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\Aberfoyle

Councillor’s surgery Councillor Jeremy McDonald will be in the Memorial Hall tomorrow (Thursday) at 7pm.

\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. 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 Dementia cafe is held 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 01259 215031. Age Concern Next meeting takes place tomorrow (Thursday) at 1pm in Alva Parish Church Hall. Noticeboard The noticeboard is outside the CAP/library. Anyone who wants to use it can see the notice board for details.

\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 is held on Sunday from 2.15pm with Sunday school at the same time. Allan Church Sunday’s service at 11.15am will be led by Rev Ken Russell with Welcome Team 6 on duty. All welcome, creche available. Summer Sunday School takes place at the start of the usual service. If you can help with by supervising the children while they watch a film then please speak to Kirsty. Anyone interested in their children attending Sunday school please speak to Kirsty MacGowan (Sunday school superintendent). Champions Summer Holiday club and Fun Day for P1-7 is from August 8-10 at Allan Church and August 11 at Murrayfield UF Church from 10am-noon each day. Games, crafts, stories and lots of fun. You can register and get more information by calling 0771 929 4180 or email: hiya@ allanchurch.org. Anyone interested in helping out on a Sunday morning - please contact Lesley 0796 8329764 or Douglas. Flower show This year’s show is on Saturday, September 1, at Allan Church Hall. A copy of the schedule has been pinned up in the large hall if you wish to see it. Anyone wishing to place an entry should ensure they have a copy of the schedule which is available from Margaret Baxter email: maggie47@mail.com or 01786 813281 Bannockburn House The house is open every Wednesday from 10am2pm for volunteers to continue getting it ready. The house will be open for organised tours on July 15 and August 19. These can be booked via www.bannockburnhouse.scot. Ladywell Church Service on Sunday at 11.15am will be led by Linda, Helen and Robina. Team Three will be on duty. Tickets priced £5 are still available for the afternoon tea which takes place on Saturday, July 21 from 2-4pm. Thursday coffee mornings will resume in September. Murrayfield UF Church The “Teain-the-Park” walking group meets on Friday, July 6 at 2.30pm in the car park of Ladywell Park for a stroll round the park, a seat, and a cup of tea and chat. There are no hills and there are lots of seats! Bring your own refreshments. This Sunday’s service will be led by George McRobb from Aberdeen at 10.30am. The welcome team is Jean Bell and Jan Cross; the offering team is Derek and Jane Robertson.

\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. Rainbows The 3rd Stirling Rainbows meet in North Parish Church Hall. Details from braeheadrainbows@ gmail.com. Community garden Memberships are available at www.braehead.org/ garden or drop in any Tuesday or Saturday between 10.30am and noon to find out more. Stirling North Parish Church schedule: 10.30am service (creche and zones available for all children); no evening service.

\Bridge of Allan

Parish Church Sunday Sunday worship takes place at the usual time of 11am and will be conducted by Rev Dan Harper. There will be a creche and coffee fellowship takes place in the Chalmers Hall afterwards. The first of the summer coffee mornings will be held on Saturday, July 7 from 10amnoon in the Chalmers Hall. Proceeds will be split between Maggie’s Centre and the MS Therapy Centre. Summer Sundays begin next week with a village challenge; meet in the church foyer at 2pm. St Saviour’s Episcopal Church 8am Eucharist, 10am sung Eucharist. Young Church and creche take place in the church hall then join the main service later. Coffee/ tea are served in the church hall after the 10am service. On Wednesdays at 11am in the choir vestry there is a quiet, peaceful service with coffee/ tea afterwards. Lecropt Kirk Sunday worship commences at 11.30am conducted by Rev Gary Caldwell. No official Sunday school but children most welcome in church. Welcome team - Ian Tasker, Alan Hadden and Ian McLure. Joint evening service in Dunblane Free Church at 6.30pm. Walking groups With trained leaders on Wednesdays 2-2.45pm. Contact Frances on 01786 821790 for the meeting point. Stirling University Partnership walk group is on Saturdays 10.30am-noon, meeting at the Macrobert. Call Ian on 07768 984176. Crochet and knitting A group meets in the library on the last Thursday of each month 2.30-4.30pm. Donations of leftover wool are 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/ Sunday 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 Chilas on 07740 676639. Young at Heart Low-impact dance fitness classes for ages 50-plus are on Mondays in Bridge of Allan Parish Church Hall from 2-2.45pm and Friday 11-11.45am. A less energetic class is available on Thursdays in the church Hall from 11.15am-noon. For more information call Janice on 07565 182259.

\Cambusbarron

Brufe Memorial Church All are welcome to Sunday service at 11am led by minister Rev Graham Nash. Theme will be ‘You are invited... to the Heavenly City!’ looking at Revelation 21 and 22. Coffee morning on Thursday, July 12 in the church hall from 10am-noon. Faith Mission Edinburgh Convention from July 1-6.

\Causewayhead

Baby and toddler group Every Thursday at Stirling County Rugby Club from 10-11.30am. £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 will be led by the Rev Ruth Halley who can be contacted on 01786 463060. All welcome. The kirk will be open to visitors every Sunday from 2-5pm during July and August. A coffee morning is held every Tuesday in the hall at Causewayhead at 10am. 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. Church of the Holy Rude Service on Sunday at 10am will be conducted by Rev Alan Miller. The North Lakeshore Chorus from Toronto, Canad, will give a concert in the church at 7.30pm on Monday, July 9. The programme “Peace at Last - The Boys Come Home”, will include popular music and songs from the Great War. Admission to the concert is free, but there will be a retiring collection for Anaphylaxia Scotland, the choir’s chosen charity. Parking on Stirling Castle Esplanade until 10.30pm courtesy of Historic Environment Scotland. There will be a concert in the church on Saturday, July 21 at 7.30pm featuring guest soloist spots by Thomas Rintoul on tenor horn and organ solos by Ian Boulter. Music includes the Rondo from Mozart’s 4th Horn Concerto and other well known tunes. Tickets cost £10 (£6 concessions) for the Organ Appeal Fund and includes refreshments after the concert. Allan Park South Church Service on Sunday is at 10.30am and will be led by the Worship Group. There are no Sunday Stars over the summer but children are welcome in the service and there are facilities in the hall. There is tea and coffee downstairs after the service. Most activities are on a summer break currently, see the