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\Alva

Alva Toddlers Group meets on Tuesdays and Fridays from 9.30-11.30am in the Cochrane Hall. Group also runs through school holidays. Look on Facebook for Alva Toddlers. Darby and Joan Group meets on Wednesday at 1.45pm in the Cochrane Foundation Hall. Knitting group A knitting group meets at Parklands Centre at 7.30pm on the first and third Mondays of the month for a friendly evening in the company of experienced machine and hand knitters. Carpet bowls Carpet bowlers are wanted at Alva Parklands on Monday and Friday at 1.30-3.30pm. Open Doors Alva Baptist Church is open for tea/coffee and prayers on Wednesdays from 10am-noon. Noticeboard Groups and individuals can advertise activities and display posters on the noticeboard outside the library. Wee County Walkers Meet for free Monday walks at noon from Cochrane Hall car park. New walkers and walk leaders welcome. See www. weecountywalkers.wordpress.com. Alzheimer Scotland A dementia cafe is held in the Alzheimer Scotland bungalow at 22 Viewfield Drive every Saturday 2.30-4pm, £2.50. Contact Kerry MacPhee on 01786 831171 or email kmacphee@alzscot.org Country dance Classes are held on Mondays at 7pm at Alva Academy.

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Miners Welfare Social Club Bingo on Mondays and Wednesdays at 8pm. Community council Meetings are held in the community centre on the first Thursday of each month at 7pm. Stirling Christadelphian Church Bible hour at the church at 40 Main Street is held every Sunday from 2.30pm, with Sunday school at the same time. Allan Church Service on Sunday at 11.15am will be led by Mr David Wilkie (Locum). Welcome Team 6 on duty. Tuesday Coffee Club resumes on January 10 from 10-11.30am and Bible study resumes on Thursday, January 12 at 2pm. For more information about the church or events please check out the website www. allanchurch.org. Craft Club The next meeting in Allan Church Hall is today (Wednesday) from 2-4pm and is Quilting with Mary. If you have an expertise and would like to help out or if you have a wish to learn something new, then please come along and join. You can bring your own materials. Tea and coffee 50p or donation. Lunch Club Next meeting is in Allan Church Hall on Monday, January 9 from noon-2pm. Runs monthly for the foreseeable future on the second Monday of month. All members of the community welcome, particularly the elderly and those who live alone. Cost £2.50 includes homemade soup, filled roll, tea/coffee and biscuits. Councillor’s surgery On Monday, January 9, Councillor Danny Gibson will be in Hillpark Community Centre at 6.30pm.

levels, with beginners welcome, on Thursdays from 7-9pm in the Crawford Hall, Colquhoun Street. For details contact 07729 050035.

\Bridge of Allan

Parish Church Sunday worship takes place at the usual time of 11am and will be conducted by Alastair Scoular. There will be a creche and coffee fellowship takes place in the Chalmers Hall afterwards. Beadle duty – Graham King. Door duty – Ian and Sandi Grieve, Gary Morrison, Peter McIntyre. Lecropt Kirk Sunday worship commences at 11.30am. Evening service in St Blane’s at 6.30pm. Both services conducted by Rev Gary Caldwell. Door duty: Margaret McCready, Roy McFarlane and Claire Gibson. All welcome. St Saviour’s Episcopal Church Eucharist (Communion) services on Sunday are at the usual times of 8am and 10am (Sung Eucharist) - Young Church and creche take place in the church hall during the service and coffee/tea is served in the church hall after the 10am Eucharist. Wednesday Eucharist at 11am in the choir vestry with coffee/tea afterwards. Walking groups A free health walk with trained leaders is held on Wednesdays from 2-3pm. Contact Frances on 01786 827190 for the meeting point. The Stirling University Partnership walk group is on Saturdays from 10.30am-noon, meeting at the Macrobert. Contact Ian on 07768 984176. Walks return after the festive break, week beginning January 9. Crotchet and knitting A group meets in the library on the last Thursday of each month from 2.30-4.30pm. The group would welcome donations of leftover wool. Allanbridge Social Club Two function rooms are available to hire. Enquiries to the club on 01786 832198 or 07840 518896 or Facebook.

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Baby and toddler group Every Tuesday and Thursday at Stirling County Rugby Club from 10-11.30am. Cost £2 for the first child and 50p for additional children. Cost includes snack for children and tea/coffee. Cornerstone Community Church Service on Sundays at 10.30am in Wallace High School. Groups for children of all ages. Logie Kirk All-age service in the kirk on Sunday begins at 11am and will be followed by a celebration of Holy Communion at 12.15pm. A further service will be held in Hanover Court at 3pm. All services will be led by Rev Stuart Fulton and Rev Anne Shearer. All welcome including visitors to the area. Church organisations resume as follows: Guild (Tuesday, January 10); Guides (Monday, January 9); Brownies (Friday, January 13); J Club (Sunday, January 15); Club 1-2-6 (Sunday, January 29). Lunch club for seniors is held every Thursday from 12.30pm in the church hall, Causewayhead. Anyone interested in joining should contact Elizabeth Crozier on 01259 213016. Afternoon Club meets fortnightly on a Wednesday in the church hall from 2-4pm. New members welcome. If you are interested or require more information please contact Sheila Innes on 01786 822942. Every Tuesday a coffee morning is held in the hall from 10am. Scouts 4th/6th Scouts, who meet in St Columba’s Church Hall on Fridays, are on the lookout for volunteer leaders. The group is particularly keen on recruiting new leaders for the Beavers and Scout group. More information from Jane MacPherson on 07792 827584. Walking group A free health walk with trained leaders takes place every Monday from 2-2.45pm. Meet at Stirling bus station by the ticket office. Also meet at Stirling Community Hospital from 11am. Contact Tricia on 07557 439111. Walks resume on January 9. Viewfield Erskine Church Sunday worship is at 10am (please note new time) with Rev AF Miller. Choir practice at 9.30am in the church before service. Guild will resume for the new session on Monday, January 9 at 7.30pm in the Lower Hall and the speaker will be Mr Miller. Badminton club will resume for the new session on Monday, January 9 in the Upper Hall at 7.30pm. City Kirks Together Lunches, next meeting will be on Monday, January 9 in St. Columba’s Church Hall from noon-1.30pm. Stirling Free Church Meetings are held on Sunday at 11am and 6pm in the Smith Art Gallery and Museum Theatre, Dumbarton Road. Speaker at both services is minister Rev Iain MacAskill. Communion at the morning service. Refreshments at the close of each service. Prayer meeting on Wednesdays at 7.30pm in the Smith. There will be no Youth Fellowship until further notice. Poetry Roundabout The first event of 2017 is on at the Smith Art Gallery and Museum, starting at 11am on Friday, January 6. Everyone is welcome to read, recite and discuss - or just listen and enjoy - as the poems go round. Admission free - donations to the Smith are welcome. Contact John Coutts on 01786 470930. Church of the Holy Rude The service on Sunday at 11.30am will be led by Rev Alan Miller. Please note all Sunday services in the Holy Rude will begin at 11.30 am until the end of June. The 10am service will be held in Viewfield Erskine Church. Allan Park South Church The service on Sunday at 10.30am will be conducted by the minister. Tea and coffee will be served in the hall immediately thereafter. Full details of church events are on the website: www.apschurch.com. Contact number for all enquiries is Rev Alistair Cowper on 01786 471998, mob 07791 524504 or email: minister@apschurch.com. St Columba’s Church Morning service at 11am on Sunday will be led by Rev Alex MIllar. There will be a meeting of the kirk session on Wednesday, January 11 at 7.30pm. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church On Friday, January 6, Holy Communion for Epiphany will be celebrated at 11am and on Sunday, January 8, Holy Communion will be at 8.30am followed by Sung Eucharist for the Baptism of Christ will be at 10.30am. The hall is available for hire. Please contact shaws1@talktalk.net for more information. All welcome to services and activities. For more details, visit www.holytrinitystirling.org.