\Aberfoyle

Scottish country dance Classes will be held on Wednesdays in the Memorial Hall from 7.30pm until 9.30pm. For more details telephone Allan at 01877 385236. Yoga and Mindfulness Class is held in the Memorial Hall on Mondays from 7.30-9pm. All welcome. Please contact Gillian on 01877 387201 or 07738 225996 for further details. St Mary’s Scottish Episcopal Church On Sunday at 11.15am Holy Communion, all welcome. Contact Rector Richard Grosse 01877 382887. Parish Church Service on Sunday will be at the usual time of 11.15am with worship being conducted by Mr Robin Easton. Members of the community are asked to note that on Sunday, November 13 (Remembrance Sunday), as in previous years this will be a joint service with St Mary’s Episcopal Church with a short act of remembrance at the war memorial at 10.50am followed by a service in the parish church at 11.15am. Walk in the park Short walks in and around Aberfoyle, lasting around 45 minutes. Next walk is Monday, November 7. Meet at the woollen mill car park at 10.20am for NCR7 walk to Rob Roy. Strength and balance exercises for older adults after the Monday walk in the Forth Inn from 12.15pm-1pm. Medical Centre Please note there is a computer upgrade scheduled for November 16 and 18. This means there is no access to the clinical system and the centre will be unavailable to process prescriptions, appointments and results. If you are likely to need a repeat prescription during the week November 14-18, please order it now. There will be a manual process to allow emergencies on the day only appointments. The centre apologises in advance for any inconvenience. Think Pink A fundraising event for Breast Cancer Research will be held in the Forth Inn on Wednesday, November 16 from 7pm. There will be 23 stalls on offer featuring jewellery, handbags, therapies plus many more. There will also be a raffle with prizes donated by stallholders plus local businesses. Entry is by donation only.

\Balfron

Parish Church Sunday worship will be led by Rev Sigrid Marten at 11.15am. Tea and coffee available in church rooms afterwards. Prayer group meets on Tuesday, November 8 at 7pm. Lunch club on Thursdays at noon and Cosy Cafe meets tonight (Friday) at 6pm in the church rooms. Christmas lunch Balfron Senior Citizens Christmas Lunch is on Wednesday, December 7 at 1.30pm. Transport will be leaving the village for Culcreuch Castle at 1pm. Please give names to any committee members or Balfron Library. Strathendrick Film Society Tonight (Friday) (please note change of date from published programme), Strathendrick Film Society will be showing the multi-award winning Il Postino (Italian with subtitles). The film starts at 7.30pm in Balfron High School Theatre. Non-members welcome, cost £5; doors open at 7pm. Christmas fayre West Stirlingshire Friends of Strathcarron Hospice are holding their annual Christmas Fayre on Saturday, November 12 from 10am-3pm in the McLintock Hall, Balfron. Stalls will include jewellery, bags, toiletries and cards and there will also be a tombola and raffle plus a home baking stall - and an early visit from Santa who will be in his grotto until 2pm with a gift (£3) for all the children. Tea, coffee or juice and a cake are included in the ticket price, which is £2.50 for adults and free for accompanied children.

\Blanefield

Walking group Every Thursday, 2-2.45pm, alternate weeks between Blanefield and Killearn. Call 07557 439111.

\Brig o’Turk

Trossachs Kirk Communion service at 3pm conducted by Rev Elinor Gordon. Councillor’s surgery Councillor Fergus Wood will be in the village hall on Thursday, November 10 at 7pm.

\Buchlyvie

Yoga Classes in the village hall on Wednesdays, 9.30-10.30am. Contact Gillian on 01877 387201 or 07738 225996. Otago Adult strength and balance class, Tuesdays from 11.30am-noon in the village hall, cost £2. For more info call 01786 448308. Bridge Group meets on Tuesday from 2-4pm in the session room at Buchlyvie Church. For more information telephone 01360 850487. Church Sunday worship will be led by the Rev Elaine MacRae at 11.15am. On Sunday, November 13 at 10.50am the act of remembrance is at Buchlyvie war memorial followed by remembrance service at Buchlyvie Church.The services will be led by Mrs Elaine MacRae. Children and Old Folks Committee There was an excellent turnout of children at the annual Hallowe’en party with the majority of children in fancy dress costume. These were judged by Mr and Mrs. Graham Sinclair who had the difficult task of choosing winners. This they did with due consideration, speaking to each child and studying the costumes with interest. Eventually agreement was reached and prizes awarded as follows: Pre-school and P1-3 Girls winner (Zombie Bride) Tiegan Mayhew; runner up (Granny) Mia Pirie; Boys winner (Scary Skeleton) Jayden Roberts; runner-up (Pirate) Hamish Hutchison. P4-7 Girls winner (The Mad Hatter) Verity Irving; runnerup (Queen of Hearts) Freja Irving; Boys winner (Buttons) Ellis Williams; runner-up (Rubik’s Cube) Jack Brown. The raffle for the cake was won by Jamie Sutherland. After the judging, games got under way with much screaming and hilarity with a calming break for ice cream and jelly. A final game of the Witches’ Sack Race brought the evening towards a close. The traditional dooking for apples and a goodie bag for every child as they left the hall ensured happy children and yet another successful Hallowe’en party. Medical Centre Please note there is a computer upgrade scheduled for November 16 and 18. This means there is no access to the clinical system and the centre will be unavailable to process prescriptions, appointments and results. If you are likely to need a repeat prescription during the week November 14-18, please order it now. There will be a manual process to allow emergencies on the day only appointments. The centre apologises in advance for any inconvenience.

\Callander

Bridge club Waverley Hotel, 6.50pm every Wednesday. Alzheimer Scotland A dementia cafe is held in Callander Medical Centre on the third Wednesday of every month 10.30am-12.30pm. Contact dementia advisor Kerry MacPhee on 01786 831171 or email kmacphee@alzscot.org or stirlingservices@alzscot.org for details. Community council Nominations for the Citizen of the Year award should be sent to Mrs Catherine McNab, 42 Camp Place, Callander, FK17 8DF, or left for her at the local area office in South Church Street by November 11. Nominees and those nominating must be from the Callander Community Council area. Blood donors The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service will be at Callander Kirk Hall, South Church Street on Monday, November 21 from 4-7.30pm. St Andrew’s Scottish Episcopal Church Holy Communion on Sunday at 10am, all welcome. Contact Rector Richard Grosse 01877 382887. Lodge Ben Ledi 614 The next meeting will be held at the Masonic Temple, Craigard Road at 7.45pm on Tuesday, November 8 when a Mark Degree will take place. Walk in the park Short walks in and around Callander. Next walk is Tuesday, November 8. Meet at the Meadows car park at 10.20am for car share to Bracklinn Falls. Strength and balance exercises for older adults after the Tuesday walk in the fire station from 2-3pm. Callander Pensioners Christmas Party The party will be held on Wednesday, December 6 at the Callander Youth Centre, Bridgend, from 6pm to 6.30pm. Taxi books will be in the usual places from the middle of November. Callander Kirk Early worship on Sunday at 10am in the kirk hall is led by Gill Alexander (Luke 16 v 19-31). Communion service at 11.15am in Callander Kirk, conducted by Rev Elinor Gordon. Trossachs Communion Service at 3pm conducted by Rev Elinor Gordon and Time for Silence at 8pm in Callander Kirk. The Guild Coffee Morning in the Teapot Cafe on Wednesday, November 9 is towards the Guild Project to raise funds to provide solar ovens for the women of Bolivia as well as “Prospects”. The Thursday Club is a senior citizens club which meets in Callander Kirk Hall Library every second Thursday. Next meeting is on November 10 from 2-4pm. Thre will be table games, tea and usually an entertainment of sort. New members welcome, more information please contact Alena Watt on 01877 330236. The Craigard Club is a senior citizens lunch and social club which meets in Callander Kirk Hall on Tuesdays and Fridays from 10am until 1pm during the school term time. New members welcome. Trossachs Work Party continues to meet on Tuesdays during November from 1.30-3.30pm in Room 1 in Callander Kirk Hall. New members welcome.

\Croftamie

Community Council The final meeting of 2016 will take place on Wednesday, November 9 in Croftamie Nursery at 7.30pm. All welcome. Councillor’s surgery Councillor Graeme Lambie will be in Croftamie Nursery on Wednesday, November 9 at 7pm.

\Doune, Deanston

Bridge club Meets on Wednesdays at 7.15pm in the Red Lion Hotel. For more info contact Irene on 01786 841785 or Derek on 01786 842224. Intermediate classes are on Tuesdays from 7-9pm in Kilmadock Information Centre. Call Susan on 01786 842684 or 07778 506406 or email susan.wilson37@tesco.net. Keep fit Classes are on Mondays, 7-8pm in the Rural Hall. Aerobics and legs/bums/tums, suitable for beginners to advanced. Cost £5.

\Drymen

Church Sunday service is at 11.30am followed by a short celebration of communion. In the afternoon Messy Church is from 4-6pm. Sunday prayer meeting is at 7pm. Bridge club Results from October 17: NS 1 Betty Laing and Barbara Ross; 2 Iain Watt and Laurie Crawfordl 3 Margaret English. EW 1 Gill Cameron and Joan Duff; 2 Anne McLachlan and Carol Jones; 3 Jane Crawford and Lorna MacDonald.

\Fintry

Councillor’s surgery Councillor Alistair Berrill will be in the Menzies Hall on Wednesday, November 9 at 7pm.

\Gargunnock

Church On Sunday there will be a joint service in Kincardine-inMenteith Church. Special service to celebrate the fact that a church has been on this site for 200 years. The service will be conducted by Rev Lynne Mack and Rev Andy Campbell. Anyone wishing transport to the church should contact Audrey Birrell on 01786 860321. Councillor’s surgery Councillor Graham Lambie will be in the community centre on Monday, November 7 at 7pm. Flower Show The AGM will be held on Monday, November 7 at 7.30pm in the drop-in centre at the community centre. Due to the drop in the number of entries, the committee is looking to revamp the schedule so input is important either in ideas or helping out in the set up for show, so please come and support this event.

\Gartmore

Parent support group Meets in the village hall on Thursdays, 10.30amnoon. Call Elita Pulter 01877 382886 or Helen Webster 07929 861597. Circle dance group Held on the second Thursday of every month in Gartmore Village Hall, 2-4pm. No experience is necessary as all the dances are taught first. Contact Romma Clements 01877 382956 or Maria Miller 01259 220679. Church Sunday service is at 10am. On Friday, November 11 at 7pm in the church there is a supper and a talk by Professor Chris Huxham who will be describing and contrasting her two recent lengthy high altitude treks in Bhutan and Ladakh. Entry by donation with all proceeds going to Gartmore Church. Medical Centre Please note there is a computer upgrade scheduled for November 16 and 18. This means there is no access to the clinical system and the centre will be unavailable to process prescriptions, appointments and results. If you are likely to need a repeat prescription during the week November 14-18, please order it now. There will be a manual process to allow emergencies on the day only appointments. The centre apologises in advance for any inconvenience.

\Killearn

Walking group Every Thursday, 2-2.45pm, alternate weeks between Blanefield and Killearn. Call 07557 439111. Otago Active adults strength and balance class, Tuesdays from 1010.30am in the church hall, £2. Contact Active Stirling on 01786 448308. Jumble sale Held in Killearn Kirk on Saturday, November 12 from 10amnoon, entry £1. Donations gratefully received on Friday, November 11 between 5.30pm and 9pm. Christmas stocking fillers, household items, handbags, jewellery, clothes, books, toys, cds, dvds and bric-a-brac. Please no electrical items or large furniture. Contact Richard Drew on 01360 440544, Anne on 550605 or Lynn on 440507. Killearn Kirk Rev Lee Messeder leads the service on Sunday at 10.30am, at the close of which there will be a short celebration of Holy Communion. Kirk Kids and creche meet as normal. The next Messy Play for pre-school children accompanied by a guardian is on Thursday, November 10 at 9.30am. Each Friday at noon there is a time for reflection of the psalms in the Session House. Donations of goods for the jumble sale on Saturday, November 12 may be left at the halls on the evening of Friday, November 11. Bridge club Results from Tuesday, November 1 (Open) are: NS 1 Eileen Lindsay and Donald Kennedy; 2 equal Maureen McKeand and Joy Kirkland and David Amon and Willie Robertson. EW 1 Jim McKeand and Aileen Dunn; 2 Douglas Ashworth and Maggie Garland.

\Killin

Councillor’s surgery Councillor Fergus Wood will be in the primary school on Tuesday, November 8 at 7pm. Walk in the park Short walks in and around Killin. Next walk is Wednesday, November 9. Meet at the McLaren car park at 10.20am for car share to Kenmore. Strength and balance exercises for older adults after the Wednesday walk in the Killin Hotel from 1.30-2.30pm.

\Kinlochard

Yoga and Mindfulness Class is held in the village hall on Tuesdays from 7.15-8.45pm. All welcome. Please contact Gillian on 01877 387201 or 07738 225996 for further details.

\Kippen

Cappuccino Chatter Meets in the church house, 10.30-11.30am every Wednesday. Church Service on Sunday at 11.15am will be led by Rev Ellen Larson Davidson. All welcome. There will be a Traidcraft stall after the service. Kirk session will meet on Monday, November 7 at 7.30pm in Church House. Guild meets on Tuesday, November 8 at 7.30pm in Church House when Sir Michael Hirst will take as his subject “Diabetes Around The World”. Christian Aid Thanks are extended to those who contributed to the recent Christian Aid Malawi Emergency Appeal. A total of £313 was raised. Otago Active adults strength and balance class, Wednesdays from 9.45-10.15am in the church hall, £2. Contact Active Stirling on 01786 448308. Concert In Kippen Church on Saturday, November 12 at 7.30pm is the latest in the Classics at Kippen series. There will be an evening of music and poetry to mark the centenary of the Somme and of Erskine Hospital. Jamie MacDougall, Crawford Logan, Bill Wright and students from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland will be performing. Adult tickets £15, concessions £12, under-16s free, from Grant Coubrough 01786 870059, John Macmillan 850692 or Naomi Hirst 870283. All profits to Erskine. Cancer Cards Margaret Diamond (01786 870429) has Christmas cards to aid Cancer Research available and 2017 diaries can be obtained from Moira Turner (01786 870705). Councillor’s surgery Councillor Ian Muirhead will be in the Reading Room on Tuesday, November 8 at 6.45pm. Over 60s This year’s Christmas dinner is planned for Monday, December 5. To help raise much needed funds for this, there will be a coffee morning in the Reading Rooms on Saturday, November 19 from 10am till noon. Entry fee is £2.50/£1.50 including homebaking/tea/coffee/juice, with all donations going towards the running of the Christmas gathering. Invitations for the dinner will be going out mid November, for those wishing to attend who are