District News
Crafts exchange
Members of Bellsbank Project hosted an exchange visit with club members from the Lambhill Stables Cultural Centre in Glasgow.
The two groups came together to share their interests in arts, crafts and the history of mining villages.
The Bellsbank members invited author Donald Reid to deliver an interesting talk on his memories of Doon Valley.
They also entertained their guests with a quiz and a surprise visit from the Rev IM Jolly, brought to life by Nancy Lafferty.
Organisers thanked everyone who went along to support the day.
For information on the project contact 01292 550631. Coffee morning Troon Friends of the Ayrshire Hospice are holding a coffee morning in Troon Old Parish Church hall on Saturday, February 18, from 10am- noon. Entry costs £ 2. Music Brothers Paul and Razvan Luculescu are giving a vibraphone and piano recital in Portland Church on Sunday, February 19, at 3pm. The recital will include music by Brahms, Rimsky- Korsakov, Sejourne, Piazzolla and Villa- Lobos. Entry costs £ 5 with refreshments. Writing Troon Writers Group meet fortnightly in Troon Library on Thursday afternoons from 4.30- 6.45pm. They enjoy sharing ideas, knowledge of publishing and general networking and support. Contact library staff on 315352. Flowers The next meeting of Troon Flower Club will be held in the Walker Hall on Wednesday, February 22, at 7.30pm. The demonstrator is Hettie Redwood from Linlithgow and her title for the evening is ‘ The Wonder of Flowers’. Visitors and new members are welcome. Nursery Meadowgreen Early Learning and Childcare Centre registration will take place on Monday and Wednesday, February 20 and 22, from 9.30- 10.30am and from 1- 2pm. Registration takes place at 141 Deveron Road. Parents must take each child’s birth certificate and a council tax payment form or utility bill as proof of residence. Family history The next meeting will take place on February 16 at 7.30pm in Portland Church. The club will welcome Jim Hood, whose talk is entitled ‘ A Tale of an Aircraft Carrier’. Visitors are welcome and there will be tea/ coffee and biscuits afterwards. Babies Creation Station is held every Thursday morning in St Meddan’s Church Hall. Babies aged 17 months plus from 9.45am and 11am and 1.30pm for babies six months plus. Places are limited. Contact Sarah on 07760 352067. Computers Computing for the Terrified’s free classes are held in Marr Education Resources Centre. The classes cater for absolute beginnners, showing how to use a computer, applications, email and internet. They run on Thursdays from 9.30- 11am. Call 01292 313809 for more information. Volunteers needed Troon Lifeboat Station are recruiting a volunteer operations team. The places which must be filled are management chair, operations manager, launching manager, press and safety managers. Contact 01202 633 346 to apply. Exercise Keep fit classes for the over60s are held in Loans Public Hall on Thursday afternoons from 2- 3pm. £ 4 per class. Contact Eleanor on 475667 for more information. Concert A fiddlers’ concert featuring The Tourie Band with compere Jim McColl MBE and the 1st Troon BB Pipe Band will take place on Friday, February 10, from 7.30pm in Troon Concert Hall. Tickets cost £ 12 (£ 10 conc) from Words & Music and Dun- can the Butcher. Retired Troon OIR meet on February 8 at 2pm in Portland Church Hall. The speaker will be Catherine Lang and Friends with Liter8 as their subject. New members are welcome. Health Metafit classes take place in St Meddan’s Church Hall on Thursday night at 7.30pm with Body Blitz at 8pm. Tale a kettlebell or reserve one on Facebook. Cost is £ 3.50 per class or £ 5 for two consecutive classes. Contact Jeanette Phillips ( PT). • Margaret Robertson 01292 311440 Vote Last Saturday a public vote was held to allow local people to decide what was the best project for the benefit of the village. Public meeting Last week there was a well attended meeting in St Thomas’s Hall to discuss the medical situation in the village as doctors only that attend the surgery twice a week, although a senior nurse can still write prescriptions. Rural The next meeting of the SWI is on Tuesday, February 14, at 7.30pm in St Thomas’s Hall, when the talk will be given by Dane Love. Tee off Muirkirk Golf Club start their new season on March 18 and the fixture list is now available. Lapraik The next meeting to discuss the Lapraik weekend will be held in the Parish Church on February 15 eeryone is welcome. Scouts Dalmellington Scouts’ Burns Night will take place on Thursday, February 23, in the Scout Hall from 6.30- 8.30pm. Parents and family are welcome. Tickets cost £ 2 and are available from any member of the group or the Scout Hall. Scouting members free. Miners’ strike Do you remember the 1984/ 85 miners’ strike? Those who do and have a story to tell can go along to Dalmellington Community Centre and share it. For more information contact sharonrowan@ hotmail. co. uk or 01292 551940. Over- 60s Dalmellington Community Association run a weekly over- 60s group in the community centre every Friday afternoon. They are looking for volunteers to serve refreshments, play games and interact with this group. They do not expect volunteers to attend every Friday. Call 01292 551940 or e- mail sharonrowan@ hotmail. co. uk. • Sharon Rowan 01292 551940