It's #NationalLoversDay #LoversDay. One-time famous Dunblane love song "Jessie the Flower of Dunblane" first appeared in print in 1808, was immediately a public hit and for over a century was one of Scotland's best known love songs. It was by Paisley weaver poet Robert Tannahill

Dunblane's historic Leighton Library has 1634 edition of "Exotericarum exercitationum liber XV. De subtilitate, ad Hieronymum Cardanum" by Italian scholar & physician Julius Caesar Scaliger, born #OnThisDay 1484

Its Global Intergenerational Week. Let's celebrate the strong partnerships we've built: Old Doune Road Nursery Dunblane Primary School and Nursery Newton Primary School St Marys Primary School and Nursery Queen Victoria School Dunblane High School @dunblanebb.bsky.social @Stirling University

Book for seats at the Village Inn Dunblane for the three Scotland world cup games. Call: 01786 823911

Water Babies swimming lessons at Dunblane Apex www.waterbabies.co.uk/baby-swimmin...

Join volunteers from Dunblane Development Trust and Dunblane Community Council, alongside expert team from St Andrew’s Botanic Garden, for hands-on community planting day this Friday, 24 April 10am-12 noon & 1pm-3pm Meet at Holmehill entrance in Braeport Centre car park

Today is #ThankYouForLibrariesDay so watch video to find out about Scotland's oldest purpose-built independent library, bequest of 17th century churchman & academic Robert Leighton, in his will, left his books, & sum of money, to build library in Dunblane youtu.be/86pxgSvo1Bk

#OnThisDay 1918 World War I German fighter ace known as "The Red Baron", Manfred von Richthofen, was shot down & killed. During World War I local fundraising in Dunblane raised money to pay for 4 aeroplanes - so named "Dunblane" "Sheriffmuir" "Lecropt" and "Wharrie Glen"

Craft Fair on Sat 25 Apr in Dunblane’s Victoria Hall, 10.30am-4pm. Crafty creatives, makers & artists. Café (serving morning coffee, light lunches, afternoon tea). Handbell music performances to enjoy. In support of Dunblane Cathedral Handbell Ensembles landing.churchdesk.com/en-gb/e/4681...

All are welcome to Dunblane Cathedral morning service on Sun 26 Apr at 10.30am ▶️ Service also live streamed via Dunblane Cathedral YouTube channel 💷 Online donations to support work of the church may be made via this link www.mygiving.online/appdonation/... landing.churchdesk.com/en-gb/e/3183...

Dunblane Cathedral Arts Guild presents a concert on Sun 26 Apr at 3pm in Dunblane Cathedral by the Waverley Quartet Music by Haydn, Webern & Brahms landing.churchdesk.com/en-gb/e/4135...

It's #WorldHeritageDay. Dunblane Museum building is museum piece, built 1624 as town house of Dean of Dunblane Cathedral James Pearson #InternationalDayForMonumentsAndSites #DayForMonumentsAndSites #InternationalMonumentsAndSitesDay #MonumentsAndSitesDay #HeritageDay

Today is #NationalHangingOutDay #HangingOutDay. Bishop's Yard, bleaching or drying green in Dunblane is area of grass beneath former Bishop's Palace by River Allan for inhabitants to use for bleaching their linen

☕️ 💬 All are welcome to drop in for a friendly cuppa and a chat in The Well in Dunblane Cathedral Hall, normally open Monday-Friday 10.30am-12.30pm for coffees and teas.

🗓️🙏🕊️🇺🇦 All are welcome to Dunblane Cathedral Midweek Service of Worship & Prayers for Ukraine and the Middle East on Wednesday 22 April at 11am. This will be held in the Helen Lamb Room in Dunblane Cathedral Hall landing.churchdesk.com/en-gb/e/3183...

All are welcome to Café at The Well in Dunblane Cathedral Hall on Wednesday 22 April 12.30pm-2pm Homemade Soup, Desserts, Tea & Coffee By Donation

Volunteers are needed for Christian Aid Week for stalls, to prepare food and to serve and clear tables during 12 – 14 May in Dunblane Cathedral Hall. Please complete the form at the following link: forms.churchdesk.com/f/Z4OIqopzA_

Dunblane Cathedral has collection point for donating goods needed for Start Up Stirling. Donations to bring, if able, as follows: 🛒 Tinned meats/meals/fruit/desserts, Cereal Bars, Long life Milk, Jars of Sauce You can also provide financial support: www.justgiving.com/page/dunblan...

Dunblane Cathedral supports Forth Valley Welcome, supporting refugees and people seeking asylum by providing practical support like essential household items. You can donate via the following link: www.forthvalleywelcome.org

Before satellites, there were stories drawn in ink. Borders shift, names change, but elegance of early cartography endures. 1776 American Atlas maps, in Dunblane’s historic Leighton Library collection are available now from the Leighton Library online shop leighton-library-shop.co.uk/products/wes...

3/3 'He blessed, and they did all eat' Glass by Gordon Webster, 1968 in Dunblane Cathedral.

It's #BatAppreciationDay. One of medieval misericords woodcarvings in Dunblane Cathedral, some of oldest medieval woodcarvings in Scotland, features a bat. Here's video letting you hear about Dunblane Cathedral's misericord stalls ▶️ youtu.be/X9evP88GcCs

Event in two weeks in Dunblane as part of EcoFest

🌟 Dementia Friendly Dunblane is the latest Stirling & Strathallan Superstar! 🌟 Celebrated for their inter‑generational, dementia‑friendly work, from the Braeport Memory Café to soup runs and befriending support. Nominate a superstar: www.chriskane.net/superstars/ #StirlingStrathallanSuperstars

#OnThisDay 1746 Battle of Culloden was fought between Jacobites and Hanoverian forces commanded by the Duke of Cumberland. Just a months earlier, on 11 Sep 1745, Bonnie Prince Charlie, on his way south with his Highland army, spent a night in Dunblane at Balhaldie House

Get creative for the Doune & Dunblane Show

All welcome to Dunblane Cathedral morning service on Sun 19 Apr at 10.30am ▶️ Service also live streamed via Dunblane Cathedral YouTube channel 💷 Online donations to support the work of the church may be made via this link: www.mygiving.online/appdonation/... landing.churchdesk.com/en-gb/e/3183...

🎨 🧶🧵 Makers, artists, and crafty creatives - this is your moment! Showcase your creations at the Craft Fair on Saturday 25 April in Dunblane’s Victoria Hall, 10.30am-4pm, in support of Dunblane Cathedral Handbell Ringers. Secure your stall here: forms.churchdesk.com/f/NY3NMcfOhw

☕️ 💬 All are welcome to drop in for a friendly cuppa and a chat in The Well in Dunblane Cathedral Hall, normally open Monday-Friday 10.30am-12.30pm for coffees and teas.

🗓️🙏🕊️🇺🇦 All are welcome to Dunblane Cathedral Midweek Service of Worship & Prayers for Ukraine and the Middle East on Wednesday 15 April at 11am. This will be held in the Helen Lamb Room in Dunblane Cathedral Hall landing.churchdesk.com/en-gb/e/3183...

All are welcome to Café at The Well in Dunblane Cathedral Hall on Wednesday 15 April 12.30pm-2pm Homemade Soup, Desserts, Tea & Coffee By Donation

For school holiday visiting Dunblane Cathedral with young children, complete free photograph-checklist explorer trails - seeking objects around Cathedral Then "Find Robert Leighton Quest" trail takes you into Dunblane Museum & Dunblane's historic Leighton Library

When you visit Dunblane Cathedral scan QR codes around the church to enjoy short videos or audio recordings created by Historic Environment Scotland about different aspects of Dunblane Cathedral 🔗 Opening times www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-plac...

🤔💭 When you visit Dunblane Cathedral you are invited to "Take a Minute" to reflect. Dunblane Cathedral's free "Take a Minute" cards highlight parts of the Cathedral and give prompts to help you pause to reflect www.dunblanecathedral.org.uk/page/65/take...

It's #ScrabbleDay. Dunblane had Scrabble Club which first met in Dunblane Library, Braeport Centre then Dunblane Cathedral Halls. So here’s Scrabble-inspired image for Dunblane Museum #NationalScrabbleDay Visit Dunblane Museum Open Mon-Sat 10.30am-4.30pm (last entry 4pm) 🆓 Free

It's school holidays, so for activity for your young children pop into Dunblane Museum & search for hand-knitted mice characters around the museum - or there's dressing up costumes, building toys, embossing stamps & more Open Mon-Sat 10.30am-4.30pm (last entry 4pm) Free

Dunblane's historic Leighton Library has 2nd edition of 1755/6 of Dr Samuel Johnson's dictionary "Dictionary of the English Language" first published #OnThisDay 1755. It contained meanings for 40,000 words & had taken him almost 9 years to compile ▶️ youtu.be/ZBLMlIMF0oU

#OnThisDay 1452 Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci was born so it’s #WorldArtDay #ArtDay #ArtHistoryDay. Renowned romantic artist J M W Turner sketched Dunblane Cathedral in 1801 & 1831, with mezzotint engraving in his famed "Liber Studorium" in 1816 www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks...

Sip from sixteenth century - for map‑lovers, history buffs, & anyone who enjoys morning brew with side of cartographic charm. Available from Leighton Library online shop: mug featuring 1554 map of British Isles from Sebastian Münster’s Cosmographia leighton-library-shop.co.uk/products/cos...

Dunblane's historic Leighton Library has 1568 edition of "Sofokleous 'Ai 'epta tragojdiai", a translation into Latin by German classical scholar Joachim Camerarius, the Elder (born #OnThisDay 1500), of Seven Tragedies, plays by ancient Greek writer Sophocles

On Saturday, Dunblane’s historic Leighton Library was delighted to welcome many walkers who’d joined Stirling Literary History walk from Bridge of Allan to Dunblane 🚶Visit Dunblane's historic Leighton Library 📅 Open Mon-Sat 🕚 11am-4pm 🆓 Free admission (donations invited)

It’s #DropEverythingAndReadDay #DEARDay #NationalDropEverythingAndReadDay. For something to read, pop into Dunblane Museum shop - stocks wealth of books related to Dunblane 🚶 Visit Dunblane Museum 🗓️ Open Mon-Sat 🕥 10.30am-4.30pm (last entry 4pm) 🆓 Free – donations invited

FAIB Accredited First Aid Training Saturday 16 May 📍The Dunblane Centre ⏰ 9:30am – 4:30pm 📞: 07837 044415 💻 Book here: fife.minifirstaid.co.uk/classes/workplace-first-aid-courses

Bookbinding Taster Sessions Sun 10 May Craft Central,High Street, Dunblane Making Together - Family Friendly Session, 11am - 1pm scottishcraftschool.com/.../upcycled... Grown Ups Only, 2pm - 4pm scottishcraftschool.com/.../upcycled...

Supporting local heritage has never looked so good. Explore our curated range of prints, mugs, coasters, bags & tea-towels inspired by Leighton Library’s extraordinary collection. Your purchase isn’t just a gift - it’s an act of preservation Explore at: leighton-library-shop.co.uk

It argued seas were international territory, free for navigation by all nations, challenging claims of maritime monopoly, laid groundwork for international maritime law. Dunblane's historic Leighton Library has 1633 edition of "Mare Liberum" by Hugo Grotius, born #OnThisDay 1583

It's #GolfersDay #GolfDay today. Dunblane New Golf Club 18-hole course was designed in 1922, play starting 1923, officially opened 1924. It's 'new' as replaced 9-hole course, at Laighills Park for Dunblane Hydropathic Club opened 2 Apr 1892