SPRING INTO MARCH!
Arts Festival
Now an established and popular annual event, Lochwinnoch Arts Festival will run from 18 to 29 March with a variety of events held through the week and an art exhibition in the Library running throughout. Two pre-festival events will also run on 7 and 15 March. Some events must be booked in advance, so get your skates on and get in touch if you fancy going along. Find out more details athttp://lochwinnochartsfestival.co.uk/
A761
The Councillors of Inverclyde and Renfrewshire inform us that surface upgrades to the A761 (Kilmacolm to Bridge of Weir road) are imminent, either side of the District boundary. Hopefully these repairs will incorporate improved drainage, since it seems to me to be the excessive surface water which has resulted in numerous serious accidents in recent years.
The delay in resurfacing is, as usual, a consequence of budget cuts and lack of funding. However one has to wonder what the expense is to the emergency services, insurance claims and clean up operations, and hospital care and rehabilitation for the victims. Some joined up thinking from central government would help... surely prevention is better than cure?
Nearly new babies - Kidston Kids
It is with some regret we have a missing entry this month. Traditionally this would be the month when we’d be promoting the “nearly new baby sale” for Kidston Kids in Kilmacolm. Whether through lack of funding or simply a lack of voluntary support, this once thriving baby and toddler playgroup, to which my own kids were delighted attendees, is no more.
Many of our local community groups and organisations rely on volunteers. However, we now live in a society where we all have so many constraints and pressures, apparently, that many find it difficult to donate their time, even if just a couple of hours a week.
Maybe it’s time to take stock. My children’s development was much the richer for environments like Kidston Kids. And, if anyone fancies starting up the “nearly new baby sale”, I have a couple of donations, although they are now teenagers, so not sure if that counts. But, seriously, let’s all try and make some effort to get involved in our superb communities.
British Summer Time
The clocks will go forward by one hour on Sunday 29 March as British Summer Time begins for another year. The official time changes at 1am, moving forward to 2am across the UK. If you struggle to remember which direction time travels, there is an old saying, “Spring forward, Fall back” to help you.
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