District News
ABERFOYLE WALK IN THE PARK
Meet behind the Scottish Wool Centre on Mondays at 10.20am. No need to book, just turn up for a one-hour walk and chat. Contact walk coordinators for more details: Bev Clarke - beverley.clarke@ lochlomond-trossachs.org, or Fran Crumley - fran.crumley@lochlomondtrossachs.org.
PARISH CHURCH
Service on Sunday at usual time of 11.15am and will include the Sacrament of Holy Communion. Warm welcome extended to all. Face coverings and hand sanitiser available should people choose to continue with moderate safety.
GUILD
The Guild meets in the Forth Inn on Wednesday, February 22, at 2pm. Guest speaker Rev G Mcgeoch from the Project UNIDR. Anyone interested or wishing to attend will be assured of a warm welcome.
ST MARY’S SCOTTISH EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Service at 11.15am each Sunday. More details, secretary@ stmarychurchaberfoyle.org.uk.
MEMORIAL HALL
At Aberfoyle Memorial Hall, Trossachs Road: today (Friday) craft and knitting group; Monday, February 20, Citizens Advice drop in 2.30-4pm; Tuesday, February 21, indoor bowls from 1.30pm and our repair cafe from 2pm fixing small household items. Refreshments and banter available at all.
FIX AND CHAT
Tuesdays 2-4pm in Aberfoyle Memorial Hall - if you have small household items which are broken hopefully the collective skill of the group can help repair or give advice to avoid throwing it into landfill.
KNIT AND NATTER
Fridays 2-4pm in Aberfoyle Memorial Hall - get out and about, kids welcome to pop in with parents after school, cuppa and snacks available.
LODGE
Lodge Bailie Nicol Jarvie No1036, regular meeting on Tuesday, February 21, at 7.30pm. Business Financial Statement 21/22, Ballot, no degree.
BALFRON DANCERCISE
February 25 from 10am at Balfron High School. Come join us and sing some lovely music including Cantique de Jean Racine and Sanctus by Faure. Anyone who who enjoys singing is welcome. Break for lunch and a short concert before the end of the afternoon at 4pm.
BLAIRDRUMMOND BLAIR DRUMMOND BLETHERS
Meet at Ancaster Square on Tuesdays at 10.20am. No need to book, just turn up for a one-hour walk and chat. Contact walk coordinators for more details: Bev Clarke - beverley.clarke@lochlomondtrossachs.org, or Fran Crumley - fran. crumley@lochlomond-trossachs.org.
CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
The library outreach programme is weekly on Wednesdays in the library from 10am-4pm. Contact Chris Kinnaird by telephone on 07498 925157 or by e-mail: chris.kinnaird@stirlingcab.casonline.org. uk or via www.stirlingcab.org.uk.
CROFTAMIE WALK IN THE PARK
Project sees hall open Mondays from noon-3pm, Tuesdays 2-5pm and Fridays 10am-5pm for anyone to use. Free refreshments and lots of free activities throughout the month. Citizens Advice hold an outreach service every second Monday and there is a community laptop available for use. Drymen Church also hold an open doors session on a Wednesday from 10am-12.30pm.
DRYMEN CHURCH
All welcome to Sunday morning’s service at 11.30am, led by Rev Alex Smeed. Groups meet during the service for children and young people. Services from Drymen Church continue to be available at www.drymenchurch.org and on Youtube. Please sign up for weekly email, if you haven’t already, and make contact if we can be of any assistance. Session Clerk can be reached at 01360 660361.
LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY
Drymen Local History Society meets on Thursday, February 23, at 7.30pm. Ruth Johnston will talk on Glasgow Necropolis via Zoom. It will be screened in the Village Hall (tea and coffee available) and members also be able to watch the talk from home. Instructions will be sent to members in advance, and the link to join the meeting will be sent the day before the meeting. The society meets on the fourth Thursday of the month from September-november and January-april. Membership £10 per annum, giving free entry to all talks (special reduced rate £5 for January-april). Visitors welcome, £3 per talk.
ART CLUB
Drymen Art Club holds classes in the village hall on Wednesday afternoons from 1-4pm and anybody with an interest in drawing and painting is welcome to join. The club appointed multi-media artist Iain Mcaulay as tutor during the year and he is on hand to offer guidance and encouragement.
GARTMORE CHURCH
Thank you to everyone who supported our Church Coffee Morning. We sent £1,125 to the Christian Aid Turkey- Syria Earthquake Appeal. Rev Scott Brown will lead service on Sunday, February 19, in Gartmore Church at 10am. All welcome. Study Group restarts on Wednesday, February 22, at 2pm in Buchlyvie Session Room. The group will study ‘Talking Climate Justice’.
INVERSNAID PARISH CHURCH
Service on Sunday at usual time of 11.15am and will include the Sacrament of Holy Communion. Warm welcome extended to all. Face coverings and hand sanitiser available should people choose to continue with moderate safety.
GUILD
The Guild meets in the Forth Inn on Wednesday, February 22, at 2pm. Guest speaker Rev G Mcgeoch from the Project UNIDR. Anyone interested or wishing to attend will be assured of a warm welcome.
KILLEARN DANCERCISE
Low-impact exercises and dance routines, perfect for active seniors/ beginners are held in the village hall on Fridays at 10am. Adult jazz dance class energetic work-out for adults of all ages - in the village hall on Thursdays at 7pm. More details and to book contact Yasmin on 07979 856837 or email yasmin@ throthegrapevine.co.uk.
KILLEARN KIRK
Morning service at Killearn Kirk on Sunday, February 19, at 10.30am, preceded by short prayer meeting in the Kirk Hall at 9.45am. Tea and coffee available in the hall after service. All welcome. Book Group meets fortnightly on Mondays in the hall foyer - contact Katie or Teresa. Wednesday Prayer meetings in the Session House at 10am.
All welcome. The popular Killearn Malawi Group Jumble Sale returns on Saturday February in the Kirk Hall from 10 am-12 noon (see below for details).
JUMBLE SALE
Killearn Malawi Group jumble sale on Saturday February 25 in the Kirk Hall from 10am-noon. Items may be dropped off at the Kirk Hall on Friday February 24 from 6-8 pm. Entrance £2. Donations of books, bric-a-brac, clothes, CDS and DVDS, shoes, linen and toys all gratefully received. No electrical or bulky items please.
WHIST DRIVE
Killearn Horticultural Society Whist Drive takes place on Friday March 3 at 7.30pm in the Church Hall. All welcome and invited to come along. Entry £2 including tea and cakes. There will be a raffle. Any enquiries please ring 07788 373142.
PROBUS CLUB
Probus Club of Strathendrick meets at 10.15am for 10.30am in Killearn Church Hall on the first and third Thursday of each month. We aim simply to provide fellowship and a variety of speakers of interest to “retired professional and business persons”. Full programme planned for the coming weeks. New members welcome.
KILLIN WALK IN THE PARK
Meet at Mclaren Hall on Wednesdays at 10.20am. No need to book, just turn up for a one-hour walk and chat. If you are interested in joining a Health Walk, contact walk coordinators for details: Bev Clarke - beverley.clarke@lochlomondtrossachs.org, or Fran Crumley - fran. crumley@lochlomond-trossachs.org.
CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
The library outreach programme is fortnightly on Tuesdays in Killin Library from 1-3pm. Contact Chris Kinnaird on 07498 925157 or by e-mail: chris. kinnaird@stirlingcab.casonline.org.uk or via www.stirlingcab.org.uk.
KINLOCHARD PARISH CHURCH
Service on Sunday at usual time of 11.15am and will include the Sacrament of Holy Communion. Warm welcome extended to all. Face coverings and hand sanitiser available should people choose to continue with moderate safety.
GUILD
The Guild meets in the Forth Inn on Wednesday, February 22, at 2pm. Guest speaker Rev G Mcgeoch from the Project UNIDR. Anyone interested or wishing to attend will be assured of a warm welcome.
LOCAL HISTORY
Annual membership £15 or £4 per presentation. Contact Joyce Kelly (secretary) 01877 387292 or James Kennedy (chairman) 01877 387 201.
KIPPEN PARISH CHURCH
Rev Ellen Larson Davidson will lead service in Kippen Church on Sunday, February 19, at 11.15am. All welcome. However, if you feel unwell please look after yourself and stay at home. Updates of interest can always be found on Facebook ‘Kippen and Norrieston Parish Churches of Scotland’. Access also via ‘Google’.
ONLINE WORSHIP
Please contact Ellen to get the Zoom link for the service from Norrieston Church at 10am. Rev Ellen Larson Davidson’s contact details: tel 01786 871249; email: elarsondavidson@ churchofscotland.org.uk.
LENT STUDIES
In the coming weeks, two devotional texts will be available to consider and journey through together. One is on The Beatitudes (Matthew 5: 1-12) and the other is called ‘Worship in the Wilderness.’ Please contact Ellen if interested in having a copy or the Zoom link to join the group study. Ellen will lead a Lent Study beginning on Wednesday, February 22, at 10.45am on Zoom and also in the Vestry in Norrieston Church, Thornhill.
SESSION MEETING
The Kirk Session will meet in Kippen Church House on Monday, February 20, at 7.30pm to consider important business.
START UP STIRLING
Start-up Stirling food bank box in Kippen Church for non-perishable items (open Sunday till 12.30pm). There are more and more people needing help. If you are able, a little something would be greatly appreciated to help others in the area.
CHOIR PRACTICE
There will not be an All Age Choir Practice this Sunday, February 19, in the Church.
STRENGTH AND BALANCE
Weekly Strength and Balance Class organised by Active Stirling at 10am on Wednesday, February 22, in the Village Hall, Fore Road.
USED STAMPS
Diana Mccall, Firbank, Cauldhame, Kippen FK8 3HL is still collecting used postage stamps for national charity Canine Partners which trains puppies to aid wheelchair users. Leave a margin of paper around the stamp and hand them to Diana or leave for her in Mcnicoll’s Stores.
PORT OF MENTEITH PARISH CHURCH
Worship on Sunday at 10am led by Rev Ian Goring. The Sacrament of Holy Communion will be celebrated during the service. All most welcome.
RUSKIE SWI
Anne Artis, President, was delighted to welcome a full hall to the February meeting. She reflected on the horrific circumstances in Turkey and the fate of the people and confirmed that the raffle money would be donated to the Earthquake Appeal. On a further charitable note, Helen asked for everyone to bring a carrier bag of a donation for the Cancer Research Shop for next month. After going over the business Anne handed the meeting over to Elspeth from Two Ravens Forge, Balfron. Most of the work the forge do is commissioned work. Two Ravens also work on public projects, in conjunction with other skilled craftsmen eg in the Sands Children Memorial Garden which focused on a screen of flowers through the seasons which are attractive to butterflies, and screened a seating area where visitors could reflect in peace; or an inclusive playpark where children with autism can go. Elspeth’s projects are practical items - gates and railings and signage - but all feature elements of nature and biodiversity and involve people at every step of the design process. Occasionally projects are more unusual, including television lanterns or sconces for Outlander which had a screen time of two seconds but required a lot of research to produce. Elspeth closed out her story by sharing her background as a trained sculptor, and the way they work with materials and recycle where possible. Every job is different - but they draw the line at car repairs. After a banquet of a Ruskie supper, Anne closed out the meeting reading the Valentine’s poems before announcing the winners and drawing the generous raffle. She thanked Elspeth for her time introducing us to her skills. Competitions: Acrostic Poem (Valentine) 1 Lesley Gentles 2 Liz Black 3 Anne Artis; Interesting Metal Object - 1 Anne Artis 2 Pamela Deans 3 Marjorie Baxter.
STRATHBLANE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
The library outreach programme is fortnightly on Thursdays in Strathblane Library from 2-4pm.
Contact Chris Kinnaird on 07498 925157 or by e-mail: chris.kinnaird@ stirlingcab.casonline. org.uk or via www. stirlingcab.org.uk.
THORNHILL WARM ROOM
Warm room at Thornhill Community Hall: come enjoy the ground floor warm room 1-4pm every weekday until end of March. Full kitchen assess with complimentary tea, coffee and snacks, and board games/cards. Level access from entrance, to the room, kitchen and restrooms. Thornhill Community Hall is on the back loan, Thornhill FK8 3QB.
NORRIESTON CHURCH
Morning Worship this Sunday starting at 10am led by the Minister, the Rev Ellen Larson Davidson. Service available on Zoom for those who are very much part of the congregation but wish to worship from home: the sound of their voices mingling with those in the Church during the Lord’s Prayer is very meaningful. Traidcraft stall and tea and coffee as usual on offer after the service. The season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, February 22, and Ellen is proposing to hold a series of Lent studies starting on Wednesday and based on two texts; “Pilgrim Journeys: 40 days of reflection on the Beatitudes” and “Worship in the Wilderness“. These study sessions may be conducted in person and/or on Zoom.
Please contact Ellen for more information. Members of the Congregational Board should note there will be a short board meeting after morning service, in the Vestry, on Sunday February 26 to receive and hopefully approve the Congregational Accounts for the year January-december 2022.
The minister can be contacted by email: elarsondavidson@ churchofscotland.org. uk or telephone: 01786 871249 /07412 578997.
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COMMUNITY HALL
Hall closed today (Friday) for repainting. Open Saturday, February 18.
GARDENING SOCIETY
Willie Campbell has agreed to give a talk and slide show presentation in the Church Hall, Thornhill, Thursday, February 23, at 7.30pm. The subject will be an insight into Willie’s times at Gargunnock House Gardens. All welcome, free entry and teas and coffees and good company, available. The 2023 Plants Sale is on Saturday May 13 and the Flower Show on Saturday September 2.
The society is also planning a winter event on Thursday March 30. Speakers are being arranged.