District News
Kinross
Club Little Seedlings Club will next meet on Sunday, February 4, at Dobbies Garden Centre in Turfhills, Kinross at 11am. Children between the ages of four to 10 years will be made welcome, but must be accompanied by an adult. Bookings can be made online at community.kinross@ dobbies.com or look out for future events at the Kinross store. Kinross Hub The Carers Cafe will next meet on Monday, February 5, at 10am to 12 noon in Loch Leven community campus, Kinross. The speaker for the event will commence at 10.15am prompt. For more information, contact Gail Boath on 01577 867306 or Annette Bond on 01738 567076. Collection Blythswood Care collection will take place on Tuesday, February 6, at the Asda car park on Dunkeld Road, Perth at 11.30am to 1.15pm. For more information, contact the driver’s mobile on 07989 344770. Twinning Association Kinross and District Town Twinning Association will hold its championship fun quiz night on Saturday, February 10, in Orwell Church hall, Milnathort at 7.30pm. Entrance for a team of four costs £20, and includes refreshments. The quiz master for the evening will be Mike Spain. To book your team, contact D Munro on 01577 862126.
Kirkmichael
Talk Ian Kirkwood will be discussing Adam Smith’s way to prosper Scotland at Kirkmichael Session House on Wednesday, January 31. He will look at how the classical concept of land as a separate factor of production provided not only ample advance warning of the 2008 crash, but also the prescription for its avoidance. Describing neo-classical economics as a “self-blinded discipline” he posits that devolved tax-varying powers present Holyrood with a golden opportunity to tread a new path towards a boosted and shared Scottish prosperity. The simple tax reforms required to evolve out of the fiscal stone age were first described by Smith in The Wealth of Nations (1776) and Ian wonders if Holyrood will listen to the Kirkcaldy man 241 years on. The talk will get under way at 7.30pm. A £2 donation will be taken at the door in aid of Session House funds with refreshments also being provided. Session House The Session House is once again acting as a collection point for the Mothers’ Union personal packets initiative which provides essentials to ladies taken into prison straight from court wearing only what they stand up in. Donations of packets of new underpants of any size can be dropped off in the collection box which can be found in the Session House throughout the months of January and February.
Luncarty
Church The service this Sunday will be held in Stanley Church. There will be a coffee morning taking place from 10am 11.30am on Saturday, February 3, in Luncarty Church Centre. On Monday, February 5, the lunch club will meet at 11am, when Karen Inkster will talk about her trek through the Western Isles with her horse and dog. All welcome. Bowling Club Numbers this week in the lottery were: 7, 8, 10 and 11. There was no winning line, and prize money next week will now amount to £2000.
\Methven
Bowling club This week’s Methven Bowling Club lottery numbers are 1, 4, 5 and 11. There was no winner. The jackpot next week will be £317.
Newburgh
Bonus Ball The winner of last week’s TICC bonus ball was Grace Robertson on no 47. Coffee Morning The local AM soccer schools are holding a coffee morning tomorrow (Saturday) in the TICC at 10am. All welcome. Whist and Dominoes Newburgh pensioners’ whist and dominoes club’s next meeting will be on February 7, at 2pm in the TICC. All welcome. Pigeon Club Newburgh and District Racing Club held its annual show and trophy presentation in the Dunbog Hall last weekend. The judges were J McCord, S Donaldson and G Anderson of Perth. The latter presented the main trophies for the 2017 race season. Racing champion was G Williams, who won the Youngbird points trophy and J Coltart, who picked up the David Boyd memorial trophy. Wallace and Ferguson won the show championship and best in show categories, and the runners up were R Nisbet and G Wilson. The show was sponsored by J Russell Electricians, of Newburgh. Thursday Club Ian McCallum with
Pitlochry
Community Council The next meeting of Pitlochry and Moulin community council will be held on February 14, in Moulin Hall from 7.30pm. User Groups Pitlochry Pavilion User Groups, in conjunction with the local Scouts, are hosting a race night in Moulin Hall on Saturday, February 10, at 7pm. This is a bring your own bottle (BYOB) event and all will be made welcome. History Circle Karen Guthrie, the archivist at Blair Castle will speak on the “Treasures in Blair Castle Archives and Museum” at the next meeting of Moulin and Pitlochry History Circle to be held in the Tryst on Monday, January 29, at 7.30pm.