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CRAIL MATTERSW/C 2 December 2019. No 135 Free - donations welcome

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Crail: The Jewel of the East Neuk.

FoundFound, a sum of money in Nethergate close to the BritishLegion Hall, on Tuesday 26 Nov. If you, or you knowsomeone who has lost it, I would like to return it. Please contact Charlie on 01333 451756

Community Council Work Programme - JOB DONE!

Many thanks to all the volunteers and a special thank youto Billy for mechanical assistance. It made the job a wholelot easier!All the Church and cemetery paths have had a good layerof tirr applied.Last Thursday saw the final stage at Victoria Gardens. Sev-eral really bad mini-ponds and slippy areas eliminated.Regravelling Marketgate will be done in the Spring.

Home Security

As the nights get darker earlier Police Scotland is re-minding you to review your home security.

Some advice on keeping your home secure.• Use timer switches on lights and radios to make itlook as if your home is occupied• Ensure all doors and windows are secure whenyou leave and when you go to bed• If possible use security lighting at the front andback of your property• Ensure all garden tools and ladders are lockedaway when not being used• Use a good quality lock on any garden sheds andouthousesIF YOU SEE ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS IN YOURNEIGHBOURHOOD REPORT IT TO POLICE SCOT-LAND ON 101.

This messaging system is not for reporting crime as re-sponses are not monitored 24/7. If you have time-criticalinformation regarding the content of the above message,or if you wish to report any other non-urgent matter,please call 101. In an emergency, call 999.Police Scotland's North East Division covers rural and

urban areas in Moray, Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen City.The division has five territorial command areas whichhave their own dedicated Area Commander, who is re-sponsible for the daily policing function. Each commandarea is served by a number of community policing teamswhose activities are built around the needs of the localcommunity. These teams respond to local calls and lookfor long term solutions to key issues. They are assistedby the division's Crime Reduction Unit who deliveragainst Force and local priorities in a number of areas,including physical and social crime prevention, support-ing and enhancing community engagement and creatingand sustaining strong and effective partnership working.

Monday MeetingsIt is intended to hold meetings on Monday afternoon in Crail

Town Hall for people of all ages but particularly for olderresidents.

The format will likely comprise talks and films followed bytea or coffee. and biscuits/cake.

The meeting structure and frequency of meetings will be dis-cussed during the first meeting which will be held on the

2nd December at 2:15 pm.The topic will be Shetland - film and a talk.

Further meetings are scheduled for the9th and 16th December.

We hope to get more speakers in the New Year but we canexplore and learn about Scotland from a number of short

films that are available.£670 has been awarded by Fife Council to support this un-dertaking and an application has been made to the National

Lottery for additional funding for 2020.

Future Town Design CompetitionWhile we did not win this competition, we came a cred-itable third out of eight. The winner, a project in Kirkintil-loch, polled 55% of the votes, second place, Alloa, 16% andCrail 9%., just pipping Milngavie by 2 votes!This was a great effort for a wee place like Crail against‘the big boys’!!

Wild Crail will return next week.

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Crail Community Choir Crail Community Choir wouldlike to thank very much all thosewho came along to their annualconcert in the Community Hallon Wednesday evening, 27thNovember. The generosity shownby so many resulted in a grandtotal of £542.79 donated. Localgood causes will benefit from theprofits of such a successfulevening thanks to the efforts ofour community working together.

Contact your FifeCouncillor?

Cllr.Linda.Holt@fife.gov.uk07725 223773.

cllr.bill.porteous@fife.gov.uk 01333 730837 or

07753982311cllr.john.docherty@fife.go

v.uk 07718 66 89 96

Overnight closures of M90 northbound at M9 J1a: 2nd – 6thDecember

There will be no access to the M90 northbound from Junction 1aon the M9 for five consecutive nights from 2-6 December. Thisis to allow operating company Amey to resurface the carriage-way.Both lanes of the M90 northbound will be closed on these nightsfrom 21:00 until 06:00 from M9 Junction 1a to M90 Junction 1Scotstoun.Two alternative diversion routes will be signposted for trafficthat would normally join the M90 northbound at M9 Junction1A:• Via M9 Junction 1 Newbridge, onto the A8 GlasgowRoad, the A902 Maybury Road, Queensferry Road, then the A90.• Via M9 Junction 3, southbound to M9 Junction 2, onto theA904 eastbound to M90 Junction 1a.Both lanes of the M90 southbound will remain open during theseworks.These works have been planned overnight to minimise disrup-tion, however motorists planning to use this route are advised toallow extra time for their journey.

CRAIL BADMINTON CLUBMEETS ON TUESDAYS 7 – 10 PM IN CRAIL

COMMUNITY HALLThe new season starts on Tuesday 24th September Newmembers welcome. Any queries:- Tel. Anne on07769156003

Lighting Crail’sChristmas Treeand Santa arrives

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Attention all bookworms!First, I was sorry to have to cancel the May event but nowhave TWO events planned before the end of the year. As

some book addicts can become over-ex-cited and not pay attention to the detail inthe small print, I shall remind you of eachone a little nearer the time but you maylike to pencil dates in your diary:Books in the Boat at the Marine Hotel,Saturday 21st December - all day 10am-4pm. As the Marine’s antiques/bric-a-bracshop will be having a special Winter Sol-stice opening for last minute shoppers, Ithought it a good opportunity to do a pre-Xmas stall myself - as we cannot expect

tropical sunshine (even if global warming accelerates) Ishall be sort of spreading out and infiltrating indoors "just afew small books on a small table". I have some nearly-newbooks, adult and children’s - newly published and somegolden oldies, which will make affordable presents (or buya few for yourself!) so do please look in. The weekend afterChristmas it will be back to the Usual Venue for the UsualTwo Days with hopefully the Usual Suspects assisting.Thanks to those who have already given me books and mag-azines for the charity table at the second event, and particularthanks to my glorious Transport Fleet without whom Ishould be walking up and down the road 364 days a year justto get sufficient stock to my various venues.Looking forward to seeing "regulars" and visiting book-worms from further afield plus those who reckon they don’tlike books!

East Neuk Community Emergency PlanningTeam

(ENCEPT)

ENCEPT has been chosen to benefit fromthe next round of the Co-op Local Commu-nity Fund. The funding round opened on 27October 2019 and will close on 24 October2020.

Every time a member buys selected own-brand products andservices, 1% of the money they spend goes to local causesin their community, so it’s important you raise your profileand encourage members to choose your cause.Should you wish to support ENCEPT, please encourage

friends and family to become a Co-op Member. They canjoin online at https://membership.coop.co.uk/new-registra-tion Once registered, the ENCEPT cause can be chosen at:

https://membership.coop.co.uk/causes/39141

About the ENCEPT cause:The East Neuk of Fife consists of a group of small townsand villages. We are in a remote area and resources to assistin the event of any emergency are over 20 miles away. Thepurpose of the East Neuk Community Emergency PlanningTeam (ENCEPT) is to help communities and individuals inthe East Neuk prepare for, respond to and recover fromemergencies in a way that complements the work of theemergency services and promotes safety to the most vulner-able. To do this ENCEPT has developed the East Neuk Com-munity Emergency Plan. We intend supplying eachcommunity with basic kits to enable them to cope in theevent of a community emergency. Volunteers will work in-dependently to ensure a co-ordinated response is providedin the event of a community emergency.

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

Linked with St Ayle

Stepping Stone coffee morning every Tuesday 10.00 -11.30 at St Ayles@Anstruther

Our last Chatbite of the year will be Wednesday 11th De-cember from 10am -12pm in the Kirk Hall, when mince pieswill be served. We will also be entertained by Crail PrimaryGlee Club with Christmas Songs at 11am. All welcome.

Guild: Thursday 5th Dec in the Kirk Hall from 2:15pm,“Japanese Flower Arrangements” by Patricia Dewhirst.

Can the Elders please pick up parcels to deliver from Lindaon Friday 6th Dec between 10am-12noon.

St Ayle Christmas Fair at St Ayle @ Cellardyke on Satur-day 7th December from 10-12, Santa and his Elf will bethere and a raffle for a Luxury Hamper. All welcome to joinin the fun.

Sunday 8th December Gift Service the children's gifts thisyear will go to the Salvation Army in Buckhaven.

Pastoral visits: As we now have no locum please let the el-ders or myself (Helen) know if anyone requires a visit es-pecially where people have been admitted to hospital.

Session Clerk: Helen Armitage 450516

UK heading for ‘mountain of waste’ unless it can recycle EV batteries

Scientists have urged government and industry to improve electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling methods and prevent a‘mountain of waste’ in the coming years.A review of lithium-ion battery recycling by researchers in Birmingham, Newcastle and Leicester suggests that while EVshave several benefits around cutting nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution, there are huge potential negatives surrounding how thebatteries are dealt with when they come to their natural end.Based on the 1 million electric cars sold in 2017, researchers calculated that 250,000 tonnes or half a million cubic metres ofunprocessed pack waste will result when these vehicles reach the end of their lives.The study says there a number of challenges that government and industry need to overcome, including identifying second useapplications for end of life batteries, developing new rapid repair and recycling methods for batteries and designing new pro-cesses to open up and separate end-of-life batteries.The study was published yesterday (November 6) in the 150th-anniversary issue of Nature.Dr Gavin Harper, Faraday research fellow at the University of Birmingham, is lead author on the paper. He said: ‘The recy-cling challenge is not straightforward: there is enormous variety in the chemistries, shapes and designs of lithium-ion batteriesused in EVs.‘Individual cells are formed into modules, which are then assembled into battery packs. To recycle these efficiently, they mustbe disassembled and the resulting waste streams separated.‘As well as lithium, these batteries contain a number of other valuable metals, such as cobalt, nickel and manganese, and thereis the potential to improve the processes which are currently used to recover these for reuse.’Professor Paul Christensen of Newcastle University added: ‘These batteries contain huge amounts of power and at the mo-ment we are still relatively unprepared about how we deal with them when they reach the end of their life.’In August, the Faraday Institution, which is a government-backed research institute for energy, announced £55m to supportprojects which will help improve the durability of EV batteries.The projects funded include Nextrode, a University of Oxford-led project geared towards upgrading electrodes for lithium-ionbatteries, potentially giving EVs more range and making batteries more durable.Two of the projects will look at alternatives to traditional lithium-ion batteries – a University of St. Andrews-led project willspeed up the development of sodium-ion batteries, while UCL will lead a research project on lithium-sulfur (Li-S) technolo-gies.The five new projects join the Faraday Institution’s four existing projects, which were launched early in 2018 and focus onimproving current lithium-ion battery technologies.

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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 (Citizen’s Advice & Rights) 0345 1400 095Homeless Emergency Number 0800 028 6231

Community TransportTransport service for people with visual im-

pairments in the East Fife area.Royal Voluntary Service volunteers provide CommunityTransport for trips where mobility issues can make it diffi-cult, if not impossible, for you to use public transport or ifyou live in rural areas with limited transport. Trips usuallyinclude getting to or from hospital or to a GP appointmentbut can also include trips to the shops or into town or to so-cial activities.Telephone: 0330 555 0310Email: fifegnhs@royalvoluntaryservice.org.ukOr have someone do it on your behalf:https://www.royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk/ourservices/service-enquiry?serviceid=884

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Greens of Crail - reusing plasticThe scallop tubs which are quite well made and are ideal for salmon are available if anyone would prefer a reusable tub insteadof a plastic bag - please ask. Also if anyone wishes to bring in their own plastic tubs for haddock there is no issue as it cansimply be tared on the scales. We also now have stock fish dressing and its available in pre used plastic tubs or loose if anyonewould like to bring in a jar or tub

thanks Clem at Greens`

Seagull Proof SacksSeagull proof sacks are available through Environment andBuilding Services of Fife Council. There is no cost associ-ated with them and can be ordered by calling the environ-ment helpline on 03451 550022. At the end of the monthwhen Fifedirect is replaced by the new Fife.gov website thenthere will hopefully be the facility to order these online.

Listening Ear: Do you need to talk to anyone?

I offer a voluntary community service to anyone who needsa confidential chat. Although I am not a therapist, over the past thirty years, Ihave been privileged to be able to help others talk through arange of personal issues in confidence and without beingjudgemental. So, if you would like to have a confidential chat, call me toarrange a suitable time and place.

Gordon Kirkland – 01333 451133

Skeith SurgeryRoutine GP appointments - appointments released Mondayat 2pm for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday morning for thefollowing week. Appointments released Wednesday at 2 pmfor Wednesday afternoon, Thursday and Friday the followingweek.Nurse appointments can be booked approx 1 month in ad-vance.Crail Museum and Heritage Centre

A Winter Exhibition of Samplers, Christmas Gifts andCards will be held in the Crail MuseumOpening: Saturday 23rd and 30th November 11am -4pm

Saturday 7th and 14th December 11am - 4pmSale: Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd January 11am -4pm

SCIO Scottish Charity No SC023503

Fife Craft AssociationFife Craft Association are holding their final event of the yearin the Scottish Fisheries Museum, Anstruther from Monday2nd to Sunday 8th December 2109. The event will be openeach day from 10:00am to 4:00 pm. Association membersoffer a wide range of handmade crafts including wooden,glass and knitted items, jewellery, marquetry, soaps, scentsand candles. We also have a member who produces watercolour paintings of the area and can undertake commissionsif requested.

Brown Bin Collections in FifeDetails of the winter Brown Bin collection times can befound at the Crail Matters web site: www.crailmaters.com

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The Royal Burgh of Crail and District Community Council NotesNext Community Council Meeting 27 January

Outdoor NurseryFife Council has decided that there is nowhere in Crail suitable for an outdoor nursery. Several sites had beenvisited but discounted: Beechwalk Park is not Council owned land but a Common Good property; RoomeBay was considered too exposed to the elements and the harbour too susceptible to high tides and storm

surges plus there was nowhere to place a required storage container. Denburn Woods would be an excellent area for the chil-dren to visit however, this would be difficult for parents dropping off their children.Due to the inability to identify a suitable site, the decision has been made that the provision of an outdoor nursery at Crail isnot viable. The provision of 1140 hours will therefore be delivered from the existing Nursery within Crail Primary School. Crail Community Council agreed to push forward with the issue if a demand for an outdoor nursery could be established.Harbour SandbarFollowing the bi-annual Fife Council meeting of Harbour Users at Glenrothes, it was established that an application to MarineScotland for a licence for removal had only recently been made. The Community Council had been advised that the applica-tion had been made sometime last year.Testing of the sand and silt will be required before a method of disposal is decided upon. It was stated that the increasing sizeof the sandbar and the shortening of daylight hours was reducing the amount of fishing time available for the boats.

The Crail Seagull

We'll, you know I like achallenge so I decided totry my beak at seeing ifthere were any yummyscraps for me in one ofthese fancy new bins (theones on High Street delib-erately placed to foil anyattempts by me lookingfor food). Anyway, I don'tknow about you but I was-n't going anywhere nearthis one - could it be a dogpoo bag? Top marks if it was someone clearing up aftertheir pet but you'd have thought they'd have pushed itclear of the entrance. Of course, it could just be a cunningploy to keep me out. It worked!

I occasionally sit quietly and peep through folks' win-dows when their TVs are on. Now, I don't know aboutyou but it's only the 2nd December and I'm already sickand tired of Kevin the Carrot and that wee dragon.

What’s this election stuff? I’ve seen little troops of peoplewearing different colours going from door to door askingif people will vote for someone. Does it matter who youvote for? Are things different after voting? Seagulls don’tdo this sort of thing. It’s all a bit of a mystery to me.

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Crail Community Partnership and Crail CharretteCrail Community Partnership invite all members of the Crail Community to join. An application form can be found here:

https://crailmatterscom.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/membership-form-short.pdf

Crail Mobile Post Of-fice Service

Location - Along High Streetopposite the BeehiveOpening times:

Monday: 1400-1600Tuesday: 1400-1600

Wednesday: 1400-1600

Crail Hospital Car ServiceCrail is full of good neighbours and it is they who provide theHospital Car Service. It’s only when you can’t drive becauseyou or the car is sick, or it is too daunting to think of standing inthe cold, waiting for a return bus from the health centre or thedentist, or you need to get to Kirkcaldy hospital that you wish fora bit of help. Maybe you’re new to Crail and don’t know manypeople yet. That bit of help is there and has been for 54 years inCrail. It’s the Hospital Car Service If you could do with that bitof help, ring. 01333 450096.

R.B.S. Mobile Branch TimetableTuesdays: St. Andrews Road Car Park, Anstruther – 2.15pm -3.00pm; Thursdays:North Marketgate, Crail – 10.20am 10.50am

Mobile LibraryThe mobile library calls atMarketgate from 10:00 to11:00 every 2nd Thursday.Next Date: 5 December