District News

Dunning

Bowling Club The lottery numbers this week were 14, 16, 17 and 18. There were no winners; next week’s prize money is now £2000. Easter Celebrations A dawn service is being held in Tron Square at 7am on Easter Sunday and will be followed by breakfast. Attractions include an Easter egg hunt, craft and breakfast for the young at heart at 9.30am in the church hall. The Easter Sunday service of worship in Dunning church will be conducted by the Rev James Aitchison at 11am. All will be warmly welcomed to stay for refreshments at the end of the service. There will be no Messy Church in the afternoon that day. The church and congregation look forward to welcoming everyone along for the Easter celebrations.

Errol

Church The Good Friday service takes place in Errol church at 7.30pm and Easter Sunday morning worship at 11am is being conducted by Reverend John Macgregor. A Fun Church event for Primary 5, 6 and 7 children is being held in the church on Tuesday, April 3 from 6.30pm to 8pm. Revive Cafe is held in the village hall on Wednesday, April 4 from 1pm to 2.30pm and the Stated Annual Meeting is in the church at 7pm on Thursday, April 5.

Forteviot

Church The Easter church service is at 9.30am on Sunday in Forteviot church and will be led by Rev James W Aitchison. Bowling Club Lotto The numbers drawn on this week were: 1, 9, 19 and 20. There was no winner and the rollover is now £1000. The next draw will take place Sunday, April 1 at 10am in the clubhouse.

Kinclaven

Church The service for Palm Sunday was conducted by Rev Peggy EwartRoberts and Rev Bill Ewart. Mike Service read from Mark chapter 11, verses 1-11, and the organist was Janet Coyle. Holy Week services: Good Friday service will be held tonight with a service of meditation at 7pm in Caputh church. Worship each Sunday is at 9.45am to which all are welcome.

Kinross

Kinross Churches Together Good Friday’s Walk of Witness at 1pm starts at Millbridge Hall, Kinross at 2pm. The Last Hour at the Cross begins at 2pm at St Paul’s Church, The Muirs, Kinross and a united service is at 7.30pm in Fossoway church. Easter Sunday sees a united service at 7.30am in Kirkgate Park, Kinross and a united songs of praise at 6.30pm in Portmoak church. RSPB Loch Leven Easter activities at the reserve take place from today until Monday, April 2 with an Easter lapwing trail, drop in during opening hours daily from 10am to 5pm. For further information, please telephone the reserve on 01577 862355. Tennis Club There is an open day taking place at the courts this Saturday from 10.30am to 3pm. Everyone is encouraged to give tennis a try for free, with coach Daniel Reed on hand if required. Kinross-shire Volunteer Group And the Rural Outreach Scheme are hosting a concert, featuring Gaberlunzie and Friends tomorrow at 7pm for 7.30pm and will finish at 10.30pm in Milnathort town hall. Tickets cost £10 and are available from David Aird on 01577 830370 or Sandy Smith on 01577 862536 or any committee member. It is bring your own bottle with raffle and nibbles provided. The Perth Committee of Macmillan Cancer Support held their annual volunteers’lunch on Thursday, March

Kinross and Ochil Walking Group The next trek will be on Sunday, April 1 to Kinghorn Loch, The Binn and Binnend Village a walk of seven and half miles. Walking to the loch and through Craigencalt Ecology Centre. A gentle climb to the Binn, retracing the path then up past ruins of Binnend village. Fielding the path on the quiet road on the return journey with excellent views. For more information and where to meet, please call Ann Eve on 01577 863887. Blythswood Care Collection The next collection will be on Tuesday, April 3 in the Asda car park on Dunkeld Road, Perth from 11.30am to 1.15pm. Contact the driver’s mobile number 07989 344770 to find out more. Thursday Group The group’s next meeting is on Thursday, April 5 in the lower hall of the Church Centre, Kinross at 7.30pm. The speaker is from the charity Haiti Help. New members will be made welcome; for more information, contact secretary, Molly Dobson on 01577 863421. Kinross Hub The Carers Cafe meets on Monday, April 9 in Loch Leven Community Campus from 10am to 12pm. The speaker is Janet Reay from Trading Standards and her talk will commence at 10.15am prompt. Contact Gail Boath on 07760 363800 or Annette Bond on 01738 567076 for more information. Perth Citizens Advice Bureau Outreach advice surgery is on Tuesday, April 10 from 1.30pm to 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; or appointment line on 01738 450581. CAB Benefits Advice in Libraries Benefits specialist Sarah MacLean will be available in Loch Leven Community Library on Wednesday, April 11 and Thursday, April 12 to provide advice 22 in the Royal George Hotel. Through the support and hard work of volunteers the sum of £48,912 was

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.

Kirkmichael

Session House A hot cross bun coffee morning will take place at Kirkmichael Session House from 10am to noon today. Warm hot cross buns will be served with teas and coffees. The morning will also include a display charting the 30-year history of the parish newsletter, Across the Glens. Entry is £2.50 per person, with proceeds going to Session House funds. All welcome.

Luncarty

Bowling Club Lottery numbers this week were: 6, 7, 17 and 19. There was no winning line so prize money next week will be £2000. The green opens on Saturday, April 7 at 1.30pm for a 2pm start. New members are welcome and will given a half price membership of £30 for the first year. Church Service this Sunday is in Luncarty Church Centre at 10am. The guild’s AGM will be on Tuesday, April 3 at 2.30pm with a quiz on April 13 at 7.30pm.

Methven

Bowling Club Lottery numbers this week were: 6, 9, 13, 14. There was no winner. Next week’s jackpot is £680.

Newburgh

Whinnybank Cat Sanctuary The pregnant tabby picked up in Brunton recently has not been claimed. The sanctuary are looking for a temporary foster home. Sadly, they had their first road casualty of the year with one of the four feral kittens rescued from Glenrothes before Bonfire Night last year. He was only eight months old and had been released two days raised over the year, which the committee presented to area fundraising manager, Ailsa Wallace.

earlier. The lady driver was very upset and informed Sue what had happened. Sue would like to thank Linda and Isabel for making a lovely job of the Newburgh and Auchtermuchty shop windows and wishes everyone a happy Easter weekend. The Newburgh shop will be open on Easter Monday. If you can offer a home to a cat, help at fundraising events, in their shops or at the sanctuary, please call Sue on 01337 840414, or visit www.catchat.org/adoption/fife.html or www.whinnybank.org.uk.

Pitcairngreen

SWI As guests of Methven Institute, members of Pitcairngreen SWI were welcomed by their president to a joint meeting. The speaker was Stuart Nelson who gave advice on several aspects of ‘safety in the home’. The competition was a fruit loaf: 1 - Helen Coventry; 2 - Audrey Michie.

Pitlochry

Market The market in Armoury Road, Pitlochry resumes tomorrow at 10am. Further details are available from www.pitlochrymarket.co.uk. Choral Society The society have their spring concert in Pitlochry Festival Theatre on Saturday, April 7 at 7.30pm. The first half of the programme is a selection of music from My Fair Lady and West Side Story with the main work in the second period focused on Carmina Burana under the direction of Norman Beedie. Tickets cost £15 and are available from the theatre. Tryst Walking Group The next walk is tomorrow and will take in both sides of the River Ericht, starting at 9.30am along a distance of eight miles. Then on Tuesday, April 10 at 9.30am there will be a walk around the edge of the Black Wood of Rannoch, starting at Carie on the south shore, a walking distance of 6.5 miles. Visitors and members will be made welcome; contact George or Cathy Marshall on 01796470575 for further details. Arthritis Awareness in Atholl The group’s annual coffee morning is in Pitlochry Church Tryst on April 7 from 10am with speaker Councillor Xander McDade. Football The league cup match score was Vale 0 Burrelton 6. The team were Crowe, Berry, Kennedy, Thain, Walker, two trialists, Carr, McNeil, Houston and Hall. Sadly, there was a very poor turnout of signed players for this home match. The manager, ex-players and trialists did turnout however and while they didn’t look like they were going to win they did the club proud. Manager McNeil had to scramble around trying to fill in the late call off spaces. Burrelton won the game easily after going 0-4 up at the break. The highlight for Vale was a Dan Crowe penalty save. Vale changed things a bit and for most of the second half they did well. However, their legs eventually gave out and they lost another two late goals, despite some good defending from Crowe, Kennedy, Walker and Thain, without which the tally might have been greater. The man of the match was Kyle Walker who just pipped Dan Crowe. Tomorrow Vale are at home to Dunkeld in the semi-final of the Perthshire Cup with a 1.30pm start. Vale of Atholl F.C. are sponsored by R.W. Bell Building Services. Treasure Hunt Blair Castle in Blair Atholl have an Easter treasure hunt on Wednesday, April 4 in the Castle grounds from 2pm until 3.30pm. Meet in the Glen Tilt car park; entrance costs £2 per child.

St Madoes

St Madoes and Kinfauns Parish Church Good Friday service is tonight at 7.30pm in the Madoch Centre. This will be a time of reflection and informal communion. On Sunday morning a family Easter egg hunt is being held in the Madoch Centre at 10am. This is followed by the Easter day family service at 10.30am with pastries and bacon rolls available at the end of the service. Snack group meets on Tuesdays from 1.30pm. Wednesdays Bible study group meets at 11am in the old church. All are welcome. Further details at www.stmadoeskinfauns.com, on Facebook at stmadoesandkinfaunsparishchurch or by email on stmadoeskinfauns@ hotmail.com.

Scone

Bridge Club Results for this week were: north/south: 1 - C Ritchie/E Collin 68.75%; 2 - J Rough/V Grossart 48.61%; 3 - S Valentine/A Walker 45.14%. East/west: 1 - M Anderson/N Bull; 2 - P Martin/M Rogerson 54.86%; 3 - R Chalmers/D Croll 52.08%. Scone and St Martins Parish Church On Good Friday, Rev Alan Livingstone will lead worship at Scone Old church at 7pm. On Easter Sunday the service will be led by the Very Rev Dr James A. Simpson in Scone Old church at 10.45am. Teas and coffee will be served after the service. The fellowship lunch will next meet on April 5 at 12.30pm in Burnside Hall. All welcome.

Stanley

Village Hall The next dance in the village hall is tomorrow from 8pm to 11pm when the music will be provided by Peter Bruce. Bowling Club Winning numbers in the lottery this week were: 13, 15, 17 and 20. There were no winners and prize money next week is £4154. Easter bingo tea is being held in the club on Friday, April 6, eyes down at 7.30pm. All welcome. Church The service this Sunday is in Luncarty church at 10am. On April 7 the Finance Group and Stanley WI are running a coffee morning in Stanley village hall from 10am to 11.30am.