District News

Guildtown

Church The service on Sunday will be held in St Martins church at 9.30am led by Rev Alan Livingstone. All members, friends and visitors will be made welcome. If anyone requires transport, please contact your church elder or call 01821 640342. The service on Sunday in Guildtown village hall at 9.30am will celebrate Mothering Sunday. It will be led by Mr Ian Scott to which all members, friends and visitors will be made welcome. Tea and coffee will be served at the close of this service. Blooming Guildtown A coffee morning is being held in Guildtown village hall on Saturday, March 17 from 10am to noon. Attractions will include a plant stall, miscellaneous sales table and a raffle, and items would be greatly appreciated. Admission is £3 and includes refreshments. Friendship Club Entertainment at their meeting on Wednesday, March 21 is being provided by The Mad Ferret Band. Invitations are extended to anyone in the village or surrounding area to come along and join in. Admission is £1 and there will also be a raffle.

Kinclaven

Church Worship each Sunday is at 9.45am. All welcome.

Kirkmichael

Session House Basics Scotland Paramedic Responder Kirsty Hosie, who lives locally and is a paramedic with the Scottish Ambulance Service, will provide a talk on Basics Scotland, the training involved and how responders are activated in the event of an emergency. Information will also be given on the two charities which provide the training and medical equipment required, Basics Scotland and The Sandpiper Trust. It will take place from 7.30pm on Wednesday, March 21. Entry is a £3 donation at the door. Tea, coffee and biscuits available.

Kinross

Kinross-shire Decides Due to the postponement of the Better Place to Live fair on Saturday, the voting will now take place at Loch Leven Community Campus, from 10am to noon with the successful applicants hearing the result at 12.30pm. All are encouraged to support the community groups who have applied for this funding and get involved in voting for their preferred projects. Milnathort Filmhouse The film “I, Daniel Blake” is being shown on Saturday, (doors open at 7.30pm), over 18s only, bring your own bottle. A tuck shop with movie snacks and soft drinks will be provided. Entry is £6 for adults; £4 for concessions. “Sing”, a fun musical film for all the family will be shown on Saturday, March 17 at 3pm (doors open at 2.30pm). Tickets are £4 for children; £6 for adults and concessions £4. Family tickets are priced £16 (two adults and two children or one adult and three children). There will also be a tuck shop available. To book tickets, visit their website www.milnathortfilmhouse. com or pay at the door. Asset AGM The Aero Space Scientific Educational Trust is holding their AGM on Monday, March 12, in Loch Leven Community Campus lecture theatre at 7pm. Perth Citizens Advice Bureau The next outreach advice surgery takes place on Tuesday, March 13, at 3.30pm in St Paul’s Church hall, The Muirs, Kinross. 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 Highland Perthshire residents get to decide which applicants will get their projects funded in 2018 at an event in The Tryst, Pitlochry on Saturday, March 17 for Perth and Kinross Action Partnership.

01738 450581 for details. RSPB Loch Leven Nature Tots will next meet on Wednesday, March 14, from 10am to 11.30am and this month’s theme will be “wiggly worms”. For more information on the group, please call 01577 862355. Benefits Advice Perth CAB will hold its next benefits advice in libraries service on Wednesday and Thursday, March 14 and 15. Benefits specialist Sarah MacLean will be available 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, please call 01738 450599, or email Andrew Scobie (benefits and debt administration) at Andrew.Scobie@ Perthcab.casonline.org.uk Fair Kinross High School’s careers fair will be held in the school on Thursday, March 15, from 6pm to 8pm. Representatives from local businesses and universities will be providing details about apprenticeship schemes. Rugby Club World challenge quiz night will be held in the club on Friday, March 16 at 7.30pm. Entry is £10 for a team of four. Attractions will include a raffle and donations of prizes would be gratefully received. For enquiries on the event, contact Morven Clark on lanandmorven@ hotmail.com Old Kinross-shire An afternoon talk with slides provided by David Millar will be held in Milnathort town hall on Sunday, March 18, from 2pm to

Aberfeldy Community Council (ACC) is hoping to win support for its road safety initiative, an electronic light-up speed sensor to curb speeding through the town.

Victor Clements, chair of ACC, said:“We hope that as many Aberfeldy residents as possible will either vote ahead of the meeting or attend and support us on the day.”