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Church of Scotland
C0585 · Entidade coletiva · 1560 -

The Church of Scotland is the established church in Scotland, with roots in the 4th century Celtic Church of St Ninian, Whithorn, but current doctrine and organisation dating largely from radical reform by presbyterians, notably John Knox, since 1560. It is a Protestant and Reformed church, set in the tradition of John Calvin. Its doctrine is Trinitarian, and it accepts the Westminster Confession of Faith as its principal subordinate standard. Church government is Presbyterian, and exercised through a series of courts, from Kirk Sessions at the local level, through Presbyteries, Synods and ultimately, the General Assembly, which meets annually in Edinburgh. This system was initiated by John Knox in the First Book of Discipline, modified and refined by Andrew Melville in the Second Book of Discipline and ratified by Government in the Act of 1592.

Conflict between Episcopalians and Presbyterians prevailed in the seventeenth century, finally resolved by constitutional change in 1690, which confirmed the Presbyterian church as the Established Church of Scotland. The Episcopal Church in Scotland has been a non-established independent church since that time.

During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries the unity of the Church of Scotland was broken by internal unrest and the breakaway of several new Presbyterian churches, most notably the Secession Church in 1733, and the Free Church of Scotland and the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland at the Disruption of 1843. In 1900 the Free Church and the United Presbyterian Church united to form the United Free Church of Scotland; and in 1929 their re-union with the Church of Scotland was effected. Some congregations abstained from the unions of 1900 and 1929, and these remain as independent Presbyterian denominations (principally the Free Church of Scotland; United Free Church of Scotland; Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland; Associated Presbyterian Churches; and Reformed Presbyterians). In 1990, there were 12 Synods, 49 Presbyteries, and 1685 Kirk Sessions in the Church of Scotland.

Forth Valley College
C0588 · Entidade coletiva · 2005 -

Forth Valley College (Scottish Gaelic: Colaiste Shrath Fhoirthe) is a college of further education located in Scotland. The college was established in 2005 from the merger of Falkirk College and Clackmannan College. It currently operates from three main campuses in Falkirk, Alloa and Stirling. The college previously operated within a community campus in the Raploch area of Stirling as well.

Prudential
C0590 · Entidade coletiva · 1848 -

Prudential plc is a British multinational insurance company headquartered in London, England. It was founded in London in May 1848 to provide loans to professional and working people. Scottish Amicable was acquired by Prudential in 1997.

Stirling Royal Infirmary
C0592 · Entidade coletiva · C0592

The facility had its origins in a public dispensary established in 1830. It moved to the former Commercial Bank building in Spittal Street as the Stirling Royal Infirmary in June 1874. A children's ward and a staff accommodation block were added in 1913. A new purpose-built facility at Livilands Gate designed by James Miller (1860-1947) was built and officially opened by the Duke and Duchess of York in August 1928. Emergency medical scheme huts were built on the site during the Second World War. It joined the National Health Service in 1948 and subsequent additions included a chest unit and pharmacy in 1955 and a new maternity hospital in 1969.

After many of the services transferred to the Forth Valley Royal Hospital in 2010, the Stirling Royal Infirmary was downgraded to the status of a community hospital. The site has since been redeveloped as the Stirling Health and Care Village.

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
C0595 · Entidade coletiva · 1800 -

The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders is an army regiment with a recruitment area stretching across Scotland. The 91st Argyllshire Highlanders were first raised in 1794 and the 93rd Sutherland Highlanders in 1799. The two regiments amalgamated in 1881 to form the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's). In 2001 the regiment comprised a Regular Battalion (1st Battalion), a Territorial Army Battalion (7th/8th (Volunteer) Battalion) and an Army Cadet Force Battalion.Volunteer forces had been actively encouraged in Scotland after 1794 when a royal warrant established lieutenancies which assisted in the development of Volunteer forces. Lieutenancies were county based and led by a lord lieutenant who was appointed by the monarch and who, in turn, appointed deputies. They were to provide for the protection of their counties in the event of invasion, threat or civil uprising and they had the authority to direct all local Volunteer forces. In Stirling the first lord lieutenant was the Duke of Montrose (1755-1836).The threat of invasion by Napoleon had the effect of swelling the numbers of Volunteers. In Stirling in 1800 the Corps of Loyal Stirling Volunteers was embodied. However interest in the Volunteers declined and the passing of the Local Militia Act of 1808 ended all pay for Volunteers and the existence of most units, although Volunteers were allowed to join the militia. However after the war scare of 1859 interest was increased, especially as Volunteer units were generally more democratic and flexible than local militia.The Stirlingshire Volunteers became volunteer battalions in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. They were transformed into the Territorial Force with the creation of the Territorial Army in 1908, the 7th Battalion being raised in Stirling and Clackmannan.

C0596 · Entidade coletiva · 1975 - 2013

Central Scotland Fire and Rescue Service was the statutory fire and rescue service for the area of Central Scotland, Scotland between 1975 and 2013. It was amalgamated into the single Scottish Fire and Rescue Service in 2013.

Central Scotland Fire and Rescue Service was formed in 1975 when control of fire services was passed from local authorities to the Central Region Council. When the Central Regional Council was abolished in 1996 the three new unitary authorities each took part in the running of the service.

Originally called Central Region Fire Brigade in 1975, changed in 1996 to Central Scotland Fire Brigade, and in 2004 it changed to Central Scotland Fire and Rescue Service to reflect the change in the operations it carried out.

Central Scotland Fire and Rescue Service, along with the other seven fire and rescue services across Scotland, was amalgamated into a single, new Scottish Fire and Rescue Service on 1 April 2013. This replaced the previous system of eight regional fire and rescue services across Scotland which existed since 1975. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service had it's headquarters in Perth.

Scottish Education Department
C0598 · Entidade coletiva · 1872-1999

The Scotch Education Department was established by the Education (Scotland) Act, 1872 (35 & 36 Vict., c. 62) as a central government authority, although initially the headquarters remianed in London. It became the Scottish Education Department under the Education (Scotland) Act, 1918 (8 & 9 Geo.V., c. 48). In 1999 the Scottish Education Department was replaced by the Scottish Executive Education Department under the Scotland Act, 1998 (c. 46).

The Education Department remained in London almost in its entirety until the 1920s, and it was not until 1939 that its headquarters moved north.

St Mary’s Primary School
C0602 · Entidade coletiva · fl 1898 -

St Mary's Primary school has been on its present site, Park Drive, Bannockburn, since April 1936. It is a traditional style school built around a quadrangle which houses a pleasant garden area shared with Park Drive Nursery School, which is housed in the front part of the building.

Slamannan Methodist Church
C0613 · Entidade coletiva · 1872 - 1917

In 1872 the first Methodist service was held in a schoolroom at Binniehill, Slamannan. In 1874 a chapel was erected at New Street and fell under the Armadale Methodist circuit. In 1886, Slamannan Methodist Church joined the Wallacestone Methodist circuit. In 1917, the church building was sold as most of the congregation had moved away as mining ceased. It is now a private house.

C0615 · Entidade coletiva · 1906 - 1911; 1934

The Falkirk and Wallacestone Methodist Circuit was first formed in 1906 when the Falkirk Methodist Circuit and Wallacestone Methodist Circuit joined forces. In 1911, Stirling Methodist Circuit also joined, forming the Falkirk, Wallacestone and Stirling Circuit. In 1926, Falkirk, Wallacestone and Stirling Circuit separated.

In 1934, Falkirk and Wallacestone reunited to become the Falkirk and Wallacestone Methodist Circuit, and, in 1935, Stirling Methodist Church joined them to once again form the Falkirk, Stirling and Wallacestone Methodist Circuit.