District News

Coupar Angus

Remembrance A Remembrance service will be held at the Abbey church on Sunday, November 12, at 10.45am. This will be followed at noon by a parade, led by Coupar Angus Pipe Band from the Cross to the war memorial at Coupar Angus Primary School, where there will be a short service by Rev Andy Gray. Coupar Angus and Bendochy community council and local councillors will lay wreaths. Organisers want as many people as possible to represent local groups and veterans at the service.

Dunning

Bowling club The lotto numbers this week were 7, 9, 10 and 12. There were no winners, next week’s prize money is £2000.

Forgandenny

Community council The next meeting of Earn community council will be held on Monday, October 23, at 7pm in the Moncrieffe Room, the Institute, Bridge of Earn. All welcome. The agenda can be viewed online on the community council’s Facebook page.

Forteviot

Bowling club The lotto numbers drawn this week were: 8, 9, 19 and 20. There was no winner, and the rollover is now £1000. The next draw will take place this Sunday, at 10am in the clubhouse. Community council The next meeting of Earn community council will be held on Monday, October 23, at 7pm in the Moncrieffe Room, the Institute, Bridge of Earn. All welcome. The agenda can be viewed online on the group’s Facebook page. Forteviot church Harvest thanksgiving service this Sunday will be at 9.30am and will be led by Rev James W Aitchison.

Guildtown

St Martins Church Rev Alan Livingstone will lead the service this Sunday, at 9.30am in St Martins church with communion celebrated during the service. All will be made welcome as well as any visitors who wish to join them. The kirk session are holding a coffee morning tomorrow, from 10am to 12 noon, in Burnside halls. Admission costs £3 and there will also be a prize draw. The U3A Ukulele group will entertain at a social evening in Guildtown hall on Friday, October 27, at 7pm. Admission £3 (includes refreshments) and there will be a prize draw for which donations would be appreciated.

Kinclaven

Guild The Guild’s first meeting of the new session was held in the hall on Thursday, with speaker Andy Patterson on his topic of stars of the silver screen. The group’s autumn council meeting was held in Caputh church on Wednesday of this week.

Kinross

Carnbo SWI will hold a fundraising coffee morning this Saturday, from 10am to 12 noon, in Carnbo village hall. Entry costs £3 for adults, £1 for children. All welcome. Citizens Advice Bureau The next outreach advice surgery will be held on Tuesday, October 24, from 1.30pm to 3.30pm in St Paul’s Church hall, The Muirs. No appointment is necessary as the surgery is a drop-in service. 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. Benefits advice in lib raries with specialist Sarah MacLean will be available on Wednesday and Thursday, October 25 and 26, 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. Civic Trust Dinner for members and guests will take place on Wednesday, October 25, in The Grouse and Claret, Kinross. Reception at 7pm, for 7.30pm with dinner at 7.45pm. It costs £33 per head for a three course dinner, followed by a talk by John Pelan, director of Scottish Civic Trust, who will speak about the tobacco merchant’s house in Glasgow, the headquarters of the Trust as well as thoughts about the Trust’s 50 years. For tickets, email the chairman on al.macfarlane.smith@gmail.com. Community campus Loch Leven community campus’ vintage, retro, antiques and collectors fair is on Saturday, from 9.30am to 3.30pm. Entry £1 per person. There will be buying, selling and valuations given on the day. For booking stalls, contact Angus Martin on 07944 416565. Curling club A race night will be held on Friday, October 27, in Kinross golf club. For further information, visit their website www.kinrosscurlingclub.com. Farmers’ market A market will be held on Saturday, October 28, from 9am to 1pm in the High Street on the wider pavements at the old town hall. Floral Art club will next meet on Thursday, October 26, in Kinross Parish Church on Station Road, at 7.15pm prompt. Demonstrator Mr John McDonald will take the ladies on a floral journey. All welcome. Fossoway church Highland harvest will be held on Thursday, October 26, at 7pm in the Elizabeth Wilkie hall. It will be an evening of fine food, music and friendship. Haggis, neeps and tatties, Fossoway mess and Scottish cheese and oatcakes will be served with tea and coffee. Bring your own bottle. Music will be provided by Gracie and Friends. Tickets cost £10 and are available from Janet Harper or Isabel Mechan. Fossoway and District Horticultural Society The AGM will take place on Thursday, October 26, at 7.30pm in The Inn, Crook of Devon. All welcome. Kinross and Ochil Walking group Members will leave on Saturday, October 28, from Kirkcaldy to West Wemyss, a walk of six miles. This is an easy walk from Ravenscraig car park, following the coastal path to West Wemyss and returning the same way. For further details and where to meet, call group secretary, Ann Eve on 01577 863887. Light Up Kinross A family fancy dress Hallowe’en disco will be held on Friday, October 27, from 7.30pm to 10.30pm, in the masonic hall, The Muirs. Tickets cost £5 for adults, £4 for children, or £16 for a family ticket for four. The event includes a fancy dress competition for under sevens and over, including adults, along with party games. To register, call Margaret at Macbeth Currie on 01577 863424.

Tickets will also be on sale at the door on the night. This is a fundraiser for the Christmas lights display. Ochil Short Walks The next trek will be on Tuesday, October 24, to Blairhill, Rumbling Bridge and the Crook of Devon. This is a walk around the Blairhill area of the Rumbling Bridge, through the gorge, past the new weir (part of the community hydro scheme) and along the River Devon to the Crook. For further details and where to meet, contact walks leader, Edna Burnett on 01577 862977. Primary School Tours for ex-pupils and retired members of staff which will be held at 4pm, 5pm and 6pm on Thursday, October 26. This will include a tour of the school and a chance to look at some of their memorabilia and see the new building. To book a place, email the school office on KPSoffice@pkc.gov.uk. Anyone who has old photos or memorabilia that can be displayed, can hand it in to the main office. Items should be clearly marked with names so that it can returned after the event. RSPB Loch Leven Dawn goose watch will be held on Wednesday, October 25, from 6.45am to 8.45am. For further information or to book places, phone the reserve office on 01577 862355. Tullibole trail: bewitched An illuminated night time walk will take place from Friday to Sunday, October 2729, around Tullibole Castle grounds, through the woods, past the graveyard and into the witches maze. Food will be provided by the Rotary Club of Kinross and District. Tickets range from £12 for one person in a car to

Newburgh

Bonus ball The winner of last week’s TICC bonus ball was Lily Doig on no 42. Coffee morning The United Reformed Church are holding their coffee morning tomorrow in the TICC at 10am. All welcome. TICC auction Viewing for the auction will take place tomorrow, from 2pm to 4pm, and from noon on Sunday, with the auction starting at 2pm. Refreshments will be available on both days. History group The next meeting of Newburgh History Group and Friends of the the Laing will be held on Monday, October 23, at 7pm in the Lower Laing. David Strachan, manager at Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust will talk about recent excavations at Abernethy Hillfort. All welcome. Light refreshments will be available and a small admission charge will be taken on the day. The Friends of the Laing have a new display of photographs and articles on Newburgh’s social, industrial and town history. A Trip Down Memory Lane will be held in the Lower Laing. The event is open from 12 noon to 4pm on Sundays and Wednesdays. The Laing Museum upstairs is also open on Wednesday afternoons. Whinnybank Cat Sanctuary A brindle tortoiseshell female cat called Buster came in to the sanctuary from Glenrothes last week. The cat was found at the B&M shop in a sorry state, wet through and hungry. A shop worker took her home and Sue collected her from there. She was not microchipped but her owner spotted her on the Scotland Lost and Found website and she was happily reunited after being missing for a month. Sue was recently called out to a mother cat and her four kittens in Kirkcaldy, who had them in a tent made of branches and pine needles. They are fluffy and will be cared for by a fosterer until they are ready to be homed. Parkhill Farm near Newburgh is taking on two of Whinnybank’s feral cats. The farm is over-run with mice and they will have a great life there. Anyone who can offer a home to a cat, help at fundraising events, in the shops or at the sanctuary, should call Sue on 01337 840414, or visit www.catchat.org/adoption/fife.html or www.whinnybank.org.uk.

St Madoes

St Madoes and Kinfauns Parish Church Morning worship on Sunday is at 10.30am in the Madoch centre. On Sunday afternoon, from 3.30pm, Discovering God through ordinary things will be held in the Madoch centre, or online at sanctuaryfirst. org.uk/live. Everyone is welcome to this fun, interactive, family service to explore the importance of community. The service will look at three everyday objects which are usually taken for granted but people would often be lost without. Snack group meets on Tuesdays, from 1.30pm at the centre.