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School art on display

Talented senior pupils from three local secondary schools will be proudly displaying their art works at a special exhibition.

The Class Acts 2015 show offers a unique opportunity for pupils in fifth and sixth years at Bearsden, Douglas and Boclair academies to have their best art displayed in a professional gallery environment.

The annual exhibition is being held at Lillie Art Gallery in Milngavie this month. Five other secondary schools from East Dunbartonshire will also be part of the display that extends over two gallery spaces.

Esmee Thompson, Cultural Coordinator at East Dunbartonshire Leisure & Culture Trust, says: “The

exhibition will be the first time that most of the pupils have seen their artworks displayed in a professional gallery environment.

It’s an exciting opportunity and is popular among family and friends.”

This year’s Class Acts exhibition launches on Friday December 11 from 6pm until 8pm. It will continue until Thursday December 17, except on Sunday and Monday when the gallery is closed.

Esmee says: “Each year the support we get from the schools

is fantastic. The teachers and heads of department help out with putting on the exhibition and it’s really good to see how much the pupils enjoy having their artworks on display. It’s a great opportunity.”

This is the third time that Lillie Art Gallery has hosted the festive event. James Higgins, from the gallery, says: “The Class Acts exhibition is a welcome addition to our gallery space at this time of year. It runs alongside other shows, including our Christmas Art and Craft Exhibition.”

Lillie Art Gallery is on Station Road, Milngavie. Tel: 0141 956 5536. *Artwork is from last year's event.

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This month the club welcomes the The four players have already Aurea String Quartet, a group of met with success across the UK and abroad. In the last three talented string musicians. years they have won major The Aurea quartet are currently international competitions “artists in residence” for and they made their debut in Enterprise Music Scotland, the the Mecca of chamber music, body that subsidises concerts London's prestigious Wigmore promoted by the country's Hall, in 2012. network of music clubs and The Aurea String Quartet has

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Hugh Macdonald, president of Milngavie Music Club, says: “We are delighted to welcome the Aurea String Quartet to Cairns Church Milngavie on Friday 11th December.

“They promise a richly romantic and dramatic programme of music by Haydn, Shostakovich, Webern and Schumann.”

This will be Milngavie Music Club's last concert before Christmas, but their season continues in the New Year starting with four stunning saxophone players, the Ferio Saxophone Quartet, on Tuesday 22 January.

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Shaping toWn’S future writing up the Community Action Plan (CAP), which will be ready for reading this month.

A Milngavie Community Council spokesperson said: “We had a great response from the survey and this has led to a number of ideas being formulated into the Community Action Plan. We’re sure that many residents will be keen to see this plan and they can do so from the middle of December by following a link MILNGAVIE: The Community Action Plan, which is being put from the Making The Most Of together now, was a result of Milngavie Facebook page. Paper 1300 completed surveys. copies will also be available in Milngavie Library on Allander Road.”

This month will be the first opportunity for The next step will be a pubic residents to take a look at a Community Action meeting, on January 14 at 7pm, during which people can study Plan created following a local survey. and comment on the CAP. On the same night, a vote will be ideas were carried forward to Earlier this year, Milngavie conducted to decide whether a a couple of drop-in days where Community Council organised residents were invited to vote for Development Trust should be set and funded a consultation in up to as the vehicle for delivering the projects they most liked. the form of a paper and online the CAP. survey. Results from the 1300 Many people also agreed to completed surveys showed volunteer time to help make their The Spokesperson added: “If you what people felt about living are passionate about the future ideas a reality when the time in Milngavie – and where they of Milngavie, make sure comes for it. thought there was room for you don’t miss this unique Since then, members and improvement. opportunity to help shape volunteers of Milngavie Milngavie’s future.”

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This month, the school will be staging one of its twice-yearly concerts for students and family.

The event at St Joseph’s Church in Milngavie on December 22 will also include a masterclass for pupils.

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25 yearS of talking Church, Drymen Road, also Bearsden.

Every Thursday, talkers and recorders gather to put together a memory stick of articles for listeners. Some 40 memory sticks are then delivered, free of postage, to members.

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As a talking newspaper celebrates its 25th anniversary, the listeners have been enjoying the addition of stories from our magazine.

This year, BEAM, the Bearsden branch of the Talking Newspaper Association for the Blind & Partially sighted, has added a new selection of articles from Bearsden & Milngavie Community Magazine to its weekly recordings.

publication and many people have said how much they really enjoy these additions.” As well as our magazine, the recordings include news from the Bearsden & Milngavie Herald.

It was in 1990 that a group from the former Bearsden South Church decided to launch a And secretary Desnée Ashley reports that they have been well talking newspaper for local people. BEAM has gone on to received. She says: “It has been lovely to be able to bring listeners have a number of different homes but now resides in Cross new stories from an extra

Desnée says: “BEAM is a charity and we rely on volunteers to help with the service. I got involved in 1999 when I began by reading.

Now I am secretary and I still fi nd it rewarding.

“When our group, including listeners, readers and recorders, recently met for a 25th anniversary get-together at the local Dobbies it was wonderful to hear from the listeners and to fi nd out how much our talking newspaper means to them.”

The Scottish National Talking Newspaper Association has also awarded BEAM with a certifi cate to say thank you for 25 years of service. * If you know of anyone who would benefi t from BEAM you can call Desnée on 0141 942 4231 or the chairman Alisdair Meldrum on 0141 942 2473.

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decorations are a potential hazard, too.

Holly and mistletoe are also toxic to dogs, while Poinsettia is toxic to both cats and dogs.

out the many food hazards for dogs, including chocolate, onions, Another danger zone is the macadamia nuts, grapes, raisins, Christmas tree and decorations. sultanas and currants.

John, a vet at Vets4Pets, said: The clinic’s nurses Cat and Julie "Cats and dogs love playing said: “All these foods are toxic to with tinsel, decorations and fairy dogs and you should remember lights, however if ingested these that mince pies, Christmas can cause intestinal problems and pudding and Christmas cake blockages so keep an eye on your contain dried fruits, including pet.” raisins and sultanas.

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It might be the season of good cheer – and this includes lots of treats for our pets – but it’s important to note the dangers that can confront dogs and cats at Christmas time.

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“Also watch out for bones, such as those found in turkey, because they can cause choking, constipation and even cause damage or blockages to the intestines of dogs.”

Another danger area is any wrapped presents under the Christmas tree that may contain food items. Advent calendars and chocolate tree

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church’S neW BeginningS there was none available.

“We thought it would be a wonderful idea if some of our land could be used for sheltered housing to serve the area and we could have a small worship and meeting area as well.”

NEW BEGINNINGS: The Bearsden & Milngavie Methodist Church has been demolished to make way for a great new building.

Bearsden and Milngavie worshippers are looking forward to the opening of their new Methodist church building this month.

For more than 100 years, local people have attended The Methodists of Anniesland Church on Bearsden Road. But after falling into disrepair, it was decided that the old church would need to be pulled down and a new one built to replace it.

Gillian Gibb is the secretary of the church council. She says: “The Methodist people have been coming from Bearsden and Milngavie to Anniesland to worship since 1903. But, sadly, our old church was becoming too costly to run and repair.

The new building, on a different part of the plot on Sutcliffe Road, is now set to open for worship again.

“At the same time, we knew of various people who were getting older and wanted sheltered accommodation in that area, but

“It was important to many people that a place of worship remained in the same place. We were sad to see the lovely red sandstone church go but people can still worship together in the new building and we are very happy with the new arrangement.”

In the church’s fi rst month of opening, there will a Christmas Carol Service at 11am on Christmas Eve. For more details see: methodistchurchinscotland.net

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Santa red run for charity A local jogging group is hosting a charity Santa Red Run this month in aid of St Joseph’s Food Bank in Milngavie. strongly that we should do a little The fi nal run of the year for Jog Scotland Milngavie will take place for those who won’t be having on December 3 and runners have such a happy time at Christmas. been asked to donate £5 towards “We would love as many the East Dunbartonshire Food people as possible to come Bank fund-raiser. along to our event this Alistair Haydock, founder of month.”

Jog Scotland Milngavie, says: Rules for the run, The Santa Red Run is open which starts at 6.30pm to anyone who wants at Milngavie Clock, to join us and we are include Santa hats, encouraging people Santa outfi ts and to get dressed up in as much red in festive gear. your clothing as “This will be an possible. opportunity to support a local charity food bank and to help those who need it most.

“While our jogging group is free to join for every other run, we feel

After the event, runners will head to Costa in the precinct for a hot chocolate.

See Jog Scotland Milngavie on Facebook for more details.

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This month:

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Many think of Christmas as a time of giving. This year remember there is a gift which costs us nothing, but may be a life-saver for someone who we’ll never meet. Blood cannot be manufactured and transfusions are dependent upon people who give blood. It is the vital life source which carries oxygen and food to our organs, and contains immune cells which protect against infection.

However only 4% of people well enough to do so actually give blood. Our bodies contain 5 litres of blood, and we have around 25 trillion red cells inside

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fat’S the Way to ride ROOFING CLADDING GUTTERS

Our magazine writer, Fiona Russell, takes a new style of mountain bike, a fat bike, for a spin in Mugdock Country Park, near Milngavie.

Are you looking for more fun on country trails and a bike that is easier to ride than anything else you might have tried? Then try a fat bike.

A small fl eet of Genesis Caribou and Trek Farley fat bikes are available for hire in a range of sizes from Mugdock Country Cycles at Mugdock Visitor Centre, near Milngavie.

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The latest craze in off-road cycling, fat bikes look like mountain bikes but with oversized – or “fat” – tyres. The low infl ation pressure of the four-inch tyres offer superb suspension and amazing traction on wet, muddy, rocky and even snowy terrain.

The bikes were originally invented for the snow of Alaska and the sandy deserts of New Mexico but the style has since been adopted by mainstream bike brands as a fun cycling trend.

And they are perfect for our Scottish trails, hills and winter weather.

I confess I had imagined the fat bikes would be heavy and hard to ride but they are the opposite.

Easy gearing, a lightweight Trek frame and the super fat tyres offer a ride that is as comfortable as an armchair and as grippy as a tank.

And while I am not a skilled off-road cyclist I found myself searching out bumps, rocks and drop-offs because the fat bike made it so easy to ride this terrain.

With confi dence, I raced through deep mud and large puddles, bounced over rocks and stuck to slippery board walks on the wide

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£80k community funding

Community groups, including arts, sports and social, are being invited to apply for cultural funding initiative worth a total of £80,000.

Abellio ScotRail when it took over the franchise and is devoted to community initiatives.

The Fund, created by ScotRail, will award £40,000 by the end of January 2016, followed by £10,000 each quarter until January 2017.

The Cultural and Arts Fund is part of the “ScotRail in the Community” scheme created by

The maximum allocation to each group that applies for the fund is £5,000, although the grants can be awarded to a variety of projects, including charities,

individuals and community groups.

Elaine Bell, ScotRail’s head of corporate social responsibility, said: “This fund will create many opportunities for groups and individuals across the country and we want to see lots of eligible groups, big and small, applying.

“This could range from Brownies, Scouts and Parent Teacher Associations to ‘friends of’ groups and playgroups.”

Award recipients will be expected to use the funds to promote creativity, the arts, community recreation, sports themes and other cultural activity, as well as “celebrating Scotland’s cultural heritage in its full diversity”.

Public art, children’s play areas, sport outreach programmes and promotion of performing arts are among the projects that will be awarded funding.

Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop said: “ScotRail’s new Cultural and Arts fund will help communities all over Scotland to take part in culture and the arts, enjoying the huge benefits they can bring.”

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Eat out at The Dug Out Milngavie and Bearsden Sports Club are trialling an outdoor café this winter.

The Dug Out is open at weekends and is the perfect place to enjoy a warming bowl of soup or a bacon roll.

Fiona Drummond, from the club on Auchenhowie Road, says: “People who eat at The Dug Out, run by Chris Caters, are also welcome to watch a hockey match, or a game of tennis. And dogs are welcome, too!

“Or perhaps they would like to look inside the facilities to see what else we offer at the club.”

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

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Haydock Music Guitar School Concert St Joseph's Church, Milngavie

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Saturday 28th novemBer Bearsden Fiddlers Rally Milngavie Town Hall 7pm, Annual Fiddlers Rally where we will be joined by players from other Scottish Fiddle and Accordion groups from all over Scotland and special guest singer/songwriter Bruce Davies. marywilliamson44@btopenworld.com

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Children can post their letters to Santa and return later to receive a reply. This will happened until SAT 19th when the last post heads off to the North Pole! www.edlc.co.uk

Carers Forum Ellangowan Court, Carers Link, Milngavie 10am-1:30pm, With the introduction of the Carers Bill and the integration of health & social care, there will be plenty to talk about at our meeting in December.

Abstracted Lillie Art Gallery ‘Abstract’: art characterised by geometric, formalised or non– representational qualities. www.edlc.co.uk

Christmas Art & Craft Exhibition Auld Kirk Museum This year’s guest artist is Joyce Leitch. Also, we will be hosting a feast of wonderful craft work from both local and national craft makers.

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Tuesday 1st Christmas Art & Craft Exhibition Lillie Art Gallery Paintings, photography, ceramics, glass and jewellery.

An opportunity to buy a unique and affordable Christmas gift.

0141 956 5536 (Concluding Saturday 19th)

Tablet Tips TUE: Milngavie Library (10am12pm) / WED: Bishopbriggs Library (10am-12pm) / THU: William Patrick Library (10am-12pm) Bring along your portable device (iPad, Android tablet, Smartphone or e–reader) for help in sorting out your computer niggles. Weekly. For more information visit:

Story Stars Lennoxtown Library 10-10:45am, Fun story-inspired Parent and Toddler session, for children and families. Enjoy a story, rhymes, storytelling tips, drama games borrow a library book and much more to keep you and you toddler entertained. Free and no booking.

www.edlc.co.uk

Music Machine Musical Adventure TUE 1: Brookwood Library / WED 9: Bishopbriggs Library 2-2:45pm, Come along with your child and have fun making music together with songs, storytelling and games

Bookbug Sessions Baby & Toddler TUE: Bishopbriggs Library, (10:15-10:45am) / SAT 12: Bishopbriggs Library, (10:3011am) / THU: Brookwood Library (2-2:30pm) / SAT 5: Brookwood Library (11Beginners Scottish 11:30am) / TUE: Milngavie Country Dancing Library (2-2:30pm) / SAT TUE 1 & 8: Westerton Hall, 12: Milngavie Library (1182 Maxwell Ave / WED 2 & 9: 11:30am) / TUE: Westerton Milngavie Town Hall, Library (11-11:30am) Station Road.

Fun-filled Bookbug sessions 7-8:30pm, Get taught by and enjoy rhymes, songs, a teacher from the Royal cuddles and tickles with your Scottish Country Dance Society, child. Free, booking essential. accompanied by live music.

Weekly or fortnightly in all You don't need a partner but EDLC Libraries during term a pair of soft shoes would be time. For more information helpful. 07902 127 370 please visit the website: www.edlc.co.uk www.rscdsglasgow.org.

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Turkey served with apple gravy homemade stuffing & kilted sausages

Roast side of beef

served with a red wine and mushroom sauce All mains served with chefs paunchy of veg and potatoes

Starter

Sticky Toffee pudding

Lentil Soup

Chicken Liver Pate

Served with autumn chutney and crustinnis

Brandan Roste Salmon

Served with a chive and whiskey sauce

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Chicken served on a bed on wild mushrooms

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Served with a warm crusty roll

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Dessert served with custard

Raspberry meringue stack served with a winter berry compote

Profiteroles

served white chocolate sauce

Tea and Coffee

served with festive mince pies

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Wednesday Wanders Tesco Car Park 9:30am, New walkers are welcome to come for 2 walks after which, if they wish to continue walking with us, then they must become a member of the Ramblers. 0141 943 0389 or 07732 329755. www.bearsdenandmilngavieramblers.org.uk

(Wednesday 2nd & 16th) “I love being read to; it’s so relaxing” William Patrick Library, Kirkintilloch 12:30-1:30pm, Family-friendly informal relaxing reading sessions, including free refreshments. 0141 777 3143 Parent Group Ellangowan Court, Carers Link, Milngavie 10am-12pm, Are you the parent/guardian of a child or young person aged up to 19?

If so, you are welcome to come along to any of our Carer Cafés, however this particular group is especially for you!

Come along for coffee and chat with our volunteers and other parent carers. carerslink.

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Young Adult Group Ellangowan Court, Carers Link, Milngavie 6:30-9pm, Our Young Adult Carers have been busy coming up with suggestions for their monthly meetings and activities. This event is a theatre make-up artist workshop. carerslink.org.uk

Chatterbooks Reading Groups WED 2: Brookwood Library / TUE 15: Bishopbriggs Library / WED 16: Milngavie Library.

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What's On Calendar | DECEMBER 2015 Long Health Walk Minibus transport is available for Lennoxtown or meet at walk start 11:10am-12:40pm, Torrance Loop. Get out and about, enjoy the fresh air, improve your health on this Ranger led walk around Torrance. Â The walk will last about an hour and a half with some slight uphill and downhill sections and will not be strenuous.

Booking essential 0141 956 6586 Argentine Tango Classes Milngavie Tennis Club 7-8pm, Weekly classes that are open to everyone with no experience required. No need to bring a partner, just yourself and learn how to tango. firedance100@hotmail.com or call 07980 8322207.

Thursday 3rd Santa Dash Milngavie Clock 6:30pm, Santa outfits and as much red in your clothing as possible. Each runner is asked to donate £5 for the St Joseph’s Food Bank in Milngavie. After the event we will head to Costa for some hot chocolate. See page 14.

Betsy Barclays Ladies of Leisure Restaurant Cyan, Milngavie 7pm, Ceilidh for Christmas.

0141 942 5241 Game On William Patrick Library 3:30-4:30pm, Join in the fun at our weekly drop-in gaming session. www.edlc.co.ukÂ

Daybreak New Kilpatrick Church, New Hall in Bearsden 1:30-3:30pm, An opportunity for people with dementia to socialise and enjoy crafts, board and card games, singing, conversation and reminiscence in a caring and supportive environment. Weekly. Transport can be arranged with escorts provided by our team of volunteers. 0141 942 6963 or

Friday 4th Tearfund Christmas Concert Tour Baljaffray Parish Church 7:30pm, Featuring Steph MacLeod, Yvonne Lyon, David Lyon and Allan McKinlay who will be performing a blend of their favourite carols & original Christmas songs.

Tickets are available costing ÂŁ6.00. All proceeds will go to Tearfund. This will be a fantastic night creating the perfect atmosphere for this advent season. It is hoped for a sell-out, so get your tickets early office@baljaffraychurch.org.uk.

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A Medieval Christmas Kilmardinny Music Circle 7:30pm, Music for Yuletide including rare and lovely Scottish pieces from the St Andrews Music Book. In support of Oxfam’s ‘Refugee Crisis Appeal’. Tickets available by calling 0141 956 1729 or www.kilmardinnymusiccircle.com

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Sunday 6th

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Gaelic Bookbug Sessions Bishopbriggs Library 2-2:30pm, If you’re a Gaelic learner, or you’d just like your toddler to learn a new language why not bring your baby or toddler to our sessions. Takes place during term time.

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

Young Carer (8+) Group Location TBC 5:30-7:30pm, Linked Up now supports young carers under 18 years, as well as young adult carers. We provide young carers with information, advocacy and 1-1 support and started a regular group for young carers. Most importantly, the group provides the perfect opportunity for young carers to meet others in a similar situation.

Saturday 5th Cinderella Mugdock Country Park 2pm & 4pm every weekend in December / 6:30pm every weekday from Tuesday 8th until Thursday 24th.

Classic Panto tail with lots of colourful characters ensure that Fizzgig’s hilarious, family Panto will be its usual mix of madness and mayhem! Cost £10/£6 Booking essential 0141 956 6100.

Bridge in Bearsden Milngavie Town Hall 5.30pm For improvers and 7.15pm for the advanced, New members will be very welcome to join in. pfe263@gmail.com or 0141 563 8223.

Dementia Group Bearsden Alzheimer Scotland, 49 Milngavie Rd, 7-9pm, If you care for Monday 7th someone with Dementia you The First and Last British are welcome to come along to Armoured Battleship Afloat this evening group and meet Kilmardinny House, Bearsden others who may be in a similar 7:30pm, This tails of HMS situation to yourself.

Warrior from 1860 until today www.carerslink.org.uk (and forever) and will be given Parent Group

by Mr. Hamish McDougall ASDA Bishopbriggs, 276 who served in the Royal Navy.

Kirkintilloch Visitors welcome. For more 10am-12pm, Are you the information please visit: parent/guardian of a child or www.mbhistorical.org young person aged up to 19?

If so, you are welcome to come RESTAURANT OPEN DATES along to any of our Carer Wed 2nd, 9th, 16th Dec: 12-6PM Thu 3th, 10th, 17th Dec: 12-6PM Fri 11th and 18th Dec: 12-8PM CafĂŠs, however this particular Sun 6th and 13th Dec: 12-8PM group is especially for you!

Thursday 10th Social Group - Christmas Get Together Ellgangowan Court, Carers Link, Milngavie 10am-12:30pm, Do you regularly attend one of our monthly groups? If so, we’d like to invite you to come along to Carers Link. Please also let us know if you would require transport. www.carerslink.org.uk

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CHICKEN LIVER AND SMOKED BACON PATE Beetroot chutney - MacLean’s Oatcakes

BLUE CHEESE AND BABY POACHED PEARS

Mulled wine spiced apple jelly Brioch - red wine and balsamic glaze

‘INNIS & GUNN’ BEER BATTERED STORNOWAY BLACK PUDDING Salad - sweet chilli

Really Useful Things for Carers Bishopbriggs 11am-2pm, Includes info on gadgets to keep the person you care for safe, how to have more control over the support that you receive and lots more.

Contact Heather to book a place. heather@carerslink.org.uk

National Trust for Scotland Bearsden & Milngavie Members’ Group Milngavie Town Hall 7:30pm, Talk on Scottish Pewter 1600-1850 by Dr Peter Spencer. Hear how despite its historical importance pewter is one of the least understood areas of our heritage. annsmacleod@gmail.com

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Red cabbage, celeriac and apple coleslaw - spiced BBQ pulled pork - mashed potato

WILD MUSHROOM AND LEEK RISOTTO (V) Kintyre smoked chedder - toasted brioche

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What's On Calendar | DECEMBER 2015 Young Adult Group Location TBC 6:30-9pm, Our Young Adult Carers have been busy coming up with suggestions for their monthly meetings and activities. This event is a Christmas Dinner. For more information please visit:

Class Act 2015 Lillie Art Gallery 6pm-8pm, An exhibition of artworks by senior pupils highlighting a wealth of young, visual art talent from East Dunbartonshire’s eight secondary schools. Concluding Thursday 17th. 0141 956 5536

www.carerslink.org.uk

National Trust for Scotland Bearsden & Milngavie Members’ Group Milngavie Station 9:15am, Christmas Lunch for members at Ross Priory preceded by visit to Loch Lomond Shores for shopping or coffee. Cost £34. Booking is essential phone S Cunninghan 07854 124 927.

Friday 11th Milngavie Music Club Cairns Church, Buchanan Street, Milngavie 7:30pm, Aurea Quartet This young quartet, current holders of Enterprise Music Scotland's Residency award, offers a wonderful programme including Haydn's Op 55, No 1.

Tickets £12, Full time students £5, school pupils free. For more information please visit: www.milngaviemusic.org

Mind that Song Bearsden Cross Church, 61 Drymen Road, G61 2SU 2-3pm, Mind that Song is a service provided by Alzheimer Scotland which uses singing to bring people together in a friendly and stimulating social environment. The group runs on the second Friday of the month. Tea and coffee is provided from 2.00- 2.30pm.

For more information please contact Alexandra Lang on 0141 946 0966 or alang@alzscot.org.

Autism Support East Dunbartonshire Voluntary Action 10am-1pm, Looking at the importance of routine, visual timetables and structures.

Includes lunch. www.carerslink.org.uk

Saturday 12th McOpera New Kilpatrick Church Place, Bearsden 7:30pm, McOpera Ensemble return to NK to present their ever popular Classics

By Candlelight Christmas Concert. Tickets: On the door, Church Office or Purple Edge Graphics, Drymen Road Bearsden

Sunday 13th

Tuesday 15th U3A Christmas Lunch St Andrew's RC Church Upper Hall, Bearsden 12-2pm, Christmas lunch for members only with tickets. Our normal monthly meetings will start again in January 2016. www.u3asites.org.uk

To Let / May Sell First Floor 17 Station Rd, Milngavie G62 8PG

Climb of Beinn an Lochain in the Arrochar Alps Arrochar Alps 8am, Beinn an Lochain in the Arrochar Alps. A Munro now demoted to a Corbett with a very steep ascent of a fine rocky ridge. 5 hours with 2500 feet of climbing. www.MilngavieMountaineeringClub.org

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Saturday 19th

Dementia Group Ellangowan Court, Carers Link, Milngavie 12-2pm, Each month there will be a chance to catch up with other carers who care for someone with Dementia and to cover the topics that you REALLY want answers to when caring for someone with dementia, such as Daily Life, Friends and Family, Who Can Help? Looking After Me, Understanding Dementia and many more. For more info please visit www.carerslink.org.uk

Christmas Concert Cairns Church, Milngavie 7.30 - 9pm. Enjoy the Christmas music again from the Milngavie Choir under the baton of Razvan Luculescu as they sing your old favourites and maybe one or two you haven't heard before. Tickets from Choir members or at the door. www.milngavie-choir.btck.co.uk

friday 18th Dunbartonshire Concert Band Cairns Church, Milngavie 7:30pm, Come and join us for Christmas bells, waltzes and carols at our festive concert together with Cairns Church, in what is sure to be a fantastic night. Tickets are available from the Church and on the night. Keep up to date with DCB concerts and news by going to www. dunbartonshireconcertband.co.uk or like our Facebook page!

tueSday 22nd Haydock Music Guitar School Concert St Joseph’s Church, Milngavie 7pm, The members of the Haydock Music Guitar School will be performing in their second concert of the year for friends and family. Donations welcome and fi nd out more about joining on page 7. info@ haydockmusic.co.uk

Sunday 27th Dumgoyne Climb Blane Valley Inn, Dumgoyne 9am, Dumgoyne from the distillery with refreshment at the Blane Valley Inn. For more info please visit www.

All Saints' Episcopal Church THU 24 (Christmas Eve): 11:30pm / FRI 25 (Christmas Day): 10:30am.

0141 931 5649 Baljaffray Parish Church THU 24 (Christmas Eve): 7pm & 11:30pm / FRI 25 (Christmas Day): 10:30am.

0141 942 5304

New Kilpatrick Parish Church SUN 20: 10:30am & 6:30pm / THU 24 (Christmas Eve): 6:30pm, 7pm & 11:30pm / FRI 25 (Christmas Day): 10:30am. 0141 942 8827 St Andrew’s Catholic Church THU 24 (Christmas Eve): 5pm &11:30pm / FRI 25 (Christmas Day): 10am & 12pm.

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Bearsden Baptist Church THU 24 (Christmas Eve): 7pm Westerton Parish Church / 25th, 11am. 0141 942 0752 THU 24 (Christmas Eve): 6:30pm / FRI 25 (Christmas Bearsden Cross Church Day): 10am.0141 942 2672.

SUN 13: 10:30am & 4pm / SUN 20: 10:30am / THU 24 (Christmas Eve): 6:30pm & 11:15pm / FRI 25 (Christmas Day): 10:30am / SUN 27: 10:30am. 0141 942 0507 Castlehill Baptist Church SUN 20: 6:30pm / FRI 25 (Christmas Day): 10:30am.

0141 434 0337 Killermont Parish Church THU 24 (Christmas Eve): 7pm & 11:30pm / FRI 25 (Christmas Day): 11am.

www.bearsdenchurches.org.uk

Christmas Carol Service The Methodists of Anniesland Church, Bearsden Road 11am, The new methodist church will hold a service for more details visit methodistchurch inscotland.net.

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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.

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44 Main Street, Milngavie, 0141 956 7290  FRI 4: Cardon 14  SAT 5: Slow Train  SUN 6: Graham Gaff  FRI 11: John Evans  SAT 12: Slow  SUN 13: Even Drydall  FRI 18: The Windows  SAT 19: Scott McDonald & Friends  SUN 20: Katie Cross  TUE 22: Blue Do  WED 23: Willow Moon (2-4pm)  THU 24: Jipsey Whispers  THU 31: Nova Scotia Folk Club (Ticketed)

Glasgow Rd, 01360 771771  Live Music

Den 128 Drymen Road, 0141 942 7272  THU : Quiz  FRI : DJ  Varity of music played

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

Unless otherwise stated, all entertainment runs 9pm – 12 midnight.

The Talbot Arms 30 Main Street, 0141 955 0981  FRI: DJ  Contact bar for further details

The Beefeater 103 Main Street, Milngavie, G63 6JQ  Food and Family friendly

878 Boclair Road, G62 6EP, 01389 621968  Country Pub  Contact bar for further entertainment details

Garvie & Co Station Road, Milngavie  A relaxed pub atmosphere with good food and drinks

Carbeth Inn Stockiemuir Road, 01360 770002  Food served / Beer garden  Classic pub full of history  Contact bar for further information

Blane Valley Inn 54 Glasgow Road, Blanefi eld, , G63 9BP, 01360 770303  Quiz Night every Thursday from 9pm onwards, cash prizes.  Live Music  Children Welcome  Contact bar for further information

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car Boot charity BooSt A cheque for £2,000, raised at the weekly Car Boot Sale in Milngavie, has been donated to cancer charity, the White Lily Fund.

The While Lily Fund was set up by Angela Brune MBE, of Bearsden, after she faced her own struggle with breast cancer. The charity raises funds to support cancer care in the West of Scotland.

Ralph launched the Sunday sale, which takes place in the Homebase car park from 7am to 11.30am, after he lost his wife to cancer some 20 years ago.

Ralph says: “At the car boot sale we ask people to pay for their pitch and this money is then collected for charity. We have chosen this time to hand the money raised to the brilliant local charity, the While Lily Fund.”

The cost for a pitch is £10 per car, £12 for small vans and £15 for larger vans.

Be a good neighbour this Christmas Its December again! Full of festive Christmas Cheer but it can be a lonely time for elderly people.

Home Instead Glasgow is urging local people to be a good neighbour and watch out for elderly neighbours. Our team at the offi ce has come up with the following ‘good neighbour’ ideas: 1. Catch up over a cuppa Instead of simply popping a Christmas card through the door, why not drop by with a card and box of biscuits?

2. Young at heart Older people are still very young at heart.

If you have children, why not suggest they pop round to an elderly neighbour’s with you for a game of Monopoly or Cluedo?

3. Casserole club Next time you are preparing a casserole, add some extra ingredients to stretch the dish and

take a portion round to a neighbour. It’s a gesture that they will really appreciate and ensure they get a wholesome, nutritious meal.

4. Shopping can be fun Christmas shopping can be stressful at the best of times so imagine how worrying it might be for an elderly person. Why not suggest that you take a neighbour shopping? It could be as simple as a lift in to town or helping them to fi nd and buy presents.

5. Deck the halls Could you help a neighbour put up their tree or some decorations?

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make muSic for charity Kilmardinny Music Circle has partnered with Oxfam’s poignant Refugee Crisis Appeal for this year’s popular Christmas concert.

The concert, on December 4 at 7.30pm, in Kilmardinny House will also be their last before the establishment closes for council refurbishment.

Andrew Logan, chair of the music circle, says: “We have worked with Oxfam in the past on a very low-key small scale basis and it feels like a natural development now to be more active to support their vital work through our own.

“The Christmas Concert should be a wonderful event. It offers an evening of Medieval Christmas music from the Canty trio, which is Scotland’s only professional Medieval music group, and aptly creates a link with the charity appeal.”

The concert will include rare

and William Taylor (medieval harps) and was formed in 1998, It comprises the regular female singers with Cappella Nova, Scotland’s leading early music vocal ensemble.

We are delighted that Canty will be with us for our Christmas concert and we are sure it will be a fantastic evening.

Scottish pieces from the St Andrews Music Book and a feast of English medieval carols.

The expert voices and virtuoso harp of Canty Trio will lead the audience on a journey into the sound-world of the 13th century, evoking the earliest Christmas traditions.

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Andrew says: “We are delighted that Canty will be with us for our Christmas concert and we are sure it will be a fantastic evening. We will be donating 10 per cent of ticket sales to the Oxfam appeal.”

Tickets, priced £5/£12, can be bought in advance from Purple Edge in Bearsden; Oxfam Bookshop on Byres Road, Glasgow; and Haydock Music and Iron Chef, both in Milngavie. You can also call 0141 956 1729 or see www.KilmardinnyMusicCircle.com

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often more strays that come to them in winter. “They also have to care for unwanted pets after Christmas and pets that have been abandoned during the recession. “It’s something worthwhile that I like to be part of, to get as many things as we can to help with charity.�

The items are collected for a range of pets, including cats, dogs, rabbits and other small animals.

DONATE: Bearsden Dog Morag adds: “We are looking for Training Club are looking old toys, collars, leads and coats – for donations for the SSPCA Rescue & Rehoming Centre washed please – foodstuffs and Milton in Dumbarton treats, the dry kind that can be opened and sealed again, beds, blankets, pillows, combs, An annual campaign is calling on kind-hearted brushes, shampoos and car local people to donate much-needed items for a harnesses.�

In addition, they would like nearby dog and cat shelter charity. donations of old towels, sheets, Every year, Bearsden Dog Training each year, and for the past seven duvets, blankets and pillows that years, we have put in a big effort can be passed on to the PDSA Club joins forces with Pawcasso to collect much-needed items and small animal hospital in Glasgow.

Dog and Cat Grooming at cash donations for the Milton pet You can hand in items at Anniesland to collect a range of rescue centre. products and cash for the SSPCA Pawcasso in Anniesland (www.

Rescue & Rehoming Centre at pawcassogrooming.co.uk) “The charity, which takes in Milton, Dumbarton. or at reception in Milngavie abused, abandoned and injured Community Education Centre on animals, needs all the help they Morag Brown, owner of Allander Road.

Pawcasso, says: “Around this time can get especially as there are

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Bearsden Osteopaths have launched an innovative library of on-line videos so that patients can continue to self-treat at home.

advise on specifi c exercises to rehabilitate injuries and improve performance, such as an ineffi cient golf swing or poor running gait.

Working with UNSCENE Production Company, osteopaths Andy McGowan and Linda Canning have created 50 different exercise videos at their clinic in Kirk Road.

The videos feature the most common stretches, many of which are normally advised to patients.

The videos offer clear instruction on how to correctly perform each exercise.

Linda says: “It is useful and benefi cial for patients to be able to carry on with various exercises at home but it’s not always easy for everyone to remember exactly how they should do these. The on-line videos guide people through the most common stretches.�

Osteopathy is a form of physical therapy that is used to treat the root cause of musculoskeletal

ON-LINE HELP: Bearsden Osteopaths have put a library of useful videos on their website with the help of UNSCENE Production Company.

pain. Linda says: “Osteopathy is not simply about treating the symptoms. We aim, through our therapies, to restore normal function so the body can repair and heal itself.�

Treatment at Bearsden Osteopaths is tailored to the individual using a range of techniques. Linda and Andy

They plan to add more in-depth exercise videos to the library in due course. However, Linda warns that not all of the exercises will suit everyone. She says: “If people have any on-going complaints, we urge them to get in touch because the exercises might not be safe.�

Bearsden Osteopaths offers other therapies, including Myofascial Release, the Feldenkrais Method and Pilates, through practitioner Jane Meek. Contact Jane on 07759 182 236 or email janemfr@ tiscali.co.uk. Find Bearsden Osteopaths on Facebook, on Twitter @Bearsden_Osteos and at www.bearsdenosteopaths.co.uk.

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classics concertS ChEER The McOpera Ensemble will return to New Kilpatrick Church in Bearsden this month to present their popular Baroque Christmas Classics Concert.

The audience can look forward to a cheering and dramatic performance of Corelli’s Christmas Concerto, featuring Tony Moffat on violin.

Tony will be joined by Richard

Blake on flute for another lively and uplifting rendition of Bach’s Brandenburg 5.

The violinist will also be accompanied by Terez Korondi for Vivaldi Double Concerto No. 8

in A minor.

Another seasonal treat has been announced as Vivaldi “Winter” from the Four Seasons, which is the last of Vivaldi’s masterful concerti for violin.

McOpera Ensemble and Claire Haslin on harpsichord will offer accompaniment at the evening.

The concert takes place on Saturday December 12 at 7.30pm. Tickets (£12/£10/£6) can be purchased at the church office, on the door or at Purple Edge Graphics on Drymen Road. Also see mcopera.com

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