by Communications TEAM | Sep 7, 2026 | Announcement
Open Studios Stirlingshire Returns for Third Year .
Sat 19 – Sun 27 September 2026 | Various venues across Stirlingshire | Free entry | 10am to 5pm
Open Studios Stirlingshire (OSS) is back for its third year, bringing together over 50 creatives across 38 venues throughout Stirlingshire from Saturday 19 to Sunday 27 September 2026. Entry is free, and visitors are warmly invited to meet the artists, see work in progress, and discover creative spaces across the region.
This year sees 14 new artists joining the event, adding fresh voices and new disciplines to an already diverse programme spanning painting, ceramics, textiles, jewellery, sculpture, printmaking, and more.
Venues span the length and breadth of Stirlingshire, from the outskirts of Stirling to Callander, the Campsies and the Trossachs. The full programme and interactive map are available at:
www.scenestirling.com/open-studios-stirlingshire
Open Studios Stirlingshire is run entirely by volunteers and is free to attend.open
by Communications TEAM | Sep 7, 2026 | Announcement
Two Bridge of Allan places will be open for visitors as part of Scotland’s Doors Open Days.
- Bridge of Allan Well House – Sat 26th and Sun 27th Sept – 10am – 4pm. Mine Road.
- Lecropt Kirk, Sun 27th Sept, 2pm to 4pm.
Doors Open Days is Scotland’s largest free festival that celebrates Scotland’s places, history and culture, new and old. Each September, the festival offers access to over a thousand sites and events across Scotland. The aim of Doors Open Days is to ensure that Scotland’s built and cultural heritage is made accessible to people living in and visiting the country. Doors Open Days is supported by Historic Environment Scotland, and is part of European Heritage Days.
For information about other buildings and spaces participating in Stirling visit: www.yourstirling.com/whats-on/stirlings-doors-open-days/
For more information about Doors Open Days: www.doorsopendays.org.uk.
by Communications TEAM | Sep 4, 2026 | Announcement
Stirling Council has launched a new online portal for residents to access waste and recycling services in a more convenient and simpler way.
When visiting the online portal, residents will be able to:
- Access bin collection dates
- Find out where to put waste and recycling items using the Waste Wizard search tool
- Receive the latest collection information, including notifications about garden waste permit renewals and service disruptions
- Play an interactive recycling game, ‘Sort It Stirling’ and challenge yourself, family and friends while learning more about waste and recycling.
Residents can access the new portal today at: https://www.stirling.gov.uk/bins-and-recycling/bin-collection-dates-search/
Stirling Council Environment, Transport and Net Zero Committee Convener, Cllr Alasdair Tollemache said: “We want to make it as easy as possible for residents to recycle more of their waste and the launch of this new online portal supports us achieving this key council priority.
“The portal brings together recycling advice, waste collection information and useful resources in one convenient digital place. It will help enable residents to make the most of their waste and recycling services and to be kept updated on things like household bins collection dates. They can also test their knowledge and learn more about recycling via a fun, interactive game.
“Improving the customer experience and reducing barriers through this digital tool will support our efforts to encourage better recycling rates, reduce contamination and costs, and deliver a cleaner, greener Stirling for everyone. I would encourage you to check out the new portal and sign-up for updates by visiting the portal.”
by Communications TEAM | Aug 25, 2026 | Announcement
If you use the natural spaces around Dumyat, your views are important to global research. A team at the University of Stirling are conducting a study to better understand how people interact with forests and land in Stirling, and how this connects to their health, wellbeing, and ways of making a living. If you visit any of the three areas on this map, your participation in a 10 min, anonymous, survey would be greatly appreciated. Every participant will have the chance to win one of three shopping vouchers worth £50 to thank them for their time. Please share with anyone you know who uses these spaces – https://tinyurl.com/restoreid
The survey is expect to close at the end of September 2026.
by Communications TEAM | Aug 19, 2026 | Announcement
Important Update on MenB vaccination programme for young people
NHS Forth Valley has launched new MenB vaccination drop-in clinics and is encouraging young people who are eligible to get vaccinated as soon as possible to help protect themselves against the potentially life-threatening disease.
The following young people are eligible for the MenB vaccine:
- Young people born between 1 March 2008 and 28 February 2009, and any others who were in S6 during the 2025-26 academic year, regardless of future education plans
- Undergraduate university students under the age of 25 who are starting their first undergraduate university course in the 2026-27 academic year
- College students under the age of 25 starting their first college course in the 2026-2027 academic year and living in shared student accommodation
Dates and times of drop-in clinics, which are being held at local vaccination centres based at Falkirk Community Hospital, Stirling Health and Care Village and Clackmannanshire Community Healthcare Centre, can be found on the NHS Forth Valley website www.nhsforthvalley.com/MenB
Why is important to get the MenB vaccine?
Meningococcal B disease is a rare but life-threatening bacterial infection that can cause meningitis (which can result in permanent brain and spinal cord damage) and sepsis (a serious reaction to an infection that develops very quickly and needs urgent hospital treatment). The MenB vaccine is given in two doses at least four weeks apart and it’s essential to get both doses for full protection.
by Communications TEAM | Aug 13, 2026 | Announcement
Stirling Council public engagement events to take place as work begins on Bridge of Allan Flood Protection Scheme
Public engagement events about the upgrade to Bridge of Allan’s Flood Protection Scheme have been arranged for August as work on the major project gets underway.
An online session is being held on Monday 17 August (6.30-7.30pm) where Stirling Council officers and representatives from the appointed contractor, Balfour Beatty, will be available to answer questions about the project. An in-person event will also take place on Tuesday 18 August at Bridge of Allan Library (2.30- 4.30pm).
The new infrastructure will protect 87 properties and 700 metres of road from flooding from the Allan Water, with flood defence walls upgraded along Allanvale Road, Cornton Road and Fountain Road, and flood defence bunds added at Inverallan Road and the adjacent factory site.
In total, £16 million of funding for the scheme will be provided by the Scottish Government as part of the national programme, ‘Funding of Flood Scheme Protections’, with the remainder coming from Stirling Council. It is expected to be completed by winter 2027.
A number of localised traffic control measures will take effect in August to facilitate the ongoing works:
- Inverallan Road and Henderson Street will have 3-way traffic lights put in place from Monday 10 August for two weeks
- Allanvale Road (Cornton Road to Union Street) will be fully closed from Monday 24 August until 27 January 2027. Local residential access will be maintained throughout this period.
- Cornton Road southbound (Fire Station to Orchard Road) will be closed from Monday 10 August until early 2027 as part of the first of three phases of work to this section of the Flood Protection Scheme.
A temporary road at Lyon Crescent is being constructed to maintain local access.
Environment, Transport and Net Zero Convener, Cllr Alasdair Tollemache said: “We’re committed to keeping everyone up-to-date with the latest developments on the Bridge of Allan Flood Protection scheme which is why we have arranged these new events as we move into the construction phase of the project.
“I’m pleased to see work starting at the site on this vital project which will help protect homes and businesses against the devastating impacts of flooding which is becoming increasingly common and more severe with climate change.
“While disruption on a project of this scale and complexity is unavoidable, working with the contractor, we will do all we can to minimise this for the local community.
“If you have any questions about any aspect of the Flood Protection Scheme, please sign up for the online session on 17 August or come along if you are able, to the event at Bridge of Allan Library on 18 August.
“Residents affected by the works can also stay updated by signing up for a monthly newsletter by emailing BoAFloodConstruction@Stirling.gov.uk or by visiting flooding.stirling.gov.uk.”
Anybody who wishes to attend the online session on 17 August should register by emailing BoAFloodConstruction@Stirling.gov.uk by 5pm on 13 August.
More information about the project including FAQs will be made available at: https://flooding.stirling.gov.uk/
