Stonehouse news

Aug 21 2008

ANNUAL FEES: Stonehouse Old Folk’s Welfare Committee remind members that annual fees can be paid to the treasurer and vice-president at the Welfare Institute today (Thursday) between 11am and noon. Cards for the new season will also be handed out.

BOWLING NEWS: Stonehouse Bowling Club’s ladies’ section hosted an invitation triples tournament for the RBS Cup last Wednesday.

Heavy rain did curtail play, however enough ends were played to find the cup-winners, who were Jean McLeish, Marion Baxter and Agnes Inglis.

President Minnie Clark presented the cup. She also thanked everyone who participated in the competition.

On Saturday the gents’ section held an invitation triples which attracted entries from clubs over a wide area. On this occasion the weather was kinder and the organisers managed to complete the day’s play. The overall winners were a team from Strathaven, who beat Auchinairn BC in the final.

COMMUNITY COUNCIL: Chairman George Smith welcomed everyone to the meeting of Stonehouse Community Council met on Monday.

At the meeting, concern was expressed at the condition of the roads and pavements in the village. It was said that the situation was deteriorating.

It was reported that a plan was being drawn up to have all the roads in South Lanarkshire upgraded over the next eight years. A list of requirements for local roads and pavements will be drawn up and a register kept of the situation. It was also agreed to continue to report faults.

Concern was expressed at the lack of information, and lack of progress, on the new community centre. It was said that the situation was becoming “absolutely disgraceful.”

There was a welcome expressed for the installation of two new computer terminals in the library. This was followed by a discussion about a new library and where it should be sited in the village.

It was agreed to find out more information regarding extended hours at the doctor’s surgery, as there was some confusion about the situation.

Murray Drive Residents’ Association are making some progress with their plans for improvement of that area and are meeting regularly with good attendances.

Policing in the village again raised some sore points: kids creating ‘mayhem’, police personnel ‘noticeably absent’, community police ‘not visible’ were only some of the comments made during the debate.

It was finally agreed that a meeting of police, councillors, social workers, parents and community councillors should be held to try to work out a strategy for youth work and look at what were the roots of the problems in society. It was also agreed to write to the chief superintendent of police for his views.

MUSIC NIGHTS: MC Jimmy Payne welcomed everyone to the masonic hall on Saturday. He then introduced resident group Dave Forrest (accordion), Tom Downie (drums), George Rundell (guitar), Willie Scanlan (guitar) and George Payne (bass guitar). Messrs Scanlan, Rundell and Downie also entertained with some vocals. Others who contributed from the floor were Jack Goldie, John Miller and Tom Smith.

ST NINIAN’S: The church raised £648 in the period to June from the sale of teas and rolls.

Money should be paid by the end of this month for the theatre outing to Edinburgh on October 27. The cost is £35, which includes transport.

Thanks go to the Work Party for their hard work over the past period.

A Guild committee meeting is being held in the church hall on Monday, August 27, at 7.30pm.

The next Board meeting takes place on Thursday, September 4, at 7pm. This will be followed by a Session meeting at 8pm. Team leaders are asked to prepare six-month reports.

Tickets cost £2 for the Guild’s autumn fayre on Monday, September 8. Assistance from organisations and members of the congregation would be appreciated. Donations for the tombola, baking and craft stalls would also be appreciated.

A sheet is available to sponsor Jim Law, who will undertake the Inca Trail for the Anthony Nolan Bone Trust.