by Communications TEAM | Aug 1, 2022 | announcement, News
Blairforkie Drive Planning Application goes to appeal
Developers Allan Water Homes have submitted an Appeal to the Scottish Government since Stirling Council did not make a determination on their application within the statutory timeframe. The Planning application is for 46 dwellings at Blairforkie Drive. The process now is that the Government’s Directorate for Planning & Environmental Appraisals (DPEA) has statutory responsibility to determine the Application.
All Objections previously lodged with Stirling Council in relation to the Planning Application have been transferred to DPEA who are obliged to consider. Allan Water Homes have submitted additional information, including an Appeal Statement, the Appeal documentation can be accessed here https://www.dpea.scotland.gov.uk/CaseDetails.aspx?ID=122410
The Save Blairforkie Drive Group is working with their Planning Consultant to make a submission to DPEA in response to AllanWater Homes Appeal Statement with a particular focus on Housing Land Supply issues which feature large in the Appeal Statement. Take a look at the new reports submitted to keep up to date on this issue. The period for interested members of the public to make representation ends on 11 August 2022. Any representations received by the deadline will be passed to the planning authority and agent/appellant for their comments.
Be a good neighbour – with the warm weather and rain showers your hedges might have had a growth spurt. Be a good neighbour and trim these back from the footpath so people can pass safely. Overhanging bushes and hedges can be a hazard, particularly for those with impaired vision or wheelchair users who cannot pass safely without leaving the pavement.
If you are out gardening and know your neighbours are unable trim back their hedges, why not call round and offer to help out. If you dont know your neighbour or the issue is ongoing and troublesome you can report obstructions to Stirling Council via their contact centre. They aren’t able to carry out the work themselves but will send notice to the homeowner asking them to complete works within 21 days
Queens road closure
The road between Nick’s and the Queens hotel is closed until Augut 25th to allow for demolition of part of an unsafe building. Due to the nature of these potentially dangerous works a full closure is required. This closure will effect vehicular and pedestrian access to Queens Lane. There will be a signed diversion to advise vehicles and pedestrians of the alternative route utilising New Road and Allanvale Road.
During this time Businesses are open as usual, so you can still go the the Allanwater Brewhouse you just have to go the long way round!
Bridge of Allan Highland Games is on this weekend Sunday 7th August. Games day starts at 10am and closes 5pm.
You can expect food and drinks, a wide range of stalls, pipe banks, dancing heavyweight and wrestling events and more!
Ticket prices for BoA Highland Games
- Adult ticket = £10
- Concession ( Seniors, Student with student card) =£6
- Children (<16) = £4
- Family Ticket ( 2 adults + up to 3 kids) = £25
Tickets available on-line via their website or via Eventbrite
Cornton Foodbank
Councillors Tollemach and Dodds along with a committed group of volunteers continue to run The Larder, a vital service offering groceries for anyone in need at Cornton Baptist Church on a Tuesday morning. A Stirling Council benefits adviser is also on hand to check on people’s situation and make sure no one is missing out on support they are entitled to. Our thanks goes out to Bridge of Allan Car Rally for their support donating £1500 from their recent event. Each week the Larder is supporting around 80 people.
Community Council Meeting
Our next meeting on 16th of August will be back in person at the Allan Center. While we have been glad to be able to continue to operate online we are looking forward to seeing each other in person. We have been wondering how to run meetings going forward to allow flexibility for our members and for the public to join in. Would you come along to an in person meeting? Did you joing in while we were on line? Let us know.
by Communications TEAM | May 11, 2022 | announcement, News
Becoming a member at the co-op is easy to do and has many benefits. One of them is to support local causes every time you buy.
When you buy selected co-op products and services 2p for every £1 you spend goes into your co-op Membership account which you can spend on your shopping or donate. The same amount goes to support community organisations and local causes.
Supporting local causes
Three local causes are supported at the moment. You can choose one to support or give all three an equal share.
Bridge of Allan PTA are looking to add educational games to the early years playground to create an engaging outdoor learning environment for the school’s nursery, P1 and P2 children.
Friends of Bridge of Allan aim to install new seating and planted areas to add to our existing ones throughout the village. We provide and maintain floral displays, picnic and seating areas, and maintain public open spaces.
Teas Company run a weekly café which supports people suffering from Dementia and their carers and breaks down barriers between generations.
How to Join
It costs £1 to join. As a Co-op member you can also help decide which community organisations are supported, vote in elections and motions at the AGM and have a say in shaping products and services.
Each week select 2 discounts from a set of personalised offers, access special member only deals and discounts on other co-op businesses. Join today on the Co-op website
Apply for support for your group
Are you part of a group or good cause which could benefit from funds? Applications are now open to partner with the Co-op for 12 months to collect funds. To be eligible you must be a not for profit group and deliver a project to benefit your local community.
Find out more on the Co-op Causes website
by Communications TEAM | Dec 16, 2021 | Announcement
We hope you have been enjoying the Christmas lights. We thought it important to acknowledge all those that have made it possible.
Thanks to the generosity of residents and visitors, business and community sponsors, the Community Council and Friends of Bridge of Allan all working together to light up the village. This year we are also fortunate to receive a Community Pride grant from Stirling Council towards the lights repairs.
Lights Sponsorship
Thanks to our sponsors who have been with us over the years and some new ones this year. We are grateful to have such community spirited businesses in the village, please take some time to check out the sponsorship plaques under the lights. You will see the names of our proud sponsors: UCP, Allanwater Café, The Westerton Arms, Kevin Wilson Master Builders, Central Property Maintenance Services, Angels’ Share Glass, Bridge of Allan Dental, Harper and Stone, Halliday Homes, Co-op Funeral Care, Executive Golf and Leisure, Emma Drewery Optometrists and Francis Masterson Plumbing and Heating. So please shop local this Christmas, online or on the high street and show your appreciation.
Many local businesses and groups also rallied round for the Crowdfunder: Capture Boutique, Bridge of Allan Hardware, Lockhart & Taylor, The Flooring Studio, Leeanne Kerr, Fotheringham Gallery, The Good Choice, Nick’s and the Nairn Family, Stirling Photography Festival, Forth Residential Ltd, Bridge of Allan Round Table, Mailers, Allanwater Chiropractors and finally, Friends of Bridge of Allan…and possibly more, sorry if I haven’t recognized your name in the donor list.
We also have some wonderful memorial and family sponsorships. It means so much to us that loved ones can be remembered at this time of year. Thanks to these friends and families supporting the lights in this way: The family of Michael Moss, team Angie’s Diamond in memory of Angela Donaldson, Jo and Mia in memory of Alasdair Garbett, the Mitchell family in memory of Chris Mitchell, the Davidsons in memory of Lloyd Bremner, the Sweeny family, and the Roughead family in memory of AnnMarie.
Crowdfunder Success!
Thanks to everyone from far and wide who chipped in big or small to the Crowdfunder. 168 Supporters, from £5 to £1000, from sharing on your social media or telling your granny, it all helped! The Bridge of Allan Scouts did a fantastic job designing the supporter badges which makes me wish Scouts was available to my age bracket! Don’t forget, in the new year, on the 8th January, they will be doing a tree collection raising funds for Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland
Donors to the Crowdfunder will be able to brighten up their Christmas tree with their supporters badges
Your Christmas Lights project manager Elf will be out this Friday/Saturday delivering the supporter badges. If you made a pledge to our campaign, but were new to Crowdfunder and weren’t sure how to get a supporter reward but would like one then get in touch with your name and address as we still have a few available. Get in touch either through the Crowdfunder platform or contact@ccbridgeofallan.org.uk.
And finally the Provost’s park wouldn’t be the same without the Christmas tree and lights which are organized by the Friends of Bridge of Allan. They are a great source of help to the community all year round, at Christmas they get the ladders out and put up our sponsor plaques. Friends welcome new members and volunteers if you’d like to get involved.
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas 🙂
by Communications TEAM | May 17, 2018 | announcement
Bridge of Allan Community Council is a group of local resident volunteers who care greatly about their little village. We meet third Tuesday of every month except July & December.
We’re an enthusiastic & active group and we’d like to increase our numbers. In particular we’re seeking a new treasurer but have room to welcome many new members to the fold.
Recently we’ve facilitated initiatives to improve safety throughout the village, helped organise upgrades to the local play parks, explored ways of making Bridge of Allan an Active & Thriving Community & redesigned & rebuilt our website. We review important planning issues and help garner community opinions on matters that affect the area and are an important statutory link between Stirling Council & the wider community.
Should you feel you have something to offer, or have a particular local issue that you feel strongly about we’d love to hear from you. If you’d like to chat more with some of our members to learn more about what’s involved then please get in touch. You can email us via contact@ccbridgeofallan.org.uk or write to us at Bridge of Allan Community Council, 14 Allan Walk, Bridge of Allan, FK9 4PD. You can also find us on Facebook & Twitter @ccbridgeofallan
We look forward to hearing from you.
All at Bridge of Allan Community Council
by Communications TEAM | Mar 12, 2018 | announcement
This is Scotland’s “Year of Young People” – a year of events and activities designed by young people for young people, with the aim of giving them a voice, empowering them to influence the decisions that affect them and to celebrate their talents. As part of the YoYP ,Youth Ambassadors have been appointed from across Scotland and we have a number of Ambassadors living in Bridge of Allan. You can read more about YoYP2018 here.
Year of Young People 2018 website
Bridge of Allan Community Council are excited to support the activities and achievements of the young people in our community. Our aim this year is to engage with our young people and so ensure their ideas and opinions are represented on the wide range of topics that come to the community council. Indeed, we want our young people to be shaping our agenda and our emerging community plan, bringing forward things that are important to them. We see their input to the big issues as key – issues of policy, planning and investment in infrastructure will have long reaching impacts and our young citizens are the ones who will live with the consequences. It makes ever sense that our young people should be at the heart of our planning and decision making.
Over the course of this year we will invite young members of our community to join us and to get involved actively in the community. If you have a young person in your household or family, why not speak to them about their role in shaping Bridge of Allan’s future. We would love to hear from them and to give them a platform at our Community Council Meetings. If they want to get involved, ask them to contact us at contact@ccbridgeofallan.org.uk and we will make it happen!
