Bow of Fife, Collessie & Letham News September 2009

Notice is hereby given that the second Annual General Meeting of the Smart Community Fife (Web Portal) will be held on Thursday 12th November 2009 at 6.30pm in Giffordtown Village Hall.

The organisers of the St Andrews Festival have announced an exciting line up of events and concerts in their 2009 programme, culminating in an action packed finale on St Andrews Day.

Cathy Bache, founder of the Letham based Secret Garden Outdoor Nursery has secured herself a spot on the 4th plinth in Trafalgar Square, part of the One & Other project: a live artwork by sculptor Antony Gormley.

Lomond United AFC have a new ground, 'Tyndall Bruce Park' scheduled to open in Falkland in July 2010, with the first match being played vs SPL side Dundee United!

Lomond Victoria AFC are available for Race Night Hires, to help local Clubs, Organisations, and Charities raise funds.

Jubilant residents in Falkland learned yesterday (Thursday) that their village had won the ultimate accolade in the Royal Horticultural Society's Britain in Bloom campaign - the 'Champion of Champions' title.

Unicycling through Giffordtown last Tuesday were Max Parfitt from London and Adam Cass from Gloucestershire, one stop on their 10000 mile sponsored journey from Land's End to John o' Groats.

12th September will stick in our minds and hearts for years to come after a truly magnificent Letham Night with the Chloe Hall Trio and Vivienne Bern.

The Secret Garden Outdoor Nursery is looking for a Part Time Assistant Practitioner and also has opportunities for Sessional workers and volunteers

Please find attached the latest NHTT Bulletin. Included in this issue are Local Food Festival and Food Group News Community Survey Transition Support Scotland National Gathering and News Letham Nights Old Letham Nights The Secret Garden Recruitment UN Climate Challenge Conference

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

As with the Black Oil Brothers we were contacted by Bex Marshall, a guitar player and singer of some note (oops), Bex Marshall.

Judged on criteria based on national best practise, Dunshalt & Freuchie have both been awarded with Silver certificates in the Beautiful Fife 2009 campaign. Seven category awards and a number of discretionary awards were also presented.

A major energy efficiency drive by a group of local communities in the Howe of Fife has been backed by a grant of almost £115,000 from the Climate Challenge Fund.

Participative local food research - job opportunity

A Rendez-vous Ride suggested by the CTC Fife & Kinross, the active section of the cyclists touring club.

Smart Community Fife has been contacted by Brian Adams, a friend of a 91 year old veteran of the second world war, who is desperately seeking a copy or news of, a publication, thought to have been published and on-sale to troops in or around Auchtermuchty in the mid 1940s.

We are looking for volunteers for NHTT Local Food Festival set up & clear up - can you help?

Auchtemuchty Community Centre is a great resource for the Howe of Fife, but when's the last time you used it?

Past President Joan Potts and Treasurer David Jack, on behalf of the Rotary Club of the Howe of Fife, recently presented a cheque for £500 to Falkland Community Hall. Chairman, Anthony Garrett, accepted the donation, as members of the hall committee looked on. The money will be put towards various equipment needed to upgrade the hall, including a hood for the cooker.

Kirsty has renovated the Old First Aid rooms on Platform 2 to become large bright studios, full of character. From here she is already making her beautiful flower paintings, running art workshops and holding occasional exhibitions.

The workshops restart in the Town Hall, Auchtermuchty on Sunday 13 September from 2-4pm.

Would you like to get in touch with your creative side?

A wind energy project which could reap £18 million for the Newburgh community took another step towards becoming reality this week.

The countdown is well under way to the second Cupar Arts Festival.

Please find attached the latest Bulletin from the North Howe Transition Toun and other supplementary information. Included in this issue: Energy Group get CCF Grant; Local Food Festival and Food Group Latest; NHTT AGM; CCF Gathering 2009; Letham Nights #7; Pillars Open Day; Monimail Tower Project Apple Day; 10:10 Project Carbon Reduction Challenge

Mixed opinions were expressed about James Robertson's ‘factional' book, ‘Joseph Knight' at last week's meeting of the Giffordtown Book Club.

Young people across Fife are excelling in a range of national awards.

Birnie & Gaddon Loch News Sep 09

A group study exchange team of six members, including team leader, Rotarian Karen Panietz, was hosted over a four day period by members of the Rotary Club of the Howe of Fife.

A Growing Gardens grants scheme worth £250 is available for schools and other educational establishments interested in developing and running growing initiatives.

NHS Fife has said it is ready to deal with any rise in swine flu cases after one MSP claimed the region would be insufficiently prepared for a second wave of the disease.

The Help for Heroes charity is on the lookout for more sponsors for a function being held at RAF Leuchars on the eve of next weekend's international airshow.

A new partnership launched on 1 September 2009 between The Open University in Scotland and Elmwood College will give local people access to one of the country's most flexible and comprehensive learning packages.

Red squirrels living in the woods near Ladybank have been given a reprieve after controversial plans to cut down Scots pines to make way for a quarry extension were put on hold.

East Fife throws its doors open to the public on Sunday, September 6, heralding the start of Doors Open Days in Fife.

Please come along prior to our Doors Open / art show weekend to help give the village a little sprucing up. Meet at the church gates at 5pm and bring a broom, some cutters or gloves and a bin bag, as weeds are everywhere along the verges.

Yoga classes with Pete West on Tuesday evenings, have resumed. Come along to the Victory Hall at 8pm for an evening of gentle exercise for both mind and body.

Fife's walkers and cyclists are sharing some of their favourite routes and pathways, thanks to this community web portal! Previously unpublished walks and cycle tracks can now be uploaded onto the portal using the latest technology.