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.