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Looking for a place to garden ?

Dave — Sat, 12 May 2012 18:57:03 +0000

Fancy some veg gardening with a group of other people – or need a small allotment of your own ?
We have a Community Garden in co-operation with Monimail Tower Project. And we have space for other individuals or families that want to be involved. Take an allotment or garden together.
Come + have a look to see if you are interested at our Open Day on Sunday 20th May from 11am to 3pm at Monimail Tower. See nhtt.org.uk for details

Energy Coop for local renewables?

Dave — Sat, 12 May 2012 18:55:49 +0000

The next meeting of the NHTT’s Energy Group will begin a public discussion about locally-owned renewable energy in our area. NHTT recognises that it is better to begin the discussion now, rather than have developments happen on our doorstep, in which the community has no part.
Therefore we are exploring the idea of an Energy Co-operative that is owned by members of the community.
The meeting will host Energy 4 ALL man Paul Phare. Paul will present the work of Energy 4 All in promoting and enabling community-based energy cooperative projects and we will discuss how their approach might work in our area. Monday 21st May 2012 at 7.45pm. Letham Village Hall. All welcome. See nhtt.org.uk for details

Free Compost for Gardening

Dave — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 23:12:04 +0000

Free compost is now available to householders in the area. NHTT has arranged for compost (soil conditioner) to be provided free of charge by Fife Council. Monimail Tower Project have kindly agreed to host the stockpile at the edge of their car park. See here for details.

Craft Fair

Dave — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:38:43 +0000

The hall committiee are holding another craft fair onFriday March 30th from 6.30pm- 9pm
(stallholders get in at 6pm.)

Tables are £10. 00 and can be booked through Juliet, entrance to the public is
£1.00 and includes refreshments

Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland Award 2011

Dave — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 17:57:53 +0000

In this years Scotsman/Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland Awards, our very own Tom Morton has made the shortlist of 4 contending for the prestigious Environmental Award.
Tom has built one of Scotland’s leading environmental design practices, Cupar based, Arc.
Tom’s new buildings progress the agenda for affordable and healthy Eco-homes. His work on NHTT’s CaRB project, is used as a best practice model by the Energy Saving Trust. His major report on using plants to protect buildings is to be published by Historic Scotland this month.

Tom doesn’t know that I’ve started this campaign so please do go to www.glenfiddich.com/spirit and vote for him. Once you vote, you’ll automatically be entered into a prize draw for a luxury weekend away.

King George V Park, Letham

Dave — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:24:04 +0000

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On Wednesday 5th October 2011, King George V park was finally re-opened after a 3 1/2 year project to breathe some new life into a tired old park. Master of Cermonies was David Hamilton, Chair of the Community Council but the actual cutting of the ribbon was done by Cllr Andrew Arbuckle. The stars of the afternoon were however the dozens of children from the Secret Garden Playgroup and Letham Primary who joined in the fun cheering on the many people who had made the project happen.

The park now has a great range of play equipment and adult exercise machines but the highligt has to be the clay shelter that replaces the rotting wooden shelter.

This was a superb example of multi-agency and community funding coming together to make Letham a better place. Attached is the “Fairy Tale of Letham Park” which includes all the people involved in the project.

Additionally Peter Cuthbert from Angle Park deserves a special mention for his help and supply of the shelter building materials.

100th Cupar Flower Show 100

Dave — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:23:51 +0000

Horticulturalists in Fife will be congregating in the Corn Exchange in Cupar next weekend to display some of the best flowers and vegetables in the area. Celebrating its 100th anniversary, the Cupar Flower Show has arranged a special 2-day extravaganza over the weekend of Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th August.

With talks, demonstrations and trade stands being a new feature at the event, the main attractions will still be the fantastic variety of exhibitions in flowers, fruit and vegetables, floral art, handicrafts and needlework, baking, photography, wine making and preserves. There will also be exhibits by the younger generation showing off their skills at designing/painting, cookery and flower planting and arranging, also a special class for the primary schools in the local area to create a collage on an “eco-gardening theme”, and a kids group competition to create a “superhero from recycled materials”.

It’s not too late to enter! If you enjoy gardening; have a nice patio ornament or hanging basket, maybe a collection of flowers, grow your own fruit or vegetables then please give consideration to entering this very special flower show. This is an amateur show that is open to everyone, of all ages and experience. The schedule can be downloaded from www.cuparflowershow.co.uk – entries can be taken right up until 9.30pm on Friday 26th August in the Corn Exchange, Cupar. We are trying to encourage as much interest and participation from as far afield as possible, so if you have any family or friends that you think might be interested in exhibiting or attending the Show, please forward this email or tell them to visit the show website or call Wanda Wheelans on 01334 654648 for more details.

JIM McCOLL will open the show and host a gardener’s question time along with Leslie Bisset and Peter Christopher later on Saturday afternoon. If you have any gardening questions, then here is your chance to ask the experts. If you have any plants, weeds or others that you wish to be identified, then these should be handed in to the Secretary prior to 1.30pm on Saturday; items MUST be placed in a sealed polythene bag to help prevent the spread of disease to exhibits within the show.
There’s a full programme of talks, presentations and continuous craft demonstrations throughout the weekend, as well as trade stands covering gardening services, societies and other products.

The Show is open to the public from 10am-6pm on Saturday 27th and from 11am until 5pm on Sunday 28th August in the Corn Exchange, Cupar. Admission is only £3, Concessions £2 – tickets are available for pre-sale from Scotts of Cupar, Bonnygate or from Wanda, or entry at the door. For more details please contact Wanda Wheelans on 01334 654648 (secretary@cuparflowershow.co.uk) or visit www.cuparflowershow.co.uk to see what’s on and download a copy of the schedule and entry form.

Still in the dark

Dave — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 18:29:12 +0000

After further discussions with the Council. I have been assured the solution to the 6 month lack of lights in Letham is near. First of all they didn’t know that they had gone out again because the ‘light scout’ doesn’t work during the summer and nobody had complained! Now that the problem is known, a faulty fuse has been replaced. There is however still a problem on School Brae and this should be fixed by Scottish Power soon.
Finally, the now defunct control box on The Row is to be removed very soon. How difficult was that?

LETHAM AND DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY – GYMKHANA

Dave — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 18:05:33 +0000

Letham and District Horticultural Society are holding a Gymkhana at HOWE COUNTRY CENTRE, GIFFORDTOWN on SUNDAY 21st AUGUST, 2011.

To download a copy of the schedule, click here

Open publication - Free publishing - More gymkhana

Royal Wedding Street Party Photos

Dave — Sat, 07 May 2011 20:03:53 +0000

Photos from the Royal Wedding Street Party.
(click the FS square to view in Full Screen mide)

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