by Communications TEAM | Nov 24, 2024 | announcement, announcementspage, News, Planning, webpage
At our meeting last week Flora and Michaela from the Stirling Council Active Travel Project team presented an update on the Causewayhead to Dunblane active travel route. You can read the presentation below.
A feasibility study on the Bridge of Allan to Dunblane route was completed in 2021, and a study of the Bridge of Allan to Airthrey Road was completed in 2023. Now concept designs for the Phase 1 part of the route are being prepared for wider consultation.
At this stage we are looking for members of Community Advisory Group (CAG). People who have been previously involved in the group looking at the route, will be contacted to confirm ongoing engagement. The CAG will be a group represnting a broad range of interests, insights and expertise to consult with on early designs, areas of constraint and support the project development. Over time the group will assist in sharing accurate information on decision making and in obtaining support within the wider community. If you are interested in becoming a member of the CAG then please get in touch.
The consultation on this part of the route has not started yet, but you may find interesting the process and comments riased during the Walk Cycle Live Stirling Project consultation.
Dunblane to Causewayhead_BofA Community Council Nov2024
by Communications TEAM | Nov 2, 2024 | announcement, News, Planning
Drumbrae
After consultation in the summer of 2023, and the sharing of their planting plan, The University of Edinburgh Drumbrae team would like to invite the local community to come along to a community meeting to hear from some of the team who are working at the site.
Come along on November 22nd at 7-8.30 at the Parish Church and find out what has been happening so far, what is coming up, how you can get involved and share your feedback. They would also love to hear what people would like to see in our community woodland space at Cocksburn Wood.
You can find more information about Drumbrae on the website and Story Map here.
Drumbrae Community meeting poster
Cocksburn Reservoir
Nearby to the Drunbrae site there is a Scottish Water tree planting scheme at Cocksburn. This will involve 3.38 hectares of land surrounding the reservoir, as highlighted on the map below. The aim is to create a woodland that compliments the existing habitats and footpaths in the area, and it is anticipated that planting would take place towards the end of 2024. This would involve a team of planters hand screefing the soil to create a better condition for the saplings and upgrading the existing stock fence to a deer fence to protect the trees.
The team will then plant the trees with tree shelters and stakes in the strip to the south outside the deer fence. This work will take place over a couple weeks. Access to the reservoir for recreational purposes should not be affected and we will exclude the existing access routes from planting.
Do let us know if you have any questions about the Cocksburn scheme, and come along to the Edinburgh University event on November the 22nd.
Cocksburn Draft Woodland Design 2024_02_15
by Communications TEAM | Oct 29, 2024 | announcement, News, Planning
With huge thanks to the community of Bridge of Allan we are delighted to confirm that the community bid for ownership of Sunnylaw has now concluded, with the Meadow finally in community ownership.
Thanks to the overwhelming community support for a purchase, we submitted a bid to the owners of the land at closing date on 27 March, and after a nail biting wait we were notified that our bid was successful. Since then we’ve been working with our local lawyers, Mailers, to finalise the details and close the purchase. We want to take the opportunity now to thank Alasdair Mackie of Mailers for the support he’s provided to us on working through the offer and purchase in the last 8 months – we really couldn’t have done this without him.
Amanda Coulthard, chair of the Bridge of Allan Community Council, says: “The community purchase would not have been successful without the support of the residents of Bridge of Allan, whether that was offering words of support, completing and sharing our survey, offering a financial donation to support the purchase, putting up posters in the community or joining the action group who led the work.”
The land is held in trust for the community by Discover Bridge of Allan, our local Development Trust. To ensure you’re involved in decisions, and have the opportunity to have your say, please sign up for free membership if you haven’t already.
Discover Bridge of Allan chair, Euan Bain, adds “this purchase shows the commitment and passion of local residents to protect our wonderful community and make it better. Individual residents generously donated their own money to make this purchase happen, and the wider community have, and will continue to, inform and influence plans for the future of Sunnylaw meadow. I would like to personally thank Amanda Coulthard for her passion and determination to see this to conclusion. Her commitment to the betterment of our community is inspiring “
by Communications TEAM | Jun 23, 2024 | announcement, News, Planning
We’ve had hundreds of responses to the Our Bridge of Allan survey – Thanks to everyone who has given us their views.
Come along to one of our drop in events at Bridge of Allan Parish Church to hear about the feedback received on Our Bridge of Allan Plan so far!
Thursday 27th June – 4pm-5.30pm and repeated later at 7-8.30pm
There will be a presentation highlighting emerging priorities and more opportunities to have your say and help us plan for Bridge of Allan’s future.
Tea, coffee and refreshments will be provided.
Our Bridge of Allan Consultation Event Poster-part-1
by Communications TEAM | May 19, 2024 | announcement, News, Planning
Julie the Community Ranger from Edinburgh University has been in touch to update us on the woodland creation at Drumbrae and offer some volunteering opportunities.
Firstly an update on the University of Edinburgh’s woodland creation plan at Drumbrae.
The University of Edinburgh have been working to develop new woodland creation proposals for Drumbrae, near Bridge of Allan.
Many of you may have already provided comments on the draft design as part of earlier local engagement work which included a drop-in event in Bridge of Allan and on-line consultations. To view a summary of these results, visit their website: Drumbrae | The University of Edinburgh.
This engagement was part of their Scottish Forestry’s Woodland Creation Application process. The University have submitted a Forestry Grant Scheme (FGS) application to Scottish Forestry to secure funding for this new planting. You can see the design in the image.
drumbrae_design_v5
The application is now on the Scottish Forestry Public Register of Felling Permission and Forestry Grant Scheme Applications, and available for any final comments to be made directly to Scottish Forestry. This can be done online via the Public Register or by contacting Scottish Forestry directly via email: panda.cons@forestry.gov.scot or Tel: 03000676005. The application will be available for comment on the Public Register until the 6th June 2024.
Volunteering opportunities
During June and July the University will be running 4 conservation volunteer days at Drumbrae.
Working alongside local crafts people task will improve the well-loved path to Dumyat from Sheriffmuir Road. This is a great opportunity to get involved, learn new skills, meet new people and help maintain the path for everyone to enjoy. There will be a variety of tasks including digging ditches, clearing drainage features, path surfacing and rebuilding a section of dry stone wall.
The volunteer days will run from 10am-3pm and the dates are:
- Thursday 13th June
- Saturday 29th June
- Wednesday 3rd July
- Friday 12th July
More information is available on their website: Volunteering opportunities | The University of Edinburgh. You can also find out more about our plans for Drumbrae here.
If you are interested in taking part, please visit the website where there is an online form to register.
A4 2024 conservation volunteering - compressed
by Communications TEAM | Apr 21, 2024 | announcement, News, Planning
Bridge of Allan is a great place to live, work and visit.
With its rich history, vibrant local economy, river, parks and woodland walks, local/national transport links, and the excellence of Stirling University on its doorstep, the ‘Village’ is just an amazing place for people to come together.
We want to work together with you, to build on all of that, making Bridge of Allan an even better place for the future. To do this we are undertaking work to understand the collective aspirations of our community and set a clear plan for future priorities and projects designed by, with and for our community.
Please take around 10 mins to complete the important community survey at this link: Community Survey
Paper copies of the survey can be picked up and dropped off at Bridge of Allan Library, Allan Water Papers and the Strathallan Pharmacy and Right Medicine Pharmacy.
Please note the survey closes on Sunday 31st May.
