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NEWS of the 'WOOD
April 2004
(The views herein are not necessarily those of Calderwood Community Council)

BON VOYAGE
At the April meeting of Calderwood Community Council long-serving Secretary, Kathleen MacLellan, gave notice of her intention to resign the post.

Kathy and hubby Douglas are moving to Kirriemuir.
Kathleen,being the lady she is, agreed to be available during the coming month to effect a smooth changeover with the new incumbent.
During the course of the meeting Councillor Chris Thompson paid tribute to Kathy' s long and illustrious involvement with Community Councils and Residents Associations.
In the absence of John Lowe [Chair] his deputy,Janice Currie, presented Kathleen with a floral basket and a bottle of wine in recognition of her - oft unsung - labours on behalf of Calderwood Community Council.
Kathleen was also was an active part of Nerston Residents Association.
So, we will not be the only group losing a key member.
In closing, and in view of their re-location address, I just could not resist the message:
Kathy and Douglas, "Have A Ball!"

WHAT IT'S 'WHEELIE', 'WHEELIE' LIKE
Attention Calderwood.
Although some parts of Calderwood already have the new blue wheelies the 're-cycling' trial is due to expand into Calderwood as a whole.
So, from April 26 you will see the new blue 'wheelies' appearing.
The first uplift is scheduled for the week beginning May 10.
Before this, however, CCC have accepted an offer from South Lanarkshire Council's Community Resources to have their staff attend our meeting and present details regarding how the new initiative will affect us.
Lots of 'horror' stories have been circulating with regards to this initiative so, if you are in any doubt you may be well advised to pop along to Calderwood Community Hall on the evening of May 5 when represenatives from South Lanarkshire Council's Community Resource team will be on hand to dispel the rumours and, perhaps, put all the 'myths and fables' to rest!

OUT ON THE STREET
Janice MacIntyre and Kenny Douglas of Universal Connections attended the last meeting and gave a hort talk relating to their work in the area and their aspirations for the future.
There are, at present, two of their workers 'on the streets' of Calderwood a couple of nights a week. The aim is to reach those youngsters who appear to be hanging around aimlessly and make them aware of the range of facilities on offer from Universal Connections.This immediately struck a cord with Community Councillor the Rev. John McKinnon [Calderwood Baptist Church] who has extensive experience of working with similar initiatives.
It was explained that whilst, initially, the Key Youth Center would be the main venue,

the ultimate aim was to expand into outlying areas, with Calderwood being one.
To this end volunteers are being canvassed in an attempt to guage public opinion and to ascertain the viability of such an endeavour.
At time of writing Kenny Douglas was sidelined through injury and will get back to us with more detail.
John McKinnon, however, has already expressed his interest in working with the group to attain this objective.
Should anyone in the Calderwood area feel that they would like to offer their services, in any capacity, please let us know and we will be only too pleased to pass your details on to Janice or Kenny.

COME AND JOIN US
In addition to losing Kathleen MacLelland we also learned that another member has opted to transfer to Stewartfield Community Council. Jess Tizard, along with Kathleen, fought many a long campaign on behalf of the residents of Calderwood - and Nerston.
Stewartfield will benefit from her commitment.
As a result of all this coming and going we are, more urgently than usual, on the look out for new members. We would be really pleased to hear from anyone from 16 upwards - so why not come along on Wednesday May 5.

MINISTER TO UNVEIL INFORMATION PANEL
Andrew Wilson, Deputy Minister for the Environment and Rural Affairs, will be one of a number of dignitaries on hand for the unveiling of a new Information Panel to be sited within the John Struthers Nature Area.
The event will take place on Monday June 14 at 10:00 am.
After a guided tour the party will move on to Calderwood Community Hall for an Exhibition, where, it is hoped winners of a recent Art Competition will be presented to the Minister. Some speeches and tea, coffee and home made cake will follow.