CLACKMANNAN COMMUNITY NEWS SPRING/SUMMER 2019

Welcome! COMMUNITY To our Spring/Summer 2019 edition of DEFIBRILLATOR Clackmannan Community News! On Thursday, 14th March our community defibrillator (AED) was installed outside Clackmannan Pharmacy. In this edition we have features showcasing Thanks to: Saline First Responders for all their support what is on this spring/summer. and guidance, Mike Hutchison & staff at Clackmannan Pharmacy and to David, 3D electrical and safety. Update from Community A special thanks to EVERYONE who Development Officer donated towards this cause! We hope that there will never be a need to use it I am absolutely delighted to have so much good news – but it may just save a life! to share with you in this edition of the newsletter. It has been yet another busy period - not only for the Development Trust but the wider community too! A big milestone for us was being able to provide our town with Paths for All its very own defibrillator. Another was being able to secure We are delighted to announce that £37,000 of funding for the Development Trust. in March 2019 Clackmannan Development Trust was awarded LESLEY SHAW £28,000 from Paths for All Community Development Officer to fund an Active Travel Co-ordinator Clackmannan Development Trust Email: [email protected] on a 12 month contract. The co-ordinator will work for the Trust and support community partners such as our volunteer cycle leaders and Clackmannan Primary School. To find out more please Awards for All go to centre pages. In March Clackmannan Development Trust was also awarded £9,000 by Awards for All to fund a feasibility study Scottish and business plan for a social enterprise to Community Alliance make the Development Trust self-sustainable for the future. The Development Trust also secured £700 from Scottish Community Alliance The trust will be working with Community to visit other similar enterprises, Enterprise for the next few months meeting with their management boards and to carry out this work. learning from their experiences. Please turn to centre pages to find out more So far we have visited Comrie Croft, Callandar Hostel and Bike Town, Rutherglen and Recyke-a-bike, - which have all given us great inspiration for our own bike project/enterprise!

To find out more that is going on in Clackmannan please visit our Community website www.clackmannancommunity.org • WHAT’S ON CALENDAR • PROJECT UPDATES • BUSINESS DIRECTORY • HERITAGE • AND MORE! LONGANNET SPRING & SUMMER TOWN EVENTS DATE NAME OF EVENT HOST OF EVENT VENUE TIME CONTACT INITIATIVE APRIL Saturday Clackmannan 7.30pm - John Campbell John Campbell STRATEGIC 13th Band Night Town Hall 12.30am Thursday Clackmannan Clackmannan Maunday Service 7pm (01259) 214238 PARTNERSHIP 18th Parish Church Parish Church Friday Clackmannan Clackmannan 7pm 19th Easter Friday Parish Church Parish Church (01259) 214238 (LISP) UPDATE Sunday Kids Easter Party Clackmannan Clackmannan 12.00 - (01259) 722440 It has now been three years since the closure such as the Main Street works, gap site Longannet communities. 21st Bowling Club Bowling Club 2.30pm of Longannet Power Station - employer to development, relocation and demolition of LISP will be hosting a Public Meeting on Friday Clackmannan Clackmannan ‘Thank you for the music’ sing-along 11am - noon (01259) 219473 thousands in and around the Longannet area, Hunters garage and the creation of the safer Wednesday, 24th April to raise the questions; 26th Development Trust Town Hall including Clackmannan - since it opened its school streets work and hub development - Is £100,000 really enough of a legacy Saturday Clackmannan Clackmannan 7.30pm doors back in 1976. (former Library/CAP). from Scottish Power to tackle some of 27th Family Ceilidh Development Trust Town Hall - late (01259) 219473 Following the closure of the plant, Longannet Kincardine was also set to receive £2.7 million the issues faced in all our communities Initiative Strategic Partnership (LISP) was from Scottish Government via Fife Council to following the plant’s closure? MAY Saturday Clackmannan formed with support from the Coalfields support their regeneration. However, concerns - What happened to £2.7 million that was Rovers FC TBC 11th Race Night TBC Town Hall Euan Stenhouse Regeneration Trust with the intention of giving have now been raised that this money may for the West Fife Communities? Sunday Clackmannan Meeting Point: local communities a say in future decision have been invested in other areas of Fife and 2 - 4pm Speak up for Clackmannan and join us… Group Cycle Ride Development Trust CDT office 01259 219473 making. not Kincardine. 12th Monday Clackmannan In Clackmannan we benefitted after receiving We are thankful for the investment that PUBLIC MEETING Bowling Club 7.00pm [email protected] 13th Bingo Tea Community Council £2million from the Scottish Government Scottish Government has shown our Wednesday 24th April at 7.00pm which had been assigned to communities since the closure and now Friday Clackmannan Clackmannan AGM 7.00pm 01259 219473 Council and saw the investment in numerous wish for Scottish Power to also pledge a Blair Castle (Miners Convalescence) 17th Development Trust Town Hall town regeneration projects in Clackmannan fitting legacy to aid the regeneration of the Culross, Fife KY12 8JW Clackmannan Clackmannan TBC TBC Claxfactor Town Hall Trust Town Hall 07944 566068 Tuesday Clackmannan Clackmannan 10am - For more information on this project please contact: Clackmannan Business Forum 21st Development Trust Town Hall 11.30am 01259 219473 Tel: (01259) 219473 or Email: [email protected] Friday Clackmannan Clackmannan ‘Thank you for the Music’ sing-along 11am - Noon 31st Development Trust Town Hall 01259 219473 JUNE Friday Clackmannan Clackmannan TBC 7th Glee Club Concert Primary School Town Hall (01259) 724189 Sunday Clackmannan Meeting Point: 2 - 4pm 9th Group Cycle Ride Development Trust CDT office 01259 219473 Friday Gin ‘n’ Whisky Tasting Clackmannan Clackmannan 7.00pm 14th & Distilling Heritage Talk Development Trust Town Hall 01259 219473 Saturday Clackmannan TBC TBC [email protected] 29th Children’s ‘Schools out’ Fun Day Community Council AUGUST Sunday Clackmannan Meeting Point: Based in Clackmannan, Extra Mile Coaches are your 2 - 4pm 11th Group Cycle Ride Development Trust CDT office 01259 219473 number one local choice for all of your minibus and coach Tuesday Clackmannan Clackmannan hire needs. 2 - 4pm 20th Clackmannan Business Forum Development Trust Town Hall 01259 219473 Sit back and relax in the company of your friends and family without the stress of the drive or the limitations of SEPTEMBER Sunday Clackmannan Meeting Point: using public transport. Let us be your designated driver. 2 - 4pm 8th Group Cycle Ride Development Trust CDT office 01259 219473 Always competitively priced, our modern fleet of vehicles Clackmannan will get you to your destination in comfort and style, while Nicola Blain TBC TBC Holistic Fair Town Hall Nicola Blain not breaking the bank. Sunday Clackmannan Band Night featuring High Definition Nicola Blain TBC So whether you are planning a night out, a weekend away, 21st Town Hall Nicola Blain or need to catch an early morning flight from any airport in Friday Clackmannan Clackmannan 7.00pm [email protected] the UK, get in touch and see how we can assist you. 27th Pamper Evening Community Council Town Hall We look forward to hearing from you soon! If you have an event that you would like included in the next edition of the newsletter please email: Rose-Anne Barton, CDT Administrator: [email protected] www.extramilecoaches.co.uk Contact Tel: 0800 7312242 Mob: 07870 729957 Email: [email protected] KENNETPANS AND Clackmannan KILBAGIE DISTILLERIES Slimming World markets. Also in operation between the two an enormous plant capable of making 16 tons distilleries was the first train line in . (5,000 gallons) of Holland’s Gin per day. The Stein, Haig and Jameson families were In 1786 a change in the law imposed extra all linked by marriage and the iconic Haig duty on spirits exported to England which Wednesday at 7.30pm and Jameson Irish Whiskey brands have their saw Kilbagie’s markets collapse overnight. By In the Town Hall, Zetland Room roots at Kennetpans. James’s daughter married 1788 Kilbagie was in sequestration due to an John Haig - who launched Haig whisky, and act requiring all Scottish distilleries to give 12 another relative John Jameson, took over Stein’s months’ notice of intent to export. Contact Sandra on 07484 225 538 distillery interests in Dublin. In 1826 Robert Stein invented the Continuous Kilbagie went on to become the largest Still which was to revolutionise whisky In the early 18th century the brothers James distillery in Scotland in c1777, a massive production forever. Kilbagie went into and John Stein, industrial innovators and manufacturing plant even by modern standards. sequestration in 1852 and finally closed. entrepreneurs, founded the first commercial The capital value of Kilbagie in 1780 was whisky distillery at Kennetpans. By 1733 it was £40,000, approximately £8 million in today’s To learn more about the fascinating Scotland’s largest distillery. The location was terms. It had a staff of over 300 directly history of distilling in Clackmannan, chosen for easy access to all the commodities employed on site. come along to a heritage talk on the required for distilling; coal, crops, water and In the first ever recorded movement of whisky history of local distilling, with a gin above all its port. outside Scotland, in 1777 two thousand gallons and whisky tasting hosted by Diageo James Stein later built another distillery at of whisky was exported to England. This was nearby Kilbagie – said to have been the largest the precursor to an export market now worth a on Friday 14th June in the Town Hall. in Europe at the time. Situated a mile away staggering £3 billion to the Scottish Economy. Tickets will be £2 at the door or in from Kennetpans, Kilbagie used the port via James Stein had his sights on the London Gin advance from the CDT Office. a canal built in 1780 to gain access to its trade and by the early 1780’s he had installed Only over 18’s please.

CLACKMANNAN HERITAGE GROUP CLACKMANNAN COMMUNITY COUNCIL Clackmannan Heritage Group is a joint venture The Community Council is the statutory link between the people of Clackmannan, Kennet between Clackmannan Development Trust and and and Clackmannanshire Council. We meet in Clackmannan Town Hall on the Clackmannan Community Council. It also involves other local organisations and enthusiastic volunteers. third Wednesday of each month and everyone is welcome to attend. We can be contacted at The Group regularly organises local seasonal and [email protected]. heritage themed walks throughout the year and recently As well as having a statutory function, we are FOOD BANK – is new in 2019 and still very organised a Snowdrop Walk which was a great success the lead group on some important projects much in its infancy. In conjunction with The with over 50 participants. Future walks will include a which all cost time and money. These include: Gate Food Bank, the Community Council and Bluebell Walk taking in beautiful wooded areas and SENIOR CITIZENS’ CHRISTMAS LUNCH a number of local volunteers are operating a places of interest. Future walks will relate to seasonal – held in December, the 2018 event was local Food Bank delivery service. This saves changes or historical and past industrial interest. Our enjoyed by 110 senior citizens who were the travel costs to Alloa and provides a much walks can be associated with organised events such as entertained by Kirsty Docherty with a little needed service in the local community. the Doors Open Days Weekend. All our led walks are help from Jim Craw and the Primary School To arrange a food parcel just phone or text free and promoted on local Notice Boards, local shops Glee Club. Ochil caterers provided a lovely to this dedicated number 07927966773. and social media such as Facebook. seasonal lunch. Someone will get back to you as quickly as To put an event like this together, as well possible and take all the necessary details to In addition to these walks, the Heritage Group is as needing keen volunteers we rely on get your parcel to you as soon as possible. currently revising their Clackmannan Heritage Walks fund raising, donations and a grant from If you are interested in helping with this leaflet. With the aid of a grant and training from Paths Clackmannanshire Council. In total the 2018 project in anyway at all please email for All, the new leaflet will provide walkers with route lunch cost was over £2,000 [email protected] distance, terrain and difficulty in a recognised standard FLORAL DISPLAYS - Before going to print, and format. The new leaflet will highlight local places it had not yet been decided if there will be As mentioned already all of these things cost of interest, provide a sense of Clackmannan’s royal hanging baskets in the Main Street this year. money and as well as supporting other local connections and its important industrial past. It will The reason it is undecided is the total costs of groups events we have a number of fund also encourage people to explore our historic past, providing these. The plants for baskets are in raising events planned for 2019 including nearby places and our beautiful landscape. So look out the region of £700 for all 11 lamp posts and • May – Bingo Tea – date and venue to be for our new leaflet in the near future. To accompany the 2 Tree Planters. We then need to maintain confirmed this, print-off guidance sheets for each walk are these properly and that costs a further • 29th June – children’s ‘Schools Out’ fun proposed. To request further information please contact £50 per week over 6 months (May-Sept) day – Venue to be confirmed which as you can imagine drains the funds Brenda Roy via the CDT office 01259 219473. • 27th September, 7.00 pm – Pamper considerably. evening – Town Hall It is difficult to get someone with the right • November – Stirling Rock Choir – date and equipment and insurance so if anyone has any venue to be confirmed ideas we would be happy to hear from them. We will continue to plant seasonal plants We will remind you about these and other around the town and maintain the Iron events using our Facebook page, our website, Planters some of which have recently been Community Council notice boards and in moved to more visible and accessible the Alloa Advertiser. Please come along and locations. We would encourage any group or support as many as you can to ensure these person who may wish to maintain any of the 7 events can continue. planters to get in touch. Town Centre Clackmannan Precision Diamond Cutting Regeneration Update Bowling Club Interested in playing bowls or returning to the game? Why Powder Coating not pop along to Clackmannan Bowling Club to spectate, enquire, have a go or apply to join. New to the game lloys Rim Repairs / Welds membership is £40 or a social member just £10 A President Tommy Walker opened the season earlier this month and wished the bowlers a successful year. Club Champions Kevin Wallace and Maureen Dalgleish will play to retain Spring Offer 10% Discount their 2018 title. Clackmannan had a Quote Ref: FOZspring18 successful season last year and won Quote Ref: FOZspring19 the much coveted Balfour Trophy CBC has approximately 50 men, 12 women, 20 senior Gap Site Development – Main Street citizens (60+) and 2 junior members. • Project has been delayed for the last 12 months One of many examples of the Clubs victories was in 2008 when Mark due to weather, pigeons and complications with the McCallum, John Bell and Joe Young won foundations. the Scottish triples at Ayr. They then • Contract for development is currently out to tender went on to represent Scotland in the - this will be for 4 business units and 5 flats. British Isles championships. Following their successes, at the 2009 local Sports • The Council’s Legal team are currently negotiating awards the boys were awarded Team of rights of access for work to go ahead. the Year by Provost Derek Stewart • The completion aim is for the development to be Working in partnership with Clackmannan ready by December 2019. Primary School during school term we invite the children along to learn the sport and we hope to continue during the Garage Demolition – Lochies Road summer holidays. Scottish Autism service • The demolition of the garage has been delayed users based in Clackmannan will also have an opportunity to play on the green. due to bats nesting in the building. Bats are a protected species by law. If you see people on the green, why not pop in to watch – you never know it might interest you enough to play yourself. • Plans are for the garage to be demolished during There will be some open days planned where non players the Easter School Holidays 2019. get a chance to have a try. Wednesday night is rink night for • Marshall’s Construction will be able to use the members where all sections are eligible to play. These games although slightly competitive are fun to play in. lloys site again as their compound for the school refurbishment once the ground has been leveled The Club has a number of competitions and social evenings A throughout the year and you can find out what’s on by liking and cleared. their Facebook page. • Clackmannanshire Council plan to build housing on Foz Sports Alloys this land in the near future with site investigations Want to know more? A. Manson & Son Ltd and architect drawings to be commissioned. e-mail [email protected] Kennet Garage, Kennet Village Clackmannan FK10 4DP • The bus shelter is now in place on Lochies Road to Tel: 01259 730261 replace the one from Port Street. Email: [email protected] Contact: Kate Fleming Senior Housing Officer, Clackmannanshire Council Saddle Up Clackmannan Clackmannan Development Trust Led Cycle Rides Training Since the last edition of the newsletter, our cycle ride COURSE DATE TIME LOCATION COST leader volunteers have been busy training and meeting to plan events for 2019. See our planned training and event £20 Non-member What an exciting period calendar on the opposite page. Saturday, Clackmannan BIKE 9am - 3pm £15 CDT Member 4th May Church Hall In addition to the led rides, we realise that for some people MAINTENANCE FREE CDT Cycle Leader Volunteer it has been of late it may have been a long time since they were last out on a bike. So with this in mind, we have created a ‘Return to Wednesday £40 Non-member for this particular project! Cycling’ training programme to help people re-build their 24th April & Clackmannan ESSENTIAL 1 - 5pm £20 CDT Member confidence, balance & road skills. CYCLE SKILLS Wednesday Primary School 8th May FREE CDT Cycle Leader volunteer / For more information or to book This training will be free of charge and will run on School Staff / Parent Helper Sunday mornings from 28th April – 19th May from a place on any of the training £70 Non-member 11am – 12.30pm course(s) please contact Lesley CYCLE Clackmannan September tbc 9am - 5pm £30 CDT Member If you would like to sign up please contact: Lesley Shaw, RIDE LEADER Church Hall Shaw on (01259) 219473 or Community Development Officer on (01259) 219473 or FREE CDT Cycle Leader Volunteer email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Social Enterprise Group Rides 2019 In addition to the work that the cycle leader volunteers have DATE TIME ROUTE • All rides are free been doing, this December we were delighted to have been Sun, 12th May 2pm - 4pm ROUTE 3: AROUND CLACKMANNAN & KENNET • Please bring a bike in good working approved for a FREE accelerator feasibility study program condition as well as a water bottle working with Community Enterprise. This is to explore the Sun, 9th June 2pm - 4pm ROUTE 5: CLACKMANNAN TO CAMBUS • Places are limited – so please book in advance by calling 01259 idea of having an active travel tourism business in the local Sun, 14th July 2pm - 4pm ROUTE 1: AROUND GARTMORN DAM 219473 area which would possibly include: accommodation, multi- Sun 11th August 2pm - 4pm • Routes are subject to change at purpose training facility, bike workshop and hire facility and ROUTE 6 : CLACKMANNAN TO FORESTMILL the discretion of the cycle leaders farm shop. Sun 8th September 11am -1pm ROUTE 4: AROUND KENNETPANS, TOWER & BACK WOODS • Please come dressed weather Since then, we were awarded £9,000 from Awards for All, to Sun 13th October 11am – 1pm ROUTE: 2 AROUND ALLOA appropriate have the full study carried out along with site investigations and business plan - which we will be able to present to the community later this year and help us with potential JOB VACANCY investors. Work will begin on this full study in April. Clackmannan Development Trust Post: NEW POST! are hosting a fundraising Active Travel Co-ordinator To help us reach our next goal in this project, we want Active Travel Co-ordinator to work more with local residents and business owners EMPLOYER: CLACKMANNAN DEVELOPMENT TRUST and employees to make them feel more confident and Hours: 30hrs per week (includes some evening & weekend working) Contract: 12 months fixed term (subject to further funding) empowered to choose active travel where possible. Salary: £24,000 – £26,000 (Pro Rata) depending on experience We are pleased to have secured £28,000 of funding We are looking for an enthusiastic and passionate individual from Paths for All to enable us to employ an Active to come and work for the Trust, who will be able to influence behaviour change, Family Ceilidh to encourage more people to seek active travel solutions for short journeys. Travel Co-ordinator to work for the Trust to assist our volunteers with their active travel programmes. In The ideal candidate will be educated to degree level in the following industries: Travel, leisure, education or health and possess a minimum of addition they will support Clackmannan Primary 2 years work experience in the relevant field. Furry Boots Ceilidh School and work with local businesses to promote This role will involve working within our local community to help behavior change and create more opportunities deliver our cycle project working with our local partners. Band This will involve carrying out engagement work, research studies, for people to choose active travel. Clackmannan Town Hall report and monitoring and working closely with our Cycle Leader volunteers. Saturday 27th April 7.30-midnight If you think that this could be the role for you, or for BYOBottles and Nibbles Closing Date: Friday, 26th April at 5pm someone you know why not have a read at the advert Raffle with great prizes!!! Adults £8 Children (15 and under) £4 opposite… For information or an application pack please contact: Tickets available from the CDT Office in the Town Hall 01259 219473 Lesley Shaw, Community Development Officer [email protected] Clackmannan evelopment Trust is a charitable company registered in Scotland umber 44770 Scottish Charity Tel: (01259) 219473 or Email: [email protected] umber SC45874 Clackmannan Business Forum

The forum meets every second month in CDT office, to discuss matters relating to the business community. This provides an opportunity to get together to discuss how to improve/attract new business, be part of project/events and work in partnership with community groups. Guest speakers are often invited to share information that may be beneficial to business such as: training, legislation changes, local planning etc. The forum was set up in October 2016, by CDT Community Development Office in an attempt to bring the business community together to tackle local matters and share ideas. All business owners and managers, including sole traders who work in Clackmannan, Kennet & Forestmill area are welcome to attend.

Next meeting: Tuesday, 21st May 2019 at 10am

For more information please contact: Lesley Shaw, Community Development Officer Tel: (01259) 219473 Email: [email protected] Clackmannan Primary School’ We Love Reading!

It is all about enjoying Reading this year at Our School Inspection Clackmannan Primary School. We have been working hard to make sure our children have In October last year our school and support for children and their the very best possible learning and teaching nursery class were inspected by families. The caring and supportive experiences in Reading and are promoting Education Scotland. It was a very positive team who strive to do the best for a love of books to last a lifetime! Every inspection and we were delighted with children in helping them to be ready class has had the opportunity to choose the feedback we received. to learn. what they would like to improve their class libraries and we have bought them the The inspection team found the following • The welcoming atmosphere within latest books and magazines to read. We strengths in the school’s work. the nursery where the importance of have also invited families in every week to • The headteacher’s leadership nurturing young children’s wellbeing enjoy stories with their children and have a is understood by all practitioners. Caring & Connected Clackmannan and the value placed on shared hot chocolate which we call ‘Sweeten your leadership opportunities for staff. The The following areas for improvement were day with a Story!’ By the end of the year effectiveness of the senior leadership identified. all of our classes will have the opportunity account, and then plans and new and regular community to attend this after school family learning team in developing a positive learning • Improve consistency in high quality activities are designed around activities where children, time. Following on from the success of environment and a whole-school what people want, like and teenagers, retired people and learning and teaching and take this initiative in school, we decided to approach to health and wellbeing. account of assessment information to go out and about in the community to enjoy. This is a good way for many older adults meet up in • Children who are energetic, ensure next steps in learning build on share our love of reading with even more everyone to work and plan local venues with volunteers. participate actively in the life of the prior learning. people! This is part of our partnership together. Sadly with the rising Sharing stories, memories, school, and have an understanding of • Continue to improve and widen work towards Clackmannan becoming a rate of people living with interests and laughter. the importance of healthy lifestyles. approaches to self-evaluation leading Dementia Friendly Community. The children (and adults!) have loved it! Many thanks to Interesting learning experiences to further raising attainment. dementia and Alzheimer’s, Community learning time including learning through play and everyone involved. We are so proud of this amazing we feel it is really important together, to find out about the outdoors leading to children engaging achievement! Thank you to our children, Since May last year, a new that we incorporate it into little things that can make a big in their learning. staff, families and partners in the community-based group our community planning and difference in our community • Partnerships between the school community. and nursery class, partners and have been established in provision. for improving the experiences wider community leading to effective What a team! Clackmannan, with a focus The steering group is a of people living with dementia on being dementia friendly, collaboration of various and their loved ones. Every delivering activities such as community groups in gathering includes time for our ‘Thank you for the Music’ Clackmannan, including: a cuppa/hot chocolate, and Sing-along and our ‘Sweeten Primary School, Development on a Friday at lunchtime, the your Community with a Story’ Trust, Parish Church, delicious, affordable food from sessions. Community Council, Bargains and Bites is available. The Butterfly Community Garden Being ‘dementia-friendly’ Community Police, Tenants The steering group have means people living with and Residents Federation and recently submitted a grant Thanks to the Coop Community Fund, Co-op members and local shoppers the Butterfly dementia, and their loved the Health Centre working application to the ‘Go For It’ Community Garden has received a huge grant of £1534.45. We are very grateful for this donation and would welcome visitors to see how it is being spent. ones are included, especially in partnership to listening, Fund to help to continue to So come along as every Thursday afternoon we will be working in the Butterfly Garden in choices and planning. organising and plan for the deliver these current activities and everyone is welcome. This means their ideas and needs of the community. and to grow more in the The Primary School Garden Gang have already preferences are taken into The group have developed community. planted seeds which they will look after at home and they will be returning to plant them out in the garden in the Summer term. Future work includes the construction of raspberry frames and a rockery, as well as sowing seeds and planting the vegetable plot. This edition of the newsletter was sponsored by the following businesses. We wish to thank them, and our advertisers, for their support! ALLOA FURNITURE RESTORATION AND UPHOLSTERY Antique and Modern Repairs, French Polishing. Tower Hotel, Alloa Road, Clackmannan 01259 219955 ALLY’S AUTOCLEAN AND VALET SERVICES Castle Street, Clackmannan 07783685650 (Thursdays to Saturdays only) THE COUNTY BAR Main Street, Clackmannan THE HORSESHOE BAR Main Street, Clackmannan K SEWING SERVICES Alterations/Soft Furnishings [email protected] 07979 724762 THE PHARMACY Main Street, Clackmannan SAMANTHA BLUES HAIRDRESSING Main Street, Clackmannan. NEW MENU 01259 212445 Friday 9.00 am - 8.00 pm; Thursdays and Saturdays by appointment TONI’S BAKERY Main Street, Clackmannan TRUTHFUL RHYTHMS NIA - FEEL GOOD FITNESS Monday 7.15 – 8.15 pm Tuesdays 9.15 – 10.15 am Town Hall 07765546159

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THE TOWN HALL TRUST would like to take The Town Hall Trust also supports the work of cap. Lease proposals have been drafted this opportunity to thank all our hall users. the Clackmannan Development Trust (CDT) and forwarded to the council and we are Without this continued support we would not and the Community Council within the Hall. currently awaiting a response on the matter. be able to keep the hall open for the benefit The new Town Hall Community Garden has The council have already agreed the budget of our community. The Hall is regarded been created by the Butterfly garden group for the works to convert the premises into by many as the heart of the community who have been very successful growing the new Clackmannan Hub. If you are and is home to many local groups and flowers, fruit and vegetables. They have made interested in being part of a working group organisations. We have listed below some of the garden a welcoming and relaxing place to to help develop the hub please text Julie on the regular bookings taking place in the hall, visit and enjoy. 07944566068. please feel free to use the contact numbers The very popular annual Claxfactor talent for any of the activities that may interest you. show for local P4-P7 Schoolchildren is due New members are always welcome The Town Hall also has a well maintained to be hosted in May this year. The Family to join the Trust. Please contact snooker room which is run on a private Xmas Party and Hogmanay Celebration also us on 07944566068 after continue to be favourite Town Hall Trust membership basis. Please contact Tommy on 6pm or visit our website www. 07760312754 for more information. events supported by the Community. The Hall has a number of rooms of varying Clackmannan Town Hall Community Hub clackmannantownhalltrust.co.uk for sizes available to hire for meetings, update:- The Town Hall Trust are currently membership details. functions, sports and general community use negotiating a variation of the current town all at a very reasonable cost. hall lease to include the former library/

Clackmannan Parish Church information Clackmannan Town Hall Diary Regular Lets Service each Sunday at 11am in Church. Housebound Service MONDAY CONTACT in Bruce Memorial Hall on 2nd Sunday in the month at 3pm. PUDDLEDUCKS TODDLERS CRAIGRIE 1-2.30pm 07931 489304 Communion Services in March, June, September and December NIA EXERCISE CLASS ZETLAND 7.15-8.30pm 07765 546153 TUESDAY CONTACT Prayer Group meets in Bruce Memorial Hall NIA EXERCISE CLASS ZETLAND 9.15 – 10.15am 07765 546153 each Wednesday at 8pm. KARATE CLASS CRAIGRIE 4 -7pm 07961 939784 Doors Open at the church between HIGHLAND DANCE CLASS ZETLAND 6 - 8pm 07977 597484 2pm - 4pm every weekday LADIES BADMINTON ZETLAND 8-9.30pm 07977 597484 between June and September WEDNESDAY CONTACT PUDDLEDUCKS TODDLERS CRAIGRIE 9.30-11.30am 07931 489304 DANCERS ZETLAND 10 - 11am Private To advertise in our next edition UNIVERSAL CREDIT HELP BRUCEFIELD 10.30 - 12noon Drop in session (Autumn 2019) please contact us.. SLIMMING WORLD ZETLAND 7 - 9pm 07484 225538 BRUCEFIELD 7-9pm Clackmannan Development Trust COMMUNITY COUNCIL 3rd Wed.of month Castlebridge Room, Town Hall THURSDAY CONTACT 64 Main St Clackmannan FK10 4JA ACTIVE 50S EXERCISE ZETLAND 11 -12noon email: [email protected] BRUCEFIELD 2-4 pm 07817 665252 Telephone: 01259 219473 CIRCLE OF FRIENDS 3rd Wed of month BRUCEFIELD 2-3pm BUTTERFLY GARDEN ROOM www.clackmannancommunity.org OR IN GARDEN Last Thursday of month ! YOGA CLASS CRAIGRIE 6 – 7.15pm 07910 108209 ZUMBA ZETLAND 6.15 -7.15 07930 254979 LINE DANCING CRAIGRIE 7.30 -9.30PM 01259 761515 MIXED BADMINTON ZETLAND 7.30 -9pm 01259 721748 Mobile Post Office FRIDAY CONTACT The mobile post office is in Clackmannan on the following BARGAINS & BITES CRAIGRIE 12 -2pm 07817 665252 SWEETEN YOUR DAY 11-12 days and times: ZETLAND 01259 219473 WITH A STORY 2nd Friday of the month Monday: Main Street 2.30-4.30pm THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC 11-12 BRUCEFIELD 01259 219473 Tuesday: Main Street 2.00-4.00pm SING A LONG Last Friday of the month Wednesday: Alloa Road 11.30-12.30pm CRAIGRIE 3.30-5.30pm KARATE 07961 939784 Wednesday: Main Street 12.45 - 1.45pm BRUCEFIELD 5.30-6pm Thursday: Main Street 2.30-4.30pm ANCHOR BOYS CRAIGRIE 5.30 -6.30pm 07931 489304 BOYS BRIGADE ZETLAND 5.30 -9pm 01259 216763 !