\City centre
\Alva
Alva Toddlers Tuesdays and Fridays 9.30-11.30am in the Cochrane Hall. The group also runs through school holidays. Look on Facebook for Alva Toddlers. Darby and Joan Group 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. Open doors Alva Baptist Church is open for tea/coffee and prayers on Wednesdays 10am-noon. Noticeboard Groups, individuals and not-for-profit organisations can advertise activities and display posters. See board for further details. 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. Carpet bowls Monday and Friday sessions from 1.30-3.30pm at Alva Parklands. For more information contact Pam on 01259215031. Ceilidh To raise funds for Strathcarron Hospice and Homestart (Alloa), a ceilidh will be held at the Cochrane Hall on Friday, September 22, at 7.30pm. Music will be provided by Clackmannan fiddler Davy Sinclair and the Furry Boots Ceilidh Band. Tickets £10, take your own refreshments. Contact Donald Cowan for tickets on 0771 475 6274. Bridge Club Club resumes tomorrow (Thursday) at the Cochrane Foundation at 7pm. All levels of players are welcome and partners can be arranged. For details contact Sandra Hopkins on 01259 214963.
\Bannockburn
Miners Welfare Social Club Bingo on Mondays and Wednesdays at 8pm. Community council Meets in Bannockburn 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 on Sunday from 2.30pm with Sunday school at the same time. Bannockburn Women’s Group New session begins tonight (Wednesday) at 7.30pm in Bannockburn Community Centre. New members welcome. Murrayfield UF Church Service on Sunday is led by Rev Gary Barclay at 10.35am. Parent/todler group meets in the church hall every Tuesday from 9.30-11.30am. P1-7 meet in the church hall on Tuesdays from 6.307.30pm. Welcoming on Sunday are R Newlands and J Kemp and offering team is G Robertson and M Spence. Bowling club Mixed rink on Friday from 7pm followed by bingo 9.30pm and Chase the Ace. Saturday is free. Ladywell Church Service on Sunday at 11.15am will be led by Rev Jim Landels. Sunday school is held during the service. Team one will be on duty. Tomorrow (Thursday) the coffee morning is from 10am till noon. The church thanked everyone who contributed to and supported the flower festival. The final 60th anniversary event will be a dance with live music from The Grand Boys on Sat- urday, October 14. Tickets, including a buffet meal, are £10. Anyone who needs the services of a minister can phone Mr Landels on 01324 810685. Allan Church Service on Sunday is at 11.15am, led by Rev Campbell Campbell-Jack, and includes Communion. Sunday school and creche are available. Welcome Team 6 is on duty. Anyone interested in their children attending Sunday school can speak to Kirsty MacGowan. Tuesday coffee morning from 10- 11.30am. Board and session meet tonight (Wednesday) at 7.15pm and Bible study resumes tomorrow at 2pm. Help is wanted for holiday relief. Contact Douglas or Lesley on 01786 811103. Lodge Bannockburn 312 EA degree is at 7.30pm tomorrow (Thursday).
\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. 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. Rainbows The 3rd Stirling Rainbows meet in North Parish Church Hall. The group has vacancies for girls aged 5-6. Details from braeheadrainbows@gmail.com Bingo Eyes down at 7.30pm every Tuesday in the East Argyll Centre, Colquhoun Street. Hall for hire, enquire at the centre.
\Bridge of Allan
Parish Church Sunday worship takes place at 11am. Sunday school meets at the same time and there will be a creche during the service. Coffee will be served in the Chalmers Hall afterwards. The next meeting of the board and session is on Monday, September 18, at 7.30pm in the Honeyman Hall. The men’s speaker group begins its series of monthly meetings tomorrow (Thursday) at 7.30pm in the session room. The talk by Donald Gardner is entitled ‘Movie Stardom’. The next meeting of the book group takes place on Monday, October 9. The book for discussion is ‘Vinegar Girl’ by Anne Tyler. For details contact the church office. St Saviour’s Episcopal Church Eucharist services are on Sundays at 8am and 10am sung Eucharist with choir. Young church and creche takes place in the church hall and they join the main service later. Coffee and tea are served in the church hall after the 10am Eucharist. Wednesday Eucharist at 11am in the choir vestry: a quiet, peaceful service with coffee/ tea afterwards. On Saturday, September 16, from 11am-4pm St Saviour’s is participating in Stirling Doors Open Day. On Tuesday, September 19, at 7.30pm the Dunblane Area Council meeting is at St Saviour’s with a speaker from Place for Hope. Also at 7.30pm the book group meets in Westerton Drive to discuss Claire Tomalin’s ‘The Invisible Woman’. Lecropt Kirk Sunday worship is at 11.30am. Creche and Sunday school meet at the same time in the hall. Door duty: John Crozier, Janice McGuinness and Karen Shaw. Joint evening service in St Blane’s at 6.30pm. Both services conducted by Rev Gary Caldwell. . Bazaar arranged for Saturday, September 16, from 11am, soup and sandwich lunch available 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 ‘n’Reel Fun fitness classes for the over-60s with routines set to Scottish/contemporary music every Tuesday in Bridge of Allan Parish Church from 2-3pm. This is a seated or standing class and is suitable for wheelchair users. Cost is £4 which includes an after-class coffee. Contact Tricia Chillas for details on 07740 676639. Councillor’s surgery Councillor Alastair Majury will be in the Allan Centre on Tuesday, September 19, at 7pm.
\Cambusbarron
Save Gillies Hill The annual ladies’ fundraising lunch will be held on Saturday, September 23, in the King Robert Hotel. Two-course lunch with guest speaker and raffle. Cost is £20, tickets available from Melissa or Margaret. Raffle prizes gratefully received. Speaker is crime writer Craig Robertson, whose father and grandparents lived in Cambusbarron, Mrs Robertson latterly in Underwood Cottages and Mr Robertson was affectionately known as “The egg man”. Craig will talk about his writing career and his association with Cambusbarron and the Gillies Hill. Councillor’s surgery Councillor Neil Benny will be in the community centre on Tuesday, September 19, at 6.30pm. Bowling Club Saturday, September 16, is the closing of the green with entertainment later by June McNeil. Bruce Memorial Church Coffee morning tomorrow (Thursday) 10am-noon; Rock Solid is on Friday 6.30-8pm for P4-7 children; Concert with the Ian Walker Band on Friday at 7.30pm in the church, entry by donation. The church is taking part in Stirling Doors Open Weekend and is open from 10am-noon on Saturday with tea and coffee available. Sunday’s service at 11am will be led by Rev Graham Nash, continuing the Compassion series. On Monday, September 18 at 7pm in the hall a six-week DVD discussion group on stepping out in faith begins. SWI The opening meeting of the new season will be held on Wednesday, September 20, in the community centre at 7.30pm. The speaker will be from the Argyll Museum at Stirling Castle. Competitions are for a military memento and for a Victoria sponge. New members welcome.
\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 includes Communion. Creche available. The service will be led by the Rev Anne Shearer. During the vacancy period the interim moderator Rev Liz Robertson may be contacted by phone on 01786 812467 or by email at lizrobertson@ churchofscotland. The church will be open to visitors on Saturday from noon-4pm and on Sunday from 2-5pm.The church choir will present a musical interlude in the church on the Sunday at 3pm. On Saturday There will be a work morning from 10am-noon and guided tours will be available throughout the day until 4pm. Tours will also be available on Sunday. Every Tuesday a coffee morning is held in the hall from 10am. Lunch club is held in the kirk hall every Thursday at 12.30pm, contact Elizabeth Crozier on 01259 213016. The afternoon club for retired people resumes on September 27. For more information contact Sheila Innes on 01786 822942 Viewfield Erskine Church Sunday worship is at 11.30am, including Communion, with Rev AF Miller and organist A Christie. The choir will practice in the church from 10.30am. The bBadminton club meets every Monday in the upper hall from 7.30pm. St Columba’s Church Sunday service at 11am will be led by Rev Alex Millar. There will be a Stirling Kirks Together Messy Church session on Sunday, October 1, from 3.30-6pm at St Columba’s. Each Sunday Junior Church provides activities for young members. St Columba’s hosts friendship lunches on the second Monday of every month from noon-1.30pm. Coffee club meets in the church hall every Thursday from 10.30-11.30am. St Columba’s has a range of venues for hire, contact the church office for details on 01786 449516. or see 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. Councillor’s surgery Councillor Danny Gibson will be in the Tolbooth tomorrow (Thursday) at 6.30pm. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church On Friday, September 15, Communion will be celebrated at 11am and on Sunday, September 17, Communion will be at 8.30am, followed by all-age Eucharist at 10.30am. The church will be open during Doors Open Weekend from 10am-4pm on Saturday and noon-4pm on Sunday. On Saturday, September 30, at 7pm there will be a concert in the church featuring Ulrike Wutscher (mezzo soprano) and Alistair Warwick (harpsichord/ organ). Light refreshments will be served. The recently refurbished church hall is available for hire. Contact shaws1@talktalk.net for more information. AFor more details visit www.holytrinitystirling.org. Church of the Holy Rude The service on Sunday at 10am will be conducted by Rev Alan Miller. Communion will take place during this service. The AGM of the Friends will be held in the church at 4pm on Sunday. The meeting will commence with a short act of worship. Tea and coffee will be served in the south-east aisle at the close of the meeting. There will be a kirk session meeting in the session room on Tuesday, September 19, at 7.30pm. To celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation there will be a lecture in the church on Friday, October 6, at 7.30pm. The topic will be ‘The Spirit of the Reformation: A Scottish Perspective’, given by Prof David Ferguson. professor of divinity at the University of Edinburgh. Admission is by donation programme and proceeds will go to the upkeep of the church. At the end of the lecture there will be hospitality in the church. Historic Environment Scotland have given permission to park on the Castle esplanade until the barrier is closed at 10.30pm. Stirling Free Church Meetings on Sunday at 11am and 6pm in the Smith Museum and Art Gallery with Rev Iain Macaskill. Refreshments after both services. Edinburgh Theological Seminary’s Saturday course begins on September 16. Speak to Esther for details. Handbags and Glad Rags sale will be held in The Well on Saturday, September 23, from 1-3pm in aid of the church building fund. Meetings in The Well at 24 Upper Craigs, Stirling: today (Wednesday) Friends from Bulgaria presentation in the afternoon; prayer meeting 7.30pm, tomorrow TNT/ drop-in 2-3.30pm; Monday, September 18 ladies’ Bible study at 10.30am; Tuesdays at 10.30am Wee Wellies and 7.30pm Road to Recovery.