\Buchlyvie

\Aberfoyle

St Mary’s Scottish Episcopal Church Main Street Aberfoyle, 8am Holy Communion (Anglican Book of Common Prayer) at St Anthony’s RC, Balfron: 11.15am Holy Communion at St Mary’s; 3pm Kentigern String Quartet Concert. All welcome. Rector: Richard Grosse 01877 382887. Third Sunday at Three concert series continues on Sunday November 20 at 3pm with The Kentigern Quartet, featuring Barbara Downie (violin), Feargus Hetherington (violin), Nicola Boag (viola) and Jessica Kerr (cello). The quartet was formed in 2014 and their programme includes Dvorak’s ‘American’ Quartet and a selection of lighter music including Purcell, Puccini, Brubeck and Shostakovich. Tickets are £10 at the door or can be booked online at stmarychurchaberfoyle.org.uk. Parish Church The Service on Sunday will be at the usual time of 11.15am with Worship being conducted by the Rev Terry Taylor. Board and Session members are reminded of the joint board meeting on Tuesday November 29. Guild - the Guild are holding a Musical Afternoon on Monday, November 21 at 2pm in Church House. All interested will be made very welcome. Christmas Bazaar - This will be held in the Forth Inn Annexe on Saturday December 3. Not too early to start looking out unwanted gifts that can be sold on. Scottish country dance Classes, Wednesdays in the Memorial Hall 7.30-9.30pm. Tel Allan at 01877 385236. Yoga and Mindfulness Classes In the Memorial Hall on Mondays 7.309pm. All welcome. Please contact Gillian on 01877 387201 or 07738 225996 for further details. Walk in the park Short walks in and around Aberfoyle, lasting around 45 minutes. Next walk is Monday, November 21. Meet at the woollen mill car park at 10.20am for Duchray Castle. Strength and balance exercises for older adults after the Monday walk in the Forth Inn 12.15pm-1pm.

\Balfron

Parish Church Sunday worship will be led by Rev Sigrid Marten at 11.15am. Tea and coffee will be available in the church rooms after the service. Prayer group meets on Tuesday (Nov 22) at 7pm. Lunch club is on Thursday from noon and Cosy Cafe meets tonight (Friday) at 6.30pm. Closing date for completed shoeboxes for the Blythswood Appeal is Sunday (Nov 20). Charity Christmas cards Balfron Library has a selection of cards on sale, including RNLI Lifeboats cards. 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. MP Surgery Steven Paterson MP will be holding an advice surgery in the John McLintock Hall from 1-1.45pm tomorrow (Saturday). Drop-in only, no appointment necessary.

\Blairdrummond

Christmas Fayre On Friday November 25 from 7pm until 9pm in Blair Drummond Community Hall. Over 20 stalls. Admission adults £1 children 50p (includes tea and mince pie). Proceeds from raffle will be donated to the Trossachs Search and Rescue. Contact Catherine 01786 860246. Church The Advent Sunday service will be led by the Rev Elaine MacRae at 11am. 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. MP Surgery Steven Paterson MP will be holding an advice surgery tomorrow (Saturday) from 11.45am until 12.30pm in Buchlyvie Village Hall. Drop-in only, no appointment necessary.

\Callander

Lodge Ben Ledi The next meeting of Lodge Ben Ledi 614 will be held at the Masonic Temple Craigard Road Callander at 7.45pm on Tuesday, November 22, when a ceremony of initiation to the First Degree will take place. St Andrew’s Scottish Episcopal Church Leny Road Callander (near Tesco), 10am Holy Communion, also Wednesday 10am. All welcome. Rector: Richard Grosse 01877 382887. 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. 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. Walk in the park Short walks in and around Callander. Next walk is Tuesday, November 22. Meet at the Meadows car park at 10.20am for car share to Loch Venachar. 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. Music night Rusty Strings are holding an evening of music featuring the talents of Callander Kirk Junior Choir tomorrow (Saturday) at 7.30pm in the kirk hall. Callander Kirk On Sunday, November 20, Early Worship at 10am in Kirk Hall led by John Gallacher, Morning Service at 11.15am in Callander Kirk, conducted by Rev Elinor Gordon, followed by Informal Communion, Time for Silence at 8.00pm in Callander Kirk. Youth Prayer Meeting on Sunday November 27, 10-11am in the JAM meeting Room. All welcome. Thursday Club’s next meeting is on November 24 at 1.30pm in Callander Kirk Hall. All welcome. Callander Kirk Hall Management Committee’s next meeting is November 24 at 7.30pm in Room 1. Christmas Teas, home made mince pies and scones will be served in the Kirk Hall on Saturday November 26, from 10.30am until 1.30pm. There will be a stall with delicious home baking set to rival Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood! There will also be a Waffle Stall and a craft stall for that last minute present. All the funds raised will go to the Church. On behalf of the Fun(d) Raising Team we thank you in advance for your support. Admission (including tea/ coffee, mince pie and a scone) adults £3, family ticket (two adults and up to four children 5-16) £7. Rusty Strings invite you to an evening of music featuring the talents of Callander Kirk Junior Choir at 7.30pm tomorrow (Saturday) in the Kirk Hall. The Craigard Club is a senior citizens lunch and social club who meet in Callander Kirk Hall on Tuesdays and Fridays from 10am until 1pm during the school term time. New members most welcome so please come along and join us. Trossachs Work Party This group continues to meet on Tuesdays during November from 1.30-3.30pm in Room 1 in Callander Kirk Hall. New members are always most welcome. Callander Kirk Junior Choir will be singing in the Square on Saturday December 3 from noon until 1pm.

\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

Local History Society “Waterloo – a Stirlingshire Mystery” is the intriguing title of an illustrated talk by David Smith, Education Officer at the Smith Museum. He will be speaking at a meeting of Drymen and District Local History Society on Thursday, November 24, in Drymen Village Hall at 7.45pm. The talk has been recommended to us by friends who heard him give it in Balfron. Non-members will be very welcome, admission £2. Bridge Results Results November 10, E/W 1 Iain Watt, Margaret English, 2 Betty Laing, Joy Kirkland, 3 Joan Duff, Flora Hunter; N/S 1 John McGregor, Margaret Neufeld, 2 Carol Jones, Jeff Hornby, 3 Sheila Jackson, Jean Cameron. Senior Citizens Drymen and District Senior Citizens’ Association. On Tuesday afternoon an excellent turn-out of members spent a very pleasant afternoon immersed in music and song from Sheila Galbraith, Seonaidh Rostant and Iain, Sheila’s husband, who accompanied them on the piano. There was something for everyone; the ladies performed a wide range of solos and duets, from Scots’ songs such as Ally Bally to songs from “The King and I” and “Pirates of Penzance”, and Iain treated us to some classical piano pieces by Mozart and Mendelssohn. There was even some audience participation when song sheets were passed around. Our Christmas Lunch is on Tuesday December 13 in the Winnock Hotel and any member who has not yet got their name down and who wishes to join us please contact Linda More on 01360 660706. Drymen Show Results of the Drymen Show 50/50 Club draw in October: 1 Kirsty Jackson, 2 Keir Brown, 3 Alister Nicolson, 4 Agnes Young. The 50/50 club for 2017 will start again in December, check www.drymenshow. com website for details or ask a committee member £12 per year, (that’s £1 per month) ‘if you ain’t in you’ll no win it’. Church Our Sunday morning service is at 11.30am. Tea and coffee is available before and after the service.

\Fintry

Guild Guild Week is an opportunity for local people and communities to find out more about the Church of Scotland Guild. The Guild and its members continue to address issues of significance locally, nationally and internationally including climate change, support for vulnerable families, female genital mutilation and so much more. During Guild week, Fintry Guild will be holding a traditional, community ceilidh tomorrow (Saturday) at 7pm in the Menzies Hall, Fintry Main Street. The tickets are £5 per adult and children are free. This includes a light supper, tea, coffee and juice. For anything stronger bring your own bottle. For tickets contact Helen Robb on 01360 860 221, or pay at the door. The Fintry Guild members will be leading the Sunday worship from 9.30am on Sunday, November 20. The theme is “Go with Joy” Everyone is very welcome. For details of Fintry Guild see www. fintrykirk.scot, chair Pam Jackson: 01324826322. MP Surgery Steven Paterson MP will be holding an advice surgery tomorrow (Saturday) from 2-2.45pm in the Menzies Hall. Drop-in only, no appointment necessary.

\Gargunnock

Church The service on Sunday in the Community Centre at 10.30am will be conducted by Rev Lynne Mack. MP Surgery Steven Paterson MP will be holding an advice surgery tomorrow (Saturday) from 10.30am until 11.15am in Gargunnock Community Centre. Drop-in only, no appointment necessary.

\Gartmore

Christmas Fayre The annual Gartmore News Christmas Fayre will be held in the Village Hall, Gartmore on Saturday December 3 from 2pm with crafts, home-baking, Christmas gift ideas, plants, raffles and a visit from Santa. Entry £2 adults, 50p children – all welcome. Cinema Gartmore Community Cinema Film Season’s next showing is ‘The Revenant’ tomorrow (Saturday) at 8pm in the village hall; ‘Some Like It Hot’ will be the showing at 8pm on December. Doors open 7.30pm. Tickets cost £4 adults, £2 children (under 16). Season tickets cost £20 allowing free entry to all films. Tickets are available at the door or season tickets also available at Gartmore Village Shop. Music Night Duncan McCrone and Friends will be performing in Gartmore Village Hall on Saturday November 26. Doors open 7.30pm for 8pm. Tickets £12. Christmas Fayre The Christmas Fayre takes place on Saturday December 3 from 9am until 4pm. 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.

\Killearn

Killearn Kirk The Rev Lee Messeder leads the service on Sunday (Nov 20) at 10.30am. Creche and Kirk Kids meet at that time. There will be Messy Play for pre-school children accompanied by an adult in the kirk halls on Thursday (Nov 24) at 9.30am. Eating and Praying Psalms takes place every Friday in the session house from noon to 12.30pm. Bridge Club Results for Tuesday November 8 (Pens) are – 1 Donald Kennedy and Eileen Lindsay, Susan and Etienne D’Aboville, 3 Judith Townson and Beth Farish. 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.

\Killin

Walk in the park Short walks in and around Killin. Next walk is Wednesday, November 23. Meet at McLaren car park at 10.20am for caar share to Tyndrum (village walk if wet). Strength and balance exercises for older adults after the Wednesday walk in the Killin Hotel from 1.302.30pm.

\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

Remembrance Sunday In rather damp weather, Rev Ellen Larson Davidson led an all age well attended ceremony at the war memorial on Sunday. With their leaders, the Brownies were present and Caitlin Law was the flag bearer. Evie Fallen and Hannah Law laid a wreath of poppies. Also in attendance with leader, Derek Shanks, was the 1st Carse Company of Cub Scouts. Veteran Richard Waddell of Hay’s Hill laid the community wreath and many individual poppies were cast by those present. Young piper, Murray O’May, heralded the end of the two minute silence and led the way to the service in the church where Remembrance continued. Church The service in the church on Sunday at 11.15am will be led by Rev Ellen Larson Davidson. As it is the end of Guild Week, some Guild members will assist. All are welcome to attend. Kirk News All items for inclusion in the next edition of news must be sent to Rev Ellen Larson Davidson by this Sunday, November 20. Guild All will be made welcome at the Guild meeting in Church House on Tuesday, November 22 at 2pm,