District News

Kinross

Perth CAB Benefits Advice in Libraries service will take place on November 14 and 15. Benefits specialist Sarah MacLean will be available in Loch Leven community library to provide advice on benefit related issues. Sarah is available by appointment only. Appointments are offered on Wednesdays and Thursdays. To make an appointment call 01738 450599, or email Andrew Scobie (benefits and debt administration) on Andrew.Scobie@Perthcab.casonline. org.uk Common Grounds The group’s AGM will be held on November 16 at 1pm in the Guide hall, Church Street, Milnathort. All welcome. Hairspray The acclaimed hit show, Hairspray, will be presented on Friday and Saturday, November 16 and 17 at 7pm in Loch Leven community campus. Tickets are £9/concessions £7, available from Macbeth Currie, Kinross and Light Up My Heart, Milnathort. RSPB Loch Leven Dawn goose watch will take place on November 17 from 6–8.30am at the reserve. It costs RSPB members £12/non-members £15. An introduction to star gazing will be held on November 20, with experts from the Dalgety Bay astronomy club. Tickets RSPB members adults £10/ children £4, non-members, adults £12/children £6. RSPB WEX members, £2 and non–member children £4. To book these events call 01577 862355, or email lochleven@rspb. org.uk Rotary Club Kinross and District club are hosting a quiz night at 7pm on November 17 in Orwell bowling club, Milnathort. It costs £30 to enter a team (includes tea/coffee and finger buffet). To book a team, email secretary@Kinross.rotary1010.org The Bevvy Sisters A come and sing workshop will take place on November 17 from 2-4pm in Kinross Parish Church, Station Road, Kinross. This will be followed by a concert at 7pm. Tickets are £15 (includes workshop and concert), available from Macbeth Currie, Kinross and Light Up My Heart, Milnathort. Tickets for the concert are only £10/£8 concessions £8, available as above. St Paul’s Scottish Episcopal Church A quiz night will be held on November 17 at 7pm in the masonic hall, The Muirs, Kinross. Entry is £3, donations of cakes and raffle prizes would be appreciated. Kinross-shire Historical Society The next meeting will be on November 19 in Kinross Parish Church, Station Road, Kinross at 7.30pm. Speakers Dr Oliver O’Grady and Joe Fitzpatrick will discuss the East Lomond Hill fort – reassessing Pictish Fife. Loch Leven Community Campus Children’s author, David MacPhail, will hold a fun, interactive event for children aged eight and over on November 20 at 4pm. Tickets are £2. This will be followed at 7pm with a talk from best-selling Scottish crime writer, Quintin Jardine. Tickets £5. Crime writers, Gillian Galbraith and Shirley McKay, are in conversation on November 21 at 7pm. Tickets £5. A talk with international best-selling author, Ann Cleeves, is at 7pm on November 22. Tickets £5. All tickets for any of the above are available from Macbeth Currie, Kinross and Light Up My Heart, Milnathort. Loch Leven Community Library IT help sessions will take place on November 22 at 2pm onwards. Sessions are free but booking is essential, call the library on 01577 867205. Kinross Tennis Club The club’s AGM will be held at 7.30pm on November 22 at the KGV clubhouse. SWI The November meeting of Kinross group was held in Milnathort town hall. Jeannie Paterson, presi- Pitlochry electrical apprentice Owen McLauchlan has been awarded the bronze in the National Electrical Apprentiship of the year finals. Owen,

dent of Milnathort SWI gave a warm welcome. Dorothy Morris, Kinross president chaired the business meeting. Anne Buchan gave a presentation on floral artistry and created several seasonal arrangements, with tea served afterwards. Dorothy Morris (Cleish SWI) stepped down as president and vice president, Jessica Munro (Milnathort SWI) was elected president. Joyce Petrie (Blairingone SWI) was made new vice president. Dorothy was then presented with flowers and gifts.

Luncarty

Church Remembrance service this Sunday will be held in Luncarty church centre at 10am. Followed by wreath laying ceremony at the war memorial at Trinity cottages at 11am. On Sunday at 6.30pm in Luncarty church centre, there will be a Songs of Praise service, hosted by the guild. Refreshments served afterwards. Bowling Club Numbers in the lottery this week were 1, 3, 9 and 20. There was no winning line. Prize money next week will be £2000. The club’s AGM will be in Luncarty sports and recreation club on November 14 at 7pm. The trophy presentations will be in the same venue on November 16 at 7.30pm. Organisers are hoping for a good turn out at both events.

Methven

Bowling Club Lottery numbers were 1, 11, 14 and 17. There was no winner. Next week’s jackpot is £780.

Newburgh

Whinnybank Cat Sanctuary Organisers apologise for the lack of news over the past two weeks. Linda who composes it had to travel down south to look after her sister. It is important to highlight that anyone feeding stray cats should get the cat checked for a microchip – either at a vets or rescue centre. Most organisation will have a scanner and may be willing to visit to scan the cat. Recently, Sue took in a stray cat from some people who had been feeding it for some time. They had decided to move and could not take the cat with them. The first thing Sue did was scan the cat and found he had a microchip. He had been missing for over two years and as a result has now been happily reunited with his family in Tayport. Sue thanks everyone who has donated cat food recently. Anyone who can offer a home to a cat, help at fundraising events, in the shops or at the sanctuary, can call Sue on 01337 840414. Or visit at www.catchat.org/adoption/ fife.html or www.whinnybank.org.uk for more information. who has just completed his first year apprenticeship, works for Steven Saint Electrical in Pitlochry and attends Perth College UHI won the

TICC The winner of last week’s bonus ball rollover was Kate Duncan on 56. The next meeting of Oddfellows is at 7.30pm on November 15 in the Masons hall. The order of business is initiations. Thursday Club members enjoyed a musical afternoon with songs from Grace Black and Walter Ireland on keyboard. Next week’s entertainment is local man Dave Burnett. Names for the outing to Livingston on November 22 are now being taken. The ladies social club hold their annual coffee morning tomorrow at 10am in the TICC. All welcome.

Pitlochry

Apprenticeship Finals Pitlochry Electrical apprentice, Owen McLauchlan was awarded the bronze in the National Electrical apprenticeship of the year finals. Owen has just completed his first year apprenticeship and works for Steven Saint Electrical in Pitlochry. He attends Perth College UHI and won the East of Scotland sectional award to qualify for the finals. Arthritis Awareness in Atholl Vicky Turnbull of RSPB was the speaker at the November meeting of Arthritis Awareness in Atholl. She is the warden for the Tayside reserves of Loch Leven, Tay Reed Beds and Loch Kinnordy near Kirriemuir. She gave advice on how best to feed garden birds, especially at this time of year. She then spoke about the 10 most common birds, their habits and identities, using figures from this year’s Big Birdwatch for Tayside. She also discussed the three reserves, highlighting their differences. Loch Kinnordy has plenty of bird life, but has management problems to keep vegetation from encroaching on to the loch. The Reed Beds have to be carefully managed to ensure the various stages of reed growth, particularly for bearded tits on the reserve, while Loch Leven’s main function is for education and recreation. It was a very informative talk and enjoyed by everyone. Chairman Hugh Mackintosh gave the vote of thanks. Members look forward to the December meeting which will be Christmas lunch at the theatre. Edradour and Pitlochry Bonfire The newly formed bonfire committee provided a great bonfire and fireworks display at the recreation ground, Pitlochry. Approximately 1000 spectators turned up to watch a spectacular display of fireworks. The committee would like to thank all who assisted and made the display such a success. In particular, Andrew Symonton, owner of Edradour Distillery, the Rotary, Scouts and Brownies, Heartland radio and lighting engineer, K Reid. East of Scotland sectional award to qualify for the finals. Pictured above is Owen,Anne Galbraith Chief Executive of SECTT and employer Steven Saint.

Football Vale of Atholl league match score was Vale 5 Scone 0. Team were Collis, Carr, Coleman, Tritton, Gillies, Robinson, Smillie, Kennedy, Berry, McLauchlan, Morrison, McLauchlan, Stewart, Hall, Clark and Taylor. Vale took another step away from the bottom of the league with a well deserved victory at home. They had a few chances to score before Glenn Robinson got past his marker and made his way into the box. His shot came off the keeper into the net to make it 1-0. A long clearance from keeper James Collis sent Iain Morrison clear to net a second. Robinson had to go off injured and was replaced by Owen McLauchlan. Despite other chances, the score remained at the break. The visitors started the second half better but could not make headway against Vale’s defence. Vale managed to get their game together and Sean McLauchlan lashed home a corner from 25 yards and scored a third. Ten minutes later his brother, Owen latched on to a through ball from Steven Coleman to run in and slide past the keeper for a fourth. Iain Morrison and Sean McLauchlan were replaced by Mike Clark and Harvey Stewart. Collis in Vale’s goal was not redundant and handled anything that slipped past the defence. Mike Clark had a goal disallowed when his shot from Stewart’s pass was over the line before it was cleared. The referee was not certain from his position and waived play on. Vale scored their fifth from the spot after McLauchlan chased down a lost cause. He cut inside to shoot only to be felled in the box. Chris Smilllie hit a penalty into the corner. Alf Berry was then replaced by Cameron Hall. A good three points for the club. The team were solid at the back and Carr, Tritton, Coleman and Gillies all had good games as did keeper Collis. Midfield had the best of it in their area. Smillie and Kennedy were outstanding ably assisted by youngsters, McLauchlan and Robinson. The two front players Morrison and McLauchlan had excellent games. The substitutes also did their part. Man of the match went to Steven Coleman for another dominant show at the back. Tomorrow the club entertain Dunkeld in a league game with a 2pm start. Vale of Atholl are sponsored by RW Bell Building Services. Pitlochry and Moulin Community Council Monthly meeting is on November 14 in Pitlochry High School at 7.30pm. All welcome to attend.

Rhynd

SWI President Mrs Nora Winyard welcomed members to the October meeting. Karen Inkster gave a talk on

St Madoes

St Madoes and Kinfauns Parish Church Tomorrow’s prayer breakfast is at 8am for 8.30am. A hearty breakfast followed by prayer and activities in the Madoch Centre. Remembrance service on Sunday is at 10.30am. There is a wreath laying ceremony at the war memorial at the old church and a short act of remembrance. Followed by a similar act of remembrance at Kinfauns war memorial at about 12.30pm. Snack group social is on Tuesday at 1.30pm. Wednesdays Bible study group meets at 11am. All events are in the Madoch centre. Further details at www.stmadoeskinfauns.com, on Facebook or email stmadoeskinfauns@hotmail.com

Scone

Scone and St Martins Parish Remembrance service on Sunday begins at 6am. In conjunction with a nation’s tribute, a piper will play The Battle’s O’er from the tower of Scone New Church. The service at 10.45am will be led by Rev Douglas Main at Scone Old Church. A service of reflection will be at 6.30pm in Scone New Church. It will end with the Last Post and ringing of the Scone new carillon and Scone old bell. The guild meets at 7.30pm on Tuesday in Burnside hall. Fellowship lunch is on November 15 at 12.30pm in Balformo Road hall. A Scottish night with Ian McPhail and friends is on November 16. Bridge Results of the game on November 2 were: north/south: 1 - E Collin/P Martin 58.33%, 2 - D Alexander/A McConnachie 56.25%, 3 - B Leith/D MacCloy 51.39%. East/ west: 1 - A Walker/I Forrester 59.72%, 2 - M Anderson/R Metcalf 52.08%, 3 B Pow/L Beecroft 49.31%. Over 50s Group The next meeting of Scone and district over 50s group is on November 21 in Robert Douglas Memorial Hall on Abbey Road. Rhona Campbell from Action on Hearing Loss will give a presentation called ‘hear to inform and connect’. Doors open at 1.30pm and meeting starts at 2pm. The annual subscription of £5 is due and can be paid at the meeting. New members welcome. Visit www. scone50plus.co.uk for more. SWI Scone The institute celebrated its 87th birthday in Kinnears on October 17. Pat Young who marked her 90th birthday the day before, had the honour of cutting the cake. The competition was a home made hand fan which was won by Eleanor Crichton. Seniors Club The club will meet in the RDM institute on November 14 at 2.30pm. Musical entertainment to be provided by Mike McEwan. All are welcome.

Stanley

Church Remembrance service is at 10am in Stanley Village Hall, followed by a short act of remembrance at the war memorial. Bowling Club Lottery winning numbers this week were 9, 10, 18 and 20. There was no winner. Prize money next week will be £217.