danceSing, the choir that keeps you fit, provides enjoyable singing, dancing and pilates classes to create a highly accessible way of keeping active and making new friends. The class leaders are all professional musicians and dancers who will make you feel welcomed and ensure you're having a fabulous time. They are with you every step of the way whether you're looking to keep fit or just to simply socialise. No experience is necessary, and everyone is welcome.
Our members really feel the danceSing difference, 82% say they experience social benefits, including making friends and meeting new people.
"There is no pressure, and people are really friendly and welcoming. I can feel my mood lift as soon as I walk through the door, and it's fun!"
New starters can enjoy a taster week of unlimited classes for just £12. After that, prices start from £12 a week for one class, £15 a week for two classes and £18 a week for unlimited classes. danceSing members have the option to pay as a direct debit or by term.
Natalie and her team of passionate teachers are limbering up for a successful new term starting on Monday 26th August.
Monday classes
Bridge of Allan – Big Sing Choir
7.30pm – 9.00pm
Our uplifting choir class: here our professional Music Leader will teach you how to sing, focusing on posture, vocal exercises and having fun! This class is perfect as an extension of our danceSing membership, or simply as a stand alone class. Our Big Sing Choir is suitable for all levels and no experience or audition is necessary. You don't need to have a fantastic singing voice or be able to read music, all we need is you and your willingness to learn.
Tuesday classes
Online 9am – Strength & Stretch Based Pilates (ladies only)
Our Pilates based fitness class: here our professional Dance Leader will work on strength, flexibility and posture and this class is perfect as an extension of our danceSing membership, or simply as a stand alone class. Our workout is suitable for all levels of fitness and no experience necessary.
Wednesday classes
Glasgow Western Baths – danceSing
10am – 11:30pm Choir and dance fitness class
Our unique fusion of the arts and fitness choir danceSing class: here we combine choir and dance (not at the same time!) with a 45 minute choir class followed by a 45 minute dance fitness class. Our class is suitable for all levels of fitness and no experience or audition is necessary. Here we work to increase and maintain your fitness level in a fun, relaxed and supportive community. We offer tailored advice to each individual and will encourage you to work at a fitness level that is appropriate to you.
Classes also in Kinross.
Find out more at www.dance-sing.uk
We teach evening and weekend classes from our bright, open studio in Dunblane.
Comprehensive courses covering all aspects of the art of jewellery making, suitable for both beginners and more experienced students who wish to refine their skills.
Location: CSSJ, Craft Central, Riverview, High Street, Dunblane FK15 0EE
Help your baby to communicate BEFORE speech with our award winning MUSIC programme
Babies use all kinds of signs and gestures as a natural part of learning to talk.
Encouraging your baby with signs like "milk", "more", "change nappy" or "tired" will help your baby communicate!
Sing and Sign's unique approach combines action songs, props, pictures and toys in musical activities designed to stimulate speech and language development.
Developed with the help of Speech and Language professionals and recommended by experts
Sing and Sign is Britain's longest running and best loved Baby Signing Programme.
Learning a few signs together can make a significant difference in your
baby's ability to communicate and can lessen frustration!
Three classes designed to suit the age and stage of your baby.
"Babes" for babies up to 5 months
Stage one for babies approx 5 – 14 months
Stage two for babies approx 14 – 24 months
Classes in the Dunblane Centre – Thursday and Saturday mornings
The Stirling Recorded Music Society is a group of classical music enthusiasts who meet every 2 weeks to discuss and listen to recordings. At most meetings a member presents a selection of recorded music and background information on the composers & musicians involved. (The composers are by no means limited to the illustrative but otherwise arbitrary list shown above). The meetings cover classical music of all types from early music to the contemporary & encompass chamber, orchestral, choral, opera, vocal and ballet music. The recordings include both recent and historic productions.
Not every member makes a presentation;some just come along for the enjoyment of listening and meeting others with similar interests. Some meetings are "members' nights" to which members (or visitors) bring a short piece to be played to the group. Usually these will be new or unusual works.
We are a friendly group and all meetings are also social occasions for us, as classical music lovers, so even if you would just like to listen and meet with us without taking an active part, you would be most welcome.
All meetings are held fortnightly on Wednesdays at 7:30pm in the Allan Community Centre, Fountain Road, Bridge of Allan.
There's a Music session in the Dunblane on Tuesday Nights from 20.30 or more likely 21.00 onwards.
Fiddles, whistles, flutes, guitars, etc.
The club meet once a fortnight on Siundays and use their own cars sharing the cost of transport. The winter programme normally has low level walks within easy travel distance. In summer we go further and higher!
All walks (except where noted in programme) leave Dunblane at 9am from the car park by Tesco. Membership : single £3, Family £5
The Likhubula Partnership joins the community of Dunblane and surrounding areas with Likhubula, a rural community in the Mulanje district of Malawi.
Since 2005 we have supported projects focusing on education, sustainable agriculture and infrastructure, as well as maintaining friendship links between the two communities. Our main focus is to support education bursaries to enable all those with potential to attend secondary school. Subject to budget availability, we support a small number of successful students to attend further education.
If you want to find out more, receive our occasional newsletter, attend our meetings or think you might be able to help then please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
You can donate here. Thank you for your support.
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Dunblane Allotment Group (DAG) was formed in 2004 with the aim of re-opening the derelict allotment site at the Laighhills, which had fallen into disuse in the early 1980s. The next nearest sites are at Bridge of Allan and Stirling with long waiting lists. This has been a major development for the Dunblane community, providing a significant new amenity for the town in line with the current environmental agenda.
The 60,000 square metre site houses 53 plots of varying sizes. Work by 3 volunteers began in November 2004 and has progressed from there to a constituted organisation run by volunteers. The Management Committee meets monthly with open meetings held four times per year. Volunteers also work regularly to maintain the site and work parties are organised at intervals throughout the year to tidy up. The Annual Potato Day is held on the first Saturday in March (Check 'What's On' for the details). There are now 5 starter plots for members to try before taking on a full plot. Read more about DAG here.
In April 2016, a group from the Criminal Justice Team have made life much safer for the members of the Dunblane Allotment Group by relaying paths, which had become overgrown and very slippery, in the allotment. Read More
If you are interested in having a plot, contact the DAG Secretary, Penny Veitch (see below)
Is your child aged 3 to 5 years? Do you ever find their behaviour a challenge? If so, we may have the answer!
We are running a program designed to strengthen family relationships and help you identify positive ways of dealing with challenging behaviour.
Tea and coffee provided. Creche and transport available if required.
We are Dunblane Runners – a small and friendly running club with the aim of bringing runners of all abilities together. We run three times a week - on Mondays and Thursdays (6.30pm) - meet at the entrance to Dunblane Centre and Saturday at 8.30am – meet at Dunblane Cathedral Car Park.
Saturday is the "Social" run, and we have a get together for a coffee at Old Churches House after running. The Saturday session is structured to suit all abilities from beginners upwards.
We have a broad range of ages and abilities in our club. At our Saturday sessions, we have a Meet & Greet set up where one of our members will welcome you and run with you, introducing you to some of our members who would likely be running at the same pace as you. Sessions generally last 30 – 60 minutes and will vary with time of year, weather and who is taking part. We have runners from walk / run level up to, and more than, 7 mins per mile pace. Nobody gets dropped or left behind at any of our sessions.
Before you take that step of joining Dunblane Runners, we would like to invite you to one or two of our sessions and meet us all. The sessions are free. We look forward to running with you!
In response to the Covid19 crisis, Re-engage has launched Call Companions - a free service for older people who live alone and feel they could do with a friendly phone call every week or two. What's great is that the same person calls every time so, gradually, you get to know one another. Whatever you chat about, it helps lifts your spirits.
One of our volunteer call companions phones at a time that suits you, the calls last for half an hour or so and we try to make sure you have some interests in common. The service is completely free and lasts as long as you want it to.
To be eligible for a call companion you should be living alone or in sheltered housing and have difficulty getting out in normal times. However, we do consider applications on a case-by-case basis, so if your circumstances don't completely meet our criteria and you would like a call companion, please do still get in touch.
If you would like to refer anyone to Call Companions, you are welcome to refer online (with their permission, of course) at www.reengage.org.uk or simply pass on our freephone number 0800 716543. We have friendly staff who can go through the application form over the phone.
Lorna Dunbar, Support Officer, Re-engage