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on Sunday, April 14 at 5pm.
It’s a new way to do church and all families are welcome for games, activities, praise and food.
Contact Emily on familyministry@ helensburghcos.org for more details.
RSPB Helensburgh
The annual general meeting of the RSPB Helensburgh Local Group will be held in the John Street Guide Hall on Wednesday, April 17 at 7.30pm.
The formal business will be followed by an illustrated talk by group leader John Clark, and the evening will be rounded off with refreshments.
The AGM and talk will conclude the group’s programme of indoor meetings for 2023-24.
Antiques valuation day
The RNLI’s Helensburgh branch is teaming up with Great Western Auctions to hold an antiques valuation day at Helensburgh Sailing Club on Friday, April 19.
Bring your antiques along and let Anita Manning from TV’s Antiques Roadshow, Bargain Hunt and Flog It, and her team of experts give you a valuation.
Advance tickets will go on sale soon and will also be available on the door.
The cost is £10 for three items and reduced commission rates will be available on the day.
All proceeds from the event will go towards the RNLI’s work in Helensburgh.
Table top sale and fun day
Booking is now open for Hermitage Academy PTA’s table top sale and family fun day at the school on Saturday, April 27 from 11am-3pm.
Tables can be booked on Eventbrite - see tinyurl.com/hermitagePTAtabletopsale - at £12.50 for a single table or £25 for a corner table (plus booking fee)
The PTA event is a great mix of stalls selling everything from cupboard clear outs to handmade artisan crafts. With over 60 stalls under one roof, there’s something for all tastes and budgets plus lots of family fun, including bouncy castles, fairground games, and candyfloss.
Entry is free. Table hire proceeds will go back to supporting school clubs. Contact ptahermitageacademy@gmail.com for more information.
Dorian Choir
The Helensburgh Dorian Choir is holding a special 75th anniversary concert, ‘What A Wonderful Word’, on Friday, May 3.
Featuring a string quintet and the Hermitage Primary School choir, the concert takes place at the Helensburgh United Reformed Church at 7.30pm.
Tickets (£15 for adults £10 for students, free for under 12s) are available in advance from the Ardardan Farm Shop, Destination Helensburgh, The Scandinavian Shop and from choir members. Refreshments are included.
Fun First sessions
PARENT and toddler sessions run by Helensburgh-based charity Fun First are held throughout the Helensburgh and Lomond area on the following days and times.
Monday: St Modan’s Church Hall, Rosneath 10am; Helensburgh Library (baby and toddler funtime session) 10am.
Tuesday: Cardross Library (funtime session for 0-5 years) 1.30pm.
Wednesday: Gibson Hall, Garelochhead 10am (0-5 years funtime session, followed by ‘stay and play’).
Thursday: Victoria Halls, Helensburgh 10am (fitness, for children aged 18 months to 5 years).
Friday: Helensburgh Community Hub 9.45am (0-5 years), followed by a cuppa and chat.
A donation of £2 per session is suggested; there are cash and cashless options available.
Fun First also runs baby massage and mum-and-baby yoga classes in blocks throughout the year.
Email contactfunfirst@gmail.com for further information about the sessions or the ‘Fun First’ and ‘Fun First Babies’ pages on Facebook, where you can also message the charity direct.
Community orchestra
Rehearsals for the Lomond and Clyde Community Orchestra take place every Saturday morning from 10am until 12 noon at St Michael and All Angels Church, William Street.
For further information see www.locco.org, message the orchestra’s Facebook page or contact Anne on 07976 726822.
Village hub in Cardross
The Village Hub is on at Cardross Parish Church Halls on a Monday and Wednesday from 10am till 2pm.
Please pop in for morning coffee/tea and home-baking or at lunch time for homemade soup and a sandwich. It is a warm place to meet and make new friends, and there is a library of books to swap and read. All are welcome.
Ceilidh and sequence dancing
Ceilidh and sequence dancing classes run by Helensburgh couple Sue and Jim Browne take place each Monday night in St Patrick’s Church Hall, Strathleven Place, Dumbarton from 7.30-10pm.
Do come along and bring your friends and make new ones while keeping active and having fun, or just relax, enjoy the music, watch the dancers and have refreshments at the bar.
For more information, contact Sue and Jim on 01436 268236 or 07990 578912.
Lunch club
The Helensburgh Lunch Club is urgently in need of volunteers to help run the vital community service.
The lunch club is supported financially by Argyll and Bute Council and meets in the United Reformed Church hall in West Princes Street, serving a two-course lunch to service users every Monday and Thursday and soup and a sandwich on a Friday.
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, either cooking or serving, either on a regular or occasional basis, and on any or all of the three days, contact Marjory Barrington on 01436 820484.
Probus Club
The Helensburgh Probus Club meets at the Royal Northern and Clyde Yacht Club in Rhu every Tuesday.
Probus is a group of retired gentlemen who meet weekly for conversation. Email Bryan Temple on btbforbach@gmail.com or call 01436 672845 to find out more.
Tartan Harmony
If you like singing, why not join Helensburgh’s own Tartan Harmony choir?
The group is a ladies’ a capella (unaccompanied) choir and sings in four part harmony. Rehearsals are held every Thursday from 7.30-9.30pm at the Helensburgh Parish Church Hub in Colquhoun Square.
For more, email tartanharmony@gmail.com or send a message to the choir’s Facebook page (facebook.com/TartanHarmony).
Book Nook at the Hub
The Book Nook at the Helensburgh Community Hub is open on Mondays from 2-5pm, Tuesdays from 10am-2pm, Wednesdays from 10am-4pm and Saturdays from 10am-1pm.
There are lots of books for children and adults as well as jigsaws with plenty of great bargains to be had. Donations of books and jigsaws in good, clean condition are also welcome.
All funds raised from item sales go towards the Dolly Parton Imagination Library programme, which gifts free books to children in Helensburgh from 0-5 years each month, as well as the upkeep of the Hub and the development of future projects, activities, and events.
Call 01436 678088 to find out more or see the ‘Helensburgh Community Hub’ page or the ‘Book Nook at The Hub – Helensburgh’s secondhand community bookshop’ page on Facebook.
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