Community Council Elections and other news

Community Council Elections and other news

We are looking for new volunteers to nominate themselves for the Community Council.

Community Councilors are people who care about their community and want to make it a better place to live.  See what we have been working on during the past few years on our blog posts and meeting minutes.

You can download the candidate pack from this Stirling Council Webpage.  You will need 2 people to support your nomination. They must be aged over 16 and registered within the Bridge of Allan Community Council area.

You will need to write a short statement about yourself, your interests and why you think you would make a good Community Councilor.  Nomination forms must be sent as a hard copy with original signatures and recieved by 4pm on Wednesday the 19th of April .

Stirling Council are running a number of online information session this week and next

  • April 12th 11.30am or 6pm
  • April 14th 9.30am
  • April 17th 11.30am

To join one of the meetings use the meeting information in this link

11th Bridge of Allan Scout Group and the Friends or Bridge of Allan are planning activities to mark the King’s Coronation.  This will a Big Eat Out on Sunday the 7th of May, and a Big Help Out activity day on the 8th. 

The Friends will also be planting a commemorative tree in the Triangle park on the 8th.  More details to come soon

Thanks to everyone who went along to the Big Garden Clear Out weekend.  This was a successful day and even more work has been done over the Easter Break on the Allotment Garden.  Like their page on Facebook to follow and support

Cornton Road closed southbound for 4 weeks

Cornton Road closed southbound for 4 weeks

Cornton road/ B823 will be closed between Castle Vale and Forth Park from 10-4-23 until 7-5-23 to facilitate the construction of a new vehicular access and footpaths.

 Access for emergency services will be maintained.

 Alternative Routes for Cars and LGVs – via Cornton Road, Fountain Road, Henderson Street, Airthrey Road, Causewayhead Road and CorntonRoad 

 Alternative route for ​HGVs – via Henderson Street, Airthrey Road, A907 Alloa Road, A91, A905, Broadleys Roundabout, KerseRoad, Craigs Roundabout, Burghmuir Road

 

Cornton Road Southbound Road Closure
Community Council Elections and other news

Become a member of your Community Council

It has been five years since the last full election process for the Community Council.  On the 19th of April all active members will be standing down from the council.  Some are planning to stand again; others are stepping down to take time for other things.  

Community Councils are made up of people who care about their communities and want to make their area a better place to live.

Community Councillors represent local people’s views on important decisions which affect them. People who are interested in improving their communities can become a Community Councillor in the forthcoming elections. If  you are over 16, on the Electoral Register and live in the Community Council area  you want to represent, you can put in a nomination form.

Nomination forms can be obtained from 3rd April 2023 by emailing ccelections@stirling.gov.uk, scanning the QR code on the poster or by visiting Customer First, Port St, Stirling K8 2EJ or your local library.

For more information on Community Councils and elections scan the QR Code.

Nominations must be submitted by 19th April 2023 at 4pm.

February Meeting minutes now available

February Meeting minutes now available

Our February meeting minutes are now available to read in full by clicking here

At the meeting we discussed 

  • The Police Report delivered by our community policing team. 
  • Stirling Council Greenspace Ranger,
  • Local Place Plan – update from SC led session on the 20th,
  • Resilience Group
  • Coronation Event – tree planting and volunteer events on May 8th
  • Common Good Fund,   
  • Reports form our Chair, Secretary and Treasurer.

Minutes for the latest March meeting will be available after their approval at the next meeting.  However news on the progress of our projects and local issues will be shared via our website and social media accounts, so sign up to our mailing list or follow us to find out our news. 

Minutes from all our past meetings can be found on our meetings page

March Meeting Adenda – Tues 21st March

March Meeting Adenda – Tues 21st March

Our next meeting is to be held on Tuesday 21st of March at 7.30pm in the Allan Centre.   All are welcome to attend, see the full Agenda here

This month we will be covering: The Police Report delivered by our community policing team.  An update on our Community Action Plan review and Local Place Plan work. Allan Centre WiFi and hybrid meetings, Mine wood litter pick,  Planning Report, reports from our Chair, Secretary and Treasurer and Residents Voice where you can make your comments or questions. 

Full Community Council Elections are soon to be held over April and May and so the current membership of the communty council will dissolve on April 14th.  This means we will not have a meeting as originally planned on April 18th.  The possiblility of holding an earlier meeting in April before the elections will be discussed.

News on the progress of our projects and local issues will be shared via our website and facebook page, so sign up to our mailing list or follow us to find out our news. 

 

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