District News

\Kettins

Hall committee The parish hall committee is holding a beetle drive in Kettins Primary School on Friday, March 17, at 7pm. There will be refreshments including home baking. Tickets are £2.50 for adults and £1.50 for children and are available from Kettins Primary School or Isobel Hynd on 07752 563298 or Cheryl Bissett on 07885 949766.

Kinross

RSPB Loch Leven Activities begin this week with a wildflower meadow workshop on Saturday, March 11, from 2pm to 4pm, booking essential. Members £8; non-members £12. Wildlife writing workshop will be held on Saturday, March 25, from 2pm to 4pm. Bring along a pen, paper and readiness to be inspired by the wildlife and landscape of Loch Leven. Booking essential. It costs £10 for RSPB members; £15 for nonmembers. Wildlife explorers meet on Sunday, March 26, from 1pm to 3pm. For more information about any events and to book places, call the reserve office on 01577 862355. Ceilidh will be held 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 featured 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 hold an outreach advice surgery on Tuesday, March 14, in St Paul’s Church Hall, the Muirs, Kinross 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 their advice line on 01738 450580; appointment line on 01738 450581. The Bureau hold benefits advice in libraries on Wednesday, March 15 and Thursday, March 16. Benefits specialist Sarah MacLean will be available in Loch Leven Community Library 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, call 01738 450599 or email Andrew Scobie (benefits and debt administration) at Andrew.Scobie@ Perthcab.casonline.org.uk. Milnathort and Kinross Allotments Association are holding an introduction to composting workshop on Wednesday, March 15, from 10.30am till noon at the allotments behind Dobbies Garden Centre, Turfhills, Kinross. For further information, email the association secretary on mkaasecretary@gmail.com. Aero Space Kinross Aero Space Scientific Educational Trust community benefit launch event will be held in the Assembly Hall, Loch Leven community campus on Thursday, March 16, at 7.30pm. An introduction by Dr Stephen Breslin, chief executive of Glasgow Science Centre will be followed with a lecture by Steve Owens on ‘the wonders of the night sky’, ‘the opportunities from space’ by Jimmy Slaughter and ‘aero space Kinross plans’ by Alisdair Stewart. This is a free event, but booking is essential. For more information, visit www. aerospacekinross.com. Common Grounds Games night will be held in the Guide hall, Church Street, Milnathort on Friday, March 17, at 6.45pm for 7pm. Tickets from Common Grounds, costs £5 for adults; £2.50 children and will include light supper. (Bring your own bottle). A great fun night for all the family.

Loch Leven community campus will hold an Antiques, Vintage, Retro and Collectors fair on Saturday, March 18. Public entry 9.30am to 3.30pm, entry fee £1 per person. There will be buying, selling and valuations given on the day. For stall bookings, phone Angus Martin on 07944 416565. Orwell Bowling Club A quiz night is being held in the clubhouse on Saturday, March 18, at 7.30pm. It costs £2.50 per person (maximum of four in a team). For tickets, contact Mike or Maz Thorn on 01577 8422271. Kinross and Ochil Walking Group next walk will be held on Sunday, March 19 to Lendrick Hill, a trek of seven miles. Step or climb up forestry road then hill track to the top of Lendrick Hill for lovely views. Followed by a gradual descent to Carnbo side and return by track and forestry road. For further details and where to meet, call group secretary, Ann Eve on 01577 863887. Loch Leven walkathon for Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland takes place on Sunday, March 19. A choice of 7K, 12K or 13 miles walk alongside beautiful Loch Leven. All walks start and finish at Loch Leven’s Larder and are suitable for walkers of all abilities and ages. For entry forms, telephone 0300 1212 444, visit www.scotlandwalkathon.com or pop into a Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland shop in either Crieff, Anstruther, Leven, Kirkcaldy or Cowdenbeath. Kinross-shire Historical Society next meeting will be held in Kinross Parish Church, Station Road, Kinross on Monday, March 20, at 7.30pm. The speaker Jesse Smith will talk on ‘the way of the wanderers’ travelling people, a guide to their origins and history in Scotland. Kinross and Ochil Short Walks Group will meet on Tuesday, March 21, at Rumbling Bridge and Crook of Devon. A ‘lollipop’ walk around the Blairhill area, then a walk through the gorge, past the new weir (part of the community hydro scheme) and along the River Devon to the Crook. Meet at 10am at Kinross Park and Ride or 10.20am on Rumbling Bridge road

– parking area beside Muckhart golf club signpost. For further information, contact walks leader, Edna Burnett on 01577 862977 or email ednaburnett@fsmail.net.

Luncarty

Bowling Club Numbers in the lottery last week were: 8, 9, 10 and 18. There was no winning line, and prize money next week will be £2000. Luncarty Church The service this Sunday morning will be held in Stanley Church at 3pm with a Messy Church. It will feature crafts and a meal will be held in Luncarty Church Centre. All welcome.

\Meigle

Skerryvore Scottish trad-rock band Skerryvore are making a return trip to Meigle’s Kinloch Memorial Hall on April 29. Tickets cost £16 and the evening is BYOB. For more information contact Elaine Sturrock on 01828 640312.

Methven

Lottery numbers The winning numbers last week were: 4, 6, 11, 14. There was no winner and prize money next week will be £465. Methven Church The service on Sunday of last week was conducted by Rev Iain Paton, assistant at Auchterarder Parish Church. He explained during his all age talk the story of the ‘praying hands’ model he had with him. As this was the first Sunday in Lent, his sermon was on temptation. The annual stated meeting will be held after the service on Sunday, March 12, and will be conducted by Mr Michael Archibald.

Newburgh

Bonus ball The winner of last week’s TICC bonus ball rollover was John Lawson with number 21. Old Folks trip Newburgh pensioners old folks trip will be going to Berwickupon-Tweed on July 4. Coffee morning Abdie Hall committee are holding their annual coffee

Pitlochry

Arthritis Awareness in Atholl In the absence of the chairman, Mary Ballantine welcomed the speaker Dr Nicola Cowmeadow, local history officer with Perth and Kinross Council, who works from the A K Bell Library where much of the material is stored. Collections include rare books, music, photographs, maps, newspapers and information on local authors such as John Buchan and Beatrix Potter. All accessible to the public. Dr Cowmeadow gave advice on how family history can be researched through census documents, parish records, house histories and burial records, all at the library for the public to use. This was a fascinating talk and much appreciated by the audience. President Dr Cruikshank gave the vote of thanks. The next meeting will be held on Monday, April 3, when Charlotte Flower, chocolatier, will be the speaker. All welcome. Atholl Centre open day The Centre are holding an open day to show off their new conference room on Saturday, March 18, from 2pm. A bring and buy sale will operate at the same time. A9 drop in session This session is to review and comment on the Pitlochry to Killiecrankie section of the new A9 proposals. The venue will be Pitlochry Town Hall on Tuesday, March 14, from 3pm until 7pm and Wednesday, March 15, from 11am to 3pm. Transport and design officials will be in attendance to explain and answer questions. North Perthshire Family History Group Ken Nisbet will speak on ‘the home front of the 1st World War’ at the meeting in Moulin Hall on Thursday, March 16, at 2.30pm. Vale of Atholl FC The match was sponsored by RW Bell Building

Scone

Bridge Club Results from the game on Friday, March 3, were: J Rough/V Grossart 60 per cent, S Valentine/A Walker and R Chalmers/E Brockbank 57.5 per cent. Church news Mrs Alison Scott will lead the worship service at St David’s Church on Sunday at 9.30am and thereafter at Guildtown Village Hall at 11am. Rev Alan Livingstone will lead worship in Scone Old Church at 10.30am, with teas and coffees served afterwards. The church is holding a coffee morning at Balformo Road Hall on Saturday, March 11, from 10am to 12 noon. There will be home baking and cake and candy stall. Tickets £3 adults; £1 children. The Guild will next meet in Burnside Hall on Tuesday, March 14, at 7.30pm with guest speaker Marjorie Clark from World Mission’s Living Stones. The fellowship lunch will meet at Balformo Road Hall on Thursday, March 16, at 12.30pm. Scone and district Historical Society The Society’s next meeting this season will take place in Scone Old Church Hall, Burnside on Monday, March 13, at 7.30pm. The speaker will be Nicola Cowmeadow, who will give a presentation on the Red Duchess of Atholl and her predecessor, the first Duchess of Atholl. Visitors are welcome; entry costs £2 per head; members are free. Tea and biscuits will be served afterwards.

Stanley

Bowling Club Lottery numbers last week were: 1, 2, 7 and 20. There was no winner and prize money next week will be £887. Village Hall Dance will be held tomorrow from 8pm to 11pm, with music provided by Dave Jenkins.

St Madoes

St Madoes and Kinfauns Parish Church The morning worship in the church on Sunday is at 10.30am. This will be followed by the annual presentation of accounts from 12 noon in the church, open to all members of the congregation. There will also be a congregational vote on the existing church building. The snack group will be ‘out and about in Ontario’ in the community centre on Tuesday from 1.30pm. Wednesday’s bible study group meets in the church at 11am. All welcome. This week’s prayer meeting will be in the form of prayer pairs/triplets. The coffee morning held on Saturday of last week raised £759, at the latest count, for Madoch Centre funds – a fantastic total, particularly, given the awful weather. Thanks to everybody involved. Further details are available at www.stmadoeskinfauns.com, on Facebook at stmadoesandkinfaunsparishchurch or email at stmadoeskinfauns@hotmail.com.