Thornhill Community Trust has been a beneficiary of Stirling Community Lottery since it started in December 2021. When you sign up to the lottery and purchase tickets we receive a percentage of the ticket price.
In that time a small number of supporters have raised over £1000 for the Trust which has been used to benefit the community. We have donated to the Gala fund, Thornhill Views and towards the Thornhill Place Planning process.
We only have 15 active supporters. A number of others have signed up but are not buying tickets- remember you won’t win and we don’t benefit if you don’t buy tickets!
There is a weekly draw on Saturdays with cash prizes up to £25,000 and a monthly super draw prize. Tickets cost just £1 per week.
The March prize is a £1000 voucher for Sainsburys or cash equivalent.
To register and puchase tickets got to our Lottery Page
If you haven’t already bought your tickets for the Community Lottery in aid of Thornhill Community Trust- now is the time to do it.
In the festive Super Draw, one lucky person will win an amazing £3,000 Christmas Cash Bonus!
Draws take place each Saturday with a top prize of £25,000 and several other smaller cash prizes. Tickets cost £1 each and 50% of this goes to TCT to help us with our work in the community.
If you missed the community meeting on Sunday don’t worry, you can still vote on issues that are important to you at this link. The poll will close on 10th December.
You can view Thornhill's draft Local Place Plan here
Drop in Community Meeting about Thornhill’s Local Place Plan, Sunday, 26 November, 2.00pm start, doors open at 1.45pm.
If you don’t have time to read all of the draft Local Place Plan before the meeting we’ve prepared a one sheet Executive summary here .
Please come along to:
agree, or not, the Guiding Principles
vote for your priorities from the Community Action Plan list
register what you think what should be included in our proposals to Stirling Council as they prepare their Local Development Plan.
The members of the group who have been working on the plan will be there, wearing yellow badges, and they will be happy to answer questions and help where they can.
The afternoon will wind up at 5.00pm.
An online Poll will be available after the meeting so that people who are unable to attend the meeting can have their say.
The draft plan includes a very long list of all the proposals/ideas for action which have emerged during our community consultations. Please take a look and decide what you think should be our priorities for the short, medium and long term benefits for our community.
You can vote for the ideas you feel should be supported at our meeting on 26 November, 2-5pm, Thornhill Community Hall.
This is a Drop-in session, with light refreshments – come when you can and take the time to look at maps and consider the options. As before, the meeting room will be arranged as an unsupervised play area for families.
26 November – public meeting, 2-5pm, Thornhill Community Hall
Please see below an important message from Joyce Firth on behalf of Thornhill Futures Group regarding our Local Place Plan.
You can view Thornhill's draft Local Place Plan here
Apologies if you have received this information already, we want to reach as many residents as possible so that they can take part in this important meeting. Everyone who lives in and around the village is invited.
This is a community-led plan and many of you will already have contributed via surveys and attendance at the Gathering in May.
The draft plan includes a very long list of all the proposals/ideas for action which have emerged during our community consultations. Please take a look and decide what you think should be our priorities for the short, medium and long term benefits for our community.
You can vote for the ideas you feel should be supported at our meeting on 26 November, 2-5pm, Thornhill Community Hall.
This is a Drop-in session, with light refreshments – come when you can and take the time to look at maps and consider the options. As before, the meeting room will be arranged as an unsupervised play area for families.
If you find you are unable to attend the meeting, an online poll will be available via the community website shortly afterwards so you can record your vote there.
We can achieve whatever we set our minds to but all actions need owners. A variety of skills will be needed to achieve these aims– much of the works may have to be done by contractors (local if possible). However, they will need to be coordinated by for example short term task groups. We will need fundraisers, project management ….as well as practical skills.
If a proposal receives no support or has no names beside it, we will need to set it aside until such times as there is support for it.
If you can help deliver invitations to the meeting to every home in Thornhill next week, please get in touch with me. Also, if you have a little time to spare on the afternoon of 26 November, we would be very glad to have a hand with welcoming people to the meeting, catering and tidying up at the end. Please let me know as possible.
As always please contact me if you have any questions.
Thornhill Community Hall / 26th September 2023 at 7:30pm
1. Present and Apologies
Present: Elaine Blanchard (EB) Secretary, Alison Newlands (AN) Minute Taker, Cllr Gene Maxwell (GM), Moira Russell (MR), Sheena Stewart (SS), Al Rawlinson (AL) Chair, Joyce Firth (JF).
Apologies: Hector Muir (HM), Andy Greig (AG), Gary Thompson (GT), Rowena Coulthard (RC)
2. Approval of minutes of meeting on the 22nd August 2023
Minutes approved, no objections or comments.
Approved by EB
Seconded by MR
3. Matters Arising
No matters arising, all covered in agenda.
4. Reports – External
a. Transport Scotland – Traffic Alleviation at Safari Park
No update on this issue at present.
b. Police Scotland
The Police Scotland latest report has been received and details listed below.
Road Safety
On 02/09/23 two vehicles were involved in a collision on A84 with the junction of B8075 Kirk Lane. As a result, the road was closed for several hours. During this period PC’s King and Deans carried out speed checks in the Thornhill area. One driver was issued with a conditional offer of fixed penalty, one driver reported to the Procurator Fiscal and four drivers warned.
This area will continue to be monitored. Police have been made aware of traffic problems at the Main Street with the junction of Kippen Road, Thornhill. This has been passed Stirling Council.
Theft
Overnight on 21st into 22nd September 2023 a motorbike was stolen from a property in Thornhill. The motorbike was recovered a short distance away. Enquiries are ongoing in relation to this.
Community Engagement and Reassurance
On 28/08/23 police received reports of people possibly hare coursing in the Blair Drummond area. Please continue to report any sightings of people/dogs in the area hare coursing to police.
c. Stirling County Councillor
GM advised that Stirling Council are currently looking at budgets for 2024/25 and significant savings will be required.
Planning
Plans for a new primary school in Callendar have been designed and are ready to be submitted to the planning department.
Planning has approved a new housing development, Durieshill located between Stirling Services and Plean. This development will have three thousand new homes, a mix of tenures with private housing, affordable housing, and private rented sector housing. The site will also have a primary and secondary school and community organisations and businesses.
Rural Living
GM advised that he is actively and collectively supporting the area with issues around safety particularly school children and providing a better understanding of rural living.
World Cycling Championships
There was a discussion on funding for the event and JF asked about any community payback plans.
GM advised that he was not aware of any community payback plans, will pass this on the Stirling Council.
5. Reports – Internal
a. Chair
AR – Nothing to report.
b. Secretary
Nothing to report.
c. Treasurer
EB updated the meeting with the current financial information on behalf of GT.
Treasurer’s Report: £225.36 in the bank account, still awaiting admin grant being released. GM to chase with Stephen Bly
d. Planning
AR Report circulated prior to meeting.
AR read out new planning applications received at Stirling Council for Thornhill.
GM advised that the New National Planning Framework was published in February 2024 and has introduced stricter controls relating to flooding and the ability to build properties in flood areas. This will affect Aberfoyle with a 15 mile stretch already sterilised due to flooding.
e. Thornhill Community Trust/ Futures Group
JF advised that the meeting scheduled for 21st September had been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances and has been rescheduled for 26th November 2023. The aim to complete a final draft by January 2024 will now not be possible.
GM asked about the submission of the local placement plan and if a different plan needs to go to the National Park and Stirling Council.
JF responded that Thornhill is out with a National Park and consultation is only required by Stirling Council.
The Community Council agreed to promote the rescheduled meeting on social media.
The meeting entered a discussion on the Light Up Thornhill Events and agreed more panning was required.
f. Blair Drummond Community Hall
Nothing to report.
6. Community Council Business
a. Dunsire and Partners’ development in Thornhill
AR updated the meeting on the development application and advised that a decision has still not been reached, no significant update at present.
EB advised that HM has spoken to Gabriela Ingle on the work conducted previously and advised any signage and actions promised have not progressed.
Leave on agenda until resolved.
c. Sommers Lane
GM advised that query on new signage had been submitted to Stirling Council, no response as yet.
d. Aberfoyle Flooding
As per agreement at TBCC meeting on 22nd Augiust 2023 a letter to Strathard Community Council has been sent offering support from TBCC.
e. Speeding in Thornhill
EB advised that new signs have been purchased highlight speed restriction in the village. It is planned that fake police signs and bin stickers will be purchased for the village.
f. Doig Street Water Pressure
MR advised that the water pressure has been particularly bad for a prolonged period of time in Doig Street.
GM has contacted Scottish Water, no response as yet.
g. Thornhill Primary School Fencing
EB advised that residents are complaining about the fencing around the children’s play park. Stirling Council play maintenance team are planning a visit to the area to assess the situation and arrange repairs.
AR asked if Stirling Council carries out risk assessments on children’s play areas.
GM responded that there are legal requirements for play spaces at schools, will check about play areas.
h. Red Squirrel sign on Coldoch Road
EBadvised on the above issue and GM advised that the request needs to be sent to Stephen Bly at Stirling Council.
i. Signing up to Scottish Forum
EB advised that there is a Scottish Forum of Community Councils. It is hope that the forum will provide a way to connect Community Councils across Scotland and share information about the work they do. They hope that the Forum will be a national umbrella body for Community Councils in Scotland with a mission to support communities and to provide them with the resources they may need to succeed.
No objections TBCC agreed to sign up to the Scottish Forum.
j. Repairs to pavement Back Yetts
No update to report.
k. Letter to Stirling Council re road markings
No update to report.
7. Residents Forum
Nothing further to report.
8. AOB
Bins on Thornhill to Callendar Road.
SS advised that residents have been leaving bins out on the road to Callendar from Thornhill, causing an obstruction .
GM agreed to follow this up.
9. Date, time, and venue of next meeting
7th November 2023 at 7:30pm
Action Points
Member Responsible
Funding for World Cycling Championships – Community Payback Plans
GM
Admin Grant for TBCC
GM
Local Placement Plan meeting 26/11/23 – promote on social media