Photos around Killearn : 30/12/2013
Here are various photos taken around Killearn on Monday 30th December 2013.
Killearn, a set on Flickr.
100mph winds cause chaos across Stirling area
Winds of up to 100mph battered Stirlingshire yesterday (Thursday).
More than 20 schools in the Stirling area were closed and the gusts brought down trees causing blocked roads and widespread power cuts.
Residents in Dunblane, Callander and Killearn suffered power cuts and many commuters were forced to stay at home because of blocked roads and suspension of trains across the entire rail network in Scotland.
Read it on the Daily Record website.
OAP accident costs distillery £12,000
A pensioner has been awarded £12,000 in compensation after an accident at the Glengoyne Distillery by Killearn.
Margaret Buttle (82) from Somerset was touring the Trossachs on a coach tour when she and her party paid a visit to the distillery in September 2010
She caught her foot on a piece of wood sticking out from some stairs during the tour and fell, suffering a fracture of her ankle.
Read it on the Daily Record website.
£25k boost for Killearn to Balfron path plans
Plans for a path to link two rural villages have taken a step forward after a funding boost.
Killearn Community Futures Company is planning to build a footpath between Killearn and Balfron to ensure that walkers can travel between the two areas safely.
Read it on the Stirling Observer website.
Killearn Cottagers’ annual show
The Killearn Cottagers’ Horticultural Society Annual Show will be held on Saturday, August 31 in the spectacular newly extended and renovated village hall and in the church hall.
They are expecting a good turn out both from growers and viewers and hoping for a plentiful crop of horticultural exhibits as well as the work of artists, photographers, crafts people and bakers.
Read it on the Milngavie Herald website.
T in the Park: The Killers trade their Las Vegas sunshine for a wee dram
IT’S a fair swap. The Killers will bring the sunshine and we’ll give them our whisky.
OK, so the last week has been lovely and hot anyway but just to be sure, drummer Ronnie Vannucci Jr has vowed to pocket the Las Vegas sunshine, “divide it into my hand luggage and bring it to Scotland. That’s a fair trade”.
All he wants in return is whisky.
And he’s not even asking for a freebie. Instead he’s planning to go to the Glengoyne Distillery, near Killearn, Stirlingshire, on Monday.
Read it on the Daily Record website.
Killearn Primary triumphs on the lacrosse pitch
Killearn Primary School has Scotland’s highest ranked Lacrosse team in twenty years.
The seven strong primary school team were runners up in the Plate Play Off at the British National Pop Lacrosse Championships held in Hatfield, London on Sunday, June 16.
Read it on the Milngavie Herald website.
Parks suffer in jubilee status bid
Poor marketing has been blamed for Killearn’s public park being the only one in the Stirling Council to be nominated for national recognition as part of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
Eleven local parks were put forward by the council for the Queen Elizabeth Fields Challenge, which seeks to retain and protect 2012 playing fields and parks across the UK, including 214 in Scotland.
Read it on the Stirling Observer website.
Snow causes traffic problems in Scotland
A bus came off the road near Killearn in Stirlingshire in snowy conditions. No one was injured in the accident.
Read it on the ITV News website.
Snow closes Scottish schools and causes travel problems
Accidents were reported around the country and a school bus came off the road between Killearn and Balfron in Stirlingshire but nobody was injured in the incident.
The Met Office has put out a renewed warning of snow for eastern and south west Scotland which lasts until Saturday.
Read it on the BBC News website.
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