Charity White Water Rafting Challenge a group of 35 of us are taking part in the above event. We are hoping to raise in excess of £3000 for The Calvert Trust Riding For The Disabled Horsebox appeal. The Calvert Trust provides outdoor activities for adults and children with physical,learning and sensory disabilities.

If anyone is interested in joining us for this Charity Challenge please get in touch by phoning Jean on 01382 552527 or e mail bobthecob at live.com or if you would like to make a small donation to the Charity and find out more you can do so by visiting www.justgiving.com/jeanoneil

Ferryport Festival Parade the Festival Parade will leave from the Harbour at 12 noon. There will be two bands, fancy dress, The Princess and her attendants, classic cars and much more. It will follow the route up Broad Street, Castle Street, Queen Street, Maitland Street, Mill Lane, the Promenade to the Common. The Funday will then commence with the crowning of the Princess and the awarding of Sashes of Office, immediately after the Festival will be officially opened. Come along and follow the parade then join in all the fun at the Funday. Hope to see you there.

Lynne Grieve & Raise the Roof Theatrical Productions Presents "MUSICAL MANIA" childrens musical theatre workshops. Come and join in the fun in the summer holidays. Learn song&dance routines based on High School Musical, Hairspray and Mamma mia Themes. No experience necessary. just have fun and make new friends. Workshop dates are: wed 22nd july to sat 25th july at Gregory Hall Tayport. Performance on the saturday for all family and friends to watch. Cost is £40 per child for four full days (9.30-4.30pm). Limited places available so book your place early. To find out more and book your place contact Lynne Grieve on 07702708934 or email lynnegrieve23 at hotmail.com and an info pack and booking form will be sent out.

Fife's Got Talent heats to be held at the Byre Theatre. Tuesday July 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th July. 7pm. Grand Final live on stage at the St Andrews Inside Out Festival on Saturday 1st August 2:30pm. Entry fee £5, Tickets £3. £500 1st prize! All ages and talents welcome. For more information and an application for visit www.byretheatre.com or visit the theatre at Abbey Street, St Andrews. Fifes Got Talent is a charity fundraiser in support of the following charities: The Byre Theatre of St Andrews, Byre Youth Theatre, Leuchars Community Drama Group.

TAMS
Enjoy musical memories with Tayport Amateur Musical Society's 'Nostalgia Night' in the Gregory Hall from 7pm - 9pm.

'Bike and Hike' event the Rotary Club of Cupar is hosting a 'Bike and Hike' day at Tentsmuir Forest. The event is being held to raise funds for Polio Plus, Water Aid and local charities. Within Tentsmuir Forest there are three mapped routes with colour-coded way-markers, which form part of the Kingdom of Fife Millenium Cycleways. Any of these is suitable for a family fun day out. The 'Bike' option starts at 1:30pm.

For those who would prefer the 'Hike' option, the club has planned a hike along the perimiter of the forest, which forms part of the Fife coastal path. This walk is about six miles in total and also starts at 1:30pm. The route starts and finishes at the car park, and a map showing the walking route will be provided when you register. Sponsor forms are available at Young the Jewellers, 90 Bonnygate, Cupar, or you can register online at www.rotarycupar.org or call Eric Young on 01334 653477. Participants should bring a packed snack or picnic. All cars require a £1 coin to gain entry to the forest.

Sponsored Walk
The Auld Kirk Charitable Trust will be holding a sponsored walk, leaving from the Auld Kirk in Castle Street at 1:30pm. The route, which is approximately five miles long, will go through Scotscraig Farm over to the Serpentine, returning via the cycle track to the Auld Kirk where refreshments will be served. The trust is encouraging families to participate in this walk, which is being held to raise funds for the repair and refurbishment of the Auld Kirk. To add to the fun, participants are invited to wear fancy dress, and there will be a prize for the best costume. Sponsorship forms are available from Tayport Post Office.

Nearly new sale
St Margaret's Church will be holding its annual and very popular nearly new sale in the Dickson Hall at 7pm. Admission 50p. Come early to get the bargains and avoid disappointment.

School fete Tayport Primary School is holding its annual fete. Doors open at 6:30pm. Donations of cake and candy would be most welcome as this stall generates the greatest income. Donations can be handed into the school on the day of the fete. Due to unsrupulous behaviour at last year's fete, there will be no P7 games stalls.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TAMS - "THE DIAMOND YEARS". A cabaret celebrating 60 years of Tayport Amateur Musical Society.  Entertaining you with music from the past 60years including songs from West Side Story, Mary Poppins and exerpts from our recent Kaliedescope production with Thomson Leng Musical Society. Friday 15th May and Saturday 16th May at 7.30pm in the Gregory Hall Tayport. Tickets £9/£7 cons and included you first drink.  Available from Manna cafe, Newport or by phoning 07990811240. Come along   and keep Tams going for another 60 years. New members always welcome.

Friday, at 7.30pm, FRIENDS OF NETHERLEA HOSPITAL are holding a MUSICAL EVENING in the Blyth Hall, Newport. Tickets are £7 and INCLUDE STOVIES & OATCAKES. Free transport for upto 14 leaves Tayport War Memorial at 7pm - book your seat via Ella Finlay (01382 552635). Programme:- Tayport Instrumental Band, "Chance to Dance", & "Reid & White".

Ferryport Festival Group presents Tread the Boards Youth Theatre. Back by popular demand the "Tread the Boards" youth theatre will be performing hits from their musical productions including their most recent success "Oliver". This is a fantastic group of youngsters who are very professional in their work and a joy to listen to. The tickets are £5 and are available at the Post Office now or from Margaret Davidson on 01382 553833.

5.30pm - 8.00pm, Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service will be holding a Blood Donating Session at the Gregory Hall

Scotscraig Bowling Club shall be hosting a Quiz night. Teams are invited to participate starting around 7.30pm. Quizmaster is Frank Williams. The quiz is organised to help raise funds to keep the junior bowling section going by renewing and adding to the equipment we currently have. For the past 2 years we have organised coaching sessions after school for primary school children and this will be extended this year to facilitate secondary school children to continue to come along but in the evenings. Cost of entry is £1.50 per person and teams are most welcome.

TAMS host "Curryoke Night" in Masonic Hall Tayport 21/03/09 at 7pm.

Fancy yourself as a bit of a Diva or Crooner?  then come along and belt out those ballads.  you never know you just might get a lead role with TAMS!

Tickets are £6 and includes a tasty curry( some alternative food available for those who don't wish a curry. Tickets available from 553144 or at the door on the night.

Tayport Community Trust exhibition and community meeting at the Gregory Hall.

The Brg O' Tay - Newport on Tay, BURNS NIGHT! WITH LIVE TRADITIONAL SCOTTISH MUSIC / GREAT FOOD - TATTIES HAGGIS & NEEP AND RAFFLES WITH GREAT PRIZES TO BE WON. TICKETS ARE ONLY £3.50 EACH...... OR SAVE £4 AND GET 4 FOR £10!! COME ALONG FOR A GREAT NIGHT. CONTACT - NICKI @ THE BRIG O TAY
01382 541274

TAMS host the annual Burns Ceilidh. In the Gregory Hall Tayport, 7pm for 7.30pm. Tickets £10 to include food and dancing to the Osprey ceilidh band. To beat  the credit crunch BRING YOUR OWN DRINK. For tickets phone 552331/552094

Tayport Auld Kirk annual carol concert.

TAMS present "Sleeping Beauty". Annual family panto fun.

Lots of fun characters and catchy songs for young and old alike.

Wed 10th Dec to Sat 13th Dec including sat matinee. Wed to Fri eve at 7.30pm.

Sat mat 2pm and Sat eve 7pm.

Tickets All £7 Wed. Rest of performances £9/£7 conc.

For tickets phone 01382 543150 pref after 6pm

1pm - 4pm. Simply Fair - Promoting Local Producers. Henderson Hall, Leuchars. Wide range of local produce, crafts and artwork from local people. Admission Free. Refreshments Available.

from 2pm, Tayport Parish Church will be holding a Christmas bazaar in the church and hall. There will be many stalls including home baking, Christmas and auction.

 from 10am, Tayport United Free Church, King Street, will be holding its annual coffee morning in the Gregory Hall, Queen Street.

at 7.30, Variety Concert in the Auld Kirk. Tickets will be on sale at the door and also are on sale now at the Post Office - £4 each.

 10am - 11:30am, coffee morning in the Gregory Hall run by the Tayport Old peoples Welfare Committee.

Residents of Tayport are welcome to join George & Sheila at our beginner's ballroom dance class on Wednesday evenings beginning the 8th October at Burnside Hall, Balmullo 8.15 - 9.45pm. Private tuition also available. Also join us at our monthly Saturday evening social dances and weekly afternoon tea dances. For further information telephone: 0783773483 or e-mail: georgecook4 at aol.com

at 7.30pm
"ALL KINDS OF MUSIC" An evening of mirth and melody including songs from Lloyd Webber to Country and including an Abba tribute.
Newport Parish church hall, Blyth St, Newport.
Tickets £5 for adults £2 for children (inc refreshments). Available from Manna coffee shop Newport or at the door on the night.
Proceeds to church music funds.

10am to noon. The Dolphin Centre is having an open morning to celebrate its recent refurbishment. The committee want to celebrate with everyone in Tayport and the surrounding area their delight at getting the hall back up to standard. Please come along and see what you have helped us achieve after all its thanks to you that we won the Peoples Millions money !!!!

Tayports Music Fest with Mafia, State of Emergency, Fit to Fly, Nadine Milne and others. Gates open 1.30 finishes 11 - 11.30pm Tickets Adult £5 Children under 14 £3 NB children under 14 to leave at 6.30 pm (re Ferryport festival week)

Sportsday starts at 11 am with thistle football tournament under 11's, 1pm Family Sports with Sheree Rennie and 3pm onwards The Tug of War........with Jim Gibson. (re Ferryport festival week)

Parade leaves harbour at 11 am / Funday commences on the Common 11.30 to 12 pm (re Ferryport festival week)

The rotary club of cupar are hosting a bike and hike day at tentsmuir forest. Their committee has nominated CHAS, Ninewells Cancer Campaign, Water Aid and local causes as the charities they hope to raise funds for. Within the forest there are three mapped routes with colour coded way markers which form part of the kingdom of fife millennium cycle ways, All of which are suitable for a family fun day out. You can choose a route of 2 3/4 miles, 4 1/2 miles or 5 1/4 miles. Cycle begins at 11am. Bring a packed lunch or picnic alternatively we have planned a hike along the beach to view the seal colony that lie up on the beach during low tide. This walk is approximately 3 miles in total and follows the first part of the yellow coded cycle route which starts at the car park, once you have reached the ice house turn right onto the beach where the seal colony should be in view. The walk begins at 10am. Bring a packed lunch or picnic. All cars require a £1.00 coin to gain entry to the forest this is a gem of a beauty spot in the north east of fife and promises to be a day of fun for all.

, 11:00am. Tayport Bike Week 2008. Family Fun Ride Tentsmuir Forest. A cycle in the woods for everyone. Meet at end of Shanwell Road, Tayport at gate into Tentsmuir Forest 12:00-13:00 picnic at Kinshaldy 14:00 - (approx) arrive back in Tayport Cycling is fun and Tentsmuir Forest is a wonderful location.

Tayport Parish Church sponsored bike ride through Tentsmuir Forest starting at East Links Car Park, Tayport, at 18.30hrs. End Time(approx): 21:30hrs.

60's & 70's Night in the Tayport Arms (Pondie). Tickets £5.00 (£4.00 for fancy dress). Prize for the best fancy dress outfit.

at 7.30pm, Quiz night at the Bell Rock (upstairs). Quizmaster George Wighton. Tickets £2. Teams of 4.

Sunday, at 1.30pm. The Auld Kirk Charitable Trust have organised a fundraising sponsored walk. The walk is aprox. 4 miles, leaving from the Auld Kirk to Craig Road, up through Scotscraig Farm to the road which runs over the back of Tayport to the serpentine and down onto the Newport road, coming back by the cycle path to refreshments provided at the Auld Kirk. The pace will be leisurely, and the event is open for anyone to join in. Sponsor forms are available from Morag in the post office.

7.30pm, Tayport Amateur Musical Society (TAMS) presents "Rhythm of Life" an entertaining evening of cabaret. Gregory Hall Tayport. Tickets £9 and £7 and include complimentary drink. Contact 07708171400 or 553144 for tickets.]

6.30pm, the multi-talented Tayport family of Iain Flett, Elisabeth Flett and MoragAnne Elder will present an evening's entertainment in the Auld Kirk on Fiddle Music in Fife. They will sing, play and talk the audience through an incredible range of fiddler-composers from the Renaissance through to the 21st century. The evening will be co-hosted by the Auld Kirk Charitable Trust and Abertay Historical Society. Donations at the door - and raffle - towards the preservation and restoration of the Auld Kirk. Refreshments available from 6pm - proceeds from the refreshments to Abertay Historical Society.

Ferryport Festival 2008 Fundraiser Curry Night at the Masonic Lodge on from 7.30 pm to 1 am. Tickets are £7.00, and are available from the Post Office or any committee member.

Public meeting in the Gregory Hall re the proposed community and sports centre on the Abertay site on Shanwell Road. This will be an opportunity to share information within the Tayport community. All opinions welcome and wanted.

Ferryport Festival Committee 2008 meeting at the Bell Rock. All welcome.

, 7pm. Carol Concert in the Auld Kirk. Performances by Tayport Instrumental Band, Tayport Rainbows, Brownies & Guides, Tayport Parish Church Choir, Margaret Wells, Hannah Gibson, Nadine Milne. Organist: Hannah Gibson. Donation: £2.00 entry (for the upkeep and ongoing repairs of the building)

, 7pm. Tayport Instrumental Brass Band (supported by local schools and groups) invite you to their Christmas Concert in the Gregory Hall. £4 for Adults. £2 for children and concessions. Pay at the door.

TAYPORT AMATEUR MUSICAL SOCIETY Presents ...... 'ALADDIN' . Wed 5th to Sat 8th (also Sat matinee) December. Blyth Hall, Newport-On-Tay. Tickets priced at £6 (Children and Concessions) and £8 (Adults). Tickets available by phoning 07708171411 or 07708656813. We are also seeking any volunteers who may be willing to help with costumes; backstage and front of house. If anyone would like to help they can contact either Lynne Menzies on Tel: 01382 552331 or Karyn Cameron on Tel: 552094.

, 10am-3pm.
FAIR TRADE and CHARITIES
CHRISTMAS MARKET, Newport Parish Church Hall, Blyth St, Newport. Traidcraft, Tearcraft, Palestinian olive oil and crafts, Swazi jams and pickles, Amnesty bookstall, Gossypium baby clothes, Leprosy Mission etc. Coffee, tea and homebaking. Soup served at lunchtime. Admission free. For more information contact: Irene sherriffs on 542193.

Enjoy the big band sound of 'The Woodlands Dance Orchestra'. 7:30pm - midnight. Blyth Hall, Newport. Tickets £10 (dress informal). Bar provided. NEFCUA - Bridgehead Area. "Even of you don't dance it's a listener's night out too - with tunes and songs we all love to hear". download the flyer

A new drama group is being launched on Sep 26th at Leuchars Primary School. They intend to meet every wednesday (school term-time) thereafter in the HIVE building between 6pm and 8pm. They are trying to encourage the widest involvement possible from the surrounding villages of Tayport, Balmullo, Guardbridge, Strathkinness, Newport, Wormit and Dairsie. download the flyer

Sponsored Cycle through Tentsmuir forest. Friday 22nd JUNE 2007. Start 6:30pm. Car Park, East Common. Funds raised shared between Tayport Parish Church (Funding for CH4) & INF Nepal Medical Camps. Further information phone 553372 or 553865.

Tayport Primary School Fete. Come and join us on JUNE 20th at 6:30pm, for all the fun of the fair! Tombola, Cake and Candy, Bouncy Castle, Craft, Books, Games and Videos, Hot Dogs, Children's games, Jewellery Stall, Raffles, and lots more. Tickets may be purchased at school office or at the door on the night. Adults 50p, Children 25p.

7:30pm. public meeting in the Auld Kirk for the furtherance of a Community & Sports Centre for Tayport.

7.30pm Dancing Concert with City of St Andrews pipe band singer Ann-Marie Wales and more in aid of dance school funds in the Gregory Hall, Tayport. Tickets: adult £3.50, child/oap £3. By the Sylvia Morrison School of Dancing Tayport.

From 12 noon to 3pm. Indoor Car Boot/Table Sale. Gregory Hall. £10 per table/£15 for 2. To book yours telephone 01334-412660. (In aid of local charities)

There is a Quiz Night in the Tayport Arms. All general knowledge questions.  Starts 7.30. Teams of four max.  entry £10 per team. £50 for winners, £25 for runners-up. Should be a fun night. Guarantee your team’s place by calling into the Tayport Arms and registering your entry in advance. All welcome. Organised by Tayport FC.