BANNOCKBURN

ALVA TODDLERS

Tuesdays 9.15-11.15am and Wednesdays 12.30-2,30pm in the Cochrane Hall.

DARBY AND JOAN GROUP

Weekly whist and dominoes, Wednesdays, 1.45pm, Cochrane Foundation Hall.

CARPET BOWLS

Monday and Friday 1.30-3.30pm at Alva Parklands. Call Pam on 01259 215031.

ALVA PENSIONERS

Bingo teas in the Parklands Centre on the first and second Wednesday of each month, 7.30pm.

KNITTING GROUP

Parklands Centre, 7.30pm on the first and third Mondays of the month.

OPEN DOORS

Alva Baptist Church open for tea/coffee and prayer, Wednesdays 10am-noon.

MINERS WELFARE SOCIAL CLUB

Bingo Mondays and Wednesdays 8pm. Crossroads will be on stage on Friday, December 6 from 8.30pm.

STIRLING CHRISTADELPHIAN CHURCH

Bible hour is on Sundays from 2.15pm with Sunday school at the same time.

COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Bannockburn Community Centre on the first Thursday of each month at 7pm.

BANNOCKBURN BUTTERCUP CAFE

Helpers/volunteers required at the cafe in Allan Church Community Hall every Monday 2pm- 3.45pm. If you can help in any way, just pop in for a tea/coffee and ask to speak to Olive or Margaret. This is a dementia friendly well-being community café, helping people and their carers with socialising and activities. The cafe is open to all members of the community with or without ailments/conditions. There is dominoes, cards and musical bingo.

BANNOCKBURN HOUSE

2019 has been an eventful year for Bannockburn House. Successful Summer and Christmas fayres brought hundreds of visitors to the house and grounds and tours ran throughout the year led by volunteer tour guides. This year Bannockburn House has also been the background for photoshoots and for two film shoots – one production for Channel 5 called “The Small Hand” will air on December 26 at 9pm and stars Douglas Henshall, known for his portrayal of detective Jimmy Perez in the series “Shetland”. The year may be coming to a close but work continues, especially for the garden team who are hard at work preparing for the installation of new polytunnels. Work will also begin in the new year on a brand new and much needed toilet block for which the Trust has just received funding. 2020 promises to be an exciting year as projects in the house and the gardens begin and the work of preserving and restoring Bannockburn House continues. On Saturday, January 25, Bannockburn House will be celebrating Burns Night with music, food and drink. A company called Production Bureau will provide an awesome external lighting display on to Bannockburn House itself and the tree in the grounds. There will also be traditional music playing throughout the evening and a buffet-style supper served from the house. Tickets will be available through the Eventbrite page soon. Bannockburn House Trust would like to thank all the volunteers who have worked so hard throughout the year to make events a success, and a huge thank you also to all supporters and funders and would like to wish all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

ALLAN CHURCH

Sunday School Nativity Service is on Sunday at 11.15am, led by the Sunday school with Welcome Team 4 on duty. On Saturday, December 21, there is carol singing at the shops on Quakerfield from11am till noon All welcome to join in. On Tuesday, December 24 (Christmas Eve), there is a family service in Murrayfield UF Church at 7pm and Watchnight Service in Allan Church at 11.15pm led by Rev. Ken Russell. Sunday, December 29 is Thanksgiving Service for 2019 at 11.15am. Help with digital hymnary power point service presentations – speak to Lesley or Douglas. Help required to assist at the Tuesday coffee mornings – speak to coffee club members or Margaret Tough.

MURRAYFIELD UF CHURCH

On Saturday, December 21 from 11am, carol singers from various churches will be singing at the shops in Bannockburn in aid of Start Up Stirling. Extra voices will be made welcome. Sunday’s Christmas service will be led by Alison Scott at 10.30am. The welcome team is Joan Martin and Mary Scott; the offering team is John Martin and Elizabeth Hastings. On Christmas Eve there is a joint short all-age service in Murrayfield Church at 7pm and a joint watch-night service in the Allan Church at 11.15pm. Sunday, December 29 sees the return of Murrayfield’s cafestyle service at 10.30am led by John Cross.