Sharon King and the Reckless Angels play Kirkmahoe Concerts 3 November 2012

 The next of the Kirkmahoe Concerts will feature Sharon King and the Reckless Angels – at Dalswinton Village Hall, on Saturday 3 November, 7.30pm.

 An award winning Scottish songwriter with a talent for spinning yarns, Sharon King continues to build a reputation for vibrant, funny, relaxed and intimate live shows. Her trio is made up by Amy Geddes (fiddle, viola, vocals) and Vera van Heeringen (guitar, mandolin, vocals). Edinburgh-based Sharon is a natural raconteur with an easy grace. Her astute observations on Scottish life come through in her contemporary song-writing style, wrapped in easy banter and peppered with tales of her travels. Colours and textures are woven through the narratives by the mandolin, fiddle, viola and voices of The Reckless Angels.

 The band will be featuring material from their latest album Nothing=Everything.  King’s song writing has developed to award winning standards and her vocals are captivating, pure and clear.  Another great Kirkmahoe Concert in the making and not to missed!

 

Tickets £8 from The Midesteeple in Dumfries, Thomas Tosh in Thornhill or call David Clark on 01387  740045.

KCC Minutes September 2012 Agenda October2012

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/132879431/KCC_Minutes_September_2012

The Annual General Meeting of Kirkmahoe Community Council will be held in Kirkton Village Hall on Wednesday 17^th October 2012 at 7.30pm

 

BUSINESS

 

The Returning Officer will chair the meeting pending the appointment of the Chairman.

 

1.     SEDERUNT AND APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

 

2.      CONSIDER THE APPOINTMENT OF THE CHAIRPERSON (OR EQUIVALENT)

 

3.      CONSIDER THE APPOINTMENT OF THE VICE-CHAIRPERSON (OR EQUIVALENT)

 

4.      CONSIDER THE APPOINTMENT OF THE SECRETARY

 

5.      CONSIDER THE APPOINTMENT OF THE TREASURER

 

6.      CONSIDER THE APPOINTMENT OF THE EXAMINER(S) OF ACCOUNTS

 

7.      CONSIDER THE APPOINTMENT OF THE RETURNING OFFICER

 

8.      CONSIDER THE APPOINTMENT OF ANY OTHER OFFICE BEARER OR EMPLOYEES

 

9.      CONSIDER THE CO-OPTION OF NON-VOTING MEMBERS IN TERMS OF PARAGRAPH 4.1 (C) OF THE SCHEME FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMUNITY COUNCILS IN DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY

 

10.  CONSIDER THE APPOINTMENT OF ANY COMMITTEES

 

11.  CONSIDER THE PRODUCTION OF CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF FORMER COMMUNITY COUNCIL

 

12.  CONSIDER PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE COVER

 

13.  CONSIDER REQUEST TO DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY COUNCIL FOR ADMINISTRATIVE GRANT FOR THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH

 

14.  CONSIDER ARRANGEMENTS FOR DRAWING UP A CONSTITUTION IN TERMS OF PARAGRAPH 12.1 OF THE SCHEME FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMUNITY COUNCILS IN DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY

 

15.  MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING OF 19TH SEPTEMBER 2012

 

16.  MATTERS ARISING

 

17.  POLICE REPORT

 

18.  COUNCILLOR’S REPORT

 

19.  PLANNING MATTERS

 

20.  KIRKTON ENHANCEMENTS - Village Green edging proposal, Longloch Drive

 

21.  WINDFARMS - Harestanes, Loch Urr

 

22.  KIRKTON WASTE WATER TREATMENT WORKS

 

23.  EVENTS

 

24.  CORRESPONDENCE

 

25.  ANY OTHER COMPETENT BUSINESS

 

26.  FIX DATE, TIME AND VENUE FOR NEXT MEETING

Race Night Reminder 12th October 2012

Just a reminder about the Race Night which the Community Council is holding on Friday October 12th in Kirkton Hall

Doors open 7.00pm for racing beginning at 7.30pm
Licenced bar
This promises to be a fun night, all welcome
Hope to see you there

Flight Tracker Site

 

How often have we looked up to see vapour trails in the sky? Even if it is overcast, we can usually hear the sound of planes overhead. Do we ever wonder where those planes have some from, and where they are going to?

Well now we can find out exactly what plane is above us, where it came from, and where it is going to. We can even get a view from the cockpit by using this fascinating site which tells us about every flight which is in the air all over the world!

If you know someone who is flying, you can track their flight and know the moment it has landed, which is useful if there are any flight delays.

Here are the details which you can save to your favourites and use either out of interest, or to track your friends and family when they are flying, or you might just want to have some fun using this wonderful site.

 

http://www.flightradar24.com/

Further improvements to Kirkton Village Hall

Following the extensive improvements completed in 2010, Kirkton Village Hall is now set to benefit from some further refurbishment after securing additional funding.

 

Two awards, totaling over £8,000, have been received from Dumfries & Galloway Council’s Village Hall Improvement Scheme and Awards for All.

 

The money will be used to sand and re-varnish the Hall floor, and to repair all the wooden windows in the building. Work has already started, and is expected to be completed by the end of September 2012.


Events are continuing as usual in the Hall, while the works are in progress.

KCC minutes Aug 2012 Agenda Sept 2012

Agenda Sept 2012
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/document-preview.aspx?doc_id=129675605

Minutes Aug 2012
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/document-preview.aspx?doc_id=129676265

News from Matthew McAllister

Dear friends & colleagues,

I hope this email finds you all well and enjoying the last days of summer.

I have just arrived back in Scotland after a great summer tour with flautist Aisling Agnew. Our concerts took us from Switzerland to England with America and Germany in between. The tour featured performances at the 40th National Flute Association of America Convention in Las Vegas, the 21st Iserlohn Guitar Symposium in Germany and the 8th International British Flute Society Convention in Manchester alongside many other stops along the way.

Whilst in America we stopped off at Guitar Salon International in Los Angeles and made some videos on a selection of very interesting guitars including a 1968 Ignacio Fleta and a 1974 David Rubio 'PF'.

You can see those performances in the videos below which feature music by Sebastien Vachez and Antonio Lauro.

http://youtu.be/xL_8gQcb8mg

http://youtu.be/S05le_-JCl0

Dimitrious Douros from the South Bay Guitar Society attended our San Francisco concert and shot a video of Piazzolla's Libertango during the gig.

http://youtu.be/Q81lZqXqGIw

You can see a selection of photos from the tour at www.matthewmcallister.com

September 2012 - Agnew McAllister Duo Concerts

Saturday 8th September 7:30pm ~ Gitarrenkonzerte Im Stadtmuseum Siegburg - Germany
Stadtbetriebe Siegburg, Fachbereich Museum Markt 46 53721 Tel: 02241/96985-10

Saturday 15th September 1 - 3pm ~ Enterprise Music Scotland National Chamber Music Day - Scotland
Perth A.K.Bell Library 2-8 York Place Perth PH2 8EP

You can follow me on Facebook and Twitter at the links below.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Matthew-McAllister-Classical-Guitarist/119117781457081
http://twitter.com/mcallisterpluck

Best wishes and hope to see you at a concert soon!

Matthew McAllister