We’re looking for members

Are you interested in getting more involved in the local community?  Do you want to make things better for local residents?

Bridge of Allan Community Council is currently looking to co-opt up to four new members to our membership.

We act as a voice for our local community, ensuring local views feed into planning and decision making for our area.  As a Community Councillor you’ll be involved in planning for our area, hosting community events, participating in partnership events with other local community organisations and taking forward actions that local residents have told us are important.

We hold 10 meetings per year, taking place on the third Tuesday of each month (excluding December and July) in the Allan Centre.

if you’re interested in joining, or want to find out more, please get in touch with chair@ccbridgeofallan.org.uk.  You can apply to join by completing the  nomination co-option form and submitting it to chair@ccbridgeofallan.org.uk by Friday 1 August.

CPR and Defibrillator Training

We’re delighted to be hosting Martin Stuart on 24 June in Bridge of Allan Parish Church.  Martin, a volunteer and trustee with Forth Valley First Responders will be delivering community first response, public access defibrillator and CPR awareness and training in the Honeyman Hall from 7pm.  Get your tickets here

Our Bridge of Allan – Local Place Plan Engagement

 

We need your input to help us finalise our Local Place Plan for Bridge of Allan.  After a successful engagement day on 24 May in the Church Hall, our engagement boards are now in the local library until Friday 13 June.  If you get the chance please pop in and leave your thoughts on our feedback sheets, or come say hi to us at Picnic in the Park on 14 June at Memorial Park.

Don’t worry if you cant make it in for any reason – there are other ways to stay involved.  Our key themes and question areas are laid out below – just drop a comment or an email with anything you want us to capture.

Biodiversity and Greenspace

  • what can we do to enhance, protect and increase biodiversity?
  • How could we make better use of our greenspace including parks and woodland?
  • Do we need more / different opportunities for community food growing

Getting Around, Transport and Active travel

  • Is our current public transport provision usable and accessible?
  • Is the cycle and walking network sufficient to support active travel?

Housing

  • People have told us Bridge of Allan needs more housing.  Are there areas in Bridge of Allan that you’d support or oppose for more housing?
  • What type of housing would you like to see or do you think we need?  This could be 3 bed plus homes, 1-2 bed homes, sheltered housing, starter/affordable homes, flats, or other options?
  • What does affordable housing mean to you?

Our Physical Environment

  • Do you think we have sufficient parking in Bridge of Allan?  If not, where might we need additional parking options?
  • What would you like to see happen with the vacant sites around the centre of Bridge of Allan?
  • What kind of things do you think should happen with the vacant Guala (plastics/UCP) site?

 

Drop us an email contact@ccbridgeofallan.org.uk or comment below with any thoughts

Your Community Council is recruiting

Your Community Council is recruiting

We are looking for a new member to join the Community Council as co-opted members and help out with a range of projects, and are particularly interested to hear from you if you have skills in social media and communications, fundraising, digital and IT, or community organising.

The Community Council actively work on many different community projects and initiatives, with other groups in the area like Friends of Bridge of Allan and the development Trust – Discover Bridge of Allan. It is more important than ever that all sections and voices of Bridge of Allan are represented on the Community Council.  There are 10 public meetings a year usually held at the Allan Centre.

To see what we have been working on recently you can look at past meeting minutes and our Facebook page. To find out more about community councils and how they are run see the Stirling Council Community Council Handbook.

 

How to Apply

You can put yourself forward if you live in the Bridge of Allan area, are over 16, and are on the electoral register. To nominate yourself you should complete this Co-option Nomination form and return it to contact@ccbridgeofallan.org.uk by June 7th.

Nominations will then be voted on and approved at our June meeting. If you’re not sure and want to chat to one of us then please get in touch.

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