Kinross Newsletter

News & ArticlesHitch-Hiker’s Guide to the Bible SeriesFossoway Church, Crook of DevonThe Bible is the best-selling book of all time and Christiansclaim it is God's word - but how much of it have we read ordo we understand? Some parts of the Bible are very wellknown whilst people often wonder why other parts were everincluded! Through a series of five one hour (or so) talks, the“ Hitch-Hiker’s Guide to the Bible” invites us to thumb ourway through the Bible and to see in a new way how thewhole book holds together.Leading us will be Rev Colin Sinclair, minister of PalmerstonPlace Church of Scotland in Edinburgh and an internationallyknown speaker. He is the current Chair of Scripture UnionInternational and former Chair of the Spring Harvest Council.Colin has been developing and refining his 'big picture' viewof the Bible in series of talks for over twenty years,culminating in the publication of a book of the same title in2008. He is a lively and interesting speaker, able tocommunicate as effectively with teenagers as with olderlisteners.The sessions will take place at Fossoway Church onThursdays 10 & 24 September, 29 October and 12 & 26November. Each evening will begin at 7.30pm with lightrefreshments.Come along and see where your thumb takes you!Greyhound Rescue FifeCelia and Jimmy Fernie of Greyhouse Rescue Fife have sentin this article:"Adopting just one Greyhound won't change the world, butthe world will surely change for that one Greyhound."We set up Greyhound Rescue Fife in 2005 in response to thesheer number of unwanted greyhounds reaching the end o ftheir racing careers in the area. Our sanctuary is capable o fkennelling nearly 50 dogs. More information is available atour website www.greyhoundrescuefife.comWe have two centres. Baltree Farm at Gairneybank, Kinrosscan kennel 22 dogs, and has a beautiful woodland walk. Ourother centre is at Union Farm Boarding Kennels, Craigrothie,near Cupar. Here, the owner, Nanette Jackson, very kindlyallows us to board many dogs in two kennel blocks wherethere is also a very nice secure paddock.If you have not had a greyhound before you may not knowwhat wonderful pets these dogs make. The temperaments ofGreyhounds are affectionate and comfort loving. Greyhoundslack the usual body odour associated with other breeds.You may be wondering why, if greyhounds are so wonderful,there is such a problem finding homes for them. The answeris quite simply down to the huge number of dogs involved.There is no way that homes can be found for the 30,000 plusdogs that are surplus to requirements each year. Our purposeis to find good homes that racing greyhounds, who have cometo the end of their useful racing life, deserve. They can be asyoung as two to four years old. We guarantee that you willsoon, like us, be hooked on the best dog in the world - themagnificent greyhound.Do you havePhotographs of Kinross-shireyou’d be happy to share with others?Visit www.kinross.cc to find out how to add your photos tothe Photo Library. The aim of the library is to provide aresource for promoting Kinross-shire.8Recycling restrictions at BridgendFacilities at the Recycling Centre at Bridgend are currentlyrestricted. There is no access to the skips for cardboard,wood, inert waste or scrap metal. Temporary skips areavailable for all general waste.The Council is installing new equipment which willincrease the amount of materials that can be compacted andreduce the number of skip collections required.The restrictions will be in effect for the whole of Septemberand part of October. (The works started on 17 August andare scheduled to take around six to eight weeks tocomplete.)Opening hours remain unchanged during the installationperiod for the new equipment.The Council apologises for any inconvenience caused bythese works. Anyone wishing further information cancontact the Customer Service Centre on 01738 476476,email recycle@pkc.gov.uk or visit www.pkc.gov.uk/recycle.Alternative recycling facilities are available at the RecyclingPoint at the Old Causeway car park (Millbridge Hall). Also,the Recycling Point at Sainsbury’s (formerly Somerfield) inStation Road is available again following the storerefurbishment. There are banks for recycling glass, food anddrinks cans, paper and textiles.Perthshire Open StudiosSaturday 5 September to Sunday 13 SeptemberKinross-shire residents who are keen on art could spendmany a happy hour over a period of nine days in Septembervisiting local venues taking part in the Open Studiosinitiative.Perthshire Open Studios involves artists throughout Perth &Kinross opening their studios to the public, or putting onspecial exhibitions at shared venues.An excellent colour booklet, which illustrates some of theartists’ work, details the 79 venues throughout Perth &Kinross and is available by telephoning 01738 477834. Orinformation can be found at the websitewww.perthshireopenstudios.com. Venues are divided intosix routes, with Kinross-shire ones on the Turquoise route.There are open studios or exhibitions in or near Dollar,Rumbling Bridge, Crook of Devon, Kinross, Blairadam,Milnathort, Path of Condie and Glenfarg.The artwork on display includes ceramics, painting,drawing, print-making, textiles, photography and sculpture.Just a few examples:Angela Heidemann will exhibit her mixed media paintings,collages, etchings and prints at her house in Crook ofDevon.David T Murton, also in Crook of Devon, will show hislocally inspired landscapes painted in traditional style.Paintings by Suzanne Mitchell-Henry and Hugh Murdochwill be on display at the Grouse & Claret at Heatheryford.Stephen Knudsen at Blairadam designs and makes furnitureand sculptures from Scottish hardwoods.Opening times and days vary from venue to venue. See thebooklet or website for full details.Need to check something in an old Newsletter?Consult our electronic archive atwww.kinrossnewsletter.orgIssues from September 2006 to two months ago available