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21-25 - Pride of Place charity shop, George Street, Coupar Angus. Donations would be appreciated, please drop off at the shop or call 01828 628001 to arrange collection. All proceeds will go towards the floral displays in Coupar Angus. 22 - Exercise class for over 60s, Wharnclife Hall, Newtyle, 10am, £4. 22 - Scottish Country Dancing, Blairgowrie Town Hall, 7.30pm. £4 per week or £20 for 10 week session. All welcome. 22 - Alyth Community Council meeting, 7.30pm, Town Hall Chambers. Everyone welcome. 23 - Exercise class for over 60s, Blairgowrie Town Hall, 11.15am, £3.50. 23 - Public meeting to discuss ideas for the revitalisation of the Riverside area in Blairgowrie. 7pm, Blairgowrie Town Hall. Organised by the Riverside Venture Group. Everyone welcome. Contact Brian Smith on 07788 712629 or email lutonwolf89@btinternet.com for more information. 24 - Blairgowrie and District Hillwalking Club, AGM, 7.30pm. Blairgowrie Golf Club. See the website at www.bdhc.org.uk for more information or contact meet secretary on email meets@bdhc.org.uk or phone 01334 870866 to confirm attendance. 25 - Association of Blairgowrie Craftworkers, annual spring craft fair, Blairgowrie Town Hall, 10am-4pm. Featuring a range of products from local crafters. Entry by silver donation. 25 - Bongo Fury, Blairgowrie Community Campus, with acclaimed musical duo Oliver Cox and Owen Gunnell. 2.30pm. Percussion extravaganza and audience participation guaranteed in this fast-paced and fun hourlong show. Suitable for families with children aged between four and 12-years-old. Tickets £5 per person, available online from wegottickets. com. 25 - Public consultation on proposals to build a new multi-purpose facility for the community in Victory Park, Meigle. 10am-2pm at the Pavilion in Victory Park. All welcome. 25 - Table sale, Meikleour Village Hall, 10am - 2pm. Free entry. Homebaking and refreshments available. All proceeds towards hall funds. 27 - Alyth Senior Citizens’ Lunch and Socialising Club, Airlie Street Hall, 12.30pm. 27 - Blairgowrie Parish Church Guild AGM and entertainment, 2pm in the Church Hall. All welcome. 27 - Blairgowrie High School Parent Council meeting, school staff area, Beeches Road, 6.15pm. All parents, carers, guardians and friends of the school welcome. 27 - Rattray Bowling Club bingo tea, eyes down 7.30pm. 28 - Special Treats Lunch Club, Royal Hotel, noon. Contact Shonaidh Beattie on 01250 870525 or email shocarjen@ btinternet.com for more information. 29 - Exercise class for over 60s, Wharncliffe Hall, Newtyle, 10am, £4. 29 - Scottish Country Dancing, Blairgowrie Town Hall, 7.30pm. £4 per week or £20 for 10 week session. All welcome. 29 - Craft n Craic monthly craft meeting, St Catharine’s Hall, George Street, Blairgowrie, 7-9pm. Meet other crafters, get help with a project or enjoy crafty chat over a cuppa. Everyone welcome. £2. 29 - Blairgowrie and Rattray Civic Trust meeting, 7.30pm, Adult Resource Centre, Jessie Street, Blairgowrie. Speaker Ashleigh Mustard, project worker at SCYD, on intergenerational development. 30 - Exercise class for over 60s, Blairgowrie Town Hall, 11.15am, £3.50. 31 - Blairgowrie Royal British Legion games night. Pool, darts, dominoes. George Street, All welcome.

1 - Campaign cycle for safer cycle routes in Strathmore, organised by Coupar Angus Cycling Hub. Mass cycle from Coupar Angus to Blairgowrie. Departs 10am from the Cross in Coupar Angus. Bikes available for hire from the Coupar Angus Cycling Hub from £10. To hire a bike email cachub@outlook.com, go through the website at www.cacyclinghub. com, call 01828 958 296 or go to the Hub in the Cross behind the Limetree Restaurant in Coupar Angus. 1 - The Puppet Gang perform ‘The Nutty Professor and his Amazing Magic Bubble Show’, Blairgowrie Town Hall, 2.30-3.30pm. Doors open at 2pm. Tickets £8, available on the door. 1 - Blairgowrie and District Ramblers, Comrie to Torlum Hill, 11 miles, Grade B. For more information please telephone 01250 873852. 2 - Blairgowrie and District Hillwalking Club, Ladder Hills, Lecht. Depart 7.30am Blairgowrie. See the website at www. bdhc.org.uk for more information or contact meet secretary on email meets@bdhc.org.uk or phone 01334 870866 to confirm attendance. 3 - Riverside Methodist Church (Blairgowrie and Rattray) monthly coffee morning, Wellmeadow Cafe, Gas Brae, 10-11.30am. All welcome. 3 - Bingo Tea, The Gig, William Street, Blairgowrie. Eyes down 7.30pm. £1. 4 - Special Treats Lunch Club, Royal Hotel, noon. Contact Shonaidh Beattie on 01250 870525 or email shocarjen@btinternet.com for more information. 4 - Special Treats Group Easter Day trip to Pitlochry. Contact Shonaidh Beattie on 01250 870525 or email shocarjen@ btinternet.com for further information or to book. 4 - Kinloch SWI meeting, 7.15pm in Kinloch Hall, Dunkeld Road. Talk on garden containers. Competitions will be a small floral arrangement, and photograph of a garden. 5 - Blethers group meeting, 10am to noon, Royal Hotel, Blairgowrie. A chance to look at old photos of the area and blether over a cuppie. 5 - Exercise class for over 60s, Wharncliffe Hall, Newtyle, 10am, £4. 6 - Exercise class for over 60s, Blairgowrie Town Hall, 11.15am, £3.50. 6 - Alyth Guild, talk on saving Scotland’s red squirrels by the Scottish Wildlife Trust, Alyth Parish Church (lower hall), 2pm. 8 - Alyth Guild, coffee morning, Airlie Street Hall, 10am. 8 - Blairgowrie Parish Church Guild Daffodil Tea in the Church Hall, 2pm – 4pm. All welcome. 9 - Ceilidh at the Royal Hotel, Blairgowrie, 2pm to 5pm. Music by Gordon Pattullo and friends. £5 including stovies. Contact 01250 872226 for more information, 10 - Coupar Angus and Bendochy Community Council meeting, 7pm, Town Hall Chambers, Town Hall. Everyone welcome. 11 - Whist drive, Blairgowrie Bowling Club, 2pm. Entry £2. Tea, coffee and biscuits provided. All welcome. 11 - Special Treats Lunch Club, Royal Hotel, noon. Contact Shonaidh Beattie on 01250 870525 or email shocarjen@btinternet.com for more information. 12 - Exercise class for over 60s, Wharncliffe Hall, Newtyle, 10am, £4.

12-13 - Special Treats Group trip to Inveraray. Two nights break, £82 per person. Contact Shonaidh Beattie on 01250 870525 or email shocarjen@ btinternet.com for further information or to book. 13 - Exercise class for over 60s, Blairgowrie Town Hall, 11.15am, £3.50. 13 - Blairgowrie and Rattray Community Council meeting, 7pm, Adult Resource Centre, Jessie Street. Everyone welcome. 14 - Ceilidh at the Royal Hotel, Blairgowrie, 2pm to 5pm. Music by Gordon Pattullo and friends. £5 including stovies. Contact 01250 872226 for more information. 15 - Blairgowrie and District Ramblers, Elie to Cellerdyke, 8.5 miles, Grade C+. For more information telephone 01250870260. 15 - Coupar Angus community market, the Cross, 10am to 2pm. For further information contact Wendy McCombes, market manager, email w.mccombes@ btopenworld.com 17 - Rattray and District SWI meeting, 7 for 7.15pm, Rattray Halls, Balmoral Road. Deli-ishious with Dee McFarlane from Cornerstone Deli. Competitions: 3 savoury biscuits; Spring bunting (1-2metres) and Flower of the Month. 18 - Special Treats Lunch Club, Royal Hotel, noon. Contact Shonaidh Beattie on 01250 870525 or email shocarjen@ btinternet.com for more information. 19 - Exercise class for over 60s, Wharncliffe Hall, Newtyle, 10am, £4. 19 - Public meeting about feral pigs in the Alyth area, 7pm in the Ogilvie Rooms, Commercial Street, Alyth. Everyone is welcome, but organisers Scottish Natural Heritage have requested that to help with arrangements people confirm attendance by emailing Tayside_grampian@snh.gov. uk, or calling 01738 444177. The meeting is to share information with the public and answer any questions they may have. 20 - Exercise class for over 60s, Blairgowrie Town Hall, 11.15am, £3.50. 20 - Meigle SWI, Meigle Church Hall, 7.30pm. Presentation by Pippa Clegg on hanging baskets. 21 - Open Day organised by Blairgowrie and Rattray Community Council, 11am to 6pm at Blairgowrie Town Hall, providing an opportunity to speak with representatives from a range of organisations and groups whose work has an impact on the east Perthshire area. 22 - Blairgowrie Community Market, Wellmeadow, 10am - 3pm. Local arts and crafts and producers. Information stand. For information or to book a stall, contact Sue Cole on email sue@ nscdesign.com or 01828 640764 or see www.strathmoreglens.org 22 - Race Night, Blairgowrie Rangers Supporters Club, The Cartwheel Inn. First Race 8pm. Tickets £2.50. All welcome. For further information email Shirley Stark on shirleyastark@ hotmail.com 26 - Blairgowrie and Rattray Civic Trust AGM, 7.15pm, Adult Resource Centre, Jessie Street, Blairgowrie. AGM followed by talk by Murdo Fraser MSP on ‘Royalists and Covenanters: the Scottish Revolution and Civil Wars 1638-1651’. 27 - Exercise class for over 60s, Blairgowrie Town Hall, 11.15am, £3.50. 28 - And Then Come the Nightjars, award winning play about the impact of the Foot and Mouth disease on a rural community, Blairgowrie Town Hall. Tickets can be booked through Perth Concert Hall for £11.50, which includes a £1.50 booking fee, or cost £10 on the door at the venue. No concessions. Recommended age 12 years and over due to the occasional use of strong language. 29 - Blairgowrie and District Ramblers, Cloan Glen Auchterarder, six miles, Grade C. For more information telephone 01250873577.

1 - Riverside Methodist Church (Blairgowrie and Rattray) monthly coffee morning, Wellmeadow Cafe, Gas Brae, 10-11.30am. All welcome. 2 - Special Treats Lunch Club, Royal Hotel, noon. Contact Shonaidh Beattie on 01250 870525 or email shocarjen@ btinternet.com for more information. 3 - Blethers group meeting, 10am to noon, Royal Hotel, Blairgowrie. A chance to look at old photos of the area and blether over a cuppie. 4 - Alyth Guild, end of session social, Alyth Parish Church (Lower Hall), 2pm. 8 - Coupar Angus and Bendochy Community Council AGM followed by ordinary meeting, 7pm, Town Hall Chambers, Town Hall. Everyone welcome. 8 - Clunie Hall Association whist drive, 7.30pm, Clunie Hall. Supper provided. Beginners and experienced players welcome. Contact Jean Trudgill for more information on 01250 884263. 9 - Special Treats Lunch Club, Royal Hotel, noon. Contact Shonaidh Beattie on 01250 870525 or email shocarjen@btinternet.com for more information. 9 - Eastern Perthshire Community Sports Hub (EPCSH) meeting, 6.30pm at, Blairgowrie Community Campus. Open to all sports clubs and organisations in the area. 11 - Alyth Parish Church, Guild lunch, venue and time to be announced. 11 - Blairgowrie and Rattray Community Council meeting, 7pm, Adult Resource Centre, Jessie Street. Everyone welcome. 12 - BOOKMARK festival members event with Andrew Nicholl who will talk about his murder mystery, The Secret Life and Curious Death of Miss Jean Milne which is based on a true story. Newton Castle Barn, Newton Street, Blairgowrie. BOOKMARK membership costs £10, available online at www.bookmarkblair. com. 13 - Table sale, Blairgowrie Town Hall, in aid of Blairgowrie’s Name A Puppy campaign. 10.30am - 3pm. Tables cost £15, payable on the day, some spaces still available. Crafts, bric-a-brac, Guide Dog merchandise, raffle, lucky draw. 14 - Blairgowrie and District Hillwalking Club, Capel Mounth. Depart 7am Blairgowrie. See the website at www.bdhc.org.uk for more information or contact meet secretary on email meets@bdhc.org.uk or phone 01334 870866 to confirm attendance. 15 - Rattray and District SWI meeting, 7 for 7.15pm, Rattray Halls, Balmoral Road. AGM. Challenge Trophy: an embroidered postcard; Flower of the Month. 16 - Special Treats Lunch Club, Royal Hotel, noon. Contact Shonaidh Beattie on 01250 870525 or email shocarjen@ btinternet.com for more information. 20 - Blairgowrie Tennis Club quiz night, Blairgowrie Bowling Club. 20 - Presentation to Kettins Community Council from Perth and Kinross Council waste awareness co-ordinator explaining what happens to the materials they put in their blue-lidded bin or take to recycling points or centres. 7.30pm, Kettins Parish Church Hall. All members of the community are invited to attend. 23 - Special Treats Lunch Club, Royal Hotel, noon. Contact Shonaidh Beattie on 01250 870525 or email shocarjen@btinternet.com for more information. 26-28 - Alyth Creates, Alyth Arts and Crafts Guild, Alyth Town Hall. Craft fair with demonstrations and workshops by local artists and crafts people. To find out more about taking part, contact Ron McGill on 07762 061384 or email ron@plumtree.myzen.co.uk or Lesley Garside on 07739 463594 or info@lesleygarside.co.uk 27-28 - Ericht Art Club annual exhibition, Blairgowrie Town Hall. 27 - Blairgowrie Community Market, Wellmeadow, 10am - 3pm. Local arts and crafts and producers. Information stand. For information or to book a stall, contact Sue Cole on email sue@ nscdesign.com or 01828 640764 or see www.strathmoreglens.org 27 - Blairgowrie and District Ramblers, Cellerdyke to Kingsbarns, nine miles, Grade B. For information telephone 01250870260. 28 - Blairgowrie Rangers Supporters Club AGM, noon-2pm. Existing members only. The Gig, William Street. From 2pm there will be a games afternoon with darts, pool and dominoes that is open to existing and any new members wishing to join. For further information email Shirley Stark on shirleyastark@hotmail.com 29-June 3 - Special Treats Group trip, two nights in Gairloch and three nights in the Outer Hebrides. Contact Shonaidh Beattie on 01250 870525 or email shocarjen@btinternet.com for more information or to book. 30 - Special Treats Lunch Club, Royal Hotel, noon. Contact Shonaidh Beattie on 01250 870525 or email shocarjen@ btinternet.com for more information. 31 - Craft n Craic monthly craft meeting, St Catharine’s Hall, George Street, Blairgowrie, 7-9pm. Meet other crafters, get help with a project or enjoy crafty chat over a cuppa. Everyone welcome. £2.