The Straiton Arrow June - July 2013 40p We would be delighted to have your news, announcements and events. Please email or write: [email protected]18 Main Street. 770247 Julie Walker 5 Main Street. 770276 I have included some news from Kirkmichael and Crosshill in this issue as the newsletter is circulated in these areas. Folks there are interested in events up here and we like to keep abreast of the news in our neighbourhood. The bus timetable on the back is a useful reminder that you can enjoy a pleasant walk down to Kirkmichael or Crosshill, enjoy a bite to eat, and get the bus back. Likewise our neighbours can do the reverse and visit Straiton. Particularly useful is the late bus at 9.47pm if you want to enjoy a meal and drink in Straiton without taking the car. A warm welcome to all our visitors to the area, we hope you have an enjoyable trip and come back again soon. As I write this it is a scorching day and preparations are underway for Straiton Show. Here’s to another successful and enjoyable day. Bea Holden Happy Birthday Sofia and Marcus Wise, 11 on 12th August June 8th Straiton Show 11th PNE Wind, Knockskae Wind Farm Exhibition in Hall, 4 - 8pm 14th Church Sponsored Walk, leaving McCandlish Hall 7pm 14th Sea Trout Competition (members only) 8pm - midnight Dates for your Diary 20th Straiton Village Co-operative AGM, McCandlish Hall 7.30pm 25th Community Council Meeting, Crosshill, 7.30pm 28th School Prize Giving 9.30am St Cuthbert’s Church. School closes for Summer Holiday 1pm July 8th Car Boot Sale and Cream Teas, Playpark and Hall, 10am - 3pm, Playpark 8th June until 7th July The Maclaurin Open Art Exhibition 30th Community Council Meeting, McCandlish Hall, 7.30pm
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The Straiton Arrow
June - July 2013 40p
We would be delighted to have your news, announcements and events. Please email or
I have included some news from Kirkmichael and Crosshill in this issue as the newsletter is circulated in these areas. Folks there are interested in events up here and we like to keep abreast of the news in our neighbourhood. The bus timetable on the back is a useful reminder that you can enjoy a pleasant walk down to Kirkmichael or Crosshill, enjoy a bite to eat, and get the bus back. Likewise our neighbours can do the reverse and visit Straiton. Particularly useful is the late bus at 9.47pm if you want to enjoy a meal and drink in Straiton without taking the car.
A warm welcome to all our visitors to the area, we hope you have an enjoyable trip and come back again soon.
As I write this it is a scorching day and preparations are underway for Straiton Show. Here’s to another successful and enjoyable day.
Bea Holden
Happy BirthdaySofia and Marcus Wise, 11 on 12th August
June8th Straiton Show11th PNE Wind, Knockskae Wind Farm Exhibition in Hall, 4 - 8pm14th Church Sponsored Walk, leaving McCandlish Hall 7pm14th Sea Trout Competition (members only) 8pm - midnight
Dates for your Diary20th Straiton Village Co-operative AGM, McCandlish Hall 7.30pm25th Community Council Meeting, Crosshill, 7.30pm28th School Prize Giving 9.30am St Cuthbert’s Church. School closes for Summer Holiday 1pm
July8th Car Boot Sale and Cream Teas, Playpark and Hall, 10am - 3pm, Playpark8th June until 7th July The Maclaurin Open Art Exhibition30th Community Council Meeting, McCandlish Hall, 7.30pm
Along with Kirkmichael and Crosshill, Straiton has three community councillors and their contact details can be found on the back page. Meetings are usually held on the last Tuesday of the month alternating between the three villages. Contact details for other representatives are as follows:
Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton Councillors
Ann GalbraithHome Tel: 01655 740447Office Tel: 01292 612687Email: [email protected]
Brian ConnollyMobile Tel: 07970 540591Office Tel: 01292 612274Email: [email protected]
William GrantMobile Tel: 07794037597Office Tel: 01292 612479Email: [email protected]
The annual Church Sponsored Walk is coming off on Friday, 14th June, with participants leaving the Hall at 7pm and returning there for food and light refreshments.
Holly Maxwell was crowned Queen at the Crosshill Gala on Saturday 1st June. Seated along side her is her page, Boyd.
Fishing Permits are available from Straiton Stores March - June July - OctDay Tickets £10 £15Weekly Permits £30 £50
Dr Donne’s verses are like the peace of God; they pass all understanding.
James IV of Scotland on John Donne
Primary School NewsThe children in Primary 5-7 accompanied by Miss McBean had an action packed time at Inverclyde last week. The children took part in archery, golf, handball, basketball, tennis, table tennis, badminton, climbing wall, trampolining and gymnastics. The children cycled around the Isle of Cumbrae where they also tried their hand at sailing as well as having a ride in a speed boat! In the evening the children had a karaoke night and a movie night and lastly they visited Nardini’s. The children thoroughly enjoyed their visit and came back exhausted. The highlight for a most children was gymnastics and playing in the huge pit of foam. Straiton Primary School websiteWe are currently updating the school website.The website contains lots of useful information and a Notice Board which is updated monthly.Please use our feed back page to submit your views on the website and school at anytime. www.straiton.sayr.sch.uk Parent CouncilThe Parent Council have donated £800 to schools funds for the purchase of two laptops. The position for Shared Head between Straiton and Kirkmichael has been advertised. Minutes of last Parent Council Meeting are being uploaded to school website. AbseilingRecently a few very brave parents and Miss McBean took part in Sponsored Abseil down 100 feet at Mauchline Gorge!Parents taking part were Carl Williams, Robbie Kidd, Shona McMillan, Paul Rowden and Gregorie Marshall.The event raised over £800 for school funds and the children are looking forward to some ACE activities next session.Many thanks to everyone for their efforts.
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Village NewsWelcome to bubbly Sarah Whalen who has moved to Knockbreck Road. We hope you enjoy a long and happy time in Straiton.Congratulations to Kirsty Walker who has been offered a place at Nottingham Vet School in Sep-tember.Lots of pot holes in and around the village are a menace to driv-ers. Several have been reported and some filled in, but more keep appearing. Please take care when driving.
Wendy and Robert Anderson leaving their comments at the Glenmount wind farm exhibition recently. Since then we have had the Keirs Hill one and next will be Knockskae.
Cyclist set off from the school into Straiton. Unfortunately a heavy downpour soaked competitors warming up before the start.
Over 70 cyclists converged on Straiton back on a cold dreich day at the end of April for the Straiton Struggle. This is a 4th category only race which means it was restricted to riders of the same ability irrespective of age or gender. Entrants came from all over Scotland to compete; Shetland, the Moray Firth and Aberdeen in the north to Peebles and Dumfries in the south.
After starting from the school the circuit took them down to Kirk-michael, over to Crosshill, turning left at Cloyntie, a climb up to Girvan Lodge and down to Straiton. This was repeated another 4 times. The race was over 50 miles in total. The McCandlish Hall or ‘the strip’ was used as the registration point, a changing room and a reception venue for the prize giving and some welcome refresh-ments. John Archibald won the race and the only lady, Julie Erskine from Granite City RT came a very respectable 32nd.
We look forward to welcoming cyclists back next year and hope for warmer, sunnier weather.
�e Straiton StruggleJohn Archibald is presented with his prize by
event organiser, Mark Skilling
Fund-raising event for Straiton Fun Day
Car Boot Sale & Cream Teas
Sunday 7th July 10am - 3pm
Straiton Playpark and McCandlish Halll
Book early to avoid disappointment
Contact Sara 01655 770606 or Jen 01655 770254 or email [email protected] or follow us on Facebook
The David Bell Memorial Race (The Ayrshire Alps Classic) will be held on the 18th August. Sadly it will not pass through Straiton this year. The 81 mile route will start in Girvan and “known for being a hardman’s race, the 48th edition of the Davie Bell will not buck the trend with over 1000m of ascent. However, gone are the steep pitches of the Nic O Balloch that favour the pure climbers so well. Instead the steady gradients of the Byne will suit powerful riders who can handle the relentless pressure.”
Mull of Galloway to John O’GroatsAfter a gruelling cycle from Newton Stewart cyclists from the Black Isle had a welcome rest before pressing on to Ayr for the night. They were undertaking the second part of their challenge to cycle the length of Scotland. The previous day the group had set off from the Black Isle at 6am, driven down to the Mull of Galloway and cycled to Minnigaff where they stayed the night. Next morning they set off for Ayr, via Straiton. After a night in Ayr they were off to Rowardennan, then Pitlochry and back to Black Isle. Whew!
Pupils, former pupils, staff and parents from Fortrose Academy on the Black Isle stop in Straiton for a well-earned rest.
Peter’s PickI can empathise with this poet!
Ah’m Feart
Ah’m feart! Fit wye dis yer heid ging wrang?
Ah’ve vrought hard a’ ma life lent a han’ �n needit Bit Ah’m feart Fit wye dis yer heid ging wrang?
Ma faimly’s guid tae me. Ah coont ma blessins. Still Ah’m feart. Fit wye DIS yer heid ging wrang?
Ah’m warm an’ comfortable – Carpets wa ‘tae wa’ Nae like Granny Wi’ her steen �eer an’ clootie rugs Bit MY heid’s gyan wrang an’ Ah’m FEART.
Helen M Murray
and the winner is...Well done to Bill Steven who won the Brown Trout Competition recently. The competition was re-run after nothing was caught first time round. Bill faced stiff competition from Tom Callan, Bobby Shanks, Roy Morrison and Graham White sn. The winning fish was caught in the Turnwheel pool on a medium olive dry fly, was 14” in length and weighed 15oz.
Race for LifeAlong with almost 14,000 other people Lesley McWhirter recently completed the Race for Life at Glasgow Green. It was the biggest Race for Life held in the UK and Lesley raised over £650 for Cancer Research UK.
Glasgow was turned into a sea of pink at women of all ages took part in the 5k run. Some had buggies, some were pregnant, there were even dogs (the canine variety) dressed up in sparkly tutus, much to their disgust no doubt!
Although it was a bit emotional at times Lesley enjoyed the day as did Harry and Jack.
The conifers between McCan-dlish Hall and church were recently removed resulting in a lovely view of the Church being restored. The picture below was taken over 60 years ago and shows the garden as it then was.
Souper Lunch & Sweet Rewards Great food, great fun and a great amount raised. That, in a nutshell, sums up the Soup’n’Sweet Lunch held in the Hall last month. Even before the official opening time people began to arrive and after that it was a steady stream. Extra tables were quickly put up in the hall, then in the reading room and then on the stage. And still they came. People squeezed up allowing extra chairs along the tables. Everyone enjoyed the delicious soups and even more delicious sweets. A few unlucky people who couldn’t attend but were expecting a slab of chocolate cake brought home were disappointed as all the puddings were eaten (the proof of the pudding etc).
After lunch Bill Steven, Chair of Save Straiton for Scotland, gave everyone an update on the wind farm situation; explaining just how close some of the turbines would be to individual homes. Less than 770m in a couple of cases.
Nessie and Duncan Watson
He announced the photographic competition which explained the plastic windmills artfully arranged on the tables. Prizes will be awarded for the best ‘grow-your-own-wind-farm’ so get your windmills, plant them (the more creative the better) take a photo, print it out and pop it in the post box at The Buck (or email to [email protected]).
The raffle took a longer than usual due to the amount of prizes. Stunning, vibrant prints kindly donated by James Fullarton were for sale along with cards by Harry Gamper; both went well and the amount raised was finally well over £1,000.
A huge thank you to all those you made this lunch possible; the organisers, the helpers, the soup and sweet makers and of course everyone who came along and enjoyed themselves.
Bea Holden
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From the moment I picked up your book until I laid it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Some day I intend reading it.
Groucho Marx
A packed hall
A well-stocked cheese board for those without a sweet tooth
Georgie and Kay Watson
Kitty Colquhoun
Kirkmichael Estate
The owners of Kirkmichael House and Estate, Peter and Rosie MacNab, are hoping to make some changes to the grounds with a view to improving them.Some years ago a tree preservation order was put on all the trees on the estate – including spruce trees which were planted as a crop. These spruce trees are now mature and the MacNab’s would like to have the tree preservation order lifted in order that they can be felled. Ideally they would like to replant with hardwood native species and to have these planted less densely. The pond would also be dredged to remove weeds and silt. The silt would be spread on the land near to the pond.A temporary lay-by across the road from the new school would be created for timber extraction. It is estimated that, if given the go-ahead, work would take about 4 months. During this time the paths on the estate would be closed to walkers for safety reasons but access would be restored when finished.A survey of trees which exist on the estate has been done and includes a 700 year old sweet chestnut tree.
Two of the 12 barrels around the village have been planted up, Bruce Henderson has kindly agreed to do three more. If anyone would like to exercise their green fingers and creativity and plant one or two up please contact me on 770247.
I can drop off plants and compost.
Bea Holden
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Row, row, row your boat...Carrick Coastal Rowing Club meets most Thursday evenings and during the day on Sundays, tides permitting, at Maidens harbour. After getting the skiff into the water four rowers plus cox board and set out for a trip out of the harbour mouth to the open sea. Some-times sprints are practiced, sometimes 180º turns. Quick turns are essential to get right when competing as there are markers placed in the water to negotiate around. Next month, July 8-13, the club are entering the World Championships in Ullapool so practising manoeu-vres is important. Apart from concentrating to get things right, it’s also great fun! Nothing beats moving across the water, sunlight glinting, the mountains of Arran across the firth, dramatic Ailsa Craig nearby and the rocks of Maidens harbour almost within touching distance.
Later this month (June) another skiff will be launched in Girvan at the Girvan Harbour Gala. Troon have two skiffs; Marr Voyager and Ailsa Lass and are hosting their first regatta on Saturday 8th June. There will be races for men, women and mixed crews of various ages and open classes. Carrick Coastal Rowing Club are taking their skiff, the Carrick Maid, up for the day to race. Good luck to all the racers.
Alec Kelly cox (Maybole), Ffion Baird (Straiton), Cara Mundell, Helen McNair (both Kirkmichael) and Laura Paton (Straiton)
Henry Anderson (Straiton) and Darren (from Maybole)
What’s in a name?In Huntingtower the novel by John Buchan which is set in Carrick, the author describes the local inn. Well-known for play-ing fast and loose with names it would be fascinating to know whether Buchan refers to the Straiton Black Bull or if he has re-named the Kirkmichael Arms in the following description:“Now the Black Bull at Kirk-michael is one of the very good inns le� in the world. It is an hospitable, for it has been for generations a haunt of anglers, who above all other men under-stand comfort. �ere are always bright �res there, and hot water, and old so� leather armchairs, and an aroma of good food and good tobacco, and giant trout in glass cases, [ ] and the three-volume edition of Waver-ley Novels with many volumes missing, and indeed all those things which an inn should have.”
The Black Bull Hotel
Straiton Primary visit Balbeg Hydro
Sounds like a trip to a Spa Hotel but this was the school outing to the Hydro Scheme at Balbeg Country Holidays. Children, teaching staff and parents met at Balbeg where Andrew Sinclair gave an informa-tive tour. Unfortunately it involved a walk through the woods past an adventure playground but the children didn’t seem to mind.
Next stop was further up at the burn where a small dam has been created. Andy explained that although there were signs of otters and they had been seen playing in the dam they just passed through the area and were not living at this location.
The dam has a filter to prevent leaves and twigs entering the pipe. The tour continued down the other side of the burn, follow-ing the pipe, which was partially buried, arriving at the timber shed where the actual turbine is located. The drop between dam and turbine is 100 feet.Due to the expense of switch-ing technology the turbine is not able to produce electricity during a power cut.After the tour the children ate their pieces outside one of the chalets before walking back through the woods to school.
Cockburn�Gallery
Fine Art & Restoration
The Cockburn Gallery staff cordially invite you to visit the
gallery to view our Summer Exhibition.
The gallery has a wide range of paintings and prints keenly
priced with discounts on certain works. We have recently
acquired new and exciting stock by renowned artists such as
Peter Howson, Frank Mcfadden, Grahame McKean. Exclusive glassware is also available
making excellent gifts.Gallery staff are keen to
welcome you to visit and browse at your leisure. You may find that unique gift
for that someone special in your life or possibly select a treat for
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26.2 miles!“And point two miles” says Flora when I said what an achieve-ment running/walking 26 miles was.A well kent face in Straiton Flora Mullen struck lucky when she entered the ballot for the London marathon and was given a place. She started her training immediately by going on long walks. When the big day came Flora was carried along with the crowd and ran for the first few miles. She always intended to walk sections though and crossed the finishing line 7 hours 47 minutes later. Under the 8 hours which meant she got her medal. Average mile was 19.3 minutes. Husband, Jim, went down to cheer her on along with son, Neil, daughter-in-law Zoe and granddaughter Kori. Sur-prising her at the 23 mile marker was Eleanor Thomson from Straiton plus friends who had been tracking her progress.
Flora found the whole experience brilliant; the organisation of the marathon was spot-on, hotel was handy, the staff helpful and friendly. All along the route people cheered, bands played and refreshments were served.After finishing at Buckingham Palace poor Flora had another half hour walk back to her hotel!Although she didn’t enter through a charity Flora raised over £1,200 for Diabetes – another great achievement.
KNOCKSKAE WIND FARM PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS
PNE WIND UK Ltd is developing a proposal for a wind farm on land near Straiton in South Ayrshire.
As part of the development process we are holding a number of public consultation exhibitions to allow us to engage with the local community and provide the opportunity for people to meet PNE WIND UK Ltd staff, ask questions and find out
more about the proposal.
Exhibitions will be held at the following locations:• Tuesday 11 June 2013 • 16:00 – 20:00 McCandlish Hall, Straiton, KA19 7NF
• Wednesday 12 June 2013 • 16:00 – 20:00 Maybole Town Hall, Maybole, KA19 7BZ
For further information or to make a comment please email: [email protected] or telephone 0131 243 9162.
Comments made to PNE WIND UK Ltd are not representations to the planning authority.
For further information visit www.pnewind.co.uk
Toilet UpgradeOur toilets have had some renovations done recently. The roof has been replaced with a new rubber one with a 25 year guarantee. The roughcasting has been replaced where it had suffered frost damage; some heaters have been installed to protect against frost and a lighting system fitted which has sensors. As it is summertime the lights have been switched off but in the dark evenings they should come on for ten minutes when someone enters.The exterior still needs to be painted and will be done soon. It is a much-needed facility in the village and welcomed by the many walkers, cyclists, drivers (log lorries, delivery vehicles and busses) we have visiting the village. A big thank you to Henry Anderson who secured funding and oversaw the works.
Flower TubsThe Three Village Gardening Club successfully obtained a grant to purchase half barrels for all villages (12 each) plus compost and bedding plants for the past few years. They also undertook a signage project involving and artist working with the local primary schools and the flower signs can be spotted around the three villages.
The funds are nearly finished so, rather than try to find money twice a year for bedding plants, I have purchased perennial plants. Most of the barrels have a conifer already so I have tried to choose some plants which would complement this, plus flower at different times of the year and be hardy to withstand our winters. These include winter and summer heathers, Tiarella ‘spring symphony’, a bright yellow Coreopsis ‘early sunrise’, Lithodora ‘heavenly blue’, Heuchera ‘firefly’, a few lupins and some variegated
trailing ivy. In the autumn miniature daffodil bulbs will be planted (the big ones tend to take over the barrel). Bea Holden
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