by Communications TEAM | Jan 29, 2023 | announcement, News
Get your dancing shoes on and raise money for Fair Trade causes!
The annual Stirling Fair Trade ceilidh is back at the Chalmers Hall in Bridge of Allan Parish Church.
The fabulous Riverside Ceilidh band will be providing the music and calling. Raffle and cash bar.
7.30 pm. Tickets Adults £10, Students £6, under 16’s £3
Tickets available from https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/fairtradestirling
by Communications TEAM | Jan 29, 2023 | announcement, Minutes, News
Our November meeting minutes are now available, view a copy of the minutes here.
At the meeting we discussed
- The Police Report – watch out for online selling scams and fraudsters who call you up.
- Christmas Lights – Emma updated us on the progress with sponsos and planning a switch on ceremony. Many thanks to all the people who came out on the 3rd , there was a great buzz about the village. We now feel well prepared to start planning earlier for something bigger for 2023.
- Post Office Closure – The post office branch would be closing since Morrisons which tool over McColls was closing the store. We directed people to Alyn Smith’s user survey (https://alynsmith.scot/2023/01/17/stirling-mp-slams-bridge-of-allan-post-office-closure/.) Since then the Community Council, the local MP, the local MSP, our local elected members of Stirling Council and the landlord of the post office building have been directly in touch with Post Office Limited to underline the severe impact the closure would have on the town, to reinforce the concerns of the community and to insist that immediate consideration be given to reversing the decision.
- Community Action Plan – Heather outlined plans to review the CAP themes and progress made since it was drawn up. Report back to the community on the progress we have made and then make plans for the future. We also talked about what Local Place Plans are and how and when one might be drawn up for BofA
- Common Good Fund – Discover Bridge of Allan talked through their recent work and focus as a development trust. Their application is to develop a community plan. We discussed and sought clarity on the different types of plans and stakeholder roles.
- Tennis court – contract negotiations ongoing
- Mine Wood – SC Greenspace ranger and SC Access Officer meeting Developing Mountain Biking Scotland to discuss trails in Mine woods. Update in Feb.
- Guala UCP: a meeting regarding the site development is to be arranged
- Planning – Revised drawing for the Ivy/Eagleton were discussed. Blairforkie Drive application has moved to appeal. The Royal Hotel will be going up for sale.
- Reports form our Chair, Secretary and Treasurer.
Minutes for the latest January meeting will be available after their approval at the February 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
by Communications TEAM | Jan 5, 2023 | announcement, News
Our next meeting is to be held on Tuesday 17th of January at 7.30pm in the Allan Centre. All are welcome to attend, see the full line up here.
This month we will be covering quite a lot of topics: The Police Report, Christmas Lights, Bridge of Allan Post Office, Community Action Plan review, Local Place Plan Common, Guala UCP site, Haws Park, The Larder, Planning Report, reports from our Chair, Secretary and Treasurer and Residents Voice where you can make your comments or questions.
There may be some later changes to the agenda, the webmaster is posinting these now before they take a holiday!
At this meeting we will review and approve the minutes from our last meeting in November. These will then be available on our website after webmaster returns at the end of Jan. So if you would like a copy please contact the Secretary
by Communications TEAM | Dec 28, 2022 | announcement, News
Works by SGN to replace approximately 6500m of old, metal gas mains with new plastic pipe are still ongoing and are progressing well. This work is ensuring a continued safe and reliable gas supply to the local community. It will also ensure the network is ready for green sources of energy, such as hydrogen, in future.
The final phase of works are scheduled to commence on the 5 January 2023 for approximately 10 weeks. During this time Blairforkie Drive at the junction of Henderson Street will be closed and a local diversion route in place. Temporary signals will be in place during this time, these will cause delays during busy peak periods. Manual control will be in place at this time.
Parking suspensions will also be in place throughout works. The project will be carried out on a phased basis not all streets will be affected at once.
Parking restrictions Phase 3:
- Avenue Park – full street (3104124)
- Inverallan Road 32-20 both sides (3104130)
- Westerlea Drive – full street (3138131)
- 14 Henderson Street to Inverallan Road both sides (3104112
- Inverallan Road from Henderson Street – Station Road. Both sides (3104117)
- Station Road between Inverallon Road & Cawder Road
- Blairforkie Drive between Allan Walk and Henderson Street
- Wellgate Drive outside 4 – Beaconcroft junction (3137793)
Road/footway closures Phase 3:
- Blairforkie Drive
- Footway closure between Welgate Drive/Pathfoot Drive
If you have any specific enquiries about this project, please call SGN on 0800 912 1700 and their customer experience team will be happy to help.
by Communications TEAM | Nov 19, 2022 | announcement, News
Stirling Council are asking for your views on the current waste collection and recycling facilities.
You are invited to complete a short survey (5-10 minutes) to give your feedback and suggest some ideas for improvements. A paper copy of the survey can be obtained at your local library.
The survey is open until Monday 28th November.
by Communications TEAM | Nov 19, 2022 | announcement, Minutes, News
Our October meeting minutes are now available, view a copy of the minutes here.
At the meeting we discussed
- The Police Report
- Recruitment – our newest members Emma, Heather and Robin gave a brief introduction.
- Tennis court – the refurbishment of the courts is still planned, the next steps are for Stirling Council to arrange for tree and flood surveys to be carried out
- Christmas Lights – The lights had been inspected and tested. Work underway to raise sponsorship. (This has progressed well over the last few weeks, this lights are now up! Switch on is happening Dec 3rd, you can keep these lights shining for the next few years by supporting our Crowdfunder)
- Community Grit Bins – A full survey of the bin situation has been completed. 4 new locations to be proposed to Stirling Council.
- Mine Wood – Stirling Council had been to look a the site where bike jumps had been created and trees damaged. We will work so that all users of the woods can enjoy safe and equal access.
- Community Planning – We discussed the Community Action Plan which is ready for updating. (Work is now progressing to take stock of what we have achieved of the plan to date). We also talked about Local Place Plans which will feed into the Council’s Local Development Plan.
- Planning – We are working on adding more planning content to our website. 2 Applications of interest . A house in Lecropt. Change of the old Tesco building to a Dentists – refused on a few grounds (since re submitted), decisions still awaiting for Blairforkie drive, Lecrop Hill, The Ivy hotel.
- Reports form our Chair, Secretary and Treasurer.
Minutes for the latest November meeting will be available after their approval at the January 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 out past meetings can be found on our meetings page
