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raffle prize. Concert In Kippen Church on Saturday November 12 at 7.30pm is the Classics at Kippen series. There will be an evening of music and poetry to mark the centenary of the Somme and of Erskine Hospital. Jamie MacDougall, Crawford Logan, Bill Wright and students from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland will bwe performing. Adult tickets £15, concessions £12, under-16s free, from Grant Coubrough 01786 870059, John Macmillan 850692 or Naomi Hirst 870283. All profit to Erskine. Parish Church Sunday worship will be at 10am and led by Rev Terry Taylor. All welcome. Mini Makers Tuesday in the kirkrooms, 9.30-10.30am. Art and creative fun for 18 months to five years. Guild On Monday, October 17 at 7.30pm, there will be a talk by Christine Donald on Strathclyde charities. Heritage Society Liz Dempsey of the Campsie History Society will give a talk on the Parish of Campsie on Wednesday, October 19 at 7.30pm in the Village Club. 9.45-11.45am, Fridays 9.30am-noon, term time in the community hall. Tea’n’Chat Last Wednesday of every month in the community hall, 10am1pm for tea/coffee in the main hall. Phone directories The Village Store sells local telephone directories to raise funds for the community hall. Anyone who would like their details included should speak to Robert or phone Charlotte (01786 850288). Flu clinic Adult drop-in flu clinic to be held in Thornhill Community Hall on Wednesday, October 26, from 10am-noon. This clinic is for Doune Health Centre patients who are 65 years and over or in an at-risk group, including pregnant women and carers. Christmas Fair The fair in aid of Thornhill Primary School Parent Council will be held on Saturday, November 19 from 10am-1pm in Thornhill Community Hall. Stalls available at a cost of £10, call Tracy on 07939 416258. Norrieston Church Rev Ellen Larson Davidson will lead the worship on Sunday at 10am. Harvest Thanksgiving service will take place on Sunday, October 23. Gifts of dried food, pasta and tinned goods will be sent to the Stirling food bank and fresh goods will be given to the Salvation Army. Macmillan Coffee Morning The sum raised from the coffee morning in the church hall was £756.80p. Gardening Society The AGM will be held in the church hall on Wednesday, October 25 at 7.30pm.