After the article about Mrs. Bertha Bradley in last month’s issue of the Furnace Press, the editors were delighted to receive this letter of thanks from her - transcribed below. It is good to know that the FP issues are appreciated, both in Furnace and around the world!
Dear Mike,
Thank you so much for sending the [...]
Lucy and Stuart who now live in Rowan Croft - it used to be called Dunadd and was where the Drysdale’s lived - are looking for any old photographs of their house.
If you have any, please would you contact them at the house or ring Lucy at 01499 500535? THey’ll copy the p[hotos and let [...]
Remember a few weeks ago when a sophisticated group of Furnacites hit Ayr Races for the day. Envy struck widely. Everyone who wasn’t there wondered how it all went and wished…
Now Colin Moncur has told all. Thank goodness for that!
A day at the Races
(…Or an idiot’s guide to losing money by rank amateurs who don’t [...]
November 4th: Indoor bowls
November 11th: Table Tennis and Board Games
November 18th: Active Games
November 25th: General Knowledge Quiz
December 2nd: Pool and Indoor Bowls
December 9th: Table Tennis and Christmas Crafts
December 16th: Christmas Party
1st Minard Brownies and Rainbows will be holding a Coffee Morning on Saturday 8 November between 10 am and 12 noon in Furnace Village Hall (where else?) Please come along and enjoy a cup of coffee and some home baking to help us raise funds.
We will also be having a special stall selling flour-free goodies [...]
Rag Bag Recycling
The School wants to thank everyone who handed in textiles for recycling last month. Rag Bag Recycling collected 155kgs of used textiles for recycling from school and the School has now received a cheque for £46.50.
Orienteering:
P4-7 have been enjoying orienteering lessons with Jillian Gibson, Active Schools Co-ordinator and recently went to Inveraray School [...]
[ November 12, 2008; 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] On Wednesday 12th November from 4.00pm - 7.00pm there is a Community Forum in Furnace Village Hall looking at improvements to the water mains in Furnace and Minard.
Representatives from both Scottish Water and the contractors will attend and drawings will be available to view. Details of the proposals will be given. Any concerns that residents [...]
[ November 21, 2008; 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm. ] After the successful first organic wine tasting in Furnace Hall, Linda Ward of Vintage Roots has agreed to do a second one on 21st November, again in the Hall. This one will focus on tasting wines that would be good over Christmas and Hogmanay, so everyone can put the new knowledge to good use in [...]
Saturday saw the 15th staging of the (in)famous Furnace Shut, playing in tsunami like conditions at Inveraray golf club. Despite the projected weather, just about all of the invitees turned up and 27 eejits / numpties / golfers, (delete as appropriate), were whisked off to the course following an early breakfast of tea and buns, [...]
Away to Cairndow and a result of 6-2 against was the start to the village bowls team’s League campaign. The only winning team was Dougie Smilie’s, with himself, Spock, Alec Campbell and Paul Hadfield. The other three teams, skipped by young Duncan Crawford, his father Duncan Crawford and Callum MacDonald were all in the hunt [...]
