Rachel Wilson
Rachel Wilson of Beith’s MacDonald Court works with GlaxoSmithKline (Beechams) in Irvine and has done so for the past 7 years. A former pupil of Moorpark Primary and Garnock Academy, Kilbirnie, Rachel was very fortunate to gain a skill-seeker placement at Beechams straight from school …
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CAB Needs You
Kathryn Smith, volunteer with CAB, Kilbirnie, writes: If you’ve got some spare time and are interesting in serving your community by helping others who are often in difficult circumstances, then the Citizens Advice Bureau may just be up your street. The local bureau, based in …
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The Year Ahead
The season of goodwill is upon us far too quickly. It’s that time of year when folk, trying to escape life’s drudgery, tend to look on the bright side, forgetting the hopefully not-too-frequent woes of every-day living. It’s also a time when rampant consumerism sees …
Bad Pantomime
Strange to say but some bad things can be quite good really, especially when it comes to the annual Panto-time here in Beith. The good news is that BAD (the acronym for Beith Amateur Dramatics – formerly High Drama) present Cinderella directed by Evelyn Anderson …
Lights and Laughter 2011
FESTIVE SHOPPING EVENT – BEITH 2 DECEMBER 2011 Last Friday evening the town’s Lights and Laughter parade got underway led by the Isle of Cumbrae Pipe Band, parading through the busy town centre thronged with drookit onlookers. Unfortunately it rained heavily during part of the …
PM Bro. Kevin Baker
PM Bro. Kevin Baker was installed as Master of Lodge Beith St John’s No: 157 on Friday 4th November by installing masters Bro. Les Pearson PM Lodge Dalry Blair 290 and Bro. Stephen McConnachie PM Lodge Royal Blues Kilbirnie No 399. A deputation from Provincial …
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Olympic Torch
Pleasing news came to the town last week from the International Olympic Committee which will bring a smile of delight and light up Beith and district. The Olympic Torch is passing through Barrmill and Beith on Friday 8th June 2012 on its route around the …
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Christmas Lights
Councillor Jean Highgate writes: BTCI is delighted to report that the Malcolm Group have very generously offered to sponsor our Christmas Lights for the next three years. Knowing that we will have £500 each year is a great help in forward planning. The annual cost for the electricity for …
Conservation Tasks
Roger Griffith, NAC GV Ranger, writes: Mr Nimmo’s Garnock Academy class have been carrying out a number of conservation tasks at the Spier’s Old School Grounds over several month, working with the NAC Garnock Valley Ranger. Cameron Sharp, NAC Country Parks Manager has awarded Certificates …
Service Of Remembrance 2011
There was a good turnout of members of the Royal British Legion (Garnock Valley Branch), Beith uniformed organisations and members of the public at the annual service of remembrance at Beith War Memorial on 13 November. The service was led by Rev Roddy Macdonald and …
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