Polmaise Past and Present 

The rise of the Polmaise Collieries brought many success stories to the Stirlingshire area. The first one being through the early miner’s efforts of shaft creation, which was the basis for a new community for miners to live in known as Fallin. Fallin mining village was the last Scottish mining village which was built as a direct consequence of the discovery of an abundance of good quality coal in the area. Within twenty years of the discovery of coal in the area of Polmaise, Fallin became a large and thriving mining village.

By the start of the 1920s, the population of Fallin was approximately 1,800. In 1924 the Miners’ Welfare Club was built, however it did not receive its drinks license until 1958. As a result of this, in the early years of the Miners’ Welfare Club, the building was used for a variety of different activities; examples are as a dance hall, for bingo, it was also most popular when it was used as a local cinema that showed films two or three times a week. The Miners' Welfare Club continues to provide a community resource for socialising, community groups, and private functions.

Fallin’s first pipe band stemmed from the fact that during the war, many serving men used their time to learn instruments. As a result of this, with the end of the war the first pipe band in Fallin was created. This band was formed by Jeff Milroy, the Davies brothers, and others. The band was very successful during their time together, until they split up in 1925.