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All the community news and information from Abernyte and area.

Church Walking Group

Walking Group Meal - Friday 24th February -

a great opportunity to catch up with everyone and look ahead to the upcoming programme.

Inchture Hotel 7.15p.m. Two course meal - main course and sweet with tea, coffee and tablet.

Cost is £14.50 per person.

Names to Liz 01828 686029 or Linda 01828 686233.

Dates for your diary

7 April, 15 May, 19 June, 17 July, 21 August, 18 September

Abernyte Church Services

Church Services

	Inchture, 9.45am Longforgan, 11am	Kinnaird, 9.30am Abernyte, 11am
5 February	Souper Sunday	Souper Sunday
12 February	Rev Liz Kay	Rev Dr Alison Jack
19 February	Rev Dr Marjory MacLean	Rev Liz Kay (Communion at Abernyte)
26 February	Very Rev Dr Finlay Macdonald	Rev Dr Marjory MacLean
4 March	Rev Dr Marjory MacLean	Rev Dr Alison Jack
11 March	Rev Dr Alison Jack	Rev Dr Marjory MacLean
18 March	Rev Dr Marjory MacLean (Communion at Longforgan)	Rev Robbie Donald
25 March	Rev Liz Kay	Rev Dr Marjory MacLean
1 April	Rev Dr Marjory MacLean	Rev Dr Alison Jack

Verge Clean-up

Now that winter has flattened the grass and plants on our parish verges, you may have noticed the cans of Red Bull, soft drinks bottles etc. discarded by Nova boys and White Van Men who have passed through.

So, if you would like to boost your karma by doing your bit for the community this New Year, why not take an old carrier bag, walk down your nearest lane and pick up the litter? The Abernyte Community Company is able to lend gloves and day-glo waistcoats if you require them; just call Gordon on 686 677

If you then let me know which section of road you have cleaned up, we can let others know so we do not duplicate effort.

Suggested stretches of verge to tidy up:

Suggested stretches of verge to tidy up
Kinnaird to Outfield		East Newton to South Latch
Outfield to Southfield		South Latch to Lochton
Southfield to Abernyte Farm		South Latch to Ballairdie
Abernyte Farm to Milton Farm		Ballairdie to top of Abernyte village
Abernyte bypass and village

School to the Church		Newton Cottage (Fred & Linda’s Cottage) to North Lodge (Moira’s Cottage)
Church to Newton Cottage (Fred & Linda’s Cottage)		North Lodge to Knapp Village
Newton Cottage to Littleton		Knapp to Old Rossie Lodge
Littleton to Thrawparts Farm		Old Rossie Lodge to the Snabs

So let’s start the New Year with a clean Parish.

Many hands make light work!

Abernyte Rural programme

The dates and programme for the remaining session of the Abernyte SWRI are as follows:

12th January 2012 - “As fit as a fiddle” Health & Nutrition – Julia Marsh

Competitions: Individual Fresh Fruit Salad & Bloom of the Month

Hostess: Jessie Smith

9th February 2012 “Grist to the mill” Verdant Works – Mary Archibald

Competitions: Pair of Child’s Mitts (knitted) & Bloom of the Month.

Hostess: Tina Wilson

8th March 2012 - “Criticising is easy, Art is difficult” - Craft Evening with Liz and Nancy.

Competitions: Decorated Wooden spoon is difficult” - Craft Evening with Spoon & Bloom of the Month

Hostess: Margaret Webster

19th April 2012 - “All singing all dancing” - Bagpipes, Backstage & Blethers – Sandy Macfarlane

Competitions: Prettiest Mug & Bloom of the Month

Hostess: Liz Wiseman

10th May 2012 - “Put your future in good hands – Your own” – AGM Members Night

Competitions: Rhubarb & Ginger Jam & Bloom of the Month

Abernyte SWRI meet at Abernyte School at 7:15pm for a 7:30pm start.

To join Abernyte SWRI, or for more information on any of the evenings, please contact the Secretary, Mrs Irene Barton on 01828 686499

Annual Subscription £15.00

Visitor £3.00

Tay Bridge Disaster Telegram

With the Tay Rail Bridge being closed twice over the past week due to an off-the-Beaufort-Scale storm that has battered Scotland, it seems an opportune time to look at some of the records that ScotlandsPeople has for the Tay Bridge Disaster of 1879. Interestingly, when locals are asked when the Tay Bridge last closed, they usually give the chilling answer: ‘I think McGonagall wrote an ode about the previous closure…’

The ScotlandsPeople website, features a copy of the terribly sad and poignant telegram, shown below, that was sent by the Station Master at Dundee to the North British Railway Company's Engineer at Portobello, near Edinburgh.

Tay Bridge Telegram