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THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL’S MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
Balmullo Newsletter 03 ISSUE
MARCH 2012
www.issuu.com/balmullo
WINNING DRAWING BY ASHA MUIR BALMULLO PRIMARY 5
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LUCY CAMPBELL BALMULLO PRIMARY 7
ROWAN RICHIE BALMULLO PRIMARY 1
LIBERTY ROBB BALMULLO PRIMARY 3
TEAGEN BRAND BALMULLO PRIMARY 4
EVE GILL BALMULLO PRIMARY 3
ZOE STEWART BALMULLO PRIMARY 6
Members Chairman:
Zoë Sanders [email protected]
Vice-Chairman:
John Docherty 871497 [email protected]
Treasurer:
Andrew Falconer 870496 [email protected]
Secretary:
Raymond Crush 871400 [email protected]
Minute-Secretary:
Situation Vacant
Newsletter:
Ina Cameron 870253 [email protected]
Councillors Alison Jeffrey 870674 [email protected]
John Normand
Jim Taylor 871070
Fife Councillors
Maggie Taylor 01382 552718 [email protected]
Tim Brett 01382 330905 [email protected]
Ron Caird 01382 542414 [email protected]
BALMULLO COMMUNITY COUNCIL
Useful Contacts Burnside Hall Keeper Lynn Murphy 870466
The Minister Rev. Caroline Taylor 870038 [email protected]
Dog Warden 0845 155 0022
Community Police P.C. Gavin Rae 0845 600 5702
RAF Aircraft Noise 839471
GALA Committee http://balmullogala.weebly.com/index.html
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month by month basis or on a longer
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TO ALL ADVERTISERS – Please check your advert. If you would like to remove it or change it in any way, please let me know. Either by phone or email. My details are on page 2 of this newsletter - Ina Cameron.
Statements made or opinions expressed in this Newsletter do
not necessarily reflect the views of the Balmullo Community
Council or any of its officers.
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WHAT’S ON? 25th Paths Group leaving Burnside Hall at 2pm APRIL 5th WRI in Burnside Hall at 7.15pm
12th Gardening & Craft Club in Burnside Hall at 7.30pm – Alpines & small garden plants
14th Bowling Club Opening of Green Dance. 8pm. Details in Newsletter.
18th Burns Club Billy Anderson Ceilidh 8pm in Balmullo Inn
29th Paths Group walk, leave Burnside Hall at
2pm JUNE
12th Olympic Torch Procession - Cupar, Dairsie,
Guardbridge Leuchars, & Dundee @ 1650 22nd Burns Club Music Evening Bruce Davies
8pm in Balmullo Inn
SEPTEMBER
19th Burns Club Music evening Robert Kerr 8 p m in Balmullo Inn OCTOBER
30th Burns Club St Andrews Night Dance music
Deirdre Adamson 8pm in Balmullo Inn
Running an event? Email [email protected]
OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY
12TH JUNE
2012
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£50 Mrs Fairlie, Straiton Terrace
£20 Mrs Ruxton, The Mount £20 Mr Brett, Pitcairn Drive £20 Mrs Thomson, Hillview Road
£20 Mrs Bagnall, Smithy Road £20 Mrs McQueen, School Road
£10 Mrs Hughes, Hillfield
£10 Mrs Baird, Pitcairn Drive £10 Mr Rolfe, Anderson Drive £10 Mrs Hunter, Pitcairn Drive £10 Ms G Mathers, School Road
200 CLUB MARCH WINNERS
How to Join?
It's easy to join the 200 Club. Call or email Ina at [email protected] or call 870253. It only costs £1 per entry per month, and you can enter as many times as you like.
We are currently trying to raise money for various Balmullo community activities and projects.
Mobile Library
Every 2nd Monday
Lucklaw Road (2.00pm) &
Hayston Park (2.40pm)
Please use the Van
as often as possible.
CLOTHING ALTERATIONS
For this service to Ladies & Gents garments phone Mrs Burns 01382 552223
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From Mars Starburst/Skittles Pouches Only £1 9/03/12 Cadbury Biscuits Only £1 To Coca Cola 6pk BOGOF 29/03/12 Rustlers Hot wraps Only £1 Richmond Sausages BOGOF Versare Wines Only £4.35 From Volvic Flavoured water 2 For £1 30/03/12 Foxs Rocky Biscuits Only £1 To Spar Bacon BOGOF 28/04/12 Walls Vienetta Only £1.65 Zugo's Paninis Only £1.79 Stella Artois 5% 8PK Only £8.99
Our March meeting started with Mr Raymond
Kelly from Lomond Pharmacy giving some background to his proposed application for an independent Pharmacy within Pitcairn Practice building. Unfortunately Fife NHS found a legal
technicality in the first questionnaire sent round which made it unusable so the exercise has to be repeated with a revised version. We are allowed a limited amount of leaflets to go
around the village so we would ask those who received the questionnaire to please complete it and return it to the surgery or box on the selves at the post office counter. Comments are also
requested by email or letter before the end of March as evidence is needed to prove that a Pharmacy in Balmullo is both necessary and desirable.
Fife Police are still finalising training arrangements for the Community Speed Watch
Scheme and no firm dates are available yet.
RAF Leuchars has been chosen to provide the Typhoon Display Team (1 aircraft) for 2012. Practice displays will begin from 19th March but will be over the south side of the airfield and
restricted to 8.00-8.45; 12.30-13.15; and 16.00-16.45. Significant work is going ahead on the Tay Road Bridge access ramps due to demolition of
Tayside House and will mean just one southbound access ramp from late May 2012 till the end of 2013. Some irresponsible dog owners have been
leaving “bags” in the hedges and verges along Clay Road. Dog warden has been alerted, please
report anything you see.
Our next meeting is Monday 9th April at 7.30pm in Burnside Hall.
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I attended the RAF Forum a week ago and heard
what comments were available from the base. There has been no Army personnel at those meetings for some time so can give no insight as to whether they will be here or not! There will be
extra flying during mid April by a Joint Warrior section of Hawks and French Alpha. Should be more details in the daily press nearer the time. The Airshow, still being planned for 15th
September, will be a Tri Service with the RAF, the Army and the Royal Marines. I also attended the Police Forum on Tuesday and was assured that they are keeping a watch
on the parking at the school. It is intended to have the zigzag lines repainted and also to have double yellow lines around the corners. They
have said they will also apply fines where
necessary for bad parking. They have been successful with the speed guns each time they have targeted the village. They are also joining forces with the dog warden to try and catch
some of the unthinking dog owners. We have tried to brighten up the newsletter for Easter with some colour pages again. As you will see the covers have been supplied by the
children of the local school. Unfortunately we are not able to print all the pictures we were given but have chosen at least one from each of the classes. We think they are all fabulous and
we feel there are some real budding artists coming from Balmullo Primary!
The Balmullo 200 Club was set up to provide
income for the Community Council, partly to support the Newsletter but also to raise funds for various community activities or projects,
such as floral displays and the annual Gala.
Our hard-working editor, Ina Cameron, seeks new members each month with a little note
beside the list of monthly prize winners. At present, we pay out £200 in prizes each month,
representing almost 50% of the income.
However, if we could increase the income significantly, we would not only increase the
prize money but, more importantly, we could fund colour covers or centre sections for the Newsletter on a more frequent basis. The recent increase in advertising rates will also help
towards this aim.
Over 700 copies of the Newsletter are distributed each month, but our income from
the 200 Club averages just over £400, so there is obvious scope for more recipients of the Newsletter to join and contribute £1 per month. Either call Ina at 870253 or e-mail her at
We would also like to hear from anyone who is willing to become a 200 Club collector. This takes only 2 – 3 hours each month and collection recording sheets will be provided. For
those of you who are current members, please consider paying in larger amounts (as many do already) to reduce the number of visits needed
each year.
ANNOUNCEMENTS Community Council
EDITORIAL Ina Cameron
BALMULLO 200 CLUB Community Council
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E-mail: [email protected]
CLUB CARS Taxis
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Mr Raymond Kelly of Lomond Pharmacy Ltd. is considering submitting an application for a local
Pharmacy in Balmullo. It is envisaged that the Pharmacy will be situated within the Pitcairn
Practice building and have opening hours that mirror those of the Doctors’ Surgery.
Before an application can be submitted, new regulations require that there is a consultation period whereby all local residents are invited to comment on this proposal. We need to provide
evidence that a Balmullo Pharmacy is both necessary and desirable to assist with this application.
The recent consultation that was carried out in February has been ruled ineligible due to a technicality, so unfortunately the questionnaire distribution has had to be carried out again.
400 questionnaires have been issued randomly around the village, but additional support would be very welcome, whether or not you have completed a questionnaire. If you wish, please send
your comments / suggestions no later than Friday 30th March 2012,
by e-mail to [email protected]
or by letter to Lomond Pharmacy Ltd. The Cross, Falkland, Fife, KY15 7BU
PHARMACY APPLICATION – IMPORTANT! Andrew Falconer
The consultation period has been extended until the 2nd April and it would be helpful if you could
e-mail Raymond Kelly at [email protected] and let him know your views on the p ropo se d ne w pha rm ac y a t the Do c to r s ' Su rge r y i n Ba lmu l l o .
Please, please let your feelings be known, either good or bad, on this very important proposal.
PHARMACY APPLICATION
Thanks to a stunning display of craft products from stallholders with a wide variety of enviable
talents and skills, and very healthy support from members and friends, the Crafts Evening on
Thursday 8th March was very successful.
12 tables of well-designed, stylish, modern jewellery; innovatively crafted cards for all occasions; some splendid examples of the artful use of glass, etched, painted and stained; high-standard
wood-carving from exotic timbers in a range of designs; paintings particularly of local landscapes; artwork both modern and traditional; intriguing pots and signs; tempting breads, cakes and biscuits and, finally, beautifully designed, coloured beeswax candles, encouraged the audience to open their wallets. And the evening was also enlightening: the domestic environmental advantages
of beeswax candles being just one of several useful gleanings.
A drop of wine, a soft drink and some nibbles, finishing with a generously supported raffle made
this also a very pleasant social occasion.
The next evening event will be on 12th April in the Burnside Hall when Graeme Butler from one of
Scotland’s top alpine nurseries will talk on alpines and other small garden plants. Starting at 7.30 pm, it will be illustrated with Graeme’s quality photography and there will be plants for sale. All
welcome.
LEUCHARS & DISTRICT GARDENING AND CRAFTS CLUB Leslie Bisset
The YPR Group met on Monday 14th March to discuss ways in which to take the group forward.
We have a lot of ideas for the next 12 months and will hopefully begin to implement these ideas later in the year. We will not be meeting in April or May due to exams, so our next meeting will be on Monday 11th June. Keep your eyes peeled in the newsletter and on Facebook for further updates between now and then!
YPR UPDATE Cameron, Danielle and Lewis
The Balmullo Gala have secured the services of 3 mediums who have informed us that they are
going to hold a Clairvoyant evening on the 17th of May in the Balmullo Inn. Tickets will be £8 and are avaible from Daz or Lynne Moore call 07733 116631 for more details.
CLAIRVOYANT NIGHT Balmullo Gala
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Mon Closed
Tues 9 - 3
Wed 9 - 5
Thur 9 - 8
Fri 9 - 6
Sat 8 - 3
Sun Closed
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President Ann Falconer welcomed members to the meeting on Thursday 3rd March. Two of our members, Doreen Hopkins and Penny Wiles, are also members of Cupar Quilters Group
and brought along samples of the Group’s work. Their chosen theme for 2011 was Holidays and the samples showed cities and countries throughout the world which members had visited. There was a wide variety of fabrics and textures and great imagination was shown in the designs. Our members had time to study the samples closely and were suitably impressed with the high level of skills
demonstrated. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the evening and Ann Falconer gave a vote of thanks.
Competition winners:
3 Rock Buns 1st Wilma Mackie 2nd Evelyn Erskine 3rd Liz Johnston
Sewn Pincushion 1st Penny Wiles 2nd Wilma Mackie 3rd Margaret Auchterlonie
Flower of the month Vera Finlayson
The next meeting will be on Thursday 5th April at 7.15 pm in Burnside Hall. This will be an inter
institute meeting with members of Creich SWRI and there will be a Bring and Buy sales table.
Competitions will be a Paper Tiara, 3 Empire Biscuits and Flower of the month. We look forward to welcoming any new members.
BALMULLO S.W.R.I. Ann Falconer
Fife Folk Museum is running a programme of local walks led by Professor John McManus, a geologist. His walks include the coal mining industry in the Ceres area and the geology and linen
industry of Dura Den. As linen was the major product of Balmullo’s cottage industry the Dura Den walk should be of particular interest.
March 31st Coal Mines of Ceres
April 1st Dura Den April 4th North-eastern Coalfields (Drumcarro, Denhead etc.) April 7th Dura Den
April 8th North-eastern Coalfields (Drumcarro, Denhead etc.) April 11th Coal Mines of Ceres
All walks start at 10 am from Ceres Car Park, last approximately 2 hours and cost £4.00 per person.
To book: Tel: 01334 828180 E-mail: [email protected]
FIFE FOLK MUSEUM
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Full / Half Day Tours
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4 ~ 6 ~ 7 ~ 8 Seaters
01334 476787
01334 839279
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WULLIE
HORSBURGH
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In Balmullo every
WEDNESDAY
From 10am to 6pm
Or place your orders by telephone
01333 310567 07751 974615
WILLISON MOTORS QUEEN STREET
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MONDAY – FRIDAY
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Saturday 9am – 3pm – Sales MOT’s until 1pm
Tel: 01382 552720 www.willisonmotors.co.uk
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077 7068 5159
KEVIN MALONEY
FOR ALL YOUR DECORATION NEEDS
01334 870241 OR 07941 545052
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Well Done!
I mentioned in my last update that our nursery children were involved in
raising funds for Marie Curie Cancer care and had been growing bulbs to sell at a small coffee morning.
As a result of this coffee morning the nursery raised a grand total of £663.50, all of which will be used to support the ongoing work of the Marie Curie nurses in the
local area. A huge thank you to all of those from within the community who were able to come
along and support this worthwhile event.
A huge thank you also those who were able to come along to the official launch of the community MUGA project. It was great to see so
many of your there on what turned out to be a
chilly morning.
Within school there are a number of projects being undertaken that continue to look at our involvement in the local and national
communities.R1 have written this short piece to
update you on their work:
“We have been very busy in Primary One. We made puppets out of old socks. We made up a story using puppets and we watched some
puppet shows on the smartboard. We like the
caterpillar puppet.
We were picking up litter in the park. We saw some dog poo on the grass. Please can you
remember to pick up your dog's poo.
We went to Cambo estate and saw the walled garden. We collected sticks and flowers and
used clay to make faces.”
Written by primary one at Balmullo School
“The children in Room 4 have been learning about the rainforest and have signed up for the SKY Rainforest Challenge as they are very worried about the destruction of the rainforest.
Did you know that the rainforest is home to more than half the world’s animals? Did you know that about 2,000 trees per minute are cut down in the rainforest? Please help us to save
the rainforest by using Fairtrade or Rainforest
Alliance products in your homes.”
Written by room four at Balmullo School
Finally Room 2 would like to let you know about
their community project.
“ Room 2 are very busy out and about in the village collecting information about Balmullo in the past. We’ve invited visitors in and looked at
old newspapers too. We will use of all of our information to create a village trail using QR
codes with the help of Mr Gill.”
Written by room two at Balmullo School
As you can see we are very busy and would welcome any help or information to support us
with our challenges.
Have a wonderful Easter!
BALMULLO PRIMARY SCHOOL Sarah Else
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MUGA Launch Day - 10th March 2012 with Sir Ming Campbell MP and Ronnie Davidson.
All photos taken by Cameron Campbell
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With 3 Fife AFA League Division One games played in March, Fife Thistle followed a 2-1 away defeat to Auchtermuchty Bellvue with a 2-2 draw away to Burntisland United and then a
resounding 5-1 win at home to Rosyth Wanderers making it a bit of a mixed bag for March so far and with the Balmullo side involved in a relegation dogfight involving no fewer than 7 sides there will be plenty of highs and lows in the games to come.
If you want to pop along and offer your support then upcoming fixtures can be found in the St.
Andrews Citizen, the Balmullo Inn notice board or by visiting www.fifethistle.co.uk
Saturday 3rd March 2012 Auchtermuchty Bellvue 2 v 1 Fife Thistle - Scorer – Gorgon Team - Sullivan, Dunn, Ross, Robertson (Capt.), Dawkins (Laing 83), Halley (Thaw 55), Stuart, Webster (Chaplin 83), Tulleth, Kirby, Gorgon. Subs not used - C. Murray, Simpson and Crookston
Saturday 10th March 2012 Burntisland United 2 v 2 Fife Thistle - Scorer – Layton (2) Team - Sullivan, Robertson (Capt.), Ross, Cameron, Spratt, Webster, Stuart, Layton, Kirby, Grimshaw-Else, Gorgon. Subs not used - C. Murray, Simpson, Thaw, Dawkins, Dunn, Laing Saturday 17th March 2012 Fife Thistle 5 v 1 Rosyth Wanderers - Scorers – Grimshaw-Else,
Webster, Kirby (2), Tulleth Team – Niven (Sullivan 69), Robertson (Capt.), Ross, Gorgon, Spratt, Webster, Stuart, Layton, Kirby, Grimshaw-Else (Simpson 75), Tulleth (Dawkins 65) Subs not used – Chaplin, Laing.
Player Profile Richard Grimshaw-Else Position Striker
Nickname Elsie Age 34 Place of Birth Sheffield Occupation Aircraft Technician
Previous Clubs Coningsby FC, Benson Lions FC Favourite Band One Direction Favourite Food Pie & beans from the Balmullo Inn!! Dream Car Lamborghini Aventador
Interesting Fact I can lick my elbow!! Try it!
FIFE THISTLE FOOTBALL CLUB Colin Murray
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Also a selection of Steak Pies Individual Pies : Cold Meats : Eggs & Bacon
Orders will be made up on request for collection:
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Tel: 01334 839213
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BALMULLO COMMUNITY NEEDS YOU
12th March - 7.30pm Burnside Hall
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01334 653922
Balmullo Bowling
Green Play outdoors in summer
Indoors in winter
Variety of competitions and friendly matches every week
No experience required.
All welcome to join.
Call John on 01334 870196
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KAY BUSH BALMULLO PRIMARY 5
LAURA INNES BALMULLO PRIMARY 7
JESSICA BUCKETT BALMULLO PRIMARY 6
MARTHA BALDWIN BALMULLO PRIMARY 1
DRAWN BY JENNIFER CARMICHAEL
BALMULLO PRIMARY 7
