\Dunblane

\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. 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 Dementia cafe is held 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 01259 215031. Age Concern Next meeting takes place tomorrow (Thursday) at 1pm in Alva Parish Church Hall. Noticeboard The noticeboard is outside the CAP/library. Anyone who wants to use it can see the notice board for details.

\Bannockburn

Miners Welfare Social Club Bingo on Mondays and Wednesdays at 8pm. Community council Meets in Bannockburn Community Centre on the first Thursday of each month at 7pm. The AGM will take place at the next meeting on June 7. Stirling Christadelphian Church hour is held on Sunday from 2.15pm with Sunday school at the same time. Flower show This year’s show is on Saturday, September 1, at Allan Church Hall. A schedule of items for the competitions will be printed in the church June magazine but there will be a copy of the schedule pinned up in the large hall next week. Murrayfield UF Church The Sweet Sorrows (Sammy and Kylie Horner) will be performing on Friday, June 1, at 7.30pm in the latest of the church’s community acoustic concerts. Tickets are £8 in advance from 07851 468411 or £10 at the door. Sunday’s Communion service will be conducted by Rev Gary Barclay at 10.30am. Welcome team is Jan Cross and Jean Bell, offering team is Joan Moore and Ann Lomax. Next week is the General Assembly in Perth from Wednesday to Friday. Anyone requiring transport to any of the sessions should speak to Jean Bell. Bowling club Friday night bingo and joker draw. John Davidson will provide entertainment on Saturday, June 2, at 8pm. There will also be bingo. The Try Bowls event will take place on Saturday, June 9. Councillor’s surgery Councillor Alison Laurie will be in Hillpark Community Centre on Tuesday, June 5, at 6.30pm. Ladywell Church Thursday coffee morning is from 10am-noon. Family service on Sunday at 11.15am includes the Sunday school prizegiving. Team two is on duty. On Monday, June 4, from 10am-noon there is a special coffee morning when missionary partner Joel Hafvenstein will be visiting. At 10.30am Joel will talk about his work in Nepal. Allan Church Communion service on Sunday at 11.15am, led by Rev Alan McKenzie, with welcome team 1 on duty. Sunday school and creche available. Anyone interested in their Bible children attending Sunday school can speak to Kirsty MacGowan. The Tuesday coffee club is from 10-11.30am in the Allan Church Hall with team 2 on duty. Anyone interested in helping out on a Sunday morning can contact Lesley on 07968 329764 or Douglas. Community Craft Club takes place today from 2-4pm in the hall, cost 50p. Bannockburn House The house is open every Wednesday from 10am2pm for volunteers to continue getting it ready. Today they hope to clear out the outhouses of the cottage and tidy up the gardens. The house will be open for organised tours on June 17, July 15 and August 19. These can be booked via www.bannockburnhouse. scot.

\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. Rainbows The 3rd Stirling Rainbows meet in North Parish Church Hall. Details from braeheadrainbows@ gmail.com. Community garden Memberships are available at www.braehead.org/ garden or drop in any Tuesday or Saturday between 10.30am and noon to find out more. Stirling North Parish Church Today (Wednesday) from 10am-noon is Coffee Pot Cafe. Tomorrow (Thursday) at 10.15am Mumzone meets with creche available. At 7pm the annual summer rally for Stirling Presbyterial Guild takes place. On Saturday, June 2, the Guild outing leaves at noon. Sunday at 9.50am, meet for prayer; 10.30am, service including Communion. Creche and zones available; 3pm is Sunday @3.

\Bridge of Allan

Parish Church Sunday worship takes place at 11am and will be conducted by Rev Dan Harper. There will be a creche during the service and coffee is served afterwards.The monthly Communion service Around the Table will be held on Sunday at 6.30pm. The Guild trip to Pitlochry to see ‘Chicago’ is on Saturday, June 2, leaving the church at 10.15am. ‘Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine’ by Gail Honeyman is the title of the book for the next book group on Monday, June 4, at 7.30pm. For details contact the church office. St Saviour’s Episcopal Church 8am Eucharist, 10am sung Eucharist. Young Church and creche take place in the church hall then join the main service later. Coffee/ tea are served in the church hall after the 10am service. On Wednesdays at 11am in the choir vestry there is a quiet, peaceful service with coffee/ tea afterwards. Tomorrow (Thursday) at 2.30pm is the service at Ashford House. Contact Nick Price for more details. Last week St Saviour’s walking group enjoyed their short trip away, visiting all the key sites of the Unesco World Heritage City of Durham. The church thanked everyone who supported Bridge of Allan Open Gardens Day on Sunday, May 20. The gardens looked stunning and the tearoom in St Saviour’s Hall was a great success. Lecropt Kirk Sunday worship includes Communion at 11.30am. Sunday school and Bible class meet in church at same time. Welcome team: Ian McClure and Janet Craigie. Joint evening service in St Blane’s Church starts at 5pm in the hall. This will be a family time of worship. Sunday Walking groups With trained leaders on Wednesdays 2-2.45pm. Contact Frances on 01786 821790 for the meeting point. Stirling University Partnership walk group is on Saturdays 10.30am-noon, meeting at the Macrobert. Call Ian on 07768 984176. Crochet and knitting A group meets in the library on the last Thursday of each month 2.30-4.30pm. Donations of leftover wool are welcome. Allanbridge Social Club Two function rooms are available to hire. Enquiries on 01786 832198 or 07840 518896 or Facebook. 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. Young at Heart Low-impact dance fitness classes for ages 50-plus are on Mondays in Bridge of Allan Parish Church Hall from 2-2.45pm and Friday 11-11.45am. A less energetic class is available on Thursdays in the church Hall from 11.15am-noon. For more information call Janice on 07565 182259. Bowls The club is holding an open day on Sunday, June 3, from 2-5pm. Wear flat-soled shoes.

\Cambusbarron

Uniforms The William Stewart Foundation will have a donation station for outgrown school uniform at Cambusbarron Gala Day on Saturday, June 9. The charity supports orphans in Malawi. Bruce Memorial Church The quarterly Communion service will be conducted by Rev Graham Nash on Sunday. Monthly midweek service is tomorrow (Thursday) at 11am in the church hall. The Fruit of the Spirit series contuinues with the theme of ‘Joy’. Cambusbairns is on Friday from 9.15-10.45am and Rock Solid is on later from 6.30-8pm, both in the church hall. On Sunday there is a prayer gathering with Joel Hafvenstein at 7pm. Joel and Fiona Hafvenstein are mission partners in Nepal, visiting Stirling Presbytery for a week. Film night and talk is on Tuesday, June 5, in the church hall with ‘The Age of Stupid’, a film about climate change, and a presentation from Diane Green on Christian Aid’s climate change campaign.

\Causewayhead

Baby and toddler group Every Thursday at Stirling County Rugby Club from 10-11.30am. £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 in the kirk on Sunday begins at 11am and will be led by Rev Ruth Halley (01786 463060). Coffee morning is held every Tuesday in the hall at Causewayhead at 10am. Community council The next meeting is on Monday, June 4, at 7 pm in Wallace High School. Earlier start to include AGM. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church On Friday, June 1, Communion will take place at 11am and on Sunday, June 3, Communion will be at 8.30am and sung Eucharist with a baptism at 10.30am. Also on Friday at 7.30pm ‘About the Sea... and other pictures’. Ulrike Wutscher (mezzo-soprano) and Marzia Hudajarova (piano) will perform songs by Schubert, Schumann and Hahn and Elgar’s ‘Sea Pictures’. This is the first in the series of concerts to mark the church’s 140th anniversary. Admission by donation and refreshments will be served. The church hall is available for hire. Contact shaws1@talktalk.net for more information. For more details visit www.holytrinitystirling.org. Church of the Holy Rude The service at 11.30am will be conducted by Rev Alan Miller and will celebrate Communion. The stated annual general meeting of the congregation will take place on Sunday immediately following morning worship. Allan Park South Church The service on Sunday at 10.30am will be conducted by the elders and Sunday Stars for younger children takes place during the time of worship. Tea and coffee will be served afterwards. Wellbeing Choir takes place every Tuesday at 7.30pm. Lunch club meets every Thursday from noon-2pm. Full details of all church events are on the website at www.apschurch.com. Contact number for all enquiries is Edward Morton, ed.apschurch@ gmail.com or 07525 005028. Viewfield Erskine Church Sunday service including Communion is at 10am led by Rev AF Miller, organist Mr A Christie and beadle Mr J Millar. There will be a choir practice at 9.30am in the church before the service. Tea and coffee served afterwards. The badminton club has stopped for the summer. St Columba’s Church Sunday service at 11am will be led by Rev Alex Millar. Tea and coffee are available afterwards. The stewardship committee meets at 7.30pm on Monday, June 4, and there will be a meeting of the deacons’ court on Wednesday, June 6, at 7.30pm.

Today (Wednesday) at 6pm CBC Kids Club. Tomorrow (Thursday), 10.15am coffee morning and 7.30pm Praise, Prayer and Pastries. Friday, June 1, 10am Noah’s Ark parent and toddler group and 7.30pm youth cafe. Saturday, June 2 at 10am Cultivate ladies’ ministry with breakfast. Sunday services at 11am with Stuart McFarlane, 2pm Wallace View care home and 6.30pm Communion Reflections with Rev Hamish Wishart.

\Cowie

One O’Clock Gang Lunch club in the Miners Welfare Club, Mondays, 1pm. centre. See www.weecountywalkers. wordpress.com. Walking group Free health walk with trained leaders every Wednesday from 10.30am. Meet in front of Dunblane Cathedral. Contact walking@activestirling.org.uk. Free Church Sunday’s services are at 11.30am with Kidz Club and creche plus evening service at 6.30pm. Prayer and Bible study meet on Thursdays at 7.30pm. More info from Innes Macleod on 01259 760566. Men’s breakfast at Choices coffee shop is held on the third Saturday of every month at 8am. Call Alasdair Lunan 07886 216593. Dunblane Christian Fellowship Service every Sunday at 10.30am with Kids Church and creche available. Chatty Crafters club every Tuesday 10am-1pm; cafe is open MondayThursday 2-5pm. Call Duncan Strathdee on 07789 912259. Dunblane Cathedral Midweek service will be held tomorrow (Thursday) at 11am. Sunday worship begins at 10.30am. Cathedral Kids meet and a creche will be available. Tea and coffee are served afterwards. On Monday, June 4, there will be a meeting of the Beyond LTQ group. Councillor’s surgery Councillor Alistair Majury will be in Dunblane Library on Saturday, June 2, at 10am. St Blane’s Church Sunday service and Sunday school will be at 10am. Creche available, tea and coffee afterwards. Evening service is at 6.30pm. A ladies’ Bible study group will meet in the manse (46 Kellie Wynd) on June 7 at 7.30pm. More details from Pamela Caldwell. The next meeting of the book group is today (Wednesday) at 2.30pm in the church hall. Cathedral Arts Guild On Saturday, June 2, at 7.30pm in Dunblane Cathedral, there is a concert by Russian pianist Yulia Chaplina. In a programme of French and Russian music she will play piano solos and also piano duets with her husband Jonathan Deakin. Tickets at the door: adults £9, child/ student/unemployed £2.

\Fallin

Fallin Information Exchange Support and advice on alternate Wednesdays 9.30am-noon in Fallin Library. Local office The office is open on Fridays in the library 10-1pm and 2-5pm to pay rent/council tax and receive help and advice. An office is also available for private meetings.

\Fishcross

Wee County Walkers Walks every Tuesday, meet 2pm at Cats Protection League premises. See www. weecountywalkers.wordpress.

\Menstrie

Gaelic Parent and Child Group For children aged up to five meets on Tuesdays 10am-noon in Menstrie Parish Church Hall. The cost is £1.50. Wee County Walkers Meet on Sundays at 2pm in Dumyat Centre car park for walk with trained leaders. See www.weecountywalkers. Menstrie Parish Church Rev John Rushton led worship on Sunday. T-in-2 is on Wednesdays from 10.3011.30am. Music on Thursday at 2pm is a tea dance. Tomorrow (Thursday) there is a kirk session meeting at 7pm with members of presbytery to discuss the presbytery plan. Tinned goods and packet foods are being collected for The Gate, Alloa. Service on Sunday is at 11am with Rev Mike