Voice of the People
HANDYPERSON SERVICE
Handyperson volunteers carry out small/minor maintenance jobs in older people’s homes in the Stirling, Bridge of Allan, Dunblane, Callander and Clackmannanshire areas. The service is co-ordinated by registered charity Volunteering Matters. There is no charge and donations are gratefully accepted. Volunteers welcome. For details during the current climate call 01259 928088.
COUNCIL ON DISABILITY STIRLING
The office in Cameronian Street regrets having to close its doors for an indeterminate period due to the outbreak of the coronavirus. Staff do not know how long they will be unable to see clients on a face to face basis. However, there will be someone in regularly to check the telephones, mail and emails. Please get in contact should you need assistance and COD will do its best to help you.
ROCKTALK
Stirling’s talking newspaper for the blind is free to visually impaired members of the community. Contact Mike Milne at enquiries@rocktalk.org.uk or 01786 816673.
NEURO CENTRAL
Meetings on first Monday of the month at Stirling County Cricket Club have been cancelled until further notice. See www. neurocentral.co.uk for more details.
ALZHEIMER SCOTLAND
Contact dementia advisor Donna Paterson at dpaterson@alzscot.org, 01786 8311 or 07733 302772.
GOING FORWARD STROKE GROUP
Meetings are suspended until further notice.
TOWN BREAK
The charity group supports people with early to moderate stage dementia to live well. For more information in the current climate, contact 01786 641841 or email admin@townbreakstirling.org.
STIRLING LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY
For more information regarding future meetings, see enquire@stirling-lhs.org.
FRIENDS OF THE SMITH
All talks and events planned for the coming months are similarly cancelled or postponed until further notice.
ARGYLL AND SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS REGIMENTAL ASSOCIATION (STIRLING BRANCH)
The branch is still accepting membership applications so If you would like to join the branch or would like more details contact the secretary on secretary. aashstirlingbranch@btinternet.com or by contacting the chairman by phone 07940 828 434, or email: james21healy@ outlook.com
PARKINSON’S
All meetings of the Stirling and Clackmannanshire branch have been cancelled until further notice. More details from Jim 01259 762734, Muriel 01360 850357 or National Helpline 0808 800 0303.
FORTH VALLEY FRIENDS OF SCOTTISH OPERA
The Friends have been quiet lately, following the cancellation of both Scottish Opera’s live performances and group meetings. However, the company is keeping busy so take a look at www. scottishopera.org.uk if you want to know what they’ve been doing. The What’s On section lists mini-performances recorded in lockdown as well as access to video recordings of (at present) two previous productions and activities for children. Three of the emerging artists who have provided the performances in that section have also been working on a new short opera called The Narcissistic Fish, composed by composer in residence Sam Bordoli which is now on the website. Forth Valley Friends will have to wait until Scottish Opera is able to produce a schedule for the 2020-21 season before developing a programme of events. Meanwhile, if anyone is interested in getting news from the Forth Valley Friends, whether a member or not, please email the secretary Elise Macrae at macraefernbank@btinternet.com and she will add you to the email list.
STIRLING RECORDED MUSIC SOCIETY
Members of the society are disappointed that the programme for spring/summer could not go ahead due to current restrictions but hope that meetings will re-commence in the autumn when a new programme of classical music will be arranged, offering a variety of symphonic and chamber pieces as well as the music of opera and ballet to suit all tastes. Readers will be informed when the society can resume.
ALVA WEE COUNTY WALKERS
All walks suspended until further notice
COMMUNITY COUNCIL
Monthly meetings are cancelled until further notice. All funding received for Alva community events from EDF has been transferred over to the Alva Coronavirus Joint Response Group. Alva Development Trust is coordinating this group and the service can be viewed on Facebook. Please contact them on 01259 760657 in the first instance if you need to access the service at www.facebook. COM/ALVACOVIDJRG. The community council can be contacted by email info@alvacommunitycouncil.org.uk; website www.alvacommunitycouncil. org.uk or visit Alva Community Council on Facebook and Twitter @ Alvacommcouncil.
BANNOCKBURN MURRAYFIELD UF CHURCH
Sunday services continue at 10.30am on Youtube at Murrayfield UF Online, with midweek prayers on Wednesdays on the church Facebook page.
LADYWELL CHURCH
The church will remain closed meantime. A daily evening prayer and hymn can be found on Ladywell Church Facebook page. Further daily reflections are on the church website, ladywellchurch.wordpress.com.
ALLAN CHURCH
Service of Sunday, July 19 by Rev Ken Russell will be online for the week. Mr Russell is compiling a new service weekly to be posted on the church website www. allanchurch.org for all members of the churches and wider community. Previous services and reflections are available to see on Youtube – please follow the guide on church website. Should you wish to contact the locum minister for help at this concerning time please email hiya@ allanchurch.org and your message will be forwarded to Mr Russell.
PHONE SERVICE
For those who have no access to internet Rev Ken Russell has recorded a short message for the congregation which you can access via your home phone. The number to call is 01786 641089. There will be a new message every week.
BANNOCKBURN HOUSE
Preparations are under way for the return of volunteers to Bannockburn House when it is safe and permitted to do so.
Information about what is going on at the house can be found on Facebook page.
BRAEHEAD STIRLING NORTH PARISH CHURCH
Live stream of the Sunday service is at 10.30am. Go to www.stirlingnorth. org then click on ”Livestream” or you can listen to the service by dialling 01786 641166 or follow the service on Stirling North Parish Church’s Facebook page. Join every Wednesday at 8.15pm for the Midweek Message.
COUNCILLOR’S SURGERY
Councillor Bryan Flannagan will hold online surgeries on Tuesday and
Thursday by appointment. Contact him on flannaganb@stirling.gov.uk to arrange.
BRIDGE OF ALLAN LECROPT KIRK
Following the guidance on the coronavirus and further instruction from the Church of Scotland there will be no Sunday services for the foreseeable future.
BRIDGE OF ALLAN PARISH CHURCH
Following the guidance on the coronavirus and further instruction from the Church of Scotland there will be no Sunday services for the foreseeable future.
WALKING GROUPS
Walks cancelled until further notice.
ST SAVIOUR’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
All public worship is suspended until further notice. All meetings, study groups, events and social gatherings connected to St Saviour’s are also suspended.
BRIDGE OF ALAN BOWLING CLUB
Subject to appropriate social distancing rules, the club is again up and running following full lockdown period. Friday bar nights have started and the ladies’ and gents’ rink days or nights start again this week - ladies on Monday and Wednesday at 2pm and gents on Wednesday at 7.00pm. All members and potential new members are welcome.
BROOMRIDGE COUNCILLOR’S SURGERY
Councillor Bryan Flannagan will hold online surgeries on Tuesday and Thursday by appointment. Contact him on flannaganb@stirling.gov.uk to arrange.
CAMBUSBARRON BRUCE MEMORIAL CHURCH
All services are being recorded in advance and you can hear them by visiting www.cambusbarronchurch.org and going to Listen Online. Try Praying booklets are available - help yourself from the box outside the church.
CARRON VALLEY SERVICE
Due to restrictions currently in place the annual service at Kirk O’muir on Sunday, August 2 has been cancelled.
CAUSEWAYHEAD CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY CHURCH
Services cancelled for the foreseeable future. See www. cornerstonestirling.org.
LOGIE KIRK
All services in the church have been suspended due to the coronavirus. Normal deliveries of Logie Kirk News have had to be suspended. It will be available on the website at www.logiekirk.org as is a service by Interim Moderator Rev Alison Britchfield. Rev Britchfield can be contacted on 01259 750340 or abritchfield@churchofscotland.org.uk.
CITY CENTRE WALKING GROUP
Walks cancelled until further notice.
STIRLING SPIRITUALIST CHURCH
The church in King Street, opposite the Golden Lion Hotel has closed until further notice.
PARK CHURCH
Email address is parkchurchstirling@ gmail.com andoffice number is 01786 462400. Interim joint session clerks Jane Steel and Peter Murdoch and acting church administrator Duncan Crombie will do all they can to support members and keep them informed in coming weeks, but please contact them if have any questions or concerns. Website is www.parkchurchstirling.org.uk and Facebook address is @parkchurch2020. If you need the services of a minister, please contact Interim Moderator Rev Alan Miller on 01786 465166 and email Amiller@churchofscotland .org.uk.
CHURCH OF THE HOLY RUDE
The church is closed for worship until further notice. Please check the website for more information. A reflection and prayer will be available weekly on the church website holyrude.org
ST MARY’S RC CHURCH
Holy Mass is live-streamed on the Facebook page @Stirlingstmarys each day at noon and the Rosary is prayed live Monday to Friday at 2pm on Facebook.
VIEWFIELD ERSKINE CHURCH
The church is closed for worship until further notice. Please check the website for more information. A reflection and prayer will be available weekly on the church website holyrude.org
HOLY TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH
All public worship, groups and meetings are suspended at this time. For updates, prayer resources and streamed worship, please check in regularly on the church website and Facebook page. You can also get in touch at contact@ holytrinitystirling.org or 01786 359821.
QUEEN STREET METHODIST CHURCH
Due to the coronavirus pandemic there will be no worship services or other meetings being held in the church. Sunday worship is now being held online by Zoom. If you wish to join in please contact jon@cameroncape.net for logging in details. For further information about the church visit the website at stirlingmethodistchurch.org.uk.
CORNTON CORNTON BAPTIST CHURCH
Services cancelled until further notice. See www.cornton.org.uk for more details.
COWIE COMMUNITY COUNCIL
Meetings cancelled until further notice.
COWIE RURAL ACTION GROUP (CRAG)
Meetings cancelled until further notice.
COWIE AND PLEAN PARISH CHURCH,
Service of Sunday, July 19 by Rev Ken Russell will be online for the week. Mr Russell is compiling a new service weekly to be posted on the church website www. allanchurch.org for all members of the churches and wider community. Previous services and reflections are available to see on Youtube – please follow the guide on church website. Should you wish to contact the locum minister for help at this concerning time please email hiya@ allanchurch.org and your message will be forwarded to Mr Russell.
PHONE SERVICE
For those who have no access to internet Rev Ken Russell has recorded a short message for the congregation which you can access via your home phone. The number to call is 01786 641089. There will be a new message every week.
DOLLAR WEE COUNTY WALKERS
Walks suspended until further notice.
DUNBLANE WALKING GROUP
Walks cancelled until further notice.
FREE CHURCH
Services and activities ars suspended until further notice. Contact Rev Allan Shearer on 01786 609827.
DUNBLANE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
Services currently suspended.
DUNBLANE CATHEDRAL
All services and the wide range of activities within the halls have been cancelled. More details via the website www.dunblanecathedral.org.uk Please keep in touch with via e-mail, Facebook, Twitter and the website.
FALLIN DROP-IN
Stirling CAB’S advice drop-in service is cancelled until further notice. Advice can be obtained from Stirling CAB on 01786 451225; mob 07927 646316.
COMMUNITY COUNCIL
Community council meetings suspended until further notice.
FISHCROSS WEE COUNTY WALKERS
Walks suspended until further notice.
MENSTRIE WEE COUNTY WALKERS
Walks suspended until further notice.
MENSTRIE PARISH CHURCH
There are still no updates re commencement of church based activities, including services of worship but, if anyone requires the services of a minister, Interim Moderator Rev Barry Hughes, can be contacted by telephoning 07597 386762. Further contact details, can be found on the website or on the outside notice board. Please join the Facebook page, if you can. Various types of worship are available online and you may wish to tune into services led by Mr Hughes. Details can be found on St Mark’s Stirling Facebook Page. The foodbank at the Cochrane Hall in Alva is now providing food parcels for the whole of the Hillfoots area. Donations to assist this can be made in the Co-op in Alva. The Gate foodbank in Alloa will now cover the rest of Clackmannanshire, with donations possible in Tesco, Alloa.
MENSTRIE UF CHURCH
In this current situation, activities of the church are suspended. However, worship is being broadcast online at www.facebook.com/menstrieufchurch and can be viewed without a Faceboook or Youtube account. There is a online Bible Study on Thursdays - contact the minister for details to sign in. Rev Jason Lingiah can be contacted at the manse on 01259 215278.
PLEAN PARKRUN
All parkruns are currently suspended. See parkrun.org.uk/plean.
DROP-IN
Stirling CAB’S advice drop-in service is suspended for the time being. Advice can be obtained from Stirling CAB on 01786 451225; mob 07927 646316.
COWIE AND PLEAN PARISH CHURCH,
Service of Sunday, July 19 by Rev. Ken Russell will be online for the week. Mr Russell is compiling a new service weekly to be posted on the church website www. allanchurch.org for all members of the churches and wider community. Previous services and reflections are available to see on Youtube – please follow the guide on church website. Should you wish to contact the locum minister for help at this concerning time please email hiya@ allanchurch.org and your message will be forwarded to Mr Russell.
PHONE SERVICE
For those who have no access to internet Rev Ken Russell has recorded a short message for the congregation which you can access via your home phone. The number to call is 01786 641089. There will be a new message every week.
RAPLOCH ST MARK’S PARISH CHURCH
All church based activities including services have been postponed for the time being. Rev Barry Hughes has services online from Monday to Friday at 11am on the church’s Facebook page.
ST MARGARET’S RC CHURCH
Church is closed until further notice.
SALVATION ARMY
Sunday worship continues online via the Facebook page. Takeaway meals for the homeless are available, Monday to Friday, between 3 and 4pm. Meals are also available for those isolated at home. For further information, or to contact the Drug and Alcohol Support Worker or the Debt Adviser ring 01786 448923. Charity shop and The Valley Furniture Project are closed till further notice.
RIVERSIDE BOWLING CLUB.
Contact Geoff Sutherland on 07598 9763562 between 9-10am or Tom Findlay jnr on 07883 168638 between 10-11am, weekdays for green bookings.
ST NINIANS ST NINIANS OLD PARISH CHURCH
A prerecorded service from the church will appear on Youtube and the church website and Facebook page on Sunday at 10.30am. Due to restrictions currently in place the annual service at Kirk O’muir on Sunday, August 2 has been cancelled. If anyone would like to talk to Rev Gary Mcintyre at this challenging time please telephone 01786 474421.
HOLY SPIRIT RC CHURCH
Church is closed until further notice.
ST NINIANS COMMUNITY CHURCH
All services, groups and activities have been cancelled until further notice. Please see church website if you wish to contact.
TILLICOULTRY WEE COUNTY WALKERS
Walks suspended until further notice.