Fun for all the family a this popular Nature Reserve's annual open day. Come and meet the Fife Ranger and find out more about what species make Birnie and Gaddon their home. There will be assorted displays, pond dipping, childrens activities and guided walks throughout the day. Dogs allowed.

The Ladybank PTA have had a fantastic fundraising year and aim to top it off with a great summer fete on Saturday June 7 from 1.30 till 3pm. As usual there will be lots of lovely goodies on sale at stands including Toys Plants Homebakery, Strawberries , Tea & Scones (Cream and Jam a distinct possibility) Usborne Books and more, plus loads of fun-filled activities for the kids including Face painting, Welly Boot Throwing and Beat the Goalies (football and Netball). Of course we need your help. Home baking and tablet donations please on the morning of the fete (or friday Afternoon). Donations please for Tombola, Raffle and we'd really appreciate some quality items for out auction, including services - car washing, mow a lawn, or do some housework!. As ever we need helpers on the day, and would like to encourage some of the older children to help out. And dont forget to spread the word. Friends and relatives all welcome. The more the merrier! FREE ENTRY

Enjoy a great day out for all the family at the 19th annual vintage rally of the Fife Vintage Agricultural Machinery Club. The theme this year is the 'Year of the Potato'. See for yourself the 300+ vintage tractors, stationary engines, machinery, cars, bikes, commercial equipment etc and enjoy auto-jumble, working displays, a craft tent, events ring featuring entertainment from the likes of the Cupar Bowmen, trade stands, refreshments and much more. Free parking. Entry Adults £5, OAPs £3, under 16s Free.

Ladybank Festive Week is packed with entertainment and activities for all ages, those living in Ladybank and visitors too. The fun kicks off on Wednesday 11th June with Senior 7-a-side football at Victoria Park. The winning team receives £50, £25 to runners up. Registrations to: George Fairbairn, tel 830145. All teams must be registered by 9th June. Players must be 17 years and over. On Friday 13th there is a Pool Tournament held in the marquee at Victoria Park. Adults compete for the Craig Lawson Memorial Trophy, whilst the under 16s battle it out for the Ladybank Festive Committee Shield. Just turn up and enter. Saturday 14th is Pageant Day. 12:30 Procession of floats, vintage vehicles, motorcycles and a Pipe band from the railway station to Victoria Park, arriving approx 12:45. 13:00 to 17:00 In the park there will be various activities including: a car boot sale; competitions for the Best Float, Fancy Dress and Vintage Vehicle, Best Pet, Pie-Eating and much more! In and around the show-ring, there will be an army display team; sheep racing; Pipe Band; Celtic Moves; the Early Learning Ceilidh Band; Gun dog demo and more. In the evening there'll be a Family Night in the Marquee with children’s entertainment and a Disco from 7pm. Sunday 15th is the P1-P7 & S1-S4 5-a-side football competition (Registrations to: George Fairbairn, tel 830145) followed by a ceilidh in the marquee from 2pm to 5pm with the Lomond Ceilidh band. £5 entry. There will be refreshments and a licensed bar in the marquee all week. Programmes are £1 each and available from local shops, committee members and door-to-door. Please support your local Festive Committee by contributing. We look forward to seeing you at events.

SWINDLE & DEATH by Peter Arnott What is the secret behind this most long-lived and ridiculous theatre company? For years they have been touring their sentimental porridge of tartan and nostalgia around the Highlands... how do they manage to keep going with this Cullen skink of claymores and crudity, sgian dubhs and sexual innuendo? Marjorie, an intrepid spy from the Scottish Arts Council, infiltrates the company to find out. And, by way of Mary Queen of Scots, the Flouers o' the Forest and a little touch of the Undead Shakespeare, she uncovers the hysterical horror at the heart of this Caledonian darkness... and what really happened that night in Ballachulish... In their sinister and stupid celebration of all things theatrical and Scottish, Messrs Swindle and Death can promise you an evening of unfettered weirdness, leaving no cliché unpunished and no sporran unturned. Peter Arnott is an acclaimed and award winning playwright. His previous play for Mull Theatre, CYPRUS, toured in 2005 (including a 5-week run at the Trafalgar Studios, London) and 2007, to great acclaim. This show will be staged in Auchtermuchty's Victoria Hall on Monday 16 June and in Ladybank primary School the following night. Both shows start at 7.30pm. Tickets: £14 (£10-£8) Box Office: 01334 475000 Part of the Byre@ programme.

Come along and celebrate the launch of WECAN! Ltd, a company limited by guarantee with charitable status. Venue: the Rathcluan Hotel next to Elmwood College in Cupar. Lunch and a party to follow. Please RSVP to to Biff McMahon, Tel: 01334 658704 or e-mail: biff.mcmahon@wecan.org.uk

We hope there will be a good attendance at this meeting - the club cannot run without a committee after all. Thanks to current committee members and local businesses who have supported us throughout the year.

A five-a-side football competition will be held by local side Lomond United AFC for the 1st time this year. An over 16 yrs and an under 16 yrs event will take place over 2 nights at Falkland House School Playing Fields, car parking available. On Monday June 23rd the over 16s kick-off at 6.30pm. Cost per team: £10. On Tuesday June 24th at 6.30pm the under 16s kick-off. Cost £5 per team. All teams must be registered and paid for by Monday June 16th. Draw will be made on June 17th. Forms available from Fruit 'n' Scoop, Horsemarket St, Falkland. Qualified refreees for both nights!

All ages and abilities welcome to participate in this fun pony event where riders will enjoy games and competitions on horseback. Participants should register with Catherine (see details below)

Come along and enjoy participating in or simply watching ponies compete in a series of show events in Victoria Park. An annual Ladybank favourite, that together with the Gymkhana provides a fitting end to festive celebrations.