Fairtrade Fortnight


When you are in the library check out the the Bishopton Library Fairtrade Information Display - find out about Fairtrade and the "Great Fairtrade Tea Drinking" events from Monday 22nd Feb until Monday 8th March. It is intended that free samples of Fairtrade Products will be available.


Primary 6 Fairtrade Event at Bishopton Primary on Friday 5th March - pupils will present information regarding Fairtrade to parents and relatives through music, songs and presentations.   The proceeds will be donated to Mary's Meals who try to ensure that children of school age get one meal a day, they also operate in Haiti.


Coffee Morning in Our Lady of Lourdes' new Church Hall on Saturday 6th March 10:30am to 1pm.  Tickets £1 includes Fairtrade Coffee/Tea

 

Also members of the Fairtrade Group will visit Guides, Brownies, Rainbows and Bishopton Youth Club to talk about Fairtrade and let them taste some Fairtrade chocolate.


It's important to make Fairtrade an important part of your weekly shop, one Fairtrade product from each of us will make a HUGE difference where it really counts!



BISHOPTON DAY PHOTOS

Bishopton Princess 2009We have the Bishopton day photos ready to view! I know this took a wee while and we apologise for the delay, a few technical problems!!!! I order to make this easier for everyone we have put all the 467 photos up in Photobox  -  enjoy!


You can order prints of photos we took, go to our Photobox site:


PHOTOBOX




Bishopton Rugby Club

We've helped Bishopton Rugby Club get up and running with a new web site: www.bishoptonrugby.com! This means that the village is becoming digitally upgraded!


If you have a group and would like a web site for your group of business simply email us or give us a call.


Contact us




Bishopton Action Group: web site

Bishopton Community Centre - TBA.   All welcome.


Bishopton Community Council: web site

Tuesday 2nd March @ 7pm in Bishopton Primary School, Old Greenock Road, Bishopton.


Bishopton Day Committee: web site

Plans are beginning for next year and we are looking to increase the events, which means we need more people on board... Do you have a few hours a week to spare? Contact the committee by visiting the web site and clicking on contact us!



Wooden Huts Vs. Stone Huts

Created as a temporary measure in the 60's and 40 years later nature did what the Council didn't. Do you remember the old wooden school huts?

Can you remember what happened to them? Let us remind you of that old Bishopton institution, the Bishopton Primary School wooden huts!


Click here to go to the Gallery Page



New Bishopton Web Sites


Bishopton Primary Parents Council have started to develop a web site that has grown from strength to strength over the short 3 months it's been online. It lets you see what a small group with a big message can do!

www.bppc.org.uk


Bishopton Rugby Club web site is nearing completion too. There has a lot of information still to go on the site but we're getting there!

www.bishoptonrugby.com


Climb on board

If you want a web site for your group or local business get in touch, it's so easy! Remember your web site and hosting is free! go here if you are in Bishopton:


Email or call 07940 204 593



The RoF Bishopton Page

Contamination
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HELP GIVEN


Renfrewshire Law Centre

Just to let you all know that there is a great facility for Renfrewshire residents and groups who need legal advice! This is often free or at a reduced charge as the centre is funded from various sources including from the Scottish Government's Fairer Scotland Fund. Visit the web site or call them on 0141 561 7266


HELP NEEDED


Dr. John Hall

Hello,  I’m researching the possible connection between the above Halls {see your article, “Dargavel”} and the Dr. John Hall (1653-1719) family of Taunton, Somerset.


Your article refers to De Aula and the Hall-Maxwells, “the present proprietor being a direct descendant of Robert Hall.”


Is there a family tree of the Halls of Fulbar, or other family info that might document emigration to England early-mid-17th century?


Are there “direct descendants” still living of this line?


Quite secondarily, is there a connection between the H’s of F. and those of Dunglass (cf. John Hall, Bart., d. 1689)?


Well, any help you can give me will be appreciated. CONTACT ME




Margaret (Peggy) Laird

Can I ask people if they remember my mother in law, Margaret (Peggy) Laird.


I am trying to find more information about her early life.


I know a little about her; she was born in Bishopton in June 1922 and 

lived at 'Old Castle'.  I believe she had a sister called Barbara.  

Her father was John Laird and her mother was Annie Williamson.  Her sister had 2 daughters, Penelope and Cecilia or Celia but this is all we know of her.


I believe she had a daughter in 1944 called Marcia, but believe that the father of Marcia died in the 2nd world war.


Anyone remember her or her family, I would be most grateful.

CONTACT ME




NAME THAT ROAD... Named

Could you tell me the name of the perimiter road at the ROF joining rossland cres to station road.


Thanks to Keith Powell for this.. Beech Road!



Web Site upgrade

Mouse MasterWe're upgrading the web site to cope with the demands that are coming through a raft of new services being implemented.

If you experience any problems just let us know but we'll be adding new servioces and updating existing ones.

If you want to see anything here let us know and we'll see if we can incorporate it.


The map now works... thanks for letting us know about that and shame on us for not testing it. For the Local Map click here


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Click above for Councillor Iain Langlands web site


Bishopton: A Fairtrade Village

See what Bishopton Fairtrade are up to, click the Logo


3dc.org.uk

3DC.org.uk - Need a web site? Need advice on your existing site? Sites are free to groups and businesses in Bishopton!



CATs:

Join in Bishopton's CATs project and get updates and alerts from text messages: Click above to register and for information.



Register for the Bishopton

eNewsletter,

the "InBishopton InBox", news, Internet, views and competitions!

Click here to go to the registration page


Register for text updates from Bishopton with CATs, click here to read more and register 




One line humour!!!


Police Station toilet stolen....Cops have nothing to go on.


Schizophrenia beats being alone.


If at first you don't succeed, redefine success.


You have the capacity to learn from your mistakes. You will learn a lot today.


A thing not worth doing isn't worth doing well.


Hard work never killed anyone, but why chance it?


All true wisdom is found on T-shirts.


I don't have a solution, but I do admire the problem.


I think sex is better than logic, but I can't prove it.


The meek shall inherit the earth.....after we're through with it.


If a thing is worth doing, it would have been done already.


Ham and Eggs: A day's work for a chicken; A lifetime commitment for a pig.


Lord, if I can't be skinny, please let all my friends be fat.


Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die


Confession is good for the soul, but bad for your career.


Thanks to Stuart for this


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