fife: news in brief

HERITAGE GROUP Markinch Heritage Group next meets tomorrow at 7pm in 252 Memorial Hall, Markinch.

Dr Deborah Reid will give a talk called Petticoats and Plants.

Now 20% of National Trust head gardeners and 30% of its paid gardeners are women, but battles had to be fought and society’s attitude changed to achieve that position. WALK ON Walk On, a short walk and informal book chat over a refreshment, is on at Cupar Library at 10am tomorrow. FUNDRAISER STOP for Soup is raising funds to stop homelessness and help the work of the Bethany Trust at an event from 11.45am to 2pm tomorrow in the Baptist Church, Cupar. WORLD PRAYERS This year’s World Day of Prayer service will be held in High Valleyfield Church at 2pm on Friday. THANKS Kinghorn Parish Church has thanked those who volunteered and supported the John Gavin memorial coffee morning. The sum of £2,135 was raised for Cancer Research UK. PRAYERS St John’s Church in Cupar is taking part in the World Day of Prayer from 2pm on Friday. HORRID HENRY There will be a Horrid Henry library spectacular in Cupar Library on Saturday from 1.30 to 2.30pm. For more information contact the library. COFFEE MORNING Christ’s Kirk in the Glenrothes area of Pitcoudie holds its monthly coffee morning from 10am on Saturday. WALKERS Fife Walking Club next meets at 10.30am on Saturday for a six-mile walk to Benarty Hill from Lochore Meadows.

Walkers should meet at Lochore Meadows car park.