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Please note that the next meeting of the Alva Games Committee will be held on Sunday 1st July 2007 at 7pm. This meeting will be held in our usual venue of St John Vianney Church Hall, East Stirling Street, Alva.…

We are delighted to advise that the DVD showing highlights of the 150th Games and all of the events which took place during the Civic Week is now available by post on contacting the Secretary whose details appear on the Contact Us page. It lasts for about thirty minutes and…

Another very healthy crowd of over 50 attended the April Prize Bingo Tea tonight. More new faces were evident among the large number of regulars and again all will be made most welcome at future evenings. Thanks again to all who contributed in time, prizes, sandwiches and gifts. Just two…

The final Bingo Tea of the season was held tonight in St John Vianney Church Hall when a very healthy audience of 46 bingo players came along. A great time was had by all who attended and the season's highest sum of £280 was raised towards the costs of the…

The winner of the Lord Lieutenant's Award for Clackmannanshire citizen of the year 2006 is Alva Games President, Campbell Lyon. At a packed Alloa Town Hall tonight, Campbell received the award from The Earl of Mar & Kellie in his customary humble fashion and sought to deflect attention from his…

Just a short note to say that we have now added the results of the Premier Age Groups Dancing for 2006. Click on Results and then Results 2006. They follow the listings for the Hill Races.

The Annual General Meeting of the Alva Games Committee took place last night in the St John Vianney Church Hall. East Stirling Street, Alva. This was one of the best attended AGM's of recent memory and a testament to the success of the whole of the Civic Week in 2006. The…

The 150th celebration of the Famous Alva Games was hailed as a triumph by Games Chairman Ken McCaffrey on Saturday evening. With record numbers of entries in the various competitions including 140 dancers and a spectacular 51 in the Championship Hill Race, the Chairman was left with a broad smile…

The 150th celebration of the Famous Alva Games was hailed as a huge success last night by Games Chairman, Ken McCaffrey. He could hardly keep the smile from his face as he reflected on the numbers of competitors who took part including 140 dancers from around the globe and a record…