Skelmorlie Notes

compiled by Calum Corral

01294 447514

editorial@largsnews.co.uk

Bingo
Skelmorlie Bingo Night is a bring your own bottle event, starts at 7.30pm at the community centre on Friday 21 October. It is £1 a ticket, and from 7.30pm till 10pm. There will be tea and home baking at the interval, served by the Scouts. The event is a fundraiser for the 71st Ayrshire Cub Scouts group. 

The Highlanders

Perthshire folk trio "Tarneybackle" will make their Skelmorlie debut at the opening event of The Highlanders` new season on Friday 28 October at 7.30pm in the Community Centre. Regarded as one of the best folk acts in Scotland with their fusion of traditional and contemporary music, this is a great opportunity to hear this band perform. Known for their strong vocal harmonies and skills over a wide range of instruments, this promises to be an evening of lively entertainment. Tickets costing £12.50, which includes supper, are available from committee members, www thehighlanders.net or by phoning Iona on 520390.

Roadworks

Progressive 2,3 and 4 way traffic signals are in place throughout this week from Meigle to Inverkip Power Station for ducting and cable installation, every day except Saturday. Transerv have explained that the roadworks are necessary for cable installation and ducting, with the works taking place between 9.30am and 3.30pm.

There were roadworks in Skelmorlie at The Lane between junctions with Sandybrae Road and Halketburn Road on Thursday 6 to Saturday 8 October.

Street Lighting

Street lighting repairs were carried out in Skelmorlie on Friday after a number of complaints were made to North Ayrshire Council in the Innes Park Road area.

Abigail's Party

Attic Players are delighted to announce that tickets for their next production ‘Abigail’s Party’ are now on sale. Set in 1977, this iconic play by Mike Leigh will be performed by the club at Skelmorlie Community Centre on Thursday 10th, Friday 11th and Saturday 12th November, starting at 7.30pm.

The play centres around the home of Beverly and Laurence who have invited Angela and Tony, their new neighbours, round for drinks. Also invited is Susan, whose teenage daughter is throwing a party of her own. As small talk and nibbles flow (remember cheesy pineapple hedgehogs?), alcohol flows even more abundantly and the stresses and tensions of the evening begin to rise. This classic comedy of manners, marital barbs and one-upmanship is, however, brought to an abrupt end when an unexpected and tragic event occurs.

Tickets for the party cost £9 (includes the first refreshment) and can be obtained online from www.ticketsource.co.uk/atticplayers or from several local shops – Bluestone in Largs, the Medical Hall and Premier Store in Skelmorlie and the Wemyss Bay Pharmacy. If there are tickets left on the nights of the performance they will cost £10 on the door. However, Attic Players expect a huge demand for tickets so early purchase is recommended! More details are available from www.atticplayers.com or from the club’s Facebook page.