Line is about six minutes by car. Edinburgh is about an hour away by car and St Andrews approximately thirty minutes. Amenities The village shop closed around 1985, and the post-office not long after. Star Primary School and a community hall remain. Star Primary School has benefited from the recent housing boost, although it had been threatened with closure many times in the past. The primary school dates from 1816, with later additions to the building. There are around 25 children enrolled in the school, absence rates are slightly higher for a school of this size and has reasonable attainment level. There is currently one full time and two teachers who are both part time, whilst the remaining teaching is provided by assistants. School meals are transported daily from Markinch Primary due to staffing cuts several years ago. The school has no physical education facilities other than a local community hall which has been under the veil of closure for some time. Development The draft Kirkcaldy and Mid Fife local plan, which is a regional plan to increase housing, proposed a number of sites around the village for substantial developments, although these have all been decided against. Recreation The village was home to Star Hearts AFC, one of the most successful amateur football clubs to come out of Fife. The club was founded in 1962 by David Leitch who, at the time, worked on Carriston Farm. They were the first Fife amateur club to win the Scottish Amateur cup in 1975 and are record 10-time winners of the Fife Amateur Cup. After 50 years in the Fife amateurs they formed Kennoway Star Hearts along with officials from Kennoway AFC, and joined the SJFA East Region in 2013. They play their games at Treaton Park in Star and now compete in the . The community hall is used by such groups as The Youth Club, WRI, Bowls, Toddlers' Group and Machine Knitting Club. The local Community Council was re-established in May 2014. Every year the village puts on a gala day which is well attended by residents. Gala Day is followed by a week of other community events usually culminating in a ceilidh in the village hall. References External links Carriston reservoir SSSI (site code 329) Star Moss SSSI (site code 1480) Star Hearts AFC Villages in Fife