District News
Kinross
Continued Loch Leven community campus will host a vintage, retro antiques fair on Saturday, February 18. Public entry from 9.30am to 3.30pm; admission costs £1 per person. There will be buying, selling and valuations given on the day. For stalls, contact Angus Martin on 07944 416565. RSPB Loch Leven host a beginners bird watching walk on Sunday, February 19. For more information and to book a place, call Reserve office on 01577 862355. Kinross and Ochil Short Walks Group will next meet on Tuesday, February 21 for Edinburgh West End exploration. A walk around the historic streets of Edinburgh’s West End, discovering hidden gems of architecture and artwork, along with locations of some of its past residents. Meet at Kinross Park and Ride to catch the 9.10am M92 bus; returning on the 3.10pm bus. Advance booking is recommended. Coffee and lunch as desired in Edinburgh. For further information, contact walks organiser Edna Burnett on 01577 862977 or email ednaburnett@fsmail.net. Kinross Floral Art Club next meets on Thursday, February 23 at 7.15pm in Kinross Parish Church, Station Road. Demonstrator Mrs Margo Black’s theme will be ‘Zest for Life’. All welcome. The Boathouse will hold a quiz night on Thursday, February 23 with a 7.30pm start. Teams of four cost £10 per person, and will include a freshly made bowl of stovies, macaroni cheese and garlic bread. Team prize is £100. Ten per cent of ticket sales will go to Broke not Broken. Loch Leven Community Library are holding a community day on Thursday, February 23. The staff will be happy to show anyone who hasn’t used their library recently or are new to the area. There is a programme of activities for all the family. For further information, contact the library on 01577 867205. Light Up Kinross are hosting a quiz night on Friday, February 24 in the Masonic Hall, The Muirs at 7pm for 7.30pm. Teams of four people costs £20 per team or £5 per person, followed by a raffle. Contact Bill Freeman on 01577 865045. Everyone welcome. Orwell Bowling Club are having a quiz night on Saturday, February 25 at 7.30pm in the clubhouse in Westerloan, Milnathort. Admission costs £2.50 per person, maximum four in a team. For tickets, contact Mike or Maz Thorn on 01577 842271.
Kirkmichael
Session House Volunteers at the Session House are supporting the Mothers’ Union annual appeal for donations of new pants to be included in personal packets given to ladies taken to prison from court wearing only the clothes they stand up in. This is the third year that the Session House has acted as a collection point for the initiative. Donations of new pants of any size can be handed in to the collection box in the Session House until the end of this month.
Luncarty
Luncarty Church The service this Sunday will be held in Luncarty Church Centre at 10am and will be led by the Rev Adrian Lough.
\Methven
Bowling Club Lottery numbers were 7, 12, 15 and 16. No winner. Next week is £310. Church Methven’s Farewell to Philip took place on Friday, January 20. Members of Methven and ScotRail customers are being urged to check their journeys over the coming weekends ahead of engineering works.
Those travelling between the Central belt and the north east will have rail replacement bus services as track maintenance gets under way on Sundays up to February 19.
Logiealmond Church said farewell to our Minister of nine years Philip Patterson and his family. Memories were shared of his time with us as we sat down to a meal at McDermid Park. During the evening he was presented with an envelope containing a cheque for him to use as he sees fit. Although a sad occasion it was a happy evening and we wish him well as he and the family move into a new stage of his ministerial life within the Military. The Sunday Service was conducted by Mr Michael Archibald. The readings were read by Margaret Martin. Michael’s childrens’ address was on the work of the Street Pastors and how they enact the teaching of Jesus to help one another On Sunday the service will be at the usual time of 11.30am.
Newburgh
Whinnybank Cat Sanctuary The 17-year-old cat that Sue had named Socks has gone to a perfect new home with two lovely elderly ladies. They have a history of taking on elderly cats – the last cat they had was Harry, who lived in luxury with them for the final year of his life. The Edinburgh cash and carry where Sue usually buys the wild bird food, cat and dogs biscuits, etc for the shops has closed down its pet food section and Sue now has to go to their Glasgow branch for supplies. This takes longer than going to Edinburgh and she is now looking into having the supplies delivered. It is hoped the cost of delivery won’t be much more than she spent on diesel and she hopes to keep the prices in the shops unchanged. Thanks go to Muchty Monkeys for their kind donation of toys, bric-a-brac and books. Anyone who can offer a home to a cat, help at fundraising events, in the shops or at the sanctuary, please call Sue on 01337 840414, or visit their website at www.catchat.org/adoption/fife.html or www.whinnybank.org.uk. Bonus Ball The winner of last week’s TICC Bonus Ball was John Lawson on No 22. Parish Church The annual Spring Fling will be held in the TICC tomorrow at 10am. Donations to usual stalls and raffle prizes will be gratefully received. The World Day of Prayer service will be held in the Parish Church on Friday March 3rd at 2.30pm followed by refreshments in
There will be no trains between Dundee and Aberdeen, but services from Dundee to Perth and Perth and Glasgow and Edinburgh are unaffected.
People travelling on from Dundee are being warned that journeys will take longer because of the bus replacement arrangement.
the church hall. All welcome. Thursday Club The members gave Kenny Quinn a warm welcome last Thursday. Kenny paid tribute to his friend the late Kenny Farquharson by singing one of his favourite songs. Joan and Winnie did the most lovely duet when they sang TheFields of Athenry. Come along next week and listen to our own local musician Dave Burnett.
St Madoes
St Madoes and Kinfauns Parish Church Morning worship on Sunday is at 10.30am in the church. The worship and prayer committee meeting is at 8pm on Monday. The snack group are having an outing to Glendoick on Tuesday afternoon. The bible study group meets on Wednesday at 11am in the church and the prayer meeting this week is in the form of prayer pairs/triplets. For further details visit www.stmadoeskinfauns.com, on Facebook at stmadoesandkinfaunsparishchurch or email stmadoeskinfauns@hotmail.com.
Pitlochry
Arthritis awareness Arthritis Awareness in Atholl were grateful to Fiona Findlay for coming to their meeting last week at short notice to tell them about trekking in the Guatemalan highlands. This was a popular subject, judging by the large attendance of members and friends. Guatemala is a land of active volcanos, earthquakes, mud slides and hurricanes, fertile soil and friendly people. The country’s main exports are chocolate and jade and tourism is a large part of the economy. Fiona illustrated her talk with pictures of volcanos, fields of vegetables of many varieties, coffee beans, the vibrantly coloured cotton cloth that the women weave, and flower and vegetable markets. The original culture was Mayan, which was destroyed by the Spanish in the 16th century, but the language survives in several dialects. The village people Fiona met were friendly and happy, despite the poverty and constant threat of landslides. Chairman Hugh Mackintosh called on Dr David Cruikshank to give the vote of thanks. AAA now look forward to their next meeting on March 6, when Dr Nicola Cowmeadow of Perth Museum will talk about family history. Everyone welcome. Passengers heading beyond Dundee could by hit by engineering problems over the next two Sundays
A ScotRail Alliance spokesperson said:“These are vital works and we appreciate our customers’patience. We would ask that they carefully check their journey plans, as the replacement buses will take longer than the trains, which could impact on onward connections.”
A9 Dualling meeting Meetings in the Mid Atholl Hall, Ballinluig take place on Wednesday, February 15, from 12pm to 7pm and Thursday, February 16, from 11am until 3pm. The meetings will consist of exhibitions and will allow comments. Transport Scotland and design consultants will be in attendance to discuss routes regarding the Ballinluig crossing. Football Vale of Atholl FC sponsored by R W Bell Building Services in their league match against Strathearn Grove (Crieff) 2-6 Vale. The team of Taylor, Henderson, Kennedy, Simpson, Young, Robinson, Crawford, Smillie, Millar, McLauchlan, Robertson, Webster, Mclauchlan, Berry, Barrie and Knowles played in terrible conditions. Vale got off to a great start when Steven Henderson smashed home a corner from 15 yards. Vale should have added to this, but the terrible surface and last ditch defending kept them out. The home side started to get into the game and drew level from a shot from 25 yards that flew past Taylor in Vale’s goal. Ten minutes later and Strathearn were ahead, Taylor had a shot covered when it deflected from a defenders head and hit the corner of the net. The scoreline was a bit of an injustice to Vale as they had been much the better side. Robertson then put Sean McLauchlan through and he netted 2-2. Just before the break, the home keeper made a good stop from Jamie Crawford’s shot, Matt Robertson was first to it to turn it into the net to restore Vale’s lead, resulting in a half-time score of 2-3. The pitch was even worse for the second half. The home side pushed more players forward, which caused the defence some headaches, but in turn left gaps in midfield that Vale took advantage of. Glenn Robinson got Vales fourth when his swerving shot from 30 yards hit the back of the net. Both sides made wholesale changes as the heavy pitch was having an effect. Berry, Barrie, Webster and Knowles replaced Henderson, Young, McLauchlan and Robertson. Strathearn found their way to Vale’s penalty box, but good defending kept them from getting many shots in on Taylor. Down at the other end of the pitch Vale were having no such problems as they fired shots and corners in. Millar then set up a fifth goal when he released Robinson, who got round the keeper to net in the 70th minute. The roles were reversed shortly after when Graeme Millar getting on the end of Robinson’s cross to head home for the sixth and final goal. One of Vale’s best attacking games of the season, scoring six and getting the three points away from home. Defence played well with a good shot and a deflection only getting past them. Midfielders Millar and Robinson carried on from last week and had excellent games. In the centre Smillie and Crawford ensured that the passing was better and more accurate giving McLauchlan and Robertson a plentiful supply which they put to good use. Subs did well again when they were brought on with no difference in the flow of play. Coaches Thain and Simpson will be pleased with the afternoon’s work, especially as the conditions were the worst experienced in a while. Player of the match was Glenn Robinson. North Perthshire Family History Group meeting in Moulin Hall on Thursday, February 16 at 2.30pm will see assistant archivist from AK Bell Council Archives Sarah Willcock give a talk on ‘Researching your Family History’. Members free entry; visitors £3. Flower Club Christine McKenna will demonstrate at the meeting in Scotlands Hotel, Pitlochry on Wednesday, February 15 at 2pm. The title will be “Treasures from the Attic”. There will also be a competition entitled “Bygone Treasures”. Visitors are welcome to attend with more information from chairman Linzee Lindsay or Carol MacGill.
Scone
Bridge Club The winners on Friday, February 3 were: B Leith/D MacCloy, B Pow/L Beecroft 56.94 per cent, S Valentine/A Walker 55.56 per cent; Friday, January 27: E Collin/C Ritchie, E Brockbank/R Chalmers 58.73 per cent, B Leith/D MacCloy 57.94 per cent. Scone and St Martin’s Parish Church Rev Tim Fletcher will lead worship at St David’s Church on Sunday at 9.30am and thereafter at St Martin’s at 11am. Rev Alan Livingstone will lead worship at 10.30am at Scone New Church. Teas and coffees will be served after the service. The Guild will next meet on Tuesday, February 14 at 7.30pm at Balformo Road. The fellowship lunch will next meet on Thursday, February 16 at 12.30pm at Balformo Road Halls. All welcome to attend both events. Scone and District 50+ group The next meeting of the Scone and District 50+ group will take place on Wednesday, February 16 at 2pm in the Robert Douglas Memorial Hall on Abbey Road. Sandra Thomson will give a talk entitled ‘My Jute Journey’. New members are always welcome. For information, visit their website www.scone50plus.co.uk. Scone and District Historical Society The Society’s next meeting this season will take place in Scone Old Church Hall, Burnside at 7.30pm on Monday, February 13. The speaker will be Ian Lindsay and he will be giving a presentation on the Society of High Constables. Visitors are welcome at a cost of £2 per head, while members are free. Tea and biscuits will be served after the talk.
Stanley
Stanley Church The service this Sunday will be held in Luncarty. Concert This year’s Concert in aid of Stanley Senior Citizens Outing will be held in The Village Hall on Wednesday, March 8 at 7.30pm. Entertainment will be provided by Duo Delight. Tickets available from SWI Members or telephone Kate on 01738 828263. Village Hall Dance Tomorrow, 8-11pm, music by Sandy Paterson.