What’s on

10 - Blethers meeting, 10am to noon, the Royal Hotel, Blairgowrie. A chance to look at old photographs of the area and chat over a cuppa. 10 - Exercise class for over 60s, Wharncliffe Hall, Newtyle, 10am, £4. 10 - Drimmieburn and Meikleour SWI, 7pm, St Catherine’s Centre, George Street, Blairgowrie. New members made especially welcome. For more information please contact secretary Kay Smith on 01250 872440. 10 - Blairgowrie Scottish Country Dance Club, 7.30pm, Blairgowrie Town Hall. £4 per session or £20 for the term. 11 - Blairgowrie and Rattray Community Council meeting, 7pm, Adult Resource Centre, Jessie Street. Everyone welcome. 12 - Growbiz virtual networking session - to connect with and get to know and support other businesses. 4pm to 5pm. For further details of how to take part see the website at www.growbiz.co.uk/events 12 - Ceilidh in aid of Mary’s Meals, Blairgowrie Town Hall. Tickets £10 each (children under 14 are free). Dancing starts at 7.30pm. For tickets contact Margaret Young on 01250 875086. 12 - Clunie Hall Association, whist drive, Clunie Hall. 7.30pm. All welcome. 14 - Ceilidh at the Royal Hotel, Blairgowrie, 2-5pm. Music by Gordon Pattullo and friends. £5 including stovies. Call 01250 872226 for further information. 14 - Strathmore Screen community cinema, Blairgowrie Town Hall. Star Wars: The Last Jedi (12A) at 4pm and Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool (15) at 7pm. Tickets on sale from Mitchell’s Newsagents on Blairgowrie High Street and Calutek, priced £6.50 for adults, £5.50 concessions and £5 for children. 15 - Alyth Senior Citizens’ Lunch and Socialising Club, lunch, Airlie Street Hall, 12.30pm. 15 - Rattray and District SWI, Rattray Halls, Balmoral Road. 7pm for 7.15pm start. Highland Fling games night with stovies and oatcakes. Competitions - three shortbread fingers, knitted wrist warmers (given pattern) and flower of the month. For further information please contact Pat Richards on email pat_ richards2007@yahoo.com or telephone 01250 871122. 16 - Information session on the latest round of participatory budgeting through the Eastern Perthshire Action Partnership. Rattray Community Connect, 1pm to 3.30pm, and Alyth Community Wing, 4.30pm to 7.30pm. Drop-in event offering advice and information on applying for grants of up to £3000 for local community projects. For further information, see the website at www.yourcommunityPK. org, email communityplanningpartnership@pkc.gov.uk or telephone 01738 475307. 16 - Growbiz free learning session, self assessment tax explained, 6.30pm to 8.30pm, Rattray Community Connect. Presentation on how to complete your online return by Johann Goree, a licensed bookkeeper. For more information or to book go to www.growbiz.co.uk/ events 16 - Ericht Scottish Country Dancing Club, Blairgowrie Town Hall, 7.10pm to 8.30pm for beginners and improvers, 7.30pm to 9.30pm for the general class. All welcome. Contact 01250 870975 for more information. 16 - Alyth Literary Society meeting, Ogilvy Rooms, Commercial Street, Alyth. Presentation on the history of Alyth Show from members of the show committee. All welcome. 17 - Exercise class for over 60s, Wharncliffe Hall, Newtyle, 10am, £4. 17 - Consultation event on the proposed Local Development Plan 2, 2pm to 7.30pm, Alyth Community Wing, Alyth Primary School. Your chance to have a say on the future development of Alyth and the surrounding area. 17 - Blairgowrie and Rattray Access Network (BRAN) AGM, conference

room, Angus Hotel, Blairgowrie. 7pm to 9pm. All welcome. 17 - Climate Cafe, Wellmeadow Cafe, Gas Brae, Blairgowrie, 7-9pm. A chance to discuss and plan actions that can be taken on a local level to help mitigate the impact of climate change. All welcome. 17 - Blairgowrie Scottish Country Dance Club, 7.30pm, Blairgowrie Town Hall. £4 per session or £20 for the term. 18 - Exercise class for over 60s, Blairgowrie Town Hall, 11.15am, £3.50. 18 - Growbiz free online learning session, self assessment tax explained. 6.30pm to 8.30pm. For further details of how to take part see the website at www.growbiz.co.uk/events 19 - Blairgowrie and District Hillwalking Club, quiz night, 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 to confirm attendance. 20 - Blairgowrie and District Ramblers walk, winter lunch/circular walk round Newtyle. 5 miles, Grade C. For more information telephone 01828 632548. 20-21 - The Blairgowrie Players present panto Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves in Alyth Town Hall, 2pm. Tickets £8 for the balcony or the stalls, concessions (stalls only) £6, available shortly from PriceKracker on Commercial Street in Alyth or by emailing blairplayers@btinternet. com. Some tickets may be available at the door. 22 - Growbiz creatives peer support group meeting, Cargill’s Bistro and Restaurant, Lower Mill Street, Blairgowrie. 6pm to 8pm. For further details or to book see the website at www. growbiz.co.uk/events 23 - Ericht Scottish Country Dancing Club, Blairgowrie Town Hall, 7.10pm

to 8.30pm for beginners and improvers, 7.30pm to 9.30pm for the general class. All welcome. Contact 01250 870975 for more information. 24 - Exercise class for over 60s, Wharncliffe Hall, Newtyle, 10am, £4. 24 - BOOKMARK AGM, 2pm, St Catharine’s Centre, George Street, Blairgowrie. AGM business will be followed by a talk by Alasdair Douglas-Hamilton on his grandfather, “Devoted Lyon: The Life, Letters and Diaries of Lt Col The Hon Malcolm Bowes Lyon” and afternoon tea. All welcome. Tickets for the talk and tea will be on sale soon at £7 or £6 for members. 24 - Blairgowrie Scottish Country Dance Club, 7.30pm, Blairgowrie Town Hall. £4 per session or £20 for the term. 25 - Exercise class for over 60s, Blairgowrie Town Hall, 11.15am, £3.50. 25 - Growbiz XChange networking event at the Red House Hotel, Coupar Angus. 6pm to 8.30pm. For further details or to book see the website at www.growbiz.co.uk/events 25 - Blairgowrie, Rattray and District Local History Trust committee meeting, 7.30pm, Blairgowrie Fire Station, West George Street, Blairgowrie. All welcome. 27 - Alyth Parish Church ‘Men in Kilts’ coffee morning, Airlie Street Hall, 10am. 29 - Alyth Senior Citizens’ Lunch and Socialising Club, Burns lunch, Airlie Street Hall, 12.30pm. 28 - Blairgowrie and District Hillwalking Club, South Loch Tay. See the website at www.bdhc.org.uk for more information or contact meet secretary on email meets@bdhc.org.uk to confirm attendance. 30 - Strathmore Community Sing, Rattray Community Connect building, 10am -11.30pm. Led by Kenny Martin, the group offers a

chance to have a singalong in the company of others and make new friends. Open to everyone, no formal singing experience required. For further information, please contact Janet Martin from Strathmore Day Opportunities on telephone 01250 871920. 30 - Ericht Scottish Country Dancing Club, Blairgowrie Town Hall, 7.10pm to 8.30pm for beginners and improvers, 7.30pm to 9.30pm for the general class. All welcome. Contact 01250 870975 for more information. 31 - Exercise class for over 60s, Wharncliffe Hall, Newtyle, 10am, £4. 31 - Blairgowrie High School parent council meeting, Blairgowrie High School, Beeches Road, 6pm. All parents and carers of learners attending Blairgowrie High School welcome to attend. 31 - Blairgowrie and District Civic Trust meeting, Adult Resource Centre, 7.30pm, with speaker Liz Grant on her experience of her tenure as Provost of Perth and Kinross. 31 - Blairgowrie Scottish Country Dance Club, 7.30pm, Blairgowrie Town Hall. £4 per session or £20 for the term.

1 - Exercise class for over 60s, Blairgowrie Town Hall, 11.15am, £3.50. 1 - Alyth Guild, talk on local flora and fauna by George Milne, Alyth Parish Church Lower Hall, 2pm. 3 - Blairgowrie and District Ramblers walk, Mailer Hill and Buckie Braes, 6 miles, Grade C+. For more information telephone 01250 873805. 6 - Ericht Scottish Country Dancing Club, Blairgowrie Town Hall, 7.10pm to 8.30pm for beginners and improvers, 7.30pm to 9.30pm for the general class. All welcome. Contact 01250 870975 for more information. 13 - Ericht Scottish Country Dancing Club, Blairgowrie Town Hall, 7.10pm to 8.30pm for beginners and improvers, 7.30pm to 9.30pm for the general class. All welcome. Contact 01250 870975 for more information. 14 - Exercise class for over 60s, Wharncliffe Hall, Newtyle, 10am, £4. 14 - Drimmieburn and Meikleour SWI, 7pm, St Catherine’s Centre, George Street, Blairgowrie. New members made especially welcome. For more information please contact secretary Kay Smith on 01250 872440. 14 - Blairgowrie Scottish Country Dance Club, 7.30pm, Blairgowrie Town Hall. £4 per session or £20 for the term. 15 - Exercise class for over 60s, Blairgowrie Town Hall, 11.15am, £3.50. 17 - Blairgowrie and District Ramblers walk, Easthaven to Elliott, 5.75 miles, Grade C. For more information telephone 01828 650308. 17 - Rattray Church, concert with the Dunkeld Strathspey and Reel Society, Rattray Church Hall, Balmoral Road. Tickets £8 including light refreshments. For further information please contact 01250 874153 or 01250 875417. 18 - Blairgowrie and District Hillwalking Club, Ochils. See the website at www. bdhc.org.uk for more information or contact meet secretary on email meets@bdhc.org.uk to confirm attendance. 19 - Growbiz free online learning session on setting up a business page on Facebook. 10am to 11am. For further details of how to take part see the website at www. growbiz.co.uk/events 19 - Rattray and District SWI, Rattray Halls, Balmoral Road. 7pm for 7.15pm start. Travels from Russia with Meg Luckins. Competitions - favourite holiday photograph, Easter card (any craft) and flower of the month. For further information please contact Pat Richards on email pat_richards2007@ yahoo.com or telephone 01250 871122.