We wish all our members and supporters a happy and healthy 2025. 

Membership
Please consider renewing your AIA membership for 2024-2025 or joining the AIA if you haven’t already. You can do that here.

Anster Cinema: Wicked Little Letters
Sunday 5th January, 6.45pm, Dreel Halls
When the upright residents of a 1920s English seaside town receive a spate of colourful poison pen letters, the finger is pointed at foul-mouthed outsider and lone parent, Rose Gooding, played by Jessie Buckley.
Buckley and Olivia Coleman shine as the stars of this diverting satire of postwar society, and are ably supported by some of British comedy’s finest talent.
Dir: Thea Sharrock
Cert: 15
102m
Tickets: £6 / £3 under 18s – available on the door
Refreshments available by donation to the AIA

Anster Nicht: Why Burns did not visit North East Fife or St Andrews
Thursday 16th January, 7.30pm, Dreel Halls
Robert Burns never visited St Andrews or the East Neuk despite there being many good reasons why he should have: Robert Fergusson, ‘his elder brother in the muse’ and much admired by Burns, was a graduate of St Andrews; landowners and influential people from Fife were well known to Burns from his time in Edinburgh; St Andrews had been at the centre of Scotland’s religious revolution, and for nearly 600 years it had the largest roofed building in Scotland.
Neil McNair is Past President of the Robert Burns World Federation and his talk will focus on the reasons why Burns did not come to our part of Scotland, providing an overview of cultural life in St Andrews between 1760 and 1830.
Members and non-members are welcome to attend. If you are not yet a member of the AIA you can attend individual Anster Nichts for £3 per event. Membership is £10 per year.

Late Winter Coffee Morning
Saturday 15th February, 10.30am – 12pm, Dreel Halls
Join us at our late Winter coffee morning for all the generations. We can offer you a cup of tea or coffee, some home-baking, a book swap and stories, a craft table and a good blether.
Entry: £3.50 per adult, £1.50 per child. Drop in any time between 10.30am -12pm.

Dreel Babies & Toddlers is a popular weekly social get-together for parents and carers of babies and toddlers living in the Anstruther, Kilrenny and Cellardyke area. The group will be back after the winter break from Friday 10th January and meets each Friday morning during term time between 10am and 11:30am.  The cost to attend is £2.00 per adult and child, with 50p per extra additional child.

Dreel Crafters is a chance to grab a cuppa with some friendly faces and have a ‘craft and a natter’ with a bunch of beginners and more-experienced makers. Knitting, crochet, scrapbooking, cross stitch, embroidery, no matter what you enjoy and what your skill level, bring along a craft project, get comfortable and get crafting.The AIA will provide some wool and needles for anyone new to knitting who wants to have a go at learning with us. 
The group will be back after the winter break from Tuesday 14th January and meets twice a week, on Tuesday evening 7pm to 8.30pm and Thursday afternoon 2pm to 4pm. The cost to attend is £3 per person, which includes refreshments.

Dreel Burn Project
You can find out more about the project here, read about our latest activities here and join our Facebook group here.

Please contact julia@anstrutherimprovements.org or phone 07497 370556 if you would like more information about any events or groups.