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as they get married on Saturday in the King Robert Hotel. Iain is performing the marriage ceremony. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church On Friday, October 21, Holy Communion will be celebrated at 11am and on Sunday, Holy Communion will be at 8.30am and Sung Eucharist for Bible Sunday will be at 10.30am. On Saturday, October 22 there is a Harvest Messy Church in the hall from 10am. Children of all ages are welcome to come along and take part in crafts, art, baking and music to celebrate harvest and creation. The hall is available for rent. Please contact shaws1@ talktalk.net for more information. All welcome to services and activities.

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Credit Union Cornton and District Credit Union is open every Monday from 9am-3pm and Fridays 4-6pm in the community centre. Baptist Church Today (Wednesday) at 6pm is CBC Kids Club. Tomorrow (Thursday) at 10.15am coffee morning and 7.30pm Payer Praise and Pastries. Friday, October 21 at 10am Noah’s Ark Parent and Toddlers Group and 7.30pm Youth Cafe. Seervices on Sunday at 11am and 6.30pm with Rev Hamish Wishart

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One O’Clock Gang Lunch club for all in the Miners Welfare Club every Monday at 1pm. Miners Welfare Saturday night entertainment will be by duo Just Uz. Memberships are available for £5 until Friday, and can be bought from committee members or bar staff, and then only by written application. Tickets are still available for the Christmas Show, which takes place on Friday, December 16. They are priced £20, including a three course meal and cabaret. Councillor’s surgery Councillor Alasdair MacPherson will be in the community centre on Monday, October 24 at 6pm.

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Wee County Walkers The group meet every Thursday, 10am beside the health centre. See www. weecountywalkers.wordpress.com.

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St Mary’s Episcopal Church On Saturday, October 22 there is a coffee morning in aid of the Cornton Vale Visitor Centre known as The Hub from 10am to noon in Dunblane Cathedral Halls. There will be communion services at 8.30am and 10.30am on Sunday. Young Church meets in the hall during the later service after which there will be coffee and tea in the hall. More than £900 was raised at the fundraising meeting in aid of Aid4All last week. Tea dance Next dance in the Victoria Hall is on Friday, October 21 with live music from John Morgan. Doors open 1.30pm, dancing from 2-4pm, tea and biscuits, bring your own mug. Cost £4. Free Church Sunday’s services are at 11.30am with Kidz Club and creche plus evening service at 6.30pm. Prayer and Bible study meet on Thursdays at 7.30pm. More information from church worker John Caldwell at 01786 821264 or email johndunblanefc@gmail.com. Men’s breakfast at Choices Coffee Shop, Main Street, on the third Saturday of every month at 8am. More information from Alasdair Lunan 07886 216593. Dunblane Christian Fellowship Celebration service every Sunday at 10.30am. Kids’ Church, creche available. Chatty Crafters every Tuesday from 10am-1pm. Mother, baby and toddler group every Tues- day from 2-4pm. Thirst get-together for young people of high school age, every Tuesday at 6.30pm. Contact Duncan Strathdee on 07789 912259 for more details. Walking group Free health walk with trained leaders every Wednesday from 10.30am. Meet in front of Dunblane Cathedral. Community council Councillor Callum Campbell will be in the Burgh Chambers on Saturday, October 22 at 10am. Coffee Morning In aid of Cornton Vale Visitor Centre, a coffee morning will be held in Dunblane Cathedral Halls on Saturday, October 22 from 10am-noon. Tickets £2. Stalls include books and baking, etc. St Blane’s Church On Sunday, morning service and Sunday school will be held at 10am. Creche available. Tea and coffee will be served in the hall afterwards to which all are welcome. The evening service will be in St Blane’s at 6.30pm. Startup Stirling appreciates all your support. The trolley in the Mitchell Room is frequently emptied: at present most needed items are desserts, tinned soups, instant meals, kitchen rolls, razors and shaving foam. Michael Yuille is selling photographic calendars for 2017 in support of Startup Stirling. These cost £10, half of which goes to the charity, and are available now, as well as mounted and framed prints. The next coffee and chat meeting for the ladies of St Blane’s will be held in Old Churches House on Wednesday, October 26 from 8pm. Leaflets for this year’s Blythswood Shoebox Appeal are available in the Mitchell Room. The boxes will be collected from St Blane’s on Sunday, November 13. The manse phone number is 01786 825324. Cathedral news Midweek service will be held tomorrow (Thursday) at 11am. All welcome to come to this short service, held in the Choir. On Saturday, October 22 there will be a coffee morning in aid of “The Hub”, the visitor centre at Cornton Vale. Doors open at 10am. At 4pm on Saturday there will be a concert of music for brass and organ in the cathedral. The concert will be given by the group “Piffari”, from Flensburg in the north of Germany. They will be joined by organist Werner Schillies. They will be playing a variety of music, including works by Handel and Bach, amongst others. Admission to the concert is free, with a retiring collection. Sunday worship is at 10.30am. The preacher will be the Rev Ian Paterson, who has been pastoral assistant for some time and locum before that. This will be our opportunity to take leave of Ian. Anyone wishing to contribute to his parting gift should hand it in to the office by noon on Friday, clearly marked “Ian and Lorna Paterson – Presentation”. On Sunday there will be a special meeting of the Cathedral Arts Guild to discuss changes to its constitution. Guild meets on Monday, October 24 at 7.30pm for a meeting with Clive Wright, entitled “Women in Poetry”.

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Fallin Information Exchange Support and advice on alternate Wednesdays from 9.30am-noon.

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Wee County Walkers A walk takes place every Tuesday, meet 2pm at Cats Protection League premises.

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Concert International accordionist John Morgan from Falkirk returns to The Centre at Kinbuck on Saturday, October 29 at 7.30pm for 8pm start. John plays an amazing range of music and sounds more like a full band than a soloist! His party piece of playing the accordion while covered by a blanket always has the audience raising the roof with applause. Tickets priced at £10 are available on the door and there will be a bar, raffle, games and food. Wee County Walkers Meet Sundays at 2pm in Dumyat Centre car park. See www.weecountywalkers.wordpress.com. Blairlogie and District SWI At last week’s meeting, members and visitors enjoyed an illustrated insight into the work of Glasgow Wood Recycling Project. Amazingly this company transforms used and discarded wood into beautiful household and garden furniture, as well as gazebos and screens, and many other interesting projects. Thanks to Eileen for the talk. Competitions: Treacle Toffee - 1 Elaine Minty; 2 Holley Minty; Decorated Apple - 1 Barbara Waugh; 2 Holley Minty. Next meeting will be on Wednesday, November 9 in Menstrie Scout Hall when Linda Gardner of Strathearn Wools will demonstrate. Competitions will be an individual fruit crumble and a knitted scarf, any ply. Menstrie Parish Church All welcome for coffee and chat at Tin2 on Wednesdays from 10.30-11.30am. The church is also open on Wednesdays, Saturday Tin2 has stopped. Annual shoebox appeal and ongoing Gate foodbank collection - any donations appreciated. Diary dates: October 21-22 - Walk the Labyrinth in the church hall open 11am–7pm; October 24 - Guild: Community Policy talk 7.30pm, all welcome; October 29 Community coffee and craft morning 10.30am-noon. Adults and children welcome; October 30 - Clarsach duo 7pm in church. Pensioners Association The meeting tonight (Wednesday) in Rooms 2 and 3 of the church hall will be a bingo night. Payment of £16 for the visit to Falkirk Town Hall on Thursday, November 3 to see Sister Act will be collected at this meeting.

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Bookbug Sessions are every other Monday in the library from 11.1511.45am for babies and pre-school children.

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Credit Union The office is open in Parant is Paiste Gaelic Parent and Child Group for children up to age five meets on Mondays from 10amnoon in Riverside Primary School. £1.50 per session (includes snack). Call 07805 704884.

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Community Church Sunday family service will take place at 11am – with coffee/tea served from 10.30am – in the Mayfield Centre, Sunnybank Road. All welcome. Walking group Free health walk with trained leaders, Thursdays from 11.30am-12.15pm, meeting at the library in the Mayfield Centre. Contact Tricia on 07557 439111. Civil Defence Club Two sessions of bingo every Wednesday, eyes down 8pm. Entertainment on Saturday by Sam Lowrie. Bingo on Saturday and Sunday, eyes down 8pm. The club is holding a psychic night on Friday, November 4. Tickets £5. There will be bingo played as well. Borestone Community Council Next monthly meeting will be held tonight (Wednesday) at 7pm in YT Club, 106 Cultenhove Road (two doors up from post office). All residents will be made welcome. St Ninians Old Parish Church The service on Sunday at 10.30am will be conducted by Rev Gary McIntyre. The Sunday Club will meet and there will be a baptism. Following the service there will be prayers for healing. There will be a service on Sunday at 1.15pm in Eccles Court and at 2pm in Westerlands Care Home. Councillor’s surgery Councillor Christine Simpson will be in Borestone Primary School tonight (Wednesday) at 6.30pm. Hillview Community Centre Association A lunch club takes place on Tuesday (October 25) from 12.30pm to 2.30pm, at Hillview Community Centre, Cultenhove Place. For information, call 01786450868.

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Community centre Cash bingo every Wednesday, doors open 7pm, eyes down 7.30pm.

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Wee County Walkers Meet Saturdays, 10.30am near the Nike outlet at Sterling Mills in Cochrane Hall car park. See www.weecountywalkers. wordpress.com.