KILLIN NEWSKILLIN & DISTRICT COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER

February/March 2018 Issue 162 Price £1

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The Killin News is a free community newspaper produced and distributedevery two months by volunteers to households and businesses in Killin anddistrict. The aim of those involved is to produce an informative, accurateand entertaining journal for those who live, work and visit in this area.Letters and articles published in the newspaper do not necessarily reflectthe views of the Production Committee and they reserve the right toshorten, edit or not publish any item. Contributions will be attributed to theauthor. Vested interests will be declared where applicable. Articles shouldbe between 200 and 300 words, photos in high quality and the contentshould be original work relevant to Killin and environs. All personal emailsare acknowledged by a reply. If you do not receive a reply please contactus by phone or drop the article in the office letterbox.

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Susan Howard, Angus Inglis, Angus Kay,Margaret MacIver, Anneke Mayo, Chris Rose,

Marion Strang, Christian Welsh

Photographer Ron Allner

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Front CoverSron a’Clachan

Photo Ron Allner

Editorial

This is the first issue to be produced from our new bright and roomypremises. Distractions abound as we overlook the main street buthopefully we have not allowed too many errors to creep in.Now that 2018 is well underway we are discovering, via the media, thatwe need to think “outside the box”, as programmes and news reportsfeaturing robotic therapists, carers and cleaners set us imagining whatlife will be like in the years to come. Couple this with incredible medicaladvances, such as the recent success in re-growing bone within a dog’sshattered leg, and it seems that science is becoming ever moreprominent in shaping our futures. Let us hope that such progress canlead to positive benefits for our world and its survival.Talking of survival, the resurrection of the Safari Supper in February is abig positive and, as reported in this issue, there is a lot happening in andaround Killin despite winter’s occasionally icy grip. Already the eveningsare lengthening and the snowdrops are pushing their way upwards. GlenOgle may still have a few snowy surprises for us to negotiate but by thetime the next issue is out, the daffodils will definitely be out – or willthey?

EH

Index

Ads Index 38Campbell of the Yukon 29Christians Against Poverty 32Church News 26Computer Poem 38Crianlarich Nursery 8Crianlarich Primary School 9Editorial 2Firbush Outdoor Centre 38Frost Report 7Heartland Film Society 28Highland Hustle 6Hogmany Fireworks 22Hogmany Lanterns 3KAT 5Killin Community Council 27Killin Gun Club 36Killin Medical Practice 18Killin Music Festival 4Killin Primary School 14Letters 20Local Planning Applications 37Masonic Lodge 34McLaren High School 12Mobile Libraries 39Musings from the Manse 33News on Main Street 28Panto Report 24Patient Participation Group 18Perthshire Community Land Trust 21Protecting Killin’s Otters 19Recycling Centres 39Safari Supper 3Santa Dash 22Scottish Wildlife Trust 34Scouts 35Sheila’s Sweetie Shop 34Sports & Leisure Club 31Strathfillan By The Way 10Sunrise Behind Gray Street 3Thank You Letter 13U3A 28Walk in the Park 16Weather Statistics for 2017 30What’s On 39Which Bin 39White Deer 28

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Hogmanay Lantern Workshop Hogmanay Lantern Workshop and Walkand Walk

On December 16th 2017 we had our4th Lantern Making Workshop. Newand seasoned lantern makers filledthe Lesser McLaren hall to design,construct and produce 21 colourfulunique lanterns using naturalsustainable willow, tissue paper andglue. These amazing lanterns werestored until our Hogmanay Walk.Eventually the heavy rain stoppedand we gathered to begin our ‘Ribbonof Light’ along the Main Street inKillin. With lots of supporters joiningus along the way, and Ron takingphotographs, we arrived at the KillinHotel to show our wonderful lanternsto crowded dining rooms of cheeryguests. The judge for our event wasthe lovely if unsuspecting HazelMackenzie, and she had a tricky job.She decided on 1st Noa, 2nd Staceyand 3rd Lieke. We all enjoyed acreamy hot chocolate to round offour evening. Many thanks go to our sponsors who

make this community event possible;Pete Waugh from Tay Fitness, KillinMasonic and Stirling Council whoprovided funding, Euan from our localCo-op who generously supplied allthe food for our workshop lunch, theKillin Hotel for hosting our end-of-walk judging, and for all those whomade a donation on Hogmanay. Ourthanks also go to all the folk whohelped us on our way; David andKirsteen Riddell for use of thepavilion, Falcon and Linzi Frost fortransporting the lanterns, IonaFrickleton for keeping us safe duringour walk, Ron Allner for takingamazing photographs and for gettingour event published in the StirlingObserver, Trish and Charlie Grant forall their hard work and time spenthelping our event and last butcertainly not least, my family Chris,Morgan, Erin and Josi without whomI could not do it all. Until next time!

Alma Walker

Safari SupperSafari SupperTickets for the Safari Supper 2018will be on sale on Friday 9thFebruary at 09.00 from ElizabethWoods at The Cedars or on 829412.Ticket price remains £15 per personwith each guest taking a bottle ofwine to their first host. We arelooking for taxi drivers on the nightso if you can help out please get intouch with Marion McRae, MarionStrang or Elizabeth Woods. Youcould also still volunteer to host ifyou would like to be involved thatway. We look forward to anothergreat night in Killin.

Marion McRae

Sunrise behind Sunrise behind Gray StreetGray Street

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Killin Music FestivalKillin Music Festival

SkipinnishOn 30th December,traditional bandSkipinnish returned foranother year to raise theroof of the McLaren Hall.After clinching Best LiveAct at the Trad Awards inearly December, the bandrocked the crowd of 400.The sell-out gig was anexcellent start to thevillage’s New Yearcelebrations, wheregenerations of all agesand many visitors had afantastic weekend. For one night onlythe KMF team also ran a GoldenTicket prize draw fundraiser, withlocal Chaz Kemp winning aphenomenal £250 cash. Overall, theevent was extremely successful onceagain and we are very grateful forthe village’s support.

2018 Festival90% of tickets are now sold for the2018 festival which will take placefrom Friday 15th- Sunday 17th June.Confirmed headliners are Blazin’Fiddles, Peatbog Faeries and PhilCunningham and Aly Bain. More actswill be announced throughoutspringtime featuring some of thebest musicians on the Scottish musicscene. For all available tickets please visit www.killinmusicfestival.comAs well as top quality live music inthe McLaren Hall, we are opening alarger Session Tent this year at theSports Pavilion where you will beable to hear more live musicabsolutely free throughout the daytime! We will also have an openstage event on the Sunday afternoonshowcasing the best in “up andcoming” talent. Volunteers required Our festivalcould not run without the generoustime and support offered by

volunteers throughout the weekend.We have lots of volunteeringopportunities available and we areflexible to your availability. If youwould like to express an interestplease get in touch by email.This year we will also launch abrand new craft fair event in theChurch which will feature music bylocal artists and a chance to browsethrough hand crafts goods by localartists as well as by some peoplefrom further afield. If you areinterested in being part of the craftfair please get in touch withoffice@killinmusicfestival.com

Trad Awards NominationKillin Music Festival was nominatedin the Event of the Year category atthe 2017 MG Alba Trad Awards. Thecommittee attended the glitteringawards at Paisley’s Lagoon Centreon Saturday 2nd December.Unfortunately the festival did notwin, but the prize went to thefantastic “Night For Angus” whichcommemorated the life ofShooglenifty’s iconic fiddle playerAngus Grant Junior at CelticConnections 2017. There weresome wonderful performances andKMF performers Talisk won Album ofthe Year. Thanks to everyone whovoted for us!

Spring ConcertOn Saturday 7th April at7.30pm in the McLarenHall we will be having ourannual Spring concertshowcasing the best inlocal talent. Acts willinclude the KillinCommunity Choir, LiamRennie, McLaren HighSchool Trad Band and aceilidh to finish off thenight. Tickets will beavailable from News Firstand on the door on thenight. There will be a bar,raffle and an opportunity

to get your hands on some KMF 2018merchandise!

Team KMF

Photos by Ron Allner

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Breadalbane ParkPlay AreaThe play area consultation has beencompleted and we had lots of usefulfeedback from many people andgroups in Killin. The Friends ofBreadalbane Park will now decide onthe final plan, which will need to gainplanning permission and permissionfrom Stirling Council.We will now start looking at how wecan fund the project. We intend tophase the play area installation ofequipment funding. The reason forthis being that there is not one largepot of funding at the moment for theplay areas, which means we could bewaiting for a very long time to getstarted. If we fundraise for a few bitsof equipment at a time and install itwe can get started. Yes it will costmore in the long term, but at leastthe play area will be gettingupgraded gradually.

Green FlagThe Friends of Breadalbane Park haveapplied for The Green FlagCommunity Award. We have todevelop a Management Plan whichwill show how the Park will bemaintained (by us and StirlingCouncil), future plans, making the

park more visible (signage andmarketing), community involvement,keeping our park clean and tidy.

Dog BinsStirling Council have replaced thedog bins in the park and replacedthem with normal bins which you canput poo bags in. There should be abin at each entrance to the park soplease use them not just for poobags but also general litter. StirlingCouncil have organised for the maingate to be painted as well as thepoles inside the park. KAT would liketo thank Gordon Aitken for doing alittle bit of welding for us on the parkgate as the name ‘Breadalbane’ wasa bit wobbly. Hopefully once paintedthe gates will look great. Also StirlingCouncil are going to put up signs upon the main street for the park.

News First Property PurchaseKAT applied to the Scottish LandFund to help us secure funds topurchase News First so we could usethe premises for the benefit of thecommunity. The Scottish Land Fundis a 2 stage process and in Augustwe were not successful in achievingstage 1 but were asked to providemore information and resubmit our

application. In December we foundout we were successful second timearound.The Stage 2 application has to showthat what we are proposing is viableand sustainable. To find out we needto have the premises valued, have astructural survey carried out anddevelop a maintenance plan. All thisinformation and lots more will makeup our business plan.The feedback we received from ourconsultation day in Septembershowed that the majority of thecommunity wanted to ensure thelong term viability of the Post Officeand Banking Services in Killin.Another area that was highlightedwas a place for people to come andchat, we will look at how we canprovide a space for this to happen.We would also like to provide an areawhere people can come and look foradvice and information.KAT will be working with theMacGregor’s Community Hub todeliver a successful project that willnot only ensure the long termsustainability of the Post Office butwill create an asset for thecommunity.

Killin & District Sports & LeisureClubKAT have been working with KDSLCto help them look for funding to carryout their feasibility study. Theyapplied to Loch Lomond & TrossachsNational Park for their communitygrant but were unsuccessful. We arenow applying to Christina MaryHendrie Trust and Tesco’s Bags ofHelp. We will keep you informed ofhow we get on.

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Old Mill Events

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The Christmas Fair at the Old Mill on 9th ofDecember

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Highland Hustlefirst came toKillin at theMusic Festival in2016, and inFebruary 2017weekly classesstarted on a

Wednesday evening. There was great anticipation asover 30 people joined us for ourfirst class and from there on in it’sbeen a great success. Week uponweek classes have had a greatworkout whilst most importantlyhaving fun and we frequently havenew faces come along to join us. From enjoying taster sessions at bothKillin and Strathyre music festivals, acouple of beautiful sunny classesoutside in the summer, to specialChristmas tracks in December, it’sbeen a brilliant first year forHighland Hustle Killin. Exercise and the endorphinsassociated with it are great forboth physical and mental healthand one of my favourite things isseeing everyone leave busychatting away to each other with asmile on their face! I hear you asking what is HighlandHustle? Highland Hustle is essentiallya dance fitness class. It combinesmoves based on highland dancing

and ceilidh dancing with a fitnessclass. There are a wide variety oftracks within the class includingsome group tracks which have a

distinctive ceilidh feel to them. Youdecide how hard you work;throughout the class there are lots of

intensity options from zerointensity when your feet neverleave the ground together, allthe way up to a full on, highintensity workout. Age is nota barrier: if you can do a GayGordons or Strip the Willowyou can join in with a class.The music ranges widely too,from old classics, to modernpop songs, to Scottish tracksby bands like Skerryvore, butit’s always upbeat with a lot ofScottish influences.New Year’s Resolution to be

more active? Classes for 2018 willrun every Wednesday starting on 31st January 6.30-7.15pm in McLarenHall, Killin. Both old and new faces

most welcome, from two-leftfeet, to a highland dancer,options are offered for alllevels of fitness and ability. £5 per class or £16 for a 4week class pass (no need tobe used on consecutivenights). Find us on facebook “HighlandHustle Killin” or contact mefor more info.

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Frost Report

Presumably that is because fewerpredators are around to view themas food and the habitat is moretraditionally kept. The RSPB. is alsohaving problems with the lack ofsuccess of hen harriers. The£20million of public money per yearreceived by the charity is failing tohelp our rarest bird of prey. RSPB.managed sites averaged 1.2 chicksper year between 2013 and 2017and no RSPB. sites averaged 2.1. Itis said by some that the charity isspending more money and time ontrying to jail keepers than onprotecting birds. Certainly one wellknown supporter was recentlyidentified on a clandestine missionwhen his facemask was taken off!Let’s hope that the birds do notdisappear.Another little known problem facedby ground nesting birds is ungulateseating eggs and nestlings. Whilesurveying lapwing nests ecologistsnoticed sheep attacking the nests.Mutilated arctic tern chicks on Foulawere assumed to have beenattacked by hedgehogs and ottersbut a local farmer had seen hissheep scooping up nests of eggs andchicks. Similarly manx sheerwaterswere thought to be similarlypredated but a stalker watched deermunch away at them. Once again –ask the man on the ground! I don’tknow what this did for theungulates’ digestion and emission ofthe dreaded methane but it hasbeen proved that a diet of 2%seaweed greatly reduces thisemission. I don’t know if a similarstudy has been done on humans.We are also very fortunate to have areasonable population of goldeneagles. I was lucky enough recentlyto be able to see the tracking of atagged bird and it was interesting tosee that its home territory wassmaller than you may think. It was

obviously quite happy in its localhabitat.Apparently some of our beavers arestill not so happy. The ones thatarrived at Beauly were doing O.K.but some caught up from there died.If the ecologists want beavers whytry to remove them from where theyare doing well and continue to try tointroduce them to areas where theyfail? There is obviously some beaverhabitat knowledge denied to humans.Maybe we should do a ‘move to thecountry’ style program for them tofind out? They obviously like TaysideLynx have not yet arrived. In Norwayfarmers lose an estimated 20,000sheep annually to predation. Theyare compensated by the governmentat £260 per head. 34% being lost towolverine, 21% lynx, 15% bear and9% wolf. This is where sheep areoften kept indoors for half the yearand does not compensate forpsychological damage to the farmingcommunity. Could our tightlystretched government be able to dothis?Animals are going in Africa also weare told. An increase in lion numbersin some areas has led to a fall ingiraffe numbers. Will lions be culled?At least around here things seemfairly stable and it will soon bebreeding time. Our male pheasantsare already gearing up and chasingthe ladies around the garden.There has to be mention of the great“Farmers’ Country Showdown” onBBC featuring the farms atArdeonaig. The program showed thefamilies and their stock really welland it was lovely to see local countrylife so well portrayed. I have notfound out if there is any truth in therumour that the children have to getto school early to sign autographs orthat Willie Taylor is being consideredfor the next James Bond.

Tim Frost

Comings and GoingsLast year our visiting red squirrelsdefected to the wild food in thewoods till early Summer but thisWinter several appeared back wellbefore Christmas. Whether it wasthoughts of easier foraging, a poorernut harvest in the woods, moresquirrels or just hoping for a visitfrom Santa who knows. Certainly oneof the three youngsters who arecoming could not be more pleasedwith any gift more than the thickrope that we have put up betweentrees and a feeder. He had been seenhoning his skills on the telephonewires so this was easy-peasy greatfun. And great entertainment for thehumans watching.

There is also a flock of about 30goldfinches back with us but nosiskins for some time. They areprobably finding food in the woods.At least we do have some suitablewoodland around our area and not allthe coniferous cover which is almostnon-productive of wild food. We evenhave the sessile oak which does notbear fruit till about 40 years old butcan then bear 50,000 acorns pertree. Apart from this feast it providesan open canopy which can support afull and varied understory, home to apossible 280 species of insects,yummy food for many birds. If youwant to identify this tree look to itsname “sessile”, which comes fromthe fact that the acorn cups growdirectly on the twig and have nostalk.Food seems to continue to be goodon keepered moorland as a recentsurvey by The British Trust forOrnithology has found that theseareas continue to have a muchgreater success for nesting wadersthan the non-keepered RSPB sites.

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Crianlarich NurseryCrianlarich NurseryLeading on from Bonfire Night andpersonal experiences, the childrenin the 3-5 room at CrianlarichNursery, have taken their interestin camping forward. The childrenhave been building and extendingtheir knowledge through groupdiscussions, risk assessing, denbuilding, constructing fires,camping indoors and out. MattBrook from Active Stirling (alsonursery parent) kindly came in forthe morning to lead a workshop oncamping, providing first-handknowledge and skills in campingoutdoors. Children learned how toconstruct a camping stove, how tocook on the stove, fire safety andhow to assemble a tent. It wasevident from the children’senthusiasm, engagement andpositive comments that theythoroughly enjoyed this interactiveexperience.

Alex Tigwell

“We were camping and we weremaking fire because we needed toget nice and warm when we wentoutside. We went into the tent, tookall our shoes off and had milk andcocoa.”

Jackson

“We were making sausages, and wewere also playing and made acamp. We went in the camp andhad hot chocolate and had thoseyummy hot dogs”

Michaela

“We were being safe from hot stuffthat was cooking hot dogs. Wewere putting up the tent andmaking stoves, not runningaround.”

Eddie

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Crianlarich Primary SchoolCrianlarich Primary SchoolThe whole community was treatedto Crianlarich Primary School’swonderful performance of ‘AladdinTrouble’ on Thursday 21stDecember. One parent said, ‘Thepanto was absolutely fantastic. Thequality of the whole production wasamazing, the programmes, thecostumes, the set and of course thecast! Truly a night to remember....’

Well done to all the children andhuge thanks once again to staff andparents for their support andamazing talents!Coming up this term we haveexciting teaching and learningopportunities to celebrate the lifeand work of Robert Burns. A poetryrecital followed by refreshments isto be held in school on Thursday25th January at 2pm. All welcome.

The whole school will visitBannockburn Heritage Centre (P4-7) and Stirling Castle (P1-3) inJanuary to research and learnmore for their topics. We are againlooking forward to an exciting termand wish everyone a Happy NewYear!

Mrs. LochheadActing Principal Teacher

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Strathfillan

Telephone & BroadbandThe CC have continued to pushvarious agencies for informationand commitment to upgrading theStrathfillan internet to "superfast".We are told that Digital Scotlandare still hoping to carry out aStrathfillan upgrade, as part of the"Gainshare" programme during2018. However, detailedtechnical costings are still beingcarried out, and these need to beknown before a final decision ismade. Bruce Crawford MSP isstrongly pushing our case withDigital Scotland, and StirlingCouncil have also offered to makea funding contribution. Weunderstand that a meeting isscheduled for early February whenDigital Scotland will finalise the2018 spending plans, and hopethat Strathfillan will indeed beincluded in these.Various people have suggestedthat Strathfillan should be lookingat a community led broadbandimprovement scheme - howeverwe have been advised not to evenconsider this approach whileDigital Scotland are activelylooking at a solution forStrathfillan.

Tourist Information CentreThe CC were pleased to hear thatthe Tyndrum Hall communitymeeting was very well attended,and that a new and enthusiasticteam of volunteers are moving

forward with looking at securingthe former Visit Scotland buildingfor community use. The CC hasoffered full support to this project,in any way it can.

C60 BusThe CC are delighted that the C60bus service seems to be secure till2019. The CC will contact StirlingCouncil well in advance of thecontract renewal and ask thatsome of the suggestions arisingout of the public meetings areincluded in the new contract (e.ga more regular service extendingto Tyndrum). The CC are pleasedthat the fortnightly shopper bushas started, and understand thatit has been well used so far.

TransportThe recent overnight road closureat Glen Ogle (in November)highlighted that Strathfillan CCare not on the statutory list ofconsultees for Transport Scotlandfor roads in this area. If the localcouncillors had not forwardedinformation onto us, then wewould have had no knowledge ofthe planned closure in advance.It was agreed to ask TransportScotland to automatically includethe CC in consultations affectingthe A82, A84 and A85 TrunkRoads. It was also pointed outthat better road closure signage isneeded, and in particular that thesignage used during the daytimeA82 closures in November wasinsufficient, and in some placeseven misleading. Alan will writeto Transport Scotland to raisethese points.

Community Council TyndrumMeetingThe December CC meeting washeld in the Tyndrum Inn, and wasattended by four members of thepublic in addition to the electedmembers. There was no meetingin January, and the next meetingwill be held on Monday 5thFebruary at 7.30pm in CrianlarichHall. All are welcome. CurrentCommunity Councillors are: AlanSmailes (Chair), Ian Marret (Vice-Chair), Catriona McKenna(Secretary), Isla Craig(Treasurer), Mary Anderson,Alistair MacDonald, SheonaMacLennan, Falcon Frost, MarkHolt.

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AGMStrathfillan CommunityDevelopment Trust held its annualCommunity Gathering and AGMon Thursday November 30th. Itwas a very successful evening,with 40 local people joining us –thank you to everyone who camealong. Following our AGM we hada very interesting and informativepresentation by Natalie Stevensonfrom the Countryside Trust on theTyndrum to Crianlarich Cycle Path.It was fantastic to find out howthe first stage was completed, andvery exciting to hear that Natalieis hoping the second stage willkick-off during 2018! We wouldlike to thank her for coming along

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by the Way

and joining us. We now havethree new Trustees, who wereelected at the AGM. We would liketo warmly welcome Helen Skelton,Tony McLarney and Mark Holt tothe Board – we look forward toworking with them over thecoming year. A massive thank youto the Green Welly Stop for pullingout all the stops and providing afab, last minute buffet for us, it ismuch appreciated. Thank you tooto Crianlarich Stores for providingall the drinks. Our following BoardMeeting saw our election of officebearers. Ellen Cattanach waselected as Chair, Isla Craig as ViceChair, and Moira Robertson asTreasurer. We are all lookingforward to a busy and successful2018.

Bike Skills ParkKelly is still working on gettingfunding for this exciting newproject, and we are happy to saythat both the Primary School andNursery are very enthusiastic inbeing involved in the project. Kelly

CommunityGainWe would like toremindStrathfillanresidents that we still have asmall pot of money for localcommunity groups to apply to forsmall grants. If you could do witha wee bit of money for a projector pay for materials etc, thenplease get in touch with Kelly tofind out more.

ContactIf you want to contact StrathfillanCommunity Development Trust forany reason please do. Our officein Crianlarich Village Hall is openTuesdays and Wednesdays9.30am to 3pm, or you can emailstrathfillancdt@btconnect.com,and phone 01838 300249.

met with the School Pupil Councilbefore Christmas, and all thepupils were very excited by theproposals. We are currentlylooking into developing aCrowdfunder page to help financethe project – so watch this spacefor more information. If you wouldlike to find out more, or how toget involved, then please contactKelly at the details below.

Crianlarich Play ParkThe on-going saga of theCrianlarich Play Park has takenanother twist, which you justcould not make up. The deliveryof the tower has been subject tofurther delays – suffice to say notthe fault of Stirling Council – butthe factory making the equipmenthas had major industrial action,including the entire workforcedowning tools and walking out! Asyou can imagine we are all veryfrustrated and fed-up (as I amsure you are). The $100 questionnow is…’will it be in for Easter’? Iwill keep you informed.

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McLaren High Sc

Kwik Fit SessionsThanks to Kwik Fit staff who cameout to the school on Wednesday andcovered basic car maintenance withall our S6 pupils. A very worthwhileevent - despite the weather!

Duke of Edinburgh CeilidhThe annual McLaren High SchoolDuke of Edinburgh Groupfundraising ceilidh took place onFriday 3 November. Thanks to thecommittee for organising, to IanMilligan and his band for the ceilidhmusic and to senior pupils forproviding alternative music forentertainment during the interval.A great night was had by everyoneand the sum of £922.80 was raisedfor the group!

UNICEF Sponsored CyclePupils studying Higher Geographytook part in a 10 mile SponsoredCycle for UNICEF and have raised£470. This charity gift provideseverything a health worker needson his immunisation rounds! The“Equip a health worker” giftprovides a bicycle, vaccine carrierand 100 doses each of measles andpolio vaccines and will help protectand save children’s lives. 32% ofthe world’s population do not haveaccess to a hygienic place to go tothe toilet. This money will alsoprovide a kit to build a toilet to helpprevent the spread of diseases suchas cholera, diarrhoea, dysentery,hepatitis A and typhoid and will alsooffer women and girls in particular,dignity and privacy. Toilets providedin schools also improve attendance.

These toilets are durable andsturdily designed, able to withstandheat, dust, rain and strong winds.This was to tie in with the learningthey have been doing in theirHigher classes about PrimaryHealthcare Strategies.

Mock TrialOn Friday the 3 November a groupof S5 and S6 pupils along with MrsDrysdale went along to StirlingSheriff Court to take part in a MockTrial. Senior pupils with an interestin studying law/police/justicesystem at university were invited totake part to give us a taste of whatthese kind of jobs would involve. “I learnt a lot from this experienceand personally found thequestioning by the prosecution anddefence very interesting as it wasvery real and intense. We allenjoyed the experience and we alllearnt more about the JusticeSystem in Scotland. We would alllike to say a huge ‘Thank You’ to theorganisers and everyone involved.”

Katherine Stewart-Earl S6

Clan MacLaren DonationOn Wednesday 15 November,representatives of the McLaren HighSchool STEM (Science TechnologyEngineering and Maths) groupwelcomed Donald MacLaren ofMacLaren, the Chief of the ClanMacLaren, to the School. Theschool’s original benefactor andfounder 125 years ago was DonaldMacLaren, a Callander banker. Inrecent times the School has forgedclose links with the Clan MacLarenSociety and has also hosted visitsby its overseas societies in North

America, Australia and Germany.The Chief was visiting the school topresent a cheque for £1000 fromthe Scottish Society to support theSTEM project.The donation from the ClanMacLaren will be used to purchaseequipment and to showcaseprojects at the STEM Festival in2018.

Children in NeedCongratulations to all our pupils andstaff who raised the total of £753.67last week. We held a PA Auction onThursday, and S6/staff Fancy Dressplus a mufti day for all other pupilsand staff on Friday. Winners of thefancy dress were:S6 Group – ShrekS6 Individual – Edward ScissorHandsStaff – Humanities Faculty‘Gnomes’Well done to everyone involved

Girls Rugby @McLaren HighGirls’ rugby has been continuallygrowing at McLaren for the past fewyears. However, this year we haveseen an amazing number of girlsparticipating in the sport. The U15girls now train three times a week –Monday (lunch), Tuesday (afterschool) and Thursday (lunch). Thegirls are being coached by Dylanour SRU Modern Apprentice, ConnorClark (Club volunteer), S3 SportsLeader Innes McLellan and S5volunteers Bethia Trotter, EvaDonaldson and Lottie Hesp. It hasbeen great to see over 20 girlstraining at each session and toobserve the development of thegirls from the start of the schoolyear.

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Elizabeth McKenna “Libby”The McKenna family would like toexpress their appreciation to allwho sent condolences, cards andflowers after our Mum Libby passedaway on 18th October 2017. Mumwent very quickly and it was ashock to all, not least to those whohad not seen her in some time.A special thank you goes to FatherNeil Gallagher who carried out avery warm and personal funeralmass, a fitting tribute to Libby. Thesupport that we have received hasbeen overwhelming but we couldnot have got through without thosekind words, thoughts and deedsfrom all of you.Donations received amounted to£654.30 which was passed on tothe Mary’s Meals charity as Mumwished, so thanks again to all whogave.

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Fundraising for Start Up Stirling McLaren High School held aChristmas Jumper Day on Friday 15December to support Start UpStirling (Food Bank). Donations ofnon-perishable food items, festivegoodies and small gifts to helpothers less fortunate than ourselveswere collected. Huge thanks toStrathyre Primary pupils who joinedour Christmas Jumper day and alsobrought lots of donations along.You can see from the photos thehuge amount we collected, over 1.5tons!

Cellist VisitWe were very fortunate on 22November to welcome a Canadiancellist, Cameron Crozman, toMcLaren High School. Cameronperformed a short programme onhis $12,000,000 Stradivarius celloto a target audience of orchestralplayers and NQ music pupils. Heanswered questions from pupils andeveryone who went along to listento him play were enthralled by hismusic.

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Scottish Book WeekDuring Scottish Book Week, we tookpart in the Bookbug Picture BookPrize. This involved shared readingactivities with all children in theschool. We read three books, ‘Little

Owl’s Egg’, ‘Gorilla Loves Vanilla’ and‘The Forth Bonniest Baby in Dundee’.The Primary 6 and 7s learned how tomake the picture books interesting tothe younger children by using funnyvoices and by asking lots ofquestions about the book. At the endof Book Week, all children in Primary1 and 2 were given copies of thebooks to keep. We had a vote to seewhich book was our favourite and‘Gorilla Loves Vanilla’ won by a longway. During the week we also tookpart in other activities includingmaking book spines and big books tomake our library look bright.

Jai P7

Nativity - Lights, Camel, ActionInspired by the popular TV Show,Strictly Come Dancing, the childrenat Killin Primary School performedtheir EPIC Nativity, “Lights, Camel,Action” in front of a packed McLarenHall on Friday 15th December. Lots of hours were spent learning thewords to songs, perfecting dancemoves and practising acting skills.Our Nativity was set in the stable inBethlehem and was attended by ourHosts, the Townspeople of Nazareth,the Wise Men and Camels, Angels,Shepherds, Sheep, Innkeepers, TheStar and backing dancers and of

course the Judges – CaesarAugustus, The Innkeeper’s Wife andDonkey. The audience even took part in ourfinal song, “Spread the Word”, bycopying the hand jive. Everyone hada great time and it was a great wayto celebrate this busy term beforethe holidays. We hope you had aMerry Christmas and a Happy NewYear. Leah P7

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On Friday 17th November, thechildren celebrated Children in Need.During the week the children wereable to buy Pudsey ears, Pudsey keyrings and glow in the dark wristbands raising £189. The teacherstook part in a Duck RaceSweepstake, raising £18. On theFriday the children took part in theDress Down Spotacular, raising£51.66 and the Bake Sale raised anincredible £103. In total £361.66 wasraised for the charity. We also tookpart in the village walk, supportingthe Retirement Home and Nurserywith their fundraising. Thank you toall who donated including the adultswho donated their tasty baking forthe bake sale.

Iona P7

Lights, Camel, Action

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Panto Time!We were very lucky to have ShooglieRoad Productions perform theirmusical version of “Beauty and theBeast” on 29th November. Thechildren from Strathyre andCrianlarich Primary Schools were alsoable to join us. The performance was very funny andMrs Potts even managed to get MrTeall up to dance with her. The songswere very good and we hope to seethem perform again next year.

Keira P7

SWI Christmas PartyWe would like to say a HUGE thankyou to the Ladies of the SWI forhosting our wonderful ChristmasParty on the 20th December. We all

took part in some traditional Scottishdancing including the Gay Gordons,the Military Two Step and a CanadianBarn Dance. We also played someparty games and had a fantastic buf-fet which included sausage rolls,crisps, crispy cakes and ice cream.There was also a very special guestat the end…SANTA.

Spelling BeeAs part of our Scottish Book WeekCelebration, all the children in thePrimary took part in the AnnualSpelling Bee. The words came fromthree different books and thecompetition was very close.We would like to congratulate ourwinners: P1 – Reyss, P2 – Liam, P3 – Archie, P4 – Isla, P5 – Caitlin,P6– Lexi and P7 – Leo.

Naomi P7

Stick ManIn our class we have been readingthe story, ‘Stick Man’ by JuliaDonaldson. It’s about a Stick who isalive! Lots of things happen to him.He gets picked up by a dog, he getsthrown into a river, he gets used as aflag, someone uses him to write inthe sand and he gets used as a bowand arrow. Poor Stick Man. In theend he gets a ride on Santa’s sleigh.We made our own Stick Man outsideusing sticks, pinecones and stones.We made a Stick Man using pipecleaners and we wrote stories abouthim. We give the book 10 out of 10.

Morgan and Jamie P2

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Wintry LandscapesThe Christmas holidays are now overbut it’s still very cold outside. Class 2have been creating winterylandscapes with trees. We started bydrawing the trunk with pencils thenwe added the branches using Yshapes. Next we used oil pastels tocolour the tree in. Then we painted asunset using watercolour and finallywe added glitter to make thebranches look frosty.

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live in such a beautiful part ofScotland and studies have shownthat getting out and enjoying thecountryside has a positive impacton health and wellbeing. We takeevery measure to make sure thegroups are inclusive with volunteerswalking at different paces to suit allabilities. I’m incredibly proud to bepart of this project and to watchmembers grow in confidence andfitness.” An important part of theprogramme is the social side to thewalks and group members regularlyinclude a café stop in their walks.Along with the health walks, theLoch Lomond & The TrossachsCountryside Trust run a strengthand balance programme. Weeklyworkshops are run before or afterthe walks and combine strength andbalance exercises with advice onwalking to help older adults stayactive and independent.Sue Watson, Senior Physiotherapistfor the Rural North West ForthValley Partnership, spoke about thesuccess of the programme:“Walk in the Park provides a reallyvaluable service that promotes along term commitment to keepingpeople mobile and all the associatedhealth benefits. As a communityrehab team working in the NationalPark it is fantastic that we can referpatients on to the Strength andBalance sessions led by the Walk inthe Park team knowing that thesesessions are safe and supervised byexperienced staff and volunteers.We regularly see great changes inconfidence and fitness from thepeople taking part.”

Participant’s quotes“I attend the Strength and Balancesessions and take part in theCallander walks. I have circulationproblems so it is important for me

to keep walking and the exercisescertainly help me do just that. Ourwalk leaders give me confidence toextend the length of my walks andtake me routes I would not normallydo on my own.”

“The social side of the group isreally important. We can share ourexperiences with the rest of thegroup. There is a lot of laughter sothe social side is so important tomotivate regular participants andnew members.”

“This walking group has helped mea lot since I had my stroke. I amnot as able as I used to be and findit difficult talking at times. Thegroup and the walk leaders havebeen a lifeline to me. I can comeout for a walk with confidence andenjoy the company

Wednesday Morning Walk, 10.20am,(see schedule for meeting place)Wednesday Afternoon, Strength andBalance, 1.30 – 2.30pm in the KillinHotel

The photo shows some of the groupmembers being presented with theirWalk in the Park badge forcompleting a target number ofwalks. Duncan MacDonald, JaneCampbell and Isobel Gallagher havecompleted 50 walks with the groupand received their bronze badge.Kyreen Neilson completed 100 walksand was presented with her silverbadge. This was followed by adelicious Christmas lunch in TheCapercaillie when members fromthe Wednesday morning walk andthe afternoon strength and balancesession celebrated anothersuccessful year before stopping fortheir Christmas and New Yearbreak.

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Flu ImmunisationUptake of the flu immunisation hasbeen low this year. Flu immunisationis still available and if you fit into anyof the categories below please phonethe Practice to arrange yourimmunisation if you have not alreadyhad it.You are entitled to a freeinjection if any of the following apply:Aged 65 and overPregnant womenChildren and adults with anunderlying health condition (such aslong term heart or respiratorydisease)Children and adults with weakened

immune systemsFlu can be unpleasant and if you areotherwise healthy it will usually clearup on its own within a week. Overthe counter advice can be soughtfrom a pharmacist in the firstinstance. Practice NewsWe are very pleased to announcethat Mhairi Kyle has been appointedas Practice Manager. Mhairi hasworked at the Practice for four yearsand is looking forward to the newchallenge. We would like to thankLinda for holding the fort over thelast year.

Our Practice Nurse, Jamie Anderson,will have completed a NursePrescriber course by the end ofJanuary. The aim is for Jamie toenhance her “long term condition”reviews and also develop her “minorillness” role. Our patients haveresponded well to Jamie’s trainingand she thanks you all for thiswholeheartedly. Patient Participation GroupThe Patient Participation Group areholding their AGM on Wednesday18th April at 11.45am here at thePractice. All welcome.

At the last meeting Mhairi Kyle waswelcomed as new practice manager. The waiting times for appointmentsat the surgery were discussed.Sometimes someone may seem tohave jumped the queue but this maybe that they have an urgent needand have been given a cancellation.Sometimes this is because a patientasks to see a specific doctor. As allinformation is shared, a patient doesnot need to always see the samedoctor. A large problem at themoment is missed appointments.

Patients just do not turn up. Thishappens up to 18 or 20 times amonth and means a great waste ofdoctor/patient time. Please help bymaking careful note of appointments,not missing them and cancelling assoon as possible if you no longerneed it or cannot attend. We are looking into a possibility ofsetting up a system for hospitaltransport by investigating a systemin place in another area andaddressing problems such asinsurance etc. If you, or someone

that you know, may be interested indoing this, please contact me or anyother group member. Our nextmeeting will be the A.G.M. onWednesday April 18th at 11.45 in thesurgery and we would welcome anyprospective new members.Paramedics are anxious to train newgroups on defibrillation and basic firstaid. A small group is being set up toorganise this, so look out forinformation on this.

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Protecting Killin’s OttersYou may have noticedwhile driving up theroad towards Lix Tollsome new bollardsalong either side of theroad just past the newbiomass plant. Theseare rather specialbollards as they havewildlife warningreflectors attached tothem. They work bydeflecting the light fromthe headlights ofapproaching vehiclestowards the side of theroad. This creates avisual warning fencewhich encourages anywildlife close to theroadside to stop or toflee back away from theroad. The wildlifewarning reflectors only reflect lighttowards the side of the road sothere is no risk of dazzling drivers.The project to install thesereflectors has been led by RosieThird from Environmental ActionKillin. It was Rosie’s concern overthe death of two otters on thisstretch of road that prompted her tolook for a way of preventing furtherroad casualties. Through internetsearches and correspondence with

the International Otter SurvivalTrust (IOSF), information was foundabout these reflectors that havebeen used widely in Europe.Through dedication and hard work,and the invaluable support of anumber of organisations the projecthas come to fruition.EAK would like to thank all thoseinvolved in the project, in particularRobertson Civil Engineering whoinstalled the bollards and reflectorsfor free; Highway Barrier Solutions

who provided the trafficmanagement system for theworks to take place, free ofcharge; the CallanderBranch of the ScottishWildlife Trust who purchasedthe reflectors; KAT who purchased thebollards; Stirling Council;LLTNP; Killin Co-Op; IOSF;and Killin Primary Schooland Nursery who took partin the Otter Art competition.This is an excellent exampleof collaborative working witha wide range of community,business and charitypartners all workingtogether. Articles on theproject have even been inthe national newspapers andonline and hopefully this willencourage other

collaborative projects elsewhere.EAK would also like to thank allthose who supported the OtterProject fundraiser held on the 2nd

December at Lynedoch. The eventraised £283 which will be donated toKAT.

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Cat Fouling There is usually a huge outcry aboutdog fouling of pavements and pathsand there are official posters whichstate penalties if owners are caughtallowing their dogs to make a bit of amess and not clear it up.However when it comes to out ofcontrol cats roaming where and whenthey want at all times of the day andnight, what recourse do people have?Cats do their business wherever thegarden soil is tilled which allowsthem easy digging and covering oftheir deed.There are some keen gardeners inKillin and I am speaking out for thosewho suffer from cats digging upseeds and plants and leaving theirmess in the soil. I have younggrandchildren and have to make acheck of the garden the day they arevisiting to make sure they will not beencountering foul smelling depositswhich carry harmful parasites.I am therefore giving notice that thisyear every precaution and deterrentwill be used to prevent cats cominginto our garden. Owners have aresponsibility to look after their petsand it’s now time for those withoffending cats to do so.

Alex Stewart

Dog BinsLand Services has taken the decisionnot to replace broken pole mounteddog bins for the reasons statedbelow. Could you pass the detailsbelow to all Community Councils asan explanation as to why, and theoptions available.We are working hard to minimise theuse of pole mounted dog bins, manywere erected in the past, and as theyfail, we are assessing the need forlitter bin provision in general. Thesedog bins are not particularly hygienicfor use by the general public, as theiruse requires a “touch”, with operationof the lid. Far worse are the Health &Safety issues encountered by ouroperatives during the process ofemptying, exacerbated by overfillingof the containers, and heavy rain. Within the environment of aresidential street, the first option fordisposal of dog waste is the domesticwheeled bin. This also applies toother items of litter, most of whichcan be readily recycled with thevariety of containers our residentsare issued. The second option is to use a freestanding litter bin, which acceptsboth litter & dog waste. These largercontainers act as a dilute anddisperse for the waste, giving a muchcleaner empty for the operative.They also empty via a door,preferable to a straight lift up from apole bin, on occasion showering theemployee with the contents. Thesefree standing litter bins areexpensive, therefore they cannot belocated everywhere.

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Golden WeddingSheena and I would like to take thischance to thank all those hardy soulswho came to the Capercaillie onSaturday, 25th November on abitterly cold night to help uscelebrate our Golden Weddinganniversary. It was wonderful to beable to remember all those years inthe company of so many friends andrelations. It is not often these daysthat we have so many locals togetherat the one time and it really madethe night special. We would also liketo thank Myra and David for thelovely buffet. Myra’s buffets arealways very good and this one wasno exception. Special thanks to ourfamily who have collectively paid forus to visit London on a short holidayearly in the year which we are reallylooking forward to. We would alsolike to thank everyone for theflowers, presents, cards and goodwishes on the night. It was quiteoverwhelming. I am also happy tosay that we raised £150 for the KillinOld Folks’ Home from the collectionmade that night in lieu of presents.The money has been handed over toMandy Bickerton at the home.

David Osler

Many ThanksI would like to thank all family,friends and neighbours for their verykind cards, flowers and gifts on theoccasion of my recent 90th birthday.

Paddy McKinnon

Christmas TreeI am sure that it is on behalf of alllocals and visitors that The KillinCommunity Council would like tothank the Killin Firefighters forsupplying the tree and for bothputting up and taking down the treeand lights. Linda Frost

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Highland Perthshire Communities Land Trust“The best time to plant a tree istwenty years ago. The second besttime is now.” (from a Chinese

proverb)

Planting trees is a gift for the futureand this is what’s been going on atDùn Coillich since 2002, when 418hectares, betweenGlen Goulandie andSchiehallion, waspurchased on behalf ofthe community byHighland PerthshireCommunities LandTrust (HPCLT). TheTrust’s overall aim isto create anenvironment to benefitboth wildlife and thewell-being of HighlandPerthshire residentsand visitors. This isbeing achievedthrough therestoration of ahealthy ecosystem,and key to this is theplanting of nativetrees, such as scotspine, downy birch, rowan and sessileoak. At Dùn Coillich the vision of thefounders is now being realised asyoung trees overtop the heather and

bracken, and a wealth of plants,fungi, birds, insects, spiders andmammals is to be found.There are established trees at theWee Birks Field in Aberfeldy, gifted tothe community in 2016 and lookedafter by HPCLT. It will be kept as an

open space for public enjoyment,perhaps with some picnic tables andseats and some additional nativeflowering trees – we’re still open to

suggested uses. If you like the sound of this, comealong to the 2018 AGM and find outmore; it’s at 2pm on Saturday 24th

March at Kynachan Hall, TummelBridge. The meeting is open to all –you don’t have to be a member. The

AGM will be quite short,and will be followed by atalk by Dr DavidHetherington, EcologyAdviser with theCairngorms National ParkAuthority and a Trustee ofthe native forestrestoration charity, Treesfor Life. There will also belight refreshments,displays illustrating someof the exciting work beingdone by HPCLT, includingour Rural Skills training foryoung people, and thechance to talk to some ofthe people activelyinvolved in HPCLT.

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This time it was the well-known storyof Beauty and the Beast, which isbased on a French fairytale.The story is set in a French village andthere were many French influences:the show kicked off with theMarseillaise, many costumes had adefinite French touch and there wereFrench pennants fluttering in the Hall(now you understand why the Frenchflag was hanging outside the McLarenHall). The main characters often spokewith a strong French accent (especiallyMa, Beauty’s mother, who kept it upthroughout the evening). Of coursethere was the odd lapse into Scots,which only added to the hilarity!The children in the Junior Chorus wereas enthusiastic as ever in theirchoreography and it made the

audience sing along and clap. Andthen there was the live violinaccompaniment and gymnasticbackflips! The costumes were brilliantand the frequent changes told of manyhours spent in various homes, sewingand altering.In this production we saw snow falling,not only on stage but also in themiddle of the Hall! We had talkingfurniture, perfectly timed soundeffects, birds getting shot and muchmore, bearing witness to anaccomplished technical team behindthe scenes! The beautiful sets deservea mention as well.All the main characters played theirparts very well: Karen Lafferty as Ma,Vicky Paul as Beauty, Lee Douglas asthe prince, Sammy Hibbert asCapucine and Alex Tigwell as the witchMalabelle. Kay Dowling was veryconvincing as the Beast. The comicduo of Chaz Kemp and Colin Hay wereagain outstanding and had theaudience in stitches. Killin Pantosseem to have stepped up a gear sincethey joined the cast! Chaz Kemp in hisrole as Felix (“poodlepower,ahoooooo”!) probably stole the showin most peoples’ eyes.A lot of effort goes in to producing ashow like this and we are so lucky inKillin to have people like GordonHibbert, Lesley Syme and SammyHibbert, as well as all the actors, whoare willing to give up so much of theirtime to keep us entertained! A bigthank you to all! AM

Killin Drama Club has done it again!Yet another wonderful panto, maybeeven better than in previous years?

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The Family

Some of you will have noticedthat we had some fun organisedfor the children in the run up toChristmas.Beautifully knitted sheep werehidden in 18 village shops for thelocal children to find. The childrenwere invited to collect a formfrom the library and when theyspotted a sheep they wrote itsname on the list. If they wantedthey could then accept theinvitation to our family service on17th December. All the sheep bythen had been rounded up to joinus that morning. Unfortunatelythe mischievous sheep had againhidden themselves all over thechurch but the children soonfound them and a prize draw wasthen given to two of the children.Also during December our newlyknitted Nativity Set went on ajourney through six of the churchfamilies. Each family was invitedto set up the figures and playwith them for the three/four daysthen pass the set on to the nextfamily on the rota. On 17th December the NativitySet was brought back to thechurch by the last family and setup in our beautiful new stable.

Killin & Ardeonaig Church News

So this article is really to thankmany people.Firstly thank you to all the shopsand venues who so willinglyaccepted a sheep to hide in theirshop. Thank you to all thechildren who enthusiasticallytrailed about the street lookingfor these sheep and to theparents who encouraged them.Thank you to all who came toour family service on 17th andhelped make it a lovely event. And now a special thank you tothe Craft Group who spent manymonths knitting the 18 sheepand also the colourful 14 pieceNativity Set. And last but notleast, our Nativity Set wasbeautifully complemented by ouramazingly detailed rustic stable,made especially for us by JohnConnor. A huge thank you to everyoneon behalf of Killin & ArdeonaigParish Church.

Brenda Moffat

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Cambusurich Woodland Everything is going ahead. Tim Frosthas complained about the gates downto the Lochside and how they couldcause problems with public accessingthe area. The road will mostly beopposite the field and will be started atthe beginning of next year. He had alsoasked that trees should be planted tostill assure a view to the loch from themain Ardeonaig road. Points from July meetingAlan Milliken said that the problem hasbeen the individuals being dealt withand no recognisable charge would bebrought. Tim Frost mentioned the callcentre and that nothing had beendone. Fiona Kennedy suggested that itwould be useful to be informed whenpeople are to be away. Martin Earlsaid he would deal with a responseabout the CCTV. He says anyone whorings should insist on getting the nameof the person they speak to. Thereseems to be a problem with thecustomer service system as thereappears to be occasions whenmessages are not getting throughBreadalbane Park EntranceThis has been fixed now.Water ProblemsFiona Kennedy said that the waterpressure can be very low some days.Tim Frost said that he has not had ananswer from his emails. Martin Earlsaid he would contact Stephen Kerr MPabout this. Dochart Bridge HedgesSome work has been done but is still inhand. BiomassThey now employ six local people.Mechanical and electrical equipmentare now being put inside the building.There have been some delays inconstruction and progress is notexpected until next March or April.Fibre BroadbandStuart Inglis said that the new planshave been submitted but the locationis still a problem. Martin Earl said hewould try and get an update and willalso contact Gregor MacKenzie.Doctors SurgeryWith regard to doctor signing the gunlicences, the police have said theyhave re-worded the form and hopefully

the issue will be resolved. There arestill concerns about the presentappointment system and the length oftime people have to wait.PPG - Patient transferLinda Frost has given a request forpeople to come forward with anyproblems they have experienced withgetting hospital transport. Bus ServiceThe bus service will now continue untilMarch. There is also a new bus servicewhich runs on Saturdays, starting inDecember, also planned until March,which will take people to and fromStirling for shopping.Police Scotland ReportCrimes of DishonestyThere were several property andvehicle violations in a 4-day period inSeptember.The Chip van at McLaren Hall wasbroken into with cash register stolen.The snack-bar at Glenoglehead haddamage done to door but entry notgained.A car had window smashed andcamera equipment stolen atGlenoglehead.Car window smashed at Ben More butnothing stolen.Drink DrivingA 28 year old man was arrested inKillin for drink driving and disqualified.He was in court in July and re-offendedin September.Mountain RescueKillin Mountain Rescue were called outto several incidents on Ben Vorlich,Ben More and Stob Caol in BalquhidderGlen.PlanningPlanning has been agreed for work at ahouse that is it being built atGlenlochay.KATThe MillRon Allner said Frances has left the millso they will be looking for volunteers.Ron has taken on the role astemporary manager for the winter.Breadalbane ParkTheresa Elliot said they are stillconsulting on the play area. They arealso looking to gain Green Flag Statusfor the park.

News FirstThey applied to the Scottish Land Fundwith regard to the possibility ofacquiring News First. CorrespondenceThe NHS Community ServicesDirectorate, Public Partnership Forumis to take place on 29th November2017.Killin Santa DashThis will take part on Saturday 9th

December at 11.00Community Council ConferenceThis will take place on 25th November2017.Any Other BusinessKillin NewsThe paper is moving to the premisesbeside MacGregors Market and PostOffice in the Main Street. FionaKennedy met the staff who offered usthe opportunity to put up a communitynotice board. It was also agreed thatwe might try having our own page onFacebook.War MemorialWork needs to be carried out and wewill be asking for quotes.Lantern paradeCharlie Grant asked if Killin CommunityCouncil would back the lantern paradeagain. This was approved.Christmas TreeChaz said he would see about gettingthe tree put up. It was also suggestedthat we use existing trees. This wasagreed by the members.GrittingTim Frost to enquire about the grittingof Fingal Road. Gritting from Lix Toll toKillin to be prioritised as well. Damage to BridgeRon Allner spoke about damage nearthe McNab entrance on the bridge. Tim Frost said his road also needed tobe worked on.Fiona Kennedy said Stirling Council putup signs in Ballechroisk.Next meetingThe next meeting will be held at theschool on 14th January 2018 at7.30pm.Fiona Kennedy thanked everyone forcoming and closed the meeting.

KILLIN COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING14th NOVEMBER 2017

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Little did we think at the beginningof 2017 that it would be a notableyear in the history of Killin News aswe would acquire four newCommittee members and a newoffice. In the spring we had a teamchange when Kay Riddell and DaniGrant resigned. We are very gratefulfor all the help they gave over theyears. Margaret MacIver retiredfrom production but stayed on theCommittee and we welcomed theaddition of four men to join the onlyother man. Angus Kay, Chris Roseand Christian Welsh brought inmuch needed IT knowledge and

Michael Gardiner his journalisticexperience. They are also extremelyhandy in dealing with fixing andlifting things which proved veryuseful when we moved.As all but the least observant localswill have noticed, our office is now inMorenish Place next to the Post Officein Main Street, where some of youhelped us to celebrate in Decemberwhen we invited passers-by in for aglass of mulled wine. We are reallyenjoying having space and are stillexperimenting with how to use itbest. As well as suiting ourproduction, the facilities are good for

small meetings and the windowscould have a noticeboard or displaysso, except when we are actually inproduction, we are able to offer theuse of the premises and/or windowspace to other communityorganisations. If you are interested,please let any member of the teamknow.2018 starts with the first productionfrom the new office and the hopethat Killin News will continue to bean asset to the community and bean even better presence in thevillage.

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Heartland Film Society –Animated Films for Young

Indies CompetitionStacey Riddell and CaitlinChisholm entered the JuniorCategory of the Young IndiesAnimated Film Competition, part ofthe Heartland Film Society. Theiranimated entry entitled ‘SuperSkater’, was short listed for thefinal which meant the film wouldbe shown on the big screen at TheBirks Cinema in Aberfeldy onSunday 19th November. Both girls(and parents!) were super proudof their work and at making it ontothe short list. Well done girls!!

David Riddell

Callander & WestPerthshire U3AWe rounded off lastyear with lunches andparties for individualgroups, together withan outing to

Christmas Markets and are nowlooking forward to our main FestiveLunch for all members which is beinghosted by Aberfoyle Golf Club. New members have still been joiningand we remind everyone to keep aneye on our website where all ourlatest news is posted. Just Google‘Callander and West Perthshire U3A’.Here’s to 2018 and a happy year ofjoining together to Learn, Laugh andLive with the U3A.

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“My father was a sheepfarmer in Perthshire, Scotland.I was born on the 21st

February and received myeducation partly in my nativeGlen and partly in Perth. Iassisted my father on the farmtill my 22nd year when anevent took place that was tochange my life forever.” These are the words of thegreat pioneer RobertCampbell, written in 1883shortly before his death. Bythis time he was aroundseventy-five years old, quietlyretired on his Manitoba ranch,having been the first Europeanto discover the Yukon Riverforty years prior. Like manyScots, Campbell explored vastswathes of Canadian territory,opening up new trade routesand ushering in the KlondikeGold Rush of the latenineteenth century. To add tohis significance, he was a local– hailing from Glen Lyon, noless. It was here that Campbell’s lifechanged, when his visitingcousin inspired him with tales of theCanadian frontier. Seekingadventure and fortune, Campbellleft home in 1830 and joined theHudson’s Bay Company, firstly as afarmer and then as a fur trader. Hewas tasked with establishingtrading posts in the western regionof the Mackenzie River and alongthe way explored the Stikine,Dease, Liard, and Pelly Rivers,which he personally named after SirJohn Henry Pelly, governor of HBC. However, life as a fur trader wasdifficult and often dangerous. Inaddition to the punishing winters,Campbell and his men suffereddaily attacks from rival traders andnative tribes. Starvation was a

constant threat, with Campbelldescribing how they had to eat the“lacing of our snow shoes” tosurvive.The following years fared muchbetter. In 1843, Campbell madehistory when he reached the upperYukon River, the second largestriver in Canada. It was not to bethe last of his achievements. Heconstructed the first HBC post inthe Yukon at Frances Lake (today apopular angling spot); was the firstEuropean to trace the Yukon to thesea; and remains the world record-holder for the longest snow-shoetramp: 3,000 miles from FortSimpson to Montana. Hisexplorations defined the geography

of the Yukon and soonthousands of prospectorsfollowed his routes to theKlondike gold field, makingthe region world famous. After forty-one years ofservice to the Hudson’sBay Company, Campbellretired. He spent the lastyears of his life as arancher, importing the firstHighland cattle intoCanada. As a mark of hisachievements, Campbellwas elected a Fellow of theRoyal GeographicalSociety. Today he ishonoured in Canada byway of the CampbellHighway, a 362 mile roadfollowing the fur tradingroute he laid out formoving around thesoutheast Yukon. It isbecause of thesepioneering routes that heis remembered byCanadians as “Campbell ofthe Yukon”. Closer to home andCampbell’s exploits are

sadly not as revered. Indeed, withdistinctive names like DavidLivingstone and John Muir often thefocus of academic study, it isunsurprising the man remainslargely obscure to publicknowledge. The only memorial is asmall cairn erected at hisbirthplace, a few miles from LochLyon. Standing on the mound, itsilently watches over another greatriver – a fitting symbol of anadventurer who spent much of hislife navigating the unknown.

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KirktonThe main features of the weather atKirkton in 2017 were an unusuallydry January (the 128.2 mm of rainfallrecorded was only 35% of the 1991-2015 twenty-five year average); adry, sunny and at times warm spring(it was the driest April at Kirktonsince 1995); a wet summer (therewere only 15 dry days); a wetOctober; and a cold, icy, butrelatively dry December. Despite thewet summer total rainfall for the yearwas well below average.The total rainfall recorded at the MetOffice automatic weather station atKirkton in 2017 was 2216.0 mm(87.2 inches). This was 397.8 mmless than the 1991-2015 twenty-fiveyear average (2613.8 mm), and1369.8 mm less than the rainfall in2015. 2017 was the driest year since2010. The wettest month wasOctober when a total of 341.0 mm(13.43 inches) of rainfall wasrecorded. The rainfall was aboveaverage in February, June, July,August, and October. The driestmonth was April with 65.4 mm ofrainfall (only 43% of the twenty-fiveyear average). The highest rainfallover a calendar week (Monday toSunday) was 140.0 mm, between the19th and the 25th February. Thehighest rainfall in a single 24 hour

period (09:00 GMT to 09:00 GMT)was 62.6 mm on the 6th December.There were only two days in 2017when more than 50 mm of rainfallwas recorded (1st October and 6thDecember). The total number of raindays was 283 (77.5 %). There were16 days when there was more than25 mm of rainfall recorded. Therewas no measurable rainfall between30th April and 11th May (a period of12 days). The lowest temperature recorded

during 2017 was on the 11thDecember when the temperature fellto -10.8C. This was the lowesttemperature since January 2011.The lowest maximum temperaturewas recorded on the 10th December(-2.3C). This was the only dayduring 2017 when the temperaturefailed to rise above freezing. An airfrost was recorded on a total of 88days (exactly the same number as in2016). There were no air frostsrecorded in June, July or August. The

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highest temperature recorded was onthe 26th May (25.7C). July was thewarmest month with a meantemperature of 13.42C and a meanmaximum temperature of 17.28C.Temperatures of 25C or above wererecorded on 2 days (26th May and18th July), while temperatures above20C were recorded on a further 10days (four days in May, one day inJune and five days in July). Sleet or snow was recorded falling atthe weather station on 23 daysduring 2017 and lying snow(recorded at 09:00) was noted on 26days. Unusually there was only onestorm in 2017 when sustained galeforce winds were recorded at thefarm (11th January); and there wereonly two days when thunder andlightning were recorded (23rd Augustand 29th September).KillinThe total rainfall recorded in Killin in2017 was 1541.5 mm (60.69inches); this was 357.0 mm less thanthe 2002-2016 fifteen year average(1898.5 mm). 2017 was the driestyear since 2010. April was the driestmonth with only 23.0 mm of rain,while February was the wettestmonth with 204.0 mm. Six monthswere drier than average (January,April, May, August, November andDecember). During 2017 Killinreceived approximately 69.6 % ofthe rainfall recorded at Kirkton (i.e.some 674.6 mm less). The rainfallwas higher at Kirkton in all months.Thanks to the Met Office forsupplying the data from theautomatic weather station at Kirkton.

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For four years,the ChristiansAgainst PovertyHighlandPerthshire DebtCentre hasbeen supportinglocal people to

manage their finances and becomedebt-free. Unfortunately, manypeople leave it until they are attheir wits end before they ask forhelp. However, CAP can give thetime and resources needed tosupport people practically andemotionally as well as helping themfind a solution to the problem ofdebt that they find themselves in.Many clients have said that evenafter the first visit from the localCAP Debt Coach they felt reassuredthat there was a solution for themand that someone was now sharingthe load with them. The staff atCAP’s Head Office in Bradford areexperts at negotiating with creditorsand finding the best solution foreach client.Everyone is different and CAP’sholistic approach ensures thateveryone is treated with respectand supported in a way best suitedto them. We can meet clients intheir own homes and our

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Musings From the ManseI’m often asked if I have settled into life here in the Highlands. Theanswer is yes and no! Havingstarted my Ministry 32yrs ago inNew Deer in Buchan, a smallfarming village, it is great to beback in the countryside after twosojourns in the cities of Aberdeenand Edinburgh. On the other handit’s an ongoing process. InEdinburgh I could walk round myparish on foot - I rarely needed thecar and when I did the journeyswere short. So I’m adjusting torural life and to a Ministry thatcovers a large area and differentcommunities which pull in differentways. Also it is many years since Ihad to dig the car out of the snow!Proof if any was needed that I’mgetting old! But there are hugecompensations: the people arewarm and welcoming, the sceneryis stunning and both congregationswonderfully supporting andencouraging. On Sundays after Ifinish the service in Killin I driveover Glen Ogle and down toBalquhidder. I never fail to beinspired by that journey. Long mayit continue!

For many years whilst living inEdinburgh, Brenda and I holidayedin the Lake District amongst theFells, Tarns and Becks. We wereoften asked why we did this whenwe lived in Scotland one of themost beautiful countries in theworld. The answer we gave wasthat the hills in Cumbria were lowerand more accessible for a pair ofunfit middle-aged numpties like us!(The days of “Munro bagging” are,for us, long gone!)

The iconic sheep of the LakeDistrict is the Herdwick. It is amagnificent animal with a largewhite head and adorable face,white legs and a unique slatey-blue/grey colour. The lambs areborn black, eventually turn brownand finally end with the adultcolouring. The name apparently

derives from the Old Norseherdvyck – sheep pasture. It waspossibly brought to the area byViking settlers in the 10th Century.As a native breed it wasenthusiastically promoted by thefamous author Beatrix Pottersupported by the National Trust. Ithas been calculated that 99% ofHerdwicks are farmed in the LakeDistrict. So imagine my delight onseeing Herdwick sheep in a field inthis area (and in the Balquhidderarea) Herdies are my favouritesheep so whoever owns them giveme a call and I’ll baptise them foryou!

A couple of years ago I read JamesRebanks’ wonderful book “TheShepherd’s life”. It is a superbdepiction of life in the Lake Districtand is justifiably, even ifsurprisingly, a best seller. Needlessto say he is a passionate andenthusiastic Herdwick farmer. Allthe way through the book Rebanksintroduces us to terminology fromhis shepherding world, much of it ofNorse origin. One such word is“Heft” a term well known inNorthern England and Scotland.The noun refers to a piece of landto which a farm animal has becomeattached. The verbal form meansthe “act of becoming so attached”and the adjectival form of coursedescribes livestock that has becomethus attached. Herdwick sheepnever stray from where they weresuckled as lambs and this “homing-instinct” is passed from generationto generation. Lake District farmsare therefore bought or rented withtheir existing flocks in place.Apparently, the root of the wordgoes back to an Old Norse wordmeaning “tradition”. This is a usefulanalogy for us today as humanculture has been shaped andmoulded by the stories that we notonly tell ourselves but in which welive and move and see our worldconsciously or not. Our “traditions”matter.

The Early Church Father Tertullianwriting in North Africa around 200AD referred to reports he hadreceived of Christians who wereliving north of the Roman wall inBritain. Presumably this wasScotland! If there is any truth inthis then our Christian heritagegoes back a long way indeed!People are like sheep, we are“hefted” to traditions (ethnic,religious, political, philosophical)that shape who we are. JamesRebanks was motivated to write hisbook on Lake District life as he feelsthat time-honoured traditions in hisworld are in danger of being lostthrough neglect and ignorance. Inthis regard I want to make a pleafor the Christian “Story”. As the tideebbs on Christian culture in the 21st

Century I believe we are in dangerof losing something of great value.We are living in an age where theChurch seems to be not just indecline but in meltdown. As aMinster I want to highlight therelevance of the Christian Traditionwhich can enrich and empower ourlives. I am aware that rural life isvery different to the town or cityand it has always appeared to methat village people have aconnection and appreciation of theirlocal church (even if they don’tattend it!!) which is not the case inurban areas.

Killin church (just like the villageitself) is a special place with amarvellous and fascinating history.That is one reason we attract somany visitors and pilgrimsthroughout the year. But it is thewonderful tradition of faith whichunderpins it all which is a treasureworth preserving and nurturing.

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New Year Night’s DanceThe New Year’s Night Dance was a real Family affairwith all ages mixing and enjoying the TraditionalScottish Music and the well known Scottish Dances,which has been the feature of Killin New Years for overforty years. The Dance Band members were verypleased with how the company joined in and the hugeappreciation shown to them by the revellers. Ticket sales indicated around 230 supported the eventand with the Raffle and Kitchen contributing there wasa pleasing increase in funds from the previous year fordistribution to local causes and organisations. A total ofover £1500 was raised.The Lodge wishes to thank all who came along and theBand for making this such an enjoyable evening.

Easter Saturday Community AuctionIn this edition of the Killin News there is a ‘Flyer’ givingsome details of the 2018 Fund Raising Auction onSaturday 31st March. This event has developed into areal community affair and the generous donations fromthe Village and surrounding area are muchappreciated.It is not that often that a local fund raising event likethe Auction attracts both locals and a substantialnumber of regular visitors who join in as part of theirKillin Holiday. Also there are a few folk who dabble inthe wide field of ‘Collectibles and Antiques’ who take aday out from the wheeling and dealing in the hardfought commercial world to patronise our local friendlyauction. All are very welcome as the proceeds go toworthy causes and appeals.Please contact any of the names on the flyer for furtherinformation.

Alex Stewart PM

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Killin CalendarsWe would like to thank everyone for their support bypurchasing calendars this year, all profits help pay for theFirework display at New Year which was extra special thisyear. There were so many people in Killin to enjoy thethree events over the hogmanay celebrations. A specialthank you to Kay and the staff at The Bridge End Mill andthe volunteers at The Old Mill for selling so manycalendars.

Scottish Wildlife Trust Pitlochry and Highland Perthshire Group

On Monday 19th February in the Tryst Hall, Pitlochry at7.30pm Susan Davies will talk about ‘Making a differencefor wildlife - what the SWT is doing now and what is thefuture vision’.

On Monday 19th March in the Tryst Hall, Pitlochry at7.30pm Eilidh McNab will talk about ’What’s happened onDuncoillich as the trees return’.

On Monday 16th April in the Village hall in Blair Atholl at7.30pm David Hetherington will talk about ‘Restoring afunctioning natural world, the case for getting the lynxback’. Please note change of venue for this talk.

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All sections would like to thankeveryone who came along to theChristmas Fayre back in November.This was organised by our newExecutive committee: The Friends of2nd Killin and District Scout Group, toraise funds for the group but we aresure many people across thecommunity also benefitted from theChristmas cheer.

The Scouts and Cubs spent abusy morning in Decemberdelivering the Christmas postaround Killin. Thank you to allthat supported us with theirChristmas card delivery. Thegroup are still collating all thefigures for these fundraisers andhow the funds will be used butwill let all our readers know inthe next issue.

Further to the fundraisingactivities that we have beenorganising we need to make anextra special thank you to theCo-operative and its LocalCommunity Fund. At last countthis has amounted to nearly£2000! We are still in theprocess of deciding how thefunds will be spent but certainlythey will help us to deliver aneven more exciting programmefor all in the Scoutingcommunity.

We still have plenty of space inall sections so if any youngpeople in the area might beinterested in joining our adventuresplease get in touch with theappropriate leader (details below). Orjust come along for a tester night!That goes for any adults who feelthey might like to be more involvedwith the group. Just get in touch.

BeaversBeavers are aged 6-8 and will bemeeting every other Tuesday in TheLesser Hall, Killin, from 6-7pm.

Beavers have had a busy winter termfocusing on our animal friendsbadge; we had a 4 legged visitorwhom we learnt all about caring forand we’ve all been helping to lookafter an animal over the Christmasbreak as part of our badge. It’s notlong into 2018 but in February weare looking forward to celebrating

Chinese New Year and learning aboutcelebrations that take place indifferent cultures around the world.New Beavers (age 6-8) are alwayswelcome. Please get in touch

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CubsCubs are aged 8-10½ and will bemeeting every other Tuesday in TheLesser Hall, Killin, from 6-7.30pm.

Our creative skills have been flowingrecently with paper airplane creationsand some impressive DIY tasks.Games, communicating andsocialising have all been taking astrong feature with our challengebadges in mind. We are lookingforward to getting going again afterthe Christmas break with plans instore for a possible Joint camp inApril. Unfortunately, we are stillhaving to meet every 2 weeks but itdoes give us more time to make oursessions even better.

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ScoutsScouts are aged 10½-14 and meetevery Wednesday in The Lesser Hall,Killin, from 7-9pm.

The Scouts recently enjoyed anevening of hot air balloon makingand flying. While the balloons did“take-off” they did not travel more

than 2 metres, we are callingthat a success! The Scouts puttheir baking skills to the testwhen baking 4 big tubs ofcookies for the group’sChristmas Fayre. The cookieswent down well on the day andthe Scouts enjoyed running thekitchen serving tea and coffeeto all the visitors. The end oflast term finished in a wholegroup “trading post” eveningrun by the Explorers which theScouts really enjoyed.

Harriet WishartScout Leader 07581 1514422ndkillinscouts@gmail.com

ExplorersExplorers are aged 14-18 andmeet on the last Wednesday ofeach month in The Lesser Hall,Killin, from 7-9pm.

The Explorers had theresponsibility of planning andrunning the Group’s joint end ofyear meeting - Trading Posts.This is one of our favouriteevenings of the year. It involvesworking in teams to buymaterials from the shop in order

to make or do something that can besold back to the shop for moremoney. The team that earns themost “money” (actually we trade indry pasta), wins. There is always lotsof noise and lots going on buteveryone (including leaders) getsinvolved and has a great evening.The Explorers did an excellent job ofmanaging the shop.

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It was with great sadness that themembers of Killin Gun Club (KGC)were recently informed of thepassing of our old friend, John“Jack” McKay (8th November 1929– 11th November 2017). Clubmembers performed a 21 GunSalute in tribute to Jack at theNovember Shoot at the AuchlyneQuarry.

Jack was KGC President for 3years between 1997 and 1999,during which time he encouragedmany new members, especiallyyoungsters, to take up the sport ofClay Pigeon Shooting.

He served his National Service inthe Army (Royal Electrical andMechanical Engineers) followed bymany years with Rolls Roycebefore retiring to Killin. Jack had

an exceptionally talented mindand was meticulous in everythinghe did, from recording theweather observations to creating adetailed scale model of St Angus’sEpiscopal Church inLochearnhead.

Jack also made a brief, butspectacular appearance in KillinMillennium Memories video (1999-2000), where he was filmed firingan old Black Powder Shotgun atthe gun club. His picture is on thevideo jacket.

Jack and his lovely wife, Dorothy,lived at The Steading onCraignavie Road, with their faithful

old Labrador “Bracken”, beforemoving to Lochearnhead. Laterthey moved south to Belper,Derbyshire, to be nearer family.When Dorothy passed away poorJack was devastated. The family,and especially the grandchildren,meant so much to Jack andDorothy.

Jack and Dorothy’s son anddaughter, Andrew and Jayne, werefrequent visitors to Killin, as wasJack’s sister, Pat. Many happymemories for those who wereprivileged to know Jack andDorothy McKay.

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National Park16th NovemberProposal: Erection of garageLocation: Clifton Cottage, CliftonRoad, TyndrumApplicant: Mr T EdgarApplication Type: HouseholderPlanning PermissionDecision: Approve

21st NovemberProposal: Installation of rooflight(conservation style)Location: Glenfalloch Bothy,Glenfalloch Estate, CrianlarichApplicant: Mr Alex CaraffiApplication Type: Listed BuildingConsentDecision: Approve

23rd NovemberProposal: Installation of 2 No.telecommunication broadbandcabinetsLocation: Outside Of Killin PrimarySchool, Main Street, KillinApplicant: BT OpenreachApplication Type: Detailed Planning PermissionDecision: Current

24th NovemberProposal: Variation of condition no.7(a) of planning permission2016/0153/DET to increase the daysallowed for chipping operations atwood fired combined heat and powerplantLocation: Acharn Forest, KillinApplicant: Clean Energy VenturesOperations Management LtdApplication Type: Detailed PlanningPermissionDecision: Approve

28th NovemberProposal: Tree works within aconservation area - fell 2 mature limetreesLocation: Hornbeam, 1 Station Road,KillinApplicant: Mr Gregor GilliesApplication Type: Tree worksapplicationDecision: No Objections

8th DecemberProposal: Erection of receptionbuilding and change of use of existinglodges from hotel staffaccommodation to short term holidayaccommodationLocation: Tyndrum Lodges, TyndrumApplicant: Rab And Elise Cleaver-SmithApplication Type: Detailed PlanningPermissionDecision: Approve

13th DecemberProposal: Erection of timberdomestic garageLocation: Tynreay, Clifton Road,TyndrumApplicant: Mr Allan BrodieApplication Type: HouseholderPlanning PermissionDecision: Approve

18th DecemberProposal: Construction of 1200metres of new ATV access trackLocation: Land South East OfInverardran, CrianlarichApplicant: Andy MalcolmApplication Type: Prior NotificationDecision: Prior approval not required

19th DecemberProposal: Installation of CustomerInformation Screen (retrospective)Location: Tyndrum Upper RailwayStation, Station Road, Upper TyndrumApplicant: Abellio Scotrail LtdApplication Type: Listed BuildingConsentDecision: Current

21st DecemberProposal: Installation of 2 No.illuminated and 1 No non-illuminatedsignLocation: Royal Hotel, TyndrumApplicant: MGM Muthu HotelsApplication Type: AdvertisementConsentDecision: Approve

21st DecemberProposal: Installation of 2 No.illuminated signs, 7 No. non-illuminated signsLocation: Ben Doran Hotel, TyndrumApplicant: MGM Muthu HotelsApplication Type: Advertisement ConsentDecision: Approve

Perth & Kinross Council28th NovemberProposal: Alterations and extensionto staff accommodationLocation: Lochtay Highland Lodges,KillinApplicant: Largo LeisureApplication Type: planning permissionlocalDecision: Approve the application

6th DecemberProposal: Erection of a replacementdwellinghouseLocation: Site Of Former BruaichCottage, FearnanApplicant: Professor and Mrs APatersonApplication Type: planning permissionlocalDecision: Approve the application

22nd DecemberProposal: Installation of a slipwayLocation: Land 130 Metres East OfWaterfall Cottage, LawersApplicant: Mr Stuart ClumpasApplication Type: planning permissionlocalDecision: Awaiting decision

9th JanuaryProposal: Siting of 13 No. campingpods and associated works (in partretrospect)Location: Lochtay Highland Lodges,KillinApplicant: Largo Leisure LtdApplication Type: planning permissionlocalDecision: Approve the application

Stirling Council16th NovemberProposal: Single storey extension tonorth west elevation of existingdwelling houseLocation: Ardeonaig Lodge, KillinApplicant: Mr Greg DeakinApplication Type: FullDecision: Approve

17th NovemberProposal: Installation of electroniccommunications apparatus at existingsiteLocation: Killin Transmitting Station,KillinApplicant: ArqivaApplication Type: StatutoryNotification (Telecoms)Decision: Approve

18th OctoberProposal: Formation of 25m ofroad/bellmouth off a public road toprovide access to a forest roadLocation: Land 1150M South West OfFiddlers Bay, KillinApplicant: Taytimber LtdApplication Type: FullDecision: Unknown

20th NovemberProposal: Amendment to house typeapproved under 13/00457/FUL andrepositioning of access junction anddrivewayLocation: Benula, KillinApplicant: Mr Jim DevineApplication Type: FullDecision: Unknown

10th JanuaryProposal: Two storey side extensionand single storey rear extensionLocation: Kennels Cottage, GlenLochay North Road, KillinApplicant: Boreland EstateApplication Type: FullDecision: Unknown

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Firbush Outdoor Centre 50th Anniversary Situated 3 miles from Killin on theSouth Loch Tay Road, the Universityof Edinburgh’s Firbush OutdoorCentre has turned 50 years old thisyear. The distinctive wooden logcabin building can be seen clearlyfrom the loch side and I am suremany a local will have seen us outand about. With up to 7000 peoplepassing through each year we canoften be seencanoeing ormountain bikinginto the village orseeing our sailboats orwindsurfers out inthe loch duringthe summermonths.This gives us agreat opportunity to look back at thememories created and to say thankyou to the local community who haveworked or assisted us over its longlife span. As part of the celebrations

to mark its 50 years our departmentis trying to collate as many stories,pictures and more with the aim ofpublishing later in the year. It wouldbe great to hear from people in thelocal community so if you want toshare your stories please let us knowor email toFirbush.memories@ed.ac.uk..As we go to print there are new

developments andopportunitiesarising so thefuture is lookingexciting. The devilis in the detail atthe moment so doplease keep aneye out on localnotice boards andpestering our staff

for more information. We do alsohave a new Instagram page which isproving very popular. Once again, thank you to all thelocals who have helped make Firbushthat extra special place and makingthe outdoor centre one of the beststudent and staff experiencespossible. Here’s to the next 50 years!

The Firbush Team

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It tells me if I’m wrong or writeEach thyme eye hit a quayBee four two long it shows meThat too plus won is three

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Grant and Welsh 5Grants Laundry 4Green Welly 11Grooming Marvellous 36Heartland Vets 20IT and Me 17Jasmine Beauty 29Jason Campbell 33John Morris Safety 17Killin Hotel 34Killin Library 13KP’s DIY 9Learn to Sing 8LixToll 40Mains of Taymouth 24Marshall Roofing 17McLaren Leisure Centre 19Mhor 30Patricia Waite 31PFK Performance 33RG Electrical 36Riverside Vets 22Rob Roy Homes 25Rural Stirling Housing 32S.Forster Electrical 15Sports & Leisure Club 16Stitt Bros 8The Studio 27Tombreck Farm Shop 23Window Cleaning 33

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Tyndrum/CrianlarichFortnightly FridaysFeb 9, 23, Mar 9, 23

CrianlarichPolice Station 10.45-11.25

Glen Falloch Road 11.30-11.45Willow Square 11.50–12.15

TyndrumStation Road 1.30-1.50

Clifton 1.55-2.20Mansefield 2.25-2.50

Glen Lochay/Ardeonaig Fortnightly Mondays Feb 5, 19, Mar 5, 19

Glen Lochay 11.15–12.30 Ardeonaig 2.00–2.45

Perth and KinrossFortnightly Tuesdays

Feb 6, 20, Mar 6, 20, Apr 3Tombreck 16.40-17.00Lawers 17.15-17.30

NB. Unable to confirm Perth andKinross dates before going to print

Mobile LibrariesMobile Libraries

AberfeldyTuesday and Thurday

9am-7pmSaturday and Sunday

10am-5pm

Crieff North Forr, Brioch Forr

All YearMonday–Friday 9am–7pm

Saturday & Sunday 9am–5pm

Monday-Friday: 5pm-8pmSaturday: 10am-2pm

Sunday: Closed

Callander

Recycling Centres

Which bin?Saturdays

17th Feb 24th Feb

3rd Feb 10th Feb

3rd March 10th March

17th March 24th March

Grey = grey bin + blue binBrown = brown bin + blue box

Green = brown bin, green bin + blue box

NB Blue box now once a month

31st March 7th April

BeaversTuesdays6-7pmLesser Hall

CubsTuesdays 7.15 - 8.30pmLesser Hall

ChoirUsually TuesdaysChurch 7.30pmphone Franny01567 829048

BadmintonMondays & TuesdaysMcLaren HallJuniors P7 6-7pmAdults 7-10pm

Internet CafeTuesdays

Killin Library11am-1pm

Drop In

Junior BadmintonMondays at 6Crianlarich Hall

ExplorersLast Wednesday of

monthLesser Hall

7-9pm

Beginners QuiltingMondays

2-4pmOld Mill

Contact Franny

Indoor BowlsMondays 7.30 Lesser

McLaren Hall

Killin Craft groupTuesdays 10-12Community Rooms

Killin Gun ClubThird Sunday of month.

March to December Contacts:

Stuart Ogston 07999 510014Henry Paterson01567 820354email KGC-

ClayPigeon@outlook.com

Lazy Afternoon CeilidhTyndrum Village Hall

First Friday of every month1-3pm

NetballTuesdays 7.15pmKillin Sports and

Leisure Club

Painting & CraftingFirst Wednesday of every month

2-5 St. Fillans Church

SaplingsOnly in summer holidays

1 day per week

QuiltersWednesdays 2pm Community Rooms

Tuesday ClubCommunity Rooms

2-4Restarts October 4th

Softplay ClubTuesdaysSports Pavilion12.30 - 2.30pm

Woman’s Guild3rd Thursday of every month

2pmFalls of Dochart Retirement

Home

Tai Chi Mondays 2.15

£3 Tyndrum Village HallRestart after holidays

ScoutsWednesdays

7-9pmLesser Hall

Tiddlers & ToddlersThursdays fortnightlySports Pavilion10am-12 noon

Gentle Yoga10.30-1200

Old Mill

Junior Knitting12.30-2.00

MillContact Franny

Strength and BalanceWednesdays1.30-2.30Killin Hotel

MetafitWednesdays 7.30

McLaren Hall

U3AFrench Wednesdays 2.30-4pm

Bridge Fridays 2pmArt Tuesdays 2pm

What’s On In Killin And District February5 Tyndrum Community council p107 Walk in the Park p 1714 Walk in the Park p 1715 Killin Heritage AGM19 SWT talk, p 3419-23 Crannog - Timber Framing21 Walk in the Park p 1724 Safari Supper p 326-2nd Mar Crannog - Timber Framing28 Walk in the Park p 17

March7 Walk in the Park p 1714 Walk in the Park p 1716 Crianlarich Village Hall Auction19 SWT talk p 3421 Walk in the Park p 1724 AGM of Perthshire Comm Trust p 2128 Walk in the Park p 1731 Fundraising Auction p 3431 Live Music at Ben Lawers Hotel p 18

April7 KMF Spring Concert p 416 SWT talk p 3418 AGM Patient Participation Group p18

Highland HustleWednesdays 6:30 - 7.15 McLaren Hall