Girlguiding Airthrey District Coffee Morning
Girlguiding Airthrey District are holding a coffee morning on Sat 22nd March 2025, 10am to 12 Noon, at the Bridge of Allan Parish Church Hall,
see poster on our events page here.
M9 overnight closures March 10 to 14 Junctions 9 – 11
We have received this notification of M9 closures in the week of March 10 to 14th:
BEAR Scotland, acting on behalf of Transport Scotland, is planning to carry out Bridge Joint Replacements at the Structure M9 10-11 65 Knockhill which carries the M9. The joint replacements will require phased road and lane closures in each direction to facilitate the works.
The works have been programmed to start on Monday the 10th of March for a duration of 5 nights between the hours of 20:30 and 06:00 each night.
The M9 Northbound will be closed between junctions 9 and 11 on 10th and 11th of March. The M9 Southbound will be closed between junctions 11 and 9 from the 12th to 14th of March.
The southbound M9 between junctions 10 and 9 will also be reduced to one lane on the 11th March, to allow works to be undertaken on the central reserve.
To ensure the safety of the workforce and members of the travelling public it is necessary to implement road and lane closures during the works.
The diversion route for both north and south bound traffic on the M9 will be signposted between Junctions 9 and 11, via the A91 and A9. This diversion will add approximately 17 minutes and 8.5 miles onto affected journeys.
A location plan showing this diversion route is within the attached document from BEAR: M9 Junctions 9 – 11 – Overnight Bridge joint Replacements
What’s on this weekend Nov 1st/2nd
Some fun events on in the village this weekend
Saturday 2nd @ 11am is the Scouts, Cubs, Beavers and Squirrels Fun Day .
Then in the evening also on the second we also have the Fair Trade fundraising Ceilidh starting at 7.30 at the Parich Church.
Looking to find out whats on in the village, check out the Whats on Bridge of Allan Facebook page, and our events page.
2024 Chair’s report and elected position holders
On the 18th of June we held our AGM and elected our position holders. Our long serving Chair Mike gave his annual report which can be read below. Mike has been Chair since 2017 and has served the community with passion and dedication. The Community Council Members thank Mike for his leadership and guidance over this time.
Good evening seems like no time at all since the previous AGM and I guess at my age time does slip by ever rapidly.
Seems to me to have been a year when we fully recovered from the trials and tribulations of be inquorate early 2023 and have grown in strength and stature as the locally elected representative body in the Village.
We have in my view increased our profile and credibility through the invaluable input of our Comms Group and the leadership of Anna providing up to date news and information to the residents.
The Xmas lights annual event is now fully established and funded thanks to the working group and the local traders and the partnership support of the Friends.
We intervened on the surprise sale of greenspace on Sunnylaw road by calling a public meeting and establishing a local action group resulting in the final purchase of the land for the Community through local benefactors and subsequent management by the local Development trust.
The requirement by Stirling Council and the Scottish Government to create a Local Place Plan which will feed into the Strategic L.D.P has been at the forefront of input on our Planning agenda and is fronted by Amanda and Inga in partnership with Discover Bridge of Allan. Following a successful intervention at the Civic Panel clarifying the targeting of our Common Good Fund resources.
Local Planning is always on our agenda, and we have objected as and when appropriate e.g. on the redevelopment of the former Eagleton hotel and the Blairforkie Drive housing development and issues such as the future of the Royal Hotel and the former Police Station will no doubt be high on our future agenda.
2024 Elected Position Holders
Chair: Amanda Coulthard
Vice Chair: Anna Doeser
Secretary: Leslie Harkness
Treasurer: Alasdair Taylor
Planning Officer: Inga Bullen
Communications Officer: Anna Doeser
The minutes of the 2022 AGM (there was no 2023 AGM) were approved and are now available here. The Community Council Annual Accounts were also approved and can be viewed here.
May meeting minutes now available
Our May meeting minutes were approved at our last meeting and are now available to read in full by clicking here
At the meeting we discussed
Police report – We have a new PC covering the Bridge of Allan area PC Rennie. Residents voice – concerns re vegetation encroaching on pavements and derelict buildings. – Remember you can riase issues directly with Stirling Council using the Report it function Guala – Update from tour of site facilitated by Allan Currie. Curently all possible options for the site are being considered. Sunnylaw Land: Solicitors are finalising the purchase. Discover Bridge of Allan will hold the land in trust and an Management Committee will now take on responsibility for the site. Tennis Courts/MUGA refurbishment – refurbished courts are curently free for the time being, with proposed fee being £5 per hour, £50 per year. Courts can be booked via the LTA clubspark site (registration needed). Funding from CSET has been secured to refurbish the adjoining MUGA Local Place Plan – Communinty Engagement took place at recent events. The survey was extended (but is now closed). The Local Place Plan document is beginign to be built up Waste Management Centre Bookings/ Fountain Road Play park – bookings are now needed to take your waste to the HWRC – see more info here Succession Planning/Co-option CC Public Liability Insurance Reported Drug Issue Planning Applications Report Common Good Fund Application – The CC voted to approve funding from the Common Good Fund for Bridge of Allan Primary school to refurbish their MUGAMinutes for the latest June meeting will be available after their approval at the next meeting. However news on the progress of projects and local issues will also 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
Travel Disruption at Keir Roundabout Oct 28-1st November
Expect disruption and adjust your travel plans next weekend
A section of the A9 trunk road at Keir Roundabout near Dunblane is set to benefit from a project delivering road surfacing improvements worth more than £380,000.
Amey, on behalf of Transport Scotland, is undertaking essential maintenance on the road from Friday 28th October until Tuesday 1st November.
The project will involve teams carrying out surface improvements to a section of the northbound carriageway immediately north of the roundabout, a section of the southbound approach and part of the Keir Roundabout circulatory.
To allow these works to be carried out in a safe and efficient manner for the workforce and motorists, traffic restrictions will be in place on the network in two separate phases.
Information shared with us about the works is also available from Traffic Scotland
Phase One: A full weekend contraflow will be in operation between 8pm on Friday 28th until 6am on Monday 31st October.
Phase One
- During the contraflow, southbound traffic will be able to join Keir Roundabout from the B8033, and exit onto the B8033, A9 (non-trunk) and M9.
- Northbound traffic will not be able to access the A9 (non-trunk) or B8033 exits.
- The B824 exit will be completely closed during this phase of works.
- A9 (non trunk) traffic from Bridge of Allan will not be able to join the A9 from Keir Roundabout and will be diverted during this phase.
The following diversions will be in place:
- Traffic from Dunblane for the A9 (trunk) northbound should take the B8033 and A820 to join the A9 at Stockbridge Junction.
- Traffic destined for the B824 can continue on the A820 before turning left onto the B824 signed for Bridge of Allan.
- Traffic from the M9 for the B824 should continue north through the contraflow and take the A820 at Stockbridge Junction towards Doune and then turn left onto the B824 signed for Bridge of Allan.
- Traffic from the B824 for Keir Roundabout all exits should travel north and turn right onto the A820, and then join the A9 northbound at Stockbridge Junction. Alternatively they can continue into Dunblane and then follow the B8033 to join Keir Roundabout southbound for the A9 (non-trunk) and the M9.
- Traffic from the M9 for Dunblane should continue through the contraflow and take the A820 at Stockbridge Junction.
- Traffic from the M9 for Bridge of Allan should exit at M9 Junction 10.
- Traffic from the A9 (non-trunk) from Bridge of Allan should head south and take the A907 Alloa Road to the A91, taking the third exit at the roundabout towards Stirling. They can then take the third exit at Millhall Roundabout onto the A905 towards Stirling before rejoining the A9 (non-trunk) Burghmuir Road and then following the A84 (Drip Road, Back o’ Hill Road) to Kildean Roundabout. Motorway traffic may join the M9 northbound at Junction 10, and non-motorway traffic may continue on the A84 to Doune and then turn right onto the A820 towards Dunblane.
Phase Two: An overnight closure of the southbound approach and a section of the roundabout between 10pm -6am on Monday 31st October and Tuesday 1st November.
During the overnight closure, the exits for the A9 (non-trunk), M9 and B824 will remain open.
Traffic can join Keir Roundabout from the B8033 and A9 (non trunk).
The following diversions will be in place:
- Southbound traffic from the A9 (trunk) should leave at Stockbridge Junction and follow the A820 to Doune before taking the A84 southbound to the M9 Junction 10. Motorway traffic will have access to the M9 and non-motorway traffic will have access to the A84/Stirling.
- Northbound traffic from the A9 (trunk) wishing to access Dunblane will be diverted to Stockbridge to access Dunblane via the A820. Traffic may follow the B8033 through Dunblane to return to Keir Roundabout and continue on the A9 (non trunk) to Bridge of Allan.
We wish we had a map showing the diversion routes but none has been provided as yet, so we hope you can figure out from the descriptions what routes will be availbale.
All schemes are weather dependent and may be cancelled or rescheduled if weather conditions are not favourable.
- To report a problem on the network please visit: https://netrunkroads.scot/report-a-problem/.
- Real-time journey information can be obtained by visiting www.trafficscotland.org or via Twitter: @TrafficScotland.
