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CONTENTS04 PIPER AT SEVE’S FUNERAL

Laurieston Piper John Stewart in Spain

05 HIPPODROME LISTINGSCinema Listings for Bo’ness Hippodrome

06 THE ROYAL WEDDINGAirth Childminding Group in Royal Wedding

09 GALA GUIDE FEATURE14-pages of Gala News in our area

23 MOVING HOMEMaking your move less stressful

24 STRATHCARRON HOSPICEHospice celebrate 30th Anniversary

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John Stewart, who has lived inSpain for the last nine years, is agreenkeeper as well as groundsmanfor La Liga football team, RealSociedad. He lives with his wifeMaria, and also his two children,Erin and Ian. He is brother to Tom(owner of Book a Piper), Colin(owner of Kiss Discos) and Fiona(owner of Stewart HighlandSupplies) and son of Tom and thelate Elizabeth.

The piper has a friend who livesclose to where golf star SeveBallasteros lived and suggested he put his nameforward to play at the funeral. He was given thephone number of Ivan Ballesteros, Seve’s nephewand manager, the night before the funeral andIvan said he thought it was a great idea butwanted to check with Seve’s brothers. He calledJohn back and said to be at Seve’s house for10.30am the following morning.

John was so nervous he never slept a wink thatnight. He had to make the 90-minute drive from

his home in Vitoria to Pedrena.After speaking with the family, it was

decided that John would play AmazingGrace inside the church, but he wasalso asked to play them down to thechurch as it represented how well lovedSeve was in the UK.

John said it was a fantastic experienceand a great honour, although he didhave some mixed emotions after seeingthe large screens outside the church,and watching the hundreds of peoplebehind him along with all the famousfaces. If he’d thought more about it he

would never have been able to play.John is no stranger to being in the lime-light as

he was the resident piper at the US Open in NorthCarolina in 1999. He played the golfers off eachnight and also entertained the hotel guests. Johnalso played at the memorial service held forPayne Stewart when he died a few months afterwinning the US Open. He performed AmazingGrace whilst walking up the fairway to the spotwhere he made his winning put.

John Stewart, who comes from Laurieston, Falkirk never met his hero, but gave him thesend-off he deserved. Seve Ballesteros’s was loved all over the world, so when John gotthe chance to lead the funeral procession, he was a very proud man.

FALKIRK BORN PIPER LEADS GOLFHERO’S FUNERAL PROCESSION


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CINEMA LISTINGS FOR THEBO’NESS HIPPODROMEEvent Name Date Start

TimeLittle White Lies (15) Mon 06 Jun 11:00Adele Blanc-Sec (12A) Wed 08 Jun 10:30Adele Blanc-Sec (12A) Wed 08 Jun 20:00Submarine (15) Thu 09 Jun 20:00Pirates of the Caribbean 4 (12A) Fri 10 Jun 20:00Winnie the Pooh (U) Sat 11 Jun 11:00Pirates of the Caribbean 4 (12A) Sat 11 Jun 14:30Pirates of the Caribbean 4 (12A) Sat 11 Jun 19:30Pirates of the Caribbean 4 (12A) Sun 12 Jun 14:30Pirates of the Caribbean 4 (12A) Sun 12 Jun 19:30Pirates of the Caribbean 4 (12A) Mon 13 Jun 11:00Pirates of the Caribbean 4 (12A) Wed 15 Jun 19:30Cedar Rapids (15) Thu 16 Jun 20:00Hippodrome for Schools Fri 17 Jun 10:00Hanna (12A) Fri 17 Jun 20:00Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2 (U) Sat 18 Jun 11:00Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2 (U) Sat 18 Jun 14:30Hanna (12A) Sat 18 Jun 19:30Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2 (U) Sun 19 Jun 14:30Hanna (12A) Sun 19 Jun 19:30Island (15) Mon 20 Jun 11:00Hippodrome for Schools Wed 22 Jun 10:00

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Hanna (12A) Wed 22 Jun 19:30Island (15) Thu 23 Jun 20:00Kung Fu Panda 2 (PG) Fri 24 Jun 19:30Kung Fu Panda 2 (PG) Sat 25 Jun 11:00Kung Fu Panda 2 (PG) Sat 25 Jun 14:30Kung Fu Panda 2 (PG) Sat 25 Jun 19:30Kung Fu Panda 2 (PG) Sun 26 Jun 14:00Kung Fu Panda 2 (PG) Sun 26 Jun 17:00Kung Fu Panda 2 (PG) Mon 27 Jun 11:00Kung Fu Panda 2 (PG) Wed 29 Jun 14:00Kung Fu Panda 2 (PG) Wed 29 Jun 17:00Kung Fu Panda 2 (PG) Thu 30 Jun 10:30Kung Fu Panda 2 (PG) Thu 30 Jun 16:00The Hangover Part II (15) Fri 01 Jul 20:00Toy Story 3 (U) Sat 02 Jul 11:00The Great White Silence (U) Sat 02 Jul 14:30The Hangover Part II (15) Sat 02 Jul 19:30The Great White Silence (U) Sun 03 Jul 14:30The Hangover Part II (15) Sun 03 Jul 19:30The Great White Silence (U) Mon 04 Jul 11:00The Hangover Part II (15) Wed 06 Jul 20:00Red Hill (15) Thu 07 Jul 20:00


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With the royal wedding playing on abig screen in the hall the children puton there own version of ‘the royalwedding’.

The wedding however did nothappen overnight with the groupstarting to make plans two months inadvance of the big day. The bride andgroom had to be picked as well as theentourage that goes with a usualwedding. The cakes, sandwiches andteas also had to be made on the daywith all childminders doing there bit.The invites had to go out, the list goeson. Donations for the event weregiven by the Tuesday Club with cakes,Davie Ramsay who provided a bouncycastle, and Sandy Steele (Junior) whoprovided the big screen.

The lucky bride and groom chosenfor the big day were Jordan Wallaceand Emily Hogg and they were marriedby Callum Lawrie, who took the time out

ROYAL WEDDING EXCLUSIVE!COMMUNITY NEWS

Did you think the wedding at Westminster Abbey was the only big event on in thecountry on the 29th April? Then your were wrong, another big event was staged in thecommunity hall in the village of Airth, put on by the Airth Childminding Group.

to write his own version of the wedding vows, much tothe amusement of the watching crowd. The audiencewho attended the wedding included former MSP CathyPeattie and parents, family and friends of the childreninvolved.

The official stuff over and done with and the childrenwere treated to a magician and a bouncy castle to endwhat had been a highly successful. Airth ChildmindingGroup would like to thank every one who helped tomake the day a success. The Group meet at AirthCommunity Hall every Wednesday from 9.15am to11am all childminders are welcome to attend.


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Grangemouth Children’s Day,Saturday 18th June.Bo’ness Fair Day, Friday 24th JuneDawson Gala Day, Saturday 23rd JulyAirth 140th Highland Games,Saturday 23rd July 2011


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GRANGEMOUTH CHILDREN’S DAYThe Crowning of 2011 Queen Jayme willbe performed by Mrs Sheena Wright atapproximately 2.45pm on the day of thechildren’s day.

The main procession will start fromMoray Primary School and will proceedinto Oxgang Road, Kersiebank Avenueto Overton Road, where they will bejoined by Bowhouse School andSacred Heart School. With SacredHeart in the lead, the procession willcontinue along Overton Road toAbbots Road where BeancrossPrimary School will be waiting on the mainprocession and take their position at the rearof Bowhouse School. The procession willproceed along Abbots Road to the ZetlandPublic Park.

17 children are in the Retinue for thisChildren’s Day, all of whom are dressedbeautifully for their special day.

Weather permitting, Grangemouth can hostup to around 20,000 people who all come outto celebrate, and later host parties, barbequesor just spend the evening at the fun fair.

A great day out for everyone involved.

The official programme is now onsale at various outlets throughoutGrangemouth, and boasts a brandnew A5 full colour look this year.Make sure you look out for a copybefore the big day.

2011 RetinueQUEEN ELECT: Jayme Smith

MAIDS OF HONOUR:Carly Moore, Neave Hendrie

LADIES IN WAITING:Rachel Murray, Caoimhe Dingwall, Nicole Thomson,Rachel Cairns, Nicole Sim, Adele Bryson,Caitlyn Jeffrey, Samantha Niven

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BO’NESS FAIR DAYFair Day in Bo’ness is probably the biggest event inthe locals calendar. It brings together a wholecommunity for around two weeks of festivites leadingup to the big day.

Some of the events that are taking place this year:PRIMARY SCHOOL FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT,Saturday 4th June 2011, Newtown ParkOVER 30's FOOTBALL TOURNAMENTSaturday 11th June 2011, Douglas ParkFESTIVAL NIGHT, 17th June 2011KIRKIN OF THE QUEEN, Sunday 19th June 2011,Carriden Parish Church 3pm to be seated for 2.50pmFAIR E’EN, Thursday 23rd June 2011All day viewing throughout the townWitness some of the best arch and house frontagedisplays in the country when you visit Bo'ness on theFair E’en. Take a leisurely stroll around the archesduring the day as they are finished or the spectacularlight shows as dusk falls over the town. Bo’nessbecomes its very own “Brigadoon”. In the morningyou can visit the Glebe Park from 10am and watchthe rehearsals for the big day on the Friday as thechildren have a trial run which last until approximately12 noon.

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AIRTH HIGHLAND GAMESIf your looking for a great family dayout, enjoying some of Scotlandsoldest traditional music, arts, craftsand sports then make your way alongto Airth Highland Games.

Airth Highland Games are held in an areacalled “The Wilderness” alongside the riverForth based next to the small village of Airththe Highland Games are always held on thefourth Saturday in July and are opened bythe Airth Games Chieftain chosen for thatyear.

Airth Games gates are open to the publicfrom 10am with the opening ceremonytaking place at 11am shortly followed by theChieftans Parade at 12:30pm featuring theAlloa and Bowmar pipeband.

Airth Highland Games offers a great dayout for everyone as well as families andtourists visiting Scotland, there's somethingfor everyone at our family friendly highlandgames.

One of the main events of the Games isThe World Famous Smiddy Stane Carry.This event can be entered on the day and isopen to all spectators.

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The band consist of around 65 members,from age 4 to 71, with most of these joininghaving had no previous musical experiencewhatsoever. They are given equipment, anoutfit and taught how to play, and before longthey will be on stage performing to sell-outcrowds like the ones recently at The BaronyTheatre, Bo’ness and Falkirk Town Hall.

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Waiting for the procession looking their best!The wee ones are playing all excited for the shows,

The mummy telling them no to makea mess of their clothes!

As the day starts and the crowds appearto watch the procession,

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There will be lots of activities and fun for allthe family and more information can be foundby contacting the Dawson Centre, David’sLoan, Bainsford.

For those looking for a wee night offoot-stomping music to get them in the moodfor the Gala, the Dawson Centre is hosting anEvening with the Forth Bridges AccordianBand on Friday 27th May at 7:30pm.

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2011 is the 30th Anniversary year of theopening of Strathcarron Hospice. It’s beenan incredible journey over the years as thehospice has gradually developed itsservices.

The Hospice opened its doors on 21st April1981 but the idea of a hospice and theplanning started back in 1975 when DrHarold Lyon met with a few friends toconsider whether their vision of “professionalexcellence and Christian compassion in aplace that would be a home from home” wasachievable.

The founders identified a number ofprinciples which still hold true today,including: good symptom control; goodcommunication and openness between thepatient, family members and staff;reassurance to reduce fear and anxiety;spiritual help and an environment that ishomely, friendly and relaxed.

StrathcarronHospice always envisagedhaving a multi disciplinary approach thatwould include doctors, nurses, therapists,social workers and spiritual advisors. All ofthis has been achieved gradually over the last30 years and they continue to develop tomeet new challenges and needs.

There have been many challenges in the lifeof the Hospice — the original staff wereadvised that there was only enough money topay them for three months — how many of uswould feel brave enough to leave secureemployment for these terms?

Over the years the annual income andexpenditure have risen significantly from

£79,776 in its first year to its current level of£5,285,000 and this allows more and morepatients and their families to be cared for.

Originally the Hospice cared for between 40and 50 patients at a time in day care, throughhome visits and in the ward. In 2011, we nowexpect to directly look after 350 patients atanyone time in the hospice and importantly inpeople’s own homes. Indirectly we support amuch larger numberof patients throughconsultations in hospitals and care homes,through telephone advice, participation incare planning meetings, and in runningcourses for clinical and care staff from a widerange of organisations.

STRATHCARRON CELEBRATE 30th ANNIVERSARY

The Strathcarron Hospice10K Run around Denny

and BonnybridgeSunday 3rd October 2010

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Denny FK6 5HJTel: 01324 826222

Or enter online at www.strathcarronhospice.orgThis is a Scottish Athletic permit event

In accordance with Scottish Athletic Associationrules, the minimum age to run a 10K is 15 years

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Thursday, September 1st7.30pm — Falkirk Town Hall

Tickets from the Steeple Box OfficeTel. 01324 506850


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Elizabeth Emmerson has been raising money in herspare time as a solo volunteer fundraiser for Scottishcharities for the last 10 years. Each fundraising eventhas been inspired by a friend or family member. Theseevents have included Charity Balls and Auctions,Fashion Shows, It’s A Knockout event, quiz nights andFirewalk. So far, Elizabeth has raised in the region of£50,000 with benefiting charities including RachelHouse, Strathcarron Hospice, Bobath Scotland, StMungo’s Ward Glasgow Royal Infirmary and CentralScotland Police Road Policing Unit & Dog Section plusmany more.

Jessica’s Ball is an umbrella name for a series of eventsshe is organising this year in aid of Neonatal IntensiveCare Unit at Stirling Royal Infirmary (soon to be ForthValley).

This fundraising was inspired by Jessica Manson who isthe daughter of a family friend, who was born at 24 weeksand was in the unit for a considerable time after her birth.

Jessica’s story is a very positive one and it is hoped thatas much money as possible is raised for the unit whorequire much needed equipment, to allow them to help asmany babies, like Jessica, as possible.

Several events will be held throughout this year startingfrom the 4th June 2011, right through until 30th October2011.

For more information on any of the events please go tothe Jessica Ball website:

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Own picnic, drinks and picnic blanketsBoat trips available by donation.

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INDOOR CAR BOOTAND CRAFT SALETamfourhill Community Centre,9th June at 11am Looking to make extra cash? Want to bag abargain? Have a craft product you’re looking tosell? If yes to any of the above, come along toour Indoor Car Boot and Craft Sale at Tamfourhill Community Hall, Cumbrae Drive,Tamfourhill. Pitches cost £5 each.Tables provided. Doors open at 10am totraders, pitches available on the day.Refreshments available. Plenty of parkingspaces available. Swing park for the kids.

A sponsored Walk will be held on Saturday11th June, from Bainsford/Langless to FalkirkWheel, 10am start!

If you wish to take part and require asponsor form, please see Sarah @ the Sub!

All proceeds going to help the DawsonGala Day!

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CUMBRAECOMMUNITY

FUN DAYto be held at

Tamfourhill CommunityCentre, Machrie Court

Falkirk on 30th July 2011,from 11:00 - 13:00

Tug O’ War Competition foradults, Sack Races for thekids, bouncy castle, facepainting, penalty shoot,

treasure island, play yourcards right, and many moregames, cafe also open for

refreshments.

Local West Lothiancompany, BagPurse, basedin Bathgate, are hosting aCharity Evening in aid of

CHAS (Children’s HospiceAssociation Scotland

SC019724) on Friday 1stJuly 2011 at the Hilcroft

Hotel, Whitburn from 7pm.

There will be various stalls -from Fashion Accessoriesand Beauty Products to

Jewellery and Gifts – raffles,a charity auction and

entertainment. A donationfrom sales will be given bythe stallholders to CHAS.A great fun shopping andentertainment experiencefor a worthwhile cause!

Tickets cost £5 each – ALLof which will be donated toCHAS – and the ticket is

also automatic entry into theGrand Prize Draw!

For tickets and more details,contact BagPurse at

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pm on BagPurse FacebookPage or call 07906 002805.

CHAS CHARITYEVENING

Over the last few years Carron Valley Motorcycle Club havehad around 250 bikes at their Easter Charity Run, this yearthey had just over 400 bikes that took over 20 minutes toleave the start at the Falkirk Wheel. Keith Amor from HondaRacing team, a local racer from Falkirk, led the entouragefrom the Falkirk Wheel to Rachel House at Kinross.

The previous money raised was £3300 and as yet the totalhas not been finalised but the Club have broken the £5000mark to date. This has been a great effort from all the peopleinvolved at the Club and the people who took part.

The Club would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who took part and especialy Central Scotland police forescorting and directing traffic and also for their donation tothis great cause. You can view more pictures onwww.carronvalleymcc.com.

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INVENTING LANDSCAPE: AN EXHIBITION

At Callendar House this summer we havedecided to take a closer look at landscape.Come along to our new exhibition InventingLandscape and discover a new way to look atthe world.

Have you ever wondered about thelandscapes around you — the views youphotograph when you’re on holiday or theones you pass every day and never give muchthought to? Why do we have “mostphotographed views”, is it because they areuniversally beautiful, or because for a fewhundred years that is what we have beenconditioned to believe is beautiful? Canpeople alter the landscape to make it respondto the fashion of the time?

This is an ambitious exhibition with its rootsin the notion of the picturesque — defined byThomas Gilpin in the eighteenth century as‘that kind of beauty which is agreeable in apicture’. The exhibition uses a variety of

images and objectives to explore the conceptof landscape - old postcards of famous beautyspots; photographs and archives relating tothe history of Callendar Park, a designedlandscape; objects from Falkirk Museums’stores and art works from the wonderfulcollection at the University of Stirling.

And, if you’re keen to explore your landscapefurther, there will be a series of events run inconjunction with our education team in thenew heritage garden which will open duringthe summer. There will also be a specialevening ‘wander though the past’ of CallendarEstate with archaeologist and local historianGeoff Bailey on 20thJuly.

Inventing Landscape runs from 28th May –16th October 2011. Admission to CallendarHouse and the exhibition is free. Tickets forevents or workshop activity can be bookedthrough the Steeple Box Office by calling01324 503798. Charges may apply.

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The members of GrangemouthBowling Club get their newseason underway and hopethat both the ladies, gents andjuniors are all successful intheir competitions.


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