April - Alyth Voice

Alyth Voice 

79th Edition, April 2004 

Tel/Fax: 01828 632545 Minimum Circulation 1350 

E-Mail paulramsay@bamff.demon.co.uk or freida.murray@ntlworld.com 

HAPPY EASTER TO ALL OUR READERS 

Time to Pause and Think on Windfarms 

There has been much debate in recent 

editions of 'The Voice' surrounding the 

pros and cons of wind power as a way of 

providing for our energy needs. As a 

resident of Alyth, and having attended 

the public meeting in January about the 

proposal for Drumderg, I know that 

there is a great interest in this issue locally. 

I understand that there have been 

more than 700 objections to the Drumderg 

planning application, which I believe 

is a record number for any application 

in Perth & Kinross. The situation is 

repeated elsewhere in the county, with a 

rash of proposals for wind farm developments 

in the Ochils, and in the Crieff- 

Dunkeld-Aberfeldy area. 

The Scottish Parliament's Enterprise 

& Culture Committee, on which I 

sit, is presently conducting an Inquiry 

into the future of renewable energy in 

Scotland. As part of the Inquiry, we 

have taken evidence from dozens of 

witnesses, and have visited Scotland's 

largest existing windfarm at Campeltown 

in Argyll. It is clear from many of 

the witnesses that there is growing unhappiness 

with the current national planning 

guidance on the siting of windfarms, 

which does not set down detailed 

enough criteria for local authority planners 

to follow. 

Back in November I proposed a 

motion calling for a moratorium on new 

windfarms facing local opposition until 

comprehensive new planning guidance 

was issued by the Scottish Executive. 

Despite support from various quarters, 

this call was rebuffed by Ministers. 

There is now an opportunity for Perth & 

Kinross Council, who are currently considering 

a draft strategy on wind farms 

in the county, to adopt a similar approach 

and have al-cal morato- 

rium, and I have been urging them to do 

so. 

I do not know of anyone who is 

seriously opposed to renewable energy, 

with all the environmental benefits that 

it brings. But we have to be realistic in 

our expectations. Even if we reach the 

Government targets of 18% generation 

from renewables by 2010 and 40% by 

2020, we will still have to have fossilfuel 

burning stations AND nuclear capacity 

for many decades to come. 

When it comes to renewable 

energy production, wind turbines are 

among the least efficient of the various 

production methods, with expected outputs 

of no more than 35% due to the 

intermittency of the wind. In a report 

published on 10th March 2004, the 

Royal Academy of Engineering state 

that onshore wind farms, with the necessary 

back-up from gas-burning stations, 

cost two and a half times as much as gas 

or nuclear production. 

I have another concern, which 

the Committee Inquiry has been 

investigating. By concentrating so 

much on wind power, we may be missing 

economic opportunities in other 

technologies. I refer, for example, to 

tidal and wave power. Whilst we have 

factories producing wind farms for Scotland, 

unfortunately the technology for 

these was developed elsewhere. 

We are therefore left simply with their 

production jobs. I would hope that we 

can learn from this when it comes to 

other types of renewable energy. 

Scotland should be at the forefront 

of developing tidal and wave 

power. Given our great natural resources, 

we have the opportunity to be 

ahead of the game. The danger is that 

because of current 

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arrangement and in particular the current 

planning regime, we are in danger 

of putting all our eggs in one basket, 

and spending all our resources and 

energies in constructing wind turbines. 

This will neglect the development of 

other new technologies. I have urged 

the Scottish Executive to look seriously 

at this issue, and consider how 

we can encourage the development of 

wave and tidal power technologies 

here, in preference to yet more onshore 

wind. 

If, however, we try to meet 

Government targets mainly through 

onshore wind developments, as is the 

case at the moment, then we will be 

covering our country with wind turbines, 

and effecting the most significant 

change in our rural landscape for 

generations. I believe that we need an 

opportunity to pause, and consider a 

long-term strategy for the future energy 

needs of our country. Whether or 

not you agree with my views, I would 

be interested to hear from you - write 

to me at The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh 

EH99 1SP or e-mail 

murdo.fraser.msp@scottish.parliament 

.uk. I would also urge you to lobby 

your local Councillors to ensure that 

Perth & Kinross Council adopt an 

approach in line with local opinion. 

THANKS TO ALL OUR 

READERS FOR THE MANY 

COMMENTS AND 

ARTICLES ON 

WINDFARMS

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Alyth Environmental Group 

Keeping Busy 

The year has got off to a flying start for the AEG with plans coming 

together on several fronts. The big news, as mentioned in the last 

Alyth Voice, is the footpath improvement work in the Den. The work 

got underway on March 11th and seems to be progressing very well: 

the project should be completed in around six weeks. The group will 

now start to finalise funding for phase 2 which is for paths on the south 

side of the burn. The AEG hopes that the work in progress doesn’t 

cause too much inconvenience to Den visitors and will enhance 

the pleasure of the area when completed. 

Before moving on from the Den the litter pick in February deserves 

a mention. Six group members, one non AEG adult plus 

two teenage girls, Felicity Lamb and Catherine Marshall, met at 

the Tullyfergus Road car park. We split into small parties in order 

to cover as much ground as possible. The Den and Upper Den 

wasn't too bad but a lot of fly tipped items were loaded onto a 

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trailer from the Bamff Road. As we still had time to spare we travelled 

to the Diamond Jubilee Park for a thorough clean up of litter. The girls 

did well and will be able to credit the afternoons work towards their 

Silver Duke Of Edinburgh Award. 

The March task, of planting a native species hedge along the northern 

edge of the Primary School playing field, has received Scottish Natural 

Heritage funding to cover the cost of the plants and mulch. We hope for 

good weather and plenty of diggers to plant the 300 plus trees. 

The AEG has made contact with a former member of the Alyth Curling 

Club concerning the ownership of the ponds and woodland at the 

back of Market Muir. It seems that a large area was in the club’s ownership 

when the club folded and no objections would be made to the 

AEG restoring the ponds and creating a small woodland park. The only 

request would be for the concrete curling pond to remain for possible 

future use. The group will carry a full survey of the site in order to 

prioritise the work required and decide on funding options. 

Kirsty Duncan, from the Community School, is still in a position to 

provide all the plants for the flower borders planned for around the 

Labyrinth. We hope to complete this task quite soon once a no mow 

area has been agreed. 

Paul Fannon summarised the revised version of the proposed Countryside 

Access Bill and stated that the majority of concerns from the draft 

had been addressed. He felt that both walkers and farmers/landowners 

would know what the Act required from them when it becomes law. 

Clive Bowman agreed to write a letter to P&K Planning Dept. expressing 

the AEG’s concerns over the proposed wind farm at Drumderg. 

The Annual General Meeting saw the group full of hope for the future. 

The Treasurer, Bob Brown reported that we are in a satisfactory position 

and he was duly proposed and seconded for the coming year. 

The Chairmanship passed from Clive Bowman to Charles Dobb with 

Clive agreeing to share the Minutes’ Secretary’s job with his wife Alison. 

Clive and Charles were proposed and seconded to remain as the 

group’s fund raisers. It was decided to separate the normal secretarial 

duties from those of the Minutes’ Secretary and the post of General 

Secretary was created with Paul Fannon voted into the job. Paul also 

agreed to continue distributing the minutes. Paul Prettyman was proposed 

and seconded to continue as the Publicity Secretary. 

The Annual clean up of the litter from Alyth 

Burn is scheduled to take place on Sunday 

April 17th, meeting as in past years in the 

Square at 2pm. Depending on the turn out on 

the day we may extend to other parts of the 

Burn or even consider the Diamond Jubilee 

Park. Please pop on your Wellies and lend a 

hand for a couple of hours it’s good fun and 

you will have the satisfaction of knowing that you have helped make 

Alyth a cleaner, nicer place to live. 

The group holds it’s monthly meetings in the Alyth Hotel at 

7.30 pm on the third Thursday, we are only a small organisation 

but with your help we can achieve a lot to improve the 

town. Please come along to any of the meetings or tasks, you 

will be made very welcome.

Still No Tesco!! 

Dear Editor, 

Re John White's letter in last month's 

Voice about Tesco's non-delivery to 

Alyth, I have been on Tesco's 'case' 

for about a year now concerning the 

same subject. Initially, I accepted 

that our postcode was not delivered 

to , but as time progressed I became 

aware of the anomalies in the system 

which excluded Alyth from the service 

i.e. they deliver to everywhere 

round about Alyth, even going 

through Alyth to do so but will not 

stop in Alyth!! 

Last December I stopped a Tesco 

van which I followed from the Alyth 

roundabout to Kirriemuir. The driver 

said he did go through Alyth to deliver 

to parts of Angus. He gave me 

a 'phone number to call in Dundee to 

enquire about the service. I called the 

number and was told that although 

there were no deliveries to Alyth at 

the moment it would maybe change 

in the new year , once the Kingsway 

shop was properly up-and-running. 

Three weeks ago I went into the 

Kingsway shop and spoke to the dot 

com manager re the situation. I 

showed him a map illustrating 

the 'silliness' of the current situation. 

He took my name and 'phone number 

and said he would get back in 

touch once he'd spoken to head office. 

I left feeling that things would 

change. He hasn't phoned yet. 

Today I phoned the Kingsway shop 

and asked to speak to the dot com 

manager but was told he was on 

holiday. The woman said that she 

was aware of my inquiry but unfortunately 

it was a postcode issue. 

I can understand that the delivery 

service has to end somewhere (I 

don't know how far PH11 stretches) 

and I understand that Tesco tries to 

deliver to everyone inside a 2 hour 

delivery 'window' but, surely it 

would be simpler and fairer if they 

operated a radius limit (like most 

large shops) instead of a vague and 

discriminatory postcode one. 

If anyone would like to discuss this 

matter please call Tesco Customer 

Services (Dundee) on 0845 6779233 

and ask to speak to the dot com manager, 

Mr Graeme Doig. 

I'm sure he and Tesco would be interested 

to know how many disgruntled 

Tesco Club Card holders there 

are in Alyth! 

Yours, 

David Muir 

YOUR LETTERS 

Dear Editor, 

On behalf of the Alyth Skate Solution, 

I would like to thank the 

Alyth Community Council for 

making us the Young Citizens of 

the Year. 

I would also like to thank everyone 

who works with or has 

worked with the Alyth Youth 

Partnership, everyone at the Alyth 

Community Learning wing at the 

primary school (especially Erik 

Robertson), our mentor Rory 

Maidens, John Corrigan, Clive 

Bowman, Jack Muir and Sandy 

Carle for the use of one of their 

lorries, Mark Guild, the Scottish 

Prison System for the workers to 

build the ramp, Andy who surfaced 

the ramp, and anybody else 

who I’ve forgotten to mention 

who has helped us in any way. 

I would like to finish by pointing 

out that we have always been 

named the Alyth Skate Solution, 

anything else is wrong. I would 

also like to point out that we are 

represented by four people, myself, 

(Kevin Thomson), Stephen 

Lane, Leo Plaster and Ryan 

McLaughlan. We are all also the 

spokespersons for the group. 

There is not one spokesperson as it 

has been reported on a few occasions 

over the last few months. 

Kevin Thomson 

Alyth Skate Solution 

Tasty Meat Pie 

Yields 2 - 9 inch pies. 

Cook Time: 45 Minutes 

Ready In: 45 Minutes 

Makes 12 servings 

1 pound ground beef 

1 onion, chopped 

1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed vegetable beef 

soup, undiluted 

1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom 

soup 

3 potatoes, peeled and cubed 

4 carrots, sliced 

1/4 teaspoon salt 

1/8 teaspoon black pepper 

1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie 

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Dear Editor, 

I would appreciate the enclosed being published in your next edition. 

Alyth “Environmentalists” and the Den 

Nature in the Den of Alyth is in turn icy, muddy, bumpy and messy; 

inconvenient for people, but not for birds and animals whose lives 

depend on it. Throughout the country there is an escalating reduction 

in wildlife because of human interference. In the Den, dippers, 

herons, red squirrels, to name but a few, are steadily decreasing in 

numbers. Efforts should be made to stem the decline. Indeed, the 

Oxford English Dictionary defines an environmentalist as one who 

seeks to protect the environment. 

But not Alyth’s “environmentalists” who with five road-building 

and earth-moving machines are roaring and ripping through the Den. 

In the name of “improvement”, “modernisation” and “userfriendliness”, 

paths which have functioned for decades are being 

greatly widened, smoothed and paved over, the trees, bushes and 

ground cover destroyed. New paths are being built. as well. 

It is no defence to argue that these road works are in only one part of 

the Den. Nature is not divisible into isolated, self-contained units, as 

the history of it’s despoliation so sadly teaches. Nor does doing the 

work now, so that all will be ready for the summer, mitigate the 

damage. The six weeks planned for the work covers a change of 

season, a time when wildlife is always at it’s most vulnerable. It is 

also nesting time when birds suffer most from any disruption. 

That nature has value only if it is “used” or “enjoyed” is an unnatural, 

outdated and destructive concept. Alyth “Environmentalists” 

should recognise the fact that the Den and all the creatures living in 

it really don’t need them. 

Protect it, yes, but otherwise the best thing they can do is leave it 

alone! (And find a more appropriate title for their group, one that 

more accurately expresses their activity). 

Dr.R.M Steinberg 

Alyth 

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 

degrees C.) 

2 In a large skillet, cook the ground 

beef and chopped onion until meat is no 

longer pink. Remove from heat and drain off 

excess fat. Stir in the vegetable beef and 

cream of mushroom soups, the potatoes and 

carrots. Season with salt and pepper. Divide 

filling between 2 - 9 inch pie plates. 

3 Roll pastry to fit the top of each pie. 

Cover each pie and cut slits in top to allow 

steam to escape. 

4 Bake in the preheated oven for 45 to 

50 minutes, or until golden brown. Let stand 

on a wire rack for 15 minutes before serving.

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Hopi Ear candling, 

Sports Massage, Remedial skin camouflage, 

Tarot consultations & Beauty Treatments. 

Phone: 01828 640578/632820 

to arrange an appointment. 

E-mail: lyndea@ukonline.co.uk 

Established 1975 

MURRAY PENNYCOOK 

PLUMBING & HEATING 

GAS, OIL & SOLID FUEL 

Clar-Innis, Meigle Road, Alyth 

Tel: 01828 632135 

Mobile: 07850-733-481 

Oil –Gas –Solid Fuel 

Corgi & SNIPEF Registered 

Rhones - Lead Work –Drains 

Free Estimates 

GRANGEMOUNT 

CATTERY 

Aberbothrie, Alyth 

SPECIAL DIETS CATERED FOR 

INDIVIDUAL HEATED CHALETS 

Set in the quiet rural setting of beautiful Strathmore 

PERSONAL ATTENTION 

FROM THE OWNERS 

DENNIS & LIBBY MELLOY 

Tel -01828 632284 

With spring hoving into view and the property 

market at al all-time high, there’s rarely been a better time to succumb to itchy feet! 

Somewhere, there is somebody searching for your house. 

And the chances are that we know who they are. 

So why not make the most of our offer to provide a free valuation of your property and, if you decide to take things further, we’re pretty sure we can also 

provide you with a purchaser… 

Tempted? Pop into one of our local Property Shops for a chat, or telephone – 

Valerie at Alyth: 01828 632116 

Elaine at Coupar Angus: 01828 627542 Shirley, Susannah or Judy at Blairgowrie: 01250 875050 

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Stonework 

R. D. Builders 

Extensions 

Renovations 

Harling Etc. 

For Free Estimates 

Tel: 01828 632231 or Mobile 07729924784 

19 Tay Road Alyth, Perthshire PH11 8EB 

LUNANS 

Airlie Street 

Proprietors Jason Donald & Debbie Richmond 

NEWSAGENTS & STATIONERS 

A great selection of boxed & individual cards 

at competitive prices. 

Good range also of beautiful cards 

for that special person or occasion. 

ALL YEAR ROUND NEWSPAPER DELIVERIES 

and for the 

VERY EARLY BIRDS 

Rolls and Filled Rolls 

Shop open from 5.30 am 

Janet & Bob’s Stained Glass 

A stained Glass Window can transform 

any room in your house with rays of light and colour. 

We make (real) leaded windows which can either replace 

or be installed behind your existing window. 

Choose from our own designs ranging from 

traditional to contemporary. 

We can project your own ideas into glass. 

Phone Tayport 01382 553337 

www.jbsg.ukonline.co.uk 

Carpet Care 

Carpet, Upholstery and Leather 

Cleaned and Protected 

Call 

Neil Stewart 

for a Free Quote: 

01828 632771 or 01250 875216 

Mobile: 0771 391 5546 

GEO’s BAR 

& 

THISTLE LOUNGE 

AIRLIE STREET, ALYTH 

Tel : 632276 Fax: 633939 

e-mail: thisletopia@aol.com 

Lounge available for meetings 

FOOTBALL ‘LIVE’ 

on Digital & Five

The Wild Boar At Bamff 

by Paul Ramsay 

Five piglets, that was what I thought at first, but then, while walking 

through the wood one day, I surprised the sow and her nestful of 

young. She rose warily and, in the confusion that followed as they 

scrambled to their feet, I was able to make out that there were eight: 

one for each teat. 

For the first three weeks of their lives the sow stayed away from the 

feed and I would only meet her and the piglets by accident on my way 

through the woods to check the fences. Sometimes the other sows 

didn’t come to the feed either, though the brock tatties and commercial 

pig nuts were always gone by the time I returned the next day. 

The boar, on the other hand, nearly always came to 

be fed, a solitary, dignified figure. One day they 

didn’t come in I went to check the electric wire 

along the Ardormie march fence. 

Looking into the enclosure I saw a sow: she lay, 

sunning herself in a sheltered clearing, and a few 

yards further back there lay the other sow. I 

jumped over the fence, walked a few paces towards 

them and waited until, after a few moments, they 

had roused themselves and stood up. Some yards 

behind them I noticed the mother and behind her 

the piglets were scuttling into the broom. In that 

instance the aunt sows seemed to be providing a 

protective screen for the mother and her piglets. 

One thing was clear, however, and that was that the piglets, now 

about a fortnight old, were mobile and had managed to cross the burn 

without getting drowned. A couple of days later the mother and her 

piglets turned up at feeding time, and so it has been ever since, and 

Coffee Morning 

Thanks 

The Alyth Meigle and District Nursing 

and Samaritan Association would like to 

thank all those who turned out to our 

Coffee Morning on Saturday 20th 

March, despite the dreadful weather, 

and helped us to raise £600 to help the 

hospital car service. We would also like 

to thank all those who donated baking, 

bottles, money and most important of all 

the helpers who made the event so successful. 

REWARD OFFERED FOR 

INFORMATION ON 

SIGN VANDALISM 

Lochside Lodge & Roundhouse Restaurant in Lintrathen are 

asking for help in finding the person who is vandalising some 

of their road signs leading to the Restaurant—”It has been a 

problem since the end of the year and is becoming frustrating 

and quite expensive in getting new signs made” said Gail Riley, 

one of the owners. The problem area has mainly been from 

the Alyth direction and by Airlie Castle too, “We do know one 

of the latest incidents was between 5pm on Wednesday 10th 

March and 8 am on Thursday 11th March by the T Junction at 

Glenisla Golf Club but sometimes it is difficult to be precise” 

continued Gail Riley. 

If anyone has seen a person or persons tampering with the 

signs or know of anyone involved, please contact Blairgowrie 

Police Station on 01250 872222 or contact “The Voice” and 

we will pass it on in confidence. 

“We are offering a reward to anyone who is able to help us 

with information to solve this as it is extremely cowardly behaviour 

that we would like to stop” said Gail Riley 

Anyone with information can also contact Gail or Graham 

Riley on 01575 560340 

with each day that passes the piglets 

become bolder and bolder. They 

depend on their mother’s milk, but 

they are rooting about in the soil for 

something and are foraging for the 

adults’ feed as well. 

Since the beginning of March I have 

been watching the wild geese fly 

north and I heard a sky lark sing for 

the first time this spring as I walked 

over to feed the pigs one morning. 

On the second day of the piglets’ 

appearance at the feeding place a 

pair of ravens flew overhead. 

Apart from some rain lately it has been a very dry winter - Lintrathen 

and the Backwater Reservoir are both still very low after the drought of 

last summer. The beavers have been sealing their dams with mud and 

so ensuring that they have ponds. How will the frogs fare this year? 

ALYTH & DISTRICT BUSINESS ASSOCIATION 

Notice of Office Bearers and Committee Members after the Committee meeting on Thursday the 18 th of March 2004 

Office-Bearers 

Chairperson Mr.Michael Kay Telephone Alyth 632252/632690 

e-mail mike@atcalyth.freeserve.co.uk 

Vice-Chairperson Mrs.Flo McNeil Telephone Alyth 632986 

Secretary /Treasurer Mrs. Nancy Kay Telephone Alyth 632690 

Committee 

Mr. S. Eno, Mrs. R. Hognadottir , Mrs, K. Donaldson and Mrs. J. McGill. 

Will businesses in the Alyth & District Business Association area please note that their subscription 

renewals for the year 2004 are now due. 

If any business did not receive the March 2004 newsletter can they please contact the Chairperson on 

632252/632690 for this oversight to be corrected. 

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Broadband For Alyth 

Yes Please! 

After a particularly slow evening on the internet, I decided to go 

online and check out the progress of Alyth’s Broadband situation and 

I have downloaded the following information from- 

http://www.adslguide.org.uk/availability 

Alyth -Exchange Code: ESALY 

85% of the UK are connected to an ADSL enabled exchange. For 

exchanges that have not been upgraded, we have launched a demand 

registration scheme so people can, via a service provider register their 

interest in broadband ADSL. 

If enough people register their interest, the exchange will be upgraded. 

Your exchange has reached its trigger! 

We are now in the process of performing a final technical 

check on the exchange in preparation for installing 

Broadband ADSL. 

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A TRIGGER 

LEVEL IS REACHED? 

Once a trigger level is reached for an exchange, BT will check to 

ensure all the registrations are bona fide. The exchange will than be 

added to the build list to be enabled for broadband. It is usually ready 

to offer broadband services within approximately ten weeks. When 

dates are announced, they will be published on this website. 

Exchange Information 

Exchange Name: Alyth 

BT Exchange Code: ESALY (Region: Scotland) 

Last Update: Monday, 15 March 2004 

State: Triggered. Awaiting 'Ready For Service' date. 

Trigger Point: 350 

Registrations: 350 (100%) 

Lets hope we don’t have to wait too long for faster connections and 

downloads. ( Freida) 

The "Sphere" has come to Blairgowrie! 

Nae Limits, Scotland's premier outdoor and extreme sports centre 

have bought themselves a Sphere and will be offering it to the public 

from Easter onwards. 

What is a Sphere? From the outside it looks like a 4 metre high inflatable 

ball. It is very similar to a Zorb. The Sphere is designed to take 

2! This means that not only can you have great fun rolling and bouncing 

your way down a hill, but you can watch the reactions of a friend 

doing exactly the same! The harnesses are set up so that you are facing 

each other the whole time! 

This is the very experience you have all been waiting for. The 12 ft 

sphere is fitted with 2 harnesses so that you can experience this thrill 

of a lifetime with a friend. Climb inside the chamber and hold your 

breath as you tumble at great speed down the glorious Perthshire hillside! 

Two rolls and you'll be addicted - described by one participant 

as "truly the best thing I have ever done", Sphereing has to be experienced 

to be believed. 

Sphereing is a great family activity - no previous experience is required 

however this activity is not suitable for anyone who suffers 

from epilepsy or blackouts. 

For further info on this adventure call– Tel: 01350 727242 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY 

To all readers with a birthday in April 

Please send in your greetings for all occasions 

there is no charge for public notices. 

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SCOTTISH PREMIER FOR ALYTH 

Only a few weeks to go before the first performance ever seen in Scotland 

of Nell's Belles takes to the stage. 

We are now at the point of banning the use of scripts at rehearsals and 

are holding special evenings just to go over dance routines. Our young 

and talented choreographer seems to forget that not all of our company 

are in the Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire mould. 

Tickets go on sale on April 6th to Honorary Members and Sponsors 

and to the general public on the 7th. 

It is always a nervous time as we wait to see what the take up is for 

tickets. Large audiences act as a catalyst to the company and we hope 

that this show will play to packed houses. Seeing Billy Gordon 

and Ron Kirkpatrick as a Night Nurse and a char 

lady, respectively, is worth the admission money alone. 

So we all hope ticket sales will be brisk and that the people of Alyth 

and surrounding area come along to be transported back to the time of 

the Restoration, the Plague, the Great Fire and the loves and intrigue 

involved in the reign of Charles II. 

Thomson-Leng 

Youth Music Theatre presents 

An Exciting Revue of 

Song and Dance 

Body 

Electric 

7th –8th May, 2004 

Saturday Matinee 

at 2 pm 

Tickets £7 and £6 

At Central Booking Office City Square Dundee 

Tel 01382 434940 or 01382 501581 after 6 pm. 

Whitehall Theatre 

Bellfield Street, Dundee 

Local Boy Greg Macintyre is in the showcase with a 

‘Solo’ Grease Lightning 

QUIZ LEAGUE 

Congratulations to the Losset Inn who once again 

won the Alyth Pub Quiz Title. Geo's gave them a 

good run for their money and only lost by a few 

points. 

Each team has pledged £130 to a charity of their 

choice.

Word 2000 - Nudge and Its Uses. – Part 1 

Its incredible what one can do in ‘Word’ by way of 

inserting things such as auto shapes, technical sketches, 

flowcharts for programming, textboxes, callout boxes 

and more into text documents. Usually it takes a fair 

bit of research by the individual to find out how to use 

all of these tools and it is very disappointing to find 

that your hard work all flies apart after it has been 

saved and opened again from storage in memory only to 

find you have to edit it all over again because everything 

has moved away from its original position. 

Sketches, lines, arrowheads, textboxes and callout boxes have flown 

apart and are scattered all over the page and some have even disappeared 

out of the page. The solution is to give these components 

position coordinates that will anchor them firmly in place on the page 

and stop all that movement but first of all a word about the various 

drawing tools. 

1) The hold down mouse and drag operation 

2) Move to here/Copy to here box 

3) Copy and Paste 

4) Coordinate positioning of lines and points etc. by technical drawing 

methods. 

Each of these operations (apart from 4) is only a rough positioning 

tool and it is extremely useful therefore that we have the nudge facility. 

This is a kind of fine vernier adjustment obtained by, 

• Highlighting the component in question - line, arrowhead, autoshape 

or whatever. 

• Hold down the Ctrl. Key on the keyboard while using the four 

direction arrow keys in turn at the right-hand side of the keyboard 

to slowly push the figure into its exact resting position. A technical 

point that may be of interest – this facility enables you move 

the figure in increments of a quarter of a pixel in any of the four 

directions at a time – that’s less than one thousandth of an inch. 

This very useful operation is called nudging. 

This last one 4) above is the ideal technical way of drawing but it is 

too much for most people to work out the coordinates for each component 

of a sketch before drawing it. What you can do instead is to 

let Word look after the coordinates for you as follows, 

• When you draw your first line or select your first autoshape for the 

task ahead in creating your project right click sharply on the unformed 

item and a menu will open. Make sure this is one that 

contains the Format Autoshape command and left click on that 

heading – Format Autoshape. This will open the Format Autoshape 

box. 

• Click on Location at the top of this box and then on Advanced at 

the bottom of the box. This will open a new box called Advance 

Layout. 

• Look for two lines in this box that contain the legend ‘Absolute 

position’. Note the boxes on the extreme right-hand end of these 

lines. They may contain the words ‘Column’ and ‘Paragraph’ 

respectively. Change each box so that it contains the word 

‘Margin’ in each case by clicking on the drop down invitation 

arrow and selecting Margin from the dropdown menu to appear in 

the title box instead. 

• Keep checking often as the work of your project progresses and 

maintain the status quo - restore it if necessary. They two things ie 

a moved or newly inserted component and the reference datum 

(Margin) tend to change each other when either one of them is 

altered so you need to keep an eye on it all at both ends and especially 

make sure that at the end when you finally finish the work, 

‘Margin’is the heading in the box before you ‘save as’ for the last 

time. That should keep it all together instead of flying apart when 

it is saved and later retrieved from memory. 

It should be borne in mind that if you paste this work to another 

page that the sketch or whatever it is you are transferring will take 

up the same position in the new page as in the old because it will 

have the same position-coordinates after copying and pasting as 

before. Also changing the margins in the ‘Page Setup’ after copying 

and pasting will change the position of the work in the page 

because the coordinates are relative to the original margin whatever 

its value was by design. 

Our thanks to Austin O’Brien once again for this Voicie help file.– Part 2 next month. 

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Answers for last months Quiz- 1-Beatrice, 2-Macbeth 3 -Elizabeth I 

4--Charles, I 5-1901, 6 -Charles II, 7-Anne of Cleves & Catherine Parr 

8-Caernarfon Castle, 9-Alton Towers, 10-HMS Invincible. 

With the annual Alyth Musical Society Production taking place 

in April this month's quiz deals with shows the Society have performed 

in the past. 

1) One of the first shows performed was a Gilbert & Sullivan opera 

dealing with a ship. Which one? 

2) Who played Gene Kelly's friend in the movie, 'Brigadoon' 

3) In which show would you hear the song, 'The Deadwood Stage' 

4) Which native American chief appears in 'Annie get Your Gun'? 

5) What occupation does the hero of 'Rose Marie' have? 

6) Who wrote the music for 'Oliver'? 

7) Who were the two stars of the movie, 'Guys and Dolls'? 

8) Where does most of the action take place in the show, 'Anything 

Goes'? 

9) Why is it difficult for amateur companies to now perform, 

'Showboat'? 

10) Which of these shows has the Society never put on, 'Viva Mexico', 

'Salad Days' 'Kiss Me Kate' or 'State Fair' 

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Quiz Corner 

CHILDREN’S 

CORNER 

What's striped and bouncy? 

A tiger on a pogo stick. 

What's the difference between a tiger and a 

lion? 

A tiger has the mane part missing. 

Who went into the tigers den and came out 

alive? 

The tiger. 

Answers on page 11 

Frog Quiz 

TRUE or FALSE 

1. Frogs eggs are called spode. 

2. Tadpoles have teeth. 

3. In France frogs are bred to eat. 

4. Tadpoles have 5 toes on each foot, 

but only 4 on the front feet. 

5. Some frogs in the world climb trees. 

6. Tadpoles hatch after 6 weeks. 

7. There is a frog that can jump 

40 times its own length 

8. All frogs are safe to eat. 

9. Frogs return to the ponds where 

they were born to breed. 

10. Frogs do not eat tadpoles.

PUBLIC NOTICES 

Alyth Christmas Lights 

A.G.M. 

Will be held in the Lesser Town Hall 

Alyth at 7.30 pm 0n Thursday 8 th April 2004 

All welcome to attend 

For further information please contact- 

Dennis Melloy (Chairman) Anne Archbold (Corresp Sec) 

Grangemount Cottage Buailteach 

Aberbothrie Meethill Road Alyth 

Tel 01828 632284 Tel 01828 632971 

Mobile 07712 630953 Mobile 07977 753650 

E-mail dennismelloy@aol.com E-mail annearchbold@aol.com 

Alyth in Bloom A.G.M. 

Will be held on Monday 24th May 2004 at 7 pm in the Thistle Lounge Geo’s 

Bar Airlie Street Alyth. 

Please feel welcome to join us. 

Marguerite McKenzie Tel 632749 

Alyth Baby and Toddler Group 

Mon, Tues and Friday 

9.45 – 11.15 am 

Ogilvy Rooms 

Alyth Playgroup 

Would your child like to join our playgroup? We presently have places 

available for children aged from 2 1/2 years. Our group is based within 

the community school, where children enjoy a variety of activities in a 

fun stimulating environment. 

We run Tuesday and Thursday between 9. 15 and 11.15 am 

If you would like more information or an enrolment form please phone 

Tracy –633034 

or take a look at our board in the library. 

Thank You 

Alyth Mother and Toddler Group would like to thank Alyth Choral 

Union for their extremely kind donation. Thank you for your support. 

We are looking for new members to join our friendly group. 

Meet new friends and kids have fun. 

If interested drop in or phone Robyn Tel: 632705 

Alyth in Bloom 


17 th April 2004 

10am – 11.30 am 

Airlie Street Hall 

Donations of Home baking & Raffle Prizes 

would me gratefully appreciated 

Whiskey Trail, Cake & Candy, etc. Tombola, Plant Stall 

&Raffle 

All Welcome 

Contact Tel no. 632749 

Alyth Christmas Lights 

200 Club 

Winners for March Draw 

no 97 £50 Mrs M C Mowatt Albert Street 

no 41 £30 Mrs A Cocker Tay Road 

no 8 £20 Mrs A Robertson Johnshill 

Remember it is time to renew your membership 

Walk in Dance out! 

The DLM Dance Club re-starts their next 

classes in Alyth Town Hall on Wednesday 5th 

May at 7.30 pm. 

Learn Social Ballroom dancing with a Waltz, 

Tango, Foxtrot, Quickstep, also Latin dances. 

Jive, Cha Cha Cha, Rumba and Samba, plus Sequence dances 

such as the Sindy Swing, Mayfair Quickstep, Rumba one, 

Rumba Marcesa, Blackpool Bell, Saunter, Square Tango, Iris, 

Foxtrot, Sally Ann Cha Cha and Centenary Waltz to name just a 

few. 

Tuition by a qualified United Kingdom alliance teacher. Beginners/ 

Refreshers at 7.30 followed by Intermediate’s. 

Further information from Dennis Melloy on 632284 

Christmas Lights 200 Club 

Renewal 

Subscriptions are now due to renew membership of our 200 club. 

Payment of £12 is due NOW for 12 monthly draws from May 04 to 

April 05 inclusive. 

Members wishing to renew their entry to our draws should send payment 

to -: 

Mrs E Gordon, (Treasurer) 7, Airlie Street, Alyth PH11 8AH or hand in 

to the Post Office in a sealed envelope with name and address included. 

Cheques should be made payable to– : 

Alyth Christmas Lights Association- 

New members wishing to be included should apply to the above address. 

Numbers subject to availability 

St Ninian’s Church 

15 th May 2004 


Airlie Street Hall 

10 am –12 noon 

Usual Stalls 

Ian Miller Local Councillor. SURGERY AT ALYTH TOWN HALL 

(Old Council Chambers) on 1st MONDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 7.00PM 

OR CONTACT BY Tel: SNP OFF: 01250 876576 Home 01250 873304 

P&K Council Tel: 01738 475018 E-Mail: imiller@pkc.gov.uk 

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Alyth OAP’s Club 

Manu thanks to all who donated and assisted with 

our Coffee Morning on Saturday 13th March £475 

was raised for our funds

This months Poem is by our local Poet Daniel Dewar. 

Daniel S Dewar 

9 Commercial Street 


Auld Alyth Toon 

Lang years ago oor time, 

biggit wi’ sandstone set in lime, 

a puckly hoosies, in thir turn, 

wir built aside a bonnie burn. 

A traiv’ler, trachlin ower the hull, 

juist saa ae licht—it’s burnin’ stull! 

They say that’s hoo it got it’s name- 

this mush-luv’d toon, oor hertfelt hame. 

Young Alyth Loons whaa donn’d the kilt, 

wi’ ilka fae aye strangly dealt; 

nae yin kin snuff oor wee bit licht- 

we’ll keep it burnin’ waarm an’ bricht! 

The burn comes warslin through the den 

past kye an’ yowes an’ but-an’-ben’ 

by shady neuks an’ magic places 

whaar lads an’ lasses share fond kisses. 

Some think this is a borin’ place! 

thir shithers shrug…screw-up thir face… 

Stick oot yer chests an’ burst! wi’ pride- 

thir’s no a better place tae bide! 

THANK YOU 

Donald Sim gratefully acknowledges the close Family support 

afforded both he and Grace throughout his recent stay at Royal 

Jubilee Hospital, Clydebank. He also thanks all family, frienda 

and neighbours for flowers, fruit, innumerable cards received, 

along with all expressions of good wishes. 

Thank You 

Donald Sim 

34 Cambridge Street 


SHADOWS FINAL TOUR 

CAIRD HALL DUNDEE 

TUESDAY 4TH MAY 

£25 

TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM 

GEO’S BAR 

AIRLIE STREET 

ALYTH 

Formally Spar 

Now Open At 

73-75 Airlie Street, Alyth, Perthshire. 

Licensed Grocers with a wide range of Fresh & Frozen foods. 

National Lottery outlet. Video & DVD rental. 

E-Top up and Credit/Debit card facility available soon. 

FREE HOME DELIVERY SERVICE AVAILABLE 

Either do your shopping in-store and we will take it home for you or telephone 

your order into us and we will deliver it. 

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ANSWERS to Frog Quiz 

1. False. Its called spawn. 

2. True. Tadpoles have 

teeth. 

3. True. 

4. True. 

5. True. 

6. False . they hatch in 7- 

10 days. 

Easter Bunny Cake 

2 egg whites 

1/3 cup granulated sugar 

1-3/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour 

1 cup granulated sugar 

1 tablespoon baking powder 

1 teaspoon salt 

2 teaspoons vanilla 

1 cup milk 

1/2 cup Crisco Oil 

2 egg yolks 

Buttery Cream Frosting 

1/2 cup Butter Flavor Crisco All-Vegetable Shortening or 1/2 Butter 

Flavor Crisco Stick 

7 cups confectioner's sugar 

2-1/2 teaspoons vanilla 

1/2 cup milk, plus more if needed 

Heat oven to 350ºF. Grease and flour two standard-size round cake 

pans. 

In a large bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually add 

1/3 cup granulated sugar and continue to beat until peaks are stiff but 

not dry. Set aside. 

In another large bowl combine flour, 1 cup granulated sugar, baking 

powder, and salt. 

Add vanilla, milk, Crisco Oil, and egg yolks. Mix at medium speed 3 

minutes, scraping bottom and sides of bowl often. 

Fold egg whites into batter until well blended. 

Pour into pans. 

Bake at 350ºF for 20 to 35 minutes or until center springs back when 

touched lightly and wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. 

Cool 20 minutes before removing from pans. Cool completely before 

frosting. 

Buttery Cream Frosting 

In medium mixing bowl, beat Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening. 

Add confectioners' sugar, one cup at a time. Add vanilla. Slowly blend 

in milk to desired consistency, adding up to 2 tablespoons more if 

needed. 

Beat on high speed for 5 minutes, or until 

smooth and creamy. 

Easter Bunny Cake Assembly 

Cut ears and bow tie from one cake. 

7. True. 

8. False. Some are 

poisonous. 

9. True they return 

to where they 

hatched to breed. 

10. False. Frogs do eat 

tadpoles. 

Here’s the 

answers. 

Kids 

Arrange whole cake layer on large serving plate, with two ears positioned 

at top and bow tie placed under the face. Brush off any excess 

crumbs; set aside. 

Frost entire cake. Sprinkle with coconut. Arrange thin licorice strips for 

whiskers and smile, gumdrops for eyes and nose, and Smucker's Jelly 

Beans for bow tie decoration.

ALYTH PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWS 

Alyth Primary has been well represented at this year’s Perthshire Music 

Festival, with many pupils gaining very high marks from the adjudicators. 

Mairi Aitchison, P7, won first prize in an essay competition, which was 

organised by Perthshire Society of Natural Science. Mairi received her 

prize at a presentation ceremony in Perth Museum and Art Gallery. 

This term’s school book fair has been well supported by pupils and 

parents, with all profits being used to further develop the school’s 

learning resource centre. 

The Parent-Staff Association AGM on 31 st March 2004, at 6.30pm will 

be followed by a Bingo Tea. Tickets are now on sale costing 70p per 

adult and 35p per child. 

The end of term church service will be held in Alyth Parish Church on 

Friday 2 nd April at 2.00pm. All parents and friends of the school are 

welcome to attend. 

Official Notice Of Elections to 

ALYTH COMMUNITY COUNCIL 

This year 2004 There will be Five vacancies for local people to serve 

on the Community Council. 

The full strength Council has nine members. Five members must retire 

this year having served their term of office. 

Although the retiring members can stand again for office, this is an 

opportunity for civic minded members of the Alyth Community to offer 

their services. The Community Council meets on the fourth Wednesday 

of each month excepting in December when no regular meeting is held. 

All persons appearing on the local Electoral Register are eligible to 

stand for office or to propose or second someone for office. 

Nomination forms are available Now to be collected from Alyth Post 

Office, and returned by Tuesday 13th April 4 pm. 

Should there be more than Five valid nominations an election will be 

held on 

Tuesday 4th May 2004 

2 pm to 7 pm 

Alyth Town Hall 

James Adam 

Chairman Alyth Community Council 

PETS PANTRY 

19 High Street 

Blairgowrie 

Tel: 01356 623006 

Keith Nicol 

SBEF 

James Tripney 

Joiner & Undertaker 

All aspects of joinery work, 

domestic & commercial. Double 

Glazing etc. 

House No’s 

36 Smythe St 01828 632890 

Alyth 01828 632717 

Tel/fax: 01828 632260 

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LOCHSIDE LODGE 

& ROUNDHOUSE RESTAURANT 

Bridgend of Lintrathen 

Along Lintrathen Loch, just 10 minutes from Alyth, Lochside Lodge 

& Roundhouse Restaurant is an ideal venue whether for Lunch or 

Dinner—our menus are modern and imaginative using the best of 

Perthshire & Angus produce, beautifully created and presented. 

Lunch Menu -£11.50 for 2 Courses & £15 for 3 Courses 

0r 

Dinner –Choose from our 2 or 3 Course menu option offering the best 

choice of locally sourced foods combined with international flavours 

to produce beautifully presented dishes with wonderful tastes. 

Book now for Easter /Sunday Lunch on Sunday 11th April –3 Course 

Lunch in the Roundhouse Restaurant -£16.95 per person & Children 

(5-12 years old) just £8.50 with an Easter Gift. 

Private Parties and /weddings for up to 40/45 people are welcomed 

and we can provide a unique setting for your special day. 

We are open for Lunch 12 noon –1.30 pm Tues-Sunday 

Dinner 6.30 pm –8.45 pm Tues-Saturday 

Reservations are advisable as space is limited-please contact us on 

01575 560340 

From Alyth, take B954 towards Glenisla, go past Reekie Linn and 

keep on the road towards Peel Farm-follow the Loch round and we 

are the 1st building on the right in the village. 

For inquiries– email –enquiries@lochsidelodge.com or go to 

www.lochsidelodge.com 

DAVID SIM IRONMONGER 

Sim into Sim This Spring 

GARDEN CENTRE 

NOW OPEN 

Full Range of Shrubs, Trees, Primulas, 

Pansies, and Polyanthus. 

Large Selection of Garden Pots at very 

affordable prices. 

New attractive Garden Ornaments, 

Bird Tables and Bird Baths 

Special Deal on Murphy’s Compost 

BUY 2 GET 1 FREE 

Help is always at hand to assist you with your needs 

Always that familiar face and friendly smile 

Tel: 01828 632309 

Open Sundays 

From Easter Sunday 11th April 2004 

12.30 –4.30 pm 

BIG GAV’S GARDNIN’ 

BARONY VIEW 

HAY STREET 

ALYTH 

07739 833595 

All your gardening needs 

undertaken at 

competitive rates 

Concessions for O.A.P’s

April - Alyth Voice

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