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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 The monthly dance is on Saturday, March 25 in the Parklands Centre at 7.30pm. Cost is £5 with sandwiches and tea or coffee. Music by Raymond Carse. Alva Games Bingo Tea A prize bingo tea will be held tonight (Wednesday) at 7.30pm in St John Vianney Church Hall. Prizes will have an Easter theme.

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Miners Welfare Social Club Bingo Mondays and Wednesdays at 8pm. Community council Meets 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 Weekly coffee morning tomorrow (Thursday) is from 10am-noon. Craft club meets on Thursday at 8 Park Crescent. The service on Sunday at 11.15am will be led by minister Rev Liz Robertson. Sunday school Is held during the service. Team Four will be on duty. The Ladies Group AGM will take place on Monday, March 27 at 7.30pm. Allan Church Service on Sunday is at 11.15am and will be led by Mrs Margaret Baxter. Soup lunch follows the service. Sunday school and creche available. Welcome Team Five on duty. Tuesday Coffee Club from 10-11.30am.If you would like more information about the church or events, website is www.allanchurch. org Craft Club Today (Wednesday) craft club is in Allan Church Hall from 2pm. 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 us. You can bring your own materials if wished. Tea and coffee 50p or donation. All welcome. Murrayfield UF Church Sunday’s service will be led by minister Rev Gary Barclay at 11.15am followed by tea and biscuits and AGM. Thaks to those who support the fabric, charity boxes and tins. Welcoming on Sunday are Mrs R Newlands and Mrs J Kemp with Miss E Hastings and Mr J Martin on offering. Bowling club Prize bingo tomorrow (Thursday) at 7.30pm, tickets from ladies committee. Friday bingo at 9.30pm along with joker draw. On Saturday the club opens at 1pm. Club fees for ladies and gents now due gents £110 and ladies £55.

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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. 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. Scout Group Beavers (ages six-eight) meet on Wednesdays, Cubs (ages 8-10) meet on Mondays and Scouts (ages 10-14) meet on Fridays. If your child is interested in joining contact braeheadscouts@hotmail. com for more information and to note interest. Councillor’s surgery Councillor Corrie McChord will be in the primary school on Monday, March 27 at 6.30pm.

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Parish Church Sunday worship is at 11am and will be conducted by Rev Dan Harper. Sunday School meets as usual and there will be a creche. Coffee fellowship takes place in the Chalmers Hall afterwards. The service will include the Stated Annual Meeting of the congregation. Copies of the annual accounts are available from the porch. Tickets for the Guild Daffodil Tea on Saturday, April 1 will be on sale at Coffee Fellowship on Sunday. Beadle duty: Graham King. Door duty: Ian and Sandi Grieve, Gary Morrison, Peter McIntyre. The Lent Study Group continues with the course entitled Receiving Christ in Five Different Ways tonight (Wednesday) at 7.30pm in the Vestry, joined again by members of St Saviour’s Episcopal Church. The Thursday Night Group’s springtime meal is tomorrow at the Royal Hotel. Guild meets on Tuesday, March 28 at 7.30pm in the Honeyman Hall for their ABM and Tea. The next meeting of the book group is on Monday, March 27. Members will be discussing “All the Light we Cannot See” by Anthony Doerr. New and existing members are all welcome. For further detail, please contact the church office. 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. Today (Wednesday) at 7.30pm, Third Lent Study Group. Sunday (Mothering Sunday All Age Service): Flowers will be distributed at the end of the service. Lecropt Kirk Morning worship on Sunday commences at 11.30am There will be a speaker from Tear Fund. Creche and Sunday school meet at same time. Hall door duty: John Crozier, Janice McGuinness and Karen Shaw. Evening service in hall at St Blane’s commencing 6.30pm. Everyone is welcome at either service 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 A group meets in the library 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. 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. 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. April 8 is Opening Day, all welcome. During the season the club is open every day.

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Save Gillies Hill Next meeting will be held tomorrow (Thursday) at 7.30pm in the primary school. Bruce Memorial Church Service on Sunday will be led by minister Rev. Graham Nash. The ‘God’s Glory Revealed’ series concludes on Sunday with a look at 1 Thessalonians 4. Messy church is on Sunday from 4-6pm. Fun, food and faith for families of all shapes and sizes. Ladies’ lunch is today (Wednesday) from 12.30pm in the church hall. Monthly midweek service is on Thursday at 11am. WI news Anne Muirhead recalled her time as a telephonist at Cornton Vale Prison at last week’s meeting. Competition winners were: decorated key - 1 Jennifer Mackay; gluten-free cake - 1 Margaret Stewart, 2 Elizabeth Farr, 3 Jennifer Mackay.

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Councillor’s surgery Councillor Johanna Boyd will be in the village hall on Monday, March 27 at 6.30pm.

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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 Mothering Sunday will begin at 11am and will be led by the Rev Anne Shearer. This all-age worship will include the Cradle Roll Service. All welcome, a creche is available. Coffee morning every Tuesday in the hall from 10am. The weekly lunch club club for retired people living in the area meet in the hall on Thursday at 12.30pm. For more information contact Elizabeth Crozier on 01259 213016. Afternoon club for retired people living in the area finishes this month but will resume in September. For more information contact Sheila Innes on 01786 822942. More information on church activities on Facebook or at www.logiekirk.co.uk. 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. Viewfield Erskine Church Sunday worship at 10am with Rev AF Miller. Tea and coffee will be served afterwards in the Upper Hall. Viewfield AGM is tonight (Wednesday) in the Lower Hall at 7.30pm, all church members welcome. The Viewfield Kirk Session will meet with local church review committee on Wednesday, March 29 in the Lower Hall at 7.30pm. Guild’s next meeting will be on Monday, March 27 at 7.30pm in the Lower Hall, the speaker being Morag Robertson. Queen Street Methodist Church There will be a service of morning worship on Sunday at 10.30am led by Rev Mark Jason. Creche and junior church groups will be available during the service and refreshments will be served afterwards. A box will be available to receive donations of unwanted (but still in working condition) electrical items for Pass It On Week, as well as the usual Start-Up Food Bank boxes. All are welcome. St Columba’s Church Service on Sunday will be led by Rev Alex Millar. The Annual Business Meeting will take place on Wednesday, March 29 at 7.30pm and will include a programme of music and refreshments. Each Sunday the junior church provides age appropriate activities for young members from baby to teenagers.St Columba’s hosts friendship lunches on the second Monday of every month from noon-1.30pm to which all are welcome and the next one is on Monday, April 10. Parking permits are available for 2017 from the church office at a cost of £15. Coffee club meets in the church hall every Thursday 10.30-11.30am. All welcome. St Columba’s has a range of venues for hire, please contact the church office for further details. Church office is open Tuesday-Friday from 9.30am-12.30pm on 01786 449516. Log on to website at www. stcolumbasstirling.org. Allan Park South Church The service on Sunday at 10.30am will be conducted by the minister and Sunday Stars for younger children takes place during the time of worship. Tea and coffee will be served in the hall immediately thereafter. The Wellbeing Choir meets on Tuesdays at 7pm in the Pillar Hall and the lunch club is on Thursdays from noon until 2pm. A concert featuring Yvonne and David Lyon will be held tomorrow (Thursday) at 7pm in the Church at which the Wellbeing Choir will also perform. Tickets £5 are payable at the door on the night and all are welcome. Full details of all church events are on the website: www. apschurch.com. Contact number for all enquiries is minister Rev Alistair Cowper on 01786 471998 or mob: 07791 524504 or email: minister@ apschurch.com. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church On Friday, March 24, Holy Communion will be celebrated at 11am and on Sunday, March 26, Holy Communion will be at 8.30am, followed by Sung Eucharist for Mothering Sunday 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. Stirling Free Church Meetings at 11am and 6pm in the Smith Art Gallery and Museum Theatre, Dumbarton Road with minister Rev Iain Macaskill. Refreshments after the service. Meetings in The Well at 24 Upper Craigs as follows: Prayer meeting on Wednesdays at 7.30pm - consult the Free Church website for national prayer matters; Drop In begins tomorrow (Thursday) from 10am-noon; Tea and Testimony - first meeting tomorrow (Thursday) at 3pm; ‘Life Explored’ (modern version of Christianity Explored) course continues tomorrow (Thursday) at 7.30pm; English for International Students continues on Friday, March 24 at 3.30pm. Church of the Holy Rude The service on Sunday at 11.30am will be conducted by Rev Alan Mller. There will be a quiz night to raise funds for the church on Friday, March 31 at 7pm in the church. All welcome. Bring your friends and make up a team or come on your own and join a team there. Tickets cost £10 (£5 for children) and include a light supper provided, as in previous years, by Sara Macmillan. Soft drinks will be provided or bring your own bottle. Tickets can obtained from any member of the social committee. Parking will be available on the castle esplanade until 10.30pm. The Thomas Heywood reecording of the Holy Rude organ is now available. CDs, priced at £13, are available from the Holy Rude Director of Music Ian Boulter. All proceeds to the Organ Appeal.