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Club of the Month – August 2016 - Dunblane Explorer Scout Unit
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Dunblane Milvus Explorer Unit is a fantastic group of young people between ages of 14 and 18, who are interested in adventure, meeting new people and travelling away to camps close and afar. Recent camp locations include Fordell Firs and Kashel, and these are just private camps. Some of the Unit also go to national camps like the Blair Athol Jamboree. These are a fantastic way to push yourself out of your comfort zone and do many activities that you never would do before. The best thing about the Milvus unit is that it predominantly relies upon the explorers themselves and not the leaders. Since it is such a tight but approachable group, you will get to know everyone sooner or later after joining; the unit has seen a high influx of newcomers lately , we were in mid teens before Christmas, but now the unit member numbers are in the mid-twenties. The main and most popular as well as recognized event in the unit is the infamous film night, which happens twice a year, once before Christmas and once at the end of term, the films are a surprise but always a pleasant one, and plenty of food is involved as well. The unit meets every Friday night during the school term at 7:45PM, (but don’t worry, its far from a sacrifice), at the Dunblane Scout Hall next to the fourways roundabout. The leaders are David and Nick Morris and can be contacted at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , so come along and have some fun with a fun lot of people!
By Diarmid Thomson (Explorer)
Many many congratulations to Andy Murray who has done us proud again winning the Wimbledon Gents Singles championship for the 2nd time.
Read more below.
Some parking suspensions are required as part of the Dunblane Station Access Project. These will occur as and when required; dependant upon the location of the work being undertaken on any given day.
A Traffic Order by Stirling Council will, as required, temporarily suspend the parking on the following locations between July and end of October 2016:
- Perth Road On the north-west side thereof from the junction of Stirling Road to the junction of Beech Road
- Beech Road For its entire length;
- High Street from the point where it meets Beech Road in a northerly direction for a distance of 13 metres or thereby
- Station Road from the point where it meets Stirling Road to a point adjacent to the rear boundary of the building to the rear of number 1 Stirling Road
- Stirling Road for its entire length.
A COPY of the Order, may be examined at the Stirling Council's Offices, Environment and Place, Endrick House, Kerse Road, Stirling during office hours. www.stirling.gov.uk or www.tellmescotland.gov.uk
As things stand, trains to and from Dunblane will no longer be disrupted. The next strike days were planned for:-
Sunday 7 August
Monday 8 August
Thursday 11 August
Saturday 13 August
Sunday 14 August
Take a look at the Scotrail website
Read about Andrew's win at the British Championships here
20 June 2016
Dear Sir/Madam,
Construction of 6 Cottage Flats and 2 Wheelchair User Bungalows at Bogside, Dunblane
Forth Housing wishes to advise that JB Bennett (Contracts) Ltd are scheduled to start construction works for 8 affordable rented homes on the corner site at Bogside, on 27 June 2016. These works are scheduled to be complete in February 2017.
The contractor and Forth Housing are fully aware of occupied residential premises across from the site and the contractor will try to minimise any inconvenience to residents during the construction period.
There may be occasions during the construction period, for example, when the contractor is offloading bulky building materials or carrying out a specific building operation, which means that some of the roadway in Bogside may be restricted for a limited period. The contractor will try to keep this to a minimum and you will be advised of this beforehand. Forth Housing thanks you for your co-operation regarding this during the construction period.
The contractor’s normal working hours are 8.00am until 6.00pm Monday to Friday and 9.00am until 1.00pm on Saturdays. There is to be no noisy working on Sunday or Bank Holidays.
If you have any queries regarding the above, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Yours faithfully,
Anne Matthew
Development Co-ordinator
Copied to:
Councillor Callum Campbell, Councillor Graham Houston, Councillor Mark Ruskell, Councillor Mike Robbins
Terence O’ Byrne, Chair, Dunblane Community Council
David Prescott, Holmehill Group
Police Scotland, Stirling Area Command, Dunblane and Bridge of Allan Community Policing Team.
Lynne McKinley, Community Link Officer, Communities Team, Stirling Council
S McGinley, Housing Service, Stirling Council
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12 Yard Productions are looking for teams of 6 with quizzing knowhow to take part in the 18th series of the popular BBC2 quiz show Eggheads and would like to hear from anyone connected who might be interested in applying for the show.
Eggheads is a game in which 5 members of the public face general knowledge goliaths and try to beat them for a cash prize. When the Eggheads win, the money rolls over to the next show. Often a huge amount of money can be at stake.
Each team will consist of 5 team members and 1 standby, so we need teams of at least 6 people. We are holding nationwide auditions over the coming weeks and months. We are keen to find teams from all over the UK.
Please find attached a press release, a flyer as well as a copy of our application form.
If you need any more information, please contact me on:
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or: 0141 3024717 It doesn’t matter if people are not part of an existing team, they could consider creating one with work colleagues, friends or even family to compete for the cash prize!
Look forward to hearing from you.
Eleanor Ware| Researcher | Eggheads | 12 Yard Productions
G7 The Hub, 70 Pacific Drive, Pacific Quay | Glasgow | G51 1DZ | Tel:
0141 3024717 | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
