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Steve Hikes Ridge For Charity ..... 3 Romy Set for Miss Worlds ............ 3 Hilary's Loch Relay Swim ............. 4 Finsbay New Bar of Year ............. 5 Cathy is Back in 'Steps' ................. 6 Choir Seeking New Voices ........... 7 Club's Special Opener................. 10 Discover Your Inner Wow .......... 11 Church Walks for All................... 12 Art Sale for Suzy Fund ............... 12 Legal Matters .............................. 13 Dougie MacLean Plays ............... 14 What's Up Doc? .......................... 14 October Holiday Feature ... 16&17

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steve hikes RidGe foR ChaRity On August 26, Steven took six people on a hike of two Munros on the famous Aonach Eagach ridge in Glencoe. Two walkers are fellow members of Milngavie Mountaineering Club.

mainland and has exposed scrambling and exhilarating knife-edge traverses. “Luck prevailed for our group as we enjoyed a rain-free day with some sneaks of sunshine that propelled us on our way amid breathtaking scenery. “We enjoyed exquisite views of the Glencoe valley, north to the Nevis range, then, on our descent, towards beautiful and serene Loch Leven.�

Dr Steven Meldrum, pictured centre, with fellow Munro enthusiasts

A keen Munro bagger took a group of walkers on an exciting ridge hike this summer as part of a University of Glasgow charity fund-raiser.

Dr Steven Meldrum, a clinical neuropsychologist from Bearsden and alumni of the university, has been a team leader of the annual Munro Challenge for several years.

The aim of the University of Glasgow Munro Challenge is to have as many teams and individuals possible climbing the

282 Munros in Scotland over one weekend.

Funds raised go to the University Of Glasgow Trust community, which supports, among other charities, Beatson Pebble Appeal, The Paul O’Gorman Leukaemia Research Centre, Think Pink Scotland and the Brain Tumour Research Fund.

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He said: “As a fundraising event for the university, this has to be one of the most adventurous there is and attracts hundreds of participants for a good cause. “I chose the Aonach Eagach this year because it’s such a great route although not without challenges. It is famed as the narrowest ridge on the British

Throughout the weekend of August 26 to 27 the Munro Challenge saw dozens of summits being bagged by participants. It was also decided that the fund-raiser would be extended to the following two weekends on the request of walkers so that they could raise as much money as possible for the various university causes. The grand sum raised was still being totalled as we went to press.

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Romy set for Miss Worlds The Milngavie-born Miss Scotland winner, Romy McCahill, says she is looking forward to taking part in the Miss World competition next month.

Romy, 23, was crowned Miss Scotland in August at a Glasgow event after beating 14 other competition to the title. She was awarded her accolade by last year’s winner Lucy Kerr at a ceremony also attended by guests, X Factor star Emily Middlemass and TV presenter Jennifer Reoch.

Romy was also crowned Miss Earth Scotland three years ago and travelled to the world final, where she took a place in the top eight.

Now Romy is preparing to represent Scotland at the Miss

work hard to be a good ambassador for Scotland.

“I can't wait to represent my country at Miss World in China next month and, simultaneously, I will continue to raise awareness for Alzheimer Scotland.”

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hilaRy’s loCh Relay sWim A local mum-of-two has completed a relay swim of the largest area of freshwater in Britain to raise funds for a cancer charity.

Hilary Glen, of Bearsden, was part of the team of swimmers – some not even wearing wetsuits – who swam the length of Loch Lomond for Beatson Cancer Charity.

The 12 brave swimmers set off at 6am from Ardlui with the overall aim of swimming 39km to the Maid of the Loch beach at the south end of the loch. They were supported in RIB boats by Robert Hamilton of Vigour Events.

Hilary, a consultant medical oncologist at the Beatson, said: “The weather conditions were dreadful with torrential rain most of the day. Everything in the two boats ended up soaked through and most of us were drenched before we even got in the water. “We were all on the boats for somewhere between fi ve to

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Hilary Glen, pictured left, played her part in a team of 12 swimmers covering 39km from Ardlui to the Maid of the Loch beach

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The win comes as the bar and restaurant on Main Street celebrates its first anniversary.

Finsbay was nominated for the Makar New Bar of the Year at the Scottish Bar & Pub Awards and was listed among other finalists Chelsea Market in Glasgow, Empress of Broughton Street in Edinburgh and Voyage of Buck, also in Edinburgh The staff at the Milngavie bar discovered they had won the category at the Glasgow Hilton Hotel ceremony in August.

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Finsbay manager Brendan Quinn said: “As a team, we are all immensely proud of the achievement, especially up against the calibre of venues that were shortlisted.

“As a fl edgling business, it can be tough to keep a regular trade and hope to grow.

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“To win an award like this is of great signifi cance to our business because it shows that we are going in the right direction. This will also make us strive for more in the future.”

“We are in a competitive area, with several outlets in a small area but we continue to perform well. One example was the success of our Gin Festival in July, when more than 300 people came to Finsbay to soak up the atmosphere and learn about gin over the one weekend.”

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Cathy is baCk in ‘steps’ A teacher has returned to the locale where she set up her first fun and original musical classes for youngsters – and is once again teaching.

Cathy McCallum, pictured above centre, launched Musical Steps in Milngavie in 2002 after having her first child. As a music graduate and primary teacher, she wanted to create classes with a blend of music, education and fun.

The result was Musical Steps, for children aged from four months, which include a blend of back-tobasics songs, percussion playing, musical games, movement and listening to give youngsters and their parents or carers the ideas and confidence to make music together.

The classes have since been rolled out across the UK and into Europe with some 20 teachers licensed to lead Musical Steps.

After her second son was born, Cathy moved with her family to Fife and left another teacher in charge of Musical Steps in Milngavie. Now she has moved back to the area and she has taken up the helm again.

all started. It has been wonderful to see the Musical Steps concept growing and developing across the UK and overseas.

“Music has been shown to be one of the most powerful ways of helping children develop emotionally, socially and neurologically – and the earlier you start the better.

“Musical Steps also gives youngsters an excellent preparation for going on to learn a musical instrument.”

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Westerton Male Voice Choir at their recent 60th Anniversary Concert. The Choir's musicial director Bryan Marshall, is keen to welcome new male singers to the choir

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October 2017 | Local News

ChurCh WalkS aRt sale foR suZy fund fOr all friends Tony Erskine and John.

They played on and off over the years and in 2000 they were asked to support a charity concert for The Suzy Fund. The concert was recorded and they made a CD.

The Art for Life sale takes place this month in aid of The Suzy Fund

A long-standing charity fund, with poignant connections to the community, is hosting an art and crafts sale in Milngavie this month.

The New Kilpatrick Church Ramblers group will be enjoying the autumnal countryside this month with four planned walks.

The first walk on Tuesday October 3 is a moderately easy walk of Knock Hill in Largs, Ayrhsire.

On Saturday October 14, the group will take a more strenuous hike to the 655m summit of Beinn Reithe in the Arrochar Alps, which is part of the Argyll Forest Park.

Two more moderate graded walks are on Tuesday walk the 24th to Cathkin Braes and Carmunnock Heritage Trail and on Saturday 28th to Loch of the Lowes, Dunkeld.

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The Art for Life sale of “affordable art and crafts” is in aid of The Suzy Fund and takes place at St Joseph’s Church Hall on Saturday October 28.

The Suzy Fund was founded in 1975 by Brian Hazell in response to an article in a newspaper about a famine in Ethiopia.

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“After that, every year, The Healys and their families played and sold CDs in different places in aid of the charity.

Then, in 2008, they launched the fi rst Art for Life exhibition.

The Milngavie sale is being organised by Dorothy Parkin, whose late husband Erne – known as Mr Milngavie for his enthusiastic community events organisation – was a supporter of The Suzy Fund.

“Erne died in 2009 but the families have continued to raise funds through Art for Life and it is Tony’s eclectic range of paintings, screen prints, pen and ink drawings, driftwood and cards that form the main part of the exhibition.”

Dorothy says: “Erne was part of the Healys folk band, which formed in the 1960s with two

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Milngavie Town Hall plays host to the international singer songwriter Dougie MacLean, this month.

The date is part of his 2017 tour in the UK and America and has been rescheduled after cancellation in August.

Dougie, who is famed for the song Caledonia, is presented by Milngavie Folk Club and plays on Friday October 20. Doors open at 7.30pm.

Dougie has built an international reputation as a songwriter, composer and performer. This talent has taken his performance to concerts and festivals all over the world and to the stages of Carnegie Hall in New York, Londonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Festival Theatre and the Sydney Opera House.

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October 2017 | What's On Calendar Forever Active (55+) Allander Sports Centre 11am, Badminton, table tennis and soft tennis with a swim included. Just turn up!

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Sunday 1st Campsie to Cadder Mugdock Country Park 2pm, Discover a wealth of wildlife and history on this varied Ranger led walk through woodlands, along old railway lines and canal towpaths.

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0141 956 6100 Charity Car Boot Sale Homebase Car Park 7-11:30am, Sell your unwanted items.

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Monday 2nd The Winslow Boy Mugdock Country Park 7:30pm, When 14-year-old Ronnie Winslow is expelled from the Royal Naval College for theft, his father, Arthur is convinced that Ronnie was wrongly accused. After acquiring the talented lawyer Sir Robert Morton, Arthur doggedly pursues the case, which becomes a sensationalized public story.

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0141 563 8223 • pfe263@gmail.com Weekly Breathe Easy Waitrose Community Room 2pm, Do you have a long-term lung condition? Join us for friendly sharing and support Cheery Ladies Keep Fit Baljaffray Parish Church 10-10:45am, Over 60s exercise class.

0141 942 1283 Weekly (also on Wednesdays) Bearsden Carer Café The Station, Bearsden 10:30am, Monthly get-together where you can chat with other carers over coffee, make new friends and find out about other avenues of support. www.carerslink.org.uk Summer Bridge Club All Saints Episcopal Church Hall, Drymen Road 1pm, We are a friendly but competitive group of bridge players. There is disabled access. Everyone is very welcome to come along with a partner. muriel.draper@gmail.com Evening Dementia Carer Group Bearsden Dementia Resource Centre, 49 Milngavie Rd, Bearsden 7pm, Receive support and meet others in a similar situation whilst getting the relevant information to help your situation. www.carerslink.org.uk

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

0141 563 7830 • 07982 248764 www.bearsdenbaptistchurch.com

Tuesday 3rd Westerton Male Voice Choir – Open Night Bearsden Cross Church.

7:30pm, Open night for potential new members. More information on page 8.

0141 956 5868

Chair Yoga Milngavie Youth Café 11am-12pm, 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. www.carerslink.org.uk Weekly

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

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What's On Calendar | October 2017 Milngavie Choir Cairn 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 Acorn Bridge Club Court Room, Milngavie Town Hall 7pm, A friendly club which welcomes new members.

0141 942 7232 Weekly Afternoon Bridge Class Hilton Park Golf Club 1.15-4.15pm, Improve your bridge in a relaxed atmosphere with an experienced teacher. For improvers. No partner needed.

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Wednesday 4th Ladies Bridge Club Court Room, Milngavie Town Hall 1:30pm, New members welcome.

0141 584 9514 Westerton Male Voice Choir – Open Night Bearsden Cross Church.

7:30pm, Open night for potential new members. More information on page 8.

0141 956 5868 Self Defence Course St Joseph's Primary, Milngavie 7:15pm, Learn self-defence techniques in our fun environment run by Bearsden Martial Arts Club. www.bearsdenmartialarts.org Weekly Margaret McBain Dance Classes Cairns Church Hall, Milngavie 7.30pm, Ballet.

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Bearsden & District Philatelic Society Waitrose, Milngavie.

10:30am, New drop-in meeting for anyone interested in stamp collecting.

07833 706962

Thursday 5th

Burnbrae Bridge Club Milngavie Town Hall 7pm, New members are always welcome. 0141 942 6652 Weekly

Yoga with Manjulika Bearsden Burgh Hall 6:30-7.30pm, Pregnancy Yoga.

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Bearsden Boys’ Brigade 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 Weekly during school terms Wednesday Wander Lennoxtown 11am, Get out and about and enjoy the fresh air on this Ranger led walk on good paths from Lennoxtown through the surrounding countryside to Campsie Glen. This walk is about 1 hour 30 minutes long. Booking essential.

0141 956 6100 Bearsden Choir New Kilpatrick Church New Halls New season just started with exciting programme ahead. Highlights include Beethoven's Mass in C, Chilcott's Little Jazz Mass and Elgar's Dream of Gerontius. Interest especially from tenors and basses will be very welcome.

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Jog Scotland Milngavie Town Centre Clock 6:20pm, Come and run.

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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.

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Forever Active (55+) Allander Sports Centre 11am, Badminton, table tennis and soft tennis with a swim included. Just turn up!

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Friday 6th Charity Art and Craft Sale for Playlist for Life Mugdock Makkers Art and Craft Gallery 11am-5pm, As part of our 10th Anniversary celebrations, our Artists and Crafters are submitting works to be included in a charity sale with 50% of the sale of these items going to Playlist for Life. info@mugdockmakkers.co.uk Runs until Sunday 8th

Margaret McBain Dance Classes Cairns Church Hall, Milngavie 11am, Prime Movers.

0141 956 3388 • 07778 137623 mar.macbain@ntlworld.com Weekly Tango in Milngavie Milngavie Sports Club 7:30-8:30pm, No experience required, just come down and tango.

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All (Solar) Systems Go! Mugdock Country Park 7pm, In our first stargazing session of the winter, come along and learn some fascinating facts about our Solar System and then search the October skies for winter constellations and planets. Family event. Indoor presentation if weather is bad. Booking essential.

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Scottish Country Dancing Class Milngavie Town Hall, Station Road, Craigdhu Writers Milngavie, G62 8BZ Milngavie Community Centre, 7:30pm, You will be taught by a teacher Quiet Room from the Royal Scottish Country Dance 10am, Our group of free-thinking Society, accompanied by live music. mainly seniors are back to meeting up You don't need a partner but a pair of weekly when we enjoy each other's soft shoes would be helpful. Beginners writings and reading. welcome. 07902 127370 #4005-Milngavie-95x65-PRINT-R2.pdf 1 14/09/2017 16:22 www.rscdsglasgow.org craigdhuwriters@btinternet.com Weekly Weekly

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October 2017 | What's On Calendar Milngavie Carer Café Milngavie Enterprise Centre 10:30am, Come and chat with other carers over coffee, make new friends and find out about other avenues of support. No need to sign up, just drop in! www.carerslink.org.uk

Calendar of events BADMINTONscotland Allander Leisure Centre 7pm, Badminton club.

07825 054629 Weekly

Saturday 7th Milngavie Makers Market Milngavie Makers Market, Milngavie Town Hall 10am-3pm, Monthly indoor artisan market, with a wide variety of work on offer something is sure to take your fancy. facebook/milngaviemakersmarket Luke Daniels, Ryan Young & Jen Butterworth Fraser Centre 7:30pm, Tickets at tickets.jmsconcerts.co.uk

Sunday 8th MoSSFest 2017 Mugdock Country Park 11am, The Middle of Scotland Science Festival (MoSSFest) is returning to Mugdock Country Park this year bringing a host of exciting science activities suitable for all ages to this free family event. There will be activities at the visitor centre and around the park. Admission free.

Suitable for all ages. facebook.com/mossfestscotland

Fungus Amungus Mugdock Country Park 2pm, Find out about the mushrooms and fungi that pop up around us at this time of year. Marvel at their different colours and shapes as we rustle for Russulas, burrow for Boletus and wander for Waxcaps on this autumnal walk. Booking essential.

0141 956 6100 TrailFest RunSOCIAL and Mugdock Mile Race Mugdock Country Park 9:45am, TrailFest host-guided social runs on the 2nd Sunday of each month. Choose from 5k or 10k distance and explore new trails around the park. Advance booking is essential – places are limited and fill up fast. trailfestscotland.com

Monday 9th Milngavie Flower Club Milngavie Town Hall 7.30pm, This is the beginning of our new session and we will welcome Mrs Katie Pridmore from Newcastle who is our demonstrator tonight.

Everyone is welcome to enjoy an evening of flower arranging.

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Monday 9th Book and Arts Festival East Dunbartonshire Libraries 11am, As the nights draw in, we sometimes need something to give us a bit of a lift. With that in mind East Dunbartonshire’s Cultural Services team has put together a varied programme of events to help promote that feelgood factor. edlct.bookings@ eastdunbarton.gov.uk Runs until Friday 20th CreatMilngavie and Bearsden Historical Society Lesser Hall, Beasden Community Hub 7:30pm, Venessa Collinggride the well known broadcaster will talk on Captain Cook, obsession and betrayal in the new world. jsabirrell@hotmail.com

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General (Beginners Welcome) 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, come along to a class in Scottish Country Dancing which caters for all levels of dancer, including beginners. 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.

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Thursday 12th Zervas & Pepper Fraser Centre 7:30pm, Tickets at tickets.jmsconcerts.co.uk

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Open Archives Bearsden Hub (Lesser Hall) 2:30pm, Join us for this drop-in-familyfriendly event and catch a rare glimpse of some treasures from the Archives.

Find out more about our collections and how they can help you with your family or local history. We’ll also be running a children's treasure hunt with prizes. culture@eastdunbarton.gov.uk

Milngavie Carer Café Milngavie Enterprise Centre 10:30am, Carers Café is a monthly gettogether for carers where you can chat with other carers over coffee. www.carerslink.org.uk

Carers Choir Milngavie Enterprise Centre 1:30pm, The choir is led by Bryan Marshall, who already leads a number of other local choirs. There are no auditions, just the opportunity to enjoy singing and meet up with other carers in a fun environment. www.carerslink.org.uk

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Bearsden and District Philatelic Society Westerton Church, Crarae Avenue 7.30pm. Visit from Stirling & District Philatelic Society. Visitors Welcome.

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Milngavie Music Club Cairns Church, Buchanan Street, Milngavie 7:30pm, The Naked Violin with Tasmin Little. A very special recital by one of Britain’s best-loved soloists. Tasmin Little’s ‘Naked Violin’ project shows the huge range of expression that a single unadorned violin can produce.

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What's On Calendar | October 2017 Build a Harry Potter Birch Broom Lenzie Moss 1-3pm, Let’s put the birch to good use and make a broom to fly to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Join in anytime, the Ranger Service and Friends of Lenzie Moss will be there to assist you. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

0141 956 6100 Dan Whitehouse & Jess Morgan Fraser Centre 7:30pm, Tickets at tickets.jmsconcerts.co.uk

Saturday 14th Get your Hands Dirty Reserve car park off Merkland Drive, Kirkintilloch 10:30am, Wear your wellies and help take care of Merkland Local Nature Reserve. Minimum age 10yrs, 10-15-yearolds must be accompanied by an adult.

0141 956 6100 Allander Jazz Festival Ellangowan Social Club, Milngavie 7-11pm, Come and join us for a fun social fundraising night. Tickets £5 from the local Dementia Resource Centre, 49 Milngavie Road, Bearsden or Anne O'Donnell 0141 946 0966 aodonnell@alzscot.org Coffee Concert Bearsden Cross Church, 59 Drymen Rd, Bearsden G61 2SU 11.30am, A recital by former Oxford University organ scholar. Tiffany Vong.

Tickets £10 can be purchased from Purple Edge or at the door. Coffee and cake served from 10.45am.

0141 942 0507 secretary@bearsdencross.org

Sunday 15th Glencoe – Rock-Climb Up Dinnertime Buttress Glencoe 7am, Glencoe – A classic rock-climb up Dinnertime Buttress on Aonach Dubh onto Stob Coire an-Lochain. Some experience essential. www.milngavie mountaineeringclub.org Have a Go Longbow Mugdock Country Park 2pm, Take a shot at medieval archery with the Green Hollow Bowmen in the Walled Garden.

0141 956 6100

Second Sound Record Fair Mugdock Country Park 10am, Come and browse, buy, sell or exchange. There is a wide range of records, tapes, CDs and DVDs for every musical genre on offer. Free.

0141 956 6100 (Also on Sunday)

Monday 16th Travelling Gallery Milngavie Library 11am, Travelling Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition by Lauren Printy Currie. Works in sculpture, writing and installation, creating assemblages that hybridize the material and psychological qualities of objects. culture@eastdunbarton.gov.uk Dual Gaelic / English Bookbug Milngavie Library 2pm, All the fun of a regular bookbug with some stories, songs & rhymes in Gaelic too. www.edlc.co.uk Feel Good Fun – WordSculptures Milngavie CE Centre 11am, A fun drawing & sculpture workshop. Be inspired by words, shapes and scale. culture@eastdunbarton.gov.uk

Tuesday 17th Children & Young People’s Get Creative Programme 2017/18 Throughout East Dunbartonshire Saturday courses and afterschool clubs filled with lots of fun and messy activities throughout the year. 0141 777 3143 Bearsden Flower Show New Kilpatrick New Halls 7:30pm, Resuming after a summer break.

The demonstrator is Jean McClure from Cleveland, everyone welcome.

0141 942 4152 What do Owls Have for Dinner?

Mugdock Country Park 2pm, Come along and have a go at dissecting the pellets – it is truly fascinating and very popular with all ages.

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Bearsden Chess Club Cairns Church Hall, 11 Buchanan Street, Milngavie G62 8AW 7.45pm, New season starts at this thriving, friendly club. (Junior sessions 6:30-7:30pm start following Tuesday 26 Sept).

0141 569 3361 james.burt@ntlworld.com www.bearsdenchessclub.weebly.com

Milngavie Dementia Group Carers Link, Milngavie 10:30am, Do you have a relative with a diagnosis of dementia? Come along to our friendly support group. www.carerslink.org.uk

U3A Monthly Meeting St Andrew’s RC Church Upper Hall, Bearsden 11am-1pm, Iain Hutchison will give a talk on the history of Glasgow's Royal Hospital for Sick Children and the years when there was no National Health Service.

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Wednesday 18th Pond Monsters of South Lodge Mugdock Country Park 2pm, Bold backswimmers, wicked water boatmen and crafty caddisfly nymphs are just a few of the amazing creatures you might find. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Wear wellies and meet at South Lodge car park or follow the signs to find the Ranger.

0141 956 6100

Thursday 19th Words and Pictures Bearsden Library 11am, Relax and colour whilst we read you a selection of stories to make you feel good. culture@eastdunbarton.gov.uk

In Conversation With Val McDermid The Main Hall, Bearsden Hub 7pm, We are delighted to welcome Val McDermid, one of the biggest names in crime writing, to East Dunbartonshire. A multi award winner with over 15 million copies sold worldwide. Val has created notable characters such as journalist, Lindsay Gordon: the private investigator, Kate Brannigan, and psychologist Tony Hill. The Tony Hill/Carol Jordan series was adapted for the highly successful television drama Wire in the Blood. The show will include a Q&A session with the audience and will be followed by a book signing. culture@eastdunbarton.gov.uk

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October 2017 | What's On Calendar

Calendar of events Willow Basket in a Day Mugdock Country Park 10am, Participants will learn to weave a small traditional willow basket in a lovely setting,the Osprey Room, by our teacher Joan Campbell. 0141 563 5996

Friday 20th Dig a Pond Mugdock Country Park 10:30am, Ponds are great for wildlife so why not pull on your wellies and come along to help the Ranger dig a new one!

0141 956 6100 Dougie MacLean Fraser Centre 7:30pm, Tickets at tickets.jmsconcerts.co.uk More information on page 14

Get your Hands Dirty Mugdock Country Park 10am, Ranger led hands-on task to benefit Mugdock’s green places. 16yrs +, no experience necessary. Booking essential.

0141 956 6100 Dorcas Craft Group St Andrew's Church Hall 11am, We will be making cards, decorations and gifts in preparation for Christmas. 0141 946 9184

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Saturday 21st Milngavie Choir Coffee Afternoon Fraser Centre 2-4pm, Lovingly prepared tea and cakes, and bargain buns, books, bottles and bricabrac. Even more alliteration and a welcome for anyone who supports our fund-raiser, even if they've only come in out of the rain. bphayward@yahoo.co.uk

Wild Woodland Adventure Mugdock Country Park 2pm, Join the Forest School Ranger for a wild woodland adventure. Woodland activities for 8-12-year-olds. Booking essential. 0141 956 6100

Monday 23rd Trumbo Mugdock Country Park 7:30pm, In 1947, successful screenwriter Dalton Trumbo (Bryan Cranston) and other Hollywood figures get blacklisted for their political beliefs. Booking essential. 0141 956 6100

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Wednesday 25th Bearsden and District Philatelic Society Westerton Church, Crarae Avenue 7.30pm. Philatelic Display, Macau, by the ASPS President.

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Friday 27th Fright Nights at Mugdock Mugdock Country Park Various times, BOO! Did you get a fright?

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Mmmmmm! OK, let's see how you cope on a Fizzgig Fright Night. They’re back again, and this time you've made it PERSONAL! A short walk in the dark woods might just feel like a lifetime!

0141 956 6100 Until Tuesday 31st

Art for Life St Joseph's Church Hall, Milngavie 10am, Affordable arts and crafts in aid of The Suzy Fund, supporting a feeding station in Ethiopia, give a guaranteed daily meal to many who would otherwise go hungry. dee.parkin@gmail.com James Keelaghan Fraser Centre 7:30pm, Tickets at tickets.jmsconcerts.co.uk

Saturday 28th Junior Halloween Fun Mugdock Country Park 10-11:15am, 12:30-1:45pm & 3:303:45pm, Join us for a bit of storytelling, a spooky ‘dook’ for apples, throw some shapes to scary monster music, and for the very brave, a hunt in the woods for old Fossilnose the Witch! Suitable for Ages 3-7 years. Booking essential.

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Sunday 29th Hotel Transylvania 2 Mugdock Country Park 11am, Drac is secretly worried that his half-human grandson, Dennis, isn't showing his vampire side. So, while Mavis and Johnny are away, Drac enlists his friends to help him put the boy through a "monsterin-training" boot camp. Booking essential.

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“They think of their own washing machines and have concerns the wet wash will damage precious items such as wedding dress, wools, silks, suede and leather.

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al-anon Understanding, strength and hope for anyone whose life is or has been affected by someone else’s drinking.

Local meetings available.

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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.

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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 group for those with lung conditions and their carers. Meet at Community Room, Waitrose, Milngavie, 2.00pm first Wed of the month Call: 0141 956 1791

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October 2017 | Senior Savvy

Car BOOt Sale raISeS £3000 Senior Savvy with Suhail Rehman

This month: FUnDinG FOr Care aT HOMe

Arnold Clark's Milngavie car park plays host to the weekly car-boot sale, which has raised £3000 for the White Lily Fund

A weekly car boot sale in Milngavie is celebrating a very successful year so far.

In less than six months, proceeds from the sale, which takes place every Sunday morning at Arnold Clark’s Milngavie car park, has seen a donation of £3000 to local charity, the White Lily Fund.

Ralph Halley set up the sale more than 20 years ago after his wife Fiona died from cancer. He is still a keen promoter of the regular sale, which is now run by Chris and Mary Pringle.

“Over the 20 years we have raised a lot of money for cancer charities and many local good causes.

“Since March we have been able to donate several thousand pounds to the While Lily Fund, which raises money to fi ght cancer in the west of Scotland.”

The Milngavie Car Boot Sale takes place on Sundays from 7am to 11.45am. The cost for a selling Ralph says: “It is great to see how pitch is: Car £10, small van £12 popular the sale has been this year and large van £15. and we have enjoyed some fi ne weather, which has been good for See www.facebook.com/ encouraging more people to come Milngaviecharitycarbootsale2016 along to sell goods. for further details.

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Option 2 – You choose the support and care provider and the Council will pay on your behalf Option 3 – The traditional form of care delivery whereby the Council will provide the support directly Option 4 – a combination of the above.

Increasingly people are taking control of their own care packages and choosing to go down the personalised route.

This puts clients in the driving seat allowing them to have care delivered to them at a time that suits them and by carers who are matched to them.

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Cairns Church in Milngavie is hosting The Big Fundraiser to raise money for the church and three charities.

The event takes place on Friday October 27 from 7pm to 10pm and will include a silent auction, stalls and musical entertainment.

There will also be a children’s activity room and refreshments.

Maureen Falconer, who is one of the fund-raiser organisers, says: “We are hoping to raise funds for the church and also for charities suggested by members of the congregation, including St Margaret’s Hospice, Mary’s Meals and Motor Neurone Disease.

“Entry will be by donation and we hope that people will spend generously on the night.”

See www.cairnschurch.org.uk

makkeRs ChaRity aRt sale the help of the former manager of Mugdock Country Park, Ian Arnott. The gallery is run by the artists who sell their work there.

It is non-profi t and the cut of sales that the gallery takes goes into running the gallery.

Lucy says: “Everyone who displays in the gallery works there about once a month, either manning the gallery or doing a weekend demonstration.

From 6-8 October, Mugdock Makkers Art and Craft Gallery will donate a percentage of selected sales to a local charity to celebrate their 10th anniversary

The group behind Mugdock Makkers Art and Craft Gallery are celebrating their 10th anniversary with a charity sale this month.

On the weekend of October 6 to 8, the gallery located in Mugdock Country Park courtyard will donate 50% of sales of clearly marked arts and crafts works to a local charity, Playlist for Life, which helps people with dementia connect with their loved ones and families through personal music.

Lucy Jackson, from Mugdock Makkers, says: “We wanted to give something back to the local community as they have been supporting us and buying gifts from us for a decade. Their support means we can keep our doors open.”

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“Everyone you meet working in the gallery is one of our own artists. It is a special place because the gallery belongs to the artists and crafters who have their work here.”

The charity sale in October is from 11am to 5pm on each day.

November is the group’s official anniversary month when they will be hosting their usual Christmas shopping day combined with a birthday party.

Lucy adds: “On November 4th we are offering 10% off items, a special gift with each purchase and this year we will have chocolates and birthday cake.

Everyone is welcome.”

See www.mugdockmakkers.co.uk.

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Milngavie Community Development Trust is calling for residents to give voice to future projects and ideas for the local area.

The Trust, which is now a registered charity, is holding its first AGM on October 26 at 7pm in the Fraser Centre and they would like residents to offer their views and opinions.

Ruth Blakey, secretary of MCDT, says: “The meeting is open for everyone to come along and tell us what they think about current projects and future plans. This will help to steer the activities of the trust in the year ahead.”

MCDT has created a Community Action Plan and this, along with a summary of

what the trust has achieved so far, can be seen on the website, www.milngaviedt.co.uk.

Ruth says: “The most obvious achievements have been the revival of Milngavie Week, the Fair of Clubs and Societies, a new skatepark based on a design chosen by Milngavie’s young people and the consultation on improving Lennox Park with a growing space and allotments, which will soon have its own orchard.

“We are now working with East Dunbartonshire Council officers,

the steering group of Milngavie Business Improvement District, Milngavie in Bloom, the Youth Centre and the Gavin’s Mill Trust on a number of projects.

“At our AGM, there will be a chance for Milngavie residents to comment on progress so far and help with new ideas for what we should be planning to do next.”

MCDT is also looking for people who are interested in contributing an hour or two each month in different areas of expertise, such as legal, financial, environmental, media or fundraising.

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Car seat check helpful

Parents who took part in an in-car safety clinic held in East Dunbartonshire found it to be useful.

The council checks in Milngavie and Kirkintilloch were part of a Good Egg In Car Safety Campaign. Of the 60 child car seats inspected, only 18 (30%) were fitted correctly, and eight car seats had major faults. Some 70% of seats were incorrectly fitted or incompatible.

The aim was to offer support and reassurance to parents, grandparents and carers. Mumof-two Ainsley McCrimmond, of Milngavie, said: “It was really helpful to have an expert check over the seats in my car and to get some good and advice.”

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Several local crafts makers will be selling their beautiful creations at the two Milngavie Makers Markets this month.

Hevvy Wool is owned by Heather Green, of Milngavie. She learned the traditional crafts of knitting, sewing and crocheting and after a long pause while she trained as a classical pianist, she re-discovered her old childhood love a few years ago.

She makes and sells a range of products including bunting, bags, bowls and flowers using natural materials such as wool, silk and cotton. She will be selling her goods at the Makers Market, at Milngavie Town Hall, on October 7, from 11am to 4pm.

Sealy MacWheely, of Kirkintilloch, will be also be offering handspinning lessons, while The Beauty Apothecarist, from Blanefield, will be selling a range of pure, natural and organic beauty products. There will be many other craft makers from further afield, too.

On October 28, the market takes place from 10.30am to 3.30pm, and will feature another two local crafts makers. Tiptoes is also based in Milngavie and owned by Margaret MacBain, who makes beautiful knitted products, many

of which have an animal theme.

Bearsden-based Loved Up Stuff restores furniture and curiosities.

Items include tables, chairs, bedroom furniture, desks and wardrobes. Another seller from the local area is Sally Walkinshaw, a ceramicist from Killearn.

Milngavie Makers Market was set up by Jessica Stafford Cameron, a children’s book illustrator, last summer. She says: “We started as an indoor market for craft sellers one Saturday a month and we now have two markets in some months, such as October and December. It has been great to see the growth and demand for the markets.”

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East Dunbartonshire Council is in a partnership to attract proposals from local communities to increase awareness of the historic Antonine Wall, which runs through Bearsden. Insets, remains of a Roman fort in Bearsden.

Thursday 26th Oct Probus Club of allander Lesser Town Hall 2pm, Michael Pell - Rebuilding Killearn Village Hall.

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Training, local content development and community-led events will underpin the delivery of the full three-year project and ensure that what is delivered is unique to each area of the Wall and carefully curated to meet the needs of individual local communities.

A project to bring history to life to promote the Antonine Wall has received initial support from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).

A project manager has been appointed to deliver the development phase.

Emma McMullen will work with communities and key 2008, to develop proposals for Rediscovering the Antonine Wall will be led by West Dunbartonshire Roman-themed play spaces, replica stakeholders to develop the final stone slabs to show distance points designs and briefs for a range of Council in partnership with East along the route and a community- products.

Dunbartonshire Council, Glasgow led video tour of the wall.

City Council, North Lanarkshire The Antonine Wall was Council, Falkirk Council and The project will focus on increasing constructed in the second century Historic Environment Scotland (HES).

AD and extends 37 miles from Old awareness and understanding Kilpatrick in West Dunbartonshire of the historic site, including the It aims to engage local to Carriden in Falkirk. It runs area of the exposed Wall rampart communities along the length through Bearsden. which lies within Goldenhill Park, of the Antonine Wall, which has See www.antoninewall.org Clydebank. been a World Heritage Site since

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Local author Julie D'Amour is delighted by the five-star reviews of her first novel, a poignant story of an Elephant @ The Party.

The independently published book, which was developed in collaboration with a professional editor and designer is aimed at the Young Adult market, although it has been received by a wide age range so far.

The reviews on Amazon highlight the combination of “beautiful writing”, “an imaginative story” and “gentle life lessons and wisdom”.

The novel tells of 15-year-old Lucy McGregor, who doesn't like herself very much and wakes up as an elephant in a faerie world.

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“With a greater pressure than ever on people, both male and female, to look and be perfect at all times, this story has an underlying message that everyone is beautiful exactly as they are. I think this is a relevant story for today’s young adults."

She adds: “Elephant @ the Party is the culmination of my own experiences of healing negative self-image and retold as a faerie tale. In my own teenage years

Julie is now working on her second novel, An Elephant Never Forgets, which deals with mental health issues and social media pressures. See juliedamour.com

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Wednesday 4 October 2017, 9.30am - 11.30am & Tuesday 7 November 2017, 6.30pm - 8.30pm The Glasgow Academy Kelvinbridge Nursery (age 3 - 5), Prep (P1 - P7) and Senior School Colebrooke Street, Glasgow G12 8HE

Wednesday 8 November 2017, 9.30am - 11.30am The Glasgow Academy Milngavie Nursery (age 3 - 5) and Prep School (P1 - P4) Mugdock Road, Milngavie G62 8NP

In addition to the above dates, prospective parents and pupils are most welcome to visit the school on a normal working day to see The Academy ‘in action’. If you would like to arrange a visit, or would like further information about entry to The Academy, please contact our Admissions Office on 0141 342 5494.

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