\Gartmore
\Aberfoyle
Walk in the park Led by trained volunteers. Lasts 15 minutes to one hour. Next walk is Monday, May 28. Meet at Woollen Mill car park 10.20am for Balleich and loop walk (dementia-friendly).Contact Cathy Scott on 01877 330055 or email cathy. scott@lochlomond-trossachs.org. Strength and balance For older adults, Mondays in the Forth Inn 12.15-1pm, followed by 10 minute walk. Yoga and mindfulness Classes in Memorial Hall, Mondays 7.30-9pm. St Mary’s Church Communion on Sunday at 11.15am. Parish Church Services will return to normal on Sunday, with the service being held at Aberfoyle at 11.15am. Worship will be conducted by Rev Dr Valerie Allen.
\Arnprior
Councillor’s surgery Councillor Graham Lambie will be in Arnprior Nursery on Tuesday, June 5, at 6.30pm.
\Balfron
Adult fitness Dance-based exercises and routines on Thursdays from 7-8pm in Balfron Campus studio. Take a mat, cost £5.50. Contact Yasmin on 07979 856837 or email yasmin@throthegrapevine.co.uk. Community Cafe The cafe is open every Tuesday at 2pm in Balfron Bowling Club. Wheelchair access available.
\Blanefield
Walking group Thursdays, 2-2.45pm, alternate weeks between Blanefield and Killearn. Call 07867 672513.
\Buchlyvie
Yoga Classes in the village hall on Wednesdays, 9.30-10.30am. Strictly Seniors Over 60s dancebased fitness classes on Tuesdays from 10-11am in the village hall. Cost £5.50. Contact Yasmin on 07979 856837 or email yasmin@ throthegrapevine.co.uk. Church Sunday service this week will be led by the worship team. On Wednesday, May 30, safeguarding training for elders will be held in the session room from 7-8.30pm. To book a place contact Tricia on 07774 708064. Golf society The next outing is on Saturday, June 9 ,at Cardross Golf Club in Dunbartonshire. Members who want to attend should add their name to the sheet in The Buchlyvie Inn or contact Evan McLean on 01360 850351.
\Callander
Walk in the park Led by trained volunteers. Lasts 20 minutes to one hour. Next walk is Tuesday, May 29. Meet in Ancaster Square at 10.20am for Doune Ponds and picnic walk (car share, dementia-friendly). Summer walks every Wednesday, meeting at 7pm in Ancaster Square. Various routes: 20-45 minutes (dementiafriendly). Contact Cathy Scott on 01877 330055 or email cathy.scott@ lochlomond-trossachs.org. Strength and balance For older adults, Tuesdays in the fire station, 2-3pm. Car boot sale Summer car boot sale is at St Joseph’s Church tomorrow (Saturday) from 9am-4pm and will run every week until September. To book a spot call 01877 330359. Coffee morning Callander and District Horticultural Society will hold its annual coffee morning in Callander Kirk Hall tomorrow (Saturday) from There is home baking, cake and candy and plants on sale plus a raffle. Entry £2 and all funds go towards the annual show on August 25. Schedules are available in The East End News, Mr Campbell the Butcher, The Deli in the Square and the library. St Andrew’s Church Church Communion on Sunday and Wednesday at 10am. Rector: Richard Grosse 01877 382887. Bowls Callander play Balfron in the Forth and Endrick League tonight (Friday). The club are away to Braco in the West Perthshire League tomorrow. Callander Kirk Prayer meeting on the last Sunday of each month in the kirk hall from 10-11am. All-age morning worship at 11.15am in the kirk, followed by the stated annual meeting and Time for Silence at 8pm in the kirk. The Teapot Cafe is open in the kirk hall on Wednesdays from 10.30am-noon.
\Crianlarich
Councillor’s surgery Councillor Martin Earl will be in the village hall on Monday, June 4, at 7pm.
\Croftamie
Walk in the park Led by trained volunteers. Meet outside the Winnock Hotel, Drymen, on Thursdays at 10.20am. Email fran.crumley@ lochlomond-trossachs.org for more details.
\Doune, Deanston
Bridge club Wednesdays, 7.15pm in the Red Lion Hotel. Keep fit Mondays, 7-8pm in the Rural Hall. Aerobics and legs/bums/ tums, suitable for beginners to advanced. Cost £5. Young at Heart Low-impact dance fitness classes for 50-year-olds and over on Tuesdays in the Rural Hall from 9.30-10.15am and Thursdays from 10-10.45am. Contact Janice on 07565 182259.
\Drymen
Walk in the park Led by trained volunteers. Meet outside the Winnock Hotel, Thursdays at 10.20am. Email fran.crumley@lochlomondtrossachs.org for more details. Councillor’s surgery Councillor Robert Davies will be in the village hall on Tuesday, June 5 at 7pm. Church Sunday service is at 11.30am, tea and coffee are available before and after the service. The foodbank collection will be the first two Sundays in June, looking for dried food, tins of ready meals, cereals, etc, as well as cash.
\Fintry
Fintry Kirk The church plant sale will be in the car park at the sports club tomorrow (Saturday) from 10am until 1pm. The service on Sunday will be at 9.30am and will be led by Mr Darren Jalland. A creche is available. Tea/ coffee after the service. Circle dance Group meets every second Thursday of the month in Gartmore Village Hall, 2-4pm. Church Sunday’s service at 10am will be led by the Worship Group. Jazz night Former Gartmore resident David Series is bringing his band Meerkat Parade to Gartmore Village Hall on Friday, June 1. Doors open 7.30pm, performance at 8pm. Tickets cost £10 and are available from Gartmore Village Shop on 01877 382214, www.wegottickets.com or on the door. More details from www. meerkatparade.com.
\Killearn
Walking group Thursdays 2-2.45pm, alternate weeks between Blanefield and Killearn. Call 07867 672513. Otago Active adults strength and balance class, Tuesdays 9.30-10am and 10.10-10.40am in the church hall, £2. Call 01786 448308. Adult fitness Dance-based exercises and routines on Tuesdays from 7.30-8.30pm in the village hall. Take a mat, cost £5.50. Contact Yasmin on 07979 856837 or email yasmin@ throthegrapevine.co.uk. Strictly Seniors Over-60s dancebased fitness classes on Fridays from 10-11am in the village hall. Cost £5.50. Contact Yasmin on 07979 856837 or email yasmin@ throthegrapevine.co.uk. Jumble sale Volunteer Eco Students Abroad (VESA) jumble sale on Saturday, June 9, in Killearn Kirk Hall from 10am-noon. Entry £1. Dealers on Friday, June 8, at 8pm only. Event in aid of South African volunteer trip. Contributions to be left at hall on Friday, June 8, between 6pm and 8pm. Enquiries to Heather Stevenson on 551076. Kirk There will be a family service on Sunday at 10.30am, led by Rev Alan Dunnet. In the afternoon there will be a service in Abbeyfield at 2pm, when Rev David Munro will celebrate Communion. Ladies’ Bible study group meets on Monday, May 28, at 1.15pm. Beer festival Killearn Beer Festival, hosted by the Old Mill, takes place on June 7 from 2pm. Entry of £5.50 includes KBF glass and tasting notes. Golden Years Club Annual outing to Largs takes place on June 9, leaving Killearn at 11am.
\Killin
Walk in the park Led by trained volunteers. Lasts 15 minutes to one hour. Next walk is Wednesday, May 30. Meet at 10.20am at McLaren Hall car park for Glen Lochrary walk (car share, dementia-friendly). Contact Cathy Scott on 01877 330055 or cathy. scott@lochlomond-trossachs.org. Strength and balance Exercise class for older adults on Wednesdays in the Killin Hotel 1.30-2.30pm, followed by 10-minute walk.
\Kippen
Toddlers Meet in the village hall on Thursdays, 10.30am to noon. Otago The exercise class takes place on Wednesday from 9.45-10.15am in Kippen Church House. Cappuccino Chatter On Wednesdays from 10.30-11.30am in the Church House. Quilters Kippen Community Quilters are holding their second quilt show on Sunday, May 27, from 1-4pm in the village hall. Raffle tickets for a quilt are £1 from members. Entry £3 includes cream tea. Church Pentecost was celebrated on Sunday before Rev Ellen Larson Davidson baptised Sophie Ann, daughter of Kate and Neil McAllister, Oakwood. Morning service on Sunday is at 11.15am and will be taken by Mrs Evelyn Robertson. Guild The Guild summer rally takes place on Thursday, May 31, at 7pm in North Church, Stirling. Members and friends who want to attend should get in touch with Margery Stirling (01786 870634) by Sunday so that transport arrangements can be made. Joanna, after her unfortunate accident in Crete, is recovering in Forth Valley Royal Hospital. Bowling In Monday evening’s rink game points were gained by Glenise Hughes, Robert More, Andy Mayhew, Sandra Boyd, Bill Boyd, George Goodall and Max Taylor. The Jack Dunlop mixed pairs competition will be played on Sunday at 10am. All players should arrive by 9.30am. The Forth and Endrick League competition started last Friday. Kippen won the away leg at Strathblane 16-10 and lost 11-10 at home. Tonight (Friday) Aberfoyle is the opposition. SWI After official business at the May meeting in the Reading Room last week everyone enjoyed Dianne’s presentation of her travels to the ACWW conference in Romania and then nearer home in the Hebrides. Last year’s winner of the Meg Munro Points Cup, Effie Fraser, had the pleasure of presenting it to Margery Stirling, 2018 winner. Effie first won this cup in 1966 and again in 1999, 2004, 2006 and 2017. The Jubilee Cup was won by Effie and the Spode Plate by Ina Young and Fiona Clark. Mora Adam was warmly thanked for her three years of service as president before handing the badge to Helen Wilson and thanking her committee. At the splendid federation craft show in Stirling last Saturday, Margery, Dianne and Helen had excellent entries and gained quite a few win10am-noon.