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CRAIL MATTERSWC 18 February 2019 No 97 Free - donations welcome

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Crail The Jewel of the East Neuk

LOST Gold Claddagh ring reward If found please contact crailmattersgmailcom

Coastal Path WorkOn a lovely sunny morning on 12 February a dozen members of Crail Rowing Club took to spades rakes and shovels to spruceup the coastal path from the Denburn outlet along to the bottom of the steps leading down from the Watchtower

Encroaching grass and weeds (from the land side) weredug out and removed and brambles cut back Manybarrow loads of Tirr were transported down the hill andspread on the path which is now widened and lookinggrand Many walkers and dog walkers expressed theirappreciation while the work was being done

Crail Rowing Club is a very small organisation and wedo all our own fund raising We are having a Cheeseand Wine Party in the Town Hall on Friday 8th Marchat 730pm Anyone is welcome to attend Tickets arepound10 per head are available from David Jerdan(davidjerdangmailcom) or from any club memberDonations are always welcome

The Club will be representing Crail in the StAylesSkiff Rowing World Championships in Stranraer inJuly competing against 60 other teams We will keepyou advised about our events and progress

Crail Charrette UpdateFollowing on from the very successful Workshop held on Sat-urday last when over 100 people attended on Wednesdayevening a further Phase 2 meeting was held in the Commu-nity Hall primarily for business people but others as wellSome 50 people attended As in the Saturday Workshop thefocus was on taking the Vision agreed at the initial work-shop as the basis to develop and test a series of strategieswith the local community to establish approaches which willdeliver the Vision The Charrette Team will now prepare arange of approaches and options which can deliver the Visionin advance of the next workshop to use as the basis for en-gagement with the community

IMPORTANT DATE Workshop 3 will be held on Saturday 16 March in the Community Hall from 10am to 12pm This work-shop 3 will focus on establishing initiatives to deliver the Strategy options agreed in Workshop 2 This will take the form of 111310511131051113105111310511131051113105 pro-posals including a masterplan for the future development andor growth of Crail and public realm improvements to key streetsand spaces combined with 111310511131051113105111310511131051113105 proposals for events initiatives and community organisation This last meeting will be very importantin identifying and developing plans for the futureCharrette SurveyHave you completed the Survey So far somewhere in the region of 250 people have completed it but we need as many peopleas possible to give their views The Steering Committee have therefore extended the deadline for receipt of the Questionnaireuntil the end of February You can find the questionnaire at httpscrailmatterscomcharrette-questionnaire and the paper versionof the survey is available at the pharmacy for those who cantdont want to fill it in online to return it follow the instructionsgiven or hand it in to Finlay at the Pharmacy in CrailThe Partnership Steering committee thank the Co-op for donating the tea coffee and biscuits for the drop ins and for the Wednes-day meeting

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Making it Happen

Lochmill reservoir is a mileand a half out of NewburghBuilt in 1951 to supply thetown it was redundant 35years later when the biggerGlenrothes one took over Itrsquosa Site of Special Scientific In-terest and a popular place towalk the dogs or to picnic When Newburgh CommunityTrust heard that Scottish Water wanted to sell they decidedon a Community buy-out The Scottish Land Fund required 50 of households to signa petition calling for that and 50 of those signing to be infavour The price was pound45000 and the Land Fund required10 of that to be raised by Newburgh itself In Oct 2015Lochmill officially changed ownership the town paying trib-

ute to Scottish Waterrsquos involvement From March to Octoberthe loch is leased to local anglers and that rent together withthat from some rough grazing helps with cost of keeping thereservoir in good order as there is a yearly inspection by theScottish Land Fund which finally gave pound51000 in allCommunity Buy-outs have multiplied in Scotland since As-synt in 1993 although the first was in 1908 when the gov-ernment bought land in Skye which was then sold to croftersParts of Lewis followed in 1923 The Scottish Governmentwants one million acres of land to be in public ownership by2020 although so far 937 of the buyouts are in the High-land and the Western Isles areas which traditionally havesuffered from absentee landlords However that is changingand urban areas are beginning to consider their communityneeds and assetsNB following last weeks story about Tayport Plant GardenKingsbarns has an organic garden amongst the new PalaceGreen housing

MEETING FOR BUSINESSES IN THE EAST NEUK

If your business is interested in attracting more custom from tourist visitors Visit East Neuk is holding an open meeting on20th February 2019 at Bowhouse (by St Monans) from 645pm to 930pm

Please join us to listen to informative speakers hear about planned tourism initiatives and network with fellow business own-ersThe topics covered will includebull Overview of past year and future plans (Roger Brown Chair of Visit East Neuk)bull East Neuk Tourist Information Kiosk at Anstruther harbour (Alex Gardner)bull Fife Tourism Partnership (Ann Camus and John Murray)bull East Neuk tourism developments (Councillor John Docherty)bull About Bowhouse (Rosie Jack Bowhouse)bull 2020 Year of Coast and Water (Caroline Warburton VisitScotland)bull How social media can help tourist-facing businesses (Gavin Syme social mediabloggervideo programmer)bull Open discussion QampAThe cost is pound10 per person payable on the night which will help to cover catering costs and includes a years membership ofVisit East NeukTo help plan catering please kindly RSVP by 18th February to VisitEastNeukyahoocom

Any Questions is coming to Madras College St Andrews on Friday March 8Hosted by Jonathan Dimbleby the programme will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 4at 8pm Doors open at 630pm and free tickets are now available for the public fromthe schools Kilrymont and South Street offices Confirmed on the panel so far are Chairof the Brexit Select Committee Hilary Benn MP the Deputy Leader of the SNP at West-minster Kirsty Blackman MP and the economist and Editor in Chief of MoneyWeekMagazine Merryn Somerset Webb The final panel member is still to be confirmed

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WILD CRAIL Will Cresswell

with Photographs by John Anderson

Balcomie Beach hasnrsquot changed much in the last week Lots of sanderlings and a few dunlin although the golden and grey ploverhave moved on At sea there seem to be more long-tailed ducks ndash on the 10th probably 20 out from Fife Ness ndash in a busy flockwith some of the males displaying to the femalesOn the 9th I saw a colour-ringed juve-nile great black-backed gull roostingwith some herring gulls by the boatingpond at Roome Bay The ringer gotback to me very promptly the follow-ing morning after I googled the ringnumber and type to find their identityIt was ringed as a chick on Rona (thenortherly bit of the May Island) on the25th June 2018 and was seen again atFife Ness in August and now again inCrail 230 days later and only 8 kmfrom where it was born Some birds

donrsquot disperse very far Gulls are long lived and this gull may be here for next 40 yearsso I will be keeping an eye out for it future wintersI was also handed a shag ring on the 8th found on harbour beach I emailed ProfessorJane Reid at Aberdeen University one of the leaders of the project that has been ringingshags on the May Island for many years now to find out its history This bird had led aslightly more interesting life than the great black-backed gull The shag was also ringedin June as a chick on the May Island but back in 2013 It has bred on the island ever sincealthough in winter it has wandered as far as Aberdeenshire It was last seen alive at FifeNess in September and consider-ing that the ring has now washed

up in Crail minus a corpse it probably died soon afterwards If you haveever looked at the shags flying past Crail or hauled out on the rocks atFife Ness you canrsquot fail to have noticed most are ringed with their ownthree letter code and colour If you ever note down a combination or finda ring (often on a washed up corpse after a winterrsquos storm) then let meknow and I will pass it on The study has thousands of sightings now butthe more the merrier because like the gulls shags can live a long timeand finding a ring can complete a history of a bird showing categorically

that it has died ratherthan having gonesomewhere else tolive where there is no-one to spot its ringsIt has almost begun to feel a bit like spring these last few days On Thursdaylast week it was ten degrees and there was a lot of birdsong as I walkedthrough Crail first thing The robins and wrens have been singing a while butthey are now joined by great tits blackbirds song thrushes greenfinches anddunnocks That evening just as it was getting dark ndash now nearly at 6pm ndash therewas a single blackbirdsinging from a rooftop on

the High Street close to my garden It was perfectly still and in between theoccasional cars otherwise perfectly silent The blackbird had the air all to it-self broadcasting its territory and readiness for spring to Crail Blackbirds mayhave the nicest most beautiful song in the world I have heard a lot of thembut still think it is hard to beat a solo singing blackbirdAnother sign of spring is the returning fulmars Some come back to sit on theirnests in February even though they wonrsquot lay any eggs until May Older birdsseem to visit their nests constantly through the year except for mid-winterHow the pairs synchronise their visits to coincide seems to be a mystery butperhaps one just has to wait until its mate appears This might explain whythere is such a lot of hanging around

Colour-ringed great black backed gull

Shag colour ring

Shag

Blackbird

Fulmar

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CRAIL COMMUNITY CHOIR

The choir meets on Monday 18th February at 730 pm in the Town Hall

The choir welcomes all adults who enjoy singing There isno requirement to read music and the evenings are relaxedfriendly and informalThe cost is pound1 per nightFor more information phone Catriona (01333 450398) orLiz (01333 450122)

Crail Table Tennis ClubItrsquos a fun affair with some serious play and banter the costper session is only pound300 and that includes free membershipfor the season which lasts throughout the winter monthsWe play over three tables and there is rarely time to sit downso if you are looking for things to do as the summer monthsdrop off why not pop down and join us If you would like toknow more then please call

Graham at The Honeypot on 01333 450935Community Hall ( Side Entrance )

1900 Tuesday All welcome

CRAIL BADMINTON CLUB

MEETS ON TUESDAYS 7 ndash 10 PM INCRAIL COMMUNITY HALLNew members welcome

Any queries- Tel Anne on 07769156003

RBS Mobile Branch TimetableTuesdays St Andrews Road Car Park Anstruther ndash215pm -300pm Thursdays North Marketgate Crail ndash1020am 1050am

Crail Mobile Post Office ServiceLocation - Along High Street opposite the BeehiveOpening timesMonday 1400-1600Tuesday 1400-1600Wednesday 1400-1600

Scottish Country Dancing

Crail Town HallWednesday at 730pmOctober to March

St Andrews Photographic Society

St Andrews Photographic Society meets every Wednesdayevening at 730pm in the Art Club premises StAndrews(down the lane beyond West Port Printers) in Argyle StreetWeekly programme can be found on the Society web pageat wwwstandrewsphotographic societycom All welcome

RBS Community LiaisonRBS Community Liaison staff will conduct drop in sessionseach Tuesday from 1000 to 1200 in Anstruther Lower TownHall Anyone with questions or concerns is welcome to at-tend

Contact your Fife CouncillorCllrLindaHoltfifegovuk 07725 223773cllrbillporteousfifegovuk 01333 730837 or

07753982311cllrjohndochertyfifegovuk 07718 66 89 96

Useful Emergency NumbersSamaritans 116 123Breathing Space 0800 838587Social Work Out Of Hours Emergencies03451 55 00 99Adult Protection Phone Line 01383 602200Child Protection or Social Work 03451 551503NHS24 111Police 101CARF (Citizenrsquos Advice amp Rights) 0345 1400 095Homeless Emergency Number 0800 028 6231

Crail Hospital Car Service

Crail Hospital Car Service would like to say thank you verymuch to the Community Choir Following their ChristmasConcert they have given the car service a donation whichis as rare as it is welcome Our funds are slim We rely onthe willingness of volunteers and occasionally there may bepeople who do not ask us because they worry they canrsquot af-ford what the drivers get to cover petrol and car costs Witha small reserve it means we can say clearly we hope no oneholds back

Crail Mattersrsquo generosity in advertising us has meant twomore people have volunteered one adding that he wasnrsquot inCrail all the time But it means there is one more to draw onand that is a big help

Thank you - the number - 450096

Mobile LibraryThe mobile library calls at Marketgate every 2nd Thurs-dayNext dates 28th Feb 14th March 28th March then newtimetable

Crail in BloomDates for your DiaryAGM - Friday March 15th - 700pm - at Jeni Auchin-lecks Studio - 2 Castle Street CrailSpring Coffee Morning - Saturday 6th April - doors openat 1000am - Legion Hall Crail

Crail Armistice Day commemorationA brief record of the Armistice commemoration held inCrail can be found at this linkhttpscrailmatterscomcrail-armistice-commemoration

This will be added to as further material is submitted

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First built in the 14th century Kellie Castle hasbeen extended and added to over the centuriesand today features magnificent interior decora-tion from the 19th century including a long-hidden Arts and Crafts mural by Phoebe AnnaTraquair Our volunteers help us look after this wonderfulbuilding welcome visitors from around the world and ensurethat they have a fantastic experience while visiting

Our Volunteer Guides explain the castlersquos long history to ourvisitors and help them understand more about the familieswho lived here and the collections on display

Our volunteer Retail amp Admissions Assistants welcome vis-itors and introduce them to the castle assist visitors with se-lecting the most appropriate membership or ticket option andpromote the Trust and its conservation work These roles willgive you the opportunity to meet people from around theworld and help them learn about the history of the property

its historical context and those who lived hereVolunteers at Kellie Castle can also get in-volved in other opportunities which arise fromtime to time Trust volunteers can attend spe-cial events such as training sessions and are

recognised for their work through our national lsquothank yoursquoprogrammes After 40 hours volunteering you will also re-ceive a volunteer card entitling the holder to free entry toNTS properties and a 20 discount in NTS shops

No previous experience is required for these roles as fulltraining will be given

We are hosting a Volunteer Open Day on Sunday 3rd March2019 between 12pm ndash 4pm at Kellie Castle PittenweemFife KY10 2RF All welcomeIf you are interested in gaining more information about eitherof the volunteer roles please contact Caroline on Tel 01333720271 chirstntsorguk

Volunteer GuidesVolunteer Retail amp Admissions Assistants Needed at Kellie Castle

Carers Allowance Supplement

Carers Allowance Supplement is an extra payment for people in Scotland who get Carers Allowance on a particular dateCarers Allowance Supplement is paid 2 times a yearThe next 2 rounds of payments arepound22620 in June 2019 - youll get this payment if youre getting Carers Allowance on 15 April 2019pound22620 in December 2019 - youll get this payment if youre getting Carers Allowance on 14 October 2019The exact dates of the June and December payments will be confirmed later this year If youre due to get a payment youllget a letter from Social Security Scotland before the payment is made

Who can get Carers Allowance SupplementTo get Carers Allowance Supplement you must live in Scotland on a particular date The person you care for does not haveto live in ScotlandDatesIf youre getting Carers Allowance on 15 April 2019 youll get a Carers Allowance Supplement payment in June 2019If you were getting Carers Allowance on 15 April 2019 and did not receive a Carers Allowance Supplement payment inJune 2019 youll get this payment as part of the December 2019 Carers Allowance Supplement paymentsIf you do not get Carers AllowanceYou must get Carers Allowance to get Carers Allowance Supplement If you want to you can find out more about what ben-efits you could getSome people do not get Carers Allowance because they get other benefits instead This is called an underlying entitlementYou will not get Carers Allowance Supplement if you have an underlying entitlement to Carers AllowancePaymentsEach Carers Allowance Supplement payment in 2019 is pound22620You do not have to apply for Carers Allowance Supplement Youll get 2 payments a year if you qualifyFor 2019 the first payment will be in June The second payment will be in December 2019Social Security Scotland will write to you before each payment Contact Social Security Scotland if you think you shouldhave been paid Carers Allowance SupplementOther benefits and taxCarers Allowance Supplement will not affect your other benefits or tax creditsYou do not need to tell the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) or your council about this paymentIncome taxYou may have to pay more income tax on your Carers Allowance SupplementMost people do not pay tax if their income is under pound11850 a year

Out of Hours Health Care Liz Smith MSP SurgeryLiz Smith MSP will be holding a surgery in St Andrews Townhall on Friday 22 February 2019 at 12 noon re the out of hourshealthcare provision All members of the public are welcome to attend to discuss the closures which have been in place sinceApril last year

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Hate Crime Legislation Review

The Scottish Government have had Hate Crime Leg-islation independently reviewed and now it is yourturn to share your views and inform what is includedin the Legislation Sign up and join Fife Centre forEqualities on Wednesday 20th Feb 5pm in New Vol-unteer House Kirkcaldy KY1 1XT

Click the link to book httpbitlyhate-crime-consultation

Letter to the EditorSirNow the new demographic in Marketgate findstourism a nuisance is the new Charette really aboutdiscouraging tourismAfter the erection of new noovernight parking signs for motor homes in Market-gate one would certainly think soThese new rude signshave so far cost our business pound30000 not good for ouryoung peoplersquos job prospectsIf we want jobs andshops we must provide the facilities provided free inmore civilised European holiday villages that is a taprefuse bins and waste water disposal pointsIt is onlyby encouraging tourism that we can prevent Craildying

YoursStephen Grieve

Inner Wheel Club of Anstruther CoffeeMorning in Aid of First RespondersSaturday 23rd February Legion Hall Entry pound2

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Crail Parish Church of Scotland (Charity registered in Scotland SC 001601)

Intimations to be in by Thursday noon to Lisa 450035 or email (intimationscrailchurchcouk)Session Clerk Helen Armitage 450516Interim Moderator Rev Brian Oxburgh

Monday Club Monday 18th February in the Community Hall at 215pm talk ldquoChasrdquo by Dawn AndersonGuild Thursday 21st February in the Kirk Hall at 215pm talk ldquoSuffragettesrdquo by Jo McCormickThe Anstruther Inner Wheel Coffee Morning will take place in the Legion Hall on Saturday 23rd February 10am-12noonIn aid of First Responders Home baking stall and RaffleChurch Quiz Night Friday 15th March at 7pm in the Kirk Hall in aid of church funds Tickets pound500 per person BYOB andsnacks Tickets limited to 40 from committee members and at Chat Bite

Next weekrsquos service will be taken by Mr G Peacock

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Material for inclusion in Crail Matters should be sent to crailmattersgmailcom and received on Friday middaybefore publication Any views expressed in Letters to the Editor are those of the author and not of Crail Matters

We reserve the right to edit copy for length and style Submission does not guarantee inclusioncopy Crab Publishing 2019 Editorial Team this week Helen Byres Julie Middleton Isla Reid Valencia Sowry Max

Taylor John Wilson

The Crail SeagullIm becoming seriously worried about the man who has to live down that hole at the old bank corner I wassitting quietly on a roof opposite the Town Hall during the week watching something going on in the former li-brary (does anyone know) and I noticed a bit of kerfuffle below Barriers traffic lights and what seemed to me an entire teamof men trying to rescue him The wise owl told me they were Openreach and had something to do with Broadband I dont knowwhat that is but if it means being frequently down a hole I dont think Ill bother with it And before you ask the answer is nothe wise owl didnt know what was happening in the former library

Community Council NotesOur new website is httpscrailcccom

Proposals for Roome Bay Play Area

The Community Council is delighted to report that all the funding is now in place to replace the play equipment at Roome BayThe tender to do the work has been approved and a pre-start meeting with the contractor arranged to confirm start and completiondates We would like to thank the Helen Main Trust for their generous support Thanks also to Alan Bisset of Fife Council forcoordinating the project and to Dr Jack Jarvis for help in raising funds

Next Community Council MeetingThe next Community Council meeting will be at 715pm 25 February This will be a special meeting addressed by members ofthe Urgent Care Redesign Team ( Claire Dobson (West Divisional General Manager) and Roz Barclay (Change and ImprovementManager)) concerning the provision of Out of Hours Services If you have any experience of difficulties in relation to access toOut of Hours Services please contact the Community Council at crailcommunitycouncilgmailcom

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Making it Happen

Lochmill reservoir is a mileand a half out of NewburghBuilt in 1951 to supply thetown it was redundant 35years later when the biggerGlenrothes one took over Itrsquosa Site of Special Scientific In-terest and a popular place towalk the dogs or to picnic When Newburgh CommunityTrust heard that Scottish Water wanted to sell they decidedon a Community buy-out The Scottish Land Fund required 50 of households to signa petition calling for that and 50 of those signing to be infavour The price was pound45000 and the Land Fund required10 of that to be raised by Newburgh itself In Oct 2015Lochmill officially changed ownership the town paying trib-

ute to Scottish Waterrsquos involvement From March to Octoberthe loch is leased to local anglers and that rent together withthat from some rough grazing helps with cost of keeping thereservoir in good order as there is a yearly inspection by theScottish Land Fund which finally gave pound51000 in allCommunity Buy-outs have multiplied in Scotland since As-synt in 1993 although the first was in 1908 when the gov-ernment bought land in Skye which was then sold to croftersParts of Lewis followed in 1923 The Scottish Governmentwants one million acres of land to be in public ownership by2020 although so far 937 of the buyouts are in the High-land and the Western Isles areas which traditionally havesuffered from absentee landlords However that is changingand urban areas are beginning to consider their communityneeds and assetsNB following last weeks story about Tayport Plant GardenKingsbarns has an organic garden amongst the new PalaceGreen housing

MEETING FOR BUSINESSES IN THE EAST NEUK

If your business is interested in attracting more custom from tourist visitors Visit East Neuk is holding an open meeting on20th February 2019 at Bowhouse (by St Monans) from 645pm to 930pm

Please join us to listen to informative speakers hear about planned tourism initiatives and network with fellow business own-ersThe topics covered will includebull Overview of past year and future plans (Roger Brown Chair of Visit East Neuk)bull East Neuk Tourist Information Kiosk at Anstruther harbour (Alex Gardner)bull Fife Tourism Partnership (Ann Camus and John Murray)bull East Neuk tourism developments (Councillor John Docherty)bull About Bowhouse (Rosie Jack Bowhouse)bull 2020 Year of Coast and Water (Caroline Warburton VisitScotland)bull How social media can help tourist-facing businesses (Gavin Syme social mediabloggervideo programmer)bull Open discussion QampAThe cost is pound10 per person payable on the night which will help to cover catering costs and includes a years membership ofVisit East NeukTo help plan catering please kindly RSVP by 18th February to VisitEastNeukyahoocom

Any Questions is coming to Madras College St Andrews on Friday March 8Hosted by Jonathan Dimbleby the programme will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 4at 8pm Doors open at 630pm and free tickets are now available for the public fromthe schools Kilrymont and South Street offices Confirmed on the panel so far are Chairof the Brexit Select Committee Hilary Benn MP the Deputy Leader of the SNP at West-minster Kirsty Blackman MP and the economist and Editor in Chief of MoneyWeekMagazine Merryn Somerset Webb The final panel member is still to be confirmed

3

WILD CRAIL Will Cresswell

with Photographs by John Anderson

Balcomie Beach hasnrsquot changed much in the last week Lots of sanderlings and a few dunlin although the golden and grey ploverhave moved on At sea there seem to be more long-tailed ducks ndash on the 10th probably 20 out from Fife Ness ndash in a busy flockwith some of the males displaying to the femalesOn the 9th I saw a colour-ringed juve-nile great black-backed gull roostingwith some herring gulls by the boatingpond at Roome Bay The ringer gotback to me very promptly the follow-ing morning after I googled the ringnumber and type to find their identityIt was ringed as a chick on Rona (thenortherly bit of the May Island) on the25th June 2018 and was seen again atFife Ness in August and now again inCrail 230 days later and only 8 kmfrom where it was born Some birds

donrsquot disperse very far Gulls are long lived and this gull may be here for next 40 yearsso I will be keeping an eye out for it future wintersI was also handed a shag ring on the 8th found on harbour beach I emailed ProfessorJane Reid at Aberdeen University one of the leaders of the project that has been ringingshags on the May Island for many years now to find out its history This bird had led aslightly more interesting life than the great black-backed gull The shag was also ringedin June as a chick on the May Island but back in 2013 It has bred on the island ever sincealthough in winter it has wandered as far as Aberdeenshire It was last seen alive at FifeNess in September and consider-ing that the ring has now washed

up in Crail minus a corpse it probably died soon afterwards If you haveever looked at the shags flying past Crail or hauled out on the rocks atFife Ness you canrsquot fail to have noticed most are ringed with their ownthree letter code and colour If you ever note down a combination or finda ring (often on a washed up corpse after a winterrsquos storm) then let meknow and I will pass it on The study has thousands of sightings now butthe more the merrier because like the gulls shags can live a long timeand finding a ring can complete a history of a bird showing categorically

that it has died ratherthan having gonesomewhere else tolive where there is no-one to spot its ringsIt has almost begun to feel a bit like spring these last few days On Thursdaylast week it was ten degrees and there was a lot of birdsong as I walkedthrough Crail first thing The robins and wrens have been singing a while butthey are now joined by great tits blackbirds song thrushes greenfinches anddunnocks That evening just as it was getting dark ndash now nearly at 6pm ndash therewas a single blackbirdsinging from a rooftop on

the High Street close to my garden It was perfectly still and in between theoccasional cars otherwise perfectly silent The blackbird had the air all to it-self broadcasting its territory and readiness for spring to Crail Blackbirds mayhave the nicest most beautiful song in the world I have heard a lot of thembut still think it is hard to beat a solo singing blackbirdAnother sign of spring is the returning fulmars Some come back to sit on theirnests in February even though they wonrsquot lay any eggs until May Older birdsseem to visit their nests constantly through the year except for mid-winterHow the pairs synchronise their visits to coincide seems to be a mystery butperhaps one just has to wait until its mate appears This might explain whythere is such a lot of hanging around

Colour-ringed great black backed gull

Shag colour ring

Shag

Blackbird

Fulmar

4

CRAIL COMMUNITY CHOIR

The choir meets on Monday 18th February at 730 pm in the Town Hall

The choir welcomes all adults who enjoy singing There isno requirement to read music and the evenings are relaxedfriendly and informalThe cost is pound1 per nightFor more information phone Catriona (01333 450398) orLiz (01333 450122)

Crail Table Tennis ClubItrsquos a fun affair with some serious play and banter the costper session is only pound300 and that includes free membershipfor the season which lasts throughout the winter monthsWe play over three tables and there is rarely time to sit downso if you are looking for things to do as the summer monthsdrop off why not pop down and join us If you would like toknow more then please call

Graham at The Honeypot on 01333 450935Community Hall ( Side Entrance )

1900 Tuesday All welcome

CRAIL BADMINTON CLUB

MEETS ON TUESDAYS 7 ndash 10 PM INCRAIL COMMUNITY HALLNew members welcome

Any queries- Tel Anne on 07769156003

RBS Mobile Branch TimetableTuesdays St Andrews Road Car Park Anstruther ndash215pm -300pm Thursdays North Marketgate Crail ndash1020am 1050am

Crail Mobile Post Office ServiceLocation - Along High Street opposite the BeehiveOpening timesMonday 1400-1600Tuesday 1400-1600Wednesday 1400-1600

Scottish Country Dancing

Crail Town HallWednesday at 730pmOctober to March

St Andrews Photographic Society

St Andrews Photographic Society meets every Wednesdayevening at 730pm in the Art Club premises StAndrews(down the lane beyond West Port Printers) in Argyle StreetWeekly programme can be found on the Society web pageat wwwstandrewsphotographic societycom All welcome

RBS Community LiaisonRBS Community Liaison staff will conduct drop in sessionseach Tuesday from 1000 to 1200 in Anstruther Lower TownHall Anyone with questions or concerns is welcome to at-tend

Contact your Fife CouncillorCllrLindaHoltfifegovuk 07725 223773cllrbillporteousfifegovuk 01333 730837 or

07753982311cllrjohndochertyfifegovuk 07718 66 89 96

Useful Emergency NumbersSamaritans 116 123Breathing Space 0800 838587Social Work Out Of Hours Emergencies03451 55 00 99Adult Protection Phone Line 01383 602200Child Protection or Social Work 03451 551503NHS24 111Police 101CARF (Citizenrsquos Advice amp Rights) 0345 1400 095Homeless Emergency Number 0800 028 6231

Crail Hospital Car Service

Crail Hospital Car Service would like to say thank you verymuch to the Community Choir Following their ChristmasConcert they have given the car service a donation whichis as rare as it is welcome Our funds are slim We rely onthe willingness of volunteers and occasionally there may bepeople who do not ask us because they worry they canrsquot af-ford what the drivers get to cover petrol and car costs Witha small reserve it means we can say clearly we hope no oneholds back

Crail Mattersrsquo generosity in advertising us has meant twomore people have volunteered one adding that he wasnrsquot inCrail all the time But it means there is one more to draw onand that is a big help

Thank you - the number - 450096

Mobile LibraryThe mobile library calls at Marketgate every 2nd Thurs-dayNext dates 28th Feb 14th March 28th March then newtimetable

Crail in BloomDates for your DiaryAGM - Friday March 15th - 700pm - at Jeni Auchin-lecks Studio - 2 Castle Street CrailSpring Coffee Morning - Saturday 6th April - doors openat 1000am - Legion Hall Crail

Crail Armistice Day commemorationA brief record of the Armistice commemoration held inCrail can be found at this linkhttpscrailmatterscomcrail-armistice-commemoration

This will be added to as further material is submitted

5

First built in the 14th century Kellie Castle hasbeen extended and added to over the centuriesand today features magnificent interior decora-tion from the 19th century including a long-hidden Arts and Crafts mural by Phoebe AnnaTraquair Our volunteers help us look after this wonderfulbuilding welcome visitors from around the world and ensurethat they have a fantastic experience while visiting

Our Volunteer Guides explain the castlersquos long history to ourvisitors and help them understand more about the familieswho lived here and the collections on display

Our volunteer Retail amp Admissions Assistants welcome vis-itors and introduce them to the castle assist visitors with se-lecting the most appropriate membership or ticket option andpromote the Trust and its conservation work These roles willgive you the opportunity to meet people from around theworld and help them learn about the history of the property

its historical context and those who lived hereVolunteers at Kellie Castle can also get in-volved in other opportunities which arise fromtime to time Trust volunteers can attend spe-cial events such as training sessions and are

recognised for their work through our national lsquothank yoursquoprogrammes After 40 hours volunteering you will also re-ceive a volunteer card entitling the holder to free entry toNTS properties and a 20 discount in NTS shops

No previous experience is required for these roles as fulltraining will be given

We are hosting a Volunteer Open Day on Sunday 3rd March2019 between 12pm ndash 4pm at Kellie Castle PittenweemFife KY10 2RF All welcomeIf you are interested in gaining more information about eitherof the volunteer roles please contact Caroline on Tel 01333720271 chirstntsorguk

Volunteer GuidesVolunteer Retail amp Admissions Assistants Needed at Kellie Castle

Carers Allowance Supplement

Carers Allowance Supplement is an extra payment for people in Scotland who get Carers Allowance on a particular dateCarers Allowance Supplement is paid 2 times a yearThe next 2 rounds of payments arepound22620 in June 2019 - youll get this payment if youre getting Carers Allowance on 15 April 2019pound22620 in December 2019 - youll get this payment if youre getting Carers Allowance on 14 October 2019The exact dates of the June and December payments will be confirmed later this year If youre due to get a payment youllget a letter from Social Security Scotland before the payment is made

Who can get Carers Allowance SupplementTo get Carers Allowance Supplement you must live in Scotland on a particular date The person you care for does not haveto live in ScotlandDatesIf youre getting Carers Allowance on 15 April 2019 youll get a Carers Allowance Supplement payment in June 2019If you were getting Carers Allowance on 15 April 2019 and did not receive a Carers Allowance Supplement payment inJune 2019 youll get this payment as part of the December 2019 Carers Allowance Supplement paymentsIf you do not get Carers AllowanceYou must get Carers Allowance to get Carers Allowance Supplement If you want to you can find out more about what ben-efits you could getSome people do not get Carers Allowance because they get other benefits instead This is called an underlying entitlementYou will not get Carers Allowance Supplement if you have an underlying entitlement to Carers AllowancePaymentsEach Carers Allowance Supplement payment in 2019 is pound22620You do not have to apply for Carers Allowance Supplement Youll get 2 payments a year if you qualifyFor 2019 the first payment will be in June The second payment will be in December 2019Social Security Scotland will write to you before each payment Contact Social Security Scotland if you think you shouldhave been paid Carers Allowance SupplementOther benefits and taxCarers Allowance Supplement will not affect your other benefits or tax creditsYou do not need to tell the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) or your council about this paymentIncome taxYou may have to pay more income tax on your Carers Allowance SupplementMost people do not pay tax if their income is under pound11850 a year

Out of Hours Health Care Liz Smith MSP SurgeryLiz Smith MSP will be holding a surgery in St Andrews Townhall on Friday 22 February 2019 at 12 noon re the out of hourshealthcare provision All members of the public are welcome to attend to discuss the closures which have been in place sinceApril last year

6

Hate Crime Legislation Review

The Scottish Government have had Hate Crime Leg-islation independently reviewed and now it is yourturn to share your views and inform what is includedin the Legislation Sign up and join Fife Centre forEqualities on Wednesday 20th Feb 5pm in New Vol-unteer House Kirkcaldy KY1 1XT

Click the link to book httpbitlyhate-crime-consultation

Letter to the EditorSirNow the new demographic in Marketgate findstourism a nuisance is the new Charette really aboutdiscouraging tourismAfter the erection of new noovernight parking signs for motor homes in Market-gate one would certainly think soThese new rude signshave so far cost our business pound30000 not good for ouryoung peoplersquos job prospectsIf we want jobs andshops we must provide the facilities provided free inmore civilised European holiday villages that is a taprefuse bins and waste water disposal pointsIt is onlyby encouraging tourism that we can prevent Craildying

YoursStephen Grieve

Inner Wheel Club of Anstruther CoffeeMorning in Aid of First RespondersSaturday 23rd February Legion Hall Entry pound2

7

Crail Parish Church of Scotland (Charity registered in Scotland SC 001601)

Intimations to be in by Thursday noon to Lisa 450035 or email (intimationscrailchurchcouk)Session Clerk Helen Armitage 450516Interim Moderator Rev Brian Oxburgh

Monday Club Monday 18th February in the Community Hall at 215pm talk ldquoChasrdquo by Dawn AndersonGuild Thursday 21st February in the Kirk Hall at 215pm talk ldquoSuffragettesrdquo by Jo McCormickThe Anstruther Inner Wheel Coffee Morning will take place in the Legion Hall on Saturday 23rd February 10am-12noonIn aid of First Responders Home baking stall and RaffleChurch Quiz Night Friday 15th March at 7pm in the Kirk Hall in aid of church funds Tickets pound500 per person BYOB andsnacks Tickets limited to 40 from committee members and at Chat Bite

Next weekrsquos service will be taken by Mr G Peacock

8

Material for inclusion in Crail Matters should be sent to crailmattersgmailcom and received on Friday middaybefore publication Any views expressed in Letters to the Editor are those of the author and not of Crail Matters

We reserve the right to edit copy for length and style Submission does not guarantee inclusioncopy Crab Publishing 2019 Editorial Team this week Helen Byres Julie Middleton Isla Reid Valencia Sowry Max

Taylor John Wilson

The Crail SeagullIm becoming seriously worried about the man who has to live down that hole at the old bank corner I wassitting quietly on a roof opposite the Town Hall during the week watching something going on in the former li-brary (does anyone know) and I noticed a bit of kerfuffle below Barriers traffic lights and what seemed to me an entire teamof men trying to rescue him The wise owl told me they were Openreach and had something to do with Broadband I dont knowwhat that is but if it means being frequently down a hole I dont think Ill bother with it And before you ask the answer is nothe wise owl didnt know what was happening in the former library

Community Council NotesOur new website is httpscrailcccom

Proposals for Roome Bay Play Area

The Community Council is delighted to report that all the funding is now in place to replace the play equipment at Roome BayThe tender to do the work has been approved and a pre-start meeting with the contractor arranged to confirm start and completiondates We would like to thank the Helen Main Trust for their generous support Thanks also to Alan Bisset of Fife Council forcoordinating the project and to Dr Jack Jarvis for help in raising funds

Next Community Council MeetingThe next Community Council meeting will be at 715pm 25 February This will be a special meeting addressed by members ofthe Urgent Care Redesign Team ( Claire Dobson (West Divisional General Manager) and Roz Barclay (Change and ImprovementManager)) concerning the provision of Out of Hours Services If you have any experience of difficulties in relation to access toOut of Hours Services please contact the Community Council at crailcommunitycouncilgmailcom

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WILD CRAIL Will Cresswell

with Photographs by John Anderson

Balcomie Beach hasnrsquot changed much in the last week Lots of sanderlings and a few dunlin although the golden and grey ploverhave moved on At sea there seem to be more long-tailed ducks ndash on the 10th probably 20 out from Fife Ness ndash in a busy flockwith some of the males displaying to the femalesOn the 9th I saw a colour-ringed juve-nile great black-backed gull roostingwith some herring gulls by the boatingpond at Roome Bay The ringer gotback to me very promptly the follow-ing morning after I googled the ringnumber and type to find their identityIt was ringed as a chick on Rona (thenortherly bit of the May Island) on the25th June 2018 and was seen again atFife Ness in August and now again inCrail 230 days later and only 8 kmfrom where it was born Some birds

donrsquot disperse very far Gulls are long lived and this gull may be here for next 40 yearsso I will be keeping an eye out for it future wintersI was also handed a shag ring on the 8th found on harbour beach I emailed ProfessorJane Reid at Aberdeen University one of the leaders of the project that has been ringingshags on the May Island for many years now to find out its history This bird had led aslightly more interesting life than the great black-backed gull The shag was also ringedin June as a chick on the May Island but back in 2013 It has bred on the island ever sincealthough in winter it has wandered as far as Aberdeenshire It was last seen alive at FifeNess in September and consider-ing that the ring has now washed

up in Crail minus a corpse it probably died soon afterwards If you haveever looked at the shags flying past Crail or hauled out on the rocks atFife Ness you canrsquot fail to have noticed most are ringed with their ownthree letter code and colour If you ever note down a combination or finda ring (often on a washed up corpse after a winterrsquos storm) then let meknow and I will pass it on The study has thousands of sightings now butthe more the merrier because like the gulls shags can live a long timeand finding a ring can complete a history of a bird showing categorically

that it has died ratherthan having gonesomewhere else tolive where there is no-one to spot its ringsIt has almost begun to feel a bit like spring these last few days On Thursdaylast week it was ten degrees and there was a lot of birdsong as I walkedthrough Crail first thing The robins and wrens have been singing a while butthey are now joined by great tits blackbirds song thrushes greenfinches anddunnocks That evening just as it was getting dark ndash now nearly at 6pm ndash therewas a single blackbirdsinging from a rooftop on

the High Street close to my garden It was perfectly still and in between theoccasional cars otherwise perfectly silent The blackbird had the air all to it-self broadcasting its territory and readiness for spring to Crail Blackbirds mayhave the nicest most beautiful song in the world I have heard a lot of thembut still think it is hard to beat a solo singing blackbirdAnother sign of spring is the returning fulmars Some come back to sit on theirnests in February even though they wonrsquot lay any eggs until May Older birdsseem to visit their nests constantly through the year except for mid-winterHow the pairs synchronise their visits to coincide seems to be a mystery butperhaps one just has to wait until its mate appears This might explain whythere is such a lot of hanging around

Colour-ringed great black backed gull

Shag colour ring

Shag

Blackbird

Fulmar

4

CRAIL COMMUNITY CHOIR

The choir meets on Monday 18th February at 730 pm in the Town Hall

The choir welcomes all adults who enjoy singing There isno requirement to read music and the evenings are relaxedfriendly and informalThe cost is pound1 per nightFor more information phone Catriona (01333 450398) orLiz (01333 450122)

Crail Table Tennis ClubItrsquos a fun affair with some serious play and banter the costper session is only pound300 and that includes free membershipfor the season which lasts throughout the winter monthsWe play over three tables and there is rarely time to sit downso if you are looking for things to do as the summer monthsdrop off why not pop down and join us If you would like toknow more then please call

Graham at The Honeypot on 01333 450935Community Hall ( Side Entrance )

1900 Tuesday All welcome

CRAIL BADMINTON CLUB

MEETS ON TUESDAYS 7 ndash 10 PM INCRAIL COMMUNITY HALLNew members welcome

Any queries- Tel Anne on 07769156003

RBS Mobile Branch TimetableTuesdays St Andrews Road Car Park Anstruther ndash215pm -300pm Thursdays North Marketgate Crail ndash1020am 1050am

Crail Mobile Post Office ServiceLocation - Along High Street opposite the BeehiveOpening timesMonday 1400-1600Tuesday 1400-1600Wednesday 1400-1600

Scottish Country Dancing

Crail Town HallWednesday at 730pmOctober to March

St Andrews Photographic Society

St Andrews Photographic Society meets every Wednesdayevening at 730pm in the Art Club premises StAndrews(down the lane beyond West Port Printers) in Argyle StreetWeekly programme can be found on the Society web pageat wwwstandrewsphotographic societycom All welcome

RBS Community LiaisonRBS Community Liaison staff will conduct drop in sessionseach Tuesday from 1000 to 1200 in Anstruther Lower TownHall Anyone with questions or concerns is welcome to at-tend

Contact your Fife CouncillorCllrLindaHoltfifegovuk 07725 223773cllrbillporteousfifegovuk 01333 730837 or

07753982311cllrjohndochertyfifegovuk 07718 66 89 96

Useful Emergency NumbersSamaritans 116 123Breathing Space 0800 838587Social Work Out Of Hours Emergencies03451 55 00 99Adult Protection Phone Line 01383 602200Child Protection or Social Work 03451 551503NHS24 111Police 101CARF (Citizenrsquos Advice amp Rights) 0345 1400 095Homeless Emergency Number 0800 028 6231

Crail Hospital Car Service

Crail Hospital Car Service would like to say thank you verymuch to the Community Choir Following their ChristmasConcert they have given the car service a donation whichis as rare as it is welcome Our funds are slim We rely onthe willingness of volunteers and occasionally there may bepeople who do not ask us because they worry they canrsquot af-ford what the drivers get to cover petrol and car costs Witha small reserve it means we can say clearly we hope no oneholds back

Crail Mattersrsquo generosity in advertising us has meant twomore people have volunteered one adding that he wasnrsquot inCrail all the time But it means there is one more to draw onand that is a big help

Thank you - the number - 450096

Mobile LibraryThe mobile library calls at Marketgate every 2nd Thurs-dayNext dates 28th Feb 14th March 28th March then newtimetable

Crail in BloomDates for your DiaryAGM - Friday March 15th - 700pm - at Jeni Auchin-lecks Studio - 2 Castle Street CrailSpring Coffee Morning - Saturday 6th April - doors openat 1000am - Legion Hall Crail

Crail Armistice Day commemorationA brief record of the Armistice commemoration held inCrail can be found at this linkhttpscrailmatterscomcrail-armistice-commemoration

This will be added to as further material is submitted

5

First built in the 14th century Kellie Castle hasbeen extended and added to over the centuriesand today features magnificent interior decora-tion from the 19th century including a long-hidden Arts and Crafts mural by Phoebe AnnaTraquair Our volunteers help us look after this wonderfulbuilding welcome visitors from around the world and ensurethat they have a fantastic experience while visiting

Our Volunteer Guides explain the castlersquos long history to ourvisitors and help them understand more about the familieswho lived here and the collections on display

Our volunteer Retail amp Admissions Assistants welcome vis-itors and introduce them to the castle assist visitors with se-lecting the most appropriate membership or ticket option andpromote the Trust and its conservation work These roles willgive you the opportunity to meet people from around theworld and help them learn about the history of the property

its historical context and those who lived hereVolunteers at Kellie Castle can also get in-volved in other opportunities which arise fromtime to time Trust volunteers can attend spe-cial events such as training sessions and are

recognised for their work through our national lsquothank yoursquoprogrammes After 40 hours volunteering you will also re-ceive a volunteer card entitling the holder to free entry toNTS properties and a 20 discount in NTS shops

No previous experience is required for these roles as fulltraining will be given

We are hosting a Volunteer Open Day on Sunday 3rd March2019 between 12pm ndash 4pm at Kellie Castle PittenweemFife KY10 2RF All welcomeIf you are interested in gaining more information about eitherof the volunteer roles please contact Caroline on Tel 01333720271 chirstntsorguk

Volunteer GuidesVolunteer Retail amp Admissions Assistants Needed at Kellie Castle

Carers Allowance Supplement

Carers Allowance Supplement is an extra payment for people in Scotland who get Carers Allowance on a particular dateCarers Allowance Supplement is paid 2 times a yearThe next 2 rounds of payments arepound22620 in June 2019 - youll get this payment if youre getting Carers Allowance on 15 April 2019pound22620 in December 2019 - youll get this payment if youre getting Carers Allowance on 14 October 2019The exact dates of the June and December payments will be confirmed later this year If youre due to get a payment youllget a letter from Social Security Scotland before the payment is made

Who can get Carers Allowance SupplementTo get Carers Allowance Supplement you must live in Scotland on a particular date The person you care for does not haveto live in ScotlandDatesIf youre getting Carers Allowance on 15 April 2019 youll get a Carers Allowance Supplement payment in June 2019If you were getting Carers Allowance on 15 April 2019 and did not receive a Carers Allowance Supplement payment inJune 2019 youll get this payment as part of the December 2019 Carers Allowance Supplement paymentsIf you do not get Carers AllowanceYou must get Carers Allowance to get Carers Allowance Supplement If you want to you can find out more about what ben-efits you could getSome people do not get Carers Allowance because they get other benefits instead This is called an underlying entitlementYou will not get Carers Allowance Supplement if you have an underlying entitlement to Carers AllowancePaymentsEach Carers Allowance Supplement payment in 2019 is pound22620You do not have to apply for Carers Allowance Supplement Youll get 2 payments a year if you qualifyFor 2019 the first payment will be in June The second payment will be in December 2019Social Security Scotland will write to you before each payment Contact Social Security Scotland if you think you shouldhave been paid Carers Allowance SupplementOther benefits and taxCarers Allowance Supplement will not affect your other benefits or tax creditsYou do not need to tell the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) or your council about this paymentIncome taxYou may have to pay more income tax on your Carers Allowance SupplementMost people do not pay tax if their income is under pound11850 a year

Out of Hours Health Care Liz Smith MSP SurgeryLiz Smith MSP will be holding a surgery in St Andrews Townhall on Friday 22 February 2019 at 12 noon re the out of hourshealthcare provision All members of the public are welcome to attend to discuss the closures which have been in place sinceApril last year

6

Hate Crime Legislation Review

The Scottish Government have had Hate Crime Leg-islation independently reviewed and now it is yourturn to share your views and inform what is includedin the Legislation Sign up and join Fife Centre forEqualities on Wednesday 20th Feb 5pm in New Vol-unteer House Kirkcaldy KY1 1XT

Click the link to book httpbitlyhate-crime-consultation

Letter to the EditorSirNow the new demographic in Marketgate findstourism a nuisance is the new Charette really aboutdiscouraging tourismAfter the erection of new noovernight parking signs for motor homes in Market-gate one would certainly think soThese new rude signshave so far cost our business pound30000 not good for ouryoung peoplersquos job prospectsIf we want jobs andshops we must provide the facilities provided free inmore civilised European holiday villages that is a taprefuse bins and waste water disposal pointsIt is onlyby encouraging tourism that we can prevent Craildying

YoursStephen Grieve

Inner Wheel Club of Anstruther CoffeeMorning in Aid of First RespondersSaturday 23rd February Legion Hall Entry pound2

7

Crail Parish Church of Scotland (Charity registered in Scotland SC 001601)

Intimations to be in by Thursday noon to Lisa 450035 or email (intimationscrailchurchcouk)Session Clerk Helen Armitage 450516Interim Moderator Rev Brian Oxburgh

Monday Club Monday 18th February in the Community Hall at 215pm talk ldquoChasrdquo by Dawn AndersonGuild Thursday 21st February in the Kirk Hall at 215pm talk ldquoSuffragettesrdquo by Jo McCormickThe Anstruther Inner Wheel Coffee Morning will take place in the Legion Hall on Saturday 23rd February 10am-12noonIn aid of First Responders Home baking stall and RaffleChurch Quiz Night Friday 15th March at 7pm in the Kirk Hall in aid of church funds Tickets pound500 per person BYOB andsnacks Tickets limited to 40 from committee members and at Chat Bite

Next weekrsquos service will be taken by Mr G Peacock

8

Material for inclusion in Crail Matters should be sent to crailmattersgmailcom and received on Friday middaybefore publication Any views expressed in Letters to the Editor are those of the author and not of Crail Matters

We reserve the right to edit copy for length and style Submission does not guarantee inclusioncopy Crab Publishing 2019 Editorial Team this week Helen Byres Julie Middleton Isla Reid Valencia Sowry Max

Taylor John Wilson

The Crail SeagullIm becoming seriously worried about the man who has to live down that hole at the old bank corner I wassitting quietly on a roof opposite the Town Hall during the week watching something going on in the former li-brary (does anyone know) and I noticed a bit of kerfuffle below Barriers traffic lights and what seemed to me an entire teamof men trying to rescue him The wise owl told me they were Openreach and had something to do with Broadband I dont knowwhat that is but if it means being frequently down a hole I dont think Ill bother with it And before you ask the answer is nothe wise owl didnt know what was happening in the former library

Community Council NotesOur new website is httpscrailcccom

Proposals for Roome Bay Play Area

The Community Council is delighted to report that all the funding is now in place to replace the play equipment at Roome BayThe tender to do the work has been approved and a pre-start meeting with the contractor arranged to confirm start and completiondates We would like to thank the Helen Main Trust for their generous support Thanks also to Alan Bisset of Fife Council forcoordinating the project and to Dr Jack Jarvis for help in raising funds

Next Community Council MeetingThe next Community Council meeting will be at 715pm 25 February This will be a special meeting addressed by members ofthe Urgent Care Redesign Team ( Claire Dobson (West Divisional General Manager) and Roz Barclay (Change and ImprovementManager)) concerning the provision of Out of Hours Services If you have any experience of difficulties in relation to access toOut of Hours Services please contact the Community Council at crailcommunitycouncilgmailcom

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4

CRAIL COMMUNITY CHOIR

The choir meets on Monday 18th February at 730 pm in the Town Hall

The choir welcomes all adults who enjoy singing There isno requirement to read music and the evenings are relaxedfriendly and informalThe cost is pound1 per nightFor more information phone Catriona (01333 450398) orLiz (01333 450122)

Crail Table Tennis ClubItrsquos a fun affair with some serious play and banter the costper session is only pound300 and that includes free membershipfor the season which lasts throughout the winter monthsWe play over three tables and there is rarely time to sit downso if you are looking for things to do as the summer monthsdrop off why not pop down and join us If you would like toknow more then please call

Graham at The Honeypot on 01333 450935Community Hall ( Side Entrance )

1900 Tuesday All welcome

CRAIL BADMINTON CLUB

MEETS ON TUESDAYS 7 ndash 10 PM INCRAIL COMMUNITY HALLNew members welcome

Any queries- Tel Anne on 07769156003

RBS Mobile Branch TimetableTuesdays St Andrews Road Car Park Anstruther ndash215pm -300pm Thursdays North Marketgate Crail ndash1020am 1050am

Crail Mobile Post Office ServiceLocation - Along High Street opposite the BeehiveOpening timesMonday 1400-1600Tuesday 1400-1600Wednesday 1400-1600

Scottish Country Dancing

Crail Town HallWednesday at 730pmOctober to March

St Andrews Photographic Society

St Andrews Photographic Society meets every Wednesdayevening at 730pm in the Art Club premises StAndrews(down the lane beyond West Port Printers) in Argyle StreetWeekly programme can be found on the Society web pageat wwwstandrewsphotographic societycom All welcome

RBS Community LiaisonRBS Community Liaison staff will conduct drop in sessionseach Tuesday from 1000 to 1200 in Anstruther Lower TownHall Anyone with questions or concerns is welcome to at-tend

Contact your Fife CouncillorCllrLindaHoltfifegovuk 07725 223773cllrbillporteousfifegovuk 01333 730837 or

07753982311cllrjohndochertyfifegovuk 07718 66 89 96

Useful Emergency NumbersSamaritans 116 123Breathing Space 0800 838587Social Work Out Of Hours Emergencies03451 55 00 99Adult Protection Phone Line 01383 602200Child Protection or Social Work 03451 551503NHS24 111Police 101CARF (Citizenrsquos Advice amp Rights) 0345 1400 095Homeless Emergency Number 0800 028 6231

Crail Hospital Car Service

Crail Hospital Car Service would like to say thank you verymuch to the Community Choir Following their ChristmasConcert they have given the car service a donation whichis as rare as it is welcome Our funds are slim We rely onthe willingness of volunteers and occasionally there may bepeople who do not ask us because they worry they canrsquot af-ford what the drivers get to cover petrol and car costs Witha small reserve it means we can say clearly we hope no oneholds back

Crail Mattersrsquo generosity in advertising us has meant twomore people have volunteered one adding that he wasnrsquot inCrail all the time But it means there is one more to draw onand that is a big help

Thank you - the number - 450096

Mobile LibraryThe mobile library calls at Marketgate every 2nd Thurs-dayNext dates 28th Feb 14th March 28th March then newtimetable

Crail in BloomDates for your DiaryAGM - Friday March 15th - 700pm - at Jeni Auchin-lecks Studio - 2 Castle Street CrailSpring Coffee Morning - Saturday 6th April - doors openat 1000am - Legion Hall Crail

Crail Armistice Day commemorationA brief record of the Armistice commemoration held inCrail can be found at this linkhttpscrailmatterscomcrail-armistice-commemoration

This will be added to as further material is submitted

5

First built in the 14th century Kellie Castle hasbeen extended and added to over the centuriesand today features magnificent interior decora-tion from the 19th century including a long-hidden Arts and Crafts mural by Phoebe AnnaTraquair Our volunteers help us look after this wonderfulbuilding welcome visitors from around the world and ensurethat they have a fantastic experience while visiting

Our Volunteer Guides explain the castlersquos long history to ourvisitors and help them understand more about the familieswho lived here and the collections on display

Our volunteer Retail amp Admissions Assistants welcome vis-itors and introduce them to the castle assist visitors with se-lecting the most appropriate membership or ticket option andpromote the Trust and its conservation work These roles willgive you the opportunity to meet people from around theworld and help them learn about the history of the property

its historical context and those who lived hereVolunteers at Kellie Castle can also get in-volved in other opportunities which arise fromtime to time Trust volunteers can attend spe-cial events such as training sessions and are

recognised for their work through our national lsquothank yoursquoprogrammes After 40 hours volunteering you will also re-ceive a volunteer card entitling the holder to free entry toNTS properties and a 20 discount in NTS shops

No previous experience is required for these roles as fulltraining will be given

We are hosting a Volunteer Open Day on Sunday 3rd March2019 between 12pm ndash 4pm at Kellie Castle PittenweemFife KY10 2RF All welcomeIf you are interested in gaining more information about eitherof the volunteer roles please contact Caroline on Tel 01333720271 chirstntsorguk

Volunteer GuidesVolunteer Retail amp Admissions Assistants Needed at Kellie Castle

Carers Allowance Supplement

Carers Allowance Supplement is an extra payment for people in Scotland who get Carers Allowance on a particular dateCarers Allowance Supplement is paid 2 times a yearThe next 2 rounds of payments arepound22620 in June 2019 - youll get this payment if youre getting Carers Allowance on 15 April 2019pound22620 in December 2019 - youll get this payment if youre getting Carers Allowance on 14 October 2019The exact dates of the June and December payments will be confirmed later this year If youre due to get a payment youllget a letter from Social Security Scotland before the payment is made

Who can get Carers Allowance SupplementTo get Carers Allowance Supplement you must live in Scotland on a particular date The person you care for does not haveto live in ScotlandDatesIf youre getting Carers Allowance on 15 April 2019 youll get a Carers Allowance Supplement payment in June 2019If you were getting Carers Allowance on 15 April 2019 and did not receive a Carers Allowance Supplement payment inJune 2019 youll get this payment as part of the December 2019 Carers Allowance Supplement paymentsIf you do not get Carers AllowanceYou must get Carers Allowance to get Carers Allowance Supplement If you want to you can find out more about what ben-efits you could getSome people do not get Carers Allowance because they get other benefits instead This is called an underlying entitlementYou will not get Carers Allowance Supplement if you have an underlying entitlement to Carers AllowancePaymentsEach Carers Allowance Supplement payment in 2019 is pound22620You do not have to apply for Carers Allowance Supplement Youll get 2 payments a year if you qualifyFor 2019 the first payment will be in June The second payment will be in December 2019Social Security Scotland will write to you before each payment Contact Social Security Scotland if you think you shouldhave been paid Carers Allowance SupplementOther benefits and taxCarers Allowance Supplement will not affect your other benefits or tax creditsYou do not need to tell the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) or your council about this paymentIncome taxYou may have to pay more income tax on your Carers Allowance SupplementMost people do not pay tax if their income is under pound11850 a year

Out of Hours Health Care Liz Smith MSP SurgeryLiz Smith MSP will be holding a surgery in St Andrews Townhall on Friday 22 February 2019 at 12 noon re the out of hourshealthcare provision All members of the public are welcome to attend to discuss the closures which have been in place sinceApril last year

6

Hate Crime Legislation Review

The Scottish Government have had Hate Crime Leg-islation independently reviewed and now it is yourturn to share your views and inform what is includedin the Legislation Sign up and join Fife Centre forEqualities on Wednesday 20th Feb 5pm in New Vol-unteer House Kirkcaldy KY1 1XT

Click the link to book httpbitlyhate-crime-consultation

Letter to the EditorSirNow the new demographic in Marketgate findstourism a nuisance is the new Charette really aboutdiscouraging tourismAfter the erection of new noovernight parking signs for motor homes in Market-gate one would certainly think soThese new rude signshave so far cost our business pound30000 not good for ouryoung peoplersquos job prospectsIf we want jobs andshops we must provide the facilities provided free inmore civilised European holiday villages that is a taprefuse bins and waste water disposal pointsIt is onlyby encouraging tourism that we can prevent Craildying

YoursStephen Grieve

Inner Wheel Club of Anstruther CoffeeMorning in Aid of First RespondersSaturday 23rd February Legion Hall Entry pound2

7

Crail Parish Church of Scotland (Charity registered in Scotland SC 001601)

Intimations to be in by Thursday noon to Lisa 450035 or email (intimationscrailchurchcouk)Session Clerk Helen Armitage 450516Interim Moderator Rev Brian Oxburgh

Monday Club Monday 18th February in the Community Hall at 215pm talk ldquoChasrdquo by Dawn AndersonGuild Thursday 21st February in the Kirk Hall at 215pm talk ldquoSuffragettesrdquo by Jo McCormickThe Anstruther Inner Wheel Coffee Morning will take place in the Legion Hall on Saturday 23rd February 10am-12noonIn aid of First Responders Home baking stall and RaffleChurch Quiz Night Friday 15th March at 7pm in the Kirk Hall in aid of church funds Tickets pound500 per person BYOB andsnacks Tickets limited to 40 from committee members and at Chat Bite

Next weekrsquos service will be taken by Mr G Peacock

8

Material for inclusion in Crail Matters should be sent to crailmattersgmailcom and received on Friday middaybefore publication Any views expressed in Letters to the Editor are those of the author and not of Crail Matters

We reserve the right to edit copy for length and style Submission does not guarantee inclusioncopy Crab Publishing 2019 Editorial Team this week Helen Byres Julie Middleton Isla Reid Valencia Sowry Max

Taylor John Wilson

The Crail SeagullIm becoming seriously worried about the man who has to live down that hole at the old bank corner I wassitting quietly on a roof opposite the Town Hall during the week watching something going on in the former li-brary (does anyone know) and I noticed a bit of kerfuffle below Barriers traffic lights and what seemed to me an entire teamof men trying to rescue him The wise owl told me they were Openreach and had something to do with Broadband I dont knowwhat that is but if it means being frequently down a hole I dont think Ill bother with it And before you ask the answer is nothe wise owl didnt know what was happening in the former library

Community Council NotesOur new website is httpscrailcccom

Proposals for Roome Bay Play Area

The Community Council is delighted to report that all the funding is now in place to replace the play equipment at Roome BayThe tender to do the work has been approved and a pre-start meeting with the contractor arranged to confirm start and completiondates We would like to thank the Helen Main Trust for their generous support Thanks also to Alan Bisset of Fife Council forcoordinating the project and to Dr Jack Jarvis for help in raising funds

Next Community Council MeetingThe next Community Council meeting will be at 715pm 25 February This will be a special meeting addressed by members ofthe Urgent Care Redesign Team ( Claire Dobson (West Divisional General Manager) and Roz Barclay (Change and ImprovementManager)) concerning the provision of Out of Hours Services If you have any experience of difficulties in relation to access toOut of Hours Services please contact the Community Council at crailcommunitycouncilgmailcom

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First built in the 14th century Kellie Castle hasbeen extended and added to over the centuriesand today features magnificent interior decora-tion from the 19th century including a long-hidden Arts and Crafts mural by Phoebe AnnaTraquair Our volunteers help us look after this wonderfulbuilding welcome visitors from around the world and ensurethat they have a fantastic experience while visiting

Our Volunteer Guides explain the castlersquos long history to ourvisitors and help them understand more about the familieswho lived here and the collections on display

Our volunteer Retail amp Admissions Assistants welcome vis-itors and introduce them to the castle assist visitors with se-lecting the most appropriate membership or ticket option andpromote the Trust and its conservation work These roles willgive you the opportunity to meet people from around theworld and help them learn about the history of the property

its historical context and those who lived hereVolunteers at Kellie Castle can also get in-volved in other opportunities which arise fromtime to time Trust volunteers can attend spe-cial events such as training sessions and are

recognised for their work through our national lsquothank yoursquoprogrammes After 40 hours volunteering you will also re-ceive a volunteer card entitling the holder to free entry toNTS properties and a 20 discount in NTS shops

No previous experience is required for these roles as fulltraining will be given

We are hosting a Volunteer Open Day on Sunday 3rd March2019 between 12pm ndash 4pm at Kellie Castle PittenweemFife KY10 2RF All welcomeIf you are interested in gaining more information about eitherof the volunteer roles please contact Caroline on Tel 01333720271 chirstntsorguk

Volunteer GuidesVolunteer Retail amp Admissions Assistants Needed at Kellie Castle

Carers Allowance Supplement

Carers Allowance Supplement is an extra payment for people in Scotland who get Carers Allowance on a particular dateCarers Allowance Supplement is paid 2 times a yearThe next 2 rounds of payments arepound22620 in June 2019 - youll get this payment if youre getting Carers Allowance on 15 April 2019pound22620 in December 2019 - youll get this payment if youre getting Carers Allowance on 14 October 2019The exact dates of the June and December payments will be confirmed later this year If youre due to get a payment youllget a letter from Social Security Scotland before the payment is made

Who can get Carers Allowance SupplementTo get Carers Allowance Supplement you must live in Scotland on a particular date The person you care for does not haveto live in ScotlandDatesIf youre getting Carers Allowance on 15 April 2019 youll get a Carers Allowance Supplement payment in June 2019If you were getting Carers Allowance on 15 April 2019 and did not receive a Carers Allowance Supplement payment inJune 2019 youll get this payment as part of the December 2019 Carers Allowance Supplement paymentsIf you do not get Carers AllowanceYou must get Carers Allowance to get Carers Allowance Supplement If you want to you can find out more about what ben-efits you could getSome people do not get Carers Allowance because they get other benefits instead This is called an underlying entitlementYou will not get Carers Allowance Supplement if you have an underlying entitlement to Carers AllowancePaymentsEach Carers Allowance Supplement payment in 2019 is pound22620You do not have to apply for Carers Allowance Supplement Youll get 2 payments a year if you qualifyFor 2019 the first payment will be in June The second payment will be in December 2019Social Security Scotland will write to you before each payment Contact Social Security Scotland if you think you shouldhave been paid Carers Allowance SupplementOther benefits and taxCarers Allowance Supplement will not affect your other benefits or tax creditsYou do not need to tell the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) or your council about this paymentIncome taxYou may have to pay more income tax on your Carers Allowance SupplementMost people do not pay tax if their income is under pound11850 a year

Out of Hours Health Care Liz Smith MSP SurgeryLiz Smith MSP will be holding a surgery in St Andrews Townhall on Friday 22 February 2019 at 12 noon re the out of hourshealthcare provision All members of the public are welcome to attend to discuss the closures which have been in place sinceApril last year

6

Hate Crime Legislation Review

The Scottish Government have had Hate Crime Leg-islation independently reviewed and now it is yourturn to share your views and inform what is includedin the Legislation Sign up and join Fife Centre forEqualities on Wednesday 20th Feb 5pm in New Vol-unteer House Kirkcaldy KY1 1XT

Click the link to book httpbitlyhate-crime-consultation

Letter to the EditorSirNow the new demographic in Marketgate findstourism a nuisance is the new Charette really aboutdiscouraging tourismAfter the erection of new noovernight parking signs for motor homes in Market-gate one would certainly think soThese new rude signshave so far cost our business pound30000 not good for ouryoung peoplersquos job prospectsIf we want jobs andshops we must provide the facilities provided free inmore civilised European holiday villages that is a taprefuse bins and waste water disposal pointsIt is onlyby encouraging tourism that we can prevent Craildying

YoursStephen Grieve

Inner Wheel Club of Anstruther CoffeeMorning in Aid of First RespondersSaturday 23rd February Legion Hall Entry pound2

7

Crail Parish Church of Scotland (Charity registered in Scotland SC 001601)

Intimations to be in by Thursday noon to Lisa 450035 or email (intimationscrailchurchcouk)Session Clerk Helen Armitage 450516Interim Moderator Rev Brian Oxburgh

Monday Club Monday 18th February in the Community Hall at 215pm talk ldquoChasrdquo by Dawn AndersonGuild Thursday 21st February in the Kirk Hall at 215pm talk ldquoSuffragettesrdquo by Jo McCormickThe Anstruther Inner Wheel Coffee Morning will take place in the Legion Hall on Saturday 23rd February 10am-12noonIn aid of First Responders Home baking stall and RaffleChurch Quiz Night Friday 15th March at 7pm in the Kirk Hall in aid of church funds Tickets pound500 per person BYOB andsnacks Tickets limited to 40 from committee members and at Chat Bite

Next weekrsquos service will be taken by Mr G Peacock

8

Material for inclusion in Crail Matters should be sent to crailmattersgmailcom and received on Friday middaybefore publication Any views expressed in Letters to the Editor are those of the author and not of Crail Matters

We reserve the right to edit copy for length and style Submission does not guarantee inclusioncopy Crab Publishing 2019 Editorial Team this week Helen Byres Julie Middleton Isla Reid Valencia Sowry Max

Taylor John Wilson

The Crail SeagullIm becoming seriously worried about the man who has to live down that hole at the old bank corner I wassitting quietly on a roof opposite the Town Hall during the week watching something going on in the former li-brary (does anyone know) and I noticed a bit of kerfuffle below Barriers traffic lights and what seemed to me an entire teamof men trying to rescue him The wise owl told me they were Openreach and had something to do with Broadband I dont knowwhat that is but if it means being frequently down a hole I dont think Ill bother with it And before you ask the answer is nothe wise owl didnt know what was happening in the former library

Community Council NotesOur new website is httpscrailcccom

Proposals for Roome Bay Play Area

The Community Council is delighted to report that all the funding is now in place to replace the play equipment at Roome BayThe tender to do the work has been approved and a pre-start meeting with the contractor arranged to confirm start and completiondates We would like to thank the Helen Main Trust for their generous support Thanks also to Alan Bisset of Fife Council forcoordinating the project and to Dr Jack Jarvis for help in raising funds

Next Community Council MeetingThe next Community Council meeting will be at 715pm 25 February This will be a special meeting addressed by members ofthe Urgent Care Redesign Team ( Claire Dobson (West Divisional General Manager) and Roz Barclay (Change and ImprovementManager)) concerning the provision of Out of Hours Services If you have any experience of difficulties in relation to access toOut of Hours Services please contact the Community Council at crailcommunitycouncilgmailcom

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6

Hate Crime Legislation Review

The Scottish Government have had Hate Crime Leg-islation independently reviewed and now it is yourturn to share your views and inform what is includedin the Legislation Sign up and join Fife Centre forEqualities on Wednesday 20th Feb 5pm in New Vol-unteer House Kirkcaldy KY1 1XT

Click the link to book httpbitlyhate-crime-consultation

Letter to the EditorSirNow the new demographic in Marketgate findstourism a nuisance is the new Charette really aboutdiscouraging tourismAfter the erection of new noovernight parking signs for motor homes in Market-gate one would certainly think soThese new rude signshave so far cost our business pound30000 not good for ouryoung peoplersquos job prospectsIf we want jobs andshops we must provide the facilities provided free inmore civilised European holiday villages that is a taprefuse bins and waste water disposal pointsIt is onlyby encouraging tourism that we can prevent Craildying

YoursStephen Grieve

Inner Wheel Club of Anstruther CoffeeMorning in Aid of First RespondersSaturday 23rd February Legion Hall Entry pound2

7

Crail Parish Church of Scotland (Charity registered in Scotland SC 001601)

Intimations to be in by Thursday noon to Lisa 450035 or email (intimationscrailchurchcouk)Session Clerk Helen Armitage 450516Interim Moderator Rev Brian Oxburgh

Monday Club Monday 18th February in the Community Hall at 215pm talk ldquoChasrdquo by Dawn AndersonGuild Thursday 21st February in the Kirk Hall at 215pm talk ldquoSuffragettesrdquo by Jo McCormickThe Anstruther Inner Wheel Coffee Morning will take place in the Legion Hall on Saturday 23rd February 10am-12noonIn aid of First Responders Home baking stall and RaffleChurch Quiz Night Friday 15th March at 7pm in the Kirk Hall in aid of church funds Tickets pound500 per person BYOB andsnacks Tickets limited to 40 from committee members and at Chat Bite

Next weekrsquos service will be taken by Mr G Peacock

8

Material for inclusion in Crail Matters should be sent to crailmattersgmailcom and received on Friday middaybefore publication Any views expressed in Letters to the Editor are those of the author and not of Crail Matters

We reserve the right to edit copy for length and style Submission does not guarantee inclusioncopy Crab Publishing 2019 Editorial Team this week Helen Byres Julie Middleton Isla Reid Valencia Sowry Max

Taylor John Wilson

The Crail SeagullIm becoming seriously worried about the man who has to live down that hole at the old bank corner I wassitting quietly on a roof opposite the Town Hall during the week watching something going on in the former li-brary (does anyone know) and I noticed a bit of kerfuffle below Barriers traffic lights and what seemed to me an entire teamof men trying to rescue him The wise owl told me they were Openreach and had something to do with Broadband I dont knowwhat that is but if it means being frequently down a hole I dont think Ill bother with it And before you ask the answer is nothe wise owl didnt know what was happening in the former library

Community Council NotesOur new website is httpscrailcccom

Proposals for Roome Bay Play Area

The Community Council is delighted to report that all the funding is now in place to replace the play equipment at Roome BayThe tender to do the work has been approved and a pre-start meeting with the contractor arranged to confirm start and completiondates We would like to thank the Helen Main Trust for their generous support Thanks also to Alan Bisset of Fife Council forcoordinating the project and to Dr Jack Jarvis for help in raising funds

Next Community Council MeetingThe next Community Council meeting will be at 715pm 25 February This will be a special meeting addressed by members ofthe Urgent Care Redesign Team ( Claire Dobson (West Divisional General Manager) and Roz Barclay (Change and ImprovementManager)) concerning the provision of Out of Hours Services If you have any experience of difficulties in relation to access toOut of Hours Services please contact the Community Council at crailcommunitycouncilgmailcom

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Crail Parish Church of Scotland (Charity registered in Scotland SC 001601)

Intimations to be in by Thursday noon to Lisa 450035 or email (intimationscrailchurchcouk)Session Clerk Helen Armitage 450516Interim Moderator Rev Brian Oxburgh

Monday Club Monday 18th February in the Community Hall at 215pm talk ldquoChasrdquo by Dawn AndersonGuild Thursday 21st February in the Kirk Hall at 215pm talk ldquoSuffragettesrdquo by Jo McCormickThe Anstruther Inner Wheel Coffee Morning will take place in the Legion Hall on Saturday 23rd February 10am-12noonIn aid of First Responders Home baking stall and RaffleChurch Quiz Night Friday 15th March at 7pm in the Kirk Hall in aid of church funds Tickets pound500 per person BYOB andsnacks Tickets limited to 40 from committee members and at Chat Bite

Next weekrsquos service will be taken by Mr G Peacock

8

Material for inclusion in Crail Matters should be sent to crailmattersgmailcom and received on Friday middaybefore publication Any views expressed in Letters to the Editor are those of the author and not of Crail Matters

We reserve the right to edit copy for length and style Submission does not guarantee inclusioncopy Crab Publishing 2019 Editorial Team this week Helen Byres Julie Middleton Isla Reid Valencia Sowry Max

Taylor John Wilson

The Crail SeagullIm becoming seriously worried about the man who has to live down that hole at the old bank corner I wassitting quietly on a roof opposite the Town Hall during the week watching something going on in the former li-brary (does anyone know) and I noticed a bit of kerfuffle below Barriers traffic lights and what seemed to me an entire teamof men trying to rescue him The wise owl told me they were Openreach and had something to do with Broadband I dont knowwhat that is but if it means being frequently down a hole I dont think Ill bother with it And before you ask the answer is nothe wise owl didnt know what was happening in the former library

Community Council NotesOur new website is httpscrailcccom

Proposals for Roome Bay Play Area

The Community Council is delighted to report that all the funding is now in place to replace the play equipment at Roome BayThe tender to do the work has been approved and a pre-start meeting with the contractor arranged to confirm start and completiondates We would like to thank the Helen Main Trust for their generous support Thanks also to Alan Bisset of Fife Council forcoordinating the project and to Dr Jack Jarvis for help in raising funds

Next Community Council MeetingThe next Community Council meeting will be at 715pm 25 February This will be a special meeting addressed by members ofthe Urgent Care Redesign Team ( Claire Dobson (West Divisional General Manager) and Roz Barclay (Change and ImprovementManager)) concerning the provision of Out of Hours Services If you have any experience of difficulties in relation to access toOut of Hours Services please contact the Community Council at crailcommunitycouncilgmailcom

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8

Material for inclusion in Crail Matters should be sent to crailmattersgmailcom and received on Friday middaybefore publication Any views expressed in Letters to the Editor are those of the author and not of Crail Matters

We reserve the right to edit copy for length and style Submission does not guarantee inclusioncopy Crab Publishing 2019 Editorial Team this week Helen Byres Julie Middleton Isla Reid Valencia Sowry Max

Taylor John Wilson

The Crail SeagullIm becoming seriously worried about the man who has to live down that hole at the old bank corner I wassitting quietly on a roof opposite the Town Hall during the week watching something going on in the former li-brary (does anyone know) and I noticed a bit of kerfuffle below Barriers traffic lights and what seemed to me an entire teamof men trying to rescue him The wise owl told me they were Openreach and had something to do with Broadband I dont knowwhat that is but if it means being frequently down a hole I dont think Ill bother with it And before you ask the answer is nothe wise owl didnt know what was happening in the former library

Community Council NotesOur new website is httpscrailcccom

Proposals for Roome Bay Play Area

The Community Council is delighted to report that all the funding is now in place to replace the play equipment at Roome BayThe tender to do the work has been approved and a pre-start meeting with the contractor arranged to confirm start and completiondates We would like to thank the Helen Main Trust for their generous support Thanks also to Alan Bisset of Fife Council forcoordinating the project and to Dr Jack Jarvis for help in raising funds

Next Community Council MeetingThe next Community Council meeting will be at 715pm 25 February This will be a special meeting addressed by members ofthe Urgent Care Redesign Team ( Claire Dobson (West Divisional General Manager) and Roz Barclay (Change and ImprovementManager)) concerning the provision of Out of Hours Services If you have any experience of difficulties in relation to access toOut of Hours Services please contact the Community Council at crailcommunitycouncilgmailcom

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