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The final bingo tea evening of 2013 season took place tonight in St John Vianney Church Hall. 60 prize seekers filled the Hall to  capacity for a great night's entertainment. The assembled crowd were treated to extra games and of course the traditional summer strawberry tarts. Games Secretary Craig Dunbar thanked all for…

At the recent AGM, the committee proposed that the legendary hill runner, Tom Sedgwick, be invited to be the Guest of Honour for 2013. We are delighted to report that Tom has accepted and, as he himself said, he is "chuffed to bits". So are we. From 1968 until 1980 the…

The Annual General Meeting of the Alva Games Committee will take place on Sunday 28th October 2012 at 7.15pm within St John Vianney Church Hall, East Stirling Street, Alva. The meeting is open to all existing committee members and to any one who has an interest in helping to maintain…

The 156th games went ahead on Bastille Day 2012 on a weekend when other games meetings were being cancelled throughout the length and breadth of the country due to the worst summer weather in living memory. Huge amounts of hard physical work from a small bunch of hardy volunteers on…

Fifteen local traders participated in this seventh edition of the annual contest which was judged yesterday morning. The theme for 2012 was "A Day to Remember" and that gave a huge scope to the imaginative and creative among the town's shop keepers. The winners - and not for the first…

We are only too well aware that the weather this year has been pretty dreadful and already there have been several cancellations of highland games meetings. We are keeping a very watchful eye on the weather forecasts as well as on the ground conditions themselves. Regular inspections of the arena…

The Games Committee is delighted to announce that a group of youngsters from our twinning area of Vendargues in southern France will be in attendance at the 156th Games in July. The group of 15 will be guests of the games committee along with heir adult mentors and a special Scotland/France…

The Games Committee is delighted to report that Clackmannanshire Sports Council has agreed to continue with its support of the Youths running events at the annual showpiece in July. CSC has been supporting the Youths 800 metres footrace for a number of years and some superb and close finishes have…

After careful consideration by both the Games Committee and the Community Council, the theme for the 2012 contest has been announced. "A Day to Remember" is this year's motto. The difficulty for this year was in selecting a theme from the vast array of choices available. In a slight change…

A bumper crowd of well over 50 packed the Hall last night for the final bingo tea of the season. Over £300 was raised towards the costs of running the games smashing last year's total by almost £200 and giving the best ever total raised during any one season. Thanks…