District News
Guildtown
Scone and St Martins Church Morning worship in St Martins Parish Church this Sunday, May 28 will be lead by Rev Alan Livingstone at 11am. Members, friends and visitors will be made welcome. The service next Sunday, June 4, will be held in Scone New Church at 10.30am. Elders wish to thank all those from the parish who donated to Christian Aid appeal last week, and the final total will be intimated in due course.
Kinross
Bake sale A bake sale will be hosted in Andersons, High Street, Kinross on Friday, May 26, from 12pm to 5pm; Saturday, 9am to 12pm. This event is being held in aid of rasing money for Kinross High School’s Rock Challenge. All welcome. Walking group Kinross and Ochil Walking Group next trek will be to Doon Hill and Lochlan Spling, Aberfoyle on Saturday, May 27. This is an undulating walk of eight miles with stunning views, passing Coveland camp site and Lemahamish pool. Following the river past Doon Hill Fairy Trail to Kirkton graveyard, round Loch Spling on return. For further details and meeting place, contact group secretary, Ann Eve, on 01577 863887. The group will also hold a walk to Strathmiglo Saunter on Tuesday, June 6, meeting at 10am at Kinross Park and Ride, or 10.20am in Skene Street, Strathmiglo. This will be a delightful walk in the countryside surrounding the village of Strathmiglo. It will be led by David Payne, who can be contacted on 01577 862715. For other enquires about the group, please contact Walks Leader, Edna Burnett, on 01577 862977. Kinross farmers’ market will be held in the High Street at the old Town Hall this Saturday, from 9am to 1pm. Cocktails and comedy Kinross-shire Ladies Circle will hold a Cocktails and Comedy celebration lunch at the Green Hotel, Kinross this Saturday. The event, which is being held to celebrate the group’s 10th charter, will include a welcome drink, three-course meal, special guest speaker, a cocktail themed competition and a charity raffle. All ladies in the Kinross-shire area are welcome to support this event. A booking form and more information can be obtained by emailing kinrossladiescircle@gmail.com. Cricket programme Kinross-shire Cricket Club ECB All Stars cricket programme for children aged five to eight years begins at Loch Leven’s Larder cricket pitch on Sunday, May 28. Places can be booked via the All Stars website www.ecb.co.uk/play/ all-stars. Discovery day Loch Leven National Nature Reserve, Kirkgate Park, Kinross are hosting a discovery day this Sunday, May 28, from 12pm to 4pm. Attractions will include free children’s activities, displays and stalls, and an opportunity to discover more about Loch Leven. RSPB Loch Leven Events at the reserve will begin with a botanical watercolour workshop on Sunday, from 1pm to 3pm, with materials provided. The cost is £15 for members, £20 for non-members. Booking is essential by contacting the reserve office on 01577 862355. Wildlife Explorers Group meets on Sunday, between 1pm to 3pm, for a session on bugs, bugs, glorious bugs. To register for this group, email lochlevenWEX@ rspb.org.uk. An optics weekend will be held next Saturday and Sunday, June 3 and 4, from 10am to 4pm on both days, with hands-on helpful advice on buying binoculars and telescopes. Ceilidh A ceilidh event will be held Keen gardeners in Abernethy will be tending their plots even more carefully over the coming weeks.
The annual Abernethy Horticultural Sociey’s open gardens event takes place on Saturday, June 24, showing off a variety of green spaces in the Perthshire community.
This year the event has taken a slight departure from past open days in that it is welcoming all the family.
Cash from visitors touring the houses will be shared between community projects in Abernethy such as the In Bloom team.
Five private gardens including Nurse Peattie’s Community Garden, will be open. Gardens will be thrown open from 10am to 6pm and last entry at 4pm.
Refreshments will be served at the Church Hall, School Wynd, Abernethy where visitors can also buy tickets, priced £8, and maps of the locations of gardens taking part in the scheme will be available there too.
Prices are inclusive of drinks and cake.
in Milnathort Town Hall this Sunday, from 2pm to 5pm, with a break at 3pm for tea and biscuits, priced £5. For more details on this event, call Vi Todd on 01577 863244. Potager Garden AGM The annual general meeting of Potager Garden Society will be held in the Church Centre, Kinross, next Wednesday, May 31 at 7.30pm. All are welcome to attend to hear more about the group’s developments over the past year. Sponsored walk and cycle Loch Leven Heritage Trail’s sponsored walk and cycle will take place next Saturday, June 3. The route is 13 miles around stunning Loch Leven, either by walking or cycling, in aid of the Christian Aid charity. Residents should meet at Kirkgate Park, Kinross at 10am. There is no registration fee or minimum sponsorship amount necessary. For more information, telephone 0141 221 7475 or email events@christian-aid.org. Loch Leven Community Library Events begins next Saturday, June 3 with French story telling for four to eight-year-old at 11.30am to noon. To book a free place, contact the library on 01577 867205. Orwell Bowling Club A Try Bowls weekend will be held at Bowling Green Avenue, Milnathort next Saturday and Sunday, June 3 and 4. Anyone is welcome to come along to the club to give the game a try. For more information, call the club on 01577 863739. Little Seedlings Club The children’s club meets will next meet at Dobbies Garden Centre, Kinross on Sunday, June 4 at 11am. New members are welcome, but children must be accompanied by an adult. Bookings should be made online at community.kinross@dobbies.com. Kinross Hub The next carers cafe will be held at Loch Leven Community Campus next Monday, June 5, from 10am to noon. It will include a guest speaker at 10.15am prompt, to be confirmed. For more information, contact Gail Boath on 01577 867306 or Annette Bond on 01738 567076. Blythswood Care collection The next collection will take place at Asda’s car park in Perth on Tuesday, June 6, from 11.30am to 1.30pm. For more information, contact the charity’s driver on 07989 344770.
Kirkmichael
Session house An illustrated talk entitled A Spin Along the Ericht by Meg Luckins will be held in the Session House on Wednesday, May 31, from 7.30pm. The talk will look at the role the mills played in Blairgowrie’s past and focus on what it used to be like when there were up to 14 spinning mills along the Ericht and what is left today. This will illustrate that a walk along the leafy riverbank provides a fascinating glimpse of this once vibrant early industrial landscape. Entrance is by a £2 donation at the door, in aid of Session House funds, with refreshments available.
Luncarty
Luncarty Church The service this Sunday will be held in Luncarty Church Centre at 10am and will be led by the Rev Bill McGregor. All welcome. Moira’s garden party will be held at Lismore, Redgorton on Saturday, June 3, from 2pm to 3.30pm. There will be teas, etc available with plants also for sale on the day.
Madderty
Madderty Church Guild are having a festival of flowers event in Madderty Church this Saturday, from 10am to 4pm and Sunday, from 1.30pm to 4.30pm. Refreshments will be served in the Church Session House. This is a fundraiser for Madderty Church Guild and the group requests a small donation to attend. The ladies look forward to welcoming lots of local people to this event to see their wonderful, colourful displays.
The annual Abernethy gardens event will include additional family friendly activities this year
Methven
Methven Beer fest The Methven 1306 Beer fest has been run for, and on behalf of the community, by Methven Parks committee since the first event in 2010. The committee held a very successful day last Saturday, May 20, with many people from outwith the village attending, and are very grateful to all their supporters and sponsors for their continued help toward this fantastic community fundraising effort. All proceeds will now go towards the upkeep of the Methven King George V Jubilee playing fields, the Den Woodland Walk. The committee will also ensure that funds go to the Methven Community Centre committee, as well to assist with the upkeep of all these precious community assets. Without the hard work put in by a very small group of volunteers, they would most certainly see the demise of one or all of these wonderful, community owned properties. For more information on the group and what they do, visit www. methvenonline.co.uk/. Bowling Club Methven Bowling Club will celebrate its 150th year on Saturday, June 3. Any ex-members are welcome to come along to play or just have a chat. To assist with catering, please contact the secretary, Jim Annan, on 07761783460. The clubhouse will be open from 1pm with play starting at 2pm. If you know of anyone who was part of the club in the past, please pass this notice on as the committee would like as large a turnout as possible to help to celebrate this milestone. Bowling Club Lotto numbers this week were 9, 11, 16 and 71, there was no winner and next week’s prize money will be £900. Joint service The service in Almondbank Church this Sunday will be a joint service held at 10am, and will be conducted by Michael Archibald. This service will be followed by a Christian Aid soup lunch. All welcome.
Newburgh
Whinnybank cat sanctuary Sue was back at Perth recycling centre this week – an endless battle with many cats often dumped there. She said that some of the men are big softies – and behind Sue’s back they release the cats from the metal traps, so she has had to return with her heavy duty wooden trap which can be activated from her car. It never fails and she can ‘pick off’ the cats she needs to trap, but this can be very time consuming. Sue has a list of the cats to be trapped – a list that keeps on getting longer. Most of the cats are tabbies, and once a cat has been neutered, its ear is marked before being returned so that she knows which cats have already been treated. Thankfully, Perth council do not quibble about paying for the cost of neutering. However, Sue is in need of donations of golf balls if anyone has any going spare. If you 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 www.catchat. org/adoption/fife.html or contact www.whinnybank.org.uk. Bonus Ball There was no winner on this week’s TICC bonus ball drawn on no 16. Abbotsford Care Home A big thank you is extended to everyone who contributed in any way, large or small, to the gardening opening in early May. It was a great success and raised £206 for the residents’ fund. Coffee morning The local Scouts, Cubs and Beavers will hold their coffee morning in the TICC Centre tomorrow (Saturday) at 10am. All welcome. Pigeon Club Newburgh and District Racing Pigeon Club continued their old bird racing from Ripon in North Yorkshire, a flying distance of 180 miles. The race was sponsored by P H Consultants, Strathmiglo. The club winners were G Williams, J Coltart and R Nisbet. J Coltart won the David Boyd memorial trophy, with runnerup G Williams.
Pitlochry
Pitlochry and Moulin Heritage Centre The centre is now open for the summer. It is based in Moulin Kirk and is open Tuesday to Sunday, from 2pm until 4pm. There are new items on display this year. Volunteers are required to assist in the centre, contact Helen MacNicoll on 01796472732. For further information on the group, contact Kay Liney on 01796473071. Pitlochry Angling Club With the river rising, over 200 salmon have ascended into the ladder over the last 24 hours. The river has now dropped back a little, but with plenty of fish about, the prospects remain good. The ladder count now stands at 1900. Football news The Vale of Atholl FC are sponsored by R W Bell Building Services. With the season now having ended, the club have arranged to have their player of the year dinner in Pitlochry Golf Club on June 16.