Forth Valley U3A. Would you like to make some new friends and become involved in a new hobby or interest at the same time to brighten the winter days? That’s what U3A is all about!


There are more than 40 groups which are very varied and include Current Aff airs, Mandarin, Mah-jong, Bridge, Lunch club, Spanish, Line Dancing, Scrabble and Poetry. We are holding our enrolment meetings on Friday 5th September, 10 – 11.30 am in the Parish Church Halls, Bridge of Allan and 2 – 3.30 pm in the Mayfi eld Centre, St Ninian’s, Stirling. You are warmly invited to come along to either session and discover more about what we do whilst enjoying a cup of tea or coff ee and chatting with some of the members.


For further information please contact the Membership Secretary on 01786 822 062 or the Interest Groups’ Co-ordinator on 07803 419 144 or visit www.forthvalleyu3a.org.uk


Eva’s Yorkhill Mission... an update!


If you remember, Eva Burgess from Dunblane has been a patient at Yorkhill Children’s Hospital, Glasgow since birth and she wanted to say “Thank You” to them in her own special way..... by persuading her “Grob”, Grandad Sandy Robb, to jump out of a plane at 10,000 feet!


took to Fife airfi eld to raise funds for Yorkhill.


On Sunday 8th June, Eva and her family You can watch his jump on You Tube at


yorkhill grobskydive. (In fact Sandy enjoyed it so much that he’s aiming to do it again next year !)


Donations have come fl ooding in and ‘Team Eva’ smashed their initial target of £500 within a matter of days. They have now raised a whopping £3,548.75 !


Eva would like to thank everyone for their support and kind donations. Eva’s parents, Sandie and Darren Burgess are delighted with the outcome and are extremely proud of their daughter’s positive attitude and determination. She is a very brave little girl who is still undergoing organ treatment - she is an inspiration!


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