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\Alva

Alva Toddlers Group meets on Tuesdays and Fridays from 9.3011.30am in the Cochrane Hall. Group also runs through school holidays. Look on Facebook for Alva Toddlers. Darby and Joan Group meets on Wednesday at 1.45pm in the Cochrane Foundation Hall. Knitting group A knitting group meets at Parklands Centre at 7.30pm on the first and third Mondays of the month for a friendly evening in the company of experienced machine and hand knitters. Carpet bowls Carpet bowlers are wanted at Alva Parklands on Monday and Friday at 1.30-3.30pm. Open Doors Alva Baptist Church is open for tea/coffee and prayers on Wednesdays from 10am-noon. Noticeboard Groups and individuals can advertise activities and display posters on the noticeboard outside the library. Wee County Walkers Meet for free Monday walks at noon from Cochrane Hall car park. New walkers and walk leaders welcome. See www. weecountywalkers.wordpress.com. Alzheimer Scotland A dementia cafe is held in the Alzheimer Scotland bungalow at 22 Viewfield Drive every Saturday 2.30-4pm, £2.50. Contact Kerry MacPhee on 01786 831171 or email kmacphee@alzscot.org Country dance Classes are held on Mondays at 7pm at Alva Academy. Alva Primary School Parents of children born between March 1, 2012 and February 28, 2013 and who are resident in Alva are invited to enrol their child at Alva Primary School today (Wednesday) and tomorrow (Thursday) from 9-10.30am, 11amnoon and 2-4pm, or on Friday, January 20 from 11am-noon or 1.152.15pm. Please bring your child’s birth certificate and proof of address. Alloa Alpha Community Association Dance Club There is an evening of old time and modern dancing to the music of Raymond Carse in the Cochrane Hall on Saturday, January 21. Doors open 7pm, visitors welcome.

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Miners Welfare Social Club Bingo on Mondays and Wednesdays at 8pm. Community council Meetings are held in the community centre on the first Thursday of each month at 7pm. Stirling Christadelphian Church Bible hour at the church at 40 Main Street is held every Sunday from 2.30pm, with Sunday school at the same time. Ladywell Church Service on Sunday at 11.15am will be led by Rev Liz Robertson. Sunday school is held during the service. Team Four will be on duty. Those who put their name down for CPR training are reminded that it takes place on Sunday immediately after morning worship. On Saturday, January 21 from 10am till noon is the first monthly coffee morning of 2017. Articles for the next church magazine should be given or sent to the minister no later than Sunday. Allan Church Service on Sunday at 11.15am will be led by Mr David Wilkie (Locum). Sunday school and creche available. Welcome Team 2 on duty. Coffee club every Tuesday from 10-11.30am. Tea/coffee, homebaking and chat. If you would like more information about the church or events please check out website at www.allanchurch.org. Craft Club At Allan Church Hall today (Wednesday from 2-4pm. If you have an expertise and would like to help out or if you have a wish to learn something new, then please come along and join in. You can bring your own materials if wished. Tea and coffee 50p or donation. All welcome. Murrayfield UF Church Service on Sunday will be led by Rev Gary Barclay at 11,15am. Target, fabric and charity boxes are still being used and thanks go to all concerned. Welcoming on Sunday are Mrs A gray and Mrs N McDonald. Offering are Mrs A Kerr and Mr K Scott. Bowling club Bingo on Friday at 9.30pm. Club opens on Saturday at 1pm with joker draw at 5pm. Dates for Burns Supper and AGMs for ladies and gents next week.

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Lunch club The lunch club meets on Wednesdays in the Crawford Hall, Colquhoun Street, from 1-3pm and the older members of the community are invited to go on their own or with a friend or carer. Bingo East Argyll Centre in Colquhoun Street has bingo every Tuesday, eyes down 7.30pm. Adults art Professional artist Laura Newbury is holding classes for all levels, with beginners welcome, on Thursdays from 7-9pm in the Crawford Hall, Colquhoun Street. For details contact 07729 050035.

\Bridge of Allan

Parish Church Sunday, January 22, is Christian Unity Sunday. Service takes place at 11am and will be conducted by Rev Dan Harper. The sermon will be preached by Nick Price from St Saviour’s Church. Sunday school meets at the usual time. There will be a creche and coffee fellowship takes place in the Chalmers Hall afterwards. Beadle duty: Christine Paterson. Door duty: Marilyn and Elliott Stenhouse, Elaine Richards, Ron Christensen. As part of Christian Unity Sunday, Kirsty Harper will preach at the 10am service at St Saviour’s Church. Craig Mair will give a talk on Gothenburg Pubs in Scotland at the Men’s Speaker Group tomorrow (Thursday) at 7.30pm in the Session Room. On Sunday, January 29, the board and session will meet following worship to approve the annual accounts. Book group meets on Monday, January 30 at 7.30pm when they will discuss ‘A Man Called Ove’ by Fredrick Backmann. For further details please contact the church office. St Saviour’s Episcopal Church Eucharist (Communion) services on Sunday are at the usual times of 8am and 10am (Sung Eucharist) - Young Church and creche take place in the church hall during the service and coffee/ tea is served in the church hall after the 10am Eucharist. Wednesday Eucharist at 11am in the choir vestry with coffee/tea afterwards. On Sunday, January 22, guest preacher for Christian Unity Sunday will be Kirsty Harper. On Thursday, January 26, there is a service at Ashford House at 2.30pm. For more information, contact Nick Price. Lecropt Kirk Sunday worship commences at 11.30am. Creche and Sunday school meet at same time Evening service in St Blane’s at 6.30pm. Both services conducted by Rev Gary Caldwell. Door duty: Carolyn Ross and Gerry Petrie. All welcome. Walking groups A free health walk with trained leaders is held on Wednesdays from 2-3pm. Contact Frances on 01786 827190 for the meeting point. The Stirling University Partnership walk group is on Saturdays from 10.30am-noon, meeting at the Macrobert. Contact Ian on 07768 984176. Crotchet and knitting A group meets in the library on the last Thursday of each month from 2.304.30pm. The group would welcome donations of leftover wool. Allanbridge Social Club Two function rooms are available to hire. Enquiries to the club on 01786 832198 or 07840 518896 or Facebook. Councillor’s surgery Councillor Callum Campbell will be in Bridge of Allan Library on Saturday, January 21 at 10am.

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Bruce Memorial Church On Sunday, Rev Graham Nash will lead the service. Friendship group will be on today (Wednesday) from 10-11.30am and gents’ lunch is from noon for 12.30pm. All gents welcome.

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Councillor’s surgery Councillor John Hendry will be in the village hall on Monday, January 23 at 6.30pm.

\Causewayhead

Baby and toddler group Every Tuesday and Thursday at Stirling County Rugby Club from 10-11.30am. Cost £2 for the first child and 50p for additional children. Cost includes snack for children and tea/coffee. Cornerstone Community Church Service on Sundays at 10.30am in Wallace High School. Groups for children of all ages. Logie Kirk Service on Sunday begins at 11am and will be led by Rev Stuart Fulton and Rev Anne Shearer. All welcome. Logie Kids Film Night will be held on Saturday, January 28 from 4-6.15pm in the hall at Causewayhead. Pizza, popcorn and ice cream will be provided - all for a donation of £1.50. Bring a comfy cushion to sit on. For more information or to book a place, please call Lesley on 07734 157518 or email lesleyward50@ hotmail.com. The Guild, an organisation for both men and women, meets in the hall. For more information contact Hazel Turnbull on 01786 463479. Lunch club for seniors is held every Thursday from 12.30pm in the hall. Anyone interested in joining should contact Elizabeth Crozier on 01259 213016. Afternoon club meets fortnightly on Wednesdays in the hall from 2-4pm. New members and current members welcome. More information from Sheila Innes on 01786 822942. Every Tuesday a coffee morning is held in the hall from 10am. More information on church activities on Facebook. Walking group A free health walk with trained leaders takes place every Monday from 2-2.45pm. Meet at Stirling bus station by the ticket office. Also meet at Stirling Community Hospital from 11am. Contact Tricia on 07557 439111. Allan Park South Church Kirk session meets tonight (Wednesday) at 7pm in the church office and all members of the congregation will be welcomed. The service on Sunday at 10.30am will be conducted by the minister. Tea and coffee will be served in the hall immediately thereafter. Wellbeing Choir meets on Tuesday, January 24 at 7pm in the Pillar Hall and the lunch club is on Thursdays from noon- 2pm. Full details of all church events are on the website at www.apschurch.com. Contact number for all enquiries is Rev Alistair Cowper on 01786 471998, mobile 07791 524504 or email minister@apschurch.com. Viewfield Erskine Church Sunday worship is at 10am with Rev AF Miller. Young church meets during morning service. The next session meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 1 at 7.30pm in the Lower Hall. Tickets are now available for the Scots Night in the Upper Hall on Monday, January 30 at 7pm, tickets are £8 and can be obtained from guild members. Stirling Free Church Meetings on Sunday at 11am and 6pm with Rev Iain MacAskill in the Smith Art Gallery and Museum Theatre, Dumbarton Road. Refreshments at the close of each service. Prayer meeting on Wednesdays at 7.30pm. in the Smith. Youth Fellowship and other meetings for students and young people will resume at the start of the semester. Church of the Holy Rude The service on Sunday at 11.30am will be conducted by Rev Alan Miller. The bell-ringers will be ringing for morning service. This will be a quarter peal of Cambridge Surprise Minor and will be rung to celebrate the life of the late Session Clerk Iain White. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church On Friday, January 20, Holy Communion will be celebrated at 11am am and on Sunday, Holy Communion will be at 8.30am, followed by Sung Eucharist at 10.30am. The hall is available for hire. Please contact shaws1@ talktalk.net for more information. All welcome to services and activities. For more details, visit www. holytrinitystirling.org. St Columba’s Church Sunday service will be led by Rev Alex Millar. Library Book Group will meet in the library today (Wednesday) at 2pm. The novel to be discussed is “Any Minute” by Joyce Meyer. The minister will begin an Inquirers’ Series on Sunday, January 22 at 6pm in the church library. Further information from the minister or the church office. Parking permits are available for 2017 from the church office at a cost of £15. Coffee club meets in the church hall every Thursday from 10.30-11.30am. All welcome. Each Sunday, Junior Church provides age appropriate activities for young members from baby to teenagers. St Columba’s hosts lunches on the second Monday of every month from noon-1.30pm to which all are welcome. A transport service is available to and from church on a Sunday. If you wish to make use of this service, please call Helen McDonald on 01786 474283. St Columba’s has venues for hire within its premises, please contact the church office for further details. Office is open TuesdayFriday 9.30am-12.30pm, tel: 01786 449516. Log on to website at www. stcolumbasstirling.org. Queen Street Methodist Church Worship on Sunday at 10.30am will be led by Donald Caldwell. Creche and junior church groups will be available during the service, which will be followed by a soup lunch in aid of Start-Up Stirling and Scottish Churches Housing Action.

Cornton

Credit union Cornton and District Credit Union is open every Monday from 9am-3pm and Fridays 4-6pm in the community centre. Pins ‘n’ Needles Knitting and sewing group meets in the community centre every Monday from 9.30-11.30am. Advice Citizens Advice Bureau outreach team is available every Tuesday at ACE, Johnston Avenue from 1.30-4pm. No appointment necessary. Baptist Church Tonight (Wednesday) at 6pm CBC Kids Club. Tomorrow (Thursday), coffee morning at 10.15am and at 7.30pm, Praise, Prayer and Pastries. Friday, January 20 at 10am is Noah’s Ark Parent and Toddler Group and 7.30pm youth cafe. Saturday, January 21 from 10am-5pm, Prayer and Fasting, church open. Sunday, January 22 at 9.30am Communion Breakfast followed by 11am service with Rev Hamish Wishart and 6.30pm service with Mr Wishart.

\Cowie

Advice Citizens Advice Bureau outreach team is available every Monday at The Old School House, Main Street from 10am-12.30pm. No appointment necessary. One O’Clock Gang Lunch club in the Miners Welfare Club every Monday at 1pm.

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

\Dunblane

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 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 info from Alasdair Lunan 07886 216593. Cathedral Midweek service will be held tomorrow (Thursday) at 11am in the Choir. All welcome. Sunday worship begins at the usual time of 10.30am. All departments of the Sunday school will meet and a creche will be available. Following the service, tea and coffee are served in the hall, where the Traidcraft stall will also be open. In the afternoon, the arts guild presents its annual jazz concert in the hall. Dave Lee’s Swingtet will swing into action at 3pm. Tickets are available in advance from Smallprint, or at the door. On