by Communications TEAM | Mar 24, 2024 | announcement, Minutes
Our February meeting minutes were approved at our last meeting and are now available to read in full by clicking here
At the meeting we discussed
- February’s Police report covered 13th Jan – 19th Feb and is included in full in the minutes. 12 crimes occurred in the period including anti social behavior, theft and driving offenses. You can contact the Community Police team at: DunblaneBridgeofAllanCPT@scotland.pnn.police.uk
- Cornton Railway Crossing – We were joined by Network Rails Crossing Manager to talk about the recent incidences on and around the crossing and look for solutions to improve safety. Find out more here and in the minutes
- Road Safety – we looked over a summary of responses form Stirling Council on some recent road safety issues
- Sunnylaw Land Auction – The Sunnylaw Action Group has been looking into funding options to purchase the land. Thanks to everyone who has been sharing the survey. Take a look at the detailed update provided in the minutes, and recent updates on our blog.
- Succession Planning – Our member Bill has decided to step down from the role; thanks Bill for all your hard work over the years.
- Update from Local Place Plan group– Community Enterprise have been commissioned to carry the community engagement which will begin in Spring. The LPP steering group meet monthly and will provide an update after each meeting.
- Christmas Lights – The Christmas Lights planning group met to set out a timeline and tasks for fundraising and switch on events form Dec 2024.
- Tennis Courts -The refurbishment will be finished around April/May. Booking of courts will be via an app although no details about the system, pricing or community arrangements are known yet.
- GoForth BID – We talked about past efforts to have a similar BID in Bridge of Allan which would rely on support from the local business community
- Hawes Park defib– The CC voted to fund replacement of parts for the defib to ensure it remained operational. Causwayhead CC shared their experience of being defib guardians and the responsibilities entailed.
- Planning report – nothing significant identified for discussion
- Reports form our Chair, Secretary and Treasurer.
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by Communications TEAM | Mar 14, 2024 | announcement, News
Our next Community Council meeting will be held on Tuesday 19th March in the Allan Centre GP room.
The meeting starts at 7.30pm and any member of the public is welcome to attend. We will be joined by people and organisations that work together for the people of Bridge of Allan, the community policing team, Friends of Bridge of Allan and elected representatives when their calender permits.
by Communications TEAM | Mar 14, 2024 | announcement, News
At our February meeting we were joined by Tracy the Network Rail Level Crossing Manager to talk about recent issues using the crossing. Problems in this are not however new, see our post from 2022.
Tracey had responsibility for 56 crossings. She reassured us that the Cornton Road Crossing (No1) was inspected every 16 weeks. They are encountering approximately two incidents per week, which are caught on the cameras. Drivers caught remaining on the crossing, or entering when they should not, could face penalty points and fines. Check out this RAC guide to level crossings for everything you need to know.
The Cornton Road crossing is extremely busy with 4,000 vehicles a day (double the average) and 431 pedestrians using it.
Should you become stuck on the crossing you are however safe, due to the crossing being equipped with the latest obstacle detection technology that scans the area of the crossing to ensure that it is clear before trains are permitted to approach. If vehicles or pedestrians are within the crossing area, only the entry barriers will be activated so that no further vehicles can enter the area and trains will be instructed to stop. Only when the crossing area is clear will the exit barriers be activated and trains allowed to approach the level crossing.
We would like to remind you that it is very important that when driving this route you do not enter the railway crossing without knowing that your exit is clear. So please be patient and be aware that vehicles in front of you may not move until they are sure they can safely exit the crossing.
by Communications TEAM | Mar 14, 2024 | announcement, News
Sunnylaw Road has been closed since a garden wall collapsed into the road in April 2023. A temporary road closure order is in place until April 2024. The closure is regularly reviewed by Stirling Council who risk assess if the route is safe to be open.
Many residents have been in touch with us and the Ward Councilors about the inconvenience the closure is causing them. Requiring diversion on via a busy Henderson street, steep Ferniebank Brae and the occasionally flooded Blairforkie drive. Alternatively some are enjoying the reduction in traffic on the route.
The remaining part of the wall at the corner is unstable and barriers are there to protect people from this risk. Unfortunately the situation to resolve the problems with the wall are legally and technically complex. While the road remains closed and the barriers in place please be patient and respect the risk management and do not interfere with the fencing.
Be assured that all parties want this resolved as soon as possible. If you are being adversely affected by the closure please pass your comments on to your ward councilors who are working with Stirling Council and the property owner.
by Communications TEAM | Mar 11, 2024 | announcement, News, Planning
Lots has happened since our last update in February, with the action group meeting fortnightly to ensure we’re in the best possible position to secure ownership of the Sunnylaw land for the community.
As well as launching our community survey, https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CCBOASUNNY which is open until Friday 15 March, we have been working on our bid for the purchase. We want to tell the owners of the land more about our community and why selling this land to us would mean so much. The responses we’ve had to the survey so far have helped us tell that story – so thank you to the 350 of you who have already responded. If you haven’t had a chance to respond yet, please take a few minutes to complete the survey – the more responses we have the stronger our case is.
We heard this week that we can’t use the Common Good Fund to buy the land – this was always a possible outcome, and while it’s disappointing, it’s not the end of our bid.
A number of very generous local residents have pledged financial support to allow us to privately fund a bid on the land, which will give us the funding to make an offer as planned. If that’s something you’d be interested in discussing please get in touch with the group through amanda@ccbridgeofallan.org.uk before the 18th March.
Not only do we have the funding to make an offer but our very own Development Trust, Discover Bridge of Allan, is in a position to act as the holder of the land for the community. This means that the future management of Sunnylaw would be co-ordinated through the trust, and that any decisions about how to use it would be made through the community.
Everyone who lives in Bridge of Allan can become a member of the trust for free, ensuring you’ll have a say in any decisions about Sunnylaw once its in community ownership.
We’ll update you again closer to the closing date for the land – get in touch through this page if you want to find out more.
