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Blooming
Marvellous!
with newly opened and totally refurbished premises
right in the heart of stewarton main street, design
consultant david and his family are proud to be a
part of stewarton’s local community.
Bloomingwales look to inspire
and be inspired by their clients.
From individual bouquets of hand
selected flowers to full event floral
decorations, they work closely with
clients to ensure that not only do
they provide complete customer
satisfaction but that provide this in
a warm and welcoming manner.
Looking to partner with other
local businesses Bloomingwales
are proud and excited to offer
locally produced handmade
chocolate manufactured by Artisan
Chocolatier – Creative Chocolate.
With innovative flavours and
bespoke pieces the team at
Creative Chocolate lead the
way to chocolate Heaven.
“To both live and work in
such a wonderful town is a
dream come true. We feel very
honoured and privileged to be
in such a vibrant community.”
David Wales, Proprieter
ADVERTISING FEATURE
Nancy reid - LOCAL HERO
for most people, turning 80 would be the
point in life where you put your feet up,
put the kettle on and take a well-deserved
rest. not for stewarton resident nancy
reid, who continues to take an active role
in the community after celebrating her 80 th
birthday in july.
For more than 40 years Nancy has been involved
in the running of Stewarton’s “Open Door Club”,
a meeting place for senior citizens of any race,
gender, political party affiliation or religion. The
club was actually faced with closure in 1979
a fter several of the office bearers resigned. Nancy
offered her services and was duly elected. Nancy
took over as treasurer for five years, and then went
on to be vice president for ten years and finally
president of the club for 18 years. All in all she
has given 33 years of service, and continues to be
active in the running of the club. She also provides
home baking for the club’s guests, including her
famous tablet, which regulars at the Smugglers
Inn enjoy occasionally as well.
By Kyle Ferguson
A talented singer and dancer, Nancy has sang in
various concerts to raise money for charity and
also sang solo in the Old Time Music hall which
took place in the Institute Hall. Furthermore, she
passed on some of her skills on the dance floor by
taking some fun dance lessons in the Stewarton
social club for a while, free of charge of course!
Despite having an extremely busy schedule by
anyone’s standards, Nancy also takes the time
to assist Lainshaw primary school during their
annual “Wartime Day”, passing on stories of what
life was like in Stewarton during, and after, the
war. This is something both she and the children
enjoy very much.
Despite her advancing years, Nancy Reid is a
shining example of how to take pride in your
community. If there is an event in Stewarton in
need of support, hail, rain or shine Nancy will be
there. Her generosity and selflessness over the
years have made her a much loved character in
Stewarton.
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