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Coffee Mornings have resumed now that the repair work in the hall has been completed.  Last Tuesday, which was a fine Spring morning, saw a good turnout of 20 or so folk from the village who came to enjoy a … Continue reading →

In the second of our Talking about Fearnan series, Pat and Fiona visited one of the most well-kent figures in our community – Andy Burt of the Loch Tay Pottery. Andy, and his wife Hazel, moved to Fearnan in 1982 … Continue reading →

Fearnan’s burial ground, known as Cladh-Na-Sroine, dates from the 16th century and was originally encircled by the old village of Stronfearnan. It is all that remains of the old village, which was demolished at the end of the 18th century. … Continue reading →

This is the first of a series of articles based on our Fearnan Oral History Project.  Over the next few months, Pat Menzies and Fiona Ballantyne will interview a number of local residents in order to capture their recollections and … Continue reading →

The FVA held 2 events in the village hall last week.  The first was the AGM which was well attended and the draft Minutes appear below.  The second event was the March Coffee Morning which coincided with Pancake Day, so … Continue reading →

Diaries at the ready, folks.  Here are the dates for FVA social events in 2014: Coffee Mornings: all at 10.30am in the village hall: 15th April, 13th May, 10th June, 16th September, 14th October. Strawberry TeaZ: Saturday 12th July, 3.00 … Continue reading →

There were tarts and pies, dumplings and strudels, cakes and sponges, mousses and gateaux, hot puddings, cold puddings, ice cream and custard. A very pleasing spread and, in all, a record-breaking 31 home-baked puddings were on offer in the village … Continue reading →

Here are some diary dates for February and March. We hope you’ve been in training for the FVA Pudding Night, which takes place on the 15th February at 6pm in the village hall.  Will we be able to beat last … Continue reading →

A year ago, when we started the project to find out more about the men who are commemorated on Fearnan’s War Memorial, the only information that we had was their names and regiments. Slowly, Ian McGregor has been able to … Continue reading →

Here we are in 2014!  May it be a good year for you. Looking back over last year, this little blog was viewed 6,000 times by people not just from Fearnan but also from all over the world.  About a … Continue reading →