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\Alva
Alva Toddlers Tuesdays and Fridays 9.30-11.30am 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 Meets at Parklands Centre, 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 10am-noon. Noticeboard Groups and individuals can advertise 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. Age Concern Club meets on Thursdays in Alva Parish Church Hall at 2pm for whist and dominoes. Alva Pensioners Bingo tea tonight (Wednesday), eyes down at 7.30pm in the Parklands Centre. The monthly dance is on Saturday, February 25 with music by Raymond Carse. A light supper will be served (£5). Community council Next meeting is on Monday, February 13 at 7.30pm in Alva Baptist Church. Items you wish to have discussed can be e-mailed to info@alvacommunitycouncil.org.uk or contact ACC via Alva CAP. Minutes are on the website www.alvacommunitycouncil.org.uk or visit Alva Community Council on Facebook and Twitter.
\Bannockburn
Miners Welfare Social Club Bingo 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 the minister Rev Liz Robertson. Sunday school is held during the service. Team Two will be on duty. Tomorrow (Thursday, the weekly coffee morning is from 10am-noon and the craft club meets at 7.30pm. Board and session meeting scheduled for Tuesday, February 14 will now take place on Tuesday, February 21. Allan Church Sunday service at 11.15am is led by Mrs Janette Russell. Valentine lunch to follow service. Cost £5 per head. Sunday school and creche available. Welcome Team Five on duty. Board and session meeting tonight (Wednesday) at 7.15pm. Bible study and prayer group is tomorrow (Thursday) at 2pm in church hall. See www.allanchurch.org. Lunch club/Coffee club In Allan Church Hall on Monday, February 13 from noon-2pm, the club will run monthly for the foreseeable future on the second Monday of month. All welcome, particularly the elderly and those who live alone. Cost £2.50 includes home-made soup, filled roll, tea/coffee and biscuits. The church hall has a coffee club Tuesdays 1011.30am. Murrayfield UF Church Service on Sunday will be led by Rev Gary Barclay at 11.15am. Welcoming are Mrs J Martin and Mrs M Scott while offering are Mrs A Lomax and Mrs J Moore. Bowling club Bingo on Friday at 9pm. Club opens on Saturday at 1pm with dominoes at 3pm. Burns Supper is on Saturday, February 25.
\Blairlogie
Blairlogie and Distrct WI The next meeting will be tonight (Wednesday) in Menstrie Scout Hall from 7.30pm. The speaker will be John Russell who will talk about his hobby of wood carving. All welcome.
\Braehead
Lunch club Meets Wednesdays in the Crawford Hall, Colquhoun Street, 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 7-9pm in the Crawford Hall, Colquhoun Street. For details contact 07729 050035.
\Bridge of Allan
Parish Church Sunday worship at 11am conducted by Rev Dan Harper. Sunday school meets at the usual time and there will be a creche. Beadle duty: Lynda Stuart. Door duty: Jackie Marshall, Mike Edwards, Bill Lyons, Tommy Thomson. The Thursday Night Group meets tomorrow at 7.45pm in the Session Room. Amy Thomson will present a talk on ‘A Trip to Buenos Aires and Argentina. Guild meets on Tuesday, February 14 at 7.30pm in the Honeyman Hall for a Valentine’s evening. St Saviour’s Episcopal Church The Eucharist (Communion) services are at the usual times: Sunday at 8am with Sung Eucharist at 10am.Young Church and creche take place in the church hall during the service. Coffee/tea are served in the church hall after the 10am Eucharist. Wednesdays at 11am in the choir vestry with coffee or tea afterwards. On Tuesday, February 14 at 7.30pm the St Saviour’s Book Group meets at Avenue Park to discuss Colm Tóibin’s novel Nora Webster. Lecropt Kirk Sunday worship is at 11.30am. Creche and Sunday school meet at same time in hall. Door duty: Norman Ure, Ian Tasker and Alan Hadden. Evening service in St Blane’s at 6.30pm Both services conducted by Rev Dennis Rose. All welcome. Walking groups With trained leaders on Wednesdays 2-3pm. Contact Frances on 01786 827190 for the meeting point. Stirling University Partnership walk group is on Saturdays 10.30am-noon, meeting at the Macrobert. Contact Ian on 07768 984176. Crotchet and knitting On the last Thursday of each month 2.30-4.30pm. Donations of leftover wool welcome. Allanbridge Social Club Two function rooms are available to hire. Enquiries on 01786 832198 or 07840 518896 or Facebook. Rock and Reel Fun-filled, effective exercise sessions set to Traditional Scottish music and contemporary tracks for people aged 65-90. Exercises can be done chair based/standing with support or free standing. Suitable for wheelchair users. Helps increase levels of fitness/improved co-ordination. Wear loose clothing and suitable footwear (Ideally training shoes), cost £4 per 45-minute class and includes an after-class cuppa. Classes held in Bridge of Allan Parish Church’s Honeyman Hall on Tuesdays from 2-3pm. More info from Tricia Chillas on 07740 676639 or email t.chillas@btinternet.com. Councillor’s surgery Councillor Mike Robbins will be in Bridge of Allan Library on Tuesday, February 14 at 6pm. Bridge of Allan Bowling Club Monday night games night with dominoes, pool and darts available. Friday social evening from 8pm open with joker draw at 9.30pm. Club AGM is tomorrow (Thursday) and all members are asked to attend. April 8 is Opening Day, all welcome. During the season the club is open every day.
\Cambusbarron
Nursery The 2017/18 school year starts on August 22. Children born between March 1, 2013-February 28, 2014 (in their pre-school year) are eligible to enrol for nursery. Children born between March 1-August 31, 2014 are eligible for nursery enrolment in August 2017 and children born between September 1, 2014-February 28, 2015 are eligible for nursery enrolment but will not be given a funded place until the term after their third birthday and will be considered for a place in September. Cambusbarron Nursery is now taking enrolments for the 2017/18 session. Enrolment forms are available from the school office and parents should complete these and return them by February 28. Please ensure you bring your child’s birth certificate and proof of address documentation with you. Bowling Club On Wednesday, February 22 there is prize bingo. All welcome. Bruce Memorial Church On Sunday the service will be led by Rev Graham Nash. Bible reading will be Psalm 20. Sunday school and bible class will meet as usual in the church hall. Coffee morning tomorrow (Thursday) from 10am-noon in the church hall. SWI news Fiona Jones from Dobbies will be the guest speaker at the next meeting on Wednesday, February 15, at 7.30pm. Competitions are for a small garden ornament and for three hyacinths, any colour (Doreen Buchanan Brooch). 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 in the kirk at 11am includes a celebration of Holy Communion as will the service in the hall at Causewayhead at 3pm. Both services will be led by Rev Anne Shearer. All welcome, creche available. Lunch club for seniors is held every Thursday from 12.30pm in the church hall. Anyone interested in joining should contact Elizabeth Crozier on 01259 213016. Afternoon club meet fortnightly, on a Wednesday, in the church hall from 2-4pm. New members welcome. If you are interested or require more information please contact Sheila Innes on 01786 822942. Every Tuesday a coffee morning is held in the hall from 10am. More information on Logie Kirk activities on Facebook.
\City centre
Blood donors The mobile unit will be at the Albert Hall today (Wednesday) from 2-3.45pm and 5.15-7.30pm and tomorrow (Thursday) from 10am-noon and 1.30-3pm. 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. Councillor’s surgery Councillor Johanna Boyd will be in the Tolbooth tomorrow (Thursday) at 6.45pm. Stirling Free Church Service at 11am will be led by Principal Iver Martin, Edinburgh Theological Seminary and at 6pm minister Iain MacAskill will preach. Meetings are 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 Well, Upper Craigs, Stirling. Please note the change of venue. All invited tonight (Wednesday) for the grand opening of The Well which coincides with the prayer meeting. Youth fellowship is on Sundays at 7.30pm in the home of Cat and Paul. Please don’t forget to return the kirk session’s consultation paper. Help is required with the Refugee Ministry in Serbia. Anyone interested should contact www.uk.om.org/refugees. Life Explored (the modern version of Christianity Explored): the seven-week video and Bible course commences in The Well on Thursday, February 16 at 7.30pm. All welcome. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church On Friday, February 10, Holy Communion will be celebrated at 11am and on Sunday, Holy Communion will be at 8.30am, followed by Sung Eucharist at 10.30am. Following the latter service, members will be celebrating the completion of the refurbishment of the hall. Bishop and Primus, the Most Rev David Chillingworth will give a short dedication at 11.45am. Light refreshments will be served. All welcome to see how the hall can be used. For further information contact rach.johncampbell@btinternet.com. For hall booking enquiries, please contact shaws1@talktalk.net for more information. All welcome to services and activities. For more details, visit www.holytrinitystirling.org. Viewfield Erskine Church Sunday worship is at 10am with Rev AF Mille with choir practice at 9.30am in the church before morning service. Tea and coffee served afterwards in the Upper Hall. Badminton club meets every Monday in the Upper Hall from 7.30pm, new members welcome. Church of the Holy Rude Service on Sunday at 11.30am will be conducted by Rev Alan Mller. An interactive discussion with the congregation to discuss plans for 2017 at the Holy Rude will be held in the church at 12.30pm on Sunday following morning service. The discussion will last no more than an hour. All welcome. Allan Park South Church Service on Sunday at 10.30am will be conducted by Rev Gordon Mathew. Sunday Stars for younger children takes place during the time of worship. Tea and coffee will be served in the hall immediately thereafter. Wellbeing Choir meets on Tuesdays at 7pm in the Pillar Hall and lunch club is on Thursdays from noon until 2pm. Full details of all church events are on the website: www.apschurch.com. Contact number for all enquiries is Session Clerk Sally Forshaw on 01786 818414, or mobile 07764 479410 or email: sally.apschurch@gmail.com. St Columba’s Church Morning service on Sunday will be led by Rev Alex Millar. The next meeting in the inquirers’ series is on on Sunday at 6pm in the church library. More information from the minister or the church office. Film club meets on Wednesday, February 15 at 7pm in the library. The film to be shown is The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Bloom. 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 friendship lunches on the second Monday from noon-1.30pm and the next lunch is scheduled for Monday, February 13. A transport service is available to and from church on Sundays. If you wish to make use of this service, please call Helen McDonald on 01786 474283. St Columba’s has a range of venues for