A meeting of Stirling Council's Planning & Regulation Panel was held on Tuesday 8 December at 10.30 at the Victoria Hall, Dunblane.
Item 9 on the agenda was a planning appplication for the development of a tennis and golf centre, a hotel and 19 houses on the Park of Keir between Bridge of Allan and Dunblane .
Read about other Planning Issues in Dunblane
Starting at 3.30pm, through to Fireworks at 8, the High Street extravaganza has loads going on. Highlights include Santa being pulled by reindeer on his sleigh down the High Street. For all the details and the running order please go to Discover Dunblane :
http://www.discoverdunblane.co.uk/dunblaneevents.html
A major 12 month project to transform the area between Dunblane train station and the town centre began on 3rd November
The first stage is a renovation of the Allan Water bridge due to be completed by May 2016. Temporary changes to traffic flow and parking will apply during that period.
For further information click on the following links:
December Progress Upate
November newsletter
Traffic flow and parking change details here
The Allan Water bridge's 600 year history
Press Release from 8 September 2015
Public Consultation from December 2014
Work on the Laighills path ending at the bridge behind Cockburn Avenue has completed. The scene in the picture was previously strewn with half bricks on a muddy surface that was flooded by the stream every time it rained. Large boulders are being used to channel the stream and the path now sits at a higher level.
Work is now ongoing to build a board walk up towards Tannahill Terrace.
Read all about the dangers of Giant Hogweed from the Chair of Dunblane Community Council who spends a great deal of time spraying it in an effort to eliminate it from the Dunblane area.
On the 300th anniversary year of the Battle of Sheriffmuir, in the place that inspired Burns, Tannahill, Hogg, Lewis, Penny and others to compose verse that once made Dunblane a place of poetical pilgrimage, thanks to The National Lottery through Creative Scotland, scotsbard, Paraig MacNeil, is giving Dunblane a cultural kiss of life, unearthing her ancient yarn and weave to join it with the new verse of its present day bards, in a selection of poem and song.
The on-going e-book anthology’s three chapters will exhibit works of:
the traditional bards, the Battle of Sheriffmuir and the ‘15’, and the modern bards.
This will be available for all as a resource, to assist the growing population of the area, or increase a cultural identity focal point, helping to generate more of an interest in the local community through its native literature.
Also as a community project, part of Paraig’s contribution is to hold periodical showcase/performances in local venues, as well as constructing home-made videos with verse/lyrics for folks to follow.
Besides the traditional verse collected, Paraig has about eighteen modern contributors so far. So, if you are resident in Dunblane and area and have been writing verse, or if you have written verse about Dunblane and area, or both, and wish to contribute, then please let Paraig know soon on: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or telephone 01786 824563.
‘The Bards o’ Allan Water’ is scheduled to be published in early November. You can follow the project and the videos on:
http://www.scotsbard.com/the-bards-o-allan-water.html