News & Resources for the community of Kippen in Scotland
The deadlines to apply for money from the Windfarm in 2019 are:-
31st January 2019
31st May 2019
30th September 2019
To apply or for info please contact Margaret Beaton on 870536 or email margaret.beaton@yahoo.com
We look forward to hearing your ideas on how to make Kippen a better place to live!
Tickets are selling well for the Village Burns Supper in the Village Hall on Saturday 26 January, and a capacity audience is expected. The event is hosted as usual by the Friends of Kippen Kirk Trust which helps to maintain the building and fabric of the Village Kirk.
There’s a great slate of speakers and performers. The Immortal Memory will be proposed by Ian Young of Campsie Glen; the Toast to the Lassies will be proposed by Duncan McEwan of Arnprior and the reply on behalf of the Lassies will be given by Baroness Goldie, whose hilarious replies have won her a place on the international circuit of Burns Suppers. After the Selkirk Grace by Rev Ellen Larson Davidson, the Haggis will be addressed by Kippen’s Richard Patten and Neil Benny will give his own unique recitation of Tam O’Shanter. Local lad Murray O’May, who piped so impressively at the Armistice Day Service in the Village, will be piping, and Kathleen McKellar Ferguson is organising the musical programme. Award-winning singers Daniel Barrett and Karla Grant from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland will be singing. Cameron Skinner is catering the event.
Tickets, price £22.50, are still available from Micky or Naomi Hirst (870283), David Jenkins (870434) or Moira Turner (870705).
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Our Special Feature highlights 2 important issues
for the village and needs your support- Kippen
Old Kirk and The Sports Field plus and a donation
of a Scotland Shirt.
There are several functions happening over the
next quarter so read all in the events section.
Our clubs section features Tennis, Cricket and
Golf. Community affairs covers the 117th Flower
Show, Beavers and Cubs plus the latest school
report and much more.
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Former Kippen FC, Stirling Albion and Everton Goalkeeper Iain Turner marked his retirement from the game by donating a Scotland shirt to his local football park.
Iain wore the shirt as part of the successful Scotland team captained by David Weir who won the Kirin Cup Tournament held in Japan in 2006. The shirt will be displayed in the Pavilion at the Kippen Football Park.
Iain said, “My football career started in Kippen, so it seemed the right thing to do to donate it to the Kippen Sports Development group who manage the facilities. I hope that it might help inspire some of the local boys and girls to follow in my footsteps”.
The shirt was accepted by Paul Goodwin, Chair of Kippen Sports Development who said, “It was a real pleasure to meet Iain and to hear about the successful Kirin Cup campaign. It is not too often that we hear about Scotland winning tournaments, so it makes it rather special. We would like to thank Iain for the kind gesture on behalf of everyone in Kippen”.
Paul Goodwin
The Sports Field Management team was supplemented by the arrival of Cameron Skinner to the committee which is responsible for the ongoing management of the sports field. The Group has a lease from the Mitchell Trust to ensure that the facilities are kept in good order for community benefit.
Sadly, with no senior Kippen Football team playing at the park this year this has had an impact on our income from rentals. The good news is that the McNicoll’s family have agreed to still collect donations for us from second hand books sold in the store.
The main users of the facilities remain Kippen Primary school and the Kippen Junior Football Club. We were delighted to have extended use by the Cubs and Brownies as well as several one-off events such as the Kippen Trail Race and several kids’ birthday parties. We are delighted to report that we will have additional support from the Windmill Fund that will allow us to enhance our usage options with some additional deep drainage works.
Our main challenge is the cost of basic maintenance and insurances is nearly £2000 per year and our income is just not generating enough money to keep the sports field in a sustainable position. Over the coming months we will be consulting with any interested parties in the village as we seek to find a solution to this conundrum.
Any suggestions can be posted on our new Kippen Sports Field Facebook page or send by email to our Chair at paulgoodwin@bigbluestar.co.uk
Paul Goodwin
Kippen Tennis Club
Kippen Tennis Club is a friendly, relaxed local club , which offers players of all standards the opportunity to play on two of the best all- weather, floodlit courts in the area.
The courts have recently been repainted and as can be seen from the picture below, look fantastic. (Picture Courtesy of Mike Loughry Drones Inc)
KTC has a modern clubhouse that includes changing facilities, toilets, showers and a social area.
We currently have over 100 members, half of whom are junior members, and we actively encourage junior players to join our Club.
New members are always welcome, with membership open to families, adults and juniors, and runs from 1st April to 31st March.
There are various incentives on offer for new members, please visit our website at https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/KippenTennisClub for details.
For those who are competitive, we play in the Central Scotland Doubles Leagues and have 3 Men’s teams, 1 Women’s team and junior teams playing across a number of divisions.
We are always looking for new team members, so please do not hesitate to contact us.
The Club runs numerous competitions which are open to all members, and there are also various social events throughout the year, both on and off the court.
We also runs social tennis evenings, which offers new members a good opportunity to meet and get to know other Club members.
So, whether you’re aspiring to be the next Roger Federer, or are happy to have a relaxed social game with friends, make the most of the fantastic facilities on offer, and contact us at: https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/KippenTennisClub
The Callendar team ended up as winners of this local Wednesday league and well done to them.
Kippen again played in the Leven Six a Side Tournament in early September and, although winning 2 of our 3 matches, the draw meant we left the tournament without a trophy this year.
The fine weather had the unintended effect of limiting our help to The Gargunnock Sunday team, as many players were taking advantage of predictable dry weather to plan family trips and other pursuits on Sundays.
All in all, another enjoyable season for the players, and the highlight match would be the win over Stirling County where, in a close fought game, we achieved the winning runs on the second last ball of the innings.
Sean Kelly
The cricket season for 2018 has drawn to a 
close and it’s time to reflect on the past season for the Kippen team.
The summer was the wished- for warm, dry summer, but that in itself did not mean we were able to avoid having to call off and rearrange matches.
As luck would have it, the annual Kippen vs Gargunnock fixture was not played for a second year running, as the few wet days that did happen this summer coincided with proposed match dates. We will try again in 2019.
In all Kippen played 7 Wednesday games andour fortunes were mixed. We won 2 matches, one against Stirling County and one against the old T of Milngavie but lost the other 5 matches.
The Callendar team end ed up as winners of this local Wednesday league and well done to them.
Kippen again played in the Leven Six a Side Tournament in early September and, although winning 2 of our 3 matches, the draw meant we left the tournament without a trophy this year.
The fine weather had the unintended effect of limiting our help to The Gargunnock Sunday team, as many players were taking advantage of predictable dry weather to plan family trips and other pursuits on Sundays.
All in all, another enjoyable season for the players, and the highlight match would be the win over Stirling County where, in a close fought game, we achieved the winning runs on the second last ball of the innings.
Sean Kelly
Records for 2018
15 members played. Par for the course was 69.
1 round Stableford off full Society handicap for the Cauldhame Cup.
Winner – Denis Buchanan – 36 points. (ih 20)
R/U – Pete Turner – 36 points. (ih 17)
3rd – Douglas Laing – 35 points (ih 18 better than Peter Baker-16)
Nearest the pin on the 12th hole was won by Denis Buchanan.
Magic 2’s. winner was Mark Seymour £55(£40 carry overs + £15)
Weather – Lovely sunny afternoon.
Course – Excellent condition with greens some good some not so!
18 members played in the afternoon for the Robert Chapman Greensomes Trophies.
Winners – Frank Walker and Rob McQuater — 41 points (inward 6- 15 points)
Runners Up – Denis Buchanan and Douglas Laing – 41 point (inward 6 – 13 points)
Nearest the pin at the 6th hole was won by Denis Buchanan.
Weather – Fine but very windy.
14 members played morning and afternoon AM round for the Denholm Cup.
Winner – Les Watson – 40 points.
R/U – Rob McQuater – 39 points.
3rd – Carl Olivarius – 37 points.
Nearest the pin for the Jack Hay Cup on the 13th hole was won by Peter Baker.
Magic 2’s no winner.
PM round Greensomes for the Millar’s of Falkirk Goblets.
Winners – Peter Baker and Ian Leith – 46 points.
Rs/U – Carl Olivarius and Colin Dick – 45 points.
Weather – Fine and sunny all day
Course – Although obviously well used, in very good condition particularly the greens.
17 members played in the afternoon, a record in present times, for the Jubilee Cup.
Winner – Les Watson – 38 points.
R/U – Rob McQuater – 34 points. (bih than Ian Leith)
3rd – Ian Leith – 34 points.
Nearest the Pin at the 7th hole for the Iain Gillies Trophy was won by Peter Baker.
Weather- Overcast but no rain.
Course- Although obviously well used, in good condition, though the greens were variable.
Magic 2’s was won by Peter Baker
Winner – Les Watson – 78 points.
R/U – Rob McQuater – 72 points.
Note-ih = inward half bih = better inward half
Alasdair McCall
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