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Gala This year’s gala will be held on Saturday, June 20 in the public park. The Royal Party has been selected and the fancy dress parade leaves the community centre around 12.25pm. All children are welcome to enter while adults are also welcome to get dressed up. Registration for the event takes place from 11.50am-12.05pm and this will be followed by judging and prizes will be awarded at the crowning ceremony. The parade will be led by The Balaclava Pipe Band. This year’s VIPs are Mr Robert Trevis-Smith, Mrs Elizabeth Douglas, Mr Alisdair Douglas and Mrs Sheila Webster. Mrs May Grahamslaw will crown the queen. On offer in the park will be burgers, beer tent, various stalls, fairground rides. On centre stage will be local karate club demonstrations, Dawn Fraser School of Highland Dancing and Heather Shrimpton Dancers from Alloa and Stirling Dance Academy. The latter part of the afternoon will host a mini-Big Widstock with performers still to be confirmed. The Gala Minibeast Walk takes place on Monday, June 15. Meet at the primary school for a 6pm start. All welcome. This will be led by Robert Trevis-Smith. All children must be accompanied by an adult.The fancy dress Ladies Cycle Run takes place on Wednesday, June 17. Judging takes places at 7.30pm; meet at the community centre for a cycle run around the village and afterwards to the pub where there will be a quiz etc. All ladies welcome, even if you just cycle a short distance. Anyone who would like a stall at the gala, please get in touch with Margaret. The gala committee is always desperate for help on Gala Day, so please get in touch if you can help, particularly with the setting up and clearing away. Bruce Memorial Church Sunday worship is at 11am and includes Sunday school prize giving service led by minister Rev Graham Nash where the series in Ruth is concluded. Gents’ lunch today (Wednesday) from noon for 12.30pm in the church hall. The monthly midweek service is tomorrow (Thursday) at 11am. Messy Church meal out in a local restaurant is at 4.30pm on Sunday. Please contact Josh by text or phone him. Teas will be provided by the Sharing Group for the Gala Day on Saturday from 1-4pm. Donations of home baking will much appreciated. The church hall will be open from 10am. SWI Members are reminded of the gala on Saturday. Donations of bric-a -brac (not books) can be handed in to the community centre on Friday, June 19 from 6.30-7.30pm. Gala album Elizabeth’s 2014 gala album is in the library and photographs from other events are included. Yearly albums from 2007 may also be seen including previous galas. This is her final album and she would like to say how much she enjoyed being involved with the gala and wishes them good luck for the future.