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Pipes are Calling.......................3 Photo Winner...........................4 Walking Group.........................5 Barfest.......................................6 Scam...........................................7 Local Businesses.................. 8&9 Still Game........................10&11 Organ Donor Campaign....... 12 Rough Runner....................... 13 New Choir Members............. 14 What's Up Doc?..................... 14 Napoleon's Scotsman............ 16 Community Cinema.............. 17 Dance Feature................18&19 Levengrove Park.................... 20 Legal Matters......................... 20 Careers Award....................... 28 National Park......................... 29 Cricket Snacks........................ 32 Bat Nights............................... 33 Rail Updates........................... 34 Senior Savvy........................... 34

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Local News | August 2016

The pipes are calling

Dumbarton’s Levengrove Park was set to host a maelstrom of swirling tartan and stirring tunes of glory as this issue published.

The Scottish Pipe Band Championships which takes place on Saturday 30th July from 9am 'til 6pm, have become one of West Dunbartonshire’s top five summer spectaculars, but within piping circles across Scotland – and far beyond – it

probably ranks higher still.

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From a local perspective it’s a matter of pride that Dumbarton and District Pipe Band (which has a very ambitious agenda for youth training in the national instrument) is a conspicuous exemplar of the art – not just in successful competition results but in its crusading zeal on behalf of the great Highland war pipes.

own as a living embodiment of the country and its culture.

Far from being old-fashioned, the pipes are probably more popular now than ever, as a new generation discovers it is heir to a tradition that is both unique and worth celebrating. The Loch Lomond Highland Games lived fully up to expectations, and Weirfest is turning into a newentry outdoor attraction in its own right, but for many this will have been the event of the summer.

Meanwhile the season is not quite over for traditional events, as we’ve still the Cowal Highland Gathering (August 25-27) to look forward to.

We’re advised: “The sound of 100 pipers playing in unison will stay with you forever” – and there’s all those heavyweight events and other traditional contests to enjoy too.

It maybe takes a great annual event of this kind to underline the fact that while the annual Military Tattoo in Edinburgh is a premier league tourism attraction there’s far more to the national instrument than the wellrehearsed manoeuvres on the castle esplanade would suggest ... and it’s at Levengrove Park that the massed pipes come into their

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The 48-year-old Dumbarton man suffers visual impairment, having lost the central vision in his left eye, and has also had injections to his right eye to save his sight.

So when he won the annual Picture of the Year contest run by the council and West College Scotland there was more than the usual reason for celebration.

It’s a shot of Dumbarton’s Old Bridge, as few of us have ever imagined it, showing fog rising from the water in a reflective setting that impressed the judges with its depth and framing.

Now, having been on show in Dumbarton recently, it’s being exhibited this month in Alexandria library (August 6 – 20), and is worth seeing up close.

Kevin wins £300 worth of camera equipment from sponsors Calumet and one day’s hands-

WINNER: The photographer behind the amazing shot, Kevin Murney, receiving his award.

on experience with well-known local photographer Stewart Cunningham of Great Scot Photography.

Kevin said: “I am absolutely thrilled to win this competition as the standard of the shortlisted pictures was really high.

The two runner-up pictures were a unique image of the Maid of the Loch being bathed in the Northern Lights and a compelling aerial shot of Bowling Basin.

“I had never given it a thought to enter a competition until I saw this competition and I was encouraged to enter my work by my friend.”

He says both the Calumet vouchers and the day with Stewart Cunningham are the best prizes he could have wished for.

The images can still be viewed on WD Council’s Instagram page.

The shortlisted photos were up for public voting by people on the council’s Instagram page and were rated by the public more than 470 times.

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The saying “it’s as easy as a walk in the park” perfectly sums up the autumn programme from a thriving outdoor group.

Walk in the Park health walks use “the beautiful and nurturing surroundings” of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park as the venue for their increasingly popular weekday meetings, and are keen for more local people to discover the benefits.

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One of the area’s most quietly successful music spectaculars has collected a magnificent donation of £2,000 for a local children’s cause.

Jameston pub Fenton’s has been perfecting its summer musical festival for some years now, and has a cult following from across the area and far beyond.

was born, and this year the particular cause to benefit is Children’s Hospice Association Scotland, which runs nearby Robin House in Balloch.

As a grass-roots music phenomenon with a rootsy quality all of its own it is no ordinary series of pub music sessions, and offers a gutsy and good-hearted three-day programme of virtually non-stop entertainment – run by a bar at the very heart of its music-loving community.

CHAS’ representative Claire Benjamin was delighted to receive a giant cheque for £2,000 from the pub’s team leader Melissa Cameron.

Run in tandem with Kopparberg Fruit Lager, the event is hugely popular within the live music scene across West Dunbartonshire, with all taking part giving up their time to play Fenton’s has raised more than and help raise as much as possible £10,000 since the idea of turning the event into a charity fundraiser for CHAS.

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Fenton’s Bar marketing manager Stephen Quinn said: “We’re very happy and pleased to be able to hand over this cheque to CHAS, as I know it will benefit children and their families who need the expert support and guidance CHAS gives to families at the most difficult of times.

“A huge thank you to the customers and staff of Fenton’s, who helped make the festival a success through their hard work and kindness.”

CHAS is the only charity in Scotland that provides vital hospice services for children and young people who have lifeshortening conditions.

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Local News | August 2016

DOn’T Be A scAM VicTiM Never mind the standard warnings about scams – the problem is so serious that all of us really need to be on our guard at all times.

That is the sobering message from a scam awareness team Community Advertiser was speaking to in one of the area’s busiest supermarkets recently.

They’re trying to get over the message that while the usual victims – the elderly and vulnerable – are still prime targets, virtually anyone can be “stung”.

We were told: “Some of the worst cases involve young people desperate for a job. They have to apply via a phone number which turns out to be super-expensive, and are

comprehensively scammed.

“In one case we know of a job seeker who lost £4,000, which for someone without work is obviously a disaster. Many more have been scammed but don’t want to come forward.”

It gets worse, particularly where internet crime is involved, because the ruses used to get people to click on a link that will download the malware equivalent of the Black Death are getting ever more sophisticated, and anyone – from home user to company boss – can easily fall victim.

West Dunbartonshire Trading Standards and Citizens Advice Bureau are joining forces to warn about the tactics used by scammers, and Argyll and Bute have a similar scheme in operation.

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If you see Jack, Victor, Boabby the Barman or Isa wandering down the High Street they’re probably on their way to work.

The cast of Still Game enjoyed smash hit sell-out shows at the Hydro venue in Glasgow last year, but it’s been fully nine years since the famous senior citizens of Craiglang graced our screens – and now they’re back, and beavering away in Dumbarton.

The town has been given the signal honour of hosting production of a new six-part season that will be compulsive

viewing for at least half the population when it hits our screens in a few month’s time.

We’ve no information to suggest Naveed aims to open a minimarket in Alexandria, or whether Boabby the Barman has taken up boating at Balloch – or whether Jack and Victor are really closet Sons fans who sneak away from Glasgow for home games at Dumbarton.

In previous episodes the dynamic duo of Jack Jarvis and Victor McDade have travelled as far as the West Highlands and the Ayrshire coast, so there’s no reason why a Dumbarton location – with its stunning castle Rock – shouldn’t feature.

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Like any successful soap the comedic alchemy works to perfection because everyone knows the characters and how they interact with each other, so having a full set of favourites is close to a guarantee that the new series will be every bit as good – and as scatological – as before.

Jack (Ford Kiernan) says of the local facilities: "The BBC

Dumbarton Studios are incredible and we're super chuffed to be back in the costumes and wigs again."

The wigs and makeup are reputedly so convincing that (according to a trivia site) when the main characters were filming in public nobody could tell their real ages.

Both Ford and Greg are said to have been engaged in spirited conversation by ladies of a certain age, while kitted out as Jack and Victor.

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initial nervousness at relaunching the TV version of the show was gone after the first ten minutes “as if we’d never been away”, while Jacqueline Sinclair, producer of the show, described the reunion and relaunch as “comedy history” and promised that viewers are in for a real treat.

We won’t have that long to see whether the Clansman is the same minging dump as previously, or whether the banter in the bar is as pithily acerbic as ever ... or whether Isa’s uncannily forensic powers of deduction are up to scratch – Dumbarton style.

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The face of We Need Everybody is Gordon Hutchinson, 26, who underwent a transplant aged just 13 after being born with a congenital heart defect.

SCAR: The face (and chest) of the organ donor campaign, Gordon Hutchinson, hopes to encourage more people to donate.

West Dunbartonshire residents are being urged to join the NHS Organ Donor Register in a new attempt to increase life-saving registrations.

Last year in Scotland 35 people died waiting for a vital organ transplant, and for the 540 people currently listed for transplant, the wait goes on.

The ‘We Need Everybody’ campaign shows people of all sorts baring – almost – all to show that anyone can be an organ donor.

breathlessness, lethargy, and long periods of dialysis and hospitalisation.

But less than one per cent of deaths in Scotland happen in circumstances where the person is actually able to donate their organs.

Some 41 per cent of people living in the NHS Greater Glasgow & People in need of a transplant can Clyde area are registered, but the spend years enduring debilitating more people who join the more

Gordon showed off his transplant scar in a TV ad, with the message that organ donation saves lives – as he can prove.

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OUR team take on Rough Runner and barbed wire crawls. Some have dialled up the pain factor to excessive extremes, with ice baths and even tear gas! Not only do you have to be super fit to stand a chance of finishing the run, but also pretty nuts to want to do some of these 'challenges'!

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Something special is happening in Edinburgh this August and it’s sure to create quite a wave.

Never before has an event of this nature, with obstacles this grand and unique been brought to Scotland. And, not only is it a first but it’s completely different to all the other events out there.

Rough Runner is a new and unique breed of event. Everyone has done the 10k’s and half marathons, and some will have even done an obstacle race before. But not like this.

On the 6 th and 7 th of August Rough Runner will be bringing their obstacle course race to Hopetoun House Estate in Edinburgh. Now the legendary Travelator will be on the doorstep of all those living in Edinburgh.

A Rough Runner race will be tough, of course, but gratuitous pain won’t be found there. At a Rough Runner event there is no electrocution, no fire and burning, and no freezing! Instead Rough Runner tries to blend

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As founder, Jonathan Geitner says: “We believe that the current obstacle course racing scene isn't appealing to enough people. So many events out there do the same thing: militarystyle obstacles like climbing walls, mud pits,

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A well-known West Dunbartonshire choir is looking for new singers as it gets set to launch its new season.

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Clydebank District Choir is looking to recruit new members to its well-established mixed voice chorus - particularly male voices - for the season starting on Tuesday, August 16.

The choir meets every Tuesday in Morison Memorial Church hall on Dumbarton Road, Clydebank (beside the library) at 7.30pm.

However something we hope they won’t be sharing is infections – often easily transmitted by contact via the hands.

Its repertoire is broad, from popular classics to spirituals through to Scottish favourites, show tunes and contemporary songs.

There are also special seasonal shows, and from around now the choir will be working towards Christmas, then spring concerts and any other concerts it may be asked to perform.

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exploring a love of music with like-minded choristers, with the opportunity to perform at a variety of special events.

For anyone who is interested but hasn’t sung for a while who may wonder what it would be like to join the best way of learning about the choir is to pay them a visit.

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It sounds ludicrous on first reading – but there’s evidence to suggest Napoleon’s most famous Marshal came from … Fintry.

Fascinating stuff, perhaps, but is the supposed Scottish connection true? David Smith, education officer at Stirling’s Smith Museum will be reviewing the evidence in “Waterloo – a Stirlingshire mystery."

The forthcoming winter programme at Drymen and District Historical Society has many fascinating talks to look forward to, but the one that’s right out there on its own features the incredible theory that Michel Ney, “bravest of the brave” was a Fintry man who fell FINTRY MAN?: Michel foul of the establishment through Ney, Napoleon's his support or radical politics.

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The Concord Cinema is a four-inone venture that offers you the choice of a regular movie, or of taking your pick from almostnew movies like The Dressmaker (2015) starring Kate Winslet to golden oldies such as Sunset Boulevard (1950) – or you might be a fan of musicals like Cabaret and Chicago.

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The Dressmaker is on Friday, September 2 at 7.30pm, and is exactly what you’d expect of a high-quality production starring a big-name actress, and tells the tale of a glamorous woman who returns to her small town in rural

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Described by one critic as “Clint Eastwood’s ‘Unforgiven’ with a sewing machine” it opened at the number one spot at Australian and New Zealand box offices, becoming the second-highest grossing Aussie film of 2015.

It’s just one of five 2015 films which will be shown at the Concord between September and January 6 next year – look out for Youth, starring Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel and Rachel Weisz.

The classic film club’s season kicks off with Moonstruck (1987) on September 16. It stars Cher and Nicholas Cage, and was described by one critic as “a movie that makes you want to sing 'Boheme' and walk in the moonlight and move to Brooklyn”.

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Some of the work will include bringing Kilmahew Fountain back into working order, enhancing Shiers Well and St Serf’s Church, and recreating the original main entrance.

Paths will also be upgraded and lights installed between the main entrance and pavilion, as part of the overall £3.7 million project.

Children are particularly vulnerable passengers in motor vehicles and accordingly there are strict, and rather complicated, regulations surrounding their in-car safety.

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Rainbow Twisters Arts & Crafts Loch Lomond Shores 12pm, Free arts & crafts sessions for kids. For more details please visit: lochlomondshores.com

Scottish Pipe Band Championships Levengrove Park, Dumbarton 9am, A fun day of Highland Dancing competitions, fun fair, trader areas and of course the magnificent sound of the pipes and drums of some of the world's best pipe bands. www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/events

Tuesday 2nd Swimming Lessons Cameron House Hotel Swimming lessons available for all ages and abilities from the very beginner to the advanced, nonmembers welcome. scotland@swimtime.org or call 0131 278 0444 (TUE 4-6pm, WED 4-6pm & SAT 8.30-11:30am)

Beastie Sprint Triathlon Loch Lomond 10:30am, A 750m open-water swim in Loch Lomond along a shallow route following the shoreline. The swim is followed by a 15km cycle and 5km run on paths and off-road surfaces through wooded and open landscapes. www.beastietriathlon.com Family Fun Night The Cutty Sark Centre, 7pm, Bring the family for a night of fun, games, quiz and dancing. www.bellsmyretrust.org.uk

Monday 1st Big Shuggie Loch Lomond Shores 12pm, Meet and greet the Scottish character. www.lochlomondshores.com

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Finding Dory Sea Life Aquarium, Loch Lomond Shores 12:30pm & 3:30pm, Sequel to Finding Nemo. www.lochlomondshores.com (Mon 1st - Sun 14th) Island Discovery Waterbus Loch Lomond Shores 11am, Sailing to Inchmurrin & Inchcailloch and explore these lovely islands. Running throughout August. www.lochlomondshores.com Regular Events The Cutty Sark Centre, 58 Howatshaws Rd, Dumbarton MON: Little Rascals (1:30-2:30pm), Monthly Book Club (6:30-7:30pm - last Mon of the Month), Metafit (6:30-7pm) / Pilates (7:30-8:30pm) / TUE: Myre Munchkins (3:304:30pm) / The Cutty Kids (6-8pm) / WED: Little Rascals (9:3011:30am), Zumba (7-8pm) / THU: Myre Munchkins (3:30-4pm) / Myre Girls Group (6-8:30pm) / FRI: Senior Citizens Bingo Mornings (10:30am-12pm) www.bellsmyretrust.org.uk Mark Beaumont Argyll Challenge Loch Lomond Shores 9am, Mark is going to be running, swimming, cycling, horse riding, kayaking and sailing his way around the area. exploreargyll.co.uk (See page XX for more details)

Ladies Badminton Riverside Church 9:30-11:30am, For more details please call: 07757 944 749 (Jacqueline) (Every tuesday & Thurdsay) Tuesday Lunches Riverside Church 12pm, Meet friends and enjoy home-made soup and filled rolls. www.dumbartonriverside.org.uk (Weekly) Walking Football Alexandria Community Centre 10-11am, A slower version of the beautiful game. For more details please email audrey.MacDonald@westdunbarton.gov.uk (Also running on Thursdays at the Concord Community Centre at 5:30-6:30pm)

Wednesday 3rd Walk in the Park Balloch Tourist Information Centre 10:20am, Friendly walks around Balloch lasting between 45minutes to an hour. Weekly. cathy.scott@lochlomond-trossachs.org d Y ure LL ins FU & d se en lic

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Langcraigs Hillwalking Club For weekend walks meet 8am at Gilmour Street car park, Alexandria. For Tuesday evening walks meet 7pm at Gilmour Street car park.

TUE 2: Stoneymollan / TUE 9: Milngavie 3 dams / SAT 13: Sgor na h-Ulaidh (Glencoe) / TUE 16: Loch Humphrey / TUE 23: Abseiling / SUN 28: Aonach Eagach / TUE 30: Ardmore Point.

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What's On Calendar | August 2016 Open Day Rear of Alexandria, Parish Church, Balloch 10am, Come along and find out what's happening and explore the Lomond Community Gardens and Allotments. lomondallotments@gmail.com

Thursday 4th Summer Nature Club Lodge Forest Visitor Centre 10am, A walk in the woods looking and listening for birds.

Birdie masks and crafts. www.forestry.gov.uk Writers Alexandria Library 6pm, Meet and share their work.

Weekly. Laura 07922 833 472

Tuesday 9th

Regal Storytelling Loch Lomond Shores 12pm, Free storytelling sessions through the day from Robert the Bruce and his beautiful Queen. www.lochlomondshores.com (Also on Thurs 11th) Wargames + Miniatures Games Store Unit 4, 7 Merkins Ave, Bellsmyre, Dumbarton 5pm, Our Magic: The Gathering 'Learn Magic'. All welcome. Including a FREE Introductory starter pack! events@ wargamesandminatures.com (Weekly)

Kids Beach Party The Cutty Sark Centre, 58 Howatshaws Rd 2pm, Beach-themed fun for all primary school age kids. allisondonnelly@bellsmyretrust.org.uk Bellsmyre Digital Gala Day Longcrags Community Centre 12pm, Showcasing local talent, pets corner, face painting, craft stalls, silver jewellery, candles, tumble, home baking, making empire biscuits, local snack van and more. mick.maloney@wwmail.co.uk Family Fun Sessions West Dunbartonshire Museum 10-11:15am, Arts, crafts and games. 0141 526 2400 (Weekly)

Friday 5th Glory from the Garden, Flower Festival Alexandria Parish Church 10am, Beautiful floral arrangements by local artists. info@alexandriaparish.org.uk

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Saturday 6th West Dunbartonshire Community Music Project Ben View Resource Centre, Bonhill Road, Dumbarton 7:30-10pm, Get shown how to read music and tutor in wind instruments. 01389 606552 (Jim) (Weekly) Weekend Wildlife Walk RSPB Loch Lomond 11am, Take a wander through wildflower meadows and listen out for summer visiting birds.

Wellies are essential. loch.lomond@rspb.org.uk (All weekend for rest of August)

Live Music Loch Lomond Shores 12pm, Lynnie Carson will provide live music. www.lochlomondshores.com

Level 3 Award in Education & Training Premier Inn, Dumbarton 9am, Course if you're interested in a career within teaching / training. Free to unemployed residents of West Dunbartonshire. www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk

Wednesday 10th Treasure Island Loch Lomond Shores 2pm, Walking theatre company presents Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale of pirates, parrots and pieces of eight. For more details please visit www.list.co.uk

Friday 12th Astronomy Club Longcrags Community Centre 7-8:30pm, Friendly, dynamic club is open to all ages. 01389 767115 or mick.maloney@wwmail.co.uk Dumbarton Acoustic Music Night St Augustine’s Church, High St, Dumbarton 7:30pm, Featuring The Midgies, Paul Murdoch, George Martin & Bernadette Collier along with other performers on the night.

Alistair on 07787 310 391 or find us on Facebook: Dumbarton Acoustic Music Night.

Luss SWI Summer Teas Luss Village Hall 11am, annual summer teas, home made soup & crusty bread lunches, teas, coffees, juice, home baking, tombola, reasonable prices, everyone welcome. anne@farmstay-lochlomond.co.uk

Monday 8th Drakes of Hazard Loch Lomond Shores 12pm, Live show, great family fun and it’s free! lochlomondshores.com

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Calendar of events Saturday 13th Helensburgh Summer Festival Colquhoun Square 10am, The festival will provide some fabulous family fun and put the town firmly back on the map as THE place to go “doon the watter” for a great Glasgow Fair day out. Facebook page.

Friday 12th Friends of St Augustine's Trip to Edinburgh Tattoo St Augustine's Community Hall 5:30pm, Although this event is fully booked we are operating a waiting list for cancellations.

Please phone the Church Office on 01389 734514 for further information.

Loch Lomond Wedding Exhibition Loch Lomond Shores 11:30am, Over 100 wellestablished wedding suppliers covering all categories, live catwalk featuring Bridal, Bridesmaids, Kilts and Mother of the Bride. Band showcase, competitions and promotions. www.lochlomondweddingexhibition.co.uk (Also on Sunday 14th)

Family Fun Weekend Ardardan Estate 10am, Family fun before school Texan Rock Country to go back. With bouncy castles, Western Club garden games, crafts, treasure Masonic Hall Church Street hunt & tractor and trailer Rides 7:30pm, Clay County providing - there will be lots going on! For the live music this month. Bingo raffle open the box and fast draw. more details please email hannah@ardardan.co.uk Accompanied children welcome.

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Monday 15th Beginners Computer Class Longcrags Community Centre 10am, Learn the basics of computing in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere. 01389 767115.

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Tuesday 16th DPT Opening Auditions Dumbarton People’s Theatre 7:30pm, The new DPT season opens with an audition for our first production ‘Funny Money’ – a farce by Ray Cooney. Take this opportunity to join DPT – read for an acting part, join the backstage team or volunteer to help front of house. New members very welcome. 01389 761398.

SVQ Level 4 IT Course 10am, Basic computing skills are required. mick.maloney@wwmail.co.uk (Weekly) Clydebank District Choir Opening Night Morison Memorial Church Hall, Dumbarton Rd 7:30pm, A wide variety of music from popular classics to spirituals through to Scottish favourites and many more. Looking for new members. 07808 525810 (See page 14 for more details) Crochet Club Longcrags Community Centre 7-8:30pm, Friendly class for all skill levels and all ages. mick.maloney@wwmail.co.uk.

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Android Tablet Class Longcrags Community Centre 1:30-3:30pm, Join our popular informal class. 01389 767115 mick.maloney@wwmail.co.uk.

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Wednesday 17th Drop-in Internet Cafe Longcrags Community Centre 10am-12pm, & 1:30-3:30pm, Use a modern computer with fast wi-fi connection, Free. For more details please email mick.maloney@wwmail.co.uk.

(Weekly also on Thursday) iPad Class Longcrags Community Centre 6:30-8pm, Make the most of your iPad. For more details please email mick.maloney@wwmail.co.uk.

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Thursday 18th Knit ’n’ Coffee Club Longcrags Community Centre 1-3pm, For absolute beginners to Morag-level!! Facebook (Weekly) Job Club Longcrags Community Centre 6:30-8pm, Led by a professional in the job market who will give you the very best advice and support.

01389 767115 or mick.maloney@wwmail.co.uk.

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Friday 19th Back to School Disco The Cutty Sark Centre, 58 Howatshaws Rd 7pm, Celebrate going back to school at our kids disco. Open to all primary school age kids. Tuck Shop also available. For more details please email allisondonnelly@bellsmyretrust.org.uk Art Sale Luss Village Hall 9am, Art exhibition & sale.19-22 & 26-29. annecurry12@sky.com

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West Dunbartonshire Leisure Community Sports Programme

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Ready, Steady, Kick (1.5-3yrs)

Player Development (9-14yrs)

Mini Kickers (3-4yrs)

Futsal (8-12yrs)

FRI: Alexandria Community Centre 10-10:45am / SUN: Antonine Sports Centre, 9:30-10:15am

MON: Vale of Leven Academy, 4:30-6pm & Clydebank High School 4-5:30pm

MON: Brucehill Activity Centre, 4-5pm / WED: Alexandria Community Centre, 3:30-4:30pm & FRI: 11am-12pm / FRI: Dalmuir Community Centre, 3:30-4:30pm FRI: Our Lady & St Patricks, 4:305:30pm / SAT: Dumbarton Academy, 10-11am / SAT: Playdrome, 9-10am SUN: Antonine Sports Centre, 10:30-11:30am

Ready, Steady, Go! (3-4yrs)

TUE: Alexandria Community Centre, 1:30-2:30pm

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WED: Vale of Leven, MON: 5-6pm Playdrome, 6-7pm / THU: Meadow Sports Centre, 6-7pm

Badminton

Basketball (8-14yrs)

MON: Vale of Leven Academy, 6-7pm

Football

Alexandria Community Centre, 4-5pm (7-8yrs) & 5-6pm (910yrs). WED: 4:30-5:30pm (5yrs) & 5:30-6:30pm (6yrs) / Our Lady & St Patrick's High School, FRI: 5:30-6:30pm (5-9yrs) / Dumbarton Academy, SAT: 11am-12pm (5-6yrs) / Playdrome, TUE: 5-6pm (5-8yrs) & SAT: 10-11am (5-7yrs) & 11am-12pm (8-10yrs) / Antonine Sports Centre, SUN: 11:30am-12:30pm (5-6yrs)

THU: Concord Community Centre, 3:30-4:30pm (5-7yrs) & 4:30-5:30pm (8-12yrs)

Goal Keeping

MON: Argyll Park, 7-7:50pm (811yrs) & 8-8:50pm (12-18yrs) TUE: Dumbarton Academy, 7-8pm (5-12yrs) & WED: 6-7pm (13-19yrs)

Gymnastics

MON: Vale of Leven Academy, 5-6pm (5-7yrs), 6-7pm (5-7yrs) & 7-8pm (8-10yrs) / TUE: Our Lady & St Patrick’s High School, 5-6pm (5-7yrs) & 6-7pm (8-10yrs)/ WED: Antonine Sports Centre, 3:154:15pm (5-7yrs), 4:15-5:15pm (57yrs) & 5:15-6:15pm (8-10yrs) THU: Vale of Leven Academy, 5-6pm (5-7yrs), 6-7pm (8-10yrs) & 7-8pm (8-10yrs) / THU: Meadow Sports Centre, 4-5pm (5-7yrs) & 6-7pm (5-10yrs), 7-8pm (11-14yrs).

FRI: 4-5pm, (5-7yrs)

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Bike for Bobath The Riverside Museum All day, 20-mile scenic journey to Loch Lomond Shores. Suitable for all ages and biking abilities.

Cycle at your own pace with free refreshment stops along the way and entertainments with food and drink at the finish line. Sign up today. www.bobathscotland.org.uk Keltic Wings Loch Lomond Shores 10am, Raising funds, these beauties of motor bikes are coming to visit. For more details please vist: www.lochlomondshores.com

Sunday 21st Healing Plants Workshop RSPB Loch Lomond 2pm, Following on from the walk join in on a workshop where we will prepare some homemade remedies, gathered from nature, to take home. For more details please visit www.rspb.org.uk

Adult Classes

Thursday 25th Take Better Photographs Workshop with Paul Saunders Drymen, Loch Lomond 10am, Rated 'excellent' by all DSLR camera-using attendees, this one-day course is designed to help you cut through the jargon, learn in a relaxed and enjoyable way how to take control of your camera and take better photographs. www.eventbrite.co.uk Walk in the Park Health walk launch Drymen Village Square & The Winnock Hotel 10am, Free, fun and easy. Get fit and meet new friends. www. trustinthepark.org/walk-in-the-park (Weekly)

Ladies Football (16+)

THU: Alexandria Community Centre, 7-8pm

Jog Scotland (16+)

TUE: Concord Community Centre, 6:30pm / THU: Alexandria Community Centre, 6:30pm

Swimming

MON: Meadow Centre, 9:3010:15am / TUE: The Play Drome, 12:15-1pm & 7:15-8pm / WED: Vale of Leven Swimming Pool, 7:30-8:15pm

ALL WEEKLY CLASSES www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk or www.wdleisure.net 01389 757806

Independent Living for Older People For information please email: abbeyfield @hotmail.co.uk, visit us at 54 West King St, Helensburgh, G84 8ED or phone 01436 674998

Excel Class Longcrags Community Centre 10am, Excel can help you with your work, your business or just for personal interest. Also on Sat 27th. For more details email mick.maloney@wwmail.co.uk

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TUE: Dumbarton Academy, 6-7pm (5-11yrs) & 6-7pm (12-16yrs) FRI: Alexandria Community Centre, 6-7pm (8-11yrs)

Girls Football

Disability Football

TUE: Meadow Centre, 10:3011:10am (1.5-3yrs) & 11:15am-12pm, (3-4yrs) / WED: Playdrome, 1:302:15pm (3-4yrs) / THU: Alexandria Community Centre, 1-1:40pm (1.5-3yrs) & 1:45-2:30 (3-4yrs) & Meadow Centre, 5-5:45pm (3.4yrs) / FRI: Meadow Centre, 12:30-1:10pm (1.5-3yrs) & 1:15-2pm (3-4yrs)

Athletics – Run, Jump & Throw (5-11yrs)

TUE: Alexandria Community Centre, 6-7pm / WED: Dumbarton Academy, 7-8pm / FRI: Dalmuir Community Centre, 6:30-7:30pm

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Calendar of events Friday 26th SPT Info Bus Loch Lomond Shores 1pm, The SPT info bus is here to answer all of your travel-related questions. www.lochlomondshores.com Bellsmyre Digital Photography Club Longcrags Community Centre 7pm, The club is informal and for all levels of skills and experience.

New members welcome. 01389 767115 Great Scottish Swim Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park 4pm, 10k swim on Friday with a wide variety of swims on Saturday from 8am including 2 mile swim, 5k swim and much more. www.greatrun.org

Saturday 27th Bat Night & Moth-y Coffee Morning RSPB Loch Lomond 7:30pm, Bat detectors will be provided but please wear suitable outdoor clothing and bring a torch along with you. (Also on Sunday) www.gartocharn.org

50 Shades of Grey Evening The Cutty Sark Centre, 58 Howatshaws Rd 7pm, Ladies why not join us as we show the movie "50 Shades of Grey" followed by a disco and entertainment. Booking essential, BYOB. 01389 730111 Murray the Magician Loch Lomond Shores 12pm, Free tricks and illusions. www.lochlomondshores.com Pirates of St. August-eans St Augustine’s Church & Community Hall 10am, The theme for this year’s Community Fair is Pirates and Treasure Islands. There will be a fascinating array of stalls and activities – home baking, sweets, white elephant, nearly new, crafts, glitter tattoos, a nail bar, face painting and a tombola with a difference. A burger bar will be set up in the High Street and ‘Blackbeard’s Bistro’ in the Hall where a variety of tasty lunches will be served plus morning coffee and afternoon tea. If you haven’t walked the plank by 7.30pm you can enjoy a ‘Musical Blast’ in the Church in the evening.

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Artisan Crafts Market Loch Lomond Shores 10am, A mix of quirky, unusual, artisan craft and food stalls.

Sunday 28th Back to Church Sunday Lennox Evangelical Church, Risk Street, Dumbarton 11:15am-12:15pm, Whether you’ve never been to a church before or haven’t been back in one for years you are invited to our special event for all ages! www.lennoxevangelicalchurch.org

Monday 29th Last Monday Group Dumbarton Riverside Parish Church 7:30pm, Topical discussion www.dumbartonriverside.org.uk

Saturday 3rd September Loch Lomond Food & Drink Festival Loch Lomond Shores 10am, Superb event with activities such as cookery demos, beach bar, scrumptious suppliers, space food show, the magical science show, kids cookery classes, haggis-eating contest, live music & much more.

Saturday 3rd September Maw Broon’s Street Party St Augustine's Church 10am, To celebrate the 80th Birthday of the Broons, this year’s fair will have a Glebe Street theme. Dress as your favourite Broon or even Oor Wullie and join in the fun.

All the usual stalls will be there, some novelty events and the ‘But and Ben Bistro’ for delicious snacks. Contact 01389 734514

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“I am thrilled to see this year’s awards raise such a fantastic amount for St Margaret of Scotland Hospice.

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An annual awards ceremony for people who make the area a great place to live and work has raised £2,500 for charity.

Guests at this year’s Provost’s Civic Awards donated over £1,000 for St Margarets of Scotland Hospice as part of a raffle held on the night, with the Provost’s Fund increasing the total to £2,500.

St Margaret of Scotland Hospice offers end of life care for people with a wide range of life-limiting illnesses and complex medical needs, and includes the Edwina Bradley Day Hospice, community specialist palliative care,

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The raffle included prizes from the Golden Jubilee Conference Hotel, the Boat House restaurant, Clyde Shopping Centre, Dalmuir Golf Course and the Radisson Blu Hotel.

Provost Douglas McAllister said: “The Provost’s Civic Awards are an opportunity to recognise our local heroes, and it is one of my

“I must pass on my thanks to the businesses who provided the coveted raffle prizes and everyone who contributed to support the Hospice.”

St Margaret of Scotland Hospice chief executive Sister Rita Dawson said: “We were absolutely delighted that the Hospice was chosen as the charity to benefit from the proceeds of the raffle at the Provost’s Civic Awards.

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Meanwhile, there’s no dubiety about one of the Balloch store’s more conventional big sellers, and in any ice cream competition Loch Lomond News would easily be in the top three – as possibly thousands of customers over the summer will attest.

According to reports the latest innovation at this continually adventurous and eclectic shop is packets of actual crickets – insects – in a variety of flavours, just like crisps.

Owner Andy Howell was apparently inspired by a TV programme about Aussie bush survival, and was intrigued by the notion of edible insects, which many oriental and African cookery styles treat as perfectly normal ingredients.

But they’re a bit of a challenge to the average Scot who isn’t really tuned in to the concept, even if the contents do come nicely packaged in a snazzy bag, just like premium crisps. Possibly, like Andy, people who are fans of I’m a Celeb will remember all those episodes involving insect-eating challenges, and feel inspired to give crickets a go ... or then again

Besides actually dealing in news, the store has many unique strings to its bow, particularly when it comes to card collectables, and takes pride in getting hold of those hard-to-find specials that make all the difference.

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So this is no ordinary newsagent, which is why it’s become a mustvisit attraction for many visitors every time they visit Balloch – and of course for local residents it also does the regular newsagent job very well.

There always seems to be something new on the go at LLN, and you can see what’s going on at their Facebook: Loch Lomond News

Local News | August 2016

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RSPB stands for the Royal Society for the Protection of…Bats, at least for a couple of special events this month.

Booking is essential for the sessions on Saturday, August 27 and Sunday August 28, when there’s what’s reckoned the ideal opportunity to find out all about those flying Hallowe’en extras at close hand – and to learn why they’re protected by law.

They have been (ouch) frequent flyers to Loch Lomond for possibly millennia, and your writer remembers (as a boy) the excitement caused when a bat managed to get itself trapped in the common room of Rowardennan Youth Hostel.

We’re advised: “Bat detectors will be provided, but wear suitable outdoor clothing and bring a torch” – and while we’ve no idea what a bat detector looks like or how you use one it may be a lot of fun trying it out.

One of the sessions runs from

BATS: The RSPB are holding a few events this month to promote bats.

7.30pm till 9.30pm, while the Sunday session is 9.30am to 11am – when the bats are presumably hanging upside down trying to grab some sleep.

The morning session involves checking out a moth trap to see what has been netted overnight, and we’re warned to wear wellies as the walk is over very muddy ground.

The venue is RSPB Loch Lomond, and throughout August in the days running up to Bat Night there are some more prosaic but nevertheless enjoyable country

walks on offer.

With the holiday season fading we’re invited to enjoy the sights and sounds of summer. It involves wandering through wildflower meadows, watching butterflies and listening for visiting birds high up in the trees.

It all sounds idyllic, but because it’s Scotland we’re again urged to wear wellies – you don’t want to leave a shoe behind in some glutinous bog.

For full details visit the RSPB website at www.rspb.org.uk/ discoverandenjoynature/

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eXPress trains Cut for Commuters Scotrail says a timetable which is ‘broadly the same’ as that brought in for the Queen Street tunnel works will apply when that project finishes on August 8.

It means the additional rush hour limited stop services will be cut. A spokesperson said: “There will be some changes to the station ‘calls’ on the route to and from Edinburgh, which should only affect those travelling beyond Glasgow city centre.

“We’ve found this allows us to run a more robust and reliable service throughout the day on this route.

“Regrettably, this means the previous additional peak trains – the 07:59 Helensburgh Central to Airdrie and the 17:14 Bellgrove to Helensburgh Central services – that operated before 20 March will not be reinstated.”

moved around to: “best suit customer demand.”

Customers can now check their train times on the Scotrail website, selecting a date from August 8. Digital timetables were available to download from midJuly and printed timetables due to be in stations towards the end of July.

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Senior Savvy with Suhail Rehman

This month: STAYING SOCIALLY ACTIVE Finding ways to stay young at heart, stimulated, and busy is very important for seniors.

Believe it or not, there are proven health benefits of social interaction in older adults including lower blood pressure and reduced risk for mental health issues such as depression.

On the other hand, social isolation carries real risks. Some of these risks are feelings of loneliness and depression, high blood pressure and decline in mobility.

Home Instead produce a useful What’s On Where Guide for Older Adults. This is a list of activities and groups suitable for older adults in Bearsden and Milngavie and we will be printing and distributing our latest version in the local community from September

onwards. I will talk more about the WOW Guide in next month’s column but in the meantime would remind you of volunteering.

Helping others is a fantastic way to give something back to the community and remind yourself that even later in life you have something to offer.

East Dunbartonshire Voluntary Action based in Kirkintilloch run a number of projects and are always on the lookout for suitable volunteers. They can be contacted on 0141 578 6680.

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