\Aberfoyle

Walk in the park Led by trained volunteers. Lasts 15 minutes to one hour. Next walk is Monday, June 11. Meet at Woollen Mill car park 10.20am for Loch Ruskie walk (car share).Contact Cathy Scott on 01877 330055 or email cathy.scott@lochlomond-trossachs. org. Strength and balance For older adults, Mondays in the Forth Inn 12.15-1pm, followed by 10 minute walk. Yoga and mindfulness Classes in Memorial Hall, Mondays 7.30-9pm. Bowling Club On Sunday, June 3 the Mixed Triples took place in lovely weather. Winners were John Bowes (skip) Christina Watson and Beth Bowes from Callander. Runners-up were John McKenzie (skip) Mary Gordon and Dorcis McKenzie from Buchanan Arms. Thanks to all who came along and made it an enjoyable day. Points night on Monday: Mac, Bill, Stewart M and Billy. St Mary’s Scottish Episcopal Church On Sunday at 11.15am, Songs of Praise, all welcome. Parish Church Service on Sunday is at the usual time of 11.15am and will include the Sacrament of Holy Communion with worship being conducted by the Rev Dr Valerie Allen.

\Balfron

Adult fitness Dance-based exercises and routines on Thursdays from 7-8pm in Balfron Campus studio. Take a mat, cost £5.50. Contact Yasmin on 07979 856837 or email yasmin@throthegrapevine.co.uk. Community Cafe The cafe is open every Tuesday at 2pm in Balfron Bowling Club. Wheelchair access available. Parish Church Sunday worship will be led by Rev Bill Izett at 11.15am. Tea/coffee will be available at close of service. Prayer group meets on Tuesday, June 12 at 7pm in the church rooms Lunch club is from noon on Thursday. Christian Aid The amount raised by collectors during Christian Aid Week was £2331.63p Their efforts are greatly appreciated as is the generosity of those who donated. Sincere thanks to everyone who made it possible to send this splendid sum to Christian Aid. Bingo Every Friday there is bingo in the McLintock Hall during the bowling season. Eyes down 8pm, courtesy of Anne Adams then Billy Ross on return to the bowling club premises later in the year, cash prizes. All welcome. SWI news Members and friends had an enjoyable outing to The Maid of the Loch, Hill House, Helensburgh, ending with high tea at the Ardencaple Hotel, Rhu.

\Blairdrummond

Community Hall The hall’s AGM takes place on Tuesday, June 12 at 7.30pm in the community hall. New members welcome. For further information contact Catherine 01786 860246 or Louise 01786 841352.

\Blanefield

Walking group Thursdays, 2-2.45pm, alternate weeks between Blanefield and Killearn. Call 07867 672513.

\Brig o’Turk

Councillor’s surgery Councillor Jeremy McDonald will be in the village hall on Thursday, June 14 at 6.30pm.

\Buchlyvie

Yoga Classes in the village hall on Wednesdays, 9.30-10.30am. Strictly Seniors Over 60s dancebased fitness classes on Tuesdays from 10-11am in the village hall. Cost £5.50. Contact Yasmin on 07979 856837 or email yasmin@ throthegrapevine.co.uk. Church Sunday service at 11.15am will be led by Rev Scott Brown, all welcome. Councillor’s surgery Councillor Alastair Berrill will be the village hall on Thursday, June 14 at 7pm.

\Callander

Walk in the park Led by trained volunteers. Lasts 20 minutes to one hour. Next walk is Tuesday, June 12. Meet in Ancaster Square at 10.20am for Lendrick Hill to Brig o’Turk walk (car share, dementia-friendly). Summer walks every Wednesday, meeting at 7pm in Ancaster Square. Various routes: 20-45 minutes (dementiafriendly). Contact Cathy Scott on 01877 330055 or email cathy.scott@ lochlomond-trossachs.org. Strength and balance For older adults, Tuesdays in the fire station, 2-3pm. Car boot sale Summer car boot sale is at St Joseph’s Church tomorrow (Saturday) from 9am-4pm and will run every week until September. To book a spot call 01877 330359. Concert Callander Kirk presents Delta Concert Band in the kirk at 7.30pm on Thursday, June 14. This is the first in a series of four concerts over the summer presented by musicians from Canada and the USA. The band is from Vancouver on Canada’s west coast and it promises to be a rousing start to the series. Callander Chorale provides local support. Admission: £5 at the door, school children free - all proceeds to local charities. St Andrew’s Scottish Episcopal Church Holy Communion on Sunday and Wednesday at 10am, all welcome. Councillor’s surgery Councillor Martin Earl will be in Callander Youth Project, Bridgend at 7pm on Monday, June 11. Bowling Club The club play Strathblane tonight (Friday) in the Forth and Endrick League. Congratulations to Christina Watson and Jock and Beth Bowes who won the triples at Aberfoyle. Kirk Sunday early worship at 10am in the kirk hall; morning service at 11.15am in Callander Kirk and Time for Silence at 8pm, also in the kirk. Teapot Cafe is open in the kirk hall library on Wednesdays from 10.30am to noon. Offers of help will be much appreciated. Messy Church will take place on Saturday, June 16 from 10.30am to 12.30pm. This is a chance for families to have fun, relax, explore faith and enjoy a meal together. This month Messy Church will be outdoors, on the field beside the primary school. Everyone welcome.

\Croftamie

Walk in the park Led by trained volunteers. Meet outside the Winnock Hotel, Drymen, on Thursdays at 10.20am. Email fran.crumley@ lochlomond-trossachs.org for more details. Councillor’s surgery Councillor Robert Davies will be in Croftamie Nursery on Wednesday, June 13 at 7pm.

\Doune, Deanston

Bridge club Wednesdays, 7.15pm in the Red Lion Hotel. Keep fit Mondays, 7-8pm in the Rural Hall. Aerobics and legs/bums/ tums, suitable for beginners to advanced. Cost £5. Young at Heart Low-impact dance fitness classes for 50-year-olds and over on Tuesdays in the Rural Hall from 9.30-10.15am and Thursdays from 10-10.45am. Contact Janice on 07565 182259. Councillor’s surgery Councillor Evelyn Tweed will be in Deanston Primary School on Monday, June 11 at 7.15pm.

\Drymen

Walk in the park Led by trained volunteers. Meet outside the Winnock Hotel, Thursdays at 10.20am. Email fran.crumley@lochlomondtrossachs.org for more details. Church Sunday service is at 11.30am, tea and coffee is available before and after the service. Another opportunity this week to donate to the foodbank. Especially welcome is cook-in sauces, tins of meat, cereal bars and long life milk but other staples and money to buy fresh food gratefully received. Gala day Drymen, Croftamie and Buchanan gala day will be taking place on Saturday, starting at Drymen Primary from 12 noon. A pipe band will lead everyone to the football field on Stirling Road where there will be lots of events, stalls and fun to be had. The event will then be opened by the Duke of Montrose at 12.30pm. All welcome.

\Fintry

Kirk The service will be at the usual time of 9.30am and will be conducted by the Rev Bill Izett. A creche is available. Tea/coffee after the service. There will be a meeting of the congregational board followed by the kirk session at 7pm on Wednesday, June 13 in the Session House. Councillor’s surgery Councillor Graeme Lambie will be in the Menzies Hall on Wednesday, June 13 at 7pm.

\Gargunnock

Young at Heart Low-impact dance fitness classes for 50-year-olds and over on Tuesdays in the community centre from 10.45-11.30am. Contact Janice on 07565 182259. Garden Competition This year the applications for the village garden competitions are available from the local shop. Church The service on Sunday at 10.30am will be conducted by Rev Andy Campbell. As he retires at the end of this month this will be the last service he will take at Gargunnock. The congregation has been privileged to have him as minister over the last seven years and wish him and his wife Fiona a long and happy retirement.

\Gartmore

Circle dance Group meets every second Thursday of the month in Gartmore Village Hall, 2-4pm. Church Sunday service at 10am is led by Rev Scott Brown, all welcome.

\Killearn

Walking group Thursdays 2-2.45pm, alternate weeks between Blanefield and Killearn. Call 07867 672513. Otago Active adults strength and balance class, Tuesdays 9.30-10am and 10.10-10.40am in the church hall, £2. Call 01786 448308. Adult fitness Dance-based exercises and routines on Tuesdays from 7.30-8.30pm in the village hall. Take a mat, cost £5.50. Contact Yasmin on 07979 856837 or email yasmin@ throthegrapevine.co.uk. Strictly Seniors Over-60s dancebased fitness classes on Fridays from 10-11am in the village hall. Cost £5.50. Contact Yasmin on 07979 856837 or email yasmin@ throthegrapevine.co.uk. Jumble sale Volunteer Eco Students Abroad (VESA) jumble sale tomorrow (Saturday) in Killearn Kirk Hall from 10am-noon. Entry £1. Dealers on Friday, June 8, at 8pm only. Event in aid of South African volunteer trip. Contributions to be left at hall on Friday, June 8, between 6pm and 8pm. Enquiries to Heather Stevenson on 551076. Golden Years Club Annual outing to Largs takes place on Saturday, June 9, leaving Killearn at 11am.

\Killin

Walk in the park Led by trained volunteers. Lasts 15 minutes to one hour. Next walk is Wednesday, June 13. Meet at 10.20am at McLaren Hall car park for Strathyre walk (car share, dementia-friendly). Contact Cathy Scott on 01877 330055 or cathy. scott@lochlomond-trossachs.org. Strength and balance Exercise class for older adults on Wednesdays in the Killin Hotel 1.30-2.30pm, followed by 10-minute walk.

\Kippen

Toddlers Meet in the village hall on Thursdays, 10.30am to noon. Otago The exercise class takes place on Wednesday from 9.45-10.15am in Kippen Church House. Cappuccino Chatter On Wednesdays from 10.30-11.30am in the Church House. Street Fayre Bunting is up for the 32nd Street Fayre tomorrow (Saturday), 10am until 4pm, when there will be stalls all up the Main Street and around the Cross. All ages can join in the fancy dress parade, where the theme is Disney characters. Judging is in the school at 10.30am. The parade starts at 11am, led by the King and Queen of Kippen Ewan Milligan and Ava Scott with attendants Charis Bell and Freya Hadley-Stoke, Grant O’Donnell and Edward Boyd. There will be plenty of music and food, dog show and a new simulator ride is one of many different attractions. Gardens open Six village gardens will be open on Sunday, June 17. A donation of £5, to be shared by Alzheimer Scotland and Start Up Stirling, allows entry to all six between 1.30-5.30pm. Teas will be available in the Reading Room. Flower Show Schedules will soon be available for the 117th Flower Show on Sunday, August 19, in the village hall at 12.30pm. Councillor’s surgery Councillor Robert Davies will be in the Reading Room on Tuesday, June 12 at 6.45pm. Church Sunday service on Sunday at 11.15am will be led by Rev Ellen Larson Davidson. Afterwards there will be a Traidcraft stall in the vestibule. Street Fayre Cafe Coffee/tea, sandwiches and cakes will be available in Church House from 11am till 3pm tomorrow (Saturday). Surgery Holiday The doctors’ surgery on Castlehill will be closed on Monday, June 11. Community Council The council meets in the Reading Room on Tuesday, June 12, at 7.15pm. A Stirling councillor will consult there from 6.45pm. Bowling In Monday evening’s rink game points were gained by Willie Mills, Sandra Boyd, Eileen Mayhew, Donald Smith, Bill Boyd and Donald Retson. In the Forth and Endrick games last Friday, points in the matches with Buchanan Arms were shared when the home team won 19-14 and the away team lost 20-16. Balfron is tonight’s (Friday) opposition. Open Studios As part of Forth Valley Artbeat, Judy JamJar Mosaics and more will be open to the public at Davaar Cottage, up Burnside, tomorrow (Saturday) until Sunday, June 17 daily from 10am-5pm (except Wednesday when opening will be noon until 7pm). Complimentary coffee and home baking. Mosaic making and Shonah Escombe, glass artist, will demonstrate in this working studio. Street Fayre Tomorrow (Saturday) sees the Street Fayre with stalls of all kinds lining the Main Street from the Cross to the primary school. From there at 11am King Euan Milligan and Queen Ava Scott and their attendants lead the fancy dress parade down to Kingdom Court. Live music and entertainment all day and much fun in the school playground. Plenty of food available in the cafes in the church and Reading Room and in the local shops and hotels. School Sports The traditional football and netball competitions with local schools continue through the summer term. The annual school sports will take place on the sports field on Friday, June 15, at 1.45pm with spectators most welcome. Kippen Heritage Following a year of hard work to clear vegetation and allow access, the old Kirkyard at Kippen Cross will be open for guided tours tomorrow (Saturday) during the Street Fayre. The Smiddy beside it will also be open from 11am to 3pm to view the old blacksmith workshop. Obituary Sad news came to Kippen on Tuesday of the sudden passing of Kippenite Sandra Orchard who has resided in Spain for some time now and who will be cremated there. Heartfelt sympathy is extended to her mother Bunty in Cauldhame, to her husband Bill Cartilage, brother David and her three sons and their families.

\Port of Menteith

Parish Church Morning worship on Sunday will be at the usual time of 10am. Communion will be celebrated led by Rev Dr Valerie Allen. All welcome.

\Strathblane

Mini Makers Tuesdays in the kirkrooms, 9.30-10.30am. Art/creative fun for 18 months-five years. Councillor’s surgery Councillor Graeme Lambie will be in the Village Club on Monday, June 11 at 7pm.

Thornhill

Playgroup Over-twos on Tuesdays 9.45-11.45am, Fridays 9.30am - noon, term time in the community hall. Tea ‘n’chat The last Wednesday of the month coffee morning has resumed from 10am–12.30pm in the community hall. Anyone interested in having a stall can contact Belinda 01786 850692 or boghallfarm@btinternet. com. Young at Heart Low-impact dance fitness classes for over 50s in the community hall on Mondays from 12.15-1pm, More details from Janice on 07565 182259. Norrieston Church Sunday worship will be led by the Rev Ellen Larson Davidson at 10am. All welcome.