It’s that time of year when we hope for some great weather and a summer full of entertainment for kids and grown-ups alike. In this month’s issue, we have a varied mix with events on land and water, and hopefully something that will appeal to everyone. Some of these events date back many years and are steeped in history, others are more recent additions to the calendar. They run like clockwork – weather permitting. All thanks to a small army…
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Just as we were gearing up to get out and about the village for the first time this year, the ‘Beast from the East’ descended upon us with a vengeance, so that set us back a bit. Were we downhearted? Not in the least. Anyway, as we’ve said often enough before, just because you don’t see us out on the streets doesn’t mean that we’re not continuing our work to enhance Bridge of Weir. Our dedicated volunteers used the downtime…
There is a wonderful animal rescue charity running at Mid Gavin Equestrian centre by Howwood. Set up seven years ago by Jaine McPherson, with one mare and a Shetland, this has now escalated into around 30 horses and ponies and a waiting list of many more. Jaine had fantastic support from Margaret McPherson and Karen Crawford from day one. While Margaret got on with running the yard, Karen took it in her stride to keep the admin, fundraising and event…
Over 150 people eagerly attended ‘Ripped Up’ for the Fashion Show of the year – and that’s not including a 60 strong team of new models, clothes makers, dressers, makeup artists, production and back stage crew, who put on an exciting show that reflected a year of learning and understanding a whole lot more about the negative and very real life threatening effects that the fashion industry has on our environment. Garments showcased on the runway were made by the…
The 183rd Kilmacolm & Port Glasgow Agricultural Show will take place in the spectacular setting of the Knapps Loch on Saturday 12th May from 9am. There will be hundreds of entries in our wide range of classes – sheep, cows, horses (light and heavy), children’s cattle, and dogs. A very popular part of the Show is the Children’s Pet Show. Kids 16 years and under can bring your wee pet along – everyone gets a prize! Pets must be entered by 11am on…
