A few folk interested in making Falkland a Transition Town meet regularly in the Stables Workshop (beside the car park by the fish pond). In September, we are having a series of Movie Tuesdays, showing thought-provoking and informative films to get us talking about how we can make the changes in our lives needed to live more lightly. All welcome. 2nd September, 7.30 pm: What are we waiting for? 9th September, 7.30 pm: Crude Awakening 16th September, 7.30 pm: The end of suburbia This will be followed by a series of Book Nights, when we will share some riveting reads on relevant themes – lots of inspiring stuff you may perhaps have heard of but never found the time to read: 28th October, 4th & 11th November, 7.30pm. We are also planning guided walks and cycle rides to get to know each other and our local area, social nights with local food and drink, and to help with your gift-buying dilemmas, a pre-Christmas swap shop!

The Strathmiglo Community Association summer drive departs the Strathmiglo Bowling Club at 12 noon for Pitlochry via Blairgowrie and Moulin Moor, return via Dunkeld. High tea provided. The drive should be back by 8pm. Cost £5 per qualifying person, payable on the day. Subject to availability guests are allowed, cost 310pp. To qualify you must be over 65 years (for men, 60 for women) and be resident in Strathmiglo. Invitations will be issued to qualifying households on or before 20 August, for completion and return to Strath Post Office by 28 Aug. we hope to fill a 52-seater bus. If you don't receive a form and are eligible, please contact Robert Allison on 01337 860930 asap. Thanks.

Letham school is having its annual BBQ for pupils and parents on Friday 5th September. Please come along.

The Annual Show will be held in the Victoria Hall, Auchtermuchty on September 6th. All the usual classes including crafts, baking, garden produce plus the photographic section which was so popular last year. Something for everyone. For a full schedule and further info please see website or contact June Forbes, tel 828617.

Join in a day of medieval themed activities at Monimail Tower. With crafts, stalls, music, games and demonstrations.The Orchard and house will be open and there will be food for sale. Suggested donation £5.

Fantastic new live music event! Idlewild are playing at this live outdoor music event in support of Friends of the Earth Scotland. Very happy too to have Wolfstone and The Stars from The Commitments on board plus The Hazey Janes and recently added to the bill are Sergeant and State of Affairs which completes the festival line up. Advance tickets £15, students/OAP £12 children 5 - 14 £3 (all children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult). Don't hang about as tickets are going fast. Ticketline 01334 658855. On sale nowTicketweb http://www.ticketweb.co.uk

If you were thinking about volunteering but haven't yet given it a try then come along to this taster day - for the whole day or just drop in during the afternoon. Morning: a walk through the Maspie and Coalpit Dens to see work in progress and plans for the future. Afternoon: A workshop on monitoring, recording, practical wildlife management, helping visitors and other projects. Meet in the Stables Workshop, Falkland Estate. Refreshments provided. Please phone or email (see below) to let us know you are coming.

Eagles, falcons, merlins & more. Witness these magnificent birds flying free. Organised by the National trust for Scotland. Standard Falkland Palace admission charges apply.

In celebration of Percy Cane Gardens at Falkland Palace 60th Anniversary, an event has been organised to enjoy the garden flowers. The event will start with a garden tour, led by the Head Gardener, where visitors will able to learn about Falkland Gardens and flowers. This will be followed by a flower arrangement demonstration & lecture given by Ann Monroe, using flowers from the gardens for her arrangements. The arrangements will be inspired by the garden's history, from 1451 (the date of the first gardens and gardener's records) through 1948 (the creation of the Percy Cane Pleasure Gardens), to the present. Refreshments will be served during the interval. Price: £10 for non-NTS members, £5 for NTS members

A few folk interested in making Falkland a Transition Town meet regularly in the Stables Workshop (beside the car park by the fish pond). In September, we are having a series of Movie Tuesdays, showing thought-provoking and informative films to get us talking about how we can make the changes in our lives needed to live more lightly. All welcome. Tonight it's Crude Awakening, a thought provoking documentary exploring the oil industry and its impact on the world economy. 16th Sept will be 'The End of Suburbia' This will be followed by a series of Book Nights, when we will share some riveting reads on relevant themes – lots of inspiring stuff you may perhaps have heard of but never found the time to read: 28th October, 4th & 11th November, 7.30pm. We are also planning guided walks and cycle rides to get to know each other and our local area, social nights with local food and drink, and to help with your gift-buying dilemmas, a pre-Christmas swap shop!

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

Great prozes. Good food. Members and friends welcome. Eues down 7.30pm.

Fife's premier business to business event with 50 exhibitors, networking and Meet the Buyer opportuntities for all. Visit the website for more information and to pre-register for the Network sessions. Entry is free.

Calling residents of Dunshalt and surrounds! Join us for a Bingo tea on 12 September and enjoy a great night out as well as raising funds for Breast Cancer Research. Raffle donations should be handed to Margaret at the Dunshalt Post Office. Thanks.

Enjoy songs from the shows and a celtic collection. Adults £5, accompanied children £2.50. Tickets at the door. In aid of the Edenshead Fund 2007.

Come and tell us your stories about the Fish Pond (or duck pond as most people know it). As part of a project to celebrate and restore and historic fish pond of Falkland Estate we are recording people's memories of this special place. Do you have any special stories of the pond that you would like to share? Come along to the pond and help record 'The Fish Pond Tapes'. We'll be there between 2pm and 6pm on Friday 12th September and then from 12noon to 4pm on Saturday 13th September. If the weather's bad then we'll be in the Workshop (round the back of the Stables). Project funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. Project organised by Falkland Stewards

Join us in the cosy Lounge bar from 8pm to 11pm for live music from duo Freight.

Evening includes a dinner/dance, after dinner speaker (Bill Frindell, ex BBC Test match statistician) plus raffle (with prizes!). Bob McFarlane (Rossie Priory CC) will be MC for the evening. Tickets are £30 each available from Danny Ramage on 01337 857 292. Please come along and support this historic club, and enjoy a great night out.

National Car Wash, the Firefighters Charity, hopes to raise funds by washing as many cars as possible on Sat 13th Spetember at Auchtermuchty Fife Station. National Car Wash has supported over 13,500 men, women and children from the fire community in the last twelve months. Let us was your car, and we can help even more.

Come and tell us your stories about the Fish Pond (or duck pond as most people know it). As part of a project to celebrate and restore and historic fish pond of Falkland Estate we are recording people's memories of this special place. Do you have any special stories of the pond that you would like to share? Come along to the pond and help record 'The Fish Pond Tapes'. We'll be there between 2pm and 6pm on Friday 12th September and then from 12noon to 4pm on Saturday 13th September. If the weather's bad then we'll be in the Workshop (round the back of the Stables). Project funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. Project organised by Falkland Stewards

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 2 workshops are 28 Sept and 12 Oct.

Please come along to 21, Skene Street, Strathmiglo on Sunday 14th September between 12.00 and 6.00pm. Enjoy a coffee and browse through a wide variety of sale items. Collectables, Gift Wrap, Stationery, Cushions , Candles & lots more. Specially discounted packs of Christmas Cards - the ideal opportunity to start your Christmas Shopping! Hope you can manage along--Bring a friend!

All welcome. For previous meeting minutes see Collessie Community Council directory listing.

A few folk interested in making Falkland a Transition Town meet regularly in the Stables Workshop (beside the car park by the fish pond). In September, we are having a series of Movie Tuesdays, showing thought-provoking and informative films to get us talking about how we can make the changes in our lives needed to live more lightly. All welcome. Tonight it's 'The End of Suburbia' This will be followed by a series of Book Nights, when we will share some riveting reads on relevant themes – lots of inspiring stuff you may perhaps have heard of but never found the time to read: 28th October, 4th & 11th November, 7.30pm. We are also planning guided walks and cycle rides to get to know each other and our local area, social nights with local food and drink, and to help with your gift-buying dilemmas, a pre-Christmas swap shop!

The North Howe Transition Toun group is organising a screening of the award winning film, 'The 11th Hour' in Collessie Village Hall. Hear the world's leading experts on climate change in Leonardo Dicaprio's passionate plea for action. Come and see this film and be part of the solution. there will be an opportunity for discussion following the film. All welcome.

A planning appeal regarding the site at Braehead, Collessie Brae, will take place at 10am. Mt Michael thomson has been appointed to conduct the hearing. Open to the public.

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.

There will be a 17th Century battle re-enactment, skarvage, period cooking, and you can learn about period clothing, herbs and their medicinal uses, weapons and battle strategies. The Sealed Knot helps bring history alive every year at period houses throughout the country, and you can talk to major historical figures, try out a few recipes, learn about the life of a soldier on the march and maybe even "take the King's shilling". What better way to teach children about the period than with a little "hands-on" experience. Times: Saturday 20 September 10am-5.00pm, Sunday 21 September 1pm-5pm. Price:Standard Falkland Palace admission charges apply

We will be holding our annual art exhibition on Saturday 20th September from 1pm to 4pm and on Sunday 21st September from 11am to 4pm. Refreshments will be available in the Village on both days.

Dougie Mackenzie is cycling 300 miles between Auchtermuchty & 7 other venues hosting these unique fundraising concerts, in only 8 days. we iwsh him well. But the real result will be funds raised. So please come along and enjoy good music for a good cause. Artists include Aileen Carr, Jimmy Hutchinson, Sara Gray, Sheila Stewart, Clatto Junction, Siobhan Miller & Brian Miller. Tickets available from Keystore, Burnside, or from Eric 01337 860482.

An ideal opportunity to stock up on gifts for birthdays, anniversaries and Christmas. There will be stalls a plenty including baking (donations much appreciated), hand-made jewellery, organic body products, woodcraft and more. entry £2.50 which includes coffee, tea. All welcome.

Coffee Morning and Sale at Gregory Hall Tayport this Saturday 20th September. Lot's of Bargains--Cushions, Collectables, Handbag Charms,Recipe Books, Jewellery, Candles and discounted Christmas Cards , Giftwrap and Stationery. Entry £1.00 Children Free All Welcome!

Doors Open Days give you free access to hundreds of fascinating buildings across Scotland. Members of the public are encouraged to come and explore this restored 16th century tower, the main remnant of the medieval palace of the Archbishops of St Andrews. Four storeys high with wide views from the roof. This year there will be local trained guides on site to take you around points of interest in Monimail's historic landscape. Tea and cakes available for sale as well as medieval crafts pottery, metalwork and apple pressing for cider making. Exhibition on history and restoration of the tower.

Doors Open Days give you free access to hundreds of fascinating buildings across Scotland. This weekend it's your turn to explore places in Collessie that are normally closed to the public. The walk departs from the Village Hall at 2pm, and takes in Melville Tomb, the old post Office, early school building and the oldest thatched cottage in the village. Followed by teas and art courtesey of the Friends of Collessie Church. Come along and make the most of this rare chance to discover the heritage on your doorstep!

Doors Open Days give you free access to hundreds of fascinating buildings across Scotland. Come along and hear what restorers of this crow stepped 18th century lectern doocot, the Cupar & North Fife Preservation Society, have to say about the doocots history. The doocot is half-way up School Brae on the right. Please park at the foot of School Brae.

Doors Open Days give you free access to hundreds of fascinating buildings across Scotland. Unusual doocot, being a converted windmill. Cylindrical in form with sloping crow-stepped top added when converted from grinding corn to house pigeons. Heritage Lottery Funded restoration by Cupar and North Fife Preservation Society. car parking in the farm track, just west of the doocot.

Come join the Harvest Thanksgiving and 'Back to Church' Sunday at the Church Hall in Strathmiglo on 21st September. The service will be followed by soup & a roll lunch in support of Christian Aid. (The disabled footpath at the church is complete and will be available for use once the access door to the church has been repaired.) All welcome.

A thank you to all tose who work hard to keep the village looking great throughout the year. By invitation only.

The North Howe Transition Toun Group is organising a screening of 'An Inconvenient Truth' in Giffordtown Village Hall. Al Gore provides a clear and concise overview of climate change, the potential consquences and how to take action. There will be an opportunity for discussion following the film. All welcome.

Bingo Suppers are due to commence again in September, with the first one being held on Wednesday 24th September. Everyone is welcome to come along and enjoy game of bingo followed by light refreshments then another short game of bingo. Entry is £1.00 which includes tea. Eyes down and look in!

From further education opportunities to an array of potential employers with immediate vacancies, this is probably Fife's largest recruitment event of 2008! There will be on-hand advice and support on CV preparation and government financial advice and even pointers on what to wear for interview! Entry free.

Come along and enjoy the fun. Doors open at 6.30pm for a 7pm start. All welcome.

Come along and enjoy an evening of music from 'Lime Light'. Tickets £5 including refreshments, available at the door on the night.

Join us in the cosy Lounge bar from 8pm to 11pm for live music from celtic dup Flight (who warm up with bagpipes!)

Enquiries and offers of baking etc are welcome at this annual fundraiser. Please call 01337 810773 for more.

The annual coffee morning will take place in the Upper Town Hall. There will be stalls and a raffle as well as tea and coffee. It is hoped we'll have the 2009 calendars on sale. Please come along and support. Thanks you.

Hosted by Falkland WRI. Come along and have a chat and a coffee for this worthwhile cause. Everyone welcome.

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.

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 workshop is 12 Oct.

Come along and see for yourself the newly upgraded Muchty Church Hall. Improvements inlcude a new roof, a new central heating system, new wooden floor, fresh coat of paint and brand new fully-fitted kitchen. See for yourself what a useful community resource this is. There is no need to have a church connection to book any of the facilities on offer. The large, newly refurbished hall, the smart, well-equipped kitchen and the smaller meeting room are all available to hire at very competitive rates. So come along to see for yourself and have a cup of tea and a chat while you admire the recent improvements.

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

The North Howe Transition Toun Group is organising an event to look at practical steps to reduce carbon emissions and fuel bills in the home. There will be a presentation by Pamela McLean about the Eco-renovation Network and its House Doctor events in Stirling and Crispin Hayes (Centre for Human Ecology) and Neil Stoddart (RealTech - renewable energy company) will share their eco-renovation knowledge & experience. There will also be information available on grants for eco-renovation projects. Please come along.