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Provost Takes Over Chair of Alva Games Committee Tuesday 6th November 2007 Provost Derek Stewart has taken over as Chair of the Alva Games Committee for the 2008 Games. The Provost was voted in unanimously as Chair at the Committee's Annual General Meeting on Sunday (4 November). He will now take the…

The President, Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer all had the pleasure to be invited to attend the Centenary Luncheon of the Scottish Section of the Showmen's Guild at the Thistle Hotel in Glasgow on Friday 26th October. In truly august company including the Provost of our own Wee County and the…

The Annual General Meeting of the Committee will be held on Sunday 4th November 2007 at 7pm in the St John Vianney Church Hall, East Stirling Street, Alva. All exisitng Committee members and any other interested person who wishes to contribute in the years ahead to the continued success of…

The judging of the Shop Window contest took place on Tuesday 10th July when the panel of judges including Margaret Malcolm & Doreen Harvey of the Community Council and Depute Provost Harry McLaren inspected 16 colourful displays along the main street following the theme of "A Day at the Races".…

The hugely successful 7 a side youth football tournament will be run again this year in conjunction with the Sports Development Team of Clackmannanshire Council. The event will be run in 3 age groups, namely U9, U13 and U16. It will take place on Thursday 12th July and the qualifying…

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…