about 2,000 trees per minute are cut down in the rainforest? Please help us to save the rainforest by using Fairtrade or Rainforest Alliance products in your homes.”
A huge thank you also those who were able to come along to the official launch of the Written by room four at Balmullo School community MUGA project. It was great to see so Finally Room 2 would like to let you know about many of your there on what turned out to be a their community project. chilly morning. “ Room 2 are very busy out and about in the Within school there are a number of projects village collecting information about Balmullo in being undertaken that continue to look at our the past. We’ve invited visitors in and looked at involvement in the local and national old newspapers too. We will use of all of our communities.R1 have written this short piece to information to create a village trail using QR update you on their work: codes with the help of Mr Gill.” “We have been very busy in Primary One. We Written by room two at Balmullo School made puppets out of old socks. We made up a story using puppets and we watched some As you can see we are very busy and would puppet shows on the smartboard. We like the welcome any help or information to support us with our challenges. caterpillar puppet. We were picking up litter in the park. We saw Have a wonderful Easter! Balmullops.headteacher@fife.gov.uk some dog poo on the grass. Please can you
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MUGA Launch Day - 10th March 2012 with Sir Ming Campbell MP and Ronnie Davidson.
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FIFE THISTLE FOOTBALL CLUB
Colin Murray
With 3 Fife AFA League Division One games played in March, Fife Thistle followed a 2-1 away defeat to Auchtermuchty Bellvue with a 2-2 draw away to Burntisland United and then a resounding 5-1 win at home to Rosyth Wanderers making it a bit of a mixed bag for March so far and with the Balmullo side involved in a relegation dogfight involving no fewer than 7 sides there will be plenty of highs and lows in the games to come. If you want to pop along and offer your support then upcoming fixtures can be found in the St. Andrews Citizen, the Balmullo Inn notice board or by visiting www.fifethistle.co.uk Saturday 3rd March 2012 Auchtermuchty Bellvue 2 v 1 Fife Thistle - Scorer – Gorgon Team - Sullivan, Dunn, Ross, Robertson (Capt.), Dawkins (Laing 83), Halley (Thaw 55), Stuart, Webster (Chaplin 83), Tulleth, Kirby, Gorgon. Subs not used - C. Murray, Simpson and Crookston Saturday 10th March 2012 Burntisland United 2 v 2 Fife Thistle - Scorer – Layton (2) Team - Sullivan, Robertson (Capt.), Ross, Cameron, Spratt, Webster, Stuart, Layton, Kirby, Grimshaw-Else, Gorgon. Subs not used - C. Murray, Simpson, Thaw, Dawkins, Dunn, Laing Saturday 17th March 2012 Fife Thistle 5 v 1 Rosyth Wanderers - Scorers – Grimshaw-Else, Webster, Kirby (2), Tulleth Team – Niven (Sullivan 69), Robertson (Capt.), Ross, Gorgon, Spratt, Webster, Stuart, Layton, Kirby, Grimshaw-Else (Simpson 75), Tulleth (Dawkins 65) Subs not used – Chaplin, Laing. Player Profile Position Nickname Age Place of Birth Occupation Previous Clubs Favourite Band Favourite Food Dream Car Interesting Fact
Richard Grimshaw-Else Striker Elsie 34 Sheffield Aircraft Technician Coningsby FC, Benson Lions FC One Direction Pie & beans from the Balmullo Inn!! Lamborghini Aventador I can lick my elbow!! Try it!
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KAY BUSH BALMULLO PRIMARY 5
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