\Croftamie

\Aberfoyle

Walk in the park Led by trained volunteers. Lasts 15-60 minutes. Next walk Monday, October 8. Meet at Woollen Mill car park 10.20am for Loch Ruskie walk (car share). 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-min walk. Yoga and mindfulness Classes in Memorial Hall, Mondays 7.30-9pm. Scottish Country Dancing Classes are held on Wednesdays in the Memorial Hall from 7.30-9.30pm. For more details telephone Allan at 01877 385236. Fun and gentle exercise. All welcome. St Mary’s Scottish Episcopal Church Harvest Festival at 11.15am with Holy Communion. All welcome. Parish Church Service on Sunday will be at the usual time of 11.15 with worship being conducted by the Rev Dr Valerie Allen. Messy Church Buchlyvie Church on Sunday, October 7 from 3-5pm is the latest Messy Church day. All children, accompanied by an adult, are welcome to come along and join in the activities.

\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. Bingo Every Friday in the McLintock Hall during the bowling season. Eyes down 8pm, cash prizes. Strathendrick Film Society A welcome to old and new members for our new season of films in Balfron High School theatre (many thanks to Bellrock for all their support). The AGM is at 6.30pm tonight (Friday), all welcome, and this is followed by ‘Darkest Hour’ with Oscar winning Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill. Visitors welcome. Full programme brochure is available in Balfron Library. Psychic Charity Night A psychic charity night with mediums Jennifer Phillips, Andrew Lindsay and Barry Hogg will be held on Saturday October 13 at 7.30pm in the McLintock Hall, Main Street in aid of Strathcarron Hospice. Private mini readings available, however pre-booking for these is advisable by calling 07751 350204. There will be various stalls, raffles, tea/coffee and cakes. Entrance £10, pay at the door. SWI news The next meeting is on Monday, October 8 at 7.30pm in the McLintock Hall. The Westertones will entertain with some songs. Competitions: Lyrics to a favourite song and a musical-themed ornament. Visitors welcome. The bird quiz was won by Phyllis Gilroy. A big thank you to all who supported the Macmillan Coffee Morning. The sum of £361 was raised.

Councillor’s surgery Councillor Jeremy McDonald will be in the village hall on Thursday, October 11 at 7pm.

\Buchlyvie

Yoga Classes in the village hall on Wednesdays, 9.30-10.30am. Dancercise Classes for over 50s in Buchlyvie Village Hall on Tuesdays at 10am. Cost £5.50. Contact Yasmin on 07979 856837 or email yasmin@ throthegrapevine.co.uk. Bible talks Held on Sundays at 6pm in the village hall. Otago Class in the church hall every Tuesday from 11.30am-noon. Contact Christina Feaks, Community Physical Activity Inclusion Officer on 01786 273555. Bridge Group meets on Tuesdays at 2pm in the Session Room of Buchlyvie Church. Returning and new members will be made welcome. Golf society Buchlyvie Golf Society’s final competition is tomorrow (Saturday) when members will play in a team format for the Andy McAlister Trophy at Aberfoyle Golf Club. This is the society’s charity day when all monies raised are donated to Cancer Research. Presentation of the trophy and the new Peter Buchanan Trophy will take place later in the afternoon in the Buchlyvie Inn to which all are welcome to attend. Raffle tickets can be purchased from the Buchlyvie Inn and any donations of raffle or auction prizes would be gratefully accepted. SWI news Next meeting will be on Tuesday, October 9 at 7.30pm in the village hall. The speaker will be Yasmin Marley from Dancercise who will talk on the theme Keep Dancing - Exercise for Life. Competitions will be an autumn arrangement in a jug and a fitness and balance tip. Visitors are welcome (£3) and are asked to bring their own cup. A small raffle prize would be appreciated. Although the attempt to collect 45,000 cans

to break the world record has been abandoned, members are asked to bring a can anyway and these will be donated to Start Up Stirling. Church Service on Sunday is at 11.15am led by the Rev Jim Landels. Councillor’s surgery Councillor Graham Lambie will be in the village hall on Thursday, October 11 at 7pm.

\Callander

Walk in the park Led by trained volunteers. Lasts 20 minutes to one hour. Next walk is Tuesday, October 9. Meet at medical centre at 10.20am for Keltie Bridge walk (dementiafriendly). Contact Cathy Scott on 01877 330055 or email cathy.scott@ lochlomond-trossachs.org. Strength and balance For older adults, Tuesdays, meet at fire station, 2-3pm. St Andrew’s Scottish Episcopal Church Harvest Festival with Communion on Sunday at 10am, also Communion on Wednesday at 10am. Callander Kirk Sunday early worship at 10am in the kirk hall led by the Murphys (John 1:1-14); morning service at 11.15am in Callander Kirk; Trossachs Kirk monthly service at 3pm and Time for Silence at 8pm in the kirk. Teapot Cafe is open in the kirk hall library on Wednesdays from 10.30am to noon. Thursday Club is a senior citizens club which meets in Callander Kirk Hall Library every second Thursday. Next meeting is on October 11 from 2-4pm. There are table games, tea and usually an entertainment of sort. New members most welcome. Lodge Ben Ledi 614 The next meeting will be held at the Masonic Temple, Craigard Road, at 7.45pm on Tuesday, October 9 when a ceremony of initiation to the second degree will be enacted. Councillor’s surgery Councillor Martin Earl will be in Callander Youth

Project on Monday, October 8 at 7pm. 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 details. Councillor’s surgery Councillor Graham Lambie will be in Croftamie Nursery on Wednesday, October 10 at 7pm.

\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. Councillor’s surgery Councillor Evelyn Tweed will be in the Muir Hall, Doune on Monday, October 8 at 7pm.

\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. Senior Citizens Tomorrow (Saturday) Drymen and District Senior Citizens is holding its annual Rainbow Whist in Drymen Village Hall at 7.30pm. A warm welcome awaits all whist players of any age, whether from Drymen or further afield. Entry and tea is £3 payable at the door. The Winnock Hotel, The Drymen Inn and The Clachan have generously sponsored prizes, for which the group is very grateful. SWI news The next meeting is in the village hall on Thursday, October 11 at 7.30pm. Mrs M Milligan will give a talk on “My Lace Journey” The competitions will be a knitted hat (any ply of wool, any size, to be donated) and three pancakes. Old members and especially new ones will be made most welcome. Church Sunday service is at 11.30am followed by a short celebration of communion. Sunday prayer meeting at 7pm. Bridge Results from September 27: NS 1 Laurence and Jane Crawford; 2 Barbara Ross and Jean Aitken; 3 Betty Laing and Joy Kirkland. EW 1 Margaret Neufeld and John McGregor; 2 Nora Kennedy and Anita Anderson; 3 Wilma Brownlee and Flora Hunter. Community council The next meeting takes place in the village hall on Tuesday, October 9 at 7.30pm. Representatives from McTaggart and Meikle and Rural Stirling will attend the meeting. All are welcome.

\Fintry

Kirk The service on Sunday will be at the usual time of 9.30am and will be conducted by Rev Sigrid Marten. The last session of the famous Guild Afternoon Teas will be tomorrow (Saturday) from 2-4pm. Councillor’s surgery Councillor Alistair Berrill will be in the mezies Hall on Wednesday, October 10 at 7pm.

\Gartmore

Circle dance Group meets every second Thursday of the month in Gartmore Village Hall, 2-4pm. Thornhill Players Gartmore Gambols, an evening of entertainment with the very successful one-act comedy ‘Curses, Foiled Again’ followed by an updated Variety Revue will be staged in Gartmore Village Hall on Saturday October 20, curtain up - 7.30pm - doors open at 7pm. Both were first shown, and extremely well-received, at the Summerfest in Callander. So now is your chance to see a repeat performance or enjoy these presentations for the first time. Tickets will be on sale and can be reserved via The Thornhill Players e-mail at thornhillplayersdrama@ gmail.com or from Charlotte Johnston on 01786 850288. Tickets priced at £8. Church Sunday service with Rev Jim Landels, tea and coffee will be served afterwards. Messy Church All welcome on Sunday, October 7 to Buchlyvie Church Hall from 3-5pm to join in the Messy ‘Bread of Life’ activities.

\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.

\Killearn

Walking group Thursdays 2-2.45pm, alternate weeks between Blanefield and Killearn. Call 07867 672513. Killearn Kirk On Sunday, Rev David Munro will conduct the Harvest Thanksgiving Service at 10.30am. It will be a family service with a short celebration of Holy Communion thereafter. Donations of tinned and dried foods are requested which will be sent to Glasgow City Mission and