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Kippen Street Fayre
Saturday, 12 June 2010 00:00 | 
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The Street Fayre in full swing.
The 2010 Kippen Street Fayre took place today.
The weather was ideal throughout the whole day and the sunshine ensured an excellent turnout.
Both sides of the main street were lined with stalls selling arts and crafts, home baking, confectionary, books, toys, plants and an assortment of bric-a-brack. Many local organisations had fund-raising stalls an a number of charities were also present.
Food and drink was available all day from the Cross Keys Hotel, The Inn at Kippen and Berrit & Brown's all of which provided dining areas in front of their premises. For those who preferred to eat on the go, local butcher Cameron Skinner provided excellent locally-produced hamburgers. The Primary School and the Church were kept busy serving tea, coffee and home baking.
Entertainments were varied and numerous and included live music, competitions, raffles, a bouncy castle and slide for the kids, face-painting, a Magician and a host of other attractions too numerous to mention.
Richard and Fiona go End to EndTuesday, 20 April 2010 14:13 | Written by Administrator | | |
 Richard and Fiona Richard and Fiona Lamb (Fordhead Farm), started their 'End to End' cycle ride at 9.20am this morning. Over the next two weeks, they will cycle from one end of the UK mainland to the other - starting at Land's End and arriving at John O'Groats, (almost 1,000 miles in total). Apart from the inevitable aches and pains that accompany such a daunting venture, they hope to raise money for Cancer Research and Diabetes UK. If you would like to sponsor/donate, please visit the following web sites: We hope to receive a regular update and some pictures from the route each day. As this info becomes available, it will be posted here.
Ploughing Match CancelledSaturday, 13 March 2010 00:00 | Written by Administrator | | |
The Buchlyvie Ploughing Match has been cancelled for a second time this year. The cancellation is due to lying snow, (4 inches), and is the second time the match has been called off because of the weather. Re-scheduling a match after a cancellation is no easy task as other matches elswhere have to be respected when fixing a new date. Today was probably the last chance to hold the match this year, but the weather has made this impossible. It is doubtful if another date will be set as the on-going spring work will have claimed any available field. New Healthy Scotch PieWednesday, 10 February 2010 00:00 | Written by Administrator | | |
Cameron with his healthier Scotch Pies
It has been a traditional snack at football matches for decades, but now the Scotch pie has undergone a makeover.
A newly formulated Scotch pie was launched to the nation today at Hampden Park, Scotland's national football stadium. The new pie contains approximately 20% less saturated fat and salt than the industry average, and is being heralded as the potential saviour of Scotland’s much-maligned national diet. Cameron Skinner, the Kippen-based butcher, unveiled his new version of the iconic mutton pie at Hampden Park where, along with football stadiums throughout the country, it’s the most popular takeaway hot snack with football fans.
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