Bow of Fife, Collessie & Letham News June 2009

The Big Tent is looking for old furniture for the festival. We'd be happy to pick up and collect items and promise to recycle the mattresses and sofas afterwards so they don't go to landfill.

On behalf of the Victory Hall committee, thanks to everyone who participated in this year's Collessie gala.

Members of Slimming World's Auchtermuchty group have walked (collectively) 40 miles and raised almost £300 for Slimming World's own charity SMILES (Slimmers Making It a Little Easier for Someone).

World record-breaking cyclist, Mark Beaumont, has achieved the first goal on his 'Cycling the Americas' challenge. Mark, from Newburgh, conquered North America's highest mountain, Mount McKinley, last Wednesday (June 17).

Some 'otterly' charming new residents have arrived at the Scottish Deer Centre.

The Heart of Fife Group of Riding for the Disabled would welcome more volunteers for the Monday sessions at Highfield Equestrian.

The recent meeting in the church hall to discuss problems with the churches in Kettle and Ladybank has revealed that a large amount of money would be required to bring both buildings up to standard.

Fife Coast and Countryside Trust (FCCT) has marked a milestone by signing a five-year contract with Fife Council to continue to deliver countryside services on its behalf.

Fife Council have annouced significant changes to some of the bus services affecting many Howe villages.

Sustrans and Big Tent 2009 are giving twenty fantastic Sustrans t-shirts away to the festival goers who have travelled the furthest sustainably to the Big Tent 2009!

Families attending this year’s Big Tent festival will be treated to an entertainment extravaganza with the biggest and best ever timetable of fun filled activities.

Balmalcolm based musician and Scots singing talent Pete Shepheard will be a tutor at the 2009 Traditional Music, Song & Dance Week in Dundee (12th to 17th July 2009).

North Howe Transition Staff Appointed Community Gathering, Sat 15th , Collessie Village Hall North Howe Transition Toun e Barter Transition Training Recording CIK (Contributions In Kind) Transition Regional Gathering NHTT Local Food Group Energy Group Successful Climate Challenge Bid - Summary and Budget Monimail Tower Permaculture Course Dates for Diary.....

The Poetry Tent this year is hosted again by Lapidus Scotland, a creative community of writers who use the literary arts for healing.

Dave Husband's band played a medley of stirring tunes in Letham Hall for the Riding for the Disabled Group fundraising ceilidh.

People gathered from across the Howe for a special whole Parish service in Collessie Church last Sunday.

FIFE HAS bucked the trend with an increase in the numbers of visitors to local attractions, according to the latest figures issued by VisitScotland.

The Transition Toun movement for North Fife, known as NHTT, offered an open day in Collessie Village Hall on 13 June. This was to give residents in the Howe villages, Collessie, Giffordtown and Letham, a chance to hear of ways and plans to fulfill the Climate Challenge and meet the criteria for climate change in the Howe.

The weather was kind to the few brave souls who ventured into the Low Road park on Sunday 7 June.

So impressed and captivated were they with the atmosphere in Letham Hall for the 5th Letham Nights, that the Black Oil Brothers, the delta blues band from Chicago, have decided that they need to come back!

Ladybank Primary School held its summer fete last weekend on what turned out to be a really sunny afternoon.

There are a number of special Sundays in the church calendar.

Auchtermuchty Theatre Group is hoping to run drama workshops again this year.

Tickets for the fourth Falkland Traditional Music Festival are now on sale.

This Sunday, 7 June from 2pm the Auchtermuchty Scout Group will be holding an afternoon fair with stalls and refreshments in aid of several cancer charities.

The DRAFT minutes of the 18 May 09 Collessie Community Council meeting are now available for you to read.

Well done to Falkland, one of 9 villages successfully short-listed in the Scottish Calor Village of the Year Competition 2009.

Giffordtown book club review June 09

For those of you currently enrolled on any of my classes with the Adam Smith College or Community Use High Schools that use your Individual Learning Account to pay for it...

The Cubs spent last weekend at Fordell Firs as part of the centenary celebrations.

Winner is of the Birnie Loch Photography Competition is announced.

The award-winning Fife Diet project is delighted to announce 4 new posts.

Workshops offering guitar, fiddle, tin whistle, mouth organ, accordion and keyboard in Auchtermuchty Town Hall on 14 and 28 June.

Thanks to everyone who came along to the plant sale.

An update on generous donations from Giffordtown, Charlottetown, Edentown and Kinloch.

July sees the launch of the vibrant new Language & Culture Hub in Fife

Two former Newburgh Primary School pupils, who attended the 65th anniversary commemorations of the Anzio Landings in Italy, recently recounted their experiences to members of the Rotary Club of the Howe of Fife.

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