President John McGibbon welcome a good turn out of members to the regular meeting of Trinity Church Mens Fellowship on Monday evening.

After a reading by Iain Ross he then introduced the speaker for the evening, Mr Phillip Schreiber, who is a Conservation Manager for the National Trust for Scotland, who gave an interesting talk on St Kilda

Locals have been intrigued by the frantic work ongoing to complete Beith Cross Regeneration Project. The main work is now concentrated on finishing the paving and stonework in the area in front of the Auld Kirk and Cross with work continuing on Sundays.

The winter league competition is now underway at Beith Golf Course. The first competition of the season was played on Saturday 8 November in reasonably good weather conditions.

St Inan’s Angling Club are still in search of the elusive trout. Fishing is continuing, with the weather still being reasonable, but very few fish are cooperating, with only one recorded this week.

Beith High Church have fund raising quiz sheets on sale and copies are available at Beith Library for £1.

The Order of the Eastern Star are holding a bingo evening in Beith Masonic Hall at 7.30 pm on Tuesday, 18 November. Entry at the door is 50p and all welcome.

The November meeting of Gateside Rural was held on 6 November in the Patrick Memorial Hall, Gateside. The speakers for the evening were Mary and Peter Corbay of Alticane Apothecary. They gave an amusing and informative slide show about the history of soap making throughout the ages.

Last Friday the Herald’s Beith correspondent, Donald Reid was the principal speaker at Carrick Round Tables 21st Charter Dinner held in Crosshill when he proposed the Toast to Carrick Round Table.

The monthly quiz at RNAD Police Club will be held on Thursday 20 November beginning at 8.00 pm.

John McGibbon welcomed a good turn out of members at Trinity Mens Fellowship for a games night last Monday. The bowling was very competitive, and after two hard fought rounds the final was contested between Harry Mc Master and George Colligan, who took on Robert Jamieson and Willie Lawson.

There was a good turn out of all sections at 1st Beith BBs on Friday night, especially the Anchor Boys , where numbers are continuing to increase.

A craft fayre will be held at Castle Semple Centre, Lochwinnoch on Sunday 23 November from 11.00 am – 3.00 pm. There will be a variety of stalls to suit all tastes with many of them featuring Christmas gifts.

Nancy Brown of Barrmill passes on her thanks to family and friends for good wishes and gifts received on her recent 60th birthday.

The 58th Annual Show held by Beith and District Young Farmers will take place at the Magnum Theatre, Irvine on Thursday 27 – Friday 29th November inclusive with the curtains up at 7.30 pm. This years show is entitled: School Daze in Vegas and is sure to be up to the usual high standard of previous years.

Councillor Jean Highgate advises that a speed camera is scheduled for installation on Dalry Road in the first week in December. In addition, two benches will shortly be sited at the corner of Kings Road and Wilson Street.

Maurice Hughes, of Beith’s Morrishill Drive is a past president of Barrmill Jolly Beggars Burns Club and a committee member of Beith Historical Society. Both organisations send their kindest regards to Maurice as he celebrated his 80th birthday last week.

‘Say it with flowers,’ is the distinctive logo on the window of Beith’s best known and most popular shops, McConnell’s the Florist and Garnock Knitwear in Main Street. Janet Emmison has been running these two long established businesses for the past 17 years with great success and providing a first class service to local folk.

Last Sunday the annual Remembrance Service was held at the War Memorial in Beith in fine weather conditions. Prior to this a service was led by Rev Fiona Ross in Trinity Church involving uniformed organisations of the town. Thereafter they all paraded to the War Memorial at Janefield Square led by pipers, Karen McClune and Neil McTaggart, for the official service of remembrance.

The librarians at Beith library have been delighted at the support and interest shown by young Beith bookworms during national storytelling day which was held on 30 October.

The next meeting of Greenhills Rural will be held on Wednesday, 19 November in Barrmill Community Centre. There will be a demonstration by Liz Brown on felt making.