District News

Aberuthven

Church news The joint service in Dunning Church on Sunday at 11am will be led by the Rev James Aitchison. Tea and coffee will be served after the service and all are most welcome. The church will again host a chocolate tombola at the Dunning fayre this Saturday, June 3, all donations of anything with a ‘chocolate’ theme should be handed it to Pauline or Susan.

Almondbank

St Serf’s Church The service on Sunday of last week was conducted by Mr Michael Archibald and his sermon was based on ‘Glorification and the future’. The scripture readings were read by Carol Duff, the organist was Alison Hooper and the flowers were kindly gifted by Muriel McIntosh. Should you require the pastoral services of a minister during the vacancy, please contact Mr Michael Archibald on 01738 840995. There will be a joint session meeting with the vacancy procedures committee on Wednesday, May 31, at 7.30pm. As from Sunday, June 4, the services in St Serf’s Church will begin at 11.30am. There will be a joint service at Almondbank Church this Sunday, May 28, beginning at 10am, followed by the Christian Aid soup lunch. Tickets cost £3 and are available from Carol or Isobel, or can be paid on the day. Everyone is welcome.

Alyth

Alyth Church Morning worship on Sunday of last week was conducted by Rev Mike Erskine in Alyth Parish Church. The service on Sunday of this week begins at 11am. A coffee morning will be held in Airlie Street Hall this Saturday, May 27, from 10am to noon, to raise funds for the hall. During term-time the Sunday school welcomes children to the front pews of the church each Sunday morning. A creche for under-threes is available during every Sunday morning service. The prayer group meets in Burnside Court lounge on Thursdays at 10.30am. Choir rehearsal meets every Friday at 6.45pm, new members are welcome. The church website at www.alythparishchurch.org.uk is updated weekly. Family history project Alyth Family History Project is open at Alyth Parish Church on Sundays from 2pm to 4pm. The archive includes thousands of photographs of people, events, schools, businesses, weddings, children and views, etc. Admission is free. Genealogy enquiries are always welcome via fhp@alythparishchurch. org.uk or on Facebook. Pipe band Alyth and District Pipe Band practice in Alyth Town Hall on Wednesday evenings from 6pm. For more information, contact Elaine Sturrock on 01828 640312 or email elaine@alythpipeband.org.

Auchterarder

Bowling Club Lotto draw numbers this week numbers were: 1, 12, 13 and 18; there were no winners and next week’s prize money will be £813.

Balbeggie

Charity sale An animal welfare sale in aid of cats and other animals in need will take place in St Martin’s Public Hall, Balbeggie, from 10am to 4pm on Friday, June 2, and 10am to noon the following day. Stalls include bric-a-brac, good as new, books, CDs, toys, jewellery and plants. There will also be a Brownies’ stall, tombola, a raffle and refreshments. All welcome. Scone and St Martins Church - see Guildtown.

Bankfoot

Bankfoot Church The service this Auchterarder Bowling Club members raised the sum of £700 for Cancer Research UK. The cheque was

Sunday in the Church Centre will be held at the usual time of 11.15am and will be conducted by Rev Bill McGregor. All welcome. Garden party Residents are invited to come along to a summer garden party being held in the Church Centre on Saturday, June 10. An amazing afternoon tea will be served up with entertainment from Rural Blend, starting at 2pm to 4pm. Entrance costs £8; and to book a place, contact Evelyn on 01738 710534.

Bendochy

Bendochy Church The service on Sunday of last week was conducted by Rev Robert Sloan. For service details, see the Coupar Angus section. Garden open day Rossie House garden will be open to the public today (Friday, May 26) from 2pm to 5pm. Entrance is £4; children free. There will also be refreshments available. Monies raised will be given to Scotland’s Garden Charity and Dunbarney and Forgandenny Church. Bridge of Earn Institute survey Residents can have their say in future improvements to the Institute. Local people are asked to take part in the survey – electronic copies are available at www.bridgeofearninstitute. com. Paper copies can be picked up from the Institute, doctors’ surgery, dentists’ practice or the Kintillo shop. The deadline for the survey is today (Friday). Dunbarney and Forgandenny Church Services this Sunday will be held at the usual times – 9.30am in Dunbarney church and 11am at Forgandenny church. All welcome. Communion will be celebrated in Forgandenny Village Hall on Sunday, June 4 at 10.30am. This is a united service and will be followed by a ‘pot luck’ lunch. Please bring along some- presented to Dorothy Rodgers from the charity by Dorothy Gibb and Julie Rogalska. Also

thing that can be shared on the day. LECT Guild The LECT Guild next meets in Abernethy Church on Monday, May 29 at 7.30pm. The speaker will be Mrs Rhona Archibald, from Perth food bank. Please come along and bring a donation – long life orange and apple juice, instant mashed potato and toiletries are always needed. Packets of crisps and sweet treats for the families over the summer holidays would also be appreciated. The food bank have ample stock of cereals, soup, beans, pasta, tea and coffee. Membership of the LECT Guild is £10 for each session. Members, non-members or visitors will be made welcome on Monday nights. Residents are reminded to please park in the school car park. Brickhall community garden Brig in Bloom’s project is now underway and the group are looking for old photographs of rural life, landscapes or people in Bridge of Earn from the 1940s to 1960s or even earlier. If you have any photos or anything of interest that you would be willing to lend for a short period of time, please contact Avril on 813516. Brig in Bloom Brig in Bloom’s application to Tesco Bags of Help grant scheme has been selected and put forward to a customer vote in all Perth Tesco stores during May and June. The project with the highest number of votes will receive £4000; the second placed project will receive up to £2000, and the third £1000. Residents are encouraged to ask Tesco cashiers for blue token each time they shop in the store and post the disc in the collection box. Please support the Brig in Bloom organisation to raise money for the nature hedge. Bowing Club The ‘Brig’ played host to the Scottish Bowlers Fellowship on Sunday, but due to bad weather, the game had to be abandoned and it was agreed the result would be a draw. The members were saddened pictured are Allan Gibb, club president, and members of the committee. to hear of the death of long-term member Bob Simpson at the weekend. He was very active until the last few years when bad health forced him to give up playing, but he always came to watch games being played. The funeral will take place at Perth Crematorium on Monday, May 29 at 3pm. All are invited to the Queen’s Hotel afterwards for tea. The committee and members extend their condolences and sympathy to his wife Evelyn and their family. Well done to Lewis Nicol for reaching the semi-final of District 6 junior singles, and to Dorothy Nelson, Anne McConnachie and May Rattray, the ladies triples who are playing in the semi-finals on Sunday, May 28 at 2pm. The senior fours also won their game and will play the final at West End green on June 4 at 10.30am. Well done to Mary McLaren, Rena Smith, Meryl McKenzie and Irene Bettaney. The club triples will take place on Sunday, and members should be at the club by 12 noon. Donations of food and raffle prizes would be appreciated. Hat night winners were Terry Blackwell, Irene Drane, Alison Prior and John Archibald.

Coupar Angus

Abbey Church The service on Sunday of last week was conducted by Rev Robert Sloan. The choir’s introit reminded those gathered that ‘God is good’. Bible readings, read by Jeff Brewer, were from Peter chapter three, verses 13 to 22 and John chapter 14, verses 15-21. Afterwards, Mr Sloan demonstrated that he still had much to learn as a mind-reader as he told the congregation that Jesus had understood the unspoken fears and confusion of his disciples when he informed them that he was leaving them. Jesus promised that they would never be on their own, and that he would receive a new helper, and “the spirit of truth”, who would stay with them forever. This promise was not

Forteviot

Bowling Club Lotto numbers drawn at the club on Tuesday, May 23 were: 3, 8, 10 and 13. There was no winner, and the rollover is now £1000. The next draw will take place in the clubhouse on Tuesday, May 30 at 7pm.

Glencarse

West Carse community council The AGM and public meeting of West Carse community council will be held in the West Carse Public Hall, Glencarse next Wednesday, May 31 at 7.30pm. Alasdair Bailey will talk on efforts to bring superfast Broadband to the Carse of Gowrie area. This presentation will include a question and answer session where residents will be able to voice their concerns and experiences. All members of the public are invited and welcome to attend. Refreshments will be served at the close of the meeting.