District News

Coupar Angus

Continued. Thursday Friends Ann Campbell welcomed a good turn out to the afternoon tea party. She introduced entertainer Mike McEwan, who played a selection of tunes on his accordion and sang along with it. She also welcomed four new people to the parties. After a lovely tea, Ann thanked all who attended, donated raffles and to Mike for his lovely music. During the party, happy birthday was sung to Heb Clark, who was celebrating his 90th birthday, and all enjoyed themselves to a piece of cake. The next party is on March 8, and will again start at 2pm to 3.30pm. Robin and Bob will be back to entertain the group. All welcome.

Dunning

Bowling Club The lotto numbers this week were 6, 7, 17 and 19, There were no winners; next week’s prize money will now be £2000. Church The service on Sunday morning this week will be conducted by the Rev Sandy Gunn, in the church at 11am. The lunch held to mark Poverty Sunday last week raised approximately £300. Thanks are given to all who gave donations, attended, or provided the lunch. The Lent Study Group will begin on Wednesday, February 21, at 7.30pm, in the manse and will meet for five sessions. Everyone will be made most welcome. If you need transport to the church, or can provide a lift to others, please contact John Bancewicz on 01764 683361. The seniors’ Tuesday Club are off to Dalguise this weekend. Thanks are also extended to members of the youth team who give up their time and talents so willingly for the local teenagers.

Errol

Church Morning worship and Children’s Club will be held in the church on Sunday, at 11am. Reverend John Macgregor will conduct this week’s service. Revive Cafe The next cafe will be held in the village hall on Wednesday, February 21, from 1pm to 2.30pm, with choir practise in the church at 7.30pm. Quiz Night A quiz night will be held in Errol bowling club on Friday, February 23, at 7.30pm. Day of Prayer A World Day of Prayer service will be held in the church on Friday, March 2, at 7pm. All welcome.

Forteviot

Village Hall The committee will be holding their AGM in the hall at 7pm, on Tuesday, February 27. All interested parties are welcome to attend this meeting. Bowling Club The numbers drawn in the lotto this week were: 3, 4, 6 and 18. There was no winner and the rollover will now be £1000. The next draw will take place on Sunday this week, at 10am in the clubhouse.

Guildtown

Church - see the Balbeggie section for church news intimations.

Kinclaven

Church The service this week was conducted by Rev Peggy EwartRoberts, assisted by Rev Bill Ewart. Valerie Gordon read from Two Kings chapter two, verse 1-12 and Mark chapter nine, verses 2-9. The organist was Janet Coyle. Worship each Sunday is held in the church at 9.45am, to which all are made welcome. The joint lunch club meets in Caputh Session Room on Tuesdays, at 12.30pm. Please contact Jill Hayes on telephone 01738 710848 if you are a regular and cannot go or if you wish

to go for the first time. The meeting of Kinclaven guild was held in the hall on Thursday, at 2pm. The speaker was from the Children’s Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS). Visitors are welcome to attend these meetings.

Kinross

Rugby Club Mini rugby training sessions for boys and girls aged five and over in P1-7 resumes on Saturday this week, at the KGV playing field at 10.30am. No prior rugby experience is needed. Midi rugby sessions for boys in S1-S6 takes place on Tuesday evenings, at 7pm. For further information on these sessions, contact Morven Clark, youth convener, Kinross Rugby Club by emailing Ianandmorven@hotmail.com Kinross Curling Try curling sessions will be held in Kinross Curling Club on Saturday this week, at 3pm and on Tuesday, February 27, at 6pm. If you are interested in taking part in these sessions, visit www.trycurling.com and sign up for one that suits you. A curling festival will take place at the club this Sunday. Local residents can come along and speak to curlers and coaches in Kinross, watch highlights from this year’s Winter Olympics in South Korea, enjoy some fun and games and enjoy a cup of tea. For more information on any of the above, contact Robin@royalcaledoniancurlingclub.org (marketing and curling development officer). RSPB Loch Leven A beginners’ bird watching walk will take place at the Loch Leven reserve on Sunday, from 10am to 2pm. The event will provide hints and tips to help build residents’ bird watching confidence. A Wildlife Explorers Club will take place on Sunday, February 25 for five to 12-year-olds, at 1pm to 3pm. For further information and to book places, please call 01577 862355. Ceilidh A ceilidh will be held in Milnathort town hall this Sunday, from 2pm to 5pm, with a break for tea and biscuits at 3pm. The cost of this event is £5. For further information, contact Vi Todd on 01577 863244. Walking Group Kinross and Ochil Walking Group will travel to Linlith-

gow Circular on Sunday, for a walk of eight and a half miles. This will be along good foot paths and tracks, starting by the loch. Then along the canal tow path and River Avon to the Aqueduct, returning alongside the loch. For further details and where to meet, call group secretary, Ann Eve on 01577 863887. Historical Society Kinross-shire Historical Society’s next meeting will be on Monday, February 19, in Kinross Parish Church, in Station Road, Kinross at 7.30pm. The speaker Bill Glennie will give a talk on ‘My father built the Sydney Brig’ - the story of the Scots who helped to build Sydney Harbour Bridge. Membership costs: adults £6, seniors £5, with free admission for under 18s. Entrance for visitors will cost £2 per talk. Common Grounds Project lunch on Tuesday, February 20, will welcome speaker Lee Brown from the charity Tools for Self Reliance in the Guide Hall in Church Street, Milnathort at 12 noon. A lunch of homemade soup, bread, tray bakes and Fairtrade tea and coffee will be served at this event. Everyone will be made welcome. Floral Art Club Kinross Floral Art Club will next meet on Thursday, February 22, at 7.15pm, in Kinross Parish Church in Station Road. The demonstrator for the evening will be Mrs Karine Murray and her topic will be ‘Don’t stop me now’. All welcome. Light Up Kinross The group will be holding a quiz night in the masonic hall, The Muirs, on Friday, February 23. Doors will open at 7pm and the quiz will start at 7.30pm. The compere for the evening will be Tich Frier. Admission for a team of four costs £5 per person. To enter, contact Margaret Scott at mbs21@btinternet. com, or Bill Freeman at billywhiz3. freeman@virgin.net and leave a message on the LUK Facebook page. Fairtrade Fortnight The next Fairtrade fortnight will be held from February 26–March 11. The event will begin with a coffee morning on Saturday, February 24, at 10am to 12 noon, in Kinross Church Centre. Tea, coffee and lots of Fairtrade goodies will be available to sample on the day. Orwell Bowling Club The club are hosting a quiz night on Saturday,

February 24, at 7.30pm. It costs £2.50 per person to enter a team of four into the quiz and this will be followed by nibbles and a raffle. For more information on the event, contact Mike or Maz Thorn on 01577 842271.

Kirkmichael

Session House The Session House is once again acting as a collection point for the Mothers’ Union personal packets initiative. This project provides essentials to ladies taken into prison straight from court wearing only the clothes they stand up in. Donations of packets of new underwear of any size can be dropped off at the collection box, which can be found in the Session House throughout this month.

Newburgh

Cat Sanctuary Tiger, a 17-year-old tortoiseshell cat, came into Whinnybank Cat Sanctuary eight weeks ago. The council got in touch with Sue after the cat’s owner was evicted from her cottage. The owner was told where her cat had been taken, but unfortunately, Sue did not receive a single call from her. By law, after two weeks Sue is allowed to re-home the cat. The elderly cat has now found a lovely foster home, and any vet care required will be paid for by the Whinnybank sanctuary. If anyone has a spare microwave they would be able to donate for use in the sanctuary’s Auchtermuchty shop, they should get in touch with Sue. Thanks are extended to Muchty Monkeys, Little Acorns and Newburgh Parish Church for their recent donations of books, toys and bric-a-brac. 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 www.whinnybank.org.uk. Bonus Ball The winner of last week’s bonus ball was David McGrath on no 13. Coffee Morning The local rowing club will be holding their annual coffee morning tomorrow in the TICC, at 10am. All welcome.

Pitlochry

Pavilion User Groups Along with the Pitlochry Scouts, PUGs had a successful race night in Moulin Hall last Saturday. After an enjoyable evening, the groups shared the proceeds of £1381. Thanks to all who assisted on the night, and to Pitlochry Rotary and Pitlochry Baptist Church for the equipment. Church of Scotland The March meeting of the guild on March 14 will welcomed Drew Scott with his talk on ‘Backstage at the theatre’. Christian Aid week this year will take place from May 13-19. Scottish Wildlife Trust Susan Davies will talk about ‘Making a difference for wildlife’ at their next meeting on Monday, February 19, at 7.30pm, in the Tryst Hall, Pitlochry. For further details, contact Richard Horoban on richardwhorobin@tomcroy.co.uk. Football Vale of Atholl played a match in the Perthshire Cup, which resulted in a score of Vale 2 - Vale of Earn 6. The team were: MacDonald, Cameron, Tritton, Berry, Crowe, Robinson, Smillie, Carr, McDougall, Robertson, McNeil and Doig. Vale’s troubles continued on Saturday. Baxter strained a hamstring in training and did not recover and another two of the intended squad failed to appear. This added to four on holiday, one suspended and two working which meant that new manager Paul McNeil had to start. Despite all this, Vale went in at the break two up, with excellent goals from McDougall and Robertson (both from passes by Smillie). The visitors had the majority of the play but Vale’s back line, boyed by the return of Tritton coped comfortably. The second half was a different story. Vale of Earn scored from the start and added another two, all excellent strikes from the same player. Vale’s disciplined showed from the first half, but cracked and they started making a few mistakes. Along with the lack of legs in some of the more experienced players who had volunteered to help out, saw Vale lose another three goals. The last 15 minutes the team had only 10 players with Cameron injured and having to go off. The first division side, however, showed their class in the second half and ran out deserved winners. Vale had no failures in the first half, but tired in the second and with no subs and nothing to fall back on. Man of the match was R Tritton. Vale’s new manager, Paul McNeil, has announced that he has re-signed Steven Henderson, Robert Tritton and Brian Taylor. Tomorrow Vale will be in Perth to play Tay Thistle in a league game with a 2pm start. Vale of Atholl FC are sponsored by R.W. Bell Building Services. Flower Club The demonstrator at the February meeting is Pamela Galloway with a title of ‘How did I get here?’. The club competition will be ‘All wrapped up’. All are welcome to attend this meeting, including visitors for a charge of £5. The meeting will be in Pitlochry Hydro Hotel on Wednesday, February 21, at 2pm. Further information is available from Jim Davidson on 01887820029.

Scone

Scone and St Martins Parish Church Reverend Alan Livingston will lead the worship at Scone Old Church on Sunday this week, at 10.45am. Teas and coffees will be served after this service. The guild will next meet on Tuesday, February 20, at 2.30pm in Balformo Road hall. All welcome.

Stanley

Village Hall There will be a dance in Stanley village hall tomorrow (Saturday), from 8pm to 11pm. The music for the evening will be provided by Ian Cameron. All welcome.