Freuchie
Freuchie
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 | The Scots who shook the world of cricketThe Daily record has put together a great wee article celebrating the men behind Freuchie Cricket Club's historic win in the National Village Championships at Lords, almost twenty five years ago. | |
 | Joyce Anderson dance classes resumeJoyce Anderson School of Dancing resumes its classes for children aged from two and a half to seniors, on Wednesdays at 3.30pm in in Lumsden Memorial Hall. | |
 | Afternoon teaAll welcome to come along to afternoon tea and support your local church on Wed 1 September, 2pm, Freuchie Parish Church. | |
 | Freuchie's glorious weekendA weekend of family activities at Freuchie Cricket Club celebrating 25 years since Freuchie went to Lords on Sat 4 - Sun 5 Sep. There will be taster sport sessions, photography exhibition, craft stalls, bouncy castles, refreshments and more. | |
 | Main Street Blues at Fife Jazz ClubMain Street Blues, a fine blues band from Edinburgh, at the Lomond Hills Hotel on Sun 12 Sep, 2-5pm. Tickets £5 in advance or £7 at the door. Contact Grace Black on 01592 750625. |
The picturesque village of Freuchie is situated at the foot of East Lomond Hill.
The name 'Freuchie' derives from the Scottish Gaelic, fraoch, meaning heather. Local tradition has it, that in the 16th century, Freuchie was the place where the French masons who worked on Falkland Palace lived.
It also served as a place of exile for disgraced courtiers from the Palace, and that this is where the phrases ‘Awa tae Freuchie, whaur the froggies live' and ‘Awa tae Freuchie and eat frogs' originates!
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More recently, Freuchie is perhaps best known for its Cricket Club, who against all odds, won the village cricket championships at Lord's in 1985.
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Fletchers Goes for Venison Haggis Record
Wednesday, 1st September, 2010
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Reunited after 25 years: the Scots who shook the world of cricket
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Tuesday, 31st August, 2010
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Monday, 30th August, 2010
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Monday, 30th August, 2010
Events Calendar
September 2010
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Bookbug Session at Ladybank Library
Friday, 3rd September, 2010
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Tyndall Bruce Park Opening: Lomond Utd vs Dundee Utd (twice!)
Saturday, 4th September, 2010
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Bats & Moths: Falkland
Saturday, 4th September, 2010
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Newburgh Orchard Group: Plum Market
Saturday, 4th September, 2010
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Art & Craft Fair - Newton of Falkland
Saturday, 4th September, 2010
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