\City centre
\Alva
Alva Toddlers Tuesdays and Fridays 9.30-11.30am in the Cochrane Hall. Look on Facebook for Alva Toddlers. Darby and Joan Group Weekly whist and dominoes take place on Wednesdays at 1.45pm in the Cochrane Foundation Hall, Croftshaw Road. Knitting group Meets at Parklands Centre, 7.30pm, on the first and third Mondays of the month. Open doors Alva Baptist Church is open for tea/coffee and prayers on Wednesdays from 10am-noon. Wee County Walkers Meet for free Monday walks at noon from Cochrane Hall car park. New walkers and walk leaders welcome. See www. weecountywalkers.wordpress.com. Alzheimer Scotland A dementia cafe is held in the Alzheimer Scotland bungalow at 22 Viewfield Drive every Saturday from 2.30-4pm, £2.50. Contact Kerry MacPhee on 01786 831171 or email kmacphee@alzscot.org. Carpet bowls Monday and Friday sessions from 1.30-3.30pm at Alva Parklands. Call Pam on 01259215031. Age Concern Meetings on Thursdays from 2pm in Alva Parish Church Hall. Bridge club Results from November 28: 1 Hugh Logan and Brian Ramsay 64.06%; 2 Sandra Hopkins and Pat Booth 61.11%; 3 Alasdair Adam and Dorothy Coulter 60.42%; 4 John Cable and Susan Wilson 55.21%. The club meet on Tuesdays at the Cochrane Foundation at 7pm. All levels of players are welcome and partners can be arranged. For details contact Sandra Hopkins on 01259 214963. Alva Carpet Bowls Mondays and Fridays from 1.30-3.30pm at Alva Parklands. For more information contact Pam on 01259 215031. Notice board The notice board is outside the CAP/library. Anyone who wants to se it can see the notice board for details. Community council The next monthly meeting is on Monday, December 11, at 7.30pm in Alva Baptist Church. Anyone with an item theyw ant to have discussed can email info@alvacommunitycouncil. org.uk. Minutes are available at www. alvacommunitycouncil.org.uk.
\Bannockburn
Miners Welfare Social Club Bingo on Mondays and Wednesdays, 8pm. Gary Collins will perform in the quiet lounge on Saturday at 9pm. Community council Meets in Bannockburn Community Centre on the first Thursday of each month at 7pm. Stirling Christadelphian Church Bible hour at the church at 40 Main Street is held on Sunday from 2.30pm with Sunday school at the same time. Angel Festival This will be displayed in the Allan Church on Friday from noon-4pm and on Saturday from 10am-4pm, which will include the annual Christmas coffee morning with raffles, chocolate tombola, Play Your Cards Right, bottle stall and a baking stall. Stall donations are welcome. Ladywell Church On Sunday at 11.15am a service of favourite carols will be led by Linda and Helen. Sunday school is held during the service. Team one will be on duty. Christmas services are December 17 at 11.15am family worship, December 24 at 11.15am Christmas Eve morning worship, 6.30pm christingle service, 11.30pm Watchnight service. Allan Church The service on Sunday, December 10, at 11.15am will be led by Rev Ken Russell and there will be a baptism during the service. Welcome team 6. There will be a sweet and soup lunch for the retiral of organist Moyra McColl after the service. Sunday school and creche availableAnyone interested in their children attending Sunday school can speak to Kirsty MacGowan. Tuesday coffee morning 10-11.30am every week. There is a gift day on Sunday, December 17: All donations to the Food Bank. www.allanchurch.org.
\Braehead
Lunch club Meets on Wednesdays in the Crawford Hall, Colquhoun Street, 1-3pm. Scouts Beavers (ages 6-8) meet on Wednesdays, Cubs (ages 8-10) meet on Mondays and Scouts (ages 10-14) meet on Fridays. Contact braeheadscouts@hotmail.com for more information and to note interest. Rainbows The 3rd Stirling Rainbows meet in North Parish Church Hall. Details from braeheadrainbows@ gmail.com Bingo Eyes down at 7.30pm every Tuesday in the East Argyll Centre, Colquhoun Street. Hall for hire, enquire at the centre. East Argyll Club Christmas prize bingo will be held on Friday, December 1 at 7.30pm. Stirling North Parish Church Tomorrow (Thursday) 9.15am Meandering Mums. Meet in the church car park after the school drop-off. Sunday, December 10, 9.50am prayer meeting, 10.30am morning service (creche and zones for pre-school to teens available), 3pm quiet Christmas service. Every Wednesday 10amnoon Coffee Pot cafe; Monday, December 11, 7.30pm Guild Christmas evening; Thursday, December 14, 9.30am, under-fives event.
\Bridge of Allan
Parish Church This Sunday Communion will be celebrated at 11am and 6.30pm in the church. Both services will be conducted by Rev Dan Harper. During the 11am service the windows containing St Andrew and St Bride in the Chalmers Hall vestibule will be dedicated. Sunday school meets as usual and there will be a creche during the 11am service. Coffee in the Chalmers Hall afterwards. St Saviour’s Episcopal Church Eucharist services are on Sundays at 8am and 10am sung Eucharist with choir. Young church and creche takes place in the church hall. Coffee and tea are served after the 10am Eucharist. Wednesday Eucharist at 11am in the choir vestry. Tomorrow (Thursday), 2.30pm carol service at Ashford House. On December 8-9 at 7.30pm there will be a reading of ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Charles Dickens with carols and refreshments. Entry £10 (£5 students) at the door, from Strathallan Pharmacy or from members of the congregation. More details on Facebook page. Saturday, December 16, at 2pm christingle service in St Saviour’s Church. Sunday, December 17, at 6.30pm candlelit Nine Lessons and Carols followed by mulled wine and mince pies in the hall. Lecropt Kirk Sunday worship at 11.30am will be conducted by Rev Gary Caldwell. Creche and Sunday school meet at same time. Door duty: Anne Fielding and Janet Craigie. Celebration of Christmas with Renton Thomson Ensemble takes place in the kirk on Wednesday, December 13, at 7.30pm. Cost £5 including festive fare. Walking groups With trained leaders on Wednesdays 2-3pm. Contact Frances on 01786 827190 for the meeting point. Stirling University Partnership walk group is on Saturdays 10.30am-noon, meeting at the Macrobert. Call Ian on 07768 984176. Crotchet and knitting A group meets in the library on the last Thursday of each month 2.30-4.30pm. Donations of leftover wool welcome. Allanbridge Social Club Two function rooms are available to hire. Enquiries on 01786 832198 or 07840 518896 or Facebook. Membership fees must be paid by December 23. Rock’n’Reel Fitness classes for the over-60s with routines set to Scottish/ contemporary music every Tuesday in Bridge of Allan Parish Church from 2-3pm. This is a seated or standing class and is suitable for wheelchair users. Cost is £4, including coffee. Call Tricia Chillas on 07740 676639. Councillor’s surgery Councillor Graham Houston will be in the library on Saturday, December 9 at 10am.
\Buchlyvie
Community council Next meeting will be held tomorrow (Thursday) at 7.30pm in the village hall. This is to discuss recent planning applications for developments in the village and other matters affecting the Buchlyvie community.
\Cambusbarron
Bowling Club On Sunday, December 17, the annual domino tournament is open to ladies and gents. Saturday, December 23, is Christmas party night with vocalist June McNeil. Councillor’s surgery Councillor Neil Benny will be in the community centre on Tuesday, December 12, at 6.30pm. Bruce Memorial Church Advent worship at 11am on Sunday will be conducted by Rev Graham Nash. On Sunday there is a christingle service at 6pm. The church Christmas party is on today from 2pm-4pm in the bowling club. Knit and Natter Group in Church Hall on Thursday from 10am-noon. Advent Bible study on Monday, December 11, at 7-9pm.
\Causewayhead
Baby and toddler group Every Tuesday and Thursday at Stirling County Rugby Club from 10-11.30am. Cost £2 for the first child and 50p for additional children. Cost includes snack for children and tea/coffee. Cornerstone Community Church Service on Sundays at 10.30am in Wallace High School. Groups for children of all ages. Logie Kirk Service on Sunday begins at 11am and will be led by Rev Ruth Halley and assisted by Rev Anne Shearer. This will be the Stirling University 50th anniversary service, creche available. Every Tuesday a coffee morning is held in the hall from 10am. Lunch club is held in the hall every Thursday at 12.30pm. Any seniors who want to join should contact Elizabeth Crozier on 01259 213016. Afternoon club for retired people meets twice monthly in the hall at 2pm. The next meeting will be on December 13 and will be the Christmas lunch outing. For more information contact Sheila Innes. On Saturday there is a Christmas market in the hall from 10am-noon. There will be a variety of stalls, Santa’s Grotto and tea and coffee will be served; 7.30pm quiz night in the hall, teams of up to six people at £5 per head. Proceeds will be donated to the Eilidh Brown Memorial Fund. On Sunday J Club have their Christmas party in the hall from noon and The Big Sing takes place in the kirk from 7pm. Walking group A free health walk with trained leaders takes place every Monday from 2-2.45pm. Meet at Stirling bus station by the ticket office. Also meet at Stirling Community Hospital from 11am. Contact Tricia on 07557 439111. St Mary’s RC Church Afternoon tea plus Frances’ sale on Saturday, December 9, from 2-4pm in Sion House, St Mary’s Church. Tickets £5, plus raffle. St Mary’s Lunch Club Christmas lunch is on Friday, December 15, from noon-1pm. Minimum donation £3. Allan Park South Church The service on Sunday, December 10, will be conducted by the Rev Gordon Mathew and Sunday Stars for younger children takes place during the worship. Tea and coffee will be served afterwards. The Wellbeing Choir takes place every Tuesday at 7.30pm. The lunch club meets every Thursday from noon until 2pm. Full details of all church events are on www.apschurch.com. Contact number for all enquiries is Edward Morton, :01259 760861 or 07525 005028 or email edmort@aol.com. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Communion will be celebrated on Friday, December 8, at 11am and on Sunday, December 10, at 8.30 am, followed by sung Eucharist at 10.30am. Also on Sunday at 7pm there will be a Christmas cracker concert for SSAFA in the church, admission £5. There will be Advent Bible study in the rectory today (Wednesday) at 10.30am and tomorrow (Thursday) at 8.15pm in the church hall. The hall is available for hire. Contact shaws1@talktalk.net for more information. For more details visit www.holytrinitystirling.org. St Columba’s Church Morning service at 11am on Sunday, December 10, will be led by Rev Alex Millar. This is a gift service for Stirling Womens’ Aid. There will be a soup and sandwich lunch following the service. There will be a meeting of the Deacons’ Court tonight (Wednesday) at 7.30pm. Papers are available in elders’ folders. The Presbytery of Stirling will meet at St Columba’s at 6.30pm tomorrow for the installation of the new moderator Rev Alex M Millar and the celebration of Communion. Tea and coffee will be available after the service. Queen Street Methodist Church Morning worship on Sunday at 10.30am will be led by Mr Ian Paterson, preacher from Edinburgh. Junior church groups are available during the service and there will be a finger buffet afterwards in aid of NWMC. Donations of home baking are welcome. The boxes will be available for the Start-Up foodbank to receive Christmas food and toys. Viewfield Erskine Church Morning worship on Sunday, December 10, at 11.30am includes the children’s gift service. Minister is Rev AF Miller. Choir practice at 10.30am in the church before morning worship. Next Sunday’s service (December 17) will be the Nativity service. Free Church Meeting in the Smith Museum and Art Gallery at 11am with Rev Iain Macaskill and at 5.30pm in The Well at Upper Craigs, testimony meeting. Coffee morning at The Well on December 16 at 10.30am until noon for Mission International to provide a Christmas Day meal for needy children in the developing world. Today (Wednesday) at 7.30pm house groups as arranged. Meetings in The Well, tomorrow (Thursday) Men’s Bible study at 10.30am, drop-in at 2pm and Bible study at 7.30pm. Tuesday, December 12, Wee Wellies at 10.30am and Road to Recovery at 7.30pm.