Creepy fun for all the family with all the favourites: a pumpkin lantern competition, prizes for the best fancy dress and story/joke, and of course dooking for apples and all the usual gooey fun! Pizza and stovies will be served but please bring along your own drinks. Juice available for chidren. Starts 7pm and aims to finish at 9pm. Adults £3, children £2. Organised by the Hall Committee and all proceeds will go to upkeep of the hall.

A Firewalk is being led by Ellie Douglas, at Westbank Natural Health Centre, Strathmiglo, on the Celtic New Year's Day : 1st November. Enjoy this rare opportunity to visualise and manifest your dreams for the year ahead in an exceptionally powerful way...The ceremony starts at 6.30pm thru' till about 11pm. Tickets cost £50 if booked by October 10th, thereafter £55. Please email Ellie on kirkcarrion@hotmail.com for more details and to book your place.

The Auchtermuchty Theatre Group is holding a Murder Mystery afternoon. An informal setting with food during the interval and each table has their answer sheet to complete with who they think dun-it! Prizes will be presented to the table with the correct answer, it'll be a fun afternoon for the whole family. Tickets are available by contacting Evelyn Myles on 01337 828524 or Steven Robertson 01337 828723. Or at the door on the day of the event. Everyone is welcome to try and single out the killer.

Join us for a talk about the Ecology Centre, Craigencalt, Kinghorn. Ronnie Mackie, operational manager will share the story of how redundant farm buildings and loch ahve been developed into an ecology centre offreing a wide range of services to communities in Fife. All welcome. next meeting December 4th.

Featuring 'Cabrach' and organised by the Hall Committee in conjunction with Friends of Collessie Church. £6 for entry including refreshments. Tickets available on the door.

Pillars of Hercules occasional restaurant is opening again on Friday nights. Tonight delicious seasonal food will be produced by local chef Christopher Trotter. It's the best of vegetarian food (plus carnivorous option), all organic of course, served up in a congenial atmosphere with live jazz music. Set price menu is £28 per person (£30 for carnivores). 3 courses & coffee. We do not have a table licence but feel free to bring your own alcoholic drinks (no corkage charge). To book email bruce@pillars.co.uk, tel 01337 857749 or ask at the shop. Next dates: Dec 5th 2008.

Inaugural glittering fundraiser for Macmillan -and possibly an opportunity to pick up a designer dress for £10! Good condition dresses, dry-cleaned & ready to wear include designers Kenzo, MaxMara, Frank Usher and Karen Millan as well as high street names Next & Monsoon. If you have something special you'd like to conbtribute, drop it off at Fishers in Cupar or Something Different hairdressers in Guardbridge. And get along early on the 8th for the best deals!

Jazz fans are in for a treat with this special concert at the Lomond Hills Hotel showcasing Scotland's best jazz performers and local talent too. Topping the bill is Dave Patrick, one of Scotland's best jazz pianists, playing with top American trumpeter Steve Fishwick and basist Micah Brashear. They will be supported by local Fife band Tempo de Groove and a group of local singers led by Glenrothes' own Grace Black (whose Cancer Research UK Charity will benefit from the club). Tickets available from the Lomond Hills Hotel and other outlets including Grace Black (01592 750625) & John and Crawford Mackie (01592 263687).

Collessie Village hall plays host to another old time dance party with music from Jimmy Shand Junior. Tickets £4 each, available at the door.

Starting again on Nov 19, with new times to accommodate parent’s schedules. Same format s last year. Volunteers needed please!

All welcome at this Race Night fundraiser at the Lomond Hills in aid of Marie McNaughton & Chloe Gibb of the Calsay Baton Twirlers who are travelling to France to represent Scotland in the Baton Twirling European Championships in 2009. Good luck all!

Join the Jimmy Shand Junior Trio for their regular Accordian & Fiddle night at Collessie's Victory Hall. All Welcome.

The second in a series of three 10% Discount Festive Shopping events at Fayre Earth, Back Wynd, Falkland. (Formerly Woodlands Gallery). Wednesday 26th November 10 - 9.30pm Don't miss this opportunity to grab a bargain from our new Ethical & Fair shopping gift range - something that little bit different this Xmas. And if you can't make today, our last discount day before Xms is Wednesday 3rd December 10 - 9.30pm. Thanks.

The first talk in Falkland Centre for Stewardship's Winter Warmers series to launch the One Planet Food Programme. Helen Browning – “Organic Food and Climate Change.” Helen Browning OBE is food and farming director at the Soil Association and an organic farmer in north Wiltshire, where she is best known for sausages and bacon from her happy pigs. She also chairs the Food Ethics Council and the Animal Health and Welfare Implementation Group for England. There will be a supper available from 6pm with talk commencing at 7pm. Venue: Stables Workshop, Falkland Estate (bring a torch!) Price: £5 waged, £3 concession/unwaged. Booking essential. Please contact Lesley for more and to reserve places.

The second Community Pub Night from the Travelling Transition Tavern will take place at Giffordtown Village Hall on 28th November from 8pm till midnight. This follows the success of the first night at Collessie Village Hall in October. Come along and sample the excellent local beer from Luckie Ales, Cairn O'Mhor Wines and much more. If you play an instrument, bring it and join in the live session. Bring your friends and neighbours. 26th Nov - Stop press!!! Bus service to this event organised: Sandy Robertson - who does the school run - has offered to run a busservice on Friday 28th to the Giffordtown Transition Tavern Evening Outward - approximate times.... 7.30 - Post Office Bow of Fife 7.35 - Letham - at the tree 7.38 - Monimail triangle 7.42 - Collessie - near railway bridge 7.46 - Giffordtown 7.50 - Giffordtown Village Hall Return 00.10 - return journey The cost of the bus will depend on the numbers. If we can fill the bus it will be cheaper so please email me to book a seat.... a.heminsley333@btinternet.com If you would like another stop in the itinerary please also let me know - within reason! cheers Michael

If you are looking for that special gift.....there will be a variety of trading stalls to help fill your Christmas stockings:- clothes accessories, jewellery, natural bodycare products, candles and much more. Falkland's Fyre Earth (see photo of our recycled paper products above) will be taking a stall too :-)

Members of the Rotary Club of the Howe of Fife look forward to welcoming visitors to their annual Christmas Ceilidh on Saturday 29 November, in Strathmiglo Village Hall. Doors open at 7.30pm.; tickets cost £10, which includes supper and dancing to the Bert Pozzi band. Tickets can be obtained either by contacting Club Service Chairman, Dennis Beattie, on 01337 840480, or at the venue on the night. All proceeds of the ceilidh will be added to the club's charity funds, for use in projects at home and abroad.