District News

Dunning

Dunning Bowling Club The lotto numbers last week were 1, 5, 10, 18. There were no winners and next week’s prize money will be £2000.

Errol

Errol Church A World Day of Prayer service will be held in St Madoes and Kinfauns Church on Friday, March 3, at 7.30pm. Morning worship and children’s Sunday club will take place on Sunday at 11am with Messy church from 3pm to 4.30pm. Children must be accompanied by a parent. Revive cafe is on Wednesday, March 8, from 1pm to 2.30pm with choir practice at 7pm and Lenten studies in the manse on Thursday, March 9, at 7pm.

Forteviot

Lotto The numbers drawn on February 26 were: 1, 4, 7 and 18. There was no winner. The rollover is £1,000. The next draw will take place on Sunday, March 5 at 2pm in the clubhouse. Forteviot Church The service on Sunday at 9.30am will be led by Rev James W Aitchison. There will be a Daffodil Tea at Methven Castle (by kind permission of the Murdoch family) on Saturday, March 18, from 2pm to 4pm, entry £3 per person.

Kinross

RSPB Loch Leven Activities this week includes optics weekend on Saturday and Sunday, March 4-5, from 10am to 4.30pm. There is help and advice on choosing the right binoculars, telescopes. Nature Tots Wiggly worms is on Wednesday, March 8, from 10am till noon. A short story in the classroom followed by play in the great outdoors. Advance booking is essential. Wildflower meadow workshop is on Saturday, March 11, from 2pm to 4pm. Again booking is essential; costs £8 for members, £12 non-members. For more information about any of the above events or to book places, please call the Reserve office on 01577 862355. Kinross and Ochil Walking Group meets on Saturday, March 4, for a six and half miles circular walk from Crail going inland via Wormiston. Then along the Fife Coastal Path to Fife Ness, past the cave and golf course. For further information and where to meet, please call group secretary, Ann Eve on 01577 863887. Loch Leven community library host French story time for four to 11-yearolds on Saturday, March 4, at 11.30am. Places are limited, so book a free place in advance at the library on 01577 867205. Fairtrade fortnight coffee morning will be held in Kinross Church Centre on Saturday, March 4, from 10am till noon. Tea, coffee and Fairtrade goodies will be available to sample. Little Seedlings Club meet at Dobbies, Kinross on Sunday, March 5, at 11am. New members welcome but must be accompanied by an adult. Book online at community.kinross@ dobbies.com. Kinross Hub The carers cafe is held in Loch Leven community campus on Monday, March 6, from 10am to 12 noon. This week’s speaker will be Ian Robertson from the wellbeing support team with his talk on relaxation, at 10.15am prompt. Contact Gail Boath on 01577 867306 or Annette Bond on 01738 567076. Blythswood Care collection will be taken at Asda car park, Perth on Tuesday, March 7, from 11.30am to 1.30pm. For more information, contact the driver’s mobile on 07989 344770. Kinross Tennis Club are hosting a quiz night at the Kinross GV rugby clubhouse on Tuesday, March 7, at 7.30pm. The quiz master for the evening will be Mike Spain.

Kinross and Ochil Short Walks Group Moncrieffe Island sculpture trail takes place on Tuesday, March 7, to Moncrieffe Island and North Inch; meeting at Kinross park and ride to catch the 10.07am X55 bus. This is a walk across the rail bridge, down and around the island with its allotments and golf club. Then along the River Tay to view the sculptures and Rodney gardens. Finally, through the North Inch along to the Black Watch Museum for refreshments for a walk back into Perth for the bus home. For more information, contact walks leader Edna Burnett on 01577 862977 or email ednaburnett@fsmail.net. Kinross Garden Group will meet in Milldridge Hall, Kinross on Thursday, March 9, at 2pm. The speakers will be Alison Goldie and Mark Hutson, from the Scottish Auricula and Primula Society with their talk entitled ‘How Angus plants started: cultivation, history and types of auriculas’. Ceilidh takes place in Milnathort town hall on Sunday, March 12, from 2pm to 5pm with a break at 3pm for tea and biscuits, cost is £5. This will be a monthly event with a different band every month, this month’s band will be Scott Band. Any monies left after paying for the band and the hall will go to charity, March HiT Scotland. For more details, call Vi Todd on 01577 863244. Perth Citizens Advice Bureau outreach advice surgery will be hel din St Paul’s Church hall, the Muirs, Kinross on Tuesday, March 14, from 1.30pm to 3.30pm. This is a drop-in service and no appointment is necessary. For complex issues a further appointment may be necessary. Perth CAB can help; advice is free, confidential, impartial and independent. Contact the advice line on 01738 450580; appointment line on 01738 450581. The Bureau’ benefits advice in libraries will be available in Loch Leven community library on Wednesday and Thursday, March 15-16. Benefits specialist Sarah MacLean will be available to provide advice on all benefit related issues. Sarah is available by appointment only. Appointments are usually offered on Wednesdays and Thursdays. To make an appointment, please call 01738 450599 or email

Andrew Scobie (benefits and debt administration) at Andrew.Scobie@ Perthcab.casonline.org.uk Milnathort and Kinross Allotments Association host an introduction to composting workshop at the allotments behind Dobbies garden centre, Turfhills, Kinross on Wednesday, March 15, from 10.30am till noon. For further information, email the Association secretary on mkaasecretary@ gmail.com. Orwell and Portmoak Churches Monthly All Age Service is in Portmoak church this Sunday, March 5, at 10.30am. All welcome to this service.

Luncarty

Lunch Club The next meeting of the lunch club will be held in Luncarty Church Centre on Monday, March 6, at 11am. Sarah Wilcock from the Family History and Local Archive will give a talk on the Luncarty area. Home-made soup and sandwiches will be served. All interested are welcome to attend, entry £4 per person. Coffee morning A coffee morning will take place in Luncarty Church Centre, Marshall Way on Saturday, March 4, between 10am and 11.30am. Entry costs £2.50 and includes tea/coffee and a selection of scones/cakes and tray bakes (gluten free items also available). As well as the usual fine baking stall there will be a large selection of hand crafted cards for all occasions by Sheila Walker for purchase. Sheila is also willing to take special orders on the day. All welcome. Luncarty Bowling Club The lottery numbers last week were: 1, 3, 4 and 20. There was no winning line and the prize money next week will be £2000.

Methven

Bowling Club Lottery numbers were 2, 6, 13 and 18. There were no winners. Next week’s prize is £425. Councillor surgery Councillor Henry Anderson, SNP Councillor for Almond and Earn, will be available for consultation appointments either at home or at the council buildings, 2 High Street, Perth. To make arrangements, email handerson@pkc.gov.uk

Newburgh

Whinnybank Cat Sanctuary Sue has three new feral jobs to be sorted before too many female cats fall pregnant in Stirling, Dysart and Perth Council recycling area. She has asked the local Cat Protection League’s help with funding as many cats will need to be neutered and sadly, none of these cats can be returned. Whinnybank is the only cat rescue in Scotland which will keep this number of feral cats and are always desperate for funds towards the escalating costs involved. Sue can only cover the costs of neutering due to the kindness of her local vet, alongside donations from the sanctuary’s supporters. All of the white kittens mentioned last week have now been homed – and went in two pairs. Thanks to the increase in daylight hours the hens and ducks are now laying well. Thanks go to Dino’s for their donation of books, toys and bric-a-brac. If anyone 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 and www.whinnybank.org.uk. Bonus ball There was no winner on last week’s TICC bonus ball, resulting in a double rollover this week. The Dino management committee wish to thank all who supported their recent coffee morning, which raised £1332 for club funds. Coffee morning Abdie and Dunbog Parish Church are holding their annual coffee morning in the TICC tomorrow at 10am. There will be all the usual stalls; entry £1.50. All welcome. Parish Church The World Day of Prayer service will be held in the parish church on Friday, March 3, at 2.30pm. All welcome. Refreshments will be served after the service. A cluster service will be held in Kingskettle Parish Church on March 19. A bus is being organised and anyone wishing to go, should give their name to Margaret Stark. There will be a morning service in Newburgh Parish Church on that day.

Pitlochry

Arthritis awareness group The Arthritis Awareness in Atholl group will meet in Moulin Hall on Monday, March 6, at 2.30pm when Dr Nicola Cowmeadow of Perth Museum will give an introduction to local and family history. All welcome. Vale of Atholl Pipe Band The pipe band are holding their AGM in the Atholl Palace Hotel on Sunday, March 19, at 2pm, where all the usual annual reports will be given. Football Vale of Atholl FC sponsored by R W Bell Building Services. The team were: K Walker, A Clark, B Darabus, B Taylor, A Berry, B Scrimgeour, A Simpson, C Kennedy, G Millar, R Thorne and M Clark, with substitutes W Reeves and N Johanson. Breadalbane made the short trip to Pitlochry for the Birks cup semi final this week. Coach Simpson was busy the previous day trying to get a team together after many boys were unavailable for the game due to other commitments. On paper, it was a team full of battlers and players unwilling to go down without a fight. Skipper for the day Taylor made the choice to switch ends at kick-off, giving Breadalbane the wind and kicking down hill in the first half. The Vale struggled to get any rhythm at the start of the game with Breadalbane on the front foot for most of first half. Thorne had a good chance when put through, but their keeper made a smart save. Walker in goal was called in to action a few times with his handling top notch and was made to make a great save from a long range effort. Vale’s defence was dealing with everything and the midfield battled hard to get any sort of hold on the game. Breadalbane were awarded a penalty when their centre midfielder broke through, and Taylor went to cover and was harshly (perhaps not) judged to have fouled him. Breadalbane’s striker made no mistake from the spot. Half-time score was 0-1 and Vale had the wind behind them, kicking down hill in the second half which was a relief to the legs of the boys that hadn’t played for a while. They started the second half brightly and Thorne had a good chance from a corner with their keeper saving smartly. Vale got on top and Breadalbane were limited in their chances on goal. Thorne was put through on goal, but just as everybody thought he had scored, it rebounded off the post. Breadalbane did, however, have the ball in the net from a free kick, but the ref blew for what was an infringement in front of keeper Walker, which was a huge relief for the Vale. Wayne Reeves went on in place of a tiring Clark for his first outing for the Vale for many a years. Simpson had the ball in centre midfield and put a great ball through to Thorne, and this time he made no mistake and the Vale went level. Vale kept plugging away and with eight minutes to go, Kennedy put through a pinpoint pass to Thorne, sprinting through on goal with the keeper coming out to meet him. Thorne chipped into an empty net sending the Vale players and fans into euphoria. Vale dug deep to claim their spot in the final. This was a great performance from an under strength team. Vale battled well and never gave up. Walker in goal had a great game having some smart saves and his handling was brilliant. Full backs Berry and Clark were solid, Taylor and Darabus won everything in the air and stuck to their task brilliantly. Millar gave them all sorts of problems down the left, Simpson and Kennedy drove the team on and Scrimgeour never gave up on the right. Thorne and Clark put in a good shift up top with Thorne taking his two goals well. There were few candidates for man of the match but Craig Kennedy edged it. Tomorrow Vale are away to Letham CC in a league game with a 2pm start. Continued on page 28