Balfron720 Mini-Festival

This October 2023 sees the 720th Anniversary of Balfron’s first documented appearance on a Charter of Inchaffray Abbey, Perthshire. To mark this milestone, the Heritage Group have planned a series of events – not quite on the scale of Balfron700 – to involve the schools and community in this momentous occasion.

On the morning of Friday 6th, Dawn will be working with the pupils of Balfron Primary on a variety of medieval activities.

For further information, please feel free to e-mail us or search Balfron720 on Facebook.

Balfron720 – Stirling Observer coverage

Chuffed with the usual great coverage from our local newspaper – the Stirling Observer.

Talks & Events 2019-2020 Season

All Thursdays – all 7.30pm in the McLintock Hall, Balfron, unless otherwise stated.

12th Sepember 2019		Mary Bates		From The Trossachs to The Ptarmigan … the sequel!
10th October 2019		Murray O’Donnell		The History of Strathblane
14th November 2019		Donald Peddie		The Blane Valley Railway
December				NO CHRISTMAS EVENT THIS YEAR
13th February 2020		James Kennedy		The Spanish Flu Epidemic of 1919
12th March 2020		Alan McBride		“The Elephant, the Marquis and the Castle”
From SATURDAY 28th MARCH 2020 to 25th APRIL 2020 : BALFRON LIBRARY				“BALFRON RADICALS EXHIBITION” (During normal Library hours)
SATURDAY 28th MARCH 2020 – Evening : Balfron Campus				Opening Concert of the Balfron Radicals’ Festival with international star Dougie MacLean. Ticket on sale from 09:30 on 8th February at Balfron Library (NB No card facility!)
9th April 2020		Mark Nixon		The 1884 Reform Agitation in Stirlingshire
14th May 2020		Richard Oram		Cambuskenneth Abbey