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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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 from all our past meetings can be found on our meetings page
