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NEWSLETTER FOR THE COMMUNITY OF KINGSWELLS ISSUE 14 OCTOBER 2005

K I NG SW E L LS N E WSHydrogen Fuel CellChallenge Kingswells Primary school children are participating in a scienceproject unique in the UK possibly EC, launched this autumn acrossthe whole of Grampian. Great Western After schools club based atthe Kingswells church are the youngest team taking part and aresponsored by local Kingswells company siGEN.

Why the projectMankind faces an unhealthy trinity in, - Environment – global warming, extreme weather, pollution - Energy - demand continues to rise and rise - Economy - is affected directly by high energy costs and Environmental

damageIn response a momentous energy revolution is happening. Newhydrogen and fuel cells technologies are developing to take overfrom combustion of fossil hydrocarbons.

With it comes a need for more technicians, engineers and scientistswho are at school today. Our children will grow up in a hydrogenand fuel cell world. The challenge opens up this world to them,some, we hope, will make it their career.

The project has already given a hydrogen and fuel cell kit to everysecondary school in Grampian free of charge, but any age can par-ticipate. The children use the kit in a model they make. They canmake anything, from anything, to do anything. There are no rules,except safety and they can get help from anywhere for the limitedengineering, even NASA if you can get them. This is what makesthe project unique. The project makes science accessible to everyone not just the science talented children.

Kingswells TeamGreat Western as a primary school age team are the youngest par-ticipating and are being sponsored by siGEN, funding the kit andproving mentor support. They have formed 3 groups, builders,helpers and watchers (oldest to youngest). The model is already inbuild but we are keeping it secret until the project judging. Theteam are competing in the "Bizzare" model category.

What is it all about.Hydrogen powered cars are being developed across the world rightnow. In Scotland we have enough wind and marine energy to makehydrogen from water, yes water. Electricity splits water into hydro-gen and oxygen and we use the hydrogen to power cars. It is thefuture but it is getting very close.

The kits in the children’s model does just this. They make hydro-gen from solar energy and water and use the hydrogen in theirmodel in any way they choose.

Hydrogen Fuel CellChallenge continued:The most frequent question byfar from children is "why arewe not doing this rightnow" try and answer thisquestions honestly to yourchildren.

The kit comprises- Electrolyser and water/gas

separator- Two storage tanks (60cc each)- 2 double cell fuel cells (1.2V,

1W each, H2/air)- 3W solar cell - Media/Information pack and

instructions

The project is being supported bySHFCA and AREG and a wide vari-ety of sponsors.

CONTENTSP3: Cllr Peter Stephen

P4: MSP

P5: Organic Beef

P6: New Bus Fares

P7: Fireworks

P8: Community Council

P9: Youth Group

P10: Local Advertisers

P11: Your Letters

P12: SiGEN


Dear Reader,Autumn is here with itsfabulous show of rusty redsand autumonial oranges asthe leaves fall from thedecidious trees. It’s a timeof change and there hasbeen a delivery change inthis months news letter.

Due to exams and commit-ments at work. TheOctober newsletter hasbeen distributed later thanusual, but it’ll be back tonormal for the Decemberedition.

Young Sales LadyWe wish to extend a bigthank you to EmmaGrosvener from BankheadAcademy. Emma has beenhelping us sell adverts tosome of the local business.This was the first timeEmma has tackled such aventure and we have to sayshe did a very good job.We hope we can retain herskills for future editions ofthe newsletter.

As a community newsletterwe are extremely depend-ent on local support frombusinesses in Kingswells.

Each bi-monthly edition ofthe newsletter is now goingto cost us just under £650.

We have not put up ouradvertising rates, but wedo ask for your support. Soif your businesses wouldlike to reach everyone liv-ing in Kingswells - place anadvert with us. It’s still excellent value formoney.

Kind regardsClaire Burt

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Vacant Posts:NEWS REPORTER REQUIRED:Can you spare a few hours everytwo months tracking down what’shappening in Kingswells? If so,why not be our news reporter. Allyou need to do it type up thenews articles and email them tous at [email protected] we all meet up anddiscuss the newsletter.That’s all the commitment weask, so please join us. Call746859

Update from Cllr.Peter Stephen(Newhills)11 Coldstone Avenue, KingswellsTel/Fax 01224 744607

Hello again, This contribution was writtenover the September weekendwhilst spending a couple ofrestful days at the FonabCaravan site in Pitlochry. Theweather was a bit mixed, butthe lovely Autumn colours inthe hills all around and somegood company, all added tothe sense of enjoyment, how-ever, down to business:

PLANNING FOR REALMany people will rememberthe event in the KingswellsCommunity Centre back inMay, when the opportunitywas given to all to have a sayin a “Vision for Kingswells”.Much background work hasbeen done since then by anumber of people, and themost recent meeting on 20September agreed the follow-ingA formalised group wasformed – KingswellsCommunity Action Network(K.CAN for short)Priority issues would be (1)Community facilities and activ-

ities (2) Planning and Landuse – Involvement in MasterPlanning etc.

Leading on, areas identified aspriorities for action were:Lack of appropriate indoor andoutdoor sport/leisure, socialand group activity facilities,including football pitches.Consider potential develop-ment of Old School at FairleyRoad and adjoining grounds forcommunity use. (drainage is apriority)Recruitment, training, supportCommunity Centre.

Agreement was reached thatALL KEY INDIVIDUALS ANDGROUPS in the communityshould be brought together inthe first instance, to progresswork on an audit of communityfacilities ie “Together we standetc” – K.CAN will progress thisnow, so my request to all theleaders in CommunityGroupings is to give this initia-tive your full support for thebenefit of our future communi-ty. It is easier to achieve ouraims as a formalised body asopposed to a few individualsworking on their own.

LOCAL PLANIt now appears that the pre-inquiry meeting could takeplace on Tuesday 15November, but check this dateagain. The inquiry itself couldstart in February 2006 and runfor a number of months.

WPRIt is presumed that theMinister, Tavish Scott will makean announcement in earlyOctober, so perhaps the pres-ent uncertainty will now soonbe resolved.

KINGSWELLS PRIMARYSCHOOL Delays here have been anongoing problem for a numberof months, leading to consider-able inconvenience to parentsand the School Staff. Someslight improvement in theefforts from the builders hasled us to near completion, andby the end of the OctoberSchool Holiday it is assumedthe ten-classroom extensionwill be complete. The Hallshould be ready by midNovember including the dryingout process on the floors.This does mean that the chil-dren will continue to havelunch in the Community Centreuntil the Hall is available. Thepriority will be to prepare theclassroom for the Primary 3class currently at Fairley Road,to move to the main School.Other classes will then bephased in and the Nurserychildren will move over theChristmas Holiday. Finally theimproved drainage to theFootball field is now completeand hopefully the pitch canshortly be in use.

SNIPPETS Clinterty back road C92C.Residents will have noticed therecent resurfacing from theA96 back to Enfield Cottage,with an attendant improve-ment in safety markings.“Deer” warning signs are alsodue to be erected near theForestry car park atTyrebagger.Lighting on the path behindDerbeth Park was installed inSeptember and the area hasbeen tidied up. The pedestri-an crossing down from there,on Kingswells Crescent is alsoto have attention to improve

safety,Some illegible street signs inthe Corse area should bereplaced during October.The remaining six Bus Shelterswithout sides, continue tooffend the users and myself. Ihave been given numerous“promises of action” but timeis running out for the officialsinvolved.The new road junction atNewhills is now muchimproved, but the centre linecould lie another 2 feet to theBucksburn side, and this wouldmake the left turn (to Dyce)easier. I am due to meet withCouncil Officials to addressthis.

THE STABLES –NEWHILLSThis property is situatedbehind the Manse at theNewhills junction, and compris-es original buildings mod-ernised with a £215K budget.Newhills Church is to be con-gratulated on this projectwhich they hope to open earlyin 2006. The building will bea meeting place for the 12–16year old age group offering aplace to “chill out”, play pool,games etc and meet for socialinteraction in pleasant sur-roundings. Long term visionis being shown here and thisshould offer an attractiveoption for Youth in theNewhills, Bankhead andKingswells area.

That’s all for now.Best regards.Peter.


British Summer Time

ends, on Sunday 30th

October.

MSP HAILS BROADBAND BREAKTHROUGH FORKINGSWELLS

SNP MSP for Aberdeen North, Brian Adam

The problems that many Kingswellsresidents have had in trying to con-nect to broadband may soon be over,thanks to trials of a new solutionwhich are set to begin in the villagein December.

A number of residents have beenunable to access the high-speedinternet service because their tele-phone service is provided via fibreoptic cable from Westhill telephoneexchange. BT’s main broadbandservice, ADSL, is a technologydesigned to run on the standard cop-per wire lines which serve the vastmajority of homes and businesses inthe UK.

SNP MSP for Aberdeen North, Brian Adam said: "I had a meeting with BTofficials about this situation and learned that the company is to a trial asystem which should overcome the problems with this type of fibre opticconnection. This trial is one of only two that are taking place in the UK andthe deployment of broadband equipment in street cabinets, rather thanthe exchange, will be used to overcome the issue.

“I have had a large number of e-mails and telephone calls from Kingswellsresidents who have been desperate for broadband and I am sure that theywill be delighted that BT has made this effort to ensure that they can final-ly be connected.”

Audrey Fotheringham, BT’s Aberdeen city manager, said:

“BT has been involved in regular dialogue with a number of Kingswells res-idents and Brian Adam over this issue. I’m really pleased that we’re nowable to announce that the only Scottish trial of a solution to the fibre opticissue will take place in the village.

“BT has invested more than £100 million making broadband available to97.8 per cent of Scotland’s homes and businesses and our contract withthe Scottish Executive will bring affordable broadband to all Scottish com-munities by the end of the year.

“However, even with every exchange enabled for broadband there will stillbe a small number of lines, such as those at Kingswells, which are unableto carry broadband because of technical limitations. BT is continuing towork in partnership with the Executive to resolve these issues.”

Contact: Brian Adam m 0771 3063634 or Mitch Reid at the BT ScotlandPress Office on 0800 085 0660

Notes: The work necessary for the trial will begin in December and will becompleted by the end of March 2006.


KingswellsPlaygroup.We are having a fund raising 'Ladies only Breakfast' onSunday 13th November atWebster Park CommunityCentre 10.00 - 12.00, ticketsare £ 5.00pp (All proceedsgoing to the playgroup, whichyou will appreciate runs as acharity). Tickets availablethrough Gill Clark on abz749788.

HAYFIELD VISIT On the 9th September, 24Kingswells 2nd Brownies visit-ed Hayfield Riding Centre. Weall had a tour round the sta-bles and met the horses,learnt a little about stablemanagement and then had apaddock walk on a pony. Itwas a truly wonderful experi-ence and we all enjoyed ourevening so much. Manythanks to Hayfield and all thestaff who were very kind,helpful and taught us somuch.

Smiling faces all round!! (Dad, can I please get a pony??!!)

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Aberdeen Angus are worldrenowned for producing the high-est quality beef. Their cattle areslow grown to produce the bestquality beef, full of flavour. Beeflike it used to taste.

Unfortunately, not all beef sold asAberdeen Angus is 100%Aberdeen Angus, it only needs tobe sired by an Aberdeen Angusbull to qualify as Aberdeen.However all of their beef is 100%pedigreed Aberdeen Angus. Youcan taste the difference!

The farm is now fully certified

organic and their first organic cat-tle will be available in late 2005.Meantime they have some primenon-organic beef to offer.

They are members of theAberdeen Angus Society, theirorganic certification body is SOPA,they are Farm Assured and theyare accredited to supply M&S.

They will even deliver larger localorders or orders can be picked upfrom the farm by prior arrange-ment, just phone.

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They can be found on the smallroad marked "Blackburn" from theA944 Westhill dual carriageway,

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NEW FARES FROM27TH SEPTEMBER…

Special Offer of £1.60 per personfor a limited time only!

How to Use Park & Ride:1. Park your car, free all day (Noticket required)2. Pay £1.80 per person on bus3. Use the waiting room facilitiesif required (refreshments, seats,newspapers, toilets)4. Up to 2 children, under 16years of age, can travel free whenaccompanied by an adult.5. Walk-on passengers boarding atthe Park & Ride sites, or any ofthe designated Park & Ride stops,can purchase any of our range ofon-bus tickets including ourFirstDay unlimited travel ticket.6. Holders of FirstWeek,FirstMonth and First3Month mayalso use Park & Ride services.

Park & Ride service 40 and 41operates between Bridge of Donand Kingswells via the city centre,from Monday to Saturday operat-ing a 10 minute peak service anda 15 minute off-peak service.

Services 40 and 41 are identicalbetween the Bridge of Don andKingswells Park & Ride sites, butservice 41 then loops aroundKingswells village and back to thesite before returning to the Bridgeof Don. Service 40 just runsbetween the two sites. Passengers

for Kingswells village shouldtherefore catch the 41.

Bridge of Don Park & Ride site issituated to the rear of the AECC.The Kingswells Park & Ride site issituated on the A944 beside theKingswells roundabout.

Route:Bridge of Don Park & Ride - EllonRoad - King Street - Castle Street- Union Street - Alford Place -Albyn Place - Rubislaw Place -Waverly Place - Albert Street -Craigie Loanings - WestfieldTerrace - Midstocket Road -Harcourt Road - Westburn Road –Lang Stracht - Fairley Road -Kingswood Drive - Kingswells Park& Ride site.

There are designated stops foruplifting and setting down passen-gers along the route.

King Street (School Road, OrchardStreet, Urquhart Road and StAndrews Cathedral) - Union Street(Adelphi, St Nicholas Kirk, MusicHall and Langstane Kirk) - AlbynPlace - Albert Street - WestburnRoad (Foresterhill Complex andWoodhill House) – Lang Stracht(Whitemyres Place and AberdeenJournals) – Kingswells Park & Ridesite.

Timetable from Kingswells:Monday - Friday0655, 0725 – 0855 every 10mins

0855, 0903, 0915 0915 – 1625 every 15 mins1625 – 1805 every 10 mins1820 Last bus from Kingswells Thursday (late night shopping)1820 – 2020 every 15 mins Saturday10 minute service all day from0815 until 1815

Each site has excellent facilitiesincluding:

* Parking for over 900 cars * Heated waiting room with TV * Vending Machines * Cycle racks and cycle lockers* Real Time Information

Relax on the bus; with new buspriority measures in place, you’llsoon arrive at your destination -NO MORE SITTING IN LONGTRAFFIC QUEUES.

Walk on passengers boarding atthe Park and Ride sites or any ofthe designated Park and Ridestops, can purchase any of ourrange of on-bus tickets includingFirstDay.

Holders of FirstWeek, FirstMonthand First3Month may also usePark and Ride buses.The Park & Ride return ticket of£1.80 is exclusive to passengersboarding at the Park & Ride sitesand is valid only on Services 40and 41.


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Changes tofireworkslegislation

As a result of concerns expressedby Police, Fire Service and LocalAuthorities, further changes havebeen made to the legislation relat-ing to fireworks in order toimprove the safe storage and sup-ply of fireworks and to reduce thedisturbance caused to citizens andtheir pets.

The principle changes broughtabout by the FireworksRegulations 2004, The Fireworks(Scotland) Regulations 2004 andthe Manufacture and Storage ofExplosives Regulations 2005 areas follows:

* Traders who wish to sell fire-works all year round must applyto their local authority for aLicence to do so. This applicationcosts £500. No trader in AberdeenCity has a licence to sell fireworksall year round.

* Traders who wish only to sell atthe prescribed times of the yearneed only apply to their localauthority for a Certificate ofRegistration. This costs £60 for anew application and £30 for arenewal.

* Registration means that thetrader can only sell fireworks forbonfire night during the prescribedtime, which is between 15thOctober and 10th November inclu-sive.

* Fireworks can only be sold frompremises that have been regis-tered with Aberdeen City CouncilTrading Standards Service underthe provisions of the Manufactureand Storage of ExplosivesRegulations 2005.

* A trader cannot be supplied with

more than 50kg of fireworksunless he holds a valid Licence orCertificate of Registration issuedby their local authority.

* A trader cannot supply anothertrader with more than 50kg offireworks unless that other traderholds a valid Licence or Certificateof Registration issued by theirlocal authority.

* There are also changes to therules concerning the storage offireworks on trade premises.Traders who apply for a Licence ora Certificate of Registration will beadvised of these at the time ofapplying.

Existing legislation makes it anoffence:

* for retailers to supply fireworksto any person under 18

* for fireworks to be supplied bytraders who are not registered orlicensed for their storage

* to hawk or sell fireworks in thestreet or other public places

* for a member of the publicunder 18 to possess fireworks in apublic place

* to use fireworks between 11.00pm and 7.00 am each night, withan exception to allow use untilmidnight on 5 November

* to set off fireworks in a public place* to supply aerial shells, aerialmaroons, bangers, mini rockets,air bombs, or fireworks with whichproduce sound pressure levelsexceeding 120 decibels

“In relation to the curfew, onlyprofessional display organisers canapply for dispensation to use fire-works after 11 pm, with an appli-cation required at least six weeksprior to the proposed display. Noapplications have been receivedby Aberdeen City Council.”

Station Manager Ally Birkett ofGrampian Fire and Rescue Servicesaid: “We want people to enjoythemselves, but our main concernis safety. Don’t take risks.”

Chief Inspector Adrian Watson ofGrampian Police said: “We believethat shopkeepers can play animportant role in keeping danger-ous fireworks out of the hands ofyoung people. If other shopkeep-ers follow the lead being showntoday that would go a long way tohelping reduce the nuisance offireworks being let off in thestreet.

“This would in turn reduce the riskof people, especially children,being injured by fireworks, not tomention the distress which can becaused to the elderly from noisyfireworks going off near theirhomes night after night.”

If you know of anyone who isstoring and/or selling fireworksfrom their home, lockup, otherunsuitable premises or a vehicle,contact Aberdeen City CouncilTrading Standards Service on(01224) 523737 or GrampianPolice on 0845 600 5700 orCrimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Further information on variousaspects of fireworks is available onthe following websites:www.fireworksafety.co.uk www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/aberdeen www.dti.gov.uk/fireworks


* to use fireworksbetween 11.00 pmand 7.00 am each

night, with an exception to allow useuntil midnight on 5

November

Is your teenager safe in Kingswells?

Most weekend evenings see groups of teenagershanging out in the village centre. Most of thesekids are good, law abiding young citize n s .However, disappointingly, Kingswells is seeing anincrease in youth disturbances. A few weekendsago, the van belonging to the chemist -and the carparked next to it - were both seriously vandalisedin the car park outside the shop.

Do you have a teenager who goes out in theevenings? Are you always absolutely sure whatthey are up to? Have a chat with them. Find out ifthey go to “The Campsite” (if you don’t knowwhere or what it is – it is a clearance in the woodsbehind the Kingswood houses. Directions -walk upthe lane beside Cromar Gardens to where theKingswood houses are on the right, then enter thewoods on your left.) Unfortunately, teenage drink-ing, solvent abuse and drug use does go on hereand at various parts of Kingswells. Parents, pleasehave a walk round the village centre, or visit thecampsite at a weekend just to make sure yourchild is safe and well, and not causing a distur-bance.

Kingswells School2006 should (hopefully) see our new single siteschool completed and all nursery and primary chil-dren in our village educated together. We can thenput behind us a long history of overcrowding inour classrooms, a split site and an ‘extended’ peri-od of ongoing, on site building and disruption. Forthe first time in years, our children will have thewell-earned luxury (and rightful) spacious classareas and general-purpose rooms for music anddrama.

Back in 2002 we, the parents at Kingswells, wereconsulted on the future of schooling forKingswells. The Aberdeen City Council documentclearly stated “ Future housing developments willnot have an effect on the school roll. The councilhas decided that children from any future devel-opments will not be accommodated in KingswellsSchool.” It was this statement which was thedeciding factor for many parents to choose theoption of extending the existing school rather thanbuilding a separate new school.

However, before the school extension is even com-

plete, KCC can see a future when history will againrepeat itself…

The number of houses proposed for Phase OneGillahill, has been reduced because the developersthink that they can ‘force fit’ additional childreninto the school without the provision of a newschool.

KCC have been involved in the Maidencraig mas-terplanning exercise with Bancon consortium. Thedevelopers have already taken for granted thatthe school will accommodate children from earlyphases of their new housing development beforethey provide a new school.

People of Kingswells will be looking to ACC to hon-our the commitment in the consultation docu-ment… “children from any future developmentswill not be accommodated in Kingswells School”.

Local PlanThe Local Plan has been updated taking account ofsome of the comments received during the previ-ous consultation. Aberdeen City Council would likeyour views on the changes before 1st November,2005.

KCC have not discussed the changes in detail asyet. The local plan as it affects Kingswells has notchanged significantly. The changes are outlinedbelow.

The industrial land by the Park and Ride has beenremoved from the plan and has been left as greenbelt land. This is mainly because Historic Scotlandhas taken an interest in the land adjacent to theBroad Dyke. This should be safe from any devel-opment and is considered as a WIN.

The land identified OP39 has been returned toUrban Green Space as it is not required due to theschool extension. This is a WIN.

The land at Gillahill has been changed to FutureNew Communities. This means that it is still iden-tified as a possible site for housing, but not before2010.

This is seen as a partial win, but it would be bet-ter if this was taken out of the plan permanently.If you feel this area is worth preserving then you


KCC Continued:should write to ACC to either lodge a new objec-tion, or to reinforce your existing objection.

The development near the Lang Stracht remainsas Future New Communities.

Cockers Garden Centre was planning to move far-ther along the Lang Stracht under a separate plan-ning application outside the Local Plan. This is nowincluded in the proposed Local Plan. This is a newaddition to the plan and everyone has the chanceto comment on this if they wish. The move effec-tively frees the original site for development.Although this area is outside Kingswells everyonehas the right to comment through the Local Planprocess.

Please see www.kwells.org and the notice boardsfor more details.Ian Cox KCC

Youth Group1. A reminder to the youths of Kingswells thatbadmington is an activity that runs withinKingswells Community Centre on Tuesdays 7 -9pm and any centre member is welcome toattend. (take your own rackets)

2. Members of the Youth Steering Group weredelighted by the attendance of a good number ofKingswells teenagers at their last meeting on the27th September. The enthusiasm of these youngpeople was inspiring and they produced manysuperb ideas and comments regarding yo u t hopportunity in this area for the group to consider.Thank you to all who took the trouble and we hopeto see you soon.

“The Youth Group has spoken to the CommunityCentre Committee to clarify who can use the AllWeather Football Pitch at Webster Park. TheCommittee stated that, as with all community cen-tre facilities, as long as people are members of thecommunity centre they can have free use of thesecommunity facilities at the times when they arenot being used by an official let.”

Many thanks

GREENBELT HOMES BID Plans for 170 homes on green-belt land have

been revived.

Stewart Milne Homes has applied to build at

Gillahill, near Kingswells.

The matter will be before the planning appeals

committee on Wednesday after councillors ear-

lier failed to reach a decision on it.

If the appeal is not contested, it will go back

before the planning committee.

New Guide Dog Puppy.Hello everyone. This is Briony. I’m the newGuide Dog puppy in Kingswells. I’m a goldenretriever puppy aged 11 weeks. I should havebeen here sooner, but there was a problem and Icouldn’t come. But I’m here now and I’m look-ing forward to meeting everyone. I’m speciallylooking forward to meeting all the girls and boysat Kingswells School but I only arrived lastMonday after the school went on holiday. But Ihope to meet you all in the mornings whenschool starts again.

You will remember Miles the previous Guide Dogpuppy. He went off to Forfar in September forhis big school training and Mum says she hasheard that he is getting on fine and quite enjoy-ing all the new work. I may not become a work-ing Guide Dog as I believe that, if I’m suitable, Imay become a Guide Dog mummy and haveGuide Dog puppies of my own.

Though I haven’t met many people yet, I hope Iwill meet lots next Saturday 22 October at theCommunity Centre, when there will be a CoffeeMorning and Christmas Card sale from 9.30am to12.30pm in aid of Guide Dogs. So do try tocome along as I’ll be there and I would love tomeet you all.

Looking forward to meeting you then.

Love from Briony.

You can keep up-to-date with BRIONY’S progressby visiting his DIARY on the Kingswells website.


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YOUR LETTERSDear Kingswells News,It was disappointing we couldn'tget our response along side John'sletter in this Kingswells News.Could we have it included in thenext edition? Please find attached.Many thanks.

Dear John It’s good to hear that our minutesare being read and thank you - weare always glad of feedback! To answer your query, CommunityCouncillors are elected every threeyears- if there are more candi-dates than places available.Otherwise, members may be co-opted to join at any time.Kingswells has never needed to goto election as we have alwaysobtained 12 or less members.Community Councils are run on avoluntary basis – the positions areunpaid. At Kingswells, we encour-age anyone who has an interest tojoin us and give the commitmentwhich they feel appropriate. Theamount of time one gives is up toeach individual. Summer monthstend to be quieter due to the ACCholiday schedule and we try totake advantage of that lull.However, we foresee an escalationof work soon with the Local Planand WPR looming. (At the heightof the AFC stadium planning appli-cation some of us were working inexcess of 40 hours a week onCommunity Council work - whichwas unusual but most definitelyrequired!) Unfortunately, some of our latestmeetings have been poorlyattended. We went ahead with themeetings on an informal basiswithout a quorum. Some of ourmembers are now working abroada great deal, others work awayfrom home during the week, andone member has been ill for sometime. However, their input is stillvery much valued and with mod-ern technology, we can all keep incontact by email. Our secretary,Ian, does a superb job of keepingall of us informed.

Some of our members are inter-ested in all aspects of Kingswells,while some feel more focused onone area – i.e. planning, environ-ment or the youth group. If youwere to join us, you could selectwhich area/ areas were of interestspecifically to you. We have a fewplaces still vacant and we woulddearly like to fill them. If you areinterested in joining us – pleasecome along and you will be mademost welcome. Our attendancesat recent meetings may have beendifficult – but our commitment toKingswells is still as strong asever!

Dear Kingswells News,Open Space Management.On behalf of the WellsideResidents Association we wel-comed teh article in teh AugustIssue Newsletter and we agreethat each area as defined byeveryone’s title deeds must nowhave a formal residents associa-tion. Had clear and definite infor-mation been available from tehdevelopers at the outset the pres-ent difficulties may have beenavaoided.The article does however containsome small inaccuracies.SMH did recently provide maps foreach propsed area. They did nothowever relate to the areas stipu-lated in owners title deeds andtherefore hidered the setting up ofassociations. The Wellside residents Associationdid not require ‘several attempts’to be formed but was hamperedby the aforementioned incorrectmaps.Our Association was set up andwas fully operational by early Julyand has had a successful first fewmonths. There are 127 houses inthe designated area and to date122 have contributed. We aresure the remainder will do so inearly course once they clearlyunderstand the legal requirementto do so.

Wellside Residents Association(Weelside Avenue, Wellside Park,Wellside Place, Wellside Close,

Wellside Gardens, Wellside Walk).

Dear Kingswells News.Happy Second Anniversary!Kingswells News is celebrating itssecond anniversary. We areindebted to our sponsors, adver-tisers, those who have givendonations as well as our band ofdistributors who deliver your copyin all weathers. We are a not forprofit organisation and whilstthere is a team of 3 involved withthe production the real success ofKingswells News is down to thosementioned above many of whomhave supported us from day one.Thank you.The revamp of Kingswells.comihas been a success with manygroups contributing on a regularbasis and uploading their owncontent to the website.As previously mentioned we aredependant on our advertisers andsponsors to fund all the copies ofKingswells News we distributeeach issue. From as little as£35.00 your business or youremployer’s business can benefitfrom advertising in KingswellsNews. Please support your localcommunity and your local commu-nity will support your business.Apart from our regular contribu-tors we are always looking formore input and would welcomeyour own suggestions, so pleaseget in touch.Thanks again for your supportduring our second year and foryour ongoing commitment toensuring Kingswells News andKingswells.com remain the voiceof the Kingswells Community.Bert Noble (Treasurer ofKingswells News).

YOUR LETTERS AND VIEWS ON LOCAL ISSUES ISSUE SIX AUGUST 2004

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KINGSWELLS NEWSc/o 21 Wellside Ave, Kingswells. Alternatively, visit the forum on

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High Hot Water Demands

Young Family? Using lots of hot water? Worried aboutfuel bills? Or serious environmental concern?

Whatever your motives you can do your bit for your own energycosts and environment. It may be a good time to considering trendsin retail energy prices. Domestic oil prices since 1991.

“Energy prices will remainhigh in the coming winter,there is no immediateprospect of them fallingand there could even be aprice increase inSeptember” Scottish PowerCEO Ian Russell (Wednesday10 August 2005 City Wire).There was. Current oilprices in the $60s may

recede, but for how long? Great for oil industry where many of us inKingswells work, bad for our fuel bills

What can we doTo begin, use the sun to reduce hot water bills. The energy is freeand can generate up to 70% of your annual hot water using solarthermal energy collectors. These are not Photo Voltaic systems.

siGEN recommends the Genersys solar collectors developed byDaimler Benz Aerospace ( DASA ) over a 30 year period. The systemswere developed in Germany with ms of German State investment.There are over 100,000 installations in Germany and rising rapidly.

What is Solar thermal and how it work

A solar collector absorbs thermal energy directlyfrom solar radiation, exactly like any black sur-face that gets hot in the sunshine.

This heat is collected by water circulatingthrough copper pipes and is transferred to yourhot water tank by a small water pump.

This is probably the simplest, most efficient and cost effective ener-gy capture device available today.

How Much Energy The average UK home spends about 27% ofits combined energy bills on water heating.The percentage varies for newer homes.

Solar Thermal systems can provide 70% of your annualwater heating needs; virtually all in summer around 25% inwinter.

Typical Installation1, 2 or 3 panels fitted on to a south facing roof (best)New hot water cylinder (larger more, heavily insulated) Copper piping insulated to solar standardsCirculating pump and digital controller

How Long and How Much?Genersys Systems expectancy exceeds 35 years and require very lit-tle maintenance. In most homes installation takes no more than 2days. Roof access required. Installation will not be unduly disrup-tive.

Prices vary according to house, demands and type of installationselected. Anticipate between £2,000 and £4000. The systems quali-fy for government grants under the “Clear-Skies” scheme.

Quality?Quality is the foundation of Genersys and siGEN philosophy.Systems are independently tested and certified complying with BSEN 12975 parts 1 & 2. Systems components are manufacturer guar-anteed for siGEN installed systems are

20 year Anti-corrosion guarantee10 year panel performance guarantee2 year guarantee on all other parts

And the Environment?Households account for 29% of UK CO2 carbon dioxide emissions. Solar Thermal systems are probably the most benign way of generat-ing energy. They are entirely carbon free in operation and couldreduce your household’s induced CO2 emissions by at least ? tonneper year.They are now mandatory in new houses in some EC countries

How Do I Get a Solar System?siGEN a local company based at Craibstone are experienced solarengineers appointed by Genersys for the Grampian region. If youare genuinely interested

Free survey with a fixed price formal quotation No contract signing at the door, no pressure sales. Time to reflect and take advice before committing. We will invoice only on completion.

About siGENSiGEN is committed to making an impact in the reduction of our CO2footprint by bringing to the market zero and low carbon energytechnologies from around the world to Scotland. Initiatives siGENare involved in includeMicro Wind turbines for domestic use (coming soon)Energy Efficiency, insulation, energy saving devicesFuel cell technologiesHydrogen energy from wind power

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