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The AGM for your Community Council takes place on 18th November at 7.00pm, on zoom. This is approaching fast and we need new members.

The general aim of the Community Council is to represent the community to Stirling Council, but Community Councils also bring local people together to help make things happen, and many Community Councils protect and promote the identity of their community.

Our Community Council strives to do all those things, but one other very important role is in planning permissions and this function is crucial with the proposed planning development in Thornhill: one of the biggest planning decisions we will ever encounter.

Community Councils have a statutory right to be consulted on applications for planning permission and the Community Council has a special role, representing a broader yet still local view which can be set alongside the comments of individuals and groups within the community.

The Community Council’s key task is helping to provide an informed local context within which appropriate decisions can be made in the public interest.

So this is your chance to effect change and support within the combined communities so that we are a full and dynamic Community Council to face all the challenges we will meet in 2021.

If you are interested in joining, please contact Michelle Flynn: office: 01786 233071 / mobile 07990 082315 / email flynnm@stirling.gov.uk

Details of how to join meeting will be confirmed nearer the time.

Thornhill Public Meeting

By thornhillstirling

On 24/10/2020

In Events, Thornhill Community Trust (TCT), Thornhill Village

Thornhill Community Trust (TCT)

Invites you to a Public Meeting on Zoom

3 November 2020 at 7.30pm

The Trustees have arranged a special members meeting to discuss their response to Inverdunning/WS Dunsire’s pre-planning consultation.

ALL WELCOME

The agenda will include background to the meeting, a chance to hear others’ views, a TCT members’ vote and a chance to think about the future for Thornhill.

New to Zoom? – it’s easier than working a mobile phone and you won’t have to go out in the cold! It’s not an ideal way to get together but it’s the best we’ve got meantime. Why not give it a shot?

Email: thornhillstirling@gmail.com by 29 October for the Zoom link to join in.

Full details on Thornhill Community Website

Not on the internet? You should have received a paper copy of the plans through the post – that’s your chance to let the developers know your views.

#NationalPlan4Scot Youth Project

By thornhillstirling

On 24/10/2020

In News

Planning Aid for Scotland (PAS) is a unique, independent and award-winning charity that helps people shape their communities by engaging with the planning system.

They want to hear from young people (14 – 26) who are interested in the future of Scotland and would like to tell them what they think about the future of their country.

To take part in their survey visit https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/NationalPlan4Scot

Thornhill Paths Group

By thornhillstirling

On 16/10/2020

In Paths Group Updates

Volunteers from the Paths Group have begun work to repair the stiles on the path leading up to the Muir Dam. The wood was purchased from Doune Woodyard using a grant provided by Stirling Council. Labour and tools supplied by the volunteers- great work! Thank you.

Demand Responsive Transport

By thornhillstirling

On 14/10/2020

In News

Stirling Council will be continuing to take DRT bookings as usual.

The advice given by the First Minister to avoid the use of public transport where practicable, is not a ban on the use of public transport. DRT is similar to any other form of contracted public transport service, where the advice should be that it is there for essential use.

For more information see https://www.stirling.gov.uk/drt

Flanders Moss Beef on TV

By thornhillstirling

On 10/10/2020

In Flanders Moss

Flanders Moss NNR Flanders Moss featured rather nicely last week on BBC Scotland Landward. Nick Nairn visited West Moss-side farm and talked to its owner Kate Sankey about her organic Shetland cattle herd that grazes the edge of Flanders. There is also some spectacular drone footage of Flanders. Follow the link below to reach the […]
Flanders Moss Beef on TV

20mph Speed Limit For Thornhill

By thornhillstirling

On 29/09/2020

In Thornhill & Blairdrummond Community Council News, Thornhill Village

THORNHILL & BLAIR DRUMMOND COMMUNITY COUNCIL UPDATE

Stirling Council has confirmed that officers within the Network Management team are currently finalising proposals for Thornhill, with a 20mph speed limit proposed to cover Main Street and all residential streets.
The work will also include a replacement vehicle activated sign in the vicinity of Burnhead and changes to road markings within the village to encourage improved driver behaviour.
The Council hopes to advertise the speed limit order within the next month (October), and have all works within the village completed by January 2021.

Thornhill Paths Group Update

By thornhillstirling

On 23/09/2020

In Paths Group Updates, Thornhill Village

The Paths Group has not reported to you since the April/May edition of Thornhill Views. As you will appreciate, progress has been somewhat hampered by a certain virus. That said, the team of enthusiastic volunteers have done what they can towards improving our network of village paths – such a valuable asset, particularly during lockdown.

The group successfully applied for a Paths for All grant of £1,500 to improve a section of path on the northern boundary of North Common. They have until February to complete the work. In July, a number of the volunteers collectively spent 9 hours clearing overgrown Gorse and Broom from another section of North Common and enjoyed a welcome, socially-distanced blether! It is worth taking a walk around North Common and maybe sit on one of the benches and just enjoy the peace.

Speaking of benches, on behalf of the village, we extend our thanks to Paths Group member Alison Lawrance. Thornhill Community Trust paid for the materials and Alison kindly put in the work to re-paint the bench at the Viewpoint.

We have heard that the path from the new houses on the Aberfoyle Road into the village has certainly not been forgotten and we look forward to it being constructed in the coming months.

Group member Alison Wallis attended two webinars on the subject of COVID-19 safety for path works volunteers. The Group will take the lessons from those webinars into its planning of future work, taking all reasonable steps to minimise risk and permit some pieces of work to go ahead safely. In September and October, some members will also attend Paths for All training webinars, which are being run to assist volunteers.

Understandably, the Group has not achieved as much as it would have liked this summer but are certainly still full of enthusiasm and look forward to making gradual progress and enjoying one another’s support and company, virtual or otherwise. Please consider lending a hand – you can contact me on 01786 850528 or by email at thornhillpaths@gmail.com .

Gary Richardson for The Paths Group”

By thornhillstirling

On 14/09/2020

In Events, Thornhill Village

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