District News
ALVA COMMUNITY COUNCIL
The community council is meeting face to face in November and will then review for 2022. You can keep up to date by visiting the ACC website at www. alvacommunitycouncil.org.uk or with Alva Community Council on Facebook and Twitter @AlvaCommCouncil.
BANNOCKBURN COUNCILLOR’S SURGERY
Councillor Alasdair MacPherson is re-instating online surgeries and home visits. These would be on an ad-hoc basis where the constituent would contact him via email or telephone to arrange. Contact him on – email macphersona@stirling. gov.uk or phone 01786 233 120 to arrange.
BANNOCKBURN INTERFAITH GROUP
The group is hosting a charity lunch at Bannockburn Community Hub on Sunday, November 7. Tickets are priced at £15 for a three-course meal. The topic of the lunch will be charity in faith and all are welcome. Proceeds after the lunch will go to charity. For tickets please contact Rev Peter Gill at 07951 764262 or PETERGILL18@HOTMAIL.COM. All welcome.
ALLAN CHURCH
Service on Sunday, October 31 at 11.15am will be led by Rev Peter Gill. Welcome Team 6 on duty (please remember clocks go back). Presently the church is lit up red at night as a mark of respect for the Centenary of the Poppy Appeal and Remembrance Day. Note for your diary: Remembrance Sservice is on November 14 at 10.45am followed by a service at the cenotaph. Church of Scotland mitigations are still in place as we are operating under Scottish Government guidelines but there are hand sanitisers and face masks (should you forget your own). A one-way system is still the order of the day in and out of church. Bible Chat Group meets next in the large hall on Thursday, November 18 at 2pm. All welcome.
MURRAYFIELD UF CHURCH
Sunday services continue in the church hall at 10.30am (remember your mask). For those unable to attend in person, services will continue to be available from 10.30am on YouTube at Murrayfield UF Online. The Indoor Walking Group has restarted on Zoom on Mondays and Fridays at 4pm - details from Jean Hastings and there is a gentle stroll round Ladywell Park (weather permitting) on Friday at 2pm. Kirk Session meets on Monday, November 1 at 2pm.
LADYWELL CHURCH
The service on Sunday is at the usual time of 11.15am. The service will be led by the Rev Ken Russell. It was good to see the return of minister Rev Liz Robertson who is on light duties during a phased return to work. All are still required to wear masks and names still need to be taken for track and trace purposes. If you have booked a place and are unable to come or if you test positive for Covid please phone Anne Renton on 01786 813852. Any articles for the next magazine should be sent to the minister this week
BLAIRLOGIE COUNCILLORS’ SURGERIES
During current Covid-19 restrictions, Councillors Jim Thomson and Susan McGill are unable to hold face-to-face surgeries. Please make contact by email or leaving a message by phone, if there is an issue they can help with. Councillor McGill 01786 233115 or mcgills@stirling. gov.uk and Councillor Thomson 01786 233132 or thomsonj03@stirling.gov.uk.
BLAIRLOGIE HERITAGE AND COMMUNITY TRUST
The Reading Room premises have been deep cleaned and are available again for meetings or leisure class activities. Subject to ongoing Covid conditions and regulations, the trust is anxious to bring the Reading Room back into use and regular professional cleaning is in place. Any user making a booking will be responsible for Covid precautions, including the use of the hand sanitiser provided and keeping a record of all persons present. The hall has a data projector and connection cables which will work with any laptop, except Apple. It also has a sound system and a music player. Booking conditions and a booking form are on the village website www. blairlogie-scotland.org. There is a public car park nearby. Booking officer for the Reading Room is Clem Flanagan and she can be contacted by email at blairlogierr@ gmail.com.
BRAEHEAD STIRLING NORTH PARISH CHURCH
The Sunday service will take place at 10.30am and will be led by Rev Scott McInnes. As places are limited due to Covid restrictions, please either tel: 01786 463376 or email: info@stirlingnorth.org to reserve your place. This service will also be livestreamed on the website www. stirlingnorth.org/livestream and an audio only version will be available from noon on 01786 641166.
COUNCILLOR’S SURGERY
Councillor Bryan Flannagan hosts an online surgery every week on a Tuesday and Thursday on either Zoom or Microsoft Teams. To book an appointment or to arrange a face to face meeting, please either email him at flannaganb@stirling. gov.uk or call 01786 233111 and leave your contact details and he will reply personally with all the details.
CLASSES
Slimming World now every Tuesday 7.30am and 9am and also 5pm at the Crawford Hall Braehead FK7 7PX. For more info call Angela mobile 07846 780027. New members welcome
BINGO
Cash bingo tonight (Wednesday) at 7.30pm at the Crawford Hall and every Wednesday.
BRIDGE OF ALLAN ST SAVIOUR’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Services have resumed at St Saviour’s on Sundays and Wednesdays - both at 10am. To reserve a place please book please email james.gardner1218@gmail. com.
BRIDGE OF ALLAN PARISH CHURCH
On Sunday, worship will be held in the church at 11am. The service will be conducted by Rev Dan Harper. Sunday services will continue to be live-streamed via Facebook Live and will be available on Facebook thereafter. A short pre-recorded reflection will also be available from 8am, and thereafter, each Sunday via Facebook, YouTube, podcast and by dialing 01786 236562.
LECROPT KIRK
Service on Sunday at 11.30am will include communion and will be led by Rev Gary Caldwell, all welcome. Service live-streamed on the Dunblane St Blane’s YouTube channel and via Lecropt’s Facebook page at 10am from St Blane’s, and available from Sunday afternoon via telephone 01786 641133 with options for whole or parts of the service.
ROCK AND REEL
Classes in the Chalmers Suite at Bridge of Allan Parish Church on Tuesdays from 1.45pm and costs £5. The class can be done either seated or standing and is suitable for wheelchair users. Coffee, cake and chat For further details contact Tricia Chillas on 07740 676639.
COUNCILLOR’S SURGERY
Councillor Graham Houston will be in Bridge of Allan Library on Saturday, October 30 at 10am.
BROOMRIDGE COUNCILLOR’S SURGERY
Councillor Bryan Flannagan will hold online surgeries by appointment. Contact him on flannaganb@stirling.gov.uk to arrange.
CAMBUSBARRON BRUCE MEMORIAL CHURCH
The church will be open for prayer today (Wednesday) from 12-2pm and anyone is welcome to drop in. At the 11am service on Sunday, the congregation will be looking at how caring for creation is a key part of worship. All welcome. Sunday is the final one before shoeboxes are collected for the Blythswood Christmas Appeal and tehre will be a dedication. There is no need to pre-book but please wear a mask. The service will also be available to watch on the Bruce Memorial Church YouTube channel.
WELLBEING GROUP.
On Tuesday, November 2 at 10.30am the guest speaker will be Sarah from local company Blueberry Hill. With winter fast approaching, this will be a chance to find out more about this local meals delivery service. Sarah will answer some commonly asked questions and there will be opportunity to sample some of their delicious cakes. All welcome.
HEARTSTART TRAINING
There are still some spaces left for the third and final ‘Save a life’ course on Saturday, November 20 from10.30am12.30pm at the church hall. Please get in touch if you’d like to book a place. Families welcome. Angela Samson mob: 07977 342022 or email defib@ccdt.org.uk
CAMBUSKENNETH COUNCILLORS’ SURGERIES
During current Covid-19 restrictions, Councillors Jim Thomson and Susan McGill are unable to hold face-to-face surgeries. Please make contact by email or leaving a message by phone, if there is an issue they can help with. Councillor McGill 01786 233115 or mcgills@stirling. gov.uk and Councillor Thomson 01786 233132 or thomsonj03@stirling.gov.uk
CAUSEWAYHEAD CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY CHURCH
The church has moved back to its home at Wallace High School with meetigns at 10.30am on Sundays. All welcome - please book a ticket via www.cornerstonestirling. org
LOGIE KIRK
Worship is taking place as usual every Sunday at 11.00am in the Kirk. Some welcome changes have occured. Although Test and Protect Scotland guidelines are still being followed, it is now possible for people to sit with friends or other members of their family. To facilitate this or to request a single place, contact should still be made with Brenda Smith on 07542 730493 to book place(s). The choir and congregation are also able to sing albeit wearing their masks so come along in good voice. On Sunday, November 14: Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial in Alloa Road is shortly before 11am followed by Remembrance
Service in the Kirk around 11.30am. Interim Moderator, Rev Alison Britchfield can be contacted on 01259 750340 or on britchfield@churchofscotland.org.uk and the Krk website is also available on logiekirk.org.
LOGIE KIRK HALLS
The halls are now open for bookings. For all hall enquiries, or if you are interested in hiring one of the halls or a committee room, please contact office manager Jackie Taylor on 01786 448251 or 07749 565524.
LOGIEOGG (LOGIE OLD GRAVEYARD GROUP)
The group’s AGM will be held in Lecropt Kirk Hall on Tuesday, November 9 at 7.15pm when Dr Murray Cook will present a talk “New Light on Old Logie” which will tell more about the recent excavations done near the numbers at this meeting have to be limited. If you would like to attend please either e.mail logieogg@btinternet.com, or telephone 01786 475414 to book a place.
COUNCILLORS’ SURGERIES
During current Covid-19 restrictions, Councillors Jim Thomson and Susan McGill are unable to hold face-to-face surgeries. Please make contact by email or leaving a message by phone, if there is an issue they can help with. Councillor McGill 01786 233115 or mcgills@stirling. gov.uk and Councillor Thomson 01786 233132 or thomsonj03@stirling.gov.uk
CITY CENTRE WALKING GROUP
Walks cancelled until further notice.
COUNCILLORS’ SURGERIES
During current Covid-19 restrictions, Councillors Jim Thomson and Susan McGill are unable to hold face-to-face surgeries. Please make contact by email or leaving a message by phone, if there is an issue they can help with. Councillor McGill 01786 233115 or mcgills@stirling. gov.uk and Councillor Thomson 01786 233132 or thomsonj03@stirling.gov.uk
CHURCH OF THE HOLY RUDE
The joint service for Sunday, October 31 is in the Holy Rude at 11am, led by Rev Alan Miller and Iain Armstrong.
PARK CHURCH
Worship on Sunday, October 31 at 11am will be led by Rev Bruce McNicol. During the service Missionary Partner Joel Hafverstein, will talk about his work in Nepal with the United Mission to Nepal. Tea and coffee will be offered after the service in the Main Hall with seated table service. An audio recording of the service will be available later on the website or as a CD upon request to the church office Park Church has plenty of space for visitors. Coronavirus regulations require us to obtain your contact details and you must wear a mask indoors including when singing. There are activities for children of all ages and a crèche for pre-school children. The congregation were delighted to be informed on Sunday that a sole nominee has been chosen for the vacant charge and will preach at the morning service on Sunday, November 28. Coffee Club meets on Thursdays from 10.30-11.30am in the Main Hall. All welcome. Sparks Pre-School Play group will meet again on Friday in the Main Hall. Details for parents who wish to join a waiting list for places are available from Moira Parry via the church office (parkchurchstirling@gmail. com) The church office is open Tuesday to Friday from 9.30am-noon. Messages can be left on the telephone (01786-462400) or by email. If the services of a Minister are urgently required please contact