Kinross Newsletter

Letters2EditorialThe Focus Groups held by P&KC to find out what localpeople think about Kinross – how the town looks, theservices provided, what should happen to publicly ownedbuildings – are over, but if you didn’t manage to get alongto one of the meetings, you can tell the Council what youthink by completing an online questionnaire. More detailson page 15.There is also a separate online questionnaire about anappraisal of the Kinross Conservation Area – again,details are on page 15. If you are buying this Newsletter assoon as it goes on sale, you will still have a chance to visitthe exhibition about the Conservation Area, which finisheson 1st September.Special congratulations to our word processing assistant,Julia Fulton and her husband Ian, on the birth of their babydaughter Mia, a sister for Jamie. Best wishes to you all.Thanks to Shireen Paterson for coming out of retirement toprovide maternity cover!There is a huge amount happening in the county inSeptember as a glance at the diary will tell you – surelysomething for everyone!Letters PolicyWe reserve the right not to publish any letter. Letters will not bepublished unless the sender’s name and address are supplied andthey are prepared to have them published along with their letter.Please note that the Newsletter does not necessarily agree withany of the views expressed on these pages.Abbreviations UsedP&KC = Perth & Kinross CouncilCC = Community CouncilCllr = CouncillorCCllr = Community CouncillorAUSTIN HEATING & ELECTRICALSERVICE, REPAIR & INSTALLATION OF:• Central Heating Systems• Boilers, Fires, Warm Air Heating• Cookers, Ranges, Water Heaters & Showers• GAS, LPG & OILPlus – Gas Safety Checks & Landlord’s CertificatesAlso all Domestic Electrical Works undertakenNo Call Out Charge in Normal Working HoursTel: 01577 861188 or Mobile: 07786 705261J. MILLERCARPET AND UPHOLSTERYCLEANINGDomestic and CommercialFree No Obligatory QuotationsFree DeodoriserFully Insured & Qualified01577 864129 or 07961415871Disabled parking at Kinross Show 10.08.09On Saturday 8 August I took the opportunity to drive acrossfrom East Kilbride to take my disabled mother to theKinross Show. My mother has lived in Milnathort for over30 years now. She is now in a wheelchair due to havingcancer for the second time in two years. The door staff werevery helpful in pointing out the best place to park. But tomy utter amazement my mother was charged £3 to park thecar in a disabled place. Please can you tell me how this canbe justified, as I am sure enough money was raised throughthe other numerous parking and entry fees. If possibleplease can you print this letter and ask the appropriatepersons to respond to these questions. Thank you for yourassistance in this matter.Mrs Pauline Miller1 Culzean Avenue, Stewartfield,East Kilbride, GlasgowDisabled parking at Show – reply 17.08.09In reply to the letter from Mrs Pauline Miller about beingcharged to park her car for Kinross Show I would like to sayhow sorry I was to hear of her grievance and hope she andher mother had an otherwise enjoyable visit to the show.Having spoken to a few people about the points which herletter raises it would seem that the situation would be thesame at other similar events; there is provision for disabledparking but the usual charge still applies. The subject ofgiving disabled badge holders free parking has, to the bestof my knowledge, never been discussed but it certainly willbe discussed, along with all other entry fees by ourcommittee in due course. We at Kinross shire AgriculturalSociety aim to provide an event which offers all our visitorsan enjoyable, good value day out and we have not changedour entry fees for several years.I would recommend that anyone with particular access ormobility needs contacts the society prior to show day so thatappropriate arrangements can be made to minimiseinconvenience to themselves and make things simpler forour volunteers stewarding the entrances. Also, I would askthat if anyone has a complaint on show day, please go to thesecretary’s tent where it can be sorted out there and then.On behalf of the society, I would like to thank everyonewho came to the show and I hope they all enjoyed thesunshine as much as I did. We had a very well attended,successful show this year and hopefully this will go someway in balancing out the two previous years which fellvictim to terrible weather.John Buchanan, Society PresidentCHILDMINDERHas vacancies for children aged from 6 weeksI am an experienced childminder with primary teachingand N.N.E.B. qualificationsHours to suit, with pre-school education, holidays,before and after school runs to Kinross Primary available.Contact Denise on 01577 861465 orDenise.dupont@hotmail.co.uk