to Kinross-shire’s Winter Festival 2022; a celebration of exciting community events from the end of October, through November and into December. Once again this year’s Winter Festival is an exciting collaboration between local businesses and community groups. Do come along to enjoy, and make the most of, what’s on offer in your community!
KLEO would like to thank the many local groups, businesses and individuals for all their support in enabling these events to happen. It makes a huge difference!
Special thanks to Morgans Estate Agents & Solicitors and Light Up My Heart who have given us invaluable support helping to sell tickets for various events. Continued thanks to Fiona and
Andrew Turnbull (Fruix Farm) and Todd & Duncan for storing our event equipment and, finally, many thanks to all the volunteers who help out at the various events!
Special thanks to HAKI who provide KLEO with a free stage at the 26 November Festive Street market!
Brochure artwork: Esther Kent
Design: www.everyonelovescake.co.uk
Kinross-shire Local Events Organisation (KLEO) is a registered charity SCO44056
Book Week Scotland 2022 runs from Monday 14 to Sunday 20 November
KLEO (Kinross-shire Local Events Organisation) is a Book Week Scotland 2022 partner and together with Loch Leven Community Library we hope to bring an exciting programme of Scottish authors.
Thursday 17 November | 7.30pm
Loch Leven Community Library
Tickets £5
Stuart MacBride writes crime novels. You like to read crime novels (because you’re a very clever and sexy person). So why not come along and hear Stuart talk about the kind of crime novels he writes – like his latest book: No Less The Devil? Warning: this talk will contain tangents, a very rude song, and some rambling about cats.
Friday 18 November | 7.30pm
Loch Leven Community Library Tickets £5
How could the discovery of a 700 year old skeleton, dumped in a deep pit underneath the site of the South Leith Kirkyard possibly be of interest to an Edinburgh detective in 2022? Join James Oswald as he talks about the inspiration for his bestselling Inspector McLean novels, how he goes about crafting his novels, and what, if any, help he gets from his Highland cows.
Tickets £5
Lisa Ballantyne is the internationally bestselling author of five novels. Her debut, The Guilty One, was nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award and translated into thirty languages. It was also a Richard and Judy favourite. Her new novel, The Innocent One is the sequel to her debut. Lisa will speak about shining a light on dark corners in her writing, where she often chooses difficult subject matter. She will speak about her common themes of nature and nurture, memory and how the past influences the present.
Tickets £5
Andrew Greig will read from and talk about his historical novel Rose Nicolson, an adventure set in the early days of the Scottish Reformation, in St Andrews, Edinburgh, and the reivers of the Scottish Borders. It is a time of great upheaval, uncertainty and political shenanigans, in a divided society with a plummeting economy. The central characters are young and historically based, and surprisingly witty, sardonic and even light-hearted as they strive to survive, get ahead, fall in love. They are living in their present, which happens to be the period of the past that largely formed the Scottish culture and psyche.
Free | for 4-7yrs
Local children’s author Emma-Louise Beeson reads her recently published book ‘Goldie Locks & the Bears at No.
Years
Louise
Illustrator Sam
and beautiful illustrations in which the characters feelings and emotions are
Saturday 19 November | 7pm
Milnathort Town Hall Free, but text 07812 757 077 to book a place
Join us at a relaxed café event to celebrate our community as we thank everyone who has taken part in this year’s Loch Leven Stories project. Expect tales, laughter, music and refreshments!
Loch Leven Stories has worked with school pupils and community groups throughout 2022, to explore the stories we tell about ourselves and the place we live. For more information visit: https://estherjkent.wixsite.com/lochlevenstories
Loch Leven Stories is working with members of the Kinross-shire Reminiscence Group to share memories and stories of shops and shopping on Kinross High Street. Take a wander along the High Street during November to spot posters in windows packed with memories, history and stories that give you a glimpse into the street of the past. Visit https://estherjkent.wixsite.com/lochlevenstories/ story-projects for updates and more info.
The Kinross-shire Reminiscence Group is for local people and those who have moved to the area more recently who are interested in discussing local and social history in Kinross-shire and other areas. If you’d like to find out more, please contact the Group Secretary on 01577 531 152
Kinross High Street c.1960. Image Courtesy of the University of St Andrews Library, ID JV-D-5106
Friday 11 November | 8pm
Loch Leven Community Campus
Tickets £20 (adult), £15 (child)
“Karen Matheson has a throat that is surely touched by God’’ – Sean Connery
Widely recognised as the compelling vocals of Celtic super-group Capercaillie, Karen Matheson has made a solo album, a musical love letter to her families’ Hebridean roots, with a collection of timeless Gaelic songs that evoke the character and atmosphere of Island life, through waulking songs, love songs, lullabies, mouth music and evocative poems to the surroundings. Karen Matheson will perform with her guest band in Kinross.
Tickets www.kleo.org.uk or Morgans Solicitors and Estate Agents in Kinross or Light Up My Heart in Milnathort.
Tuesday 22 November | 8pm
Kinross Parish Church
Tickets £5 (at door or www.kleo.org.uk)
It is a well-documented fact that, physically and emotionally, singing is good for you. Being part of a choir is also a great way to get to know people and make new friends. This concert showcases two local choirs Leven Voices and Kinross Parish Church Choir. They will provide a great programme covering a wide range of musical genres and singing styles. Come along and enjoy the wonderful harmonies. You might even be tempted to join a choir!
Interested in singing with Leven Voices? Come along on a Tuesday evening to Kinross Parish Church. Fee is £4 a session. For more info please email info@kleo.org.uk
Wednesday 9 November | 8pm
Loch Leven Community Campus
Tickets £5 (at door or www.kleo.org.uk)
A joint concert with local Kacophony Orchestra led by Dougie Flower and the Tullis Russell Community Band from Glenrothes led by Denise Ward.
This promises to be a fun evening with a great variety of music from the movies. You will surely recognise some tunes!
Interested in joining the Kacophony Orchestra?
All abilities welcome but it helps to be able to read music. Wednesday evening from 7pm to 9pm at Loch Leven Community Campus. Fee is £5 a session. For more info please email info@kleo.org.uk
This informal singing group meets on the second Sunday of every month in Kinross Parish Church. It is designed primarily for people living with dementia and their carer(s) who enjoy singing. However, anyone who enjoys company and a good sing is welcome. We aim to encourage a feel good factor for everyone and the focus is on enjoyment. Songs can range from well known Scottish tunes to favourites from the 1940’s-1970’s and songs from the shows. We begin with a cup of tea at 2.30 then begin singing at 3pm. There are no song sheets – words are all projected on a screen.
For more details please contact Brenda Frier
(bj.frier@gmail.com) 07771 985 265 or Isobel Watt (issiewatt@yahoo.co.uk) 07961 919 967.
Dates for your diary: 13 November, 11 December
6th: Christmas Launch & Supper Night (5.30pm 9.30pm)
19th & 20th: Pumpkin & Floral Workshop with Stunning Flowers (6.00pm 8.30pm)
18th: Fondue Under The Stars (6.00pm 9.30pm)
20th: Stir Up Sunday (9.30am)
7th & 8th: Wreath Making Workshop with Stunning Flowers (6.00pm 8.30pm)
8th: Late Night Shopping (from 6.00pm)
9th: Cheese & Wine Evening (6.45pm to 9.30pm)
14th & 15th: Wreath Making Workshop with Stunning Flowers (6.00pm 8.30pm)
15th: Late Night Shopping (from 6.00pm)
22nd & 23rd: Early Morning Shopping (from 8.00am)
23rd: Family Christmas Bingo Night (5.00pm 8.30pm)
24th: Early Morning Shopping (from 8.00am)
Mundell Music
8pm
Backstage at The Green £25
Kinross Farmers’ Market
www.kleo.org.uk
A great place to buy high quality, fresh food from local producers and artisan traders and shop at the High Street’s established businesses.
Glenfarg Folk Club
Gateside Memorial Hall www.glenfargfolkclub.com
Award winning veteran British bluesman Dave Peabody and classically trained violinist Regina Mudrich perform an entertaining selection of blues, early jazz songs and the
www.mundellmusic.com
Gerry McAvoy formed Band of friends in 2012.
Mundell Music
9pm Backstage at The Green £20 www.mundellmusic.com
In guitar/vocalist Mike Hall, the band possesses a front man who not only looks like Eric, he sings and plays guitar like him too!
Kinross Parish Church Craft Group
10am-12 noon
Kinross Church Centre
All ages | Free
Kinross Parish ChurchOffice 01577 862 570 Handmade goods.
Mundell Music
9pm
Kinross-shire
Backstage at The Green £26
www.mundellmusic.com
Loch Leven Library
www.facebook.com/KLEO. ORG.UK or email
climatecafe@kleo.org.uk
Can we cycle safely locally?
Local routes, signs, parking?
Discussion with local
A tribute to the wonderful music of Paul Simon and
See Kinross Community Council Newsletter and www.kinross.cc for more local news, views and events
KLEO
Butterfly bag up-cycled sewing workshop
Kinross-shire Climate Café
11am-4.30pm
Milnathort Town Hall £25/£15 (for group members) Book your place: climatecafe@kleo.org.uk
Climate Café is organising a sewing workshop with Trudy Duffy. Suitable for beginners.
Dawn Goose Walk
RSPB
6.15am-9am
RSPB Loch Leven
RSPB members | £12.50, non-members £15.50 Booking essential via events. rspb.org.uk/lochleven
Wake up with the flock on our dawn goose watch. Join RSPB Loch Leven’s head warden for this yearly spectacle as thousands of Pink-footed Geese take off from their night time roost on the loch. A breakfast roll and hot drink will be available upon your return.
Sherlock Band
Mundell Music
8pm
Backstage at The Green £20
www.mundellmusic.com A vibrant blues rock band.
Maurice Dickson
Glenfarg Folk Club
8pm
Gateside Memorial Hall www.glenfargfolkclub.com
Belfast born Maurice Dickson is an errant Irish minstrel with a peace message.
8pm Loch Leven Community Campus £5 at the door
A fun evening with a great variety of music from the movies. You will surely recognise some tunes!
Chris Antonik
Mundell Music
8pm Backstage at The Green £20 www.mundellmusic.com
One of Canada’s fastest rising blues artists.
Karen Matheson
KLEO
8pm
Loch Leven Community Campus
All ages | £20 (adult), £15 (child)
Tickets at Morgan’s Estate Agents (Kinross) and Light Up My Heart (Milnathort) and www.kleo.org.uk
Concert Karen Matheson (Capercaillie) with guest band.
Mundell Music
9pm Backstage at The Green £20
www.mundellmusic.com
A tribute to Bryan Adams’ numerous hits.
Kinross Parish Church
2.30pm
Kinross Parish Church | Free Brenda Frier (bj.frier@gmail.com) or 07771 985 265
Singing group primarily for people living with dementia and their carer(s)
KLEO/Library
7:30pm
Loch Leven Community Library
£5
Tickets at the library or www.kleo.co.uk
Lisa Ballantyne is the internationally bestselling author of five novels.
Heaven and Hell, stories of hope and despair in Kinross-shire Kinross Museum
7pm
Loch Leven Community Library Free. Please contact information@kinrossmuseum.
org.uk to book
As part of Museums Galleries Scotland’s Year of Stories Project 2022 Kinross (Marshall) Museum is hosting a storytelling evening with local storyteller Douglas Mackay.
KLEO/Library
7.30pm
Loch Leven Community Library
£5
Tickets at the library or www.kleo.co.uk
Author talk by best selling crime author Stuart MacBride.
Mundell Music
8pm
Backstage at The Green £20
www.mundellmusic.com
Tribute to Kraftwerk.
Loch Leven’s Larder 6pm-9.30pm
Outdoor Canopy, Loch Leven’s Larder
Any age | Price TBC
To book, please visit www.lochlevenslarder.com
Enjoy a fun catch up with friends or give yourself an excuse for a cosy date at our Fondue Under The Stars night.
James Oswald
Mundell Music
7:30pm
Loch Leven Community Library £5
Tickets at the library or www.kleo.co.uk
Author talk by best selling crime author and farmer James Oswald.
RSPB
9am-10:30am
RSPB Loch Leven £5
Booking essential via events.rspb.org.uk/lochleven
Connecting to nature is good for us and for nature – so come and take part in a wide range of nature connecting activities and find out more about how you can look after yourself and care more for the world around us.
Mundell Music
8pm
Backstage at The Green £22 www.mundellmusic.com
Mama perform An Evening of Genesis Music.
Loch Leven’s Larder
9:30am Outdoor Canopy, Loch Leven’s Larder Price TBC
To book, please visit www.lochlevenslarder.com
A family fun event to continue an old tradition of spending the last Sunday before advent ‘Stirring Up’ a Christmas pudding, a full hearty breakfast is included!
Goldie Locks & the Bears at No.3 Loch Leven Community Library
11am Loch Leven Community Library Free
Contact library to book, lochlevenlibrary@culturepk. org.uk or 01577 867 205
Local children’s author Emma-Louise Beeson reads her recently published book ‘Goldie Locks & the Bears at No. 3’, a modern take on the traditional tale.
Loch Leven Stories: Community Celebration Esther Kent 7pm Milnathort Town Hall Free Text 07812 757 077 to book a place
An evening of tales, laughter, music and refreshments!
KLEO/Library
1:30pm Loch Leven Community Library £5
Tickets at the library or www.kleo.co.uk
Andrew Greig will read from and talk about his historical novel Rose Nicolson.
2pm Backstage at The Green £15
Booking essential via www.mundellmusic.com
Eight piece powerhouse soul and rhythm & blues band.
KLEO
8pm
Kinross Parish Church £5 at the door
This concert showcases two local choirs Leven Voices and Kinross Parish Church Choir.
CommunityMundell Music
8pm
Backstage at The Green £18 www.mundellmusic.com
Sarah Borges is a rock and roll musician from Taunton, Massachusetts.
Mundell Music
8pm Backstage at The Green £20
Booking essential via www.mundellmusic.com
Exciting modern Rock n Roll at it’s finest.
Hotel California
Mundell Music
9pm
Backstage at The Green £25 www.mundellmusic.com
100 minutes of pure Eagles
See Kinross Community Council Newsletter and www.kinross.cc for more local news, views and events
Mundell Music
8pm
Backstage at The Green £20 www.mundellmusic.com
Rotary Club of Kinross & District tours around Kinrossshire villages with the Santa Sleigh during the last week in November and the first two weeks of December.
For dates/times that the Santa Sleigh will visit your area please go to the Rotary Facebook page nearer the time: www.facebook.com/ kinrossrotaryclub/
Andy Middlemiss
7.30pm
Kinross Parish Church £10 | Tickets at Baillies Newsagents or email secretary.kdrc@gmail.com
Singing duo ‘PlaidSong’ will take you through a musical journey, celebrating some of Scotland’s heroes and heroines.
Keith James gives you a concert of Cohen’s amazing material in the most intimate and sensitive way imaginable.
The Kirklands Hotel
9am-12pm (last booking slot 10.30am) The Kirklands Hotel
All ages: £15 Kids | £9 Adults
Pre booking and pre payment essential. Call to book 01577 863 313
Kids – includes pancakes, juice, visit with Santa and gift. Adults – includes breakfast roll, tea/coffee & juice.
Mundell Music
9pm (2,3 Dec) & 2pm (4 Dec) Backstage at The Green £34 www.mundellmusic.com
Kinross-shire Climate Café
Gosia Stanton
7pm Loch Leven Library Free www.facebook.com/KLEO. ORG.UK or email climatecafe@kleo.org.uk
Up-cycling textiles –welcoming Remake from Crieff.
Loch Leven’s Larder
6pm-8.30pm (approx.) Outdoor Canopy, Loch Leven’s Larder £65 18+
To book, please visit www.stunningflowers/ workshop
We are delighted to have Ros from Stunning Flowers with us again, who will guide you through making your own Christmas Wreath, to hang up with pride, in your own home.
Sunbirds
Mundell Music
KLEO
3.30pm-7pm
High Street, Kinross Free, All ages www.kleo.org.uk
Great variety of market stalls, carol singing, music and festive atmosphere. Come along for some good Christmas Shopping, mulled wine and festive entertainment!
Mundell Music
9pm
Backstage at The Green £20 www.mundellmusic.com
Join us for a night of sixties nostalgia!
Felix Rabin
Mundell Music
8pm
Backstage at The Green £20 www.mundellmusic.com
Blues Rock guitarist and singer.
70’s folk-rock pioneers Lindisfarne, a classic fivepiece line-up of long-time members fronted by foundermember Rod Clements on vocals, mandolin, fiddle and slide guitar.
Glenfarg Folk Club
7.30pm Glenfarg Village Hall £15
www.glenfargfolkclub.com
Featuring Alastair MacDonald (North Sea Gas), Davie Holt, Dougie Smith (The Quiggs) and special guest Gordon Menzies. All profits go to CHAS.
8pm
Backstage at The Green £20 www.mundellmusic.com
Beautiful South member Dave Hemingway’s new band ‘Sunbirds’.
Loch Leven’s Larder
From 6pm
Loch Leven’s Larder
Free entry | All ages www.lochlevenslarder.com
Enjoy a relaxed eveningof Christmas shopping in our gift shop and food hall away from the hustle and bustle of the High Street.
Mundell Music
8pm
Backstage at The Green £28 www.mundellmusic.com
One of the most consistently entertaining British blues boom of the late sixties.
Cheese & Wine & You
Loch Leven’s Larder
6.45pm-9.30pm
Outdoor Canopy at Loch Leven’s Larder £30 | 18+
To book please visit www.lochlevenslarder.com
Start your weekend enjoying a night of delicious Scottish cheeses alongside wine chosen by our expert who will talk you through each one
Mundell Music
9pm
Backstage at The Green £20 www.mundellmusic.com
Early 1970’s Quo Tribute band. Let’s Boogie!
Mundell Music
2pm
Backstage at The Green £22 www.mundellmusic.com
Starring the Stevie Agnew band who perform this electrifying show celebrating
Kinross Parish Church 2.30pm Kinross Parish Church Free Brenda Frier (bj.frier@gmail.com) 07771 985 265
Singng group primarily for people living with dementia and their carer(s).
Loch Leven’s Larder
6pm-8.30pm (approx.)
Outdoor Canopy, Loch Leven’s Larder £65 | 18+
To book, please visit www.stunningflowers/ workshop
We are delighted to have Ros from Stunning Flowers with us again, who will guide you through making your own Christmas Wreath, to hang up with pride, in your own home.
Loch Leven’s Larder
From 6pm
Loch Leven’s Larder Free | All ages www.lochlevenslarder.com
Enjoy a relaxed eveningof Christmas shopping in our gift shop and food hall away from the hustle and bustle of the High Street.
Mundell Music
8pm Backstage at The Green £20 www.mundellmusic.com
A rock ‘n’ roll band collective hailing from England, Scotland and Finland.
www.kinross.cc
Mundell Music
9pm Backstage at The Green £18
www.mundellmusic.com
A rock band who just want to create and have fun!
Loch Leven’s Larder
events
Carols at the Cross, Milnathort
Milnathort in Bloom, Orwell and Portmoak Church, Milnathort Town Hall
7pm Outside Town Hall, Milnathort Free
Rosemary Tolson 07738 984 740
Festive carol singing event for all the family, followed by refreshments in the Town Hall.
Kinross Parish Church
10.30am Kinross Parish Church Free 01577 862 570 office@kinrossparishchurch.org
Celebrate the Christmas Story with children, young people, music and carols.
Mundell Music
9pm (17 Dec) & 2pm (18 Dec)
Backstage at The Green £20 www.mundellmusic.com
Neil Young tribute band.
From 8am Loch Leven’s Larder Free | All ages www.lochlevenslarder.com
Start your day off carrying out some peaceful lastminute shopping.
Loch Leven’s Larder
5pm-8.30pm
Loch Leven’s Larder £15 Adult | £7.50 12yrs & under To book, please visit www.lochlevenslarder.com
Don your Christmas jumper, get those dabbers at the ready and join us for a festive fun night with supper, bingo, games, and maybe even a wee carol or two.
Kinross Parish Church
4.30pm
Kinross Parish Church Free 01577 862570 office@kinrossparishchurch.org
An informal Christmas Eve Celebration for all the family.
Kinross Community Council localSee Kinross Community Council Newsletter and www.kinross.cc for more local news, views and events
Kinross Parish Church
11.15pm
Kinross Parish Church Free 01577 862570
office@kinrossparishchurch.org
Carol singing, fellowship and reflection on the Christmas story, ending on Christmas morning.
Mundell Music
10pm (31 Dec) | 4pm (1 Jan)
Backstage at The Green £30 (31 Dec), £25 (1 Jan) www.mundellmusic.com
A fantastic party band playing classic Rocl & Roll covers guaranteed to bring the house down.
KLEO 7pm Kinross Golf Club £25 www.kleo.org.uk
Kinross Parish Church 10.30am
Kinross Parish Church Free 01577 862 570
office@kinrossparishchurch.org
A short informal service for all the family on Christmas Day.
A celebration of the life and works of Robert Burns and of the talent within our very own local community.
KLEO 8pm Milnathort Town Hall £11 www.kleo.org.uk
A night full of laughter with a variety of great comedians!
Saturday 26 November | 7:30pm
Kinross Parish Church
Tickets £10
Concert by the fabulous “PLAIDSONG” – singing duo Nicky and Syd, who wowed the Perth Concert Hall sell out crowd, at the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Concert, in June.
PlaidSong will take you on a musical journey, celebrating in words, picture and song some of Scotland’s heroes and heroines (and maybe a villain or two as well) including Lady Nairne, Admiral Cochrane, Violet Jacob, a duchess, Robert Burns and numerous others.
An one hour, no interval, illustrated show.
Tickets £10 at Baillies Newsagents, Kinross or email secretary.kdrc@gmail.com
Saturday 28 January 2023
Kinross Golf Club
7pm | Tickets £25
KLEO is delighted to bring back the highly successful ‘Big Burns Bash’ as part of this year’s Winter Festival. The event will be a rousing celebration of the life and works of Robert Burns and of the talent within our very own local community. A fast-paced, really fun, informal event with all the favourites including Address To The Haggis, Toast To Lassies etc and so much more. There’ll be a lovely 2 course meal, highland dancing and wee bit of light-hearted poetry. Fantastic musical performances will come from a range of professional and amateur talent. There’ll even be a bit of audience participation; if you got a talent, let’s hear it! We’ll finish off the night with some high-energy ‘Cross-Country’ Dancing and great Scottish Dance Floor Belters.
Keep an eye on www.kleo.org.uk for further details.
Saturday 11 February 2023 | 8pm
Milnathort Town Hall | Tickets £11
An evening packed with laughs with comedians Billy Kirkwood, Rick Molland and Danny O’Brien – A Scotsman, Englishman and an Irishman. For more info and tickets go to www.kleo.org.uk
Over the last weekend in November, we’re again inviting everyone to decorate a street-facing window of your home or business, spreading a wave of welcoming light across our community.
As the cold nights draw in you’ll be able to take an evening walk and enjoy the uplifting, colourful artwork and messages of hope shared by your neighbours. There’s no set theme this year, but we hope Light Up the Night will be a chance to spread some joy, warmth and cheer and show our care and support for each other during what will be a hard winter for many.
To join in with this new local ‘tradition’, simply decorate a window or windows in any way you want in time for Fri 25 Nov, and keep the lights on during the evenings of the event weekend. You could put together a detailed scene or festive light display, or use tissue paper and card to create your own stained-glass artwork - be as creative, imaginative and inventive as you like! Anything goes, as long as it’s bright and family-friendly.
Register your window to the Light Up Google map so that others can find and enjoy it, by messaging the Facebook page Light Up the Night Kinross-shire: @LightUpKinrossshire or emailing Esther estherjkent@hotmail.com.
Keep an eye on the Facebook group and KLEO website for updates on Light Up the Night workshops and activities, as well as decorating ideas. What will you share?!
Come along to Kinross High Street and enjoy a bustling festive atmosphere and fit in some Christmas shopping! As in the past few years, there will be a great variety of stalls with local produce from producers from the Kinross Farmers’ Market and numerous stalls from crafts people, local organisations and businesses.
Great festive entertainment with carol singing, live music, delicious hot food and mulled wine!
Many High Street shops stay open late. The market will be followed by the Light Up Kinross Celebrations at 7pm.
The Kinross High Street will be closed for this event from 10am. There will be a diversion route in place and access to Talla Park and Avenue Road will be via Montgomery Street.
Olympic Gold Medalist Curler Eve Muirhead will switch on the Christmas lights at 7pm.
