\Kinlochard

\Aberfoyle

Walk in the park Led by trained volunteers. Lasts 15-60 minutes. Next walk Monday, July 30. Meet at Woollen Mill car park 10.20am for Lodge Forest Visitor Centre walk (car share). Contact Cathy Scott on 01877 330055 or email cathy.scott@lochlomondtrossachs.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. Green Routes The next open day at the Walled Garden, Gartmore House is on Sunday, July 29 from 10.30am. The leader of the planned workshop is unavailable so the main focus will instead be on the summer pruning and care of orchard trees. A buffet lunch and refreshments with delicious home-baking are included. Accompanied children will be welcome and can join in with the wide variety of other gardening activities. Parish Church Service on Sunday will be at the usual time of 11.15am with worship being conducted by the Rev Dr Valerie Allen. Church fundraising First event is on Monday, July 30 in the annexe of the Forth Inn at 10.30am when cakes and produce will be sold. Please come along and support. Donations can also be handed in. Baking Stall The parish church is again holding a fundraising baking stall. This will be held in the Forth Inn Annexe on Monday, July 30 from 10.30am. Donations of home baking and produce will be gratefully received. If you wish to donate and cannot make the sale please contact Janet (01877 382677) or Morna (01877 382330). All welcome. St Mary’s Scottish Episcopal Church Holy Communion on Sunday at 11.15am. All welcome.

\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 is open Tuesdays, 2pm in Balfron Bowling Club. Wheelchair access available. Bingo Every Friday in the McLintock Hall during the bowling season. Eyes down 8pm, courtesy of Anne Adams then Billy Ross on return to the bowling club premises later in the year, cash prizes. All welcome. Community council Next meet on Thursday, August 2 at 7.30pm in Balfron High School. Councillor’s surgery Councillor Graham Lambie will be in the McLintock Hall on Thursday, August 2 at 7pm.

\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 Service on Sunday will be a joint service with Gartmore held at Gartmore Church starting at 10.30am and will be led by the Worship Group. The service on Sunday, August will be a joint service with Gartmore at Gartmore Church starting at 10.30am and led by the Rev Scott Brown. Golf Society The next outing is on Saturday, August 25 to Murrayshall Golf Resort in Scone. Any member wishing to attend should add their name to the sheet in The Buchlyvie Inn or by contacting Evan McLean on 01360 850351. The Golf Society would like to thank everyone who supported their Open Championship Sweepstake. The winners celebrating on Sunday were Jim Crane who won the main prize and his wife Sandra who also picked the top amateur.

\Callander

Walk in the park Led by trained volunteers. Lasts 20 minutes to one hour. Next walk is Tuesday, July 31. Meet at the medical centre for Keltie Bridge walk (dementia-friendly). Summer walks every Wednesday, meeting at 7pm in Ancaster Square. Various routes: 20-45 minutes (dementia-friendly). Contact Cathy Scott on 01877 330055 or email cathy. scott@lochlomond-trossachs.org. Strength and balance For older adults, Tuesdays, 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. St Andrew’s Scottish Episcopal Church Holy Communion on Sunday and Wednesday at 10am. Best kept garden The annual competition for the Callander Community Council Cup is coming up. Entry forms are available from the library. Judging is at end of July. Three gardens will be chosen with certificates for all and the trophy for first place will be presented at the annual show on Saturday, August 25 in Callander Kirk Hall. Callander Kirk Church prayer meeting is on the last Sunday of each month in Room 2 in the Kirk Hall from 10-11am. All-Age morning worship at 11.15am and Songs of Praise at 8pm in Callander Kirk. All welcome to all services ansd activities. Teapot Cafe is open in the Kirk Hall Library on Wednesdays from 10.30am-noon. Concert The final is a series of concerts at Callandser Kirk is on Saturday, August 4 at 7.30pm. Concert from New World features the West Winds Music Ensemble from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The ensemble is an instrumental combination of 35 to 40 musicians who will bring this series of concerts to a rousing conclusion. Support supplied by Callander Cho- rale. Admission £5 at the door (accompanied children free). Proceeds go to local charities.

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

Keep fit Mondays, 7-8pm in the Rural Hall. Aerobics and legs/bums/ tums, suitable for beginners to advanced. Cost £5. Bridge club Wednesdays, 7.15pm in the Red Lion Hotel. 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@lochlomond-trossachs.org for more details. Contact Cathy Scott to book on 01877 330055 or email cathy.scott@lochlomondtrossachs.org.

\Gargunnock

Young at Heart Low-impact dance fitness classes for 50-year-olds and over on Tuesdays in the community centre from 10.45-11.30am. Contact Janice on 07565 182259. Church There will be a joint service in Kilmadock Church, Doune on Sunday at 10.30am conducted by Rev Lynne Mack. Anyone wishing transport to the service should contact Audrey Birrell on 01786 860321.

\Gartmore

Circle dance Group meets every second Thursday of the month in Gartmore Village Hall, 2-4pm. Green Routes The next open day at the Walled Garden, Gartmore House is on Sunday, July 29 from 10.30am. The leader of the planned workshop is unavailable so the main focus will instead be on the summer pruning and care of orchard trees. A buffet lunch and refreshments with delicious home-baking are included. Accompanied children will be welcome and can join in with the wide variety of other gardening activities. Theatre Three Wee Crows touring theatre company are coming to Gartmore Village Hall on Saturday, August 18 with Home Fires Broken Sons, a commemoration piece of theatre marking the Great War from the home front point of view. It is an original piece that includes genuine letters from men at the front to their loved ones, music and film. The show, which deals with the rigours of war is not without its comic lighter moments. There are three actresses Jane Dunbar, Vivienne de Carris and Kathleen Campbell accompanied by Anne Barlow on fiddle. Tickets are £12.50 adult, £5 child and family ticket £30 (all children up to age 16 included) are available from Gartmore Village Shop 01877 382214, online at www.wegottickets.com and on the door. Church Sunday’s service at 10.30am with the Worship Group is a joint service with Buchlyvie and will be held in Gartmore Church. All welcome. Councillor’s surgery Councillor Martin Earl will be in the village hall on Wednesday, August 1 at 7pm.

\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. Killearn Kirk Family service on Sunday at 10.30am will be led by Rev David Munro. The church will celebrate the baptism of Fraoch McKellar, daughter of Craig and Helen. Children, accompanied by an adult, are welcome and there will be quiet activities to keep them occupied. The monthly Abbeyfield Service is at 2pm and visitors are welcome.

\Killin

Walk in the park Led by trained volunteers. Lasts 15 minutes to one Councillor’s surgery Councillor Evelyn Tweed will be in the village hall on Thursday, August 2 at 7pm.

\Kippen

Toddlers Meetings resume after the summer break. Otago The exercise class is on a summer break and returns in September. Church On Sunday at 10am led by Rev. Ron Boyd, there will be a joint service with Norrieston Church members. Please note that the service is an hour earlier. All welcome. Cappuccino Chatter On Wednesdays from 10.30-11.30am in the Church House. Flower Show Schedules are now available in McNicoll’s Stores for the 117th annual flower show in the village hall on Sunday, August 19 at 12.30pm. Flower Show Garden Competition (confined) The competition will include both natural/ nature -friendly and formal gardens. Front or back gardens can be entered. To enter, email a picture of your garden to the Kippen Flower Show address: kippenflowershow@hotmail. com, also including your name and address. Emails should be received by midnight Monday, August 13. The judging will take place using the photos, with a follow-up visit to the winning garden before the winner is announced on the day of the show. The submitted garden photos will be shared on the Kippen Flower Show Facebook page but Facebook likes will not be taken into account for the judging. Heritage Exhibition Dates for this annual event are Friday, Saturday and Sunday August 17-19, from 2-5pm. Main venue is again the Reading Room which in addition to a century of photographs will include exhibits from the Old Kirkyard at the Cross. Also open will be the Old Smiddy, but unfortunately the former Boatyard will not be available. Classics in Kippen Summer Serenade will be an evening of light arias, songs and ensembles from the classical and music theatre, performed by some local Royal Conservatoire of Scotland singers in Kippen Parish Church tonight (Friday) at 7.30pm. All profit will go towards buying staging for future performances and would become a community asset. Tickets £15, concessions £12, from Kath Coubrough or at the door on the night. Bowls A wet evening cancelled Monday’s rink game. The winners of the Forth and Endrick League finals were as follows: ladies singles - Eileen Mayhew (Kippen); gents singles Norman McBean (Callander); ladies pairs - Norma Sosin and Joyce Simpson (Strathblane); gents pairs - Stuart Brown and John Craig (Buchanan Arms); mixed triples - Maureen MacColl, Willie McLaren and Donald Retson (Kippen). The ladies and gents invitation pairs competition on Sunday were won by Maureen MacColl and Chrissie Bilsland (Kippen/ Buchanan Arms) and Jock McKenzie and Donald Retson (Buchanan Arms/Kippen). Golfing Society The third outing of the year was a two-round day at