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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 Wednesdays 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. Community Council The next monthly meeting is on Monday, April 10 at 7.30pm in Alva Baptist Church. All welcome. Alternatively if you have any item you wish to have discussed you can email info@ alvacommunitycouncil.org.uk or contact the communty council us via Alva CAP. Minutes are on the ACC website: www.alvacommunity council.org.uk or visit Alva Community Council on Facebook and Twitter @AlvaCommCouncil.

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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 Service on Sunday at 11.15am will be led by Rev Liz Robertson. Sunday school is held during the service. Team Two will be on duty. Tomorrow (Thursday), the coffee morning is from 10am-noon. Craft Club meets at 7.30pm at 8 Park Crescent. Holy Week services are Palm Sunday 6.30pm in Our Lady and St Ninian’s; Monday, April 10 at Allan Church; Tuesday, April 11 Murrayfield Church, Wednesday, April 12, Ladywell Church; Thursday, April 13, Allan Church; Friday, April 14, Murrayfield Church. All services at 7pm. Easter morning at 11.15am. Family worship with Easter Bonnets and painted eggs. Allan Church Service on Sunday at 11.15am will be led by Janette Russell and Margaret Baxter. Sunday school and creche available, Welcome Team 1 on duty. Palm Sunday service on April 9 will be held in Our Lady and St Ninian;s at 6.30pm. All welcome. Tuesday Coffee Club from 10am– 11.30am. Craft Club in 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. Social committee meets tonight (Wednesday) at 7.15pm.

Lunch club in the church hall on Monday, April 10 from noon-2pm. All welcome. Cost £2.50 includes homemade soup, filled roll, tea/coffee and biscuits. For more information about the church or events, log on to www. allanchurch.org. Murrayfield UF Church Palm Sunday service will be led by Rev J McPhee at 11.15am. Welcoming are Mrs M White and Miss J Hastings and offering are Mrs J Moore and Mrs A Moore. A joint service will be held in Our Lady and St Ninian’s at 6.30pm. Holy Week services: Monday, April 10 at Allan Church; Tuesday, April 11 Murrayfield Church, Wednesday, April 12, Ladywell Church; Thursday, April 13, Allan Church; Friday, April 14, Murrayfield Church. All services at 7pm. Bowling club Bingo on Friday at 9.30pm along with joker draw. Club opens on Saturday at 1pm. Club fees now due: gents £110 and ladies £55. Green opens for gents on Saturday, April 22 and ladies on Sunday, April 23.

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SWI The next meeting will be held in Menstrie Scout Hall on Wednesday, April 12 at 7.30pm when Jenny and her Griddle (Lochgilphead) will be speaker/demonstrator. Competitions: three meringue shells and a spring posy. New members and visitors welcome.

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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.

\Bridge of Allan

Parish Church Sunday, April 9 is Palm Sunday. Service takes place at 11am and will be conducted by Rev Dan Harper. Sunday School will not be meeting, but there will be a

creche. Coffee fellowship takes place in the Chalmers Hall afterwards. Beadle duty Bill Young, door duty Marilyn and Elliott Stenhouse, Ealine Richards, Ron Christensen. The last day of the Lent Study Groups takes place this evening (Wednesday) at 7.30pm in the Vestry. Lecropt Kirk Sunday worship commences at 11.30am. Creche and Sunday school meet at same time in hall. Door duty – Margaret McCready, Roy McFarlane and Claire Gibson. Evening service in St Blane’s Hall at 6.30pm. Both services conducted by Rev Gary Caldwell. Everyone welcome to join us in worship. St Saviour’s Episcopal Church Today (Wednesday) at 7.30pm, fifth and final Lent Study Group meeting. Holy Week services: Sunday, April 9 (Palm Sunday) at 8am Said Eucharist and 10am Sung Eucharist starting from St Saviour’s Church Hall. During the 10am service there will be poetic drama readings from ‘Voices in a Mystery’ by Paul Mein: voices from ordinary lives touched be the events leading up to Easter and a friendly coffee/tea in the hall afterwards; Tuesday, April 11 at 7.30pm, Stations of the Cross. Wednesday, April 12 at 11am Said Eucharist in the Choir Vestry and 7.30pm, service at Bridge of Allan Parish Church; Thursday, April 13 (Maundy Thursday) at 7.30pm, Sung Eucharist; Friday, April 14 (Good Friday) at 7.30pm, Good Friday service at Bridge of Allan Parish Church; Saturday, April 15 (Easter Saturday) at 8pm The Easter Vigil starting outside at the back of the church to bring in the Light from the fire outside. Sunday, April 16 (Easter Sunday) 8am Said Eucharist and 10am Sung Eucharist followed by coffee/tea and an Easter Bonnet competition in the church garden. Bridge of Allan Bowling Club The club is holding a prize bingo in the clubhouse tonight (Wednesday) at 7.30pm. Entry 50p. Opening day is Saturday, April 8. 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. Councillor’s surgery Councillor Graham Houston will be in Bridge of Allan Library on Saturday, April 8 at 10am. Bruce Memorial Church Holy Week and Easter Services: Sunday, April 9: 11am Palm Sunday. All-Age service; Thursday, April 13, 7pm Maundy Thursday Communion Service; Friday, April 14, 7pm Good Friday Service; Sunday, April 16 (Easter), 9am early service at the Commondry (top of Quarry Road), 11am Easter Sunday All-Age Celebration. Church members are also invited to join with friends from other churches at the following events: Friday, April 14 – 11am Good Friday Walk of Witness starting from Holy Trinity Episcopal Church and Easter morning service on Stirling Castle Esplanade at 7.30pm. Bowling Club Saturday April 8 is a race night all welcome. Saturday, April 15, Opening Day with entertainment in the evening vocalist Sandy Taylor. all welcome, free entry.

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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.

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Poetry Roundabout The popular event will at the Smith Art Gallery and Museum in Dumbarton Road, starting at 11am on Friday, April 7. Everyone is welcome to read, recite, and discuss, or just listen and enjoy as the poems go round. Admission free – donations to the Smith are welcome. Contact John Coutts on 01786 470930. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church On Friday, April 7, Holy Communion will be celebrated at 11am and on Sunday, April 9 (Palm Sunday) Holy Communion will be at 8.30am, followed by Sung Eucharist at 10.30am. On Thursday, April 13 there will be a Chrism Mass in St Ninian’s Cathedral, Perth at 11am and at 7.30pm at Holy Trinity, Stirling, there will be a Liturgy for Maundy Thursday with the Washing of Feet Eucharist remembering the Last Supper and Watch. The hall is available for hire. Please contact shaws1@talktalk.net for more information. All welcome. St Columba’s Sunday service at 11am will be led by Rev Alex Millar. There will be a meeting of the Deacons’ Court at 7.30pm tonight (Wednesday). Each Sunday, Junior Church provides age appropriate activities for young members from baby to teenagers. Easter Holiday Club runs from April 4-7 from 2-4pm. For further details contact Moira Parry on 01786 463743 or Lyndsay Boyack on 01786 832497. Alternatively, contact the church office. Details of Holy Week services (April 10-16) are on the website. Rev Gary McIntyre will be preaching at St Columba’s on Wednesday, April 12 at 7pm. St Columba’s hosts friendship lunches on the second Monday of every month from noon -1.30pm, all welcome. The next scheduled lunch 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 wide range of venues for hire; contact the church office for further details. Church office is open TuesdayFriday 9.30am-12.30pm, tel 01786 449516. Log on to website at www. stcolumbasstirling.org. 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 Palm Sunday morning worship is at 10am led by Rev AF Miller. The Guild is holding a brunch after the morning service in the Upper Hall. Holy Week Services: Monday, April 10 (Stirling North Church); Tuesday, April 11 (Church of the Holy Rude); Wednesday, April 12 (St Columba’s Church); Thursday, April 13 Maundy Thursday (St Ninians Old Church); Friday, April 14 Good Friday (St Mark’s Church – all services start at 7pm. 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 next meets on Tuesday, April 18 at 7pm in the Pillar Hall and the lunch club is on Thursday from noon until 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 or mob 07791 524504 or email: minister@apschurch.com Stirling Free Church Meetings are in the Smith Art Gallery and Museum Theatre, Dumbarton Road on Sundays at 11am and 6pm. On Sunday at 11am the speaker is minister Rev Iain Macaskill and at 6pm, Pastor Juan Jose Otero will speak about Colegio San Andres and the evangelical church in Peru. Refreshments after both services. Prayer meeting on Wednesdays in The Well, Upper Craigs, Stirling at 7.30pm. Drop In at The Well tomorrow (Thursday) from 10am-noon. Team 1 on duty. Tea and Testimony tomorrow (Thursday) at 3pm. Church of the Holy Rude Service on Sunday at 11.30am will be conducted by Rev Alan Miller. The annual Hunger Lunch for Christian Aid will take place immediately following morning service on Sunday. Please come and enjoy homemade soup and bread and cheese. There will be an opportunity to support the work of Chrsitian Aid, which has suggested that donations should reflect the cost of a typical Sunday lunch.