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

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

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.

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.

Local youth workers, the e-road show and Dialogue Youth are giving young people (S1 upwards) in the Taybridgehead area the chance to tell us what they would like to see happening in their area. Free refreshments, goodie bags and internet access on the day! Miss it and you'll miss out!
Where: The Dolphin Centre, Tayport
When: 3.30 pm to 6.30 pm
Telephone: 01382 543366 - Alex or Laura

Tayport Amateur Musical Society's Burns Night Ceilidh at 7pm in the Gregory Hall. Tickets £8 (includes supper). Ticket Hotline 07708656813 or 553640.

Auld Kirk Charitable Trust committee meeting. 7.00 pm, in the Auld Kirk.

Carol Concert at the Auld Kirk at 7.00 pm. Charge: £2.00 for adults, children free. Pay at the door, as usual.

Tayport Amateur Musical Society presents "Babes in the Wood" at the Blyth Hall in Newport-on-Tay. 6th to 9th Dec. 7.30pm, sat eve 7pm and sat mat 2pm. £8 and £6 concessions (wed and sat mat all tickets £6). Ticket hotline number 07708656813 or 553144.

Karen Dewar Charity Night at the Bell Rock pub from 7:30pm. Disco, Karaoke, Buffet and Raffel (drawn on the night). Raffel donations welcome (contact Catriona/Jimmy on 550164). Entry is £2 at the door. All proceeds raised go towards Karens Memorial Garden.

FRIENDS OF NETHERLEA HOSPITAL ARE HOLDING THEIR AGM ON TUESDAY, 7TH NOVEMBER IN THE SMALL BLYTH HALL AT 7.30PM. COME AND SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL HOSPITAL - YOU MAY NEED IT ONE DAY!!

Guy Fawkes Night bonfire and fireworks at the Canniepart Football Ground at 6:30pm. Tickets are on sale at the Post Office: Children £1, Adults £2. Refreshments will be on sale. Do not bring your own fireworks. Organised by the Tayport Football Club.

Friends of Netherlea Hospital are holding a 10th Anniversary Concert in the Gregory Hall, Tayport at 7.30pm - featuring "4 IN A BAR PLUS 3" and "SEANAID BIRSE (CLARSACH)". Tickets 5. Contact Martin Hepworth on 542423.

"good as new sale" in Dixson Hall, Queen Street, Tayport, at 7pm. Entry 50p. In aid of Sylvia Morrison School of Dancing, Tayport. All welcome.

Fun Free Coaching at the Tayport Tennis Club. Juniors 11:00 - noon. Adults 12:30 - 1:30pm. Also see playtennis.org.uk

Almost New Sale, in aid of St Margaret's Church, in Tayport. Come along and have some fun buying almost new items. Its being held in the Dickson Hall (behind the church at the top of Elizabeth Street), Tayport, 18:30 to 20:30. Entrance is 50p which includes tea/coffee and biscuits.

An Art Exhibition with gifts and crafts for sale will be held in the Auld Kirk for 3 days, 27th - 29th May. This exhibition will bring together 45 artists from all over Tayside and Fife. All works will be for sale with a perecentage of profits going to the Auld Kirk funds. There will be a spinning demonstration, a raffle and a drawing competition for the kids.

Tayport Tennis Club is holding a Christmas Craft and Gift Fair in the Gregory Hall, 10am till 4pm. Craft stalls, cakes, tea and coffee, other refreshments, raffle. And by special invitation, for the children, a visit from Santa Clause 1pm till 3pm.

There will be a music concert held in Queen Street Church Hall, Tayport. Entertainment, Raffle and Refreshments will be available. Tickets are £3.50 for Adults, £1.50 for Children and they can be bought at the door or from Nicola Yule (TEL:01382-553298). All Welcome! In Aid of Nicola Yule's Gap Year Project, working in an orphanage in India.

An Art Exhibition is to be held in Tayport's Auld Kirk on Saturday and Sunday where a variety of local artists work on display. There will also be an Art Competition for the children and a Raffle for the adults, with a painting of 'West Lights From The Water' being donated by artist Kevin Dixon. This fundraising event is to promote awareness of the plans for the future of the building. Funding is presently be saught for upgrading and modernisation with the view to seeing this building used by the people of Tayport. Many suggestions have been put forward at previous Open Days, e.g. Musical concerts, Exhibitions, Dancing Shows, Weddings & Receptions, Drop in Centre & Cafe. More information on the future of the Auld Kirk can be seen on tayportsauldkirk.org.uk

During July, St Andrews hosts the St Andrews Golf Open Championships. Read more here.

Make Poverty History - Public Meeting with John McAllion to discuss G8 Summit and what's happening in Scotland in first week of July. Gregory Hall Tayport 7.15pm, doors open from 6.30pm. Refreshments, information and campaign stalls. All Welcome! For more info: makepovertyhistory.org.

The Auld Kirk Group are having a Music, Art and Flowers Festival with two different programmes of events, afternoon 2.00-5.00 pm, evening 6.00-9.00 pm.

Here is a link to the Auld Kirk Group website.

Tayport Amateur Musical Society (TAMS) are performing another spectacular 2-night only show
-- SOUNDS SWELL 2 --
at The Blyth Hall, Newport, on Wednesday and Thursday, MAY 11th and 12th. Tickets from Jane Wilson, 01382 553640.

Scotscraig Bowling open for another season at 2.00pm. All members and visitors will be welcome for a game (equipment available if required). New members are always welcome.

Tayport Film Group plan to preview their short film
-- AUTUMN --
shot in Tayport with local actors. Venue: Gregory Hall. When? Friday April 15th at 8.00pm, FREE ENTRY. dvds will be on sale.