In preparation we are inviting any interested locals to join us in 'bringing in the green' to make decorations for the hall on Sunday 7th December at 1pm meeting at 'The Tree' in the centre of Letham at 1pm. Bring your secateurs!

On November the 29th from 11am to 5pm Monimail Tower Project is hosting an event to launch a leaflet which will improve access to the historical landscape of the Project.

Transition tavern bus run info

As Scots prepare to celebrate their national day, Minister for Europe, External Affairs and Culture Linda Fabiani has announced free entry to Historic Scotland visitor attractions across Scotland on the last weekend of November.

*** LUNCH-TIME SPECIAL*** £2.95 for 2 course lunch menu Mon to Thurs, 12-2pm. Choose from starter & main or main and dessert.

‘Letham Nights' aims to bring high quality music to Letham and provide a stage for local talent.

Falkland Centre for Stewardship launch their One Planet Food project and Winter Warmers lecture series

Gary wins, for the second time, a first at the Scottish Accordion Championships in Perth 2008

An innovative and thought-provoking exhibition by Fife Members of the Children's Parliament has been brought to Kirkcaldy.

Auchtermuchty Theatre Group will be performing 'Dick Whittington' by Bob Heather from Monday 1 to Saturday 6 December from 7:30pm in the Victoria Hall.

Local chef Christopher Trotter gives us advice on Fife food (what's good and where to buy it) in his November 08 newsletter - the 2nd in a series of Fife food articles written by Christopher especially for this portal.

Fife public firework displays

Smart Community Fife seeks person with great computer skills for new part time role

Jimmy Shand Jnr, son of the legendary Scottish band leader Sir Jimmy Shand, has launched a new DVD, "From Miner to Maestro", featuring the life and music of his famous father. The DVD can be purchased through his new web site, www.jimmyshand.com

Calling all wanna-be Jessica Fletcher's and Sherlock Holmes' - your service is requested and required at the Victoria Hall, Auchtermuchty on Sunday 2nd November at 4pm.

Local chef Christopher Trotter gives us advice on seasonal produce in his October 08 newsletter - the first in a series of food articles by Christopher, commissioned especially for this portal.

The Centre for Stewardship (organisers of the Big Tent Festival) announce their Annual Stewardship Lecture which this year is by Satish Kumar on the subject of ‘Reconnecting with Food'.

Scottish landscape artist John Houston has died, aged 78.

For the whole of October, Historic Scotland is repeating its amazingly popular Kids Go Free offer.

Results of the Fife wide competition

Members of the trades unions UNISON, Unite and GMB staged a 24-hour strike in support of their pay claim, following on from a similar protest on August 20.

Dysart-based film production company New Age Film Ltd. has just purchased the region's first full size digital movie camera with support from agencies such as Creativefife, a group of people representing the wide spectrum of creative industries in the Kingdom, and Fife Council which has also expressed an interest in developing the industry.

Why not spend some time in your local library, polishing up your computer skills with the aid of our helpful staff?

Youth club times and clubs this term

Cupar rocked to the sounds of some of Scotland's top bands on Saturday when the first-ever 'Elmwoodstock' music festival was held in the grounds of Elmwood College.

New beginners class, starting in Collessie Village Hall on Thursday 11 September is cancelled ue to lack of support

Agenda for the next Collessie Community Council meeting thatwill take place in Victory Hall at 7.30pm on 15th Sep.

Children raised money towards new sports tops

unwanted items to the school by 31st october

Known as the 'festival for musicians and music lovers', this year's Collessie Music Festival gets underway at Fife Animal Park tomorrow (Saturday).

Although three-years worth of 'seedcorn' funding to get the event up and running has now ended, organisers have confirmed they can raise enough revenue through other funding sources to ensure the weekend-long event in the grounds of Falkland Palace remains a firm fixture on the Scottish festival scene.

Details of Door open events in east Fife on 21 Sept

dance classes resume after the school holidays

An update on summer fundraising events

Due to current conditions and the prospect of further heavy rain making conditions worse, the Collessie Duck Race has been cancelled. It shall be re-scheduled for a future date.

Enjoy light classical music & song in Monimail Church on Thursday 21st August at 7:30 pm.

Grassroots Zimbabwe will be bringing its Zimbabwean experiences to share with the audience and participants this weekend at the Big Tent Festival in Falkland.

This year's festival runs from the 1st to 10th August and, as always it's jam packed with community and traditional music events.

MEMORIES of 'T in the Park' are set to be revived soon as Cupar gears up for its very own music festival. Some 5000 fans are expected to descend on the grounds of Elmwood College on September 6 for 'Elmwoodstock', an ambitious one-day event headlined by some of Scotland's most popular bands.

Entries to the Letham and District Flower Show contact Alison McDonald, tel 01337 810250

The reading for Dick Whittington will be in the Upper Town Hall on Wednesday 13th August 7pm

Come along to our introductory night to Slow Food in Fife on Tuesday 5th of August at 7pm at the Fisher and Donaldson's bakery and restaurant at 1 Ceres Road, Cupar, KT15 5JT. Reserve your place asap.

TIME IS running out for individuals or groups hoping to have their events featured in the next edition of the Events In Fife publication.

Check out the extensive summer programme of fun stuff for Teens organised by Fife Council community services

Auchtermuchty festival news and contacts

Get to know bell baxter and joinin new opportunities

Fife Council Community Services are reviewing Library and Museum Services. To assist they are seeking the views of as many users of the services as possible. An online questionnaire is available ... to get more information and to access the questionnaire go to .... www.fifedirect.org.uk/mandlconsultation Please also pass this information to any friends or colleagues who are regular users of the service. A printed questionnaire is also being prepared and will be available soon.

Competition judging details

THE BEST TWITS IN MUCHTY

PROVIDING real solutions to real world problems is one of the key aims of the Big Tent. Scotland's Festival of Stewardship takes place at Falkland Estate on July 26 and 27.

If you're a keen photographer, why not enter the Rural Gateway website's photo competition? Following the success of their 2007 competition, this year's is bigger and better.

Birnie and Gaddon Loch News Update, June 08

Ocome report reveals the number of rural homes with broadband now outnumber urban homes

Fife Show success

Auchtermuchty Youth Theatre Group perform the Twits on 13 and 14 June

Thousands of people are expected to arrive at Fife's biggest agricultural show, organisers have said.

Today Fife's First Outdoor Access Festival was given a boost with the announcement of funding from the Fife Events Strategy Group and Scottish Natural Heritage.

Secret Garden ceilidh raises £240

Well done and thanks to everyone who contributed to the coffee morning last week which raised over £300 for new equipment for the play park at the west end of Collessie.

FifeSINg gets great performers

North Fife artists open their studios

Youth music opportunities for under 25s in Fife

Event details for Ladybank Festive week

Eco campsite at Big Tent

A Right Guid Read is a monthly online reader reviews newsletter compiled by Fife Council Libraries and Museums. This is the May edition.

Support the on-line petition to keep Scottish football on free to air tv

New Forth bridge ‘ready by 2016’

New web portal launches officially today in Freuchie

Iain Smith, North East Fife MSP gets guided tour of SCF web portal

St Patrick's Day celebrations

Headline acts of King Creosote and the Fence Collective and the Peatbog Faeries have just been announced

Close of the Big Conversation coming soon.

Bedtime stories wanted

Big Tent Festival 08 shaping up to be bigger and better.

Open Day invite

Fundraiser thanks

Rural gateway photo competition

JANUARY arrived with a vengeance this week as winds of up to 80mph battered north east Fife, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake.

Proposed core paths for Strathmiglo, Ladybank, Gateside, Falkland, Auchtermuchty and the Lomond Hills have been drawn up after two years of consultation. Fife Council invites your comment re major omissions or errors prior to the formal statutory consultation stage which will probably take place from the beginning of April 2008. See web link below for more.