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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

Personal training and Metafit classes by a REPS qualified personal trainer and official Metafit coach - at the Hilton Hydro Hotel health club in Dunblane or at your home / an outdoor area at a time that fits in with your schedule.

Mary-ann Cerruti is an Advanced  Level 3 REPS ACSM trained and certified Personal Trainer, Sports Nutritionist and Lifestyle coach .
Training specially tailored for women.

The University of Stirling Sports Centre provides a range of sports and fitness classes for adults and children.
The University has fantastic facilities such as the newly refurbished gym, indoor tennis courts, swimming pool, Loch and parklands for walking, plus a nine-hole golf course
These facilities are open to the local community and we welcome you to take part in a range of activities, sports and fitness classes.
See the website for further details and we look forward to welcoming you soon.
Classes including Young at Heart and Children's Sport.

Graeme Gallagher - Registered exercise professional at Level 3 personal training. Personal trainer, fat loss specialist and nutritionist working in and around the Dunblane/Stirling area. Local mobile personal training service - Train in the comfort of your own home or on location to reach your specifically targeted fitness goals. Make training specific to your goals: weight loss, lean muscle mass gain, improve flexibility, mobility overall fitness or aspect of fitness specific to sport.

1. Free Consultation
2. Fitness Testing
3. 24 Hour Access to Nutritional Advice-Diet/meal Plans
4. Prescribed Exercise Programmes

The "Shapesmart Fitness Camp" Group personal training program guarantees you will lose at least a clothes size in your first 28 days  or offers a 100% money back guarantee! No results, no fee.

Sports hall and fitness suite available to members and the public.
Badminton (3 courts), 5-a-side football, netball, volleyball, basketball, indoor bowling, fitness classes, dance classes.

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