Posters in Co-op

After a mostly warm week with sunny days and not much rain, yesterday was a disappointment – overcast with several hours of drizzle. Today has started windy and damp. The forecast is for no rain this afternoon.

The first set of Shows (most will stay the whole summer) are open for business. More rides will appear before Games Day.

Wagons rolled on Sunday evening with setups starting on Monday

Outdoor events are always affected by the weather. Anything that lasts for three months will have good days and bad days – good years and bad years too!

People do check the weather before visiting places, but one large group has already fixed the date and will be returning for the second year running – by chartered train.

Burntisland’s outdoors is attractive – the Beach, the Binn and in-between, but could always be better. More people putting things in bins, bins emptied before they overflow.

Less harsh grass cutting regimes especially at The Links, which was more brown than green last year, would be a good idea. Cut when and where it’s required, not according to a pre-set calendar with blades so low they scalp the edges of the undulations.

Burntisland is a place to stay and a place to visit. Facilities, attractions and events should be for residents and visitors. Perhaps there needs to be more public discussion about the best ways of achieving this. Maybe more places to shelter and more activities indoors and more publicity about the things that already exist.

“An Access card is needed to activate the charging points, available from ChargePlace Scotland for a £20 annual fee – join ChargePlace Scotland.“

Kirkcaldy area charging points

Poster in window

“Service X57: Dalgety Bay – Ferrytoll P&R – Edinburgh

Reason for proposal: To provide additional journey opportunities.”

Proposed timetable

Other proposals too

Consultation Events and online feedback opportunities (before June 7th).

European elections: List of candidates for Scotland

Polling Stations – Solid Rock and Toll Community Centre.

Screen in High Street Co-op

It’s time to apply for the chance to be one of the three local good causes that will receive a share of the money spent by Co-op members in Burntisland’s two branches.

Last November three organisations got over £4,000 each – BFAST (Burntisland First Aid Services Trust), Burntisland Heritage Trust and BOSS (Burntisland Out of School Service).

This year the lucky groups are the Community Council (Christmas lights), Burntisland Playgroup and Burntisland Youth Theatre (for rebuilding their stage set)

Applications close on 16 June.

Last year

Yesterday, the first weekday of the summer timetable, was not great.

The popular 8:05 to Edinburgh was “cancelled throughout due to a signalling problem” – presumably not ScotRail’s fault

People expecting to catch it either made other arrangements or waited for an extra 18 minutes because the previously normal 8:34 no longer exists.

At least there were fewer passengers than a normal Monday because of Victoria Day in Edinburgh.

Two more trains were cancelled later.

Today (Tuesday) no cancellations and the service back to normal (average 2 minutes late).

Detail from The Bridge of Life, (full picture below) the faces painted were of Burntisland residents at the time!

The Burntisland Heritage Trust has been trying to conserve and restore some of the common good assets of Burntisland for some time.

A priority has been three notable oil paintings which hang in the Burgh Chambers. It was decided in 2008 that the full cost couldn’t be taken from the Common Good Fund. (Ironic since the subsequent appropriation for the Links electrical work.)

The cost of restoring the three paintings is provisional estimated at £14,125, Burntisland Heritage Trust have now raised £5,000 and the Kirkcaldy Area Committee recently agreed that the rest could come from the CGF.

‘The Magistrates’ Seat’ by Burntisland artist Andrew Young (1854-1925)

‘Burnt Island, Fifeshire’ by S Humble (1834)

‘The Bridge of Life’ by Andrew Young (1854-1925)
Photo credit: Fife Council