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town hall on Thursday, September 13 at 6.30pm. All welcome. Please come and see what the trust are trying to achieve and give your ideas on how to make Clackmannan a better place to live and work.
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One O’Clock Gang Lunch club in the Miners Welfare Club, Mondays, 1pm. Community council Meets in the community centre on the last Monday of the month. The next meeting will be on Monday, August 27.
\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 The knitting and sewing group is back after its summer break, meeting every Monday in community centre from 9.30amnoon. Cost £1, no sewing machines necessary. Cornton Baptist Church Today (Wednesday) at 10am Noah’s Ark Parent and Toddler Group; tomorrow (Thursday) at 7.30pm Praise, Prayer and Pastries. Friday, September 7 at 6.30pm is Youth Cafe (P7-S2) and 7.45pm (S3-S6). Sunday services at 11am and 6.30pm with Rev Hamish Wishart.
\Dollar
Wee County Walkers Meet every Thursday at 10am beside the health centre. See www.weecountywalkers. wordpress.com. History society New session begins on Tuesday, September 11 when the speaker will be Dan Paton, Curator of Montrose Aircraft Museum. His talk will be about the Royal Flying Corps in Scotland. Montrose was the first military airfield in Britain. The meeting will be held in the Dollar Academy Dining Hall at 7.30pm. Visitors welcome and are asked to pay £3. Free for pupils and students.
\Dunblane
Walking group Free health walk with trained leaders every Wednesday from 10.30am. Meet in front of Dunblane Cathedral. Contact walking@activestirling.org.uk. 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 Innes Macleod on 01259 760566. Men’s breakfast at Choices coffee shop is held 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; cafe is open MondayFriday 1-5pm. Call Duncan Strathdee on 07789 912259. Young at Heart Low-impact dance fitness classes for ages 50-plus are on Tuesdays in the Victoria Hall from 12.15-1pm. For more information call Janice on 07565 182259. Whist club Meetings are on Thursdays from 1.30-3.30pm in Lesser Hall, Victoria Hall. New players welcome with tuition available if required. Further information Dolly Gemmell 01786 822387. Civic Society The first talk after the summer break is on Monday, September 10 at 7.30pm in the Braeport Centre. Monica Cessford from Dunblane Environmental Group will give a talk on Revitalising The Haugh, Dunblane. The society’s programme of events consists of eight talks (including the Dunblane Lecture), spring walk/lunch, summer outing, Christmas lunch and an AGM, usually with musical entertainment so there is a lot going on. All welcome, visitors’ admission £2. St Blane’s Church On Sunday, the morning service and Sunday School will be at 10am. Tea and coffee will be served in the hall afterwards. Evening service will be held in St Blane’s at 6.30pm. It is hoped to run the discipleship course, “The Course of Your Life” once more, in St Blane’s every fortnight, starting with the evening service on September 9. The workbook costs £5. Let Gary know if you are interested in attending. Ladies Bible Study group is restarting in the manse tomorrow (Thursday) at 7.30pm. All ladies welcome. Contact Pamela for more details. Councillor’s surgery Councillor Douglas Dodds will be in the Burgh Chambers tonight (Wednesday) 7pm. Senior Citizens Next coach trip is to St Andrews on Tuesday, September 18 leaving Dunblane 10am with usual pick-up points arriving at St Ninians Toll for 10.30am. To reserve a seat phone 01786 821128 or leave a message. The group’s AGM is on Tuesday, September 25 in the Supper Room, Victoria Hall 2pm. Forthcoming events include two bingo sessions on Tuesday, October 16 and Tuesday, November 20 with a ceilidh/golden oldies disco on Friday, November 30, again in the Victoria Hall from 8pm. More info on group on Facebook. Boys’ Brigade Anchor Boys have their first night tonight (Wednesday) and all boys in P1-P3 will be made welcome. Meetings are from 6.157.15pm in the Cathedral Hall. Boys should be accompanied by a parent to enrol if they haven’t already been signed up. Forms are available online at www.dunblanebb.org.uk/enrolment2018. Junior Section (P4-P6) is on Fridays from 6.30-8pm and Company Section (P7-S6) on Fridays from 7.45-10pm are already under way and continue to welcome new members each week. On Saturday, September 8, the BB Project Malawi team is hosting a whisky tasting fundraiser at the Braeport Centre from 7pm. Entitled ‘A Tour of Speyside’, the evening will feature five drams and expert knowledge and trivia about the national drink led by whisky aficionado and Project Malawi leader Colin Anderson. Tickets are £20 and a cash (or contactless) bar is available on the night. On Saturday, September 15 there is a family beetle drive at 7pm in the Cathedral Hall, suitable for all ages. Tickets are £5 for adults; accompanied children are free. There will be competitions and a raffle on the night. For tickets for any of the above events, please e-mail projectmalawi@dunblanebb.org.uk or call 01786 822955. On Saturday, September 22, the BB Coffee Morning will be in the Cathedral Halls from 10am until noon. All funds raised will go to support the company’s core programme work with around 160 boys and young men this year. Donations of home baking, cake and candy gratefully received. Hot breakfast rolls will be on sale, too. Entry is £2.50 for adults and £1.50 for children. Follow us on social media @dunblanebb or see www.dunblanebb.org.uk. You can call 01786 821387 or e-mail info@ dunblanebb.org.uk. Dunblane Cathedral Midweek service tomorrow (Thursday) at 11am. All welcome to this service in the Choir. Sunday worship begins at 10.30am. All groups of Cathedral Kids meet. Following the service, there will be Prayers for Wholeness and Healing, held in the choir. Tea/coffee served in the hall afterwards. In the evening, there will be a talk by Rev Prof David Fergusson, Principal of New College, Edinburgh on the subject of Creation, 6.30pm in the hall. Refreshments afterwards. The three guests from Likhubula, the partner community in Malawi, arrive in Dunblane on Friday, September 14. Various events are scheduled for this visit. The first chance as a congregation to meet them will be on Sunday, September 16. After the service, there will be a soup lunch in the hall. Further details of the visit from Janice Hepburn on 561905. Tea dance In the Victoria Hall on Friday, September 7 with live music from David Vernon. Doors 1.30pm, dancing 2-4pm. Tea and biscuits, bring your own mug. Cost is £4.
\Fallin
Fallin Information Exchange Support and advice on alternate Wednesdays 9.30am-noon in Fallin Library. Local office Open Fridays in the library 10-1pm and 2-5pm to pay rent/council tax and receive help and advice. An office is also available for private meetings.
\Fishcross
Wee County Walkers Free walks every Tuesday, meet 2pm at Cats Protection League premises in the village. See www.weecountywalkers. wordpress.com
\Kinbuck
Crook Making Come along and learn the traditional skills of crook making, materials and tools are made available. Classes on Wednesdays 7-9pm from September 26 in the Old School of Kinbuck. For further details contact Hamish on 07770 430810.
\Menstrie
Wee County Walkers Meet on Sundays at 2pm in Dumyat Centre car park for walk with trained leaders. See www.weecountywalkers.wordpress.com. SWI news The first meeting of the new session is on Wednesday, September 12 in the Scout Hall at 7.30pm. There will be a floral art demonstration with Julie Duncan from Serendipity followed by a cup of tea, time for chat and a raffle. Competitions are a favourite garden flower (single stem) and a jar of chutney. All visitors welcome. Menstrie Parish Church On Sunday Rev Drew Barrie led worship which included the Sacrament of Holy Communion. A service also took place in Menstrie House on Sunday afternoon. Pulpit supply for coming weeks will be: September 9 - Rev Gordon Matthew; September 16 - Mr Andy Martin MAF; September 23 - Rev John Rushton (Guild Dedication). Tea in 2 starts again today (Wednesday) at 10.30am. Please pop in for a cuppa and a chat. Thursday at 2 will resume tomorrow (Thursday) at 2-3.30pm and will be a games afternoon – all welcome. The Gate foodbank – donations always welcome. Deliveries are taken towards the end of each month. Fabric Bag collections will take place during September. All welcome to morning worship, each Sunday at 11am. Menstrie UF Church Sunday worship at 10am will be conducted by Rev Jason Lingiah, where the Sacrament of Communion will be observed. There is a joint service with Moncrieff UF Church in Alloa on Sunday at 6.30pm, all welcome. Prayer meeting and bible study meets today (Wednesday) at 10.30am in the church. Harvest thanksgiving Service will be on Sunday, September 23 at 10am. The September/October newsletter will be available this week. Donations for The Gate Foodbank can be handed into the church. The minister can be contacted at the manse on 01259 215278. More info on Facebook @menstrieufchurch
\Plean
Library Bookbug sessions every other Monday from 11.15-11.45am for babies and pre-school children. Parkrun Meet on Saturdays, 9.20am at former house in Plean Country Park. See parkrun.org.uk/plean for more details.
\Raploch
Credit union The office is open from 11.30am-2pm every Tuesday and Thursday in the Raploch Campus. Any member who needs advice outwith these hours can contact the main office in Cornton Community Centre on Monday from 9am-3pm and Friday from 4-6pm. Community Open Day On Saturday, September 8, in the grounds of the former Kildean Hospital in Drip Road,10am until noon. St Mark’s Parish Church The Super Group youth club resumes tonight (Wednesday) when and all youngsters from P1-P7 will be welcomed by Lynne and her team. Young@Heart Ladies Group today (Wednesday) in the small hall of St Mark’s Church at 2pm. Thereafter the group will meet on the first Wednesday of each month from October through to April 2019. St Mark’s@Sainsbury’s has resumed in the training room next to the cafe, meeting 5.30-6.30pm on alternate Tuesdays. Service on Sunday starts at 10.50am with reading of the intimations followed by worship at 11am. On duty this week is Team Two. Design project Plans to develop Raploch Road and parts of Drip Road to be more accessible for walking and cycling are in the offing. Meetings are being held at the Londis shop in Raploch Road from 2-5pm and at Vinney’s on Drip Road from 6-8pm on Thursday, September 13. Drop in to any of these venues for a chat. Bowling Club The club is nearing the end of the season, however the following are still continuing into September: social bowling (every Tuesday in September at 2pm); coaching (starting at 6.30pm every Wednesday); rink afternoons on Saturdays, September 8 and 15 at 2pm. Closing day for the bowling green will be Saturday, September 22 from 2pm and thereafter the presentation of prizes for the internal competitions.
\St Ninians
Walking group Free health walk with trained leaders, Thursdays from 11am, meeting at Battle of Bannockburn Centre, Glasgow Road. Contact walking@activestirling.org.uk. St Ninians Community Church RE:Fresh Cafe is back on Friday, September 7 with tea, coffee and cakes from 11am to 12.45pm. Sunday service will take place at 10.30am. Both are held in the Mayfield Centre, Civil Defence Club Two sessions of bingo every Wednesday and Sunday. Eyes down 8pm. Also entertainment on Saturday with Billy Meredith plus bingo. The club can be hired for free on Fridays. Carpet bowls Over 60s are invited along to play carpet bowls in the Mayfield Centre from 2-4pm Mondays and Thursdays. Tea and biscuits provided at half time. A fun way to meet other people and to keep fit and all for only £4 per week. St Ninians Old Parish Church The 8th Stirling (St Ninians) Company of the Boys’ Brigade begins the new session this week. The Anchor Boys meet tonight (Wednesday) from 6.157.30pm in the Parish Halls and the Junior Section will meet on Friday, September 7 from 6.45-8.15pm and the Company Section will also meet on Friday from 8.15-10.15pm. Service on Sunday at 10.30am will include the sacrament of Holy Communion and there will be a Thanksgiving service at 6.30pm. Both services will be conducted by Rev Gary McIntyre and visitors are welcome. The business committee will meet on Tuesday, September 10 at 10am and the publicity committee will also meet on Tuesday at 7pm. See www.stniniansold.org.uk. St Ninians UF Church On Sunday the service at 11am will be conducted by Rev Martin Keane. Children’s activities at the same time. Evening service at 7pm will be conducted by Mr Keane. On Tuesdays at 6.30pm XTB club for primary school kids, followed at 7.30pm by Source for those in P7–S2. COP AGM The Cultenhove Opportunities Partnership (COP) annual general meeting will take place on Monday, October 8 at 7pm in Hillview Community Centre.
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Community centre Cash bingo Wednesdays, 7.30pm. Councillor’s surgery Councillor Alasdair MacPherson will be in the community centre on Tuesday, September 11 at 6pm.
\Tillicoultry
Wee County Walkers Meet Saturdays, 10.30am, near the Nike outlet at Sterling Mills in Cochrane Hall car park. www.weecountywalkers. wordpress.com.
\Tullibody
History group Monthly talk in the Heritage Centre on Thursday, September 27 at 7.30pm is on “Gems of the Smith” by David Smith. Tea/ coffee available. Admission £1 for members, £1.50 non-members.