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Romy McCahill................................ 3 Milngavie FC................................... 4 Bearsden Boys Brigade.................. 5 Parkrun............................................ 6 Milngavie FC................................... 7 Local Businesses......................... 8&9 Boclair House Hotel.....................10 Vets Note & Pet Stories................11 Mosshead Pre-School...................12 What's Up Doc?............................12 Theresa Talbot..............................13 Milngavie Mountaineering Club.......... 14&15 Golf Feature.......................... 16&17 Parking Banner.............................20 Household Tips.............................20 B&M School Swimmers................28 Legal Matters................................28 Mugdock Bike Trail......................30 Park Cottage Dental Practice......30 Fizzgig Theatre Company...........32 Noelle Ryan...................................33

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romy’s miss uniVerse challenges

Romy McCahill, 22, will be one of 40 women taking part in the 2016 Miss Universe Great Britain in south Wales this July. The young musician teaches piano at Art at The Grange in Milngavie and is also a successful model.

She gained a place at the Miss Universe Great Britain contest after winning the Miss Earth Scotland pageant. It was her first pageant.

Romy says: “I'm so excited to have made it through to the Miss Universe Great Britain final. I hadn't told anyone I was thinking about entering or even when I was invited along to the interviews because I didn't want to jinx anything.

Of thousands who had interviews, only 41 girls made it through to the fi nal.”

Romy hopes that the Miss Universe experience will help to raise awareness of various charity projects that she is involved with, including The Mini

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The new initiative aims to help refugee children from Syria. Romy has volunteered as a co-ordinator for the Mini Rucksack Project and recently assisted a local Primary 7 Advanced Art Class with sorting out some of the donated rucksacks.

Bearsden and Milngavie residents can contribute to the Mini Rucksack campaign by donating a recycled rucksack or old school bag and filling it with clothes, shoes, and a toilet bag with toothpaste, toothbrush, soap and flannel. The rucksack should be marked as suitable for a boy or girl.

Art at the Grange will add drawing and art materials to each rucksack, which should be handed in between April 2 and 8.

Last year, Romy raised £2,500 for the charity, Alzheimer Scotland.

She says: “This is a cause very close to me and my family's heart.

This year I’d like to raise more than I did in 2015.”

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club’s marks oF success is thanks to our mainstream coaches and their children. They give up so much time, on top of the training and matches for their own teams, to play football with the children in the Disability Inclusive class. These children are more able-bodied but still have disabilities.�

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Caroline Diaz, the club’s secretary, says: “We are so pleased to be given these two accolades. The

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Caroline’s ambition has been to encourage more people of all ages and abilities to join in regular sessions at Milngavie FC, formerly known as Milngavie Boys’ Club. It was after seeing the first-hand frustrations faced by her disabled nephew in finding a football club, that she decided Milngavie FC would also welcome people with a range of disabilities.

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“We hope that we can then use some of the information and photos as part of our anniversary events that we are planning for later this year.”

The company has set up a special email address: 3rdbearsdenbb75@ gmail.com. Iain will add email addresses of former members to a “strictly confi dential” database.

HISTORY: The Bearden Boys' Brigade in 1991 when they celebrated their 50th anniversary.

A Bearsden Boys’ Brigade company is keen to hear from former members as they launch plans for 75th anniversary celebrations.

In 2016, the 3rd Bearsden Company Boys’ Brigade offers groups for three different age groups. The boys meet every Wednesday in school term times.

The Anchor Boys, for boys aged four through P1, P2 and P3, meet from 6pm to 7pm. They enjoy activities such as sports, games, crafts, music and working towards their badges.

The Junior Section meets from 7.15pm to 9pm and is open to P4, The 3rd Bearsden Company Boys’ welcome any former members to P5 and P6 boys. These meetings Brigade was founded in 1941 and get in touch and tell us when they are crammed full of challenges, were in the company. still meets in the same location games and activities. at Killermont Parish Church on “Any photos of the company The Company Section also meets Rannoch Drive. through the years, or at camps or from 7.15pm to 9.30pm and is for events, would also be gratefully In this special anniversary year older boys, from P7 to aged 18. received. If people have trouble the historic company would like sending photographs digitally we For more details on the BB to reach out to former members. company see www.facebook. are happy to help with scanning Iain Macmillan, the company’s com/3rdBearsdenBB. the pictures. captain, says: “We would

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help make parkrun local The worldwide running phenomenon parkrun is calling for volunteers to assist in the set up of a regular event in a nearby community.

The goal is to hold a Saturday parkrun in Drumchapel, which would offer runners in Bearsden and Milngavie their closest event to date.

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But each parkrun requires a dedicated team of volunteers to make it sustainable. Liz Corbett, Lead Ambassador (Scotland) parkrun UK, is keen to see the launch of a Drumchapel parkrun.

She says: “We would very much like to start a Drumchapel parkrun but until we know we can keep it going every Saturday at 9.30am we can’t launch it.

“The current situation is that we have the start-up funding, which is great, and there is a

group looking at the details of the course, so that just leaves the volunteers.

“We need people who are willing to be Run Directors, that’s the person who will take charge of the event on the day, timekeepers, marshalls, tail runners, bar code scanners, results processors and more. Volunteers don't need to help every Saturday just whenever they want which means that we need lots of people to help.”

Currently the closest parkruns for local residents are at Victoria Park, Pollock and Tollcross. Alistair Haydock, leader of Jog Scotland Milngavie, says: “It would be great for people in Bearsden and Milngavie if there was a parkrun in Drumchapel.”

If you can offer help or you would like to know more contact Liz at liz.corbett@parkrun.com or you can call her on 0141 427 7914.

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Trail race returns IN 2016

Entries have opened for the Milngavie Trail Race on Saturday June 5, with the start and finish at the HQ of the 20th Glasgow (1st Milngavie) Scout Group in Lennox Park in Milngavie.

The race, which incudes 500ft of ascent, will head along the trails of the West Highland Way and Mugdock Country Park. It is an official Scottish Athletics race.

The route will be fully waymarked and marshalled and finishers will be rewarded with a medal and

refreshments. Any funds raised from the event will go towards improvements and repairs to the Scout hall and its grounds.

Milngavie Trail Race is the brainchild of Graeme Reid, a runner of more than 30 years and a Cub Scout leader. He says: “The idea for the race came about because I’ve enjoyed taking part in lots of different events and I thought our local trails would be ideal for a race.

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Graeme was delighted with the success of the first race. He says: “It was a sell out, which was fantastic. Another great outcome was the home-baking that was provided by family and friends of our Scout group. It has already become legendary among local runners.”

The Milngavie Trail Race includes chip timing and all runners will receive a race number. Prizes will be awarded for the first three male and female finishers and the overall male and female winners.

There are 250 places available this year.

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Owners, the independent Scottish hotel group Manorview Hotels, believe Boclair House Hotel will become one of the country’s most prestigious wedding venues. The first wedding takes place this month (April) with a further 67 weddings and special occasions booked before the end of 2017.

It has 12 individually styled suites, a stand-alone restaurant and a grand ballroom.

Steve Graham is managing director of Manorview Hotels & Leisure Group. He said: “We are delighted to be opening Boclair House Hotel. It is a stunning venue and we expect to host Located at the foot of Boclair Hill many happy occasions over and set in two acres of landscaped the years. gardens, Boclair House Hotel will “The fact that we already have bookings for 67 weddings and be available for exclusive-use weddings, special occasion dining, special occasions shows the level of interest in this new venue.” celebrations and afternoon tea.

The building was constructed in 1890 in a Tudor gothic style, commissioned by three Buchanan sisters of Bellfield. It was called the Buchanan Retreat and provided accommodation for poorer members of the Buchanan clan in their declining years.

Latterly, it became a home for elderly gentlemen until acquired by the Burgh of Bearsden and opened as the Municipal Buildings by Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon in 1962. Its most recent use before being turned into a hotel was as the council’s educational department headquarters.

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Mosshead Pre-school has settled in well to their new premises at Bearsden Ski Club on The Mound, Stockiemuir Road.

The nursery was based at Mosshead Primary School nearby but due to logistical reasons it was required to move location last August.

The children now benefit from a large, bright playroom and a lovely natural outdoors environment at the ski club, which means they have plenty of opportunities for playing, exploring and discovering.

Susan Miller, the nursery manager, says: “The new establishment offers the youngsters the opportunity to become confident learners as they make friends and have fun. We are delighted with our new premises.

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meeT The Voice oF TraFFic Theresa Talbot – the voice of Radio Scotland’s traffic and travel bulletins – will entertain local residents on World Book Night this month.

While few people know what Theresa looks – they only know her voice – some might know she is also an established author.

Poignantly her first book is entitled This is What I Look Like.

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Our journalist Fiona Russell joined a day’s outing with Milngavie Mountaineering Club to hike two Highland mountains.

Refugees at Lesvos Cairns Church, Buchanan Street, Milngavie 7:30pm, Pam Jackson will share experiences helping refugees arriving by boat at Lesvos where she went under the auspices of “Positive Action for Housing”. A Q&A will follow the talk. All welcome. www.cairnschurch.org.uk

Friday 29th The Older People’s Spring Fayre Woodhill Evangelical Church, Bishopbriggs, G64 2NH 10am-3pm, Including, Scottish country dancers, East Dunbartonshire school choir, drama, art & yogo demonstrations, stalls, speakers and much more.

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alking in the Scottish mountains is my favourite way to recharge my batteries – and a recent trip with MMC proved to be the perfect antidote to a stressful week of work.

With snow still thick on the ground, I joined eight members for a winter’s hike to the summit of two Munros, Ben Cruachan and Stob Diamh, in the west Highlands.

The two peaks had been on my Munro bagging radar for a couple of years and I could hardly believe my luck as we walked in calm, sunny conditions

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Any worries about being accepted by the club members were quickly dispelled. I felt welcomed and enjoyed getting to know two of the walkers during the drive from Milngavie to the Falls of Cruachan railway station.

I had been concerned, too, that I might not be able to match the pace of the experienced hikers.

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Our chat also included lots of oohing and ahhing at the fabulous views. This area of the Highlands is beautiful at any time of the year but with a thick blanket of snow lying on the ground above 450m the vistas were spectacular.

Luckily, the snow had been well consolidated thanks to low temperatures and hiking over a hard-packed top layer was a joy.

Sometimes it can be easier to hike to a summit on hard snow than on rough and stony terrain.

The amazing weather had brought out many walkers for

this nine-mile circuit with more than 4500ft of ascent. Almost 20 of us enjoyed a communal lunchtime picnic on the summit of Ben Cruachan at 3694ft.

A hike along a lofty and snowy ridge saw us descend more than 700ft before we climbed again to reach the lower Munro summit of Stob Diamh at 3274ft.

Our group had split into two to suit the different walking speeds and five of us stopped on the top to take in yet more fabulous views and another bite to eat.

The walk out of the glen was long and tiring but with so many

new people to talk to I was never bored. During this stretch I enjoyed chatting with the club founder Dave Kingswood.

He formed MCC some 30 years ago and today there are many long-standing members. The club offers a busy year-round programme of hikes, climbs and weekends away.

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The Tower, a local charity which was formed in 2014, will be opening two digital cinema screens inside the converted church complex building which is located on the corners of Sinclair and West King Streets in the heart of the town.

The Centre, which recently opened the only Apple Authorised Training Centre in the West of Scotland as well as becoming the home for University of the Highlands and Islands (creative industries courses commence April 18th) in Helensburgh, was recently reclassified as a class 11 site (Entertainment centre) enabling it to offer the latest films.

Helensburgh which has a long and strong association with film makers and actors (Deborah Kerr, The Clyde Family, Mary Ure & Tom Vaughan to name a few), had its last cinema ‘La Scala’ close in 1980. Over the years there have been unsuccessful

attempts to raise grants and secure government funds for a new cinema. The Tower has raised all of the funds required from corporate sponsorships and social loans. Over the past 12 months the new arts centre has hosted live theatre, national orchestras, ballets, traditional musicians and bands, and created new events as well introducing streamed live events from the National Theatre, Bolshoi Ballet, Met and Royal Opera and in doing so built up a local following of over 8,000 who've come through its doors.

The Tower is the main supplier of cinema services to the Royal Navy and will offer special screenings for mothers and babies, retirees, seniors and silver screeners and will operate weekend matinees for children.

The Centre plans to be open seven days 10 until 10 and is recruiting ushers and front of house staff to coincide with the official cinema opening.

For details about employment opportunities see www.facebook. com/TheTowerHelensburgh.

The Tower recent signed its first exhibition agreement with Walt Disney films and will be screening their latest blockbuster ‘The Jungle Book’ from its international release date the 15th of April. The Gala opening of these new community assets will also be the start date for ten new employees at The Tower who will be joining the volunteers and Friends of the Tower at the opening. A full schedule of the films on offer can be seen at the www.TowerCinema.org.

‘We will be scheduling the latest films and are working with the groups in the town to deliver appropriate content to all groups in the area’ said Nicola Jamieson The Tower’s General Manager. ‘The Tower is evolving into a hub for the town’s digital, cultural & learning organisations and the new Cinemas are a very important part of that’ she added.

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Selling with Corum Bearsden Most estate agents will reassure you that they care as much about selling your home for the best possible price as you do. The difference with Corum is that we can prove it having achieved many of the highest recorded sales prices in Scotland, as verified by the Land Register. Our focus is selling property and only property, this means we spend more time listening to what you want and devoting more time to added value activities.

Corum Bearsden have experienced the most successful first quarter in thirteen years of trading, both in volume of properties sold and sales prices achieved for our sellers in Bearsden and Milngavie.

Corum Bearsden 2016 at a glance*

45

OF PROPERTIES HAVE SOLD AT CLOSING DATE

70

OF PROPERTIES HAVE SOLD ABOVE THE HOME REPORT

68

OF PROPERTIES HAVE SOLD 10% AND ABOVE THE ASKING PRICE

20

OF PROPERTIES HAVE SOLD 15% AND ABOVE THE ASKING PRICE

%

%

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*Source Corum

“We’re experiencing an exciting and progressive marketplace and have demonstrated to clients this year that we do go the extra mile, selling homes and apartments for life changing prices.

Our superb team of local experts will push to make your house move an enjoyable process, and we would be delighted to visit or speak to you about the possibility of a move in 2016.”

James Lang Partner

April 2016 | Legal Matters

Parking banner is a winner Milngavie Primary School pupil Ethna Murry has designed a winning banner to encourage parents to think of alternative ways to take children to school.

The Primary 6 pupil’s design included the strap-line: “Please be a star and don’t come in your car.”

The school competition was part of a project, organised by the school and in partnership with East Dunbartonshire Council’s Community Safety team.

Ethna’s banner is now displayed on the school gates.

Convener of Education, Councillor Maureen Henry, said, “I hope this banner makes parents think twice about driving to school and prompts them to consider all different options available for the journey to school.”

Household Tips Legal Matters COLOUR CODED KEYS

If you find that in your household you have a lot of keys that you tend to mix up, why not colour code them?

With a bit of paint or even nail varnish you can paint the top of the key so you can find the right one quicker.

Another bonus is its cheaper than buying already coloured ones.

Volunteers needed for new hearing aid trial

Do you or does someone you know have a hearing loss?

At Clements Hearing Services we believe that the best hearing solutions are those that offer real benefits to real people in real situations. That’s why we’re looking for volunteers to help us evaluate ReSound LiNX², the latest hearing aid technology from leading manufacturer GN ReSound.

ReSound LiNX² is: • Cosmetic and discreet • Has top rated sound quality • Connects wirelessly to a range of technologies and hearing accessories This free, no obligation trial, includes: • A free hearing test • The opportunity to try ReSound LiNX2 for a two week period

with Gill Bowman BA LLB

This month: PRE-NUPTIAL AGREEMENTS The idea of entering a prenuptial agreement is not necessarily the most romantic notion. However, as more people are entering second marriages or marrying later in life there are often assets in their own name they would wish to protect.

In Scotland, ‘pre-nups’, also known as ante-nuptial or marriage contacts, are generally accepted as legally binding contracts and are useful in allowing individuals to ‘ring-fence’ certain assets from forming part of the matrimonial pot.

A marriage contract may be of interest to someone who runs their own business or has property or savings

Are you struggling to hear your TV?

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This breakthrough hearing solution offers a fundamentally new way to deliver sound, and has the potential to revolutionize the home listening experience for individuals with hearing loss and their families.

To learn more about this revolutionary technology give us call or visit the website: To find out more about this trial, please call 0141 954 6030 Clements Hearing Services, 538 Crow Road, Jordanhill, Glasgow G13 1NU • www.clementshearingservices.co.uk

in their own name. It can also be useful to regulate financial provision for one of the parties in the event of separation or divorce. Like any contract, it can be challenged at a later date. However, so long as it can be shown to have been fair and reasonable at the time parties entered the agreement then the terms should be upheld. It is therefore important that both parties seek individual legal advice well in advance of the ceremony date. An open and honest conversation with your partner prior to marriage can allow parties to enter into an agreement and subsequently reduce protracted and emotionally difficult litigation in the event of divorce.

0141 954 6030 www.hypersoundhearing.com

Clements Hearing Services is a leading independent hearing aid centre offering friendly and professional hearing healthcare in Glasgow.

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What's On...

YOUR DEFINITIVE EVENTS DIARY FOR THE BEARSDEN & MILNGAVIE AREA.

WHAT DO MUGDOCK'S OWLS EAT? Find out on page 23...

MON

4

APR

CELESTE'S CIRCUS westerton hall, bearsden KIERAN GROSS Fraser centre, milngavie

MON

25 APR

PRIDE mugdock country park

Email next month's events by Friday 8th April to info@thecommunitymagazine.co.uk

SAT

23 APR

April 2016 | What's On Calendar

Calendar of events Thursday 31st March Pygmalion by Bernard Shaw The Turret Theatre, 9 Eastside Kirkintilloch, G66 1PY 7:30pm, While Kilmardinny Arts Centre is closed Kilmardinny Players are performing at The Turret Theatre in Kirkintilloch.

(Brookwood Library SAT 30th)

Friday 1st Milngavie Music Club Cairns Church, Buchanan Street, Milngavie 7:30pm, Ronald Brautigam, Piano. ken.brown10@ntlworld.com

www.kilmardinnyplayers.org

(Also April 1st & 2nd) Family Support Group Milngavie Community Library & Education Centre, Allander Rd 6:30-8:30pm, Is someone's substance use affecting you? A family support group provides the space and support to help you cope and improve your wellbeing.

07487 675 621 / claire@sfad.org.uk

(Runs every Thursday)

Host & Champions - Scotland in the Commonwealth Games Auld Kirk Museum An exhibition celebrating over 80 years of participation and achievement by Scotland in the Commonwealth Games from its origin to Glasgow 2014. www.edlc.co.uk

(Concluding April 21st)

Elba

Bookbug Alert Milngavie Library 11-11:30am, Come and celebrate 'Year of The Dad' www.edlc.co.uk Parkrun Drumchapel 9:30am, Free timed 5k and 2k for juniors. www.parkrun.org.uk (Further

information on page 6)

Putting Pictures to Words Mugdock Theatre 11am-12pm, Father and daughter-in-law duo Sir Roy Cameron and Jessica Stafford Cameron write and illustrate children’s books. Free. www.mugdock-country-park.org.uk

Sunday 3rd

Saturday 2nd Mini Rucksack Project Art at the Grange Donate a recycled rucksack or old school bag and fill it with clothes, shoes, and a toilet bag with toothpaste, toothbrush, soap and flannel, with the aim of helping refugee children in Syria. Donations will be accepted from the the 2nd until Friday 8th.

(Further information on page 3)

Artisan Gallery

9 Mugdock Road Milngavie G62 8PD

Contemporary

Handmade Jewellery & Crafts

by Scottish Artists

0141 956 1846 • www.elbagallery.com

/elbagallery

#elbagallery

• Driveways • Patios • Slabbing • Fencing & Decking • Turfing • Mono-blocking • Drainage • All General Building Work

BEFORE

AFTER

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Charity Car Boot Sale Homebase Car Park 7-11:30am, Weekly, sell your unwanted items. Proceeds to charity. £10 per car, £12 for small vans and £15 for larger vans.

Monday 4th Evening Dementia Group Bearsden Alzheimer Scotland, 49 Milngavie Road 7-9pm, Meet other carers who may be in a similar situation to yourself. carerslink.org.uk

Celeste’s Circus Westerton Hall, Bearsden 11am, Fall in love with Celeste and her troup of endearing circus animals. Specifically designed to engage babies and young children. www.fauxtheatre.weebly.com Spring Fun for Everyone Free but should be booked in advance by contacting the library.

Spring Craft (5-10yrs), Milngavie Library, Wed 6th, 2:15-3pm / Spring Bookbug (0-36months), Westerton Library, Tue 5th, 11-11:30am / Cracking Character Hunt (All ages), Brookwood Library, Mon 4th-Sat 9th.

Westerton Library, Mon 4th-Fri 8th, Milngavie Library, Mon 11thSat 16th. www.edlc.co.uk Carers Cafe The Station, Bearsden 10:30am-12:30pm, Swap tips on caring, make new friends and find out about other avenues of support. carerslink.org.uk

Bookbug Sessions Free, Enjoy rhymes and songs with your child. Must be booked in advance. Babies (0-18 months) & Toddler (0-36 months). Baby: MON: Milngavie Library & Westerton Library, 2-2:30pm (weekly from MON 18) / WED: Brookwood Library, 2-2:30pm (weekly from WED 20) / Baby & Toddler: TUE: Milngavie Library, 2-2:30pm (fortnightly from TUE 19) & Westerton Library, 2-2.30pm (Weekly from TUE 19) / THU: Brookwood Library, 2-2:30pm (fortnightly from THU 21) / Bookbug: SAT 2: Milngavie Library, 11-11:30am / SAT 9: Brookwood Library, 11-11:30am.

Learn With your Local Library We offer a friendly and welcoming learning environment offering you the chance to learn at a time and place that is local and convenient. Brookwood Library: MON 4: Meet us (10am-12pm) / MON 11: Tablet Tips (10am-12pm) / MON 4, 11, 18: Tablet Tips / MON 4, 11, 18: iPad for Beginners (2-3:30pm).

Milngavie Library: TUE 5: Meet us (10am-12pm) TUE 5, 12,19: iPad for Beginners (2-3:30pm) TUE 12: Tablet Tips (10am-12pm).

www.edlc.co.uk

www.edlc.co.uk

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What's On Calendar | April 2016 Bridge in Bearsden Milngavie Town Hall 5.30pm For improvers and 7.15pm for the advanced, All welcome.

For more details please get in touch: pfe263@gmail.com or 0141 563 8223.

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

Fizzgig Acting Workshop (7-9years) Mugdock Country Park 10am-3pm, Acting workshops where children will devise their own 35 minute show and perform it to family and friends on Saturday 9th. Booking essential.

0141 956 6100.

(Daily until Friday 8th)

Antonine Bridge Club Kilmardinny House 7pm, All welcome. www.bridgewebs.com/antonine

(Every Monday)

Tuesday 5th Acorn Bridge Club Court Room, Milngavie Town Hall 7pm, A friendly club which welcomes new members.

0141 942 7232

Wednesday 6th Walk - Mugdock & Craigmaddie Reservoirs Mugdock Country Park 11:20am-12:20pm, Discover East Dunbartonshire’s wealth of paths.

Minibus transport is available from Lennoxtown or meet at walk start. Booking essential.

0141 956 6100.

Young Carer Group Milngavie Youth Cafe (Depending on event) 5:30-7:30pm, One group is aimed at 8-12 year olds and the other 12-16 year olds. Transport can be provided. 0141 955 2131 (you can text on 0790 388 9858).

Friday 8th Rag Rugs with Makker Margo Winning Mugdock Country Park 1-3pm, The art of transforming old, unwanted fabrics into beautiful textile art, household items, accessories and rugs.

Booking essential. 07443437475 or email margo@margow.f9.co.uk.

(Also on Wednesday 20th)

The Burnbrae Bridge Club Milngavie Library 7pm, New members welcome.

0141 942 89412

Thursday 7th Bearsden Boys’ Brigade Juniors Kirk Road, G61 3RG 7-8:30pm, There is a wide range of fun activities for members of the Junior Section to take part in. www.1stbearsdenbb.org

Thursday 7th What do Mugdock’s Owls have for dinner?

Mugdock Country Park 10:30am-12pm & 1:30-3pm, Have a go at dissecting the pellets - it is truly fascinating. www.mugdock-country-park.org.uk

(Weekly)

Mugdock Adventure Afternoon - No Parents Required Mugdock Country Park 2-4pm, Calling 8 – 12 year olds!

Enjoy an afternoon of adventure for active kids, join the Ranger Service to explore ponds and woods, find new animals and new places! £2. www.mugdock-country-park.org.uk

(Weekly)

Tablet Tips Milngavie Library 10am-12:30pm, Free drop-in session when you can bring along your portable device for help with any worries, queries or struggles.

For more info go to: www.edlc.co.uk

THE

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Fizzgig Acting Workshops Mugdock Country Park 6-9pm, This is 5 evenings of acting classes culminating in a 45 minute performance on Sunday 10th followed by an After Show Party. Booking essential. (8-12yrs) 0141 956 6100.

(Daily until Saturday 9th)

Argentine Tango Classes Milngavie Tennis Club 7-8pm, Weekly, all welcome.

No need to bring a partner, just yourself and learn how to tango. firedance100@hotmail.com

BATHROOMS & BEDROOMS

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Top Quality Wooden Venetian, Pleated, Roman,Vertical, Roller and Blackout Blinds.

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Call us now on 01360 311979 (7 days) or visit appinshutters.com

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• Sandstone Restoration • Chimney Removal • New UPVC facials, soffits & guttering • New steel metal profile guttering

Rustic Solutions Tel: 01389 470 666

Mob: 07474 557 841 • 07477 131 517

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April 2016 | What's On Calendar

Calendar of events Friday 8th

Big vs Small (10+yrs) Lillie Art Gallery, Milngavie 10am-1pm, Bring along something you love to get 3D printed. Booking essential www.edlc.co.uk

Milngavie Carers Cafe Ellangowan Court, Milngavie 10:30am-12:30pm, Swap tips on caring, make new friends and find out about other avenues of support. www.carerslink.org.uk

Tuesday 12th Welcome Mornings Ellangowan Court, Milngavie Time TBC, This will give new carers an opportunity to meet our staff and volunteers. carerslink.org.uk

Saturday 9th Get your hands dirty Meet the Ranger in the Reserve car park off Merkland Drive, Kirkintilloch 10:30am-12pm, Help take care of Merkland Local Nature Reserve, children must be accompanied by an adult. For more details go to mugdock-country-park.org.uk

Sunday 10th Mountain Bike Training Mugdock Country Park 9:30am-12:30pm or 1-4pm, Come and test and improve your skills on a 3 hr session around Mugdock Country Park and the West Highland Way. Bikes, helmets and gloves are provided for the session. Suitable for 10-15 year olds. Booking essential.

0141 956 6100.

Monday 11th As Good as it Gets Mugdock Theatre 7:30pm, A single mother/waitress, a misanthropic author, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is in an accident.

Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt & Greg Kinnear. £3. Booking essential 0141 956 6100 SerendipityArts Easter Art School Mugdock Country Park 10:30am-12pm (5-8yrs) or 1-2:30pm (9-12yrs), A 5 day morning or afternoon block of art classes for children using the theme of Spring Time as inspiration and lots of different art materials. Booking essential. serendipityliz@aol.com.

POWDER & GRAPHICS

Shelters, Stories and Senses Mugdock Country Park 2-4pm, Build a shelter from natural materials, hear a story that will amaze you from the safety of your own shelter.

Booking essential. 0141 956 6100.

Friday 15th Mugdock Pond Monsters Mugdock Country Park 6-7pm, Meet the slimy sludge worm, secretive Cyclops, beastly backswimmer and the many others that live in Mugdock’s pond. www.mugdock-country-park.org.uk

Cartoon Inventions - Planton Platforms (8-11yrs) Community Room, Waitrose, Wednesday 13th Milngavie 2-4pm, Come and join Animation NTS Bearsden & Milngavie Jam for a workshop where you Members’ Centre design and build characters, Milngavie Town Hall platforms, bridges and other 7:30pm, Our AGM is followed crazy constructions. Booking by a talk with Peter Selman NTS Director of Strategic Development essential. www.edlc.co.uk who will discuss the NTS strategy for the next few years. annsmacleod@gmail.com

Weebeasties (4-6yrs) Milngavie Community Centre, Allander Road 10-11:30pm, WeeBeasties is for younger children who, with the help of an adult, create their very own unique art using paper collage, lots of lovely glitter, fabric and other messy stuff. Must be accompanied by an adult. www.edlc.co.uk

Thursday 14th

Hydrographics Shot Blasting Powder Coating Spray Painting Scratch & Dent Repairs

National Trust for Scotland Bearsden & Milngavie Members Centre Milngavie Community Centre Car Park 9:30am, 2 hour 5 mile walk along the Kelvin walkway from Maryhill to Partick. We use public transport to & from start and end.

0785 021 5555 (Robin)

Let's Look for Minibeasts Meet at the car park off Merkland Drive or follow the signs to find the Ranger.

2-3:30pm, Search for some of the tiny, wee creatures that live in the grasslands, ponds and woodlands.

For more details go to www.mugdock-country-park.org.uk

Saturday 16th Glasgow Mountain Bike Club Mugdock Country Park 10am-3pm, With the aim of improving Mugdock Country Park trails. www.gmbc.org.uk

(See p18 for further info)

Glen Clova Mountains Glen Clova, Dundee 7am, Two Munros are very close by, and two more a little further away, plus a Corbett on the other side. www.MilngavieMountaineeringClub.org

G&G Bros.

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TELEPHONE: 0141 952 1274 CHECK US OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA

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What's On Calendar | April 2016

Sunday 17th Have a go at Longbow Mugdock Country Park 2pm, Take a shot at medieval archery with the Green Hollow Bowmen in the walled garden. www.mugdock-country-park.org.uk

Tuesday 19th Chatterbooks Reading Groups 3.30-4.30pm, For 7-11yrs where you can enjoy fun activities, lively chat and lots of fantastic books.

TUE 19: Bishopbriggs Library / WED 20: Milngavie Library / WED 27: William Patrick Library. www.edlc.co.uk

2 Muirs Walk Mugdock Country Park 10:30am-1pm, Find out more about John Muir, the ScottishAmerican naturalist and Thomas Muir the Scottish political reformer on this section of route dedicated to both these mens’ achievements. Booking essential.

0141 956 6100

Murder Mystery Evening William Patrick Library 6:30pm, For fans of crime fiction listen to the suspects acting out the drama and try to decide which one committed the deadly deed. 0141 777 3143

Friday 22nd Sing Aloud Bearsden Bearsden Cross Church Hall, 59 Drymen Road, Bearsden, G61 2SU 10-11:30am, Singing for pleasure group. Singing with others, being with people, making friends and keeping active. www.singaloud.co.uk

Craft Workshops St Andrew’s Church Hall, Stewart Street 11am-3pm, Origami, card-making, stone-painting, patchwork and lots more. Create beautiful gifts for friends and family.

0141 946 9184

carerslink.org.uk/walk-with-us

0141 955 2131 or enquiry@carerslink.org.uk

QiGONG Ellangowan Court, Milngavie 1-3pm, Benefits are said to include increased energy, improved immunity, better balance and feeling of wellbeing. We hope to offer these two ‘taster’ sessions courtesy of QiGong Instructor, Ronnie Robertson. www.carerslink.org.uk

Saturday 23rd Theresa Talbot Voice of Radio Scotland Traffic Brookwood Library, Drymen Road, Bearsden 2pm, Now the author of an exciting crime novel set in Glasgow and based around the closing of one of the Magdelene Institutions. Her second novel is due later this year. 0141 777 3021.

(Further info on page 12)

ART CLASSES MILNGAVIE MAXIMUM 10 PER CLASS - 0141 384 2655 PRIMARY SCHOOL P4 – P7

Preparing for Art at High School WED 20 & FRI 22 APR: 3:30-5:30pm

Saturday 23rd Kieran Gross Fraser Centre, Milngavie 7:30pm, Live music at the Milngavie folk club. tickets: jmsconcerts.co.uk

P7 Advanced

WED 2O APR: 6.30-8.30pm

PIANO TUITION P4 – P7 only

John McCannEst. Garden & 1992 BEFORE Landscape Services AFTER

Beginners to Intermediate: 10 week block

EVENING: TUE 19 & THU 21 APR: 7-9pm DAYTIME: FRI 22 APR: 12.30-2.30pm

HIGH SCHOOL

EVENING: WED 20 APR: 7-9pm (10 weeks)

S1–S4 - DO YOU LOVE ART?

Support for Higher and Advanced Higher Art & Spanish

Please phone to add your name to the waiting list. (6.30-8.30pm: DATES TBC) Don’t leave it until the week before the prelims. Seek solid support now!

CHILDREN’S ART PARTIES

t: 0141 956 1260 • • m: 07933 794187 e: john.mccann19@hotmail.co.uk

DRAWING & PAINTING

PURELY PASTELS

HIGH SCHOOL S5–S6

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CLASSES FOR ADULTS

Call 0141 384 2655 (£12.50 per half hour)

Learn different skills and techniques to help you as you progress through school plus you’ll have lots of fun and meet new friends!

WED 20 & FRI 22 APR: 6.30-8.30pm

www.thenaturegoddess.co.uk

FOR A REASON

Saturday 23rd

Walk With Us Milngavie Carers Link Help raise much needed funds for Carers Link by walking with us from Milngavie to Kirkintilloch or with our family-friendly walk from Bishopbriggs to Kirkintilloch.

Mixed Ability St Andrew's Church, Bearsden 11am-1pm, Experiment with a variety of media including drawing and painting. 4 week course, 16+. www.edlc.co.uk

23 YEARS

(Also Monday 25th)

Dementia Group Milngavie Enterprise Centre 7-9pm, If you care for someone with Dementia come meet others who may be in a similar situation to yourself. carerslink.org.uk

Wednesday 20th

Good Visualisation / Meditation St Andrew's Church Hall Milngavie - The Garden Room 1:30-2:30pm, Relax, re-juvenate & bring peace & balance into your day. 07884 050 340

Try Conservation Volunteering Mugdock Country Park 10am-12:30pm, ranger led handson task to benefit Mugdock’s green places. 16+. Free. Booking essential. 0141 956 6100.

Thursday 21st

with Lynn Howarth

HABLA ESPAÑOL? LEARN TO SPEAK SPANISH

TUE 19 APR & THU 21: 7-9pm (10 WEEKS)

0141 384 2655

INTERIOR DESIGN SERVICE

Give your HOME or BUSINESS a New Look for 2016...

We might take longer than 60 Minutes but you will love the end result! Call 0141 384 2655

Tailored to suit your requirements ie with guest Princess, Batman etc. The format can be adapted to also suit older children and adults.

Call 0141 384 2655 for more info.

SAVE 10%

ON All ART & SPANISH CLASSES

£180 for 10 weeks (£9 per hour) instead of £200

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April 2016 | What's On Calendar Go Beyond - ‘The Artist’s Block’ Mugdock Country Park 10:30am-4:30pm, This is an inspirational new 2 day art workshop intuitively painting and creating. Working on primed cube blocks of solid wood, with an assortment of mixed-media, collage and acrylic paints and different techniques to create a 3-D painting/sculptural piece of artwork. This workshop is for adults and cost is £125. Booking essential. serendipityliz@aol.com.

Calendar of events Beginner’s Scottish Country Dancing Westerton Hall, Bearsden 7-8:30pm, No partner needed, just soft shoes. More info: 07902 127 370 or rscdsglasgow.org.

(Also Wed 27th, 7-9.15pm, Milngavie Town Hall)

Monday 25th Pride Mugdock Country Park 7:30pm, U.K. gay activists work to help miners during their lengthy strike of the National Union of Mineworkers in the summer of 1984. Booking Essential 0141 956 6100. £3 Burnbrae Residents’ Association AGM Library of the Burnbrae Hotel 7:30pm, A chance to have a balanced discussion about the Bears Way. 0141 942 8448

Thursday 28th Autism Sensory Workshop East Dunbartonshire Voluntary Action, Kirkintilloch 10:30am-12:30pm, This session will look at the importance of sensory skills; their abnormalities and the impact on ASD. We will also discuss how to avoid overload and meltdown. carerslink.orgluk

Friday 29th

Milngavie Music Club Cairns Church, Milngavie 8pm, Laura Sergeant, Cello Tuesday 26th Ian Watt, Guitar. These two Emergency Planning outstanding young Scottish Ellangown Road, Milngavie musicians have formed a 10:30am-12:30pm, Put a plan into partnership which brings to the place for the person you care for fore some exquisite music for in the event you are unable to this unusual combination of care for them. carerslink.org.uk instruments. ken.brown10@ntlworld.com

Holiday Homes

(Also on Sunday 1st)

Saturday 30th Dawn Chorus Mugdock Country Park 5-7am, Get up with the larks and learn your warblers from your wagtails and your geese from your grouse. Walk through former estates and along waterways on this Rangerled walk. Booking Essential.

0141 956 6100.

Men Behaving Dadly Allander Evangelical Church 9:30am, A great place for dads and pre-school children (0-3yrs) to play, socialize and re-energize!

With delicious bacon rolls for dads and snacks for kids. www.allanderchurch.org.uk

Residential Homes

Garden Willow Structures and Plant Supports Mugdock Country Park 10am-4pm, Each participant will make a tall sweet pea holder and small hurdle using willow and dogwood. www.mugdock-country-park.org.uk

Westerton Male Voice Choir Milngavie Town Hall 7:30pm, A night of music. www.wmvc.scot or 0141 563 8834

Part Exchange

You can part exchange your existing Worry free holidays for 11 months of the Seaton Estate is the perfect location for the over 50's. Open all year round, our holiday home, motorhome or a touring year. Seaton Estate can offer a wide choice residential homes offer all the comfort and caravan against a new holiday home or of new homes from all of the leading luxury you would expect whilst affording residential home. Enjoy the benefits of manufacturers. We are sure that there is spectacular views of the nearby scenery. holiday home living whatever the weather. the perfect holiday home for each and every individual.

For more information Call 01241 877477 or Email sales@crownparks.com www.crownparks.com

Seaton Estate, Seaton Road, Arbroath, DD11 5SE

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Nightlife | April 2016

Want a wide range of entertainment to suit your mood and taste? Look no further than the Community Magazine's guide. Whether testing the old grey matter at a quiz, tickling your tonsils at karaoke or hitting the dance floor, we have the list to inspire you.

bearsDen

m i l n g aV i e

The Inn

Meet me @ the Corner

Station Road, 0141 942 6752  THU 3: 8:30pm, Open Mic Night  MON: Mastermind Mondays from 9pm  FRI: DJ  Live Sport: SKY 3D & ESPN

44 Main Street, Milngavie, 0141 956 7290  WED: Open Mic Night, 7:30pm-12am  FRI 1: John Hinshelwood  SAT 2: Blind Panik  SUN 3: John Thompson  FRI 8: Back Beat  SAT 9: Slow Train  SUN 10: Russell McNeil  FRI 15: Evan Hughes  SAT 16: Cassettes  SUN 17: Graeme Gaff  FRI 22: Shoot the Crow  SAT 23: The Windows  SUN 24: Ronnie Garrity  FRI 29: Perfect Strangers  SAT 30: Flatliners

Den 128 Drymen Road, 0141 942 7272  THU : Quiz  FRI : DJ  Live Sport, including six nations Rugby

The Burnbrae Milngavie Road, 0141 942 5951  Extensive range of whiskies in a relaxed atmosphere

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The other gold medallists were Serena Iheagwaran in 200m butterfly and 100m backstroke; Ellis Sheils in 100m backstroke and 200m backstroke; and Max Burns in 100m backstroke, all Bearsden Academy.

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Many other cyclists, walkers and horse riders also make use of the wide network of trails.

“However, we had noticed that there had been some erosion He says: “The Mugdock paths and and weather damage and we approached the ranger service to trails are popular with our club and we often ride them when we volunteer our help.”

“The work with the mountain bikers has been on-going over several years and this time they have also been assisting with new systems to keep water and rain off the West Highland Way. The work is of benefit to all users of the park.”

In partnership with the rangers, GMBC members have spent four sessions in 2016 on various park projects, with another one planned for this month.

Graham says: “The work can be quite tiring but it is rewarding.

It’s also a sociable activity and we have met new people through the sessions. We feel that it’s our way to put something back into the park with some good, honest graft.”

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Barry said: “We are proud to be part of a historic and respected dental practice in Bearsden. Our focus is very much on offering a family friendly service and we make it our priority to build lifelong relationships with patients.

While myself and Gillian are now taking the practice forwards we want patients to know that it is business as usual.

Family orientated dental care has long been at the heart of well-respected Park Cottage Dental Practice in Bearsden.

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Floss Ross, co-artistic director of Fizzgig, says: “This is an exciting opportunity for children. The shows will be devised by the children themselves. In the classes, we will be looking at basic stage craft, introducing drama games and, on one of the days, our musical director will come in and work with them.

“The benefi ts of this type of acting classes include learning FIZZGIG: Easter holiday camps are being to speak confidently in front organised by local of others, teamwork, empathy, theatre group Fizzgig. working to a deadline, reading, learning and remembering a script and encouraging If your kids are always acting up, why not physical activity. redirect their enthusiasm towards a series of “That's the serious stuff! Above all they will be fun, energetic and Easter holiday drama workshops? at the end of it all they will have a piece of theatre that is all The workshops will be split into Fizzgig Theatre Company is their own.” two age groups. Children aged hosting five days of acting seven to nine are invited to join The workshops will be led by Floss workshops for children aged 7 sessions at Mugdock Theatre from and her Fizzigig co-director, David to 12 at Mugdock Country Park.

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Lee-Michael. Fizzgig has been The sessions, from April 4 to 8, The performance will take place producing sell-out pantomimes will lead to a 35-minute show for Mugdock for eight years. See that will be performed in front of at 2pm on Saturday April 9.

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new role aT The players A call out in the Community Magazine for new actors at Kilmardinny Players led Noelle Ryan on the path to a rewarding new hobby.

The Milngavie mum-of-four was attracted by the opportunity to audition for a role in the 2015 production, Top Girls, and was delighted to land the character of Pope Joan.

Noelle, a primary school teacher, says: “I had been keen to fi nd a new hobby and I thought I would enjoy acting with a local group.

I was surprised but very pleased to be given the role of Pope Joan and I thoroughly enjoyed being a part of the excellent Kilmardinny Players production.”

She adds: “It all came about because I read the article in the magazine that said the Players were keen to find new female actors. I have found the group to be very welcoming and friendly.”

Noelle is now rehearsing her new role as part of the latest

of her manner. When the end result produces a very ladylike Miss Doolittle, the lessons learned become much more far reaching.

It all came about because I read the article in the magazine that said the Players were keen to find new female actors.

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production, Pygmalion, by Bernard Shaw. She plays Mrs Higgins in the drama that portrays the complex business of human relationships in a social world.

The play will be on show to the public from Thursday March 31 to Saturday April 2 at a temporary venue, the Turret Theatre, Kirkintilloch, while Kilmardinny House is refurbished. Tickets can be ordered from the website at www.kilmardinnyplayers.org

Meanwhile, the Players are also looking for a venue for their November 2016 production. The group is hoping to find a venue Phonetics professor Henry Higgins closer to Bearsden or Milngavie. tutors Cockney girl Eliza Doolittle, If anyone can help or has any not only in the refinement of suggestions they should email: speech, but also in the refinement secretary@kilmardinnyplayers.org.

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EAT THE SEASONS Three Sisters Bake launch ‘Seasonal Hero’ menu The girls behind the Three Sisters Bake cafés, have unveiled their brand new ‘Seasonal Hero’ lunch menu, featuring an array of fresh, Scottish produce and focusing on a different range of locally grown fruit and vegetable ‘heroes’ each season.

Three Sisters Bake has two cafes, one of which is in Killearn, just fifteen minutes from Milngavie.

Their other café is in Quarriers Village (Renfrewshire), between Bridge of Weir and Kilmacolm.

business in Scotland means we are surrounded by amazing, high quality suppliers. The standard of Scottish produce available makes our job very easy! Having worked very closely with our fruit and veg supplier, Seasonal Produce, since we established Three Sisters Bake, we’ve now honed our menu to incorporate as many fresh, delicious and locally grown vegetables as possible!’

Linsey added, ‘Fresh fruit and veg were always the mainstay of our kitchen, but this year, The ‘Seasonal Hero’ menu will we wanted to really pin our flag retain many of the cafés’ signature to the mast and commit to a dishes but owners, Nichola, Linsey seasonally changing menu, which and Gillian Reith, wanted to put is led by the produce currently more emphasis on the amount growing down the road. I now let of fresh, Scottish and seasonal the seasonality chart shape our produce used in their cooking. quarterly changing menu.’

Youngest sister, Linsey, who ‘Baking is very much at the heart heads up the kitchen and menu of our business, but after four development said ‘Running a food years our customers are becoming

ever more interested in our savoury lunchtime offerings which I’m delighted about!’ added Linsey ‘We’re so excited to see genuine interest from our customers, about the provenance of our produce and getting the most from their food by consuming veg and fruit grown in the current season. Our seasonal hero menu, allows these products their moment in the limelight and allow us to offer our customer nutritious, delicious, Scottish grown options year round.

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Third Page Advert upgrade in The Scottish Property Guide

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Upgraded Property Display on Rightmove and Zoopla

Contact Bearsden Branch for further details on 0141 278 6783 or bearsden@slaterhogg.co.uk or visit www.slaterhogg.co.uk

HERITAGE | EXPERTISE | PROFESSIONALISM SALES & LETTINGS slaterhogg.co.uk *Subject to VAT. Terms & Conditions apply, contact Bearsden branch for full details. Minimum fees apply. This offer is subject to a restricted number of instructions. If your property is currently for sale with another agent please check the terms of your existing contract including fee liability and potential dual fee liability.