Strathdearn News
Work schedule for Balvraid Road : 22-27 Aug
Work to upgrade the Balvraid Road (U2829) will be carried out during the summer of 2022. This is to aid timber extraction from Glenkirk Forest and is funded by the Scottish government's Strategic Timber Transport Scheme (STTS). Weekly schedules will be published here. CLICK HERE to download map U2829...
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Statement from the SCD Board – Thursday 18th August 2022
The SCD Board acknowledges receipt of the recent petition which it takes very seriously. Consequently we have been in touch with DTAS (The Development Trust Association Scotland), the body which provides support and guidance to development trusts and companies throughout Scotland, with whom we will be working to better communicate...
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SSEN grant of £17,500 towards cost of resilience generator
'We are very pleased to announce that following a funding application by SCD on behalf of the community to SSEN's Resilient Communities Fund for 2022,we have been awarded £17,500. With requests totalling almost £1.5m for the £1m available funds we are delighted our application came out on top! This will...
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Work schedule for Balvraid Road : 15-20 Aug
Work to upgrade the Balvraid Road (U2829) will be carried out during the summer of 2022. This is to aid timber extraction from Glenkirk Forest and is funded by the Scottish government's Strategic Timber Transport Scheme (STTS). Weekly schedules will be published here. CLICK HERE to download map Culverts ...
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Got a question for SCD? Informal Drop-in Session at the Hub.
Come and meet James Beatty, SCD Director, at the first Informal Drop in Session at the Strathdearn Hub, Wednesday 10th August anytime between 10am and 12 noon. If you can't make this time feel free to email any questions or ideas to info@strathdearn.org
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SCC Meeting 7.30pm 9th August 2022
Strathdearn Community Council Meeting 9th of August 2022 At 7:30 PM @The Strathdearn The meeting will also be available via ZOOM. Meeting ID: 829 6019 7698 Passcode: 798293 Members of the public are welcome to attend all meetings of the Strathdearn Community Council. Agenda: Apologies Declarations of interest Minutes...
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REMINDER: still time to sign up for youth activities
A reminder from SCD to families that there is still time to sign up for our pilot activities at the hub over the next 2 weeks. Tuesday 2nd August - Football Wednesday 3rd August - Drumfun Tuesday 9th August - Football Friday 12th August - Circus skills and Theatre Makeup...
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Police response to SCC about recent vandalism
Strathdearn Community Council The Community Council have received the following update from our Community Beats Team at Police Scotland. We are also looking to get a date in the diary for 'Coffee with a Cop' and hope to get information about this to you soon! COMMUNITY BEATS TEAM UPDATE We...
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Moy Matters #19 August 2022 Newsletter
MOY MATTERS (19) First of all welcome to our two new MSC members – Charlie Cameron and David MacQueen. We are delighted to have you on board to share your valued ideas and opinions. It has been a while since the residents of Moy, Lynebeg and Ruthven have had the...
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Youth Development – Letter from SCD to all Strathdearn families
Re: Youth Development The recent community survey and subsequent action plan have, once again, highlighted the desire and need for more use of the community facilities for children, and a more structured programme moving forward that will, hopefully, encompass holiday activities, after school care, youth clubs and a variety of...
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SCD Update July 2022
SCD Update 15 July 2022 Informal Drop in Sessions at the Strathdearn Hub: SCD are planning “Drop in Sessions” every month at the Strathdearn Hub to improve communication with the community. The times of these informal gatherings will vary depending on any requests from the community but to kick...
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Glenkirk Woodland Timber Extraction – Meeting 12/07/22 at 7pm
Strathdearn Community Council Please see this DRAFT traffic management plan for Glenkirk Woodland Timber Extraction. The Community Council would like to invite members of the public to discuss this at a meeting at 7pm on the 12th of July at The Strathdearn. This meeting will be attended by...
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Appeal to support Community Right to Buy Hazelbank Woods
As part of the Community Action Plan, the community has instructed SCC and SCD to take forward a Community Right to Buy application for Hazel Bank Woods. Thanks to the many of you who supported it first time round, and sorry to have to ask again but we are having...
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SCC AGM, followed by regular June Meeting – 7pm, 28-06-2022
Strathdearn Community Council Annual General Meeting and June meeting Tuesday 28th June 2022 7pm in the Ruthven Room @ The Strathdearn An ordinary Meeting of the Community Council will follow on immediately after the AGM Agenda AGM Agenda Apologies for absence Minutes of the last AGM Meeting on 8th...
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Final report on Community Survey
The report of the community survey, dated May 2022 : DOWNLOAD The survey questionnaire, dated 23 Sep 2021 : DOWNLOAD The report of the community event in December, dated Jan 2022 : DOWNLOAD
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