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Local News | December 2016

Happy festive season to all

DIY festive wreaths Christmas wreaths are easy to buy – but so much more rewarding and unique if you make them yourself. Two workshops show you how.

Jane Dixon, a fine arts graduate and freelance arts administrator, is the brainchild behind the Burnbrae Wreath Makers Workshops at New Kilpatrick Church Hall (Old Halls), Douglas Place, Bearsden, on Sunday December 4, from 2pm to 4.30pm, and Wednesday December 7, from 7pm to 9.30pm.

Guided by Jane, of Bearsden, participants will discover how to create a straw and sisal wreath base and then embellish it with natural materials, such as nuts, seed pods and pine cones, glitter

and other Christmas decorations.

Jane says: “I have always enjoyed making items from natural products. My degree show featured paper made from thistle heads and fragile 3D objects made from de-constructed twine and string.

“Then, working as a florist, I learned the techniques for the structure and design of wreaths.

I have since created many of my own wreaths and they have been very popular at craft sales.

“Many people also ask me how I go about making the wreaths

and how I come up with the designs so I thought I would run a couple of workshops. I think they will be fun and sociable as well as offering the chance to make a unique festive decoration for the home.”

The cost of £30 per person for each workshop includes materials, instruction and a glass of Prosecco and mince pies. You can book at www.facebook.com/ burnbraewreathmakers/events/ or call Jane on 07503 010614.

Jane will also be selling her own Christmas wreaths at the Milngavie Makers Market at Milngavie Town Hall on Saturday December 3 and can take private orders.

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We want to extend our Christmas best wishes to all our readers and to wish you a very Happy New Year when it comes.

Our events listings this month are packed with festive activities for all ages and page 20 includes the many Christmas church services.

Other articles reveal how much is going on in the local communities, including music concerts, fitness classes, running tours and a special anniversary celebration.

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The audience at New Kilpatrick Church can look forward to a host of popular festive compositions on Friday December 16 at 7.30pm.

The concert will be directed from the violin by Anthony Moffat, with Stephen Adam on harpsichord and Richard Blake on flute.

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Alan Pash, of McOpera (Music CoOPERAtive Scotland), says: “This is the third year that the McOpera Ensemble has been in Bearsden and it is always a very popular concert.

“The evening assures you of a wonderful start to the Christmas countdown and a lovely way to get you in the mood for the festive season. The church’s surroundings and acoustics are perfect.”

McOpera was formed more than four years ago by musicians from The Orchestra of Scottish Opera, Scotland’s only fully professional opera orchestra, to provide and generate a range of artistically exciting and diverse work in Scotland.

Tickets for the Bearsden concert, which are £10 for an adult, £5 for children under-18 and a family ticket for £22, can be bought from Purple Edge Graphics on Drymen Road in Bearsden, the Iron Chef in Milngavie or on the door. The price includes mince pies as well as wine or a soft drink at the interval.

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Local News | December 2016

Advent at cairns church

Cairns Church in Milngavie is celebrating the advent of Christmas with four special Sunday evening events of performance and song.

Participants from across the district are invited to take part in music, readings and acting on November 27 and December 4, 11 and 18. The hour-long performances are held in the centre of a circle of seats and in candle light in the church’s sanctuary.

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At midnight on Christmas Eve, the same format is retained, but the music and structure is more traditional with carols.”

The focus of the Advent evenings this year is remembering the story of Bethlehem. Cairns Church Minster Andrew Frater explains: “Remembering is important, but

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“But the most powerful aidememoire of all is a story. So significant are stories, they almost remember themselves… and they stick in the mind better than anything else.

“During Advent we will immerse ourselves in the story of Bethlehem as depicted by Luke and Matthew. Hopefully, it will feel as though we have been conscripted into its plot, as if God himself was being written into every step of our lives.

And if the tone is right and the atmosphere appropriate, we will feel as though we are riding the waves of a new, and much more significant, experience of faith.”

Gwyn Kennedy, an elder at the church, says: “The four Sundays of Advent at Cairns provide a quiet space within which to experience something rather special.”

You can find out more about the advent events at Cairns Church on Buchanan Street, Milngavie at www.cairnschurch.org.uk

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CELLIST: Worldrenowned cellist Karine Georgian will be appearing at Cairns Church in Milngavie

Milngavie Music Club is delighted to welcome the world-acclaimed cellist Karine Georgian to play at Cairns Church this month.

Partnered by pianist John Lenehan, the concert at 7.30pm on Friday December 9 will offer a programme featuring music by Beethoven, Brahms and Janacek, as well as a piece for cello and pre-recorded tape by Australian Carl Vine.

Hugh Macdonald, president of the music club, said: “It’s a great honour to have Karine playing

for our audience in Milngavie and we look forward to a sell-out performance.”

Karine is regarded as one of the outstanding exponents of the golden generation of Russian string playing. She was a student of the great cellist Rostropovich in Moscow before winning the Tchaikovsky International Competition and going on to

an international career that has taken her to leading concert halls all over the world.

Karine’s Carnegie Hall debut was with her compatriot, the well-known composer Aram Khachaturian, conducting his cello concerto. Karine now lives in the UK and is a professor at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester.

Every year Milngavie Music Club promotes a highly regarded International Chamber Music Concert Series. Hugh added: “The intimate atmosphere and warm acoustic of Cairns Church is an excellent setting for our annual series of concerts”.

The concert series continues until April, with the first of 2017 taking place on January 20. Three of Scotland's top musicians will play a Brahms programme.

Tickets for the concerts are £12 (students £5, school pupils free) from The Iron Chef, Mugdock Road, Milngavie, or at the venue on the night of the concert.

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Allander festivities Allander Evangelical Church is looking forward to welcoming regulars and newcomers to a full programme of festive events this month.

The Christmas Holiday Club for primary school aged children takes place on Saturday December 10, from 2pm to 4pm, with plenty of fun Christmas activities.

On December 17, there will be Carols at the Clock in Milngavie Town Centre at 5pm. Adults and children are welcome for the sing-a-long with hot refreshments afterwards.

and a short talk.

On Christmas Day itself Allander Evangelical Church has two special services at 11:15am and 6:30pm. The services welcome all ages to join in the church’s celebration of the birth of Jesus.

See www.allanderchurch.org. uk for further details.

choir at Christmas The Westerton Male Voice Choir will be performing its everpopular Christmas Concert this month.

The Spirit of Christmas, which includes all the usual favourites and some surprises, promises to be a highlight of the festive season, especially as the choir is celebrating its 60th anniversary.

The event takes place on Thursday December 15 at 7.30pm at St Andrew's RC Church in Bearsden.

On December 18, a Carols and Cake event at 7pm offers an informal café-style carol service with cakes, a choir and a chance to hear more about the story of the first Christmas.

The chosen charity of the choir this year is the Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice.

There are two events on Christmas Eve. The first at 3pm is Carols for Kids. Children can dress up in favourite Nativity costumes.

While at 7pm, there will be Carols By Candlelight including traditional carols, bible readings

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The session on Tuesdays at 7.30pm is for newcomers to exercise. Kate says: “This circuits class is the perfect option for people new to exercise or who have had a break for running or other activities.”

The other two sessions, one at 6.30am and another at 6.30pm, both on Tuesdays, are aimed at people who already run or do some form of activity. Kate says: “These classes are circuits based and ideal for runners. The exercises will provide an all-over workout, improving power, strength, agility and form. They are a great way to supplement the running you already do and to keep you fit and strong over

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Bearsden CElebrate snowboarding and skiing contest and really fun to be part of. It was even better because Bearsden took the win."

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It is the first competition of its kind that is aimed at showcasing young British freestyle talent, with each team, consisting of four riders including one “Young Gun” (under 15) and at least one female rider, uploading videos of tricks for judging.

Bearsden skiers and boarders are celebrating after winning a clutch of awards in the UK’s Championship Ski and Snowboard league.

Both the freestyle ski and snowboard teams triumphed after a summer of hard-fought competitions in the inaugural CSS league.

Bearsden Ski & Board Club athletes Matt and Chris McCormick also won best overall CSS snowboarder and best overall CSS skier respectively. Best Young

The CSS league was launched at indoor and dry slopes nationwide this year with six ski and six snowboard teams battling it out in head-to-head competitions.

Gun (under 15) was another Bearsden snowboarder, Lewis Moore.

Matt, 19, who is now set to embark on his first season of World Cup events, aiming to qualify for PyeongChang Winter Olympics, said: “I was hyped to compete in the first year of CSS. It’s such a fresh style of

Each edit included their best kicker, rail and EX (execution) trick each month – and was matched against another team.

It was then up to a high-profile panel of judges to decide on the winners of each match.

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“We were stoked when we won Championship Snowboard but that went through the roof when the skiing result came through, too. It has been a fantastic competition to be part of and we look forward to next year.”

Ed Leigh, presenter of Ski Sunday watched CSS closely over the summer. He said: “CSS has been a huge success. You’ll not find this kind of development in another country in Europe.

emphatic style, clinching victory in the last round, overtaking Hemel, from the Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead, in their final ski match. They went on to beat Hemel again in the final snowboarding round.

Ten skiers and snowboarders from Bearsden Freestyle travelled to the Telegraph Ski & Snowboard Show to collect their prize money – £2,000 for each team – donated

by The Snowboard Asylum, Ellis Brigham and Delancey. Half of the prize money must be reinvested into freestyle sport at the club to help nurture new talent.

Neil McGrain, of Bearsden Ski & Board Club, said: “CSS was a great concept to get slopes around the UK fired up to compete against each other from the comfort of their home turf.

“Not only does it give our best riders a stage to showcase their skills but almost more importantly it is nurturing the culture of British snowboarding.

“Having the luxury of an international perspective on snowboarding I know that our closeknit scene is the envy of most nations. The camaraderie, rivalry and banter that CSS has created already will only further that.”

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reg Clements launched the practice in partnership with his wife, Val, in 1996. At the time he had been working for a large national hearing aid retailer and was motivated by the strong belief that he could do a better job for the clientele as an independent practitioner. Some twenty years on he is not shaken in this belief which was recently vindicated by the results of a Which report concerning hearing care provision, wherein the independent sector (often small service providers such as ourselves) outperformed both the NHS and all the large national chains.This report is readily available online or in the Which magazine and you can read more about it on our blog. al Clements has been involved in the practice since its inception in 1996 and is a now co director with Greg. Self effacingly, she is often heard to say that she is not the "technical one" and in so doing she is deferring to Greg. This is not at all a true

reflection of her abilities and she is a frequent and keen co-participant (with Greg) at educational events and seminars, Recently notable were her attendances at the Unitron professional development events in Vienna and at the Unite University in Manchester, with specific interest in a seminar on small business branding.

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December 2016 | Vet's Notes

Late News We bring you news and information about pets and animal care from your local vets. We’re happy to hear from other vets at Fiona@thecommunitymagazine.co.uk vomiting and not keen to eat.

The decision was taken to X-ray Skye, which revealed something in her gut.

Vets John and Danielle operated on the Labrador and when they opened up her abdomen they were able to remove a large stone.

It seems that Skye loves to play with stones while being walked on the beach but her owners are now keeping a watchful eye on what she does with these stones.

As the photo shows, Skye is back to enjoying the sunshine on her favourite beadh while she recovers.

Festive alert Blue Skye When the owners of Skye, a twoyear-old black Labrador, brought her into Bearsden Vets4Pets, she was showing signs of being very poorly. The Labrador was

Pet owners need to be extra vigilant to festive season dangers.

There are several substances toxic to pets that are found in the home during the Christmas period.

Chocolate is one of the most common causes of poisoning, especially in dogs, but it is also toxic to cats, rodents and rabbits. Other hazardous festive items include sweets and liquorice; raisins and sultanas used to make Christmas cakes, mince pies and Christmas puddings; grapes, onions and garlic.

Further dangers are the Blutack used to put up cards and decorations; and antifreeze, which is often used in vehicles in the winter months.

Festive homes also contain additional hazards for pets such as electrical cables for Christmas tree lights, which could be very dangerous if chewed; decorations such as tinsel or broken glass baubles; and gift wrapping and bows.

Pet owners should also take care not to leave batteries lying around because, if ingested, they may cause chemical burns to the mouth, throat and stomach.

If in doubt about the health of you pet always contact your local vet.

The Fine Jewellery & Watches Auction Sunday 11th December 2016 at 1pm This auction features an impressive collection of diamond jewellery and Rolex, Cartier, Jaeger le Coultre and Omega wrist watches, as well as unmounted certificated diamonds.

The illustrated catalogue can be viewed online at mctears. co.uk/live where live online bidding is also available.

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December 2016 | What's Up Doc?

The things you see at

Allander Park Continuing our occasional series, we reveal the story behind a striking poppy and butterfly carving at Allander Park, Clober Road, Milngavie.

with Dr Nick Dunn

This month: EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE...

The new wooden carving stands next to a more established stone structure bearing a plaque with the words "Allander Park & Cloberfield Open Space".

Cloberfield Open Space is part of the larger Allander Park, which was designated a Centenary Field in 2014 and commemorates those who died in World War I. The addition of the wooden carving this year is part of a global 2014 to 2018 commemoration of the Great War. The simple but intricate carving depicts three flowering poppies, two butterflies and two hedgehogs. It was created by the acclaimed chainsaw carver Iain Chalmers and commissioned by

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East Dunbartonshire Council.

The poppy is an iconic symbol of remembrance and the carving is meant as a lasting tribute to the sacrifices of those

Last month I had the pleasure of attending a fantastic performance in Cove by the singer Eleanor McEvoy, raising funds for a new defibrillator and the training of First Responders, volunteers who provide emergency care whilst awaiting an ambulance in rural areas.

During the show, she applauded the efforts of volunteers and medical staff, suggesting that this was a much more important job than playing music. On reflection I wondered if this underestimated the healing powers of music and its ability to touch peoples' hearts and influence their minds.

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Many important themes are addressed in music and some believe it promotes healing and well-being in many different illnesses. In our own Practice music and medicine have collided with the formation of a COPD Choir by one of our Practice Nurses.

Applying the evidence that singing improves lung function she has persuaded almost 20 people to join the choir. The theory is that singing improves lung capacity and helps open airways which reduces the work of breathing and gets more oxygen into the body.

The added benefits of doing this to music will surely lift their spirits - hopefully in time for some Christmas carols!

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Sharon’s new run tours Milngavie and the local hills are the focus of a series of new off-road running tours that have been launched by a keen running guide.

and parks. I also thought that people might like to be shown running routes in the countryside but close to the city.

“Mugdock, the West Highland Way and the local hills are so easy to access but if you’re a visitor to the city – or new to running – you won’t know about these routes.”

Sharon O’Leary has devised six urban and rural running tours as part of her new enterprise, Glasgow Running Tours. Each run showcases Glasgow City or the neighbouring countryside.

...there is a growing trend for visitors to enjoy guided runs of cities worldwide.

One of the guided tours takes in Mugdock Country Park and heads along the West Highland Way, while the other ventures into the beautiful Kilpatrick hills.

Sharon decided to have a change of career this year. She left her council job to set up Glasgow Running Tours and a dog walking business.

She says: “I spotted a running tours company in Edinburgh and I thought it would be a great thing to do in Glasgow. I discovered that there is a growing trend for visitors to enjoy guided runs of cities worldwide.

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“I thought that Glasgow would be a great place to offer running tours because there are so many interesting landmarks, attractions

Sharon guides runs for people of all fitness levels. She says: “The runs are bespoke in terms of fitness and speed. I just think that running is such a good way to see new places and already I have enjoyed showing runners around my favourite routes.”

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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 9177 650.

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

Alzheimer’s Scotland 7-9pm, Alzheimer Scotland provides services across Scotland to help you live as well as possible with dementia. Meet at the Bearsden Dementia Resource Centre first Monday of every month.

Tel: 0141 946 0966

Babycafé Open to all mums to be and breastfeeding mums for some peer support, and free tea and cake. Runs every Tuesday 2-4pm, in Hillhead Community Centre, 169 Meiklhill Road, Kirkintilloch. Tel: 0141 777 3099

Breathe Easy Support or those with lung conditions and their carers. First Wednesday of the month in Community Room Waitrose.

Call: 0141 956 1791

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West Scotland Deaf Children's Association Provision of support, advice and friendship to deaf children and their families in the West of Scotland. Tel: 0141 243 2958 or email wsdcs@btconnect.com, 281A Central Chambers, 93 Hope St

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Anyone can contact the organisation.

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Between a new party dress, accessories and a fresh haircut, a recent survey found that most British women splash £370 on the office bash. That's before you've even bought a drink! Housekeeping magazine says that updating an old dress with fresh accessories is often the best way to go. That said, if you want to look great for party season, our high street has plenty to offer without hitting sky-high price tags.

The run-up to Christmas is a crucial time for traders, and there are loads of very good reasons why customers should think of all the locally-run shops when looking for presents this year Firstly with so many boutique shops that special gift is easy to find, it is simply a nice place to be. Second, there’s lots of cosy coffee shops to drop in for a snack or a meal and turn the shopping trip into more than a chore.

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Take time to enjoy the carols, church services and pantos that are on in the area.

But you can also use the time to explore some of the country walks - the excellent bearsdenandmilngavieramblers.org.uk web site will give you lots of inspiration.

December offers some of the most impressive scenes in the wildlife calendar. There is so much to see right on our doorsteps.

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Remember though to take time to chill, enjoy family time back to work comes around all too soon. Oh and a final thought, aimed at the females here. He may, and probably will, buy you something that is the wrong size, wrong colour or just plain wrong, but it is not really his fault. I mean, really : “ surprise me, “ is not much of a brief so my seasonal message is:” Give a chap a chance at Christmas.”

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The Milngavie Makers Market plays host to many local and talented artisans and normally takes place on one day each month.

In December, there will be two indoor markets on December 3 and 17, from 11am to 4pm, at Milngavie Town Hall on Station Road.

If you are a shopper, just pop along on either or both days. If you would like to enquire about becoming a stallholder email milngaviemakersmarket@gmail. com Also see Milngavie Makers Market on Facebook.

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0141 931 5649 Baljaffray Parish Church SAT 24th, 7pm / SAT 24th, 10:30pm, 11:30pm / SUN 25th, 10:30am. 0141 942 5304 Bearsden Cross Church SAT 24th, 6:30pm / SAT 24th, 11:15pm / SUN 25th, 10:30am 0141 942 0507

St Andrew’s Catholic Church - SAT 24th, 5pm / SAT 24th, 11:30pm / SUN 25th, 10am / SUN 25th, 12pm. 0141 942 4635

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Calendar of events Saturday 26th November Bearsden Fiddlers’ Rally Milngavie Town Hall, Station Road, Milngavie 7pm, A great night with special guest Ryan Corbett. Tickets from Purple Edge, Bearsden and Iron Chef. For more information please email christine_morrison_969@hotmail.com

Friday 25th November Mugdock Country Park Christmas Fayre and Lights Switch-On Mugdock Country Park 6pm, If it's some traditional shopping you're after or just relaxing with family and friends, why not come along to Mugdock Country Park to enjoy a festive Christmas evening! Featuring Santa’s Grotto, carol singing, facepainting, arts and crafts and much more. Just turn up and join in! www.mugdock-country-park.org.uk

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Miracle on 34th Street Mugdock Theatre 11am, A lawyer and a little girl must prove that a man claiming to be Santa Claus is the real thing.

Booking essential 0141 956 6100. T Anthony Clarke & Dave Pegg Fraser Centre, Milngavie 7:30pm, Live music at the Milngavie folk club. tickets.jmsconcerts.co.uk

Monday 28th

Fabulous Fossils Ranger-led walk in the foothills of the Campsies 10am-12pm & 1-3:30pm, An event that has been 500 million years in the making! Who would have thought that Lennoxtown was once at the bottom of an ancient ocean?!

Search for amazing ammonites and tremendous trilobites as well as many other delightful shell fossils, who knows what you might find!

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Annual Christmas Exhibition Lillie Art Gallery A mixed exhibition of original paintings, ceramics, glass, wood, limited edition prints and handmade jewellery. www.edlc.co.uk (Until WED 21) Joan Eardley Lillie Art Gallery A selection of Eardley’s works from the permanent collection, including a new acquisition. This exhibition is timed to coincide with ‘Joan Eardley, A Sense of Place’ a major exhibition at the National Gallery in Edinburgh. www.nationalgalleries.org/ whatson/exhibitions/joan-eardley-23214

(Until SAT 17) Learning Programme Timetable Learn with your local library Brookwood Library: Tablet Tips MONS (until 19th), 10am-12pm.

Milngavie Library: Tablet Tips - TUES (until 20th), 10am-12pm.. Christmas Shopping Online - TUE 6 Dec, 2-3:30pm. www.edlc.co.uk Ladies Circle Cyan Restaurant, Stewart Street 7pm, Betsy Barclay’s monthly meet up, a meal followed by entertainment. 0141 942 5241

November It’s a Wonderful Life Mugdock Theatre 7:30pm, An angel helps a compassionate but despairingly frustrated businessman by showing what life would have been like if he never existed. Booking essential 0141 956 6100

Wednesday 30th November Bearsden Boys’ Brigade Killermont Parish Church, Meetings crammed full of challenges, games, activities such as sports, crafts, music and working toward getting your badges. 6-7pm - Anchor Boys, P1, P2, P3 / 7:15-9pm - The Junior Section, P4, P5, P6 / 7:15-9:30pm - The Company Section, P7 to 18yrs. Weekly in school term time. Facebook: 3rd Bearsden BB

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Circle Dancing St Andrew’s Church 2-4pm, A style of dance done in a circle or semicircle to musical accompaniment. Open to men & women of any age and fitness level, no partner required. www.circledancingforall.org.uk (Weekly) Tango in Milngavie Milngavie Sports Club 7:30-8:30pm, No experience required, just come down and tango. Facebook: Tango in Milngavie Argentine Tango Classes Milngavie Tennis Club 7-8pm, Weekly, all welcome.

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What's On Calendar | December 2016 Yoga Bearsden Ski Club 6:15-7:15pm, Pregnancy yoga with Manjulika. text/phone 07851 009 468 / manjulika1@sky.com

Men Behaving Dadly Allander Evangelical Church 9:30am, A great place for Dads and pre-school children (0-3yrs) to play, socialise and re-energize! With delicious bacon rolls for Dads and snacks for kids. www.allanderchurch.org.uk (Also on Saturday 17th)

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Friday 2nd BADMINTONscotland Allander Leisure Centre 7pm, Weekly Badminton club.

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JJ Gilmour Fraser Centre, Milngavie 7:30pm, Live music at the Milngavie folk club. tickets.jmsconcerts.co.uk

Saturday 3rd St Andrew's Festival & Christmas Light Milngavie Town Hall 12-6:30pm, Illuminations, kids attractions, Disney characters, music, for and much more. Facebook End of Year West Highland Way Training Run Station Car Park 8am, This event takes place each year on the first Saturday in December, it is an ideal opportunity if you are training for the Fling or West Highland Way to get your training started before you start to party over Christmas. 33 miles total distance. Facebook

Friday 2nd Jack and the Beanstalk Mugdock Country Park December is Panto season at Mugdock and Fizzgig are back this year with JACK AND THE BEANSTALK. Come and meet Jack, Souffle the cow, Dame Isa Hotpot and Phil Mapockets in the usual giggletastic madness. More shows than ever this year so no excuse to miss out. Booking essential, 0141 956 6100

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Waitrose Milngavie 10am, We will be running a series of 1-hour drop-in craft sessions for children to learn to make Christmas decorations and cards, etc. to give that traditional Yuletide feel. Come along and let's make this Christmas green! www.greenaspirationsscotland.co.uk Burnbrae Wreath Makers Workshops New Kilpatrick Church Hall 2pm, Discover how to create a straw and sisal wreath base and then embellish it with natural materials. Facebook Christmas Celebration Cairns Church TIME TBC, Four special Sunday evening events of performance and song. Hour-long performance held in the centre of the circle of seats and in candlelight. Weekly. www.cairnschurch.org.uk

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Bearsden Carer Cafe The Station, Bearsden 10:30am, Come chat with other carers over coffee, make new friends and find out about other avenues of support. carerslink.org.uk Learning Programme Timetable Learn with your local library Brookwood Library: Tablet Tips - MONS, 10am-12pm. iPad for Beginners - MON 14, 2-3:30pm.

Christmas Shopping Online - MON 28, 2-3:30pm. Milngavie Library: Tablet Tips - TUES, 10am-12pm.

Android for Beginners - TUE 1, 8 & 15, 2-3:30pm. Christmas Shopping Online - TUE 6, 2-3:30pm. www.edlc.co.uk

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Calendar of events Tuesday 6th

Monday 5th Bumps and Bundles Bearsden Baptist Church Parent and toddler group meets every Monday that isn't a holiday.

0141 563 7830 or 07982 248764. www.bearsdenbaptistchurch.com Bridge in Bearsden Milngavie Town Hall 5.30pm For improvers and 7.15pm for the advanced, all welcome. pfe263@gmail.com. 0141 563 8223.

Antonine Bridge Club Bearsden Ski Club 7pm, new members and visitors welcome to this friendly club.01419428262, or www.bridgewebs.com/antonine

Evening Dementia Carer Group Bearsden Dementia Resource Centre, 49 Milngavie Road 7pm, At our our Dementia Carers Support Group you will: Receive support from staff, Meet others in a similar situation, and share ideas, management tips and techniques with other carers, Find out about relevant dementia education and information, Have the opportunity to enjoy the benefits of a social outing, Learn about local community services for people with dementia and their carers. For more information please visit carerslink.org.uk Chair Yoga Milngavie Youth Cafe, 23 Mugdock Road 11am, Yoga offers many benefits, from reduced stress to improved strength and flexibility. Chair yoga is a gentle style of yoga you can do from a (mostly) seated position that also incorporates the breathing and mind-body benefits of a traditional class. For more information please visit carerslink.org.uk

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Wednesday 7th Libraries are for Children & Families Our Children & Families events and activities all bookable online, need to be booked in advance.

Brookwood Library: Bookbug Baby (0-18months) - WEDS, 2-2:30pm. Bookbug Baby/Toddler (0-36 months) - THURS, 2-2:30pm.

Saturday Bookbug (0-36months) SAT 17, 10:15-10:45am. Bookbug for Blokes (0-36month) - SAT 17, 10:15-10:45am. Sensory Stars (0-13months) - THURS, 11:30am12:15pm. Story Stars (0-2yrs) WEDS, 10:15-11am. Chatterbooks (7-11yrs) – WEDS, 3:30-4:30pm.

Family ‘Shine’ sessions (4-8yrs) - SAT 10, 2-2:45pm. Minecraft (8yrs+) THURS, 3:30-4:30pm. Code Club (911yrs) - SAT 17, 11:30am-12:30pm.

Milngavie Library: Bookbug Baby (0-18months) - MONS, 2-2:30pm.

Bookbug/Baby Toddler (0-36) TUES, 2-2:30pm. Story Stars Baby/ Toddler (0-2yrs) - WEDS, 10:1510:45am. www.edlc.co.uk Craighdu Writers Milngavie Community Centre 10am, Group of mainly seniors who meet to enjoy each others creative writings and may have space for a couple of new members. For more information please email craigdhuwriters@btinternet.com

Walk - Cancels and Courses Minibus transport is available from Lennoxtown at 11am or meet at the walk start at 11.20am.

Get out and about, enjoy the fresh air and improve your health as you join this Ranger-led walk on good paths through the Torrance countryside. 11.20am. Booking essential 0141 956 6100. Cost £3.

Let’s Dance Mugdock County Park Time TBC, Weekly dance classes for children and adults. Visit our website at www.mugdock-country-park. org.uk or telephone Lorna Pickford on 01360 551689 / 07500213473.

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Thursday 8th

Christmas Group Get-Together Milngavie Enterprise Centre (Weekly) 10:30am, Do you regularly attend Autism - Homework, one of our groups? If so, we’d like Study & Beyond to invite you to come along to our Milngavie Enterprise Centre Christmas coffee morning. The 11am, This session will look at how team’s collective homebaking is to deal with out-of-school learning. becoming legendary and we will How to explain it, structure it and have some festive treats in store! maximise its potential. carerslink.org.uk carerslink.org.uk

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Milngavie Carer Cafe Milngavie Enterprise Centre 10:30am, Come and chat with other carers over coffee, make new friends and find out about other avenues of support. carerslink.org.uk

JoJo Gnomes Story Fun Mugdock Country Park 10-11am & 12-1pm, Come and join in Jo Hall and JoJo Gnome's Christmas story fun for 3-5 year olds at Mugdock Country Park. Listen to JoJo's Christmas story and rhymes.

Try sound and smelling quizzes.

Then make a paper snowman and have him dance in your own film with JoJo Gnome's. All craft materials supplied and parents will be sent a URL of where film sits (no extra costs). All tickets ÂŁ5.50 and there has to be one adult present with children at the session. All adults require a ticket. Call 0141 956 6100. Booking essential

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Monday 12th

Winter Tree ID Mugdock Country Park 2-4pm, Come along with the Ranger and learn all about Mugdock’s trees in their winter guise on this walk through the diverse habitats and landscapes of the Country Park.

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Friday 9th Marvellous Meteors Mugdock Country Park 7:30pm, Find out all about the Geminid Meteor Shower with the Ranger Service. A short talk followed by a chance to search the December skies for one of the greatest natural firework displays of the year. Slide talk if weather is unsuitable. Booking essential 0141 956 6100.

All Wrapped Up Auld Kirk Museum 10am-1pm & 2-5pm, Christmas shopping special! Looking for some unique and interesting gifts? Then come along to our special shopping event. www.edlc.co.uk The Cuckoo’s Nest Craigallian Road, Milngavie 11am, Fun fantasy role playing (LARP’ing) with a group of enthusiastic players. Facebook.

Climb Beinn Damhain Beinn Damhain, Loch Lomond 8am, Beinn Damhain - A short day (3-5 hours) on this little-frequented hill just north-west of the northern extremity of Loch Lomond. www.MilngavieMountaineeringClub.org

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Calendar of events Tuesday 13th Chess Simulation Display Cairns Church Hall, 11 Buchanan St, Milngavie 6:30pm, Ex-Scottish Chess Champion Andrew Greet will give a simultaneous display for junior and adult members of Bearsden Chess Club. Spectators welcome.

Soft refreshments. Website bearsdenchessclub.weebly.com

Milngavie Dementia Group Ellangowan Road, Milngavie 10:30am, Do you have a relative with a diagnosis of dementia?

Come along to our friendly support group. carerslink.org.uk Christmas Concert St Andrew’s RC Church 7:30pm, The Westerton Male Voice Choir will be performing its everpopular Christmas concert. info@westertonmalevoicechoir.co.uk

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Thursday 15th Kids Christmas Party Carnach Housing Association, 79 Airgold Drive 3:30pm, Kids Christmas party with the chance to meet Santa!

Tearfund Christmas Tour Bearsden 5 Fintry Gardens, Glasgow 9pm, Tearfund Scotland has teamed up with some of Scotland’s finest Christian musicians to celebrate Christmas 2016 with you in style.

Singer-song writers Yvonne Lyon and David Lyon are joined by worship leader and singersongwriter Allan McKinlay, and singer and musician Ellyn Oliver (New Scottish Hymns). www.tearfund. org/christmastour2016

I Matter Milngavie Enterprise Centre 11am, It’s human nature to put the needs of the person you care for before your own, but you matter too. Your well-being is important, especially when you have caring responsibilities and want to stay as fit and healthy as you can. This session is all about looking after your physical and emotional health. carerslink.org.uk McOpera New Kilpatrick Church 7:30pm, The concert will be directed from the violin, with an ensemble programme which promises Vivaldi's shivering ‘Winter’ from ‘The Four Seasons’. info@mcopera.com

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Blue Ross Code Fraser Centre, Milngavie 7:30pm, Live music at the Milngavie folk club. tickets.jmsconcerts.co.uk

Saturday 17th Milngavie Choir Cairns Church 7:30pm, This year their programme includes Saint-Saens' Christmas Oratorio and some carols old and new, among them a Lithuanian carol taught them by their accompanist. Afterwards, as is customary, they invite the audience to join them for some warming refreshment in the hall. For more information please email bphayward@yahoo.co.uk Creatovators Playscheme Bearsden Baptist Church 10am, We welcome families who have a child with autism of primary school age and their siblings to the playscheme. Parent/Carers must stay with their child.june@creatovators.com Christmas Market Milngavie Town Hall 7-9pm, Shop for unusual reasonably priced Christmas gifts and the 11th Milngavie Christmas Market. Jewellery, homewares, cupcakes, accessories, art work, cards, preserves, textiles, festive decorations, knitted items, skincare and chocolates handcrafted by local artisans. Free entry

Tuesday 20th U3A Monthly Meeting St Andrew’s Church Hall, Bearsden 11am, Peter Davies will give a talk called 'Life in the dark: discovering the amazing animals inhabiting the depths of the oceans’. u3asites.org.uk

Thursday 22nd Crafty Carers Group Milngavie Enterprise Centre 1:30pm, Bring along your knitting, sewing, crochet, card-making kit or anything else ‘arty and crafty’, or just come along and join us for a cup of tea and a blether. carerslink.org.uk

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Become a Cheery Lady A fun and sociable Cheery Ladies Keep Fit group is keen to welcome new members to twice weekly classes in Baljaffray Church Hall.

The group for ladies aged over 60, on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10am to 10.45am, offers a format of gentle exercise to pleasant music followed by a “right good blether” over a cup of tea or coffee.

Cheery Ladies is led by former PE teacher and keen local golfer, Helen Robertson. She says: “I love taking these classes because everyone is so cheery and positive.

Apart from keeping them all fit and healthy, the group is also a social event where they keep up to date about what’s going on in the local communities.”

Helen has been organising Cheery Ladies for almost 20 years although it was in the late 1970s that the exercise class concept was first devised.

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originally created the programme of light exercise designed to tone up almost every muscle and joint.

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Choir sings for charity The Westerton Male Voice Choir will be singing their hearts out for charity this month.

Their annual “charity carol singing marathon” takes place at Waitrose Milngavie on Saturday December 10.

The choir will perform nonstop from 11.30am to 4pm. All donations will go to the choir’s chosen charity, The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice Westerton Male Voice Choir is led by musical director Bryan Marshall. He says: “The usual format is to host the marathon at different venues but this time the choir will be at Waitrose for the entire day. We hope to have good audience.”

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The other SING aLOUD sessions take place on Tuesdays, 10am to 11:30am, in Lenzie Union Parish Church Hall, on Thursdays from 10am to 11:30am at Westerton Parish Church Hall and from 7:30pm to 9pm at Colston Wellpark Church Hall in Bishopbriggs.

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Taking the write steps and the day turned out to be wonderfully inspiring and informative.”

PRESTIGIOUS: Mingavie author, Leela Soma, spoke recently at an event in London about writing

A Milngavie author who was chosen to join a prestigious writing initiative with a top publishing house is encouraging others to follow suit.

Leela Soma, the author of Twice Born, Bombay Baby and Boxed In, was selected to be part of the Penguin Random House project, Write Now Live, which aims to assist writers from “groups under-represented on the nation’s bookshelves”.

Penguin Random House, the UK’s biggest publisher, invited just 50 people from thousands of applicants for the day-long event in London. There are two

more events in Birmingham and Manchester, after which 10 writers will be selected for a mentorship programme and the potential to land a publishing contract.

Leela says: “Write Now Live gives writers, regardless of their class, race, religion, disability, ethnicity, gender or sexual proclivities, the chance to become published.

It was an honour for me to be selected for the event in London

The event offered a chance for Leela to network with the Penguin Random House team, published authors and agents.

She enjoyed a talk entitled Publishing Demystified and heard from a panel of respected authors who revealed how they got published.

The selected writers were also asked to reveal their views on the steps that need to be taken by the publishing industry for more inclusivity of writers.

Leela says: “It was a thoroughly worthwhile day ending with a one-to-one session with an editor to look over the manuscripts that we had submitted at the start of the process.

“After my experience I want to encourage other writers in Bearsden and Milngavie to look out for this writing initiative next year, or similar projects, that encourage and assist people from marginalised groups.”

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The 3rd Bearsden Company of the Boys’ Brigade has been enjoying a fantastic year of 75th anniversary celebrations in 2016.

A host of special events throughout the year has also been enhanced by news of an impressive growth in new members.

Year-on-year, membership is up by 45 per cent in 2016.

Company captain Iain Macmillan, says: “75 years after being founded and our Boys Brigade

Company is still going strong. We are delighted by this.”

It was on October 30, 1941, that the 3rd Bearsden Boys’ Brigade Company of Killermont Parish Church was formally enrolled.

Allocated the title 2nd Glasgow, which was not in use at the time, the company was called 2nd

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Glasgow (Killermont) and the company’s motto is “Second to None”.

The first Captain was Mr R A Lyall and the first Chaplain to the Company was Rev R W Stewart.

The title 3rd Bearsden was adopted on November 2, 1947, although the company is actually the second oldest in Bearsden.

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The company’s junior section won the Lennox & Argyll Battalion Sports, also in May, while in June Sgt Andrew Stuart was awarded his Queen’s Badge at Glasgow City Chambers.

Club including Chaplain to the Company, Rev Dr Alan J Hamilton, five former company captains, former officers and “old boys” from the 1940s.

There was also an Annual Service of Enrolment, which was followed by a parade for current and ex-members.

Captain Macmillan says: “There was a fantastic turnout and we marched proudly past Killermont Parish Church led by a pipe band formed of ex-members and our

In October, there was a special weekend of anniversary celebrations. Almost 70 guests attended an ex-members dinner at Killermont Bowling

friends at Milngavie Pipe Band.

“A selection of old photos and memorabilia were on display at both events over the weekend sparking a number of fond memories.

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But lest we ever become complacent, we actively encourage ongoing feedback - here's what Mr Lee Sanderson has to say:

"The most incredible thing about The Kitchen Depot has been your sky-high levels of customer service. Too often a company will promote customer service as a core value, only to reveal a hollow promise when they don't live up to it."

Mr Sanderson continues: "My favourite retailer is John Lewis because I know that they will do whatever they can to put something right if it goes wrong. The Kitchen Depot has performed to the same high standard."

"To favourably compare a small family business to Britain's most respected retailer is not something that I do lightly but you are well worthy of the comparison."

Well, thanks for that, Mr Sanderson - please excuse us while we blush with pride.

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