‘The annual membership fee in 1977 was twenty-five pence plus another

ten pence for each meeting attended; in 1986 the membership fee is £1, plus

twenty-five pence for each meeting. The cost of crisps has gone up from

seven pence to twelve pence in the same period.

‘The size of the Youth Club varies from year to year. There were over

fifty members in 1985 and in 1986 just over thirty. All young people who

have reached high school age are welcome to join us at the Village Hall from

7.30 to 9.30 p.m. on Tuesday evenings.’

Badminton Club

A fafr/y recent organisation in the village is the Strathkinness Badminton

Club, about which Mrs. Kate Law has written the following note:

‘The Strathkinness Badminton Club was started in the Autumn of 1976

when play was on Monday nights and Thursday mornings. In September 1977

a Wednesday evening was added to playing time; it was at this time that

Juniors from the age of 12 to 15 years were allowed to play until 9 p.m. At

this time we played on two small courts across the hall. During the session

1979-80 an overhang was removed and the court was painted to form one full-

sized court.

‘Many inter-Club matches and internal tournaments were played when we

won some and lost others.

‘Badminton today takes place on Monday nights from 7 p.m. until 10.30

pm. and on Wednesday evenings from 7.30 to 10.30 p.m. Junior members are

aged between 12 and lb years and they play on both evenings until 9 p.m.

There are approximately 12 to 14 players who attend regularly, and 6 to 8

juniors. New members are always welcome.’

The Strathkinness Drama Workshop

Mrs. Carole Tricker has been running a Drama Workshop for all primary

children in the village. Due to the pressure of young children and other com-

mitments, the Workshop has had to be suspended until perhaps after Christmas.

The Drama Workshop concentrates on the fun to be found in drama rather

than on learning lines in order to appear in a play.

It is hoped that Carole will be in a position to start her group again before

long.

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