GG issue 17

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GG issue 17

Glencairn Gazette
Issue 17
August/September 20021
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Moniaive Gala Day
Photo: Peter Charlesworth
Gala Queen Harriet Henshall and attendant Alice Dykes on their way to the Gala.
Full story and pictures on centre pages.
of Farm
Animals,
Wild Animals
& Dinosaurs
James Paterson settled in Moniaive in 1884. His
house ‘Kilniess’ was built around a cottage by a
fellow artist and architect Burnet who built
Sydney Bridge.
Come
and see the
history of the
artist of
Moniaive in
the museum
in North
Street
Alterations to Kilniess in progress 1884
Open
weekends
Friday to
Sunday and
holiday
Mondays
Kilniess today
THE JAMES PATERSON MUSEUM
A small independent museum/archive dedicated to
the work of James Paterson, RSA, PRSW, RWS.
1854-1932.
Member of the Scottish Museums Council
GLENCAIRN & TYNRON
AMATEURS’, COTTAGERS’ AND
GARDENERS’ HORTICULTURAL
SOCIETY
Proudly presents its
123rd Exhibition
of flowers, fruit, vegetables, pot plants,
decorative, juvenile and industrial section
Memorial Institute and School,
Moniaive
on
Saturday 31st August 2002
Opening ceremony 2.30pm
Admission: £1, 50p OAPs, 20p children.
Don’t forget to pick up your programme and
entry forms from village shops
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Institute public meeting
Thirty residents turned up for the public meeting to discuss
the proposed plans to upgrade the Glencairn War Memorial
Institute. White Hill Design Studio was hired using a grant
acquired by the Glencairn Community Trust on behalf of the
Memorial Institute. The desire for renovation stems from the
questionnaire sent out by Community Horizons two years ago
when a space for village events, classes and meetings was the
top priority.
Jane Gray from White Hill Design Stdio (WHDS) first gave us
the feedback on the proposals seen last time and unveiled a new
plan which incorporated these comments. Jane explained that as
part of the feasibility project WHDS were employed to check the
needs of the community for a village community centre and then
to see if any of the existing buildings in Moniaive could fill that
need. The study showed that villagers did indeed feel there was a
need for such a community space. We are an active community
which has a lot going on. The main needs identified by the survey
were for a warm, accessible, useable space with kitchen, toilets
and storage facilities. Currently the dislikes about the Institute are
that it is ‘upside down’ and access for some older residents and
the disabled is limited. It was also felt that the room sizes were not
varied enough - either very large (like the hall) or too small. The
Institute came across as being valued and held in affection by
residents and all canvassed wanted the building to continue to be
used. WHDS concluded that the Institute could potentially meet
the needs of the community but pointed out that when looking for
funding the community must prove cost effectiveness. New build
was looked at but this would have eventually forced the closure
of the Institute and affected other public buildings in Moniaive.
Currently the Institute is suffering a severe crisis with income
falling far short of necessary expenditure. Renovation, to any
degree, would not solve this problem but would highlight how
important cash flow is on a day to day basis. It’s people who make
the difference by use and although user numbers would initially
increase they would eventually fall again. The Institute needs to
take a business based approach to the running of the building and
events, setting up a warm, vibrant, welcoming centre.
WHDS suggest the following action as a solution: To sort out
an events programme based on what the community wants to do
and employ a salaried (initially funded) Events Manager for a
period of say three years. This would attract funding. If the events
were successful they would generate income. The main element
that needs to be addressed is access. In 2004 it will become law
for buildings to make reasonable changes to allow disabled
access, i.e. the existing stairs would need looking at before then,
the alternative being to turn the Institute into a private members
club with no access to funding and which would exclude some
parts of the community. So the pivotal element in their plans is the
building of a lift accessible to wheelchair users as well as the
general public.
They also looked at the existing snooker tables and rooms.
Very little income is generated by the tables and they suggest that
one table is kept with the other either being stored or hired out to
another venue which would raise revenue for the building. They
also unveiled a proposed extension which would they feel be
needed if one snooker table were to be kept. This would provide
a medium sized space like the one currently ...cont. on page 17
New baby llama born at Maxwelton
Photo: Mr Gault
A female baby llama was
born at Maxwelton last
month. Mother Letitia and
baby Annie Laurie are doing
well.
Both mother and daughter
are in fact new arrivals in the
village. In the last Gazette, we
reported that vet Juliet Caird
had come to live on the
Maxwelton estate, bringing
her two llamas, Kracka and
Simba, with her. Sadly, only a
few days after the Gazette
came out, Kracka died and
Juliet quickly acquired another
llama to keep Samba company.
Unfortunately the ploy did
not work. For weeks Samba
prowled up and down the
fences, looking for his lost
companion, humming gently in his grief, and totally ignoring Letitia. The good news
now is, that since the arrival of young Annie, Samba has cheered up and is giving every
indication of becoming something of a family man.
“I am delighted that things are working out,” said Juliet. “Our landlord, Bob Gault
named the baby. He said that there really was no choice – it had to be Annie Laurie!”
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Around 50 voices plus a squeeze box (and player) enjoyed an evening of song. Some
old favourites, a few ‘new arrangements’, a healthy portion of laughter with some
different perspectives on Jesus’ words to help us get the right end of the stick made for
a fun night. Donations given on the night go to CHAS (Children's Hospice Association
Scotland).
We would like to add our thanks to the Gala Committee for all their efforts over the
year. Well Done! And Thank You.
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In June the annual Evergreens outing
took to the road for a mystery trip.
Organiser Betty McMillan arranged
for us all to see some of the wonderful
and fairly local scenery Dumfries &
Galloway has to offer.
We left Moniaive in the rain on a
Brownriggs coach and travelled, via
Dumfries, to our first port of call
Kirkcudbright. Here the weather remained
unsettled with squally showers. It was
then on the road again this time travelling
through sunshine along the Solway coast
to Wigtown where time was allocated for
book lovers to browse and a break for teas
and coffees or a swift pint!
On leaving Wigtown we set off again
for our final destination Gatehouse of
Fleet. Here we partook of high tea in the
beautiful glass conservatory of the
Masonic Hotel. With the sun shining
brightly now the fans had to be switched
on to keep us cool! The standard of the
meal was, as usual, high and much
enjoyed by all. Time for a quick drink in
the bar and then back to Moniaive where it
was still raining.
I’m sure I’m not alone in thanking the
Evergreen club for once again arranging a
great day out at a reasonable price. Roll on
next year!
Sue Grant
Photo: Sue Grant
Evergreens Mystery Trip
Enjoying High Tea at the Masonic,
Gatehouse of Fleet
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Photos: Sue Grant and A. Murray-Flutter
WATSON’S GROCERS
LICENSED GROCER &
NEWSAGENT
HIGH STREET
MONIAIVE DG3 4HN
Proprietor: Graham D Watson & Daughter
Tel/Fax: 01848 200204
Photo: Sue Grant
Graham and all the Staff would like to thank the
whole village for it’s continued support.
Photo: Sue Grant
Where did you get that hat?!
Major and Mrs Murray-Flutter kindly opened the gardens at
Ardnacloich to hold a jubilee garden party. Despite the torrential
rain and persistent midges the evening was a great success
raising funds for Moniaive and District Arts Association to
record and archive all their paintings.
A small marquee was set up in the grounds of the garden
where guests chatted and dined on smoked salmon and fine
wines. The Jubilee Hat competition was a roaring success with
just about everyone making the effort to outdo each other. Hats
ranged from flag and flower decorated bunnets to the
imaginative topper worn with aplomb by Mr Alec Sykes. Some
were decorated with burning incense sticks in an effort to keep
the midges at bay.
Moniaive and District Arts Association would like to thank
all those who took part and Major and Mrs Murray-Flutter for
the use of their garden.
Sue Grant
Beautiful Scotland in Bloom
Photo: Sue Grant
The
Second
Moniaive
Comic
Festival
Illustration: Jon Haward & Alan Craddock
The second Moniaive Comics Festival will take place over the
weekend of September 7/8th. Entrance only £1 with children
under 11 free.
From 3rd-8th September there will be an exhibition, in the
Masonic Hall, Moniaive from 11am-4pm daily, of panels from the
World’s Largest Comic (auctioned for Childline Charity last
year). This is the first time the panels have been shown in
Scotland.
The weekend 7th & 8th September events will run from the
Glencairn Memorial Institute, Craigdarroch Arms Hotel and
George Hotel, Moniaive, 11am-6pm daily and include a free
comic for every child, free sketches and signings, workshops and
panels for all ages, competitions, quizzes and stalls selling
comics. As a new item we are planning a Fancy Dress Parade on
Saturday which the guests will judge. You can come as any comic
character from a Bob the Builder to Superman and be any age.
There will also be a raffle for original comic artwork and as a
thank you to the guest there will be an informal ceilidh in the
Craigdarroch Arms Hotel where you can socialise with the guests
(and teach them to dance!)
Flyers advertising the Comic Festival, complete with guest list,
will be distributed soon and a full prgramme of weekend events
will be available nearer the time and on the day. You can keep up
to date by checking www.moniaive.com.
If anyone has a spare room they would like to rent out over the
weekend please contact Sue on 01848 200331. Thank you.
Sue Grant
Scotland in Bloom judges with Mrs Patrick of Glencairn Community
Council outside the Craigdarroch Arms Hotel
The rain held off for the Beautiful Scotland in Bloom judges
Mr and Mrs Finlayson. Accompanied by Mrs Patrick of
Glencairn Community Council and next year’s judges Mr
and Mrs Wise they walked round Moniaive with their
marking sheets.
Despite the atrocious weather we’ve been having they did
say they thought the village was greatly improved since last
year! Marks are awarded for a wide range of things; seasonal
and permanent plantings; sustainable development which
includes the creation of wildlife habitats like the John Corrie
Wildlife garden and the school garden; cleanliness of streets and
street furniture and recycling bins. The final section covers
community involvement along with publicity and fundraising. It
is hoped we will go through to the next round of judging.
Sue Grant
Glencairn Community Trust’s proposal to employ a paid
development worker, to take on some of the Trust’s
responsibilities, has been met with mixed feelings by other
groups in the village. After speaking to all sides we will report
on this in the next issue of the Glencairn Gazette.
A Community Development Worker for Glencairn?
Writer: Alan Grant Art: Jamie Grant © MAP/A.Grant/J.Grant www.moniaive.com
Letters
to the
Editor
Dear Editor,
The Victorian love story of Jessie Annie
Caven, the great-grandmother of Susan
Palmer-Jones was moving and underlined
the hard life and short life expectancy in
the late nineteenth century. I was especially
interested in the account of her death after
the birth of her third child where the doctor
did not wash his hands before starting
work, which in its turn demonstrated the
prevailing lack of understanding by the
medical profession of the causes and
spread of infection.
Sepsis had always been a great enemy
when the skin was broken and, through
experience, some doctors came to believe
that there was a link between sepsis and
lack of cleanliness.
John Pringle, a Leiden trained
Scotsman, Physician-General to the British
Army 1742-1758, recommended personal
hygiene and clean clothes were the best
preventatives of typhus fever in gaols. He
ordered that clothes be burned and the
prisoners be washed ‘from time to time’.
Alec Gordon, an Aberdeenshire
obstetrician, wrote in 1795 ‘A Treatise on
the Epidemic Puerperal Fever of
Aberdeen’ (commonly called ‘Childbed
Fever’) in which he argued that it was
caused by ‘putrid material’ introduced into
the uterus by the midwife or doctor. For its
time this was remarkably perceptive.
The matter was really proved in the
1840’s in Vienna General Hospital which
had the biggest maternity clinic in the
world at that time. It was divided into two
wards, one and two; Ward one had raging
childbed fever and a mortality rate of 29%
while Ward two had next to none and a
mortality rate of 3%! Dr Semmelweiss, the
Physician in Charge, felt that the only
difference between the wards was that the
patients in ward one were handled by
medical students whereas those in ward
two were looked after by the pupil
midwives. He tested this by swopping the
staff between the wards and in a short time
the mortality rates had also swopped!
In 1847 he ordered that all staff wash in
chlorinated water before touching a patient
and the death rate plummeted.
In 1854 Florence Nightingale arrived in
the Crimea with 38 nurses and 300
scrubbing brushes. Within six months the
mortality rate in the hospital had fallen
from 40% to 2%.
It has to be appreciated that these are
isolated examples of work done by people
who, for their time, were very forward
thinking. Their work was unknown by
much of the profession and many who did
know about it regarded them as cranks.
Even those doing this pioneering work had
no understanding of the basic causes of
infection. Jessie Annie Caven died in 1882.
Four years earlier in 1878, Louis Pasteur
argued the case for a ‘germ theory’ of
infection at the French Academy of
Medicine and in 1884 produced a vaccine
against rabies.
Ironically, 70 miles away in Glasgow,
Joseph Lister was introducing antiseptic
surgery and in 1870 had already reduced
his mortality rate after amputation from
45.7% to 15% by operating under a
carbolic spray.
It is tempting to be critical but this was
a time of change and these new ideas took
a long time to be accepted. In addition, the
spread of information was slow and
difficult, not like today with instant
communication across the globe.
It might be noted, as a final irony, that
six years later in 1888, Alexander Fleming,
the discoverer of penicillin (the first
antibiotic) was born in nearby Darvel in
Ayrshire.
Jack McGuiness, MD, Dunreggan,
Dear Editor,
I would like to say my thank yous to all the
following people:
To all the people who carried John in his
wheelchair up the stairs of the Memorial
Institute, and down again during the Folk
Festival. They nearly killed themselves. He
loved the Festival and it was so nice to see
Sheena again, an old friend from times
gone by.
Thank you Hugh.
Thank you too Christine Sime for
putting on a very special Communion
Service, and for having such a smashing
ramp at the door of St Ninians. And for
accepting a big ‘cuddle’.
Thank you to all the people who helped
me to put out the notices regarding the
SGM for the Memorial Institute. Despite
some stormy exchanges, we managed to
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raise a lot of money that night, and
subsequently.
Thank you to Graham Watson for
putting posters and notices in his shop
window.
Hazel Glover, Moniaive
Dear Editor,
I’m researching my family and found that
my great grandfather was Andrew
Douglas, a blacksmith. I know there was
an Andrew Douglas who was a blacksmith
in Glencairn at this time, but what I want to
ask is, in the mid 1800's would he have
been a blacksmith in Moniaive? By the
way, I have been told that the smithy in
Glencairn is still there, although nowadays
used as a pottery showroom or somesuch.
If this is so, could some kind person
possibly take a photo and send me a scan
of it please? I’m having particular trouble
getting any details of Andrew Douglas
other than he was a blacksmith in
Moniaive, born around 1835. His daughter,
Mary Ann, was my grandmother who
married in Liverpool in 1895. I know she
came from Moniaive but that’s all I do
know for sure. She was said to be 27yrs old
at her marriage, but I’ve been told
countless times that the age stated by a
bride isn’t necessarily the correct age in
those days. Andrew’s sister was Agnes
who married a William McCall, himself
and his father were both blacksmiths too, I
believe. I’ve seen a picture of a gravestone
of the McCalls in Glencairn Parish
Churchyard, which has Agnes Douglas
added, but unfortunately I haven’t been
able to find a picture of a gravestone with
Andrew Douglas’ name on it on the web,
so not sure if he is buried there. With not
having specific dates, it’s difficult to order
certificates to help me in my search.
Anyway, thank you very much.
Pauline Cooper
Email: p_cooper@btinternet.com
Dear Editor,
I opened my mail today and got a
wonderful surprise. Someone had sent me
a copy of the Gazette in which I was
enquiring about the Pringles. It is a great
little paper and full of so much info. The
Glencairn area seems a wonderful area.
Thank you very much, I enjoyed the issue
immensely.
Trudi Thompson Canada
Hi, I am tracing my family tree and have
information which indicates a connection
with Annie (Anna) Laurie although I have
not been able as yet to prove the
connection. The information that I have
is that Alexander Lawrie appears as
overseer at Lanfine Estate near Galston,
Ayrshire in 1804 when he was 28. He had
a son to Janet Porter and later married Jean
Dunlop and Elizabeth Brown. Folklore
says that Alexander Lawrie was the son of
John Laurie of Maxwelton born about
1740 and that Annie Laurie was his great
great aunt. John Laurie became secretary to
Lord Melrose and also the Duke of
Buccleuch and from these contacts was
able to have his son Alexander educated in
land management. Can anyone help me to
prove or disprove these stories?
Linda Kaden
Email: lindakaden@blueyonder.co.uk
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Hi, My name is Andrew Dickinson and I
would like to get in contact with anyone
who remembers me or my parents
(Margaret and Patrick). I went to
Crawfordton School from 1976 to 1980
where my parents taught. We then moved
away to Southern England and lost contact.
Andy Dickinson
Email: andy@andydickinson.fsnet.co.uk
Hi Sue,
Thanks to Trudie Thompson I have found
your wonderful Moniaive site! Thank you
very much for making it available for
posting of genealogy queries! I am seeking
information on the Haining/Hainey/
Hanning etc. surname in the general area
of Glencairn, Durisdeer, Penpont, Tynron,
Sanquhar. To try and find a Haining family
who emigrated to Five Islands, Colchester
Co, Nova Scotia in April of 1817 with a
James/John Graham and family, I have
begun a one name Haining study, with
particular emphasis on the Hainings of the
Laight farm, near Knockelly, as well as
Balaggan. I believe that John Hanning who
emigrated with wife Jane [Johnston?]
descends from John Hening and Mary
Hunter who are buried in Penpont
cemetery, but I cannot find the one
generation to tie the families together. This
is our family, as well as the Graham family
who they travelled with: John Haining b ca
1778, wife Jane Johnston b. ca 1778 (her
obit in NS says ‘native of Penpont parish’);
children, all born in Scotland: Mary b 15
July 1800, Margaret b ca 1809, Janet b ca
1802, John b ca 1805 (his obit says ‘born
of Covenanting Stock on Covenanting
ground’), and Jane, birth date unknown.
James/John Graham b ca 1781 wife
Isabella Muncey b. ca 1786; children, all
born in Scotland: Janet b 11 July 1807,
John (b 28 Jun 1809, Susanna b 2 Jun
1811, James Graham b 15 Aug 1813,
Thomas Graham b 2 Oct 1815. There is
evidence passed down in the Graham
family that James and Isabel came from
Sanquhar to Knockelly, Morton (?) parish
before coming to Nova Scotia.
I would like to find record of the births
of the 5 Haining children, and the parents
of John and Jane [Johnston] Haining.
Judi Graham, PO Box 94, Truro, Nova
Scotia B2N 5B6
Email: judi.graham@ns.sympatico.ca
Dear Editor,
Thank you for this opportunity. My
Moniaive ancestors were Margaret
Fergusson (born 1832), married Hugh
Gallochar from Kilmarnock in Moniaive
in 1854. She died in 1905 in New
Cumnock. Her father was Alexander
Fergusson b.1794, m.c.1824 and died 1862
all in Moniaive. Her mother was Isabella
Wilson b.1790 and died 1862 in Moniaive.
Alexander’s parents were James
Fergusson and Margaret Moffatt. Isabella
Wilson's parents were Thomas Wilson and
Annie Henderson. We visited Glencairn a
few years ago and want to come back. I
knew very little about my Fergusson
ancestors when we visited Moniaive in
1994. I would be delighted if you posted
my information in the Glencairn Gazette. I
have been able to gather information on
Margaret Fergusson and her parents
Alexander Fergusson and Isabella Wilson
but I am having troubles with the next
generation. I know that James Fergusson
died before 1862 in Moniaive and his wife
Margaret Moffatt died before 1841 in
Moniaive. I have no information on
Thomas Wilson and his wife Annie
Henderson. The Fergussons seem to have
lived at ‘Cottage Row’, Moniaive for a
number of years and one of the Fergussons
died at ‘Dam House’, Moniaive. Are these
addresses still identifiable? Thank you in
advance for any assistance in expanding
my family tree.
Bedford Bates, 8375 Lochside Drive,
Saanichton, B.C., V8M 1T9,
Canada. Email: bedfordbates@shaw.ca
If anyone can help with any of the
queries in this letter column please call
Sue 01848 200331.
Photo: Anon of Moniaive
Apologies
Jenifer!
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Jenifer Thomson went
to a lot of trouble to
write an article on her
experiences at an
Army cadet trip and
camp. Unfortunately
space
has
been
particularly tight in
this issue and so we
are having to hold the
piece over until the
October/November
issue.
The
Glencairn
Mysteries short story
feature will also
return then. Sue Grant
Moniaive Picnic Area and Car
Park Project
Glencairn Community Council has been successful in being
offered a grant of £20,000 from the Scottish Executive for their
project to create a Picnic Area and extend the existing Car Park
at the foot of Dunreggan Brae. This offer of grant is conditional
upon the Community Council securing match funding and it is
hoped their existing application to the Dumfries & Galloway
Council’s Community Fund will be successful in achieving the
sum needed to match the offer. The D&G Council’s decision
should be known by the end of July this year. The next step is
to submit a planning application. This project has been on the go
for some years now, and it is hoped the proposals will finally
become a reality.
Jubilee project refurbishment/
replacement of community
seats
As this is the Queen’s Jubilee Year, Glencairn Community
Council decided to commemorate this event by refurbishing the
seats located in the community and to replace some of the seats
which were taken away some years ago. We are pleased to
report that the Community Council received an award of £1,146
for this Jubilee Project from Awards for All (Lottery Grants for
Local Groups). The existing seats will be refurbished, repaired
and repainted. We also propose to purchase two new seats to
replace the ones taken away from the straight between
Gaupsmill and the Old Manse and up Dunreggan Brae.
Consultation is ongoing with the Council’s Department of
Environment & Infrastructure for their approval to site the new
seats at these locations. It is hoped there will be enough funds
left to provide an additional new seat. Volunteers have offered
to help in the work needed to refurbish the seats, and this is very
much appreciated by the Members of the Community Council.
Sheena Dalton, Glencairn Community Council
Applied Care & Development
House
Applied Care and Development is a new childcare
organisation and we will be using a house near Moniaive.
Applied Care and Development has been set up to deliver
intensive programmes of care and education to young people
aged 10 – 16 years.
We are not basing this on the usual style children’s homes that
you may be accustomed to. We operate in small teams as a small
family style home environment. We will be teaching life/social
skills on a 6-week programme to a maximum of two young people
who for some reason need time-out from their current environment to review their situation and future. The young people will
also be involved in outdoor pursuits looking at personal
development and achievement They will be supervised 24-hours
per day by a minimum of two staff, and in trying to replicate as
close as possible a family, they work 2-day shifts.
What impact will this have on the community? – very little, as
the young people will be busy following programmes of
education. However, if for any reason you feel you would like to
make a comment, then you can access the 24-hour duty manager
on 07736 351 812 or if you see any of the staff they have comment
forms in their duty packs. We value your feedback and would like
to hear from you.
Catherine Atkin, Managing Director Email: info@appliedcare.co.uk
Local Legion Branch braves the
elements for fundraising
The Thornhill Branch of the Royal British Legion Scotland
braved the foul weather recently when members, family and
friends took part in a sponsored walk around Tynron.
The event took place on a wet and windy 9th June and the party
departed from Tynron Parish Hall, where, on their bedraggled
return, they were welcomed with hot tea and refreshments. The
proceeds from sponsors, from the raffle held that day and from
other donations totalled in the region of £1400 that will be donated
to the Erskine Home for ex-Servicemen. The organisers are grateful
to all those who took part and who provided ‘behind the scenes’
help to make the day such a resounding success.
Tony Freeman
01848 200150
Tnyfreem@aol.com
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The Ultimate Challenge
Our ‘ultimate challenge’ was a challenge weekend for our
Baden Powell Badge, the highest award in the Guide
section.
The theme was ‘It’s A Small World’ – Susan Conway and I
started our journey from Moniaive to Netherurd, there after we
‘travelled’ to London, Mexico, India and Switzerland. Every
guide was put into groups from one of the countries. In groups
we had to perform different tasks exploring: culture and
heritage, health issues, environment, peace issues, pioneering
and fair trading. The most challenging for me was Peace issues
because you had lots of challenging issues to work through.
We enjoyed looking at different cultures and trying to put
ourselves in their position – everything is not as ‘black and
white’ as you might think. Susan thought that the Faitrade
game was the most challenging and thought provoking.
On the whole it was a very challenging weekend which
stretched us to the limit. Susan and I both passed our ultimate
challenge and we will receive our Baden Powell Badge in
Sarah Mensdorf
September. It’s a small world indeed.
Over the years George Richardson has been videoing
Moniaive events. If there is interest he plans to produce a
single video showing highlinghts of the galas, sports days
etc. If you would like to register for a copy please call Sue
on 01848 200331 or leave your name at the Post Office.
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Now tell me, did you enjoy your tea?
Such a simple question. I looked at Ann Holland, who finally
told the truth, kindly, with an ‘it’s not his fault’ expression in
her voice. “My mum told me to keep my mouth shut if I
couldn’t say anything nice,” she said and we laughed. “The
sandwiches and pastries were rather good,” I said.
We were shivering in line at Holyrood Palace, waiting for
HRH and HRH Junior, could we really be here?
Our summons had arrived complete with instructions on how
to get there and what to wear – ‘ladies should wear hats’.
Photography was forbidden and mobile phones had to be
switched off.
Good grief, Holyrood Palace has a turbulent history but the
only violence we saw was the torrential rain pummelling the
grass. I had new sandals on too. Ann had spiked heels so she got
shorter the longer she stood sinking slowly into the damp ground.
As we waited in the car for the gates to open I was all for
jacking it in and going to Ikea instead. Then the rain stopped, the
sun shone and we thought we might just make it in if we were
quick, but took an umbrella just in case.
Now I’m sure that apart from the obvious attractions of being
invited to the Royal Garden Party many people would look for
‘famous’ people. We only saw one with any claim to fame and his
choice of attire only made me sad that wealth can’t purchase good
taste. We did see Carol Godridge though, which was nice.
We were entertained by two military bands playing a selection
of contemporary and classical music and also a ‘rock’ band high
on scaffolding on the Rood itself putting Robbie Burns firmly in
this millennium.
Our hosts were preceded by Royal Archers who turned out to
be in blue rather than the Lincoln Green I’d expected. They
carried silver-topped batons (with which to beat the guests back,
I suppose) and made us all aware of who was coming ever closer.
Selections were made from the guests, presumably interestinglooking people, for HRH to be introduced too. He did, of course,
talk to anyone else who caught his eye, which brings me to
Rodney Holland. Not only did he have an animated conversation,
explaining he was a chainsaw carver, but he also handed over his
advertising leaflet (available in the Post Office, Moniaive) and
assured HRH he could carve totem poles!
Paul and I laughed, we could imagine Rodney trying to wrap
up and send a totem pole from our post office!
We had a lovely day though, and it was only with a small sigh
I realised Ikea would be closed now anyway. Perhaps next time?
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Moniaive School: Jubilee Tree Planting
On Friday May 31st junior representatives from this area
gathered at the Bailwood Lochan and the Bluebell Wood up
Dalwhat Glen to plant saplings. This project has been
organised by the Cairnhead Community Forest Trust with
the enthusiastic assistance of Jennifer Clarke, Head Teacher
at Moniaive Primary School, who attended with nineteen
pupils and two assistants.
Forest Enterprise (which generously provided the saplings)
was represented at this event by Bill Coombes, Stuart Spray,
Colin Watret and Colin Binnie. Bill Coombes explained the tree
planting project to the children then, with expert supervision by
Bill and his colleagues, the diligent youthful teams set to with a
will planting trees first around the Lochan and later at the
prepared site for the Bluebell Wood further up the glen. Present,
too, were Jim Henderson from the Nithsdale District Salmon
Fishery Board and Nick Coomby from Solway Heritage. As
well as helping Forest Enterprise with the groups of keen
planters, Jim and his colleagues had with them a tank of young
brown trout which they had kindly gathered earlier that morning
from local waters. The pupils were invited to release these trout
into the lochan, thus beginning the stocking process. Seven
members of the Cairnhead Community Forest Trust also
participated, providing encouragement and assistance to the
activities.
On this last morning of May the weather was excellent: a
bonus which contributed to a fine endeavour. It was fitting that
this planting exercise by the Moniaive School pupils (who put a
couple of hundred trees into the ground) should have taken place
at the beginning of the weekend celebrations for the Queen’s
Golden Jubilee. As they grow up, these youngsters (and, indeed,
their own children in years to come) will be able to enjoy two
areas of maturing community woodland.
Jock Robertson later finished the planting operation at the
two sites with trees contributed by Forest Enterprise.
Our thanks go to Jennifer Clarke, her assistants, their
energetic charges, and John Wilson (school buses). We also
much appreciate the fulsome support of Forest Enterprise, the
Nithsdale District Salmon Fishery Board, Solway Heritage, and
Jane Houston from Scottish Power.
Robert M.F. Kelly
Moniaive School pupils hard at
work planting trees and stocking
the lochan.
Photos: Robert M.F. Kelly
Striding Arches/Andy Goldsworthy
Cairnhead Community Forest Trust Limited
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of Dr Jan Hogarth, Dumfries &
Galloway Arts Association Limited,
has been formed to progress the
funding application for the Striding
Arches project.
Jan is working in close consultation
with artist Andy Goldsworthy and a draft
application is now in the final details
stage. As the opinions of the local
community are very important to any
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sent letters of support, letters expressing
concerns and completed feedback forms
to D&G Arts Association after the Public
Consultation meeting held in Moniaive
on May 21st. In this issue of the Gazette
we would like to print some of the
benefits highlighted in those replies and
also address some of the concerns
expressed.
Benefits of the project
“Valuable opportunity for this region to
secure a major artwork by an artist of
Andy Goldsworthy’s international
reputation, especially as he has chosen to
make his home in our area.”
“Add a focus to the forest’s existing
attraction as a place of recreation.”
“Further improve local efforts to provide
a link between the Southern Upland Way
and Moniaive, via Cairnhead.”
“Encourage tourism thereby creating
economic benefit, not only locally, but to
the whole of the Dumfries and Galloway
region.”
“The Byre Development would be a
valuable resource, providing a base for
educating school children and students on
the local history, ecology and geology of
the area, as well as an opportunity to
follow the progress and construction of a
major artwork.”
“The project would also complement and
enhance efforts by Glasgow University,
Crichton Campus, to establish a
Goldsworthy archive and permanent
collection.”
Concerns raised
The poor condition of the access road
from Moniaive to Cairnhead.
This was noted a number of times. The
Council maintained road would be
repaired according to demand. We can
note any defects and apply for repairs to
be carried out but would be competing
with other road demands across the
region. Before any upgrading of the road
would be considered, evidence of large
visitor numbers would be required. Forest
Enterprise plan to upgrade the forestry
section of the road at the same time as the
new access road from the A76 into
Cairnhead Forest is constructed. It would
not be practical or desirable to bring
heavy machinery via Moniaive and
Dalwhat Glen to complete the necessary
work.
Benefits to the local community may be
exaggerated – following the construction
of the new road into Cairnhead Forest
linked to the A76, would visitors not use
that road rather than accessing
Cairnhead through Moniaive?
Forest Enterprise state that the new road
connecting to the A76 will be used only
for timber extraction unless access into
the forest is required at any time for a
special event or emergency. Control over
access will remain with Forest Enterprise
at all times.
Lack of consultation with local residents.
A Public Consultation meeting was held
in Moniaive on May 21st but Cairnhead
Community Forest Trust will be happy to
discuss the project further (contact Paul
Ignatieff) or contact Jan Hogarth through
the feedback forms available from the
Post Office, Moniaive.
Visual impact – the forest can not be
improved upon by artwork.
Andy Goldsworthy has an international
reputation for his sensitive and
considered aesthetic interaction with
landscape. He is world renowned for this
approach and is often referred to as a
‘nature artist’ and ‘environmental artist’.
he has more than 25 years of experience
creating sculpture in landscape locations.
There has always been a debate about
man’s interaction with landscape and
what is ‘natural’. Cairnhead is a managed
forest which has coniferous forestry as
well as native woodland, and like most of
Dumfries and Galloway’s forests and
land, as elsewhere in the country, is not
‘natural’ but sensitively managed. The
Striding Arches project is part of that
management process. There are many
man made structures in the landscape...
e.g. electric pylons, wind turbines,
drystone dykes, fences, buildings etc. etc.
We hope the above explanations will
go some way toward alleviating any
concerns you may have. Molly Glencorse
Moniaive Gala Day 2002
This year’s Gala was a great success
despite some early mishaps. The floats
and fancy dress entrants assembled in
the field at the bottom of Dunreggan
and the judges, from Moniaive’s three
hotels, Senga Thomson, Mike and Pam
Horley and Deryck Watson had the
difficult, but not unpleasant, job of
selecting the winners. First prize for the
floats went to ‘Shrek’ followed by ‘Stars
in Their Eyes’ with the Fishing Club,
complete with its attractive ‘women’
coming third. Fancy dress entrants
Buzz ‘Elliot’ Lightyear, Leprachaun
‘Hayden’, John ‘Mad Max’ Welsh and
Spiderman all received first prizes.
The Parade then set off from the park
led by the Buccleuch and Queensberry
Caledonia Pipe Band. Then disaster struck
with three of the floats getting bogged
down in the field and having to be rescued
by tractor. This meant the parade was one
of the longest in history but the sunshine
ensured spectators stayed lining the route
until the floats could catch up. The Gala,
now running a little late, was opened with
style and humour by Jock Black, complete
with bowler hat. Kadie Redpath, last years
Queen, crowned Harriet Henshall who
gave a very confident and polished speech.
Then the Gala was off and running. The
Moniaive Line Dancers, (heavily
disguised) kicked off the proceedings in
the Marquee followed by a superb show
by 63 children from Shuffles School of
Dance, Moniaive. Outside in the arena the
Four Star Wrestling team entertained the
crowds. The bouncy castle and greasy pole
inflatables (supplied by MOSCA) were in
action all day and the stalls reported a
brisk trade. Peter and Justine Charlesworth
ran the traditional game of Gird ‘n’ Cleek,
cajoling and encouraging people to have a
go in the races.
The Lorry Pull was won by the
wrestlers who put in a late team. The Tug
of War kids team of Richard Wall,
Dominic Watson, Ali Chorlton, Alec Bark,
Billy Elder and William Welsh overcame
the opposition with Arlene, Mick, Scott,
Fraser, John, Shane, Peter and Bob
winning the adult section.
The adult five-a-side penalty kick was
won by David Dalgleish, the Under 16 by
William Elder and Under 11’s by Keir
Rodan. The ‘Digger’ competition between
Hewdens and West Skelston saw Hewdens
come out on top, crossing the finishing
line clear of West Skelston. The Gala
Dance featured Sour Mash from Liverpool
with Stephen’s disco filling the breaks.
Earlier on the Thursday night the Car
Treasure Hunt and Bingo were both well
attended. There were a record 21 entrants
for the treasure hunt which ended with
joint winners The Arnolds’ Mean Green
Team and The Wilsons from Penpont.
On Friday the winners of the five-a-side
football game were Robertson Rovers who
played in the final against Craigdarroch
Select.
Rain meant the pet show had to, once
again, take place inside the marquee. The
judges did an excellent job in the ensuing
mayhem awarding the following:
Obedience class, Storm (J. Gracie). Dog
most like owner, Bruno (Gina Bhur). Best
6 legs, Kerry (Jim), Waggiest tail, Swift
(A. Hall). Any other pet, Secret the Rabbit
(Kayleigh), Best Hamster, Toby (Laura),
Best Cat, Izzy Wizzy (Harry) and Best in
Show was won by Secret the Rabbit.
The family ceilidh starred The
Monrovians and Stephen Forteath and his
disco which meant an interesting mix of
traditional and disco dancing – sometimes
at the same time!.
Photos: Peter Charlesworth and Sue Grant.
Moniaive Gala Committee
Kadie, Harriet and
Alice on stage
Various forms
of Moniaive
Gala exercise
regimes!
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July 2002
Moniaive Gala Committee would like to thank all those
who worked behind the scenes to make the day a success.
Jock Black for his entertaining opening speech, Robin
McIver who compered with gusto all afternoon. Deryck ,
Senga, and Mike and Pam who judged the floats and fancy
dress entrants. Nan Tait, Maureen and friends who donated
the flowers and decorated the stage so beautifully. Peter
and Justine who ran the Gird and Cleek event with such
enthusiasm. Hewdens and West Skelston for the loan of
their diggers. LT and Ruth for supplies of water and
electricity. Julie and the children of Shuffles School of
Dance for the incredible show. All those who donated
prizes for the tombola and raffle and who gave donations.
All the floats and fancy dress entrants. Those who helped
clean up during and after the event. Thank you all and all
those not mentioned – you know who you are – thank you.
Moniaive Gala Committee
The Gird ‘n’ Cleek
Left: Bill Cordiner
with hand operated
presses
Below: Children in
Malawi with a Gird
and Cleek
Bill Cordiner with the Gird and Cleek
Gala goers will have seen Justine and
me chasing around the Park following
metal hoops. Some of the braver ones
may even have had a go at the practise
sessions and races held on the day. The
Gird ‘n’ Cleek, a Scottish invention,
was once every child’s favourite toy
and the sight of Girds parked outside
the school gates like bicycles was once
commonplace. I wonder how many
Moniaive residents owned/still own a
Gird ‘n’ Cleek?
The Girds ‘n’ Cleeks used at the gala
were supplied by Bill Cordiner, a Gird
and Cleek maker based at Drumlanrig
Castle. According to Bill, the name for
the metal hoop is derived from the hoop
or girdle which went around a barrel and
the name for the stick comes from the
hook or claw (Cleek) it has on the end to
help guide the Gird.
Bill made his first Grid ‘n’ Cleek in
1970 for children playing at the world
heritage village of New Lanark. An
American film crew making an
educational film of the village during its
renovation wanted to film children
playing on skate boards in the street. Bill,
who worked there as a council employee
at the time, thought it would be better to
use a toy which better fitted the era of
New Lanark’s heyday. He used his skills
as a tool maker and engineer to make
several steel Girds and Cleeks overnight
in time for filming the next day.
Bill continued to make the once
popular toy at home as a hobby and
quickly found demand all over the UK
from Shetland to Torquay. He moved to
our area 12 years ago and opened a full
time engineer’s workshop in Drumlanrig
Castle in 1990. As well as the Gird and
Cleek he also uses his hand operated
engineering presses to makes a wide
range of silver and steel jewellery. Whilst
his main sales come from his collection
of jewellery, gem stones and fossils, he
has never lost his special affinity for the
Gird and Cleek.
Peter and Justine Charlesworth
Photos: Peter Charlesworth
A Gird and Cleek Poem
Adapted from the original by G
Swanson - A Gird & Cleek
Veteran
This Gird o mine, a simple thing,
thin rod o’ steel to form a ring.
To that, attached, I have a Cleek,
as I prepare to tak the street.
On pavement or on asphalt ground,
on cobblestones, its own sweet sound.
Ken music from this special ring,
is like as only birds can sing.
Nae stops to mak at “petrol pump”,
nor MOT, nor cash to stump.
The miles roll by, I’m in control,
my feet decide how far I’ll go
Nae hill too steep, nae road too tough,
I only need supply the “puff”.
Power it comes from leg and arm,
that never did me any harm.
Below: Gala goers with Gird and Cleek
With gas and oil in short supply,
transport problems don’t apply.
I’ve travelled fae miles free as a bird,
Aye I’ll get home, I’ve got me Gird.
Institute Public Meeting continued from page 2
being used as the snooker hall. Their design was flexibile,
allowing more than one group to use the building at any one time,
by the use of screens. Whitehill Design explained it would be
easier to get funding for a major refurbishment than a small one.
We then all broke into small groups taking away the new set of
plans to discuss. Existing plan A had been amended by reducing
the extension by 1.2m to allow access on Institute land and
replacing a snooker table. Plan B had changed little. The new plan
C represented the responses to the first two plans and included a
snooker table, a full length extension to the building and the siting
of the lift at the front of the building. On regrouping a number of
concerns were raised which included: Ongoing costs – we did not
want to be burdened with a new space which we couldn’t afford to
keep open. Whitehill said any increased costs were not embedded
in the building and would, instead, come from increased use and
charges for these should cover them. Existing businesses – it was
felt important that the Institute not be enlarged so much as to
encroach on other businesses and existing spaces within the
village. Whitehill said the committee would be encouraged to
check with other businesses and plan any requirements or changes.
In general Plan C seemed mostly acceptable to the people
present although there were still a number of issues which needed
resolving. The main hall – it was felt that as the hall size had
already been reduced to allow for the lift, the retractable seating
planned further reduced the hall size to half. Considering this is
the most used and most useful space this needs to be looked at
again, for example holding a ceilidh in the planned space left
would be impossible. Storage – the current proposals do not allow
for enough storage for groups within the village. Community office
– it seems a shame that no space has been allowed for a small
heritage/information point within the building – somewhere that
notices, leaflets, artifacts and photos of the village could be
displayed.
The Institute committee thanked everyone for their
participation and went through the next steps. A new draft of the
feasibility plan was to be prepared and discussed by the Institute
committee. Then another meeting would be called to ask the
village for a decision and permission to move forward. Sue Grant
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Dick Butler, ex-chairman of the project, returned to open the
garden. After thanking local people and businesses, and the
funding bodies involved he read out a letter received from John
Corrie’s grandson.
Emma Ahart/Sue Grant
Memories of John Corrie
Although John Corrie died in 1935, I had the opportunity to listen
to him, to speak with him and to observe him in the summer days
we passed at Burnbank. His interests were wide indeed, and his
conviction about the influences of the natural world on each and
every one was very much in evidence.
If I could have forecast for him the interest in the
environmental scene which surrounds us today, he would have
been surprised – I think – but very pleased because he himself
lived with the wish that we would all, one day, experience the
dignity and peace which dwells in the countryside and is so
evident here in Glencairn.
Through my grandfather (John Corrie) and my parents I
cherish the interests I have gathered in my experiences: they are
unique, and yet I feel that we must attempt always to share them
Alexander Corrie, July 2002
with others.
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cornflowers,
corncrake and
poppies
Wildlife Garden Open
Photos: Carol Butler
The Glencairn Environmental Audit
project would like to thank everyone
who helped at and attended the opening
of the John Corrie Wildlife Garden on
Saturday 13th July.
The opening was a great success with
plenty of activities for young and old alike
from paddling in the burn collecting ‘river
life’, planting a hedge or just sitting and
admiring the garden. With fine weather,
good food, wine and good company what
more could one have wished for on a sunny
Saturday afternoon? Emma Ahart and her team of volunteers
have worked wonders reclaiming a waste patch of ground and
transforming it into an asset for the village.
A new leaflet in the Around Glencairn series was produced
about the garden along with a colourful set of four postcards
depicting local wildflowers and butterflies.
Rory and Rachel
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caught in the burn
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When they name something after me
I only hope that it shall be
A passion flower and not a pea!
Before you put these notes away
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You should have seen this yesterday
1. Half a tomato rubbed over the skin is reputed to repel midges,
and how awful they are this year.
2. Recent scientific investigations reveal slugs can be killed
with caffeine.
Caroline Heycock
3. Deciduous shrubs that flower on the wood, such as
philadelphus and deutzia should be pruned when they have
finished flowering to promote strong flowering shoots for next
year.
4. Remember to add only a thin layer of grass clipping to your
compost heap and layer these with other pruning material so it
does not become a slimy pit.
Daily Telegraph
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slightly longer grass.
6. Container grown plants may be purchased and planted
throughout the summer.
Teddy Heycock
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In the last issue of the Gazette we reported on the turning of the first sod for the Bailwood lochan
at Cairnhead Community Forest. As promised here is a picture of the completed and filled
lochan. Cairnhead would like everyone to note that this is a wildlife environmental project and
not suitable, or indeed safe, for swimming. ‘No swimming’ signs are now being put up to protect
the lochan and the surrounding newly planted banks.
Revision and homework help
BBC Bitesize revision
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revision
Yes exams are over… for now, but you
might want some revision in between times
and this is one of the best sites to do it on.
It goes through all the main topics that you
will need to revise. Then at the end you can
test yourself with the mini tests they have.
If you are having a real problem
understanding something when exam time
is coming up there is an ‘ask a teacher’
option, where you can e-mail a teacher and
ask for help or just look through the
frequently asked questions because they
usually have the answer. This site covers
everything from Standard grades to
GCSE’s so it doesn’t matter what type of
exam you are sitting, so good luck and
happy revising.
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A lot of people are using the internet
nowadays for many different uses like email, publishing a website, advertising
their business etc. One of the many things
that’s growing in popularity is chatrooms.
Many children are going into chat rooms
and are talking to their friends from school
but also talking to complete strangers. It is
very easy on the internet to lie about who
you are and what you look like. So when
you talk to that 15 year old boy you’ve
been talking to for a week have you ever
thought it could be a 36 year old man? I’m
not saying that everyone on the internet lies
but you should just be cautious and not
give out specific personal information.
Never give them your address or your full
name. If you decide you are going to meet
someone off the internet it is best to have
known them for a while and when you go
to meet them take a responsible adult with
you. There has been many cases in Britain
of bad things happening to children who go
to meet someone off the internet and they
aren’t who the child thought they were. I’m
not saying you should be paranoid, just
play it safe.
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Police News
‘At last!’ I hear all the children say, the
school holidays are finally here. Before I
go any further I would like to take this
opportunity to wish everyone a good
holiday, both children and parents.
Holidays can lead to problems for the
emergency services and to this end I would
like to pass on some advice on ways to
keep your property safe. If you are away
from home try and leave the details of
where you are with someone you can trust,
such as a family member, and try and have
them check your house/property and make
it look lived in by switching a light on and
off at night. If no one can help, invest in a
timer switch that can turn your lights on
and off. These can be purchased from most
hardware shops. Try and ensure that all
expensive items i.e. televisions, hi-fi
equipment etc. are marked and serial
numbers noted and stored in a safe place.
You can get forms, that help to keep this
information, free from your local Police
Office. Try and remove any sentimental or
small expensive items from the house and
leave them with a family member. Always
remember to cancel the milk or newspapers
as these advertise the fact that nobody is in
the house. These are just some of the ways
to help protect your property, some more
expensive than others, and will, at least,
give you peace of mind and allow you not
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to worry and let you enjoy yourself on
holiday.
Moving on from this there have been a
number of complaints about parking on the
double yellow lines within Moniaive,
especially outside the George Hotel at the
give way area. I would like to ask everyone
to kindly refrain from this practice as it is
both dangerous for your own vehicle and a
danger to the public in general. On two
separate occasions, in the past two months,
emergency services who were attending
serious accidents found they were unable
to pass. In view of this I would like to ask
everyone to have a bit of consideration for
other road users.
Since the last time I wrote for the
Gazette (I missed the last edition due to my
holidays) there have been various crimes
happening in and around the Mid Nithsdale
area, thankfully, most of them have been
detected. Unfortunately, there are some
that have still to be detected and as such I
would like to give you some details and ask
for any information, no matter how
insignificant it may appear.
Between 28 April and 4 May 2002 a
house was broken into on the Moniaive to
Dunscore road near Maxwelton Mains.
Police would like to hear from anyone who
may have seen anything in the area at that
time, especially a maroon Rover 820 motor
car seen in the area at that time. This
vehicle was distinctive in that it had alloy
wheels and full body kit.
On 6 May 2002 the first of two incidents
occurred where diesel was stolen from
within the fuel tank of a lorry. This occurred
within Keir village with a second theft
occurring on 10 June 2002 at Glenshiel,
Morrinton. The amount of diesel taken
would probably require a van or larger
vehicle to transport it. If anyone has any
knowledge of persons attempting to sell
diesel I would ask them to contact the Police.
Between 10pm on 1 June and 8.30am
on Sunday 2 June 2002 a large quantity of
tools were stolen from Broombush,
Dunscore. Again, due to the large amount
of items taken it is thought a van would
have had to have been used to transport the
stolen items.
There was another theft of tools from
within the building site at Thornhill
between 4.30pm on 10 June and 8am on 11
June 2002. Again it appears that a van has
been used. If you were driving past the area
and observed anything suspicious then the
Police would like to hear from you,
especially if you were aware of a yellow
van with red or blue rear doors and bonnet
parked at the gates of the building site.
Finally, a silver Musso Sanyong 4x4
vehicle was stolen from the Thornhill to
Penpont road, near to Nith Bridge on 23
June 2002.
As can be seen from the above crimes, it
appears that vans are travelling in the area
carrying out various thefts. I would plead
with anyone who observes anything
suspicious in the area to contact the Police
immediately, and not leave it until the next
day when it may be too late. Only with your
help can the Police carry out their work and
catch the people responsible. If any person
wishes to contact the Police regarding any
of the crimes mentioned or if they require
any assistance which may be police related,
could they contact the Police on: 01659
58299 (Sanquhar) ; 01848 330200
(Thornhill); 01387 22112 (Police
Headquarters); 0800 555111 (Crimestoppers)
or speak to any Police Officer. Thank you.
PC P. Meecham
More Theatre in Moniaive
Local Dramatist in Residence for
Dumfries
and
Galloway
Arts
Association, Cally Phillips will be
bringing her Bamboo Grove Theatre
Company to Moniaive on Monday 30th
September for the dress rehearsal of her
new play ‘Love is an Urban Myth’.
“It will be a trial run for us before we go
on tour throughout the region,” said Cally.
“We thought it would be good for us to use
the experience of having an audience
before we move on to the ‘real’ theatres.
We chose Moniaive because we know that
the community there is interested in having
theatre in the village. The play has had
rehearsed readings at the Traverse Theatre,
Edinburgh and the Tron Theatre in
Glasgow, but this tour will be its first
professional production”. The play is a
love story about beginnings and endings
and the games we play in hiding our
feelings. It tells the story of David and
Sarah. From the start, the play is
challenging and uncompromising. We are
thrown into the middle of an encounter
from which all we can glean is that these
two people knew each other once, and
haven’t met for 15 years.
Love is an Urban Myth is presented by
MAP. It will be at 7.30pm on Monday 30th
September at St Ninians. Tickets 50p
available from the P.O and at the door.
Carol Godridge
The Hangi
On Sunday 21st July Fraser hosted a traditional Maori
‘Hangi’ to celebrate his birthday. It seems like half the
village attended and spent most of the day drinking and
telling stories around the fire.
Shane and the other shearers worked all day preparing the pit
and fire to cook the meat and we’d like to say ‘thank you, have
a safe trip home and we look forward to seeing you all next
year’. The lack of traditional wicker baskets to cook the food in
was overcome by using a supermarket trolley! The event started
at midday with the food being served at midnight.
If this is what Mr Dykes arranges for his 39th it’ll be
interesting to see what he’s got planned for his 40th!
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A First for Glencairn
Moniaive sets the pace, Glencairn meets the target
Moniaive is set to become the first village, indeed the first
centre outside Dumfries, to offer full-scale qualification
courses in Computing.
The first of its kind to be presented in a village school setting
will start on September 17th 2002 in Moniaive Primary School.
The course day, a Tuesday, has been carefully planned to avoid
conflict with other village activities, thus allowing a maximum
window of opportunity for adult learners or recent school leavers.
The course itself is called NEW CLAIT. It is a Level 1
Certificate for IT users. NEW CLAIT caters for the full range of
learners in IT. It is ideally suited for those who had only a basic
introduction to the use of IT, and who wish to gain accreditation
for newly acquired skills at this higher level. The specification has
been developed in consultation with partners in industry.
The thinking behind this co-operation between Industry and
Education, is that those who are currently either unemployed, or
under-employed, or who wish to return to the workplace in the
coming two or three years, will be equipped with the necessary
certification to apply for IT based positions in Dumfries or the
surrounding area.
There are five modules in the course, which will be assessed by
the Course Tutor during the final weeks. The aim of CLAIT is to
ease candidates into learning and not to frighten them with formal
examinations in strange surroundings.
Once the assignments have been marked locally, they are then
sent off for scrutinising, to the Oxford and Cambridge RSA Board,
and are checked. Certificates are awarded for each of the five
modules, so that, if one module is failed, the candidate may resit
the failed module and if successful still gain the full Certificate.
There is one Core Module which must be achieved, and this is
‘Using a Computer’. For anyone who has had basic training
previously, this will present no problems. There are then four
further modules to be achieved:
1. Word Processing
2. Spreadsheets
3. BBC Becoming Webwise
4. Desktop Publishing. (Using Microsoft Publisher)
The course runs over three terms and assignments are taken in
the summer term. The course is funded for anyone on Means
Tested Benefit or low income, to make it as widely available as
possible. This funding is totally confidential to the Education
Department and the individual. There are also further sources of
funding, and anyone who wishes to pursue that avenue should
contact Hazel Glover on 200103. Hazel will run the course. She
Iain Howat
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Whitedyke Farm, Dunscore, Dumfries
Home: 01387 820330
Mobile: 07710 779994
ran the CLAIT course in England for several years with a top level
of achievement for candidates in moving into positions with firms
who ask for some degree of IT skill. There will be backup cover in
case of unforeseen illness.
There will be a limit of 12 places on this course, so early
application is advisable. The limit has to be set in order to
accommodate candidates in the space available to us and to ensure
personal attention to each candidate. The course is run under the
auspices of the Dumfries & Galloway Adult Education Service.
Norah Moffat will be conducting enrolments on Monday 9th
September at Wallace Hall Academy. However, in the intervening
time, any student wishing to enrol should contact Hazel Glover, at
2 Marwhirn Cottages, Moniaive. Tel 01848200103/200566 or
email her at lgai@btopenworld.com.
The BBC Becoming Webwise Course is to be held in the
Committee room of the Glencairn Memorial Institute on Thursday
afternoons by Hazel Glover. BBC Education awards the
certification. For anyone contemplating undertaking a CLAIT
course in 2003, this course, when certificated, provides them with
exemption from one module.
Set to run from 2.00pm to 3.30pm on Thursday afternoons,
using laptop computers to maximise on the number of students
who can attend. The timing has been set to allow anyone from the
community to attend including mothers of school children who can
still pick up their children from the school.
There will be 8 places on this course, which runs over a six
week period, and which will be repeated each term providing the
opportunity for 24 candidates to gain certification. Course funding
may be available from Dumfries & Galloway Adult Education
Services, or from other sources.
BBC Becoming Webwise Course
Thursday evenings in Moniaive Primary School, 7.30pm to
9.30pm. A ten week recreational course which will include three
outings to The Archive Centre, the Local History Library, and the
Family History Centre. Students will be advised to car share on
these outings.
The course will cover all of the UK, so there is no need to worry
if you were not born in Scotland. We can research England, Wales
and Ireland too. If necessary we will link up to the States, Canada,
Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, and Europe. At the end
of the Part One course you should be well on your way to
identifying your ancestors back at least to the end of the 18th
century. Find out what they did, where they lived, how they lived,
and what historical events were taking place around them. Great
fun and totally absorbing. Tutor Hazel Glover. Course starts 19th
September.
Enrolment for both courses will be at Wallace Hall
Academy on 9th September with Norah Moffat. To book a
place prior to that, please contact Hazel Glover on 200103 or
200566 or email her on lgai@btopenworld.com
Tracing your ancestors – part 1
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Hazel Glover
LOCAL HISTORY...
The Threat of Invasion
This year is the bicentenary of the
Treaty of Amiens, which was a lull in
hostilities between France and Britain
in the war which engulfed the country
from 1793 until the final victory at
Waterloo in 1815.
The coast of Kent and Sussex may
seem a long way from Glencairn even
now but, in the 1790’s, it must have
seemed so far off that few people would
ever have dreamt of going there. It was
here that the threat of invasion was most
keenly felt with an army of 130,000
French soldiers camped across the
Channel in 1803/1804. If it had not been
for the weather and the Royal Navy they
would have crossed the Straits of Dover
in barges.
There had already been two attempts
by the French to gain a foothold in
Ireland, one of which almost succeeded,
and another one in Wales, so the threat of
invasion was a very real one. Across the
country volunteer militia regiments were
being raised to resist invaders.
Within a month of war being declared
in 1793 Alexander Fergusson, a lawyer,
convened “a numerous and respectable
Meeting of the Heritors and Farmers of
the parishes of Glencairn and Tynron” at
Craigdarroch. This was to create a fund
to give a bounty to single men who
joined the South Fencibles – the Earl of
Hopetoun’s Regiment. The families of
married men would receive an annual
allowance.
The fund would be administered by:
Alexander Fergusson of Craigdarroch,
Advocate;
Thomas Collow of Auchenchain;
John Corson of Dalwhat and his son
James Corson, younger of Dalwhat;
Gilbert Grierson, younger of Marwhirn;
James Smith, younger of Cormilligan;
James McTurk of Stenhouse;
Thomas Moffat of Carstamin;
John Barber in Terreran;
Robert Creighton in Blackston;
Bailie William Fergusson in Minyhive;
and William Creighton in Upper Kirkcudbright.
“Upon the recommendation of Lieutenants Rollo Gillespie and
James Goldie.”
In December 1794 the Duke of Queensberry, as Lord
Lieutenant and High Sheriff, called a
meeting, “for the purpose of considering
what measures may be proper for the
Internal Defence of the County.” Among
the heritors of Glencairn and Tynron –
Alexander Fergusson, a deputy
Lieutenant, attended, as did William
Stewart, John Corson, James Smith,
John Smith of Glenjaan, James McTurk,
Robert Wilson, younger of Calside,
Gilbert Grierson, John Gillespie of
Peeltown and Robert Gillespie of Hill.
Thomas Collow sent his apologies by
letter.
Another meeeting in Dumfries in
March 1797 was held to consider “the
measures most proper to be adopted for
the defence and security of the Kingdom
in general and of this County in
particular, from the threatened invasion
of the enemy.” Everyone from the age
of 16-50 was invited “to inrol their
names as volunteers” (in Kircudbrightshire the ages were 16-60). They
would only serve in the two counties; be
armed and clothed at Government
expense and be paid one shilling a day
for two days a week when on exercise.
In the event of anyone being killed, their
families would be supported and
educated at the expense of the County.
Volunteers disabled on active service
would be entitled to apply to become
patients at Chelsea.
This meeting was attended by:
William Collow of Auchenchean, John
Collow of Blackston, Gilbert Grierson,
John and James Corson, James Smith,
John Clark of Minygryle as well as John
and Robert Gillespie.
The Treaty of Amiens broke down in
May 1803 and further defensive
measures were planned such as the
building of Martello towers. The threat
of invasion was lessened by the great
naval victory at Trafalgar, but it was not
entirely eliminated for another ten years.
Sources: ‘Dumfries Weekly Journal’; ‘Invasion’ by Dan
Cruickshank 2001
Illustration: A Frenchman’s dream of the invasion of Britain by
A.B. Hall
air, by sea and by tunnel.
Magic Bob and Mr Bones
Magdalene – the
Movie
Following the critical success of ‘Nil by Mouth’ and
‘Orphans’, the Glasgow based writer/director/actor Peter
Mullan has written and directed his third feature. Like his
previous works Mullan’s ‘Magdalene’ is bleak and
controversial.
Loosely based on the Magdalene laundries that were
prevelant in Ireland up to very recently, the laundries were
essentially a place for young women who were sent there by
their own families, local parish priests or the Catholic Church
for becoming pregnant, sleeping around or, believe it or not, for
looking like they might!
The laundries were run by nuns and in Magdalene’s case a
pretty disparate bunch they are. With geraldine McEwan (The
Prime of Miss Jean Brodie) playing the almost psychotic
Mother Superior, the Magdalene girls in the film are essentially
slave labour ruled with an iron fist by the nuns with the Catholic
Church reaping the profits. Like the majority of Mullan’s work
(he is now a confirmed atheist) Catholicism does not come out
well which, I believe, has a lot to do with his own childhood
experiences in the tenements of Glasgow.
The film itself centres on four young girls who find
themselves working in the Magdalene laundry. Over the
duration of the film we see how the girls deal with the harsh
realities of living in an almost prison like environment and how
they cope individually with varying degrees of success. For me
this is where the film falls down, Mullan has chosen to give all
the girls equal film time and in doing so nobody really stands
Release date: Unknown. Duration: 2 hours. Certificate: 18
juice and home made cakes which were happily devoured by
all.
The second half of the evening brought us Mr Bones and his
puppets. Despite still getting over a bout of bronchitis Mr Bones
didn’t want to let the children of Moniaive down and so
performed with a particularly husky voice! The children, after
all the excitement of the first half, threw themselves into
enjoying themselves
wholeheartedly.
Well, the
Certainly a wacky,
Cross was
there
noisy and humourous
before
hour followed with
Magic Bob
more promised mayhem
and Mr
than expected. Parents
Bones
hit
must
have
been
town...
relieved that there was
no school the next day!
Cartoon: Bernard Walker
As to be expected MOSCA organiser Janice Cowan excelled
herself with the children’s evening held at the Memorial
Institute on Friday 5th July. As billed, the evening of magic,
mayhem and laughter was just that – and how the kids
loved it.
MOSCA decided to use the money they raised at the Folk
Festival to take local kids to a show, but there were none suitable
and the cost of £12 per child prohibitive, so they decided to bring
affordable entertainment to Moniaive allowing children to enjoy
an event not only with their families but with their friends too. It
was hoped they would break even or make a small profit but sadly
the small number of adults attending meant this was not the case.
The teas, coffees and homebaking were donated by MOSCA to
the Institute and raised over £60 to boost Institute funds.
Magic Bob started the evening off with some excellent
magical entertainment. A polished performer, he involved as
many of the children as possible and kept them and their parents
enthralled with tricks, which, even if you’ve watched the ‘how
magicians do it’ shows, were convincing and very funny.
At the interval the audience were served with teas, coffees,
Sue Grant
out. Indeed they are so often very unpleasant to eachother that
you somehow stop caring about what is going to happen to them.
That said there are all the usual flashes of black humour running
through the film which are always directed at someone else’s
misfortune – remember the priest ripping his clothes off in the
field in Moniaive?
Is it a good film? Yes. particularly the scenes in Moniaive, but
it is also a hard film to watch – this is no Sunday afternoon
matinee. With a rape scene, full frontal nudity and a suicide
attempt you certainly don’t leave the cinema feeling uplifted!
Moniaive? You will all be pleased to hear that for the ten
minutes or so that Moniaive is on the screen it looks absolutely
beautiful and could easily have been transported to a rural part
of Ireland. As to the villagers on the big screen – their was one
lady I did recognise who was about 6 months pregnant!
Graham D. Watson
Stop Press from the Church!
Although the Nithsdale Area Regulatory Committee
agreed a two year planning consent for a Portacabin in the
grounds of St Ninian’s; the Environment and
Infrastructure Committee voted to refuse permission.
A disappointing outcome for us, but at least the we had not
purchased a portacabin. The costs we have accrued are the
costs for the planning application and the time and energy put
in by many of our Board members to help this along - thanks
to all who have given so freely.
I would like to add that contrary to what I have heard
through the grapevine, the Board of the Church were in full
agreement with this plan, and to voice my own
disappointment for the children of the Church that they will
not have their own space. But for now it is back to the
Christine Sime
drawingboard.
GLENCAIRN & MONIAIVE CHURCH NEWS
With the local events for the Jubilee
just about managing to squeeze in
between the heavy showers which tried
hard to run into each other, it is not
hard to imagine what would have
happened had the rain not let up. A few
stalwarts would be there no matter
what, with the majority finding other
things to do or simply deciding against
getting wet whether that be on top of a
hill, or at a garden party. Fair weather
revellers! And when it is not fair, the
crowd evaporates.
Within the Church of Scotland we
have seen in the past month the 2002
General Assembly with reports from the
major Boards and Committees with the
news reports concentrating on discussion
and debate of our evaporating
congregations. And we may be led to the
impression of a church of fair weather
Christians. If all the conditions are just
right at the right time then they will
worship on a Sunday morning, but if any
one problem, or less than perfect situation
arises Church can be the first thing on the
list of maybe's to be dropped. It all
sounds very bleak – it can feel very bleak
– and indeed it is rather bleak! But don’t
despair. Rather read Harry Reid’s Book:
Outside Verdict. Commissioned to have a
serious look at the Church from the
outside, this cynic got a few surprises.
But the biggest and most depressing
whilst at the same time most hopeful
surprise he got was that the Church rather
than declining should be and could be
punching its weight which, even now as
we free fall into oblivion (or so some
would have us believe), is considerable.
Our main problem, it seems to me, is that
we on the inside with all the actual facts
about what church is really like today, are
believing all the critics on the outside
who have either never been in a church,
or at least not crossed the thresh-hold
with any thought of being open minded
for a very long time.
When he reluctantly came in, Reid
discovered that Church was and is good!
In fact – he joined! And church is good
not just for fair weather, neither just for
those days of black clouds, but in all
weathers. So no matter whether the
weather is fair or foul, no matter what
else might beg for our attention, no
matter the pressing need to do the
ironing, or the sweep of energy we
MSP promotes grants for winter warmth
Local MSP Elaine Murray has published
a leaflet to help promote government
grants available to households to install
central heating, to upgrade existing
systems, or to improve insulation.
1. Central Heating programme: Up to
£2,500 to help people over 60 who do not
have any central heating. The package
includes the central heating system, loft,
tank and pipe insulation, cavity wall
insulation and draught-proofing, advice on
how to be energy efficient, a carbon
monoxide detector, a mains operated smoke
detector and a cold alarm. Individuals can
choose between gas, electric and solid fuel
systems
2. Scottish Executive Warm Deal: A grant
of up to £500 to make your home warmer
and save you money through energy
efficiency. You can apply if you, or your
partner, own or rent your home and receive
one of the following benefits: Income
Support, Council Tax Benefit, Working
Families Tax
Credit, Attendance
Allowance, Disabled Persons Tax Credit,
Disability Living Allowance, Disability
Working Allowance, Family Credit,
Income based Job Seekers Allowance,
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
(which must include constant Attendance
Allowance), War Disablement Pension
(which must include Mobility Supplement
or constant Attendance Allowance).
Pensioners not claiming any of these
benefits are entitled to a 25% grant up to a
value of £125. The package includes: loft
insulation, draught-proofing, cavity wall
insulation, hot and cold tank and pipe
insulation, up to four energy efficient light
bulbs and energy advice.
For both these grants telephone EAGA
free on 0800 316 1653.
3. Warm Homes: A project aimed at
improving heating systems in privately
owned houses in Dumfries and Galloway.
Open to owners of property in the region. A
grant of £250 and an interest free loan of up
to £1,000 to:
suddenly get on a Sunday morning to
hoover the carpets, coming to Church
should not be pushed aside.
JAM has been on at the Church again
this summer. Imagine if there was also a
jam at the church door each week: a jam
of folk coming in, arriving that wee bit
early (more than 2 minutes before the
service starts) to get a seat, or hymn book.
Imagine – and then be one of those who
Christine Sime
makes it happen.
Other News:
Proposed Portacabin for Sunday School:
proposal now to go to Environment and
Infrastructure Committee. (And folk say
the Church moves slowly!)
Outings: Outing to Kittochside, the
Museum of Country Life near East
Kilbride (formerly at Ingleston, near
Edinburgh). Saturday 17th August –
names please ASAP.
Conventicle: an open air service at the
Martyrs’ Stone at Ingleston, 1st Sept
3pm; to remember and celebrate the
cause of the Covenanters.
Sunday School restarts September
• install a new fully controllable central
heating system (LPG gas or oil) fired by a
condensing boiler, or
• an upgrade for an existing central
heating system by replacing the boiler with
a condensing boiler and an upgrade to the
heating controls, or
• an upgrade to an existing solid-fuel
open fire by installing a closed fire.
For this grant telephone free on 0800
512012.
Panto coming to
Moniaive
Moniaive Action Project (MAP) is
pleased to announce that Jack Drum
Arts will be returning to the village
on Friday 20th December with a
performance of their pantomime
Jackie and the Beanstalk (yes we do
mean Jackie!) in the Institute. A great
night out for all the family. Full
details in the next issue.
£5 PRIZE CROSSWORD
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12
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Hand in your completed crossword with name and address attached to Moniaive
Post Office by September 12th. The winner will receive £5.
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25
DOWN
1. Follow (5)
2. Trail-blazer (7)
3. Fragrant tropical resin (5)
4. Liquid sucker-up (6)
5. Great movie (7)
6. Without this you’re a goner (5)
7. Secluded house (7)
12. Mixed letters forming many clues
(7)
13. Not an expert (7)
15. From a metallic planet? (7)
16. Evaporate and condense (6)
18. This spring and summer! (5)
20. Claiming following without
directions (5)
21. Carries key so for non-drinker (5)
ANSWERS TO ISSUE 16
Across: 7.United, 8. Golden, 10. Insured, 11. Shake, 12. Eats, 13. Kerry,
17. Teeth, 18. Argo, 22. Ichor, 23. Reputed, 24. Trench, 25. Bloody.
Down: 1. Jubilee, 2. Hirsute, 3. Heard, 4. Consort, 5. Addax, 6. Inner,
9. Adventure, 14. Terrace, 15. Oration, 16. Dog Days, 19. Fifty, 20. Three,
21. Spelk.
Photo: Sue Grant and Anon of Moniaive
Issue 16s lucky winner was Mrs Betty
McCartney, Dunreggan. Congratulations your
prize is at the Post Office.
ACROSS
1. Use words to speed up (7)
5. You have to pick this theme (5)
8. Old crowning-place (5)
9. European bunting delicacy (7)
10. Balancing the odds (7)
11. Victoria was to William IV (5)
12. Warfare using aircraft (6)
14. Conduct oneself (6)
17. Great life-giving artery (5)
19. And in an -------, all was dark.
Burns (7)
22. Remain for a long time in
clothing (7)
23. Every village has one?? (5)
24. Ken Livingstone in May (or
June) (5)
25. French vegetables (7)
“Don’t look round but that chap’s after your medal again”
Competition
If you think you know where this photo was taken write down
your answer and leave at the Post Office by September 12th.
The winner will receive a box of chocolates.
The elephant in the playground, Macara Park.
Winner: – Anne Laidlaw of Tynron
Answer to Competition No. 8
Congratulations Anne – please collect your chocolates from the
Post Office.
The winner of last month’s
caption competition is, once
again, Bob Tait for his caption
Caption No 2 Winner
Photo: Sue Grant
How well do you know your
village? No. 9
Can you come up with a funnier caption? If so, drop it into the
Post Office, Moniaive with your name and address by Sept 12th
and you might win a box of chocolates. The winning caption
will be printed next issue.
Caption competition No 3
“Weel just have yin fur the road”
Congratulations Bob! Please
collect your chocolates from the Post Office.
We also liked “Don’t look now, but there’s a dog following us”
from E. Fletcher and Gillian Thomson’s “If I scratch your back
will you scratch mine?”
Photos: Janice Cowan
KIDS EVENTS AND NEWS
Screaming good fun at the Edinburgh Dungeon
Summer Days Out
Every Tuesday during the summer holidays, MOSCA has arranged
day trips to interesting, fun and frightening places. Here is a photo
of their visit to The Edinburgh Dungeon and a snapshot of their
adventure at Deep Sea World in Dunfermline. Don’t worry if you
haven’t been able to enjoy a day out yet there are more trips
planned. “We’ve managed to get great deals on entry prices and the
use of the community bus keeps the cost down. The trips are
available for adults and older children as well,” explained Janice
Cowan. “It’s been a great success with everyone.” There are still
some places available on the following trips: 6th August to The
Time Capsule and 13th August to Dynamic Earth (inc Walking
with Dinosaurs). On Monday 19th August there will be a “Last
Day of Freedom Big Day Out” to M&D’s Theme Park. Book your
seat at the Post Office or telephone 01848 200397.
Look out for a letter coming home at the beginning of term with
the new timetable. Here are some contact names and numbers.
Badminton Juniors P1-P7 Janice Cowan 200397
Drama P1-P7 Debbie Kennedy 200530 or Jo Hodges 200789
Football - Helen and Billy Welsh 200317
Scallywag Juniors P1-P5 Wendy Davies 01387 820816
Scallywags P6-S2 Janice Cowan 200397
Table Tennis Juniors P1-P7 Janice Cowan 200397
After School Activities
Watch out for the Hip Hop Dance
workshop coming to Moniaive in
September!
MOSCA hope to provide more after school activities throughout
the coming school year. We are working towards providing
courses in Hip Hop Dance, DJ Skills, Golf Foundation Level 1
tuition, Arts and Crafts, and Maths is Fun. We are always looking
to widen the choice of activities we can offer.
In April MOSCA attended “Fit 4 It” in Perth. The kids enjoyed new
games and the hip hop workshop.
Scallywags
Same place –Different times
Since it began back in September last year, Scallywags Youth
Club has been a great sucess with regular attendances of over
30 children every Friday evening.
The club is for primary school age children, however, the broad
age range from 5-11 years makes it difficult to meet the needs and
wants of everyone. To address this and ensure inclusion of
appropriate activities for all ages we are splitting the club.
Scallywag Juniors (P1-P5) will meet Wednesday evenings 68pm and be run by Wendy Davies and parent helpers. Scallywags
(P6-S3) will meet Fridays 7-9.30. Janice Cowan, Sue Grant and
Liz McMillan will lead this group with help from parents. We’d
like to hear from secondary school aged children what activities
they would like to have available.
MOSCA
If you would like to become involved in any MOSCA activities, have any ideas for new ones or just require information
please get in touch with Janice on 01848 200397 or email moscaactivities@aol.com.
Doggsbone Studio
Moniaive artist studio and salerooms
Open Tues-Sat 10-1.30 and 2.30-4.00
other times by appontment
Web: www.doggsbone.co.uk
Email: charlie@doggsbone.co.uk
Tel: 01848 200223
August 2002
Thursday-Saturday 1st-3rd Scottish National
Sheepdog Trials, Rue Castle, Jedburgh. Fiona
McMillan 200475.
Saturday 3rd Coffee morning in St Ninian’s.
Sunday 4th Sunday service 11.45am St
Ninian’s Church.
Saturday 10th Coffee morning in St Ninian’s.
Ninian’s Church and 3pm short service at St
Ninian’s Church. 7pm Evening service at
Dunscore.
Thursday 15th Glencairn Community Trust
Meeting. 7.30pm Memorial Institute. All
welcome. Carol Godridge 200681.
Ninian’s Church, includes JAM session from the
Kids Summer Club.
Saturday 24th to Monday 2nd September
Moniaive & District Arts Association Annual
Exhibition in the Masonic Hall, Moniaive. Daily
from 10am-5pm except Sundays 12-3pm and
2nd Sept 10-3pm. Nan Tait 200403.
Sunday 25th Sunday service 11.45am
Glencairn.
Tuesday 27th Moniaive Action Project meeting.
7.30pm Craigdarroch Arms Hotel. All welcome.
Rodney Holland 200271.
Thursday 29th Glencairn War Memorial
Institute Committee meeting. 7.30pm. All
welcome. Sharon Henshall 200201.
Saturday 31st Glencairn & Tynron Amateurs’
Cottagers’ and Gardeners’ Horticultural Society
– 123rd Exhibition. Memorial Institute &
School, Moniaive. Opening ceremony 2.30pm.
Admission £1, 50p OAPs and 20p children.
Fiona McMillan 200475.
September 2002
Sunday 1st Sunday service 11.45am St Ninian’s
Church plus the Annual Conventicle to be held
at the Martyr Stones at Ingleston, Moniaive
3pm, all welcome for this open air service.
Saturday 7th Church Sponsored Walk.
Everyone invited to join us for this 4 mile walk
around the ‘foothills of Moniaive’. Worth it for
the views and the tea that awaits in St Ninian’s.
Sunday 8th Sunday Service 11.45am St
Ninian’s Church plus 3pm short service at St
Ninian’s and 7pm evening service at Dunscore.
Tuesday 3rd- Sun 7th Moniaive Comic
Festival Exhibition in Masonic Hall 10.30 -4pm
daily featuring the World’s Largest Comic. Sue
200331.
Sat/Sun 7-8th Moniaive Comic Festival. Guest
writers and artists, signings, sketches, panels,
workshops, fancy dress parade, exhibition
including panels from The World’s Largest
Comic. 10.30-6pm daily. Fancy dress parade
and ceilidh on Saturday night Sue Grant 200331.
28 • Glencairn Gazette 16 • June/July 2002
GLENCAIRN DIARY
Sunday 15th Sunday Service 11.45am St
Ninian’s Church.
Wednesday 18th Glencairn WRI ‘Tending your
vegetables’ for more details contact Sandra
Jones 200664
Thursday 19th Glencairn Community Trust
Meeting. 7.30pm Memorial Institute. All
welcome. Carol Godridge 200681.
Saturday 21st Race Night. George Hotel,
Moniaive. All welcome. To raise funds for MAP
and Memorial Institute. Senga 200203.
Sunday 22nd Moniaive Sheepdog Trials.
Crichen Farm, Moniaive. Fiona McMillan
200475.
Sunday 22nd Sunday Service 11.45am
Glencairn.
Wednesday 25th – Sat 28th World Logging
Championships, Birkshaw, Lockerbie. Archie
01848 331662.
Thursday 26th Glencairn War Memorial
Sunday 29th Sunday Service 11.45 St
Ninian’s (joint with Dunscore Church).
October 2002
Sunday 6th Sunday Service 11.45 St Ninian’s
– our Harvest Festival
Saturday 26th Carnival of Light. Workshops,
Carnival parade through village with Samba
Band and dance in Institute with bar and
refreshments. Organised by MAP and MOSCA
for Gaelforce. Jo Hodges 200789
Saturday 26th Friends of Guiding Coffee
Morning to raise funds for the Guides and
Brownies. 10.30am to midday. St Ninians
Church. Nan Tait 200403.
Thursday 31st Glencairn War Memorial
Regulars
Brownies Memorial Institute, Moniaive, every
Tuesday of term. 6-7.30pm, age 7-10. Justine
Charlesworth 200733.
Guides Memorial Institute, Moniaive, every
Tuesday of term. 7-9pm, age 10-14. Wendy
01387 820816.
Tynron SWRI First Monday of every month.
Jan Miller 200469.
Tynron Community Council Last Monday of
April, July and October. Jan Miller 200469.
Scallywags Youth Club, Memorial Institute,
Moniaive, every Friday of term, 7-9 pm, P1 to
P7. Janice Cowan 200673.
Rock Solid Club, Glenriddel Hall, Dunscore,
every Friday of term, 7.30-9.00 pm, 11- 14 year
olds. Christine Sime 01387 820245.
Sunday School, every Sunday at Church,
11.45am, then Sunday School after 2nd hymn.
Ages 3+, all welcome. C. Sime 01387 820245.
Shuffles School of Dance classes every
Monday, Memorial Institute, 5-6pm, 8-11 year
olds, 6-7pm, aerobics. Thursdays, Memorial
Institute, 4-5pm, 3-6 years olds, 5-6pm, 7 -11
years, 6-7pm, 12 and up. Julie Jenkins 200257.
Please note diary dates for October/ November
must be received by September 17th. Call
01848
200331
or
email
sue@badpress.demon.co.uk
CLASSIFIED ADS
WANTED AXE THROWERS (lessons
available) for World Logging Championships,
25th-28th September. Birkshaw, Lockerbie. Call
Archie on 01848 331662.
WANTED Small colour TV. Call Sue 01848
200331.
FOR SALE Baby Walker £15. Car Seat (up to
1 year) £10. Nursery fireguard and other items.
Tel 01848 200681.
FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH Is there
anyone who would like to take on the task of
following up on some of the queries that appear
in our letters pages and the website! Please call
Sue on 01848 20033, I’m starting to get a bit
swamped!
COMING & GOING
Sam, Bessie, Michael and Matthew
Godridge from Wells Cottage to Laighpark
Cottage (the Garage), High Street • Kevan
Spiers and Chantal from the Old Surgery to
Fidra, Dunreggan • Paul Little and family to
Dunreggan •
THANK YOU!
To Melville , Douglas, and Jane, the best cook,
and the MOST EXOTIC Tango Dancer in
Moniaive, for a fantastically enjoyable party.
Did the back more good than all the consultants
in the world.
Hazel Glover
ADVERTISING
Contact Justine Charlesworth on 07870 593388
or email: ads@simplyclear.co.uk
EDITORIAL CONTACTS
We depend on you for news and ideas to fill
the Gazette so please help by supplying diary
dates, advertisements, articles and letters.
These can be handed in at the Post Office or
given to any of the people listed below.
Annie Shnapp, Auchencheyne Cottage,
Moniaive 200421
Sue Grant, Glenluiart, Moniaive 200331/401
Sandy Hall, Craiglearan, Moniaive 200292
Hugh Taylor, The Old Bakery, Chapel Street,
Moniaive 200474
Jackie Goddard, Jasmine Cottage, Dunreggan,
200322
Justine Charlesworth, Chapel Street, 07870
593388
Deadline for the Oct/Nov edition is 17th Sept.
Layout and editing: Sue Grant. Proofread by
William Glencorse.
The views expressed in this newsletter do
not necessarily reflect the opinions of the
editorial team. The group reserves the
right to encourage the expression of a
variety of views on subjects of interest to
the local community.

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