The AGM of the Dunblane Development Trust will be held at 2pm on Saturday 3oth September 

Please join us if you can.

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The Dunblane Windfarm Fund Committee invites all community groups to apply for up to £4000 towards their 2023/24 projects. This is open to any community organisation, group, school, club, or facility in the Dunblane, Ashfield and Kinbuck area.

CLOSING DATE 15th SEPTEMBER 2023

so start thinking about this now!

More information including application criteria & form  HERE

For additional assistance contact Christine Campbell on 07539 179761 / hyperbass@sky.com

Dunblane ECO Fest 2023  

Saturday 13th May 11am – 4pm  :  Save the date!

We have loads of activities and stalls planned across 3 locations:

• The Braeport Centre (from 12)

• St Mary’s Church (from 11)

• Holmehill.

At the Braeport Centre we will have a Recyke-a-bike Dr Bike mechanic offering free bike checks. If you want to drop off your bike and come back later please bring a bike lock (last bike drop off at 3pm to ensure all are done).

The RSPB Scotland and Froglife will be coming along with some free wildlife activities, and Ledi Renewables will be giving information about renewable energy solutions.

Our e-bikes project will be demonstrating the range of e-bikes available through our loan scheme. Porsche Centre Glasgow will be bringing along some of their vehicles (Taycan, Cayenne E-Hybrid and Electric Bike) and running a quiz with some prizes.

Mrs Bhatti’s Curries will be selling pakora and samosas, and there will be tea, coffee and home baking from 1.30pm onwards.

If that isn’t enough there will be a huge number of environmental organisations at St Mary’s Church, and a wooden wildlife trail on Holmehill.

A JOIN THEM OR LOSE THEM MOMENT? 

Our DIB volunteers have just completed a refurbishment of the roundabout at the top of Dunblane High St. Despite the COVID related restrictions, they have also found time to maintain other established projects in various public gardens around the town and on their famous display planters in the town centre.

Many of these volunteers have been with this group since its inception in 2004 and have to admit that they are not getting any younger!  They are in need of few younger new members to ensure the continuity of  the much appreciated community service that they have created.

Their work costs almost £8000 every year for materials, plants, transport etc. Most of this is generously donated by local people, other community groups/organisations and local businesses. But their volunteered time, skill and enthusiasm contribution is the vital component.

Nobody does community volunteering for their contributions to be valued in pounds and pence But it is worth noting that the their 1800 hours of work done each year represents,  even in paltry ‘living wage’ terms, a donation of £18,000 p.a.; or at least £200,000 since 2004! What a contribution; what a bargain for Dunblane!

More information about the group HERE

More about their sponsoring supporters HERE

This community-led project is conserving the old Glen Road path between Dunblane and Bridge of Allan for local residents and visitors. In March/April 2020 user surveys were carried out to report on Glen Road use to funders of the 2019 improvements; and to collect more qualitative information for the future. Here is a summary of the findings:

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The “Life Changes Trust” grant has facilitated further development of the Braeport Memory Cafe and other services for people with dementia in our community and their families/carers. Breda Seaman, who was been instrumental in getting ‘Dementia Friendly Dunblane’ off the ground, continues as co-ordinator for the project.

THE VIDEO

FURTHER INFORMATION about the Memory Cafe

CLICK for more information about the grant

CLICK for Confirmation of Life Changes Trust grant

On Monday 18th February, 35 of our volunteers attended an evening with the Board of Trustees at the Braeport Community Centre to celebrate their significant community contributions in. The following DDT volunteer groups were well represented

CLICK HERE to review the breadth of our volunteer activities around Dunblane 

• Dunblane in Bloom

• Dunblane Environment Group

• Dunblane Paths Team

• The DIY “Mid-week” Group

• Braeport Memory Cafe

For further information about our volunteering opportunities look HERE