\Cambusbarron
\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 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 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 notice board 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 Next meeting is on Monday, June 12 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 community council via Alva CAP. minutes are available on the website at www.alvacommunitycouncil.org.uk or visit Alva Community Council on Facebook and Twitter.
\Bannockburn
Miners Welfare Social Club Bingo on Mondays and Wednesdays at 8pm. Friday night will feature the band Crossroads. Community council Meets in the community centre on the first Thursday of each month at 7pm. Stirling Christadelphian Church hour at the church at 40 Main Street is held every Sunday from 2.30pm, with Sunday school at the same time. Ladywell Church Wedding show takes place on Saturday, June 10, at 7.30pm. Tickets, priced £5, are available from office bearers and include refreshments. On Sunday, June 11, the 60th anniversary service will be attended by Rev Lynne Mack, Moderator of Stirling Presbytery, and friends past and present. Members old and new are invited. There will be refreshments after the service. On Tuesday, June 13 the board meets at 7.30pm with the session immediately after. Community Lunch Club On Monday, June 12 in Allan Church Hall, the club runs from noon-2pm on the second Monday of every month. All members of the community welcome, particularly the elderly and those who live alone. Cost £2.50 includes home-made soup, filled roll, tea/coffee and biscuits. Allan Church Service on Sunday at 10.30am will be led by Mrs Margaret Baxter. Sunday school (Christian film club) and creche available. Welcome Team 4 on duty. Tuesday coffee club in the church hall from 10-11.30am. Cost £1.50 for tea/coffee and one piece of home-baking, free refills. Nominating committee meets tonight (Wednesday) at 7.15pm. Bible study tomorrow (Thursday) at 2pm. Volunteers wanted to help with digital hymnary and power point Bible (training will be given on both) to help out on an occasional Sunday for holiday relief. Please contact Douglas or Lesley 01786 811103. Help is also required at the Christian Film Club in place of Sunday school over the summer. Speak to Kirsty MacGowan. Willing demonstrators for the craft club needed. Please contact Margaret Baxter 01786 813281. Afternoon tea Special thank you to all who supported the event in aid of Beatson Cancer Unit at Allan Church. The sum of £840 was raised £840, added to £301 from Ina’s quiz to give £1141. Murrayfield UF Church Sunday’s service will be led by the minister Rev Gary Barclay at 10.30am. On Monday, June 12 the board meeting is at 7.30pm in the church hall. Parent/toddler group meets in the church hall every Tuesday from 9.3011.30am. Welcoming on Sunday are Mrs A Gray and Mrs N McDonald. offering are Mrs A Kerr and Mr K Scott. Bowling club On Friday, June 9, there is a league match, mixed rink night, bingo and joker draw. On Saturday and Sunday the McLay Pairs take place.
\Braehead
Lunch club Meets on 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 from 7-9pm in the Crawford Hall, Colquhoun Street. For details contact 07729 050035. Scouts Beavers (ages 6-8) meet on Wednesdays, Cubs (ages 8-10) meet on Mondays and Scouts (ages 10-14) meet on Fridays. Contact braeheadscouts@hotmail.com for more information and to note interest.
\Bridge of Allan
Parish Church Sunday worship including the Sacrament of Holy Communion will be celebrated at 11am and 6.30pm. Both services will be conducted by Rev Dr Alison Jack. Retiring offering will go towards the work of missionary partners Keith and Ida Waddell. Sunday School meets at the usual time and there will be a creche during the 11am service. Coffee fellowship in the Chalmers Hall afterwards. Beadle duty: Christine Paterson. Door duty: Helen McLaren, Elaine Richards, David Shaw, Glen Montgomery. Book group meets at 7.30pm on Tuesday, June 20. The book being read is “The Gustav Sonata” by Rose Tremain. All welcome. For further information, please contact the church office. St Saviour’s Episcopal Church Eucharist (Communion) services are on Sundays at 8am and 10am (sung). 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. On Wednesdays at 11am in the choir vestry there is a peaceful service with coffee/ tea afterwards. Please note: There will not be a Eucharist Wednesday service today (June 7). There will be a Grand Gala Gatsby Night on Saturday, June 10, at Stirling Court Hotel with dinner and dancing to The Diminished Fifth swing jazz band to raise funds for the roof appeal and Strathcarron Hospice. Tickets, priced £40, are available from Strathcarron Hospice Shop and Strathallan Pharmacy. For more details contact Alison Logie on 01786 83363. On Sunday, June 18 the Young Church Garden Party takes place. 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 Exercise sessions set to traditional Scottish music and contemporary tracks for people aged 65-90. Exercises can be done sitting or standing, with support or free standing. Suitable for wheelchair users. Cost £4 per 45-minute class. Classes every Tuesday in Bridge of Allan Parish Church’s Honeyman Hall from 2-3pm. More info from Tricia Chillas on 07740 676639 or email t.chillas@ btinternet.com. Councillor’s surgery Councillor Graham Houston will be in Bridge of Allan Library on Saturday, June 10 at 10am. Bruce Memorial Church Service on Sunday is at 11am and will be led by minister Rev Graham Nash. Servie will conclude the series in the book of Lamentations. Coffee morning tomorrow (Thursday) from 10amnoon. Christianity Explored Week 5 is on Monday, June 12 from 7-9pm in the church hall. Gala Day teas will be served in the church hall on Saturday, June 17 from 1-4pm.Home baking appreciated for this event. Hall will be open from 9am to receive any donations of baking.
\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 will begin at 11am and followed by Holy Communion at 12.15pm. Service will be led by Rev Anne Shearer. All welcome. A creche is available. the golf outing will take place at Muthill Golf Club on Sunday, June 11. For further information contact Ricky Cassidy on 01786 487220.
\City centre
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 is at 10am with Rev AF Miller, tea and coffee served afterwards. Morning service on June 18 will be a joint meeting with Church of the Holy Rude at Viewfield Church at 11am. The next session meeting will be tonight (Wednesday) at 7.30pm in the lower hall. Guild will leave Stirling Bus Station at 9.30am tomorrow (Thursday) for their annual trip. Allan Park South Church Communion 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. Wellbeing Choir meets on Tuesdays at 7pm in the Pillar Hall and the lunch club is on Thursdays from noon until 2pm. Full details of all church events are on the website at www.apschurch.com. Contact number for all enquiries is the minister Rev Alistair Cowper on 01786 471998 or 07791 524504 or by email acowper@churchofscotland. org.uk. Church of the Holy Rude The service on Sunday at 11.30am will be conducted by Rev Alan Miller. After morning service there will be a short service of healing and wholeness in St Andrew’s Chapel. All members and visitors are welcome to attend. Prayer cards are available within the chapel. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church On Friday, June 9 (St Columba) Holy Communion will be celebrated at 11 am and on Sunday, June 11 (Trinity 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. Stirling Free Church Service on Sunday at 11am is minister Rev Iain Macaskill and at 6pm the speaker is Mr Duncan Murchison. Both service are at the Smith Art Gallery and Museum in Dumbarton Road. Refreshments after both services. The National Prayer Breakfast Scotland on June 20 from 7-9am will be streamed live at the Smith. Breakfast will be served at 7am. Tickets are priced at £7.50 to cover costs. Please book space with Clive or Iain as numbers are required for catering. Young people’s weekend away to UIst (July 7-10). Please speak to Cat if you wish to go so that bookings etc. can be made. Meetings in The Well, Upper Craigs: tonight (Wednesday) prayer meeting at 7.30pm. Tomorrow (Thursday), drop-in from 10amnoon and at 3pm, Team 2 on duty; Christianity Explored at 7.30pm. On Saturday, June 10, Deacons’ Court and prayer time at 9.30am. Ladies’ bible study in the book of Esther on Monday, June 12 at 10.30am. Wee Wellies parents and Toddlers Group on Tuesday, June 13 from 10.30am-noon and Road to Recovery from 7.30pm. Councillor’s surgery Councillor Ross Oxburgh will be in the Tolbooth tomorrow (Thursday) at 6.30pm.
\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. Cornton Baptist Church Today (Wednesday) at 6pm is CBC Kids Club parents and coffee evening. Tomorrow (Thursday) at 7.30pm is Praise, Prayer and Pastries. Friday, June 9 at 10am is Noah’s Ark Parent and Toddler Group. Sunday services at 11am and 6.30pm with Rev Hamish Wishart.
\Cowie
One O’Clock Gang Lunch club in the Miners Welfare Club, Mondays, 1pm. Church Sunday service at 10am at Plean.
\Dollar
Wee County Walkers Meet every Thursday, 10am, beside the health centre. See www.weecountywalkers. wordpress.com.
\Dunblane
Walking group Free health walk with trained leaders every Wednesday from 10.30am. Meet in front of Dunblane Cathedral.