Nomination Process for AGM: Each candidate for office must have a proposer and seconder and complete an official nomination form which should be sent to the Branch Secretary at the address on the form. Candidates standing for office must have a clear understanding of what election entails and of the role and duties for the position in which they are interested. For more information and forms see website.

Apple Market with locally grown apples, pears and other fruit on sale, plus local home made jams. About 8 varieties of apples will be available, all have been grown in local private orchards. Free admission.

Ladies this is your turn to be served! Let the men do all the work at this coffee morning and enjoy a chat and a catch up with friends. Tickets £1.50 on the door. All welcome.

A harvest tea with craft display will raise money for WRI federation funds. Please come along and show your support.

The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service needs your help. If you haven't given blood before, pop alog to Falkland Village Hall this afternoon and find out how easy it is. Your blood can help save or improve the lives of up to 3 people, so go on, give it a go.

One of the topics of discussion will be the proposed updating of the constitution to comply with recent changes to charity laws. We would welcome more volunteers for the committee, since the more we have, the easier running the festival will be. All Welcome.

Backroom conniving, naked ambition, insider dealing, moral ambiguity, hypocrisy and corruption at the highest levels… a dynamic and inventive production with all the elements of thriller, adventure and the supernatural. This is a revival of the final ever show at Mull Little Theatre – an acclaimed, innovative and very accessible production which was loved by critics and audiences alike. Staged against the spectacular backdrop of Falkland Palace, it aims to bring theatre to a wider audience. Ticket Prices: £14 (£10-£8), can be bought online or call the Byre Theatre box office on 01334 475000 for more.

Open meeting with speaker. All welcome to attend.

A 2 week event including: music (King Creosote & the Fence Collective, Savourna Stevenson, Lau, Rab Noakes, Tam White and more); visual arts (Marian Leve, Will Maclean, selected visual artists); performance poetry; art workshops; craft; scottish dance theatre workshops; open studios; heritage walk; puppet state theatre and more. See website for further info.

The North Howe Transition Toun Group is holding a community pub night in Collessie Village Hall. Come and try local ales and beers brewed in Dunshalt by Luckie Ales and the famous Cairn O'Mhor wines from Perthshire. Live music, pub games and late night DJ. Free entry.

Apple Market with locally grown apples, pears and other fruit on sale, plus local home made jams. About 8 varieties of apples will be available, all have been grown in local private orchards. Free admission.

When accompanied by a full paying child on the day! please telephone 01337 810391 for more details.

The Auchtermuchty Festival Society in partnership with Elmwood College, is holding a series of traditional music workshops in the Auchtermuchty Town Hall. Workshops offer tuition in guitar, fiddle, tin whistle, mouth organ, accordian and keyboard. Includes special sessions for beginners. All adults and children from 8 upwards welcome to attend (an adult must accompany children under 10).

Join the harvest celebrations in the beautiful gardens of Falkland Palace. You can buy some of our locally produced organic apples. There will also be children’s entertainment, food tasting, apple exhibition and juice pressing. Booking not required.

Now into its second year this 5K run organised by Fife Athletic Club is flat, fast out and back route on quiet countryside roads. Ideal for setting a personal best! There's a traditional Fife AC tea and cakes for all runners after the race. Enter on the day - £3 / £5 unattached. Juniors - FREE . Prize giving in the hall at 11.45am. See web or call Paul for more.

Larra Appere will be running art & craft workshops for children P4+ in Dunshalt, Auchtermuchty and Falkland every morning from 10am to 12noon in the first week of the school holidays. All welcome. Please call Laura for more details.

Ahoy there! Join the pirate fun in the Auchtermuchty library with stories and crafts. This event is for 4+ year old children.

Cupar Farmers’ Market is held on the Third Saturday of every month. Likely producers include Iain Spink (Traditional Smokies From Arbroath), Puddledub Buffalo and Pork, Bellfield Organic Nursery, Caurnie Soap Co, Gartmorn Farm Poultry, Fletchers of Auchtermuchty and Hilton Wild Boar. Something for everyone - so please head along and support local, quality food producers. For more on Fife's other Farmers' markets, see weblink.

Great prizes - fun for all. Organised by the Hall Committee to raise funds for Dunshalt Village Hall upkeep. All Welcome.

Tickets are £7.50 each. Available from the bar at the Auchtermuchty Bowling Club. All welcome.

Come and help us to make a difference during National Volunteering Day. Help the Ranger Service with practical tasks that will not only be conserving our countryside but will also be a day of getting fit and enjoying the great outdoors. Bring a tattie for the fire! Strong footwear required. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

A social evening with ceilidh dancing and live music. Tickets £6. Organised by the Hall Committee to raise funds for Dunshalt Village Hall upkeep. All Welcome.

The Auchtermuchty Festival Society in partnership with Elmwood College, is holding a series of traditional music workshops in the Auchtermuchty Town Hall. Workshops offer tuition in guitar, fiddle, tin whistle, mouth organ, accordian and keyboard. Includes special sessions for beginners. All adults and children from 8 upwards welcome to attend (an adult must accompany children under 10). Next session Nov 9th.

Satish Kumar - "Reconnecting with food".“ Sadly, in the modern world most of us know not how to wait, how to fast nor, for that matter, how to feast.” The Sixth Annual Stewardship Lecture at the House of Falkland will be delivered by Satish Kumar, one of the country’s leading humanitarian activists. Satish is editor of Resurgence Magazine, which has been described as ‘the artistic and spiritual voice of the green movement’. He is founder and Director of Schumacher College as well as an internationally acclaimed author and speaker. Satish will deliver a lecture that focuses on our lost links with food and the impact it has on climate change. Tickets cost £25 but as ever we are offering the Friends of Falkland’s Heritage a discounted rate of £20. Organic wine & Fife Diet supper prepared by award winning chef Christopher Trotter. If you wish to purchase a ticket please contact the office on 01337 858838. Tickets are now available to buy online at http://www.bigtentfestival.co.uk/annual-stewardship-lecture/ . All surplus funds will support the charity’s work to safeguard the future of House of Falkland.