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Saturday November 28, 1998

Brodick committee

Following a public meeting in Brodick Hall last month a new Brodick village committee has been formed and has met for the first time.

The aims of the committee will be to address local issues and also to initiate some of the improvements needed around the village.

Hopefully, this will mean that the whole village will become involved and the community will really get to know each other.

The name of the committee will be the Brodick Improvements Committee.

At present it has no finances and it is inviting members of the local community to contribute by either giving a donation to a committee member or putting it directly into its bank account at the Royal Bank of Scotland.

Later when it is fully established it will be researching funding opportunities from other sources for various projects.

Decision deferred

An application for an extension to Sannox quarry has been deferred by councillors on the North Ayrshire Council planning committee to make a site visit and meet with objectors. Some of the objectors had gone to the council meeting in Irvine on Wednesday to hear the debate.

Afterwards opponent Elma Stevenson said: ‘I feel that we’re being dealt with very fairly by North Ayrshire.

‘In a way they may be trying to redress some of the wrong that has been done in the past.’

Another, Mrs Gillies, whose house is just yards from the quarry, added: ‘If it is allowed, there is nothing to stop the operator from applying again, and again, and again.’

Objectors say that at present the quarry is reasonably hidden but any extension would bring it out into the open.

Modern dance

A small Glasgow dance company spent three days at Lamlash Primary School last week instructing pupils of P5, P6 and P7 in modern dance techniques.

Paul and Pauline Joseph of Kultyer Dance Theatre put the pupils through their paces in a fusion of contemporary dance, street dance and physical theatre which culminated in a short public display by the youngsters on Wednesday afternoon.

Children from all the primary schools celebrated the third Dance Scottish – Worldwide Festival in Lamlash Community Centre this week. 01_B48twe03

The Lamlash pupils try their hand at syncopated break dancing. 01_B48twe01

Trophy winners at the Lamlash Bowing and Tennis Club at their prize-giving and dinner last Saturday. 01_B48twe04

01_B48twe02 The entire group at the end of the Lamlash dance event.

Head roadman Geoff Norris and his team prepare for the winter ahead. 01_B48twe05