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    Balfron720 Exhibition Souvenirs

    Posted on October 5, 2023October 5, 2023 by Jim Thomson

    Souvenirs available at our Local History Exhibition at Balfron Library until Sat. 28th October 2023. If you’re not local and need them posted to you, please enquire via balfronheritage@gmail.com

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    Balfron720 ‘countdown’!

    Posted on September 27, 2023September 27, 2023 by Jim Thomson

    Event update …

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    Balfron720 Mini-Festival

    Posted on September 19, 2023September 19, 2023 by Jim Thomson

    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. Individual events can be […]

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    Balfron720 – Stirling Observer coverage

    Posted on August 21, 2023August 21, 2023 by Jim Thomson

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

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    720 Years of Balfron!

    Posted on July 27, 2023July 30, 2023 by Jim Thomson

    Plans are well under way for a mini-festival to celebrate Balfron’s 720th anniversary. Although the events will be Posted here later, we thought you’d like to know the background. Balfron was first mentioned on a Charter of Inchaffray Abbey – Perthshire (facsimile below) giving the tiends or taxes from Kirk o’ Balfron to the abbey. […]

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    Balfron720 Summer Photo Competition

    Posted on June 12, 2023June 12, 2023 by Jim Thomson

    One panel of our Balfron720 Exhibition this October will depict life in Balfron TODAY and we thought we should involved the whole community in this. Please note that – for child protection reasons – any Balfron High photographers should submit their CLASS rather than their home address when sending their entries.

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