Gargunnock Rural

Gargunnock Rural Meetings held in the Community Centre, Gargunnock, 7.30pm third Tuesday of the month Members informally call the organisation the Rural.

Scottish Women's Rural Institutes is one of the largest women's organisations in Scotland and boasts about 20,500 members. There are lots of opportunities to get involved in SWRI: attend classes in crafts, go to cookery demonstrations, go to summer school, join a drama group, sing in a choir, take part in sport, go on a study tour at home or abroad, debate local issues, organise events or simply enjoy the friendship of fellow members at the monthly meeting.

We hope everyone is enjoying the spring sunshine - it’s been lovely to see our traditional Easter decorations bringing s...
09/04/2026

We hope everyone is enjoying the spring sunshine - it’s been lovely to see our traditional Easter decorations bringing some cheer around the village 🐣 🌺 🐑

Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday 21st April at Gargunnock community centre at 7.30pm where we look forward to a demonstation from Moira McLennaghan of Silk Painters Scotland with the opportunity to have a go- visitors welcome but please let us know if you can so we can prepare for the activity.

This month’s competitions:
Lift - a silk scarf
Make- 3 scotch pancakes

As always, thank you for your continued support, raffle prize donations, and help with setting up for our meetings 😊

What a wonderful evening we had at this weeks meeting, our members enjoyed a fantastic talk from our guest speaker Donal...
20/03/2026

What a wonderful evening we had at this weeks meeting, our members enjoyed a fantastic talk from our guest speaker Donald Paterson from The Seagull Trust who have warmly extended a visit to them in future months.

Here are some interesting facts that we learned about this charity:

1️⃣ Freedom is in the name
Did you know the name “Seagull” was chosen to symbolise freedom from physical constraint? A beautiful reminder of the charity’s mission to make Scotland’s canals accessible to all.

2️⃣ A boat with a royal beginning
Their first Scottish boat, the St John Crusader, was ceremonially renamed and launched in 1979 by the Duke of Hamilton — making their very first voyage one to remember! And the Princess Royal is their patron.

3️⃣ Started by a canal‑loving minister
Seagull Trust Cruises exists thanks to Rev. Hugh Mackay, a dedicated canal enthusiast who believed everyone should be able to enjoy Scotland’s waterways.

4️⃣ Powered entirely by award winning volunteers
No paid staff here — every cruise, every smile, every cup of tea is made possible by amazing volunteers.
In 2007, the Trust received The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the UK’s highest honour for volunteer groups.

5️⃣ Helping save Scotland’s canal heritage
The Trust didn’t just use the canals — they helped revive them by supporting dredging and restoration projects across Scotland.

6️⃣ Fully accessible boats
Their boats are specially adapted with wheelchair access and thoughtful design features, ensuring that everyone can enjoy a peaceful day on the water. [justgiving.com]

We enjoyed our usual delicious rural tea, with thanks to the hostesses 🍰 🧁 ☕️ 🥰

10/03/2026

Our next meeting will be held at 7.30pm on Tuesday 17th March at Gargunnock Community centre.

Our guest speaker is from the Seagull Trust- come along and find out about all the excellent work this charity provides.

Competitions:

Lift 🏋️‍♀️ A small boat ⛴️
Make 🪡 Handmade bookmark (any craft)

We look forward to seeing you then 🥰

10/03/2026

On behalf of Gargunnock Rural, a huge thank you to everyone who joined us for such a fun and lively pub quiz! We had a fantastic evening filled with laughs, friendly competition and great company.

A special thanks to our quizmaster and to Gargunnock Inn for hosting us so brilliantly. Your support and enthusiasm made the evening a real success, and we are incredibly grateful to all who came along and took part, or who generously donated so many raffle prizes.

Thanks to all our members who joined us on Tuesday evening when we welcomed Willie Campbell, former Head Gardener at Ga...
20/02/2026

Thanks to all our members who joined us on Tuesday evening when we welcomed Willie Campbell, former Head Gardener at Gargunnock House. It was enjoyable evening with our expert answering lots of questions and providing tips. 🪏🪴

We had to change our syllabus this month and we were grateful to see so many wonderful entries into our competitions. ❤️ Thanks to our wonderful hostesses for providing such delicious treats 😋

Thanks to those who have already donated a raffle prize to our quiz night at the Inn on 6th March to help fund our running costs and annual outing 💝 🍾 we are looking forward to a fun quiz.

Our first meeting of 2026 was a Scottish themed evening with a wonderful taste of burns prepared by the committee for me...
22/01/2026

Our first meeting of 2026 was a Scottish themed evening with a wonderful taste of burns prepared by the committee for members and visitors.

Our special guest Jen from local business Clan Artisan gave the most fabulous and inspiring talk to us about she’s grown her business , the skills that’s she’s learned in the way and how she personally selects items from makers in Scotland. What an inspiring local business who makes us feel a little prouder to have such talent showcased locally in Stirling.

It certainly brightened our spirits in January and many of our members were delighted to buy a little something from the beautiful wares that were on display. Thank you so much 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️

14/12/2025

Next meeting is Thursday 18th December at the Gargunnock Inn for our festive meal.

Arrival 6.30pm for 7pm 🥂
remember your secret Santa gift 🧑‍🎄

What a wonderful evening we had this week with our very talented member Stacey, who is the creative director and baking ...
21/11/2025

What a wonderful evening we had this week with our very talented member Stacey, who is the creative director and baking talent behind Staceys Designer Cakes.

The demonstration showed members how versatile sugar craft is and some top tips and tricks to really add detail into your creations at home.

Stacey demonstrated decoration of a ginger bread man from icing using a much loved festive treat, a Terry’s chocolate orange. Thank you so much for sharing your talent and knowledge with us- we enjoyed it very much.

During our delicious rural tea we shared some lovely stories about our dear friend Anne who was the epitome of the rural, she will indeed be sadly missed by us all.

Marion, our wonderful secretary who keeps everything running beautifully and efficiently started her family leave and can’t wait to hear all about their new addition in due course.

Well done to those who entered our competitions ⭐️

No meeting next month but we have much festive fun to look forward to with panto and Christmas dinner 🎅🎄☃️

15/11/2025

This month we’ll be getting into the festive spirit with a Christmas decorating demonstration by Stacey 🎅🎄We are in expert hands with Stacey who designs and makes the most beautiful cakes for all occasions.

Meeting date: Tuesday 18th November 2025 starting at 7.30pm at Gargunnock Community Centre. As always, visitors will always be warmly welcomed.

Competitions will be:

Make: Decorated Gingerbread Man

Lift: Christmas Bauble

We’ll also be gathering names and menu choices for our Christmas Dinner at the Gargunnock Inn on Thursday 18th December– please remember to add your name to the list at the meeting along with your meal choice so we share with the Inn.

The Panto tickets have been booked for those who expressed interest, and there will be a reminder about our Christmas windows display for Advent to brighten up the village on the longer winter evenings.

Our usual rural tea be served so please remember your cup and some lovely chat ☕️ 🍰 🥰

As always, thank you for your continued support, raffle prize donations, and help with setting up each month.

Thanks to everyone who attended our meeting last night. I think that all members agreed that it was another enjoyable ev...
22/10/2025

Thanks to everyone who attended our meeting last night.

I think that all members agreed that it was another enjoyable evening, with talk from Maggi Allan about the work of Canine Concern Scotland, accompanied by her lovely Therapet spaniel, Jetta. Another very interesting speaker demonstrating valuable volunteer work. Jetta was a complete ⭐️ the entire evening 🐶

Next month we’ll be getting into the festive spirit with a Christmas decorating demonstration by one of our talented members, Stacey 🎄🤶☃️

We look forward to welcoming you next month ❤️

16/10/2025

Our next meeting is Tuesday 21s October at 7.30pm at Gargunnock Community Centre.

We look forward to a talk from Maggi Allan, who will be joined by Jetta, her Therapet cocker spaniel.

For some years now it has been recognised, more and more, that pets are good for us! Indeed, it has been scientifically proven that the mere action of stroking a dog, or cat, slows down the heartbeat, reduces blood pressure, and makes someone who has already suffered a heart attack much less likely to have another. We look forward to hearing more about the wonderful work that this charity does for our community.

Competitions will be held
Lift- Animal ornament
Make- Animal photograph

Our usual rural tea will be served so remember your cup ☕️

As always, thank you for your continued support, raffle prize donations, and help with setting up. Please do get in touch with any ideas for future talks, demonstrations or activities.

10/10/2025

📢 New Email Address for Gargunnock SWI!

We now have a dedicated email address for all member enquiries and correspondence: [email protected]

It’s been brought to our attention that some recent emails have ended up in members’ Junk/Spam folders. This might be because your email system hasn’t yet recognised our new address as safe.

To fix this:
1️⃣ Go into your Junk Mail folder and find the Gargunnock SWI email.
2️⃣ Mark it as “Not Junk” (or move it to your Inbox).
3️⃣ Add [email protected] to your Safe Senders list – that should make sure future emails go straight to your Inbox.

Recently, we’ve sent out information about the Stirling, Clackmannan & West Perth Federation - SWI Centenary Lunch on 8th November and our September meeting minutes. If you haven’t received these, please check your Junk folder or get in touch to let us know.

Thanks everyone

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