Not been away this summer? Here’s your chance to win a super holiday or cash equivalent.
Thornhill Development Trust benefits from the Community Lottery ticket sales and those funds are used towards community projects.
It’s easy to take part, just go to our Lottery Page to read more about it, join up and buy your tickets. Good luck!
When you’re out walking the paths around the village do you ever notice the wild flowers growing in the verges and hedges?
The flowers and fruits mentioned below were seen on Saturday but there will be others at different times of the year.
P.S. they were identified by an amateur using Google Lens- so hopefully the names are correct. If not, email webadmin@thornhillstirling.org with the correct name and they will be amended.
Marsh Woundwort
Birdsfoot Trefoil
Bindweed
Apples
Red Campion Seedheads
Yellow Wort
Wild Celery
Vetch
Tansy
Sedum
Rowan Berries
Rosehips
Rose Bay Willow Herb (Fireweed)
Elderberries
Blackberries (Brambles)
Okay not a flower or fruit but he was on the path!
Six members of the Paths Group spent a couple of hours in the sunshine on Saturday morning strimming, cutting and snipping on the Hedges and Minister’s Paths to clear the sides and make the paths easier to use.
The work was helped by the flapjacks and chocolate brownies supplied by Sue and Richard.
We are all volunteers who live in and around the village. The more people who help out the quicker the work gets done. If you could help out with future work groups, even for a short while, look out for the next announcements.
The Paths Group are meeting this Saturday, 2nd August to tidy up the Hedges and Minister’s Paths.
Can you come along to help, more hands make light work!
If you sign up to join the Stirling Community Lottery and support your local Development Trust (TDT) you could have a chance at winning £25,000 in the weekly draw or £1,000 B&Q vouchers/ cash in the monthly Superdraw!
The lottery pays out to charities nominated by the supporters so the more tickets you buy, the better for your community and more chances of winning for yourself.
Go to the TDT Lottery Page to sign up…. and Good Luck!
Dear TDT Member,
Greetings!
Invitation to the Annual General Meeting for Thornhill Development Trust.TDT’s AGM is on 22nd May at 7pm in the Community Hall. You will receive a formal notice soon. The meeting will describe what’s happened as well as plans for the next few months and there will be a motion to vote on minor changes to the constitution which keep us compliant with Community Right to Buy legislation. Your questions and input are important. The meeting should not be long and there will be time for chat over alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks and snacks provided by Common Grounds FOC. I hope you can make it.
TrusteesPlease consider being a TDT Trustee
This year some of the Trustees step down – two have done the maximum time allowed. We will still have 7 trustees but that’s the minimum and it works better with more. We meet one evening a month and need a range of voices, views and skills. Whether you are farming, bringing up a family, working from home or away, commuting or don’t have a paid job, please consider being a trustee. For a zero-pressure chat about what’s involved, speak to any trustee (listed on the website) or the chairperson Richard on 07799 412527.
It would be great to see TDT run by the next generation who know what’s important for a thriving place. As Council support is cut to the bone, we have to do more for ourselves. Today it’s the playpark, core paths and social gatherings (amongst others), another year it might be affordable housing for local people, business space or better local transport (just some of the ideas identified in the Local Place Plan). TDT has a track record of doing things that make a difference (did you know that the Thornhill Playgroup was established and run by TDT before becoming an independent parent-led organisation a few years later?).
Common Grounds is a great example of a member driving an idea forward with TDT’s backing. So if you want TDT to help you do something for the community, let us know!
Over the summer the Paths Group will replace stiles on the beautiful Muir Dam route along with other maintenance tasks. Volunteers meet on the 1st Saturday of the month. All are welcome – we work at our own pace on things we feel comfortable doing. There are TDT tools … and there’s usually cake! Please join the Paths Group chat on WhatsApp (search for “Thornhill Community Network” on WhatsApp) or get in touch with Gary Richardson
If you’re unsure about routes, check out the links and info on Thornhill’s walking and cycling routes
If you would like to join a guided walk to Muir Dam, let Gary know. If there’s demand, we will fix a date.
Thornhill’s Local Place Plan showed many people wanted improvements to walking and cycling routes in and around Thornhill. So, to begin with we want to make all weather / all abilities paths on existing routes to improve access around the Commons. This will enable people to get to interesting bits all year without waders. The Climate Action Hub team at Forth Environment Link are helping us find funding. Depending on ££ we may get it professionally done or need to buy materials and do much of it ourselves. We will be liaising closely with the North Common Trust, Playpark Group, School and Council to make sure we get it right. Keep an eye out for updates and opportunities to influence what happens or join the project group now.
Hope to see you at the AGM or out and about.
Richard
There’s still time to sign up for the March Community Lottery Superprize Draw on Saturday to have a chance of winning a robot vacuum cleaner and lawnmower.
There are also weekly prize draws with prizes of up to £25000.
Sign up to support Thornhill Development Trust and you can also support your local community – winners all round!
https://www.stirlingcommunitylottery.scot/support/thornhill-development-trust
Thornhill Development Trust has been a beneficiary of Stirling Community Lottery for 3 years now and our supporters have raised £1500 in that time.
This money is used to support community projects in and around Thornhill, such as Light Up Thornhill and the Paths Group.
TDT is very grateful for that support but we would welcome new participants to our lottery cause as well.
All you have to do is go to our Lottery Page and sign up. Don’t forget to buy your tickets each week or use a direct debit to make sure you don’t miss out.
Each ticket costs £1 a week. You can buy more than one ticket for each draw. At least 60p from every £1 ticket you buy will be spent on supporting TDT.
There are weekly prize draws of up to £25,000 and a monthly Superdraw. January’s superdraw is £1000 Aldi gift card or equivalent cash.
Which would you choose? There’s just over a week to go until the monthly Community Lottery £2,000 draw!
Support Thornhill Development Trust by taking part in the Stirling Community Lottery and you could win the monthly prize or be in the draw for the weekly prize, up to £25,000.
The Lottery donates to good causes such as TDT which helps us support improvements and events in our community.
For more information click here
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