\City centre

\Alva

Alva Toddlers Tuesdays and Fridays 9.30-11.30am in the Cochrane Hall. Look on Facebook for Alva Toddlers. Darby and Joan Group Weekly whist and dominoes take place on Wednesdays at 1.45pm in the Cochrane Foundation Hall, Croftshaw Road. Knitting group Meets at Parklands Centre, 7.30pm, on the first and third Mondays of the month. Open doors Alva Baptist Church is open for tea/coffee and prayers on Wednesdays from 10am-noon. 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 from 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. Call Pam on 01259215031. Age Concern Meetings on Thursdays from 2pm in Alva Parish Church Hall. Notice board The notice board is outside the CAP/library. Anyone who wants to se it can see the notice board for details. Bridge club Club meets on Tuesdays at the Cochrane Foundation at 7pm. All levels of players are welcome and partners can be arranged, if required. For further details, please contact Sandra Hopkins on 01259 214963.

\Bannockburn

Miners Welfare Social Club Bingo on Mondays and Wednesdays, 8pm. Johnathan Stevens will be in the quiet lounge on Saturday, January 13 at 9pm. 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. Councillor’s surgery Councillor Alasdair MacPherson will be in Bannockburn Primary School on Saturday, January 13 at 10am. 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. On Friday, January 19 at 7.30pm there will be a Snowman Drive. All ages welcome. The 2018 Flower Calendar is now available for checking dates are correct or adding your name. Craft club Today (Wednesday) the community craft clubn resum,es from 2-4pm in Allan Church Hall. All suggestions/ideas welcome. Tea and coffee 50p or donation. Organisers are looking for demonstrators - If you have an expertise and can assist with this please contact Margaret on 01786 813281. Allan Church Service on Sunday is at 11.15am led by Rev Ken Russell. Welcome Team 5 on duty. Sunday school and creche available. Anyone interested in their children attending Sunday school please speak to Kirsty MacGowan (Sunday school superintendent). Coffee club on Tuesdays from 10-11.30am in the church hall. Board and session meeting tonight (Wednesday) at 7.15pm; Bible Study resumes tomorrow (Thursday) from 2-3pm.Anyone interested in finding out about how to use the digital hymnary - please contact Lesley 07968 329764 or Douglas. Lunch club On Monday, January 15 from noon-1.30pm the lunch club resumes. All members of the commu- nity welcome, particularly the elderly and those who live alone. Cost £2.50 includes home-made soup, filled roll, tea/coffee and biscuits. Murrayfield UF Church Service on Sunday will be led by Rev Gary Barclay at 10.30am. Parent/toddler group meets on Tuesdays in the church hall from 9.30-11.30am. Welcoming team on Sunday is Mrs M White and Mr A Morgan and the offering team is Mrs A Lomax and Mrs J Moore. Bowling club Bingo on Friday at 9.30pm plus Chase the Ace. On Saturday the club opens at 1pm with dominoes at 3.30pm. Lodge Bannockburn Bruce and Thistle 312 Second degree meeting tomorrow (Thursday) at 7.30pm.

\Braehead

Lunch club Meets on Wednesdays in the Crawford Hall, Colquhoun Street, 1-3pm. 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. Details from braeheadrainbows@ gmail.com. Art New sessions for 2018 - acrylics painting class with Laura Newbury at Crawford Hall on Thursdays from 7-9pm. Blocks of five sessions restarting January. For more info phone 07729 050035. Stirling North Parish Church Today (Wednesday) the Coffee Pot Cafe is open from 10am-noon, all welcome. Tomorrow (Thursday) from 10.15amnoon Mumzone meets. On Sunday, there will be no prayer meeting in the morning. Kirk session meets 9.50am. Morning service 10.30am and evening service 6.30pm. On Monday, January 15 at 7.30pm the Guild meets.

\Bridge of Allan

Parish Church Sunday worship takes place at the usual time of 11am and will be conducted by Rev Dan Harper. Sunday school meets at the usual time and there will be a creche. Coffee fellowship will be served in the Chalmers Hall afterwards. Simon Oldham will give a talk on the Highland Spring factory at Blackford at the men’s speaker group tomorrow (Thursday) at 7.30pm in the Session Room. Next meeting of the book group is on Monday, January 15 at 7.30pm. The book for discussion is Northanger Abbey by Val McDermid. This is the second book in the Austen project, for which six well-known contemporary authors were each asked to write an updated version of Jane Austen’s completed novels. For further information, please 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. Coffee and tea are served after the 10am Eucharist. Wednesdays at 11am in the Choir Vestry; a quiet, peaceful service with coffee/ tea afterwards. Lecropt Kirk Sunday worship commences at 11.30am. Door duty: Carolyn Jones and Gerry Petrie Creche and Sunday school meet at same time in church Joint evening service in St Blane’s at 6.30pm Focus will be on prayer. All welcome to services which will be conducted by Rev Gary Caldwell. Walking groups With trained leaders on Wednesdays 2-2.45pm. Contact Frances on 01786 821790 for the meeting point. Next walk tofaday (WednesdayJ. Stirling University Partnership walk group is on Saturdays 10.30am-noon, meeting at the Macrobert. Call Ian on 07768 984176. Next walk January 14. 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 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, including coffee. Call Tricia Chillas on 07740 676639. Councillor’s surgery Councillor Graham Houston will be in Bridge of Allan Library on Saturday, January 13 at 10am.

\Cambusbarron

Councillor’s surgery Councillor Neil Benny will be in the community centre on Tuesday, January 16 at 6.30pm. Communitry council A new secretary is required by the community council following the recent resignation from the role by Avril Gold due to a clash with work duties. For the past two months, Keith Ratcliffe and Ann Finlayson have shared the secretarial duties on a short-term basis but a more permanent solution is needed. If any resident of the Cambusbarron CC area is interested in serving on the CC, the next meeting is at 7pm on Tuesday, January 16, in the primary school. Anyone interested in finding out more about the secretary role, which can attract a cash payment, can also email chair Alan Rennie at alancraigrennie@yahoo.co.uk. Bruce Memorial Church All are welcome at 11am for Sunday service conducted by minister Rev Graham Nash. Sunday school and bible class will be on as usual. Coffee morning tomorrow (Thursday) from 10amnoon in the church hall.CambusBairns is on Friday, January 12 from 9.15-10.45am in the church hall, a meeting place for parents with babies or toddlers. Rock Solid is also on Friday from 6.30-8pm in the church hall. If you know any children in Primary 4-7, please invite them along! SWI news A Scots Night with Jim Whyte will feature at the next meeting on Wednesday, January 17 at 7.30pm. Competitions are for a favourite Scottish poem and a jar of lemon curd (silver salver). The raffle will be in aid of Erskine Hospital.

\Causewayhead

Baby and toddler group Every 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 will be led by Rev Ruth Halley, assisted by Rev Anne Shearer. All welcome, creche available. The J Club resumes on Sunday, January 14. For more information contact Alison Gow on 01786 447353. Brownies resume on Friday, January 12 in the hall at 4.30pm. For more information contact Fiona McBride on 01786 473099. Guides resume on Monday, January 15 in the hall from 7.15-8.45pm. For more information contact Alison Poole on 07940 560302. A coffee morning is held every Tuesday in the hall at Causewayhead at 10am. Lunch club for seniors living in the area meets in the hall every Thursday at 12.30pm. Any seniors in the area wishing to join should contact Elizabeth Crozier on 01259 213016. Afternoon club for retired people liv- ing in the area meets twice monthly in the hall on Thursdays from 2pm. For more information contact Sheila Innes. 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 walking@activestirling.org.uk. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church On Friday, January 12, Holy Communion will be celebrated at 11am and on Sunday there will be Holy Communion at 8.30am followed by Sung Eucharist at 10.30am. The church 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 Meeting on Sunday in the Smith Art Gallery and Museum at 11am with Rev Iain MacAskill and at 5.30pm in The Well, Upper Craigs, when the speaker will be Zoe Baxter (Peru). The launch vent for the BGEA Celebration of Hope is on Tuesday, January 16 from 7-9pm in Grangemouth Town Hall with speaker Will Graham. On Saturday, January 20 from 10.30am-noon in The Well there is a Mission Support Coffee Morning in aid of Neil and Rachael Rae, OMF, The Philippines. Tonight (Wednesday) House Bible Study Groups at 7.30pm in venues as arranged. Meetings in The Well: tomorrow (Thursday) Men’s Bible Study 10.30am; BGEA prayer meeting noon-1pm; Tuesday, January 16 Wee Wellies Group 10.30am; Road to Recovery 7.30pm. Church of the Holy Rude Service on Sunday will be conducted by Rev Alan Miller and services will commence at 11.30am until the end of June. St Columba’s Sunday service at 11am will be led by Rev Alex Millar. Kirk session meets at 7.30pm tonight (Wednesday) and the stewardship committee will meet at 7.30pm on Tuesday, January 16. Library book group meets on Wednesday, January 17 at 2pm and the book under discussion will be Alexander McCall Smith’s “No1 Ladies Detective Agency”. Members will be sharing reflections and comments with partner church in Paris. The next messy church event will take place at St Ninians Old Parish Church on Sunday, January 28 at 3.30pm. Allan Park South Church Service on Sunday at 10.30am will be conducted by the minister Rev Alistair Cowper and Sunday Stars for younger children takes place during the time of worship. Tea and coffee will be served downstairs in the hall immediately thereafter. Wellbeing Choir takes place every Tuesday at 7.30pm. The lunch club meets every Thursday from noon until 2pm and all are welcome. Full details of all church events are on the website at www. apschurch.com. Contact number for all enquiries is Mr Cowper at 01786 471998 or 07791 524504 or by email acowper@churchofscotland.org.uk. Viewfield Erskine Church Sunday worship is at 10am (please note time of service). Minister Rev AF Miller and organist Mr D Macdonald. Tea and coffee served afterwads in the Upper Hall. Badminton Club will resume on Monday, January 15 in the Upper Hall. Guild is holding its annual Scots Night on Monday, January 29. Tickets are now available at £10 each.

\Cornton

Credit union Cornton and District Credit Union is open every Monday from 9am-3pm and Fridays 4pm6pm in the community centre. Needles and Pins Group returns after the festive break on Monday, January 22. Cornton Baptist Church Tomorrow (Thursday) at 7.30pm is Prayer, Praise and Pastries. Sunday at 11am with Rev Hamish Wishart (Luke 2:39-52 ‘Imitating Jesus’) and at 6.30pm with Mr Wishart (1 Samuel 7:2-17 ‘New Mercies’).

\Dunblane

Walking group Free health walk with trained leaders every Wednesday from 10.30am. Meet in front of Dunblane Cathedral. Next walk today (Wednesday). Contact walking:activestirling.org.uk. Whist club Club returns tomorrow (Thursday). More details from Dolly Gemmell on 01786 822387. Free Church Sunday’s services are at 11.30am with Kidz Club and creche plus evening service at 6.30pm. Prayer and Bible study meet on Thursdays at 7.30pm. More info from session clerk Innes Macleod on 01259 760566. Men’s breakfast at Choices coffee shop, Main Street, on the third Saturday of every month at 8am. Call Alasdair Lunan 07886 216593. Dunblane Christian Fellowship Service every Sunday at 10.30am with Kids Church and creche available. Chatty Crafters club every Tuesday 10am-1pm; mother, baby and toddlers group from Tuesday, January 16 2-4pm and cafe from Monday, January 15 2-5pm (open Mon-Fri). Call Duncan Strathdee on 07789 912259. Tea dance First tea dance of 2018 in the Victoria Hall is on Friday, January 12, doors open 1.30pm, dancing from 2-4pm with live music from Raymond Carse. Tea and biscuits, bring your own mug, cost £4. Accordion and Fiddle Club The first meeting of 2018 is on Wednesday, January 17 at 7.30pm in the Victoria Hall. The guests will be Robert Black’s “Jim Johnstone” Tribute Band. All players, any instrument, welcome. Christian Aid A coffee morning for Christian Aid is being held in Dunblane Cathedral Hall on Saturday, January 13. Entry is £3. There will be a cake and candy and a book stall, and contributions for these stalls will be welcomed. St Blane’s Church On Sunday, the morning service and Sunday school will be at 10am. Creche available during the morning service. Tea and coffee will be served in the hall afterwards to which all are welcome. The evening service will be at 6.30pm. Deadline for submissions for the next edition of “Chronicles” is Saturday, January 27. The Christian Aid Coffee Morning will be held on Saturday, January 13 from 10am-noon in the cathedral hall. Donations of scones and pancakes welcome, along with produce for the cake and candy and book stalls. Tickets £3, available from David or Liz Reid (01786 823576) or on the door. St Blane’s Drama Club January production is three one-act plays and will run from Tuesday, January 23 to Friday, January 26 in the hall. Tickets available from Betty or Smallprint. Dunblane Council of Churches Christian Unity service will be held in St Blane’s on Sunday, January 21 at 6.30pm. Book group restarts on Wednesday, February 7 at 2.30pm when the book under discussion is “James: Genuine Faith”. All welcome. Website: www.dunblanestblanes.org. Sermons are now being uploaded. Dunblane Cathedral Most of the regular groups are now up and running again after the Christmas break. Cockburn Lounge is now open Monday-Friday from 10am-noon. The new year gets off to a start with the first coffee morning of the season, organised by the local Christian Aid Committee, on Saturday, January 13. Doors open at 10am. Admission