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What’ new?

- Wait for news of the improved No. 7 bus service both to give a direct service to Ferrytoll (for Edinburgh) and also to the Victoria Hospital.  We await confirmation for an August start;

- The Ecology Centre planning application has been approved by Kirkcaldy Area Committee at the Town House, Kirkcaldy on Wednesday 24th March.  See Planning page for the debate on this controversial proposal;

- Cemetery Viewpoint plans go for planning permission (Secretary);

- Pathways Group presents its work to community council;

- Community Council could take forward proposal for community room in Harbour Toilets project.

 We request information on:

- Town Hall is finished and is now headquarters for Fife Historic Buildings Trust with a room for the Historical Society;

- Elgin Marbles reliefs in the Community Centre;

- old photos of Pettycur Harbour and a history of the original ferry service to Edinburgh;

- stories of wartime on the Kinghorn batteries.

If you can help please let us know.

Seawall breached twice

Pettycur Harbour damage

Beacon (Burntisland) flooded and damaged

Storms on 30th March

Storms driven up the Firth by high Spring tides, fierce easterly gales and high North Sea swells.  Waves removed over a foot of sand from Kinghorn, Pettycur and Burntisland beaches.  Two caravans swept into the sea at Sandhills and the back wall of Pettycur Harbour breached.  Main east coast rail line blocked by mudslide and damage to sea wall.  Boats broken up in Kinghorn Harbour and sunk at Pettycur.  Widespread flooding of prom in Kirkcaldy and Beacon out for two months.

Harsh winter this year - but great fun!

Little free water in the loch

East Lomond Hill

Craigencalt Farm

Fields in the snow

Managing fine

No point looking for water

Piteadie Castle

Just a rock

A stressful time for snowdrops

nowdrops

News and Events

Fife Council have now carried out further work to remedy the effects of the storm of 30th March (see below).

A large amount of debris from two caravans has been removed from the rock armour around the harbour promontory, including fridges, carpets and a lot of aluminium sheeting.  The rocks that were driven ashore and moved up against the promenade have also been removed in the last week.

On the positive side, the Information Board for the Rural Award beach has now been erected and we await some south-westerly seas to increase the depth of sand left on the beach.

Aluminium sheeting recovered from the rocks.

Please note that, as a sitting Councillor, I offer no opinion on any planning application prior to it being considered at committee - available information is presented to keep you informed.

Ron Edwards

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Thanks to some talented local photographers.  There are more  wonderful wild bird photographs on Danny Wallace’s page.

Picture of a Coot nest in a tree by Drew Wallace

Picture  of swallow

by Drew Wallace

Great Crested Grebe pair with young by Jim Brown

Fit n’ Fun in Fife.

“Splash Out for Nowt” - swim for Free for under seventeens during the Summer holidays at the Beacon and all other pools in Fife.
Also lots of other sports at little cost.
Check out the activities.

McTaggart’s Children

A major Centenary Celebration of the artist at Kirkcaldy Museum until 3rd October.

Check out the museums.

  Fancy trying something to keep you fit?

  Try Belly Dancing for beginners at the

   new studio, Space Upstairs, Burntisland.

For daytime class, contact Annette McCann

on 01383872907,

The Community Council Pathways Group started the ball rolling by identifying all the pathways that exist within the village through investigation and consultation, many of them of great antiquity.  Mike Gilbert has listed, mapped and photographed all of them. Fife Council access officers have studied these and identified which ones need to be taken to community investigation, as many are already Rights of Way or are adopted roads, tracks and paths.  This includes a number of important routes that people use to get to some of the small beaches, shortcuts and historical ways in the village.  Fife Council is now investigating these to see if villagers want to make all or selected ones into Rights of Way, which will give a permanent protection to their status.  

Over 90 people came to the consultation and provided the access officers with a wealth of information and memories of the paths, which will now have to be collated!!  They hope to report to the Community Council in September.

There is a great deal of information - maps, photographs and descriptions available through Mike Gilbert or the community council.  The list and map available online are just a taster.

Go to the “Planning” page for information on the application for a 78 bed Care Facility in the village and also news of the Cemetery Viewpoint application.