Sports and leisure
Whether you're 17 or 70-something, it's never too late to start ballet! If you're interested in coming along to a beginners class, please get in touch!
Your community cricket club is committed to advancing cricket participation in Doune, Dunblane, and surrounding areas.
We prioritise youth, new players, and women's cricket, collaborating with local clubs to expand opportunities.
Through league participation and community engagement, we aim to foster a vibrant cricket culture for everyone.
Our weekly practice sessions are running until the end of September at the Grazings, Doune.
Join us starting from:
April 16: Women's Cricket, 18:00 - 19:30
April 17: Junior Cricket under 10, 18:00 - 19:00, and under 16, 18:00 - 20:00
April 18: Senior Cricket (Women/Men), 18:00 - 20:00.
Everyone is welcome!
Dunblane's original Golf Course, laid out by Old Tom Morris and opened in 1892
In January 2019, local sports historian, Andy Mitchell, gave a talk to Dunblane Local History Society about the town's fantastic sporting heritage
Today, of course, Dunblane has a great sporting hall of fame. One immediately thinks of Andy and Jamie Murray, who have brought considerable prestige to the town, but there are many other sporting giants among us. To name just a few:
* Fiona Brown and Frankie Brown could be part of the Scotland women’s football squad at the World Cup this summer
* Louise Martin (made a Dame in the recent honours list) is president of the Commonwealth Games Federation
* Elaine Hopley rowed across the Atlantic in record time
* Callum Davidson, now coaching, played for Scotland at football, having also represented Scotland at golf and tennis as a boy
* Grant McPherson was an ice hockey ace
That list could easily be added to.
Yet there was a time when sport was even more of an integral part of life here.
Dunblane offered an extraordinary range of sporting opportunities in the 19th century. Despite the town population being less than a third of what it is now, there were clubs for curling, bowling, football, golf, cricket, quoiting, cycling and angling. There were annual sports meetings each summer, shooting competitions for the Volunteers, and Dunblane Hydro boasted a tennis court and a croquet lawn.
Click here to download a pdf of Andy's talk about those sporting activities, as he attempted to explain why Dunblane had such a vibrant athletic culture, and reveal that some of our Victorian sporting heritage is still with us, even though you may not have noticed it.
Curling pond laid out in Dunblane's Laigh Hills in the 1830s - the site layout is still visible
Dunblane FC in 1888, with the Perthshire Cup, a trophy they won 12 times
What is Nia ? It is a 40 year old worldwide form of movement for fitness and health - adaptable for all kinds of personal goals, age and fitness levels. Each Nia Teacher brings their own essence to the form inspired and informed by a worldwide and Scottish community of teachers and trainers.
Why have you never heard of Nia ? - it is not pushed as the next and only thing but rather has grown low-profile through, well really just people loving it. Investment is instead in constant improvement and teacher training.
What is Special about it ? - too much to tell you here - but 3 things are:-
* it's more than a fitness class - there is a community and dip in delights to follow outside the class to allow you to enrich & enhance your health and wellbeing in various ways
* the glorious music
* the delightful yet effective way we move - ideally barefoot but shoes are an optio
Taekwon-do classes are held in the Braeport Centre every monday 6-7pm; every Tuesday 7-30pm to 8-30pm and every Saturday 10am to 11 am. Tiger cubs class are on Saturday 11-10am to 11-55am.
Welcome to our buggy and bump walks in Stirling, Bridge of Allan and Dunblane. All walks are free and are on every week, even during the school holidays. Our walks are for parents and mums to be. All our walks are led by qualified walk leaders. Meet other new parents and babies, improve your fitness and join us at one of our new buggy walks from our new buggy walking group. Walks run across Stirling, are FREE for parents, grandparents, childminders or carers and are led by qualified walk leaders . Each walk finishes at a venue where you can stop for a coffee and chat afterwards, and share your new parent experiences with others.
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In the Dunblane Centre, Mondays at 8pm. It's fun, friendly and a great way to get fit.
Dunblane Fencing Club is a family focused community based club.
We welcome fencers from beginners to serious competitors.
We meet on Mondays 6-9 pm, Tuesdays and Wednesdays 6-8 pm at Dunblane High School.
Spaces available for all ages
Club meets once a fortnight on Sundays for hill and loch walks, sharing the cost of transport.