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\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. Community council There are currently three vacancies on the community council and applications are invited from Alva residents. The community council meets on the second Monday of each month at 7.30pm. Application forms and guidance notes are available from: Alva Community Access Point (CAP) and Higglety Pigglety shop in Alva or email: info@alvacommunitycouncil. org.uk. Completed applications, addressed to the Secretary of Alva Community Council by Monday, August 27 to any of the above or the postal address on the guidance notes. The decision on filling these vacancies will be made at the community council meeting on Monday, September 10 which the public are welcome to attend. If the number of volunteer applications does not exceed the three vacancies all will be co-opted on to the community council provided eligibility criteria is met. In the event that there are more eligible applications than vacancies an open vote will be taken by current elected community councillors.
\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 service is at 11.15am led by Rev Ken Russell with Welcome Team Five on duty. All welcome. Creche available. Summer Sunday school takes place at the start of the service. If you can help with the summer Sunday School by supervising the children while they watch a film then please speak to Kirsty MacGowan (Sunday school superintendent). Anyone interested in their children attending Sunday school please speak to Kirsty. Champions Summer Holiday Club and Fun Day for all Bannockburn P1-7 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 9294180 or email: hiya@allanchurch.org. Look out for the posters throughout the village. The church is planning a centenary to commemorate the end of WWI. The craft club would be delighted if anyone could assist in the knitting of poppies. Wool and patterns available please contact Margaret Baxter on 01786 813281 or maggie47@gmail.com. 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. Anyone wishing to place an entry should ensure they have a copy of the schedule, which is available from Margaret Baxter on maggie47@mail. com or 01786 813281 Murrayfield UF Church Champions summer club for primary age children begins today (Wednesday) and runs to Friday, August 10 from 10am-noon at the Allan Church, followed by a fun day on Saturday, August 11 from 10am-noon at Murrayfield UF Church. There will be games, crafts, stories and lots of fun. Tea-in-the-Park walking group meets on Friday at 2.30pm in the car park of Ladywell Park for a stroll, a seat, and a cup of tea and chat. Sunday’s service will be led by Rev Gary Barclay at 10.30am. The welcome team is Jean Bell and Jan Cross; the offering team is Jane and Derek Robertson. The kirk session meets in the church hall on Monday, August 13 at 7.30pm and Thursday, August 16 at 7.30pm is your chance to depose the Post Office team as Community Quiz champions. Come as a team of four-six people or come on your own and some smart team-mates will be found for you! The quiz night is in the church hall. Bowling club Friday night bingo and joker draw. On Saturday there is a home game against Borestone. Entertainment on Saturday, August 25, entry £3. All welcome.
\Braehead
Lunch club Meets on Wednesdays in the Crawford Hall, Colquhoun Street, 1-3pm. 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 Going Bananas Holiday Club continues this week until Friday, August 10 from 10am-noon. Fun, games, craft and great bible stories. All P1-P7 children welcome. On Friday from the All Going Bananas Holiday Club children and parents social evening takes place, Lots of fun as well as refreshments with homebaking. Sunday service is at 10.30am; there is no evening service.
\Bridge of Allan
Parish Church Sunday worship will take the form of a Songs of Praise service at 11am and this will be led by the worship group. There will be a creche, and for those of primary school age there is “Church in the Corner”. Coffee fellowship takes place in the Chalmers Hall afterwards. Summer Sundays continue with a visit to the Engine Shed. Admission is free, meet outside the Engine Shed at 2pm. Summer coffee mornings continue on Saturday from 10am-noon in the Chalmers Hall. Proceeds this year will be split between Maggie’s Centre and the MS Therapy Centre. To mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, the church will be open to visitors from 10am-noon on Saturdays during July and August. Members and visitors may wish to view the Mackintosh furnishings and the Stephen Adams stained glass windows. The deadline for the September/October magazine is 10am on Monday, August 13. 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. Wednesdays 11am in the choir vestry - a quiet, peaceful Eucharist service with coffee/ tea afterwards. Eucharist today (Wednescelebration Sunday day) will be conducted by Rev Canon Dr Alison Peden. Lecropt Kirk Sunday worship commences at 11.30am. There is no official Sunday school but children are most welcome in church. Welcome team: Gerry Petrie, Carolyn Jones and Janet Craigie. Joint evening service with Dunblane Free Church in St Blane’s at 6.30pm Both services conducted by Rev Gary Caldwell. All welcome. 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. Health walk Meet on Thursdays at rear entrance to Bield Housing at Strathallan Court, Cornton Road for free health walk from 10.30-11.15am. Parking available at Haws Park. Contact Sandra Nicol on 01786 832815. 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/ 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. 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 from 11.15am-noon. For more information call Janice on 07565 182259. Councillor’s surgery Councillor Alistair Majury will be in Bridge of Allan Library on Saturday, August 11 at 10am. Bruce Memorial Church All are welcome to an all-age service led by Rev Graham Nash on Sunday at 11am. The theme is “I am the Way, the Truth and and the Life!” investigating Jesus’ claim to be the only way to God. Coffee morning tomorrow (Thursday) from 10am-noon in the church hall.