Bow of Fife, Collessie & Letham Events March 2010

Ever thought of Curling? Who knows, you may be at the next Winter Olympics! Pitlessie Curling Club welcomes new members. Never curled before? RCCC invite you to ‘come and try it' for free at Kirkcaldy Ice Rink on Monday 1 March from 5.30 - 7.30pm. Contact Nige May on 01337 830081 or Hugh MacGregor on 01337 830670. Just turn up, meet in the ice rink bar. Prepare to enjoy yourself! Bring trainers with clean soles and warm clothing.

More about Pitlessie Curling Club

The next Giffordtown & District Community Council meeting will be on 1 March 10, at the Giffordtown Village Hall. All welcome.

The next Slow Food Dinner is at the Roost, on Tuesday 2 March.  Time is 7pm for 7.30 pm and cost is £15 for Slow Food Members and £17 for non-Slow Food members. Please call the restaurant direct on 01738 812111 to book. 

In order to assist Tim and Anna to place their orders for ingredients for our meal, it would be helpful, when booking, if you indicate your choices from the menu. Bookings should be made by Friday 26 February.

Starter: Escabèche of rainbow trout with mâche salad, tapenade toasts, watercress dressing or Wild garlic & nettle soup (v)

Main Course: Pot-roasted Hugh Grierson free range chicken with spring greens, thyme mash, wild garlic broth or Beetroot & marjoram risotto, watercress dressing (v)

The Roost Restaurant (opens in new window)

More about Slow Food Fife

Northern Irish singer-songwriter Keiran Goss at the In at Lathones on Tues 2 and Wed 3 March. More about Fifestock

The Annual General Meeting of the Bell Baxter High School Former Pupils' Association will take place at the school on Wednesday 3rd March at 7.30 pm. All FPs, whether or not they are association members, are cordially invited to attend. Light refreshements will be available, and there will be a short presentation 'Grounds for Learning' by pupils and staff following the meeting. Further details can be found on the FPA website at http://BBHS-FPA.eboard.com

 

Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland's Cupar charity shop celebrates its first birthday on 3 March. The shop at 19 Bonnygate will be holding a party with tea and cake for staff and volunteers to thank them for all their hard work in making the first year such a success. Customers will also enjoy a special ‘Buy one get one free' promotion.

Connie Lush and Blues Shouter at the Inn at Lathones on Thursday 4 March. More about Fifestock

Rehearsals are well underway for our next drama productions to be performed in the Victoria Hall, Auchtermuchty on Friday 5 and Sat 6 March. The group will perform two one-act plays - 'The Dancing Fusilier' written by Mike Tibbetts, and 'Bloomin Disgrace' written by Garry Watson. Tickets will be on sale at the Guide Hall on Saturday 20 Feb and Saturday 27 Feb from 10am - noon or by phoning Susan Drummond on 01337 827 026.

The group is participating in the SCDA one act play festival in Buckhaven on Thursday 25 Feburary when they will perform 'The Dancing Fusilier'.

More about the Auchtermuchty Theatre Group

Zoie Interiors invites you to our historic Letham premises to celebrate the opening of our new and extended showroom. 

Join us * Be inspired * Grab a Bargain

It's almost 3 years since Zoie Interiors began manufacturing and producing bespoke interiors from their renovated Council Depot building in Letham. Now with 5 local staff and a large workshop, Zoie Interiors has brought manufacturing back to the heart of the village, and caters for clients both locally and nationally.

In March the team will open their new and extended showroom and showcase some of their unique work - bespoke curtains, hand-crafted cushions, wall-paper and decorating and much more.

We would like to invite you to have a look and be inspired by our products, all of which are designed, created and installed by fully-trained and experienced crafts people,

There will be an opportunity to pick up some bargains as well as view Zoie's new website for the first time. From the 5 March 2010, you will be able to order on-line at http://www.zoieinteriors.co.uk/ as well as find out the cost for your new interiors, even request a sample. No job to small - no distance too large!

So if you're interested in re-decorating a room, buying new curtains, picking up some interior design tips, or just want to have a nosy at the workshop, please come along.

Open Day details
Friday 5 March: 2-8pm
Saturday 6 March: 10-4pm
Sunday 7 March: 10-2pm

Refreshments will be served. Easy parking. Children welcome. And if you can't make any of the above dates you're still welcome to pop in and visit anytime.

About Zoie Interiors

Cupar Blues and Beyond Club presents Son Henry and Rev Doc and the Congregation, live from Watts Eatery. Listen to Son Henry (opens in new window)

Listen to Rev Doc and the Congregation live at Cupar Blues and Beyond Club (opens in new window).

**Sorry this events is now cancelled**
Kore Audio are pleased to introduce 5:41 to Fozzies. They are a relatively new act on the Fife music scene and play a selection of popular Rock cover versions from artists like Snow patrol, Greenday, Rolling Stones, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Razorlight etc. 

More about the Forest Hills Hotel.

A great variety of food from local farmers and producers. All kinds of meat and vegetables with cheese and local fruit wines.

Local couple David and Angharad James are holding a fund-raising event in Cupar Old Parish Church Centre on Saturday 6 March in a bid to raise money to fund the centre which will be filled with educational toys to stimulate their development. They also hope to raise enough money to buy an off-road vehicle as roads in the Hindu Kush are hazardous. The Cupar event, which includes a toy stall, crafts and auction plus films and talks, runs from 10am - 5pm. For more information on the project, visit the website at http://www.mountainunity.org/

While 10cc were originally always the sum of their creative parts, it is hit songwriter Graham Gouldman who continues to tour the world under the band's moniker.  The former teen song writing phenomenon who scored hits for The Yardbirds, the Hollies and Herman's Hermits amongst many others, continues his love affair with music in general and 10cc in particular.

Outside of the band Graham immersed himself in a number of disparate projects ranging from producing the Ramones and Gilbert O'Sullivan to teaming up with American singer sing writer Andrew Gold and successfully working on film music.

Charge: £48

North Howe Transition Toun's Energy Group will meet on 8 March 2010. For more information get in touch with Louise. More about Letham Village Hall and North Howe Transition Toun

Fife Diet are hosting a talk by Mathew Love from the East Kilbride Development Trust about seed saving local resilience and sustainability. He will also be doing a practical demonstration. This will be accompanied by a seed exchange for anyone who wishes to participate. Please come along and pass this info on to anyone that you think may be interested.

Elly and Adam, Fife Diet Growing Team

Songs, books and rhymes suitable for ages 0 to 4 yers and their parents at Auchtermuchty Library.

Booking advisable, contact 01334 659 364.

Enjoy an evening of traditional song and music in the Falkland Palace Chapel with some of Fife's finest musicians. 

Line up for Wednesday 10 March:
7.30 The Early Learning Ceilidh Band (25min)
8.00 Jeana Leslie & Siobhan Miller with Norrie McIvor (25min)
8.25 - 8.45 Interval
8.45 Pete Shepheard & Neil Paterson (10min)
9.00 Jeana Leslie & Siobhan Miller with Norrie McIvor (25min)
9.25 Alan Small, Neil Paterson, Iain Anderson & Gemma Donald (30min)

Line up for Thursday 11 March:
7.30 Neil Paterson, Iain Anderson & Gemma Donald (25min)
7.55 Peter Shepheard & Arthur Watson (30min)
8.25 - 8.45 Interval
8.45 Simon Chadwick (25min)
9.10 Chris Miles (20min)
9.30 Neil Paterson, Iain Anderson & Gemma Donald (20min)

Also showing on both nights is Arcadia, a unique sound piece using the 17th century Dutch tapestry at Falkland Palace as a ‘score'. SpringFest runs for two nights - 10 & 11 March. Interval with refreshments. Costs £5/£3.  To book, call 01337 858838.

About the Falkland Centre for Stewardship
About the Chapel Royal

The Homegame is Fence Records' annual music bash, and it takes place in our oh-so-picturesque hometown of Anstruther, in Fife. Anstruther is right beside the sea, y'know. It's really nice.

There is lots of music, oh yes yes yes.  It is lovingly spread over 3 days - with a glut of performances from artists on the Fence label, as well as a range of other up-and-coming Scottish, UK, and international acts. Plus, there's always a few very special guests.  These are usually the more expensive ones, in our HG budget.

We already have some ‘special' names lined up for this year, in fact - however, the full roster will not be revealed until a few weeks before the festival. You'll just have to trust us that it'll be amazing.

Homegame started in 2004 as a two-day bash in a small hall ... and now incorporates a bunch of different venues scattered across Anstruther and Cellardyke, attracting an audience from all corners of the UK and beyond.  The essence of the weekend hasn't changed, though - Homegame is really all about discovering new music, and enjoying your Fence faves, in an intimate environment. It's about hanging out with your pals, and making new friends too.  It's about waiting for over an hour for the best chips in the world, and having the worst hangover of the year on the Monday.

Charge: £75 plus postage

If you were at either the Big Tent Festival in Falkland or at Belladrum in the summer you will know just how good the Bevvy Sisters are, blending their crystal clear, note perfect vocal harmonies with upbeat melodies and tunes you will just have to get up and dance to.  There is really not much we can add to the amazing accolades that the Bevvy Sisters have been regularly receiving over the past wee while,
"some of the silkiest, sultriest, sauciest harmonies ever likely to caress your ears." Sue Wilson
"....stunningly beautiful, endlessly shifting patterns of harmonic colour and overlapping resonance, creating a sound both rarefied and sumptuous." Northings - Highlands and Islands Arts Journal Dec 2008
"..started off at excellent, progressed swiftly to stunning, and fetched up as positively spectacular" * * * * The Scotsman Jan 2010 (Celtic Connections)
Check them out at http://www.myspace.com/thebevvysisters

We are delighted they will be joined by MIBI award-winning musician Kirsty Keatch. At just 17 years old, Kirsty has an incredible talent for songwriting which she combines with her sense of melody to create beautifully crafted pop songs.  She scored highly at the MIBI awards in 2009, gaining a top score of 25 from Chris Martin.   This is how Mark Radcliffe, Broadcaster & Radio 2 Presenter described one of her songs:
"Kirsty has made a heartbreakingly gorgeous, ethereal pop track. The vulnerability in her voice really works with the chiming, haunting track. Wonderful".
Have a listen http://www.myspace.com/lead210

Tickets to this event are £7.50 each (£5 concs /under 12's free). To buy or for more information get in touch with Mike at lethamnights@btinternet.com, tel.01337 810372, mob 07918 601511 or call Claire & Roy on 07802 436391 or 01337 810234. Bar provided by North Howe Transition Toun's The Clap & Tipple.

More Letham Nights

Coffee morning at the Letham Village Hall from 10am - noon. Coffee mornings are held every second Saturday of the month. Cost: £1.

Join SNH and RSPB staff on a guided walk in search of wetland birds on World Wetlands Day, on the anniversary of the Ramsar convention. Meet at Vane Farm. Time: 11am, lasting approximately 1 to 1.5 hours.  Price: FREE event, however donations warmly welcomed.

Coffee morning in aid of hall funds on 13 March. Collessie Victory Hall. The hall is well used by an increasing number of groups and organisations and is much appreciated. It is therefore very important that it is kept in good order. Contributions for the coffee morning are welcome, particularly home baking for the cake and candy stall, books and toys. Coffee, scones and pancakes will be served from 10.30 - noon.

At the coffee morning, two North Howe Transition Toun 'Energy Champions' will be on hand to meet any local residents who missed the Energy Saving toolkit launch. You will be able to talk to them there or make an appointment for a home visit.

Family ceilidh organised by local fundraiser Ron Bissett in Falkland Village Hall. Featuring the well known local Gary Sutherland Ceilidh Band. BYOD. Raffle tickets, £5 on the door. In aid of Falkland Vilage Hall funds.

Explore the skies with help from the team of the Royal Observatory Edinburgh and their Star Lab.

There are 3 workshops (45 minutes each) at 1pm, 2pm and 3pm in the Starlab followed by hands-on activities (another 45 minutes) including comet making demonstrations, rocket making and launching.

6.30pm to 8.30pm: Introducing the Night Sky. Join us for some star gazing (and an astronomy talk if the skies aren't clear). All workshops restricted to 25 people so please book in advance. There is no charge for these workshops but please feel free to make a donation to the work of Falkland Centre for Stewardship. Refreshments available.

To book your space, please call Falkland Centre for Stewardship on 01337 858838. The Stables Workshop has disabled access and a disabled toilet.

More about Falkland Centre for Stewardship

Letham WRI will be holding their monthly meeting on Monday 15 March at 7pm in Letham Hall. The evening meeting will be a cookery demonstration. All visitors and new members would be made very welcome. Please contact Sheila Jones on 01337 810403 for more information.

The next co-coordinating Group meeting will take place on Tues 16 March at Monimail Cottage. The Coordinating Group looks at all aspects of NHTT affairs including financial, legal and constitutional matters. They look at Transition in general and how the model is being applied to the NHTT. All manner of other items arise such as recruitment, publicity and the general direction of our organisation.  More about North Howe Transition Toun

Each festival focuses on two themes which weave around each other to give every StAnza its own unique flavour. Our first theme this year, Myth and Legend offers a more contemporary look at a subject that has long inspired and influenced poets - from classical Greek mythology to the stories of the Old Testament, fairy tales, Celtic and Norse legends. In keeping with this, in his lecture for StAnza 2010, Grevel Lindop will revisit Graves's The White Goddess, and our StAnza Masterclass invites submissions on myth and legend, to be considered by Moniza Alvi whose own most recent collection is Europa.

The second theme is a unique tribute to Festival Director Brian Johnstone who steps down in May 2010 after 10 years in post. We have specially invited one favourite artist, plus his personal ‘wish list' of poets, some new, some favourites from previous festivals, who will feature in the special strand of 'Director's Cut' readings which he will introduce.

We shall be pulling back the dustsheets to look in detail the wonderful collection housed at Hill of Tarvit. We will be looking at the porcelain, paintings and furniture with Ian Gow, James Holloway, David Jones and Robert Ferguson joining us to give an in-depth study on the collections. Tickets: £25, includes refreshments on arrival and a light lunch.

Join Dave Taylor, our award-winning photographer for a full and professional day of practical learning and how to make the most of your digital camera. Day includes tea's / coffee's and lunch. Price; £40.00 non-members, £32.50 RSPB members or if joining on the day. More about Vane Farm

Kirsty has begun running a limited number of small painting workshops. The workshops offer the chance to learn from the reputed flower painter in her bright, unusual and inspiring studio rooms on Platform 2, Ladybank Railway Station. Kirsty shares her inspirations from Art History, her skill and enthusiasm for portraying flowers, their different characters and structures. Working from a wonderful array of live flowers and the artist's extensive collection of photographs, participants explore the potential of acrylic paints, colour theory, the use of line, form, scale and composition. High quality materials are supplied ensuring the best possible results, in particular beautiful swiss made Lascaux Sirius Acrylic paints. They are a very pure quality pigmented acrylic paint that allows for a fantastic resonant range of colour mixing. Also supplied are papers, canvas boards, pencils, charcoals, pastels, inks etc.

Participants are encouraged to experiment and take new skills and knowledge away with them. Workshops are structured to support the development of both beginners and more experienced painters. There are a couple of places left on this workshop with further dates in May, June and July. Price is £40 per day including all materials. Please call Kirsty on 07990 632 858 or visit her website for more info. Special workshops can be arranged and devised for groups of friends or art groups.  

Feedback from participants;

• 'A very friendly and truly inspirational tutor'
• 'A lovely relaxing and enjoyable weekend - I feel inspired'?
• 'I came out of my comfort zone and wont go back'
• 'It was more than I'd hoped for, I was encouraged to paint a big, much freer style picture which was very different for me'

 

Kirsty has wide experience of delivering workshops, including for the Royal Botanic Gardens of Edinburgh. She studied art at Goldsmiths College London till 1992 and exhibits widely in the UK, USA and Ireland.

About Kirsty Lorenz

Join us for a guest appearance of rock and blues band, The Sea Dogs, at the Springfield Tavern.

A course for those budding enthusiasts with some basic knowledge and experience who want to enhance their photography skills with a few tips of the trade in the great outdoors. The course will include some classroom theory, demonstrations on the use of camera and lens accessories, flash techniques and practical sessions on the reserve. This course is based on Digital SLR Cameras. Please bring your own equipment. Day includes tea's / coffee's and lunch. Price: £40 non-members, £32.50 members or if joining the RSPB on the day.
More about Vane Farm

Would you like to know more about composting? Do you need advice about ways of composting, types of bins? Any problems with composting? Have you success stories of home composting? Do you have information to pass on to others? Any experiences of composting - good or bad!

Please join us for a cup of tea and a chat. In the Workshop at the Stables, Falkland Estate on Mondays between 10.30 and 11.30 until April 12. Dropping in is fine.

About Falkland Stewards

North Howe Transition Toun's Local Food Group Meeting at Letham Village Hall. More on North Howe Transition Toun 

Women in the Cupar area are being offered the opportunity to attend a free personal safety evening. Curtis Motors will be providing information on basic car maintenance that can help women avoid being left stranded and at risk at the roadside.

Come and join this fun social night to raise funds for Pen Sulo Spirit (a fundraising effort to help complete a maternity clinic in the Pen Sulo district of Malawi.) G&L Race Nights will keep us on track throughout the night - and we will have 8 races to get through. Also included in the ticket price is a stovies supper, a free tote bet and the disco which will end the evening off nicely. For more details visits Fife Riding Club

Nature Photography Workshop at the Scottish Deer Centre with Laurie Campbell - Scotland's leading natural history photographer. Come and learn all aspects of wildlife photgraphy. One day course, takes place on Saturday 27th March and Sunday the 28th March, 9am - to 4pm. Lunch and refreshments included. Tickets £60, booking essential.

Fifeveg is the group for veggies, vegans and those reducing their animal consumption or wanting to know more.We meet and eat once a month at various locations in Fife. This month we are at the Synergy Centre on Crompton Road in South Glenrothes.Join us for some warming soup, a light meal and friendly company in a very relaxing atmosphere. As the cafe is always full please email me first (cfchilde1@yahoo.co.uk) if you would like to come.

Want to know more? Join the Fife veg Facebook group.

The Monimail Woodland Group is holding a meeting in Letham Woods to find out more about what the community think and the next steps for the purchase of the woods.

Join the Jimmy Shand Junior Trio for their regular Accordian & Fiddle night at Collessie's Victory Hall. All Welcome.

Would you like to know more about composting? Do you need advice about ways of composting, types of bins? Any problems with composting? Have you success stories of home composting? Do you have information to pass on to others? Any experiences of composting - good or bad!

Please join us for a cup of tea and a chat. In the Workshop at the Stables, Falkland Estate on Mondays between 10.30 and 11.30 until April 12. Dropping in is fine.

About Falkland Stewards