News in brief

Dunfermline Historical Society’s next meeting will take place on Thursday March 21 at 7.30pm in the Abbey Church Hall, Abbey Park Place, Dunfermline. The speaker is Robin Sharp, talking on “The George Lauder Legacy”.

Doors open from 7pm. The cost is £3 per person.

The Angus Members’ Centre of the National Trust for Scotland is holding a coffee morning on Saturday in the Glens and Kirriemuir United Parish Church Hall from 10am-12pm.

The cost is £3 for tea or coffee and a scone. All monies raised go towards National Trust for Scotland projects. For further information, phone 01674 676783 or email amcnts@tiscali.co.uk

A crafters destash will be held at the Bankfoot Church Centre on March 16 from 10am-2pm, where locals can buy surplus craft materials.

Contact 01738 710534 or evelynmorrison178@btinternet.com for more information.

Heartstart Discovery is offering members of the public two-hour training sessions in emergency life support this month. Courses are free and no medical knowledge is required. Sessions will be held in Dundee on March 12 from 10.30am-12.30pm, Montrose on March 18 from 2pm-4pm, Perth on March 23 from 10.30am-12.30pm and Dundee on March 26 from 6.30pm-8.30pm.

To register, call Helen Brady on 01382 740400 or 07864 513742. Alternatively, email helen.brady@nhs.scot

Esol Perth is appealing for donations of old football kits for young asylum seekers.

Donations of football boots, shorts or tops can be dropped off at Esol Perth, Drummond House, 6 Scott Street, Perth. Alternatively, contact Linda on 07427 689797.