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28 - Craft n Craic monthly craft meeting, St Catharine’s Hall, George Street, Blairgowrie, 7-9pm. Meet other crafters, get help with a project or enjoy crafty chat over a cuppa. Everyone welcome. £2. 28 - Berry pickers’ ceilidh, Blairgowrie Parish Church Hall and Blairgowrie Town Hall. Volunteers and donations of traybakes always welcome. To find out more, contact Moira Sommerville, who leads the ceilidh teams, on 01250 875240. 29 - GrowBiz Xchange and 10th birthday celebrations, Red House Hotel, Coupar Angus. £10 per head, buffet from 6pm, followed by speaker and a chance to network. All welcome. For further information and to book, go to the events section at www.growbiz.co.uk 30 - Generation On Line workshop, Blairgowrie Library, 10.30am to noon. A hands-on introduction to using tablets for older learners. To book, contact Blairgowrie Library on telephone number 01250 871305. 30 - Blairgowrie and Rattray Time Bank, 10am to 11.30am, Rattray Community Connect. Come along and find out more about getting invlved with the time bank or how its volunteers can help you.

1 - Association of Blairgowrie Craftworkers, annual summer craft fair, Blairgowrie Town Hall, 10am-4pm. Featuring a range of products from local crafters. Entry by silver donation. 3 - Riverside Methodist Church (Blairgowrie and Rattray) monthly coffee morning, Wellmeadow Cafe, Gas Brae, 10-11.30am. All welcome. 4 - Special Treats Lunch Club, Royal Hotel, noon. Contact Shonaidh Beattie on 01250 870525 or email shocarjen@ btinternet.com for more information. 5 - Blethers meeting, 10am to noon, the Royal Hotel, Blairgowrie. A chance to look at old photographs of the area and chat over a cuppa. 5 - Alyth Development Trust meeting, Alyth Museum, Commercial Street, 7pm. Everyone welcome. 7 - Generation On Line workshop, Blairgowrie Library, 10.30am to noon. A hands-on introduction to using tablets for older learners. To book, contact Blairgowrie Library on telephone number 01250 871305. 8 - Blairgowrie and District Ramblers, Corrie Fee, five miles, Grade B. For more information telephone 01250874301. 8 - Caputh and Clunie church guild strawberry tea, Caputh Church, 2-4pm. Everyone welcome. 8 - Scottish singer-songwriter legend Dougie MacLean concert, Blairgowrie Town Hall. Support from Jordan Fox and Callum McHoul. All proceeds to go towards the town’s Braemar Day celebrations. Tickets £24 from Piob Mhor or £26 online from www.event brite.co.uk. Doors open 7pm. 10 - Blairgowrie Bowling Club Bingo Tea, Lochy Street clubrooms. Doors open 6.30pm, eyes down 7.15pm. Please bring own cup. All welcome. 11 - Special Treats Lunch Club, Royal Hotel, noon. Contact Shonaidh Beattie on 01250 870525 or email shocarjen@ btinternet.com for more information. 12 - Berry pickers’ ceilidh, Blairgowrie Parish Church Hall and Blairgowrie Town Hall. Volunteers and donations of traybakes always welcome. To find out more, contact Moira Sommerville, who leads the ceilidh teams, on 01250 875240. 13 - Blairgowrie and Rattray Community Council meeting, 7pm, Adult Resource Centre, Jessie Street. Everyone welcome. 14 - Blairgowrie and Rattray Time Bank, 10am to 11.30am, Wellmeadow Cafe, Gas Brae, Blairgowrie. Come along and find out more about getting involved with the time bank or how its volunteers can help you. 15 - Coupar Angus Community market, The Cross, 10am to 2pm. Local arts and crafts and producers. Information stand and representation from Coupar Angus and Bendichy Community Council. 15 - Fred MacAulay, Blairgowrie Town

Hall. Tickets £14, £12 concessions, contact 874230. Doors open 7.15pm. 17 - Climate Cafe, 7pm, Wellmeadow Cafe, Gas Brae, Blairgowrie. All welcome. 17-22 - Charity shop, Strathmore Centre for Youth Development (SCYD), the Den, Wellmeadow House, Gas Brae, 10am to 5pm. Donations of quality items for sale in the shop would be appreciated and can be dropped off either at SCYD or at the Wellmeadow Cafe. Everything from books, games, bric-a-brac, household items and clothes would be gratefully received. All proceeds to supporting SCYD and its activities. 18 - Special Treats Lunch Club, Royal Hotel, noon. Contact Shonaidh Beattie on 01250 870525 or email shocarjen@ btinternet.com for more information. 21 - Berry pickers’ ceilidh, Coupar Angus Town Hall. Volunteers and donations of traybakes always welcome. To find out more, contact Moira Sommerville, who leads the ceilidh teams, on 01250 875240. 22 - Blairgowrie Community Market, Wellmeadow, 10am - 3pm. Local arts and crafts and producers. Information stand. For information or to book a stall, contact Sue Cole on email sue@nscdesign.com or 01828 640764 or see www. strathmoreglens.org 22 - Blairgowrie and District Ramblers, Kirriemuir Circular, six miles, Grade C. For more information

telephone 07470969572. 25 - Special Treats Lunch Club, Royal Hotel, noon. Contact Shonaidh Beattie on 01250 870525 or email shocarjen@ btinternet.com for more information. 26 - Craft n Craic monthly craft meeting, St Catharine’s Hall, George Street, Blairgowrie, 7-9pm. Meet other crafters, get help with a project or enjoy crafty chat over a cuppa. Everyone welcome. £2. 26 - Berry pickers’ ceilidh, Blairgowrie Parish Church Hall and Blairgowrie Town Hall. Volunteers and donations of traybakes always welcome. To find out more, contact Moira Sommerville, who leads the ceilidh teams, on 01250 875240. 28 - Blairgowrie and Rattray Time Bank, 10am to 11.30am, Rattray Community Connect. Come along and find out more about getting invlved with the time bank or how its volunteers can help you. 30 - Gala Rocks, The Common, Coupar Angus. Live music, stalls and fun for all the family. Noon to 7pm. 31 - Lunch. Alyth Senior Citizens’ Lunch and Socialising Club. Airlie Street Hall, 12.30pm.

1 - Special Treats Lunch Club, Royal Hotel, noon. Contact Shonaidh Beattie on 01250 870525 or email shocarjen@ btinternet.com for more information. 2 - Blethers meeting, 10am to noon, 20 - Strathmore Screen community cinema, Blairgowrie Town Hall. Cars 3 (U) at 3pm and Dunkirk (PG 13) at 7pm. Tickets will be on sale from Mitchell’s Newsagents on Blairgowrie High Street and the Calutek store in Rattray, priced £6.50 for adults, £5.50 concessions and £5 for children. Family tickets – for one adult and up to three children or two adults and two children – are £21. Doors open 30 minutes prior to each film. Refreshments and home baking available. 21 - Climate Cafe, 7pm, Wellmeadow Cafe, Gas Brae, Blairgowrie. All welcome. 22 - Special Treats Lunch Club, Royal Hotel, noon. Contact Shonaidh Beattie on 01250 870525 or email shocarjen@ btinternet.com for more information. 26 - Blairgowrie Community Market, Wellmeadow, 10am - 3pm. Local arts and crafts and producers. Information stand. For information or to book a stall, contact Sue Cole on email sue@nscdesign.com or 01828 640764 or see www.strathmoreglens. org 29 - Special Treats Lunch Club, Royal Hotel, noon. Contact Shonaidh Beattie on 01250 870525 or email shocarjen@ btinternet.com for more information. 30 - Craft n Craic monthly craft meeting, St Catharine’s Hall, George Street, Blairgowrie, 7-9pm. Meet other crafters, get help with a project or enjoy crafty chat over a cuppa. Everyone welcome. £2.

1-3 - Blairgowrie and District Ramblers weekend away, Strathpeffer. 19 - Special Treats Lunch Club, Royal Hotel, noon. Contact Shonaidh Beattie on 01250 870525 or email shocarjen@ btinternet.com for more information. 23 - Blairgowrie Community Market, Wellmeadow, 10am - 3pm. Local arts and crafts and producers. Information stand. For information or to book a stall, contact Sue Cole on email sue@nscdesign.com or 01828 640764 or see www.strathmoreglens. org 26 - Special Treats Lunch Club, Royal Hotel, noon. Contact Shonaidh Beattie on 01250 870525 or email shocarjen@ btinternet.com for more information. 27 - Craft n Craic monthly craft meeting, St Catharine’s Hall, George Street, Blairgowrie, 7-9pm. Meet other crafters, get help with a project or enjoy crafty chat over a cuppa. Everyone welcome. £2. 29 - Blairgowrie and Rattray Time Bank, 10am to 11.30am, Rattray Community Connect. Come along and find out more about getting invlved with the time bank or how its volunteers can help you. 30 - Blairgowrie and District Ramblers, Balmuick and Braefordie, Comrie, nine miles, Grade B. For more information telephone 01250872005.

2 - Riverside Methodist Church (Blairgowrie and Rattray) monthly coffee morning, Wellmeadow Cafe, Gas Brae, 10-11.30am. All welcome. 3 - Special Treats Lunch Club, Royal Hotel, noon. Contact Shonaidh Beattie on 01250 870525 or email shocarjen@btinternet.com for more information.