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Appeal to Assist Darren's Games ... 3 Pupils Receive Life Award ........... 4 Gold Anniversary for Choir ......... 5 Charity Tartan for Kiltwalk .......... 6 Scott's Ben Lomond Bid ............... 7 Swans Get Their New Island ........ 8 Help to Tidy up Milngavie ........... 8 Beth's Games Double ................. 10 Hockey Trio For GC2018............. 11 Plots to Raise Charity Cash ........ 12 Late News .................................... 12 Chinese Language Hub ............. 14 What's Up Doc? .......................... 14 Support For Football Festival .... 17 Shout out for Ultra Runners...... 17 Home and Garden Feature .... 18&19 Legal Matters .............................. 20 What’s On.............................. 21–26 Senior Savvy ................................ Mugstock Fest Returns............... Spinning Up a Great Yarn.......... It's Fun Playing Tribute .............. Pupils In Euroquiz Finals ............ Waste Project Success................. Health & Fitness .......................... Runners Complete C25K............. Advertisers Index ........................

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Appeal to assist Darren’s Games The mum of a teenager who has been selected to run for Great Britain in a world-class Special Olympics is calling for help to raise funds.

special needs club Red Star. His sport has given him so many benefits, both physically and socially.” In 2014 and 2017, Darren competed at the Special Olympics National Summer Games. He won two bronze medals in 2014 in Bath in England and in 2017 in Sheffield, also in England, he took gold in the 3000m, silver in the 4x400m relay, silver in the javelin and bronze in the 1500m.

Donna Carruthers is appealing for support for 18-year-old Darren, who will compete in two athletics events in Abu Dhabi, UAE, in March 2019. Darren, who attends Bearsden Academy, has learning difficulties and races in the T20 category. He will race in the 1500m and 3000m events at the Special Olympics: 2019 World Summer Games. Donna said that athletics means the world to her son but without financial help she will struggle to be able to afford for Darren to attend. She said: “There is no funding available for athletes going to the Special Olympics and the cost will be at least £2,500 for Darren to travel and race. On top of this I will be flying out with my sister to watch Darren in this competition.

Donna said: “Running is the thing that Darren has a talent for and he absolutely loves it. loneliness and bullying as a young child. Now his life revolves around sport.

changed his life for the better and we would really like to help him to get to Abu Dhabi.”

Donna said: “Darren trains with two athletics clubs, Victoria Park, which has sessions for people with special needs, and also a specialist

Born with diabetes, which led to his learning difficulties, Darren struggled with

“His results show how he has gone form strength to strength and we are thrilled that he is one of very few Scottish athletes to have been selected for this prestigious world games next year.” As well as a donations page, Donna and her friends are organising a fund-raising event at Goals on Great Western Road, Clydebank, on April 21 at 7pm. Donna said: “There will be a disco, buffet and a raffle. Tickets are £7.50 on the door or by contacting me at pub121@ yahoo.co.uk. I really hope we can raise the funds we need.”

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The girls took part in the Mark Scott Leadership for Life Award, completing a four-month project to deliver a Women's Refuge

Eight local school pupils will be presented with a special leadership award this month after completing an inspiring four-month project. Honor Dixon and Laura Murdoch of Bearsden Academy; Esther Fletcher and Anna Darroch of Douglas Academy; and Sophie McKinley, Rachel Fleming, Georgia McAllister and Megan Fletcher of Boclair Academy took part in the Mark Scott Leadership for Life Award. They delivered a Women’s Refuge project after deciding that as an all-female group they would like

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Amanda Mackie, who is project coordinator of the Leadership for Life Award team, said: “The benefi ts of the award are multi-faceted for those that take part. By working with others from different schools and backgrounds and a variety of project partners the award increases community cohesion and helps the young people develop a sense of social responsibility. The participants also develop skills such as team working, leading others, project management and planning and independent learning.” Honor, 17, who is in sixth year at Bearsden Academy, said: “The award project was a very positive experience and I enjoyed making a real and lasting difference to many people. I am very pleased to be receiving the award.” The Award Ceremony takes place on April 18 in Glasgow. See www.mslfla.org

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The members of Bearsden Choir are looking forward to celebrating their golden anniversary year with a series of special gala concerts. The choir was founded in November 1968 following a performance of Handel’s Messiah at Christmas. From a modest beginning, the choir has grown to 100 members and claims its place as one of the finest choirs in Scotland. Now plans for their 50th year include three concerts, one this month, another in December and the third in May 2019. The first concert on Sunday April 29 takes place in Glasgow’s City Halls when the choir will be performing Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius. The conductor will be Andrew Nunn (main picture) with solo performances by mezzo-soprano Penelope Cousland (left), tenor Luke Sinclair (centre) and baritone Dominic Barberi (right). Carol Young, from the choir, said: “We have been busy rehearsing for The Dream of Gerontius

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scott’s Ben lomonD BiD A Bearsden teenager is walking the equivalent height of Everest on repeat summits of Ben Lomond to raise funds for a charity project. Scott Forrest, 18, needs to reach the top of the 3,195ft Scottish mountain nine times to equal the world’s highest peak of 29,028ft. He has given himself five days to complete the sponsored hike, which he hopes to finish on April 3. The Ben Lomond challenge is part of a £6,200 fund-raising bid so that Scott, a pupil at Bearsden Academy, can join a volunteer initiative by the Project Trust in Zambia later this year. Project Trust is an educational charity that sends school-leavers to work

quite a challenge even if I don't have to contest with glaciers and lack of oxygen.”

Scott won a place on the yearlong project following a selection process and will be teaching maths and physics at a secondary school in the African country. The funding will cover the costs of training, travel, medical insurance and support.

He has been selling photos, tutoring, babysitting and gardening, as well as organising events including a quiz night on April 28 at St Andrew’s Church in Bearsden and a gig night in June. Scott said: “The gig is at Stereo in Glasgow on June 1 and tickets are now on sale. This event is open to anyone aged over 16 and will mostly be 17 to 25 year olds.”

Scott said: “I am really excited about the charity project and I have come up with a series of ideas to fund-raise for the trip. The Ben Lomond hike is just one of them and I thought that hiking the height of Everest was

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The artificial island, which has been made possible thanks to £2000 donated by local people, was put in place by volunteers on March 21.

Fiona said: “An hour or so later, we watched as the swans went up on the island and we hope they will start to nest there.”

Fiona Crosbie, who has been one of the driving forces for the new island, said: “The island, which measures 3.75 m2, has anchoring chains to which we have attached old car wheels. These will bed into the silt layer at the bottom of the pond.

A campaign was launched by Fiona and supported by Milngavie Community Development Trust and the council to replace a dilapidated island. We reported in this magazine about the risk for the swans nesting on the shore.

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“It was touch and go and it was diffi cult to fi nd a race. In triathlon, it's diffi cult to get into races if you don't have previous points and obviously being a newcomer to the sport, I didn't have those points.

“At the end of season I secured Beth is part of a fi ve-strong team of qualifi cation with a fi rst, a triathletes from Scotland including podium place." Karen Darke, Erin Wallace, Marc Beth formerly swam with Austin and Grant Sheldon. Milngavie & Bearsden Swimming Club and it was through swimming She confesses that her goal of that she got into running. competing in triathlon for GC2018 was ambitious but she was determined. Beth recently told BBC Scotland: “I hadn't even done a triathlon when I said that I wanted to qualify for Gold Coast. Quite a few people thought I was a bit mad.

Four more local athletes who will represent Team Scotland at GC2018. They include swimmers Calum Tait, originally from Milngavie and now living in Edinburgh, and Jack Thorpe, of Milngavie, as well as cyclist John Archibald, also of Milngavie.

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of our sponsored hockey players, Kareena Cuthbert, is on her way to Gold Coast 2018 representing Team Scotland. Her dedication to the sport and leadership qualities have been well rewarded with her appointment as captain. “ACT also sponsor another GC2018 hockey player Robyn Collins, as well as champion Scottish swimmer Ross Murdoch and Emily Nicholls and Nicola McCleery from Scotland Netball.

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Late News Wednesday 4th Milngavie & Bearsden Christian Viewpoint lunch Allander Evangelical Church 12:445pm. The Rev Douglas Campbell will speak, bookstall, all ladies welcome.

Enthusiastic Bearsden gardeners are organising a local garden open day to raise funds for two charities

A group of friends in Bearsden are plotting a local gardens open day this summer to raise funds for two very worthwhile causes. Two couples from New Kilpatrick Church – Ian and Fiona McMillan and Eileen and Stewart Young – are behind the creation of Hidden Gardens: A Festival of Flowers and Foliage.

hence we have decided on Glasgow City Mission’s night shelter.”

The format of the gardens festival is similar to the nationwide Open Gardens Scheme. On June 2, local people Stewart said: “We are can buy a ticket for £5 – children enthusiastic gardeners and we decided we wanted to raise some under 12 are free – from money for charity. It seemed like 12.30pm onwards at the New Kilpatrick New Halls, in Kirk a great idea to link the two. Place, Bearsden. “In addition, Ian has MS, which This will provide everyone has led to the choice of the with a map showing all the charity Revive MS Support, and we are all keen to do something participating gardens and some to raise money for the homeless, information about each one.

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Stewart said: “We will be detailing things like the degree of accessibility to the gardens, the particular plants you can expect to see, whether the garden is big or small, and whether the garden is new or established.

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“People can visit as many, or as few, gardens as they wish between 1pm and 4pm. There will also be tea and coffee with home baking served in the New Kilpatrick New Halls between 1pm and 4.30pm as part of the ticket price.”

Clydebank Male Voice Choir Abbotsford Parish Church, Clydebank 7:30pm. Our 118th annual concert with guest mezzosoprano Lynn Bellamy. Conductor; Aileen Barnett. Accompaniest; Sandra Lees. Tickets £10, includes refreshment after concert. www.clydebankmvc.com

All of the money raised will be divided equally between the two charities. Stewart said: “We hope that many local people will join in the event so we can raise as much money as possible for these two causes.”

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School in Kirkintilloch almost a decade ago. Fhiona Mackay, Director at Scotland’s National Centre for Languages and Confucius Institute for Scotland’s Schools, said: “Clober Primary will be able to bring the learning of Mandarin and Chinese culture to a wider audience.”

In true scientific fashion there are scoring tools used to indicate how frail people over the age of 65 may be.

Head Teacher of Clober Primary, Catriona Anderson, said: “Our pupils enjoy learning about Chinese culture and are enthusiastic about sharing their language skills. As our classroom grows, we will aim to support primary schools across East Dunbartonshire to develop the teaching of Mandarin.”

A key indicator of frailty is something called “sarcopaenia”, which is muscle loss and weakness.

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We may not yet have discovered the fountain of eternal youth, but at least it’s a start!

More young people will be offered the chance to learn the Mandarin language after a new classroom was launched at a local primary school. Clober Primary School in Milngavie is now home to the facility, known as the Confucius Classroom Hub. Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician and philosopher. The Hub will be used by children across the region to study the Chinese language and culture. To mark the launch of the Confucius Classroom staff and pupils organised a programme of pupil performances, speeches and the official presentation of the Confucius Classroom plaque.

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Milngavie Football Club is looking for volunteers and sponsorship for an exciting forthcoming event. The club, which offers football opportunities for a wide range of ages and abilities, is hosting a summer festival on June 16 and 17. The event will also mark 30 years of community football at the club.

“In addition, we want to to attract sponsors for the festival and if any local companies would like to support us it would be amazing if they could get in touch with the club.�

Caroline Diaz, Milngavie FC’s secretary, said: “We would like to get people to save a date in their diaries for our festival. It will be a fun weekend with lots for all the family to do and enjoy.

Over the festival weekend there will be a lot of action with 99 teams playing 47 hours of football. There will also be a variety of entertainment and activities for families.

“We will also need volunteers to make the event happen and we are hoping that as many people as possible will be able to offer their time for one or both of the days.

If you would like to find out more, offer your help or give sponsorship support please contact Caroline at milngaviefootball@hotmail.com.

The 13th edition of the hugely popular Highland Fling Ultra Race sets out from Milngavie this month. On April 28, 1,000 runners, most of whom were allotted their places through a ballot system, will aim to run the 53 miles along the West Highland Way to Tyndrum. The total ascent is 7,545ft. The race, which starts at 6am, is also the 2018 Scottish Ultra Trail Championship. Last year, Scottish runner Rob Sinclair set a new Highland Fling record of 6 hours 41 minutes and 13 seconds. The female best time was recorded in 2018 by Beth Pascall in 7:52:55. See highlandingrace.org

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April 2018 | What's On Calendar Bumps and Bundles

Milngavie Choir

Monday 2nd

Bearsden Baptist Church Parent and toddler group meets every Monday that isn’t a holiday. 0141 563 7830 • 07982 248764 www.bearsdenbaptistchurch.com

NK Scottish Country Dance Club

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Cairns Church Hall 7:30pm, New members welcome to join us as we begin to prepare a varied programme of the ‘best bits’ of musicals, opera and Christmas music. No audition necessary, nor the ability to read music, though it helps the others. 0141 942 1945 www.milngavie-choir.btck.co.uk

Calendar of events New Kilpatrick Church New Halls 7:30pm, Live music, good exercise for both mind and body, dances taught by a qualified teacher, friendly atmosphere, tea interval. No need to bring a partner. 0141 942 7519

Sunday 1st Have a Go Longbow Walled Garden, Mugdock 2pm, Take a shot at medieval archery with the Green Hollow Bowmen in the Walled Garden. Watch the demonstration at 2pm or turn up and join in at any time. 0141 956 6100

Easter Eggstravaganza Mugdock Country Park 2pm, Celebrate all things spring-like and join in with all the cracking activities! Remember to bring decorated eggs for the competition and hard-boiled eggs for the rolling race and egg assault course. Activities will be based around the Visitor Centre. 0141 956 6100

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Tablet Tips Bearsden Library 10am, Tablet Tips is a free drop-in session when you can bring along your portable device, iPad, Android tablet, smartphone, eReader for general help on how to use it. No need to book. culture@eastdunbarton.gov.uk Weekly

Bridge in Bearsden Milngavie Town Hall 4pm for improvers, 5.30pm for the more advanced, 7.15pm friendly bridge club. All welcome to sharpen up your game. 0141 563 8223 • pfe263@gmail.com Weekly

Charity Car Boot Sale Homebase Car Park 7-11:30am, Sell your unwanted items. The fee for parking your vehicle goes to charity. Cost £10 per car, £12 for small vans and £15 for larger vans.

Forever Active (55+)

Weekly

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Allander Sports Centre 11am, Badminton, table tennis and soft tennis with a swim included. Just turn up!

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Baljaffray Parish Church 10-10:45am, Over 60s exercise class. 0141 942 1283 Weekly (also on Wednesdays)

Antonine Bridge Club Bearsden Ski Club 7pm, New members and visitors welcome to this friendly club. 0141 942 8262 laura.sherriff@eastdunbarton.gov.uk www.bridgewebs.com/antonine

Mini Professors Bearsden Guide Hall, Pendicle Road 1:45pm, A new pre-school group is hoping to encourage young children to foster a love of learning about science and related subjects glasgownorth@miniprofessors.co.uk Weekly. Also on WED, 9:30-10:10am.

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Senior School Drop-in Kilmardinny Arts Centre 3:30pm, After school the studios are free to help encourage and support students in their creative coursework. These are flexible and messy spaces perfect for painting, spraying and constructing. Studios are staffed but not tutor led. 0141 777 3143 Weekly

Kelvin Choir Upper Hall, St Andrew’s Church, Bearsden 7.30-9.45pm, Love to sing? Come and join Kelvin Choir. Kelvin Choir is a four-part, non-audition community choir that is always looking to welcome new members to its ranks. kelvin.choir@virginmedia.com www.kelvinchoir.com Weekly

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Tuesday 3rd

Allander Leisure Centre 6:30pm, For mixed to any ability. laura.sherriff@eastdunbarton.gov.uk

Fossil Frolics

Weekly

Campsie Fall, Mugdock 1pm, Calling all active 8-12year- olds! This event has been 500 million years in the making! Search for amazing ammonites and tremendous trilobites as well as many other fossils. Who knows what you might find on this 3-hour adventure! Booking essential 0141 956 6100

Acorn Bridge Club

Bearsden Chess Club

Court Room, Milngavie Town Hall 7pm, A friendly club that welcomes new members. 0141 942 7232 Weekly

Wednesday 4th Ladies Bridge Club Court Room, Milngavie Town Hall 1:30pm, New members welcome. 0141 584 9514 • 0141 942 6559

Cairns Church Hall, 11 Buchanan St, Milngavie G62 8AW 6:30-7:30pm, Junior Section. 7.45pm, Senior Section. A thriving and welcoming club. 0141 569 3361 james.burt@ntlworld.com www.bearsdenchessclub.weebly.com

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What's On Calendar | April 2018 Bearsden Boys’ Brigade

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Killermont Parish Church, Rannoch Drive 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. Facebook/3rdBearsdenBB

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Lillie Art Gallery 11am, Everyone loves getting a postcard during the holidays! Why not come along and learn some great tricks on how to improve your drawing with our fantastic artist. Step by step, how to make your drawings into amazing print designs. edlct.bookings@eastdunbarton.gov.uk

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Wednesday 4th Gavin’s Mill 1st Birthday Celebration Gavin's Mill 5pm, The Fair Trade shop and café at Gavin’s Mill has been open for a year. Everyone is welcome to come and celebrate our 1st birthday and help us to look forward to the future of the Mill and its place in the community. www.gavinsmill.org

Margaret McBain Dance Classes Cairns Church Hall, Milngavie 7.30pm, Ballet. 0141 956 3388 • 07778 137623 mar.macbain@ntlworld.com Weekly

NIGHTRun Milngavie Train Station 7pm, 10k run tonight with a 5k every second week. All runs are for fun and not a race. www.trailfestscotland.com Weekly

Gill’s Yoga Class St Andrew's Church Hall, Stewart Street 7:30pm, Yoga strength and flexibility 07443 417371 Weekly

Fire and Shelters Mugdock Country Park 2pm, Join the Forest School Ranger and have a go at developing your skills in shelter building then have a camp fire. Outdoor activities for 8-12-year-olds. Booking essential 0141 956 6100

Burnbrae Grounds TIME TBC, Squads from P1 to P7 with the emphasis being on participation, skills, teamwork and fun. Playing games against other clubs on Sundays. www.westofscotlandfc.co.uk/ junior-rugby/minis Craigdhu Writers Milngavie Community Centre, Quiet Room 10am, Our group of freethinkers meet up weekly to enjoy each others' readings and writings. All writers are warmly invited to attend this relaxed and friendly environment. craigdhuwriters@btinternet.com Weekly

Breathe Easy Community Room, Waitrose Milngavie 2pm, Lung sufferers and carers meet to share, learn and enjoy some company. bill.underes@virginmedia.com Weekly

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Westerton Scottish Country Dance Class Westerton Village Hall 7.30-9.30pm. Mixed dancing, but you don’t need a partner! 07596 979356 Weekly until end of April

10 Things to do with Sticks Mugdock Country Park 2pm, Join the Forest School Ranger and find out what fascinating things you can do with sticks. Outdoor activities for 8-12-yearolds. Booking essential 0141 956 6100

Forever Active (55+)

Brooch Making Mugdock Country Park 11am, 12:30pm, 2pm, 3:30pm, You will be making a felt brooch with Lucy. A selection of designs will be available or you can design your own. This workshop is suitable from ages 5 to adult. All children must have a parent or guardian with them during the worksho. Booking essential lucy@lucyjacksondesigns.co.uk or 07432691914.

Margaret McBain Dance Classes Cairns Church Hall, Milngavie 11am, Prime Movers. 0141 956 3388 • 07778 137623 mar.macbain@ntlworld.com Weekly

Friday 6th

Allander Sports Centre 11am, Badminton, table tennis and soft tennis with a swim included. Just turn up!

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Burnbrae Bridge Club Court Room Milngavie Town Hall 6:45pm, We are a friendly but competitive group of bridge players. There is disabled access. Everyone is welcome to come along with a partner. sheana.donald@ntlworld.com Weekly

Thursday 5th Betsy Barclay’s Ladies Leisure Circle (Golden Girls) Cyan Restaurant 7pm, Meet first Thursday of every month for meal and live entertainment. 0141 942 5241

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April 2018 | What's On Calendar

Calendar of events

Monday 9th Milngavie Flower Club

Saturday 7th Come and Try Conservation Volunteering

John Doyle Fraser Centre 7:30pm, Hugely popular Irish folk singer. tickets.jmsconcerts.co.uk

Mugdock Country Park 10:30am, Wear your wellies and help take care of Merkland Local Nature Reserve. Minimum age 10yrs, 10-15-year-olds must be accompanied by an adult. Booking essential. Free 0141 956 6100

Milngavie Library, 12pm, FRI 13th

Gill’s Yoga Classes Milngavie Town Hall 10:15-11:15am, Gentle hatha yoga class. 07443 41737 Weekly

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The Arts Society Bearsden and Milngavie New Kilpatrick Church, Bearsden 2pm, Meet up with like-minded people and share your curiosity with the arts. www.bmdfas.org.uk Second Monday of every month

Milngavie and Bearsden Historical Society

EDLC Online Library Bearsden Library 11am, Our Online Library Roadshow. Read your favourite UK magazines for free on your iPad, tablet or smartphone. Find out how to download our eBooks and eAudiobooks. Bring your own device and we can help you set up our online library. culture@eastdunbarton.gov.uk

Milngavie Town Hall 7:30pm, Tonight we welcome Sandra Halkett and the title of her demonstration is Meanderings. All welcome. elbirnam@btinternet.com

Climb the Ardgour Corbetts The Corran Ferry 7am, The Corran Ferry gives access to Ardgour and Morvern, where there are a host of Corbetts and Grahams to climb. Whichever hills are selected, going is generally quite rough on mostly trackless ground. www.milngaviemountaineeringclub.org

Milngavie Makers Market Milngavie Town Hall 11am, A craft market with art, crafts, fashion, soap and other items from local makers. milngaviemakersmarket@gmail.com

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Bearsden Hub, Lesser Hall 7:30pm, The speaker is Dr. Nick Dixon from Aberfeldy and his talk is entitled Crannogs – Farmsteads or Fortress? Visitors welcome £4. jsabirrell@hotmail.com

Paint Your Wagon Mugdock Country Park 7:30pm, Two unlikely prospector partners share the same wife in a California gold rush mining town. Musical starring Lee Marvin & Clint Eastwood. Booking essential. 0141 956 6100

Tuesday 10th Tall Stories Wee Scenes Kilmardinny Arts Centre 11am, Our fun mini drama camp gives wee-big personalities time to learn and explore the newly refurbished theatre. A great chance to work with Paul our fancy drama artist, National Youth Theatre coach and real-life actor off the TV! Explore stories and characters through games and play. www.edlc.co.uk

Face2Face Printing Kilmardinny Arts Centre 11am, Everyone loves printing. This new workshop is a mixture of printing, drawing, painting and using your imagination to become skilled in the traditional world of printing. If you love getting messy, being creative and making stuff, then this is the workshop for you! www.edlc.co.uk

Bring IT Along & Learn How to Use IT Lennoxtown Library 2pm, Bring along your digital device for help in how to use it! culture@eastdunbarton.gov.uk

Spring has Sprung Mugdock Country Park 2pm, Calling all active 8-12-yearolds! As the countryside bursts into life after winter, join the Ranger Service and explore Mugdock’s woodlands, ponds, and meadows on this 3-hour wildlife adventure. Booking essential. 0141 956 6100

Friday 13th Creepy Crawlies Mugdock Country Park 2pm, Parents, get your hands dirty with a taster in practical conservation work while your children have a fun time hunting for insects nearby. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Wear wellies. Free. 0141 956 6100

Saturday 14th Willow Basket in a Day

Thursday 12th

Mugdock Country Park 10am, Participants will learn to weave a small traditional willow basket in a lovely setting, the Osprey Room, by our resident teacher Joan Campbell. Booking essential 0141 563 5996 joan.campbell1@ntlworld.com

Milngavie Cricket Club

Bearsden Makers Market

West of Scotland, Cricket, Partick 8pm, Milngavie's Cricket Club indoor net practice. New players of all abilities welcome. 0141 563 7871

Bearsden Community Hub 11am, Caft market, featuring a wide range of artisan crafts. Candles, wood carving, art, cakes, jewellery, soap, massage, gifts and more. bearsdenmakersmarket@hotmail.com

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U3A Monthly Meeting

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St Andrew's Church, Bearsden 11am, Dr Irene O'Brien of the Mitchell Library will give a talk on Family History. 07592 501648 u3asites.org.uk/bam

Scottish Country Dancing Class Westerton Hall, 82 Maxwell Avenue, Bearsden G61 1NZ

Saturday 14th Haggis Cup West of Scotland Rugby Club 9:30am, Presentations and after-party will be held at Malones Bar Glasgow, Sauchiehall Lane, Glasgow. It's sure to be a great day. Entries sought from both men's and womens teams! Facebook

John James Milngavie Folk Club 7:30pm, A Welsh virtuoso fingerstyle guitarist and songwriter. He is best known for his original instrumental compositions for the guitar as well as interpretations of blues, folk, ragtime, jazz and classical tunes. tickets.jmsconcerts.co.uk

Tuesday 17th Art at the Grange 2 Grange Ave, Milngavie Preparing for Art at High School (p4-p7), Wed 18, Thu & Fri: 3:305:30pm. High School Art (S1-S4), Wed 18, Thu & Fri: 6:30-8:30pm. Adult Classes: Drawing & Painting with Mixed Media, Mon 16: 7-9pm. Drawing & Painting, Tue 17: 7-9pm. Purely Pastels, Wed 18: 7-9pm. Painting Techniques, Thu 19: 7-9pm. Silk Painting, Thu 19: 7-9pm. www.artatthegrange.com

7:30pm, If you would like a fun evening where you can meet new friends and improve your fitness, come along to a class in Scottish Country Dancing for beginners and improvers. 07902 127370 www.rscdsglasgow.org Also on Tuesday 24th

Bearsden Baptist Church 10am, We have a monthly playscheme for families who have a child aged around 5-11yrs with autism. Fun, informal meet-up. A parent/carer should stay with the young person. june@creatovators.com

Great British Tennis Week Bearsden Tennis Club 10am, On-court activities for mini tennis, juniors and 'adult rusty rackets'; parents welcome to take part. Fun activities for all. Coaches on hand. 2pm adult social tennis with club members. Everyone welcome; no charge. 07841392699. www.bearsdenltc.org.uk.

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Wednesday 18th Scottish Country Dancing Class Milngavie Town Hall, Station Road, Milngavie G62 8BZ 7.30-9.15pm, If you would like a fun evening where you can meet new friends and improve your fitness. You will be taught by a teacher from the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, accompanied by live music. You don’t need a partner but a pair of soft shoes would be helpful. 07902 127370 www.rscdsglasgow.org Also on Wednesday 25th

Let's Dance Mugdock Country Park Time TBC, Weekly dance classes for children and adults. www.mugdock-country-park.org.uk

Thursday 19th

Mugdock Country Park 11am & 2pm, Learn to spin on drop spindle and spinning wheel. 2 hr workshop for £30pp. No experience required, all materials and equipment provided. Booking essential www.sealymacwheely.com Conservation Volunteering Mugdock Country Park 10am, Ranger led hands-on task to benefit Mugdock’s green places. 16yrs +, no experience necessary. Booking essential 0141 956 6100

Big Clean Lennox Park 10am, We hope that local residents,youth groups and local stores will help out. It will be under the auspices of Beautiful Scotland. Tabards, litter picks and bags will be provided. Stout shoes and gloves should be worn. ronamacleod@hotmail.co.uk More information on page 10

Sunday 22nd Despicable Me 3 Mugdock Country Park 11am, Gru meets his long-lost charming, cheerful, and more successful twin brother Dru who wants to team up with him for one last criminal heist. Booking essential 0141 956 6100

Monday 23rd Holiday Mugdock Country Park 7:30pm, Johnny Case (Cary Grant), a self-made man who has worked all of his life, is about to marry Julia Seton (Doris Nolan), whom he met while on holiday in Lake Placid, New York. He knows very little about his bride-to-be, and is flabbergasted to learn that she is from an extremely wealthy family, the daughter of banker Edward Seton (Henry Kolker). Booking essential, 0141 956 6100

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April 2018 | What's On Calendar Mini Professors

Calendar of events Tuesday 24th NTS Bearsden & Milngavie Members Centre Bearsden Town Hall 7:30pm, Speaker Jillian Carrick Dep. Chair of Board of Trustees will speak to us about recent changes to NTS, before which the AGM of our group is being held and some very important decisions must be made, your attendance and input is essential. annsmacleod@gmail.com

Wednesday 25th

Milngavie Music Club Cairns Church, Buchanan Street, Milngavie 8pm, Clare Hammond is acclaimed as a rising star. Her programme begins with the exquisitely subtle expression of Haydn and Schubert and culminates in the extraordinary test of a pianist’s technique and musicality that is Chopin’s great series of Études. Between these come the colourful exoticism of Szymanowski and a recent piece inspired by Dante’s Inferno by English composer Malcolm Hayes. enquiries@milngaviemusic.org

Astronomy Society Parish Church Hall 7:30pm, The business will comprise the Annual General Meeting. Which will be followed by a video about the Casini spacecraft to Saturn. ascarrie@aol.com

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St Andrew's Church, Bearsden 7:30pm, Westerton Male Voice Choir host its annual spring concert featuring songs of love and hope. www.wmvc.scot

St Andrew's Church Upper Hall 7:30pm, A quiz night that's all about fun and fundraising. There will be a bar and a raffle. www.tickettailor.com

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Lillie Art Gallery 10am, Wide variety of unique works by local artists on display and for sale including oil and acrylic paintings, watercolours, pastel and silk paintings, ceramics and other creative exhibits. Artists in residence will provide demonstrations and answer any questions. filden@btinternet.com Running until May 24th

City Halls, Candleriggs, Glasgow 7:30pm, Sir Edward Elgar’s masterpiece, ‘The Dream of Gerontius’, with orchestra from the Conservatoire of Scotland and the RCS Junior Conservatoire Chamber Choir under the baton of Andrew Nunn. enquiries@bearsdenchoir.co.uk

Drive it Day 27 Braefoot Avenue, Milngavie 9am, Offering you the opportunity to blow the cobwebs off your vintage, veteran, classic, sports, prestige or modern performance car after its long winter hibernation, driving on some of Scotland's finest roads. www.classic-car-tours.com/ drive-it-day-scotland

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Tickets have gone on sale for the fourth outing of the popular MugStock festival, which promises a host of “music and merriment”. MugStock expects to welcome more than 150 acts across seven stages at the weekend event from Friday July 27 to Monday July 30 at Mugdock Country Park. The line-up is already looking exciting with many favourites returning, as well as new acts debuting. They include a winner of the Scottish Alternative Music Awards Best Live Act, Colonel Mustard & The Dijon 5; eclectic folk rock group Tide Lines; grunge soul music band Girobabies; and Supa & Da Kryptonites, which will be back for the fourth time.

Other acts confirmed are X-Factor finalist Emily Middlemas, from Glasgow and young singer Katee Kross, of Bishopbriggs. Alan Govan, founder of MugStock, says: “The acts so far announced reinforce MugStock's commitment to musical diversity and emerging talent.” MugStock has been praised for its atmosphere and a varied and high quality entertainment for a wide range of ages. As well as musical attractions there will be theatre, comedy, spoken word, roaming performers, fire

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in Milngavie Community Library and Education Centre. The meetings include a variety of speakers and workshops and take place over a morning or afternoon session. The guild also has informal meetings in the Waitrose Milngavie Community Room one Friday afternoon each month to showcase member projects. Jean Mabon, from the West of Scotland Guild, said: “If anyone wants to learn a new skill we would be delighted to welcome them to our meetings.

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A team of primary school pupils from Milngavie has won through to a national Euroquiz final. The four P6 pupils from Milngavie Primary School won the East Dunbartonshire heat of Euroquiz last month. They were quizzed on topics relating to Europe, including history, geography, sport and culture. A team from Killermont Primary in Bearsden came second after a very close finish. A total of 22 schools in the region competed. The Milngavie Primary team will now represent East Dunbartonshire at the national final in May at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh.

An electrical waste recycling trial project, which included collections in local newsagents, has reported “promising” early results. The WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) collection and recycling trial was carried out by a research team at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh for three months to January 2018. Residents in Milngavie and Bearsden, as well as Drumchapel, Giffnock and Clarkston, were encouraged to drop off their unwanted items at 12 newsagent collection points. Menzies Distribution helped to collect the

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rUnners complete c25K at s all working towards the same challenge.� Over the course, the members built up the running time from 60 seconds to 30 minutes. Milngavie participant Pauline McCabe was keen to exercise after a weight loss plan that saw her shed 3.5st. She said: “I thought a jog group would be a good way to start to increase my exercise and I am really pleased I joined Jog Scotland Milngavie. The runners and the leader motivated each other and I have made massive progress with my running.� Jog Scotland Milngavie are delighted to have welcomed over 20 new joggers to their ranks

Running group leader Alison Paterson is delighted by the positive response and progress of more than 20 newbie joggers. Alison decided to launch the JogScotland Milngavie 10-week beginners’ jogging course – from couch to 5k – in January to encourage and motivate people to run further. The jog leader said: “After listening to many friends talking about trying to stick to the

C25K programme, the common diffi culty was staying motivated. They said that running alone made it too easy to give up. “I wanted to create a course where everyone had the same programme, a designated day and time in the week to run and a group of people around them

Heather Hart, also of Milngavie, spotted an advert in this magazine for the beginners’ course. She said: “I have really enjoyed the great team spirit and the other participants who have encouraged me.� The next step for the new runners is to join the main JogScotland Milngavie group with confidence. Alison said: “Seeing how everyone has risen to the challenge and supported each other has been incredibly inspiring.� See JogScotland Milngavie on Facebook.

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